“Why do Americans think Andy Murray is English?” asks the BBC. “Has there ever been a thinner premise for an article,” wonder its readers. It does serve two purposes for the Beeb, though. First, to paint Americans as idiots, and second to make a dubious case that its Olympics coverage didn’t adequately note Scottish achievements. Others have made a slightly different argument, though.
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Weekend 3rd January 2026
David Lammy wants teenagers to sign up as magistrates… as young as 18 to help tackle the courts crisis… “every…