Campaigning has resumed after last night’s seven-way debate featuring Penny Mordaunt, Angela Rayner and Nigel Farage. The Conservatives have pledged to scrap the Ulez charge for roads in outer London, while the Lib Dems have promised to further protect the environment by creating three new...Campaigning has resumed after last night’s seven-way debate featuring Penny Mordaunt, Angela Rayner and Nigel Farage. The Conservatives have pledged to scrap the Ulez charge for roads in outer London, while the Lib Dems have promised to further protect the environment by creating three new...Campaigning has resumed after last night’s seven-way debate featuring Penny Mordaunt, Angela Rayner and Nigel Farage. The...
IN DEPTH
Rishi Sunak was travelling to Wiltshire for another day of campaigning yesterday morning when he decided he had no choice but to apologise. On Thursday the prime minister left D-Day commemorations early, a move that is likely to go down as the biggest own goal of the election campaign. It was instead left to Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton...Rishi Sunak was travelling to Wiltshire for another day of campaigning yesterday morning when he decided he had no choice but to apologise. On Thursday the prime minister left D-Day commemorations early, a move that is likely to go down as the biggest own goal of the election campaign. It was instead left to Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton...Rishi Sunak was travelling to Wiltshire for another day of campaigning yesterday morning when he decided he had no choice but...
OK, Victoria, I think you are going to have to accept it now, it looks increasingly likely that you are going to be moving into the flat in Downing Street. I know it was never your dream when you married your human rights barrister 17 years ago, but you’re going to have to take one for the team. You’ve made it clear...OK, Victoria, I think you are going to have to accept it now, it looks increasingly likely that...OK, Victoria, I think you are going to have to accept it now, it looks increasingly likely that...
NIGEL FARAGE interview
Losing weight isn’t easy. The old adage of “eat less, move more” simply doesn’t work for most people. Research shows...Losing weight isn’t easy. The old adage of “eat less, move more” simply doesn’t work for most...Losing weight isn’t easy. The old adage of “eat less, move more” simply doesn’t work for most...
A decline in brain function may often be a part of ageing, but there are steps we can take to mitigate the impact.A decline in brain function may often be a part of ageing, but there are steps we can take to...A decline in brain function may often be a part of ageing, but there are steps we can take to...
video
PM hopes pledge of permanent stamp duty cut for first-time buyers will put campaign back on track
A hoax caller has duped the foreign secretary into believing that he was talking to a former president of Ukraine.A hoax caller has duped the foreign secretary into believing that he was talking to a former...A hoax caller has duped the foreign secretary into believing that he was talking to a former...
Daniel Finkelstein
“Seven people vying for your vote,” announced the BBC, promising a big moment in the election campaign. I am sure...“Seven people vying for your vote,” announced the BBC, promising a big moment in the election...“Seven people vying for your vote,” announced the BBC, promising a big moment in the election...
video
The LED light on the little receiver in my hand has illuminated blue. As I slide my other hand behind the car door handle the vehicle jumps into life. The door locks clunk, the indicators flash and the folding wing mirrors whizz into the driving...The LED light on the little receiver in my hand has illuminated blue. As I slide my other hand...The LED light on the little receiver in my hand has illuminated blue. As I slide my other hand...
MY WEEK
My advisers and I are peering at our election grid, trying to find a window to speak to ITV. “How about,” I say...My advisers and I are peering at our election grid, trying to find a window to speak to ITV. “How...My advisers and I are peering at our election grid, trying to find a window to speak to ITV. “How...
THE TIMES DIARY
The next parliament could have a record number of doctorates according to analysis by Chris Brooke. He has so far...The next parliament could have a record number of doctorates according to analysis by Chris Brooke.The next parliament could have a record number of doctorates according to analysis by Chris Brooke.
At a Nato airbase in Belgium, President Zelensky celebrated his greatest achievement by greeting five of Ukraine’s new F-16 pilots. Looming over his shoulder, carefully positioned for the cameras last week, appeared the man who represents his greatest flaw. As Zelensky’s first elected term drew...At a Nato airbase in Belgium, President Zelensky celebrated his greatest achievement by greeting five of Ukraine’s new F-16 pilots. Looming over his shoulder, carefully positioned for the cameras last week, appeared the man who represents his greatest flaw. As Zelensky’s first elected term drew...At a Nato airbase in Belgium, President Zelensky celebrated his greatest achievement by greeting five of Ukraine’s new F-16...
ANALYSIS
Brussels is ready to blame Russian propaganda aimed at undermining the European Union for an expected surge in support for populists and nationalists in elections across Europe this weekend. Final polls indicate that hard-right and Eurosceptic parties, such as Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy and Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in France...Brussels is ready to blame Russian propaganda aimed at undermining the European Union for an expected surge in support for populists and nationalists in elections across Europe this weekend. Final polls indicate that hard-right and Eurosceptic parties, such as Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy and Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in France...Brussels is ready to blame Russian propaganda aimed at undermining the European Union for an expected surge in support for...
