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Donald Trump said Americans were “living in a fascist state” and implored voters to focus on November’s election as the “most important day in history” after becoming the first former US president to be convicted. In a defiant press conference at Trump Tower in New York on Friday morning, he...Donald Trump said Americans were “living in a fascist state” and implored voters to focus on November’s election as the “most important day in history” after becoming the first former US president to be convicted. In a defiant press conference at Trump Tower in New York on Friday morning, he...Donald Trump said Americans were “living in a fascist state” and implored voters to focus on November’s election as the “most...
Labour’s election campaign has once again been overshadowed by the Diane Abbott row. Sir Keir Starmer has said Abbott is “free” to stand as a candidate, after previously saying a decision had not been made. The Labour leader is campaigning in Scotland, while Rishi Sunak is in northwest England focusing on tackling antisocial behaviour. The...Labour’s election campaign has once again been overshadowed by the Diane Abbott row. Sir Keir Starmer has said Abbott is “free” to stand as a candidate, after previously saying a decision had not been made. The Labour leader is campaigning in Scotland, while Rishi Sunak is in northwest England focusing on tackling antisocial behaviour. The...Labour’s election campaign has once again been overshadowed by the Diane Abbott row. Sir Keir Starmer has said Abbott is “free”...
Most families will keep their children in private school even if Labour adds VAT to fees, figures suggest, as experts say predictions of disaster for the sector are overblown. New research indicates that one in seven parents would remove their children from private education in September 2025 if the full 20 per cent...Most families will keep their children in private school even if Labour adds VAT to fees, figures...Most families will keep their children in private school even if Labour adds VAT to fees, figures...
Keely hodgkinson interview
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In a week when worldwide box-office takings collapsed, much has been made of the death of cinema. Furiosa: A Mad Max...In a week when worldwide box-office takings collapsed, much has been made of the death of cinema.In a week when worldwide box-office takings collapsed, much has been made of the death of cinema.
hugo rifkind
The way you kill a rabbit, as I recall, is that you hold the head in one hand and the back legs in the other and then...The way you kill a rabbit, as I recall, is that you hold the head in one hand and the back legs...The way you kill a rabbit, as I recall, is that you hold the head in one hand and the back legs...
Sitting in an armchair in his care home as a robin pecks cake crumbs at his feet, Richard Willis closes his eyes and casts his memory back 80 years to when his landing craft was hit by a hail of machinegun fire as it came ashore on the Normandy coast in the first waves of the D-Day landings. Willis, an acclaimed artist who turned 100 in February, struggles to recall...Sitting in an armchair in his care home as a robin pecks cake crumbs at his feet, Richard Willis...Sitting in an armchair in his care home as a robin pecks cake crumbs at his feet, Richard Willis...
The war correspondent John Prince was working as a journalist for The Times assigned to cover the Merchant Navy in...The war correspondent John Prince was working as a journalist for The Times assigned to cover the Merchant Navy in 1944 before he was transferred to Normandy a month after the D-Day landings. Prince had already been working for the newspaper for 11 years, starting as a parliamentary reporter and then becoming a...The war correspondent John Prince was working as a journalist for The Times assigned to cover the Merchant Navy in 1944 before...
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Donald Trump’s attempt to discredit his criminal conviction has been under way for weeks after a series of polls suggested a guilty verdict could damage the former president’s chances of winning back the White House. Trump’s...Donald Trump’s attempt to discredit his criminal conviction has been under way for weeks after a series of polls suggested a guilty verdict could damage the former president’s chances of winning back the White House. Trump’s...Donald Trump’s attempt to discredit his criminal conviction has been under way for weeks after a series of polls...
Donald Trump has been found guilty by a Manhattan jury, becoming the first serving or former US president to be convicted of a crime. Trump, 77, was accused of falsifying business records to conceal a so-called hush money...Donald Trump has been found guilty by a Manhattan jury, becoming the first serving or former US president to be convicted of a crime. Trump, 77, was accused of falsifying business records to conceal a so-called hush money...Donald Trump has been found guilty by a Manhattan jury, becoming the first serving or former US president to be...
