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Labour peer condemns ‘terrible’ effect on elderly
Rachel Reeves is facing growing anger from within Labour over her plan to abolish winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners after the energy regulator announced that bills would rise by 10 per cent this winter. The chancellor was warned there was “widespread support” within her own party...Rachel Reeves is facing growing anger from within Labour over her plan to abolish winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners after the energy regulator announced that bills would rise by 10 per cent this winter. The chancellor was warned there was “widespread support” within her own party...Rachel Reeves is facing growing anger from within Labour over her plan to abolish winter fuel payments for millions of...
A civil servant who started her career with Rachel Reeves and went on to work for her in opposition was handed a significant Treasury promotion after Labour’s election victory and Reeves’s appointment as chancellor. In the latest cronyism row to hit the government, Louise Tinsley was given a powerful new role as director of special advisers...A civil servant who started her career with Rachel Reeves and went on to work for her in opposition was handed a significant Treasury promotion after Labour’s election victory and Reeves’s appointment as chancellor. In the latest cronyism row to hit the government, Louise Tinsley was given a powerful new role as director of special advisers...A civil servant who started her career with Rachel Reeves and went on to work for her in opposition was handed a significant...
video
Three people were killed and eight others were injured on Friday night when a man attacked passers-by with a knife in the western German city of Solingen. The unknown suspect began stabbing people at random at about 9.40pm local time at a festival being held in the centre of the city, according to authorities.Three people were killed and eight others were injured on Friday night when a man attacked...Three people were killed and eight others were injured on Friday night when a man attacked...
Known as the “stress hormone”, cortisol is often singled out for causing everything from food cravings and sleep...Known as the “stress hormone”, cortisol is often singled out for causing everything from food...Known as the “stress hormone”, cortisol is often singled out for causing everything from food...
Jane MacQuitty
There’s still time for one last hurrah of summer, and what we all want are easy-swigging bank holiday bottles that...There’s still time for one last hurrah of summer, and what we all want are easy-swigging bank...There’s still time for one last hurrah of summer, and what we all want are easy-swigging bank...
British officials have been travelling across Europe to learn more about bottle return schemes and will attempt to...British officials have been travelling across Europe to learn more about bottle return schemes...British officials have been travelling across Europe to learn more about bottle return schemes...
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...
JAMES GRAHAM INTERVIEW
Cast an eye over James Graham’s frankly astonishing body of work and it is hard to believe that he is only (gulp) 42. He left Hull University in 2003 and already has under his belt 27 (count ’em) plays and eight original TV screenplays/series...Cast an eye over James Graham’s frankly astonishing body of work and it is hard to believe that...Cast an eye over James Graham’s frankly astonishing body of work and it is hard to believe that...
A crackdown on tax avoidance by footballers and their agents has raised nearly £70 million over the past year, figures from HM Revenue & Customs show. The taxman has opened investigations into 20 football clubs, 83 players and 21 agents since...A crackdown on tax avoidance by footballers and their agents has raised nearly £70 million over...A crackdown on tax avoidance by footballers and their agents has raised nearly £70 million over...
OUR WEEK
Just thought I’d see how everyone was doing, as the elder statesman of the group. I’ve lost four stone. Surely I’m...Just thought I’d see how everyone was doing, as the elder statesman of the group. I’ve lost four...Just thought I’d see how everyone was doing, as the elder statesman of the group. I’ve lost four...
THE TIMES DIARY
For the first time in 44 years Bernard Cornwell will not be delivering a book this year as his latest, Sharpe’s Storm...For the first time in 44 years Bernard Cornwell will not be delivering a book this year as his...For the first time in 44 years Bernard Cornwell will not be delivering a book this year as his...
When the Russian energy minister and his wife visited a military training centre in Chechnya this month, Chechen officials paid more attention to Anna Tsivileva, one of Russia’s ten deputy defence ministers, despite her being far more junior in rank than her husband. The middle-aged woman dressed...When the Russian energy minister and his wife visited a military training centre in Chechnya this month, Chechen officials paid more attention to Anna Tsivileva, one of Russia’s ten deputy defence ministers, despite her being far more junior in rank than her husband. The middle-aged woman dressed...When the Russian energy minister and his wife visited a military training centre in Chechnya this month, Chechen officials paid...
