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Ochre restaurant review: Art on the walls and plates at the National Gallery

July 20, 2022

The National Gallery seems like the kind of place you go for dinner when you’re a grown up. I’ve wandered past the stately, towering entrance to Ochre restaurant for the past decade, ogling the formidable doormen and wondering what lies inside this easterly stretch of the building that houses so many priceless paintings. Ochre used [...]
Nissan Ariya review: Big in Japan

July 20, 2022

The Ariya draws on Nissan’s experience with crossovers and electric cars to challenge the Tesla Model Y. Tim Pitt drives it.
Summer recipe: Norma chef Giovann Attard on perfect monkfish tails

July 20, 2022

I love fresh seafood – anything grilled or barbecued but especially monkfish. I grew up on a farm and my dad is a farmer, so we always harvested our own produce, which ignited my love of cooking with fresh ingredients. My inspiration has to be the women in my family, particularly my aunt who is [...]
Hassell-Collins looking Down Under to other sports to help development

July 20, 2022

Uncapped England hopeful Ollie Hassell-Collins insists that taking tips from sports outside of rugby union can give him the edge in next year’s Premiership season and, he hopes, propel him into national colours. The 23-year-old London Irish wing has been a staple for his club but has been in and out of various England camps [...]
Owning it: Why triathlon’s new PTO Tour is giving equity to athletes like Alistair Brownlee

July 20, 2022

Athletes including Britain’s Alistair Brownlee taking part in this weekend’s Canadian Open, the first event proper on triathlon’s new PTO Tour, will have an extra incentive to perform. Because as well as earning prize money they are also part-owners of the body running the tour, the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO). It means they stand to [...]
The best electric cars to buy in 2022

July 19, 2022

We name the best electric cars you can buy this year, including the Ford Mustang Mach-e, Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Tesla Model 3.
Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre, review: Pop Shakespeare at its finest

July 19, 2022

Much Ado About Nothing is Shakespeare for people who don’t like Shakespeare. Alongside A Midsummer Night’s Dream, it’s one of the Bard’s funniest and least demanding offerings, which has given rise to a degree of snobbishness about it. Kenneth Branagh’s 90s version, in which he plays a brilliant Benedict, is a landmark modern edition of [...]
Why England have overtaken Spain as Women’s Euro 2022 favourites head of their quarter-final

July 19, 2022

Just two weeks ago, on the eve of Women’s Euro 2022, Spain were widely regarded as the favourites and England had much to do to justify their pre-tournament hype. A fortnight later, as the two teams prepare to meet in the first quarter-final in Brighton on Wednesday evening, the tables have turned. While Spain have [...]
Premiership Rugby: Fixtures announced with Spurs hosting London derby

July 19, 2022

London clubs Saracens and Harlequins will clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next March, it was revealed this morning as the 2022-23 Premiership Rugby fixtures were confirmed. It looks to be part of a solution that will see key derbies played outside of international windows – a criticism of last year’s schedule. The season will [...]
Stokes’ retirement highlights dilemma for English cricket’s bigwigs

July 19, 2022

“Three formats are just unsustainable for me now.” The words of England Test captain Ben Stokes as he announced that today’s one-day international against South Africa would be his last. If that is what the 31-year-old World Cup winner stresses as he bows out of one of cricket’s three main formats, then domestic administrators must [...]