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Scientists say semaglutide, also known as Ozempic or Wegovy, has ‘far-reaching benefits beyond what we initially imagined’
Weight-loss injections could “slow down the clock” on biological ageing as they treat the underlying cause of a range of diseases, experts have suggested. More than ten studies were presented at the European Society of Cardiology conference on Friday showing that semaglutide, also known as...Weight-loss injections could “slow down the clock” on biological ageing as they treat the underlying cause of a range of diseases, experts have suggested. More than ten studies were presented at the European Society of Cardiology conference on Friday showing that semaglutide, also known as...Weight-loss injections could “slow down the clock” on biological ageing as they treat the underlying cause of a range of...
Defence officials fear the government may use the autumn statement to announce cuts to major military projects despite increasing pressure from chiefs and allies to spend more. One UK defence source said there was no sign Labour would announce extra money for the armed forces any time soon and raised concerns that the stated ambition to...Defence officials fear the government may use the autumn statement to announce cuts to major military projects despite increasing pressure from chiefs and allies to spend more. One UK defence source said there was no sign Labour would announce extra money for the armed forces any time soon and raised concerns that the stated ambition to...Defence officials fear the government may use the autumn statement to announce cuts to major military projects despite...
It’s been quite a summer. There was the election, the Euros, the Olympics in Paris, the Biden meltdown and Taylor Swift played Wembley for more consecutive nights than any other artist. These are the things we talked about most — although not necessarily as much as we talked about the weather. This summer we all...It’s been quite a summer. There was the election, the Euros, the Olympics in Paris, the Biden...It’s been quite a summer. There was the election, the Euros, the Olympics in Paris, the Biden...
MY Week
Interview
‘I didn’t think, ‘Why me?’ when I got breast cancer. I thought, ‘Why not me?’” says the Gardeners’ World presenter...‘I didn’t think, ‘Why me?’ when I got breast cancer. I thought, ‘Why not me?’” says the...‘I didn’t think, ‘Why me?’ when I got breast cancer. I thought, ‘Why not me?’” says the...
interview
As soon as Jack Lowden gets the scripts for each new season of Slow Horses, he rifles through them to see if...As soon as Jack Lowden gets the scripts for each new season of Slow Horses, he rifles...As soon as Jack Lowden gets the scripts for each new season of Slow Horses, he rifles...
interview
As the architect of New Labour, Lord Mandelson reconfigured the political landscape. Now the one-time Prince of Darkness is seeking to do something similar for higher education as he campaigns to become chancellor of Oxford University. He wants...As the architect of New Labour, Lord Mandelson reconfigured the political landscape. Now the...As the architect of New Labour, Lord Mandelson reconfigured the political landscape. Now the...
Smartphones have always been banned from the Cunningham Hill infant and junior schools in St Albans. But they’ve still cast a shadow over the classroom. The headteacher, Justine Elbourne-Cload, believes pupils’ attention spans have been chiselled...Smartphones have always been banned from the Cunningham Hill infant and junior schools in St Albans.Smartphones have always been banned from the Cunningham Hill infant and junior schools in St Albans.
A couple masterminded a £27 billion fraud from which they personally made £1.2 billion by ripping off banks, the High...A couple masterminded a £27 billion fraud from which they personally made £1.2 billion by ripping...A couple masterminded a £27 billion fraud from which they personally made £1.2 billion by ripping...
A pensioner with Parkinson’s disease has described being “humiliated” by Sainsbury’s shop staff after they wrongly...A pensioner with Parkinson’s disease has described being “humiliated” by Sainsbury’s shop staff...A pensioner with Parkinson’s disease has described being “humiliated” by Sainsbury’s shop staff...
Botanists call it the “holy grail”, but do you know the actual name of the orchid spotted in Britain for the first time in 15 years? Elsewhere, Heinz has left traditionalists less than impressed after launching a tinned version of which famous dish? From a historic tennis match to a record-breaking baseball shirt, see how well you’ve kept up with the news this week and...Botanists call it the “holy grail”, but do you know the actual name of the orchid spotted in...Botanists call it the “holy grail”, but do you know the actual name of the orchid spotted in...
