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Body of Mike Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter recovered from sunken superyacht off Sicily
updatedHannah Lynch’s elder sister paid tribute to her as “my little angel, my star” after the teenager’s body was recovered from the sunken Bayesian superyacht on Friday. Esme Lynch, 21, said that Hannah had brought “boundless love” and was “endlessly caring, passionately mad, unintentionally hilarious and the most amazing, supportive and joyful sister and best friend to me”.Hannah Lynch’s elder sister paid tribute to her as “my little angel, my star” after the...Hannah Lynch’s elder sister paid tribute to her as “my little angel, my star” after the...
IN DEPTH
Outside the fish market in Porticello there is a marble plaque listing the names of 34 local fisherman lost at sea...Outside the fish market in Porticello there is a marble plaque listing the names of 34 local fisherman lost at sea since 1919 — the most recent in 2016. Next to each name is the nickname each was given, a common practice in the small fishing port, where many share surnames. “I lost my uncle, two crew members and my...Outside the fish market in Porticello there is a marble plaque listing the names of 34 local fisherman lost at sea since 1919 —...
FIRST PERSON
robert crampton
Poring over lists of 100 Best…books/films/albums/whatevers published in newspapers is usually straightforward. You...Poring over lists of 100 Best…books/films/albums/whatevers published in newspapers is usually...Poring over lists of 100 Best…books/films/albums/whatevers published in newspapers is usually...
first person
What’s in your handbag?” Ruth Wilson asks me. It is the first time I have met the award-winning, world-renowned actor.What’s in your handbag?” Ruth Wilson asks me. It is the first time I have met the award-winning...What’s in your handbag?” Ruth Wilson asks me. It is the first time I have met the award-winning...
The Bayesian was a feat of nautical engineering. Launched in 2008 and costing an estimated £14 million, the superyacht boasted the world’s tallest aluminium mast, which towered more than 72 metres above the deck and carried almost 3,000 square...The Bayesian was a feat of nautical engineering. Launched in 2008 and costing an estimated £14...The Bayesian was a feat of nautical engineering. Launched in 2008 and costing an estimated £14...
A thief who broke his elbow when he tried to rip a £50,000 watch from a man’s wrist has evaded jail because of the...A thief who broke his elbow when he tried to rip a £50,000 watch from a man’s wrist has evaded...A thief who broke his elbow when he tried to rip a £50,000 watch from a man’s wrist has evaded...
Nick Grimshaw, the former Radio 1 DJ, may have become the latest victim of a gang of thieves who reportedly use gas...Nick Grimshaw, the former Radio 1 DJ, may have become the latest victim of a gang of thieves who...Nick Grimshaw, the former Radio 1 DJ, may have become the latest victim of a gang of thieves who...
A prestigious cycling race has been shortened and forced to re-route because of Wales’s 20mph speed limit, with organisers saying a “large part” of the character of the event has been lost. The Junior Tour of Wales, an annual event that has run...A prestigious cycling race has been shortened and forced to re-route because of Wales’s 20mph...A prestigious cycling race has been shortened and forced to re-route because of Wales’s 20mph...
Ministers have been accused by some of Britain’s most eminent academics of giving in to so-called cancel culture...Ministers have been accused by some of Britain’s most eminent academics of giving in to so-called...Ministers have been accused by some of Britain’s most eminent academics of giving in to so-called...
Only a quarter of voters believe that Labour’s public sector pay deals are affordable, polling for The Times...Only a quarter of voters believe that Labour’s public sector pay deals are affordable, polling...Only a quarter of voters believe that Labour’s public sector pay deals are affordable, polling...
A West End theatre producer has started knocking down part of his multimillion-pound home after neighbours complained that it resembled a “fortress” and compared it to a Travelodge hotel. Villagers in Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, said the...A West End theatre producer has started knocking down part of his multimillion-pound home after...A West End theatre producer has started knocking down part of his multimillion-pound home after...
Two dogs believed to have mauled a manto death in his back garden have been captured. The 33-year-old man, who had...Two dogs believed to have mauled a manto death in his back garden have been captured. The...Two dogs believed to have mauled a manto death in his back garden have been captured. The...
the times diary
The Hollywood greeting wasn’t warm for Peter Lord, founder of Aardman Animations, which makes the Wallace and Gromit...The Hollywood greeting wasn’t warm for Peter Lord, founder of Aardman Animations, which makes the...The Hollywood greeting wasn’t warm for Peter Lord, founder of Aardman Animations, which makes the...
