Will we EVER learn to love the council flat kid who became F1’s greatest driver?

Even if you know nothing of Formula One and care still less for the high testosterone sport of motor racing, you will have almost certainly have heard of Lewis Hamilton. There’s Lewis the red carpet regular with a string of glamorous celebrity girlfriends, Lewis the fashion icon with his tattoos, hair braids and bling,  Lewis … Read more

Severn river cruise review: Onboard the Edward Elgar amid some of Britain’s greatest treasures

We boarded the ‘Edward Elgar’ at Gloucester Docks, landlubbers almost childishly happy to be on the water in fine autumnal weather — and the crew seemed happy to greet us. We were the first people to board the boat since the dreaded virus confined us to barracks, so there was a sense of liberation all … Read more

With Nadal and Federer on 20 Grand Slams each, who is the greatest men’s player of all time?

Rafael Nadal drew level with Roger Federer on 20 Grand Slams after beating Novak Djokovic to win the French Open on Sunday. Nadal and Federer are two of the sport’s most adored players and are deservedly in the conversation to be recognised as the greatest of all time. But who has achieved GOAT status in … Read more

People reveal their greatest achievements in viral social media trend

Look how far we’ve come! People share throwback snaps that show off their successful careers as pilots, news anchors and musicians for ‘How it started, How it’s going’ challenge Social media users from around the world have been sharing their achievements Bored Panda rounded up a selection of the inspiring achievers who’ve gone viral Posts … Read more

Thomas Stoppard and his journey from wartime refugee to our greatest living playwright

TOM STOPPARD: A LIFE by Hermione Lee (Faber £30, 860pp)  Transport yourself, in these sad days of silenced theatres, to a full-house Old Vic on the evening of April 11, 1967. It’s the opening night of Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead, first performed the previous summer at the Edinburgh Fringe where it had terrible reviews … Read more

Britain’s greatest living playwright Sir Tom Stoppard secretly polished scripts

Britain’s greatest living playwright Sir Tom Stoppard secretly polished scripts for 102 Dalmatians, Beethoven and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, a new book has revealed. Sir Tom, 83, best known for acclaimed plays Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Coast of Utopia, also worked behind the scenes on scripts for The Bourne Ultimatum, Star … Read more

Britain’s greatest living playwright Sir Tom Stoppard secretly polished scripts

Britain’s greatest living playwright Sir Tom Stoppard secretly polished scripts for 102 Dalmatians, Beethoven and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, a new book has revealed. Sir Tom, 83, best known for acclaimed plays Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Coast of Utopia, also worked behind the scenes on scripts for The Bourne Ultimatum, Star … Read more

Bombshell in the briefcase: New book retells one of the greatest Cold War thrillers of all

During the early afternoon of September 12, 1960, an unmarked car drove along Great Portland Street in central London and drew up outside No 159, a branch of the Midland Bank. The two men inside were from MI5, Britain’s counter-espionage service. They glanced up and down the street before they entered the five-storey building and … Read more

New Guinea has the greatest variety of plants of any island in the world

New Guinea has the most diverse island plant life in the world according to researchers, who found it had 20 per cent more flora than Madagascar or Borneo. Experts from the University of Zurich examined 700,000 plant specimens from the southwestern Pacific island as part of a study into its ecosystem diversity.   Two-thirds of the species … Read more

MAFS’ Cathy Evans says being compared to Jonah from Tonga was the ‘greatest compliment’

Despite the ongoing controversy surrounding his blackface portrayals, Chris Lilley still has loyal fans – including Married At First Sight’s Cathy Evans. The 26-year-old, an Australian of Welsh and Thai heritage who was raised in New Zealand, revealed on Thursday that a fan had recently said her humour reminded them of Jonah Takalua from the 2007 comedy series Summer Heights … Read more