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The council accused of failings over the Grenfell tragedy has made some of its residential blocks less safe since the disaster, its former head of fire safety has said. The experienced fire risk and building safety engineer, who did not want to be named, joined the Royal Borough of Kensington and...The council accused of failings over the Grenfell tragedy has made some of its residential blocks less safe since the disaster, its former head of fire safety has said. The experienced fire risk and building safety engineer, who did not want to be named, joined the Royal Borough of Kensington and...The council accused of failings over the Grenfell tragedy has made some of its residential blocks less safe since the disaster...
The UK’s decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel has caused a diplomatic row with the country as Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, denounced the move as “shameful” and said it would only “embolden” Hamas. The government has suspended 30 of Britain’s 350 arms export licences with Israel amid concerns that the weapons...The UK’s decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel has caused a diplomatic row with the country as Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, denounced the move as “shameful” and said it would only “embolden” Hamas. The government has suspended 30 of Britain’s 350 arms export licences with Israel amid concerns that the weapons...The UK’s decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel has caused a diplomatic row with the country as Binyamin Netanyahu, the...
Five children have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 80-year-old man who was walking his dog was attacked at a park in Leicestershire on Sunday. The victim, who has been named as Bhim Kohli, a father of three, was walking in Franklin Park, Braunstone Town, at about 6.30pm when he was attacked.Five children have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 80-year-old man who was walking...Five children have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 80-year-old man who was walking...
Political sketch
It starts out innocently enough: the shredding of evidence after a Selfridges splurge (the bright yellow bags get...It starts out innocently enough: the shredding of evidence after a Selfridges splurge (the bright...It starts out innocently enough: the shredding of evidence after a Selfridges splurge (the bright...
As much as many of us feel we need a lie-in at the weekend, it has long been freighted with warnings that this...As much as many of us feel we need a lie-in at the weekend, it has long been freighted with...As much as many of us feel we need a lie-in at the weekend, it has long been freighted with...
A viscountess whose pet duck Quackers was strangled and tossed into long grass has turned detective and is being helped by hundreds of amateur sleuths in her hunt for the killer. Viscountess Hinchingbrooke — also known as Julie Montagu, an...A viscountess whose pet duck Quackers was strangled and tossed into long grass has turned...A viscountess whose pet duck Quackers was strangled and tossed into long grass has turned...
National pride has declined sharply over the last decade, possibly because Britain is redefining itself as it becomes...National pride has declined sharply over the last decade, possibly because Britain is redefining...National pride has declined sharply over the last decade, possibly because Britain is redefining...
THE TIMES DIARY
With Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in the polls, America may finally get a female president. It has been coming...With Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in the polls, America may finally get a female president.With Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in the polls, America may finally get a female president.
Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s populist prime minister, has scored a victory in her attempts to exert more influence in the European Union as a minister from her hard-right Brothers of Italy party is poised to take a top job in Brussels. According to diplomatic sources, Ursula von der Leyen, the German...Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s populist prime minister, has scored a victory in her attempts to exert more influence in the European Union as a minister from her hard-right Brothers of Italy party is poised to take a top job in Brussels. According to diplomatic sources, Ursula von der Leyen, the German...Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s populist prime minister, has scored a victory in her attempts to exert more influence in the European...
Russian scientists have been ordered to come up with anti-ageing remedies by an official close to President Putin, who is said to be obsessed with eternal life. Putin will be 72 in October and most of his top officials are about the same age. The average life expectancy for men in Russia is 67. The Russian health ministry has told research...Russian scientists have been ordered to come up with anti-ageing remedies by an official close to President Putin, who is said to be obsessed with eternal life. Putin will be 72 in October and most of his top officials are about the same age. The average life expectancy for men in Russia is 67. The Russian health ministry has told research...Russian scientists have been ordered to come up with anti-ageing remedies by an official close to President Putin, who is said...