CATHERINE PHILP | Dispatch
As the war in Ukraine reaches Russia’s border, mothers of conscripts taken prisoner demand action from Putin
Living far away the western border, in a city on the banks of the Volga, Yevgenia Izmailova had felt little impact from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. That was until thousands of Ukrainian troops broke through the border at Kursk, sweeping up hundreds of square miles of territory and, with them...Living far away the western border, in a city on the banks of the Volga, Yevgenia Izmailova had felt little impact from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. That was until thousands of Ukrainian troops broke through the border at Kursk, sweeping up hundreds of square miles of territory and, with them...Living far away the western border, in a city on the banks of the Volga, Yevgenia Izmailova had felt little impact from...
The first thing I saw as I approached the school was four bodies under a sheet, the feet poking from underneath still domed and plump, so young were the victims. A few metres away, a man in shredded clothes was curled in a ball, gibbering in terror. Soon I would look on as a woman outside the town hospital was told her child had died in the...The first thing I saw as I approached the school was four bodies under a sheet, the feet poking from underneath still domed and plump, so young were the victims. A few metres away, a man in shredded clothes was curled in a ball, gibbering in terror. Soon I would look on as a woman outside the town hospital was told her child had died in the...The first thing I saw as I approached the school was four bodies under a sheet, the feet poking from underneath still domed and...
From Kamala Harris choosing a Beyoncé anthem as her walk-on song to the core message of the primetime speeches, one word emerged as a Democrat theme in Chicago: freedom. Oprah Winfrey, speaking for the first time at a party convention, said she wanted to talk about “what matters most of all to you, to me and to all...From Kamala Harris choosing a Beyoncé anthem as her walk-on song to the core message of the...From Kamala Harris choosing a Beyoncé anthem as her walk-on song to the core message of the...
analysis
Her speechwriters did a decent job, but the material was a bit thin. Kamala Harris’s convention address helped to...Her speechwriters did a decent job, but the material was a bit thin. Kamala Harris’s convention...Her speechwriters did a decent job, but the material was a bit thin. Kamala Harris’s convention...
Gerard baker
The national party conventions are greatly diminished occasions in the American public consciousness. They have long...The national party conventions are greatly diminished occasions in the American public...The national party conventions are greatly diminished occasions in the American public...
madrid confidential
Women in Afghanistan have been banned from speaking in public under draconian laws announced by the Taliban. The...Women in Afghanistan have been banned from speaking in public under draconian laws announced by...Women in Afghanistan have been banned from speaking in public under draconian laws announced by...
A man accused of faking his own death in the United States and fleeing to the UK to evade rape charges will stand...A man accused of faking his own death in the United States and fleeing to the UK to evade rape...A man accused of faking his own death in the United States and fleeing to the UK to evade rape...
American stocks and bonds surge after Jerome Powell cites cooling jobs market
America’s stock indices closed in on record highs and the pound hit a two-year peak against the dollar after the head of the US Federal Reserve said “the time has come” to cut interest rates. Jerome Powell, chairman of the US central bank, said the risks of higher inflation were diminishing amid...America’s stock indices closed in on record highs and the pound hit a two-year peak against the dollar after the head of the US Federal Reserve said “the time has come” to cut interest rates. Jerome Powell, chairman of the US central bank, said the risks of higher inflation were diminishing amid...America’s stock indices closed in on record highs and the pound hit a two-year peak against the dollar after the head of the US...
Family and friends have paid tribute to Mike Lynch’s daughter, Hannah, after her body was recovered from the sunken Bayesian superyacht. Six bodies have now been brought to shore in the small fishing village of Porticello, about 11 miles from the Sicilian capital of Palermo. The technology tycoon Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah...Family and friends have paid tribute to Mike Lynch’s daughter, Hannah, after her body was recovered from the sunken Bayesian superyacht. Six bodies have now been brought to shore in the small fishing village of Porticello, about 11 miles from the Sicilian capital of Palermo. The technology tycoon Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah...Family and friends have paid tribute to Mike Lynch’s daughter, Hannah, after her body was recovered from the sunken Bayesian...
Energy bills for most households in Britain will rise by an average of £12 a month to £1,717 a year from October 1, putting millions of people under renewed pressure. Ofgem raised the price cap by 10 per cent, from £1,568 for the present quarter, in response to a rebound in wholesale gas prices amid mounting global...Energy bills for most households in Britain will rise by an average of £12 a month to £1,717 a...Energy bills for most households in Britain will rise by an average of £12 a month to £1,717 a...
