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DPP says more cases will follow next week
The top prosecutor in England and Wales has warned that hundreds more people involved in the riots that have swept the country will be hauled before the courts in the coming days, with the most serious offenders facing up to ten years in jail. Stephen Parkinson, the director of public...The top prosecutor in England and Wales has warned that hundreds more people involved in the riots that have swept the country will be hauled before the courts in the coming days, with the most serious offenders facing up to ten years in jail. Stephen Parkinson, the director of public...The top prosecutor in England and Wales has warned that hundreds more people involved in the riots that have swept the country...
Matthew Syed
In Liverpool, police officers — men and women — stood firm as a baying mob pelted them with fireworks, petrol bombs and rocks. Footage later emerged from a helmet-cam and it was like something out of a war zone — frankly, I’d have understood if they had all fled. But these people feel an acute sense of duty, a recognition that public safety...In Liverpool, police officers — men and women — stood firm as a baying mob pelted them with fireworks, petrol bombs and rocks. Footage later emerged from a helmet-cam and it was like something out of a war zone — frankly, I’d have understood if they had all fled. But these people feel an acute sense of duty, a recognition that public safety...In Liverpool, police officers — men and women — stood firm as a baying mob pelted them with fireworks, petrol bombs and rocks.
Matt Rudd
The Americans like to rank the Olympics by total medals so they win. The Australians like to do it per capita so they win. Everyone else counts the number of golds, which is no good either. Using my much fairer system — three points for gold, two for silver, one for bronze, per capita but requiring a minimum of 50...The Americans like to rank the Olympics by total medals so they win. The Australians like to do...The Americans like to rank the Olympics by total medals so they win. The Australians like to do...
New towns are set to appear all over the country as the government attempts to build 1.5 million homes in the next five years. So how do we make sure they are bustling instead of bland, identikit housing estates? This is a puzzle Robert Boughton...New towns are set to appear all over the country as the government attempts to build 1.5 million...New towns are set to appear all over the country as the government attempts to build 1.5 million...
You could be £1 million better off at retirement if you pick the right company to work for, a Money investigation has shown. The Sunday Times contacted every firm in the FTSE 100, the index of the biggest companies listed on the UK stock market...You could be £1 million better off at retirement if you pick the right company to work for, a...You could be £1 million better off at retirement if you pick the right company to work for, a...
On the day their debut album, Definitely Maybe, was released, Oasis played an in-store show at Virgin Records on Oxford Street in London. It was August 29, 1994. Queues snaked round the corner and the band were on edge and excited. They had...On the day their debut album, Definitely Maybe, was released, Oasis played an in-store show...On the day their debut album, Definitely Maybe, was released, Oasis played an in-store show...
For 39 years the Groucho Club has boasted a reputation as a home for hedonism, and a magnet for A-listers: George Michael, Bono, Rita Ora, Noel Gallagher and Cara Delevingne to name a few. Governed by a loose set of rules drafted by Stephen Fry —...For 39 years the Groucho Club has boasted a reputation as a home for hedonism, and a magnet for...For 39 years the Groucho Club has boasted a reputation as a home for hedonism, and a magnet for...
At one point during my two-week cruise of Norway on board Ambition — a ship from the British line Ambassador — I found myself in a hot tub gazing up at the northern lights while being lectured on Norse mythology by a retired PE teacher from Wales.At one point during my two-week cruise of Norway on board Ambition — a ship from the British line...At one point during my two-week cruise of Norway on board Ambition — a ship from the British line...
Rajab Al-Gafri was late for morning prayers at dawn yesterday. The delay may have saved his life. The 36-year old was still performing his ablutions at the school in Gaza City where he had sought shelter from the war when three Israeli missiles struck the section of the compound used as a mosque.Rajab Al-Gafri was late for morning prayers at dawn yesterday. The delay may have saved his life. The 36-year old was still performing his ablutions at the school in Gaza City where he had sought shelter from the war when three Israeli missiles struck the section of the compound used as a mosque.Rajab Al-Gafri was late for morning prayers at dawn yesterday. The delay may have saved his life. The 36-year old was still...
Michael Clarke ANALYSIS
Ukraine’s incursion into Russian territory in the Kursk region last week took Moscow by surprise. It took Kyiv’s western supporters, even in Washington, by surprise as well. When it began on Tuesday it looked like another display of noisy military bravado by one of the anti-Putin militia groups. By Thursday it was clear that Kyiv itself was...Ukraine’s incursion into Russian territory in the Kursk region last week took Moscow by surprise. It took Kyiv’s western supporters, even in Washington, by surprise as well. When it began on Tuesday it looked like another display of noisy military bravado by one of the anti-Putin militia groups. By Thursday it was clear that Kyiv itself was...Ukraine’s incursion into Russian territory in the Kursk region last week took Moscow by surprise. It took Kyiv’s western...
