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The far-right leader and his associates have created a web of secretive companies, according to filings
newTommy Robinson and his associates have created a web of secretive companies which have made profits of more than £1.6 million without paying tax before filing for insolvency, according to corporate filings. The far-right leader has spent six years conducting his anti-migrant activism and...Tommy Robinson and his associates have created a web of secretive companies which have made profits of more than £1.6 million without paying tax before filing for insolvency, according to corporate filings. The far-right leader has spent six years conducting his anti-migrant activism and...Tommy Robinson and his associates have created a web of secretive companies which have made profits of more than £1.6 million...
Rajab Al-Gafri was late for morning prayers at dawn yesterday. The delay may have saved his life. The 36-year old was still performing his ablutions at the school in Gaza City where he had sought shelter from the war when three Israeli missiles struck the section of the compound used as a mosque. “The sound was very, very loud,” he said. “I...Rajab Al-Gafri was late for morning prayers at dawn yesterday. The delay may have saved his life. The 36-year old was still performing his ablutions at the school in Gaza City where he had sought shelter from the war when three Israeli missiles struck the section of the compound used as a mosque. “The sound was very, very loud,” he said. “I...Rajab Al-Gafri was late for morning prayers at dawn yesterday. The delay may have saved his life. The 36-year old was still...
The older sister of Bebe King, who was killed in Southport, witnessed the attack but managed to escape, her parents have said in an emotional tribute. Bebe King, aged six, died along with nine-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar and Elsie Dot Stancombe, aged seven, when a knifeman attacked a children’s dance class in the...The older sister of Bebe King, who was killed in Southport, witnessed the attack but managed to...The older sister of Bebe King, who was killed in Southport, witnessed the attack but managed to...
Kathy Lette | Travel troubleshooter
Q. We are planning a holiday with our close friends, probably to Devon. They’ve just told me they intend to bring their dog even though I’ve expressed doubts about that in the past. My husband and I don’t have pets and I am worried that this will...Q. We are planning a holiday with our close friends, probably to Devon. They’ve just told me they...Q. We are planning a holiday with our close friends, probably to Devon. They’ve just told me they...
Four times in the past six months Alan Wild, a driving instructor, has had to buy tyres or have the suspension on his car repaired after hitting potholes. One of his pupils had the sidewall of a tyre torn while taking a test.
...Four times in the past six months Alan Wild, a driving instructor, has had to buy tyres or have...Four times in the past six months Alan Wild, a driving instructor, has had to buy tyres or have...
comment | sean o’neill
I have just endured the most gruelling, relentlessly heartbreaking and dark weeks of my life — the legalistic...I have just endured the most gruelling, relentlessly heartbreaking and dark weeks of my life —...I have just endured the most gruelling, relentlessly heartbreaking and dark weeks of my life —...
In a decision that the French will not have taken lightly, the grapes from which champagne can be made are changing...In a decision that the French will not have taken lightly, the grapes from which champagne can be...In a decision that the French will not have taken lightly, the grapes from which champagne can be...
THE TIMES DIARY
Democrats have turned the race on its head and the former president is lashing out
newWhen Donald Trump fantasised on social media last week that the president might try to steal back the Democratic nomination from Kamala Harris, he sounded almost wistful. Trump knew how to beat President Biden. For years he battered his rival as a senile, doddering old man unfit to be...When Donald Trump fantasised on social media last week that the president might try to steal back the Democratic nomination from Kamala Harris, he sounded almost wistful. Trump knew how to beat President Biden. For years he battered his rival as a senile, doddering old man unfit to be...When Donald Trump fantasised on social media last week that the president might try to steal back the Democratic nomination...
DISPATCH FROM LITHUANIA
At the counter of a fashionable coffee shop in central Vilnius a man in a suit orders a flat white in English. In Moscow, an occasional barista or patron would give Ivan Zhdanov a knowing look or say something in support. But here, in Lithuania, there is no such recognition: one of Russia’s most prominent opposition figures is virtually...At the counter of a fashionable coffee shop in central Vilnius a man in a suit orders a flat white in English. In Moscow, an occasional barista or patron would give Ivan Zhdanov a knowing look or say something in support. But here, in Lithuania, there is no such recognition: one of Russia’s most prominent opposition figures is virtually...At the counter of a fashionable coffee shop in central Vilnius a man in a suit orders a flat white in English. In Moscow, an...
Carles Puigdemont, the former Catalan president, has tweeted that he is in Belgium after he fled Spain despite a massive manhunt. Posting on X/Twitter on Friday evening, Puigdenmont claimed to be in Waterloo, Belgium, after “an extremely difficult few days”. Having travelled “thousands of kilometres”, he said he...Carles Puigdemont, the former Catalan president, has tweeted that he is in Belgium after he fled...Carles Puigdemont, the former Catalan president, has tweeted that he is in Belgium after he fled...
