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OBITUARY
In May last year Mike Lynch was extradited from Britain to America, where he spent 13 months under house arrest in San Francisco. It was the culmination of a 12-year transatlantic legal fight for the man known as the “British Bill Gates”, who had been science adviser to David Cameron during his time as prime minister. The case stemmed from the $11.7 billion (£7.4...In May last year Mike Lynch was extradited from Britain to America, where he spent 13 months...In May last year Mike Lynch was extradited from Britain to America, where he spent 13 months...
Mike Lynch’s body was recovered from the wreck of the Bayesian superyacht this morning, a source close to his family...Mike Lynch’s body was recovered from the wreck of the Bayesian superyacht this morning, a source close to his family told the Times. It comes after the family of Jonathan Bloomer, the Morgan Stanley International bank chairman, and his wife Judy also confirmed their deaths. Divers have brought five bodies ashore in...Mike Lynch’s body was recovered from the wreck of the Bayesian superyacht this morning, a source close to his family told the...
Interview
It has not been a good year for the restaurant industry, so buffeted has it been by the ill winds of food inflation...It has not been a good year for the restaurant industry, so buffeted has it been by the ill winds...It has not been a good year for the restaurant industry, so buffeted has it been by the ill winds...
FIRST PERSON
Kirstie Allsopp has sparked a heated debate after revealing on Twitter/X that her 15-year-old son has just returned...Kirstie Allsopp has sparked a heated debate after revealing on Twitter/X that her 15-year-old son...Kirstie Allsopp has sparked a heated debate after revealing on Twitter/X that her 15-year-old son...
The captain and crew of the superyacht Bayesian are being interviewed by Italian investigators seeking to determine the events that led to its sudden sinking. At the heart of their inquiries will be whether safety protocols were followed and the...The captain and crew of the superyacht Bayesian are being interviewed by Italian investigators...The captain and crew of the superyacht Bayesian are being interviewed by Italian investigators...
The West has been too afraid of provoking Vladimir Putin to give Ukraine the “decisive” weapons it needs to defeat Russia, the former head of the army has said. General Sir Patrick Sanders, who stood down as chief of the general staff this summer...The West has been too afraid of provoking Vladimir Putin to give Ukraine the “decisive” weapons...The West has been too afraid of provoking Vladimir Putin to give Ukraine the “decisive” weapons...
A King’s Guard who has trained Ukrainian soldiers has been crowned the new Mr England and will now represent the...A King’s Guard who has trained Ukrainian soldiers has been crowned the new Mr England and will...A King’s Guard who has trained Ukrainian soldiers has been crowned the new Mr England and will...
the times diary
What a brutal summer for Rishi Sunak. Seven weeks ago he was the most powerful man in the land, and soon he won’t...What a brutal summer for Rishi Sunak. Seven weeks ago he was the most powerful man in the land...What a brutal summer for Rishi Sunak. Seven weeks ago he was the most powerful man in the land...
After the Kremlin-backed Wagner mercenary group suffered its recent and heaviest African defeat when dozens of Russians were killed in an ambush in July, Ukraine’s military intelligence service was quick to claim some credit. That boast now looks closer to a symbolic defeat for Kyiv after the...After the Kremlin-backed Wagner mercenary group suffered its recent and heaviest African defeat when dozens of Russians were killed in an ambush in July, Ukraine’s military intelligence service was quick to claim some credit. That boast now looks closer to a symbolic defeat for Kyiv after the...After the Kremlin-backed Wagner mercenary group suffered its recent and heaviest African defeat when dozens of Russians were...
Ukraine’s special operations command has admitted for the first time that western-supplied rocket systems have been used in Russia as part of its audacious cross-border offensive — hours after the largest drone attack on Moscow so far. The American-made Himars rockets were used to destroy three bridges across the Seym river and pontoons and...Ukraine’s special operations command has admitted for the first time that western-supplied rocket systems have been used in Russia as part of its audacious cross-border offensive — hours after the largest drone attack on Moscow so far. The American-made Himars rockets were used to destroy three bridges across the Seym river and pontoons and...Ukraine’s special operations command has admitted for the first time that western-supplied rocket systems have been used in...