Deputy party leader’s comments come after Starmer accused of left-wing ‘cull’
National service and tax cuts for pensioners have gone down well, but Sunak is still struggling
A bugbear of many authors is the growing militancy of readers who are employed by publishers to ensure that books do not offend minority groups. One biographer, who did not want to be named, said that dealing with the sensitivity reader for his...A bugbear of many authors is the growing militancy of readers who are employed by publishers to...A bugbear of many authors is the growing militancy of readers who are employed by publishers to...
Roy Keane, the former Manchester United captain, was head-butted by a fan during a Premier League match after “banter...Roy Keane, the former Manchester United captain, was head-butted by a fan during a Premier League...Roy Keane, the former Manchester United captain, was head-butted by a fan during a Premier League...
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In an interview with the Daily Mirror last week, Angela Rayner said she was fighting the election so that the...In an interview with the Daily Mirror last week, Angela Rayner said she was fighting the election...In an interview with the Daily Mirror last week, Angela Rayner said she was fighting the election...
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Rishi Sunak announced a general election to be held on July 4 during a downpour in Downing Street last week, marking a “soggy start to the campaign”. The events of the only July general election of the 20th century, held in 1945, show that there...Rishi Sunak announced a general election to be held on July 4 during a downpour in Downing Street...Rishi Sunak announced a general election to be held on July 4 during a downpour in Downing Street...
Catherine Philp | Dispatch
Under a soot-layered single lightbulb in Pappu Chaiwala’s tea shop, Narendra Modi’s fan club is discussing what to expect if the Varanasi MP and Indian national leader wins a third term. “Reclaim Mount Kailash!” one says of the holy mountain across the border in Chinese-ruled Tibet, which is...Under a soot-layered single lightbulb in Pappu Chaiwala’s tea shop, Narendra Modi’s fan club is discussing what to expect if the Varanasi MP and Indian national leader wins a third term. “Reclaim Mount Kailash!” one says of the holy mountain across the border in Chinese-ruled Tibet, which is...Under a soot-layered single lightbulb in Pappu Chaiwala’s tea shop, Narendra Modi’s fan club is discussing what to expect if...
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Douglas Fairbanks, the swashbuckling king of the silent era, was on hosting duties while the list of nominees included Gloria Swanson and Janet Gaynor. Wings, a silent First World War film featuring Clara Bow, won best picture. Those inside the opulently decorated Blossom Room on Hollywood Boulevard — having paid $5 for the tickets —...Douglas Fairbanks, the swashbuckling king of the silent era, was on hosting duties while the list of nominees included Gloria Swanson and Janet Gaynor. Wings, a silent First World War film featuring Clara Bow, won best picture. Those inside the opulently decorated Blossom Room on Hollywood Boulevard — having paid $5 for the tickets —...Douglas Fairbanks, the swashbuckling king of the silent era, was on hosting duties while the list of nominees included Gloria...
Jacob Zuma may have delivered a knock-out blow to his successor as president of South Africa after the ruling party’s humiliating rout at the polls. President Ramaphosa’s position as leader of the country and of the African Nation Congress (ANC) looked uncertain after Zuma’s new radical offshoot bled its support.Jacob Zuma may have delivered a knock-out blow to his successor as president of South Africa...Jacob Zuma may have delivered a knock-out blow to his successor as president of South Africa...
George Grylls | Dispatch
Seen as a mere speck nestled among a sea of blobs and twinkles, Jades-GS-z14-0 may not, to the casual viewer, leap out as anything remarkable in the James Webb Space Telescope’s latest snapshot of the universe. To scientists, however, this is one...Seen as a mere speck nestled among a sea of blobs and twinkles, Jades-GS-z14-0 may not, to the...Seen as a mere speck nestled among a sea of blobs and twinkles, Jades-GS-z14-0 may not, to the...
Israel launched its war on Hamas, now nearing its eighth month, after the Palestinian militant group ravaged the...Israel launched its war on Hamas, now nearing its eighth month, after the Palestinian militant...Israel launched its war on Hamas, now nearing its eighth month, after the Palestinian militant...
