Plan to ‘sanction’ those who reject a military or volunteering role
Every 18-year-old will be required by law to sign up for a year of National Service under plans unveiled by the Conservatives this weekend. Rishi Sunak’s first manifesto commitment would see youngsters given the choice between a full-time course or spending one weekend a month volunteering in...Every 18-year-old will be required by law to sign up for a year of National Service under plans unveiled by the Conservatives this weekend. Rishi Sunak’s first manifesto commitment would see youngsters given the choice between a full-time course or spending one weekend a month volunteering in...Every 18-year-old will be required by law to sign up for a year of National Service under plans unveiled by the Conservatives...
Rishi Sunak has promised the return of National Service to create a “renewed sense of pride” in Britain as the general election campaign enters its fourth full day. The prime minister is at an event in southeast England today, while Rachel Reeves leads Labour’s appeal to voters with a speech in West Yorkshire. Sir Ed Davey takes the Lib Dem...Rishi Sunak has promised the return of National Service to create a “renewed sense of pride” in Britain as the general election campaign enters its fourth full day. The prime minister is at an event in southeast England today, while Rachel Reeves leads Labour’s appeal to voters with a speech in West Yorkshire. Sir Ed Davey takes the Lib Dem...Rishi Sunak has promised the return of National Service to create a “renewed sense of pride” in Britain as the general election...
As Nigel Abbott left home to meet friends at the pub, his eight-year-old grandson called out from his bedroom: “Goodnight, Grandad, don’t be late for my birthday party tomorrow.” It was a warm evening in July 2018 and Abbott, 65, was heading to The Oak in Sutton Coldfield to catch last orders, his Friday night...As Nigel Abbott left home to meet friends at the pub, his eight-year-old grandson called out from...As Nigel Abbott left home to meet friends at the pub, his eight-year-old grandson called out from...
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CHARLOTTE IVERS
For those of a certain political persuasion and bank balance, there will be only one party in London on June 12 at which to be seen: Donald Trump’s fundraiser. “It will be the best party,” one Republican operative told me last week. “It’s kind of...For those of a certain political persuasion and bank balance, there will be only one party in...For those of a certain political persuasion and bank balance, there will be only one party in...
Interview
Saturday afternoon in a brasserie in a chichi Mayfair hotel, and the lifelong friends and nascent podcast queens Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver are in very different moods. Allen is jet-lagged, having just flown in from New York to celebrate...Saturday afternoon in a brasserie in a chichi Mayfair hotel, and the lifelong friends and nascent...Saturday afternoon in a brasserie in a chichi Mayfair hotel, and the lifelong friends and nascent...
Gordon Corera
On Friday morning two men appeared at the Old Bailey accused of working on behalf of the Hong Kong intelligence service in Britain. Last Sunday a third man, Matthew Trickett, who had been charged in the same case, was found dead in a park in...On Friday morning two men appeared at the Old Bailey accused of working on behalf of the Hong...On Friday morning two men appeared at the Old Bailey accused of working on behalf of the Hong...
NEWS REVIEW
It’s a rainy Wednesday afternoon in south London and business at the Black Dog, an unassuming pub on a quiet corner in Vauxhall, is booming. Among the usual crowd of office workers on liquid lunch breaks, there’s a new clientele: Swifties. Fans of...It’s a rainy Wednesday afternoon in south London and business at the Black Dog, an unassuming pub...It’s a rainy Wednesday afternoon in south London and business at the Black Dog, an unassuming pub...
‘If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my own backyard.” So said Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz — and it’s a life lesson that could equally apply to Steve Clarke and his wife, Susanne. In 2015, when the...‘If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my own...‘If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my own...
Louise Callaghan in mexico
On the edge of the United States, Paola and Vera stood with their daughters in the dried-out riverbed of the Rio Grande, looking up at the clouds of concertina wire that blocked their way. Less than ten feet above them, on the other side of the wire, stood a soldier from the Texas National Guard, rifle slung across his body, drinking what looked like a Coca-Cola. The...On the edge of the United States, Paola and Vera stood with their daughters in the dried-out...On the edge of the United States, Paola and Vera stood with their daughters in the dried-out...
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The former soldier Benny Gantz has found himself serving under Binyamin Netanyahu three times. Each in the wake of a...The former soldier Benny Gantz has found himself serving under Binyamin Netanyahu three times. Each in the wake of a crisis. In 2011, after corruption scandals scuppered the appointments of two other generals, he was called out of early retirement to serve as the chief of staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).The former soldier Benny Gantz has found himself serving under Binyamin Netanyahu three times. Each in the wake of a crisis. In...