Whenever Emmy McMorrow walked her baby daughter to sleep around Richmond in southwest London, in 2022, she wondered...Whenever Emmy McMorrow walked her baby daughter to sleep around Richmond in southwest London, in 2022, she wondered why she could hear so many American accents. It was a pretty area, “quite rom-commy”, the actress rationalised, but when a New Yorker asked her to take his picture, she learnt he was visiting the...Whenever Emmy McMorrow walked her baby daughter to sleep around Richmond in southwest London, in 2022, she wondered why she...
interview
Even at under-18 level Lancastrians hate being put to the sword by Yorkshire and, at 56-6 in a cup game, things were...Even at under-18 level Lancastrians hate being put to the sword by Yorkshire and, at 56-6 in a...Even at under-18 level Lancastrians hate being put to the sword by Yorkshire and, at 56-6 in a...
the times diary
Keir Starmer should take care of prime ministerial paintings — they are something of an endangered species. In 2013...Keir Starmer should take care of prime ministerial paintings — they are something of an...Keir Starmer should take care of prime ministerial paintings — they are something of an...
DISPATCH FROM GEORGIA
Like so many female Americans, Erin Russo longs to see a woman in the White House. The IT worker from the southern Georgia city of Valdosta has many reasons to vote for Kamala Harris. Politically she is on the left, she dislikes Donald Trump and she believes in abortion rights. “It would be...Like so many female Americans, Erin Russo longs to see a woman in the White House. The IT worker from the southern Georgia city of Valdosta has many reasons to vote for Kamala Harris. Politically she is on the left, she dislikes Donald Trump and she believes in abortion rights. “It would be...Like so many female Americans, Erin Russo longs to see a woman in the White House. The IT worker from the southern Georgia...
President Zelensky has dismissed the head of Ukraine’s air force, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, following the crash of a long-awaited F-16 fighter jet earlier this week. “I have decided to replace the commander of the air forces,” Zelensky announced on Friday during his evening address. “I am eternally grateful to all our military...President Zelensky has dismissed the head of Ukraine’s air force, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, following the crash of a long-awaited F-16 fighter jet earlier this week. “I have decided to replace the commander of the air forces,” Zelensky announced on Friday during his evening address. “I am eternally grateful to all our military...President Zelensky has dismissed the head of Ukraine’s air force, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, following the crash of a...
dispatch FROM Sudzha
Galina had never given her country’s assault on Ukraine a second thought until it roared back across the border to her front door. “I didn’t think about the war at all,” she said. “It was happening miles away in a different country. What did it have to do with us?” Plenty, she discovered, on the morning she woke up...Galina had never given her country’s assault on Ukraine a second thought until it roared back...Galina had never given her country’s assault on Ukraine a second thought until it roared back...
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Donald Trump has promised to provide free access to IVF if he wins a second term in the White House. “Your government will pay for — or your insurance company will be mandated to pay for — all costs,” Trump said at a rally in Michigan on Thursday...Donald Trump has promised to provide free access to IVF if he wins a second term in the White House.Donald Trump has promised to provide free access to IVF if he wins a second term in the White House.
INTERVIEW
President Putin loves judo “like a kid with Lego” and is a true sportsman, according to a former coach who has...President Putin loves judo “like a kid with Lego” and is a true sportsman, according to a former...President Putin loves judo “like a kid with Lego” and is a true sportsman, according to a former...
Rome city council is to allow the capital’s 6,000 delivery riders to use facilities attached to libraries, offering...Rome city council is to allow the capital’s 6,000 delivery riders to use facilities attached to...Rome city council is to allow the capital’s 6,000 delivery riders to use facilities attached to...
After marrying into a conservative family three decades ago, Dolly Jain quickly learnt to love the sari. Her mother-in-law, a member of India’s Marwari community, insisted that she elegantly drape five and a half metres of fabric around her body...After marrying into a conservative family three decades ago, Dolly Jain quickly learnt to love...After marrying into a conservative family three decades ago, Dolly Jain quickly learnt to love...
Kim Jong-un has received a new consignment of horses from Russia, in the latest sign of the growing closeness between the North Korean leader and President Putin. According to an announcement by the veterinary authorities in Primorsky Krai, the...Kim Jong-un has received a new consignment of horses from Russia, in the latest sign of the...Kim Jong-un has received a new consignment of horses from Russia, in the latest sign of the...
US CONFIDENTIAL
The construction worker on his lunch break is halfway through devouring a pastrami sandwich at Langer’s Deli when he looks up from the counter and locks eyes with the owner. It is difficult to understand what he’s trying to say with a mouthful of...The construction worker on his lunch break is halfway through devouring a pastrami sandwich at...The construction worker on his lunch break is halfway through devouring a pastrami sandwich at...
Adnan Syed, the subject of the hit podcast Serial, has had his murder conviction reinstated and faces a retrial...Adnan Syed, the subject of the hit podcast Serial, has had his murder conviction reinstated...Adnan Syed, the subject of the hit podcast Serial, has had his murder conviction reinstated...
