Nataliya Vaitkevich / Pexels It’s Halloween time, and the prospect of “trick-or-treating” and dressing up can be exciting for kids and adults alike. But for our dogs Halloween might be much less fun, and can actually be an extremely upsetting time. Just like us, all dogs are different and willContinue Reading
Some countries have managed the global pandemic better than others. The same can be said for cities. But understanding how cities are faring in the fight against Covid is more complicated that comparing infection rates and mask rules. The London-based analytical agency Deep Knowledge Analytics (DKA) examined 114 variables acrossContinue Reading
Review at a glance Actor, producer and fashion designer Sadie Frost makes her directorial debut with this vibrant new documentary Quant, delving into the life and work of one of the most innovative fashion designers of the 20th century, Dame Mary Quant. Though she takes us from Quant’s childhood inContinue Reading
With the exception of cricket, India – a country of nearly 1.5 billion people – is spectacularly below average when it comes to international competitive sports. The world’s second most populous nation has the worst Olympic record in terms of medals per head of population. So its saving grace –Continue Reading
An ongoing dispute between the European Union and Poland over its government’s apparent lack of respect for democratic values has raised the question of whether Poland could follow the UK in leaving the EU. The reality, however, is that this is incredibly unlikely. As my research shows, Polish citizens stronglyContinue Reading
OVERNIGHT ROUND-UP Nuno Espirito Santo’s fate as Tottenham boss could be decided today. Spurs chairman Daniel Levy held crisis talks with sporting director Fabio Paratici yesterday following Saturday’s 3-0 home humiliation against Manchester United. Nuno’s reign has lasted 124 days – with Jacques Santini the quickest to be axed by Levy soContinue Reading
World leaders have gathered at the crunch climate summit in Glasgow amid warnings that they must take urgent action to limit dangerous global warming. Taoiseach Micheal Martin, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, German chancellor Angela Merkel, and Canadian leader Justin Trudeau were among some 120 leaders due to attend. TheContinue Reading
Firstly let me congratulate Bryony Frost and her Ditcheat-based ‘super’ trainer/guv’nor, Paul Nicholls, on their Irish triumph with Frodon last Saturday; the initiative and confidence the ‘Champion’ has invested into his jockeys is impressive. Paul is a businessman through and through, it’s testimony to Bryony and Harry Cobcden they areContinue Reading
FANS will be out of their seats at Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham in January. And it won’t just be because they’re jumping to their feet to celebrate the first goals of 2022. 1 Manchester United have installed rail seats at Old TraffordCredit: Getty Those clubs are set to hostContinue Reading
On December 1 1955, in Alabama, Rosa Parks broke the law. But Parks was no ordinary criminal trying to take advantage of others. She merely refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person and was arrested for this reason alone. Parks is a hero becauseContinue Reading