CATHERINE PHILP | Dispatch
Hundreds of miles from Russia’s western border, where the Volga and Samara Rivers meet, the invasion of Ukraine had made little impact on Yevgenia Izmailova. That was until thousands of Ukrainian troops broke through the border at Kursk, sweeping up hundreds of square miles of territory and, with them, her teenage son, Vitalik, who happened...Hundreds of miles from Russia’s western border, where the Volga and Samara Rivers meet, the invasion of Ukraine had made little impact on Yevgenia Izmailova. That was until thousands of Ukrainian troops broke through the border at Kursk, sweeping up hundreds of square miles of territory and, with them, her teenage son, Vitalik, who happened...Hundreds of miles from Russia’s western border, where the Volga and Samara Rivers meet, the invasion of Ukraine had made little...
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...
Just before he left the house to run errands for Matthew Perry, Kenneth Iwamasa had another job to do. Shortly after lunchtime on an October afternoon last year, Iwamasa, who was Perry’s personal assistant, filled a syringe with ketamine and...Just before he left the house to run errands for Matthew Perry, Kenneth Iwamasa had another job...Just before he left the house to run errands for Matthew Perry, Kenneth Iwamasa had another job...
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...
The fate of Frank Lloyd Wright’s sole skyscraper is hanging in the balance after a company created last year to save it collapsed, forcing a fire sale. Wright, one of America’s most celebrated architects and designers, was commissioned in 1952 by...The fate of Frank Lloyd Wright’s sole skyscraper is hanging in the balance after a company...The fate of Frank Lloyd Wright’s sole skyscraper is hanging in the balance after a company...
madrid confidential
He is Corsica’s most famous son, yet many Corsicans shudder at the mention of Napoleon Bonaparte’s name. Nationalists...He is Corsica’s most famous son, yet many Corsicans shudder at the mention of Napoleon...He is Corsica’s most famous son, yet many Corsicans shudder at the mention of Napoleon...
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...
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...
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched an independent review into the conduct of its chairman, who has been accused of violating the regulator’s own code of conduct. Richard Lloyd, the senior independent director on the FCA board, will conduct a review into Ashley Alder’s role in allegedly unmasking a whistleblower after they had...The Financial Conduct Authority has launched an independent review into the conduct of its chairman, who has been accused of violating the regulator’s own code of conduct. Richard Lloyd, the senior independent director on the FCA board, will conduct a review into Ashley Alder’s role in allegedly unmasking a whistleblower after they had...The Financial Conduct Authority has launched an independent review into the conduct of its chairman, who has been accused of...
It was once the height of fashion with both shoppers and investors, but Burberry’s fall from financial grace has been confirmed with the news that the British luxury brand is about to check out of the FTSE 100. Shares in Burberry have fallen by almost a third in the past three months, valuing the company at £2.5...It was once the height of fashion with both shoppers and investors, but Burberry’s fall from...It was once the height of fashion with both shoppers and investors, but Burberry’s fall from...
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...
lunch with the times
For a man who creates fake people, Victor Riparbelli is reassuringly real. With London at his feet, he has shunned the fancier restaurants favoured by many chief executives and plumped for the pretty Narrowboat pub on the Regent’s Canal in...For a man who creates fake people, Victor Riparbelli is reassuringly real. With London at his...For a man who creates fake people, Victor Riparbelli is reassuringly real. With London at his...
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...
PAUL HIRST
On Tuesday night, the great and the good of English football were crammed into the narrow reception room of Manchester’s 112-year-old opera house, which was hosting the annual Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) awards. Erling Haaland was there, embracing his compatriot Martin Odegaard, and so were Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola. As...On Tuesday night, the great and the good of English football were crammed into the narrow reception room of Manchester’s 112-year-old opera house, which was hosting the annual Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) awards. Erling Haaland was there, embracing his compatriot Martin Odegaard, and so were Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola. As...On Tuesday night, the great and the good of English football were crammed into the narrow reception room of Manchester’s...
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...The winds of change have swept through the Amex Stadium this summer but, when Manchester United...The winds of change have swept through the Amex Stadium this summer but, when Manchester United...
