On July 5, Tunbridge Wells’ High Definition Festival returns for its fourth year, with a lineup set to take the festival above and beyond the success of last year’s sold out event. The six-stage collection […]
Sport | Today's World Cup Preview
Group G is one of few groups where none of the teams have either gone through or gone out going into the final set of matches. Germany and the United States, the top two, know […]
Sport | Wednesday World Cup Round-up
The 2014 World Cup has been unbelievably generous, with lots of attacking football and goals galore. The excitement continued in the first set of games, with Argentina edging out Nigeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina earning […]
Sport | Uruguay bite Italian hopes on dramatic day in Brazil
After a dramatic day at the FIFA World Cup, Ste Topping looks back on the action and previews another exciting day in Brazil. With the chance to salvage some pride in Brazil, Roy Hodgson made […]
Food | Fresh Slice – Classic Scones
What better way to be British than with a scone, topped with an English staple – strawberry jam. This simple recipe will yield many a scone, perfect for a pre-Wimbledon tea. Ingredients 350g self raising […]
Sport | Will changed England line up bring Roy joy?
This final group encounter in Belo Horizonte for both England and Costa Rica should and could have assumed a different significance; the expected scenario was England needing a win in this match to progress with […]
Review: Glamour falls flat at the V&A
V&A Museum: The Glamour of Italian Fashion, 1945-2014 When you think of Italian fashion, what comes to mind? Leather and fur maybe? The ‘Made in Italy’ trademark or even cheap Versace replicas? Whatever Italian […]
Sport | Brazil lead the way as England prepare to say goodbye
As the last round of group matches got under way at the FIFA World Cup, Ste Topping rounds up the talking points from a busy day in Brazil and looks ahead to an English goodbye. […]
News | HS3 rail link between Leeds and other Northern cities suggested
Chancellor George Osborne today suggested a possible third High-Speed railway, linking Leeds with the other major Northern industrial cities of Manchester, Liverpool and Hull. Mr Osborne, who was speaking at Manchester’s Museum of Science and […]
Sport | Portugal score late to crush American dream
With the second round of group games complete the World Cup is still surpassing all expectations. Sunday’s matches gave us late drama in two games that had big consequences. After the first round of games […]
Sport | Dropping Cook would be a recipe for disaster
Until Alastair Cook makes a century people will continue to call for his head as England captain. However, for several reasons, these people are simply wasting their breath. They are not wasting their time by […]
Sport | Wimbledon Preview
Amid the hysteria surrounding the World Cup, the 128th year of Wimbledon has slipped under the radar somewhat. Twelve months ago, a host of big names fell in the early stages of the competition, including […]