Dispatch FROM UKRAINE
Surprise poll stymies Jeremy Hunt’s plan to sell down taxpayers’ 27% stake to ‘Sids’
Jeremy Hunt’s plan to sell shares in NatWest to the public through a blockbuster campaign — one intended to evoke memories of Margaret Thatcher’s privatisation programmes — has been abandoned because of the election on July 4. The Treasury has confirmed for the first time that “a retail offer...Jeremy Hunt’s plan to sell shares in NatWest to the public through a blockbuster campaign — one intended to evoke memories of Margaret Thatcher’s privatisation programmes — has been abandoned because of the election on July 4. The Treasury has confirmed for the first time that “a retail offer...Jeremy Hunt’s plan to sell shares in NatWest to the public through a blockbuster campaign — one intended to evoke memories of...
Wall Street’s biggest boss, Jamie Dimon, has hinted that he could stay on as chairman of JP Morgan after he steps back from the chief executive role. Dimon has been running America’s largest bank, with 310,000 employees around the world, since 2005, and speculation about when the 68-year-old will hand over the reins has been rife for a...Wall Street’s biggest boss, Jamie Dimon, has hinted that he could stay on as chairman of JP Morgan after he steps back from the chief executive role. Dimon has been running America’s largest bank, with 310,000 employees around the world, since 2005, and speculation about when the 68-year-old will hand over the reins has been rife for a...Wall Street’s biggest boss, Jamie Dimon, has hinted that he could stay on as chairman of JP Morgan after he steps back from...
It was standing room only at the Oval cricket ground in south London in February, as more than 400 representatives from some of Britain’s biggest businesses took their seats for a sold-out event. But they weren’t there to watch Surrey in the county championship. They came to hear the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer...It was standing room only at the Oval cricket ground in south London in February, as more than...It was standing room only at the Oval cricket ground in south London in February, as more than...
Oliver shah
Commercial property twitchers got excited when a rights issue by Great Portland Estates flapped into view in their...Commercial property twitchers got excited when a rights issue by Great Portland Estates flapped...Commercial property twitchers got excited when a rights issue by Great Portland Estates flapped...
david smith
There’s an expression, widely used in the movies and eventually adopted by The Simpsons: “Why won’t somebody...There’s an expression, widely used in the movies and eventually adopted by The Simpsons...There’s an expression, widely used in the movies and eventually adopted by The Simpsons...
the sunday times business profile
Adolfo Hernandez has hung up his skipper’s cap. The avid sailor is at his happiest when cruising through the pale blue waters of the Mediterranean, “reading the winds” so that he can navigate storms and chart a scenic route. But since taking the...Adolfo Hernandez has hung up his skipper’s cap. The avid sailor is at his happiest when cruising...Adolfo Hernandez has hung up his skipper’s cap. The avid sailor is at his happiest when cruising...
Nationwide Building Society considered bidding for the Co-operative Bank, TSB and Metro Bank before tabling its controversial £2.9 billion takeover tilt at Virgin Money, chief executive Debbie Crosbie has said. Crosbie revealed that the society...Nationwide Building Society considered bidding for the Co-operative Bank, TSB and Metro Bank...Nationwide Building Society considered bidding for the Co-operative Bank, TSB and Metro Bank...
Irwin stelzer
“Do I contradict myself? Very well then … I contradict myself; I am large … I contain multitudes,” wrote Walt Whitman.“Do I contradict myself? Very well then … I contradict myself; I am large … I contain...“Do I contradict myself? Very well then … I contradict myself; I am large … I contain...
lucy tobin
Moneysupermarket has flagged that car insurance premiums — currently so expensive that you might mistake your renewal...Moneysupermarket has flagged that car insurance premiums — currently so expensive that you might...Moneysupermarket has flagged that car insurance premiums — currently so expensive that you might...
Food
The meal kit delivery firm has cut costs and laid off staff as it battles rising inflation and the return to the office
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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...
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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.
Rule changes and high rates mean that any profits buy-to-let investors do make risk being swallowed up by tax, interest and inflation
The TV presenter Anne Robinson has taken drastic action to protect her £50 million fortune from the taxman, but it’s not the only option
Lack of savings means millions of freelance workers could be facing poverty in retirement
fame and fortune
The comedian with the famous hairdo earned £6 a week as a young footballer, but TV fame meant he could splash out on a lakeside caravan and some sharp outfits
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ian cowie | personal account
It’s an ill wind that blows no good and war in the Middle East has hit the world’s biggest fast food chain, offering...It’s an ill wind that blows no good and war in the Middle East has hit the world’s biggest fast...It’s an ill wind that blows no good and war in the Middle East has hit the world’s biggest fast...
