Before the play begins, a tiny LNER InterCity zips in front of us. Our eyes follow it from one side of the stage to the other. Miniatures fascinate, and the train reminds us of the appeal. It means that when we meet the old boys of the Market Deeping model railway club, celebrating a second…
Welcome to the Book Review Book Club! Every month we select a book to discuss with our readers. Last month we read “Transcription,” by Ben Lerner. (You can also find past book club discussions in the Book Review podcast feed.) “Yesteryear,” by Caro Claire Burke, is one of the buzziest books of 2026, and with…
Athletic Club have appointed German boss Edin Terzic as their new head coach. The former Borussia Dortmund coach has agreed a two-year contract and is scheduled to be presented by the Bilbao-based club at the start of next season. The 43-year-old will replace Ernesto Valverde, who said in March that he would leave Athletic Club…
When Frances and her mother-in-law return from shopping to find that Frances’ husband, Rory, has ransacked the house for everything of value and absconded to God knows where — the man has been keeping a lot of secrets — the shallow, clueless Frances seems most concerned with her public image. “If people ever find out…
Dilara, the heroine of Kenan Orhan’s debut novel, is a Turkish exile living in Italy and undergoing a routine bathroom renovation that turns out to be not so routine: When the contractors leave, she steps into the refurbished space and finds herself somehow transported to an actual cell in Istanbul’s infamous Silivri Prison. Initially dismayed,…
Chelsea only appointed Liam Rosenior in January, but the FIFA Club World Cup holders have lost their last five games. Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026 FIFA Club World Cup champions Chelsea have sacked their head coach Liam Rosenior following a run of five consecutive defeats. The 41-year-old had only been appointed as Enzo…
It’s dusk, and bugs are chirping all around me. I’m wandering through the middle of a big, virtual swamp toward the sound of thumping bass off in the distance. There isn’t much else nearby — some trees, a couple of other players. It’s mostly just me and the sound emanating from a large wooden structure…
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Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email Donald Trump says that he was not behind the order directing Ghislaine Maxwell’s transfer from a prison facility in Florida to a minimum…
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Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email President Donald Trump attended the FIFA Club World Cup final on Sunday afternoon (July 13), on the first anniversary of the assassination attempt…
