Henry Zeffman Chief Political Correspondent Leela Padmanabhan BBC News BBC By the time polls closed at 10pm on 4 July 2024, the Labour Party knew they were likely to return to government – even if they could not quite bring themselves to believe it. For Sir Keir Starmer, reminiscing 10 months later in an interview...
Emma Ruminski BBC South West arts reporter Jane Perkins Jane Perkins working on her interpretation of a van Gogh picture Describing them as never-ending “jigsaw puzzles”, Jane Perkins creates huge collages out of tiny found items. Plastic toys, buttons and everyday things are recycled and carefully placed to make striking portraits or recreate grand masters....
India captain Shubman Gill says he would prefer winning a five-Test series in England to the Indian Premier League when asked which would be more magnificent. England’s series against India starts at Headingley on Friday. READ MORE: Pope, Bumrah, Bashir – how England v India will be won and lost Read full article at source...
Gill comes from the generation of India batters who has grown up with the IPL. He made his debut in the competition as an 18-year-old and won the title in 2023 with Gujarat – the franchise he now captains. But the 25-year-old has ascended to the highest honour in Indian sport and described it as...
Everybody has been laughing at CNN’s skydive without a parachute, and we all had a chuckle when the ratings came out that showed that CNN’s viewership is now about 1/6th that of Fox News. After all, who would have predicted that the publicity push for Jake Tapper’s “Original Sin” (apologies to Alex Thompson, who co-wrote...
Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi are ostentatiously “Catholic,” despite their rejection of the core moral teachings of the Church. They–and most liberals who see the Church as one of their main opponents in the culture war–have been doing their best to redefine what it means to be a Catholic (or Christian, for that matter), and...
If there’s anything we’ve done pretty well for a Stateside blog, I think it’s trying to keep y’all up with what’s happening across the pond. Granted, we have no deep understanding of either European tribalism or feudalism and it’s damn near every day I thank God the Founding Fathers did not harness us with the...
Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards debate which is the biggest club in La Liga – but can Gary let go of his Barca bias? WATCH: Match of the Day Top 10 on BBC iPlayer LISTEN: MOTD Top 10 on BBC Sounds READ: ‘Suffering makes us strong’ – Barcelona joy despite Mbappe record Read...
Donald Trump’s war with higher education escalated this week with a series of moves, including an executive order threatening to upend accreditation for Academia. Trump also continued to escalate demand on Harvard specifically, letting other universities know that the White House means business with its enforcement of the Civil Rights Act under its new interpretations....
Book lovers are being urged to mark their calendars for the return of Exeter City of Literature’s Book Market. The annual event will take place on Exeter’s Cathedral Green on Sunday 8 June, from 11am until 4pm. The event – now in it’s fifth year – is a celebration of Devon’s thriving literary scene. Since...
Original versions of songs that became bigger hits for the artists who covered them. Read full article at source...