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investigation
Leaked records show how convicts secretly invest millions in Emirates
A money launderer who bought two luxury Dubai apartments from his prison cell in the north of England is among dozens of British criminals found to have secretly invested millions of pounds in the Gulf state. A Times investigation has discovered more than £200 million of property in Dubai that...A money launderer who bought two luxury Dubai apartments from his prison cell in the north of England is among dozens of British criminals found to have secretly invested millions of pounds in the Gulf state. A Times investigation has discovered more than £200 million of property in Dubai that...A money launderer who bought two luxury Dubai apartments from his prison cell in the north of England is among dozens of...
INVESTIGATION
The wife of the notorious crime boss Daniel Kinahan has been selling and letting high-end Dubai properties despite international attempts to freeze her husband’s assets, The Times can disclose. Caoimhe Robinson, who married Kinahan in 2017, has sold significant assets in the Gulf state since July 2022, according to leaked records. In the...The wife of the notorious crime boss Daniel Kinahan has been selling and letting high-end Dubai properties despite international attempts to freeze her husband’s assets, The Times can disclose. Caoimhe Robinson, who married Kinahan in 2017, has sold significant assets in the Gulf state since July 2022, according to leaked records. In the...The wife of the notorious crime boss Daniel Kinahan has been selling and letting high-end Dubai properties despite...
Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce from his wife, Erica, after seven years of marriage on the eve of the US PGA Championship. TMZ first reported that McIlroy, 35, who won the Wells Fargo Championship on Sunday, submitted court documents in Florida on Monday. The reasons for the split are not yet known. McIlroy had...Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce from his wife, Erica, after seven years of marriage on the eve...Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce from his wife, Erica, after seven years of marriage on the eve...
obituary
Alice Munro always wore the ring that had belonged to her maternal great-grandmother Catherine, who, unhappy with...Alice Munro always wore the ring that had belonged to her maternal great-grandmother Catherine...Alice Munro always wore the ring that had belonged to her maternal great-grandmother Catherine...
Daniel Finkelstein
In the early 1960s an academic called Philip Converse started publishing the results of research that overturned many...In the early 1960s an academic called Philip Converse started publishing the results of research...In the early 1960s an academic called Philip Converse started publishing the results of research...
Police would have been given new powers
At the foot of a dormant volcano in Iceland, the Swiss company Climeworks has kickstarted a geological process of its own. The eggy smell of sulphur wafts across the valley in plumes of geothermal steam, but Climeworks’s technicians are concerned...At the foot of a dormant volcano in Iceland, the Swiss company Climeworks has kickstarted a...At the foot of a dormant volcano in Iceland, the Swiss company Climeworks has kickstarted a...
Melinda Gates is leaving the charitable foundation she co-founded with Bill, her former husband, more than 20 years...Melinda Gates is leaving the charitable foundation she co-founded with Bill, her former husband...Melinda Gates is leaving the charitable foundation she co-founded with Bill, her former husband...
THE TIMES DIARY
David Miliband returned to British politics to join old cabinet colleagues in a charity football match against the...David Miliband returned to British politics to join old cabinet colleagues in a charity football...David Miliband returned to British politics to join old cabinet colleagues in a charity football...
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photographers and filmmakers from around the globe entered their work in Earth Photo 2024, the international open call and exhibition for images that tell compelling stories about the planet. Of more than 1,900 entries, a judging panel made up of...Photographers and filmmakers from around the globe entered their work in Earth Photo 2024, the...Photographers and filmmakers from around the globe entered their work in Earth Photo 2024, the...
DISPATCH
Narendra Modi claimed at the outset of his meteoric rise to power that he had been summoned by “Ma Ganga”, the river goddess, to represent India’s holiest Hindu city in parliament. On Tuesday, the man hailed by some as India’s greatest prime minister and by others as a sectarian demagogue...Narendra Modi claimed at the outset of his meteoric rise to power that he had been summoned by “Ma Ganga”, the river goddess, to represent India’s holiest Hindu city in parliament. On Tuesday, the man hailed by some as India’s greatest prime minister and by others as a sectarian demagogue...Narendra Modi claimed at the outset of his meteoric rise to power that he had been summoned by “Ma Ganga”, the river goddess...
