Sadiq Khan eyes partial drug decriminalisation trial in Lewisham, Bexley and Greenwich January 4, 2022 Sadiq Khan may soon oversee trials of partial drug decriminalisation in three London boroughs to ensure under-25s caught with small amounts of cannabis escape arrest. The trials – in Lewisham, Bexley and Greenwich – would see police told to divert 18-24-year-olds found with small amounts of cannabis into drug courses or counselling instead of arresting [...]
Elizabeth Holmes found guilty of four counts of fraud after Theranos blood testing scandal January 4, 2022 Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been found guilty of conspiring to defraud investors. A jury in California found Holmes guilty on four of 11 counts, including conspiracy to commit fraud against investors and three counts of wire fraud. Holmes was accused of knowingly misleading investors over her blood testing start up, lying that her technology [...]
New year, new record: S&P 500 hitting new high on first day of 2022 is sign investors remain bullish about stocks January 4, 2022 The new year start off with a bang for global markets as Wall Street recorded record highs for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% and the Dow finished 0.7% higher. Both indexes eclipsed the record highs they set last Wednesday. The Nasdaq composite rose 1.2%. Technology stocks [...]
Best of 2021: Athletic Bilbao’s two Copa del Rey finals, unique philosophy, and the roles of identity and loyalty in sporting success January 2, 2022 Athletic Bilbao are mid table in LaLiga but maintain their devotion to loyalty and philosophy. Here, Frank Dalleres looks at the oldest club in the Spanish top-flight. Originally published 31 March 2021. Athletic Bilbao manager Marcelino Garcia Toral could be forgiven for using the old cliche about every game feeling like a cup final. That’s [...]
Best of 2021: Nomadland was the Best Picture winner for a reason January 1, 2022 Sometimes, being an Oscar favourite can be a set back for a movie. The branding of best picture implies that it must be all things to all people, leaving an inevitable disappointment in some when they find a movie that isn’t to their taste. This year is a bit different, with the nominees generally being [...]
Best of 2021: CODA is a moving coming-of-age drama January 1, 2022 Festival hype can be a double-edge sword, particularly at the Sundance Film Festival where success doesn’t always translate to box office. For every Napoleon Dynamite or Get Out, there are films that are bought for big money that flop spectacularly (see Steve Coogan comedy Hamlet 2, or teen weepie Me, Earl, and The Dying Girl). [...]
Best of 2021: England rugby’s year dissected January 1, 2022 England rugby enjoyed highs and lows in 2021. In November, former Sale Sharks winger and 55-cap England back Mark Cueto, and City A.M.’s Matt Hardy, dissected Eddie Jones’ side across 2021. First published on 24 November. It’s been an extraordinary year for rugby. Initially empty stadiums, new found stars and the development of world class [...]
2021 goes down as bloodiest year on record in London after double teen stabbing in Hillingdon and Croydon January 1, 2022 2021 has gone down as the bloodiest year on record for teen homicides in London as two boys were stabbed to death within an hour of each other. A 16-year-old boy was fatally wounded at Philpot’s Farm, Yiewsley, in Hillingdon in west London, and was pronounced dead at 8.25pm. It followed the fatal stabbing of [...]
The strange case of The Hundred: a North-South divide? January 1, 2022 Recently this country has been roughly split down the middle on, well, virtually everything. Opinions are polarised and if there’s a fence in the middle, we’re damn well not sitting on it. Summer 2021 saw a new concept dividing the nation. Sports fans, I give you the strange case of The Hundred. Unlike most cricket [...]
Best of 2021: Hamlet at the Young Vic December 30, 2021 Playing Hamlet is still seen by many as the pinnacle of an acting career. When we think of the greats in the role we think of John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, Daniel Day-Lewis, Ian McKellan (twice, as of this summer). But Cush Jumbo inhabits the part so brilliantly in this new production at the [...]