When Nicole Griensewic was 14 her geography teacher was Mr Walz. “You would walk into his classroom and he would be...When Nicole Griensewic was 14 her geography teacher was Mr Walz. “You would walk into his...When Nicole Griensewic was 14 her geography teacher was Mr Walz. “You would walk into his...
Steel from mills in Bethlehem once built the Empire State Building and the Golden Gate Bridge and stood as towering...Steel from mills in Bethlehem once built the Empire State Building and the Golden Gate Bridge and...Steel from mills in Bethlehem once built the Empire State Building and the Golden Gate Bridge and...
With wine consumption falling in France, particularly among the young, vineyards are turning to influencers like Margot Ducancel in the hope of wooing a new generation of drinkers. On an Instagram account called Le Rouge aux Lèvres (Red on the...With wine consumption falling in France, particularly among the young, vineyards are turning to...With wine consumption falling in France, particularly among the young, vineyards are turning to...
Elon Musk and Sir Keir Starmer may be doing battle over rioting and the involvement of social media companies such as Twitter/X, but in the coming weeks it will be another part of the tech tycoon’s empire — electric vehicles — that arrives on the prime minister’s worry list. Labour’s manifesto...Elon Musk and Sir Keir Starmer may be doing battle over rioting and the involvement of social media companies such as Twitter/X, but in the coming weeks it will be another part of the tech tycoon’s empire — electric vehicles — that arrives on the prime minister’s worry list. Labour’s manifesto...Elon Musk and Sir Keir Starmer may be doing battle over rioting and the involvement of social media companies such as Twitter/X...
The two co-founders of Hargreaves Lansdown are in line for a £844 million payday after Britain’s biggest DIY investment platform agreed to sell itself to a group of private equity suitors for £5.4 billion. The board of the FTSE 100-listed business said that it intended to recommend an £11.40-a-share cash offer to take the company private...The two co-founders of Hargreaves Lansdown are in line for a £844 million payday after Britain’s biggest DIY investment platform agreed to sell itself to a group of private equity suitors for £5.4 billion. The board of the FTSE 100-listed business said that it intended to recommend an £11.40-a-share cash offer to take the company private...The two co-founders of Hargreaves Lansdown are in line for a £844 million payday after Britain’s biggest DIY investment...
A month after becoming Britain’s first female chancellor, Rachel Reeves set off on a three-day tour of North America. This week’s Plan A was to sell the country as a “safe haven” for international investors and financiers; in the event, the start of her charm offensive with Wall Street bosses, Canadian pension funds...A month after becoming Britain’s first female chancellor, Rachel Reeves set off on a three-day...A month after becoming Britain’s first female chancellor, Rachel Reeves set off on a three-day...
lunch with the times
Seven years ago, Aylesbury crown court heard how a farmer had been forced to fence off a water source on his farm fed...Seven years ago, Aylesbury crown court heard how a farmer had been forced to fence off a water...Seven years ago, Aylesbury crown court heard how a farmer had been forced to fence off a water...
market report
It’s not been a week that traders will forget in a hurry. Still, after a turbulent five days starting with Manic...It’s not been a week that traders will forget in a hurry. Still, after a turbulent five days...It’s not been a week that traders will forget in a hurry. Still, after a turbulent five days...
Expert Tips
How to get the best from different generations in the workplace
recruitment
Concerns around high fees, loan repayments and a reported 1.8 million graduates owing at least £50,000 in student debt has seen the number of 18-year-olds applying for university drop for the second year in a row. As more young people seek alternative routes into work, official UCAS figures show just 41.9 per cent of 18-year-olds have applied for a university place...Concerns around high fees, loan repayments and a reported 1.8 million graduates owing at least...Concerns around high fees, loan repayments and a reported 1.8 million graduates owing at least...
SIX FROM THE BEST
With the UK economy losing an estimated £57.2 billion annually due to the data skills gap, Professor Steven Spier...With the UK economy losing an estimated £57.2 billion annually due to the data skills gap, Professor Steven Spier, vice-chancellor of Kingston University, is championing a radical new model of education, embedding “future skills” learning in every undergraduate degree. Here he shares how to prepare students for...With the UK economy losing an estimated £57.2 billion annually due to the data skills gap, Professor Steven Spier...