When Donald Trump fantasised on social media last week that the president might try to steal back the Democratic nomination from Kamala Harris, he sounded almost wistful. Trump knew how to beat President Biden. For years he battered his rival as a senile, doddering old man unfit to be commander-in-chief. Three weeks...When Donald Trump fantasised on social media last week that the president might try to steal back...When Donald Trump fantasised on social media last week that the president might try to steal back...
The government is closing in on a bailout of British Steel in which the taxpayer would inject £600 million into the group. Labour this weekend signalled a new intent to break an impasse in talks with British Steel’s Chinese owner, Jingye, that has clouded the future of its vast works in...The government is closing in on a bailout of British Steel in which the taxpayer would inject £600 million into the group. Labour this weekend signalled a new intent to break an impasse in talks with British Steel’s Chinese owner, Jingye, that has clouded the future of its vast works in...The government is closing in on a bailout of British Steel in which the taxpayer would inject £600 million into the group.
The debt-laden media tycoon Patrick Drahi is thought to have quietly sold part of his near-25 per cent ownership of BT in recent months, according to a new analysis that has set tongues wagging in the City. The French-Israeli billionaire is the FTSE 100 company’s largest shareholder, with a declared stake of 24.5 per cent. But research...The debt-laden media tycoon Patrick Drahi is thought to have quietly sold part of his near-25 per cent ownership of BT in recent months, according to a new analysis that has set tongues wagging in the City. The French-Israeli billionaire is the FTSE 100 company’s largest shareholder, with a declared stake of 24.5 per cent. But research...The debt-laden media tycoon Patrick Drahi is thought to have quietly sold part of his near-25 per cent ownership of BT in...
Elon Musk and Sir Keir Starmer may be doing battle over rioting and the involvement of social media companies such as Twitter/X, but in the coming weeks it will be another part of the tech tycoon’s empire — electric vehicles — that arrives on the prime minister’s worry list. Labour’s manifesto committed to forcing...Elon Musk and Sir Keir Starmer may be doing battle over rioting and the involvement of social...Elon Musk and Sir Keir Starmer may be doing battle over rioting and the involvement of social...
SEEMA SHAH | VIEWPOINT
Recency bias — the trick of the brain that places greater importance on current events than earlier ones — is at the...Recency bias — the trick of the brain that places greater importance on current events than...Recency bias — the trick of the brain that places greater importance on current events than...
Oliver Shah
Conglomerates. The dinosaurs of the corporate world, aren’t they? Their ancient bones — in the form of stories about...Conglomerates. The dinosaurs of the corporate world, aren’t they? Their ancient bones — in the...Conglomerates. The dinosaurs of the corporate world, aren’t they? Their ancient bones — in the...
THE SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS PROFILE
Evangelos Mytilineos could sense something was up. The Greek energy and metals magnate had assembled a team of 25 investment bankers to advise on listing his family’s eponymous conglomerate, Mytilineos Holdings, on the London Stock Exchange. But...Evangelos Mytilineos could sense something was up. The Greek energy and metals magnate had...Evangelos Mytilineos could sense something was up. The Greek energy and metals magnate had...
David SMith | ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Rachel Reeves’s first budget, on October 30, is more than 11 weeks away. By then, the leaves will be falling and this...Rachel Reeves’s first budget, on October 30, is more than 11 weeks away. By then, the leaves will...Rachel Reeves’s first budget, on October 30, is more than 11 weeks away. By then, the leaves will...
Richard Harpin
‘What do you want to do for the next 40 years, Richard?” Barely out of my teens, that’s how my parents’ generation...‘What do you want to do for the next 40 years, Richard?” Barely out of my teens, that’s how my...‘What do you want to do for the next 40 years, Richard?” Barely out of my teens, that’s how my...
TECH TALK
When the time came to shut down his lab-grown meat start-up for good, British entrepreneur Joshua March took his team out for a farewell lunch. Pointedly, they did not opt for the company’s burgers, which are brewed in a steel vat. “You know, I...When the time came to shut down his lab-grown meat start-up for good, British entrepreneur Joshua...When the time came to shut down his lab-grown meat start-up for good, British entrepreneur Joshua...
Irwin Stelzer | American Account
More often than not, a presidential candidate’s choice of running mate has little effect on the outcome of an election.More often than not, a presidential candidate’s choice of running mate has little effect on the...More often than not, a presidential candidate’s choice of running mate has little effect on the...
Karen Jones
Have you been hooked by the Olympics? If the extraordinary cornucopia of the opening ceremony was not enough, the...