A 15-second video of the Duchess of Sussex arranging hydrangeas in her Montecito kitchen set social media alight with...A 15-second video of the Duchess of Sussex arranging hydrangeas in her Montecito kitchen set...A 15-second video of the Duchess of Sussex arranging hydrangeas in her Montecito kitchen set...
The Federal Reserve is on track to deliver its first interest rate cut in four years after a key measure of US inflation held steady in July. Official figures from the Commerce Department on Friday showed another month of slowing price pressures in the American economy, with the Fed’s preferred measure of annual inflation holding at 2.6 per cent in July, compared with...The Federal Reserve is on track to deliver its first interest rate cut in four years after a key...The Federal Reserve is on track to deliver its first interest rate cut in four years after a key...
The boss of Iceland has condemned “stupid” data protection laws that prevent retailers from circulating CCTV images...The boss of Iceland has condemned “stupid” data protection laws that prevent retailers from circulating CCTV images of shoplifters caught in the act. Richard Walker, the executive chairman of the frozen-food chain, is calling on the government to change laws that make it a potential offence to post images of...The boss of Iceland has condemned “stupid” data protection laws that prevent retailers from circulating CCTV images of...
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One of the plagues of modern life is the specious claim of sustainability. Everything is sustainable. There is the...One of the plagues of modern life is the specious claim of sustainability. Everything is...One of the plagues of modern life is the specious claim of sustainability. Everything is...
market report
The ripples from movements in America’s markets regularly travel across the Atlantic and wash up on the shores of the...The ripples from movements in America’s markets regularly travel across the Atlantic and wash up...The ripples from movements in America’s markets regularly travel across the Atlantic and wash up...
September marks the start of a new chapter for the John Lewis Partnership. After years of financial losses, store closures, redundancies, declining market share and internal upheaval, the owner of John Lewis and Waitrose is hoping to turn the page...September marks the start of a new chapter for the John Lewis Partnership. After years of...September marks the start of a new chapter for the John Lewis Partnership. After years of...
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Expert tips
A worker will be able to say an employer has not taken reasonable steps to prevent an issue even if no direct complaint has been made
six from the best
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...
Transfer deadline day
Chelsea were putting the finishing touches to a dramatic double loan deal on Friday night to bring Jadon Sancho to Stamford Bridge and send Raheem Sterling to Arsenal. After a frantic deadline day in which Sancho was the subject of a failed loan bid from Juventus, Chelsea had an offer accepted to...Chelsea were putting the finishing touches to a dramatic double loan deal on Friday night to bring Jadon Sancho to Stamford Bridge and send Raheem Sterling to Arsenal. After a frantic deadline day in which Sancho was the subject of a failed loan bid from Juventus, Chelsea had an offer accepted to...Chelsea were putting the finishing touches to a dramatic double loan deal on Friday night to bring Jadon Sancho to Stamford...
Premier League | MARTYN ZIEGLER
The wind of change has swept through this transfer window, driven by the old storms of rules breaches, with many Premier League clubs blown away by the prospect of registering a tidy paper profit by selling a product of their academy. The overall spending in England’s top flight is just under £2billion, not far short of last year’s total of...The wind of change has swept through this transfer window, driven by the old storms of rules breaches, with many Premier League clubs blown away by the prospect of registering a tidy paper profit by selling a product of their academy. The overall spending in England’s top flight is just under £2billion, not far short of last year’s total of...The wind of change has swept through this transfer window, driven by the old storms of rules breaches, with many Premier League...
Owen Slot
The first lesson on the first day of every pre-season from one of the greatest sports coaches was on how to put on a sock. This was John Wooden, still, by a considerable distance, the most successful US college basketball coach of all time. The sock was one of the many details for which he is now warmly remembered...The first lesson on the first day of every pre-season from one of the greatest sports coaches was...The first lesson on the first day of every pre-season from one of the greatest sports coaches was...
second test | Mike Atherton
Premier league | paul joyce
Alex Lowe
Steve Borthwick arrived at the Premiership Rugby awards dinner in 2022, just 11 days before his Leicester Tigers side...Steve Borthwick arrived at the Premiership Rugby awards dinner in 2022, just 11 days before his...Steve Borthwick arrived at the Premiership Rugby awards dinner in 2022, just 11 days before his...
