All Blacks star Dan Carter reveals NFL approach from New England Patriots November 14, 2015 Dan Carter has won nearly all there is to win in rugby with an unrivalled CV in rugby that includes two World Cups, three World Player of the Year awards and four Super Rugby championships. Yet he came very close to adding another rare accolade to that list from a different sport entirely after being approached [...]
England v France friendly at Wembley to go ahead on Tuesday despite Paris terror attacks November 14, 2015 England's international friendly against France is set to go ahead at Wembley on Tuesday, despite the terrorist attacks in Paris last night which left over 120 people dead and included suicide bombings outside the Stade de France stadium. The French Football Federation (FFF) met with the FA today and made it clear it still wanted [...]
Paris attacks: Euro 2016 security concerns heightened by Stade de France terror November 14, 2015 The terrorist attacks in Paris which have left over 120 people dead have led to heightened security concerns over the European Championships, scheduled to take place in France next summer. Read more: All sport events cancelled in Paris following attacks The head of the French Football Federation (FFF) Noel Le Graet last night admitted there were [...]
Paris attacks: All sporting events cancelled across the weekend, FA to discuss England v France postponement November 14, 2015 All sporting events and competitions in Paris and the Île-de-France area have been cancelled following the terrorist attacks that left at least 120 dead. Explosions were heard outside the Stade de France stadium while France played Germany in an international friendly match last night, thought to be from suicide bombers targeting the event. Paris authorities [...]
The fine art of Nordic cooking November 13, 2015 Chef Magnus Nilsson has compiled the definitive guide to the subtle art of Nordic cooking. The Nordic Cook Book combines a series of stunning photographs of his epic culinary journey through Scandinavia – from the grandiosity of the frozen fjords to simple strips of mutton hanging to age in a Faroese warehouse – with recipes [...]
Everybody loves Raymond: How Blanc launched a thousand careers November 13, 2015 Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons first opened its doors 30 long years ago, to instant acclaim. A year later it won two Michelin stars; it still has them today. Many of its former chefs have gone on to become the biggest names in the culinary world – Sat Bains, John Burton-Race, Heston Blumenthal, Marco [...]
Films to see this weekend: Tangerine, The Hallow, Fathers and Daughters, The Lady in the Van November 13, 2015 The Lady in the Van (12A) ★★★★☆ This adaptation of Alan Bennett’s play about his 15 year friendship with an eccentric old lady (Maggie Smith) who lives in his driveway is a cosy film with a van-load (sorry) of charm. After an hour of ‘odd couple’ shenanigans between the two leads, the final act delivers [...]
Henry V at Barbican, theatre review: The RSC’s production lacks emotion but it’s riotously funny November 13, 2015 Barbican | ★★★★☆ The RSC’s production of Shakespeare’s Henry V is curiously lacking in drama, but more than compensates with a brilliant injection of humour. Serious passages often lack emotional clout, but traditionally straight characters are successfully played for laughs. The Archbishop of Canterbury, for instance, becomes an ecclesiastical Sir Humphrey and the Dauphin is a [...]
Theatre review: Waste at the National Theatre November 13, 2015 Lyttelton Theatre | ★★★☆☆ “The road to hell is paved not with good intentions but with high ideals”; it’s a statement delivered as a sardonic zinger but it turns out to be sadly prescient for the hero of Harley Granville-Barker’s 1906 play. This dense, long-winded story focuses on the political intrigue surrounding a bill to disestablish [...]
Steve Jobs review: Fassbender carries a poignant biopic of Apple’s dysfunctional tech messiah November 13, 2015 12A | ★★★★☆ You can’t code, you’re not a designer, you’re not a programmer,” says exasperated Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (Seth Rogan). “But every day I read that Steve Jobs is a genius. What do you actually do?” This is the billion-dollar question asked by Danny Boyle in his follow-up to the London 2012 Opening [...]