Have you been hooked by the Olympics? If the extraordinary cornucopia of the opening ceremony was...
Have you been hooked by the Olympics? If the extraordinary cornucopia of the opening ceremony was...
how i made it
Ama Amo-Agyei was celebrating £1 million of sales in her firm’s first year of trading by signing a five-year lease on a 6,000 sq ft warehouse when she got the “cease and desist” legal letter that ruined her day. It became evident that another...Ama Amo-Agyei was celebrating £1 million of sales in her firm’s first year of trading by signing...Ama Amo-Agyei was celebrating £1 million of sales in her firm’s first year of trading by signing...
Hoping to retire in luxury? Be careful where you apply. Analysis of FTSE 100 companies has revealed a big gap between pension schemes
The obstacles you might face when returning to the UK and the best ways to tackle them
The businessman says he was encouraged to put £47 million into an investment it described as ‘low risk’
Cherry Reynard
Small caps went out of investment fashion long ago, but the time seems right for a comeback
RACHEL MORTIMER
Delays in processing applications are leaving homebuyers and their lawyers in a panic. And now the phone lines are closed on a Friday
ask the experts
Q: I have a county council pension that is due to pay out in August 2025 when I reach 60. I have poor pension provision due to being a carer from the age of 26 and working part time most of my working life. It is not a big amount of money and I...Q: I have a county council pension that is due to pay out in August 2025 when I reach 60. I have...Q: I have a county council pension that is due to pay out in August 2025 when I reach 60. I have...
decca aitkenhead
Our chief interviewer banned her teenage sons and their friends from their smartphones for four weeks — and then dispatched them on a wild camping trip
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The billionaire Jim Ratcliffe bought a stake in Manchester United to reverse its fortunes. Now he’s on a mission to save Atlantic salmon
hadley freeman
Moon Unit Zappa tells Hadley Freeman some home truths about her life as the child of a rock star
Beaches are packed, the water is lovely — and the currents are deadly. Duncan Craig heads out with the lifesavers
Jo Elvin’s migraines bring 12 hours of tortuous vomiting and pain. What brings on these episodes?
A LIFE IN THE DAY
charlotte ivers | table talk
recipes
Come summertime, I lose my appetite for cooking. Not so much for eating — I still want to do lots of that — but the last place I want to be is by a hot stove. So I’m all about salads and the sort of cold dishes you throw together without needing...Come summertime, I lose my appetite for cooking. Not so much for eating — I still want to do lots...Come summertime, I lose my appetite for cooking. Not so much for eating — I still want to do lots...
RELATIVE VALUES
As the career criminal Charlie Croker in The Italian Job, Michael Caine made off with $4 million of gold bullion with the help of a trio of Mini Coopers. BMW’s caper was just as daring: buy up a struggling British car firm, launch a new Mini —...As the career criminal Charlie Croker in The Italian Job, Michael Caine made off with $4...As the career criminal Charlie Croker in The Italian Job, Michael Caine made off with $4...
30 years ago, Britpop erupted with the band’s debut. We talk to the inner circle about the making of a masterpiece
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Will Hodgkinson picks the best tracks from the band’s explosive debut album
REVIEW
The crowds are hyped, the players are barely dressed (apart from the men) and the game is as confusing as Line of Duty. But my gold medal goes to …
Review | History
They were not barbarians, according to this fascinating book. So what caused them to commit such heinous crimes?
REVIEW | Memoir
Susanna Crossman remembers the neglect and abuse of her 1970s childhood in a utopian experiment in the English countryside
Review | JOSH GLANCY
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REVIEW | FICTION
Sarah Manguso writes books about pain and anger that pick at the scab of family betrayals. In the first paragraph of...Sarah Manguso writes books about pain and anger that pick at the scab of family betrayals. In the...Sarah Manguso writes books about pain and anger that pick at the scab of family betrayals. In the...
It’s been a thrilling and inspiring Olympics — and at such a sociable time too! So much so that some may find...It’s been a thrilling and inspiring Olympics — and at such a sociable time too! So much so that...It’s been a thrilling and inspiring Olympics — and at such a sociable time too! So much so that...
Review | Fiction
Patricia Nicol
Don’t panic, this is not a Smashie and Nicey radio column takeover, although it does involve reader shout-outs and requests. A fortnight ago The Times’s James Marriott and I suggested 49 podcasts to take on your holidays, or potter around at home to. Pleasingly, readers responded with their own suggestions, more than enough to offer an alternative list. Some...Don’t panic, this is not a Smashie and Nicey radio column takeover, although it does involve...Don’t panic, this is not a Smashie and Nicey radio column takeover, although it does involve...