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Q. What should I do once I’ve used my £20,000 Isa allowance? I earn £160,000 and usually use my full tax-free...Q. What should I do once I’ve used my £20,000 Isa allowance? I earn £160,000 and usually use my...Q. What should I do once I’ve used my £20,000 Isa allowance? I earn £160,000 and usually use my...
With the nation heading to the polls, we look at how the result could affect high and low earners, and how you should prepare
There is less than six weeks until the general election on July 4, so it is time to get your finances in order. If Labour win, it could mean big changes to pensions and private school fees. If the Conservatives keep control, expect more changes to tax as it considers phasing out national insurance altogether.
We look at how you can prepare: The amount of tax we pay ...There is less than six weeks until the general election on July 4, so it is time to get your...There is less than six weeks until the general election on July 4, so it is time to get your...
Millions of Nationwide customers will miss out on a free £100 cash bonus for a second consecutive year because they...Millions of Nationwide customers will miss out on a free £100 cash bonus for a second consecutive year because they do not meet the strict criteria. The building society is handing out £100 Fairer Share payments for the second year running. But just 3.85 million out of its 16 million customers — about 24 per cent —...Millions of Nationwide customers will miss out on a free £100 cash bonus for a second consecutive year because they do not meet...
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Drug dealers in the flat. James Taylor crying in the bedroom. Romantic approaches from the Eagles … The actor Griffin Dunne witnessed the intergalactic rise of his flatmate up close
Interview
The BBC presenter has been digging into her grandparents’ dramatic survival of the partition of India while looking to her own future
Eighty years ago, a make-believe military unit was created to throw the Nazis off the scent
Farmer clarkson
‘You may like the idea of cheaper food, but do you want our countryside to be run by a US private equity outfit?’
CHARLOTTE IVERS | TABLE TALK
The man who brought aubergines to the middle classes has opened in an outlet shopping centre
SPECTRUM
Moments in the lives of ordinary people are what interest Mike Abrahams. For the Liverpudlian photographer, 72, these are what capture the bigger story of Britain. His career-spanning book This Was Then contains his images from over three decades...Moments in the lives of ordinary people are what interest Mike Abrahams. For the Liverpudlian...Moments in the lives of ordinary people are what interest Mike Abrahams. For the Liverpudlian...
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COLLECTORS’ CLASSICS
When a wave of Japanese cars threatened American jobs in the early 1980s, Ford workers took sledgehammers to old Toyotas and Datsuns. Of course it was never a Datsun 240Z because that would have been, well, desecration. Beautiful and sturdy, with a six-cylinder engine, the 240Z was one of the most popular sports cars of the era. It cost £2,288 in Britain in 1970 and...When a wave of Japanese cars threatened American jobs in the early 1980s, Ford workers took...When a wave of Japanese cars threatened American jobs in the early 1980s, Ford workers took...
WILL LYONS
It was the gourmand Waverley Root who observed that it was pointless trying to name the “best” wine or vinicultural...It was the gourmand Waverley Root who observed that it was pointless trying to name the “best” wine or vinicultural region, and I entirely agree. France, for example, persists in its ancient rivalry between Bordeaux and Burgundy, but who is to say one region is better than the other? It’s perfectly possible to enjoy...It was the gourmand Waverley Root who observed that it was pointless trying to name the “best” wine or vinicultural region, and...
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The organist and social media star on why she’s happy for fans to film during her shows
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The actress, who knows both Hollywood and European cinema better than anyone, discusses politics, ageing and the sex scene that changed her life
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The actor found fame as Ted Hastings at 53. Now he’s making his debut in a musical in the classic Kiss Me, Kate
CAMILLA LONG
The band were unassuming middle-class dweebs who captured the ‘California dream’ for one reason
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The writer thought he would never bring back his 1982 series — then he met the Dear England playwright
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A few months ago Harry Styles went to watch Luton Town. He was spotted on Match of the Day. Thrills all...A few months ago Harry Styles went to watch Luton Town. He was spotted on Match of the Day...A few months ago Harry Styles went to watch Luton Town. He was spotted on Match of the Day...
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First book I couldn’t finish
An enormous number from my English degree. Middlemarch by George Eliot, anything...First book I couldn’t finish
An enormous number from my English degree. Middlemarch by...First book I couldn’t finish
An enormous number from my English degree. Middlemarch by...
