Usain Bolt has been stripped of one of his nine Olympic gold medals after confirmation that one of his teammates at Beijing 2008 tested positive for a banned substance. The Jamaican was one of the four athletes awarded gold after a win in the 4x100m men’s team relay at the...
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Milo Yiannopoulos – who writes for Breitbart News and is often seen as a spokesperson for the ‘alt-right’ – has reportedly landed a $250,000 book deal with Simon & Schuster. There has been criticism of Simon & Schuster for giving Yiannopoulos this high-profile platform and for paying for what some see...
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Barnaby is back, and this time, he has to contend with a bunch of rabbits – it’s the kind of bizarre scenario that could only appear in an episode of Midsomer Murders. ‘Red in Tooth and Claw’ is an enjoyable episode that proves the show can still surprise and horrify....
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2017 is the year Brexit will properly begin, but its effects are already being felt. Depending on who you ask, Brexit is shaping up to be either extremely good or apocalyptically bad for the country. Economically speaking, the situation is looking okay at this current moment, but there are signs...
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Ali Jones and Reece Goodall debate the posthumous publicity received by stars in 2016. To mourn It’s easy to say that it’s wrong of the media to pay more attention to the death of one individual than to another, or to argue that the victims of war, terror, or...
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A new year dawns, and so it’s the time to think about resolutions, a new you, reinventing your life… whatever you want to call it. Believe it or not, books are a great way to help you think about changing your life and set yourself up for a better year....
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This series of Midsomer Murders is proving one of the strongest of recent years, and a good run continues with ‘Last Man Out’, a cricket-themed episode that benefits from the return of a fan favourite character and a solid mystery. A one-day cricket tournament called the C10 is coming to...
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When I saw the title of this episode of Midsomer Murders, I doubt that I was alone in imagining references to Dostoevsky and his classic novel. But, despite a potential thematic link, ‘Crime and Punishment’ actually offers a portrait of a small town run by control freaks, serving up a...
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2016 is now over, and it seems most of 2017 will be people complaining about how miserable a year it was. There was one field that thrived, however, and that was television – here, I’ll take a look at some of the highlights, and some of the most talked about...
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Boar Sport take a final look back on 2016 and pick out some of the defining moments of the year in sport, as well as some personal highlights.
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Inside No 9 offers a terrifying Christmas special - Reece Goodall reviews 'The Devil of Christmas'
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It’s that time of year again which involves decorating your tree, buying a turkey and finding a monstrous jumper you’ll never wear again. And of course, the television: sit down to the same old films, because who doesn’t love a Christmas movie? Yet, I tend to find there’s only so...
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