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What cinematic treats does 2024 have in store? Timothée Chalamet is back for Dune: Part Two, Zendaya is stuck in...What cinematic treats does 2024 have in store? Timothée Chalamet is back for Dune: Part Two, Zendaya is stuck in a tense tennis love triangle in Challengers, and there are Bob Marley and Amy Winehouse biopics to enjoy. Plus our favourite marmalade-loving bear will be back in a new film. Here our critics pick...What cinematic treats does 2024 have in store? Timothée Chalamet is back for Dune: Part Two, Zendaya is stuck in a tense...
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INTERVIEW
The singer-songwriter started recording music when she was a shy 16-year-old — now she has a No 1 album and a hit song
Dolly Alderton
Your love, life and friendship dilemmas answered
Here’s how to chose the most important piece of kit in a woman’s gym bag
FIRST PERSON
Some women try Botox, but for our writer it’s her dogs that have given her her midlife mojo
Creative young people are seeking a new kind of life away from London in … Leigh-on-Sea
STYLE BAROMETER
There’s no shoes like red shoes, there’s no shoes like red shoes. Cherry-picked by the fashion set, footwear right now has one rule: toe the red line. From slingbacks to slip-ons, it’s less about the style and all about the crimson tones. We’ve seen it everywhere, from street-stylers and their raspberry ballets to celebrities such as Dua Lipa, who was spotted in Capri...There’s no shoes like red shoes, there’s no shoes like red shoes. Cherry-picked by the fashion...There’s no shoes like red shoes, there’s no shoes like red shoes. Cherry-picked by the fashion...
‘I have a complete addiction to chairs,” says the stylist and eBay’s preloved style director, Amy Bannerman. Her...‘I have a complete addiction to chairs,” says the stylist and eBay’s preloved style director, Amy Bannerman. Her brother says her lounge “looks like a waiting room” because she has so many, from a Harry Bertoia side chair and Vico Magistretti Carimate dining chairs to a Howard Keith Diplomat loveseat. It’s what led...‘I have a complete addiction to chairs,” says the stylist and eBay’s preloved style director, Amy Bannerman. Her brother says...
BILLIE BHATIA
Golden hour, warm sea dips, sandy toes, salty hair, rosé all day, catching flights not feelings (insert millennial...Golden hour, warm sea dips, sandy toes, salty hair, rosé all day, catching flights not feelings...Golden hour, warm sea dips, sandy toes, salty hair, rosé all day, catching flights not feelings...
SARAH JOSSEL
There was the ice bucket challenge, and the Gangnam Style dance — I’m not sure I’ll ever unsee Ed Balls “riding his...There was the ice bucket challenge, and the Gangnam Style dance — I’m not sure I’ll ever unsee Ed...There was the ice bucket challenge, and the Gangnam Style dance — I’m not sure I’ll ever unsee Ed...
paris 2024 | matt lawton
Briton who reignited her passion for running during the pandemic sets national record in 1,500m
From Parkrun to the Olympic podium, Georgia Bell has delivered a performance inside the Stade de France that will inspire a movement, never mind a sport. It is quite a story; the tale of a middle-distance runner who had to take a sabbatical from her job in cybersecurity to prepare for the Games...From Parkrun to the Olympic podium, Georgia Bell has delivered a performance inside the Stade de France that will inspire a movement, never mind a sport. It is quite a story; the tale of a middle-distance runner who had to take a sabbatical from her job in cybersecurity to prepare for the Games...From Parkrun to the Olympic podium, Georgia Bell has delivered a performance inside the Stade de France that will inspire a...
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Manchester United are closing in on the double signing of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich for a combined fee of about £60million. After weeks of haggling, United have finally met Bayern’s demands for both players by agreeing an initial £38.6million for De Ligt, and a further £4.3million in performance-based add-ons.Manchester United are closing in on the double signing of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich for a combined fee of about £60million. After weeks of haggling, United have finally met Bayern’s demands for both players by agreeing an initial £38.6million for De Ligt, and a further £4.3million in performance-based add-ons.Manchester United are closing in on the double signing of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich for a...
Paris 2024
There was disappointment for Great Britain in the men’s madison, with a tenth-placed finish for Ollie Wood and Mark Stewart and more conflict on the track with their rivals from the Netherlands. The day after Jack Carlin’s sprinting style had been described as “rugby on wheels” by a Dutch coach, Wood was knocked...There was disappointment for Great Britain in the men’s madison, with a tenth-placed finish for...There was disappointment for Great Britain in the men’s madison, with a tenth-placed finish for...
adam hollioake interview
stuart barnes
Fifty years ago an 11-year-old rugby fanatic was given a Wednesday afternoon off school to make the trip to Cardiff...Fifty years ago an 11-year-old rugby fanatic was given a Wednesday afternoon off school to make...Fifty years ago an 11-year-old rugby fanatic was given a Wednesday afternoon off school to make...