Taylor Swift says she is filled with fear and guilt over the cancellation of three concerts in Vienna following an alleged suicide attack plot. “Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating. The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many had...Taylor Swift says she is filled with fear and guilt over the cancellation of three concerts in...Taylor Swift says she is filled with fear and guilt over the cancellation of three concerts in...
The German dynasty behind the Leibniz biscuit brand has admitted that it supported the Nazi regime and used forced labour during the Second World War. The Bahlsen family, which has led the company producing the distinctive biscuits since 1891, has...The German dynasty behind the Leibniz biscuit brand has admitted that it supported the Nazi...The German dynasty behind the Leibniz biscuit brand has admitted that it supported the Nazi...
He was the unassuming governor of Minnesota whose straight-talking, folksy charm has earned him the nickname...He was the unassuming governor of Minnesota whose straight-talking, folksy charm has earned him...He was the unassuming governor of Minnesota whose straight-talking, folksy charm has earned him...
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Oprah Winfrey has made an impassioned appeal for Americans to elect Kamala Harris, invoking “childless cat ladies” as...Oprah Winfrey has made an impassioned appeal for Americans to elect Kamala Harris, invoking...Oprah Winfrey has made an impassioned appeal for Americans to elect Kamala Harris, invoking...
IN maps and CHARTS
Kamala Harris has a narrow polling lead over Donald Trump in the2024 US presidential election,according to a poll of polls by The Times and The Sunday Times. With just over two months until Americans vote,Harris,the Democratic nominee, is...Kamala Harris has a narrow polling lead over Donald Trump in the2024 US presidential election...Kamala Harris has a narrow polling lead over Donald Trump in the2024 US presidential election...
catherine philp | dispatch
Pressure group demands answers over catastrophic school siege
Mothers of the victims of one of the worst terrorist attacks in Russian history have confronted President Putin over a 20-year investigation into the school siege in which more than 300 people were killed. Putin paid the first official visit to the town of Beslan on Tuesday, two decades after radical Islamists seized a local school and took teachers, parents and...Mothers of the victims of one of the worst terrorist attacks in Russian history have confronted...Mothers of the victims of one of the worst terrorist attacks in Russian history have confronted...
analysis
There is one sure sign Vladimir Putin is desperately seeking validation: when he “spontaneously” walks out to meet a...There is one sure sign Vladimir Putin is desperately seeking validation: when he “spontaneously” walks out to meet a crowd of supporters. Which is exactly what happened on Tuesday during the Russian leader’s first trip out of Moscow after Ukrainian troops made a daring cross-border raid and seized swathes of Russian...There is one sure sign Vladimir Putin is desperately seeking validation: when he “spontaneously” walks out to meet a crowd of...
Sterling hits 13-month high of $1.31 buoyed by survey showing growth in key sectors
updatedThe UK economy is expected to enter a slight slowdown, according to new data, as the debate continues about the inheritance left by the Conservatives. A host of business sector surveys, including the newly published purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for August, suggest that economic growth is...The UK economy is expected to enter a slight slowdown, according to new data, as the debate continues about the inheritance left by the Conservatives. A host of business sector surveys, including the newly published purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for August, suggest that economic growth is...The UK economy is expected to enter a slight slowdown, according to new data, as the debate continues about the inheritance...
Income tax receipts climbed to £32.7 billion in July, the highest figure for that month since comparable records began in 2008, according to new official data. The figure underscores the government’s reliance on income generated from freezing a range of tax thresholds for several years. In March 2021, Rishi Sunak, then chancellor, froze...Income tax receipts climbed to £32.7 billion in July, the highest figure for that month since comparable records began in 2008, according to new official data. The figure underscores the government’s reliance on income generated from freezing a range of tax thresholds for several years. In March 2021, Rishi Sunak, then chancellor, froze...Income tax receipts climbed to £32.7 billion in July, the highest figure for that month since comparable records began in 2008...
