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Pinot Noir: Why this classy grape should be your christmas wine

December 15, 2022

There is something special about Pinot Noir. Beloved the world over, it has been referred to as “the heart break grape” due to its exacting demands on those growing it. It was immortalised in the film Sideways by the lead character’s impassioned speech: “Pinot needs constant care and attention, you know? And in fact, it [...]
Kerry Jackson, National Theatre, review: This show would instil empathy in the most hardened sociopaths

December 15, 2022

Amid the deafening noise of the culture wars, when everyone’s trying to shout the loudest to get their point across, we need shows like Kerry Jackson. A new piece by April De Angelis, it employs an almost perplexingly simple set up to show how easily we forget to look for the empathy in one another. [...]
The best films of 2022, from Tom Cruise to Paul Thomas Anderson – but who won the top spot?

December 15, 2022

While not a classic vintage, this year still offered some cinema gems, with indie darlings taking their place at the top of our table alongside one of the best blockbusters ever made. Here’s the definitive list of the best films of 2022. 1. EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE This surreal comedy-drama stars Michelle Yeoh as [...]
The best London theatre of 2022, from Prima Facie to Jerusalem – but who got the top spot?

December 15, 2022

After two years of Covid, London theatre returned this year with a vengeance, kicking off with some of the best new and returning plays of the decade. Here are a few of our favourites. 1. CRUISE (APOLLO) Jack Holden’s incredible one-man show explores the fallout of the AIDS crisis in a spectacularly contemporary way. Having [...]
Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato: first look at new off-road supercar

December 15, 2022

Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads... We get hands-on with the new Huracan Sterrato – the last naturally aspirated Lamborghini.
Dolly Parton’s Christmas Carol, Southbank Centre review: Catchy new tunes in touching show

December 15, 2022

As a title, Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol doesn’t give away much. It inevitably conjures images of Parton herself: her widely permed hair and even wider smile, an image as familiar and iconic as the Coca-Cola sign. Eavesdropping on conversationsn in the foyer of the Southbank Centre, it was clear that audiences hadn’t got [...]
Unexpected little treats and gifts – Make luxury your own with Needi.

December 15, 2022 | Sponsored

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ECJ strikes major blow for Uefa and Fifa in legal battle over European Super League

December 15, 2022

Three of football’s biggest clubs have suffered a major blow to their hopes of reviving a breakaway Super League at the European Court of Justice. In a recommendation issued by an advocate general this morning that followed a hearing at the ECJ in July, the court has been advised to side with governing bodies Uefa [...]
Ed Warner: Bullingham must own England manager decision if it comes

December 15, 2022

“The FA should only look at English managers if Gareth Southgate steps down.” “No, the FA should be prepared to hire a foreign coach.” Discuss ad nauseam. Now imagine you are Mark Bullingham, the Football Association’s chief executive, possibly (but not certainly) about to have to make an appointment whose success or failure would stand [...]
Harlequins’ Big Game in doubt over train strikes

December 14, 2022

Premiership rugby club Harlequins’ showpiece annual game, Big Game, has been thrown into doubt over rail strikes on 27 December. In an alleged email seen by City PM and posted into a fan forum, fans were told that the club had taken the “extremely difficult decision to postpone the Big Game 14 fixture at Twickenham”. [...]