Diane Abbott and others could go to the Lords as Starmer seeks to reward his allies with seats
A string of former Labour MPs including Diane Abbott have been offered peerages to quit and make way for allies of Sir Keir Starmer. A number of left-wing MPs claim that since the general election announcement, they were told they would be elevated to the House of Lords if they gave up their seats.A string of former Labour MPs including Diane Abbott have been offered peerages to quit and make way for allies of Sir Keir Starmer. A number of left-wing MPs claim that since the general election announcement, they were told they would be elevated to the House of Lords if they gave up their seats.A string of former Labour MPs including Diane Abbott have been offered peerages to quit and make way for allies of Sir Keir...
Sir Keir Starmer is vowing to cut immigration as he seeks to move on from the row over an apparent purge of left-wing figures and the question of whether Diane Abbott will be a candidate. Rishi Sunak, who has remained cheerful despite a deficit in opinion polls, is campaigning in London and focusing on healthcare, and John Swinney launches...Sir Keir Starmer is vowing to cut immigration as he seeks to move on from the row over an apparent purge of left-wing figures and the question of whether Diane Abbott will be a candidate. Rishi Sunak, who has remained cheerful despite a deficit in opinion polls, is campaigning in London and focusing on healthcare, and John Swinney launches...Sir Keir Starmer is vowing to cut immigration as he seeks to move on from the row over an apparent purge of left-wing figures...
OLIVER SHAH IN INDIA
Sitting cross-legged on the top floor of his Sanskrit school in Varanasi, Anil Shastri delights in scrolling through photographs on his phone of himself with Narendra Modi’s siblings and their late mother. He has known the Indian prime minister since he was a young man in the western state of Gujarat, where Modi...Sitting cross-legged on the top floor of his Sanskrit school in Varanasi, Anil Shastri delights...Sitting cross-legged on the top floor of his Sanskrit school in Varanasi, Anil Shastri delights...
Over the past 20 years of holidaying in Puglia, I’ve witnessed mass tourism hit the heel. I’m not complaining: I love the afternoon buzz you now get in the old streets of Monopoli, and will always take a visiting friend to Alberobello. Ostuni...Over the past 20 years of holidaying in Puglia, I’ve witnessed mass tourism hit the heel. I’m not...Over the past 20 years of holidaying in Puglia, I’ve witnessed mass tourism hit the heel. I’m not...
The former Labour leader, who is seeking election as an independent, is among MPs who say they are being ‘culled’ by the party hierarchy
peter kellner
The polls agree there has been a marked swing from the nationalists to Labour, but they disagree by how much. Here are five possibilities
Rishi Sunak’s policies on national service, apprenticeships and pensions are aimed the over-55s — the majority of voters in more than half of constituencies
DISPATCH FROM HELSINKI
Two coaches pull into Helsinki’s Senate Square and out jumps a flash mob of about 100 or so 20-year-olds, clad in...Two coaches pull into Helsinki’s Senate Square and out jumps a flash mob of about 100 or so...Two coaches pull into Helsinki’s Senate Square and out jumps a flash mob of about 100 or so...
NEWS REVIEW
The home is usually considered a place of safety, but in the hot and bad-tempered summer of 1984, nobody in the home...The home is usually considered a place of safety, but in the hot and bad-tempered summer of 1984...The home is usually considered a place of safety, but in the hot and bad-tempered summer of 1984...
Railway operators are planning to put battery-operated trains on British tracks in order to end the use of diesel.
Railway operators are planning to put battery-operated trains on British tracks in order to end...
Railway operators are planning to put battery-operated trains on British tracks in order to end...
On farms stretching from Yorkshire to Kent, pickers will be on the hunt for small, slightly unripe strawberries this...On farms stretching from Yorkshire to Kent, pickers will be on the hunt for small, slightly...On farms stretching from Yorkshire to Kent, pickers will be on the hunt for small, slightly...
A humiliating general election for the African National Congress (ANC) has pitched South Africa into the most volatile political environment since mass bloodshed threatened to derail the first free vote 30 years ago. With 99 per cent of voting districts declared, Nelson Mandela’s former party was...A humiliating general election for the African National Congress (ANC) has pitched South Africa into the most volatile political environment since mass bloodshed threatened to derail the first free vote 30 years ago. With 99 per cent of voting districts declared, Nelson Mandela’s former party was...A humiliating general election for the African National Congress (ANC) has pitched South Africa into the most volatile...
MICHAEL CLARKE
Since the autumn of 2022 Ukraine’s western backers have crossed one threshold after another in response to President Putin’s invasion of his neighbour. After much agonising, the West first gave Kyiv offensive multiple-launch rockets, then Patriot air defence missiles, then Nato tanks, then cruise missiles, then F-16 aircraft, and latterly...Since the autumn of 2022 Ukraine’s western backers have crossed one threshold after another in response to President Putin’s invasion of his neighbour. After much agonising, the West first gave Kyiv offensive multiple-launch rockets, then Patriot air defence missiles, then Nato tanks, then cruise missiles, then F-16 aircraft, and latterly...Since the autumn of 2022 Ukraine’s western backers have crossed one threshold after another in response to President Putin’s...