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A Russian missile attack in central Ukraine has killed 51 people and injured more than 200, Ukrainian officials have said. President Zelensky said that Russian forces struck “an educational institution and a neighbouring hospital” with two ballistic missiles in the city of Poltava. The educational facility in...A Russian missile attack in central Ukraine has killed 51 people and injured more than 200...A Russian missile attack in central Ukraine has killed 51 people and injured more than 200...
The journey from her native city of Kawasaki in Japan to winning Spain’s most prestigious flamenco dancing prize took...The journey from her native city of Kawasaki in Japan to winning Spain’s most prestigious...The journey from her native city of Kawasaki in Japan to winning Spain’s most prestigious...
An environment worker from Texas has been dubbed the “James Bond of recycling” after using tracking devices to find...An environment worker from Texas has been dubbed the “James Bond of recycling” after using...An environment worker from Texas has been dubbed the “James Bond of recycling” after using...
in depth
The scrawled handwriting across six pages of notepaper contained sordid details of drug use, trips to ranches owned by cartels and the tale of an innocent mother caught in the spiral of her partner’s addiction. Kouri Richins, 34, already the...The scrawled handwriting across six pages of notepaper contained sordid details of drug use...The scrawled handwriting across six pages of notepaper contained sordid details of drug use...
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Donald Trump has been ridiculed for launching an attack on Kamala Harris for being “nasty” and “horrible” to Mike...Donald Trump has been ridiculed for launching an attack on Kamala Harris for being “nasty” and...Donald Trump has been ridiculed for launching an attack on Kamala Harris for being “nasty” and...
analysis
Kamala Harris is leading in opinion polls to become the next US president, even as her position on numerous issues...Kamala Harris is leading in opinion polls to become the next US president, even as her position...Kamala Harris is leading in opinion polls to become the next US president, even as her position...
Apple has warned Britain’s competition watchdog that its “flawed and insufficient” analysis of the iPhone maker’s dominance in the mobile browser market risks harming consumers and developers. The Silicon Valley tech group claimed the Competition and Markets Authority was using outdated...Apple has warned Britain’s competition watchdog that its “flawed and insufficient” analysis of the iPhone maker’s dominance in the mobile browser market risks harming consumers and developers. The Silicon Valley tech group claimed the Competition and Markets Authority was using outdated...Apple has warned Britain’s competition watchdog that its “flawed and insufficient” analysis of the iPhone maker’s dominance in...
Nine new offshore wind farms were among the record number of projects agreed in the Labour government’s first renewable energy auction. The sixth annual auction round for state subsidies yielded 131 new green infrastructure projects. This was the highest yet, and up from 92 in the previous auction, according to the Department for Energy...Nine new offshore wind farms were among the record number of projects agreed in the Labour government’s first renewable energy auction. The sixth annual auction round for state subsidies yielded 131 new green infrastructure projects. This was the highest yet, and up from 92 in the previous auction, according to the Department for Energy...Nine new offshore wind farms were among the record number of projects agreed in the Labour government’s first renewable energy...
Investors rushed to buy UK government bonds on Tuesday by placing a record order of more than £100 billion at a gilt auction, defying Labour’s warnings about the parlous state of the public finances and a possible “run on the pound”. Bond investors placed orders totalling £110 billion during the auction for an £8...Investors rushed to buy UK government bonds on Tuesday by placing a record order of more than...Investors rushed to buy UK government bonds on Tuesday by placing a record order of more than...
business commentary
Pre-budget lobbying is a predictable affair. Who yet knows if Offshore Energies UK, the campaigner for the oil and...Pre-budget lobbying is a predictable affair. Who yet knows if Offshore Energies UK, the...Pre-budget lobbying is a predictable affair. Who yet knows if Offshore Energies UK, the...
mehreen khan
This week’s European rentrée from the summer break has been hijacked by a deepening Franco-German headache. In Berlin...This week’s European rentrée from the summer break has been hijacked by a deepening Franco-German...This week’s European rentrée from the summer break has been hijacked by a deepening Franco-German...
powering up britain
With billions of pounds of investment, national energy security and tens of thousands of jobs on the line, the next few months could be defining for Britain’s oil and gas industry. Companies operating in the North Sea are accustomed to political...With billions of pounds of investment, national energy security and tens of thousands of jobs on...With billions of pounds of investment, national energy security and tens of thousands of jobs on...
