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Mark Logan said Sir Keir Starmer had “the pull factor”
liveAn outgoing Conservative MP has backed Labour in the general election, saying his party was “unrecognisable”. Labour’s decision to block Diane Abbott and Faiza Shaheen from standing as MPs at the election is dominating the agenda on Thursday. Sir Keir Starmer joined Vaughan Gething, the Welsh...An outgoing Conservative MP has backed Labour in the general election, saying his party was “unrecognisable”. Labour’s decision to block Diane Abbott and Faiza Shaheen from standing as MPs at the election is dominating the agenda on Thursday. Sir Keir Starmer joined Vaughan Gething, the Welsh...An outgoing Conservative MP has backed Labour in the general election, saying his party was “unrecognisable”. Labour’s decision...
Diane Abbott should be allowed to be a Labour candidate, Angela Rayner has said, opening up a row on Sir Keir Starmer’s front bench over the left-wing veteran’s future. Rayner, Labour’s deputy leader, told ITV she was “not happy” about briefings that Abbott would be blocked from standing in Hackney North & Stoke Newington and said: “I don’t...Diane Abbott should be allowed to be a Labour candidate, Angela Rayner has said, opening up a row on Sir Keir Starmer’s front bench over the left-wing veteran’s future. Rayner, Labour’s deputy leader, told ITV she was “not happy” about briefings that Abbott would be blocked from standing in Hackney North & Stoke Newington and said: “I don’t...Diane Abbott should be allowed to be a Labour candidate, Angela Rayner has said, opening up a row on Sir Keir Starmer’s front...
A gang of five Bulgarian fraudsters who “systematically plundered” the benefit system to the tune of £54 million and enjoyed lavish lifestyles have been jailed for a total of 25 years. Gyunesh Ali, 34; Patritsia Paneva, 27; Galina Nikolova, 39; Stoyan Stoyanov, 28; and Tsvetka Todorova, 53, stole 6,000 identities to...A gang of five Bulgarian fraudsters who “systematically plundered” the benefit system to the tune...A gang of five Bulgarian fraudsters who “systematically plundered” the benefit system to the tune...
Comment
The headmaster at my secondary school was a man called Dennis Silk, described in this newspaper’s obituary as “the...The headmaster at my secondary school was a man called Dennis Silk, described in this newspaper’s...The headmaster at my secondary school was a man called Dennis Silk, described in this newspaper’s...
Interview
Twenty years ago this week, Frank Gardner was relaxing by the pool at the InterContinental hotel in Riyadh with his...Twenty years ago this week, Frank Gardner was relaxing by the pool at the InterContinental hotel...Twenty years ago this week, Frank Gardner was relaxing by the pool at the InterContinental hotel...
The largest stegosaurus fossil ever found is set to fetch up to £4.7 million when it is sold at Sotheby’s this summer.
At 3.4 metres tall, the fossil, nicknamed Apex, is nearly a third larger than the next most intact stegosaurus specimen on...The largest stegosaurus fossil ever found is set to fetch up to £4.7 million when it is sold at...The largest stegosaurus fossil ever found is set to fetch up to £4.7 million when it is sold at...
video
A pro-Palestinian protest descended into violence, leaving a female police officer with facial injuries from a glass bottle and resulting in 40 arrests, after thousands more people attended the demonstration than anticipated. The “emergency rally”...A pro-Palestinian protest descended into violence, leaving a female police officer with facial...A pro-Palestinian protest descended into violence, leaving a female police officer with facial...
Describing somebody as being “all thumbs” might usually denote clumsiness but researchers have found that gaining a...Describing somebody as being “all thumbs” might usually denote clumsiness but researchers have...Describing somebody as being “all thumbs” might usually denote clumsiness but researchers have...
The Times Diary
John Humphrys has a warning to broadcasters hoping for a “gotcha” in the election: never assume that MPs will give...John Humphrys has a warning to broadcasters hoping for a “gotcha” in the election: never assume...John Humphrys has a warning to broadcasters hoping for a “gotcha” in the election: never assume...
photography
Marc Hom’s Re-Framed exhibition has been captured in a new book of the same name that reproduces images from the indoor and outdoor show at the Fenimore Art Museum. The exhibition is set to tour the world and the book features the entire selection...Marc Hom’s Re-Framed exhibition has been captured in a new book of the same name that reproduces...Marc Hom’s Re-Framed exhibition has been captured in a new book of the same name that reproduces...
