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After more than two weeks of showcasing a feast of live sport, Paris is preparing to bring the curtain down on the 2024 Olympics with a star-studded closing ceremony this evening. Billie Eilish, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop Dogg are among the musicians confirmed but there are expected to be a few surprise appearances given the unprecedented opening ceremony which...After more than two weeks of showcasing a feast of live sport, Paris is preparing to bring the...After more than two weeks of showcasing a feast of live sport, Paris is preparing to bring the...
paris 2024 | owen slot
It’s Sunday lunchtime and I have chosen to make the last event I attend at these Games the men’s water polo final. I...It’s Sunday lunchtime and I have chosen to make the last event I attend at these Games the men’s water polo final. I don’t know if you’ve seen the water polo but “physical” is an understatement. It is like rugby with flick knives, track cycling with chainsaws: you have your finger and toenails checked pre-match so...It’s Sunday lunchtime and I have chosen to make the last event I attend at these Games the men’s water polo final. I don’t know...
When Alice* — an experienced video game actor — turned up to record her voice part for a big-budget game, she had little idea of what was in store. “They said I had to record a full eight-minute sex scene in real-time in front of six or seven...When Alice* — an experienced video game actor — turned up to record her voice part for a...When Alice* — an experienced video game actor — turned up to record her voice part for a...
PARIS OLYMPICS
The imitation of a kangaroo by a lecturer, which may have ended break dancing’s Olympic ambitions, has been defended by the Australian prime minister. B-Girl Raygun failed to win a single round in her three battles as the sport called breaking, a dance rooted in black American urban youth culture, made its first appearance at the Games. Her idiosyncratic moves prompted...The imitation of a kangaroo by a lecturer, which may have ended break dancing’s Olympic ambitions...The imitation of a kangaroo by a lecturer, which may have ended break dancing’s Olympic ambitions...
The queue for the Olympic store stretched more than 100 metres as locals and visitors sought a souvenir of what many...The queue for the Olympic store stretched more than 100 metres as locals and visitors sought a souvenir of what many French people say have been the best Games ever. “It’s been amazing,” said Anne-Sophie Lallemand, 24, who was among the 45,000 or so volunteers at Paris 2024. “Everything has been super-well organised...The queue for the Olympic store stretched more than 100 metres as locals and visitors sought a souvenir of what many French...
Will Gompertz
Art is not a subject that gets the blood racing on most news desks. The usual response to an enthusiastic and compelling pitch is a stifled yawn. Unless the story is about money. That’s different. But in my experience, the only other sure-fire way...Art is not a subject that gets the blood racing on most news desks. The usual response to an...Art is not a subject that gets the blood racing on most news desks. The usual response to an...
A question for all the parents out there: do you ever regret having kids? It’s a controversial one, but if you’re...A question for all the parents out there: do you ever regret having kids? It’s a controversial...A question for all the parents out there: do you ever regret having kids? It’s a controversial...
FIRST PERSON
Since my mum died in September, I have longed to hear her voice again. I have two saved voicemails from “Mum mobile”.Since my mum died in September, I have longed to hear her voice again. I have two saved...Since my mum died in September, I have longed to hear her voice again. I have two saved...
TECH TALK
When the time came to shut down his lab-grown meat start-up for good, British entrepreneur Joshua March took his team...When the time came to shut down his lab-grown meat start-up for good, British entrepreneur Joshua...When the time came to shut down his lab-grown meat start-up for good, British entrepreneur Joshua...
Christina lamb
I will never forget the butterfly dress. A frothy white wedding gown embroidered with a train of colourful...I will never forget the butterfly dress. A frothy white wedding gown embroidered with a train of...I will never forget the butterfly dress. A frothy white wedding gown embroidered with a train of...
