Virgil van Dijk The making of Virgil van Dijk: How Holland allowed the 'tall dude' from Breda to slip through the netThe Telegraph - By Sam WallaceIn the kitchen upstairs at the Oncle Jean restaurant in Breda, a Dutch city an hour’s drive south of Amsterdam, 16-year-old Abubakar Abdulle is emptying the dishwasher and listening in amusement as his
The French foodie capitals you've probably never heard ofThe Telegraph - By Anthony PeregrineHere are six slightly obscure French destinations with a surprising number of gastronomic restaurants. 1. Kaysersberg (pop: 2,700) Alsaciens exact high standards – in the kitchen as elsewhere. Olivier
Jutland Viking history and cultural landmarks in Aalborg – an expert guideThe Telegraph - By James LitstonWhy go? Aalborg, Denmark’s fourth-largest city, is the sort of out-of-the-way port of call that makes a wonderful discovery for cruise passengers. Set at the narrowest point of the Limfjord (the waterway
Health (UK) Tony Parsons at 65: boxing has given me black eyes and torn muscles – but it's kept me aliveThe Telegraph - By Mark BaileyTony Parsons has reached the age when his diary is marked with the funerals of dear friends and even routine health check-ups can feel portentous. “When I turned 60 five years’ ago my doctor said: ‘I’d
Matteo Salvini Salvini criticised after snubbing annual celebration of Italy's ovethrow of fascismThe Telegraph - By Giada ZampanoFar-Right interior minister Matteo Salvini has been criticised for failing to attend the annual celebration of Italy's overthrow of fascism. Mr Salvini, who leads the anti-immigration League party, on
Health (UK) Introducing the 'pegan diet' – like veganism, with added meatThe Telegraph - By Jack RearQuestion: What happens if you cross the paleo diet and with veganism? Answer: you get the pegan diet. Duh! The pegan diet (or should that be peganism?) is officially having a moment after social media
Gambling Gambling machines and websites to carry alcohol-style health warnings in new 'public health' approachThe Telegraph - By Charles HymasGambling firms will be required to carry alcohol-style health warnings on the risks of products from Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) to online bets on sports matches to combat addiction. The Gambling
The best reusable nappies – tried and testedThe Telegraph - By Nicola CutcherMention cloth nappies to older generations and they’ll describe soaking pails of smelly nappies, boiling them, folding towels, and accidents with safety pins. Nowadays reusable nappies can be as simple
Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition review, Design Museum - as coldly fascinating as Kubrick himselfThe Telegraph - By Tim RobeyYou enter the Design Museum’s Stanley Kubrick exhibition with no small fanfare. In the main foyer stands a bright orange Adams Probe 16 – the concept car which Alex (Malcom McDowell) and fellow Droogs
Ethiopian Airlines Frustration builds for Boeing Max plane crash families as they fight to have lawsuits heard in US courtsThe Telegraph - By Rozina Sabur and Nicola SmithHuman remains and personal belongings were still scattered across the site of the Ethiopian Airlines crash a month after it happened, a relative of one of the victims has claimed. The London-based relative,
Margaret Thatcher Finally, the humble bus is getting some attention, but Labour's billions won't reverse its declineThe Telegraph - By Tom HarrisMargaret Thatcher never said that a man who is still using the bus by the age of 30 should consider himself a failure (the source of that Olympic-standard example of cynical snobbery is more likely to
The best hostels in BerlinThe Telegraph - By Paul SullivanAn insider's guide to the best hostels in Berlin, including the top places to stay for rooftop bars, good-value restaurants, clean, well-equipped rooms, en-suite bathrooms, and private bedrooms with televisions,
Health (UK) Paula Radcliffe: 'If we help kids to be more active, they'll be happier'The Telegraph - By Maria LallyOn the train to meet Paula Radcliffe for a run around Green Park in central London, my eight-year-old daughter is fizzing with excitement: she was recently selected to represent her school at cross country
Birds Dead birds tied to Chris Packham's fence as farmers and pest controllers protest against shooting banThe Telegraph - By Helena HortonDead crows have been tied by their necks to Chris Packham's gate after the Springwatch presenter successfully campaigned for Natural England to revoke its general licenses to shoot "pest" birds. Farmers
Daniel Craig James Bond 25 announcement daniel craig new movie cast newsThe Telegraph - By Telegraph ReportersRami Malek will star in the 25th James Bond film as the cast to appear alongside Daniel Craig in the latest release was revealed. James Bond producer Michael G Wilson has confirmed that Fleabag creator
