How common is academic plagiarism in Britain?
The story of Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s academic scandal seems to have no end. First there were allegations of plagiarism,…
Could the fat jabs wreck your pension?
Fat jabs are perhaps the largest development in healthcare since statins. Weight-loss drugs – or GLP-1s, as they’re properly known…
Is the World Cup rigged for Argentina?
To be on the cusp of their nation’s greatest triumph and see it collapse in ten minutes was too much…
The truth about Mexico’s record at the Azteca stadium
England fans have been scarred by the Azteca stadium in the past. High on the Mexican plateau, the giant concrete…
Is the World Cup ball rigged?
The World Cup’s new ball is the most technologically advanced ever, Fifa tells us. It has a 500Hz motion sensor…
Is air conditioning actually bad for the planet?
The Met Office has extended the heat warning as the heatwave continues into its fourth day – and yesterday saw…
FIFA aren’t the only ones to blame for rip-off World Cup ticket prices
The FIFA World Cup starts tomorrow, and soccer fans and news outlets are complaining that tickets are far too expensive.…
Did Brexit really harm economic growth?
This weekend, there were more claims that Brexit has led to slow economic growth in the UK, repeating the views of senior…
Has Brexit really harmed Britain’s economy?
The Labour top brass jostling to replace Keir Starmer have all indicated that they want to reverse the Brexit referendum in some…
Making homes more affordable won’t solve London’s housing crisis
Centre for London research, presented last week at the London Housing Summit, argued that the main cause of London’s home ownership…
The redemption of Joelinton
Five years ago, the Brazilian midfielder Joelinton was one of the Premier League’s worst players. But yesterday he was Newcastle’s…
The new Champions League format has been a disaster
Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain could be knocked out of the Champions League tomorrow night. So thank God for the…
What does Greenland have that Trump wants?
Donald Trump’s favourite President, William McKinley, added Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines to the American fief at the turn of…
Darts is a real sport
The end of the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace is the end of the festive period for many sports…
How accurate are the US election polls?
Is Donald Trump going to lose Iowa? That’s the conclusion many US pundits came to after a bombshell poll over…
Erik ten Hag cornered himself
‘I’ve proven in my career that I will always win,’ Erik ten Hag told the press last month. ‘In the…
Sven-Goran Eriksson was an England great
Sven-Goran Eriksson, who has died aged 76, was an unlikely choice for the England job in 2000. He was inexperienced…
Who are the Olympics for?
For the first time since its first race in 1903, the Tour de France didn’t finish in Paris this year.…
Madrí wouldn’t fool a true Spaniard
Four years ago, Madrí didn’t exist. Today, the faux Spanish lager is sold in a quarter of British pubs, which…
Don’t get rid of VAR!
The Premier League’s 20 football clubs will vote tomorrow on whether to scrap video assistant referee (VAR) technology. Five years…
Own goal
Football fans’ loyalty no longer lies with clubs, but players