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market report
Melrose, the one-time restructuring business that transformed itself into an engine manufacturer, was the subject of...Melrose, the one-time restructuring business that transformed itself into an engine manufacturer...Melrose, the one-time restructuring business that transformed itself into an engine manufacturer...
comment
The staff at Times Radio gave me some funny looks this week, well, more than usual. We were talking about Labour’s...The staff at Times Radio gave me some funny looks this week, well, more than usual. We were...The staff at Times Radio gave me some funny looks this week, well, more than usual. We were...
It has been talked-about for years, the demise of old-fashioned shops where customers can come in and actually touch the goods they want to buy. It turns out, however, that the death of the high street may have been greatly exaggerated. After a...It has been talked-about for years, the demise of old-fashioned shops where customers can come in...It has been talked-about for years, the demise of old-fashioned shops where customers can come in...
business commentary
Stuck in a holding pattern. Not airline passengers but the UK Treasury, at least when it comes to evaluating the...Stuck in a holding pattern. Not airline passengers but the UK Treasury, at least when it comes to...Stuck in a holding pattern. Not airline passengers but the UK Treasury, at least when it comes to...
tempus
Aviva is one of the oldest companies listed in London, with origins that can be traced back to the 17th century. It...Aviva is one of the oldest companies listed in London, with origins that can be traced back to...Aviva is one of the oldest companies listed in London, with origins that can be traced back to...
It was, Labour declared in its “plan to make work pay” this summer, “time for change”. Among several proposals in the plan, which is thought to be headed by Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, two that have made waves are the “right to...It was, Labour declared in its “plan to make work pay” this summer, “time for change”. Among...It was, Labour declared in its “plan to make work pay” this summer, “time for change”. Among...
Innovation
Fishy Filaments is turning old nets into 3D printing materials for global manufacturers, with car companies Ford and Mercedes-Benz on its client list
The former Manchester City defender has bought out his childhood friend’s stake in Manière De Voir
Productivity
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 | mike atherton
A maiden Test hundred is one of those moments that stays with a cricketer for ever. Having missed out by five runs at Edgbaston, in the final Test against West Indies, Jamie Smith was determined not to miss out again and his fine hundred, along with two new-ball wickets, formed the centre-piece...A maiden Test hundred is one of those moments that stays with a cricketer for ever. Having missed out by five runs at Edgbaston, in the final Test against West Indies, Jamie Smith was determined not to miss out again and his fine hundred, along with two new-ball wickets, formed the centre-piece...A maiden Test hundred is one of those moments that stays with a cricketer for ever. Having missed out by five runs at Edgbaston...
GREGOR ROBERTSON
The winds of change have swept through the Amex Stadium this summer but, when Manchester United visit Brighton & Hove Albion for the lunchtime kick-off on Saturday, the sweet scent of optimism will hang in the air. A flying start last weekend for Fabian Hürzeler, 31, the youngest permanent head coach in Premier League history, combined with...The winds of change have swept through the Amex Stadium this summer but, when Manchester United visit Brighton & Hove Albion for the lunchtime kick-off on Saturday, the sweet scent of optimism will hang in the air. A flying start last weekend for Fabian Hürzeler, 31, the youngest permanent head coach in Premier League history, combined with...The winds of change have swept through the Amex Stadium this summer but, when Manchester United visit Brighton & Hove Albion...
england v sri lanka | Steve James
‘You’ve never got enough,” was the oft-repeated mantra of Graham Gooch, and you could sense that something similar was ringing in Jamie Smith’s ears — they are both avid West Ham United fans after all — as Smith left the Emirates Old Trafford field to a standing ovation. He had just made his maiden Test century, but...‘You’ve never got enough,” was the oft-repeated mantra of Graham Gooch, and you could sense that...‘You’ve never got enough,” was the oft-repeated mantra of Graham Gooch, and you could sense that...
England v Sri Lanka | simon Wilde
It is hard not to see everything that this England pace attack does through the prism of the Australia tour next year.It is hard not to see everything that this England pace attack does through the prism of the...It is hard not to see everything that this England pace attack does through the prism of the...