Russia will increase income tax for its wealthiest citizens as the Kremlin seeks long-term funding for the war in Ukraine. Putin said shortly before he won a fifth term of office in March that Russia needed to raise taxes as spending on the military rose to account for a third of the national...Russia will increase income tax for its wealthiest citizens as the Kremlin seeks long-term funding for the war in Ukraine. Putin said shortly before he won a fifth term of office in March that Russia needed to raise taxes as spending on the military rose to account for a third of the national...Russia will increase income tax for its wealthiest citizens as the Kremlin seeks long-term funding for the war in Ukraine.
Analysis
The operation in Rafah has put a decades-long cold peace between Egypt and Israel on slippery ground. On Wednesday, Israel announced that it had seized control of the Gazan side of the narrow buffer zone that runs across the territory’s entire southern border with the tip of the Egyptian Sinai, putting its troops in control of the military...The operation in Rafah has put a decades-long cold peace between Egypt and Israel on slippery ground. On Wednesday, Israel announced that it had seized control of the Gazan side of the narrow buffer zone that runs across the territory’s entire southern border with the tip of the Egyptian Sinai, putting its troops in control of the military...The operation in Rafah has put a decades-long cold peace between Egypt and Israel on slippery ground. On Wednesday, Israel...
Shouts of “traitor!” were hurled at Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister, as his controversial amnesty law for Catalan separatists was finally approved in parliament on Thursday. To remain in power after an inconclusive general election in July last year, Sánchez agreed to grant the law in return for the seven...Shouts of “traitor!” were hurled at Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister, as his...Shouts of “traitor!” were hurled at Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister, as his...
Cher has won a long-running legal battle with the widow of her former husband, Sonny Bono. A federal judge in the US ruled this week that the singer, 78, was entitled to continue receiving royalties from a string of 1960s hits performed and recorded by the pop duo Sonny and Cher including I Got You Babe and The Beat Goes On. Under the terms of Cher and Bono’s...Cher has won a long-running legal battle with the widow of her former husband, Sonny Bono. A...Cher has won a long-running legal battle with the widow of her former husband, Sonny Bono. A...
Detectives believe that a British family killed on holiday in France in 2012 may have been murdered by a gunman who...
Detectives believe that a British family killed on holiday in France in 2012 may have been murdered by a gunman who had received shoot-to-kill training, according to French media.
French investigators have made some progress in identifying the weapon used to murder three members of the al-Hilli family from Surrey...
Detectives believe that a British family killed on holiday in France in 2012 may have been murdered by a gunman who had...
Picasso’s favourite subjects were the Spanish civil war, naked women and bullfights. Laurent Schwarz prefers elephants, horses and dinosaurs. And yet an international bidding war has erupted for paintings by the two-and-a-half-year-old from Bavaria who has gained a reputation as pint-sized Picasso. Bids are reaching almost $150,000 after his bold, colourful abstracts...Picasso’s favourite subjects were the Spanish civil war, naked women and bullfights. Laurent...Picasso’s favourite subjects were the Spanish civil war, naked women and bullfights. Laurent...
Belgian police used a fake ransom payment to catch museum robbers who had stolen a “priceless masterpiece” Ming vase.Belgian police used a fake ransom payment to catch museum robbers who had stolen a “priceless masterpiece” Ming vase.
The imperial 16th-century porcelain wine jar, decorated with fish, was stolen on the night of April 20 in a carefully planned raid that lasted less than six minutes. So professional and specific was...Belgian police used a fake ransom payment to catch museum robbers who had stolen a “priceless masterpiece” Ming vase.
The...
A gunman shot dead an aspiring mayor at a rally in Mexico, marking a bloody end to campaigning before Sunday’s...A gunman shot dead an aspiring mayor at a rally in Mexico, marking a bloody end to campaigning...A gunman shot dead an aspiring mayor at a rally in Mexico, marking a bloody end to campaigning...
A mass brawl said to involve eight Britons on a beach in Mallorca has shocked police as the issue of overtourism...A mass brawl said to involve eight Britons on a beach in Mallorca has shocked police as the issue...A mass brawl said to involve eight Britons on a beach in Mallorca has shocked police as the issue...