paris 2024 | matt lawton
Briton who returned to sport only two years ago seals new national record in 1,500m
newFrom a park run to the Olympic podium, Georgia Bell has delivered a performance here in Paris that will inspire a movement, never mind a sport. This is a middle distance runner, after all, who had fallen out of love with athletics in 2017 and had stopping running altogether come the last Olympics...From a park run to the Olympic podium, Georgia Bell has delivered a performance here in Paris that will inspire a movement, never mind a sport. This is a middle distance runner, after all, who had fallen out of love with athletics in 2017 and had stopping running altogether come the last Olympics...From a park run to the Olympic podium, Georgia Bell has delivered a performance here in Paris that will inspire a movement...
window watch
Manchester United are closing in on the double signing of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich for a combined fee of about £60million. After weeks of haggling, United have finally met Bayern’s demands for both players by agreeing an initial £38.6million for De Ligt, and a further £4.3million in performance-based add-ons.Manchester United are closing in on the double signing of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich for a combined fee of about £60million. After weeks of haggling, United have finally met Bayern’s demands for both players by agreeing an initial £38.6million for De Ligt, and a further £4.3million in performance-based add-ons.Manchester United are closing in on the double signing of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich for a...
Paris 2024
Hello and welcome to The Times’s coverage of day 15 of the 2024 Paris Olympics, where 40 gold medals are available. There were a lot of medals for Team GB yesterday including gold for Toby Roberts in the climbing and silvers for Katarina Johnson-Thompson in the heptathlon, the women’s 4x100m relay team and the...Hello and welcome to The Times’s coverage of day 15 of the 2024 Paris Olympics, where 40 gold...Hello and welcome to The Times’s coverage of day 15 of the 2024 Paris Olympics, where 40 gold...
adam hollioake interview
stuart barnes
Fifty years ago an 11-year-old rugby fanatic was given a Wednesday afternoon off school to make the trip to Cardiff...Fifty years ago an 11-year-old rugby fanatic was given a Wednesday afternoon off school to make...Fifty years ago an 11-year-old rugby fanatic was given a Wednesday afternoon off school to make...
paris 2024 | alyson rudd
The people who compile highlights reels for sporting events will have been bouncing on their ergonomic stools during...The people who compile highlights reels for sporting events will have been bouncing on their...The people who compile highlights reels for sporting events will have been bouncing on their...
paris 2024
Noah Williams was a wide-eyed 12-year-old in the crowd when Tom Daley won bronze in the 10m platform at London 2012. From an inspiration to a silver medal-winning partner here in Paris in the synchro a fortnight ago, he completed a heartening narrative arc and hurtled out of his idol’s warm shadow with an individual bronze of his own in a brilliant, breathtaking final.Noah Williams was a wide-eyed 12-year-old in the crowd when Tom Daley won bronze in the 10m...Noah Williams was a wide-eyed 12-year-old in the crowd when Tom Daley won bronze in the 10m...
paris 2024 | owen slot
Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer, took the final steps of an extraordinary journey through these Olympic Games last...Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer, took the final steps of an extraordinary journey through these Olympic Games last night, declaring: “I am a woman and I am very proud.” She started here as the most controversial athlete in the Games, she finished as a gold medallist and the magnet for a vast, passionate Algerian...Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer, took the final steps of an extraordinary journey through these Olympic Games last night...
paris 2024 | Matt lawton
Paris 2024 | Rick Broadbent
paris 2024 | michael johnson
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s victory in the 400m hurdles final was one of the most amazing and jaw-dropping athletic performances I have seen. And I’ve witnessed some pretty special things across many different sports. Not only did she set her sixth world record on Thursday night, but the World Athletics ranking table said her performance was the greatest ever run by a...Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s victory in the 400m hurdles final was one of the most amazing and...Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s victory in the 400m hurdles final was one of the most amazing and...
paris 2024 | Rick Broadbent
For an event known for baton-blunders and bitter recriminations, the rain that started to pour at the beginning of...For an event known for baton-blunders and bitter recriminations, the rain that started to pour at the beginning of the sprint relay finals was a grim portent. Better omens came from the fact it is 20 years since the GB men fended off America’s alpha males to win an Olympic 4x100m gold that has never tarnished. And...For an event known for baton-blunders and bitter recriminations, the rain that started to pour at the beginning of the sprint...
paris 2024 | Tom Kershaw
paris 2024 | John Westerby
paris 2024 | owen slot
Try, if you can, to imagine what an India with bated breath might feel like. For this, reportedly, was India as...Try, if you can, to imagine what an India with bated breath might feel like. For this, reportedly...Try, if you can, to imagine what an India with bated breath might feel like. For this, reportedly...
window watch
Tottenham Hotspur have signed striker Dominic Solanke for £65million from Bournemouth in a deal that will run until...Tottenham Hotspur have signed striker Dominic Solanke for £65million from Bournemouth in a deal...Tottenham Hotspur have signed striker Dominic Solanke for £65million from Bournemouth in a deal...