A pupil in his final year of school, Jean Benoit will be voting for the first time in next Sunday’s European parliament elections, and he has no doubt about which party to back: the National Rally, headed by Jordan Bardella. “He’s going to stop immigration and make France French,” said Benoit, 18, after hearing...A pupil in his final year of school, Jean Benoit will be voting for the first time in next...A pupil in his final year of school, Jean Benoit will be voting for the first time in next...
INTERVIEW
When Donald Trump entered the Manhattan court house on Thursday afternoon to hear the jury’s verdict on 34 felony...When Donald Trump entered the Manhattan court house on Thursday afternoon to hear the jury’s...When Donald Trump entered the Manhattan court house on Thursday afternoon to hear the jury’s...
In the 1980s, while Donald J Trump was building luxurious, towering hotels in New York City, the judge who is now...In the 1980s, while Donald J Trump was building luxurious, towering hotels in New York City, the...In the 1980s, while Donald J Trump was building luxurious, towering hotels in New York City, the...
letter from tokyo
LOUISE CALLAGHAN IN UTAH
When Stephen van Rooyen, Sky’s recently departed UK and Europe head, flew for work, he and his top team would travel in an Embraer Phenom 300, an aircraft with a 17ft-long interior that comfortably seats six passengers. His boss Dana Strong, so the story goes, would opt for the more upmarket...When Stephen van Rooyen, Sky’s recently departed UK and Europe head, flew for work, he and his top team would travel in an Embraer Phenom 300, an aircraft with a 17ft-long interior that comfortably seats six passengers. His boss Dana Strong, so the story goes, would opt for the more upmarket...When Stephen van Rooyen, Sky’s recently departed UK and Europe head, flew for work, he and his top team would travel in an...
Eurostar is to remain the sole Channel Tunnel train operator for at least the next four years as Brexit bureaucracy delays the launch of rival services. Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Evolyn, a new firm set up by investors in National Express, are among companies seeking to compete on the cross-Channel route. Evolyn had said it...Eurostar is to remain the sole Channel Tunnel train operator for at least the next four years as Brexit bureaucracy delays the launch of rival services. Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Evolyn, a new firm set up by investors in National Express, are among companies seeking to compete on the cross-Channel route. Evolyn had said it...Eurostar is to remain the sole Channel Tunnel train operator for at least the next four years as Brexit bureaucracy delays the...
It’s 7am on a Wednesday in Portugal and Ben Lambert is awake and working as the sun begins warming up the Lisbon streets outside his house. He won’t, however, be sending any messages to his team until at least 9am, their contracted start time. Then, when his staff take their hour-long lunch break, and when they...It’s 7am on a Wednesday in Portugal and Ben Lambert is awake and working as the sun begins...It’s 7am on a Wednesday in Portugal and Ben Lambert is awake and working as the sun begins...
THE SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS PROFILE
danny fortson | TECH TALK
david smith
When Rishi Sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer in the first of the TV election debates this week, he could be forgiven for...When Rishi Sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer in the first of the TV election debates this week, he...When Rishi Sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer in the first of the TV election debates this week, he...
jim armitage
As Mike Henry was being chauffeured around, trying to salvage his doomed takeover of the mining giant Anglo American...As Mike Henry was being chauffeured around, trying to salvage his doomed takeover of the mining...As Mike Henry was being chauffeured around, trying to salvage his doomed takeover of the mining...
julian richer
GSK has suffered a big setback in the legal battle over its discontinued heartburn medication Zantac, after a judge in the US waved through lawsuits brought by 72,000 people who claim it gave them cancer. Delaware State Court ruled late on Friday that plaintiffs were allowed to bring forward their expert witnesses in trials against GSK. The company had tried to get the...GSK has suffered a big setback in the legal battle over its discontinued heartburn medication...GSK has suffered a big setback in the legal battle over its discontinued heartburn medication...
richard harpin
We all have personal mantras — nuggets of wisdom that fuel our working lives. The one I keep coming back to is...We all have personal mantras — nuggets of wisdom that fuel our working lives. The one I keep coming back to is: confront the brutal facts. Whenever we take a wrong turn or lose focus, the best fix is to face up to the truth as soon as possible. Every few years, businesses should challenge themselves on how...We all have personal mantras — nuggets of wisdom that fuel our working lives. The one I keep coming back to is: confront the...
HOW IT MADE IT
While many founders wax lyrical about how starting a business was in their DNA and all they ever wanted to do, Emma Macdonald took some convincing. At the age of 28, she was working in London as a buyer for discount retailer TK Maxx, but she was...While many founders wax lyrical about how starting a business was in their DNA and all they ever...While many founders wax lyrical about how starting a business was in their DNA and all they ever...
