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Rap This article is more than 7 years oldYoung Thug's airport rant reveals a misogynist in a dressThis article is more than 7 years oldYomi AdegokeDress-wearing, Ugg boot-rocking rapper Young Thug is an artist well known for defying gender expectations. His latest curveball? That he’s woefully predictable Last week, a video surfaced of Young Thug berating two black female airline workers for not allowing him to board a flight he was late for.

Netherlands This article is more than 9 years oldDutch ex-minister Els Borst found deadThis article is more than 9 years oldPolice rule out natural causes and say postmortem will show whether it was accident or crimeEls Borst, a former health minister who drafted the Dutch law permitting euthanasia, has been found dead in her garage. She was 81. Police in Utrecht said her body was discovered by friends on Monday evening.

Jeff Sessions This article is more than 7 years oldJeff Sessions accused of retaliation after claims of racism cost him a judgeshipThis article is more than 7 years oldTrump’s pick for attorney general is accused of prosecuting two black officials in Alabama who derailed his bid for top judge job with claims of racist behavior Donald Trump’s nominee for US attorney general has been accused of bringing criminal prosecutions against a pair of black officials in Alabama as retaliation for their roles in derailing his nomination to be a judge.

The FiverSoccerSign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! JOGI AND A BOO-BOOWhen Jogi Löw announced three weeks ago that he would stepping down as Germany coach after this summer’s European Championships, few in his homeland shed too many salty tears. Despite masterminding their fourth World Cup victory and steering them towards the business end of other tournaments, the once-revolutionary 61-year old’s stock has plummeted further than an Oxo cube dropped from outer space – so much so that many of his compatriots would have been happy to bid him “auf wiedersehen” before this summer’s European jamboree even started.

Benjamin Netanyahu This article is more than 1 year oldNetanyahu: Trump must ‘condemn’ antisemitism after Kanye and Fuentes dinnerThis article is more than 1 year oldLikely future Israeli PM, who has repeatedly praised Trump, says dinner with rapper and white nationalist ‘unacceptable and wrong’ Donald Trump should be “condemning” antisemitism following his meeting with the rapper Ye and Nick Fuentes, Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. Trump had dinner with two avowed antisemites.

SportblogArgentinaWell done Bolivia – but what on earth went wrong for Argentina?Diego Maradona faces hard questions after his Argentina team were humiliated 6–1 in his second competitive matchAs someone who instinctively identifies with the underdog, Diego Maradona was among the first to support Bolivia's bid to overturn Fifa's ban on official matches at high altitude. Maradona played in La Paz, 3,600 metres above sea level, to show the world his support for the Bolivian football enterprise.

THIS SPORTING LIFEWhat is the origin of the word "golf?" Nic Maennling, Carleton Place CANADA My father and I had a furious debate on this subject at Christmas, with him proposing the 'Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden' argument. I pointed out that since golf is an originally Dutch game first popularised in Gaelic-speaking Scotland, then either the Ancient Dutch word gouf, or Scots word gowff, which both mean stick, is more likely than an acronym in a language in which the sport is not native.

The ObserverSunday with…InterviewSunday with Emilia Fox: ‘Rowing on the Thames with my daughter and all the dogs’Vicki PowerThe actor on enjoying a lie-in and then a strong coffee, making apple crumble and listening to Desert Island Discs Up early? I normally get up at 5.30 for filming. On Sundays it’s a treat to stay in bed. But we’ve got three dogs now, and my daughter, Rose, who’s 12, so it’s not as if we can have a mega lie-in.

Food This article is more than 4 years old$200 melons? How Japan’s high-end fruit reveals our attitudes to agricultureThis article is more than 4 years oldAdam LiawAustralians are happy to pay for an expensive restaurant meal but when it comes to farmers’ labour the price is rarely right In the basement food halls of Japan’s ritzy department stores you’ll find some of the world’s most expensive fruit. High-end specimens produced for the domestic gift market that can fetch eye-watering prices.