TWO England legends joined fans in claiming Chelsea full-back Reece James was “eaten alive” by Real Madrid’s tactics. Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo gave James a torrid night as Real saw off the ten-man Blues 2-0 in Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg. 3 Vinicius Jr and Co gave Chelsea right-backContinue Reading
US president Joe Biden has described how he feels like he has come home after an evening in the Republic. People lined the streets in Carlingford and Dundalk in Co Louth to cheer and wave American flags as Mr Biden arrived. The president was accompanied by Tánaiste Micheál Martin asContinue Reading
For all the British folk who loudly celebrated the demise of Donald Trump, how do you feel now we’ve got an avowed anti-British President in the White House? If anyone was in any doubt that doddery dimwit Joe Biden has a deep hatred of the United Kingdom – especially theContinue Reading
shutterstock Everyone knows Italy, as soon as you come here they’ll be like, “Oh Italian, cool! I’ve been there,” so it’s a way of chatting, breaking ice […] but I don‘t know if it’s the same for other foreigners. Like my friend from Bulgaria, if she says, “I’m from Bulgaria,”Continue Reading
Mario was too iconic to fail. Game adaptations after him will have to try harder.Continue Reading
When I was a young and reckless foreign correspondent I had a sweary encounter with a prime minister which could have gone horribly wrong. It taught me to take care with language. The Caribbean island of Grenada had just been taken over by communist rebels in a Cuban-backed military coup.Continue Reading
CCTV footage shows officers seizing the dolls. Youtube/SWNS The landlady of a pub in Essex has been expressing bemusement about the complaints of “snowflakes” after her display of golliwog dolls attracted the attention of the county’s police – only for them to be told, reportedly by the home secretary SuellaContinue Reading
From gifting whale teeth to flogging the groom’s feet, matrimonial ceremonies vary around the worldContinue Reading
YanLev/Shutterstock Swimming is a unique activity. Not only is it an Olympic sport but it’s also a form of exercise and a life-saving endeavour. How many other physical activities can boast such a claim? So, it is no surprise that swimming holds such appeal in the UK, where there isContinue Reading
Particle physics has failed to find some of the evidence physicists were hoping for. D-Visions/Shutterstock Finding a theory of everything – explaining all the forces and particles in the universe – is arguably the holy grail of physics. While each of its main theories works extraordinarily well, they clash alsoContinue Reading
