It’s that time of the year again, when the tennis courts across the parks of the UK are suddenly teeming with life. Two weeks ago there wasn’t a single budding Maria Sharapova or Serena Williams to be seen, now you can’t get a court for...
We are watching with interest a case that is currently before the European Court of Justice: a Danish childcare worker has lodged a claim of discrimination on the grounds that he was sacked for being fat. The test case throws up the question of whether...
The World Cup hasn’t even started yet and already there’s been a hoo-hah about the kits. Kits, of course, are uniforms by another name, and should convey as much as possible about the brand values of the team and their intentions in the tournament. Which is...
It’s half way through the final week on BBC2’s Great British Menu and the heat has turned up a notch. The contestants are sautéing, pan-frying and searing as if their life depended on it: you can almost taste the perspiration on their brows as they...
You’ve got to feel sorry for some of the England boys – and by that we mean the unlucky ones who found out last week that they won’t be going on that plane to Brazil. Not only have they had the disappointment of being dropped from...
It’s just over a week to go until the start of Graduate Fashion Week, where the young, passionate and determined designers of the future will be showcasing the results of three or four years of work and study. Nurturing young talent is something that is close...