Glorious Lionesses and Brilliant Birmingham Games

Europe Calling

A study has revealed that Chester, the walled cathedral city, in the northwest of England, has the highest percentage of buildings - 83.7 per cent - that align with the 'golden ratio'.Using this ratio as a guide, researchers drew up a ranking of the most eye-catching cities on the planet, with Venice coming second. It has a 'beauty score' of 83.3 per cent. In third place, meanwhile, it's London (83 per cent). Fourth place is scooped up by Belfast (82.9 per cent), while Rome slides into fifth place at 82 per cent. Birmingham has long had a special place in my heart. I fell deeply in love there and visited dozens of times for work enjoying the pubs and the people. Then, for nearly two decades, I went regularly to see a close family friend. So it was with much anticipation I sat down to watch the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games....................................................Sir Keir Starmer is facing a major crisis as trade unions threaten to stop funding Labour over his lack of support for strikes.Unite, the Opposition's main financial backer, called on Sir Keir to decide which side he was on and warned there was 'no point' giving money to a party that no longer supports workers........................................The burglar climbed over the high garden fence, creeping into my house through French windows early one morning, as I sat a few feet away from him in the kitchen. When people decry the evils of Western capitalism, Konstantin Kisin remembers the words of his grandmother who told him people were jailed for inadvertently having their chips wrapped in a newspaper with Stalin's face on it When people decry the evils of Western capitalism, Konstantin Kisin remembers the words of his grandmother.For while the MeToo movement and Everyone’s Invited — a site that has hit the headlines for exposing ‘rape culture’ in schools and universities through anonymous testimonies, usually from girls — have undoubtedly helped unmask disturbing predatory male behaviour, they have also helped breed a generation of young women and girls who see all boys as predators.