55 minutes ago Dame Kelly Holmes shares health update after dealing with 'crippling pain'

Athlete Dame Kelly Holmes has opened up about the crippling pain she experienced before being diagnosed with the menopause, and how she didn't want to go on HRT

Politics

75 minutes ago This 'beating heart' of a corner of south Manchester could soon be gone

'It’s not just about having a club. It’s about what it represents and what it does'

Politics

1 hour ago Karla’s Choice: A John le Carré Novel by Nick Harkaway review – the Circus is back in town

John le Carré’s son does him proud in an excellent spy thriller about a Soviet agent that faithfully bridges two of his father’s classic talesAutumn now seems officially to be John le Carré season, given that this is the fourth year running since the author’s death in 2020 we’ve had a new book by or about him: first came the posthumously published novel Silverview, then an edition of his letters, as well as a memoir by his lover Sue “Suleika” Dawson (The Secret Heart), before last year’s follow-up exposé by his biographer Adam Sisman, The Secret Life of John le Carré, documenting other lovers the espionage writer hadn’t wanted mentioned in his lifetime.Considering the drift of those books, it’s maybe unsurprising if we’ve lost sight of le Carré’s achievements as a novelist, especially i...

Politics

1 hour ago Does air pollution cause dementia? UK scientists launch study to find out

Research at the Francis Crick Institute could lead to new drugs to counter progress of diseases like Alzheimer’sBritish scientists are about to launch a remarkable research project that will demonstrate how the air we breathe can affect our brains. This work will be vital, they say, in understanding a major medical problem: how atmospheric pollution can trigger dementia.In recent years, scientists have discovered that air pollution is one of the most pernicious threats to human health and have shown it is involved in causing cancer, heart disease, diabetes, low birthrates, and many health conditions. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago What Rasmus Hojlund did with Bruno Fernandes after Manchester United goal spoke volumes

Man Utd came from behind at half-time to beat Brentford at Old Trafford for the second season in a row and the win was vital for Erik ten Hag.

Politics

2 hours ago Insight: How Scotland became the beating heart of the video game industry and the revolution ahead

Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start

Politics

2 hours ago Peter Capaldi: ‘I was relieved the Tories lost. But it’s not that simple’

The Glasgow-born actor started out playing easy-going buffoons. Then along came ‘The Thick of It’. He talks to Craig McLean about how the Tories killed political satire, the divisive nature of the culture wars, why he found ‘Doctor Who’ fandom difficult, and what it’s like to be cast as malevolent characters

Politics

2 hours ago I saw Van Nistelrooy and Fletcher spark Manchester United comeback with furious tunnel rant

Man Utd came from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 at Old Trafford and they used a sense of injustice at half-time to fuel a second-half comeback.

Politics

3 hours ago The Lazy Sunday Quiz: Test your general knowledge with these 10 questions

Can you beat our quiz?

Politics

3 hours ago From showgirl feathers to shimmering chandeliers, casino kitsch finds new life

A different kind of spectacle has developed in Las Vegas since the Tropicana and The Mirage casinos closed this year

Politics