Jordan Bardella’s arrival at the Paris Farm Show at the start of the European election campaign was striking. Crowds surrounded him, fans jostled for a selfie with their idol and a young woman screamed: “Jordan, on t’aime (Jordan, we love you).” Now the handsome 28-year-old star of France’s populist-right...Jordan Bardella’s arrival at the Paris Farm Show at the start of the European election campaign...Jordan Bardella’s arrival at the Paris Farm Show at the start of the European election campaign...
dispatch from texas
Every Wednesday evening in the American town that casts the greatest proportion of votes for Donald Trump, Pastor Michael Davis leads his Bible study class in prayers for President Biden. Sometimes there are a few grumbles. God’s work is not...Every Wednesday evening in the American town that casts the greatest proportion of votes for...Every Wednesday evening in the American town that casts the greatest proportion of votes for...
On Thursday, with world leaders watching on, Jill Biden joined her husband on a sunny beach in Normandy to commemorate the D-Day landings. Less than 24 hours later she was in a courtroom in Delaware as prosecutors laid bare evidence of her stepson’s crack cocaine use. The first lady flew more than 3,000 miles to support Hunter Biden as he stood trial on federal firearms...On Thursday, with world leaders watching on, Jill Biden joined her husband on a sunny beach in...On Thursday, with world leaders watching on, Jill Biden joined her husband on a sunny beach in...
Hunter Biden wiped away tears as his eldest daughter testified about his crack cocaine addiction during his trial on...Hunter Biden wiped away tears as his eldest daughter testified about his crack cocaine addiction during his trial on federal gun charges, at which prosecutors revealed text messages between the pair. Naomi Biden, 30, told the court that she had witnessed her father’s descent into addiction after the death of his...Hunter Biden wiped away tears as his eldest daughter testified about his crack cocaine addiction during his trial on federal...
A French man detained in Moscow has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a foreign agent while allegedly...A French man detained in Moscow has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a foreign agent...A French man detained in Moscow has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a foreign agent...
An American man accused of taking part in a failed coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been photographed in...An American man accused of taking part in a failed coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo has...An American man accused of taking part in a failed coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo has...
In September 1871 the Concordia whaling ship was one of more than 30 American vessels that became trapped in Arctic ice while in pursuit of the bowhead whale. As the crew realised the ice was closing in, they took the only action they could: they...In September 1871 the Concordia whaling ship was one of more than 30 American vessels that became...In September 1871 the Concordia whaling ship was one of more than 30 American vessels that became...
US CONFIDENTIAL
IN maps and CHARTS
GERARD BAKER
If you were a conspiracy theorist, looking for signs of a last-minute Democratic plot to replace Joe Biden before the...If you were a conspiracy theorist, looking for signs of a last-minute Democratic plot to replace...If you were a conspiracy theorist, looking for signs of a last-minute Democratic plot to replace...
In his memoir, Beautiful Things, Hunter Biden wrote that as the son of a US senator and future president, he had...In his memoir, Beautiful Things, Hunter Biden wrote that as the son of a US senator and...In his memoir, Beautiful Things, Hunter Biden wrote that as the son of a US senator and...
Britain’s extradition treaty with the United States has a “chilling effect” on companies considering selling to American buyers, Sir David Davis has said. The veteran Conservative MP said the acquittal of Mike Lynch, the British technology entrepreneur, in his American criminal trial was a...Britain’s extradition treaty with the United States has a “chilling effect” on companies considering selling to American buyers, Sir David Davis has said. The veteran Conservative MP said the acquittal of Mike Lynch, the British technology entrepreneur, in his American criminal trial was a...Britain’s extradition treaty with the United States has a “chilling effect” on companies considering selling to American buyers...
Mike Lynch was considered one of the most brilliant engineering brains of his generation. Autonomy, his business, was a rare British technology success story, a FTSE 100 business that was started in Cambridge and became a match for rivals in Silicon Valley. Yet over the past decade the reputation of an entrepreneur dubbed “Britain’s Bill...Mike Lynch was considered one of the most brilliant engineering brains of his generation. Autonomy, his business, was a rare British technology success story, a FTSE 100 business that was started in Cambridge and became a match for rivals in Silicon Valley. Yet over the past decade the reputation of an entrepreneur dubbed “Britain’s Bill...Mike Lynch was considered one of the most brilliant engineering brains of his generation. Autonomy, his business, was a rare...
