David Benioff Dismayed, disappointed, divided: how the Game of Thrones cast really feel about the final seasonThe Telegraph - By Ed PowerEarly in March 2015, shortly before Game of Thrones returned for its fifth season, David Benioff sat at a table in the Oxford Union’s 200 year-old debating chambers, trying to repress a smirk. He was by
Politics With Farage in the ascendant, much now rests on the men in grey suitsThe Telegraph - By Norman TebbitAs a Conservative I try quite hard to find issues on which to support the (nominally) Conservative government and all too many Conservative Members of Parliament. So I am pleased this week to raise a for
Rod Stewart Model railway club attacked by vandals sees £50,000 in donations flood inThe Telegraph - By Laura FitzPatrickA British model railway club attacked by vandals at the weekend has received over £50,000 in donations from around the world. A crowdfunding page to raise money for the Market Deeping Railway Club was
Tom Daley Tom Daley's husband accuses British Swimming of 'corruption' in row over their sonThe Telegraph - By Gareth DaviesTom Daley's husband has accused British Swimming of "corruption" in a row over access issues concerning their baby son. In a series of explosive tweets, Dustin Lance Black accused the governing body of
Plymouth Teacher killed himself after feeling "publicly undermined" by senior colleaguesThe Telegraph - By Laura FitzPatrickOne of Britain's highest paid teachers killed himself after feeling "publicly undermined" by senior colleagues, an inquest has heard. Former squaddie, Garry Phillips, 47, was found hanged in December after
Brexit Party Why would the Brexit Party bail out the Tories when it could destroy them instead?The Telegraph - By Andrew LilicoThe Tories cannot win the next general election. That is clear from the opinion polls, which have the Brexit party now second behind Labour and the Tories languishing in the low twenties or high teens
Daenerys Targaryen The Mad Queen: why Daenerys Targaryen didn’t deserve her nonsensical and unfair change of characterThe Telegraph - By Amy JonesWarning, this article contains full spoilers for Game of Thrones Last year in the US, 560 baby girls were named Khaleesi and eight were named Daenerys. It’s not surprising – parents often name their children
Game of Thrones Game of Thrones, season 8, episode 6, The Iron Throne review: a dagger in the gut of a once-great seriesThe Telegraph - By Michael DeaconSo certain was I of its brilliance, I used to argue that there was no real need for Game of Thrones to end. And even if it did end, the show runners could always just take a break for a couple of years,
Jaguar Land Rover Chinese slowdown sends Jaguar Land Rover to £3.6bn lossThe Telegraph - By Michael O'DwyerJaguar Land Rover sunk to a £3.6bn loss in the 12 months to the end of March as it battled slowing sales in China and embarked on a costly turnaround plan. The Coventry-based manufacturer said £149m of
How Costa Rica plans to become the world's first zero-carbon countryThe Telegraph - By Chris MossLong admired as the most eco-conscious nation in the Americas, Costa Rica upped the sustainable tourism ante last week when it announced aims to achieve zero emissions by 2050. At 38, President Carlos
Sajid JavidBritish citizens who help Isil could face life in prison under updated Treason laws in wake of Choudary release, Sajid JavidThe Telegraph - By Charles HymasTreason laws are to be updated to toughen penalties against Britons who support terrorism abroad and “hostile state activity,” Sajid Javid announced today. The Home Secretary revealed he had ordered officials
Matt Hancock Brexiteers will need to swing behind the Government to stop the bill from becoming a Remainer Trojan HorseThe Telegraph - By Asa BennettThe Government used to say that if it could not agree with Labour on a Brexit deal they could both support, it would hold another round of indicative votes with the aim of finding out what form of Brexit
Sudoku Sudoku, sex, and Marmite: how to anti-age your brainThe Telegraph - By Jack RearThey frustrate you, boggle your mind, and make you sick of numbers altogether, but a daily Sudoku comes with its own reward for those who are prepared to stick with them. According to a new study from
Adil Rashid England 2019 World Cup squad: Our experts on who misses out, who makes the starting XI and whyThe Telegraph - By Telegraph SportEngland completed a resounding 4-0 series win over Pakistan on Sunday with victory by 54 runs. The five-match series represented the final opportunity for several players to stake their claim for a World
Prophecy Arya Stark, Jon Snow and the Azor Ahai prophecy: what we still don't know about the Game of Thrones 'prince who was promised'The Telegraph - By Charlotte RuncieThis piece contains extensive spoilers for season eight of Game of Thrones Whatever happened to Azor Ahai, the so-called Prince That Was Promised? Now that all the episodes have aired, we still haven't
Television (UK) Who won the Iron Throne? How your season 8 predictions unfolded for the ending of Game of ThronesThe Telegraph - By Amy Blumsom and Ed Power and David StevensonNote: this piece contains multiple spoilers concerning the plot of Game of Thrones seasons 1-8 When you play the Game of Thrones you win or you die. There is no middle ground – so Cersei Lannister coolly
Greg Clark Greg Clark to reveal state of British Steel lifeline talksThe Telegraph - By Alan ToveyThe state of negotiations about a taxpayer-funded £75m lifeline for struggling British Steel are set to be revealed by Business Secretary Greg Clark today. The Scunthorpe-based steel-maker is seeking loan
Karolina Pliskova Tennis Podcast: Why Rome champion Karolina Pliskova deserves our attentionThe Telegraph - By Telegraph SportWhile British tennis fans could be encouraged by Jo Konta’s run to the final in Rome, the woman who beat her, Karolina Pliskova, is more likely to be a contender at Roland Garros over the next few weeks.