Alyson rudd
No club did more to seal the fate of Mauricio Pochettino last season than Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Argentinian...No club did more to seal the fate of Mauricio Pochettino last season than Wolverhampton Wanderers.No club did more to seal the fate of Mauricio Pochettino last season than Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Concerns are mounting over the BBC’s decision to start erasing programming featuring Jermaine Jenas from its archive...Concerns are mounting over the BBC’s decision to start erasing programming featuring Jermaine...Concerns are mounting over the BBC’s decision to start erasing programming featuring Jermaine...
Tom Allnutt
Perhaps Yves Bissouma’s defence lawyer said it best, after the midfielder had been caught speeding five times in six...Perhaps Yves Bissouma’s defence lawyer said it best, after the midfielder had been caught...Perhaps Yves Bissouma’s defence lawyer said it best, after the midfielder had been caught...
Europa conference league
Dina Asher-Smith INTERVIEW
Dina Asher-Smith has 19 medals at Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth level. That is some haul. In Paris she was 0.02 seconds off becoming the first British woman to get a 200m gong since Dorothy Hyman in 1960. She was 0.07 seconds off a relay gold, but at least got to stand on a podium at a third consecutive Olympic Games, adding a silver to her two bronzes...Dina Asher-Smith has 19 medals at Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth level. That is some...Dina Asher-Smith has 19 medals at Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth level. That is some...
Dina Asher-Smith bounced back from her 100m disappointment at the Paris games to produce a blistering season’s best...Dina Asher-Smith bounced back from her 100m disappointment at the Paris games to produce a blistering season’s best time of 10.88sec in her Diamond League victory in Lausanne — a mark that would have earned bronze in the Olympic final. Asher-Smith was left “shocked and disappointed” in Paris after her failure to...Dina Asher-Smith bounced back from her 100m disappointment at the Paris games to produce a blistering season’s best time of...
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...
Lewis Hamilton has backed Formula 1 races in Rwanda and South Africa, saying it is time for the sport to have a grand...Lewis Hamilton has backed Formula 1 races in Rwanda and South Africa, saying it is time for the...Lewis Hamilton has backed Formula 1 races in Rwanda and South Africa, saying it is time for the...
first person
The former Newsnight presenter reveals the secrets behind her royal scoop
EXTRACT
The former chancellor tells the dramatic story of his childhood in Baghdad — and the day his father fled to London with hours to spare
The impressionist is the subject of an exhibition in London next month — and a financial boon to museums around the world. What other artists’ merch sells?
Couples therapist Jean-Claude Chalmet knows all too well the mistakes that can gradually destroy marriages
interview
The Labour MP has been heckled and threatened in the past month. It’s nothing new, she tells Caitlin Moran
Below are some of the best tracks our critics have heard over the past week, alongside some news titbits from the industry. We update it every week, so make sure you save this page. Feel free to join the conversation in the comments with your own...Below are some of the best tracks our critics have heard over the past week, alongside some news...Below are some of the best tracks our critics have heard over the past week, alongside some news...
review | history
Interview
As a villain he’s up there with Darth Vader, Voldemort, Cruella de Vil and Hannibal Lecter, but unlike that gruesome...As a villain he’s up there with Darth Vader, Voldemort, Cruella de Vil and Hannibal Lecter, but...As a villain he’s up there with Darth Vader, Voldemort, Cruella de Vil and Hannibal Lecter, but...
REVIEW | CULTURE
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s 2021 film The Lost Daughter was a masterclass in cinematic unease. Based on Elena Ferrante’s...Maggie Gyllenhaal’s 2021 film The Lost Daughter was a masterclass in cinematic unease. Based on...Maggie Gyllenhaal’s 2021 film The Lost Daughter was a masterclass in cinematic unease. Based on...
Jane MacQuitty
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review
The actor puts in a career-best performance as a mogul with disturbing echoes of Jeffrey Epstein
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Review
An indomitable Carol Kane plays a seventysomething former music teacher who falls for a grief-stricken widower played by a sweetly deadpan Jason Schwartzman
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review
Haley Bennett is left stranded in her thankless role as the grande dame of champagne in Thomas Napper’s jarring film
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review
The film skewers the absurdities of Northern Irish politics and takes glorious potshots at Irish republican heritage
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review
The former Downton Abbey hunk does his best but can’t save this needlessly convoluted, scare-free genre flick
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REVIEW
A welcome big screen re-release, 30 years later, for the cultural mother lode that changed, and continues to influence, commercial cinema — there is no quippy, blood-soaked Deadpool & Wolverine without Pulp Fiction. Pre-Pulp, the worthy...A welcome big screen re-release, 30 years later, for the cultural mother lode that changed, and...A welcome big screen re-release, 30 years later, for the cultural mother lode that changed, and...