In the 1970s the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union was played out on chessboards and the athletics track. The battlefield between West and East at the Olympics today, however, was played out on a giant replica record turntable. B-Girl Sunny, representing the USA, faced off China’s B-Girl 671 in the Olympics’ first, and possibly last, breaking...In the 1970s the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union was played out on...In the 1970s the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union was played out on...
paris 2024 | James Gheerbrant
Well, this was at least a different way to lose. With feeling. With a flurry of goals. With the emergence of new stars.Well, this was at least a different way to lose. With feeling. With a flurry of goals. With the emergence of new stars. With medals to treasure and memories to savour. Four weeks after France met Spain in the semi-final of the Euros, at the bitter end of a desiccated and joyless tournament for Les Bleus, the...Well, this was at least a different way to lose. With feeling. With a flurry of goals. With the emergence of new stars. With...
Elizabeth Ammon
Notebook | martyn ziegler
Keely Hodgkinson set up her own company after the Tokyo Olympics three years ago and its latest results show her...Keely Hodgkinson set up her own company after the Tokyo Olympics three years ago and its latest...Keely Hodgkinson set up her own company after the Tokyo Olympics three years ago and its latest...
tailender | patrick kidd
The worst sports bet you can make is the 100-1 that is always offered against a dead heat in the Boat Race. It has...The worst sports bet you can make is the 100-1 that is always offered against a dead heat in the...The worst sports bet you can make is the 100-1 that is always offered against a dead heat in the...
Paris 2024
An Olympic judoka has accused an independent investigation that did not uphold her complaint of bullying against the British Judo Association of being flawed and biased and claimed she was “isolated and punished” by the national federation for...An Olympic judoka has accused an independent investigation that did not uphold her complaint of...An Olympic judoka has accused an independent investigation that did not uphold her complaint of...
The Treasury-backed bank holds £200bn of our savings and Premium Bonds are still popular, but satisfaction is falling
It’s time to get planning for your later years
Holly Mead
No need to panic over whether to buy or sell. I’ve realised if you can just get the return of the market on your investments, you’re doing pretty well
Brian Konig earns from the word game after building up nearly half a million TikTok followers
HOLLY THOMAS
You might be poolside, but your money can still be hard at work
Troubleshooter
Early last year I booked two holidays: one to Athens in September and a trip to Florence in October. They cost £3,565 in total and I took out travel insurance with Good to Go after seeing an advert on TV. In July I started to feel exhausted and...Early last year I booked two holidays: one to Athens in September and a trip to Florence in October.Early last year I booked two holidays: one to Athens in September and a trip to Florence in October.
first person
Hannah Skelley’s brother began losing his sight as a teenager, but judo helped him recover his reason to live. Now he’s competing in Paris
At 8am on August 29, 2021, in our childhood living room, my big brother, Chris, appeared on BBC1. He’d made it to the final of the men’s B2 -100kg Paralympics judo competition, 5,775 miles away at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, against US athlete Ben Goodrich. Thanks to the Covid pandemic, Mum and I anxiously watched him fight through two nail-biting rounds during the...At 8am on August 29, 2021, in our childhood living room, my big brother, Chris, appeared on BBC1.At 8am on August 29, 2021, in our childhood living room, my big brother, Chris, appeared on BBC1.
What I’ve Learnt
The former rugby player Jonny Wilkinson, 45, grew up in Surrey and made his England debut aged 18. He scored the...The former rugby player Jonny Wilkinson, 45, grew up in Surrey and made his England debut aged 18. He scored the extra-time drop goal against Australia that won England the 2003 World Cup. He made 91 appearances for his country and was England’s leading points scorer until his record was broken last year. Since...The former rugby player Jonny Wilkinson, 45, grew up in Surrey and made his England debut aged 18. He scored the extra-time...
report
Hannah Evans asks the experts — chefs, restaurateurs, food and cookbook writers — for their favourite spots in Italy, France, Cyprus, Greece and, first, Spain. Chosen by Giles Coren, restaurant critic for The Times An ancient, colonnaded restaurant in a medieval square in a small village in the scrubland north of Madrid. Downstairs there is a pewter bar where you can...Hannah Evans asks the experts — chefs, restaurateurs, food and cookbook writers — for their...Hannah Evans asks the experts — chefs, restaurateurs, food and cookbook writers — for their...
spinal column
There is nothing like going away to make you appreciate coming home. So goes the saying, and it’s a load of cobblers.There is nothing like going away to make you appreciate coming home. So goes the saying, and it’s a load of cobblers. I got back from my first proper holiday in years and after a fortnight at home have reached the conclusion, nah — I could have done with a bit more time away. I’m planning to become one of those...There is nothing like going away to make you appreciate coming home. So goes the saying, and it’s a load of cobblers. I got...