Second test | steve James
Over the years some very good batsmen have struggled with the morning after. That is not to reference some sort of...Over the years some very good batsmen have struggled with the morning after. That is not to...Over the years some very good batsmen have struggled with the morning after. That is not to...
premier league | Alyson Rudd
GREGOR ROBERTSON
italian grand prix | Sergio Pérez interview
For Sergio Pérez’s six-year-old son, Formula 1 is simple. He likes to watch his dad race, and he understands whether he has a good or bad race. What he cannot comprehend — and Pérez shields him from — is the pressure-cooker environment that the 34-year-old Red Bull driver has been operating within this season. Without a podium finish since April at the Chinese Grand...For Sergio Pérez’s six-year-old son, Formula 1 is simple. He likes to watch his dad race, and he...For Sergio Pérez’s six-year-old son, Formula 1 is simple. He likes to watch his dad race, and he...
italian grand prix
Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, has praised the “astonishing” performance of precocious rookie Andrea Kimi...Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, has praised the “astonishing” performance of precocious rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli, despite him crashing on just his second flying lap. Antonelli is expected to replace Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next season and was taking part in his first Formula 1 practice...Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, has praised the “astonishing” performance of precocious rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli...
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us open | Stuart Fraser
When the draw was made for this year’s US Open, it was a struggle to look any further than the third round in...When the draw was made for this year’s US Open, it was a struggle to look any further than the...When the draw was made for this year’s US Open, it was a struggle to look any further than the...
sport notebook | martyn ziegler
Erling Haaland has splashed out £2.1million to buy “an interest” in two aircraft, accounts from his image rights...Erling Haaland has splashed out £2.1million to buy “an interest” in two aircraft, accounts from...Erling Haaland has splashed out £2.1million to buy “an interest” in two aircraft, accounts from...
james carragher interview
explainer
Keir Starmer has warned that the Budget will mean pain for taxpayers — but some levies are more likely to go up than others, says Ali Hussain
The Big Question
With the government seeking to use next month’s budget to fill the holes in the public finances, we ask if it’s time to put up the rate of CGT
holly mead
It may be a controversial view, but there are more reliable places to put your money
IN DEPTH
Thousands are trapped in shared ownership leases, while others are being penalised for saving in Lifetime Isas
Motor insurers are not offering renewals to riskier drivers. Owen Herring shares his story
Troubleshooter
My home insurer Direct Line has left my family and me in upheaval for ten months after I made a claim to repair a leak in our kitchen. We discovered the leak last July after noticing water coming up through the floor. A quick bit of detective work revealed the source was our mains water pipe, which was leaving a puddle underneath our kitchen units. Despite filing a...My home insurer Direct Line has left my family and me in upheaval for ten months after I made a...My home insurer Direct Line has left my family and me in upheaval for ten months after I made a...
ask the experts
We are coming up to remortgage and have been offered a five-year rate of 4.17 per cent. We last remortgaged in...We are coming up to remortgage and have been offered a five-year rate of 4.17 per cent. We last remortgaged in October 2022 amid the mini-budget mayhem to a rate of 5.87 per cent. So the new rate is cheaper but I know it is not the lowest on the market. To us 4.17 per cent seems high for five years. Is this now a...We are coming up to remortgage and have been offered a five-year rate of 4.17 per cent. We last remortgaged in October 2022...
interview
He has presented Grand Designs since 1999. Which home trends does he actually like?
interview
The celebrated athlete on his plans to revolutionise his sport
caitlin moran
Pretty soon, global warming will solve the problems of mass tourism
first person
For 20 years, Sonnet (not her real name) has led a double life. Now she’s written a highly explicit memoir
what i’ve learnt
The comedian on Catholicism, Celebrity Big Brother and why he talks to dead people
Despite the post-colonial hang-ups, it’s the best holiday the Corens have ever had
It didn’t need to be this luxurious. Travelling in rural southern Africa is so exciting, refreshing, enabling and beautiful anyway, that as long as you have some of the basic modern tourist comforts, like a shower, a mosquito net, a working safari vehicle and night-time protection from predators (an electric fence, a ditch, a guy with an AK47, whatever), you don’t...It didn’t need to be this luxurious. Travelling in rural southern Africa is so exciting...It didn’t need to be this luxurious. Travelling in rural southern Africa is so exciting...
spinal column
Not long after I first came home in a wheelchair there was, on the news, vivid footage of rats with severed spines...Not long after I first came home in a wheelchair there was, on the news, vivid footage of rats with severed spines scampering along a treadmill. The nerves had been regrown in a lab. Researchers, said the report, were hopeful that in five to ten years’ time the therapy would be used on humans. Even cynical old me...Not long after I first came home in a wheelchair there was, on the news, vivid footage of rats with severed spines scampering...
