The Sports Personality of the Year is decided by our hearts, not our heads, says Simon Barnes

“Christmas is the busiest – and most exciting – time of the year in Cats Protection shops,” reveals Adele Allen, shop manager at the Cats Protection shop in Stone, Staffordshire. “There’s an incredibl

This month’s story, ‘The Surrogate’ by Tessa Hadley, is a study of two men through the eyes of one woman. The title suggests that one man is a surrogate for the other, but is it as simple as that? As

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Readers cast 107,337 votes to decide who would take home the trophies at this year’s Horse & Hound Awards