Gaming (UK) Days Gone review: A competent but frustratingly dull post-apocalyptic adventureThe Telegraph - By Tom HogginsHow does post-apocalyptic biker adventure Days Gone live up to Sony's strong PS4 exclusive line-up? Tom Hoggins rides along to find out There will never be anything to dull the senses of a painstakingly
Deutsche Bank 'Reason has triumphed': unions hail collapse of Deutsche merger talksThe Telegraph - By Justin HugglerThe collapse of merger talks between Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank was greeted with widespread relief in Germany on Thursday, where the idea had few supporters outside the government. The news was welcomed
Malaria Governments must be held accountable on commitments to fight malariaThe Telegraph - By Anne GullandCommonwealth leaders should commit to tracking progress in cutting the number of malaria cases and deaths to ensure they meet ambitious pledges to fight the disease made last year. A coalition of partners
Julianne Moore Bel Canto review: Julianne Moore's operatic hostage drama falls flatThe Telegraph - By Tim RobeyDir: Paul Weitz. Cast: Julianne Moore, Ken Watanabe, Christopher Lambert, Sebastian Koch, Ryo Kase, María Mercedes Coroy, Tenoch Huerta, Noé Hernández. 15 cert, 101 mins Ann Patchett’s well-regarded 2001
Manchester United David de Gea is a Manchester United legend, but in the long term they may be better off without himThe Telegraph - By Alex FinnisManchester United aren't in the business of selling their best players. Then again, this isn't Manchester United anymore. Not really. David de Gea has been far from his best this season, but is still,
Health (UK) My six pack Dadbod challenge: how I got a washboard stomach in 12 weeksThe Telegraph - By Gary PayneUntil recently, the idea of having a six pack was simply pie in the sky. Not only had I never been in possession of such a thing, I was also 36 years old with two kids and a busy job. Hopes of making stomach
Obituaries Edward Kelsey, instantly recognisable voice of the roguish Joe Grundy in The Archers for more than 30 years – obituaryThe Telegraph - By Telegraph ObituariesEdward Kelsey, the actor who has died aged 88, was the voice of Joe Grundy, the workshy patriarch of the downtrodden Grundy family, in Radio 4’s The Archers. In his 34 years on the rural serial, Kelsey
Ghana Ghana gas woes cloud Tullow Oil’s return to dividendsThe Telegraph - By Jillian AmbroseTullow Oil’s troubled Ghana gas project has cast a shadow over its dividend payment in five years. The Africa-focused oil company will pay out $63m to shareholders - their first reward since 2014 - but
Play button Politically incorrect, provocative, and often profound: why isn't Chris Lilley funny any more?The Telegraph - By Adam WhiteFor a section of Australian TV viewers in the mid-2000’s, catchphrases like “quiche” and “puck you, miss” entered the nationwide cultural lexicon as easily as “only gay in the village” and “am I bovvered?”
Thierry Henry Thierry Henry convinced he can still prove himself in management but will take his time before deciding next moveThe Telegraph - By Matt LawThierry Henry will take his time to decide on his best route back into management this summer, with the former Arsenal striker convinced he can still prove himself. Having lasted just three months in first
Beaches How an unlikely household item is fixing the coral reef at Thailand's most famous beachThe Telegraph - By Annabel Fenwick ElliottScientists have come up with an unlikely way to restore marine life to a Thai beach that's been ravaged by overtourism: superglue. Maya Bay, a small cove made famous by Leonardo DiCaprio's blockbuster
FTSE 100 Higher costs offset sales surge at Taylor WimpeyThe Telegraph - By Michael O'DwyerTaylor Wimpey expects to build more homes this year after strong sales in the year to April but rising costs could hit its profit margins. The FTSE 100 housebuilder said it remained on track to meet full
Johnny Inside the dark world of the Tory whips and their dirty tricksThe Telegraph - By Camilla TomineyIn a party so ill-disciplined that top secret decisions like Huawei landing Britain’s 5G contract get leaked to the Telegraph, it is perhaps no wonder Government whips have had their work cut out of late.
Brexit Brexit deadlock: Is there any way out of the logjam before the European Elections?The Telegraph - By Daniel CapurroWestminster is still paralysed by Brexit. Things might be a little less techy now that MPs have been able to have their first proper break since Christmas, but the fundamentals haven’t changed. There several
Unai Emery Arsenal's players, not the manager or system, are to blame for heavy Wolves defeat, insists SokratisThe Telegraph - By Sam DeanSokratis Papastathopoulos has said Arsenal's players must shoulder the blame for the dismal 3-1 defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers that severely damaged their hopes of finishing in the top four. The Arsenal