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...‘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...
The conventional theory was that Jannik Sinner would be uneasy sitting down in a room full of international journalists to field questions on his two failed drugs tests. The reality was that the Italian world No 1 looked as if the weight had been...The conventional theory was that Jannik Sinner would be uneasy sitting down in a room full of...The conventional theory was that Jannik Sinner would be uneasy sitting down in a room full of...
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.
IAN HAWKEY
The second best seat at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, reserved for the president of the visiting club, has a special...The second best seat at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, reserved for the president of the visiting...The second best seat at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, reserved for the president of the visiting...
Rory McIlroy was forced to fish his three-wood out of a lake after tossing it from a tee box in disgust during the second round at the BMW Championship. The world No3 missed the fairway on the par-five 17th at Castle Pines to the right, just as he...Rory McIlroy was forced to fish his three-wood out of a lake after tossing it from a tee box in...Rory McIlroy was forced to fish his three-wood out of a lake after tossing it from a tee box in...
Interview
David Peace’s novel Munichs is haunting but full of love. Love for an already great Manchester United team — the Busby Babes — that died in a plane crash before reaching their prime; for the survivors and those who came afterwards, led by Jimmy...David Peace’s novel Munichs is haunting but full of love. Love for an already great Manchester...David Peace’s novel Munichs is haunting but full of love. Love for an already great Manchester...
County Championship
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...
Eddie Howe has admitted that he cannot guarantee that Kieran Trippier will stay at Newcastle United this summer, with...Eddie Howe has admitted that he cannot guarantee that Kieran Trippier will stay at Newcastle...Eddie Howe has admitted that he cannot guarantee that Kieran Trippier will stay at Newcastle...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, eight days before the start of the Winter Paralympics in Beijing. When the Games ended, in second place behind the hosts in the medal table was Ukraine. Mostly, the nations that are...The Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, eight days before the start of the...The Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, eight days before the start of the...
Flight delays, lost bags and illness can turn a dream break into a nightmare. Lucy Andrews looks at how travellers can protect themselves and get their money back
Many are leaving the market, but these three investors are happy to stay
Holly Mead
The big question
We seek opposing views on whether a levy on ultra-processed products could nudge households into healthier choices
With three years to wait until she gets her pension, Helen Simpson has found an enjoyable way to fund giving up work. Lucy Andrews looks at how you can make money from pet sitting
TROUBLESHOOTER
The number of families getting unexpected inheritance tax bills on gifts from loved ones has more than doubled over...The number of families getting unexpected inheritance tax bills on gifts from loved ones has more...The number of families getting unexpected inheritance tax bills on gifts from loved ones has more...
Ask the experts
Q. My wife and I are due to complete our house sale next month but are yet to find another property to buy, so are...Q. My wife and I are due to complete our house sale next month but are yet to find another...Q. My wife and I are due to complete our house sale next month but are yet to find another...
first person
The former Newsnight presenter reveals the secrets behind her royal scoop
first person
Laila Mickelwait on her four-year mission to stop the porn site sexually exploiting children for profit
Anthony Seldon talks to the aides, allies and civil servants who witnessed the end of Truss’s reign
caitlin moran
‘My home town — a place where Oscar Wilde once had some opiated fantasy about wallpaper’
interview
The Labour MP has been heckled and threatened in the past month. It’s nothing new, she tells Caitlin Moran
giles coren
There are all sorts of good signs when you walk into Asador 44 in central Cardiff, just across from the Arms Park.There are all sorts of good signs when you walk into Asador 44 in central Cardiff, just across...There are all sorts of good signs when you walk into Asador 44 in central Cardiff, just across...
beta male
The good thing about going to Wales for a week in mid-August is that autumn is advanced one whole month. That suits...The good thing about going to Wales for a week in mid-August is that autumn is advanced one whole...The good thing about going to Wales for a week in mid-August is that autumn is advanced one whole...
Times critics choose their highlights, including Paul Mescal in Gladiator II, Van Gogh’s finest, the BBC’s Wolf Hall and a new musical from the creators of Six
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?