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...
Detectives believe that a British family killed on holiday in France in 2012 may have been...
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...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...
If there is one town in America where the presidential hopefuls could do with a crystal ball, it’s Erie, Pennsylvania...If there is one town in America where the presidential hopefuls could do with a crystal ball...If there is one town in America where the presidential hopefuls could do with a crystal ball...
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...Belgian police used a fake ransom payment to catch museum robbers who had stolen a “priceless...
Ex-president attacks ‘rigged, disgraceful trial’
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Despite his criminal conviction there is nothing in the constitution to stop his White House bid
House prices are at their highest level for 18 months after rising by more than expected during May.
Nationwide said the housing market was “showing signs of resilience” even as mortgage rates begin to edge higher again. Having fallen in the previous two months, prices rose by 0.4 per cent in...House prices are at their highest level for 18 months after rising by more than expected during May.
Nationwide said the housing market was “showing signs of resilience” even as mortgage rates begin to edge higher again. Having fallen in the previous two months, prices rose by 0.4 per cent in...House prices are at their highest level for 18 months after rising by more than expected during May.
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Inflation in the United States steadied in April, raising hopes for an autumn interest rate cut in the world’s biggest economy. The monthly core personal consumption expenditures price index, the US Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation, edged down to 0.2 per cent, from 0.3 per cent in March. On a yearly basis, the core PCE index...Inflation in the United States steadied in April, raising hopes for an autumn interest rate cut in the world’s biggest economy. The monthly core personal consumption expenditures price index, the US Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation, edged down to 0.2 per cent, from 0.3 per cent in March. On a yearly basis, the core PCE index...Inflation in the United States steadied in April, raising hopes for an autumn interest rate cut in the world’s biggest economy.
Six years ago Jeremy Hunt became the first British minister to deliver a speech in Japanese. “I came to this country for the first time in 1990 to learn Japanese,” the foreign secretary at the time told a crowd in Tokyo. Unbeknown to the twentysomething Hunt, who lived in Japan for 18 months, he would get a...Six years ago Jeremy Hunt became the first British minister to deliver a speech in Japanese. “I...Six years ago Jeremy Hunt became the first British minister to deliver a speech in Japanese. “I...
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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...
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Sustainable stuff from Dr Martens. It has launched “ReWair”, a US service to “repair and restore second-hand” Docs.Sustainable stuff from Dr Martens. It has launched “ReWair”, a US service to “repair and restore...Sustainable stuff from Dr Martens. It has launched “ReWair”, a US service to “repair and restore...
Nelson Peltz has sold his entire stake in Walt Disney after losing a battle to get on the board of the entertainment company. The billionaire activist shareholder held about $3.5 billion in shares through his Trian fund. However, he has now sold...Nelson Peltz has sold his entire stake in Walt Disney after losing a battle to get on the board...Nelson Peltz has sold his entire stake in Walt Disney after losing a battle to get on the board...
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Auto Trader, the online car marketplace, has been able to grow profits at a faster pace than sales for the past two...
Auto Trader, the online car marketplace, has been able to grow profits at a faster pace than...
Auto Trader, the online car marketplace, has been able to grow profits at a faster pace than...
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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...
Dr Martens is to slash costs by up to £25 million after a weak set of full-year results and poor current trading laid bare the woes facing the shoemaker. Profit before tax tumbled 42.9 per cent to £97.2 million in the 12 months to the end of March...Dr Martens is to slash costs by up to £25 million after a weak set of full-year results and poor...Dr Martens is to slash costs by up to £25 million after a weak set of full-year results and poor...
Retail
Touker Suleyman, the fashion entrepreneur, says the high street is ‘roaring back’
RECRUITMENT
We spend billions of pounds each year designing and upgrading our homes, but should the same care and attention be lavished on our workplaces? The average UK employee spends 90,000 hours in their workplace, but more than half of staff claim their offices are “uninspiring”. With the post-pandemic battle to encourage staff to return to the office still raging, a...We spend billions of pounds each year designing and upgrading our homes, but should the same care...We spend billions of pounds each year designing and upgrading our homes, but should the same care...