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s longtime lawyer and fixer, has resumed testifying in the former president’s hush money trial in New York. Cohen testified yesterday about a $130,000 payment he made to the porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election to buy her silence about an alleged affair with Trump. Prosecutors...Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s longtime lawyer and fixer, has resumed testifying in the former president’s hush money trial in New York. Cohen testified yesterday about a $130,000 payment he made to the porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election to buy her silence about an alleged affair with Trump. Prosecutors...Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s longtime lawyer and fixer, has resumed testifying in the former president’s hush money trial in...
Columbia University is facing an exodus of some of its most important financial backers as a confidence vote is held in its president over her handling of Gaza protests on campus. Donors to the embattled Ivy League university are concerned about its response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations that caused chaotic...Columbia University is facing an exodus of some of its most important financial backers as a...Columbia University is facing an exodus of some of its most important financial backers as a...
video
Protesters in Georgia vowed to fight on after MPs approved a divisive “Kremlin-inspired” law on foreign funding that...Protesters in Georgia vowed to fight on after MPs approved a divisive “Kremlin-inspired” law on...Protesters in Georgia vowed to fight on after MPs approved a divisive “Kremlin-inspired” law on...
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Two prison officers were killed and two others in a critical condition after their vans were ambushed by an armed...Two prison officers were killed and two others in a critical condition after their vans were...Two prison officers were killed and two others in a critical condition after their vans were...
A California fisherman hatched an artistic scheme to skirt a city order to hide his boat from public view while keeping its essence very much in sight. Etienne Constable has lived in Seaside, a suburban city overlooking the Monterey Bay, for...A California fisherman hatched an artistic scheme to skirt a city order to hide his boat from...A California fisherman hatched an artistic scheme to skirt a city order to hide his boat from...
Stormy Daniels wore a bulletproof vest to court when she testified in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, her lawyer has...Stormy Daniels wore a bulletproof vest to court when she testified in Donald Trump’s hush money...Stormy Daniels wore a bulletproof vest to court when she testified in Donald Trump’s hush money...
The sun is setting on mass tourism in Mallorca. At least that is the message from its government, which has for the...The sun is setting on mass tourism in Mallorca. At least that is the message from its government...The sun is setting on mass tourism in Mallorca. At least that is the message from its government...
Donald Trump turned up the invective and profanity for a huge rally crowd in New Jersey when he repeatedly blamed...Donald Trump turned up the invective and profanity for a huge rally crowd in New Jersey when he...Donald Trump turned up the invective and profanity for a huge rally crowd in New Jersey when he...
Donald Trump became the first serving or former US president to be indicted after being charged with 34 felonies in...Donald Trump became the first serving or former US president to be indicted after being charged...Donald Trump became the first serving or former US president to be indicted after being charged...
Regular pay rose faster than expected in the first quarter while the unemployment rate edged up to 4.3 per cent
Wages rose by more than expected during the first three months of the year while unemployment also increased, casting doubt over how soon the Bank of England will be able cut interest rates for the first time in four years. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that the annual...Wages rose by more than expected during the first three months of the year while unemployment also increased, casting doubt over how soon the Bank of England will be able cut interest rates for the first time in four years. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that the annual...Wages rose by more than expected during the first three months of the year while unemployment also increased, casting doubt...
Anglo American is considering a stock market flotation of De Beers under plans to break up the miner’s sprawling operations and see off a £34 billion takeover approach by BHP. Duncan Wanblad, Anglo’s chief executive, said the company would look to spin out or sell De Beers, one of the world’s largest diamond businesses, under plans to focus...Anglo American is considering a stock market flotation of De Beers under plans to break up the miner’s sprawling operations and see off a £34 billion takeover approach by BHP. Duncan Wanblad, Anglo’s chief executive, said the company would look to spin out or sell De Beers, one of the world’s largest diamond businesses, under plans to focus...Anglo American is considering a stock market flotation of De Beers under plans to break up the miner’s sprawling operations and...
