At the Hay Festival to talk about what the event’s website calls cricket’s ‘systemic biases’, famous comedian Stephen Fry said of the MCC: “It has a deeply disturbing public face, like beetroot-coloured gentlemen. and the orange jackets that sit in this area in front of the Long Room, looking like something out of an Edwardian… Read More »
Rudy Giuliani was once warmly embraced by New York’s glamorous Upper East Side, mingling with press and public at upscale neighborhood haunts. He was a regular at Tony’s Di Napoli, a huge Italian restaurant just minutes from his apartment. Twenty years ago, he was mobbed by journalists while driving his mistress home after dinner. Mention… Read More »
A general election has been called and the relevant party leaders are busy trying to define what it is all about. Should we accept and nurture a slow recovery or change course to avoid chaos and incompetence? Or, from a different perspective, should we tie ourselves to the sinking mast of net zero, or focus… Read More »
They dined on T-bone steaks, feasted on Chinese takeout, and filled up on three-course feasts. Their bills totaled more than £1,000. But Bernard and Ann McDonagh had no intention of paying. After the married couple’s final ‘dining and running’ display, the community began to watch what was going on. On the evening of April 19,… Read More »
Britain’s biggest ever benefits fraud scheme was uncovered after a lone Bulgarian police officer told British authorities that his city was suddenly flooded with cash and criminals were “living like barons”, The Telegraph has revealed. Five Bulgarian citizens admitted stealing more than £50 million from the taxpayer last month and appeared in court on the… Read More »
It’s been 60 years since Stockport residents could only watch in horror as the tragedy unfolded before their eyes. But what he did next was extraordinary. On the morning of 28 May 1964, a train carrying more than 230 children crashed into a bridge at Cheadle Hulme. The trainload of schoolchildren and their teachers were… Read More »
The moment New York state court officials let us out of the 15th-floor courtroom, several dozen reporters rushed for the exits. From the stairwell window I could see a cloud of smoke in the small park across the street. Down another floor, I could see the crowd forming around him. There is an ambulance and… Read More »
There are many good reasons to oppose Labour’s plan to give 16-year-olds the right to vote. But the biggest reason for all of this is the sheer cynicism of the plan. Imagine Labor making a clear statement about its obvious true purpose. Nick Robinson: “Sir Keir Starmer, why does your party want to lower the… Read More »
As it seems inevitable that we will soon have a Labor government, it is worth considering now what kind of monstrosity this might be. The Conservatives have spent the last few days warning against household names in the Labor Party. This is perhaps inevitable. But to continue with Rumsfeldism, we must at least spend some… Read More »
Courts all over the country hear their share of dangerous drivers in the dock. From speeders to those who got behind the wheel after drinking an awful lot of alcohol. They often result in dangerous police pursuits, horrific accidents and sadly tragic deaths. While those in the driver’s seat often accept blame, there are also… Read More »