Zuber Issa has finalised a split from his brother Mohsin by selling his stake in Asda to the supermarket chain’s private equity backer. TDR Capital will now have majority ownership of the chain with a stake of 67.5 per cent, with Mohsin Issa and Walmart, the group’s former owner, holding 22.5 per cent and 10 per...Zuber Issa has finalised a split from his brother Mohsin by selling his stake in Asda to the...Zuber Issa has finalised a split from his brother Mohsin by selling his stake in Asda to the...
GENERAL ELECTION
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Need a new outfit for a party but don’t want to break the bank? Shein is an obvious place to look. This week I saw a...Need a new outfit for a party but don’t want to break the bank? Shein is an obvious place to look.Need a new outfit for a party but don’t want to break the bank? Shein is an obvious place to look.
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Apple
Apple is one of the world’s highest-quality businesses. Its smartphones are the most popular on the market...Apple
Apple is one of the world’s highest-quality businesses. Its smartphones are the most...Apple
Apple is one of the world’s highest-quality businesses. Its smartphones are the most...
It’s exactly a year since António Simões was named as the new broom at Legal & General to replace the long-serving Sir Nigel Wilson. The Portuguese banker and former McKinsey management consultant was said to be the wizard who...It’s exactly a year since António Simões was named as the new broom at Legal & General to replace the long-serving Sir Nigel Wilson. The Portuguese banker and former McKinsey management consultant was said to be the wizard who...It’s exactly a year since António Simões was named as the new broom at Legal & General to replace the long-serving...
House prices dipped unexpectedly in May as prolonged pressure from high borrowing rates continued to cast a shadow over the property market. On average, prices fell by 0.1 per cent last month compared with April, the latest...House prices dipped unexpectedly in May as prolonged pressure from high borrowing rates continued to cast a shadow over the property market. On average, prices fell by 0.1 per cent last month compared with April, the latest...House prices dipped unexpectedly in May as prolonged pressure from high borrowing rates continued to cast a shadow...
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RECRUITMENT
All of us are responsible for protecting the planet, but for an island nation, our number of specialist marine biologists remains startlingly small. Barely 13,000 are employed by universities, the government, environmental agencies, conversation groups, fisheries and within businesses, making ocean conservation one of the most fiercely competitive of all graduate roles.All of us are responsible for protecting the planet, but for an island nation, our number of...All of us are responsible for protecting the planet, but for an island nation, our number of...
recruitment | six from the best
As chief executive of Vinted, Adam Jay is turning trash into treasure. The site became the first second-hand fashion...As chief executive of Vinted, Adam Jay is turning trash into treasure. The site became the first second-hand fashion platform to make a profit, of £15 million last year. The former management consultant also spent nearly a decade in leadership roles at Expedia. Here’s his advice on building a customer-to-customer...As chief executive of Vinted, Adam Jay is turning trash into treasure. The site became the first second-hand fashion platform...
euro 2024 warm-up
A wake-up call as loud as a “Viking Thunderclap”. This was only a friendly, with none of the cataclysmic consequences of England’s defeat by Iceland in 2016 but it was still alarming and still enough to give an England manager sleepless nights. What does Gareth Southgate do now? After making those bold cuts to his squad, he fielded very close to what he regarded as his...A wake-up call as loud as a “Viking Thunderclap”. This was only a friendly, with none of the...A wake-up call as loud as a “Viking Thunderclap”. This was only a friendly, with none of the...
Gareth Southgate is hopeful the ankle injury suffered by John Stones is not serious and said the Manchester City...Gareth Southgate is hopeful the ankle injury suffered by John Stones is not serious and said the Manchester City defender was substituted at half-time as a precaution ahead of England’s opening game of Euro 2024 against Serbia. Stones, 30, fell awkwardly under a challenge in the opening minute and was replaced by...Gareth Southgate is hopeful the ankle injury suffered by John Stones is not serious and said the Manchester City defender was...
MARTIN SAMUEL
Euro 2024 | James Gheerbrant
EDDIE JONES INTERVIEW | OWEN SLOT
FERNANDO ALONSO INTERVIEW | MOLLY HUDSON
FINN RUSSELL INTERVIEW | stuart barnes
gallagher premiership final | alex lowe
The business of professional club rugby in England remains precarious but the mood around the Gallagher Premiership...The business of professional club rugby in England remains precarious but the mood around the...The business of professional club rugby in England remains precarious but the mood around the...
t20 world cup | mike atherton
England. Australia. Kensington Oval, Barbados. The last time these three things coalesced was in May, 2010, when...England. Australia. Kensington Oval, Barbados. The last time these three things coalesced was in...England. Australia. Kensington Oval, Barbados. The last time these three things coalesced was in...
french open
Even when Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner were not quite at their best, tennis’s new leading male rivalry did not disappoint. A five-set French Open semi-final ended with Alcaraz becoming the youngest male player in history to reach grand-slam...Even when Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner were not quite at their best, tennis’s new leading...Even when Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner were not quite at their best, tennis’s new leading...
european athletics championships
rick broadbent
SPECIAL REPORT | JAMES GHEERBRANT
golf | rick broadbent
martyn ziegler | sport notebook
It may just be a coincidence, but Aston Villa’s emergence in recent months as strong supporters of Manchester City’s...It may just be a coincidence, but Aston Villa’s emergence in recent months as strong supporters...It may just be a coincidence, but Aston Villa’s emergence in recent months as strong supporters...