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On October 14, Sir Keir Starmer will host the UK International Investment Summit, a flagship event for a government...On October 14, Sir Keir Starmer will host the UK International Investment Summit, a flagship...On October 14, Sir Keir Starmer will host the UK International Investment Summit, a flagship...
tempus
Nestlé, the Swiss food giant, ousted its chief executive last month. The business has lagged rivals in recent years...Nestlé, the Swiss food giant, ousted its chief executive last month. The business has lagged...Nestlé, the Swiss food giant, ousted its chief executive last month. The business has lagged...
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As a former high-flying London headhunter, Natalie Fee had a house, car and high-paying job by the age of 21. But a chance viewing of a trailer for the film Albatross, about plastic pollution, led her to a career pivot. Now, as the founder of City to Sea, she campaigns to stop plastic pollution at source. 1. For all the good you want to do in the world, start with...As a former high-flying London headhunter, Natalie Fee had a house, car and high-paying job by...As a former high-flying London headhunter, Natalie Fee had a house, car and high-paying job by...
recruitment
Did you dread heading back into the office after the Bank Holiday, or did you bounce back to work? Whichever it was...Did you dread heading back into the office after the Bank Holiday, or did you bounce back to work? Whichever it was, it will have been influenced by your organisation’s culture. Elusive to measure and even harder to achieve successfully, company culture encapsulates the shared norms, values and behaviour of a...Did you dread heading back into the office after the Bank Holiday, or did you bounce back to work? Whichever it was, it will...
Leicester City will avoid a points deduction after the Premier League suffered a serious blow in its enforcement of its profitability and sustainability rules (PSR). The club won an appeal against an alleged breach and said the appeal board, made up of three very senior lawyers, had identified...Leicester City will avoid a points deduction after the Premier League suffered a serious blow in its enforcement of its profitability and sustainability rules (PSR). The club won an appeal against an alleged breach and said the appeal board, made up of three very senior lawyers, had identified...Leicester City will avoid a points deduction after the Premier League suffered a serious blow in its enforcement of its...
us open | annabel croft
One of my first encounters with Jack Draper was in December 2019 when I was asked by the LTA to help out with some media coaching for a group of the country’s most promising players. Also in the room over the course of two days at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton was a young Emma Raducanu. To be honest, I didn’t know who they all...One of my first encounters with Jack Draper was in December 2019 when I was asked by the LTA to help out with some media coaching for a group of the country’s most promising players. Also in the room over the course of two days at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton was a young Emma Raducanu. To be honest, I didn’t know who they all...One of my first encounters with Jack Draper was in December 2019 when I was asked by the LTA to help out with some media...
MIKE ATHERTON
Brendon McCullum gave no clues, did he? Lounging on the Lord’s balcony, feet up, shades on, he looked like a man utterly content with his lot as his players romped to another Test and series win against Sri Lanka. It is a measure of the impact he has made in his short time with the England Test team that Rob Key...Brendon McCullum gave no clues, did he? Lounging on the Lord’s balcony, feet up, shades on, he...Brendon McCullum gave no clues, did he? Lounging on the Lord’s balcony, feet up, shades on, he...
Women’s champions League
STEVE JAMES
Hearts sank and groans were heard, particularly from the bowlers. The day in London had dawned sunny and hot, the pitch looked brown and flat, and the Sri Lanka captain had just won the toss. A long day in the field surely beckoned for the England team. This was not Lord’s for the recent second Test where Dhananjaya de Silva unfathomably inserted England, but the single...Hearts sank and groans were heard, particularly from the bowlers. The day in London had dawned...Hearts sank and groans were heard, particularly from the bowlers. The day in London had dawned...
