From Sally Gardner’s richly spun folk tale to Marley by Jon Clinch and Urs Faes’ contemplative novella, this week’s best new fiction By Madeleine Feeny and Max Davidson and Anthony Cummins Published: 22:01 GMT, 26 December 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 26 December 2020 The Snow Song Sally Gardner … Read more
Democrats clinched two more years of controlling the House on Tuesday but with a potentially razor-thin majority, a bittersweet finale to last week’s elections that has left them divided and with scant margin for error for advancing their agenda. The party has now nailed down at least 218 seats, according to The Associated Press, and … Read more
In keeping with Manchester United’s season, this was not easy. They looked ordinary at times, one-paced and prone to defensive uncertainty. Goalkeeper David de Gea looked like an accident waiting to happen and his nervousness spread to the likes of Harry Maguire and Nemanja Matic. But, though they lived dangerously at times, the United that … Read more