20 Aug 202314.06 EDTWhich means we’re done here. Thanks all for your company and comments, sorry I couldn’t use them all; enjoy the rest of the weekend. Ta-ra!
20 Aug 202314.06 EDTAnd here’s Jacob Steinberg’s match report.
Michail Antonio downs Chelsea to give 10-man West Ham victoryRead more20 Aug 202314.05 EDTAntonio says West Ham didn’t start well last season and wanted to change that this. They won “the European Cup, he says, but were still disappointed with how the league went.
The fight for democracyGeorgiaWin for Republicans as US judge upholds Georgia congressional mapCritics call decision by Steve Jones a ‘disgrace’ and say recently redrawn maps dilute voting power of minority residents
A federal judge in Georgia on Thursday upheld a Republican-drawn congressional map, a ruling branded “a disgrace” by voting rights advocates who claim that the latest district lines illegally dilute the voting power of minority residents.
The decision from Steve Jones set the stage for next year’s elections, with Republicans now likely to maintain their 9-5 advantage among the swing state’s 14 seats in the US House of Representatives.
Music'Only five people know I make tunes'Is Burial the most elusive man in music? The dubstep star gives a rare interview to Dan Hancox'I'm a bit like a rubbish super-hero ..." says Burial, shyly. The underground dubstep producer - whose debut LP was one of last year's critical smashes, and whose second is one of this year's most anticipated - makes the comparison because he leads two lives. The young south-Londoner slips anonymously through normal life, with few knowing that he has a separate musical existence as Burial.
Poetry This article is more than 5 years oldDonald Hall, US poet laureate and prize-winning man of letters, dies at 89This article is more than 5 years oldDaughter confirms death at home in New HampshireHall was known for work on love, loss, baseball and the pastDonald Hall, a prolific and award-winning poet and man of letters who was widely admired for his sharp humor and painful candor about nature, mortality, baseball and the distant past, has died.
Japan This article is more than 8 years oldFake sleep researcher thought to have drugged and raped scores of womenThis article is more than 8 years oldPolice in Japan say suspect who pretended to be running clinical trial posted footage of attacks on the internetJapanese police have arrested a man for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting more than 100 women who believed they were taking part in a medical study.