IN maps and CHARTS
If Donald Trump is found guilty by a Manhattan jury he will become the first serving or former US president to be...If Donald Trump is found guilty by a Manhattan jury he will become the first serving or former US...If Donald Trump is found guilty by a Manhattan jury he will become the first serving or former US...
Donald Trump has gone back to the policy focus that launched him into the presidency in 2016 by placing immigration...Donald Trump has gone back to the policy focus that launched him into the presidency in 2016 by...Donald Trump has gone back to the policy focus that launched him into the presidency in 2016 by...
The Czech billionaire who would be the owner of Royal Mail has revealed plans for a structural shake-up of the company, which could threaten the jobs of tens of thousands of postal delivery workers and thousands of the company’s signature red pillar boxes. In a rare public comment, Daniel...The Czech billionaire who would be the owner of Royal Mail has revealed plans for a structural shake-up of the company, which could threaten the jobs of tens of thousands of postal delivery workers and thousands of the company’s signature red pillar boxes. In a rare public comment, Daniel...The Czech billionaire who would be the owner of Royal Mail has revealed plans for a structural shake-up of the company, which...
Partners at a City law firm have been warned that they could suffer negative performance reviews if they refuse to spend at least three days a week in the office. The move at Addleshaw Goddard — one of the UK’s top-20-earning law firms — is thought to be the first of its kind for a law firm in the Square Mile and could affect bonuses.Partners at a City law firm have been warned that they could suffer negative performance reviews if they refuse to spend at least three days a week in the office. The move at Addleshaw Goddard — one of the UK’s top-20-earning law firms — is thought to be the first of its kind for a law firm in the Square Mile and could affect bonuses.Partners at a City law firm have been warned that they could suffer negative performance reviews if they refuse to spend at...
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic space tourism company is at risk of losing its US listing after a lacklustre stock market performance. The New York Stock Exchange has warned the venture that it could be delisted because it has failed to meet minimum trading requirements. Companies listed on the exchange...Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic space tourism company is at risk of losing its US listing...Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic space tourism company is at risk of losing its US listing...
Comment
The headmaster at my secondary school was a man called Dennis Silk, described in this newspaper’s obituary as “the...The headmaster at my secondary school was a man called Dennis Silk, described in this newspaper’s...The headmaster at my secondary school was a man called Dennis Silk, described in this newspaper’s...
market report
Stronger than expected trading from Foot Locker in its first quarter got investors pondering the implications for...Stronger than expected trading from Foot Locker in its first quarter got investors pondering the...Stronger than expected trading from Foot Locker in its first quarter got investors pondering the...
A London-based financial technology company has set out plans to launch the first alternative to the Apple Wallet. Curve’s system will allow users to choose to pay using “tap and go” on their phone by downloading an app and setting it as their...A London-based financial technology company has set out plans to launch the first alternative to...A London-based financial technology company has set out plans to launch the first alternative to...
De La Rue is in talks with potential buyers interested in taking over its banknote printing and authentication divisions, as the 200-year-old business strives to reverse a recent slide in its fortunes. The group, which prints notes for the Bank of...De La Rue is in talks with potential buyers interested in taking over its banknote printing and...De La Rue is in talks with potential buyers interested in taking over its banknote printing and...
business commentary
Maybe people made more of a fuss in Henry VIII’s day. Back then, if a foreign raider had tried to cart off the Royal...Maybe people made more of a fuss in Henry VIII’s day. Back then, if a foreign raider had tried to...Maybe people made more of a fuss in Henry VIII’s day. Back then, if a foreign raider had tried to...
comment
Cast your mind back to 2019 and you might struggle to remember how there was an sense of parliamentary and economic...Cast your mind back to 2019 and you might struggle to remember how there was an sense of...Cast your mind back to 2019 and you might struggle to remember how there was an sense of...
Another month of falling car production has prompted renewed demands from the motor industry that the next government commit to an industrial strategy. In April, 61,800 cars rolled off British assembly lines, a year-on-year decline of 7 per cent...Another month of falling car production has prompted renewed demands from the motor industry that...Another month of falling car production has prompted renewed demands from the motor industry that...