Paris 2024
The Olympic boxing competition ended in further controversy on Saturday night when Lin Yu-ting secured a clean sweep...The Olympic boxing competition ended in further controversy on Saturday night when Lin Yu-ting...The Olympic boxing competition ended in further controversy on Saturday night when Lin Yu-ting...
paris 2024
In the giddy aftermath of Keely Hodgkinson’s 800m gold, her coaches, Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows, declared that the oldest and most controversial world record in outdoor athletics could soon be broken. It has been more than four decades since Jarmila Kratochvilova, a then-32-year-old Czechoslovakian, stormed to victory in a disbelieving, blisteringly fast 1min...In the giddy aftermath of Keely Hodgkinson’s 800m gold, her coaches, Trevor Painter and Jenny...In the giddy aftermath of Keely Hodgkinson’s 800m gold, her coaches, Trevor Painter and Jenny...
paris 2024 | rick broadbent
Matthew Hudson-Smith had not been holding back in his pre-race analysis of the men’s 4x400m relay. “This team can do...Matthew Hudson-Smith had not been holding back in his pre-race analysis of the men’s 4x400m relay. “This team can do anything,” he said. “We can get the British record, European record and, if we dig deep, the world record.” Even the power of positive thinking could not get the last of those but they did the rest as...Matthew Hudson-Smith had not been holding back in his pre-race analysis of the men’s 4x400m relay. “This team can do anything,”...
paris 2024 | alyson rudd
The people who compile highlights reels for sporting events will have been bouncing on their ergonomic stools during...The people who compile highlights reels for sporting events will have been bouncing on their...The people who compile highlights reels for sporting events will have been bouncing on their...
stephen jones
Was it the most spectacular interception made by Leicester Tigers in their long history? One moment, the celebrated...Was it the most spectacular interception made by Leicester Tigers in their long history? One...Was it the most spectacular interception made by Leicester Tigers in their long history? One...
With Jürgen Klopp installed as manager, our evidence-based strategy for running a football club finally had a chance to succeed. In Germany, the culture of elite clubs was for managers to work collaboratively with a sporting director, a culture...With Jürgen Klopp installed as manager, our evidence-based strategy for running a football club...With Jürgen Klopp installed as manager, our evidence-based strategy for running a football club...
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Noah Williams was a wide-eyed 12-year-old in the crowd when Tom Daley won bronze in the 10m platform at London 2012. From an inspiration to a silver medal-winning partner here in Paris in the synchro a fortnight ago, he completed a heartening narrative arc and hurtled out of his idol’s warm shadow with an individual bronze of his own in a brilliant, breathtaking final.Noah Williams was a wide-eyed 12-year-old in the crowd when Tom Daley won bronze in the 10m...Noah Williams was a wide-eyed 12-year-old in the crowd when Tom Daley won bronze in the 10m...
Racecards Bet of the day
Makalu (2.10 Ripon)
The five-year-old did well to get up close home here in May and...Racecards Bet of the day
Makalu (2.10 Ripon)
The five-year-old did well to get up close home here in May and has remained in fine form since then, chalking up further wins at Beverley and Ayr. He ran better than the bare form suggests when third at Pontefract last time, too, when getting caught out of his...Racecards Bet of the day
Makalu (2.10 Ripon)
The five-year-old did well to get up close home here in May and has remained in...
THE TRAVEL EDITOR’S TAKE
Peak rates mean parents and carers pay more than double the price, often for lesser holidays. Why penalise some of tourism’s best customers, asks expert Claire Irvin
The aurora borealis are expected to be especially spectacular this year. A cruise is the only way to go, and now is the time to book
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Sometimes it’s a niche interest that tempts you off the tourist trail. For our writer it was the art of fabric design that took him to Kyoto and its peninsula beyond
Padel tennis, sailing, hiking, biking — wall-to-wall activities and low-key living make a boredom-beating resort on Lesbos a hit with teens and grown-ups
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Forget sand in your trainers and inclement weather. This coastal menace is much more frustrating. Try the new method of managing it at your peril…
Kathy Lette | Travel troubleshooter
Q. We are planning a holiday with our close friends, probably to Devon. They’ve just told me they intend to bring...Q. We are planning a holiday with our close friends, probably to Devon. They’ve just told me they...Q. We are planning a holiday with our close friends, probably to Devon. They’ve just told me they...