The United States has taken another step towards ending an era of free trade with China by announcing increases in tariffs on “green” and other technology imports, including a 100 per cent tax on electric vehicles. The White House said the tariffs were necessary to protect American manufacturing in critical areas at...The United States has taken another step towards ending an era of free trade with China by...The United States has taken another step towards ending an era of free trade with China by...
It took more than a century for Anglo American to build a mining empire that spans six continents and a portfolio that ranges from coal and copper mines to the famed diamond seller De Beers. It could be undone in less than two years. Faced with a...It took more than a century for Anglo American to build a mining empire that spans six continents...It took more than a century for Anglo American to build a mining empire that spans six continents...
business commentary
When in a hole, keep digging. Trust Mike Henry, the BHP boss, to come up with a twist on that old maxim. He’s already...When in a hole, keep digging. Trust Mike Henry, the BHP boss, to come up with a twist on that old...When in a hole, keep digging. Trust Mike Henry, the BHP boss, to come up with a twist on that old...
comment
When, at the end of last week, official figures showed that the economy had grown by 0.6 per cent in the first...When, at the end of last week, official figures showed that the economy had grown by 0.6 per cent...When, at the end of last week, official figures showed that the economy had grown by 0.6 per cent...
INTERVIEW
Only days after reports that Saudi Arabia approved the use of lethal force to clear the way for the building of Neom, a futuristic desert city, British ministers are out in force in the country, promoting greater trade links with the UK. Oliver...Only days after reports that Saudi Arabia approved the use of lethal force to clear the way for...Only days after reports that Saudi Arabia approved the use of lethal force to clear the way for...
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There seems to be an endless flow of hacking horror stories. Dell is the latest big business to have been hit by...There seems to be an endless flow of hacking horror stories. Dell is the latest big business to...There seems to be an endless flow of hacking horror stories. Dell is the latest big business to...
market report
Technology may be the sector at the front of many investors’ minds, what with the persistent talk of London-listed...Technology may be the sector at the front of many investors’ minds, what with the persistent talk...Technology may be the sector at the front of many investors’ minds, what with the persistent talk...
International Trade
recruitment
About six in ten UK staff undergo some form of training at work each year, ranging from mandatory certification and compliance courses to upskilling for a new role, and experts estimate that the UK training market is worth approximately £7 billion. Training and skills development is proved to increase the human capital in the national labour force, narrowing skills gaps...About six in ten UK staff undergo some form of training at work each year, ranging from mandatory...About six in ten UK staff undergo some form of training at work each year, ranging from mandatory...
SIX FROM THE BEST
Guy Singh-Watson is founder of Riverford, an organic vegetable box company which grew from humble beginnings to...Guy Singh-Watson is founder of Riverford, an organic vegetable box company which grew from humble beginnings to 70,000 deliveries a week. The activist recently launched the #GetFairAboutFarming campaign calling for supermarkets to adopt better business practices to safeguard the future of British fruit and veg farmers.Guy Singh-Watson is founder of Riverford, an organic vegetable box company which grew from humble beginnings to 70,000...
Raphaël Varane will leave Manchester United after three injury-hit seasons in which he made 93 appearances but missed 48 games through various illness and injury problems. The 31-year-old centre back cost United £41million from Real Madrid in 2021 and is the club’s fourth-highest earner behind...Raphaël Varane will leave Manchester United after three injury-hit seasons in which he made 93 appearances but missed 48 games through various illness and injury problems. The 31-year-old centre back cost United £41million from Real Madrid in 2021 and is the club’s fourth-highest earner behind...Raphaël Varane will leave Manchester United after three injury-hit seasons in which he made 93 appearances but missed 48 games...
Manchester City and their sister club Girona will not both be able to compete in next season’s Champions League unless the Abu Dhabi owners reduce their shareholding in one of the teams. The City Football Group (CFG) owns 100 per cent of Manchester City and 47 per cent of La Liga side Girona. Both clubs have qualified for the Champions...Manchester City and their sister club Girona will not both be able to compete in next season’s Champions League unless the Abu Dhabi owners reduce their shareholding in one of the teams. The City Football Group (CFG) owns 100 per cent of Manchester City and 47 per cent of La Liga side Girona. Both clubs have qualified for the Champions...Manchester City and their sister club Girona will not both be able to compete in next season’s Champions League unless the Abu...
Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce from his wife, Erica, after seven years of marriage on the eve of the US PGA Championship. TMZ first reported that McIlroy, 35, who won the Wells Fargo Championship on Sunday, submitted court documents in Florida on Monday. The reasons for the split are not yet known. McIlroy had...Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce from his wife, Erica, after seven years of marriage on the eve...Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce from his wife, Erica, after seven years of marriage on the eve...
talor gooch interview
mike atherton
There remain significant concerns among the 11 non-host counties over the proposed distribution model for the...There remain significant concerns among the 11 non-host counties over the proposed distribution...There remain significant concerns among the 11 non-host counties over the proposed distribution...
martin samuel
Barnsley, Bolton Wanderers and Crystal Palace dropped in 1998. Came up a year earlier, went straight back down again.Barnsley, Bolton Wanderers and Crystal Palace dropped in 1998. Came up a year earlier, went...Barnsley, Bolton Wanderers and Crystal Palace dropped in 1998. Came up a year earlier, went...
steve james
The Derbyshire pace attack, all five of them in Ian Bishop, Ole Mortensen, Devon Malcolm, Alan Warner and Frankie Griffith, were waiting. The pitch at Chesterfield, situated in the picturesque Queen’s Park, with its boating lake, miniature railway and the town’s famous crooked spire in the distance, always provided generous bounce for the quicker bowlers. On this...The Derbyshire pace attack, all five of them in Ian Bishop, Ole Mortensen, Devon Malcolm, Alan...The Derbyshire pace attack, all five of them in Ian Bishop, Ole Mortensen, Devon Malcolm, Alan...
Ben Stokes will make his first County Championship appearance in two years when he plays for Durham against...Ben Stokes will make his first County Championship appearance in two years when he plays for Durham against Lancashire on Friday. The England Test captain withdrew from consideration for the upcoming T20 World Cup, as he looks to focus on the red-ball summer, and so will play at least a couple of rounds of...Ben Stokes will make his first County Championship appearance in two years when he plays for Durham against Lancashire on Friday.
uefa referees’ chief
Being a referee in the modern game is very difficult. The men in the middle make between 200-250 decisions per match...Being a referee in the modern game is very difficult. The men in the middle make between 200-250...Being a referee in the modern game is very difficult. The men in the middle make between 200-250...
The Emirates Stadium will be the main home of Arsenal Women next season as the north London club continue to lead the...The Emirates Stadium will be the main home of Arsenal Women next season as the north London club...The Emirates Stadium will be the main home of Arsenal Women next season as the north London club...
the scorer | elgan alderman
One has to admire Haseeb Hameed, who is in approximately the eighth epoch of his career at 27 years old. Precocious saviour of English batsmanship, fractured finger on legs, single-figure average on legs, Lancashire reject, Nottinghamshire reboot, slightly less precocious saviour of English blockmanship, Ashes cannon fodder, and now county captain — plus scorer of large...One has to admire Haseeb Hameed, who is in approximately the eighth epoch of his career at 27...One has to admire Haseeb Hameed, who is in approximately the eighth epoch of his career at 27...
Elizabeth Ammon
Brendon McCullum has made no secret that England are building a team with next year’s Ashes in mind. The series down...Brendon McCullum has made no secret that England are building a team with next year’s Ashes in mind. The series down under in 18 months’ time was at the heart of the Test head coach’s discussions with James Anderson last month, which culminated in the decision that England’s greatest bowler would retire after the...Brendon McCullum has made no secret that England are building a team with next year’s Ashes in mind. The series down under in...
Abbi Pulling interview
Abbi Pulling did not know the motor sport career she is enjoying — and excelling in, as the first female British Formula 4 race winner — was even a possibility when she was growing up. She thought go-karts were the extent of her racing opportunities.Abbi Pulling did not know the motor sport career she is enjoying — and excelling in, as the first...Abbi Pulling did not know the motor sport career she is enjoying — and excelling in, as the first...