Mike Lynch’s body was recovered from the wreck of the Bayesian superyacht this morning, a source close to his family told the Times. It comes after the family of Jonathan Bloomer, the Morgan Stanley International bank chairman, and his wife Judy also confirmed their deaths. Divers have brought five bodies ashore in...Mike Lynch’s body was recovered from the wreck of the Bayesian superyacht this morning, a source...Mike Lynch’s body was recovered from the wreck of the Bayesian superyacht this morning, a source...
business commentary
Some waves take a while to arrive. Rewind to February and the London Stock Exchange chief, Julia Hoggett, was telling...Some waves take a while to arrive. Rewind to February and the London Stock Exchange chief, Julia...Some waves take a while to arrive. Rewind to February and the London Stock Exchange chief, Julia...
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It’s not just hotshot Silicon Valley venture capitalists who have made fortunes backing Revolut. Hundreds of small...It’s not just hotshot Silicon Valley venture capitalists who have made fortunes backing Revolut.It’s not just hotshot Silicon Valley venture capitalists who have made fortunes backing Revolut.
Ford Motor Company has scrapped plans for an electric sports utility vehicle at a potential cost of up to $1.9 billion as car-buyers fail to show enough enthusiasm for electric vehicles and increased competition forces manufacturers to reduce prices.Ford Motor Company has scrapped plans for an electric sports utility vehicle at a potential cost...Ford Motor Company has scrapped plans for an electric sports utility vehicle at a potential cost...
tempus
Nintendo, first established in 1946 as a manufacturer and distributor of playing cards, has grown into one of the...Nintendo, first established in 1946 as a manufacturer and distributor of playing cards, has grown...Nintendo, first established in 1946 as a manufacturer and distributor of playing cards, has grown...
market report
The industrial chemicals sector enjoyed its day in the sun with two FTSE 250 businesses enjoying upgrades by analysts.The industrial chemicals sector enjoyed its day in the sun with two FTSE 250 businesses enjoying...The industrial chemicals sector enjoyed its day in the sun with two FTSE 250 businesses enjoying...
Eric Schmidt, Google’s former chief executive, appeared to have an investment tip for Stanford University students during a seminar last week. The billionaire angel investor told students in a recorded discussion that the “amount of money being...Eric Schmidt, Google’s former chief executive, appeared to have an investment tip for Stanford...Eric Schmidt, Google’s former chief executive, appeared to have an investment tip for Stanford...
The former Manchester City defender has bought out his childhood friend’s stake in Manière De Voir
RECRUITMENT
If you asked to picture the most unequal British industry, what springs to mind? Banking? Law? Or another gilded occupation? The answer, perhaps surprisingly, is technology. Despite employing more than two million people, or about 6.3 per cent of the UK workforce, only 9 per cent of technology employees come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. This is a far smaller...If you asked to picture the most unequal British industry, what springs to mind? Banking? Law? Or...If you asked to picture the most unequal British industry, what springs to mind? Banking? Law? Or...
SIX FROM THE BEST
After contracting polio aged five, Dr Mark Esho was given a 10 per cent chance of survival and was left partially...After contracting polio aged five, Dr Mark Esho was given a 10 per cent chance of survival and was left partially paralysed. However, he studied an MBA and became an entrepreneur, founding Easy Internet Services and Ability Connect CIC, a social enterprise that gives disabled entrepreneurs the tools, resources and...After contracting polio aged five, Dr Mark Esho was given a 10 per cent chance of survival and was left partially paralysed.
England v Sri Lanka
Welcome to our coverage of the second day of the first Test between England and Sri Lanka at Old Trafford. Day one started well for England, reducing the tourists — who won the toss and chose to bat — to 92 for six, but Dhananjaya de Silva (74) and Milan Rathnayake (72) helped them reach 236 all out. England, with ten first-innings wickets in hand, trail Sri Lanka by...Welcome to our coverage of the second day of the first Test between England and Sri Lanka at Old...Welcome to our coverage of the second day of the first Test between England and Sri Lanka at Old...
Kieran Trippier is ready to leave Newcastle United after the disappointment of losing the captaincy and his...Kieran Trippier is ready to leave Newcastle United after the disappointment of losing the captaincy and his first-team place. Trippier is said to be deeply hurt at the way he was replaced as Newcastle captain by Bruno Guimarães on the eve of this season as team captain. That has played a large part in his decision...Kieran Trippier is ready to leave Newcastle United after the disappointment of losing the captaincy and his first-team place.