Retail
Touker Suleyman, the fashion entrepreneur, says the high street is ‘roaring back’
scale-ups
Sports nutrition brand Bulk’s sales lifted 30% to £123.1 million last year, as more people took up strength training and used supplements such as collagen and magnesium
recruitment
For a profession that prides itself on selling, estate agency all too often has failed to sell itself. Despite agents handling more than a million home sales each year worth over £151 billion, agents rank a lowly fifth from bottom on the Ipsos Veracity Index, languishing below both bankers and private landlords. A lack of trust and regulation mean that few young people...For a profession that prides itself on selling, estate agency all too often has failed to sell...For a profession that prides itself on selling, estate agency all too often has failed to sell...
six from the best
Ann Francke is chief executive of the Chartered Management Institute, Britain’s professional body for management and...Ann Francke is chief executive of the Chartered Management Institute, Britain’s professional body for management and leadership. After more than two decades in senior executive roles at Mars, Boots and Yell, here is what she has learnt to become a better manager. 1. Ask for feedback, don’t just give it. It’s rare to...Ann Francke is chief executive of the Chartered Management Institute, Britain’s professional body for management and leadership.
gallagher premiership semi-finals | OWEN SLOT
There may be a Twickenham final to come in a week’s time. It may also be that after Saracens’ semi-final away to Northampton Saints on Friday night, it is all over. Finished. Either way, the Owen Farrell era is almost at its end. Coming to a close is a decade-plus when Farrell was the most influential player in the English club game. In his media duties earlier this...There may be a Twickenham final to come in a week’s time. It may also be that after Saracens’...There may be a Twickenham final to come in a week’s time. It may also be that after Saracens’...
Arsenal want to tie down Mikel Arteta to a new long-term contract before accelerating their summer player recruitment...Arsenal want to tie down Mikel Arteta to a new long-term contract before accelerating their summer player recruitment plans. No significant hurdles are expected in striking an agreement when the club sit down with the manager, who has one year remaining on his present contract, which is worth about £9million a year...Arsenal want to tie down Mikel Arteta to a new long-term contract before accelerating their summer player recruitment plans. No...
John Westerby
How will the T20 World Cup be won? By the power-packed batting of England, the defending champions, with a top order rejuvenated by the likes of Phil Salt and Will Jacks? By the vast experience and star power of India, with their enviably balanced bowling line-up boasting Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav? Or perhaps the new T20 world champions will be...How will the T20 World Cup be won? By the power-packed batting of England, the defending...How will the T20 World Cup be won? By the power-packed batting of England, the defending...
hugh morris interview | mike atherton
It was in 2002 — not yet 40 years of age, not long retired and with twin girls only eight years old — when Hugh...It was in 2002 — not yet 40 years of age, not long retired and with twin girls only eight years old — when Hugh Morris felt a small lump in his throat while shaving. He didn’t think much of it at that moment, but it set in train a post-playing career that has had the shadow of cancer hanging over it almost permanently.It was in 2002 — not yet 40 years of age, not long retired and with twin girls only eight years old — when Hugh Morris felt a...
gallagher premiership semi-finals | alex lowe
gary jacob
As the World Darts Championship considers moving to a grander new home, some will remember that it was not so long ago when darts cemented its growing popularity by swapping a tavern for a palace. The Christmas tournament was staged from 1994 at Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex. It was an unlikely theatre of dreams where the atmosphere was thick with the smell of greasy...As the World Darts Championship considers moving to a grander new home, some will remember that...As the World Darts Championship considers moving to a grander new home, some will remember that...
barry hearn interview
New York City will feel the Luke Littler effect this weekend when the teenage superstar of darts takes to Madison...New York City will feel the Luke Littler effect this weekend when the teenage superstar of darts takes to Madison Square Garden. If the sport progresses as Barry Hearn envisages, Littler will be throwing stateside arrows for decades. Hearn, 75, has promoted sport for half a century and says Littler has been a unique...New York City will feel the Luke Littler effect this weekend when the teenage superstar of darts takes to Madison Square Garden.
Gallagher Premiership play-offs
Matthew Syed
If you want to take the measure of Rafael Nadal, perhaps I might share a couple of stories that have always stayed...If you want to take the measure of Rafael Nadal, perhaps I might share a couple of stories that...If you want to take the measure of Rafael Nadal, perhaps I might share a couple of stories that...
STUART FRASER
The European clay-court swing started in April with an encouraging bang for British tennis. On French soil Emma...The European clay-court swing started in April with an encouraging bang for British tennis. On...The European clay-court swing started in April with an encouraging bang for British tennis. On...