EDINBURGH REVIEW
On the way out I overheard one satisfied punter exclaiming to her companion, “That was unbelievable!” Well, yes, it...On the way out I overheard one satisfied punter exclaiming to her companion, “That was...On the way out I overheard one satisfied punter exclaiming to her companion, “That was...
EDINBURGH REVIEW
★★★★★
Walk the streets of Edinburgh, and you’ll soon notice the rash of posters advertising tribute shows to...★★★★★
Walk the streets of Edinburgh, and you’ll soon notice the rash of posters...★★★★★
Walk the streets of Edinburgh, and you’ll soon notice the rash of posters...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
MindGames
1 Morton’s neuroma can cause a sharp, burning pain in the ball of which part of the body? 2 Someone who acts as a...1 Morton’s neuroma can cause a sharp, burning pain in the ball of which part of the body? 2...1 Morton’s neuroma can cause a sharp, burning pain in the ball of which part of the body? 2...
review
The TV medic Michael Mosley has been such a reassuring presence in our living rooms for so many years that his death earlier this summer came as a genuine shock. Michael Mosley: Wonders of the Human Body (Channel 5), which included a moving...The TV medic Michael Mosley has been such a reassuring presence in our living rooms for so many...The TV medic Michael Mosley has been such a reassuring presence in our living rooms for so many...
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...
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...
motoring
The British carmaker is going through a significant transition. As of 2025 it will become an electric-only brand. David Green reports
The Microsoft co-founder’s vintage computer collection will all be on sale in an upcoming auction
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
video
Tastings in the hills, open-water swimming and a chic new hotel mean now’s the moment for a weekend in the Austrian capital
Fewer crowds, buzzy food festivals and temperatures that still hover in the twenties await in southern Europe this autumn
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
I’m restless. At this rate there won’t be time to see the home of a former prime minister (mother: Edith). “What was...I’m restless. At this rate there won’t be time to see the home of a former prime minister (mother...I’m restless. At this rate there won’t be time to see the home of a former prime minister (mother...
video
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.
HUMBLE yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. James 4.10 (NRSV) Bible verses are provided by the Bible...HUMBLE yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. James 4.10 (NRSV) Bible verses are...HUMBLE yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. James 4.10 (NRSV) Bible verses are...
weather eye
There is a distinctly autumnal feel in the air — stiff winds, buckets of rain and gloomy skies. The remains of ex-hurricane Ernesto left a legacy of hot, humid tropical air dumped over the mid-Atlantic that was scooped up by a weather front...There is a distinctly autumnal feel in the air — stiff winds, buckets of rain and gloomy skies.There is a distinctly autumnal feel in the air — stiff winds, buckets of rain and gloomy skies.
Flats to rent are increasingly popular with older downsizers who want independence, not a care home
A novelist’s family home was haunted by ghosts and unexplained disappearances
Built 100 years ago for the British Empire Exhibition, Falconers is a timber-framed marvel
comment
If Labour wants to govern successfully, it needs to act now to increase the supply of development land and boost homeownership
Over the summer a London lawyer was visiting Harrods with a few clients from the Middle East. The lawyer couldn’t help but notice that a large chunk of the department store was occupied by a pop-up exhibition advertising luxury properties. What...Over the summer a London lawyer was visiting Harrods with a few clients from the Middle East. The...Over the summer a London lawyer was visiting Harrods with a few clients from the Middle East. The...
Almost 10,000 have left the party in the past year alone
SNP membership has halved during the past five years to its lowest level since the Scottish independence referendum, its accounts reveal as the party once again relied on money from local branches to stay in the black. The nationalists have shed almost 10,000 paying members during the past year...SNP membership has halved during the past five years to its lowest level since the Scottish independence referendum, its accounts reveal as the party once again relied on money from local branches to stay in the black. The nationalists have shed almost 10,000 paying members during the past year...SNP membership has halved during the past five years to its lowest level since the Scottish independence referendum, its...
