Kingspan predominantly manufactures insulation, not cladding, as an article suggested (Principles v money: from tennis to F1, this is the real contest taking over global sport, 5 December, page 48). The piece also referred to yen when yuan was meant.
An article misspelled Usman Khawaja’s surname as Kawaja (England can step up and enjoy freedom of the no-context Ashes, 5 December, Sport, page 12).
People would need to be 78 or older to have voted in the 1964 election, not 75 or older, as stated in an opinion piece, because the voting age at the time was 21 (Keir Starmer should learn from how Wilson and Blair led Labour to success, 5 December, page 45).
A review of Unalome by Graeme Cheevers said news of the restaurant’s launch had prompted speculation that this might be “the place that brings a Michelin star back to Glasgow”. In fact, Cail Bruich gained a Michelin star in January to become the city’s first place to receive the accolade in 18 years (5 December, Magazine, page 51).
Syngas is short for synthesis gas, not synthetic gas (Making stuff from thin air, 5 December, New Review, page 25).
Homophone corner: “As with all the finest Lieder singers, [Padmore] can yolk his own experience – four decades, performing all kinds of repertoire – to the demands of the music, from simple longing to anguish” (Classical, 5 December, New Review, page 34).
Easy rider? We’ll miss the roar, but electric motorbikes can’t kill our road romance
Olivia Rodrigo: Spotify’s tracking is all about smoke and mirrors
Buy your dog a canine Christmas pudding if you want to get its tail wagging
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