French Open | Stuart Fraser
Euro 2024
The Euro 2024 hosts, Germany, kick off this year’s tournament against Scotland on Friday, June 14. The favourites, England, begin their campaign two days later against Serbia. But can Gareth Southgate’s side, who lost in the Euro 2020 final at...The Euro 2024 hosts, Germany, kick off this year’s tournament against Scotland on Friday, June 14.The Euro 2024 hosts, Germany, kick off this year’s tournament against Scotland on Friday, June 14.
T20 World Cup guide
Times Sport Unseen
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Finn’s Charm (2.35 Epsom)
He caught the eye when sixth under tender handling at Chester...Racecards BET OF THE DAY
Finn’s Charm (2.35 Epsom)
He caught the eye when sixth under...Racecards BET OF THE DAY
Finn’s Charm (2.35 Epsom)
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Laura Freeman, Caitlin Moran and more reveal their guilty pleasures, from Grey’s Anatomy and Border Force to Milf Manor
new
In an era of calorie counting, body shaming stopped Victoria Beckham from going to the beach. Gen Z can’t believe how we behaved, says Helen Rumbelow
COMMENT
The latest Mad Max has joined a string of blockbusters that tanked at the box office, but don’t write cinema off just yet
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Richard Morrison
A July election has halted Mary Archer’s review of the English quango. Shame
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interview
The former Mis-Teeq singer has gone from pop star to Britain’s Got Talent judge. She talks Simon Cowell, David Walliams — and surviving the music industry
new
Does the photograph of Gareth Southgate wearing a beige cardigan in the latest issue of GQ magazine imbue you with...Does the photograph of Gareth Southgate wearing a beige cardigan in the latest issue of GQ...Does the photograph of Gareth Southgate wearing a beige cardigan in the latest issue of GQ...
Polly vernon
I’ve got a friend who says he just doesn’t see the problem with “schadenfreude”. It is, he thinks, a delicious thing...I’ve got a friend who says he just doesn’t see the problem with “schadenfreude”. It is, he thinks...I’ve got a friend who says he just doesn’t see the problem with “schadenfreude”. It is, he thinks...
CAITLIN MORAN’S CELEBRITY WATCH
The only good thing about Rishi Sunak’s proposal was the inventive derision it inspired, uniting young and old
Good day, dearest Times reader — and welcome to a week where the collective British psyche has, once again, taken a terrible battering. Obviously at this point you are thinking: “Wow, narrow it down a bit, dude. I’ve got a lot of possibilities on the juggle here. This green and pleasant island is full of sewage and cryptosporidium; all the kids who had their lives...Good day, dearest Times reader — and welcome to a week where the collective British psyche has...Good day, dearest Times reader — and welcome to a week where the collective British psyche has...
interview
One of the funniest stories among the many that the Geek Girl author Holly Smale tells is about her grandmother...One of the funniest stories among the many that the Geek Girl author Holly Smale tells is about her grandmother buying her a joke book because she had no sense of humour. The story is funny in both the ha-ha and the other sense because when I finally read the novel my daughters had loved for years, Geek Girl made me...One of the funniest stories among the many that the Geek Girl author Holly Smale tells is about her grandmother buying her a...
Interview
Twenty years ago this week, Frank Gardner was relaxing by the pool at the InterContinental hotel in Riyadh with his...Twenty years ago this week, Frank Gardner was relaxing by the pool at the InterContinental hotel...Twenty years ago this week, Frank Gardner was relaxing by the pool at the InterContinental hotel...
REVIEW
Alongside being responsible for the Noughties trend of feather headbands at festivals, Natasha Khan has, as Bat for...Alongside being responsible for the Noughties trend of feather headbands at festivals, Natasha...Alongside being responsible for the Noughties trend of feather headbands at festivals, Natasha...
video
review
We are, it seems, at the high watermark of the inspirational women’s swimming drama. We’ve had Syrian swimming sisters splashing through shared trauma in The Swimmers. There have been Oscar-nominated antics with Annette Bening battling sporting sexism as an endurance swimmer in Nyad. And we’ve had no-budget histrionics in Vindication Swim, the shoestring British...We are, it seems, at the high watermark of the inspirational women’s swimming drama. We’ve had...We are, it seems, at the high watermark of the inspirational women’s swimming drama. We’ve had...