Dina Asher-Smith INTERVIEW
Stuart Barnes
Apologies to Argentina but I really hope that Australia win at least one of their two forthcoming tests against the...Apologies to Argentina but I really hope that Australia win at least one of their two forthcoming...Apologies to Argentina but I really hope that Australia win at least one of their two forthcoming...
Keely Hodgkinson has called time on the season of her life after her post-Olympic parade was curtailed by an injury.Keely Hodgkinson has called time on the season of her life after her post-Olympic parade was...Keely Hodgkinson has called time on the season of her life after her post-Olympic parade was...
molly hudson
A Formula 1 team can have the fastest driver, the quickest pitstops and the richest history, but without the correct strategy that is all merely a footnote. But that strategy, and the difference between winning and losing, is not only the decision of a small brains trust at the top of the organisation, but rather the result of the input of hundreds of minds — largely...A Formula 1 team can have the fastest driver, the quickest pitstops and the richest history, but...A Formula 1 team can have the fastest driver, the quickest pitstops and the richest history, but...
Raheem Sterling has trained away from Chelsea’s training ground since Friday after being told by Enzo Maresca that he...Raheem Sterling has trained away from Chelsea’s training ground since Friday after being told by Enzo Maresca that he was not part of his plans for the season. There was a mutual agreement with the club that Sterling would spend time away from the complex in Cobham, Surrey while both parties work to resolve the...Raheem Sterling has trained away from Chelsea’s training ground since Friday after being told by Enzo Maresca that he was not...
window watch
martin hardy
The assumption when Fulham agreed a fee for Joachim Andersen, the Crystal Palace centre half, on Tuesday night was...The assumption when Fulham agreed a fee for Joachim Andersen, the Crystal Palace centre half, on...The assumption when Fulham agreed a fee for Joachim Andersen, the Crystal Palace centre half, on...
Ian Hawkey
There was a time when an Atletico Madrid footballer being suddenly relieved of a few days of pre-season training...There was a time when an Atletico Madrid footballer being suddenly relieved of a few days of...There was a time when an Atletico Madrid footballer being suddenly relieved of a few days of...
First TEST | MIKE ATHERTON
THE TREND | HAMZAH KHALIQUE-LOONAT
Tactical trends at their most simple are responses to common problems. Over the past two seasons a few trends have become popular: there’s “elite” sides using a 3-2-2-3 (or “3-box-3” ) formation when in possession; teams using a 4-4-2 when...Tactical trends at their most simple are responses to common problems. Over the past two seasons...Tactical trends at their most simple are responses to common problems. Over the past two seasons...
Bill Edgar’s premier league quiz
first person
There are still tears, booze and nudity — but now it must all be suitable for social media
first person
Seeing the pride of Gus Walz as his father accepted the Democratic vice-president nomination is particularly moving for parents like me, says Georgina Fuller
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Interview
The hospitality industry is in crisis and big-name chefs are closing their doors. So why is the restaurateur launching five new businesses, asks Tony Turnbull
FIRST PERSON
JLo is ending her marriage to Ben Affleck. Lucy Cavendish and Helen Down share their own experiences
DOMINIC MAXWELL
The Times comedy critic sat through more than 80 shows at this year’s festival. And if mental trauma was hard to avoid, one preposterous comic bucked the trend
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Deborah ross
A pro-foxhunting group said last week that it had prepared a legal case to prove that hunters are an ethnic minority...A pro-foxhunting group said last week that it had prepared a legal case to prove that hunters are...A pro-foxhunting group said last week that it had prepared a legal case to prove that hunters are...
