Madrid

Like many people, I have always been unsure about flying Club Europe with British Airways (or most European airlines). For a normally much higher price, you get the same seating with the middle seat left empty. Yes, there is an improved level of service and catering – but is this essential on a short flight? … Read more

It’s August 13th, 2017. It’s a balmy Sunday night and even at close to midnight, the heat and humidity of a Catalan summer is clear for all to feel. Camp Nou is sold out and packed to the rafters. Zoom down to the pitch and you’ll find a young man wheeling away in celebration, lifting … Read more

There are penalty kicks and then there are Statement Penalty Kicks. Even the best players approach this trial from 12 yards with a binary sense of dread. Relief or disaster: these are the only sensible outcomes. Except, of course, when there’s a third option, the penalty that becomes an act of stagecraft. Who could forget … Read more

At the Nato summit in Madrid this week sweeping changes to the western military alliance were agreed by leaders, including a huge increase in the number of troops deployed in Europe. About 300,000 troops across the continent will be placed at high readiness from next year in case Russia threatens a military attack on any … Read more

At the Nato summit in Madrid this week sweeping changes to the western military alliance were agreed by leaders, including a huge increase in the number of troops deployed in Europe. About 300,000 troops across the continent will be placed at high readiness from next year in case Russia threatens a military attack on any … Read more

Madrid is home to some of the best art museums in the world. With huge collections that bring together many of the best artists ever, the stars of the show are undeniably the Prado, the Reina Sofia and the Thyssen-Bornemisza museums. Yet these world-famous institutions are not the only places worth visiting. Outside the “Golden … Read more