REVIEW
It’s chastening to think that Yosser Hughes and most of his pals in the tarmac gang, immortalised by Alan Bleasdale...It’s chastening to think that Yosser Hughes and most of his pals in the tarmac gang, immortalised by Alan Bleasdale in the early days of Thatcherism, would be old men now. What would they make of a modern-day Liverpool, where the Tate gallery lords it over the docks and a Dutchman is about to take over from a German...It’s chastening to think that Yosser Hughes and most of his pals in the tarmac gang, immortalised by Alan Bleasdale in the...
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review
Eric
Netflix Several times during Eric I asked myself, “If it wasn’t for Benedict Cumberbatch, would you carry on watching this?” The honest answer is no. Without him there would be far less reason to. Abi Morgan’s drama is well written, yes, but...Eric
Netflix Several times during Eric I asked myself, “If it wasn’t for Benedict...Eric
Netflix Several times during Eric I asked myself, “If it wasn’t for Benedict...
MindGames
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TELEVISION
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TELEVISION
Television
The appointment of the fashion designer Daniel Fletcher as creative director has raised the style stakes. Hannah Rogers helps racegoers rise to the sartorial challenge
Donn Delson’s bird’s-eye images are highly prized. But going up in a helicopter to watch him work is even more exhilarating
To celebrate the museum’s 200th anniversary, the British jeweller Boodles has created a 34-piece collection inspired by its paintings
Pre-loved luxury fashion is the new cool, partly because tracking down the good stuff is so hard. Harriet Walker finds the best treasure troves in London
video
Whether it’s the sound of a Kiki McDonough pendant gliding across the chain or a Church’s shoe being polished
Go off-grid with our selection of cosy hideaways — from modern boltholes with wood-fired hot tubs in Pembrokeshire to modernist mirrored stays on Scotland’s east coast
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Nature meets plastic at the just-opened village accommodation that comes with theme park admission, its own playgrounds and plenty of Lego. Our writer checks in for bed and brickfast…
The island has the same beautiful beaches, temples and jungle waterfalls, but no crowds — they’re missing out, says our writer who grew up there
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Adventure-packed Bodo, in northern Norway, is a European Capital of Culture with added mountain walks, saunas and delicious seafood
The Bridgerton effect has fuelled interest in British heritage — and where better to start than with the UK’s most aristocratic spots? At this selection you can stay overnight and have out-of-hours access
Since the UK left the EU, there have been a number of significant changes for travellers, including...Since the UK left the EU, there have been a number of significant changes for travellers...Since the UK left the EU, there have been a number of significant changes for travellers...
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
My friend is counting holes. “Fab. Four more!” he exclaims as we emerge from a golf club that dates from 1891.My friend is counting holes. “Fab. Four more!” he exclaims as we emerge from a golf club that...My friend is counting holes. “Fab. Four more!” he exclaims as we emerge from a golf club that...
video
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.
obituary
Canadian-born Oscar winner who befriended a mob boss and persuaded a reluctant Clint Eastwood to star in Million Dollar Baby
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The Times has been publishing life stories of the great and the good (and the not so good) for more than 170 years. Now the obituary is also becoming a podcast, explains Anna Temkin
AND as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my...AND as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said...AND as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said...
Buckingham Palace
29th May, 2024
The King, Patron, and The Queen this morning visited the Royal Academy of Dramatic...Buckingham Palace
29th May, 2024
The King, Patron, and The Queen this morning visited the...Buckingham Palace
29th May, 2024
The King, Patron, and The Queen this morning visited the...
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
Seven women who claim they were bullied and intimidated by an employment tribunal judge have accused the senior judiciary of trying to cover up their complaints. The allegation coincides with the Ministry of Justice and Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) being referred to the Information Commissioner after failing to disclose the number of complaints made...Seven women who claim they were bullied and intimidated by an employment tribunal judge have...Seven women who claim they were bullied and intimidated by an employment tribunal judge have...