Interview
When Charles Hazlewood was an ambitious conductor in his twenties, he was sacked by his agent. “I got hauled up in...When Charles Hazlewood was an ambitious conductor in his twenties, he was sacked by his agent. “I...When Charles Hazlewood was an ambitious conductor in his twenties, he was sacked by his agent. “I...
what i’ve learnt
The adventurer Aldo Kane, 46, grew up on the west coast of Scotland. He joined the Royal Marines at 16 and served for 10 years as one of the youngest snipers in the armed forces. Since leaving the military, he has completed 13 world-first expeditions and has a Guinness world record for being part of the first team to row from Europe to South America. He has made TV...The adventurer Aldo Kane, 46, grew up on the west coast of Scotland. He joined the Royal Marines...The adventurer Aldo Kane, 46, grew up on the west coast of Scotland. He joined the Royal Marines...
interview
Five years ago Nicki Chapman discovered there was a tumour in her head the size of a golf ball. It was a meningioma...Five years ago Nicki Chapman discovered there was a tumour in her head the size of a golf ball. It was a meningioma, found after she began to slur her speech and had blurred vision. It was non-cancerous but life-threatening. Surgery followed and her recovery, compared with others, was fast. Still, it seemed touch...Five years ago Nicki Chapman discovered there was a tumour in her head the size of a golf ball. It was a meningioma, found...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Much excitement has preceded the transfer of Benedict Lombe’s nuanced, beautifully affecting love story from the Bush Theatre — only the third play by a black woman yet to have made it to the West End. Idris Elba, Maya Jama and Little Simz have all signed up as producers of this engagingly awkward tale of two soulmates, Dre and Des, who are reunited at a funeral. The...Much excitement has preceded the transfer of Benedict Lombe’s nuanced, beautifully affecting love...Much excitement has preceded the transfer of Benedict Lombe’s nuanced, beautifully affecting love...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Taylor Swift’s three-hourErastour shows have set new standards in blockbusting pop, but indie rock has its own...Taylor Swift’s three-hourErastour shows have set new standards in blockbusting pop, but indie rock has its own maximalists in Stephin Merritt’s the Magnetic Fields from Boston, who are taking their 172-minute opus,69 Love Songs,on the road for a 25th-anniversary victory lap. Unlike Swift, the lachrymose...Taylor Swift’s three-hourErastour shows have set new standards in blockbusting pop, but indie rock has its own maximalists in...
The big question
Poor diet is one of the biggest risk factors linked to ill health. Some campaigners have called for a tax to curb the...Poor diet is one of the biggest risk factors linked to ill health. Some campaigners have called...Poor diet is one of the biggest risk factors linked to ill health. Some campaigners have called...
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review
There are few greater signs of the pre-eminence of Americans in the harsh competitive jungle of the TV marketplace...There are few greater signs of the pre-eminence of Americans in the harsh competitive jungle of...There are few greater signs of the pre-eminence of Americans in the harsh competitive jungle of...
Will it be a vintage season at the BBC Proms? It’s David Pickard’s last hurrah as director of the festival, and the concerts are also spread out over Great Britain like never before, with important events scheduled in Bristol and Gateshead as well as London. Here are all the reviews from the summer by The Times music critics, from newest to oldest — as well as links so...Will it be a vintage season at the BBC Proms? It’s David Pickard’s last hurrah as director of the...Will it be a vintage season at the BBC Proms? It’s David Pickard’s last hurrah as director of the...
PROMS 2024
★★★★★
The Aurora Orchestra has turned its introductions to music into an art form and this Prom guide to...★★★★★
The Aurora Orchestra has turned its introductions to music into an art form and this Prom guide to Beethoven’s Ninth was no exception. In the first half, the story of how the deaf composer wrote his last complete symphony — a revolutionary creation in which human voices would join the orchestra for the...★★★★★
The Aurora Orchestra has turned its introductions to music into an art form and this Prom guide to Beethoven’s Ninth...
If it’s scenery you like, this four-bedroom St Ives home with a 180-degree panorama across a vast expanse of open sea...If it’s scenery you like, this four-bedroom St Ives home with a 180-degree panorama across a vast...If it’s scenery you like, this four-bedroom St Ives home with a 180-degree panorama across a vast...
gabriella bennett
There’s a moment inThe Outrun,Amy Liptrot’s nature memoir, when you know you’re reading something special. In...There’s a moment inThe Outrun,Amy Liptrot’s nature memoir, when you know you’re...There’s a moment inThe Outrun,Amy Liptrot’s nature memoir, when you know you’re...
review | fiction
Is there an author with a better origin story than the New Zealand novelist Janet Frame? Frame, who was born 100 years ago next week anddied in 2004,was diagnosed with schizophrenia in her twenties and spent eight years in mental hospitals.Is there an author with a better origin story than the New Zealand novelist Janet Frame? Frame...Is there an author with a better origin story than the New Zealand novelist Janet Frame? Frame...
