Ross McCafferty

Ross McCafferty | Deputy First-Person and Opinion Editor

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Concept of Christmas or New Year dinner with roasted chicken and various vegetables dishes.

A roast at Christmas is for cowards - curry is the way forward

Channel: Food Food December 29, 2025
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I've overcome jinxes and a fear of flying to go to the World Cup

Channel: Football Football November 20, 2025
Mcdonalds Happy Meal box being held in a car

Never mind the snobs: Why you should eat McDonald's on holidays

Channel: Travel Travel November 17, 2025
The beach and promenade in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK

I hate the beach, but a £13 trip to one of the UK's 'worst seaside towns' changed my mind

Channel: Travel Travel July 2, 2025

VE Day: Party leaders write for Metro on momentous anniversary

Channel: Politics Politics May 8, 2025
Saturday Night Live - Season 50

Saturday Night Live is coming to the UK – it’ll never work

Channel: TV TV April 10, 2025
Concept of Christmas or New Year dinner with roasted chicken and various vegetables dishes.

Christmas dinner is disgusting - I refuse to eat it

Channel: Food Food December 24, 2025
Ross McCafferty posing in a grey shirt and trousers under a sign that says 'winner'.

I hate the beach but a £13 trip to one of the UK's 'worst seaside towns' changed my mind

Channel: Travel Travel July 2, 2025
Netherlands v England: Semi-Final - UEFA EURO 2024

I want Spain to thrash England in the Euro 2024 final - that doesn't make me bitter

Channel: Football Football July 14, 2024
The Tories v Labour five-aside team CREDIT: REX / GETTY / UK Parliament

In a football-heavy election, here are our picks for Labour v Tories five-a-side

Channel: Politics Politics May 30, 2024

I thought spa breaks were just for women – until a lads' weekend proved me wrong

Channel: Travel Travel November 13, 2023
Elon Musk's blue tick next to his name on a smartphone. - And so The Great Sorting has begun. Elon Musk's long promised move to strip un-paid-for Blue Ticks from Twitter users swung into action on April 20, 2023. Like some kind of Bibilical parable in which sheep and goats are separated, hundreds of high profile accounts were put on Elon's left side, while a handful of others were gathered on his right.

I used to love my blue tick - now I'm glad Elon Musk has taken it away

Channel: Tech Tech April 21, 2023
Nicola Sturgeon speaking during a press conference at Bute House in Edinburgh where she announced she will stand down as First Minister of Scotland. Picture date: Wednesday February 15, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Sturgeon. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Nicola Sturgeon's departure will leave Scotland in a very strange place

Channel: News News February 15, 2023
Concept of Christmas or New Year dinner with roasted chicken and various vegetables dishes.

Christmas dinner is disgusting - I refuse to eat it

Channel: Food Food December 26, 2024

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