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Girls continue lead over boys
updatedHundreds of thousands of teenagers received their GCSE results on Thursday morning amid a growing north-south divide in England. Those taking exams this year have had their secondary school education disrupted by the pandemic. They have also had to contend with national teachers’ strikes and the...Hundreds of thousands of teenagers received their GCSE results on Thursday morning amid a growing north-south divide in England. Those taking exams this year have had their secondary school education disrupted by the pandemic. They have also had to contend with national teachers’ strikes and the...Hundreds of thousands of teenagers received their GCSE results on Thursday morning amid a growing north-south divide in England.
Ian Bauckham
Over the past two weeks more than a million students have received their A-level and GCSE results and hundreds of thousands more have received results in vocational qualifications. This has been accompanied by tears of joy or, occasionally, disappointment, and — as ever — a flurry of media commentary. This is familiar territory to those of...Over the past two weeks more than a million students have received their A-level and GCSE results and hundreds of thousands more have received results in vocational qualifications. This has been accompanied by tears of joy or, occasionally, disappointment, and — as ever — a flurry of media commentary. This is familiar territory to those of...Over the past two weeks more than a million students have received their A-level and GCSE results and hundreds of thousands...
The body of Mike Lynch is believed to have been recovered after it was confirmed by the Italian coastguard that the final body was that of a woman. Italian divers have brought five bodies ashore in Porticello, Sicily from the vessel, which sank in a storm in the early hours of Monday. The whereabouts of the sixth...The body of Mike Lynch is believed to have been recovered after it was confirmed by the Italian...The body of Mike Lynch is believed to have been recovered after it was confirmed by the Italian...
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
It was seven years ago when I got married. We’d chosen my 50th birthday and there were many good reasons behind that...It was seven years ago when I got married. We’d chosen my 50th birthday and there were many good...It was seven years ago when I got married. We’d chosen my 50th birthday and there were many good...
The bodies of five of the six people who drowned inside the Bayesian were found hours after the search team redoubled their efforts, sending in a robot and deep-sea divers. Divers specially trained in working in small spaces were drafted in from Rome, Sardinia, Genoa and Naple to help with the search. On Wednesday, eight more divers joined bringing the total number to 18.The bodies of five of the six people who drowned inside the Bayesian were found hours after the...The bodies of five of the six people who drowned inside the Bayesian were found hours after the...
The captain and crew of the superyacht Bayesian are being interviewed by Italian investigators seeking to determine...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 crew responded appropriately. Crucial to that question is the yacht’s...The captain and crew of the superyacht Bayesian are being interviewed by Italian investigators seeking to determine the events...
A wealthy father is in a battle over a “bonkers” £1.6 million avenue of four detached homes for his three adult daughters, because they claim they cannot afford to leave home. Mark Jukes, 61, who runs a successful storage and container business...A wealthy father is in a battle over a “bonkers” £1.6 million avenue of four detached homes for...A wealthy father is in a battle over a “bonkers” £1.6 million avenue of four detached homes for...
The government is facing a push for “pay restoration” from the Trades Union Congress to account for real-terms public...The government is facing a push for “pay restoration” from the Trades Union Congress to account...The government is facing a push for “pay restoration” from the Trades Union Congress to account...
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...
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...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...Mothers of the victims of one of the worst terrorist attacks in Russian history have confronted President Putin over a 20-year...
analysis
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 land in the south west.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 land in the south west.There is one sure sign Vladimir Putin is desperately seeking validation: when he “spontaneously” walks out to meet a crowd of...
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Oprah Winfrey has made an impassioned appeal for Americans to elect Kamala Harris, invoking “childless cat ladies” as a symbol of national unity. “We are not so different from our neighbours,” the television host and businesswoman said in a surprise speech to the Democratic national convention on Wednesday night.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...
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...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...
IN maps and CHARTS
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...
Kamala Harris has raised $500 million in the month since she became the Democratic candidate as her White House...Kamala Harris has raised $500 million in the month since she became the Democratic candidate as...Kamala Harris has raised $500 million in the month since she became the Democratic candidate as...
catherine philp | dispatch
A convicted killer in Missouri has taken a plea deal to avoid execution in exchange for a life sentence after...A convicted killer in Missouri has taken a plea deal to avoid execution in exchange for a life...A convicted killer in Missouri has taken a plea deal to avoid execution in exchange for a life...
Elon Musk has moved to repossess Gene Wilder’s former home after loaning theWilly Wonkaactor’s nephew millions...Elon Musk has moved to repossess Gene Wilder’s former home after loaning theWilly Wonka...Elon Musk has moved to repossess Gene Wilder’s former home after loaning theWilly Wonka...
Majority of officials want a reduction amid increased anxiety about the US jobs market
Officials at the Federal Reserve last month were strongly inclined towards an interest rate cut at their September policy meeting and several of them would have even been willing to reduce borrowing costs immediately. Minutes from the Fed’s open market committee meeting at the end of July, when...Officials at the Federal Reserve last month were strongly inclined towards an interest rate cut at their September policy meeting and several of them would have even been willing to reduce borrowing costs immediately. Minutes from the Fed’s open market committee meeting at the end of July, when...Officials at the Federal Reserve last month were strongly inclined towards an interest rate cut at their September policy...