Whether out of necessity or by choice more people are staying in employment beyond retirement age than ever. Lucy Alderson meets the workers who aren’t ready to retire
Social media is full of adverts offering to lodge complaints for a fee, but you can do it yourself for nothing
After not hearing from his financial adviser for 13 years, Andrew Curtis was surprised to receive an email from him in October. “It is not appropriate for you to continue paying for a service that you are not receiving,” the...After not hearing from his financial adviser for 13 years, Andrew Curtis was surprised to receive an email from him in October. “It is not appropriate for you to continue paying for a service that you are not receiving,” the...After not hearing from his financial adviser for 13 years, Andrew Curtis was surprised to receive an email from him...
For three decades Elizabeth Geals paid £1,819 a year for her life insurance policy. Then last year she received a letter from her insurer, Aviva, to say she would have to pay £11,240 if she wanted to keep the same level of...For three decades Elizabeth Geals paid £1,819 a year for her life insurance policy. Then last year she received a letter from her insurer, Aviva, to say she would have to pay £11,240 if she wanted to keep the same level of...For three decades Elizabeth Geals paid £1,819 a year for her life insurance policy. Then last year she received a...
personal account
QUESTION OF MONEY
Interview
From a hot mess in Motherland to a total bitch in Line of Duty, Anna Maxwell Martin is leaning into being one of Britain’s very best actors. She’s also a single mum of teenage girls dealing with the death of their father
FIRST PERSON
What happens when your father dies as you’re working on a book about losing a parent? Tom Lamont on how reality and fiction collided
Zing Tsjeng
Marriage is a contractual nightmare, having children is a Succession wargame and nothing is ever enough
Interview
It’s exactly two decades since the BBC correspondent was shot and paralysed by al-Qaeda gunmen
a life in the day
The 100-year-old on serving at sea and being an extra in a Michael Caine film
SPECTRUM
In 2021 William Shatner boldly went where no other 90-year-old thespian had gone before, aboard Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin, 66.5 miles above the Earth — just past the boundary of space. Now two British astronaut hopefuls are reaching for the stars...In 2021 William Shatner boldly went where no other 90-year-old thespian had gone before, aboard...In 2021 William Shatner boldly went where no other 90-year-old thespian had gone before, aboard...
COLLECTORS’ CLASSICS
driving
God knows why a young person would look at my farming show and think, “Mmm, that’s what I want to do for a living.” Sure, it’s fun to whizz about at harvest time, playing with heavy machinery and drinking cider in the late summer sunshine. But for...God knows why a young person would look at my farming show and think, “Mmm, that’s what I want to...God knows why a young person would look at my farming show and think, “Mmm, that’s what I want to...
The music America invented is booming, but now it’s trapped in a culture war. Louise Callaghan reports from a festival in deepest Kentucky
CAMILLA LONG
Surely the chance to talk to a giant blue puppet can’t have been the real reason for starring in Netflix’s lavish child abduction drama
REVIEW | history
This retelling of the titanic struggle between the Nazis and the Red Army is in a league of its own
Rory Stewart, Dolly Alderton and the Healthy Air Fryer recipe book are vying for the top slot
updatedinterview
The former Mis-Teeq singer turned talent show judge is back making music. She talks Simon Cowell, David Walliams — and her ‘competitive spirit with men’
INTERVIEW
‘Come on, cresty, where are you?” The plaintive cry of the lesser-spotted TV personality rings through the pine trees on the banks of Loch Garten in the Scottish Highlands. Nancy Moir and her husband, Jim — the artist formerly known as Vic Reeves...‘Come on, cresty, where are you?” The plaintive cry of the lesser-spotted TV personality rings...‘Come on, cresty, where are you?” The plaintive cry of the lesser-spotted TV personality rings...
WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK
I’ve been making a film about Marcel Duchamp. But it keeps making me think of Damien Hirst. It’s annoying. The film is for a series called The Art Mysteries in which I unravel the complex meanings of celebrated artworks. In this case I’m looking at Duchamp’s Fountain, the upturned urinal that’s been voted “the most influential artwork of the 20th century”. Fountain...I’ve been making a film about Marcel Duchamp. But it keeps making me think of Damien Hirst. It’s...I’ve been making a film about Marcel Duchamp. But it keeps making me think of Damien Hirst. It’s...
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review
2023 was a bumper year for film, but what cinematic treats will this year have in store? Timothée Chalamet is back...2023 was a bumper year for film, but what cinematic treats will this year have in store? Timothée Chalamet is back for Dune: Part Two, Zendaya will be stuck in a tense tennis love triangle in Challengers, and there are Bob Marley and Amy Winehouse biopics on the horizon. Plus our favourite marmalade-loving bear...2023 was a bumper year for film, but what cinematic treats will this year have in store? Timothée Chalamet is back for Dune:...