SIX FROM THE BEST
In 1989 aged 23, Wayne Griffiths approached Audi and persuaded it to hire him, before driving from Manchester to...In 1989 aged 23, Wayne Griffiths approached Audi and persuaded it to hire him, before driving from Manchester to Ingolstadt in southern Germany to start work. He is now chief executive of Seat and Cupra, one of Europe’s fastest-growing automotive brands. Here are his tips to drive your career forward. 1 Be brave....In 1989 aged 23, Wayne Griffiths approached Audi and persuaded it to hire him, before driving from Manchester to Ingolstadt in...
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There are three hours until the FA Cup final at Wembley, and two young Manchester United supporters are wandering around, desperately hoping to procure a last-minute ticket. They have already been searching for more than an hour. A few years ago they may have had more luck in person, but now most...There are three hours until the FA Cup final at Wembley, and two young Manchester United supporters are wandering around, desperately hoping to procure a last-minute ticket. They have already been searching for more than an hour. A few years ago they may have had more luck in person, but now most...There are three hours until the FA Cup final at Wembley, and two young Manchester United supporters are wandering around...
MIKE ATHERTON | T20 World Cup
It was cloudy and cold, with a piercing wind blowing through New York on the morning of Thursday, September 26, 1844. The conclusion of a “great cricket match” had been advertised at the St George’s Club, near what is now West 31st Street and First Avenue, and with a stake of $1,000 riding on it, the sport’s most consistent and oldest foe...It was cloudy and cold, with a piercing wind blowing through New York on the morning of Thursday, September 26, 1844. The conclusion of a “great cricket match” had been advertised at the St George’s Club, near what is now West 31st Street and First Avenue, and with a stake of $1,000 riding on it, the sport’s most consistent and oldest foe...It was cloudy and cold, with a piercing wind blowing through New York on the morning of Thursday, September 26, 1844. The...
Marc Guéhi will be handed an audition by Gareth Southgate next week as he looks to prove he should start for England at Euro 2024. The Crystal Palace centre back is highly regarded by Southgate and will have the chance to steal a march on Harry Maguire, who missed the final month of the season for Manchester United...Marc Guéhi will be handed an audition by Gareth Southgate next week as he looks to prove he...Marc Guéhi will be handed an audition by Gareth Southgate next week as he looks to prove he...
Keely hodgkinson interview
Ollie Lawrence interview
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Assuming the opinion polls are correct, and no late injuries, Jimmy Anderson will end his Test career in July playing...Assuming the opinion polls are correct, and no late injuries, Jimmy Anderson will end his Test...Assuming the opinion polls are correct, and no late injuries, Jimmy Anderson will end his Test...
Frank Lampard is in the frame to replace Vincent Kompany as the manager of Burnley. Lampard, 45, has been out of work...Frank Lampard is in the frame to replace Vincent Kompany as the manager of Burnley. Lampard, 45...Frank Lampard is in the frame to replace Vincent Kompany as the manager of Burnley. Lampard, 45...
exclusive interview | martin samuel
It is waiting for Carlo Ancelotti that makes you aware of his superpower. It’s not just the fine football mind, the subtle yet obvious gift for man-management. It’s his everyman quality. There’s Carlo, you think, as in the distance a well-groomed...It is waiting for Carlo Ancelotti that makes you aware of his superpower. It’s not just the fine...It is waiting for Carlo Ancelotti that makes you aware of his superpower. It’s not just the fine...
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...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’...
champions league final | Rafa Benítez
The question is always raised: who is the best player for Real Madrid? Some will say Jude Bellingham, someone else...The question is always raised: who is the best player for Real Madrid? Some will say Jude...The question is always raised: who is the best player for Real Madrid? Some will say Jude...
gallagher premiership semi-finals | stuart barnes
Matthew Hudson-Smith became the latest British runner to show his hand as he broke his own European 400m record at the Bislett Games in Oslo. After hugely impressive wins from Josh Kerr and Keely Hodgkinson in the United States on Saturday, the...Matthew Hudson-Smith became the latest British runner to show his hand as he broke his own...Matthew Hudson-Smith became the latest British runner to show his hand as he broke his own...