TIMES SPORT UNSEEN
This week Times photographer Marc Aspland has been experimenting with his drone, capturing the drama of a penalty shoot-out in St Albans and getting a close-up look at Manchester City’s forwards in their win against Fulham in Craven Cottage....This week Times photographer Marc Aspland has been experimenting with his drone, capturing the...This week Times photographer Marc Aspland has been experimenting with his drone, capturing the...
Harry and Meghan have just finished a trip to Nigeria with all the elements of a royal tour — except it wasn’t
interview
After the suicide of his best friend, the presenter has been open about his mental health struggles. Now he’s talking frankly with his dad, Martin, on his new podcast
EXPLAINER
In 50 years, its incidence has increased 400 per cent and it affects as many as one in five young adults. The experts tell Elisabeth Perlman what we can do
INTERVIEW
A descendant of Davy Crockett, the ‘country Bob Dylan’ grew up in a Texas trailer park and honed his sound while jumping freight trains. Now he’s playing sell-out shows
EXPLAINER
The DIY beverage made from oats, water, cinnamon and lime juice has amassed over 40 million views on social media for its rumoured health benefits. Peta Bee talks to the experts
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review
Luna Carmoon, the debutant writer-director of this mesmerically strange drama, claims she secretly sprayed its set...Luna Carmoon, the debutant writer-director of this mesmerically strange drama, claims she...Luna Carmoon, the debutant writer-director of this mesmerically strange drama, claims she...
robert crampton
Unless you’re a girl or young woman aged 16 to 24, then “the internet”, a global study reveals, is “good for your...Unless you’re a girl or young woman aged 16 to 24, then “the internet”, a global study reveals...Unless you’re a girl or young woman aged 16 to 24, then “the internet”, a global study reveals...
review
★★★★★
It’s nice to be proved wrong. I went into Tate Britain’s Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920 with a sense of the inevitable — the patriarchy, erasure, 400 years of scores to settle — and left with a you-go-girls! spring in my step. This is a spirited (let no man say “feisty”) survey of female achievement in the arts from the Tudor court to...★★★★★
It’s nice to be proved wrong. I went into Tate Britain’s Now You See Us: Women Artists...★★★★★
It’s nice to be proved wrong. I went into Tate Britain’s Now You See Us: Women Artists...
You might have used Marie Kondo’s KonMari method to organise and declutter your wardrobe, but will you KonMari your...
You might have used Marie Kondo’s KonMari method to organise and declutter your wardrobe, but will you KonMari your smartphone too? No, I’m not talking about separating your apps into categories and having a clear-out of your email inbox. I’m referring to the KonMari x Stolp Phone Box: a Faraday cage with an...
You might have used Marie Kondo’s KonMari method to organise and declutter your wardrobe, but will you KonMari your smartphone...
Troubleshooter
In February my partner and I booked a Viking cruise to Canada and the US Atlantic coast, paying £8,990, which...In February my partner and I booked a Viking cruise to Canada and the US Atlantic coast, paying...In February my partner and I booked a Viking cruise to Canada and the US Atlantic coast, paying...
explainer
According to Nice, about 60 per cent of people in the UK will experience a nosebleed, or epistaxis, although most are...According to Nice, about 60 per cent of people in the UK will experience a nosebleed, or...According to Nice, about 60 per cent of people in the UK will experience a nosebleed, or...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Earlier this year, I posted a picture of Matthew Smith’s painting Lilies in a Jar from the Courtauld collection on Instagram. I appended a sheepish caption saying I know it is very basic, but I do like a nice, pink still life. To judge by the...Earlier this year, I posted a picture of Matthew Smith’s painting Lilies in a Jar from the...Earlier this year, I posted a picture of Matthew Smith’s painting Lilies in a Jar from the...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Our critics travel up and down the country reviewing the latest theatre, musicals and dance, so have the inside track. Here is our guide to the best productions and where to watch them — ordered by when they end. Feel free to get involved in the comments and share your own recommendations. Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
It’s time to deconstruct another Jane Austen...Our critics travel up and down the country reviewing the latest theatre, musicals and dance, so...Our critics travel up and down the country reviewing the latest theatre, musicals and dance, so...