Our critics pick the best albums of 2024. From R&B to indie hits, this guide has you covered. We will update...Our critics pick the best albums of 2024. From R&B to indie hits, this guide has you covered.Our critics pick the best albums of 2024. From R&B to indie hits, this guide has you covered.
interview
Natasha Khan — better known as the musician Bat for Lashes — has just picked up her daughter, Delphi’s school photos.Natasha Khan — better known as the musician Bat for Lashes — has just picked up her daughter...Natasha Khan — better known as the musician Bat for Lashes — has just picked up her daughter...
Interview
Britain’s greatest living baritone bounds into one of Glyndebourne’s wood-panelled drawing rooms and glances round with an air of recognition. “When the old theatre was still here, this used to be the men’s chorus dressing room,” he says. Oh really?Britain’s greatest living baritone bounds into one of Glyndebourne’s wood-panelled drawing rooms...Britain’s greatest living baritone bounds into one of Glyndebourne’s wood-panelled drawing rooms...
VIEWING GUIDE
D-Day 80 commemorations (Various channels, all week)
On June 6, 1944, the largest seaborne invasion in human history paved the way for the Allied victory on the Western Front in the Second World War. Eighty years on, the bravery and sacrifice...D-Day 80 commemorations (Various channels, all week)
On June 6, 1944, the largest...D-Day 80 commemorations (Various channels, all week)
On June 6, 1944, the largest...
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Review | historical fiction
In Elizabeth Macneal’s third novel, set in 1839, Bonnie Fairchild arrives in London, fleeing an unwanted marriage. There she falls in with a charismatic rogue, Crawford, and joins him in his schemes to rake in a dishonest guinea or two. When an...In Elizabeth Macneal’s third novel, set in 1839, Bonnie Fairchild arrives in London, fleeing an...In Elizabeth Macneal’s third novel, set in 1839, Bonnie Fairchild arrives in London, fleeing an...
interview
As she gears up for the Euros, the footballer turned broadcaster explains why she’s happier than she’s ever been
Dolly Alderton
Your love, life and friendship dilemmas answered
The Marmite of the summer shoe world are everywhere this season and this time they mean business
interview
Who better to play Paloma Picasso in a new series than the Parisian designer Jeanne Damas?
After spotting a gap in the market, two friends from east London decided to do something — and business is booming
India Knight
Pressed powder reminds me of my grandmother and, specifically, of my grandmother’s handbag, which had a distinct...Pressed powder reminds me of my grandmother and, specifically, of my grandmother’s handbag, which...Pressed powder reminds me of my grandmother and, specifically, of my grandmother’s handbag, which...
sarah jossel
Hello from Spain! It’s our first holiday of the year and, I won’t lie, it’s great to feel the sun on my SPF...Hello from Spain! It’s our first holiday of the year and, I won’t lie, it’s great to feel the sun...Hello from Spain! It’s our first holiday of the year and, I won’t lie, it’s great to feel the sun...
T20 World Cup | mike atherton
For a white-ball coach and captain, the drill is obvious, if not straightforward: do well in global ICC events, namely World Cups in 50-over and T20 cricket and the reconstituted Champions Trophy. While bilateral cricket may provide a useful opportunity to shape teams, results are less relevant. It is the tournaments that matter. So far, so up and down for Jos Buttler...For a white-ball coach and captain, the drill is obvious, if not straightforward: do well in...For a white-ball coach and captain, the drill is obvious, if not straightforward: do well in...
The fan who claimed that Jonny Hill left him with a cut above his eye after Sale Sharks’ 31-23 defeat to Bath in the...The fan who claimed that Jonny Hill left him with a cut above his eye after Sale Sharks’ 31-23 defeat to Bath in the Gallagher Premiership semi-final has reported the incident to the police. The Bath supporter filed a complaint with Avon and Somerset Police on Saturday evening, although they may choose not to...The fan who claimed that Jonny Hill left him with a cut above his eye after Sale Sharks’ 31-23 defeat to Bath in the Gallagher...
FRENCH OPEN | STUART FRASER
As Novak Djokovic finally claimed victory in his late-night French Open battle at 3:07am on Sunday, Casper Ruud was...As Novak Djokovic finally claimed victory in his late-night French Open battle at 3:07am on...As Novak Djokovic finally claimed victory in his late-night French Open battle at 3:07am on...
Martin Samuel
Camden People’s Theatre advertised a job with a £45,000-£50,000 annual salary and invited applications from “the...Camden People’s Theatre advertised a job with a £45,000-£50,000 annual salary and invited...Camden People’s Theatre advertised a job with a £45,000-£50,000 annual salary and invited...
champions league final | martin Samuel
There was a beautiful little vignette at the end of the game. A tearful Jude Bellingham came face to face with Carlo Ancelotti and smilingly bowed down before the pair embraced. If Ancelotti bowed to anyone, it would be Toni Kroos. He is the...There was a beautiful little vignette at the end of the game. A tearful Jude Bellingham came face...There was a beautiful little vignette at the end of the game. A tearful Jude Bellingham came face...
champions league final | jonathan northcroft
gallagher premiership semi-final | stephen jones
David walsh
In his novel The Sportswriter, Richard Ford wrote a sentence that resonated: “I know you can dream your way through...In his novel The Sportswriter, Richard Ford wrote a sentence that resonated: “I know you can...In his novel The Sportswriter, Richard Ford wrote a sentence that resonated: “I know you can...