Bursting prisons are one of the biggest obstacles to reducing criminal court backlogs, parliament’s auditors claim as...Bursting prisons are one of the biggest obstacles to reducing criminal court backlogs, parliament’s auditors claim as they predict that ministers will fail to hit targets to reduce case numbers. A report published last week by the National Audit Office reveals that last year the number of remand prisoners exceeded...Bursting prisons are one of the biggest obstacles to reducing criminal court backlogs, parliament’s auditors claim as they...
comment | David McIntosh & Rodney Warren
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lawyer of the week
Sam Longworth, a partner at the law firm Stewarts, successfully represented Clive Standish, a former banker, in...Sam Longworth, a partner at the law firm Stewarts, successfully represented Clive Standish, a...Sam Longworth, a partner at the law firm Stewarts, successfully represented Clive Standish, a...
out of court
City law firms are routinely accused of “wokewashing” — promoting socially progressive ideas at home, while getting...City law firms are routinely accused of “wokewashing” — promoting socially progressive ideas at...City law firms are routinely accused of “wokewashing” — promoting socially progressive ideas at...
in conversation | John gould
COMMENT | SIMON BRANIGAN
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COMMENT | KRITI SHARMA
Ex-minister given harshest punishment in Scottish parliament’s history
Michael Matheson has insisted that he will remain an MSP despite being sanctioned with a record ban from parliament for breaching Holyrood’s expenses policy. The former health secretary, who was forced to step down from the role after racking up a data roaming bill of almost £11,000 on his...Michael Matheson has insisted that he will remain an MSP despite being sanctioned with a record ban from parliament for breaching Holyrood’s expenses policy. The former health secretary, who was forced to step down from the role after racking up a data roaming bill of almost £11,000 on his...Michael Matheson has insisted that he will remain an MSP despite being sanctioned with a record ban from parliament for...
The former Labour cabinet minister Douglas Alexander is being lined up for a senior frontbench job in Sir Keir Starmer’s government, according to party sources. Allies of David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, have been irked at suggestions that Alexander, a close ally of Gordon Brown, could replace him after the general election. A...The former Labour cabinet minister Douglas Alexander is being lined up for a senior frontbench job in Sir Keir Starmer’s government, according to party sources. Allies of David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, have been irked at suggestions that Alexander, a close ally of Gordon Brown, could replace him after the general election. A...The former Labour cabinet minister Douglas Alexander is being lined up for a senior frontbench job in Sir Keir Starmer’s...
The wife and mother of the hillwalkers Tom and Richie Parry has spoken of her heartbreak after their bodies were found by police in the Scottish Highlands. Gemma Parry was speaking at the family home in Alsager, Cheshire, to where Tom Parry, 49, and their 12-year-old son were due to return on Wednesday after...The wife and mother of the hillwalkers Tom and Richie Parry has spoken of her heartbreak after...The wife and mother of the hillwalkers Tom and Richie Parry has spoken of her heartbreak after...
The Edinburgh book festival has dropped its main sponsor after “intolerable” pressure over Baillie Gifford’s alleged links to Israel and fossil fuels. The festival’s director, Jenny Niven, said the decision had been taken “with great regret”...The Edinburgh book festival has dropped its main sponsor after “intolerable” pressure over...The Edinburgh book festival has dropped its main sponsor after “intolerable” pressure over...
Eleven police officers have been suspended or put on restricted duties during an internal investigation into the...Eleven police officers have been suspended or put on restricted duties during an internal...Eleven police officers have been suspended or put on restricted duties during an internal...
Q&A
Outrage and confusion greeted the news that wood-burning stoves had been banned in new-build homes in Scotland in April.Outrage and confusion greeted the news that wood-burning stoves had been banned in new-build...Outrage and confusion greeted the news that wood-burning stoves had been banned in new-build...
Comment
Nimbys, bats and newts, your time is up
Emma Duncan
Getting Britain building is Labour’s key growth plan, but it faces hard choices on tax and debt
newiain martin
Starmer must put Aukus before Brussels
james marriott
Don’t assume younger Britons are all lefties
Janice turner | notebook
We need a special day to recall our lost loved ones
jawad iqbal
Helicopter crews deserve full answers over ‘cancer fumes’
Leading Articles
University Challenge
Rishi Sunak is right to chastise universities for offering substandard courses. But fixing higher education’s deepening problems calls for a radical structural rethink
Cruel and Unusual
Sir Keir Starmer’s treatment of Diane Abbott does him no credit
Cosy Cool
The cardigan, once an accompaniment to pipe and slippers, is a touchline hit
Letters to the Editor
Sunak’s crackdown on ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees
Sir, At regular intervals over the past 150 years The Times has been filled with complaints about “rip-off” or “Mickey Mouse” degrees, even if those were not the terms used (“Sunak plans university cuts to boost apprentices”, May 29). There...Sir, At regular intervals over the past 150 years The Times has been filled with complaints about...Sir, At regular intervals over the past 150 years The Times has been filled with complaints about...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Parliament is dissolved.