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 Wembley, go one better this year? Will Harry Kane, the England captain who scored 44 goals in 45 games in his first season...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.
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french open | stuart fraser
T20 World Cup guide
The ninth edition of the T20 World Cup begins on Saturday, June 1 (1.30am on Sunday, June 2 in the UK). Seven months after their early exit from the 50-over World Cup, England will be looking to defend the T20 crown they won two years ago. The cricket tournament is being jointly hosted by the West Indies and the United States. The group stage is taking place across...The ninth edition of the T20 World Cup begins on Saturday, June 1 (1.30am on Sunday, June 2 in...The ninth edition of the T20 World Cup begins on Saturday, June 1 (1.30am on Sunday, June 2 in...
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Due For Luck (3.10 Epsom)
A useful two-year-old last season, this gelding was...Racecards BET OF THE DAY
Due For Luck (3.10 Epsom)
A useful two-year-old last season, this gelding was desperately unlucky not to make a winning return to action when third at Chester last time. He cruised through the race there but found his path blocked approaching the final furlong as he was trying to make his...Racecards BET OF THE DAY
Due For Luck (3.10 Epsom)
A useful two-year-old last season, this gelding was desperately unlucky not...
The King has told Prince Andrew that he can no longer live at his vast house in Windsor Great Park. But his brother refuses to budge
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Mum is Uma Thurman. Dad is Ethan Hawke. The pop siren and Stranger Things star reveals why she’s comfortable following in their famous footsteps
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Laura Freeman, Caitlin Moran, Janice Turner and more reveal their favourites, from Grey’s Anatomy and Border Security to Milf Manor
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Broadcaster Mishal Husain’s arresting family memoir tells the story of Indian partition
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The latest Mad Max has joined a string of blockbusters that tanked at the box office, but don’t write cinema off just yet
Richard Morrison
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‘A faint mist tinted the morning summer air.” So begins the day of the Tiananmen Square massacre in this remarkable...‘A faint mist tinted the morning summer air.” So begins the day of the Tiananmen Square massacre...‘A faint mist tinted the morning summer air.” So begins the day of the Tiananmen Square massacre...
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Alas, John le Carré is still dead and buried, but does his heir lurk on this list? Scroll down to find our critics’...Alas, John le Carré is still dead and buried, but does his heir lurk on this list? Scroll down to...Alas, John le Carré is still dead and buried, but does his heir lurk on this list? Scroll down to...
a life in the day
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Twenty years on, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban makes a return
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Matthew Modine finally gets the starring role he deserves in RJ Daniel Hanna’s story of a teacher who takes four young offenders on a 762-mile cycle
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There is just one location and no emotional urgency in Sting, the tale of an oversized arachnid eating the residents of a Brooklyn building
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Don’t try to understand this big-screen adaptation of a Henry James novella — just feel it
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From the editor of the rom-com classics Notting Hill and Love Actually (Nick Moore) comes this new romance, adapted by the novelist Sophie Cousens from her own bestseller. Directed by Moore, it stars Sophie Cookson (The Trial of Christine Keeler...From the editor of the rom-com classics Notting Hill and Love Actually (Nick Moore) comes this...From the editor of the rom-com classics Notting Hill and Love Actually (Nick Moore) comes this...
Jane MacQuitty
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Saying goodbye is never easy but saying it a few times makes it a little easier. Two weeks ago the maestro straordinario Antonio Pappano marked the end of his 22 years as the Royal Opera House’s music director — the longest anyone has held the...Saying goodbye is never easy but saying it a few times makes it a little easier. Two weeks ago...Saying goodbye is never easy but saying it a few times makes it a little easier. Two weeks ago...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Fame and Fortune
Alan Johnson is a politician turned bestselling author. He had a difficult childhood — his abusive father left when...Alan Johnson is a politician turned bestselling author. He had a difficult childhood — his...Alan Johnson is a politician turned bestselling author. He had a difficult childhood — his...
gabriella bennett
All anyone in Los Angeles seems to be talking about is Baby Reindeer. “Have you seen it?” I heard one guest...All anyone in Los Angeles seems to be talking about is Baby Reindeer. “Have you seen it?” I...All anyone in Los Angeles seems to be talking about is Baby Reindeer. “Have you seen it?” I...