For a man who has had to endure debates about his heart and desire, Daniel Dubois showed the requisite guts, glory...For a man who has had to endure debates about his heart and desire, Daniel Dubois showed the...For a man who has had to endure debates about his heart and desire, Daniel Dubois showed the...
tom kershaw
Born out of a haze of cigarette smoke and stale pints, Barry Hearn’s darts revolution has entered a new era of razzle-dazzle. Luke Littler is being paraded on chat-show sofas from London to New York, where the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)...Born out of a haze of cigarette smoke and stale pints, Barry Hearn’s darts revolution has entered...Born out of a haze of cigarette smoke and stale pints, Barry Hearn’s darts revolution has entered...
T20 World Cup | simon wilde
Stephen Jones
Gareth or Antonie? The amazing performance of the Toulouse scrum half in the Investec Champions Cup final last...Gareth or Antonie? The amazing performance of the Toulouse scrum half in the Investec Champions...Gareth or Antonie? The amazing performance of the Toulouse scrum half in the Investec Champions...
Stuart Barnes
On Friday night, one England captain bade farewell to the English club game with great dignity and a sublime moment...On Friday night, one England captain bade farewell to the English club game with great dignity...On Friday night, one England captain bade farewell to the English club game with great dignity...
book extract
I was at my friend JD’s wedding in New York when I got the news. As JD stood up to deliver his speech, wind and rain began rattling the windows: there was a hurricane passing over New York that weekend. Midway through the speech, JD called to the...I was at my friend JD’s wedding in New York when I got the news. As JD stood up to deliver his...I was at my friend JD’s wedding in New York when I got the news. As JD stood up to deliver his...
Kevin Sinfield interview
rod liddle
A rousing victory for Scotland’s women who thumped Israel 4-1 at Hampden Park in a game in which there was, sadly...A rousing victory for Scotland’s women who thumped Israel 4-1 at Hampden Park in a game in which...A rousing victory for Scotland’s women who thumped Israel 4-1 at Hampden Park in a game in which...
Jonathan Northcroft
When Gareth Southgate first decided to try three at the back with England, it was one of those wild things that crops...When Gareth Southgate first decided to try three at the back with England, it was one of those...When Gareth Southgate first decided to try three at the back with England, it was one of those...
Jonathan Northcroft | Daniel Sturridge interview
Last August at Stamford Bridge, Daniel Sturridge made another debut. The veteran of seven clubs did his first Super Sunday as a pundit for Sky. At the end of the show the presenter, Dave Jones, joked about initiation ceremonies. And Sturridge was...Last August at Stamford Bridge, Daniel Sturridge made another debut. The veteran of seven clubs...Last August at Stamford Bridge, Daniel Sturridge made another debut. The veteran of seven clubs...
the DERBY | brough scott
FRENCH OPEN | Stuart Fraser
GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP SEMI-FINAL | stuart barnes
Kicking was king at the Recreation Ground. The semi-final was dominated by the boot. Finn Russell set the tone with...Kicking was king at the Recreation Ground. The semi-final was dominated by the boot. Finn Russell...Kicking was king at the Recreation Ground. The semi-final was dominated by the boot. Finn Russell...
The first stop for Andy Murray during the upcoming British grass-court season is a medical clinic. An injection is...The first stop for Andy Murray during the upcoming British grass-court season is a medical clinic.The first stop for Andy Murray during the upcoming British grass-court season is a medical clinic.
England’s chances of automatic qualification for Euro 2025 are hanging by a thread. After Friday’s defeat by France at St James’ Park they dropped to third in their four-team group, in which only the top two reach next summer’s tournament directly. Of their three remaining group matches, two are away to the teams above them (France and Sweden), so England look set for a...England’s chances of automatic qualification for Euro 2025 are hanging by a thread. After...England’s chances of automatic qualification for Euro 2025 are hanging by a thread. After...
t20 world cup | harry tector interview
Drive an hour east of New York City and in the middle of Long Island’s Eisenhower Park you’ll find one of those...Drive an hour east of New York City and in the middle of Long Island’s Eisenhower Park you’ll find one of those phantom pop-up stadiums, erected purely for a T20 World Cup — which starts on Sunday with matches in Dallas and Guyana — but which will be dismantled once the tournament concludes at the end of June. On...Drive an hour east of New York City and in the middle of Long Island’s Eisenhower Park you’ll find one of those phantom pop-up...
T20 World Cup guide
Everton have confirmed 777 Partners’ proposed takeover of the club has ended, leaving owner Farhad Moshiri seeking to...Everton have confirmed 777 Partners’ proposed takeover of the club has ended, leaving owner...Everton have confirmed 777 Partners’ proposed takeover of the club has ended, leaving owner...
