Misc

Chapel Down Sparkling Brut, England NV (£21.99, Waitrose) Amid all the pomp and circumstance of next weekend’s festivities, it’s easy to see why the English… Read More »English Sparkling Wine Fit For A King

On 22 July 1973 the Observer joined 2,000 English pilgrims on a trip to Lourdes in France. The shrine marking Bernadette Soubirous’s 1858 vision was… Read More »Visiting The Shrine At Lourdes With Pilgrims From England, 1973

Malik Monk scored 28 points, De’Aaron Fox added 26 points and 11 assists, and the Sacramento Kings staved off elimination in their first-round playoff series… Read More »NBA Playoffs: Kings Race Away From Warriors To Force Winner-Take-All Game 7

In a bookstore near one of Taipei’s leading universities, Zeng Da-fu and his wife work quietly into the evening. Zeng has run this store for… Read More »‘Publishing These Books Is A Risk’: Taiwan’s Booksellers Stand Up For Democracy

The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader has said her country will stage more displays of military might in response to a new US-South Korean… Read More »North Korea: Kim Jong-Un Sister Says Joe Biden Is ‘in His Dotage’ As She Criticises Nuclear Pact

Draft order for first roundHere’s a quick reminder of the provisional draft order for the first-round. Carolina traded up to acquire the Chicago Bears’ No… Read More »NFL Draft 2023: Panthers Select Bryce Young With No 1 Overall Pick – As It Happened

Woman and child killed in DniproAn attack on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro early on Friday killed a woman and a three-year-old child, the… Read More »Russia-Ukraine War Live: Woman And Child Killed In Dnipro And Residential Building Hit In Uman Amid Wave Of Russian Strikes

Joe Biden finally launched his much anticipated re-election bid for 2024 this week. For the next year, news networks will cover extensively his campaign, and… Read More »As One Door Opens For Biden, Another Shuts On Carlson – Podcast

Tucker Carlson has broken his silence for the first time since his abrupt departure from Fox News, posting a video to Twitter that did not… Read More »Tucker Carlson Breaks Silence After Abrupt Departure From Fox News

The US and South Korea have reaffirmed their alliance, agreeing that nuclear-armed submarines would resume port visits and threatening a “swift, overwhelming and decisive response”… Read More »US Nuclear-Armed Submarines To Resume Visits To South Korea For First Time In 30 Years