Forget a trade deal. Let’s use Trump’s victory to entice US students to the UK November 12, 2024 Trump's promised campus crackdown will prompt US students to look at other options. Let's welcome them here, writes Will Cooling.
Inside the Boks: Why South Africa send strongest message in sport November 11, 2024 For world champions South Africa rugby means more than just 80 minutes once per week. So why are the Boks pushed by culture and a desire to guide a nation? When Vinicius Jr’s off-the-ball antics in this season’s Clasico caught the attention of fans, some suggested it contributed to his failed attempt to win a [...]
Premier League in Jersey? If the Springboks went, anyone could November 9, 2024 Jersey played hosts to South Africa’s Springboks earlier this month with the world champions following in the footsteps of the Lions and England in picking the Channel Islands as a training location. But why are the facilities so popular? “I am never washing my hands again,” exclaimed a youngster after a high five with Rugby [...]
It’ll take a Lot to beat Hayes’ Ruby at Sha Tin November 8, 2024 SHA TIN in Hong Kong hosts an informative and exciting ten-race programme on Saturday, featuring the 41st running of the Panasonic Cup (8.05am), a handicap over seven furlongs. This contest will act as a springboard for some exciting gallopers who will be seeking to make their mark before going on to the Hong Kong International [...]
Pharrell Williams documentary Piece by Piece misses out some important bits November 8, 2024 Music superstar Pharrell Williams tells the story of his rise to fame in the most unusual way: through the medium of Lego. Animated in the style of The Lego Movie and its sequels, Piece By Piece documents Pharrell Williams’ rise from a young Virginia kid with a dream to one of the biggest names in [...]
Suprise Premier League club has the most top young players November 8, 2024 If anyone needed any further evidence that Brighton and Hove Albion are several steps ahead of the pack in the transfer market, it arrived this week in an academic study of the most valuable young players in world football. The list, compiled by the CIES Football Observatory, ranked the 100 most valuable players aged under [...]
Borthwick needs to learn not to pull substitution trigger November 8, 2024 For so much of their 22-24 defeat to New Zealand England looked solid and like a team who could topple the All Blacks. That’s not to say they enjoyed a free run at a win or that they were the dominant team for the full 80 minutes, but they were in it at the end, [...]
Inside the London restaurant serving Michelin-starred chicken ice cream November 7, 2024 Chicken ice cream and kipper custard? Sign me up! Says Adam Bloodworth, who ate at Brooklands London restaurant within the new Peninsula Hotel on Hyde Park Corner As a Londoner, spending the night in one of the capital’s smartest hotels used to be a rare but justifiable treat. But in recent years it’s become the [...]
Paddington In Peru review: Ben Whishaw return can’t compete with Hugh Grant classic November 7, 2024 Seven years on from its release, Paddington 2 isn’t just one of the best family films of the 2010s, it’s one of the best films full-stop, having become an absolute modern classic. Building on the wholesome inaugural Paddington film released in 2014 to critical success, director Paul King established a film franchise stuffed full with [...]
Rowing – Outdoorsy vs Outsidey November 6, 2024 I have recently been made aware of the important difference between being “Outdoorsy” and being “Outsidey”. The main distinguishing factor here appears to be that the former requires some type of skill or capacity for endurance. It is the difference between enjoying a long countryside walk to a good pub for lunch and signing up [...]