Tijdens een wiskundeles schreef Arnold ‘Kryptonite’, waarvan de kwetsbaarheid kenmerkend was voor zijn beste songs voor postgrunge band 3 Doors Down. Zijn emotionele directheid sprak miljoenen fans aan.

De crisis bij The Washington Post eist nu ook slachtoffers in de top. Uitgever Will Lewis, zeer ongeliefd bij de redactie, stapt op.

Gaswinning in kleine velden op land blijft belangrijk voor de Nederlandse energievoorziening, maar Friesland vreest voor de gevolgen. Onder meer voor bodemdaling in het veenweidegebied. „Ik zie wat gaswinning doet met mensen”, zegt de gedeputeerde.

Whoever succeeds Keir Starmer will have an almost impossible task: convincing voters that politicians will serve the people, not themselves

Keir Starmer’s side of the ever-unfolding Jeffrey Epstein scandal clearly centres on one big decision, the twisted calculations that must have led to it, and a question that is not going to go away: between late 2024 and early 2025, despite knowing that Peter Mandelson had maintained his friendship with Epstein after the latter’s conviction for what US law calls soliciting prostitution from a minor, why did Starmer and his inner circle still conclude that he was the right man to be the UK’s ambassador in Washington DC?

There is a very important contextual element of the story, which began to surface at the end of last week, about the absence of alarm – in both politics and the media – at the appointment at the time it was made, suggestive of an amazing collective amnesia about details of the Mandelson/Epstein relationship that had been made public. But even so, that doesn’t detract from the awfulness of what the prime minister and his people did, which sits at the heart of the story like an incurable headache. They surely know it, and so does everyone else: presented with a due diligence report based on a vivid account of what Mandelson had been up to (much of which was well known anyway), they apparently took his denials at face value. Despite warnings to the contrary – from, we now hear, the-then foreign secretary David Lammy and Starmer’s then-deputy Angela Rayner – they gave Mandelson exactly what he wanted.

John Harris is a Guardian columnist

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Northern leaders urge government to support proposal as Manchester mayor says a London bid ‘wouldn’t be right’

The north of England is seeking to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games to boost a region “left out of the national story”.

Northern leaders have written to the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, urging the government to back a multi-city games spanning an area with a population of 15 million people.

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These chocolatey Brazilian treats are endlessly customisable to fit your sweet tooth preferences – and they’re quick and easy for those in a last-minute romantic rush

If you’re not au fait with these soft, chocolatey treats, you clearly haven’t spent much time in Brazil, where, in the words of blogger Olivia Mesquita, they’re national treasures, “a must-have at special celebrations, from kids’ parties to weddings”. As content creator Camila Hurst puts it, “It’s basically not a party without them.” Quick and simple to make from everyday ingredients, they’re also an ideal last-minute gift for someone you love.

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Murdoch tabloid leads charge as big freeze persists – could the mayor please do something about the weather?

It snowed two weeks ago in New York. Since then, the temperature has barely risen above freezing – a temperature science naturally dictates is necessary to melt snow and ice.

But science isn’t enough for some US political critics, however, who have instead blamed Zohran Mamdani, New York’s new socialist mayor, for the snow not having melted and still clogging up some of the city’s streets.

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In een mager duel met FC Utrecht heeft Feyenoord voorkomen dat de crisis vergroot werd. In de Galgenwaard werd het 1-0 voor de ploeg van Robin van Persie na een bevlieging van middenvelder Oussama Targhalline.

​Passief-agressieve mensen opgelet: vanaf nu is er ook speciaal voor hen een nieuw chocoladegeschenk. De nieuwe varianten zijn een uitbreiding van de bekende ‘Merci’-lijn en liggen sinds deze week in de winkels.

De chocoladelijn met de naam ‘Dikke Merci en de groeten’ komt met verschillende nieuwe producten. Zo wordt de doos met hazelnoot-chocoladerepen vergezeld door de spreuk ‘Thanks, preciés wat ik nodig had’ en kun je de zeezout-karamel variant cadeau doen met de tekst ‘Bedankt hoor’. De doos met een combinatie aan verschillende soorten chocolade, komt in de winkels te liggen met ‘Je wordt bedankt hé!!’ in fraaie sierletters.

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