There has been a remarkable intersection between video games and musical performance this year, from villains lending vocals to their own theme tunes to interactive songs Toward the end of Baldur’s Gate 3, widely considered the most outstanding video game released this year, you can literally go to hell. If …

Filipino nurses for Ohio-based company say they have been forced to pay thousands in fees after signing training contracts Filipino nurses are calling for the US’s top labor watchdog to review controversial “stay or pay” training repayment agreement provisions that have left them facing lawsuits and thousands of dollars in …

Charging stations are rarely places where you want to spend your time. Get in and out as quick as possible with these fast-charging EVs. The conversation around electric vehicles often centers on range, but road trippers and EV shoppers who can’t charge at home should place just as much importance …

Sweet singers with a transgressive bent, they have a healthy following on TikTok and Spotify – but won’t settle for less than global fame From London Recommended if you like New Edition, Usher, Lucky Daye Up next New music in early 2024 It has been a while since there was …

Ineos owner has a breadth of experience of running successful sports teams but tensions could manifest with Glazer family “Football is a very complicated sport, especially at the top, so I’m sure they [Ineos] will contribute,” Erik ten Hag said on Friday. “They will help us to achieve our high …

Economists attempt to answer a profound political question It is part metaphor, part myth and part history. Thomas Hobbes thought life there was nasty, brutish and short. John Locke disagreed, proclaiming that it was where people first learnt how to own things. Jean-Jacques Rousseau described it as the place where …

Shareholders have had a remarkably good year. Forecasters have had a terrible one Financial markets will always produce surprises. After all, by the time a consensus has formed, people will have bought or sold accordingly. The move has already happened; the future has something else in store. Even accounting for …

When Andrew Haigh was shooting his new film, All of Us Strangers, in his parents’ old house in Croydon, something strange began to happen. “I started getting eczema again, and I’d not had eczema since I was a kid,” says the director, who is now 50. “It was coming up …

In a harsh political and financial climate, our appeal seeks to highlight the values of kindness, tolerance and respect alongside social justice As we launch the Guardian and Observer’s 2023 charity appeal, we are in the middle of a winter crisis of destitution among refugees on the streets of the …

The Warrington teenager has been on a fast-track to the top since he was a toddler and now faces five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld at Alexandra Palace In the blink of an eye, a teenager from Warrington has become a household name at London’s Alexandra Palace in the past …