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Steven GerrardAs a big-name appointment, the former Liverpool midfielder has been given more time than most – but patience is limited After a fine start in Saudi Arabia, Steven Gerrard is in trouble at Al-Ettifaq. The former Liverpool captain hit the ground running in the east of the country with five wins from the first seven games in the Saudi Pro League, but the Dammam club have not won in the last eight and, amid a six-week Asian Cup-induced break, the pressure is on. [Read More]

Soul survivor… Teddy Pendergrass. Composite: Courtesy of Pendergrass family; Ebet Roberts/Redferns; Michael Ochs ArchivesSoul survivor… Teddy Pendergrass. Composite: Courtesy of Pendergrass family; Ebet Roberts/Redferns; Michael Ochs ArchivesCultureFrom car crashes to conspiracies, a new documentary charts the chaotic career of the late soul heart-throb “With Teddy, we realised it was all about sex,” says his manager Shep Gordon at one point in new doc Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don’t Know Me. Gordon didn’t have to do a lot of market research to come that conclusion: Teddy Pendergrass oozed sex – in his music, in his stage act, in his lifestyle. [Read More]

Interstates cross near Downtown Atlanta. The city was ranked 4th most congested in the US last year. Photograph: Getty/WIN-InitiativeWith 2.5 million people moving to metro Atlanta over the next 20 years, an ambitious project to repurpose a 22-mile loop of old freight lines into walking, cycling and light rail offers the city an alternative future – if they can get it right by Nick Van Mead in AtlantaLook out across Atlanta from the top of the bald granite hump of Stone Mountain and the skyscrapers of the city’s three separate business districts – Downtown, Midtown and Buckhead – poke up through what looks like a carpet of treetops stretching to the horizon. [Read More]

Andrew Laming staffer Barclay McGain’s Facebook post showing him dressed as Kyle Rittenhouse. Photograph: FacebookAndrew Laming staffer Barclay McGain’s Facebook post showing him dressed as Kyle Rittenhouse. Photograph: FacebookAustralian politics This article is more than 2 years oldAndrew Laming staffer dresses as Kyle Rittenhouse for delayed Halloween partyThis article is more than 2 years oldElectorate officer Barclay McGain said those who took offence to the costume ‘need to learn to respect the rule of law’ [Read More]

Classical musicBritain's leading baritone, Thomas Allen, grew up in a coal-mining town and started out singing around the piano. He was taken up by WNO, broke through with his Barber of Seville, became renowned for his Don Giovanni and is now playing Sweeney Todd in a production he hopes will encourage new audiencesTwo years ago, Thomas Allen was being interviewed at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. As a member of the board, he was increasingly frustrated that high ticket prices were keeping too many people away from some of the finest opera on show anywhere in the world. [Read More]

Research This article is more than 14 years oldEditor quits after journal accepts bogus science articleThis article is more than 14 years oldScience journal fails to spot hoax despite heavy hints from authorsThe editor-in-chief of an academic journal has resigned after his publication accepted a hoax article. The Open Information Science Journal failed to spot that the incomprehensible computer-generated paper was a fake. This was despite heavy hints from its authors, who claimed they were from the Centre for Research in Applied Phrenology – which forms the acronym Crap. [Read More]

The Americans: episode by episodeThe AmericansThe Americans recap: Season one, episode threeClassic spycraft and a well-balanced game of cat and mouse sees The Americans hit its strideSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for viewers watching The Americans at Australian and British broadcast pace. Do not read on if you haven't watched episode three – and please do not post spoilers if you've seen further in the series. Click here to read Vicky Frost's episode two blog. [Read More]

The tongue-sucking genius of Masahisa Fukase – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Pierced by pins, tormented by ravens, obscured by bathtub bubbles … the great Japanese photographer created astonishing, disturbing and highly personal images of himself, his family – and his beloved cat Sasuke the Second Mee-Lai Stone @mlestone Main image: A Game, 1983. [Read More]

Michael Bisping knocked out Luke Rockhold to win the UFC middleweight title on Saturday night. Photograph: Harry How/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesMichael Bisping knocked out Luke Rockhold to win the UFC middleweight title on Saturday night. Photograph: Harry How/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesUFC This article is more than 7 years oldBritain's Michael Bisping calls Luke Rockhold a 'faggot' after UFC title winThis article is more than 7 years oldUK fighter has history of using homophobic languageUFC has said it would welcome a gay fighter into promotionGreat Britain has its first UFC champion but Michael Bisping’s victory over Luke Rockhold was sullied after he called his American opponent a “faggot” in a postfight confrontation. [Read More]

Cancer This article is more than 9 years oldCancer tumours destroyed by berry found in Queensland rainforestThis article is more than 9 years oldDrug derived from the fruit of the blushwood tree kills cancerous tumours long-term in animals in 70% of cases Scientists have managed to destroy cancerous tumours by using an experimental drug derived from the seeds of a fruit found in north Queensland rainforests. The drug, called EBC-46, was produced by extracting a compound from the berry of the blushwood tree, a plant only found in specific areas of the Atherton Tablelands. [Read More]