Our critics pick the best albums of 2024. From R&B to indie hits, this guide has you covered. We will update this list regularly, so make sure to check it out again. What’s your favourite album of the year? Are there any you think our critics have missed? Let us know in the comments what you’re listening to at the moment 66
Polydor
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Has Britain’s favourite angry...Our critics pick the best albums of 2024. From R&B to indie hits, this guide has you covered.Our critics pick the best albums of 2024. From R&B to indie hits, this guide has you covered.
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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 titbits from the industry. We update it every week, so make sure you save this page. Feel free to join the conversation in the comments with your own recommendations of what you’re listening to at the moment. Plans for...Below are some of the best tracks our critics have heard over the past week, alongside some news titbits from the industry. We...
WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK
Review | Children’s books
Review | Fiction
Isabel is digging in her garden when she finds a broken shard of ceramic. It “nicked through her glove, pierced a...Isabel is digging in her garden when she finds a broken shard of ceramic. It “nicked through her...Isabel is digging in her garden when she finds a broken shard of ceramic. It “nicked through her...
Review | Memoir
It is not often that a book forces you to put it down repeatedly because you feel shaky. Question 7 did that to me.It is not often that a book forces you to put it down repeatedly because you feel shaky. Question...It is not often that a book forces you to put it down repeatedly because you feel shaky. Question...
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2023 was a bumper year for film, but what cinematic treats will this year have in store? Timothée Chalamet is back for Dune: Part Two, Zendaya will be stuck in a tense tennis love triangle in Challengers, and there are Bob Marley and Amy Winehouse biopics on the horizon. Plus our favourite marmalade-loving bear will be back in a new film. Here our critic picks the...2023 was a bumper year for film, but what cinematic treats will this year have in store? Timothée...2023 was a bumper year for film, but what cinematic treats will this year have in store? Timothée...
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Eric (Netflix, from Thursday)
Abi Morgan’s complex new show, which is set in the corrupt and decaying core of...Eric (Netflix, from Thursday)
Abi Morgan’s complex new show, which is set in the corrupt and decaying core of 1980s New York City, is a striking reimagining of the missing child drama. Showing the intensity he brought to Patrick Melrose, Benedict Cumberbatch plays Vincent Anderson, a puppeteer and the...Eric (Netflix, from Thursday)
Abi Morgan’s complex new show, which is set in the corrupt and decaying core of 1980s New...
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Best friends since they were babies, Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver now present their own podcast, Miss Me? Here they talk about their past, present and future
Dolly Alderton
Your love, life and friendship dilemmas answered
Interview
Candice Carty-Williams’s novel was a literary sensation and now it’s been adapted for TV with Dionne Brown in the starring role
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Their first two gastropubs are hits with the A-list and foodies alike, now Phil Winser and James Gummer have opened the Hero in Maida Vale
Florals may be over but dresses remains in pole position where your spring-summer wardrobe is concerned
STYLE BAROMETER
Twihards, rejoice: the queen of emo-scream, Kristen Stewart, is making another fangs-and-everything film. Yes K-Stew will be starring opposite Oscar Isaac in Flesh of the Gods, due out next year, in which the duo will be going all Lost Boys in Los Angeles in the Eighties. It’s perfect timing: 12 years after the end of the Y2K franchise, Twilight is now back on...Twihards, rejoice: the queen of emo-scream, Kristen Stewart, is making another...Twihards, rejoice: the queen of emo-scream, Kristen Stewart, is making another...
Looking for summer in a bottle? The latest warm weather perfumes have something for everyone, from the scent of clean...Looking for summer in a bottle? The latest warm weather perfumes have something for everyone, from the scent of clean laundry drying on the line to the refreshing tang of a cooling sorbet and sultry nights under the jasmine. • This article contains affiliate links that can earn us revenue There’s something about the...Looking for summer in a bottle? The latest warm weather perfumes have something for everyone, from the scent of clean laundry...
India Knight
Whenever I try a product by Dr Barbara Sturm I am impressed enough to make a mental note to write about the brand...Whenever I try a product by Dr Barbara Sturm I am impressed enough to make a mental note to write...Whenever I try a product by Dr Barbara Sturm I am impressed enough to make a mental note to write...
SARAH JOSSEL
I haven’t worn my hair back for just over a year now. A slick bun? My usual topknot? Forget it. Out of the question.I haven’t worn my hair back for just over a year now. A slick bun? My usual topknot? Forget it.I haven’t worn my hair back for just over a year now. A slick bun? My usual topknot? Forget it.
