Talking Points
Why everyone’s talking about Arcadia and Philip Green

Why everyone’s talking about Arcadia and Philip Green
Collapse of retail giant puts 13,000 jobs at risk and hits Debenhams rescue hopes
1 Dec 2020
Why everyone’s talking about Project Big Picture

Why everyone’s talking about Project Big Picture
Liverpool and Man Utd drive ‘biggest shake-up in a generation’ but critics accuse big clubs of a ‘power grab’
12 Oct 2020
Why everyone’s talking about Honda leaving F1 in 2021

Why everyone’s talking about Honda leaving F1 in 2021
Japanese auto giant shifts its business focus to pursue ‘carbon neutrality by 2050’
2 Oct 2020
Why everyone’s talking about Wrexham AFC

Why everyone’s talking about Wrexham AFC
Hollywood actors are in talks to invest in the Welsh football club
24 Sep 2020
Why everyone’s talking about Alex Scott and QoS

Why everyone’s talking about Alex Scott and QoS
Scott is being ‘lined up’ to replace Sue Barker as host of the BBC’s sports quiz show
17 Sep 2020
Why everyone’s talking about Rio Tinto 

Why everyone’s talking about Rio Tinto
What next for the mining giant after the destruction of sacred Aboriginal sites in Australia?
14 Sep 2020
Why everyone’s talking about Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood

Why everyone’s talking about Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood
England footballers are sent home after breaking Covid-19 rules in Iceland
8 Sep 2020

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Why everyone’s talking about Sky Sports Soccer Saturday

Why everyone’s talking about Sky Sports Soccer Saturday
After Matt Le Tissier, Phil Thompson and Charlie Nicholas get the boot racist trolls target Alex Scott and Micah Richards
27 Aug 2020
Why everyone’s talking about fans returning to stadiums

Why everyone’s talking about fans returning to stadiums
Premier League fixtures are out but how long will games be played behind closed doors?
21 Aug 2020
Why everyone’s talking about the Arsenal redundancies

Why everyone’s talking about the Arsenal redundancies
FA Cup winners’s plan to axe 55 jobs angers players, fans and former stars
7 Aug 2020
Why everyone’s talking about Tom Moore

Why everyone’s talking about Tom Moore
The 99-year-old Second World War veteran who has raised over £5m for NHS workers with sponsored walk
15 Apr 2020
Why everyone’s talking about the One Million Claps appeal

Why everyone’s talking about the One Million Claps appeal
NHS urges Brits applauding medical staff to also donate £5 via text message
9 Apr 2020
Why everyone’s talking about Jack Grealish 

Why everyone’s talking about Jack Grealish
Aston Villa star was allegedly involved in a car crash - just 24 hours after telling fans to stay home
30 Mar 2020
Why everyone’s talking about Ikaria wariootia

Why everyone’s talking about Ikaria wariootia
Worm-like creature that could be 'ancestor of all animal life' found in Australia
24 Mar 2020
Why everyone’s talking about coronavirus testing

Why everyone’s talking about coronavirus testing
WHO says governments must ‘test, test, test’
18 Mar 2020
Why everyone’s talking about white giraffes

Why everyone’s talking about white giraffes
Just one of the rare creatures remains in existence after poachers kill mother and her calf
11 Mar 2020
Why everyone’s talking about Sun Yang

Why everyone’s talking about Sun Yang
Chinese swimmer will appeal eight-year ban but the Olympic champion’s career looks over
28 Feb 2020
Why everyone’s talking about Amal Clooney

Why everyone’s talking about Amal Clooney
Human rights lawyer is hired by the Maldives in genocide case against Myanmar
27 Feb 2020
Why everyone’s talking about Stephen King

Why everyone’s talking about Stephen King
Best-selling author criticised for Oscar diversity comments
15 Jan 2020
The Huawei backlash explained

The Huawei backlash explained
US delegates visit UK to lobby PM to ban Chinese tech company
13 Jan 2020
Why everyone’s talking about Serie A’s chimpanzee poster

Why everyone’s talking about Serie A’s chimpanzee poster
Top Italian football league under fire over ‘anti-racism’ campaign that uses images of apes
17 Dec 2019
Why everyone’s talking about Nish Kumar

Why everyone’s talking about Nish Kumar
Comedian booed and pelted with bread after criticising Boris Johnson and Brexit at charity bash
3 Dec 2019
Why everyone’s talking about Katie Hill

Why everyone’s talking about Katie Hill
Congresswoman hits out at sexist ‘double standard’ as she quits amid scandal
1 Nov 2019
Why everyone’s talking about Formula 1’s 2021 changes

Why everyone’s talking about Formula 1’s 2021 changes
Future of F1 is revealed with new cars, regulations, rules and budgets
1 Nov 2019
Why everyone’s talking about football’s dementia timebomb

Why everyone’s talking about football’s dementia timebomb
Study shows former players have greatly increased risk of serious brain disease
22 Oct 2019
Why everyone’s talking about Lewis Hamilton

Why everyone’s talking about Lewis Hamilton
The F1 star says he feels like ‘giving up’ in emotional online message
16 Oct 2019
Why everyone’s talking about The Hundred 

Why everyone’s talking about The Hundred
Steve Smith and Chris Gayle will feature in the player draft on 20 October
7 Oct 2019
Why everyone’s talking about Boris and the thigh squeeze

Why everyone’s talking about Boris and the thigh squeeze
Claim by journalist Charlotte Edwardes marks ‘a depressingly familiar #metoo moment’
30 Sep 2019
Why everyone’s talking about Obama’s tan suit

Why everyone’s talking about Obama’s tan suit
This week marks fifth anniversary of scandal over then US president’s sartorial choice for press briefing
29 Aug 2019
Why everyone’s talking about Train Your Baby Like a Dog

Why everyone’s talking about Train Your Baby Like a Dog
Channel 4’s new documentary has attracted poor reviews and an online petition
21 Aug 2019
Why everyone’s talking about A$AP Rocky

Why everyone’s talking about A$AP Rocky
Donald Trump is backing American rapper on trial in Sweden for assault
31 Jul 2019
Why everyone’s talking about the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Why everyone’s talking about the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
There’s one year to go until the start of the summer games in Japan
24 Jul 2019
Why everyone’s talking about Greta Thunberg

Why everyone’s talking about Greta Thunberg
Climate change activist calls for end to ‘hate and threats’ in speech that divides French parliament
24 Jul 2019
Why everyone’s talking about Belle Delphine’s bath water

Why everyone’s talking about Belle Delphine’s bath water
Instagram model’s bizarre merchandise has become viral sensation
12 Jul 2019