There are many enormous, life-changing things to get your head around when you’re pregnant — enjoying your last weeks...There are many enormous, life-changing things to get your head around when you’re pregnant —...There are many enormous, life-changing things to get your head around when you’re pregnant —...
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The perfect cycling trip has three key factors: the temperature, varied landscapes and regular flights. Mallorca — the largest of the Balearic islands — ticks all three. Simon Parker joined 500 fellow riders to pedal around its flat, central...The perfect cycling trip has three key factors: the temperature, varied landscapes and regular...The perfect cycling trip has three key factors: the temperature, varied landscapes and regular...
As Ben Affleck sells the $68m house he shared with JLo, we look at how the actor might style his new home
Is that big black box dominating your living room? Here’s how to discreetly screen your screens
A green plot calms Natalie Fernbach and means she can spend screen-free time with her children
THE SECRET AGENT
Our columnist was about to seal the deal on a Kensington house, but the buyer dithered
Cornwall, £1.75m
On the south Cornish coast, 61 Sea Road is a four-bedroom house in Carlyon Bay, near St Austell and seven miles from Fowey. Although it looks art deco it was built in 2012. Modern features include a lift and a...Cornwall, £1.75m
On the south Cornish coast, 61 Sea Road is a four-bedroom house in Carlyon...Cornwall, £1.75m
On the south Cornish coast, 61 Sea Road is a four-bedroom house in Carlyon...
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The need to change the planning system is well understood as it has a great impact on Britain’s ability to build...The need to change the planning system is well understood as it has a great impact on Britain’s...The need to change the planning system is well understood as it has a great impact on Britain’s...
the two robs
My plan is to renovate any buy-to-let properties I might purchase, to add value. How can I find trustworthy...My plan is to renovate any buy-to-let properties I might purchase, to add value. How can I find...My plan is to renovate any buy-to-let properties I might purchase, to add value. How can I find...
Puzzles to solve at your leisure on paper
Jenny Gilruth rules out ‘big bang’ reforms to education
Plans to scrap many exams for 15 and 16-year-olds across Scotland are likely to be abandoned, as the education secretary has ruled out “big bang” school reforms. Jenny Gilruth has expressed a lack of appetite for immediately taking forward key recommendations of an expert group, commissioned by...Plans to scrap many exams for 15 and 16-year-olds across Scotland are likely to be abandoned, as the education secretary has ruled out “big bang” school reforms. Jenny Gilruth has expressed a lack of appetite for immediately taking forward key recommendations of an expert group, commissioned by...Plans to scrap many exams for 15 and 16-year-olds across Scotland are likely to be abandoned, as the education secretary has...
The rundown pebble-dashed block of flats is typical of deprived parts of towns throughout Scotland. Only here in Renfrew, six miles west of Glasgow, one of its occupants is highly unusual. According to the electoral register, it is home to David Clews, a former Renfrewshire councillor turned far-right conspiracy theorist with hundreds of...The rundown pebble-dashed block of flats is typical of deprived parts of towns throughout Scotland. Only here in Renfrew, six miles west of Glasgow, one of its occupants is highly unusual. According to the electoral register, it is home to David Clews, a former Renfrewshire councillor turned far-right conspiracy theorist with hundreds of...The rundown pebble-dashed block of flats is typical of deprived parts of towns throughout Scotland. Only here in Renfrew, six...
Even by the standards of contemporary political discourse, the clashes between Humza Yousaf, the former first minister, and Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of Twitter/X, may be thought a new kind of low. After Yousaf accused Musk of being “one of the most dangerous men on the planet” for his part in what Yousaf...Even by the standards of contemporary political discourse, the clashes between Humza Yousaf, the...Even by the standards of contemporary political discourse, the clashes between Humza Yousaf, the...
It’s not every day you see a ventriloquist who can manipulate a cow puppet and still look every inch an African queen performing to an audience of less than a dozen. Dressed in all her finery, Queen Angelique-Monét Gureje-Thompson cuts a spectacular figure, her mouth clamped shut as the bovine chanteuse on her arm moos a tuneful rendition of Minnie Riperton’s Lovin’ You...It’s not every day you see a ventriloquist who can manipulate a cow puppet and still look every...It’s not every day you see a ventriloquist who can manipulate a cow puppet and still look every...
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It has been a worrying week for Scottish schools. The number of sixth-year students achieving the highest grades at...It has been a worrying week for Scottish schools. The number of sixth-year students achieving the highest grades at Advanced Higher declined sharply, and fewer pupils achieved A-C results at Higher level and National 5s than in previous years. Politicians and analysts were aghast. Jenny Gilruth, the education...It has been a worrying week for Scottish schools. The number of sixth-year students achieving the highest grades at Advanced...
matt rudd
A mile up the glen from the road out of Torridon, the complex ridge of Beinn Eighe comes into view — and if my old...A mile up the glen from the road out of Torridon, the complex ridge of Beinn Eighe comes into...A mile up the glen from the road out of Torridon, the complex ridge of Beinn Eighe comes into...
