Apple Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses, a series which follows a team of dysfunctional MI5 agents There’s something missing from Gary Oldman’s trophy cabinet. One of the most decorated actors of his generation, he won a best actor Oscar, Bafta and Golden Globe for playing Sir Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, plus … Read more
Jo Adnitt/BBC Leah was repeatedly restrained at her independent special school One of Leah’s most painful memories of her former school is the time she was held down for so long by members of staff, that blood vessels burst in her face. She says restraint was used so often on her there, that she once … Read more
Ananya, Director of Hindalco, Grasim, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail and Aditya Birla Management Corporation Image: Neha Mithbawkar for Forbes India Very rarely do two transitions happen at the same time. And when the timing for such a change appears to be right, it borders on serendipity. In recent years, the Aditya Birla Group—whose interests range … Read more
Leni Riefenstahl returns to the Venice film festival, after a fashion, as the star of Andres Veiel’s extraordinary deep-dive documentary about the original cancelled artist. It was here, at Mussolini-era Venice in 1938, that Riefenstahl scooped the top prize for Olympia, her sublime, suspect paean to the Berlin Olympics. Her career hit the heights on … Read more
In the end there were fireworks being let off from the stand behind Filip Jörgensen’s goal and a few too many sirens sounding in Chelsea’s area. It was extraordinary to see Servette still plugging away deep into added time and, while Thomas Häberli’s side fell short of beating the £1bn project to a spot in … Read more
On a few occasions, mainly when Lee Carsley has been behind the wheel of his car, the radio has been on and England have been the subject under discussion, he admits that his mind has “wandered off”. Essentially to the size of the challenge that now confronts him. Carsley may only be the Football Association’s … Read more
Let’s play the word association game. What do you think of when you read the following? Plaid. Workwear. Camo. If it isn’t words such as practical, hardwearing, hunting or fishing then you’ve been drinking from fashion’s well for too long. Because while in recent years luxury labels have turned all of the above into catwalk … Read more
YouTube live streams were introduced back in April 2011, and since then they have been a handy tool for various channels and their dedicated fans and viewers to partake the excitement of an event taking place live. From space research institutes to football clubs to celebrity musicians, YouTube live streams are utilised to broadcast an … Read more
Employees of the engine manufacturer for the Alpine Formula One team are to stage a protest at Monza on the opening day of the Italian Grand Prix on Friday. They will express their anger at the plan of the team’s owner, the Renault Group, to cease production of their engine by the 2026 season. The … Read more
After 12 balls of increasing tension for the expectant crowd, bums fidgeting in seats and all trips to the bar put on hold, Joe Root opened the face of his bat, glided the ball through vacant fourth slip, and punched the air before it had even crossed the rope. Test century number 33 was in … Read more