interview
The star can’t believe Bill Gates is a fan of his sleeper hit espionage drama – and talks about his new wife, Saoirse Ronan, and why everyone thinks he’s English
Hugo Rifkind
After more than 11 years of reviewing television for The Times, these are the shows I’ve loved (and a few I won’t miss watching)
first person
The author explains the lure of writing espionage novels to great writers such as Graham Green, John le Carré and Muriel Spark
interview
Immortalised on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth, the artist talks to Laura Freeman about how she felt blamed as a parent after her son’s tragic drugs death
review | fiction
Herbert Asquith’s affair with a socialite is at the heart of this historical thriller
review | history
Al Murray, the comedian and serious military buff, captures the chaos of a fatally flawed operation
interview
The poet talks about baffling verse, her new popularity on TikTok and how to cure love
Review | memoir
The novelist and creator of Prime Suspect settles scores in this candid and funny memoir
REREADING
This blackly comic and offbeat 1959 novel about mortality pulses with life
review | film
The gory genre is having a revival on page and screen, with fresh hell added to suit millennial tastes
review | literature
review | fiction
CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK
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venice review
REVIEW
Our critics pick the best albums of 2024. From R&B to indie hits, this guide has you covered. We will update...Our critics pick the best albums of 2024. From R&B to indie hits, this guide has you covered.Our critics pick the best albums of 2024. From R&B to indie hits, this guide has you covered.
first night review
Four years after his death, 61 years after The Spy Who Came in from the Cold made him a literary sensation, John le...Four years after his death, 61 years after The Spy Who Came in from the Cold made him a literary...Four years after his death, 61 years after The Spy Who Came in from the Cold made him a literary...
Interview
The Gardener’s World presenter, 79, tells Alice Thomson about beating breast cancer and why gardening ought to be taught in schools
First Person
Antonia Hoyle was keen for an end-of-summer digital detox. Her kids (and husband) weren’t so sure
The most basic handsets are in demand — here are some of the top non-smartphones
The vet and animal psychiatrist Dr Claude Béata has the answers to all your cat queries
The psychoanalyst star of Couples Therapy, Dr Orna Guralnik, says our past matters more than we think
FIRST PERSON
sex counsel
STEPHEN ANDERTON
Interview
“I’m standing on the runway staring at the pit and I should be thinking, ‘higher, faster, stronger’. But all I can...“I’m standing on the runway staring at the pit and I should be thinking, ‘higher, faster, stronger’.“I’m standing on the runway staring at the pit and I should be thinking, ‘higher, faster, stronger’.
harry jameson
Swimming is a great way to train as you age because there’s no impact on your joints. Your body is completely...Swimming is a great way to train as you age because there’s no impact on your joints. Your body...Swimming is a great way to train as you age because there’s no impact on your joints. Your body...
For author Matthew Kneale, this slow-travel trip by train, ferry and car was a chance to bond with his 20-year-old,Tatiana — even if it meant buying the cocktails
With chic hotels and white sands, bohemian Trancoso may be a beach paradise, but its hippy vibe and low costs keep it laid-back and welcoming to all
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It’s not just the chance to switch off that draws guests back to this eco-village near Bath — it’s the connection with fellow guests, Lizzie Frainier discovers
It’s no wonder that everyone loves the Windy City, says Hilary Rose. It has sandy beaches, a thriving arts scene and, of course, proper deep dish pizza
Imagine a summer holiday without the sunburn and crowded beaches. Now’s the time to head to the Med
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Exclusive, excessive Mykonos and the sleepy, holy island of Tinos couldn’t be more different — but both are equally worth visiting depending on what you’re looking for. If that’s family-run tavernas and rugged scenery without any crowds, you’ll...Exclusive, excessive Mykonos and the sleepy, holy island of Tinos couldn’t be more different —...Exclusive, excessive Mykonos and the sleepy, holy island of Tinos couldn’t be more different —...
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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
Stafford Mortimer | credo
weather eye
30th August, 2024 The King and Queen were represented by Sir Brian Ivory at the Funeral of the Dowager Countess of...30th August, 2024 The King and Queen were represented by Sir Brian Ivory at the Funeral of the...30th August, 2024 The King and Queen were represented by Sir Brian Ivory at the Funeral of the...
RESPECT and obey the LORD! This is the beginning of knowledge. Only a fool rejects wisdom and good advice.
Proverbs...RESPECT and obey the LORD! This is the beginning of knowledge. Only a fool rejects wisdom and...RESPECT and obey the LORD! This is the beginning of knowledge. Only a fool rejects wisdom and...
MindGames
1 The adjective “potassic” relates to which chemical element? 2 According to the Met Office, which meteorological season ends on August 31? 3 Which war ended with an Argentine surrender on June 14, 1982? 4 “Trabs” or “trainees” is Liverpool slang...1 The adjective “potassic” relates to which chemical element? 2 According to the Met Office...1 The adjective “potassic” relates to which chemical element? 2 According to the Met Office...
