RefereesThe youngest Black woman to earn a Fifa referee badge, the Mississippi native, Jackson State alumna and proud Delta is breaking down barriers one assignment at a time
Earlier this year, Alyssa Nichols became the youngest Black woman, and the first from Mississippi, to earn a Fifa referee badge. She’s not fazed by being the youngest – she is one of only two Black American women to hold the distinction – but she understands her achievement as a chance to encourage others.
2023 in CultureCrime fictionReviewA splendidly tricksy locked-room mystery, a fortune teller in Georgian high society and Indian mobsters make this year’s list Given this year’s headlines, it’s unsurprising that our appetite for cosy crime continues unabated, with the latest title in Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series, The Last Devil to Die (Viking), topping the bestseller lists. Janice Hallett’s novels The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels, which also features a group of amateur crime-solvers, and The Christmas Appeal (both Viper) have proved phenomenally popular, too.
US news This article is more than 9 years oldFBI agent cleared in killing of Boston suspect's friend had controversial pastThis article is more than 9 years old Special agent faced lawsuits for assault and false arrest
Supporters of victim Ibragim Todashev demand answers
Supporters of a Chechen national shot dead by the FBI during the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing are demanding answers after the special agent involved was revealed to be a former police officer who faced lawsuits for assault and false arrest.
Hip-hop's iconic images and the stories behind them – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Vikki Tobak spoke to the people behind classic hip-hop portraits, from Salt-N-Pepa to Jay-Z
Main image: Hip-hop royalty … Biggie Smalls, featured in the exhibition Contact High. Photograph: Barron Claiborne Wed 7 Nov 2018 07.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 14.
Serve from the pan: Felicity Cloake’s omelette Arnold Bennett. Photograph: Dan Matthews/The Guardian. Food styling: Loïc Parisot.Serve from the pan: Felicity Cloake’s omelette Arnold Bennett. Photograph: Dan Matthews/The Guardian. Food styling: Loïc Parisot.Felicity Cloake's masterclassFoodA step-by-step guide to mastering the super-rich brunch classic, featuring a smoky, fish-studded sauce and a melting, cheesy topping
A brunch classic that deserves to be better known, much like the early 20th-century novelist it’s named after.
OpinionUS politics This article is more than 1 year oldIt’s hard to believe, but things are getting better. They will continue to if we keep up the fightThis article is more than 1 year oldRobert ReichSetbacks notwithstanding, we are better today than we were 50 years ago, 20 years ago, even a year ago
It was quite a year. Some of the regressive forces undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, widening inequality and stoking hatred have been pushed back.
Novelist Len Deighton’s ‘cookstrips’ taught a generation of 1960s men to make minestrone, boeuf bourguignon and chicken paprika. To celebrate their return in OFM, he recalls what happened next. By Robin Stummer Published: 14 Dec 2014 ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaJqfpLi0e8uepZ2dmZy1tbvN
2009 in reviewTom WatsonHad he won the Open at the age of 59, it would have been one of sport's all-time great stories. But the career of the golfer from Kansas has been remarkable from the startTom Watson, whose admiration for all things Scottish is well known, is in a tricky spot – pondering a question about an incident at a 1983 golf tournament during which, in essence, he accused Gary Player of cheating – when the music starts.
Seascape: the state of our oceansEnvironment This article is more than 2 years oldSeaspiracy: Netflix documentary accused of misrepresentation by participantsThis article is more than 2 years oldNGOs and experts quoted in film say it contains ‘misleading’ claims, erroneous statistics and out-of-context interviews
A Netflix documentary about the impact of commercial fishing has attracted celebrity endorsements and plaudits from fans with its damning picture of the harm the industry does to ocean life.
FashionThe eyewear industry likes to use black models, but its products are simply not made with black people in mind according to a British company, Kimeze, which has begun designing glasses for black face shapes
The women behind the first company to make glasses specifically for black faces says the eyewear industry treats the black community as an “afterthought”.
Kimeze was launched by sisters Clare and Christina Kimeze in London last month after being frustrated with the lack of glasses that properly fit the faces of members of the black community.