interview
The Sherwood actor failed his 11-plus but went on to play a prime minister. Now TV’s most glowering star has turned to comedy in the new BBC show Daddy Issues
Hugo Rifkind on TV
I can run, swim, cycle. What I cannot do is leap the height of a small terraced house, like the soaring Swede Armand Duplantis
An increasing number of West End plays are doing away with a break, testing our concentration span and actors’ stamina. Why?
review | Education
They make students smarter, deepen knowledge and combat inequality, the former education minister affirms
Jack Skipper was the 14th best carpet fitter in the Croydon area. Now he’s making waves on the stand-up circuit
There’s never been a better time to be an armchair cinema fan with more ways to watch movies across TV channels, streaming services and digital downloads than ever before. But sometimes there can be too much choice, and that’s why our experts have hand-picked the very best films to watch each day. Every week we’ll update this list with the best films available...There’s never been a better time to be an armchair cinema fan with more ways to watch movies...There’s never been a better time to be an armchair cinema fan with more ways to watch movies...
EMMA DUNCAN
You might expect the latest exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, sweepingly entitled Money Talks: Art, Society and...You might expect the latest exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, sweepingly entitled Money Talks: Art, Society and Power, to examine some of the big questions that the relationship between money and art raises. It might look into the value of art or the business of patronage or the way rich people have often used...You might expect the latest exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, sweepingly entitled Money Talks: Art, Society and Power...
review | MEMOIR
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CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK
review | fiction
The American novelist Lore Segal — a writer who has energy and brio running through everything she does — is not well...The American novelist Lore Segal — a writer who has energy and brio running through everything...The American novelist Lore Segal — a writer who has energy and brio running through everything...
REREADING
On December 28, 2003, Joan Didion and her husband, John, had some friends round to dinner. “According to my kitchen...On December 28, 2003, Joan Didion and her husband, John, had some friends round to dinner.On December 28, 2003, Joan Didion and her husband, John, had some friends round to dinner.
review
Phoebe Stone has a plan. She has arrived at a swanky Rhode Island beachside hotel, in her best dress, with no luggage and a reservation for a suite. She has walked out of her life in St Louis, too sad and depressed to go on with it, and has no...Phoebe Stone has a plan. She has arrived at a swanky Rhode Island beachside hotel, in her best...Phoebe Stone has a plan. She has arrived at a swanky Rhode Island beachside hotel, in her best...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
review
Guitar bands may be having a hard time in most of the world, but in Australia they’re booming. From the huge success of Tame Impala to the live phenomenon of the lairy punks Amyl and the Sniffers, it’s all happening for rock’n’roll down under. The hardest-working bunch of the lot are King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Despite having a name that sounds as if it was...Guitar bands may be having a hard time in most of the world, but in Australia they’re booming.Guitar bands may be having a hard time in most of the world, but in Australia they’re booming.
My culture fix
If I could own one painting it would be
I’m responsible for nearly 80,000 works of art, held on behalf of the...If I could own one painting it would be
I’m responsible for nearly 80,000 works of art, held on behalf of the British public for their enjoyment and learning, so it feels a bit mean to pick only one. However, like anyone I have had my own light-bulb moments with art and one of those has a light bulb at its...If I could own one painting it would be
I’m responsible for nearly 80,000 works of art, held on behalf of the British public...
TELEVISION
TELEVISION
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tELEVISION | STREAMING GUIDE
Modern life is affecting our ability to pay attention. Charlotte Lytton asks experts how to fix it
From gentle paths by sandy beaches to lochside rides with mountain views, try one of these top rides around the UK
The psychotherapist Julia Samuel talks to Anna Maxted about her recovery
As Kirsty Young opens up about her experience, a top neuroscientist explains how the mind is key to pain management
A new treatment for osteoporosis will help millions. Peta Bee on what you can do to boost your bone health
From cabins and pubs with rooms to historic rentals and atmospheric B&Bs, our expert has their pick of the cosiest boltholes in Wales’s most evocative county
video
A new elevated luxury resort is capturing the ‘magical quiet’ the hedonistic Greek island was once known for. Plus, other lesser-trodden spots and cool hotels to know about now
video
Don’t call Albania the ‘new Greece’ or the ‘cheap Maldives’. Its coastline is full of surprises — and shepherds’ trails with fabulous vistas are right at heart of it
Glenturret might be Scotland’s oldest working distillery, but it’s now also a luxury stopover in a bucolic setting. Our writer has her best meal ever — and a wee dram
Wine tasting, horse riding and wild hikes await in Santa Ynez Valley’s 235 manicured vineyards just a two-hour drive from LA. Donkey security detail included
video
The perfect cycling trip has three key factors: the temperature, varied landscapes and regular flights. Mallorca — the largest of the Balearic islands — ticks all three. Simon Parker joined 500 fellow riders to pedal around its flat, central...The perfect cycling trip has three key factors: the temperature, varied landscapes and regular...The perfect cycling trip has three key factors: the temperature, varied landscapes and regular...