Brooks Koepka Will Brooks Koepka finally get the recognition he deserves after USPGA triumph?The Telegraph - By Daniel ZeqiriDraped from head to toe in Nike apparel and owner of biceps that would shame the preening regulars of Venice Beach, back-to-back US Open and USPGA champion Brooks Koepka looks every inch the American superstar.
British Sandwich Week: Tom Kerridge's masterclass on steak toasties, salmon stacks and pulled-pork sarniesThe Telegraph - By Tom KerridgeSandwiches have come a long way since my school days; back then, they weren’t very interesting and I always tried to swap mine. We are so lucky that we now have food influences from all around the world
Food (UK) The Square & Compass, Worth Matravers, Dorset, pub reviewThe Telegraph - By Nigel HuddlestonThere’s something fitting about the fact that the Square & Compass has devoted valuable drinking space to a fossil museum. It’s not just that the pub sits high on the cliffs overlooking Dorset’s Jurassic
Inventions Fancy a ride in my motorised sofa? Mad inventor and wacky racer Edd China takes us for a spinThe Telegraph - By Tom OughWatching Edd China fix stuff is a unique and joyful experience. China, the bumbling mechanical genius whose best-loved contraptions include a drivable loo, the world’s fastest shopping trolley and a drag-racing
Personal Finance (UK) Charge shoppers 1p to use self-checkout machines to heal Brexit divisions, say MPsThe Telegraph - By Sam MeadowsShoppers should pay a transaction charge of 1p when they use a self-checkout machine to heal the generational divide caused by Brexit, a group of MPs has said. The parliamentary panel on social integration,
How I conquered my midlife crisis by running six desert marathons in a weekThe Telegraph - By Angus NisbetClassic midlife crisis behaviour it may be, but last year I gave up drinking and set myself a 12-month challenge. And, as sports cars and extramarital affairs aren’t really my thing, I looked elsewhere
Music (UK) Sting and Shaggy, The Roundhouse, review: (almost) every little boombastic thing they did was magicThe Telegraph - By James HallSomebody call the Police! With every sinew of my being, I expected this concert by Sting and Shaggy – the po-faced English multi-millionaire bass player and the cartoon-like Jamaican dancehall star, respectively
Great Britain Grace Balsdon pays tribute to coach and mentor Kwan Browne after goal for Great Britain against BelgiumThe Telegraph - By Rod GilmourWhen Grace Balsdon fired high into the Belgium net to give Great Britain a crucial lead on Sunday, there was neat symmetry as the mind was cast back to action on the same pitch a month ago. There, Hampstead
Emiliano Sala Emiliano Sala 'abandoned like a dog' by those responsible for his welfare, said late fatherThe Telegraph - By Ben RumsbyEmiliano Sala’s late father accused those responsible for his son’s welfare of abandoning him “like a dog”, it has emerged. Horacio Sala, who died last month – three months after his son was killed in
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Duchess of Cambridge urges children to 'sit and feel' real nature in Instagram ageThe Telegraph - By Hannah FurnessThe Duchess of Cambridge has urged families to escape the on-screen visuals of Instagram to make time to "sit and feel" the natural world. The Duchess, who showed a group of schoolchildren around her Flower
Comic-Con No longer just for nerds: how Comic Con became big businessThe Telegraph - By Sophie SmithTens of thousands of people will gather at the ExCel centre in east London this weekend for one of the world’s biggest comic book conventions. There, they will have the chance to peruse anime artwork comic
Victoria Beckham Victoria Beckham’s £5k detox: mountain biking, full moon wineThe Telegraph - By Madeleine HowellFor most of us, indulging in a sheet mask from Boots or taking a long soak in the bath, camomile tea in hand, might suffice to wash away the blues. But not for 45-year-old Victoria Beckham, who has recently
