Life in Europe's coronavirus hotspots: Foreign affairs columnist Gideon Rachman discusses how the coronavirus epidemic has been handled in Italy and Spain with the local FT correspondents, Miles Johnson in Rome and Daniel Dombey in Madrid. How are citizens reacting to the lockdown and what will be the long-term political and economic impact?

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The original Go was a mostly well-received addition to the Surface line when it arrived in late 2018. It was a nice, pint-sized alternatively, positioned fairly well to serve as a secondary device for some. It did the convertible double duty and traveled well, but otherwise was lacking in guts and versatility. Launching at the […]

With the new MacBook, Apple closes one of the more unfortunate product chapters in its history. The upgraded 13-inch mercifully marks the end of the failed five-year experiment that was the butterfly switch. I won’t go into too much detail here. If you’ve purchased a MacBook in the past several years, you almost certainly know […]

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Over the past two years, I’ve typed nearly every word I’ve written while traveling on the iPad Pro’s Smart Keyboard Folio. For more on why, you can see my iPad Pro review here. For the purposes of this look at the new Magic Keyboard, though, you should probably just know two things about the old […]

It’s admittedly difficult to have a comparative conversation about the iPhone SE. This device isn’t really in the same neighborhood as the iPhone 11, even though it’s furnished with the same plush carpeting and fluffy armchairs. The iPhone SE is a value offering. Even though I will use comparatives throughout this piece to help put […]

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Sick of sharing those generic Zoom video call invites that all look the same? Wish your Zoom link preview’s headline and image actually described your meeting? Want to protect your Zoom calls from trolls by making attendees RSVP to get your link? ZmURL.com has you covered. Launching today, ZmURL is a free tool that lets […]

Once you have a few franchises in mind, you'll be talking to a franchise rep from each company. Here's the skinny on how that phone call should go.

Jennifer Cox visited The Watership Down Inn just outside Whitchurch. It's a characterful pub with rooms, close to Watership Down country and the location for Downton Abbey.

It has been four long, desolate years since the last ever episode of everyone's favourite British costume drama, so the arrival of Downton the Movie is not a moment too soon.

After four years off our TV screens, Downton Abbey returned on Monday night for the world premiere of its big screen adaptation and received mixed reviews from critics.

Lorraine Kelly, 59, has been slammed by viewers after dressing Angus up as a butler while chatting to as 'Downton Abbey' star Phyllis Logan, with some claiming he was too hot under the studio lights.

JAN MOIR: If only victualler's daughter Sophia Trenchard (Emily Reid) and posho Lord Edmund Bellasis (Jeremy Neumark Jones) had been in control of their lust, we wouldn't be here at all.

The second episode of the ITV programme Belgravia aired last night, but some fans claimed that it was too similar to Julian Fellowes' previous hit and asked why he didn't just keep making Downton Abbey.

Now that Greta Gerwig's Oscar-winning adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott classic is available to stream, eagle-eyed audiences have noticed a major error in a shot from the period film.

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Chris Hughes and Jesy Nelson's National Television Awards row was sparked by the ex-Love Island star being banned from doing interviews with his girlfriend.

Australian Ninja Warrior has continued to deliver strong ratings and out shine its other prime time competitors - despite a slight dip in viewers overnight.

House Rules: High Stakes will see eight teams renovate the penthouse on the 32-storey Focus Tower at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. 

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On Tuesday's episode of House Rules: High Stakes, mother and son duo Lenore McDermid and Bradley McLennan were tasked with invigorating an indoor pool. 

She's the biggest star on the new season of House Rules: High Stakes. And on Tuesday, all eyes were on Kyly Clarke, 38, when she made her debut on the revamped Channel Seven renovation series.

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The Brazil international was dropped by Thomas Tuchel for PSG's 2-2 draw at Real Madrid in the Champions League last week. But his performance in the second half inspired his side.

Lyon will be looking to put a traumatic week behind them when they go up against Nice this weekend with the Champions League spots still in touching distance.  

As always happens in Ligue 1, one of the biggest and most controversial moments of the weekend involved Neymar. Like the rest of the league, he suffered a breach of discipline.

LIGUE 1 PREVIEW: It may seem like an overstatement, but it feels as though PSG's Champions League hopes could be defined by the line-up when they take on Amiens on Saturday.

The Brazilian superstar publicly slammed his own club for not picking him in recent weeks after he made his comeback in their 2-1 Champions League last-16 defeat to Borussia Dortmund.

Lyon are just about keeping their heads above water in the race to stay in Europe's premier competition next season, and Moussa Dembele is the man responsible.

Miley Cyrus returned to Instagram Live on Friday for another episode of her weekly web series Bright Minded, where she hosted one-on-one interviews with 'pop culture icons' Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton.

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Controversial tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios has given a glimpse of his softer side in a hilarious interview with a budding young reporter during the rain affected Queen's Club Championship.

British Cycling was subjected to a UK Sport review into the culture of its elite programme in 2016, but the sheer scope and breadth of this look into UK Athletics is thought to be unprecedented.

A wide-ranging review of UK Athletics has heard that the under-fire organisation 'couldn't get any worse' - and has raised specific concerns about its ethics.

Kim Kardashian, 39, and Kanye West, 42, were in the middle of interviewing each other about their house when North bounded into the scene, throwing herself onto her mother's arms.

Millions of fans were stressed out not just by the dramatic sporting clashes that went on around the UK yesterday, but also by finding ways to watch them all at the same time.

Matchday four in La Liga saw Sevilla take Atletico Madrid's place at the top of La Liga, the former earning a hard-fought 1-0 win at Alaves while the latter succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at Real Sociedad. 

A short turnaround this week for La Liga, as we are treated to midweek fixtures starting up on Tuesday. It's been an unusual start to the season, with many of the top teams faltering.

Barcelona are reportedly ready to launch a January bid for PSV wonderkid Donyell Malen as they attempt to provide competition for Luis Suarez and bolster their star studded frontline.

Netflix has been slammed for pledging to cut back on depictions of smoking in its original shows, after a study found it's more prominent than in broadcast and cable television.