Interview
David Peace talks to Mike Atherton about his new novel, Munichs, Manchester United and working-class Britain
Hugo Rifkind
The Queen guitarist’s love for the animals is not surprising — but an hour-long BBC show documenting his search for justice? The mind boggles
Interview
Charlie Vickers on playing the Lord of the Rings villain in the second season of the Prime Video series
review | history
When it comes to commands, the Queen of Hearts has nothing on my daughter. “Read!” she orders with the insistence of the Queen declaring: “Off with their heads!” So I settle her on my lap and, looking over the top of her Fauntleroy curls (that...When it comes to commands, the Queen of Hearts has nothing on my daughter. “Read!” she...When it comes to commands, the Queen of Hearts has nothing on my daughter. “Read!” she...
review | biography
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...
Review | WAR
As Vladimir Putin limbered up for his winter 2022 invasion of Ukraine, he made a series of preposterous claims.As Vladimir Putin limbered up for his winter 2022 invasion of Ukraine, he made a series of...As Vladimir Putin limbered up for his winter 2022 invasion of Ukraine, he made a series of...
review | fiction
CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK
BESTSELLERS
Just over 50 years ago, on April 14, 1974, a new feature appeared in The Sunday Times — the bestseller list. In it, the paper documented the most popular fiction, non-fiction and paperbacks, which in that first week included an autobiography by the Duchess of Bedford and Jaws by Peter Benchley. The list was the first of its kind in the UK, and not uncontroversial (some...Just over 50 years ago, on April 14, 1974, a new feature appeared in The Sunday Times — the...Just over 50 years ago, on April 14, 1974, a new feature appeared in The Sunday Times — the...
bestsellers
The Sunday Times bestseller list is so much a part of the British literary landscape that it’s hard to imagine a time...The Sunday Times bestseller list is so much a part of the British literary landscape that it’s hard to imagine a time when it didn’t exist. It’s still harder to imagine that 50 years ago, when the first list appeared towards the back of The Sunday Times, the idea of collating and compiling the nation’s bestselling...The Sunday Times bestseller list is so much a part of the British literary landscape that it’s hard to imagine a time when it...
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
It’s the biggest prize in comedy, and this year the Edinburgh Comedy Awards visited 563 eligible Fringe shows. Then the panel of ten judges (I’m one of them) whittled them down — with as little bloodshed as possible — to a shortlist of seven. The...It’s the biggest prize in comedy, and this year the Edinburgh Comedy Awards visited 563 eligible...It’s the biggest prize in comedy, and this year the Edinburgh Comedy Awards visited 563 eligible...
tELEVISION | STREAMING GUIDE
my culture fix
My favourite author
Jane Austen. Very boring. I think my favourite is Pride and Prejudice. The book I’m reading
I’ve just reread The Visitors’ Book by Jon Lys Turner. It’s about the relationship of a wonderful teacher I had called Dickie...My favourite author
Jane Austen. Very boring. I think my favourite is Pride and Prejudice. ...My favourite author
Jane Austen. Very boring. I think my favourite is Pride and Prejudice. ...
Couples therapist Jean-Claude Chalmet knows all too well the mistakes that can gradually destroy marriages
first person
Seeing the pride of Gus Walz as his father accepted the Democratic vice-president nomination is particularly moving for parents like me, says Georgina Fuller
It regulates your metabolism but can spike when you’re stressed. Here’s how to balance it with food and exercise, says Peta Bee
Interview
The three-time Paralympic medallist tells Hannah Skelley about her new goals
Jane MacQuitty
Our expert picks her favourite supermarket whites, reds, rosés and fizz, from only £5.49 to £11.50
Stephen Anderton
From staking tall plants to adding late-season colour, here’s how to keep your garden flourishing into autumn
Stephen Anderton
It’s ridiculously satisfying, and an easy job to do with the kids, says Stephen Anderton
How hard is it? 6¼ miles; easy; relatively flat
harry jameson
Your monthly men’s health column by the fitness and wellbeing expert
video
The historic Formentor estate has relaunched as a Four Seasons hotel. Our writer is first in, plus what’s new on the Balearic isle
video
One of the county’s loveliest subtropical gardens now has a hidden holiday cottage where guests get the greenery to themselves after hours
Fewer crowds, buzzy food festivals and temperatures that still hover in the twenties await in southern Europe this autumn
TRAVEL DOCTOR
Plus: the best places for a beginner scuba-diving course and where to find a luxurious, adults-only beachside hotel in Greece
Our expert shares her pick of the tropical destination’s most memorable island resorts, where a sense of luxury, plenty of marine wildlife and powdery sands come as standard
If I had to pinpoint why it’s taken me so long to do an Australian road trip, I’d blame it on Bill Bryson...If I had to pinpoint why it’s taken me so long to do an Australian road trip, I’d blame it on...If I had to pinpoint why it’s taken me so long to do an Australian road trip, I’d blame it on...
