Life
Reading the Mirror’s new newspaper makes me want to throw myself on a bonfire
On Monday I went to the newsagent to buy the newspapers and picked up the first issue of a new…
The second-best jump jockey ever finally gets to finish first
Richard Johnson, possibly the nicest man to occupy a saddle and certainly the most modest, once said of his Irish…
Bridge
So many tournaments — so little space. Last week saw two of the very best London has to offer: Terry…
Varsity match
On Saturday 5 March the 134th Varsity Match between the teams from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge takes place…
No. 398
Black to play. This position is from Scibior-Chiu, Varsity Match 2013. Black now powered through into the white position. What…
For their eyes only
In Competition No. 2937 you were invited to submit extracts from the diaries of the famous that their writers did…
2250: Knavish
The unclued lights (one of two words, and one of three) when preceded by the same word (which has to…
Crossword solution 2247: Commoners II
The unclued lights are some of the Wombles of Wimbledon COMMON, paired at 25/21, 31/16 and 35/10. First prize Belinda…
No, my socialist dad would NOT be spinning in his grave
On Tuesday night I went to a birthday party for my father at the House of Commons. Hosted by the…
Battle for Britain
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Two big hitters leave the crease: Brendon McCullum and Hugh McIlvanney
Two great men have just bowed out from their chosen trades and it is bloody sad. The New Zealand cricket…
Dear Mary: My husband leaves all cupboards and drawers open
Q. Re. your letter from F.C. about the boyfriend leaving lids off (20 February), I have a similar problem. My husband…
Pharmacy 2 makes me like Damien Hirst
Pharmacy 2 is the reanimated child of Damien Hirst; it lives inside the Newport Street Gallery in a forsaken patch of…
The murky origins of David Cameron’s new favourite phrase
‘They all laughed at Christopher Columbus,’ sang my husband flatly, ‘when he said the world was round.’ I wasn’t going…
Battle for Britain
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Varsity match
On Saturday 5 March the 134th Varsity Match between the teams from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge takes place…
No. 398
Black to play. This position is from Scibior-Chiu, Varsity Match 2013. Black now powered through into the white position. What…
For their eyes only
In Competition No. 2937 you were invited to submit extracts from the diaries of the famous that their writers did…
Your problems solved
Q. Re. your letter from F.C. about the boyfriend leaving lids off (20 February), I have a similar problem. My husband…
Easy to swallow
Pharmacy 2 is the reanimated child of Damien Hirst; it lives inside the Newport Street Gallery in a forsaken patch of…
High life
The rich are under attack nowadays, never more so than in America, where The Donald continues to trump his critics,…
Long life
On Monday I went to the newsagent to buy the newspapers and picked up the first issue of a new…
Long life
On Monday I went to the newsagent to buy the newspapers and picked up the first issue of a new…
Low life
Before we left for Sunday lunch at the Les Deux Garçons restaurant, Aix-en-Provence, I checked the reviews on Tripadvisor. I’m…
Low life
Before we left for Sunday lunch at the Les Deux Garçons restaurant, Aix-en-Provence, I checked the reviews on Tripadvisor. I’m…
