Twenty years ago I briefly became the victim of a viral pile-on – all because of a silly YouTube video. But I’m glad I had the chance to embarrass myself and move on. Are today’s teens so fortunate?As a...
Read MoreCzech’s audacious defiance of Sepp Maier in Belgrade has slipped into football folklore: ‘The only disadvantage is that I don’t get any royalties from it’Antonin Panenka laughs like a bear might, a low...
Read MoreWhat do the touchstones of the referendum debate tell us about the complex legacy of Britain leaving the EU?Ten years ago the UK voted 52% to 48% to leave the European Union, triggering a long and tortuous political process.It...
Read MoreBritish love of silliness comes to the fore when politicians stand shoulder to shoulder with satirical rivalsWhen world leaders are elected, it is usually a solemn moment, but when the Labour party veteran Andy Burnham found out...
Read MoreThe unstoppable Nigel Farage is looking increasingly stoppable in the wake of Makerfield. The actual prime minister, meanwhile, has gone into hidingYou’ll note Keir Starmer is in full bunker mode – and we’ll...
Read MoreIt turned its cast into global stars, triggered fashion crazes and even made an omelette go viral. As The Bear bows out, ‘cousin’ Ebon Moss-Bachrach talks obsessive fans, fork tattoos and why he’s ‘dumbly...
Read MoreWith Declan Rice nursing a knock, his midfield partner is the reliable rock to which team’s fate is inescapably yokedElliot Anderson is running. It’s the 88th minute against Croatia, and the game is won, and the game...
Read MoreThis blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here:Cabinet loyalists tell PM he has weekend to set out timetable for exit‘Now is the change moment’: Burnham staff have no doubtsPodcast: will Burnham become...
Read MoreNewly-elected Makerfield MP praises team as he joins them at campaign HQ, celebrating victory ‘beyond our wildest dreams’There was plenty of the hopey, changey stuff from Andy Burnham at his victory rally on the...
Read MoreMinisters say PM faces being forced out by party if he does not act, with one calling his departure inevitableHow quickly could Burnham become PM?Cabinet ministers loyal to Keir Starmer have told him he faces being forced out of...
Read More‘Borrowed’ supporters from across the political spectrum voted to trounce Reform UK politics – live updatesHow quickly could Burnham become PM?The morning after Andy Burnham secured a landslide byelection...
Read MoreDepartment for Transport analysis suggests 0.05% boost will be offset by overall negative trade-off The economic boost from a Heathrow third runway could be a tiny fraction of previous estimates, government analysis shows, while...
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Twenty years ago I briefly became the victim of
Czech’s audacious defiance of Sepp Maier in Belgrade has
What do the touchstones of the referendum debate tell
British love of silliness comes to the fore when
The unstoppable Nigel Farage is looking increasingly stoppable in
It turned its cast into global stars, triggered fashion
With Declan Rice nursing a knock, his midfield partner
This blog is now closed, you can read more
Newly-elected Makerfield MP praises team as he joins them
Ministers say PM faces being forced out by party