O’Brien to rewrite the record books with eighth Investec Derby success July 2, 2020 EPSOM is ready to stage the 241st running of Saturday’s Investec Derby (4.55pm) behind closed doors. The build-up has been like no other with the global coronavirus pandemic forcing the race to be delayed by a month. A dramatically revised racing schedule means that the majority have taken unorthodox routes to Epsom and plenty have [...]
Work from home: Could coronavirus kill your commute? March 12, 2020 Next time you are sitting on the train, the bus, or the Tube, look around you. You will notice that the carriage is not as crowded as usual. If you are a clockwork commuter like me, you will notice that characters from your morning commute are no longer making their regular appearance. The chap with [...]
Inside the Italy lockdown: Life in Europe’s coronavirus quarantine zone March 9, 2020 I was at home with my family last night when we learned that our town was one of those being put into the “red zone”, quarantined to battle coronavirus. We had spent Saturday evening with friends, discussing how the nursery closures were affecting our ability to work. The cracks in our normal lives have been [...]
Coronavirus live: Second Brit ‘dies from Covid-19’ as UK cases number 163 March 6, 2020 UK coronavirus cases have hit 163, the government confirmed today, as reports emerged of a second Brit who has died from Covid-19. London’s total number of cases has climbed to 29, up four from yesterday’s 25. England has 147 cases overall, with 13 in the north east and Yokshire, 21 in the north west. There [...]
Boris has a war to fight, and he’s going to need all the friends he can get February 10, 2020 “Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little.” Epigrammatic prose from the US patrician, Gore Vidal. The line serves as a cautionary note on how to lose friends and not influence people — one that another talented communicator of our time, the Prime Minister, might want to heed. Boris Johnson went to bat last [...]
City-born Cardinal Newman declared a saint by the Pope October 13, 2019 City-born Catholic convert Cardinal John Henry Newman has been declared a saint by the pope during a ceremony in the Vatican. Newman was one of five prominent religious figures to be canonised by Pope Francis in a mass that attracted tens of thousands of pilgrims. The 19th century theologian and poet, who converted from Anglicanism [...]
Ex-communication: Pope warns Silicon Valley against ‘barbarous’ AI September 27, 2019 Monks worried about losing their jobs to robots got a new champion today as the pope urged tech giants to ensure they do not lead the world into a new “form of barbarism” when developing artificial intelligence. Francis called for “open and concrete” discussions on the future of technology. Read more: Two thirds of adults [...]
Italy tussle overshadows euro’s birthday party June 17, 2019 Europe’s single currency, the euro, is 20 years old, but any celebrations are likely to be muted. Its value against the dollar has been in steady decline for five years and it is now trading well below the level at which it was launched in January 1999. This may be good news for the eurozone’s [...]
Football’s coming home to the City for the Square Mile’s unofficial club, the Honourable Artillery Company FC June 16, 2019 You could be forgiven for not realising it, but the City of London has its own football club which dates back to the 1800s and is among the leading lights of the amateur game. One reason you might have missed it is because red tape has seen them exiled from the Square Mile for two [...]
Assange: The Fugitive in Custody April 11, 2019 The decision by the Ecuadorian government to end Julian Assange’s diplomatic immunity and the Australian’s arrest by the Metropolitan Police is not the end of the WikiLeaks saga – but it certainly seems to be the beginning of the end for the man himself. Assange faces a charge of skipping bail, but his extradition for [...]