So who is going to win the Premier League this season? Surely: Manchester City! They always do. Well, not always, but they have done so for the past t...
Read MoreIt is quite a distance to India from the UK, something like halfway around the world, but there is more than a hint of India to be found via something...
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Forty years ago I attended the Masters for the first time. OK, enough about me (for now). The story of the 1984 Masters was mostly about Ben Crenshaw....
Read MoreThe day Crenshaw finally cracked it
The photo on the home page shows an aeroplane’s vapour trail on a glorious summer’s evening. My most recent flight out of the UK was in fa...
Read MoreDelay but no debacle
In common with many men, I suspect, I routinely used to tear the pockets of my coats and/or jackets by trying to fit into them items that really shoul...
Read MoreBagging rights
Yesterday the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, unveiled his spring budget for 2024. It is likely to be the last major financial event until t...
Read MoreHunting for better news
In the Shirley Sherwood gallery at Kew Gardens there is a fascinating indoor exhibition by a renowned British artist, Mat Collishaw. Among the display...
Read MoreQuite a sight inside at Kew
Late last September, I flew to Florence. My final destination was Rome but I’d left my plans rather late and by far the cheapest way to make my ...
Read MoreAdventures in Italia
Right now, the hardest place to get a reservation for lunch or dinner in London might be this one: The Devonshire, in Denman Street, W1. I managed it ...
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