video
Had the hand of history played a more favourable card for the Romans, the lyrics to Ultravox’s 1981 synth-pop banger...Had the hand of history played a more favourable card for the Romans, the lyrics to Ultravox’s...Had the hand of history played a more favourable card for the Romans, the lyrics to Ultravox’s...
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.
obituary
Celebrity chef who pioneered the postwar nouvelle cuisine movement by scrapping rich sauces and lightening the French diet
video
The Times has been publishing life stories of the great and the good (and the not so good) for more than 170 years. Now the obituary is also becoming a podcast, explains Anna Temkin
Catherine Pepinster
You’ve probably walked past them many times — people sitting on the pavement besides a handmade sign asking for help...You’ve probably walked past them many times — people sitting on the pavement besides a handmade...You’ve probably walked past them many times — people sitting on the pavement besides a handmade...
announcements
PLACE me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy...PLACE me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death...PLACE me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death...
MindGames
1 The fashion term “tankini” is a blend of tank top and which word? 2 Which landmark in Sydney, Australia is nicknamed “The Coathanger”? 3 In 2023, detectorist Richard Brock unearthed England’s largest known nugget of which metal? 4 Equus ferus...1 The fashion term “tankini” is a blend of tank top and which word? 2 Which landmark in Sydney...1 The fashion term “tankini” is a blend of tank top and which word? 2 Which landmark in Sydney...
Viola Hou and Simran Gill
Viola Hou, 29, and Simran Gill, 30, who both work in marketing for Unilever, were married on July 14, 2024, at Iscoyd Park, on the Shropshire border in north Wales Viola had always imagined getting married in a long, white traditional bridal gown. And she did. But she also wore a lehenga and a qipao as part of a three-day celebration that included British, Indian and...Viola Hou, 29, and Simran Gill, 30, who both work in marketing for Unilever, were married on July...Viola Hou, 29, and Simran Gill, 30, who both work in marketing for Unilever, were married on July...
Douglas Benjamin Crocombe was born on April 3, 2024, at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south London, to Daisy...Douglas Benjamin Crocombe was born on April 3, 2024, at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south London, to Daisy, 33, and Peter Crocombe, 34 Daisy and Pete had prepared for a natural birth but Douglas, their first child, ended up being born via a C-section. Four days earlier Daisy had gone to the hospital...Douglas Benjamin Crocombe was born on April 3, 2024, at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south London, to Daisy, 33, and ...
Anas Sarwar derided Labour Together for suggesting people smugglers should be shipped to Scotland
Almost half of Scottish Labour’s MPs have received donations worth £100,000 from a think tank Anas Sarwar derided as a cringeworthy “fringe group” after it suggested that people smugglers should be shipped to Scotland. Labour Together, previously led by Morgan McSweeney, Sir Keir Starmer’s...Almost half of Scottish Labour’s MPs have received donations worth £100,000 from a think tank Anas Sarwar derided as a cringeworthy “fringe group” after it suggested that people smugglers should be shipped to Scotland. Labour Together, previously led by Morgan McSweeney, Sir Keir Starmer’s...Almost half of Scottish Labour’s MPs have received donations worth £100,000 from a think tank Anas Sarwar derided as a...
