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The Lord Napier & Star is the best – and only – pub in Hackney Wick

November 16, 2021

Twenty years ago The Lord Napier – the last, boarded-up pub of E9’s scrappy backyard, wedged between the River Lee Navigation and the A12’s spaghetti junction – was bought with an eye firmly on the area’s encroaching realty rush. “S**THOUSE TO PENTHOUSE” became the most iconic bit of its fully graffitied exterior, as planning disputes [...]
British No1 Makin targeting triumph in his 100th senior squash tournament

November 16, 2021

British No1 squash player Joel Makin is hoping to go all the way at this year’s Canary Wharf Classic when he plays his opening match against Saurav Ghosal tonight. The 27-year-old Welshman will be playing his 100th senior tournament after a solid series of results in recent months that has seen him reach the final [...]
Future of travel special: Pent-up wanderlust, streaming and, of course, a lot of tech

November 16, 2021

After three strict lockdowns, the old adage ‘trip of a lifetime’ has never been more appropriate. Nearly two years into the pandemic, constant reminders of how precious life is have inevitably left their mark, bringing an increased awareness of what really matters, which is quite a motivation for many people to stop putting off that [...]
San Marino 0, England 10: Record win secures place at Qatar 2022 World Cup

November 15, 2021

England swaggered into the 2022 World Cup finals by hitting 10 against 10-man San Marino in their biggest ever win in a competitive match on a night when it all went right for Gareth Southgate. Harry Kane plundered a morale-boosting four-goal haul and wrote more entries in the England record books, Emile Smith Rowe shone [...]
The Red Roses have shown domestic investment can shift the tectonic plates

November 15, 2021

The mighty Black Ferns? Routed twice. The North American might of Canada? Toppled. The Red Roses have had an autumn international window of dreams thus far. A total of 99 points were shipped by New Zealand at the hands of England – that wasn’t supposed to happen – and further 51 points were put on [...]
Little Scratch at Hampstead Theatre: A challenging adaptation

November 15, 2021

The idea of the “unadaptable” novel has been repeatedly debunked, with film and theatre directors finding ways to bring works of impossible abstraction or density to the stage or screen. Fitting neatly into the category of “possibly unadaptable” was Little Scratch, the debut novel from Rebecca Watson, a free-flowing stream of consciousness that blurs the [...]
Sam Torrance: DP World Tour Championship marks the end of an era – but also start of a new one

November 15, 2021

This week’s DP World Tour Championship doesn’t just mark the end of the Race to Dubai and the European Tour season, it is also the end of an era. Following the news that the European Tour will rebrand as the DP World Tour next season – starting at the Joburg Open next week – these [...]
On board the first post-Covid BA flight to the US

November 15, 2021

What is the collective noun for a group of journalists? Google suggests “pack”, “herd”, “scoop”, and “crowd”. But the word that sprung to my mind while on the BA 001 flight to JFK, fourth glass of champagne in hand, was frenzy. A palpable excitement swelled inside our cabin as the Airbus A350 took to the [...]
Baglioni Hotel: A slice of Italy beside Hyde Park

November 15, 2021

The world may be making a spirited attempt to put Covid behind it, but that doesn’t mean international travel is suddenly a breeze. Couple this with over-booked and over-priced UK staycation destinations such as Cornwall and York, and you have a holiday dilemma. So why not take the sting out of a weekend break by [...]
Azeem Rafiq launches anti-racism campaign following Yorkshire report fallout

November 15, 2021

Azeem Rafiq has launched the first British Pakistani led anti-racism campaign in response to the ongoing fallout surrounding his allegations of racism against employees at Yorkshire Cricket Club. The former Yorks bowler said in a caption to a twitter video: “Run Racism Out!” “All change begins with the little steps and we hope our voice [...]