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MindGames
1 First broadcast in October 1984, a Michael Buerk news report showed the “biblical famine” in which country? 2...1 First broadcast in October 1984, a Michael Buerk news report showed the “biblical famine” in...1 First broadcast in October 1984, a Michael Buerk news report showed the “biblical famine” in...
Jonathan Anderson is the designer of the moment, but his true love is pottery, which is why he set up a prize that has transformed the way we see crafts. Fiona McCarthy reports
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A collaboration between Orlebar Brown and La DoubleJ has resulted in a summer collection swimming in bright patterns and bold prints
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
A new boutique hotel in Cyprus proves to be the ultimate escape for one exhausted single parent, who rediscovers her pre-baby self, with the help of some serious TLC
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 factor has brought a stream of new visitors to Britain’s stately homes — including some where you can...The Bridgerton factor has brought a stream of new visitors to Britain’s stately homes — including...The Bridgerton factor has brought a stream of new visitors to Britain’s stately homes — including...
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...
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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.
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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
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‘THE KINGDOM of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy...‘THE KINGDOM of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again...‘THE KINGDOM of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again...
Buckingham Palace
30th May, 2024
The King held a Council at 10.30am.
There were present: the Rt Hon Penelope...Buckingham Palace
30th May, 2024
The King held a Council at 10.30am.
There were present: the Rt...Buckingham Palace
30th May, 2024
The King held a Council at 10.30am.
There were present: the Rt...
How one couple turned a crumbling Tudor manor house into a stylish place to stay
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How do the main political parties plan to woo this substantial — and concerned — constituency?
Is the office of the future actually the home of your neighbour? We rented out a couple of swanky living rooms to find out
Pringle Bank, an 18th-century house with half an acre of mature gardens, is believed by the owner to be where the Declaration of Independence was drawn up
Whether you like to snack in the sun at the beach or the park, these totes will prevent tepid tipples
Although she had never been to Porto until a few months ago, Hazel Attey has just bought a one-bedroom apartment in the historic centre, or Baixa. The retiree from Ripon, North Yorkshire, decided that the northern Portuguese city was ideal as her...Although she had never been to Porto until a few months ago, Hazel Attey has just bought a...Although she had never been to Porto until a few months ago, Hazel Attey has just bought a...
Jo Farrell accused of ‘virtue signalling’
The chief constable of Police Scotland has been accused of “virtue signalling” after she apologised for historical injustices suffered by LGBT people. Jo Farrell expressed “deep regret” that officers north of the border had “at times failed to protect” the gay community, who were criminalised...The chief constable of Police Scotland has been accused of “virtue signalling” after she apologised for historical injustices suffered by LGBT people. Jo Farrell expressed “deep regret” that officers north of the border had “at times failed to protect” the gay community, who were criminalised...The chief constable of Police Scotland has been accused of “virtue signalling” after she apologised for historical injustices...
Voters should “forget about” the scandal surrounding Michael Matheson’s £11,000 iPad data roaming bill, a senior SNP minister has said. Màiri McAllan, the energy secretary, claimed that her former cabinet colleague’s attempt to use public funds to cover the cost was not cutting through with the public. Matheson was forced to quit as health...Voters should “forget about” the scandal surrounding Michael Matheson’s £11,000 iPad data roaming bill, a senior SNP minister has said. Màiri McAllan, the energy secretary, claimed that her former cabinet colleague’s attempt to use public funds to cover the cost was not cutting through with the public. Matheson was forced to quit as health...Voters should “forget about” the scandal surrounding Michael Matheson’s £11,000 iPad data roaming bill, a senior SNP minister...
holyrood sketch
Douglas Ross is not a complicated fellow and he had a very simple set of questions for John Swinney. What kind of punishment does the first minister think Michael Matheson should have received in relation to the now notorious £11,000 data bill he ran up during his unfortunate, and now notorious, sojourn in Morocco?Douglas Ross is not a complicated fellow and he had a very simple set of questions for John Swinney.Douglas Ross is not a complicated fellow and he had a very simple set of questions for John Swinney.