Switzerland: AI for Good Global Summit, a two-day UN event on artificial intelligence, opens in Geneva and online. António Guterres, the UN secretary-general, delivers a video message. Other speakers include Princess Beatrice, as part of a panel. Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, takes part in a remote keynote interview at 5pm. The event is co-organised by the International Telecommunication Union.
US: Women’s Open golf tournament begins, until June 2.
On this day
In 1593 Christopher Marlowe, the playwright and poet, was reported to have been (although this was contested) stabbed to death, aged about 29, from “a mortal wound above his right eye” during a quarrel over a bill in Deptford, near London. His reputation was summed up c 1601: “Wit lent from heaven, but vices sent from hell”. Among Marlowe’s works are Tamburlaine the Great, The Jew of Malta and The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus; in 1757 Henry Addington, the British prime minister who temporarily ended hostilities between the UK and France, was born; in 1967 Jordan and Egypt signed a joint defence agreement. President Nasser of Egypt had declared: “Our basic objective will be the destruction of Israel. The Arab people want to fight”; in 1989 Chinese students built a Goddess of Democracy statue in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The next week, government tanks and troops started clearing the square of pro-democracy demonstrators who had been gathering since April; in 1990 an import ban on British beef and live cattle was announced by France over fears of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE).
Nature notes
A large, yellow insect flew purposefully along the scrubby, agricultural headland. Was it a hornet? Settling on a stalk of last year’s sheep sorrel, the insect showed itself to be a rather chunky dragonfly. This was a broad-bodied chaser, and was either a female or a juvenile male, both of which are yellow, in contrast to the sky blue of the mature male. A little pond stood close to where the chaser perched. The small pool had been created during last autumn’s ploughing by the gouging wheel of a turning tractor. Topped up by constant winter and spring rain, this impromptu pond had attracted the dragonfly. A pioneer species, broad-bodied chasers are always quick to find new water sources. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Sir Tim Waterstone, pictured, bookseller, founder, Waterstone’s Booksellers (1982), 85; Lord (Shaun) Bailey of Paddington, Conservative member of the London Assembly, 53; Thierry Bolloré, chief executive, Jaguar Land Rover (2020-22), 61; Tim Burgess, musician, lead singer of the Charlatans, 57; Sir Paul Coleridge, High Court judge (2000-14), founder and chairman, the Marriage Foundation, 75; Ray Cooney, playwright and theatrical producer, Run for Your Wife (1983), 92; Lenny Davidson, lead guitarist, the Dave Clark Five, 80; Harry Enfield, writer, actor and comedian, 63; Andy Farrell, head coach of the Ireland national rugby team, 49; Steven Gerrard, footballer, Liverpool FC (1998-2015), England (2000-14), and manager, Aston Villa (2021-22), 44; Richard Hannon, racehorse trainer, 79; Lord (Christopher) Haskins, businessman, chairman, Northern Foods (1986-2002), and former Labour adviser, 87; Duncan Jones, film director, Moon (2009), 53; Tim Loughton, Conservative MP for East Worthing & Shoreham (1997-May 30, 2024), minister for children and families (2010-12), 62; Andy Ransom, chief executive, Rentokil Initial, 61; Joshua Rozenberg KC, legal commentator, 74; Helen Sharman, chemist, the first Briton in space, 61; Alison Smith, chief curator, National Portrait Gallery, London, 62; Lord (Michael) Spencer of Alresford, founder and chief executive (1999-2018), Nex Group, treasurer, Conservative Party (2007-10), 69; Carole Stone, author and broadcaster, co-founder, The Hippocratic Post medical blogging website, 82; Dame Caroline Swift, chairwoman, Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (2017-22), High Court judge (2005-15), 69; Paul Sykes, businessman, including building the Meadowhall shopping centre near Sheffield, and political donor, 81; Colm Tóibín, author, journalist and playwright, Long Island (2024), 69.