At one point during my two-week cruise of Norway on board Ambition — a ship from the British line Ambassador — I found myself in a hot tub gazing up at the northern lights while being lectured on Norse mythology by a retired PE teacher from Wales.At one point during my two-week cruise of Norway on board Ambition — a ship from the British line...At one point during my two-week cruise of Norway on board Ambition — a ship from the British line...
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A man and his four-year-old son were killed in a ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in what officials fear might only be the beginning of retaliatory attacks by Russia in response to Ukraine’s assault on its territory. The bodies of the boy and his father, 35, were found under rubble after...A man and his four-year-old son were killed in a ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in what officials fear might only be the beginning of retaliatory attacks by Russia in response to Ukraine’s assault on its territory. The bodies of the boy and his father, 35, were found under rubble after...A man and his four-year-old son were killed in a ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in what officials fear might only be the...
Michael Clarke ANALYSIS
Ukraine’s incursion into Russian territory in the Kursk region last week took Moscow by surprise. It took Kyiv’s western supporters, even in Washington, by surprise as well. When it began on Tuesday it looked like another display of noisy military bravado by one of the anti-Putin militia groups. By Thursday it was clear that Kyiv itself was...Ukraine’s incursion into Russian territory in the Kursk region last week took Moscow by surprise. It took Kyiv’s western supporters, even in Washington, by surprise as well. When it began on Tuesday it looked like another display of noisy military bravado by one of the anti-Putin militia groups. By Thursday it was clear that Kyiv itself was...Ukraine’s incursion into Russian territory in the Kursk region last week took Moscow by surprise. It took Kyiv’s western...
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Kamala Harris has criticised Israel’s attack on a school in Gaza, in which 93 people were killed. The US vice-president said that “yet again far too many civilians have been killed”, in the attack. Three Israeli missiles hit a school that was sheltering displaced Palestinians, according to Gaza’s civil defence...Kamala Harris has criticised Israel’s attack on a school in Gaza, in which 93 people were killed.Kamala Harris has criticised Israel’s attack on a school in Gaza, in which 93 people were killed.
Christina Lamb
dispatch
In Lily Dale, a gated enclave in rural upstate New York, the dead are encouraged to speak up. At séances in the shade of old trees, mediums call on the spirits of the departed, and relay messages to assembled friends and family. This quaint...In Lily Dale, a gated enclave in rural upstate New York, the dead are encouraged to speak up. At...In Lily Dale, a gated enclave in rural upstate New York, the dead are encouraged to speak up. At...
The government is closing in on a bailout of British Steel in which the taxpayer would inject £600 million into the group. Labour this weekend signalled a new intent to break an impasse in talks with British Steel’s Chinese owner, Jingye, that has clouded the future of its vast works in...The government is closing in on a bailout of British Steel in which the taxpayer would inject £600 million into the group. Labour this weekend signalled a new intent to break an impasse in talks with British Steel’s Chinese owner, Jingye, that has clouded the future of its vast works in...The government is closing in on a bailout of British Steel in which the taxpayer would inject £600 million into the group.
The debt-laden media tycoon Patrick Drahi is thought to have quietly sold part of his near-25 per cent ownership of BT in recent months, according to a new analysis that has set tongues wagging in the City. The French-Israeli billionaire is the FTSE 100 company’s largest shareholder, with a declared stake of 24.5 per cent. But research...The debt-laden media tycoon Patrick Drahi is thought to have quietly sold part of his near-25 per cent ownership of BT in recent months, according to a new analysis that has set tongues wagging in the City. The French-Israeli billionaire is the FTSE 100 company’s largest shareholder, with a declared stake of 24.5 per cent. But research...The debt-laden media tycoon Patrick Drahi is thought to have quietly sold part of his near-25 per cent ownership of BT in...
Elon Musk and Sir Keir Starmer may be doing battle over rioting and the involvement of social media companies such as Twitter/X, but in the coming weeks it will be another part of the tech tycoon’s empire — electric vehicles — that arrives on the prime minister’s worry list. Labour’s manifesto committed to forcing...Elon Musk and Sir Keir Starmer may be doing battle over rioting and the involvement of social...Elon Musk and Sir Keir Starmer may be doing battle over rioting and the involvement of social...