THE TAILENDER | PATRICK KIDD
You don’t want to meet Iga Swiatek when she is on a roll. And definitely not when she is on a bagel. The Polish world...You don’t want to meet Iga Swiatek when she is on a roll. And definitely not when she is on a bagel.You don’t want to meet Iga Swiatek when she is on a roll. And definitely not when she is on a bagel.
Gallagher premiership final
Challenge Cup final
Euro 2024
Age 53 Matches in charge 94 Southgate, who was appointed as the England manager in 2016, has led the country at three major tournaments. At the 2018 World Cup England lost against Croatia in extra time in the semi-finals; at Euro 2020 they lost the shoot-out in the final against Italy at Wembley; and at the World Cup two years ago they fell in the quarter-finals...Age 53 Matches in charge 94 Southgate, who was appointed as the England manager in 2016, has...Age 53 Matches in charge 94 Southgate, who was appointed as the England manager in 2016, has...
Euro 2024 | group A guide
euro 2024 | group b guide
euro 2024 | group c guide
euro 2024 | group d guide
Euro 2024 | Group E guide
euro 2024 | group f guide
EURO 2024 | James Gheerbrant
Waiting times are at their worst on Tuesdays, and throughout April, finds Rachel Mortimer
Holly mead
I’m sceptical as to whether the Online Safety Act can really save Mr Mead from being swindled
EXPLAINER
Should you bank on your own house price going up or save as much as you can into a workplace scheme?
Savers should avoid Premium Bonds and seek out the new challenger financial firms if you want the best return on your money
Judge rules that phone communication of a man’s dying wishes for his estate was legal
The Big question
DAVID BRENCHLEY | INVESTMENT EYE
Low-cost, ready-made portfolios are the newest battleground for investment platforms fighting for your cash. Passive...Low-cost, ready-made portfolios are the newest battleground for investment platforms fighting for...Low-cost, ready-made portfolios are the newest battleground for investment platforms fighting for...
ask the experts
Q. I am simplifying matters for the executors of my estate for when the time comes. Can you please explain how the...Q. I am simplifying matters for the executors of my estate for when the time comes. Can you...Q. I am simplifying matters for the executors of my estate for when the time comes. Can you...
interview
Naomi Campbell was the most infamous of the supermodels. Now she’s being honoured with an exhibition at the V&A
ben machell
With Euro 2024 kicking off on June 14, we select our international dream(boat) team
interview
Who is the man behind the Manchester ecommerce empire THG?
first person
Ashley John-Baptiste’s earliest memory, aged four, is of his first foster mother. He would spend the next 14 years bouncing between various families, respite cover and children’s homes
caitlin moran
‘Under-age clubbing was the making of me and everyone in my generation’
I am having lunch with Elizabeth Oldfield in her sunny south London garden. We’re sitting under an umbrella eating a green salad with hummus, halloumi and sourdough, surrounded by butterflies and neat rows of beans growing up wigwams. Inside, I...I am having lunch with Elizabeth Oldfield in her sunny south London garden. We’re sitting under...I am having lunch with Elizabeth Oldfield in her sunny south London garden. We’re sitting under...
interview
Emma Barnett seems to have it all: a gorgeous husband, a perfect son, a baby daughter and a spectacular media career...Emma Barnett seems to have it all: a gorgeous husband, a perfect son, a baby daughter and a...Emma Barnett seems to have it all: a gorgeous husband, a perfect son, a baby daughter and a...
first person | health
Shortly before I turned 30, and while in a period of depression I seemed to cycle through every few years, I started...Shortly before I turned 30, and while in a period of depression I seemed to cycle through every...Shortly before I turned 30, and while in a period of depression I seemed to cycle through every...
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interview
Every role counts when you’re 85 — that’s why he is playing Falstaff for the first time. His next trick? Maybe Gandalf in a new Lord of the Rings film, ‘if I’m still alive’
From Wolf Hall to Tony Blair’s memoirs, we suggest memoirs, history books and thrillers to get the UK’s next leader through a tough job
INTERVIEW
After 22 years, the music director of the Royal Opera is stepping down this month. In an exclusive interview, he reveals why
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Hugo Rifkind
Lost Boys and Fairies is about the generation that came after gay marriage
Netflix and Disney are making stars of us in two new series. This is what it’s really like
In changing the world of television, Netflix has not just revolutionised how we watch our favourite shows, it has become one of the biggest producers of television in the world. It became clear early on that, as a streaming service aiming to...In changing the world of television, Netflix has not just revolutionised how we watch our...In changing the world of television, Netflix has not just revolutionised how we watch our...
