Watch any of those TV shows behind the scenes at posh hotels and the bedrooms will have one thing in common: crisp white sheets, immaculately styled. In our own homes, the reality may depend more on whichever bedding happens to be clean that day. The sheets might have been crisp and brilliant white at one…
Napheesa Collier on what to expect from Unrivaled basketball league Napheesa Collier chats with Mackenzie Salmon about the inspiration behind starting the new Unrivaled basketball league with Breanna Stewart. Sports Seriously MEDLEY, Fla. — Angel Reese is happy at work. “We get to workout, use the weight room, create new bonds/friendships, get treatment, get massages,…
One of the things we like to do from time to time at the Thursday quiz is have a themed edition, and every January we enjoy a special numbers week. It’s the same mix of topical news, general knowledge and pop culture questions, but with a twist – every question and answer somehow revolves around…
The UK government will not sign off a deal to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius until Donald Trump’s administration has had a chance to consider the future of the joint military base, Downing Street has confirmed. Allies of the US president-elect have been critical of the deal because of the implications for the…
Birkenstock is suing several competitors for allegedly copying four of its most recognisable styles: the Arizona and Madrid sandals, the Gizeh flip-flop, and the Boston clog – a closed-toe design beloved by the likes of Kaia Gerber, Jason Momoa and Gigi Hadid, with sales in 2024 more than doubling the company’s average. Defending its litigious…
I drink a lot of Pepsi Max. A slab of 30 cans has been known to disappear within a week. That’s upward of four 375ml cans a day – one and a half litres of sugar-free cola every 24 hours. Not enough to end up on My Strange Addiction but enough to concern friends. “Those…
The Italian government is seeking to clamp down on fake and paid-for online reviews in an effort to protect the country’s hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions from misleading and damaging content. Under a draft law announced this week, which still needs to be approved in parliament, anyone wanting to write an online review would be…
After 15 months of war, a ceasefire deal in Gaza has been reached. In his farewell address to the nation, Joe Biden tried to convince the US public that it was just one of many successes he’d had in the White House. But is that how his time in office will be remembered? Jonathan Freedland…