obituary
British-French actress who starred in Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita and Roman Polanski’s Repulsion
Geraldine van Bueren | credo
Charlotte Parker and Jake Chaplin
Charlotte Parker, 26, a media relations manager in financial services, and Jake Chaplin, 26, a commercial executive in Sky Sports Racing, were married on May 28, 2024, at Di Sipio vineyard in Abruzzo, central Italy Charlotte was 15 years old when she went to a cousin’s wedding at Di Sipio vineyard in the Abruzzo region of Italy. On leaving, she warned her father: “You’d...Charlotte Parker, 26, a media relations manager in financial services, and Jake Chaplin, 26, a...Charlotte Parker, 26, a media relations manager in financial services, and Jake Chaplin, 26, a...
Mahala Ellen Adams Digby was born on April 22, 2024, at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital to Louise Adams, 35...Mahala Ellen Adams Digby was born on April 22, 2024, at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital to Louise Adams, 35, and Wilson Digby, 37 Louise and Wilson made the most of Wilson’s two-week paternity leave by getting out and about with Mahala, their first child. They’ve been hanging out at Weybridge Cricket Club...Mahala Ellen Adams Digby was born on April 22, 2024, at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital to Louise Adams, 35, and ...
The rundown pebble-dashed block of flats is typical of deprived parts of towns throughout Scotland. Only here in Renfrew, six miles west of Glasgow, one of its occupants is highly unusual. According to the electoral register, it is home to David Clews, a former Renfrewshire councillor turned...The rundown pebble-dashed block of flats is typical of deprived parts of towns throughout Scotland. Only here in Renfrew, six miles west of Glasgow, one of its occupants is highly unusual. According to the electoral register, it is home to David Clews, a former Renfrewshire councillor turned...The rundown pebble-dashed block of flats is typical of deprived parts of towns throughout Scotland. Only here in Renfrew, six...
Julian Manjahi, a photographer and AI artist, was flattered to find himself being courted by an international gallery owner. His images of east African sail ships were lauded by Maria Mayer, an Argentinian art dealer, who pledged to showcase them at a major international venue. In the summer of 2021 his work went on display at Ocean...Julian Manjahi, a photographer and AI artist, was flattered to find himself being courted by an international gallery owner. His images of east African sail ships were lauded by Maria Mayer, an Argentinian art dealer, who pledged to showcase them at a major international venue. In the summer of 2021 his work went on display at Ocean...Julian Manjahi, a photographer and AI artist, was flattered to find himself being courted by an international gallery owner.
Even by the standards of contemporary political discourse, the clashes between Humza Yousaf, the former first minister, and Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of Twitter/X, may be thought a new kind of low. After Yousaf accused Musk of being “one of the most dangerous men on the planet” for his part in what Yousaf...Even by the standards of contemporary political discourse, the clashes between Humza Yousaf, the...Even by the standards of contemporary political discourse, the clashes between Humza Yousaf, the...
edinburgh festivals
The first week of the Fringe is over and with the festival now in full swing the jokes just keep getting better! Or so we hear. Our reporters have been selflessly yomping round Edinburgh’s finest clubs and its dingiest bars to make sure Times...The first week of the Fringe is over and with the festival now in full swing the jokes just keep...The first week of the Fringe is over and with the festival now in full swing the jokes just keep...
The number of people living in Glasgow city centre has risen by a third in the past decade, according to latest figures.The number of people living in Glasgow city centre has risen by a third in the past decade...The number of people living in Glasgow city centre has risen by a third in the past decade...
SCOTTISH BUSINESS DIGEST
Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland. 1. Delivery of a...Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland.Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland.
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Alex Massie
Sometimes you can only laugh, and sardonic mirth is the most appropriate response to the Scottish Qualifications...Sometimes you can only laugh, and sardonic mirth is the most appropriate response to the Scottish...Sometimes you can only laugh, and sardonic mirth is the most appropriate response to the Scottish...
Kenny Farquharson
What kind of person looks at the riots in English cities and concludes this is an argument for Scottish independence?What kind of person looks at the riots in English cities and concludes this is an argument for...What kind of person looks at the riots in English cities and concludes this is an argument for...