A Scottish patient has been forced to remain registered with a GP almost 500 miles away in Reading because it is so difficult to join a local surgery north of the border. Steve Lewis, 52, moved to Aberdeenshire from England 18 months ago, eager to enjoy outdoor pursuits such as cycling and kayaking in the Cairngorms. However, last summer he...A Scottish patient has been forced to remain registered with a GP almost 500 miles away in Reading because it is so difficult to join a local surgery north of the border. Steve Lewis, 52, moved to Aberdeenshire from England 18 months ago, eager to enjoy outdoor pursuits such as cycling and kayaking in the Cairngorms. However, last summer he...A Scottish patient has been forced to remain registered with a GP almost 500 miles away in Reading because it is so difficult...
A British arms manufacturer has scrapped plans to conduct live-fire testing of fragmentation bombs in the middle of a world heritage site in Scotland. The Overwatch Group had sought permission from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to drop anti-personnel bombs from drones in the middle of the Flow Country on to...A British arms manufacturer has scrapped plans to conduct live-fire testing of fragmentation...A British arms manufacturer has scrapped plans to conduct live-fire testing of fragmentation...
scottish business digest
PHOTOGRAPHY
The Edinburgh International is one of the most highly regarded photographic exhibitions in the UK, attracting thousands of entries from around the world. It is hosted by the Edinburgh Photographic Society, which was founded in 1861 and has held...The Edinburgh International is one of the most highly regarded photographic exhibitions in the UK...The Edinburgh International is one of the most highly regarded photographic exhibitions in the UK...
Magnus Linklater
‘Morally unjustifiable and economically unsustainable.” Thus did Nicola Sturgeon once attack the UK government’s...‘Morally unjustifiable and economically unsustainable.” Thus did Nicola Sturgeon once attack the...‘Morally unjustifiable and economically unsustainable.” Thus did Nicola Sturgeon once attack the...
Murdo Fraser
When parents send their children off to school, I believe they have a right to expect three things. One, that they...When parents send their children off to school, I believe they have a right to expect three things.When parents send their children off to school, I believe they have a right to expect three things.
Just below Arthur’s Seat and designed by the architect of Holyrood Palace, Prestonfield spares no expense for its guests — human or canine
gabriella bennett
A stunning new film adaptation of The Outrun by Amy Liptrot recounts her recovery from alcoholism
REVIEW
Claire Sawers gets a taste of Italy in the West End, with a few surprises on the menu — and the bill
INTERVIEW
The Skerryvore frontman on his most embarrassing moment, his favourite crime-fighting hero and the moment that changed his life
With a sauna, snooker table and six rooms, this bargain stay is in the midst of Lucca’s wonderful bakeries, restaurants and bustling piazzas
The Times’s Alba restaurant critic Chitra Ramaswamy has eaten all over Edinburgh, from Marchmont noodle bars to Auld...The Times’s Alba restaurant critic Chitra Ramaswamy has eaten all over Edinburgh, from Marchmont...The Times’s Alba restaurant critic Chitra Ramaswamy has eaten all over Edinburgh, from Marchmont...
The Times’s Alba restaurant critic Chitra Ramaswamy has eaten at almost every table in Glasgow, from a kebab shop...The Times’s Alba restaurant critic Chitra Ramaswamy has eaten at almost every table in Glasgow...The Times’s Alba restaurant critic Chitra Ramaswamy has eaten at almost every table in Glasgow...
Mallaig is at the end of the Rathad nan Eilean, or Road to the Isles, where a number of ferries sail from the harbour bound for the remote peninsula of Knoydart and the isles of Skye, Eigg, Muck, Canna and Rum. Turn right from the railway station...Mallaig is at the end of the Rathad nan Eilean, or Road to the Isles, where a number of ferries...Mallaig is at the end of the Rathad nan Eilean, or Road to the Isles, where a number of ferries...
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Briefing
Saturday
UK: Notting Hill Carnival begins; hustings begin in the Scottish Conservative Party leadership election; Manchester Pride parade.
Sunday
UK: The former prime minister Gordon Brown delivers the keynote talk at the Edinburgh festival on the theme “The world as it is and the world as it can be”.
Netherlands: Formula One Grand Prix takes place in Zandvoort.