Alf Young
It’s been a while since I last devoted a column to the shambles that is the Scottish government’s approach to...It’s been a while since I last devoted a column to the shambles that is the Scottish government’s...It’s been a while since I last devoted a column to the shambles that is the Scottish government’s...
Both Steven Gerrard and Scott Brown praised the influence of Brendan Rodgers in prolonging their respective playing careers after they stepped back from international football under him. Liam Scales believes that Callum McGregor can now reap a similar reward from working with the Northern Irish manager in the wake of his own international retirement. After talks with...Both Steven Gerrard and Scott Brown praised the influence of Brendan Rodgers in prolonging their...Both Steven Gerrard and Scott Brown praised the influence of Brendan Rodgers in prolonging their...
edinburgh festivals
The first week of the Fringe is over and with the festival now in full swing the jokes just keep getting better! Or...The first week of the Fringe is over and with the festival now in full swing the jokes just keep getting better! Or so we hear. Our reporters have been selflessly yomping round Edinburgh’s finest clubs and its dingiest bars to make sure Times readers get a true sense of the rib-tickling fun going on all over town.The first week of the Fringe is over and with the festival now in full swing the jokes just keep getting better! Or so we hear.
Some schools may have to limit subjects and principals will be forced to hire unqualified teachers, unions warn
More than 1,000 teaching positions remain vacant in primary and secondary schools across Ireland before the new school year, The Sunday Times can reveal. With weeks to go before students return to class, unions have warned that some schools may have to limit subject choices and principals will be...More than 1,000 teaching positions remain vacant in primary and secondary schools across Ireland before the new school year, The Sunday Times can reveal. With weeks to go before students return to class, unions have warned that some schools may have to limit subject choices and principals will be...More than 1,000 teaching positions remain vacant in primary and secondary schools across Ireland before the new school year...
The ethics watchdog has reopened its examination of a complaint against Leo Varadkar, the former taoiseach, for leaking a confidential government document to a friend. The Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo) has told Paul Murphy, the People Before Profit TD, that it has commenced its reconsideration of a complaint he made against...The ethics watchdog has reopened its examination of a complaint against Leo Varadkar, the former taoiseach, for leaking a confidential government document to a friend. The Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo) has told Paul Murphy, the People Before Profit TD, that it has commenced its reconsideration of a complaint he made against...The ethics watchdog has reopened its examination of a complaint against Leo Varadkar, the former taoiseach, for leaking a...
She’s Electric! The singer and actor Imelda May has admitted that passion for her craft is what keeps her motivated in a notoriously difficult industry, saying: “Art is the lover that might not be good for you, but you can’t keep away.” After last summer’s sold-out run at Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre, May returns to...She’s Electric! The singer and actor Imelda May has admitted that passion for her craft is what...She’s Electric! The singer and actor Imelda May has admitted that passion for her craft is what...
A Dublin woman who lived in Lebanon for almost 50 years has said she is one of the “lucky ones” to have been able to...A Dublin woman who lived in Lebanon for almost 50 years has said she is one of the “lucky ones”...A Dublin woman who lived in Lebanon for almost 50 years has said she is one of the “lucky ones”...
A sharp rise in the number of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland from Jordan is being driven by a UK government visa...A sharp rise in the number of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland from Jordan is being driven by a...A sharp rise in the number of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland from Jordan is being driven by a...
newton emerson | COMMENT
Heavenly creature! Rachel Allen has lauded praise on the Hollywood star Kate Winslet and described her “as a really...Heavenly creature! Rachel Allen has lauded praise on the Hollywood star Kate Winslet and...Heavenly creature! Rachel Allen has lauded praise on the Hollywood star Kate Winslet and...
Des Cahill, the veteran sports broadcaster, has said that covering the Olympics has been the greatest privilege of...Des Cahill, the veteran sports broadcaster, has said that covering the Olympics has been the...Des Cahill, the veteran sports broadcaster, has said that covering the Olympics has been the...
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BUSINESS | INTERVIEW
CORMAC LUCEY | ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The troubles facing David O’Shea, founder of BlackBee Investments and BlackBee Alternatives, continue to mount. An...The troubles facing David O’Shea, founder of BlackBee Investments and BlackBee Alternatives...The troubles facing David O’Shea, founder of BlackBee Investments and BlackBee Alternatives...