Here are some of the best concerts and opera performances our critics have seen in the past few weeks. We’ll also...Here are some of the best concerts and opera performances our critics have seen in the past few weeks. We’ll also point out when you can catch up with further performances or on-demand streams of these events. Feel free to join in the conversation in the comment section at the end with your own recommendations.Here are some of the best concerts and opera performances our critics have seen in the past few weeks. We’ll also point out...
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MindGames
1 Ultramarine, cornflower, electric and cobalt are shades of which primary colour? 2 Operation Starlite (1965) was one of the first large American offensive operations of which war? 3 Which British prime minister is portrayed in the Yousuf Karsh photograph The Roaring Lion? 4 Which British luxury carmaker used the sales slogan “Grace, Space, Pace”? 5 The Lamb Lies...1 Ultramarine, cornflower, electric and cobalt are shades of which primary colour? 2 Operation...1 Ultramarine, cornflower, electric and cobalt are shades of which primary colour? 2 Operation...
It’s London Craft Week, and everywhere you look there’ll be master potters, embroiderers and quilt makers doing their thing
You want your likeness captured for posterity, but who to choose? The Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ Annual Exhibition, on this week, is a good place to start
Are your knees ready to be revealed? If not, try one of these innovative knee smoothing solutions. By Jennifer George
Lisa Grainger steps into the rooftop eyrie of the capital’s first luxury eco-hotel
Patek Philippe’s Rare Handcraft collection features examples of artisanal skill that will blow your mind
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Aston Martin is surging ahead with several product launches and overhauls under the new ownership of Lawrence Stroll. The latest is the new and improved Vantage, the entry-level sports car from the British manufacturer that is seeking greater...Aston Martin is surging ahead with several product launches and overhauls under the new ownership...Aston Martin is surging ahead with several product launches and overhauls under the new ownership...
Can’t get to Chelsea? Towns and villages around the country are bright with a profusion of spring and summer flowers. These are the best
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Moomins, cheap coffee and icy plunges await in Finland’s Tampere, just 90 minutes from Helsinki
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Have a mini interrail adventure through Italy, Slovenia and Croatia on an affordable route that takes in the Adriatic’s aristocratic history
Giant lizards, dazzling reefs and villages untouched by tourism — this remote volcanic region is the perfect place to explore on a small ship cruise
Knowing how much gratuity to leave — if at all — can be a minefield. From cafés to hotel housekeeping we explain the etiquette in the UK other holiday favourites
Kathy Lette | Travel Troubleshooter
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Asking for, ahem, a friend: is it ever acceptable to pocket a signed photo of Pat from EastEnders from the Airbnb loo?Asking for, ahem, a friend: is it ever acceptable to pocket a signed photo of Pat from EastEnders...Asking for, ahem, a friend: is it ever acceptable to pocket a signed photo of Pat from EastEnders...
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
On this particular issue polling would no doubt suggest a nation divided. The issue in question is “Where next?” Of...On this particular issue polling would no doubt suggest a nation divided. The issue in question...On this particular issue polling would no doubt suggest a nation divided. The issue in question...
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The Welbeck Estate, on the edge of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, is known for its cookery school, brewery and farm shop. Now it has opened chic new accommodation which food lovers can book to stay in overnight. Alicia Miller checks in.
...The Welbeck Estate, on the edge of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, is known for its cookery...The Welbeck Estate, on the edge of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, is known for its cookery...
weather eye
AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them...AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel...AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel...
Buckingham Palace
13th May, 2024 The King, Colonel-in-Chief, Army Air Corps, this morning visited the Army...Buckingham Palace
13th May, 2024 The King, Colonel-in-Chief, Army Air Corps, this morning...Buckingham Palace
13th May, 2024 The King, Colonel-in-Chief, Army Air Corps, this morning...
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
Guilty will be acquitted if emergency legislation is rushed through, claims top lawyer
Emergency legislation to quash convictions for Scottish sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal is a “misstep” which will see guilty people acquitted, one of Scotland’s top lawyers has said. Angela Constance, the Scottish justice secretary, said lives had been “ruined” by convictions...Emergency legislation to quash convictions for Scottish sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal is a “misstep” which will see guilty people acquitted, one of Scotland’s top lawyers has said. Angela Constance, the Scottish justice secretary, said lives had been “ruined” by convictions...Emergency legislation to quash convictions for Scottish sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal is a “misstep” which...
