Movim

Th chevron_right

Mark Cavendish confirms that Sunday will be ‘final race of my cycling career’

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 November 2024

Briton’s last race is Tour de France Criterium in Singapore
‘I have achieved everything that I can on the bike’

Mark Cavendish has confirmed that he will retire on Sunday, ending a glittering career that saw him break the all-time record for most stage wins at the Tour de France and win four world titles on the track and road.

Cavendish announced his decision with a post on his Instagram feed, which showed his greatest victories before ending with a simple message: “My racing career … completed it.”

Th chevron_right

How Elon Musk became Donald Trump’s shadow vice-president

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 November 2024

The world’s richest man has risen to become the second most powerful man in US politics. None of it was accidental

As Donald Trump watched election results roll in from a party at his Mar-a-Lago compound, Elon Musk sat arm’s length away, basking in the impending victory he had helped secure. In less than five months, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO had gone from not endorsing a candidate to becoming a fixture of the president-elect’s inner circle .

“The future is gonna be so ,” Musk posted to his social media platform, X, just after midnight, along with a photo of himself leaning over to talk with Trump at the Mar-a-Lago dinner.

Th chevron_right

In no great rush to get back to the office? UK home workers may not have a choice

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 November 2024

Supermarket chain Asda has joined the growing number of firms demanding staff return to the workplace. Does this signal the end for remote working or is it a new battle line?

For anyone who has recently spent their morning commute nestled under a stranger’s armpit, it may come as a surprise to hear that passenger numbers on public transport have not returned to pre-Covid levels.

What Transport for London calls “ridership” has remained stubbornly stuck at about 90% of the levels seen before the pandemic. A similar picture prevails for light rail and tram systems across the rest of England, as a result of fewer people travelling daily to and from their workplaces.

Th chevron_right

Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for mac and cheese with garlic and parsley oil | The new vegan

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 November 2024

A vegan version of the teatime classic, and no less tasty for it

Like most parents of young children, I fell into a pattern of making mac and cheese regularly for my children, and then, unexpectedly, I fell in love with it myself. I made so many versions of it – Nigella’s , Felicity Cloake’s and Kenji López-Alt’s – and decided that the one I loved best (again, unexpectedly) was a glossy, out-of-a-box artificially cheesy-tasting type dressed with a garlic oil reminiscent of the supermarket garlic bread I used to eat as a kid. Let’s call it nostalgia? I’ve spiked the oil with lime and chipotle here, just for fun, but you could always keep things traditional, if you prefer.

Th chevron_right

Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo: who is the greatest of the Renaissance masters?

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 November 2024

Ahead of a new exhibition at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, writers make a case for each of Renaissance art’s big three, from the secretive genius of Leonardo and Raphael’s beguiling brilliance, to the space-filling majesty of Michelangelo

By Charles Nicholl, biographer of Leonardo da Vinci

Th chevron_right

UK momentum on Ukraine has dropped under Labour, Ben Wallace says

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 November 2024

Former Tory defence minister says leadership of Sunak era is lacking and bureaucracy is holding up equipment

Momentum on Ukraine has “dropped back” since Labour took office, according to the ex-Tory defence minister and former army officer Sir Ben Wallace.

Responding to recent comments by Kyiv officials that Ukraine’s relationship with the UK has “got worse” since Keir Starmer was elected prime minister, Wallace said that was because “the leadership that Britain showed right from the start has started to drop back into the pack”.

Th chevron_right

Hamas may have to quit political base in Qatar after US ‘demand’

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 November 2024

Gulf state under pressure after militant Islamist group rejects latest hostage release proposal

• Middle East crisis – live updates

Hamas may be forced to close its offices in Qatar, after the US told the tiny Gulf state that allowing the militant Islamist group to have a base there is no longer acceptable.

Qatar, a key US partner in the Middle East, has hosted the political office of Hamas for more than a decade and allowed many senior leaders of the organisation to live there.

Th chevron_right

Blind woman denied benefits because she attended DWP interview with help of mother

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 November 2024

Charlotte Easton says she was told that as she had been able to travel to her assessment, she must be able to work

A blind woman with complex disabilities was refused benefits because she managed to travel to the interview with her mother’s help, she has told The Observer .

Charlotte Easton was assessed for another benefits claim in a phone call, and the Department for Work and Pensions then gave its decision by sending her a printed letter that she could not read.

Th chevron_right

UK student invents repairable kettle that anyone can fix

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 November 2024

Gabriel Kay hopes his design can help tackle the problems caused by discarded electrical goods

Gabriel Kay really understands his target audience. As a student of industrial and product design at De Montfort University, he focused on the kettle.

“Everyone can relate to a kettle, right?” says the 22-year-old graduate. “It’s easy to understand and associated with comfort. It’s a friendly introduction to design.”