Hearts could be about to create more drama in Scottish football and overturn the Old Firm, says Simon Barnes

THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER

Did you know that Thomas Müntzer, leader of the German Peasants’ War in 1525, used a rainbow flag to rally his followers? It’s an aptly exuberant image for the radical charisma of Müntzer, and for the

Ellie Tennant’s article in your October issue, describing 10 stunning landscapes that inspired bestselling novels, reminded me of my time working in Falkland, Fife. In 2013, scenes for the television

9 DECEMBER

30 years ago, Colin McRae flew, drifted and slid his way from WRC frontrunner to sporting megastar