Author: Emily Davis
National League Cup: a ‘sweetener’ for scrapping Cup replays or cash lifeline?
Fifth-tier Wealdstone defeated Premier League Southampton 3-1 on Tuesday night: a remarkable result at first glance but one that came with caveats. Southampton’s Under-21s went [more…]
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story review – a pleasure of a film about an unlikely bond
This rather lovely film tells the story of a man called Billy Mail, and his otter – a pup he rescued after spotting it half-starved [more…]
‘A special place’: Guardian readers’ generosity helps to save rewilded farm
A unique farm that was “accidentally” rewilded 35 years ago and is now a haven for endangered nightingales and other rare wildlife has been saved, [more…]
Pharmacies vote to cut services unless UK government acts over ‘crisis’
Pharmacies have said they will halt a number of services within weeks, including the end of free medicine deliveries and extended opening hours, unless the [more…]
Olly Robbins on longlist of 10 vying for UK civil service top job
The former Brexit negotiator Oliver Robbins is one of 10 applicants on the longlist to take over from Simon Case as the UK’s most senior [more…]
‘I have lost everything’: southern Africa battles hunger amid historic drought
Emmanuel Himoonga paced his dry field, picking up stalks of maize that had been bleached almost to bone white. The 61-year-old chief of Shakumbila, a [more…]
John Lewis Christmas advert this year tells tale of two sisters
Over the years its Christmas adverts have featured a menagerie of lovable creatures but this year John Lewis is tugging on heartstrings with a Narnia-inspired [more…]
Harry Kane set to be left out by Carsley for England’s crunch match with Greece
Harry Kane is set to be a shock omission from Lee Carsley’s England team for Thursday’s must-win Nations League match against Greece in Athens. The [more…]
Lawrence caps rapid turnaround as Chelsea rise to Celtic’s WCL challenge
Chelsea’s aspiration of claiming this season’s Women’s Champions League was hardly in danger as Murphy Agnew handed Celtic a shock 22nd-minute lead. It was simply [more…]
Hot Frosty review – Netflix’s sexy snowman romance is as silly as expected
Though I am personally of the belief that all Christmas movies should wait until after Thanksgiving – it just stopped being 80F (26C) in New [more…]