REVIEW | HISTORy
REVIEW
The Taylor Swift juggernaut rolled into Scotland on Friday night and Edinburgh was hit with a tsunami of pink cowboy hats, sequinned outerwear, and unusually good behaviour. Rather than bunking the train fare from London, young fans presented the...The Taylor Swift juggernaut rolled into Scotland on Friday night and Edinburgh was hit with a...The Taylor Swift juggernaut rolled into Scotland on Friday night and Edinburgh was hit with a...
There’s never been a better time to be an armchair cinema fan with more ways to watch movies across TV channels...There’s never been a better time to be an armchair cinema fan with more ways to watch movies...There’s never been a better time to be an armchair cinema fan with more ways to watch movies...
REVIEW
Below are some of the best tracks our critics have heard over the past week, alongside some news titbits from the...Below are some of the best tracks our critics have heard over the past week, alongside some news...Below are some of the best tracks our critics have heard over the past week, alongside some news...
first night review
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
first night review
Well, that was frustrating. Alice Childress’s play — written in the 1960s, but only now receiving its UK premiere —...Well, that was frustrating. Alice Childress’s play — written in the 1960s, but only now receiving...Well, that was frustrating. Alice Childress’s play — written in the 1960s, but only now receiving...
first night review
When Taylor Swift heard John Luther Adams’s Become Ocean, she loved it so much that she gave $50,000 to the...When Taylor Swift heard John Luther Adams’s Become Ocean, she loved it so much that she...When Taylor Swift heard John Luther Adams’s Become Ocean, she loved it so much that she...
review | fiction
CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK
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boOK OF THE WEEK
review | fiction
MINDGAMES
MINDGAMES
MINDGAMES
Dr Max Pemberton on how personal experience led him to believe there is hope for those struggling with obesity
Forget chia seeds — Peta Bee finds the budget-friendly, old-school foods to boost body and brain
newNew research has found that stimulating activities can improve your health. Antonia Hoyle on what works
Turning a blind eye to infidelities has a new name. Claire Cohen on the rise of ‘tolyamory’ and the experts who say it’s OK
Local foodie Amie Martin shares her favourites, from boutique hotels to simple beachside cafés
STEPHEN ANDERTON
Hydrangeas have really come into fashion again in the past few years. Gone are the waves of pink and blue mopheads rolling along outside seaside boarding houses, like a deco sunset. The new kinds are rarely so tall as the old towering monsters of...Hydrangeas have really come into fashion again in the past few years. Gone are the waves of pink...Hydrangeas have really come into fashion again in the past few years. Gone are the waves of pink...
sex counsel
Harry Jameson
interview | Susannah Constantine
the dogfather interview
first person
A few nights ago I found myself unravelling, unable to sleep. It was the eve of the second anniversary of my...A few nights ago I found myself unravelling, unable to sleep. It was the eve of the second...A few nights ago I found myself unravelling, unable to sleep. It was the eve of the second...
interview
In Skye Gyngell’s dream world, she would be sharing her perfect tips for dining outside. It’s May, a bank holiday...In Skye Gyngell’s dream world, she would be sharing her perfect tips for dining outside. It’s May...In Skye Gyngell’s dream world, she would be sharing her perfect tips for dining outside. It’s May...
video
Below this overlooked Alpine country’s highest peak lies a secret hikers’ paradise of flower-filled valleys and turquoise lakes
Palma in Mallorca is drawing the world’s wealthy like never before — which means there’s superb fine dining, smart hotels and sailing trips for the rest of us
Never mind zippy Portuguese cities — the best way to get to the heart of the country is via its countryside. Our expert picks her top stays, from vineyard quintas to hilltop hideaways
video
Cycladic architecture, Greek food and clear sea — the only thing missing is the caldera. This luxury new resort (almost) transports you to the romantic isle
video
Deal is often overlooked in favour of its more popular neighbours. But now is the time to visit this trendy, foodie-friendly coastal town — before everyone else does
video
In Sweden there are six million bicycles among ten million inhabitants — making it one of the world’s best places to saddle up. Simon Parker takes on a challenging but beautiful 400-mile gravel bike route in the west of the country that takes in...In Sweden there are six million bicycles among ten million inhabitants — making it one of the...In Sweden there are six million bicycles among ten million inhabitants — making it one of the...
james marriott
Until quite recently I clung to the naive and childish belief that the Mediterranean — with its olive oil, burning...Until quite recently I clung to the naive and childish belief that the Mediterranean — with its...Until quite recently I clung to the naive and childish belief that the Mediterranean — with its...