MARTIN SAMUEL
Only the hierarchy at Manchester United has the answer to the question on everybody’s lips at Wembley. Did Erik ten Hag save the best for last? Was this, as was widely reported on the morning of the game, his last act as United manager? If so, it will be a hard one to follow, short term at least.Only the hierarchy at Manchester United has the answer to the question on everybody’s lips at Wembley. Did Erik ten Hag save the best for last? Was this, as was widely reported on the morning of the game, his last act as United manager? If so, it will be a hard one to follow, short term at least.Only the hierarchy at Manchester United has the answer to the question on everybody’s lips at Wembley. Did Erik ten Hag save...
Stuart Fraser
The trajectory towards retirement is usually downward. Take the example of Rafael Nadal, who is struggling to rediscover his former dominance on clay because of his ageing body. Andy Murray is another who is clearly not as sharp on the court as he once was. Not so for Danielle Collins, who is firing towards the end on full cylinders. Ranked...The trajectory towards retirement is usually downward. Take the example of Rafael Nadal, who is struggling to rediscover his former dominance on clay because of his ageing body. Andy Murray is another who is clearly not as sharp on the court as he once was. Not so for Danielle Collins, who is firing towards the end on full cylinders. Ranked...The trajectory towards retirement is usually downward. Take the example of Rafael Nadal, who is struggling to rediscover his...
Champions Cup Final
As an occasion, as an encounter to stir the soul and the blood, it was brilliant. It was also agonisingly tense and it was way deep in extra time when at long last, one of the teams drew more than one score ahead. That team was Toulouse, the aristocrats, the team who began the day as the only team to have won the...As an occasion, as an encounter to stir the soul and the blood, it was brilliant. It was also...As an occasion, as an encounter to stir the soul and the blood, it was brilliant. It was also...
FA CUP FINAL | jonathan northcroft
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At Tottenham Hotspur’s world-leading training ground, they still have the barbecue area. It’s one of Mauricio Pochettino’s many legacies at the club, a spacious zone for outdoor and indoor eating where the squad and staff come together for the...At Tottenham Hotspur’s world-leading training ground, they still have the barbecue area. It’s one...At Tottenham Hotspur’s world-leading training ground, they still have the barbecue area. It’s one...
Champions CUp FInal | David Walsh
Stuart Barnes
There’s no doubt Sale have taken the road less travelled to next weekend’s Gallagher Premiership semi-finals. While...There’s no doubt Sale have taken the road less travelled to next weekend’s Gallagher Premiership...There’s no doubt Sale have taken the road less travelled to next weekend’s Gallagher Premiership...
Martin Samuel
Say what you like, but he’s still Arsène Wenger. We know the company he keeps at Fifa these days, and it’s depressing...Say what you like, but he’s still Arsène Wenger. We know the company he keeps at Fifa these days...Say what you like, but he’s still Arsène Wenger. We know the company he keeps at Fifa these days...
Simon Hughes
Around the time James Anderson made his professional debut the ultimate ignominy for a fast bowler was being slapped back over his head for four. If it happened twice in successive balls, any self-respecting paceman would hurl down a vicious...Around the time James Anderson made his professional debut the ultimate ignominy for a fast...Around the time James Anderson made his professional debut the ultimate ignominy for a fast...
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Rod Liddle
Ghosts of previous encounters between Leeds United and Southampton may play their own part in Sunday’s Sky Bet...Ghosts of previous encounters between Leeds United and Southampton may play their own part in...Ghosts of previous encounters between Leeds United and Southampton may play their own part in...
Alyson Rudd
By midnight on June 7 we will know which players have been cut from Gareth Southgate’s provisional squad for Euro 2024.By midnight on June 7 we will know which players have been cut from Gareth Southgate’s...By midnight on June 7 we will know which players have been cut from Gareth Southgate’s...
Jonathan Northcroft
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When the TV presenter, her sister Wendy and their 91-year-old father discovered who their ancestor was, their next holiday destination was a natural selection
Just a short drive from Caen, belle époque villas and glorious wellbeing treatments await in the back-in-vogue forested expanses of Bagnoles de l’Orne
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After the sudden loss of her mum and travel partner, our writer took a 4,500-mile road trip with her dad to see if it would bring them closer — or be an adventure too far
When he was 19, our writer loved the country of squat loos, rip-off taxis and seedy auberges. Would a return visit give his children playground bragging rights?
The music producer on getting lost in Rio with Bob Dylan, holidaying in Lockerbie as a child and his love for Taylor Swift’s holiday spot – Harbour Island in the Bahamas
My usual preflight routine goes something like this: check passport and boarding pass, ensure I’ve downloaded a...My usual preflight routine goes something like this: check passport and boarding pass, ensure...My usual preflight routine goes something like this: check passport and boarding pass, ensure...
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...