Caitriona McConkey and Myles Gilligan
Caitriona McConkey, 31, an NHS speech and language therapist, and Myles Gilligan, 33, a sales director, were married on May 25, 2024, at St Martin’s Church in Thompson, Norfolk New Year’s Eve partygoers in Canterbury may recall Bombo night at The Ballroom in 2013. Myles certainly does. He was the...Caitriona McConkey, 31, an NHS speech and language therapist, and Myles Gilligan, 33, a sales director, were married on May 25, 2024, at St Martin’s Church in Thompson, Norfolk New Year’s Eve partygoers in Canterbury may recall Bombo night at The Ballroom in 2013. Myles certainly does. He was the...Caitriona McConkey, 31, an NHS speech and language therapist, and Myles Gilligan, 33, a sales director, were married on May 25,...
readers’ lives
If you would like to celebrate the life of a relative, friend, or colleague, a wedding or engagement, or the birth of a child, telephone 020 7782 5583, Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, to discuss the content and cost. At weekends leave a message or email readerslives@thetimes.co.uk thetimes.co.uk/static/terms-and-conditionsIf you would like to celebrate the life of a relative, friend, or colleague, a wedding or engagement, or the birth of a child, telephone 020 7782 5583, Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, to discuss the content and cost. At weekends leave a message or email readerslives@thetimes.co.uk thetimes.co.uk/static/terms-and-conditionsIf you would like to celebrate the life of a relative, friend, or colleague, a wedding or engagement, or the birth of a child...
Florence Charlotte Elizabeth Huggins was born on August 10, 2024, at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent, to Susanne, 35, and Tony Huggins, 38 People who meet Florence usually comment on what a good set of lungs she has. “With the hot weather we were opening all the windows,” says Tony, “so we felt a little...Florence Charlotte Elizabeth Huggins was born on August 10, 2024, at the William Harvey Hospital...Florence Charlotte Elizabeth Huggins was born on August 10, 2024, at the William Harvey Hospital...
John Swinney has warned SNP activists they must win back Scotland’s middle class or face another election drubbing, according to a leaked recording which lays bare the crisis facing the party. In a secret recording from a private session of the SNP conference, members pored over the disastrous...John Swinney has warned SNP activists they must win back Scotland’s middle class or face another election drubbing, according to a leaked recording which lays bare the crisis facing the party. In a secret recording from a private session of the SNP conference, members pored over the disastrous...John Swinney has warned SNP activists they must win back Scotland’s middle class or face another election drubbing, according...
Detectives are investigating claims that a senior civil servant gave a false statement under oath to an inquiry into sexual misconduct allegations involving Alex Salmond. The Court of Session was told on Friday that Police Scotland was looking at the conduct of James Hynd, who was the Scottish government’s head of cabinet, parliament and...Detectives are investigating claims that a senior civil servant gave a false statement under oath to an inquiry into sexual misconduct allegations involving Alex Salmond. The Court of Session was told on Friday that Police Scotland was looking at the conduct of James Hynd, who was the Scottish government’s head of cabinet, parliament and...Detectives are investigating claims that a senior civil servant gave a false statement under oath to an inquiry into sexual...
A psychotic drug user who beat a dog walker to death could be free within two years after being moved to a medium-security clinic. David Johnstone, 40, left Frank Kinnis, 83, for dead and two other victims needing hospital treatment after a 40-minute spree of violence in October 2019. Johnstone is due to be moved...A psychotic drug user who beat a dog walker to death could be free within two years after being...A psychotic drug user who beat a dog walker to death could be free within two years after being...
Scotland’s main economic development agency has written off almost £19 million in failed investments. The losses at...Scotland’s main economic development agency has written off almost £19 million in failed...Scotland’s main economic development agency has written off almost £19 million in failed...
Franco Smith has named a largely experimental squad for Glasgow’s first match since their dramatic United Rugby...Franco Smith has named a largely experimental squad for Glasgow’s first match since their...Franco Smith has named a largely experimental squad for Glasgow’s first match since their...
Michael Grant
The cliché has it that the form book goes out of the window in Old Firm games but that old canard is peddled only by those who overlook an inconvenient truth: Celtic are the best team and they keep winning them. In the past three seasons in which...The cliché has it that the form book goes out of the window in Old Firm games but that old canard...The cliché has it that the form book goes out of the window in Old Firm games but that old canard...
scottish business digest
Photography
A portrait inspired by Berenice, a spooky short story by the American author Edgar Allan Poe, is on display at Duff House in Banff, Aberdeenshire. The work by Henri Martin, also entitled Berenice, will be exhibited until next summer, on loan...A portrait inspired by Berenice, a spooky short story by the American author Edgar Allan Poe...A portrait inspired by Berenice, a spooky short story by the American author Edgar Allan Poe...