A terrible thing happened to me last year. I woke up one morning, at the age of 41, and realised that what I wanted...A terrible thing happened to me last year. I woke up one morning, at the age of 41, and realised...A terrible thing happened to me last year. I woke up one morning, at the age of 41, and realised...
John Sherrington
video
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
TAKE good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God. Joshua 23.11 (AV) Bible verses are provided...TAKE good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God. Joshua 23.11 (AV) Bible...TAKE good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God. Joshua 23.11 (AV) Bible...
MindGames
1 Brogues, Crocs and duckbills are worn where on the body? 2 In 452, which ruler led a Hun army in an invasion of Italy? 3 The Antipodeans were a group of modern artists from which Commonwealth country? 4 Sub-editor Paul Hickson created the...1 Brogues, Crocs and duckbills are worn where on the body? 2 In 452, which ruler led a Hun army...1 Brogues, Crocs and duckbills are worn where on the body? 2 In 452, which ruler led a Hun army...
Elizabeth Cafferky and Philip Simms
Elizabeth Cafferky, 32, an advanced nurse practitioner, and Philip Simms, 31, a barrister, were married on May 25, 2024, at All Saints’ Church in Curbar, Derbyshire Phil recognised that Lizzi meant business when their paths crossed in her bid to launch a women’s rugby team. He played for the men’s team and was on the committee. “She was assertive, organised and in...Elizabeth Cafferky, 32, an advanced nurse practitioner, and Philip Simms, 31, a barrister, were...Elizabeth Cafferky, 32, an advanced nurse practitioner, and Philip Simms, 31, a barrister, were...
Ruairí Anthony Tiberius Kennedy was born on April 23, 2024, at St Thomas’ Hospital in south London to George...Ruairí Anthony Tiberius Kennedy was born on April 23, 2024, at St Thomas’ Hospital in south London to George Lindsay-Watson, 35, and Daniel Kennedy, 36. Born at 4.4kg, “Ruairí is a bit of a chunk,” says his mum George. “After a 48-hour labour and C section our midwife said she’d never seen such a big baby come out...Ruairí Anthony Tiberius Kennedy was born on April 23, 2024, at St Thomas’ Hospital in south London to George Lindsay-Watson, 35,...
Douglas Ross’s position as Scottish Conservative leader has been shored up after a major party donor moved to quell a rebellion over his U-turn to stand again for Westminster. Fury erupted within the Tory ranks at Holyrood after Ross declared he would replace David Duguid, the former minister who...Douglas Ross’s position as Scottish Conservative leader has been shored up after a major party donor moved to quell a rebellion over his U-turn to stand again for Westminster. Fury erupted within the Tory ranks at Holyrood after Ross declared he would replace David Duguid, the former minister who...Douglas Ross’s position as Scottish Conservative leader has been shored up after a major party donor moved to quell a rebellion...
John Swinney has urged SNP members and the public to donate to his party as there are “expensive weeks ahead” as the general election draws near. The first minister made the comments after more evidence emerged that donations from companies and individuals to the party had dried up. Swinney gave “a wee handy reminder” to the public that the...John Swinney has urged SNP members and the public to donate to his party as there are “expensive weeks ahead” as the general election draws near. The first minister made the comments after more evidence emerged that donations from companies and individuals to the party had dried up. Swinney gave “a wee handy reminder” to the public that the...John Swinney has urged SNP members and the public to donate to his party as there are “expensive weeks ahead” as the general...
Euro 2024
Hampden’s most memorable tournament send-off has not changed. It remains Ally MacLeod’s capers in 1978, with the open top bus, the manager walking through a guard of honour, girls waving pom-poms and 25,000 fans turning up to watch all of that rather than an actual match. Scotland sharing four goals with Finland...Hampden’s most memorable tournament send-off has not changed. It remains Ally MacLeod’s capers in...Hampden’s most memorable tournament send-off has not changed. It remains Ally MacLeod’s capers in...
A Fife council has ordered the removal of a mural of a witch from a gable wall in Pittenweem after it was deemed offensive
A witch mural in Pittenweem, Fife, must be removed from a gable wall because it is “based on historically inaccurate false narratives perpetuated by popular media”, planning leaders say. Alan Adey, a publican, commissioned a street artist known as Rogue One to create the work, to mark the area’s links to witchcraft. Adey, 61, was refused retrospective permission last...A witch mural in Pittenweem, Fife, must be removed from a gable wall because it is “based on...A witch mural in Pittenweem, Fife, must be removed from a gable wall because it is “based on...