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Pensacola is America’s first settlement, established in 1559 — but it remains a relatively untrodden part of Florida. But what a shame: this city in the panhandle has empty beaches, a handsome downtown, and air shows, including November’s Blue...Pensacola is America’s first settlement, established in 1559 — but it remains a relatively...Pensacola is America’s first settlement, established in 1559 — but it remains a relatively...
When their children moved out, the Clarkes wanted a smaller home to ‘rightsize’ to
Could buying a new property be a cheaper, and easier, option than renovating your current one?
Plant fanatic Beth Chapman has an idiot-proof manual to keeping your greenery alive and thriving
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Our covert columnist on dealing with a wealthy client with no idea what he wants
Along with grilling burgers and reheating family squabbles, May bank holiday is traditionally the weekend to tackle DIY projects. Let me go all Mystic Meg for a moment and guess that, if you have been gearing up to redecorate, the tins of paint you have in the shed are probably white. From brilliant to bone, white is the perennial bestseller among the mainstream paint...Along with grilling burgers and reheating family squabbles, May bank holiday is traditionally the...Along with grilling burgers and reheating family squabbles, May bank holiday is traditionally the...
Somerset, £4.5 million
Batheaston House in Bath is a seven-bedroom Queen Anne grade II* listed property. Restored...Somerset, £4.5 million
Batheaston House in Bath is a seven-bedroom Queen Anne grade II* listed property. Restored in 2015, it is set in 1.15 acres with views across the River Avon. The main house has four reception rooms and the grounds include a kitchen/cut flower garden and Alitex greenhouse. There is also...Somerset, £4.5 million
Batheaston House in Bath is a seven-bedroom Queen Anne grade II* listed property. Restored in 2015, it...
first person
Professor Lucy Easthope, Britain’s leading disaster expert, is “terribly embarrassed” to say that her family does generator drills. She lives with her husband, two children, aged nine and twelve, and three labradors in Shrewsbury. Once a month...Professor Lucy Easthope, Britain’s leading disaster expert, is “terribly embarrassed” to say that...Professor Lucy Easthope, Britain’s leading disaster expert, is “terribly embarrassed” to say that...
Puzzles to solve at your leisure on paper
Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton, the foreign secretary, has vetoed an agreement between Scotland and Ireland to allow Irish fishermen access to the rich fishing grounds around Rockall. Ownership of the tiny granite islet 230 miles off the coast of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic is disputed by...Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton, the foreign secretary, has vetoed an agreement between Scotland and Ireland to allow Irish fishermen access to the rich fishing grounds around Rockall. Ownership of the tiny granite islet 230 miles off the coast of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic is disputed by...Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton, the foreign secretary, has vetoed an agreement between Scotland and Ireland to allow Irish...
In 1997 SNP MPs gazed across the House of Commons at Tony Blair’s New Labour, with its slick presentation and strict message discipline, and felt pangs of jealousy. A decade later they took that template, painted it tartan, and began 17 years of Scottish political domination by winning power at Holyrood. Now the two parties may be on the...In 1997 SNP MPs gazed across the House of Commons at Tony Blair’s New Labour, with its slick presentation and strict message discipline, and felt pangs of jealousy. A decade later they took that template, painted it tartan, and began 17 years of Scottish political domination by winning power at Holyrood. Now the two parties may be on the...In 1997 SNP MPs gazed across the House of Commons at Tony Blair’s New Labour, with its slick presentation and strict message...
The parents of an 11-week-old baby who died after horrific injuries were inflicted on him a decade ago must finally be held to account, a senior MSP has claimed. An infant boy, known only as Baby J for legal reasons, was found dead in West Lothian on June 15, 2014. Post-mortem examinations revealed he had suffered...The parents of an 11-week-old baby who died after horrific injuries were inflicted on him a...The parents of an 11-week-old baby who died after horrific injuries were inflicted on him a...
Alex Massie | Comment
Rishi Sunak’s election text comes from the Scottish play. Like Macbeth, the prime minister reasons that “if it were...Rishi Sunak’s election text comes from the Scottish play. Like Macbeth, the prime minister...Rishi Sunak’s election text comes from the Scottish play. Like Macbeth, the prime minister...
gillian bowditch | comment
Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose. The new collaborative, touchy-feely politics heralded by John Swinney have...Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose. The new collaborative, touchy-feely politics heralded...Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose. The new collaborative, touchy-feely politics heralded...