Scotland’s ageing population is driving up the number of mortgage-free households, while the proportion of young homeowners has remained almost unchanged in a decade, new census analysis shows. A third of Scottish households — 851,100 — now own their homes outright, according to the 2022 census, up from 660,600 (27.8 per cent) in 2011 and...Scotland’s ageing population is driving up the number of mortgage-free households, while the proportion of young homeowners has remained almost unchanged in a decade, new census analysis shows. A third of Scottish households — 851,100 — now own their homes outright, according to the 2022 census, up from 660,600 (27.8 per cent) in 2011 and...Scotland’s ageing population is driving up the number of mortgage-free households, while the proportion of young homeowners has...
A salmon supplier whose produce was served at the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales has removed itself from the RSPCA’s main welfare standard. Loch Duart suggested that the RSPCA Assured accreditation scheme was no longer fit for purpose after industrial fish farms were allowed to join. Produce from the...A salmon supplier whose produce was served at the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales has...A salmon supplier whose produce was served at the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales has...
leading article
He has won plaudits and a host of Academy Awards for his depictions of the Gothic and grotesque but a Hollywood director has been driven from his Scottish hotel room by an “oppressive” presence. Guillermo del Toro, 59, is filming a big-budget...He has won plaudits and a host of Academy Awards for his depictions of the Gothic and grotesque...He has won plaudits and a host of Academy Awards for his depictions of the Gothic and grotesque...
obituary
Euan MacDonald was a 29-year-old investment banker earning a six-figure salary when one day in 2003 he noticed there...Euan MacDonald was a 29-year-old investment banker earning a six-figure salary when one day in...Euan MacDonald was a 29-year-old investment banker earning a six-figure salary when one day in...
Even as he lay down for an MRI scan at Spire Murrayfield hospital last October, Scott Steele knew it was over. Having...Even as he lay down for an MRI scan at Spire Murrayfield hospital last October, Scott Steele knew...Even as he lay down for an MRI scan at Spire Murrayfield hospital last October, Scott Steele knew...
A pensioner was so fed up with unsightly potholes in her street she filled them in using a bucket, spade and garden rake. Jenny Paterson, 75, could no longer bear the state of the uneven stretch outside her home on Bridge Street in Halkirk...A pensioner was so fed up with unsightly potholes in her street she filled them in using a bucket...A pensioner was so fed up with unsightly potholes in her street she filled them in using a bucket...
edinburgh festival
Bosses at a live entertainment firm owned by Glasgow city council have been awarded £140,000 in bonuses despite plans...Bosses at a live entertainment firm owned by Glasgow city council have been awarded £140,000 in...Bosses at a live entertainment firm owned by Glasgow city council have been awarded £140,000 in...
Asthma deaths in Scotland have reached the highest level in 32 years, statistics show. Figures from the National...Asthma deaths in Scotland have reached the highest level in 32 years, statistics show. Figures...Asthma deaths in Scotland have reached the highest level in 32 years, statistics show. Figures...
Comment
Life without adventure is betraying children
Jenni Russell
A stifling combination of phone culture and parents’ fears for their safety is leaving many without basic social skills
newsarah ditum
Delon shows how easily we’re fooled by beauty
robert crampton
A brief history of books I’ve tried to read
newLara Spirit
Problem for Starmer is that not all ‘populism’ is the truly nasty sort
ann treneman | notebook
It’s Disney v reality in one little mermaid’s tail of woe
newweekend essay | emma duncan
How to build a new town: all the clues lie in our recent past
dominic sandbrook
The Kennedy dream dies all over again
feedback | rose wild
Late queen’s flight habits prove to be distinctly singular
newA recent headline prompted an indignant email from Mike Jones of Chingford. “Your report about the late Queen’s trips...A recent headline prompted an indignant email from Mike Jones of Chingford. “Your report about...A recent headline prompted an indignant email from Mike Jones of Chingford. “Your report about...
nature notebook | melissa harrison
Mice and men’s best laid plans for harvest
newIt’s been a month since the first of the cornfields around the village was razed to stubble and the straw ploughed in...It’s been a month since the first of the cornfields around the village was razed to stubble and...It’s been a month since the first of the cornfields around the village was razed to stubble and...