Television
tELEVISION | STREAMING GUIDE
MindGames
1Which London street houses the official residences of the prime minister and the chancellor?2The Egyptian city of Alexandria was founded by which king of Macedon?3The Acqua Alta ( “high water” ) is a seasonal flooding phenomenon in which Italian city?4The 1973 filmIl figlioccio del padrino is an Italian parody of which Francis Ford Coppola movie?5Which...1Which London street houses the official residences of the prime minister and the chancellor?2...1Which London street houses the official residences of the prime minister and the chancellor?2...
There is no second place in this famous yachting competition, which is why the cup, clad in Louis Vuitton, is so coveted. Stewart Campbell reports on day one of the event
kate reardon
We all dream of a carry-on bag that can hold our in-flight essentials — but doesn’t compromise on style. Hannah Rogers reveals the 10 pieces to buy now
Celebrities and trainers alike are making weightlifting the new power move
His designs defined the Nineties, and now he is fashionable all over again
Fewer crowds, buzzy food festivals and temperatures that still hover in the twenties await in southern Europe this autumn
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Biarritz brings surf vibes, fun museums and great beaches — plus the sun will still be shining
A short and sweet new driving route that loops south of Melbourne is the best way to take in the hot spring resorts and sea baths of the Mornington Peninsula
Fancy a challenge? Find your way out of these magnificent puzzles and celebrate your escape with a relaxing stay nearby after
The new visa-waiver scheme for Europe will launch by next summer. Here’s what you need to know about when and how to apply
A conversation with a colleague brought me up short a few weeks ago. She was flying to the Maldives and had paid to...A conversation with a colleague brought me up short a few weeks ago. She was flying to the...A conversation with a colleague brought me up short a few weeks ago. She was flying to the...
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
My friend is looking for an oak tree — reasonable, given our location. What I don’t get is why none of the hundreds...My friend is looking for an oak tree — reasonable, given our location. What I don’t get is why...My friend is looking for an oak tree — reasonable, given our location. What I don’t get is why...
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England’s longest national trail wraps around the coasts of Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset. It’s a brilliant adventure, but also a time-consuming and tiring one too. Those who want to get a taste of what it’s all about should choose one of...England’s longest national trail wraps around the coasts of Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset.England’s longest national trail wraps around the coasts of Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset.
obituary
Fiery and controversial journalist who pioneered women’s and civil rights in Northern Ireland
obituary
Salsa-dancing, wise-cracking Puerto Rican golfer whose antics on the course sometimes irked his fellow professionals
obituary
Early pioneer in laser surgery for shortsightedness known as Heath Robinson for his inventiveness
obituary
Entrepreneur who gave up music to make his fortune in textiles and through the regeneration of Dean Clough mills in West Yorkshire
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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
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
Hits lowest level since independence referendum
SNP membership has halved over the past five years to its lowest level since the Scottish independence referendum. The nationalists have shed almost 10,000 paying members over the past 12 months. It now numbers 64,525 as of June 1, figures show. The SNP remains comfortably the largest party in...SNP membership has halved over the past five years to its lowest level since the Scottish independence referendum. The nationalists have shed almost 10,000 paying members over the past 12 months. It now numbers 64,525 as of June 1, figures show. The SNP remains comfortably the largest party in...SNP membership has halved over the past five years to its lowest level since the Scottish independence referendum. The...
Alex massie
Politicians use candour and frankness as weapons. So when Nicola Sturgeon acknowledged that her government had “taken its eye off the ball” with regard to Scotland’s astonishing, appalling record of drug deaths, she was both stating something obvious and asking for something insidious. The obvious was plain to see: people in Scotland...Politicians use candour and frankness as weapons. So when Nicola Sturgeon acknowledged that her government had “taken its eye off the ball” with regard to Scotland’s astonishing, appalling record of drug deaths, she was both stating something obvious and asking for something insidious. The obvious was plain to see: people in Scotland...Politicians use candour and frankness as weapons. So when Nicola Sturgeon acknowledged that her government had “taken its eye...
