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Argentina homecoming: World Cup champions touch down

December 20, 2022

World Cup champions Argentina have returned home to Buenos Aires today with the country declaring Tuesday as a national holiday in celebration. The Albicelestes beat France in Sunday’s World Cup final in Qatar 4-2 on penalties after regular and extra time saw the two sides tied 3-3. Many have declared the Doha final as one [...]
Allies, Advocates and Active Bystanders: Privilege and power for change

December 20, 2022 | Sponsored

DiverCity® Podcast · Allies, Advocates and Active Bystanders: Privilege and power for change In this episode, host Julia Streets is joined by Danny Harmer, Chief People Officer for Aviva Plc. As an ally, Danny shares her views about the privilege of allies, how allyship can drive meaningful change and the ways in which advocates and [...]
England complete historic 3-0 Test series win in Pakistan

December 20, 2022

Ben Duckett hit the winning runs as England completed a historic 3-0 Test series win over Pakistan on the subcontinent this morning. Ben Stokes’ England have become the first team to ever whitewash Pakistan in a Test cricket series in Pakistan. Needing just 55 runs on the fourth day of the third Test in Karachi, [...]
Flee the UK and buy one of these gorgeous Caribbean properties

December 20, 2022

Sick of the cold and wet? Why not flee to warmer shores – you can snap up some veritable Caribbean properties for the cost of a two-bed flat in Leyton With the temperature predicted to fall as low as minus six this week, you can add freezing weather to the seemingly endless list of things [...]
Lotus Emira V6 review: Driving the half-price supercar

December 19, 2022

The new Emira is the last petrol-powered Lotus sports car. How does it measure up to the Porsche 718 Cayman and Alpine A110?
Best of 2022: How Games Workshop founder Ian Livingstone created a £3bn giant

December 19, 2022

In a leafy enclave of West London, Ian Livingstone is balanced precariously upon a chair in his study, grasping for a top-shelf box filled with incredibly rare figurines. The legs of the chair creak in protest, and there is a moment when I fear I may be responsible for the untimely death of the man [...]
BBC 3, ITV 1: Beeb pulls in three times as many viewers as rival for World Cup final

December 19, 2022

The World Cup final may have been a close run contest but the same can’t be said of the competition for UK audience between the BBC and ITV, according to viewing figures. Both terrestrial channels broadcast the final, which Argentina won on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 draw with defending champions France. The BBC’s peak [...]
Steve Borthwick announced as England Rugby’s new head coach

December 19, 2022

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) have announced Steve Borthwick as the next coach of England Rugby. The 43-year-old will succeed Eddie Jones, who was sacked in early December following a poor year where his England side won just five of their 12 Test matches. Former England captain Borthwick is heading to Twickenham from Leicester Tigers [...]
From inequality to inclusion: a fresh focus on readdressing and reviving the skills gap

December 19, 2022 | Sponsored

DiverCity® Podcast · From inequality to inclusion: a fresh focus on readdressing and reviving the skills gap In this episode, host Julia Streets is joined by Bukola Adisa, Founder/CEO of Career Masterclass and Joseph Williams, Founder and CEO of Clu. Together they look at some of the barriers to entry into the workforce for ethnic [...]
Break the internet: Google reveals World Cup final set new records for search traffic

December 19, 2022

Argentina’s thrilling World Cup final triumph over France set a new record for the number of Google searches, says the tech giant. The South Americans won the trophy for the third time on Sunday afternoon in a thrilling match that saw Lionel Messi finally become world champion at the age of 35. Sundar Pichai, chief [...]