Gerard baker
The Harris joy bubble will be hard to burst
emma duncan
My parking fine saga is an all too familiar tale
martin samuel | notebook
There’s one surefire way to prove that I’m no racist
John Stewart
More low traffic zones will only add to congestion
Leading Articles
Fuelling Poverty
A sharp rise in the energy price cap puts lower-income households at risk. The government should rethink its plans to scale back pensioners’ winter fuel payments
Kamala Chameleon
The vice-president has transformed herself from surprise latecomer into a contender
Stellar Performance
A heavy metal-loving British student has discovered a strange object in a hurry
Letters to the editor
GCSE results and revitalising education
Sir, Although I agree with Sir Ian Bauckham that regional disparities in this year’s GCSE results “point to an agenda for change”, I would argue that a more radical approach is needed and on a national basis (“Grades show growing...Sir, Although I agree with Sir Ian Bauckham that regional disparities in this year’s GCSE results...Sir, Although I agree with Sir Ian Bauckham that regional disparities in this year’s GCSE results...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: The Office for National Statistics releases its annual report on average weekly household expenditure on goods and services; the Reading and Leeds Festival begins, until Sunday.
Ukraine: Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, makes the first visit to Ukraine by an Indian prime minister since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992, and is expected to meet President Zelensky.
US: Rajnath Singh, the Indian defence minister, visits the United States, where he meets Lloyd Austin, the defence secretary, and Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, and also chairs a roundtable meeting with the US defence industry on defence collaborations.
World: Unesco-initiated International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition.
On this day
In 1305 the Scottish patriot Sir William Wallace was executed by Edward I of England. He was hanged, disembowelled, beheaded and quartered; in 1617 the first one-way streets were established in London; in 1939 the Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov and his Nazi counterpart Joachim von Ribbentrop signed a non-aggression pact; in 2017 Wayne Rooney announced his retirement from the England football team after 14 years in the side. Two years earlier, Rooney broke England’s goalscoring record, scoring his 50th goal. He went on to score 53 times in 119 internationals; in 2023 Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, was on the passenger list of an aircraft that crashed in central Russia, killing all aboard. Prigozhin, 62, known as “Putin’s chef”, led an armed rebellion against Moscow on June 23, 2023, the most serious challenge since President Putin took power in 2000.
Nature notes
After this column described the crash in house martin numbers, it was heartening to be contacted by readers describing birds nesting on their homes. Many are using purpose-built nesting cups. Small towns should be filled with house martins. The North Yorkshire market town of Thirsk still has a decent colony. A pair nest on the Boots building and on the old Barclays bank. Revellers round the back of Wetherspoons can enjoy watching house martin parents come and go from a nearby residential property. Customers of Occasions of Thirsk have the best house martin experience. Having bought a card or gift, they emerge to the sound of chicks chirring like a music box every time a parent visits the low eaves with food. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Sir Roy Strong, art historian and critic, director, Victoria and Albert Museum (1974-87), 89; Richard Addis, chairman and editor-in-chief of The Day (online news service), 68; Pietro Beccari, chairman and chief executive, Louis Vuitton, 57; Mark Butcher, cricketer, England (1997-2004), 52; Lord (Dale) Campbell-Savours, Labour MP (1979-2001), 81; Geoff Capes, shot-putter, strongman and Highland games competitor, 75; Eliza Carthy, folk singer, Worcester City (2002), 49; Julian Casablancas, musician, the Strokes, 46; Saskia Clark, sailor, world champion (2012) and Olympic gold medallist (2016), 45; Edwyn Collins, musician, A Girl Like You (1994), 65; Sir Lynton Crosby, political strategist, campaign consultant, Conservative Party (2013-15), 68; Kelby Harmes, director and deputy head of the attorney-general’s office, 50; Richard Illingworth, cricketer, England (1991-95), 61; Glen Johnson, footballer, England (2003-14), 40; Queen Noor of Jordan, 73; Lord (Peter) Lilley, Conservative MP (1983-2017), social security secretary (1992-97), 81; Shelley Long, actress, Cheers (1982-87), 75; Gary Mabbutt, footballer, England (1982-92), 63; Cameron Norrie, tennis player, British No 2 and world No 47, 29; Sir Kostya Novoselov, Langworthy professor of physics, University of Manchester, Nobel prize in physics (2010), 50; Baroness (Onora) O’Neill of Bengarve, philosopher, chairwoman, Equality and Human Rights Commission (2012-16), 83; Ray Park, actor and stunt performer, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), 50; John Rocha, fashion designer, 71; Willy Russell, dramatist, Educating Rita (1980), lyricist and composer, Blood Brothers (1983), 78; Shaun Ryder, singer-songwriter, Happy Mondays, 62; Keith Tyson, artist, Turner prizewinner (2002), 55; Francis Yeoh, chairman, Wessex Water, executive chairman of YTL Corporation, 70.