Budget-friendly foodie trips in Europe
Flambéed Irish coffee, Stoofvlees op zân vlaams (Flemish beef stew and Txangurro al horno (baked spider crab). (David Loftus and Gareth Morgans) Ten gourmet getaways that offer unique food experiences, plus where to eat, sleep, shop and drink. Ten gourmet getaways that offer unique food experiences, plus where to eat, sleep, shop and drink. Oxford, […]
Scotland: Women’s game needs equal investment, says Nicola Sturgeon
Shelley Kerr’s team topped their qualifying section with seven wins from eight. They begin their group campaign against England, ranked number three in the world, 17 places above the Scots, on 9 June in Nice. “How Scotland does overall in terms of international rankings, performance at these major competitions, I think we have to see […]
The Hundred: Meet the Trent Rockets
Trent Rockets are one of the sides who have been forced into a coaching change as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming was due to take charge of the men’s team, but has opted out of the inaugural year, with former England head coach Andy Flower taking up the […]
The docility myth flattening Asian women’s careers
Alamy Enduring stereotypes around race, culture and gender shape the careers of Asian women, causing many to plateau. Sometimes it happens with an email, sometimes it occurs in person. Clients will spot Sara Ahmed’s surname or see her face and then, she believes, a certain kind of expectation will set in. The Pakistani-born US-based writer, […]
Wales’ gin producers report bumper Christmas sales
Gin distiller Marcus Coles said there is a demand for craft gin to be made in Wales Gin producers in Wales are reporting a bumper Christmas, with some tripling year-on-year sales. Snowdonia Distillery in Tal-y-Cafn, Conwy county and Caerphilly’s Eccentric Gins both said they sold three times as much gin as the previous year. Penderyn, […]
Clarke and Harman prepared to lead emergency government
UK Parliament Harriet Harman and Ken Clarke are respectively known as the Mother and Father of the House due to their long service in the Commons Senior Tory Ken Clarke and former deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman are both prepared to lead an emergency government to avoid a no-deal Brexit, Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson […]
How can society thrive post-pandemic?
Emmanuel Lafont As society looks to rebound from Covid-19, the ideas and resources we need to cope and succeed will look different than before. How will people change and grow in the wake of the pandemic? We don’t yet know the answer – and, in some respects, we don’t even know the right questions to […]
Michelle Yeoh eyes a victory for ‘unseen’ Asian communities
Getty Images Michelle Yeoh recently won best actress at the SAG Awards “Is it that I can’t be here or that I’m not allowed to be here?” Jobu-Joy asks in the hit film Everything Everywhere All at Once. The wry, subversive question from the film’s antagonist – who is hellbent on ending the world in […]
How your space shapes the way you view remote work
Chris Scott The quality of your workspace shapes your work-from-home experience – so perceptions on whether remote work is succeeding differ widely along demographic lines. When Chris Scott wakes up at his new home on Bruny Island, just off the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, he typically walks five minutes to the ocean for an hour-long […]
FA Cup final: Goals, celebrations & icons – Kerr v Miedema
The reigning WSL golden boot winner can count her Chelsea boss Emma Hayes among her many fans. “Her goalscoring record is nothing short of remarkable, but then you look at her assists column, which shows the selfless behaviour,” said Hayes. “She wants to score goals, of course, but she is all about the team. She […]