Verstappen secures second title but safety the talking point in Japan October 9, 2022 Amid a paddock tainted by anger and dismay, Dutchman Max Verstappen claimed his second Formula One drivers’ championship in as many years yesterday at Suzuka, Japan. The feat put the Red Bull driver alongside the likes of Jim Clark, Emerson Fittipaldi and Fernando Alonso on a pair of world titles. But once again his title [...]
Former Wasps chief executive interested in bid for club October 9, 2022 Financially troubled Premiership rugby club Wasps could be taken over by a bid headed by former chief executive David Armstrong. The club, who moved to Coventry from High Wycombe in 2014, are facing money woes in relation to tax owed to HMRC, bond repayments and other debt. Sources close to the auction of the club [...]
Werewolf by Night review: An interesting style experiment from Marvel October 9, 2022 With Werewolf By Night, Marvel Studios have unveiled what’s essentially a Halloween special for the Disney+ network. Based on their Werewolf By Night comics, Marvel aren’t ofay with making these sorts of one-offs, but it comes with low risk. If it doesn’t work, the show can be forgotten as quickly as those Marvel One Shot [...]
LIV Golf Bangkok: Rookie Eugenio Chacarra wins as Dustin Johnson secures £16m bonus October 9, 2022 Spanish prospect Eugenio Chacarra was among the least well-known players to ruffle a few feathers by signing up to LIV Golf, but that may be about to change. Chacarra announced his arrival on Sunday with a wire-to-wire win against a field stacked with major winners at the LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok. It delivered the first [...]
Sh!t Theatre review: Evita Too is the most fun you’ll have in the theatre this year October 7, 2022 Sh!t Theatre’s latest completely ridiculous but utterly barmstorming show begins with a question. Would you rather hear a Wikipedia page recited as context for the performance, or watch founders Louise Mothersole and Rebecca Biscuit roller skate around the theatre naked? You can guess how the show opens, and it’s classically barmy stuff from the trope [...]
Tosca is the English National Opera show to catch this autumn October 7, 2022 The English National Opera returns for a brand new season – and it does so in style! Last seen at the Finnish National Opera in 2018, Christof Loy’s production of Puccini’s Tosca is the opening gambit of the 2022-2023 offering. Tosca not only includes some of Puccini’s finest arias, but is undoubtedly one of opera’s [...]
The Woman King review: An accomplished historical epic October 7, 2022 One surprising benefit of 2022’s lighter release schedule is the different types of film that have been given a platform. Joining that trend is historical epic The Woman King, which offers a familiar story in a completely different context. Viola Davis takes the title role of General Nanisca, a military leader in the African kingdom [...]
London toasts Europe’s top talent at ‘Oscars of Tech’ October 7, 2022 | Sponsored Europe’s leading investors and technology entrepreneurs gathered in London’s Hilton Park Lane last night, Thursday 6 October in celebration of the 20th annual GP Bullhound Investor Allstars. Dubbed the ‘Oscars of the tech world’, Investor Allstars is one of the leading events celebrating the very best of Europe’s vibrant tech industry, shining a light on [...]
Advances in eye health October 7, 2022 | City Talk May Griffith, PhD, Marie-Claude Robert, MD, Samir Jabbour, MD, and Isabelle Brunette, MD Department of Ophthalmology, Université de Montréal The first-in-human attempt to regenerate the human cornea was a team effort led by May Griffith, who is currently a Université de Montréal (UdeM) professor of ophthalmology. Together with Isabelle Brunette and the Swedish clinical trial [...]
Ollie Phillips: West Country derbies can resurrect bad week for Premiership October 7, 2022 Premiership Rugby has not covered itself in glory off the field this week but the product on the pitch is still gripping fans. The situation at Worcester is dire and is a reminder of how fragile professional sport can be. But with this week’s fixtures, there’s no way I cannot discuss a pair of mouthwatering [...]