Dare you take a bite of the new Frankenspreads?

Ripe, succulent strawberries and velvety clouds of clotted cream — no combination better conjures up a traditional British summer. But with Wimbledon cancelled, we’ve had to find other ways to get our fix. Step forward Marks & Spencer, which has come up with the ultimate amalgamation of the nation’s favourite seasonal treat — strawberry-flavoured clotted … Read more

Wimbledon strawberries preserved: Huge 750kg crop from the cancelled tournament will become jam

Wimbledon strawberries preserved: Huge 750kg crop will be turned into jam after this year’s tennis tournament is cancelled due to coronavirus Eating strawberries with cream is a tradition at the Wimbledon Championships But the tennis championships have been cancelled this year due to COVID-19 Tournament organisers have ordered 750kg of this year’s stock to go … Read more

Should you go from fan to financier? AFC Wimbledon raises £3.5m

Economics teacher Cormac van der Hoeven does a fair imitation of a Cockney market trader. ‘Get your Plough Lane Bond!’ he yells at confused bankers at Canary Wharf Tube station. ‘Help AFC Wimbledon return home!’ But the bankers aren’t biting. Cormac, 32, is trying to raise £5 million to help his club play at Plough … Read more

Wimbledon set to net huge £100m insurance payout after tournament is cancelled

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more

Wimbledon set to net huge £100m insurance payout after tournament is cancelled

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more

Wimbledon tennis is CANCELLED due to coronavirus pandemic

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more

A musical marvel: How to do Salzburg’s six-week classical festival

The Salzburg Festival is to opera and theatre what Wimbledon is to tennis. So it’s fitting that tickets are allocated in a similar method: by lottery, with members enjoying priority before the public. Get your application in by January 7 (salzburgfestival.at) and you could be on your way to Austria. Winners will be notified by the … Read more