Output in the UK’s private sector hit a four-month high this month with falling inflation and interest rates helping to boost the services and manufacturing sectors. The S&P Global purchasing managers’ index (PMI) of activity in the private sector rose for the tenth month in a row to 53.4 in August from 52.8 in July, the best output...Output in the UK’s private sector hit a four-month high this month with falling inflation and interest rates helping to boost the services and manufacturing sectors. The S&P Global purchasing managers’ index (PMI) of activity in the private sector rose for the tenth month in a row to 53.4 in August from 52.8 in July, the best output...Output in the UK’s private sector hit a four-month high this month with falling inflation and interest rates helping to boost...
The body of Mike Lynch is believed to have been recovered after it was confirmed by the Italian coastguard that the final body was that of a woman. Italian divers have brought five bodies ashore in Porticello, Sicily from the vessel, which sank in a storm in the early hours of Monday. The whereabouts of the sixth...The body of Mike Lynch is believed to have been recovered after it was confirmed by the Italian...The body of Mike Lynch is believed to have been recovered after it was confirmed by the Italian...
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...
comment
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.
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...
The former Manchester City defender has bought out his childhood friend’s stake in Manière De Voir
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.
Forward’s No7 jersey given to summer arrival Neto
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...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...Raheem Sterling has trained away from Chelsea’s training ground since Friday after being told by Enzo Maresca that he was not...
First TEST | MIKE ATHERTON
A day that began sombrely, remembering Graham Thorpe, one of England’s finest, ended early under sepulchral Mancunian skies. In between, Ollie Pope enjoyed a fast start to his captaincy, with wickets tumbling at speed in the morning as the concerns around Sri Lanka’s preparations looked well founded, until his opposite number Dhananjaya de...A day that began sombrely, remembering Graham Thorpe, one of England’s finest, ended early under sepulchral Mancunian skies. In between, Ollie Pope enjoyed a fast start to his captaincy, with wickets tumbling at speed in the morning as the concerns around Sri Lanka’s preparations looked well founded, until his opposite number Dhananjaya de...A day that began sombrely, remembering Graham Thorpe, one of England’s finest, ended early under sepulchral Mancunian skies. In...
Keely Hodgkinson has called time on the season of her life after her post-Olympic parade was curtailed by an injury. The 800m champion, GB’s solitary athletics gold medal winner in Paris, had been due to run a 400m in Berlin on Sunday week before rounding off the season with two 800m Diamond League races in Zurich...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...
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...
first test | simon Wilde
Ollie Pope had a good first day as England Test captain. It had promised to be an outstanding one, but conditions and...Ollie Pope had a good first day as England Test captain. It had promised to be an outstanding one...Ollie Pope had a good first day as England Test captain. It had promised to be an outstanding one...
first test | steve james
The late Bob Woolmer was a coach unafraid of challenging the norm. He was one of the first to push for computer analysis, to encourage the reverse-sweep and much more, not least when attempting an on-field radio link-up with his South Africa captain, Hansie Cronje. So when Woolmer brought his Pakistan team here to Old Trafford in 2006, it was little surprise that he...The late Bob Woolmer was a coach unafraid of challenging the norm. He was one of the first to...The late Bob Woolmer was a coach unafraid of challenging the norm. He was one of the first to...
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...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...Welcome to our coverage of the second day of the first Test between England and Sri Lanka at Old Trafford. Day one started well...
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
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
first person
There are still tears, booze and nudity — but now it must all be suitable for social media
FIRST PERSON
The presenter has been criticised for allowing her child to interrail at 15. Bridget Harrison did similar
Deborah ross
If there is one illegal activity that demands legal protection then surely this is it, says our columnist
caitlin moran’s celebrity watch
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...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...
review | fiction
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...
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...
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
The brother of Bernard Cowan, a Scot killed by Hamas, says that Humza Yousaf attended his memorial service as a ‘photo opportunity’
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.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.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 parents of a toddler killed by a car driven by a 91-year-old woman are calling for more stringent measures to compel elderly motorists to give up their licences. Three-year-old Xander Irvine died in June 2020 when a Kia driven by Edith Duncan veered off Morningside Road in Edinburgh, striking both him and his mother. At a fatal accident...The parents of a toddler killed by a car driven by a 91-year-old woman are calling for more stringent measures to compel elderly motorists to give up their licences. Three-year-old Xander Irvine died in June 2020 when a Kia driven by Edith Duncan veered off Morningside Road in Edinburgh, striking both him and his mother. At a fatal accident...The parents of a toddler killed by a car driven by a 91-year-old woman are calling for more stringent measures to compel...
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...Politicians use candour and frankness as weapons. So when Nicola Sturgeon acknowledged that her...Politicians use candour and frankness as weapons. So when Nicola Sturgeon acknowledged that her...
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.
Scottish business digest
A retired accountant who killed one of his best friends in a tragic motorway crash has been spared jail after a judge...A retired accountant who killed one of his best friends in a tragic motorway crash has been...A retired accountant who killed one of his best friends in a tragic motorway crash has been...
A senior Conservative MSP is to claim that he can win over disillusioned SNP voters as part of his attempt to become...A senior Conservative MSP is to claim that he can win over disillusioned SNP voters as part of...A senior Conservative MSP is to claim that he can win over disillusioned SNP voters as part of...
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
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.