Athletic Bilbao: Two Copa del Rey finals, one unique philosophy, and the roles of identity and loyalty in sporting success March 31, 2021 Athletic Bilbao manager Marcelino Garcia Toral could be forgiven for using the old cliche about every game feeling like a cup final. That’s because, due to a quirk of pandemic rescheduling, Athletic are about to play in the final of Spain’s domestic cup competition twice in a fortnight. On Saturday, a year later than planned, [...]
How Bloodborne dragged me through the dark days of lockdown February 27, 2021 In the before-times, people like me – people in the prime of their working lives, three decades away from collecting a pension – would occasionally drift into reverie about what it might be like to retire. The books we would read, the places we would visit, the things we would create. Somewhere, the mother of [...]
London Stock Exchange enters talks to buy stake in Primarybid June 30, 2020 London technology startup Primarybid is in talks to sell a chunk of its business to Britain’s stock exchange, following a successful partnership between the pair. London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), the parent firm behind the London Stock Exchange, has entered detailed discussions with Primarybid about an investment, Sky News reported. Primarybid is an everyday investing [...]
City of London Corporation puts culture at the heart of recovery February 18, 2021 · Major renewal of the Barbican Centre announced · London Symphony Orchestra funding renewed · City of London Corporation confirms commitment to developing Culture Mile · Centre for Music will not be progressed The City of London Corporation has reinforced its commitment to embedding culture at the centre of the Square Mile’s post-Covid recovery with a series of commitments [...]
Diego Maradona’s maverick spirit lives on in a new wave of athlete activists November 27, 2020 Maradona’s rebellious nature and habit of hanging out with the wrong crowd was a product of his upbringing in the shanty town of Villa Fiorito, and it’s fair to say it never left him. In a world where athletes and celebrities are increasingly held up as role models, Maradona, through his own words and actions, [...]
HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh: ‘I try to put matters right’ April 9, 2021 A few hours ago, the prime minister will have received a telephone call from a senior official in the Royal Household, probably the Lord Chamberlain, Earl Peel. That official will have said to him words he will have half-expected to hear for some time: “Forth Bridge is down.” This afternoon Buckingham Palace announced that Her [...]
The Porsche Cayenne GTS is the SUV that thinks it’s a sports car December 11, 2020 Porsche has reintroduced a brawny V8 engine for its Cayenne GTS. Tim Pitt reckons it’s the sweet-spot of the range.
Grandiose plans for a green revolution are great, but first let’s fix our ageing electricity network December 10, 2020 Thousands of commuters stranded on frozen trains, traffic lights unable to direct, and 1.1 million people left without power marked out an otherwise normal Friday evening in August 2019. The failure of a gas power plant and an offshore wind farm had led to a power outage, as the UK electricity network failed to handle [...]
Crock Of Gold – A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan: A tribute to a life lived hard December 4, 2020 When we first see the star of Crock Of Gold – A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan, the instinct is to feel sad. He looks ravaged by the excesses of his 62 years, wheelchair bound and pale. However, one of the first preconceptions this documentary smashes is the idea that the singer/songwriter is a tragic [...]
US stocks tumble and oil drops after disastrous FTSE 100 day October 28, 2020 The FTSE 100 plunged to its lowest level since April and US and European stocks tumbled as surging coronavirus cases and a lack of US stimulus sent shockwaves through markets. London’s blue-chip index dropped three per cent in afternoon trading, its third fall in as many days, to just 5,556 points. Read more: How close [...]