VIRGINIA Gay’s gender-flipped retelling of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac, an irreverent rom-com, is a hoot if a little rough around the edges. Cyrano (Gay), a queer woman, has a charming way ...

MATTHEW Bourne’s iconic 1995 production of Tchaikovsky’s ballet Swan Lake helped cement his career. Almost 30 years later, his version continues to delight audiences. Inspired by German and Russian ...

CHRISTMAS traditions start somewhere – whether it’s the Victorians’ idea of sending each other cards, or the Germanic concept of decorating a pine tree, what feels like timeless practices have their ...

THERE is little secret what most Arsenal fans want this Christmas, with a world-class striker yet again at the top of their wishlist. Gooners have been crying out for a formidable forward for well ...

DOG walkers and a Christmas tree seller rushed to take a woman to hospital after she slipped on Hampstead Heath and broke her ankle. Passers-by assisting the woman, who was in her late fifties, called ...

NOT sure if you saw all of Arsenal’s 0-0 draw with Everton at the weekend, but the cliché that they could have played all night and not scored was probably applicable. The strategy seems to have been ...

IN recent weeks this column has been ambushed by Messiahs – it’s a seasonal hazard – but one more you need to know about, being arguably the prize example, is the performance by Polyphony with the Age ...

THE final round of fixtures of 2024 in the Women’s Super League fell in Arsenal’s favour at the weekend as they closed the gap on their title rivals. Alessia Russo scored for the fifth league game in ...

DOZENS of residents in Camden Town are facing homelessness this Christmas after being handed a 63 per cent rent increase and given less than a month to find somewhere else to live. The New Journal met ...

FOR a horrifying moment on Saturday evening, I was tricked into thinking Spurs might actually have turned themselves into a world-beating team as they did everybody a favour and crushed Manchester ...

THE super violent world of Grand Theft Auto – a computer game where you run around a US city, robbing cars and shooting people – has drawn millions into an alternative, lawless universe. Created in ...

THIS was pretty stress-free for a must win. A home defeat against Nottingham Forest would have been unthinkable after a patch of inconsistency for Arsenal and a campaign beginning with controversial ...