Brendon McCullum will take charge of the England men’s team across all three formats from January after being named...Brendon McCullum will take charge of the England men’s team across all three formats from January after being named head coach of the white-ball side. McCullum has been the head coach of England’s Test team since the summer of 2022, when Matthew Mott was his white-ball counterpart. But after the departure of Mott...Brendon McCullum will take charge of the England men’s team across all three formats from January after being named head coach...
ALYSON RUDD
No one should feel sorry for Ivan Toney, who is reportedly now earning nearly £1million a week in Saudi Arabia. And...No one should feel sorry for Ivan Toney, who is reportedly now earning nearly £1million a week in...No one should feel sorry for Ivan Toney, who is reportedly now earning nearly £1million a week in...
gregor robertson
It was an interview that made everyone who saw it smile. It was May 2021, and Marc Guéhi was standing on the pitch at...It was an interview that made everyone who saw it smile. It was May 2021, and Marc Guéhi was...It was an interview that made everyone who saw it smile. It was May 2021, and Marc Guéhi was...
MOLLY HUDSON
From a winning machine to an undriveable monster, Red Bull have witnessed their championship lead diminish in front of their eyes in a matter of weeks, thanks to an engineering issue with their once dominant car. Now they must work around the clock to fix it and set up a fascinating conclusion to the season. In Formula 1, thousands of people of varying seniority levels...From a winning machine to an undriveable monster, Red Bull have witnessed their championship lead...From a winning machine to an undriveable monster, Red Bull have witnessed their championship lead...
Red Bull and Ferrari have claimed that the car design being used by McLaren and Mercedes is giving them an unfair...Red Bull and Ferrari have claimed that the car design being used by McLaren and Mercedes is giving them an unfair advantage in the Formula 1 title race. Their complaint focuses on the flexibility of the front wings, which are crucial to the aerodynamics of the present generation of cars, and comes after Red Bull’s...Red Bull and Ferrari have claimed that the car design being used by McLaren and Mercedes is giving them an unfair advantage in...
US Open | Stuart Fraser
Paul Hirst
As you walk down the corridors to the boardroom in the East Stand at Old Trafford, you are reminded of the Manchester...As you walk down the corridors to the boardroom in the East Stand at Old Trafford, you are...As you walk down the corridors to the boardroom in the East Stand at Old Trafford, you are...
MIKE ATHERTON
At my first glance on Monday morning there were 170 comments under the digital report of Sunday’s play in the second...At my first glance on Monday morning there were 170 comments under the digital report of Sunday’s...At my first glance on Monday morning there were 170 comments under the digital report of Sunday’s...
TIMES SPORT UNSEEN
This week Bradley Ormesher is flying solo but that does not mean a smaller Unseen Gallery. Our photographer was busy capturing the action at Old Trafford on Sunday as Liverpool turned up and blew away Manchester United 3-0 in the Premier League.This week Bradley Ormesher is flying solo but that does not mean a smaller Unseen Gallery. Our...This week Bradley Ormesher is flying solo but that does not mean a smaller Unseen Gallery. Our...
From a £199 trench coat to a midi kilt, Harriet Walker on what she has her eye on from the high street store’s new season
It’s one of the pie-maker’s most popular dishes — so what happens when Hilary Rose tries to whip one up herself?