NICK WEBB | INSIDE TRACK
Canice Nicholas, who set up the Cara Pharmacy chain with his wife Ramona Nicholas, the Dragons’ Den star, will be...Canice Nicholas, who set up the Cara Pharmacy chain with his wife Ramona Nicholas, the Dragons’...Canice Nicholas, who set up the Cara Pharmacy chain with his wife Ramona Nicholas, the Dragons’...
Paris 2024
When it was all over and the Americans were ringing the bell as gold medal winners and the Dutch and British teams paraded around the track in triumph draped in their flags, the snatched shots of the Irish 4x400m team gathered in their grief...When it was all over and the Americans were ringing the bell as gold medal winners and the Dutch...When it was all over and the Americans were ringing the bell as gold medal winners and the Dutch...
paris 2024 | MICHAEL FOLEY
So when you get home from your first Olympics you prepare answers for the same questions you asked people for years.So when you get home from your first Olympics you prepare answers for the same questions you...So when you get home from your first Olympics you prepare answers for the same questions you...
There was a time with Ireland managers that when they were gone, they were gone. Rather than picking apart the bones...There was a time with Ireland managers that when they were gone, they were gone. Rather than...There was a time with Ireland managers that when they were gone, they were gone. Rather than...
Comment
Instead of sniping, we should salute police heroes who saw off thugs
Matthew Syed
HADLEY FREEMAN
Olympic bosses failed women long before the Imane Khelif boxing row
Christina lamb
Married at nine: the law that adds to child bride agony
Rod Liddle
One wallaby escapes and it’s a quick hop to wanting all the non-natives sent home
A wallaby has been spotted mooching around a golf course in Nottinghamshire, poking its little nose out of the rough...A wallaby has been spotted mooching around a golf course in Nottinghamshire, poking its little...A wallaby has been spotted mooching around a golf course in Nottinghamshire, poking its little...
DAVID LAMMY
If anyone needs to ‘integrate’, it’s the far right
Shop windows smashed. Stones and bottles thrown at the police. Cars in flames. Social media provoking and inciting...Shop windows smashed. Stones and bottles thrown at the police. Cars in flames. Social media...Shop windows smashed. Stones and bottles thrown at the police. Cars in flames. Social media...
Kathleen Stock
Why is calling someone a ‘phobe’ such a toxic accusation?
lucy frazer
Let the voters decide, not the pollsters — I’ve seen how forecasts can be self-fulfilling
stephen bleach
Space, the final frontier . . . of utter boredom
WHAT’S APPENING
The Reform leader continues his fight for western values*
the sunday times view
Sir Keir Starmer quelled the riots, but now comes the hard part
The tide of anarchy that swept Britain after the killing of three girls in Southport has receded, leaving ugly wreckage behind it. More than 700 people have been arrested and 300 charged over the disgraceful rampage in which mobs attacked hotels housing asylum seekers and brawled with the police. Sir Keir Starmer has been surefooted in his handling of the crisis...The tide of anarchy that swept Britain after the killing of three girls in Southport has receded...The tide of anarchy that swept Britain after the killing of three girls in Southport has receded...
The Sunday Times View
Once again, Britain’s athletes bring us something to cheer
Quickly, none of it mattered. The political strife in France, the arson attacks on its railway network, the drizzly...Quickly, none of it mattered. The political strife in France, the arson attacks on its railway network, the drizzly opening ceremony, the pungent state of the Seine — all were swept away. Despite controversy about the boxing, Paris has hosted a spectacular Olympic Games that has reminded us of the joy and unifying...Quickly, none of it mattered. The political strife in France, the arson attacks on its railway network, the drizzly opening...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Use land for food — not solar panels
letters to the editor
Pylons are despoiling rural landscape
Ruth Davidson
Tories need unity. James Cleverly is the man for that
The Conservative Party is a broad church — all truly national parties need to be. At its best — and most successful —...The Conservative Party is a broad church — all truly national parties need to be. At its best —...The Conservative Party is a broad church — all truly national parties need to be. At its best —...
Terri White | Week ending
Think anyone will look beyond Kate Winslet’s belly rolls? Fat chance
Last week, as a woman closer to 50 than 40, something I had long suspected was confirmed — that there’s nothing quite...Last week, as a woman closer to 50 than 40, something I had long suspected was confirmed — that...Last week, as a woman closer to 50 than 40, something I had long suspected was confirmed — that...
Readers’ poll: Should asylum seekers be permitted to work?
Under the present rules, new asylum seekers are forbidden to take paid work. They can apply for permission to do so if they have been waiting for a decision on their asylum claim for more than 12 months, and if that delay is through no fault of...Under the present rules, new asylum seekers are forbidden to take paid work. They can apply for...Under the present rules, new asylum seekers are forbidden to take paid work. They can apply for...