John Swinney has met the head of the Palestinian mission to the UK after the brother of a Scottish man killed by Hamas during the October 7 attacks accused the SNP of antisemitism. The first minister’s talks with Husam Zomlot came just days after Swinney effectively cut diplomatic ties with Israel. Colin Cowan’s...John Swinney has met the head of the Palestinian mission to the UK after the brother of a...John Swinney has met the head of the Palestinian mission to the UK after the brother of a...
John Cooper
These are perilous times for the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party and when the stakes are so high, a clear...These are perilous times for the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party and when the stakes are...These are perilous times for the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party and when the stakes are...
Manchester City are contemplating a move for the Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi. Pep Guardiola, the City manager, may...Manchester City are contemplating a move for the Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi. Pep Guardiola...Manchester City are contemplating a move for the Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi. Pep Guardiola...
REVIEW
I visitedVenicea few years back and asked a Venetian friend for restaurant recommendations. “Most restaurants in Venice aremolto costoso,”she warned, urging me to swerve any tourist traps with photos of dishes outside like sticky fly...I visitedVenicea few years back and asked a Venetian friend for restaurant recommendations.I visitedVenicea few years back and asked a Venetian friend for restaurant recommendations.
The parents of a toddler killed by a car driven by a 91-year-old woman are calling for more stringent measures to...The parents of a toddler killed by a car driven by a 91-year-old woman are calling for more...The parents of a toddler killed by a car driven by a 91-year-old woman are calling for more...
gabriella bennett
There’s a moment inThe Outrun,Amy Liptrot’s nature memoir, when you know you’re reading something special. In...There’s a moment inThe Outrun,Amy Liptrot’s nature memoir, when you know you’re...There’s a moment inThe Outrun,Amy Liptrot’s nature memoir, when you know you’re...
Explore Mallaig harbourside before diving into a secluded glen
Mallaig is at the end of the Rathad nan Eilean, or Road to the Isles, where a number of ferries sail from the harbour bound for the remote peninsula of Knoydart and the isles of Skye, Eigg, Muck, Canna and Rum. Turn right from the railway station on to Station Road and walk through the town centre. The name Mallaig possibly derives from the Old Norse Muli, meaning...Mallaig is at the end of the Rathad nan Eilean, or Road to the Isles, where a number of ferries...Mallaig is at the end of the Rathad nan Eilean, or Road to the Isles, where a number of ferries...
Ending a trial scheme for cut-price rail fares is a “step backwards” in improving air pollution and public health, a...Ending a trial scheme for cut-price rail fares is a “step backwards” in improving air pollution and public health, a leading asthma charity has warned, as it urged SNP ministers to reconsider. Concerns have been raised that ending the year-long trial, which abolished peak-rate tickets, with all customers paying...Ending a trial scheme for cut-price rail fares is a “step backwards” in improving air pollution and public health, a leading...
edinburgh festival
The third week of the Fringe is over, and with the festival now in full swing the jokes just keep on getting better! Or so we have heard. Our reporters have been selflessly yomping round Edinburgh’s finest clubs and its dingiest bars to make sure...The third week of the Fringe is over, and with the festival now in full swing the jokes just keep...The third week of the Fringe is over, and with the festival now in full swing the jokes just keep...
Comment
How UK can embrace life without radiators
Ed Conway
Successive governments have pushed heat pumps into our homes — but there’s a better way to stay warm and keep cool
Alice Loxton
There’s more to teen spirit than exam results
Iain Martin
Starmer’s errors mean Tories must gear up
Hilary Rose | Notebook
I’ve got my house-hunt down to… three streets
Tim Campbell
Bosses must play a part in making T-levels work
Leading Articles
Chumocracy
Ministers should be able to recruit more political appointees to push through policy. That does not mean inserting friends and donors into the permanent civil service
Generation Game
Children of gambling addicts are more likely to suffer from the same addiction
Clocking Off
Contrary to the caricature, the Germans have fallen out of love with work
Letters to the editor
Labour’s method of settling wage disputes
Sir, Daniel Finkelstein is right to argue that giving in to unions’ wage demands will mean they press for more pay, more power and more benefits ( “‘Grown-up’ pay bargaining will prove disastrous”,Aug 21). The UK is only too familiar with...Sir, Daniel Finkelstein is right to argue that giving in to unions’ wage demands will mean they...Sir, Daniel Finkelstein is right to argue that giving in to unions’ wage demands will mean they...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK:GCSE results to be published; nominations close in the Scottish Conservative Party leadership election.