A funeral firm accused of mismanaging human remains has refused to co-operate with an investigation into its alleged failings, an industry regulator has claimed. Complaints have been lodged against A Milne independent funeral directors, which had branches in Glasgow and Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire. It has been alleged that the company...A funeral firm accused of mismanaging human remains has refused to co-operate with an investigation into its alleged failings, an industry regulator has claimed. Complaints have been lodged against A Milne independent funeral directors, which had branches in Glasgow and Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire. It has been alleged that the company...A funeral firm accused of mismanaging human remains has refused to co-operate with an investigation into its alleged failings...
A retired Fettes College teacher was lured to his death after being catfished on a gay dating app by a man who stole thousands of pounds from him and spent it on a trip to Blackpool, a court heard. Peter Coshan, 75, a former biology teacher, was reported missing by friends in August 2022 and his younger lover, Paul...A retired Fettes College teacher was lured to his death after being catfished on a gay dating app...A retired Fettes College teacher was lured to his death after being catfished on a gay dating app...
Sunday Times Scotland Primary School League Table
A school in which one in ten pupils come from families working in Scotland’s travelling shows and which was among the first to win a “nurturing award” has come top of the The Sunday Times Primary School League Table 2024. Thorntree Primary School...A school in which one in ten pupils come from families working in Scotland’s travelling shows and...A school in which one in ten pupils come from families working in Scotland’s travelling shows and...
Hibernian have continued their unenviable turnover of managers by sacking Nick Montgomery just 246 days into the job. Montgomery paid the price for the club’s dismal form and became the second boss bulleted at Easter Road this season after Lee Johnson was dismissed in August. In a loop of serial failure, Hibs have sacked four managers in two and a half years.Hibernian have continued their unenviable turnover of managers by sacking Nick Montgomery just...Hibernian have continued their unenviable turnover of managers by sacking Nick Montgomery just...
FOOTBALL
Callum McGregor has heaped praise on Brendan Rodgers for having plotted a successful course through the choppy waters...Callum McGregor has heaped praise on Brendan Rodgers for having plotted a successful course through the choppy waters of this season to guide Celtic to the brink of a third consecutive title. The championship triumph — which will be mathematically secured if Rangers drop points at home to Dundee on Tuesday or if...Callum McGregor has heaped praise on Brendan Rodgers for having plotted a successful course through the choppy waters of this...
Comment
Why Starmer was right to welcome Elphicke
Daniel Finkelstein
The Tory defector’s change of heart reflects the inconsistent attitudes of most voters better than ideological purity
melanie phillips
Eurovision’s anti-Israel mob behaved like brats
hugo rifkind
Get real, Labour MPs, this is your new normal
giles coren | notebook
An Apple a day keeps the doctor away? Not these days
jawad iqbal
This long wait for compensation adds insult to injustice
Harriet Walker | notebook
From Pret to vapes, why everyone’s going big on ‘little treats’
What was your last “little treat”? A takeaway coffee or croissant? I have a friend who can’t leave museums without a fridge magnet, and another who, on an evening commute, likes to savour what she calls a “solo gin in a tin”. My husband happened...What was your last “little treat”? A takeaway coffee or croissant? I have a friend who can’t...What was your last “little treat”? A takeaway coffee or croissant? I have a friend who can’t...
Leading Articles
Breach of Trust
A parliamentary report paints a damning picture of National Health Service maternity services. Radical reform is needed to make them fit for the 21st century
Secret Craving
China’s appetite for sensitive western military and civilian material is insatiable
End of the Rainbow
The equality, diversity and inclusion industry needs to be culled
letters to the editor
Referendums and the ‘will of the people’
Sir, Matthew Parris makes a powerful case against the use of referendums to decide on complex and far-reaching issues (“Referendums leave us at mercy of the mob”, May 11). But there is another argument against them: too often referendums...Sir, Matthew Parris makes a powerful case against the use of referendums to decide on complex and...Sir, Matthew Parris makes a powerful case against the use of referendums to decide on complex and...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Rishi Sunak hosts UK Fork to Farm summit at Downing Street for Britain’s farming industry and food producers; Treasury committee session on the effectiveness of UK government sanctions on Russia, with witnesses including Bill Browder, chief executive of Hermitage Capital Management and head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign; Dame Melanie Dawes, chief executive of Ofcom, gives evidence to the House of Lords committee for its inquiry into the future of news; the Department for Work and Pensions releases figures about the number of people on universal credit; CYBERUK 2024 annual event on cybersecurity begins in Birmingham.