For Peter Hart it has been a “lifeline”. Since his wife died five years ago, the model railway painstakingly built over a period of 30 years at the Bo’ness and Kinneil rail heritage site has been both a refuge and a source of joy that has helped...For Peter Hart it has been a “lifeline”. Since his wife died five years ago, the model railway...For Peter Hart it has been a “lifeline”. Since his wife died five years ago, the model railway...
scottish cup final
Scottish Cup Final | Mark Palmer
Natasha Radmehr
john robertson interview
The opening shot is a close-up of his face and the sound of his throaty, rasping laugh, and that is all it takes for everyone to fall under John Robertson’s spell all over again. There are certain people that others warm to immediately and...The opening shot is a close-up of his face and the sound of his throaty, rasping laugh, and that...The opening shot is a close-up of his face and the sound of his throaty, rasping laugh, and that...
Jon Welsh interview
Alf Young | comment
Football fans face banning orders if they are caught with pyrotechnics in stadiums under tougher rules being considered by the Scottish government and football authorities. Those caught with flares would be handed football banning orders, which...Football fans face banning orders if they are caught with pyrotechnics in stadiums under tougher...Football fans face banning orders if they are caught with pyrotechnics in stadiums under tougher...
Clare Daly, the independent Dublin MEP, gave a Russian spy contact details for a paramilitary held liable for the Omagh bombing and facing extradition on terrorism charges, The Sunday Times can reveal. Daly facilitated communication between Liam Campbell and Algirdas Paleckis, a Russian agent who...Clare Daly, the independent Dublin MEP, gave a Russian spy contact details for a paramilitary held liable for the Omagh bombing and facing extradition on terrorism charges, The Sunday Times can reveal. Daly facilitated communication between Liam Campbell and Algirdas Paleckis, a Russian agent who...Clare Daly, the independent Dublin MEP, gave a Russian spy contact details for a paramilitary held liable for the Omagh bombing...
Micheál Martin, the tanaiste, has said he has “no issue” with Dana Erlich, the Israeli ambassador, returning to her role in Ireland. Erlich was summoned back to Jerusalem last week for discussions on how to respond to Ireland’s decision to recognise the state of Palestine. In retaliation, Israel summoned the Irish ambassador...Micheál Martin, the tanaiste, has said he has “no issue” with Dana Erlich, the Israeli ambassador, returning to her role in Ireland. Erlich was summoned back to Jerusalem last week for discussions on how to respond to Ireland’s decision to recognise the state of Palestine. In retaliation, Israel summoned the Irish ambassador...Micheál Martin, the tanaiste, has said he has “no issue” with Dana Erlich, the Israeli ambassador, returning to her role in...
Bertie Ahern vividly remembers flying on the government jet into Gaza’s newly opened airport 25 years ago. “The Israelis were not pleased with me,” the former taoiseach said last week. “They wouldn’t even let me fly the bloody plane through their airspace.” It was in January 1999 when Ahern made history by becoming...Bertie Ahern vividly remembers flying on the government jet into Gaza’s newly opened airport 25...Bertie Ahern vividly remembers flying on the government jet into Gaza’s newly opened airport 25...
‘You can giggle away there,” Luke “Ming” Flanagan told two Aontu members in front of a packed conference room in a...‘You can giggle away there,” Luke “Ming” Flanagan told two Aontu members in front of a packed...‘You can giggle away there,” Luke “Ming” Flanagan told two Aontu members in front of a packed...
Paschal Donohoe, the public expenditure minister, has reiterated his call for a reformed TV licence fee as the...Paschal Donohoe, the public expenditure minister, has reiterated his call for a reformed TV...Paschal Donohoe, the public expenditure minister, has reiterated his call for a reformed TV...
alison o’connor
Walking through certain streets in Dublin it seems unfathomable that there should be a student accommodation crisis.Walking through certain streets in Dublin it seems unfathomable that there should be a student...Walking through certain streets in Dublin it seems unfathomable that there should be a student...
Standing in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento in the old town of Pamplona, I’m imagining a bull let loose. Its large...Standing in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento in the old town of Pamplona, I’m imagining a bull let loose.Standing in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento in the old town of Pamplona, I’m imagining a bull let loose.
INTERVIEW
James Vincent McMorrow arrives in Smithfield in the aftermath of a serious public disorder incident. Gardai are all over the place, so we take refuge in the Cobblestone pub. The singer-songwriter feels off kilter in the capital where he lived...James Vincent McMorrow arrives in Smithfield in the aftermath of a serious public disorder incident.James Vincent McMorrow arrives in Smithfield in the aftermath of a serious public disorder incident.