Sian Bradley finds a secluded hideaway only 90 minutes from Glasgow by public transport
interview
The actor on accidentally upsetting his friend, what set him on the path to panto damehood and what to expect from his Fringe run. Plus, a chance to win tickets
From the Highlands to the Trossachs, these road and ferry routes offer stunning scenery, wildlife and history
Review
This family-run spot serves food that’s up there with nonna’s best
Gabriella Bennett
In 1894 a pair of trailblazing Dundee journalists embarked on a year’s voyage around the world. When they came back, nothing was the same
Criss-crossed by car-free tracks and quiet country lanes, Scotland is packed with stunning cycle routes. From easy coastal loops and gentle city trundles to all-day epics and trips through brooding glens, here is your definitive list of the best...Criss-crossed by car-free tracks and quiet country lanes, Scotland is packed with stunning cycle...Criss-crossed by car-free tracks and quiet country lanes, Scotland is packed with stunning cycle...
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...
Q&A
The Scottish novelist on his first interaction with an audience, Guinness pints before 7am and the joy of Morganti’s ice cream shop
Edinburgh Festival
The in-demand comedian and actress talks about her new character-led performance
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
The comedian on their new show, Woof!, how their life changed after the controversial show Nanette aired, and why they can’t stop thinking about whales
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
Yilong Liu on his tender new play and the importance of comfort food — something of a theme this year
Edinburgh Festival
The Ghanaian sculptor on his connection with Scotland and the prospect of his first exhibition in its ‘greatest city’
edinburgh festivals
edinburgh festival
The theme for this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival is “Future Tense”, with many of the 500-plus events...The theme for this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival is “Future Tense”, with many of...The theme for this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival is “Future Tense”, with many of...
First Night Review
★★★★★
If the rest of the Edinburgh International Festival matches its first 24 hours for audience...★★★★★
If the rest of the Edinburgh International Festival matches its first 24 hours for...★★★★★
If the rest of the Edinburgh International Festival matches its first 24 hours for...
Comment
What I learnt from trying to become an MP
Sebastian Payne
My attempt to be a candidate was arduous and expensive but it taught me some lessons that the Tories need to hear
Janice turner
Sorry X, it’s over. Your owner’s a dangerous troll
deborah ross
How to be an antisemite (don’t worry, it’s easy)
LARA SPIRIT
Keir is king of precision but autocue might help him find the human touch
ANN TRENEMAN | NOTEBOOK
Empty home syndrome is what kills off villages
weekend essay
Ditching this free speech act is a green light to campus bullies
ben macintyre
Macron and the fine art of gastro-diplomacy
ROSE WILD | FEEDBACK
From Cable Street to Southport, some things don’t change
Two days after the violent confrontation between police and anti-fascist demonstrators known as the Battle of Cable...Two days after the violent confrontation between police and anti-fascist demonstrators known as...Two days after the violent confrontation between police and anti-fascist demonstrators known as...
Jonathan Tulloch | Nature Notebook
Finally I’ve identified my mystery nightbird
I never thought I’d be happy to hear the sound of traffic. The heatwave night was sticky without the slightest breeze...I never thought I’d be happy to hear the sound of traffic. The heatwave night was sticky without...I never thought I’d be happy to hear the sound of traffic. The heatwave night was sticky without...
Leading Articles
Those Left Behind
It is time Britain stopped ignoring the plight of white working-class pupils
Legacy of Change
An inquest reveals the need to address systemic failure in the UK’s treatment of ME
Trigger Happy
Without warning, the Edinburgh Fringe has seen a flurry of needless content notes
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Britain needs frank debate about migration
Sir, Sadly I fear that any underlying issues that are pertinent to the recent riots will once again be ignored due to the fact that both “sides” in the debate have been hijacked by extremists. Once the perfectly reasonable views of people, who...Sir, Sadly I fear that any underlying issues that are pertinent to the recent riots will once...Sir, Sadly I fear that any underlying issues that are pertinent to the recent riots will once...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Manchester United v Manchester City in the Community Shield at Wembley; protests against the far right take place across the country after recent riots.
France: Athletics finals in the Paris Olympics including men’s marathon, men’s high jump, men’s 800m, women’s javelin, women’s 100m hurdles, men’s 5000m and women’s 1500m.
US: Kamala Harris and her running-mate, Tim Walz, campaign in Las Vegas, Nevada.
