Wasteful Australia banish their demons in Pacific Cup win against New Zealand | Rugby league
Australia have exacted revenge on New Zealand for last year’s heartbreaking Pacific Cup final with a 22-10 win that propels the Kangaroos into the decider of this year’s tournament. Nearly a year after the Kiwis handed Australia their biggest loss, a try-scoring double to Zac Lomax saw off the chance of another defeat before a […]
Liverpool must terrify Arsenal with apprentice of star Wenger craved | Football | Sport
Luis Suarez used to terrorise Arsenal whenever he played for Liverpool, so much so that Gunners legend Arsene Wenger tried to sign him in with an ill-advised £40million+£1 bid back in 2013. At some point, the Merseyside outfit will be hoping Darwin Nunez can follow the controversial striker’s lead. Suarez was adored by Liverpool fans […]
On the lash: mascaras to transform your eyes | Beauty
Recently, I read that gen Z is no longer wearing mascara. This, I’m sure, is simply a headline-grabbing mass generalisation. Nevertheless, I thought, great for them. For everyone else, fuller lashes – which is what a good mascara gives you – make you look more awake, balance out the face and, I find, reduce the […]
Feel it in your bones: taking the pain out of osteoporosis | Menopause
Imagine a room full of women. Imagine half of them breaking a bone. What will it be? Hip? Spine? Wrist? Neck? Imagine the plaster casts, the metal screws, the pain, the immobility, the grief – a third of those who break a hip will die within a year, according to the NHS. The Royal Osteoporosis […]
The £10.5m project that’s one of Europe’s longest | World | News
A city in Croatia has connected its Upper and Lower Towns, establishing one of Europe’s longest riverfront walkways – and it opened on Saturday (October 26). Osijek’s Mayor, Ivan Radić, inaugurated a new section of the city’s promenade, the culmination of a long-standing vision to connect two parts of the town with a riverside walkway […]
The 24-hour road trip to visit the UK’s ‘rudest named towns’ that raised £20K
A team of petrol heads has completed a nonstop road trip across the UK, visiting 12 towns and villages with the rudest names in an unusual charity fundraiser. Drivers Craig Cheetham, Freddie Gill, James Walshe, and Steph Holloway covered the 874-mile journey in a customised Citroen C5, known as ‘Jurassic Pork’. This 18-year-old estate car was destined for […]
The BBC has rehabilitated Michael Gove from Brexit hysteric into genial radio jock | Catherine Bennett
No worries if you haven’t felt quite up to it: thanks to BBC Sounds, its recent Michael Gove festival, Surviving Politics, should be available for a year, to prove that no political life, however deeply disenchanting it might look, need now end in failure. Not while the BBC, with its extensive experience in rehabilitating widely […]
Northern Ireland Open prize money for Judd Trump vs Kyren Wilson final | Other | Sport
Judd Trump has set up a blockbuster Northern Ireland Open final with world champion Kyren Wilson, as the top two players in snooker will go head-to-head for the Alex Higgins trophy. World No. 1 Trump is the defending champion and booked his spot in the Belfast final in style, whitewashing Elliott Slessor to set up […]
Benidorm’s ‘Gypsy Lane’ where British tourists pay £20-a-week to live | World | News
Benidorm may be known for its cheap-and-cheerful holiday resorts, almost year-round sunshine, sandy beaches and lively nightlife. But the high-rise coastal town on Spain’s Costa Blanca has a dark side that’s not exactly hard to find. Less than 150 yards from a popular mobility scooter rental centre, and holiday apartment blocks, is Camí Azagador de […]
Carrot and walnut cake recipe gives ‘moist and flavourful’ results
Cakes can be made in all shapes and flavours, but there’s one classic that everyone always returns to—the humble carrot and walnut cake. The recipe is well worth mastering and easy to customise with fruity additions like apples or swapping walnuts for sultanas. It’s easy to do with a basic formula, like this one from […]