EURO 2024
This probably wasn’t too far away from the starting line-up that Steve Clarke will send out in Munich but question...This probably wasn’t too far away from the starting line-up that Steve Clarke will send out in Munich but question marks remain next to one or two positions. This, then, served as a dress rehearsal for a few to improve (or weaken) their prospects. There was a start for Lawrence Shankland at the apex of the attack...This probably wasn’t too far away from the starting line-up that Steve Clarke will send out in Munich but question marks remain...
News Review
Yelyzaveta Lyskonoh was 25 when she came to stay with us in July 2022 as part of the Scottish government’s Homes for...Yelyzaveta Lyskonoh was 25 when she came to stay with us in July 2022 as part of the Scottish...Yelyzaveta Lyskonoh was 25 when she came to stay with us in July 2022 as part of the Scottish...
This article was first published on May 12. It is March 2022, in the West End of Glasgow, and one of America’s most...This article was first published on May 12. It is March 2022, in the West End of Glasgow, and one...This article was first published on May 12. It is March 2022, in the West End of Glasgow, and one...
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UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP
We have reached the stage of the season where the margin for error shrinks to zero. It is also the time when a...We have reached the stage of the season where the margin for error shrinks to zero. It is also the time when a coach’s outlook can narrow to the point where he sees only what he wants to see. Franco Smith is an articulate, engaging, highly principled individual but even he was at it on Friday afternoon when trying...We have reached the stage of the season where the margin for error shrinks to zero. It is also the time when a coach’s outlook...
Steve Clarke’s men will kick off the Euro 2024 tournament when they meet the German hosts in the opening game in Munich on June 14. Here’s everything you need to know if you’re travelling with the Tartan Army this summer, or will be supporting the...Steve Clarke’s men will kick off the Euro 2024 tournament when they meet the German hosts in the...Steve Clarke’s men will kick off the Euro 2024 tournament when they meet the German hosts in the...
If you’re going to stay in an igluhut, make sure it’s under East Lothian’s wide open skies
gabriella bennett
I’ve always collected things, some ordinary, some bizarre. Together they form a map of my former selves
From a 17th-century yellow palace to a home with a priceless art collection, these properties are a must-visit for history buffs
Harris Clark visit an Andalusian farm that’s swapped horses for bicycles
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The Times’s Alba restaurant critic Chitra Ramaswamy has eaten all over Edinburgh, from Marchmont noodle bars to Auld...The Times’s Alba restaurant critic Chitra Ramaswamy has eaten all over Edinburgh, from Marchmont...The Times’s Alba restaurant critic Chitra Ramaswamy has eaten all over Edinburgh, from Marchmont...
Comment
Is it too late for Sunak to fall on his sword?
Matthew Parris
PM’s D-Day blunder will leave many candidates wondering if a different leader might yet save them from defeat
JANICE TURNER
Sorry Sir Keir, we’re losing our NHS religion
Giles coren
Jargon junkies, run this lot up your flagpole
MATT CHORLEY
Welsh first minister is a rare Labour loser — will Keir quietly bin him?
ANN TRENEMAN | NOTEBOOK
Covid feels distant — until it hits you again
weekend essay | isambard wilkinson
As ‘overtourism’ pushes Europe to the limit, some are fighting back
DOMINIC SANDBROOK
Milkshake’s vanilla compared with protests past
ROSE WILD | FEEDBACK
Latin verse and a moment to toast on Mount Etna
We’ve had two queries this week about articles in The Times from the 1950s. William Moloney got in touch about a...We’ve had two queries this week about articles in The Times from the 1950s. William Moloney got...We’ve had two queries this week about articles in The Times from the 1950s. William Moloney got...
John Lewis-Stempel | Nature Notebook
Given a rare glimpse of this shy but game bird
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Leading Articles
Right Turn
As Europe goes to the polls, populist parties seem set for unprecedented gains. If Brussels’ centrists still want to lead, they must also show that they can listen
Green Extremism
The Green Party shows sinister signs of entryism by hardline ideologues and cranks
Scent from the Past
Scientists are analysing and storing increasingly rare smells that stir the memory
letters to the editor
PM’s decision to leave D-Day memorial early
Sir, By any measure, Rishi Sunak’s decision to leave the D-Day commemoration early was a gross error for which he is rightly being criticised. However, the incident is only the latest — and hopefully final — instance of the Conservative government...Sir, By any measure, Rishi Sunak’s decision to leave the D-Day commemoration early was a gross...Sir, By any measure, Rishi Sunak’s decision to leave the D-Day commemoration early was a gross...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Dress rehearsal for Trooping the Colour ceremony to mark the official birthday of the King on June 15.
France: President Macron hosts President Biden of the US for a working lunch and a state dinner, with a welcome ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe; final match of the French Open women’s singles tennis tournament between Iga Swiatek, of Poland, and Jasmine Paolini, of Italy.
