Rishi Sunak was flown to Leeds by Frank Hester for a private tour of the businessman’s offices on the day after the autumn statement last year, raising questions about the access afforded to the £10m donor bankrolling the Tories’ election campaign. Sunak’s relationship with Hester is under the spotlight after a Guardian investigation revealed on […]
Mar 16, 2024, 08:23 AM ET Real Madrid are a different side compared to last season thanks to midfielder Jude Bellingham’s “obvious” impact, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said after his side were drawn to face the LaLiga club in the Champions League quarterfinals on Friday. Holders City beat the 14-time Champions League winners in […]
The 13th African Games are in full swing in Ghana, but the high cost of hosting the event amid a time of economic turmoil has brought scrutiny. An outlay of almost $250m (£195.2m) has been committed on the multi-sport event, with government opposition declaring it a “misplaced priority” for a nation which is heavily indebted, […]
After a lot of deliberating, a new laptop landed on my doorstep last week. Okay, “new” might be a stretch. It’s a svelte Chromebook called the Pixelbook, and it’s nearly seven years old. I ordered it for a few reasons: It’s one of the best-looking computers I’ve seen in my career, and I found a […]
The backlash from this week’s collapse of a Premier League funding deal that would have seen more money given to the English Football League has become one of English football’s most divisive disputes. One that has raised questions about the way the game is run, the Premier League’s relationship with the UK government, and the […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign against ideas he considers “woke” has run into some roadblocks. A court settlement this week blunted his Parental Rights in Education Act, a law that […]
High prices and inflation have emerged as a political issue ahead of presidential and congressional elections in the United States and are severely complicating the Federal Reserve’s effort to engineer a soft landing. Inflation’s salience with voters ranks well behind immigration and the general state of the economy — but ahead of foreign policy, climate, […]
This is an updated version of an article first published in June 2020. Perhaps the best place to start is the story Harry Redknapp tells when he is asked about Michael Edwards and the remarkable chain of events that first took a frustrated IT teacher from Peterborough to a position of power and influence at […]
Tom Lockyer has won 16 Wales caps Wales defender Tom Lockyer will spend some time with the Wales international squad before their Euro 2024 play-off semi-final with Finland. Lockyer has not played since a cardiac arrest in a Premier League game in December and said he was “technically dead” for nearly three minutes. Wales boss […]