Nature restoration across the Scottish Highlands has been revealed in a photography project dating back almost 70 years. The study, released by NatureScot, documents the increasing number of trees and the rejuvenation of peatland across national nature reserves (NNRs) using photos taken from the same location throughout the years. A combination of tree planting, natural...Nature restoration across the Scottish Highlands has been revealed in a photography project...Nature restoration across the Scottish Highlands has been revealed in a photography project...
Hovering over the deep blue abyss below, I am offered some final words of wisdom by my instructor: “If you do fall...Hovering over the deep blue abyss below, I am offered some final words of wisdom by my instructor: “If you do fall, just make sure you fall the right way.” There are ten metres separating me and the ravages of the North Sea. My closest previous scrape with such adventure was ziplining on a school trip. I’ll do this...Hovering over the deep blue abyss below, I am offered some final words of wisdom by my instructor: “If you do fall, just make...
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How to choose the last film your dad will see
Will Pavia
You can try to show them something new or critically acclaimed but it’s surprising how quickly you hit tricky terrain
newben MaCINTYRE
The Russian spy and her dog that endangered D-Day
newEighty years ago this week, a courageous young woman of whom few have ever heard took a monumental decision virtually unnoticed at the time, and unheralded for decades afterwards. She died in obscurity, having told nobody of her achievement. But the choice made by Mary Sherer in the run-up to D-Day reinforced the greatest military deception in history, staved off...Eighty years ago this week, a courageous young woman of whom few have ever heard took a...Eighty years ago this week, a courageous young woman of whom few have ever heard took a...
Lara Spirit
Going into battle on Labour’s bus takes me all the way back to school
I began my week on Labour’s press bus by mistakenly calling it a battle bus. I quickly stopped. To imagine a battle...I began my week on Labour’s press bus by mistakenly calling it a battle bus. I quickly stopped. To imagine a battle bus is to think of a huge coach plastered with party branding, kitted out with kitchen and conference table, TV screens and press officers, the security detail and, of course, the leader. The bus...I began my week on Labour’s press bus by mistakenly calling it a battle bus. I quickly stopped. To imagine a battle bus is to...
gerard baker
Trump verdict makes presidential race even harder to predict
emma duncan
Nimbys, bats and newts, your time is up
martin samuel | notebook
Dance degrees are useless? Don’t take the mickey
Roland White
Loony party is a joke decades past its sell-by date
Leading Articles
No Jam Tomorrow
As Labour rules out high-revenue tax rises, even as it contemplates the reality of government, the shadow chancellor must clarify how promises will be paid for
Mending Fences
Britain and its European Nato allies lack an integrated missile defence system
Bespoke Treatment
Personalised vaccines herald an age of highly targeted cancer therapies
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Second thoughts of voters switching sides
Sir, Jenni Russell is right in suggesting that some longstanding Tory voters who have been planning to switch to Labour are wobbling a little after the first week of the campaign (“Labour’s campaign is spooking some switchers”, May 30). After...Sir, Jenni Russell is right in suggesting that some longstanding Tory voters who have been...Sir, Jenni Russell is right in suggesting that some longstanding Tory voters who have been...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Office for National Statistics publishes UK Health Accounts for 2022 and 2023, a healthcare expenditure analysis consistent with international guidelines; Nationwide Building Society publishes its house price index for May; Historic England holds its annual London History Day, on the anniversary of the date when the Elizabeth Clock Tower first started keeping time in 1859.
Czech Republic: Main meetings take place as part of a two-day informal meeting of Nato foreign ministers ahead of the Nato Summit in July. A press conference with Jens Stoltenberg, the Nato secretary-general, will be held at 1pm at Hrzan Palace in Prague.
US: President Biden hosts Alexander De Croo, the Belgian prime minister, for a meeting at the White House.
