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Ed Warner: Commonwealth Games must be stripped down and redesigned

July 27, 2023

Victoria’s premier Daniel Andrews expertly channelled Kath of Kath & Kim fame with his “look at moi!” presser last week when he pulled the state out of hosting the next Commonwealth Games. Behind his baleful blue eyes sat a brain programmed to local politics – and a truth about the “friendly games” that must be [...]
Liverpool’s new stand won’t be ready for Premier League opener

July 26, 2023

Liverpool’s revamp of the Anfield Road End of their stadium will not be open in time for the start of the new season, the club have confirmed. The £80m development will see the stadium’s capacity increased to 61,000 but the club will now operate a phased reopening of the stand until October. “Unfortunately, the upper [...]
Stokes hails England pacer Anderson as greatest of all time

July 26, 2023

England Test captain Ben Stokes has thrown his support behind paceman James Anderson, describing him as the “greatest fast bowler to play the game”. The 41-year-old seamer has managed to take just four wickets in this year’s Ashes and has struggled to make the same impact as in previous series. England cannot win the Ashes [...]
Sinead O’Connor dead: Irish legend dies after long mental health battle

July 26, 2023

The Irish singer Sinead O’Connor has died after a long battle with her mental health. O’Connor was 56 and will be remembered most fondly for her 1990 cover of Prince’s Nothing Compares 2 U. She retired from the music industry in 2021, having released 10 studio albums, with one more to come posthumously, called No [...]
Tottenham could face Premier League quiz after Joe Lewis insider trading arrest

July 26, 2023

Tottenham Hotspur could face questions from the Premier League and Uefa after former owner Joe Lewis was arrested in the US on more than a dozen insider trading charges. The Bahamas-based British billionaire, 86, is due to appear in court on Wednesday after being charged with 16 counts of securities fraud and three counts of [...]
Team GB set for lowest gold medal haul for 20 years at Paris 2024 Olympics

July 26, 2023

Team GB athletes are predicted to win just 10 gold medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics, their lowest tally for 20 years. Schoolgirl skateboarder Sky Brown, 15, 800m runner Keely Hodgkinson and BMX star Bethany Shriever are among those tipped to top the podium by analysts Gracenote Sports. Gymnasts Jessica Gadirova and Bryony Page and [...]
The Square Mile Gears Up For City Giving Day 2023!

July 26, 2023 | Sponsored

As the countdown begins for City Giving Day 2023, businesses across the Square Mile are starting to announce their plans for the annual event – from a brand-new live online auction to “knit for the community” being supported by the Lady Mayoress, Felicity Lyons. Coming into its 10th year, City Giving Day is an annual [...]
Carmen Stevens on philanthropy, wine and South Africa

July 26, 2023

The first black South African to study winemaking in South Africa, Carmen Stevens owns the first black-owned winery in the country and, aided by her partnership with Naked Wines in the UK, provides meals to 25,000 hungry school children in Stellenbosch each year through ‘Carmen’s Kids’. WHAT GOT YOU INTO WINE? Wine has a lot [...]
Secret cheese and wine pairings to amaze dinner party guests

July 26, 2023

You will all, I assume, have yesterday been celebrating one of the highlights of the British calendar: National Cheese and Wine Day. Other than being an amazing excuse to eat loads of cheese and drink loads of wine, the day was also the perfect opportunity to ask my cheesemonger friend about the secrets behind the [...]
Taku Mayfair review: Strict omakase restaurant is a show-stopper

July 26, 2023

Some restaurants hook and cook you before you even reach your seat. At Walthamstow’s SlowBurn you walk through a working jeans factory, passing industrial washing machines and stacks of denim en route to your table. Sessions Arts Club has you enter its grand former courthouse through what looks like the stone-hewn corridor of a castle, asking [...]