The Grammy Award-winning composer of the Mission: Impossible theme, Lalo Schifrin, has died aged 93, his family announced. The Argentine musician’s son, Ryan Schifrin, confirmed his father died of complications from pneumonia on Thursday, in a statement shared with the BBC’s US partner CBS. Schifrin was known for his unique percussive and jazzy style during...
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says it is “impossible” to organise normal training sessions amid a “code red” severe heat warning in Philadelphia at the Club World Cup. The Blues players trained at Subaru Park, the home of local Major League Soccer (MLS) side Philadelphia Union, in 37C. The 45% humidity means it feels more like...
Part of the Series The Road to Abolition Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. In the movies, people bolt upright, panting after dramatic awakenings from bad dreams. I thought that was an exaggeration until I experienced it behind bars. In...
Ian Youngs Culture reporter Disney Lilo and Stitch stars eight-year-old Maia Kealoha and a computer-generated cuddly runaway alien Disney’s live-action Lilo and Stitch remake and Tom Cruise’s supposedly final Mission: Impossible outing have opened as two of the biggest films of the year in a record-breaking weekend at the box office. Lilo and Stitch, which...
It is hard enough to predict results in the Premier League anyway, but at this stage of the season it is even more difficult. Looking at each club’s remaining games now doesn’t really help in deciding what might happen, because some of the teams they face may have different priorities, or nothing to play for...
Nick Marsh BBC News Reporting fromKuala Lumpur Astudestra Ajengrastri BBC Indonesian Getty Images South East Asia is on the frontline of Chinese exports to the US that are now looking for new markets When US President Donald Trump hit China with tariffs in his first term, Vietnamese entrepreneur Hao Le saw an opportunity. His company...
Plymouth boss Miron Muslic was full of praise for captain Joe Edwards after Argyle’s dramatic comeback victory over promotion-chasing Sheffield United. Edwards came on as a half-time substitute with the Pilgrims trailing and Muslic said his captain played a key role in the much-needed win at Home Park that, he believes, makes their difficult-looking escape...