Racecards
BET OF THE DAY Star Legend (4.45 Fakenham) Winner of a novice hurdle over this course and distance...Racecards
BET OF THE DAY Star Legend (4.45 Fakenham) Winner of a novice hurdle over this...Racecards
BET OF THE DAY Star Legend (4.45 Fakenham) Winner of a novice hurdle over this...
Thrilling kasbahs, untouched Roman ruins and easy access to Saharan dunes – Algeria, just three hours from the UK, is opening up thanks to relaxed visa rules
The region, in Italy’s heel, is a big-hitter for holidays — but there are still uncrowded towns and villages that offer a window into slow-paced, authentic Italian life
Seven days of swish accommodation, marvellous beaches and those famous sand dunes await in Gran Canaria – plus two more holidays to know about
kathy lette | travel troubleshooter
This week our travel troubleshooter has advice on women-only travel in Marrakesh and father-daughter bonding
Catalonia’s Tarragona is the summer escape for Barcelona’s elite, and is loved for its little-known Roman history, Gaudí heritage and wine
Coming “hot” on the sodden heels of one of the wettest springs since Noah pulled on his sou’wester, this is going to...Coming “hot” on the sodden heels of one of the wettest springs since Noah pulled on his...Coming “hot” on the sodden heels of one of the wettest springs since Noah pulled on his...
Sadie Frost, 58, is an actress and producer born in Islington, north London. She made her acting debut appearing in...Sadie Frost, 58, is an actress and producer born in Islington, north London. She made her acting...Sadie Frost, 58, is an actress and producer born in Islington, north London. She made her acting...
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The Amalfi coast is one of the prettiest parts of Italy — and therefore one of the most popular. In high season, the towns and villages strung along the winding coast are heaving. There are ways to find the uncrowded Amalfi, though: our expert...The Amalfi coast is one of the prettiest parts of Italy — and therefore one of the most popular.The Amalfi coast is one of the prettiest parts of Italy — and therefore one of the most popular.
One couple turned a derelict, mould-infested semi in Dorset into a modern paradise. Here’s how they did it, while saving money on the renovation
As Amanda Holden and Alan Carr take their property makeover show to Andalusia, here’s our guide to navigating the pitfalls of renovating while abroad
You’ll never have to queue for the bathroom or wait for a snack again in this enormous townhouse
SECRET AGENT
Our covert columnist on the real campaign of the year — whether to launch a £7 million penthouse now or in the autumn
THE TWO ROBS
We have been renting to the same family for 12 years with little-to-no annual rent increases, so the rent is well...We have been renting to the same family for 12 years with little-to-no annual rent increases, so...We have been renting to the same family for 12 years with little-to-no annual rent increases, so...
home help
I am looking at properties in the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire area, and have seen a stunning property in Malvern....I am looking at properties in the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire area, and have seen a stunning...I am looking at properties in the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire area, and have seen a stunning...
Three miles from the commuter town of Tunbridge Wells, this 19th-century six-bedroom home is perfect for sports lovers — its 26.8 acres include an all-weather tennis court, a swimming pool, croquet lawn and clay shooting ground. There is a one-bedroom annexe and pool house. The village it is in, Bells Yew Green, has a railway station, Frant, which has one train an hour...Three miles from the commuter town of Tunbridge Wells, this 19th-century six-bedroom home is...Three miles from the commuter town of Tunbridge Wells, this 19th-century six-bedroom home is...
A world without next-day deliveries, access to wine from anywhere on the planet and the ability to stream any song...A world without next-day deliveries, access to wine from anywhere on the planet and the ability to stream any song ever recorded would have been unbelievable 30 years ago. Growing consumer expectations are being met in many areas of our lives. Sadly, renting a home isn’t one of them. Despite costing the average...A world without next-day deliveries, access to wine from anywhere on the planet and the ability to stream any song ever...
Puzzles to solve at your leisure on paper
Critics accuse Nationalists of incompetence as vital projects are left without funding
exclusiveSNP ministers have been accused of “negligence on a remarkable scale” after it emerged they are set to hand back £450 million of EU money they failed to spend on key economic and anti-poverty projects. Scotland is expected to return 28 per cent of the European structural and investment funding it...SNP ministers have been accused of “negligence on a remarkable scale” after it emerged they are set to hand back £450 million of EU money they failed to spend on key economic and anti-poverty projects. Scotland is expected to return 28 per cent of the European structural and investment funding it...SNP ministers have been accused of “negligence on a remarkable scale” after it emerged they are set to hand back £450 million...