Business | Interview
Brian Carey | Agenda
NICK WEBB | INSIDE Track
Cormac Lucey | Economic Outlook
Champions Cup Final
Leinster 22 Toulouse 31
As an occasion, as an encounter to stir the soul and the blood, it was brilliant. It was also agonisingly tense and it was way deep in extra time when at long last, one of the teams drew more than one score ahead. That team was Toulouse, the aristocrats, the team who began the day as the only team to have won the European Cup five times — well, now they have won it six...As an occasion, as an encounter to stir the soul and the blood, it was brilliant. It was also...As an occasion, as an encounter to stir the soul and the blood, it was brilliant. It was also...
PETER O’REILLY
Before the game we were reliably informed that the pitch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is not narrower than any...Before the game we were reliably informed that the pitch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is not narrower than any standard rugby pitch. Maybe it was just the cauldron-like shape of this amazing arena that made it seem so claustrophobic on Saturday. Rarely has space been in such short commodity during a club rugby match.Before the game we were reliably informed that the pitch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is not narrower than any standard rugby...
Champions CUp FInal | David Walsh
The last thing a good team want is a reputation for losing finals. So it was easy to empathise with the crushing...The last thing a good team want is a reputation for losing finals. So it was easy to empathise...The last thing a good team want is a reputation for losing finals. So it was easy to empathise...
Champions cup final | stuart barnes
What is it with Toulouse? In their eighth Champions Cup final they went to extra time for the third time. They have...What is it with Toulouse? In their eighth Champions Cup final they went to extra time for the...What is it with Toulouse? In their eighth Champions Cup final they went to extra time for the...
scottish cup final
Comment
Britain’s no longer a serious nation and we’re not serious about fixing it
Matthew Syed
Painful measures are needed to pull us out of decline but neither politicians nor voters will face up to them
Dominic Lawson
In spiking Kyiv’s guns, Biden has given a gift to Putin
charlotte ivers
The weak link in ‘millennial privilege’ — those whose parents forgot to buy a house
ROD LIDDLE
I’m smiling at strangers and picking up dog mess. Why? I’m running as an MP
what’s appening
Eavesdropping on a meeting of the National Treasures group*
ROBERT COLVILE
Caffeine, leaks and creative writing: what it’s like to make a manifesto
Hadley Freeman
Awful rightwingers are the unlikely feminists
JEREMY CLARKSON
Abolish Eton? Sir Starmer will be too busy with racist chairs
AASMAH MIR | Week ending
My blood transfusion a lifetime ago had never worried me — until now
first person
I was a young reporter. A call about tainted blood changed my life
When a victim of the scandal first spoke to Caroline Wheeler 23 years ago, she wondered if his story was too horrific to be true. Last week they watched the PM’s apology together
As Mick Mason and I watched the prime minister deliver his apology to the victims of the contaminated blood scandal on Monday, we were both close to tears. It was the culmination of a long and often deeply frustrating journey we had been on together. The first time I spoke to Mason, I wrote him off as a conspiracy theorist. It was 2001 and I was a naive, 21-year-old...As Mick Mason and I watched the prime minister deliver his apology to the victims of the...As Mick Mason and I watched the prime minister deliver his apology to the victims of the...
FROM THE ARCHIVE
40 years of fighting: how Sunday Times covered infected blood scandal
It was 1975 when The Sunday Times published the story of a young boy with haemophilia who faced life in a wheelchair.It was 1975 when The Sunday Times published the story of a young boy with haemophilia who faced life in a wheelchair. Michael Alain, 13, had not walked for more than a year when he arrived at the Lord Mayor Treloar College in Hampshire for children with disabilities. The muscles in his legs were withered and despite...It was 1975 when The Sunday Times published the story of a young boy with haemophilia who faced life in a wheelchair. Michael...
Jason Cowley
The Keir Starmer I know: an outsider driven by self-belief, not politics
The Sunday Times View
Now is the time for a positive vision of Britain’s future
THE SUNDAY TIMES VIEW
Threat of Netanyahu arrest is an unwarranted provocation
It was no surprise that Binyamin Netanyahu reacted with fury to the news that he and his defence minister might face...It was no surprise that Binyamin Netanyahu reacted with fury to the news that he and his defence...It was no surprise that Binyamin Netanyahu reacted with fury to the news that he and his defence...
Readers’ poll: Would you use a self-driving car?
Last week the government passed the UK Automated Vehicles (AV) Bill, paving the way for autonomous vehicles on our...Last week the government passed the UK Automated Vehicles (AV) Bill, paving the way for...Last week the government passed the UK Automated Vehicles (AV) Bill, paving the way for...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Callous government hasn’t learnt from the infected blood scandal
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Zahawi reveals his folly with Boris fantasy
letters to the editor
Student visas are a back door to Britain
Nick Newman’s week