Behind Gaza's 'yellow line,' Israel's postwar laboratory

How festive favourites The Muppet Christmas Carol and It’s a Wonderful Life were made. Plus: are Bunny Munro and son nearing the end of the road? Here’s what to watch this evening 8pm, Sky Arts“No cheeses for us meeces.” The Muppet Christmas Carol, in which Michael Caine starred with a straight face opposite Kermit the Frog, and It’s a Wonderful Life, which bombed at the box office when it was first released in 1946, are the two greatest festive films of all time (no arguments, please). Author Ian Nathan delves into the stories of how they were created, to…

Updates from the event in Sydney Any thoughts? Email Angus Jack from Maitland has emailed to ask whether RWC2027 has a theme song like the 1991 World Cup anthem by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa? Good question, Jack. I suggest Rugby Australia mend a burned bridge from 2022 and reach out to former coach Dave Rennie whose talent for strumming an acoustic guitar inspired a Wallabies streak of five wins in 2018 – their best run since 2008 – and a run of victories the 2026 Wallabies would blow up a panda farm to achieve. First team drawn: Pool F…

From Thailand to Indonesia, torrential flooding has carried away people’s possessions and homes, upending entire communities How cyclones and monsoon rains converged to devastate parts of Asia – visual guide Aminah Ali, 63, was at home in the Pidie Jaya district of Indonesia’s Aceh province when the rains started at midnight on Wednesday. The waters rose gradually. It seemed like the usual flooding that happens during monsoon season, but then came a loud roar of water: her village was suddenly inundated. With help from her son, she managed to clamber on to her rooftop, where she waited for 24…