On this day
In 1796 the physician Edward Jenner scratched fluid from a cowpox blister into the skin of an eight-year-old boy, James Phipps, to prove that this could protect against smallpox. On July 1 he inoculated the boy again with matter from a human smallpox sore, and no smallpox developed; in 1904 the opening ceremony for the first Olympic Games to be held in the US took place in St Louis, Missouri. It was held in conjunction with the World’s Fair; in 1935 Magnus Hirschfeld, a German physician and sexologist who founded the World League for Sexual Reform and coined the term transsexual in 1923, died on his 67th birthday. His 1919-founded sex research institute (Institut für Sexualwissenschaft) in Berlin was looted on May 6, 1933, by far-right students’ union members accompanied by a brass band. He died of a heart attack in Nice, France, while in exile from Germany; in 1940 Anthony Eden, the secretary of state for war, made a broadcast asking men between the ages of 17 and 65 to enrol in the new Local Defence Volunteers, better known as the Home Guard. During the Second World War, 1,206 members of this people’s army were killed on duty or died of wounds; in 1991 Winnie Mandela was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for complicity in the kidnapping and beating of four youths.
Nature notes
To pass through a cloud of fox reek while walking along a residential street is a familiar experience for many city dwellers. Not unlike the redolent air that lingers in place long after someone has smoked a spliff, the skunky smell of fox is never forgotten once identified, and can be a clue to a hidden den — or to a resting animal in an overgrown front garden. Both urine and droppings carry this strong and highly characteristic smell, and help to remotely communicate information including breeding condition and the extent of a fox’s territory; a substance secreted by their anal glands acts as a fragrance booster, while their paws and a small area on their upper tail also produce odiferous compounds. Melissa Harrison
Melissa Harrison
Birthdays today
Anne Baker, writer and NSPCC fundraiser, 110; David Byrne, singer-songwriter and guitarist, Talking Heads, 72; Cate Blanchett, actress, 55; Sir Chay Blyth, yachtsman, the first person to sail nonstop westwards around the world, 84; Ruth Cadbury, Labour MP for Brentford and Isleworth, shadow prisons, parole and probation minister, 65; Eoin Colfer, novelist, the Artemis Fowl series, 59; Sofia Coppola, film director and screenwriter, 53; Sir Michael Fallon, Conservative MP for Sevenoaks (1997-2019), defence secretary (2014-17), 72; Valerie Gooding, chairwoman, Aviva UK Insurance (2018–20), chief executive, Bupa (1998-2008), 74; Baroness (Sarah) Hogg, economist, chairwoman, Financial Reporting Council (2010-14), 78; Richard Huntingford, vice-president, Prince’s Trust, chairman, Unite Students (student accommodation group) and Future (media company), founder, Heart FM (1994), 68; George Lucas, film-maker, the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films, 80; Olly Murs, singer-songwriter, 40; Fraser Nelson, editor, The Spectator, 51; Benedict Nightingale, journalist, theatre critic for The Times (1990-2010), 85; Sir Richard Peto, emeritus professor of medical statistics and epidemiology, University of Oxford, 81; Dame Siân Phillips, actress, 91; Prof Sir Peter Ratcliffe, nephrologist, co-recipient, Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (2019), 70; Campbell Robb, chief executive, Nacro (social justice charity), Joseph Rowntree Foundation (2017-19), Shelter (2010-16), 55; Tim Stevenson, chairman, Johnson Matthey (2011-18), 76; Dirk Van de Put, chairman and chief executive, Mondelez (food company), 64; Lieutenant General Sir Roly Walker, DSO, deputy chief of the Defence Staff (military strategy and operations), who will become chief of the General Staff next month, 54; Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder, Facebook, 40.