Bowled over by a tale of secrets and spies: PATRICK MARMION reviews A Splinter Of Ice 

A Splinter Of Ice (originaltheatreonline.com; and touring) Verdict: Well worth a sneaky peek  Rating: Julius Caesar (Bridge Theatre; ntathome.com) Verdict: Mob-handed Rating: Cold War British spy and Russian double agent Kim Philby was a great lover of cricket. On a visit to him in 1987, shortly before his death in Moscow (reimagined in this fascinating new play … Read more

The Inspector is bowled over by London’s version of New York’s trendy The Standard

The Inspector is bowled over by London’s version of New York’s trendy The Standard, despite it looking ‘like a cross between a nuclear reactor and a Merchant Navy ship’ The brand new hotel occupies the brutally ugly former Camden Town Hall Annexe building  The Standard name is upside down, ‘which is apt given that The … Read more

NHS is ‘bowled over’ after 750,000 people sign up for volunteer army to fight coronavirus

An astonishing 750,000 Britons have joined the NHS volunteer army in just five days. Health Secretary Matt Hancock had initially hoped to recruit 250,000 members of the public – but the target was trebled following the huge response. Nearly half a million pledged their support in the first 24 hours after the appeal went out on … Read more

NHS is ‘bowled over’ after 750,000 people sign up for volunteer army to fight coronavirus

An astonishing 750,000 Britons have joined the NHS volunteer army in just five days. Health Secretary Matt Hancock had initially hoped to recruit 250,000 members of the public – but the target was trebled following the huge response. Nearly half a million pledged their support in the first 24 hours after the appeal went out on … Read more