On this day
Saturday
In 1929 Yasser Arafat, the Palestine Liberation Organisation leader, was born in Cairo to Palestinian parents; in 1976 the Labour Party MP Denis Howell was appointed minister for drought (nicknamed the minister for rain) during the driest summer in Britain for more than 200 years — days later the August bank holiday was a washout; in 1990 kidnappers released the Irish hostage Brian Keenan in Beirut after he had spent more than four years in captivity; in 2004 two Russian aircraft exploded shortly after leaving Moscow airport, killing all 90 people on board. The aircraft were believed to have been the target of Chechen suicide bombers; in 2014 the actor and director Lord (Richard) Attenborough died aged 90. His films included acting in The Great Escape and directing the Oscar-winning Gandhi (obituary, August 25, 2014).
Sunday
In 1819 Allan Pinkerton, who in 1850 founded the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in Chicago, was born in Glasgow. In the 1870s the agency was hired to track down outlaws including Jesse James and developed a criminal database. In 1962 agency detectives guarded the coffin of Marilyn Monroe at her funeral; in 1919 Aircraft Transport and Travel, a forerunner of British Airways, made the first international scheduled flight by flying from Hounslow Heath aerodrome in London to Le Bourget, Paris. Its cargo included newspapers, Devonshire cream, jam and grouse; in 1944 Paris was liberated from German occupation by French and American troops; in 2017 the Burmese army launched a military crackdown, sparking the Rohingya refugee crisis. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims fled to Bangladesh after violent clashes.
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
Saturday
Peter Gummer, Lord Chadlington, chief executive, Huntsworth (2000-15, public relations group), 82; Paulo Coelho, author, The Alchemist (1988), 77; Elizabeth Debicki, actress, The Crown (2022-23), 34; Simon Dennis, rower, Olympic gold medallist (2000), 48; Stephen Fry, actor, Jeeves and Wooster (1990-92), presenter, QI (2003-16), and writer, Odyssey (2024), 67; John Green, author, The Fault in Our Stars (2012), 47; Rupert Grint, actor, Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films (2001-11), 36; Poppy Gustafsson, chief executive and co-founder of Darktrace (cybersecurity firm), 42; Dafydd Iwan, folk singer and politician, president, Plaid Cymru (2003-10), 81; Linton Kwesi Johnson, dub poet and activist, 72; Prof Sir Alexander McCall Smith, novelist, The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (1998), 76; Charlie Massey, chief executive and registrar, General Medical Council, 54; Marlee Matlin, actress, Children of a Lesser God (1986), 59; Dr Madsen Pirie, co-founder and president, Adam Smith Institute, 84; Ali Smith, novelist, Companion Piece (2022), 62; Sir John Sunderland, businessman, chancellor, Aston University, president, Confederation of British Industry (2004-06), 79; Sam Torrance, golfer with 21 European tour wins, 71.
Sunday
Matt Aitken, songwriter and record producer, Stock Aitken Waterman, 68; Elvis Costello, singer and composer, Oliver’s Army (1979), 70; Lord (Conrad) Black of Crossharbour, chairman, Telegraph Group (1987-2005), 80; Sir Lloyd Dorfman, chairman, Royal Opera House, vice-president, the King’s Trust International, founder (1976), Travelex Group, 72; John Fallon, chairman, WarChild UK (charity), chief executive, Pearson (2013-20), 62; Frederick Forsyth, writer, The Day of the Jackal (1971), 86; Will Gompertz, writer, director, Sir John Soane’s Museum, 59; Tom Hollander, actor, The Ipcress File (2022), 57; Howard Jacobson, novelist, What Will Survive of Us (2024), 82; Prof Sir Colin Lucas, historian, vice-chancellor, University of Oxford (1997-2004), 84; Gary McGann, chairman, Flutter Entertainment (2014-23), 74; Clive Myrie, BBC News presenter and correspondent, host of Mastermind (BBC2), 60; Xavier Niel, technology entrepreneur, founder and majority shareholder, Iliad (trading as Freeband), 57; John Savage, actor, The Deer Hunter (1978), 75; Claudia Schiffer, model, 54; Sir Alistair Spalding, chief executive and artistic director, Sadler’s Wells theatre, 67; Lord (Guglielmo) Verdirame KC, professor of international law, King’s College London, 53; Lord (Jim) Wallace of Tankerness, Lib Dem leader in the House of Lords (2013-16), 70; Joe Wright, film director, Atonement (2007), 52.