A “time capsule” shoemaker’s shop that has remained untouched since it closed in rural Royal Deeside in 1949 is to be...A “time capsule” shoemaker’s shop that has remained untouched since it closed in rural Royal...A “time capsule” shoemaker’s shop that has remained untouched since it closed in rural Royal...
alex massie
For weeks now, SNP ministers and the party’s propaganda outlets have busily been trying to persuade Scottish voters...For weeks now, SNP ministers and the party’s propaganda outlets have busily been trying to...For weeks now, SNP ministers and the party’s propaganda outlets have busily been trying to...
MICHAEL GRANT
It was while Martin O’Neill was the manager of Celtic that he would drive himself around and drive himself demented. When they had a game on a Sunday he would hit the road on the Saturday afternoon, listening to radio commentary of the Rangers...It was while Martin O’Neill was the manager of Celtic that he would drive himself around and...It was while Martin O’Neill was the manager of Celtic that he would drive himself around and...
Cameron House says its one of Scotland’s most family-friendly hotels. Ashley Davies — plus children — puts that claim to the test
REview
This restaurant ain’t cheap, but Japanese food this sensational shouldn’t be, says Chitra Ramaswamy
Gabriella Bennett
You know the kind I mean, they’re for staff only — except they’re not. Here’s how a trip to Toppings left me on top of the world
INTERVIEW
The actor on performing in Scotland again after 20 years, flying into the scenery in Peter Pan and how Alan Cumming changed his life
Cooler weather makes it the best time to explore the quaint corners and snaking alleyways of the Croatian city
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...
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 walk starts from the scattered hamlet of Amulree, known for its striking white church. From the north end of Amulree, where the A822 crosses the River Braan, take the private road signed as a footpath to Kenmore. This soon passes...The walk starts from the scattered hamlet of Amulree, known for its striking white church. From...The walk starts from the scattered hamlet of Amulree, known for its striking white church. From...
Comment
No bond is more precious than male friendship
AN Wilson
Men need each other’s company but too often today they lack the skills or the social spaces to cultivate closeness
JANICE TURNER
No one is above scrutiny when a child’s at risk
giles coren
Everything you need to know about big school
LAURA FREEMAN | NOTEBOOK
My smoke alarm over etiquette of briquettes
KATE MCCANN
Thatcher’s portrait has been moved but Starmer lacks a big picture
weekend essay
Rock stars of yesteryear can no longer resist urge to get back
DOMINIC SANDBROOK
Leaders ignore the weather at their peril
john Lewis-stempel | nature notebook
Quick-strike pike is the stealthiest of eaters
Some years ago I had a chance meeting with George Orwell in WH Smith at Paddington station. I needed a book and...Some years ago I had a chance meeting with George Orwell in WH Smith at Paddington station. I...Some years ago I had a chance meeting with George Orwell in WH Smith at Paddington station. I...
ROSE WILD | FEEDBACK
Klondike Flora’s mission in life was the Empire
Marty Friedenthal, an MA journalism student at the University of Texas, wrote to say that he is studying newspaper...Marty Friedenthal, an MA journalism student at the University of Texas, wrote to say that he is...Marty Friedenthal, an MA journalism student at the University of Texas, wrote to say that he is...
Leading Articles
Smoking Out
Keir Starmer’s plan to ban tobacco in some outdoor spaces may help nudge smokers further from the habit, but he must not ignore the risks vapes pose to the young
Built On Sand
Despite its large majority, Labour must be cautious of exceeding its thin mandate
Bun Fight
Gail’s, a thrusting new bakery chain, is now assailed from all sides
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
First day at school for new batch of MPs
Sir, In his excellent article “Westminster must change or lose new MPs” (Aug 29), James Kirkup states that in the past 30 years “the job of an MP has changed beyond recognition yet neither the institution nor Britain’s idea of its politicians...Sir, In his excellent article “Westminster must change or lose new MPs” (Aug 29), James...Sir, In his excellent article “Westminster must change or lose new MPs” (Aug 29), James...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
Today, UK: Start of Unison strike action by Border Force staff at Heathrow.
Tomorrow, UK: Trade union rally to commemorate the longest-running strike in history, by pupils at Burston School in Norfolk in support of two dismissed teachers, which lasted from 1914 until 1939.