The investment firm that cut sponsorship ties with the Edinburgh International Book Festival after pressure from climate change activists should be stripped of its role managing MSPs’ pensions, the Scottish Greens have said. Baillie Gifford, the Edinburgh-based investment company, has been a prominent sponsor of UK arts events but has come...The investment firm that cut sponsorship ties with the Edinburgh International Book Festival after pressure from climate change activists should be stripped of its role managing MSPs’ pensions, the Scottish Greens have said. Baillie Gifford, the Edinburgh-based investment company, has been a prominent sponsor of UK arts events but has come...The investment firm that cut sponsorship ties with the Edinburgh International Book Festival after pressure from climate change...
alex massie
Sure, there’s an election campaign under way but other subjects remain important and of some small interest. There is the future of the planet, for instance. And there is the Edinburgh International Book Festival. These are more closely linked that you might initially appreciate. Last week, the book festival...Sure, there’s an election campaign under way but other subjects remain important and of some...Sure, there’s an election campaign under way but other subjects remain important and of some...
The A9 and nature are not, you might think, obvious bedfellows. Every day cars roar north and south along this tarmac spine of Scotland, the country’s longest road, releasing carbon dioxide into the air from their exhausts. And yet for a six-mile stretch of the road just south of Dalnaspidal, almost at the geographic heart of the country, willow, rowan and pine fill the...The A9 and nature are not, you might think, obvious bedfellows. Every day cars roar north and...The A9 and nature are not, you might think, obvious bedfellows. Every day cars roar north and...
GILLIAN BOWDITCH
There are certain subjects that should come with trigger warnings for the middle-aged. I don’t mean in the manner of...There are certain subjects that should come with trigger warnings for the middle-aged. I don’t mean in the manner of universities warning sensitive students about sexual allusions in the poems of Catullus or the popping of latex balloons in a production of Richard III. I mean phrases that are clear gateway topics...There are certain subjects that should come with trigger warnings for the middle-aged. I don’t mean in the manner of...
Bernard Ponsonby
Natasha Radmehr
My first experience in a sauna could have easily been my last. I was on a family holiday in Gran Canaria and my...My first experience in a sauna could have easily been my last. I was on a family holiday in Gran...My first experience in a sauna could have easily been my last. I was on a family holiday in Gran...
ALF YOUNG
On Thursday, Holyrood’s public audit committee spent a morning exploring an intriguing arm of the Scottish...On Thursday, Holyrood’s public audit committee spent a morning exploring an intriguing arm of the...On Thursday, Holyrood’s public audit committee spent a morning exploring an intriguing arm of the...
Eamon Ryan warns of EU fines as government plans to build at least 50,000 new houses a year
Ireland is facing fines of at least €5 billion before the end of the decade for failing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with EU targets. An internal analysis by the Department of the Environment shows the state faces bills averaging €1 billion a year in the second half of this decade...Ireland is facing fines of at least €5 billion before the end of the decade for failing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with EU targets. An internal analysis by the Department of the Environment shows the state faces bills averaging €1 billion a year in the second half of this decade...Ireland is facing fines of at least €5 billion before the end of the decade for failing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in...
Convicted rapists in an Irish prison are applying for asylum to avoid deportation at the end of their sentences, a Sunday Times investigation has revealed. In at least two cases, criminals walked free after their release despite efforts to deport them. The Sunday Times understands that in both cases, the men, from Albania and Pakistan, told...Convicted rapists in an Irish prison are applying for asylum to avoid deportation at the end of their sentences, a Sunday Times investigation has revealed. In at least two cases, criminals walked free after their release despite efforts to deport them. The Sunday Times understands that in both cases, the men, from Albania and Pakistan, told...Convicted rapists in an Irish prison are applying for asylum to avoid deportation at the end of their sentences, a Sunday Times...
Gardai searched the home of a TD as part of an investigation into a poison-pen letter allegedly sent by a personal associate to the wife of a political rival in an effort to ruin their reputation. The person being investigated for allegedly sending the single-page letter has been questioned by detectives under...Gardai searched the home of a TD as part of an investigation into a poison-pen letter allegedly...Gardai searched the home of a TD as part of an investigation into a poison-pen letter allegedly...
Newton Emerson
Gavin Robinson was ratified as DUP leader last Wednesday, having served as interim leader since Sir Jeffrey Donaldson resigned in March. He promptly demonstrated a quality that his party has always lacked: contrition. The...Gavin Robinson was ratified as DUP leader last Wednesday, having served as interim leader since Sir Jeffrey Donaldson resigned in March. He promptly demonstrated a quality that his party has always lacked: contrition. The...Gavin Robinson was ratified as DUP leader last Wednesday, having served as interim leader since Sir Jeffrey Donaldson...
Brenda Power
It was announced last week that Rachael English is to replace Bryan Dobson as the presenter of RTE radio’s News at One. It’s an excellent appointment, since English is probably the best, calmest and most even-handed...It was announced last week that Rachael English is to replace Bryan Dobson as the presenter of RTE radio’s News at One. It’s an excellent appointment, since English is probably the best, calmest and most even-handed...It was announced last week that Rachael English is to replace Bryan Dobson as the presenter of RTE radio’s News at One...
photography
Brian Carey | AGENDA
The grammatically challenged semi-state airport company DAA looks to have got back to its pre-Covid cruising altitude.The grammatically challenged semi-state airport company DAA looks to have got back to its...The grammatically challenged semi-state airport company DAA looks to have got back to its...
