By Steve Dinneen Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile will be a confusing prospect for parents taking their little ones out for a cinema trip. Based on a 60s children’s book that is beloved in America but less known here, the film is brought to the screen by the dire…
The Band’s Visit, Donmar Warehouse, review: Great musical performances
By Adam Bloodworth The Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra have been booked to appear at the opening of an Arab cultural centre in Petah Tikva, part of metropolitan Tel Aviv. But a misunderstanding while ordering bus tickets at the airport finds the…
Liz Truss U-turns on mini budget plans to reverse corporation tax hike
By Jack Barnett Liz Truss signed off another U-turn today, rolling back on plans to reverse corporation tax rising to 25 per cent from 19 per cent. The move marks a second embarrassing climb down from the government’s tax cutting mini budget, which was…
The Boy with Two Hearts, National Theatre, review: Poignant tale of love
By Adam Bloodworth The Boy With Two Hearts is a true story turned into a book by Hamed and Hessam Amiri, about their own journey from Herat to Cardiff, focusing on their brother Hussein and his chronic heart condition. Transformed into a play by Phil P…
Loungers says it continues to ‘outperform’ the sector as sales climb
By Leah Montebello Bar operator Loungers said it continues to “significantly outperform the market” as sales surge for the owner of Lounge and Cosy Club. The firm posted like for like sales growth of 17 per cent growth compared to 2019 levels for the 2…
Kwarteng says ‘let’s see’ on tax cut U-turn as speculation mounts
By Stefan Boscia Kwasi Kwarteng tonight said “let’s see” in the face of questions about another potential tax cut U-turn. The chancellor told the BBC “my total focus is on delivering on the mini-Budget and making sure we can get growth back into our ec…
Claressa Shields v Savannah Marshall and the rise and rise of women’s boxing
By Frank Dalleres The last time Savannah Marshall and Claressa Shields met in a boxing ring, they were both amateurs with no realistic prospect of making a good living from the sport. A decade on, the bitter rivals are due to renew hostilities at the t…
LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah: English contingent aim to end season on a high
By Frank Dalleres With first place in the championship – and $18m (£16.1m) – already sewn up by Dustin Johnson, interest in this weekend’s LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah is likely to centre on who can triumph in the last individual tournament of the seri…
Ed Warner: Boxing’s parallel existence, Benn-Eubank, and a Trussian shambles
By Frank Dalleres The Sweet Science. The Noble Art. Boxing has a lore of its own and is a law unto itself. It occupies a parallel existence in which its rules, first published under the sponsorship of the ninth Marquess of Queensbury in 1867, and a lov…
New laws pushing for paperless trade introduced to parliament
By Leah Montebello A new bill aimed at driving paperless trade was introduced to parliament today, cutting “red tape” for international shipping. The Electronic Trade Documents Bill hopes to boost the UK’s international trade, and reduce the estimated …