SEEMA SHAH | VIEWPOINT
Recency bias — the trick of the brain that places greater importance on current events than earlier ones — is at the...Recency bias — the trick of the brain that places greater importance on current events than...Recency bias — the trick of the brain that places greater importance on current events than...
Oliver Shah
Conglomerates. The dinosaurs of the corporate world, aren’t they? Their ancient bones — in the form of stories about...Conglomerates. The dinosaurs of the corporate world, aren’t they? Their ancient bones — in the...Conglomerates. The dinosaurs of the corporate world, aren’t they? Their ancient bones — in the...
THE SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS PROFILE
Evangelos Mytilineos could sense something was up. The Greek energy and metals magnate had assembled a team of 25 investment bankers to advise on listing his family’s eponymous conglomerate, Mytilineos Holdings, on the London Stock Exchange. But...Evangelos Mytilineos could sense something was up. The Greek energy and metals magnate had...Evangelos Mytilineos could sense something was up. The Greek energy and metals magnate had...
David SMith | ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Rachel Reeves’s first budget, on October 30, is more than 11 weeks away. By then, the leaves will be falling and this...Rachel Reeves’s first budget, on October 30, is more than 11 weeks away. By then, the leaves will...Rachel Reeves’s first budget, on October 30, is more than 11 weeks away. By then, the leaves will...
Richard Harpin
‘What do you want to do for the next 40 years, Richard?” Barely out of my teens, that’s how my parents’ generation...‘What do you want to do for the next 40 years, Richard?” Barely out of my teens, that’s how my...‘What do you want to do for the next 40 years, Richard?” Barely out of my teens, that’s how my...
ANALYSIS
Even before he started work on Monday morning, Joe Little had sensed trouble was afoot in global markets. Like others, HSBC Asset Management’s chief global strategist had spent the weekend scrutinising data published the previous Friday showing a...Even before he started work on Monday morning, Joe Little had sensed trouble was afoot in global...Even before he started work on Monday morning, Joe Little had sensed trouble was afoot in global...
Irwin Stelzer | American Account
More often than not, a presidential candidate’s choice of running mate has little effect on the outcome of an election.More often than not, a presidential candidate’s choice of running mate has little effect on the...More often than not, a presidential candidate’s choice of running mate has little effect on the...
Karen Jones
Have you been hooked by the Olympics? If the extraordinary cornucopia of the opening ceremony was not enough, the...
Have you been hooked by the Olympics? If the extraordinary cornucopia of the opening ceremony was...
Have you been hooked by the Olympics? If the extraordinary cornucopia of the opening ceremony was...
how i made it
Ama Amo-Agyei was celebrating £1 million of sales in her firm’s first year of trading by signing a five-year lease on a 6,000 sq ft warehouse when she got the “cease and desist” legal letter that ruined her day. It became evident that another...Ama Amo-Agyei was celebrating £1 million of sales in her firm’s first year of trading by signing...Ama Amo-Agyei was celebrating £1 million of sales in her firm’s first year of trading by signing...
Hoping to retire in luxury? Be careful where you apply. Analysis of FTSE 100 companies has revealed a big gap between pension schemes
The obstacles you might face when returning to the UK and the best ways to tackle them
The businessman says he was encouraged to put £47 million into an investment it described as ‘low risk’
Cherry Reynard
Small caps went out of investment fashion long ago, but the time seems right for a comeback
RACHEL MORTIMER
Delays in processing applications are leaving homebuyers and their lawyers in a panic. And now the phone lines are closed on a Friday
ask the experts
Q: I have a county council pension that is due to pay out in August 2025 when I reach 60. I have poor pension provision due to being a carer from the age of 26 and working part time most of my working life. It is not a big amount of money and I...Q: I have a county council pension that is due to pay out in August 2025 when I reach 60. I have...Q: I have a county council pension that is due to pay out in August 2025 when I reach 60. I have...