On this day
Today
In 1374 Geoffrey Chaucer was appointed controller of customs for the port of London, checking the imports of wools and hides; in 1949 the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the US security service, published a report naming celebrities including Danny Kaye and Edward G Robinson as members of the Communist Party; in 1982 President Reagan addressed members of both houses of parliament, hoping that Marxism-Leninism would be left “on the ash heap of history”; in 2018 US celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain died by suicide in a French hotel room at the age of 61 (obituary, June 9, 2018).
Tomorrow
In 1549, on Pentecost Sunday, the Book of Common Prayer was first used by the Church of England; in 1870 Charles Dickens, whose literary success began in 1836 with the serial publication of The Pickwick Papers, died aged 58. Contrary to his wishes, he was laid to rest in the Poets’ Corner of Westminster Abbey. In The Times report of the next day: “How many a phase of cruelty and wrong his pen exposed, and how often he stirred others to try at least to lessen the amount of evil and of suffering which must be ever abroad in the world, will never be fully known. There was always a lesson beneath his mirth”; in 1920 George V opened the Imperial War Museum in Crystal Palace, south London. The museum moved to South Kensington in 1924, then relocated to Lambeth Road in 1936; in 2014 a supercomputer passed the Turing Test, regarded as a milestone in artificial intelligence. A third of people in a scientific trial thought it was a 13-year-old boy.
Nature notes
A mother mute swan sat on her nest, ringed by her cygnets. The cob (the male) was close by. The nest was huge, a 4m-wide platform. A joint enterprise between the parents, it had taken nearly three patient weeks to build, with the cob finding each piece of reed and driftwood, and handing them over to the female (the pen) for her to patiently build up the raft. Mute swan parents are extremely caring and protective of their young; the urban myth of them being able to break your arm probably comes from this instinct to keep their cygnets safe from a large range of predators including crows, magpies, herons, pike, foxes, rats and mink. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays
Today
Colin Baker, actor, Doctor Who (1984-86), 81; Prof Sir Tim Berners-Lee OM, inventor of the world wide web, 69; Sir Michael Codron, film and theatre producer, owner of the Aldwych Theatre, London, 94; Lindsay Davenport, tennis player, Wimbledon women’s singles champion (1999), 48; Sean Doyle, chairman and chief executive, British Airways, 53; Dame Helen Fraser, publisher, managing director, Penguin UK (2001-09), 75; Eddie Hearn, sports promoter, chairman of Matchroom Sport and Professional Darts Corporation, 45; Victoria Hislop, author, The Island (2005), 65; Mick Hucknall, singer, Simply Red (1985-2010), Stars (1991), 64; Millicent Martin, actress, Alfie (1966), and comedian, 90; Robin Mortimer, chief executive, Port of London Authority, 52; Sandy Nairne, art historian, deputy chairman, The National Trust, 71; Nicky Oppenheimer, chairman, Oppenheimer Generations, 79; Prof Dame Louise Richardson, political scientist, president, Carnegie Corporation of New York, 66; Nancy Sinatra, singer, These Boots are Made for Walkin’ (1966), 84; Bonnie Tyler, singer, Total Eclipse of the Heart (1983), 73; Matt Windle, group vice-president and managing director, Lotus Cars, 53.
Tomorrow
Paul Beatty, author, The Sellout (2016 Man Booker prizewinner), 62; Patricia Cornwell, novelist, Postmortem (1990), 68; Johnny Depp, actor, the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, 61; Nell Dunn, novelist, playwright and screenwriter, Poor Cow (1967), 88; Sir Andrew Edis, lord justice of appeal, senior presiding judge of England and Wales, 67; Air Vice-Marshal Simon Edwards, director people and air secretary, RAF, 53; Maj Gen Karl Ford, director defence planning, Nato international staff, 58; Michael J Fox, actor, the Back to the Future film series, and founder, Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, 63; Richard Hudson, stage designer, The Lion King (1998 Tony award), 70; James Kelman, novelist, How Late It Was, How Late (1994 Booker prizewinner), 78; Sir Nicholas Lloyd, chairman, strategic consultancy BLJ, editor, the Daily Express (1986-95), 82; Michael Mates, Conservative MP (1974-2010), 90; Natalie Portman, actress, Black Swan (2010), 43; Prof Sir George Radda, biochemist, chief executive, Medical Research Council (1996-2003), 88; Charles Saatchi, advertising executive and art collector, 81; Will Satch, oarsman, Olympic gold medallist (2016), 35; Aaron Sorkin, screenwriter, The Social Network (2010), 63; David Troughton, actor, Tony Archer in The Archers, 74; Dame Emma Walmsley, chief executive, GSK, 55.