Yes, you can wear leopard print, leather and trouser suits — with a twist. Here are my top tips for corporate dressing to look stylish, not staid, says Anna Murphy
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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s new M&S shapewear range is a challenge to Skims
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Amal Clooney is part of a select club of globally famous, immaculately turned-out women. Why wear jeans and a T-shirt when you could wear Versace instead, asks Hilary Rose
venice REVIEW
Daniel Craig delivers possibly his best screen performance for director Luca Guadagnino in what is nonetheless one of the former Bond star’s least interesting and most ill-disciplined movies (and that’s including Cowboys & Aliens). Guadagnino, hot from the flawless Challengers, has reunited with that film’s writer Justin Kuritzkes to adapt Queer, the patchy...Daniel Craig delivers possibly his best screen performance for director Luca Guadagnino in what...Daniel Craig delivers possibly his best screen performance for director Luca Guadagnino in what...
As much as many of us feel we need a lie-in at the weekend, it has long been freighted with warnings that this...As much as many of us feel we need a lie-in at the weekend, it has long been freighted with warnings that this damages our health. Scientists previously warned that consistency is key for our sleeping patterns, with lie-ins leading to metabolic changes such as worse blood sugar control and weight gain. Others...As much as many of us feel we need a lie-in at the weekend, it has long been freighted with warnings that this damages our health.
dr mark porter
Ian McKellen has announced he will be taking the rest of this year off after his fall from the stage in the Noël...Ian McKellen has announced he will be taking the rest of this year off after his fall from the...Ian McKellen has announced he will be taking the rest of this year off after his fall from the...
ROBERT CRAMPTON
This billionaire Joe Lewis bloke parking his superyacht in Dartmouth for almost a month has really got to me. There’s...This billionaire Joe Lewis bloke parking his superyacht in Dartmouth for almost a month has...This billionaire Joe Lewis bloke parking his superyacht in Dartmouth for almost a month has...
first person
Single-word appraisals were just part of the problem, says one head of school
When you get “the call”, the notification that Ofsted will descend the next day and pass judgment on the entirety of your professional life, there are certain standard reactions not dissimilar to food poisoning. Cold sweats, shaky knees, a queasy feeling in the pit of the stomach. If you’re anything like me, the worst bit is how you find yourself prey to all sorts of...When you get “the call”, the notification that Ofsted will descend the next day and pass judgment...When you get “the call”, the notification that Ofsted will descend the next day and pass judgment...
first person
It’s deeply ingrained in every ball girl or boy. After months of training, you step out on court absolutely certain...It’s deeply ingrained in every ball girl or boy. After months of training, you step out on court absolutely certain of one thing: that your job is to be invisible. When it goes wrong? Oh the teenage agony. In fact, who am I kidding, the humiliation is lifelong. Thanks to my family’s teasing, I’m not allowed to...It’s deeply ingrained in every ball girl or boy. After months of training, you step out on court absolutely certain of one...
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The Tower (ITV1/ITVX), while a perfectly good cop drama, has never hugely grabbed me by the you-know-whats before and I’m not quite sure why. Maybe it’s because the characters aren’t as compelling as the ones in, say, Blue Lights, and it doesn’t feel as pacy. However, I do like a long-term undercover cop story because it’s such a terrifying, selfless job to do...The Tower (ITV1/ITVX), while a perfectly good cop drama, has never hugely grabbed me by...The Tower (ITV1/ITVX), while a perfectly good cop drama, has never hugely grabbed me by...
The famous Hollywood adage that MGM once contained “more stars than there are in heaven” has been widely co-opted...The famous Hollywood adage that MGM once contained “more stars than there are in heaven” has been widely co-opted this year by the Venice Film Festival. The expected arrival of Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix, Cate Blanchett, Daniel Craig, Lady Gaga, George Clooney, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie and...The famous Hollywood adage that MGM once contained “more stars than there are in heaven” has been widely co-opted this year by...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
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PROMS 2024
Will it be a vintage season at the BBC Proms? It’s David Pickard’s last hurrah as director of the festival, and the concerts are also spread out over Great Britain like never before, with important events scheduled in Bristol and Gateshead as well...Will it be a vintage season at the BBC Proms? It’s David Pickard’s last hurrah as director of the...Will it be a vintage season at the BBC Proms? It’s David Pickard’s last hurrah as director of the...
