The 12 top tables of Christmas – or where to have a really raw lunch
Let’s Have Lunch: Christmas is a Time for Enjoyment (Big Night film still/YouTube) It’s grown-up Narnia, isn’t it, sitting down to a damn good lunch? When a lunch is good, time stops, it’s like falling in love. You’d think that every restaurant would have the capabilities to make this kind of luxury bedding possible, but … Read more
City lovers, Spanish kissers, failing cricketers – 10 things we learned in 2023
Manchester City achieved the holy grail of winning the Champions League in 2023, but did so against the backdrop of an unprecedented number of charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. It was that kind of year in many ways. Spain made history by winning the Women’s World Cup, but was immediately … Read more
5 of the best and worst sports moments of 2023
It was another astonishing year of sporting drama, with victories for Europe’s Ryder Cup team, a near miss for the England women’s footballers and a title defense nightmare for the men’s cricketers. Here, the PA news agency looks back at five of the best and worst sporting moments of 2023. Best moments Perfection in darts … Read more
Andre Braugher, actor who played memorable detectives in Homicide and Brooklyn Nine-Nine – obituary
Braugher as Det Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street – NBCU Photo Bank Andre Braugher, who has died aged 61, gained international recognition for playing intense big-city police detectives in the television drama Homicide: Life on the Street and later in the comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine; was also an award-winning stage actor who played … Read more