He started out filling the inkwells at a pulp magazine and ended up spawning an $11bn juggernaut. Our writer salutes a legend – and the musclebound crusaders who lit up his childhood Just as lowly Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider and humble Bru…
You don’t need A-level maths to study engineering at Elena Rodriguez-Falcon’s university – but poetry or music would be handy Hereford, some local folk say, could have had a university in the early Middle Ages and become like Oxford or Cambridge. But it was t…
Perennial winners Nigeria face a challenge to their dominance from Desiree Ellis’s vibrant young South Africa side in Saturday’s final in Ghana “Last time we cried and really I don’t want us to do that again,” Cameroon’s assistant manager Bernadette Anong sai…
While the world’s leaders fiddle at the UN climate summit, the world outside is giving some reason for hope Two great dramas are unfolding. One concerns the future trading status of a small, rich country, and is marked by febrile debate, political histrionics…
Nine players from the Premier League side have joined Jumilla, who are also Chinese-owned, on loan but the club claim Jorge Mendes has no involvement in the partnership At first glance Jumilla – a small town in south-eastern Spain with a population of 25,000 …
The Liverpudlian fighter is not expected to beat Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez but has the confidence to cause an upset The odds of Rocky Fielding replicating Tyson Fury’s heroics when he steps into the ring at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night against Saúl “Ca…
Firms that operate a four-day week with no cut in pay or benefits, as proposed last week by John McDonnell, can see improvements in staff morale and health as well as revenue Lorraine Gray credits the move to a four-day working week with her company’s rapid g…
The world No 2 darts player went from winning £7 in pubs to winning the PDC world championship within 18 months, but, he says, quick success ‘drained me’ “Do you ever get these feelings that something’s going to happen?” Rob Cross asks with surprise in his vo…
May takes deal into five days of Commons pugilistics … police officer investigated for ramming moped … and escape story of missing Dubai princess Hello, it’s Warren Murray humbly addressing you on a good deal of news. Continue reading…
The dramatic success of an initiative designed to forestall violence in US cities is gaining worldwide attention Stacy Spell is trying to save lives. The 20-odd youngsters ranged in a semicircle in front of him are healthy enough. But most are on a path towar…