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MindGames
1 Sanguivores feed on which body fluid? 2 Tom Shippey’s 1982 book The Road to Middle-Earth is a scholarly study of...1 Sanguivores feed on which body fluid? 2 Tom Shippey’s 1982 book The Road to Middle-Earth is a...1 Sanguivores feed on which body fluid? 2 Tom Shippey’s 1982 book The Road to Middle-Earth is a...
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The most beautiful human creations — art, music, poetry — are now in the hands of machines
Beaujolais nouveau is only one of the wonderful products the region is turning out
Coral, pearl and desert crystal: these are the scents that Diptyque’s Parisian master perfumers were tasked with distilling
Ed Gorman witnesses one of the greatest fleets of classic yachts off the coast of Cornwall
A rare glimpse of the Tiffany & Co jeweller’s treasure-filled rustic houses
Transport yourself to the Land of Rising Sun with a weekend based around these gorgeous Japanese-style spots, complete with special places to stay nearby
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, is North America’s most joyous, laid-back break – and a new direct seasonal flight makes it easier to reach than ever
Our expert classes each of these spots as an absolute must-visit, from a carefree paradise island to a feel-good city with an authentic vibe
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Exploring via a new train and boat itinerary from Star Clippers is the gentle way to experience the beauty of Bari, Amalfi, Sicily and beyond
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The pedestrianised Cies Islands, off the coast of Galicia, have some of the world’s most alluring (and exclusive) beaches. No wonder they don’t want everyone to know
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
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Sicily is a richly varied, enormous island — the largest in the Mediterranean — so you shouldn’t expect to see all of its golden beaches, archaeological sites, and regions in one go. But if you’re looking to pack as much Sicilian magic as possible...Sicily is a richly varied, enormous island — the largest in the Mediterranean — so you shouldn’t...Sicily is a richly varied, enormous island — the largest in the Mediterranean — so you shouldn’t...
ARE not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And...ARE not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your...ARE not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your...
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What have the Victorians ever done for us? Well, along with those familiar things like inventing the telephone...What have the Victorians ever done for us? Well, along with those familiar things like inventing...What have the Victorians ever done for us? Well, along with those familiar things like inventing...
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
Almost £500 million will be cut from public spending
newSNP ministers have been accused of “wasteful mismanagement” of the public’s finances after raiding a one-off energy fund and slashing NHS spending to plug a near-£1 billion black hole. Almost £500 million will be cut from public spending — including from mental health services, environmental...SNP ministers have been accused of “wasteful mismanagement” of the public’s finances after raiding a one-off energy fund and slashing NHS spending to plug a near-£1 billion black hole. Almost £500 million will be cut from public spending — including from mental health services, environmental...SNP ministers have been accused of “wasteful mismanagement” of the public’s finances after raiding a one-off energy fund and...
David Phillips | ANALYSIS
Shona Robison, the Scottish finance secretary, has a point. The options available to her to fund pay deals and other inflationary pressures are limited. With little scope to change taxes in-year, and no ability to borrow to cover public service spending pressures (in contrast to in-year benefit spending pressures or tax revenue shortfalls)...Shona Robison, the Scottish finance secretary, has a point. The options available to her to fund pay deals and other inflationary pressures are limited. With little scope to change taxes in-year, and no ability to borrow to cover public service spending pressures (in contrast to in-year benefit spending pressures or tax revenue shortfalls)...Shona Robison, the Scottish finance secretary, has a point. The options available to her to fund pay deals and other...
Kenny Farquharson
Being Scotland’s finance minister is a thankless task. From the outside it looks like a position of great power. You are Scotland’s chancellor of the exchequer. You call the shots. The reality is somewhat different. Nothing is quite as it seems. Numbers that cross your desk are often unreliable. Everything is an...Being Scotland’s finance minister is a thankless task. From the outside it looks like a position...Being Scotland’s finance minister is a thankless task. From the outside it looks like a position...