CORMAC LUCeY | ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Back in 1979, when I was my son’s age, only a few bodies contributed formally to national economic debate. We had...Back in 1979, when I was my son’s age, only a few bodies contributed formally to national...Back in 1979, when I was my son’s age, only a few bodies contributed formally to national...
t20 world cup | harry tector interview
Drive an hour east of New York City and in the middle of Long Island’s Eisenhower Park you’ll find one of those phantom pop-up stadiums, erected purely for a T20 World Cup — which starts on Sunday with matches in Dallas and Guyana — but which will be dismantled once the tournament concludes at...Drive an hour east of New York City and in the middle of Long Island’s Eisenhower Park you’ll find one of those phantom pop-up stadiums, erected purely for a T20 World Cup — which starts on Sunday with matches in Dallas and Guyana — but which will be dismantled once the tournament concludes at...Drive an hour east of New York City and in the middle of Long Island’s Eisenhower Park you’ll find one of those phantom pop-up...
Christy O’Connor
The first qualifier game ever televised live was Armagh-Down in 2001. Casement Park was almost at full capacity. The place rattled like a boiling tin, the occasion leaning heavily on novelty, intrigue and mystery. On opening night, a tense local Ulster derby seemed like the perfect place to pull back the first curtain to a new world. The...The first qualifier game ever televised live was Armagh-Down in 2001. Casement Park was almost at full capacity. The place rattled like a boiling tin, the occasion leaning heavily on novelty, intrigue and mystery. On opening night, a tense local Ulster derby seemed like the perfect place to pull back the first curtain to a new world. The...The first qualifier game ever televised live was Armagh-Down in 2001. Casement Park was almost at full capacity. The place...
Peter O’Reilly
In conditions as beautiful as this, some Munster supporters may have been tempted to head for the coast. Wasn’t the result a foregone conclusion? Ulster had nothing to play for, given that they were already guaranteed an away quarter-final. Munster had top spot — and all the advantages that go with it — virtually in...In conditions as beautiful as this, some Munster supporters may have been tempted to head for the...In conditions as beautiful as this, some Munster supporters may have been tempted to head for the...
Thomas Barr interview
GAA | Michael Foley
Christy O’Connor
shane horgan
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is an extraordinary arena but even before last week’s match, the Leinster people I met...The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is an extraordinary arena but even before last week’s match, the...The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is an extraordinary arena but even before last week’s match, the...
Michael Foley
In the middle of last week Leinster’s senior coach Jacques Nienaber tried throwing a few scoops of sand on the sparks...In the middle of last week Leinster’s senior coach Jacques Nienaber tried throwing a few scoops...In the middle of last week Leinster’s senior coach Jacques Nienaber tried throwing a few scoops...
No horse generated more debate or column inches — nor polarised opinion more — in the lead-up to Saturday’s Betfred Derby than the horse who ultimately emerged as the victor. The case against was simple: he was well beaten in the 2000 Guineas on...No horse generated more debate or column inches — nor polarised opinion more — in the lead-up to...No horse generated more debate or column inches — nor polarised opinion more — in the lead-up to...
Comment
The madness of modern politics is an indulgence the West cannot afford
Matthew Syed
Autocrats are enjoying our decadent rows. Democracy can only survive if we rise above the trivial
DominIc Lawson
Our contempt for MPs is lazy and dangerous
robert colvile
Labour’s fantastical sums on energy bills are just hot garbage
ROYA NIKKHAH
What Harry tells us about the need for national service
HADLEY FREEMan
Two women stood their ground, and so Trump was undone
kathleen stock
Pride is an increasingly empty religion, and I’m flying the flag for the heretics
Jeremy Clarkson
A robotic third thumb? I can count the benefits on one hand
rod liddle
Here’s a job for you: convincing millions to swap daytime TV for the workplace
richard coles | Week ending
Boardrooms have nothing to teach us about loving victims of injustice
THE SUNDAY TIMES VIEW
One family’s tragedy is just the tip of a mental health crisis
the sunday times view
TV debates matter: Sunak and Starmer must seize the moment
Charlotte Ivers
Strictly’s dance routine row shows what it takes to get to the top
Against a graveyard of Noughties reality shows — X Factor, Big Brother, Pop Idol and lord knows what...Against a graveyard of Noughties reality shows — X Factor, Big Brother, Pop Idol and lord...Against a graveyard of Noughties reality shows — X Factor, Big Brother, Pop Idol and lord...
Readers’ poll: Should employers be banned from contacting staff outside working hours?
More than a dozen countries have adopted a “right to disconnect”, restricting the ability of employers to send their...More than a dozen countries have adopted a “right to disconnect”, restricting the ability of...More than a dozen countries have adopted a “right to disconnect”, restricting the ability of...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Comparing Hamas and the IRA is a travesty
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Bring on driverless cars — AI will be safer than humans
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Without a strike ban, Labour won’t cure NHS
Newman’s week