On this day
Today
In 1939 the actress Kate O’Mara, best known for her role as Caress Morell in the American soap opera Dynasty, was born. She died in 2014, aged 74 (obituary, March 31, 2014); in 1967 the 34-year-old playwright Joe Orton (Entertaining Mr Sloane, Loot, What the Butler Saw) was murdered by Kenneth Halliwell, his lover, who then killed himself; in 1969 the businessman Leno LaBianca and his wife Rosemary were murdered in their Los Angeles home by members of the Manson Family cult, the night after the Sharon Tate murder at film director Roman Polanski’s Bel Air residence; in 1975 David Frost, the British broadcaster, announced that he had secured exclusive interview rights with Richard Nixon, the former president, about the Watergate scandal. (Sir David Frost obituary, September 2, 2013).
Tomorrow
In 1941 the Atlantic Charter of “common principles” was signed by prime minister Winston Churchill and US president Franklin Roosevelt; in 1942 Adolf Burger was arrested for printing false baptismal certificates for Jews scheduled for deportation to Nazi concentration camps. At the Sachsenhausen camp he was assigned to Operation Bernhard, to counterfeit British banknotes (Obituary, December 12, 2016); in 1952 Prince Hussein was proclaimed King of the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan.
Nature notes
Your nature correspondent was wondering what to write about when a rapid buzzing filled the writing room. A wasp had flown in through the open window. No ordinary wasp, it was Ectemnius continuus. Black and yellow, with a square head and bright yellow tibiae (the fourth and largest segment of its leg), the Ectemnius continuus grows 8 to 14mm long, and has no English name. Perhaps it came inside to look for one of its favourite prey items, the housefly. More likely, the wooden window frame had attracted it. Ectemnius continuus build their nests in dead wood, sometimes burrowing quite elaborate tunnels, where they lay their eggs. Each egg is provisioned with six to eight dead flies for the larvae to eat when they have hatched. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays
Saturday
Haifaa al-Mansour, film director, Mary Shelley (2017), first female Saudi Arabian film-maker, 50; Ian Anderson, rock musician, Jethro Tull, 77; Rosanna Arquette, actress, Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), 65; Antonio Banderas, actor, Desperado (1995), 64; Nicolas Berggruen, investor, founder of the Berggruen Institute, 63; Baroness (Elizabeth) Butler-Sloss, lord justice of appeal (1988-99), 91; Suzanne Collins, author, The Hunger Games series, 62; Robert Crampton, columnist, The Times, and author, How to Be a Beta Male (2017), 60; Lawrence Dallaglio, rugby player, England (1995-2007), 52; Henrik Fisker, car designer, founder of Fisker Automotive, 61; Edward Guinness, Earl of Iveagh, chair, Elveden Farms, 55; Kylie Jenner, reality TV star, 27; Roy Keane, footballer, Manchester United (1993-2005), 53; Anita Lonsbrough, swimmer, Olympic gold (1960), 83; Ian Murray, Scotland secretary, Labour MP for Edinburgh South, 48; Sir Michael Pepper, Pender professor of nanoelectronics, UCL, 82; Chris Read, cricketer, England (1999-2007) and Nottinghamshire (1998-2017), 46; Juan Manuel Santos, Nobel peace prize recipient (2016), president of Colombia (2010-18), 73; Justin Theroux, actor, American Psycho (2000), 53; Dame Rosie Winterton, Labour MP for Doncaster Central (1997-2024), 66; Lord (Clifton) Wrottesley, chair, Ice Hockey UK, 56.
Sunday
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, professor of psychology and cognitive neuroscientist, 50; Tom Blomfield, co-founder of Monzo (bank), 39; Sir Geoffrey Cass, chair and co-founder, Royal Theatrical Support Trust, 92; Simon Clegg, chief executive, British Olympic Association (1997-2009), 65; Viola Davis, actress, The Help (2011), 59; Peter Eisenman, architect, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin (2005), 92; Sir Ben Elliot, co-chair of Tory party (2019-22), co-founder, Quintessentially Group, 49; Prof Sir Alexander Halliday, geochemist, 72; Chris Hemsworth, actor, Rush (2013), 41; Hulk Hogan, wrestler, 71; Lord (Anthony) Hughes of Ombersley, justice of the Supreme Court (2013-18), 76; Joe Jackson, pictured, musician, Is She Really Going Out with Him? (1978), 70; Charlotte Leslie, managing director, Conservative Middle East Council, 46; Sri Prakash Lohia, founder and chair of Indorama Corporation, 72; Ian McDiarmid, actor, Star Wars film series, 80; James Mates, journalist, Europe editor, ITV News, 63; John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief, Bloomberg News, 62; Richard Scudamore, executive chair, Premier League (1999-2018), 65; Masayoshi Son, founder and chief executive, SoftBank, 67; Chris Stark, head of “Mission Control” for Clean Power 2030 (UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), 46; Dame Sue Street, chair, Rambert dance company, 75; Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer, Inc, 74.