At a ceremony in 1935 overseen by the Italian consul Ferruccio Luppis, a band of fascists donned black shirts and sang marching songs outside La Casa D’Italia, the newly opened Italian embassy in the heart of Glasgow. Speakers came to the building...At a ceremony in 1935 overseen by the Italian consul Ferruccio Luppis, a band of fascists donned...At a ceremony in 1935 overseen by the Italian consul Ferruccio Luppis, a band of fascists donned...
Magnus Linklater
How do you quantify risk? Madcap irresponsibility? Or carefully weighing up the consequences, and making a balanced...How do you quantify risk? Madcap irresponsibility? Or carefully weighing up the consequences, and...How do you quantify risk? Madcap irresponsibility? Or carefully weighing up the consequences, and...
An electrician who hid cameras in customer’s homes and secretly filmed women in their bedrooms and bathrooms has been...An electrician who hid cameras in customer’s homes and secretly filmed women in their bedrooms...An electrician who hid cameras in customer’s homes and secretly filmed women in their bedrooms...
Premiership | Analysis
Three men who seemingly always deliver for Celtic against Rangers did so once again in Sunday’s routine 3-0 win. Daizen Maeda, Kyogo Furuhashi and Callum McGregor not only scored the champions’ goals but owned their individual area of the field, allowing a now familiar story to build and play out around them. The contribution of another trio was, however, just as...Three men who seemingly always deliver for Celtic against Rangers did so once again in Sunday’s...Three men who seemingly always deliver for Celtic against Rangers did so once again in Sunday’s...
Premiership | Analysis
There were any number of desperate displays from Rangers players as their Old Firm rivals pulled them from pillar to...There were any number of desperate displays from Rangers players as their Old Firm rivals pulled them from pillar to post at Celtic Park. However, perhaps the most concerning — and downright bizarre — contribution was that of the manager, Philippe Clement, who was surely fooling no-one in his attempts to dismiss...There were any number of desperate displays from Rangers players as their Old Firm rivals pulled them from pillar to post at...
Popular Scottish foods such as square sausage, Scotch pies and caramel shortbread are to become healthier thanks to a...Popular Scottish foods such as square sausage, Scotch pies and caramel shortbread are to become...Popular Scottish foods such as square sausage, Scotch pies and caramel shortbread are to become...
conference sketch
Imagine a rock festival where the headliners didn’t show: Woodstock ’69 without Janis Joplin, the Isle of Wight ’70...Imagine a rock festival where the headliners didn’t show: Woodstock ’69 without Janis Joplin, the...Imagine a rock festival where the headliners didn’t show: Woodstock ’69 without Janis Joplin, the...
Comment
Fearless David Owen is a brilliant one-off
Daniel Finkelstein
The clarity of thought and seriousness of the former SDP leader, who retired this week, changed politics — and me
ALICE THOMSON
Britain has plenty to be quietly proud about
newMATTHEW PARRIS | NOTEBOOK
A friend’s well-timed call can be a lifesaver
newRoger Boyes
Sweden shows a way forward on migration
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Lib Dems must break their silence on trans treatment
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Command Economics
Attempts by new government’s to meddle through production quotas and price controls ignore history and are doomed to fail
Unforced Error
Britain’s arms embargo against Binyamin’s Netanyahu’s government is a model of hamfisted diplomacy
Spanish Steps
Andalusian annoyance at the triumph of a foreign dancer is misplaced
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Aukus pact and American military leadership
Sir, Max Hastings is right to question the wisdom of continuing the “high-reward, high-risk enterprise” of the Aukus deal (“Aukus pact is not a blank cheque for the US”, Sep 2). In any event a decision about the future of the project should...Sir, Max Hastings is right to question the wisdom of continuing the “high-reward, high-risk...Sir, Max Hastings is right to question the wisdom of continuing the “high-reward, high-risk...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Merchant Navy Day, marking the contribution of the navy to the war efforts and remembering those who died; Tour of Britain cycling event begins, until Sunday.
