James Brown
03 September 2025
The man who sees the darkness roll in
As his own star rises, global noir writer Nicolás Obregón is raging at the state of the world
Read the full article21 July 2025
A football shirt with a soul
Newport County’s new kit brings back memories of the days when Spanish civil war refugees were welcomed by the Welsh city
Read the full article10 June 2025
The joy of the gig getaway
An older generation of music fans are putting concerts by old favourites at the heart of their city breaks
Read the full article26 January 2025
The beautiful game
In one of sport’s most picturesque locations, fuelled by Asian multimillions and celeb fans, little FC Como 1907 are suddenly big business
Read the full article20 November 2024
Welcome to Ronaldo’s hotel
As the Portuguese superstar’s football career winds down, his Monopoly career is just taking off
Read the full article10 November 2024
What’s behind Italian football’s Tartan invasion?
Memories of Law, Jordan and Souness are being replaced by a new generation of Scottish talent taking Serie A by storm
Read the full article03 July 2024
Knoops, the European king of British chocolate
It’s a very Anglo-European success, boasting a German founder, Dutch name and British customers
Read the full article20 March 2024
Vittorio Angelone, a seriously funny man
The Italian-Northern Irish stand-up has built a huge following by poking fun at Britain’s past
Read the full article03 January 2024
Battleground of the giant white waves
The biggest and most dangerous surf in the world lies off Portugal, just 90 minutes north of Lisbon
Read the full article22 November 2023
A Sunday hunting Bernie Gunther in Berlin
A walk in the footsteps of Philip Kerr’s fictional detective, who cracked cases and heads in Nazi-era and cold war Berlin
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