US:Kamala Harris addresses the final day of the Democratic national convention in Chicago and formally accepts the party’s presidential nomination; Donald Trump visits the US southern border in Cochise County, Arizona, for a presidential campaign event.
On this day
In1485Henry Tudor defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, in Leicestershire, the final significant battle of the Wars of the Roses; in1655the weekly Bill of Mortality (15th to 22nd) recorded 5,568 fatalities in London, with 4,237 from the plague. In 5th place were 111 deaths as a result of complications from dentistry; in1770the British explorer Captain James Cook claimed eastern Australia as British territory; in1953France closed the notorious Devil’s Island prison in French Guiana where prisoners survived, on average, five years. After eight escape attempts, Henri Charrière (Papillon) succeeded in 1944. He was pardoned in 1970 and died on July 29, 1973, in Spain, aged 66. His novel,Papillon(1969), was turned into a film in 1973 starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman; in1989Huey P Newton, the Black Panther Party founder and leader, was shot dead in Oakland, California, by Tyrone Robinson, a member of the rival Black Guerrilla Family. Robinson was sentenced to 32 years to life in prison.
Nature notes
One of the most exciting recent developments is the increase in UK of peregrine falcon numbers. Having nearly been wiped out by the egg-thinning effects of DDT pesticides, the falcons are becoming an increasingly common (and wonderful) sight. Traditionally, they nested on naturally occurring places such as crags, sea cliffs or old crow’s nests, but in recent years they’ve been moving into urban areas, taking up lofty ledges on cathedrals, art galleries, court buildings, hospitals and even the Palace of Westminster. But the most noteworthy peregrine falcon nest must surely be the one found 180ft above the ground on Hartlepool power station. A pair have been raising their two chicks on the vast building housing the nuclear reactors.Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Tori Amos,singer-songwriter and pianist, 61;Prof Roger Cashmore,experimental physicist, chairman, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (2010-18), 80;Kathy Clugston,broadcaster, chairwoman,Gardeners’ Question Time(BBC Radio 4), 55;Charlie Connelly,writer,Last Train to Hilversum(2019), and broadcaster, 54;James Corden,actor and television host, 46;Iain Coucher,chairman, Ofwat, 63;Raksha Dave,archaeologist, honorary president of the Council for British Archaeology, and TV presenter, 47;Steve Davis,snooker player, six-time world champion, 67;Roger Devlin,chairman, Persimmon, William Hill (2018-21), 67;Peter James,novelist, the Roy Grace crime series, 76;Anna Keay,historian, director, the Landmark Trust, 50;Sir Julian King,European commissioner for the Security Union (2016-19), UK ambassador to France (2016), 60;Dua Lipa,singer-songwriter,New Rules(2017), 29;Elisabeth Murdoch,co-founder and executive chairwoman, Sister (global content company), 56;Baroness (Margaret) Prosser,deputy chairwoman, Equality and Human Rights Commission (2006-12), 87;Annie Proulx,writer,Brokeback Mountain(1997), 89;Paul Singer,hedge fund manager, founder, president and co-chief executive of Elliott Management, 79;DJ Taylor,novelist, critic and biographer of George Orwell, 64;Annie Tempest,cartoonist,Tottering-by-Gently,Country Life, and sculptor, 65;Iolo Williams,ornithologist, BBCSpringwatchandWinterwatchpresenter, 62;Sir Andrew Witty,chief executive, UnitedHealth Group, GlaxoSmithKline (2008-17), co-lead of the World Health Organisation’s Covid-19 vaccine programme (2020), 60;Theodore Zeldin,historian, founder (2001), Oxford Muse, 91.