China: António Guterres, the UN secretary-general, visits China, where he participates in the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit and is expected to meet Chinese officials.
Mongolia: President Putin is expected to visit at the invitation of the president Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh.
On this day
In 1658 Oliver Cromwell died, aged 59, from complications linked to a form of malaria and kidney stone disease. He appointed his son, Richard, as his successor as lord protector of the commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland; in 1938 the 1940 Olympic Games were awarded to Helsinki (summer) and St Moritz (winter) after the withdrawal of the original host cities of Tokyo and Sapporo on July 16, 1938, with Japan citing the “China incident” — the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945); in 1944 the British Second Army liberated Brussels during the Second World War; in 1954 the National Trust for Scotland acquired Fair Isle, an island known for its birdlife and knitted sweaters. It had been bought by George Waterston, an ornithologist from Edinburgh, in 1948; in 2004 the Beslan school siege by Islamist militants ended in North Ossetia, after a storming by Russian special forces. An estimated 350 people were killed, including more than 180 children.
Nature notes
Slow worms give birth to live young in late summer, having mated in spring. The females incubate their eggs internally; these hatch but remain inside her, feeding on the remains of the yolk sac, until they are ready to emerge later in the year, by which time they are about 4cm long. Not snakes but legless lizards, slow worms have eyelids, unlike snakes, and a flat tongue. Generally pewter-coloured, their scales are smoother than those of other reptiles, making them appear very shiny, as though recently polished; females can be more of a bronze colour and both sexes can develop a darker stripe along their spines. The gardener’s friend, they eat slow-moving things, including large numbers of slugs and snails. Melissa Harrison
Melissa Harrison
Birthdays today
Gareth Southgate, footballer, England (1995-2004), and manager of the England team (2016-Jul 2024), 54; Geoff Arnold, cricketer, England (1967-75), 80; Noah Baumbach, film director and screenwriter, Barbie (2023, co-writer), 55; Sarah Bradford (Viscountess Bangor), historian and author best known for her royal biographies, 86; Caryl Churchill, playwright, Love and Information (2012), 86; Pauline Collins, actress, Shirley Valentine (1989), 84; Fearne Cotton, TV and radio presenter, 43; Tony Defries, impresario who managed David Bowie’s early career, 81; Kiran Desai, author, The Inheritance of Loss (2006, Man Booker prizewinner), 53; Mario Draghi, prime minister of Italy (2021-22), president, European Central Bank (2011-19), 77; Frank Duffy, architect, founder (1974), DEGW architectural practice, 84; Lord (Euan) Geddes, deputy speaker, House of Lords, 87; Malcolm Gladwell, author, The Tipping Point (2000), and journalist, 61; Prof Peter Goddard, mathematical physicist, master, St John’s College, Cambridge (1994-2004), 79; Guido Imbens, economist, co-recipient of the Nobel memorial prize in economics (2021), 61; Al Jardine, singer, the Beach Boys, Help Me, Rhonda (1965), 82; Rachel Johnson, journalist and author, Rake’s Progress (2020, 2021), editor of The Lady (2009-12), 59; Steve Jones, guitarist, the Sex Pistols and Iggy Pop, 69; Dawid Malan, cricketer, Yorkshire County Cricket Club, England (2017-23), 37; Claire Miles, chief executive, Stagecoach, Yell (2019-22), 52; Michael More-Molyneux, lord-lieutenant of Surrey, 73; Rob Page, footballer, manager of the Wales national football team (2020-Jun 2024), 50; Josie Rourke, theatre and film director, Mary Queen of Scots (2018), 48; Charlie Sheen, actor, Wall Street (1987), 59; Dick Strawbridge, presenter, Escape to the Chateau (2016-22), 65.