6 d. ago Chef Lidia Bastianich hits the road in search of community in a divided country

Lidia Bastianich is highlighting community togetherness in her 14th TV special

Events

8 d. ago Voices: ‘England have to learn to deal with genius’: Fans divided on how Thomas Tuchel should manage Jude Bellingham

Our community is fiercely divided over Jude Bellingham’s place in England’s World Cup side, with some seeing a disruptive ego and others defending a rare talent England must learn to harness

Economics

2 w. ago Voices: ‘It was inevitable’: Drivers react to reports of pay

Our community is divided over Rachel Reeves’s proposed 3p-per-mile EV tax. While some called it a fair replacement for lost fuel duty, others warned it could risk slowing the transition to electric vehicles

Politics

2 w. ago Voices: ‘I can’t follow a conversation’: Readers lament Americanisms creeping into British English

Our community are divided over whether the spread of Americanisms among British children marks the decline of traditional English or simply reflects the language’s natural evolution through global media influence

Politics

3 w. ago New York's Jewish community divided, anxious as city faces potential first Muslim mayor

New York City’s Jewish community — the largest in the United States — is abounding with anxiety and friction a day ahead of an election that could give the city its first Muslim mayor

Politics

3 w. ago Big trouble in ‘Little Berlin’: the tiny hamlet split in two by the cold war

A new museum in Mödlareuth tells the story of how a settlement of only 50 people straddled Bavaria in West Germany and Thuringia in the eastA creek so shallow you barely got your ankles wet divided a community for more than four decades. By an accident of topography, the 50 inhabitants of Mödlareuth, a hamlet surrounded by pine forests, meadows and spectacular vistas, found themselves at the heart of the cold war. They had the misfortune to straddle Bavaria, in West Germany, and Thuringia in the East, a border that was demarcated first by a fence and then by a wall. American soldiers called it Little Berlin.Months after their own wall was breached, and even before their country had reunified in 1990, a group of local people set about memorialising their history. The work is about to come to fruition: on 9 November, the 36th anniversary of the fall of the (big) Berlin Wall, the German-German Museum Mödlareuth will open. It was officially inaugurated by the federal president, Frank-Wa...

Events

3 w. ago Tottenham rally against Liverpool reveals Ho’s and Taylor’s WSL tasks

Bethany England gives Tottenham a 2-1 win that shows one new manager has made a quicker impression than the otherTottenham compounded Liverpool’s woes with a 2-1 victory at Brisbane Road on Sunday, continuing Gareth Taylor’s side’s search for their first points of the season. It was an illustration of the parallels and contrasts between two teams who are, in a multitude of ways, on relatively similar trajectories in the Women’s Super League but who are equally experiencing contrasting fortunes in the opening stages of this season.With this win, Spurs consolidated their fine start to life under Martin Ho to remain fourth, while Liverpool are rooted in the danger zone. The disparity between the two is underlined by the data – Tottenham are the team who have outperformed their expected points by the biggest margin this season; Liverpool are the ones who have underperformed the most. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Voices: ‘Tax the wealthy, not the workers’: Readers divided on how Reeves should tackle £20bn Budget blackhole

Our community is divided over reports Rachel Reeves’ is set to hike income tax by 2p, with some supporting higher taxes on the wealthy as fair and necessary, while others warn it could harm low-income earners, pensioners, and overall economic growth

Economics