Zoe Rae’s recent visit to Bali made me think about the expectations we have for our holidays versus the reality we are met with. Zoe Rae (a social media influencer) visited Indonesia in July 2025 and complained of it not meeting her and her husband’s expectations: “We came to Bali...
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Much is made of the Saudi Arabian entrance to the world boxing. The critiques are loud and numerous. Boxing never known to weigh human rights heavily has enthusiastically embraced Turki Al-Sheikh. Like its entrance into golf, football and tennis, many accuse the kingdom of using boxing as a means to...
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On May 6 2025, India embarked on ‘Operation Sindoor’, targeting nine different areas of Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, in retaliation for the alleged Pakistani militant attack on Pahalgam, India-administered Kashmir, which killed 26 people. The overnight operation resulted in shockwaves being sent through Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, with the explosions...
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A flag is a symbol, and symbols are far more powerful than words. One symbol can generate a dozen different meanings depending on who you ask. The flags of England and the United Kingdom are no exception. When you walk down any high street in an English town at the...
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Watching England qualifiers has increasingly become like a visit to the dentist: slow, painful, probing, and only made better with the knowledge that you might get some long-term benefit. I have actually experienced both last week – a filling, and a visit to Villa Park to see England v Andorra...
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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) – which works in partnership with Warwick’s Medical School – has been ranked as the third-worst acute NHS trust in England. UHCW ranked above only the Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust (at rank 133) and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation...
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On 6 August, US special envoy Steve Witkoff made a trip to Moscow. The visit to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and his administration is one of the latest developments in a back-and-forth between President Putin and United States President Donald Trump that has gone on since the beginning of...
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As the Women’s Super League (WSL) returned last weekend, the transfer window came to a close, completing the squads within the top league of English Women’s football. With shock signings and records broken, this window will be one to remember. At the start of the summer, on July 17, Arsenal...
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On Sunday, 7 September 2025, Pope Leo XIV made history as a crowd of 80,000 gathered in St. Peter’s square to celebrate the canonisation of Carlo Acutis, the Church’s first Millennial saint. During the open-air Mass, “God’s influencer” was granted sainthood alongside Pier Giorgio Frassati (a twenty-four-year-old Italian who died...
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It’s the elephant in the room whenever ministers speak about the economy, immigration, or the cost of living; nearly a decade later, it’s hard to find a politician who doesn’t keep an uneasy silence when the ‘B-word’ is mentioned. Brexit has knocked 5% off the country’s GDP and isolated the...
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Jack Thompson talks with Pale Waves' lead singer and guitarist Heather Baron-Gracie to discuss the band's upcoming 'Still Smitten Tour',
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There is only one way to start this week’s rendition of The Boar’s FPL column, and that’s with Man City’s Norwegian powerhouse Haaland. He may cost an eye-watering £14.1m, but at the moment he’s the talk of the town following his 13-point haul against Man United last weekend. Not only...
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Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner 6-2,3-6,6-1,6-4 to secure his second U.S. Open championship, and second Grand Slam title of the year. This victory placed Alcaraz atop the ATP rankings with 11540 points, dispatching Sinner from his 65-week reign. At just 22, the Spaniard also became the youngest player ever to...
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