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Tom Holland shows his dark side in Russo Brothers’ Cherry

March 11, 2021

With so much high-profile work under his belt, it’s easy to forget that Tom Holland has only been in movies since 2012. The 24-year-old made his on-camera debut alongside prestigious company in Oscar nominated drama The Impossible, and has barely stopped for breath since. Best known as Peter Parker/Spider-man in the all-conquering Marvel Universe, the [...]
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish says Champions League expansion plans will have ‘devastating effect’ on English football

March 10, 2021

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has called plans to expand the Champions League and change the qualifying criteria “very concerning”. Europe’s top football clubs and governing body Uefa have proposed an overhaul that would create 100 more fixtures and allocate extra places on the basis of historical success from 2024. “With the assault on the [...]
Why civil servants shouldn’t fear a move to Darlington

March 10, 2021

Guy Opperman, the MP for Hexham in Northumberland and the Minister for Pensions, on falling for the charms of the North East and why Treasury civil servants shouldn’t shed any tears when they move from London to Darlington. The Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget was truly transformative. The North East will be home to the flagship [...]
Euros football tournament could mark post-Covid ‘London renaissance’, says minister

March 9, 2021

Euros football tournament could mark post-Covid 'London renaissance', says minister
The dishes that got top chefs through lockdown

March 9, 2021

When future generations look back at lockdown, they will be able to differentiate its different stages by what we were cooking. Sourdough bread gave way to banana bread before TikTok coffee suddenly took off. But what about the professionals? We asked four of the top cooks in the land about the dishes that have sustained [...]
Goals galore: Why the return of the Champions League and Europa League is good news for fans (and bad news for goalkeepers)

March 9, 2021

The Champions League and Europa League resume this week and – *checks calculator* – that is good news for the armchair football fan. After a lively, goal-strewn start, excitement in the Premier League has plateaued as the season has rumbled on, leading to fears that fatigue had taken hold owing to a short pre-season and [...]
Tokyo 2020: Decision on overseas spectators to be taken this month amid Japanese concern over increased Covid-19 risk

March 8, 2021

Olympics chiefs will decide this month whether to ban overseas spectators from this summer’s delayed Tokyo 2020 Games. The Olympics and Paralympics are set to go ahead despite continued concern at the Covid-19 situation in Japan, which extended a state of emergency in Tokyo and neighbouring prefectures on Friday. Around 15,000 athletes and other personnel [...]
Horse racing must embrace innovation to build a prosperous future – and this is the perfect time to start

March 8, 2021

British horse racing is facing financial challenges and, as with many sports, has suffered a heavy toll during the pandemic. As the country’s second biggest spectator sport, the exclusion of racegoers has cost around £300m, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) estimates. A review of the Betting Levy is seen as one way of addressing Covid-19-induced [...]
Trevor Steven: Steven Gerrard has instilled his winning mentality to reinvigorate Rangers and Scottish football

March 8, 2021

I saw it at close quarters when I played opposite Steven Gerrard in a Rangers v Liverpool legends match. The death stare, as Peter Crouch calls it. The fire in his eyes. It was a friendly match, but Gerrard was still clattering into Alex Rae. He is so driven, so hungry. And instilling some of [...]
WandaVision S1E9: Can the finale live up to the hype?

March 5, 2021

*** WARNING: This review contains spoilers for all episodes of WandaVision *** So we arrive at the finale of WandaVision. If you’ve been following the series, or these reviews, then you’ll know that the previous episode has caught you up with everything you need to know. We’ve found out the identity of Agatha (Kathryn Hahn), [...]