‘Summer freedom on hold’ and EU trade war threat
PA Media It says a delay to the further easing of Covid restrictions in England – expected to be confirmed on Monday – is happening because the government “doesn’t want to do anything that risks going backwards”. The paper asks where is the “freedom-loving, bulldog spirit” that Prime Minister Boris Johnson showed before he became […]
Across the Spider-Verse is ‘dazzling’ but still a ‘disappointment’
Sony (Credit: Sony) The sequel to the brilliant Into the Spider-Verse ‘feels frantically busy and wheel-spinningly slow at the same time’, writes Nicholas Barber. But the ‘cleverness and craftsmanship’ are still staggering. It feels as if a new Spider-Man film has come out every year for the past two decades, but 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the […]
Cornish hockey hoping for London 2012 Olympic boost
Hockey authorities in Cornwall are aiming to increase the numbers playing the sport in the county off the back of this summer’s Olympics. Barbara Reynolds, the England Hockey Board relationship manager for Cornwall, hopes any success in London will rub off locally. “We need to capture that increase from the general public in the sport,” […]
Hockey chief shocked by narrow escape from Olympic cull
“Hockey is one of the core sports of the Olympic Games and has been for a very long time, and following the huge success of hockey at last summer’s Olympics in London it was a bit of a shock to hear that hockey was in the bottom five. “We only found out on Tuesday when […]
‘Marmite’ Mary Lou McDonald set for Sinn Féin top job
PA Mary Lou McDonald is the only candidate to replace Gerry Adams after his three-decade leadership She is the only candidate to replace the Sinn Féin veteran, who has served as president for more than three decades. Mary Lou McDonald’s personal story is very different from other leading Sinn Féin politicians. Sinn Fein’s Mary Lou […]
Watson ‘deplores’ Labour’s response to anti-Semitism claims
PA Media Seumas Milne and Jennie Formby have been accused of interfering in the disciplinary process Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson has said he “deplored” his party’s response to claims that some of Jeremy Corbyn’s closest allies tried to interfere in disciplinary processes involving allegations of anti-Semitism. But Mr Watson said dismissing the testimony of […]
Tokyo Olympics: Jesus Angel Garcia, 51, calls time on record-breaking career after eight Games
At 51 years old, Jesus Angel Garcia has made history – as the first person to compete in an athletics event at eight summer Olympic Games. The Spaniard’s big moment at Tokyo 2020 came in the 50km race walk in Sapporo on Friday, as he finished 35th. Garcia first competed at the 1992 Games in […]
The women who hope to break the mould of Scottish politics
No women of colour have been elected to Scotland’s parliament in its 22-year-history. When the Scottish Parliament was created in 1999 much was made about how it would reflect modern Scotland but fine words and good intentions have not necessarily led to equal representation. Women make up 51% of the population but currently only hold […]
GB rowing’s London 2012 Olympic success inspires thousands
It will be tough to emulate the achievements of 2012 where Britain qualified all 13 of their boats to A Finals on their way to topping the rowing medal table, but Tanner is confident. “There’s no doubting our team peaked at the London Games,” he said. “We enjoyed an enormous amount of success, but things […]
Democrats go soul-searching in Iowa
Getty Images After 2016 defeats, Democrats are being pulled in different directions On a mild late-November night in Iowa, Alec Baldwin gave Democrats what they wanted to hear – and then told them what he thought they needed to hear. The actor, who is probably most famous at this point for his scathing impersonation of […]