Indonesia: Super Garuda Shield joint military exercise with troops participating from the US, UK, Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and New Zealand.
On this day
Today
In 1959 the prime minister Harold Macmillan and President Eisenhower gave a joint live TV broadcast from Downing Street, after discussing world peace, global poverty and Soviet encroachment in Europe; in 1969 Rocky Marciano, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, died in an aircraft crash in Iowa on the day before his 46th birthday; in 1994 Russia officially ended its military presence in the former East Germany along with several Baltic countries, after a near-50 year occupation; in 1994 the Provisional Irish Republican Army announced a ceasefire to continue talks on a peace process for Northern Ireland. The truce ended 18 months later when the IRA detonated a bomb in the Docklands area of east London, killing two people.
Tomorrow
In 1715 Louis XIV (the Sun King) died after his left leg had turned gangrenous, ending a 72-year reign. Following French royal tradition, his corpse was divided into body, heart and entrails; in 1773 Phillis Wheatley’s Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral was printed in London – the first volume of poetry by an African-American to be published. After a visit to the UK, pressure from friends in London led to her being freed from slavery in 1775; in 1858 the East India Company’s formal rule of India ended as the British Crown took over its territories.
Nature notes
Dogwood trees might be small, typically no more than six metres and often just growing as mere shrubs in the understorey, but they have something for everyone. In spring, their clusters of creamy white flowers sustain pollinators. Then their lovely oval leaves, etched with exquisite curving veins, are home to various moth caterpillars. Their glinting black berries, known as dogberries are a sure sign that autumn is near, and will feed blackbirds, thrushes and a variety of climbing rodents. Humans are also included in the dogwood munificence. Come winter, their leaves produce a crimson blaze, and even when this display is over and all the foliage has fallen, the twigs turn bright red, lifting spirits in the gloom of the dark times. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays
Today
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, crown prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia, 39; Martin Bell, BBC foreign affairs correspondent (1994-96) and independent MP for Tatton (1997-2001), 86; Nick Bitel, chief executive, London Marathon Events, chairman, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, 65; Serge Blanco, rugby player, France (1980-91), 66; Dick Boer, deputy chairman, Shell, 67; Eric Born, chief executive, Grafton Group, 54; The Most Rev Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, 66; Michel Demaré, chairman, AstraZeneca, 68; Dame Liz Forgan, chairwoman, Aurora Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (2013-19), 80; Fabrizio Freda, president and chief executive, Estée Lauder, 67; Richard Gere, actor, 75; Sir Clive Lloyd, cricketer, captain, West Indies (1974-85), 80; Dame Dr Julie Maxton, executive director, Royal Society, 69; Ian Meakins, chairman, Compass Group (food and support services), Unilever (consumer goods), 68; Queen Rania of Jordan, 54; Louise Smyth, chief executive of Companies House and registrar of companies in England and Wales, 61; Tsai Ing-wen, president of Taiwan (2016-May 2024), 68; Mark Wilson, founder and chief executive, Insurtech Abacai Group (2021-23), Aviva (2013-18), 58.
Tomorrow
Baroness (Sue) Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, lady chief justice, 60; Clare Connor, deputy chief executive, England and Wales Cricket Board, and managing director, England Women, president of MCC (2021-22), England captain (2000-06), 48; Prof Sir Ron Cooke, vice-president, Royal Geographical Society, 83; Gloria Estefan, singer-songwriter, 67; Sir Jeremy Farrar, chief scientist, WHO, 63; Petr Fiala, prime minister of the Czech Republic, 60; Matt Fitzpatrick, golfer, winner of US Open (2022), 30; Nusrat Ghani, Tory MP for Sussex Weald, deputy speaker, minister for Europe (Mar-Jul 2024), 52; Sir Barry Gibb, singer, Bee Gees, 78; Ruud Gullit, footballer, Netherlands (1981-94) and Chelsea (1995-98), and manager, 62; Bill Hornbuckle, chief executive and president, MGM Resorts International, 67; Prof Dame Caroline Humphrey (Lady Rees of Ludlow), anthropologist and co-author, On the Edge: Life Along the Russia-China Border (2021), 81; Vice-Admiral Sir Adrian Johns, governor and commander-in-chief, Gibraltar (2009-13), second sea lord and commander-in-chief, Naval Home Command (2005-08), 73; Sir Jim Skea, emeritus professor of sustainable energy, Imperial College London, 71; Leonard Slatkin, conductor, 80; Jasmine Whitbread, chairwoman, Travis Perkins (2021-May 2024), 61; Zendaya, singer and actress, Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), 28.