On this day
In 1731 Philip, Duke of Wharton, credited with founding the first Hellfire Club of high-society hell-raisers, died aged 32 from the effects of alcoholism. The “man of letters” was also described as “a drunkard, a rioter, an infidel and a rake”. He lost most of his fortune in the 1720 South Sea Bubble stock market crash; in 1837 the famous pantomime clown Joseph Grimaldi died. Clowns from all over the world pay their respects at his graveside in Islington, London, on the anniversary of his death; in 1879 Dr Werner von Siemens demonstrated the world’s first electric locomotive at a Berlin trade fair. The train, with three carriages each holding six passengers, carried more than 86,000 passengers in four months; in 1916 the Battle of Jutland began off northwest Denmark’s coast. It was the largest naval battle of the First World War, and although there was no decisive victory the battle secured British control of shipping lanes; in 1996 Timothy Leary, US psychologist and advocate of psychedelic drugs, died, aged 75. He popularised the 1960s counterculture phrase “turn on, tune in, drop out”. Richard Nixon (US president 1969-74) described Leary as “the most dangerous man in America”. Leary took another “trip” on April 21, 1997, when some of his remains were launched into orbit. In 2015, at the Burning Man festival in Nevada, the actress Susan Sarandon placed some of his ashes in an art installation which was later burnt.
Nature notes
The dog roses are in bloom. They grow on thorny bines that clamber their way high up supporting trees. Their flowers, which vary from pink to white, fill lanes with a delicate perfume, and the hum of pollinators. Once these flowers set, they begin the summer-long process of becoming rosehips, those orange-red beauties of autumn. Rosehips are one of humanity’s oldest foods; their remains have been found on numerous Stone Age digs. Our ancestors recognised a good thing: rosehips have 50 times more vitamin C than oranges. The trick is to boil, simmer and then mash them carefully so as to remove the irritating hairs from the small seeds. During the Second World War, civilians were encouraged to gather rosehips to make syrup for the troops. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Terry Waite, pictured, adviser on Anglican communion affairs to the Archbishop of Canterbury (1980-92) who was held hostage in Lebanon from 1987 to 1991, 85; Michael Baum, surgical oncologist, emeritus professor of surgery, University College London, 87; Tom Berenger, actor, Platoon (1986), 75; Paul Brakefield, evolutionary biologist, professor of zoology, University of Cambridge, 72; Ben de Lisi, fashion designer, 69; Sir Jeremy Dixon, architect, 85; Clint Eastwood, actor and director, Unforgiven (1992), 94; Colin Farrell, actor, The Banshees of Inisherin (2022), 48; Mark Foy, chief executive and chief nuclear inspector, Office for Nuclear Regulation, 62; Miriam González Durántez, Lady Clegg, founder, Inspiring Girls International, vice-chairwoman, UBS Europe (2019-21), 56; Leon Haslam, motorcycle road racer, British Superbike champion (2018), 41; Tristram Hunt, director, Victoria and Albert Museum, historian, Labour MP (2010-17), 50; Stephen Jones, milliner, 67; Jean-Paul Luksic, chairman, Antofagasta (mining company), 60; Prof Dame Angela McLean, mathematical biologist, UK government chief scientific adviser, 63; Debbie Moore, founder-chairwoman, Pineapple Dance Studios, 78; Archie Panjabi, actress, The Good Wife (2009-15), 52; Guy Parckar, chief executive, Pharmacy Research UK, 46; Lord (John) Prescott, Labour MP (1970-2010), deputy prime minister (1997-2007), 86; Rob Rinder, barrister and broadcaster, 46; June Sarpong, TV presenter, Loose Women (2005-17), director of creative diversity, BBC (2019-22), 47; Brooke Shields, actress, The Blue Lagoon (1980), 59; Douglas Stuart, writer, Shuggie Bain (Booker prize 2020), 48; Iga Swiatek, tennis player, world singles No 1, 23; Lynne Truss, writer, Eats, Shoots & Leaves (2003), 69; Peter Winterbottom, rugby player, England (1982-93), 64.