decca aitkenhead
Our chief interviewer banned her teenage sons and their friends from their smartphones for four weeks — and then dispatched them on a wild camping trip
interview
The billionaire Jim Ratcliffe bought a stake in Manchester United to reverse its fortunes. Now he’s on a mission to save Atlantic salmon
hadley freeman
Moon Unit Zappa tells Hadley Freeman some home truths about her life as the child of a rock star
Beaches are packed, the water is lovely — and the currents are deadly. Duncan Craig heads out with the lifesavers
Jo Elvin’s migraines bring 12 hours of tortuous vomiting and pain. What brings on these episodes?
A LIFE IN THE DAY
charlotte ivers | table talk
recipes
Come summertime, I lose my appetite for cooking. Not so much for eating — I still want to do lots of that — but the last place I want to be is by a hot stove. So I’m all about salads and the sort of cold dishes you throw together without needing...Come summertime, I lose my appetite for cooking. Not so much for eating — I still want to do lots...Come summertime, I lose my appetite for cooking. Not so much for eating — I still want to do lots...
RELATIVE VALUES
As the career criminal Charlie Croker in The Italian Job, Michael Caine made off with $4 million of gold bullion with the help of a trio of Mini Coopers. BMW’s caper was just as daring: buy up a struggling British car firm, launch a new Mini —...As the career criminal Charlie Croker in The Italian Job, Michael Caine made off with $4...As the career criminal Charlie Croker in The Italian Job, Michael Caine made off with $4...
30 years ago, Britpop erupted with the band’s debut. We talk to the inner circle about the making of a masterpiece
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
As BBC2’s triathlon of shows returns, warm up with these fiendish questions
REVIEW
The crowds are hyped, the players are barely dressed (apart from the men) and the game is as confusing as Line of Duty. But my gold medal goes to …
Review | History
They were not barbarians, according to this fascinating book. So what caused them to commit such heinous crimes?
REVIEW | Memoir
Susanna Crossman remembers the neglect and abuse of her 1970s childhood in a utopian experiment in the English countryside
Review | JOSH GLANCY
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Matt Damon seems fed up. The days when he knocked it out of the park with films like Good Will Hunting, Courage Under Fire and the Bourne films — live-wire performances all — seem long gone. And in their place, a doughty steady-Eddie dependability. While his contemporaries convulse with the effort of winning that elusive Oscar, Damon seems to have concentrated...Matt Damon seems fed up. The days when he knocked it out of the park with films like Good Will...Matt Damon seems fed up. The days when he knocked it out of the park with films like Good Will...
interview
A Dane and a Brit meet in a French brasserie in London to discuss America’s super-rich. In particular, the moneyed...A Dane and a Brit meet in a French brasserie in London to discuss America’s super-rich. In particular, the moneyed milieus of Nantucket during the summer season. “I was intrigued by Nantucket. By the beauty of the place, but also by the oblivion of the upper classes,” says Susanne Bier, the Danish art house...A Dane and a Brit meet in a French brasserie in London to discuss America’s super-rich. In particular, the moneyed milieus of...
REVIEW | FICTION
Sarah Manguso writes books about pain and anger that pick at the scab of family betrayals. In the first paragraph of...Sarah Manguso writes books about pain and anger that pick at the scab of family betrayals. In the...Sarah Manguso writes books about pain and anger that pick at the scab of family betrayals. In the...
It’s been a thrilling and inspiring Olympics — and at such a sociable time too! So much so that some may find...It’s been a thrilling and inspiring Olympics — and at such a sociable time too! So much so that...It’s been a thrilling and inspiring Olympics — and at such a sociable time too! So much so that...
Review | memoir
When I tell people that I’m reading Petroc Trelawny’s book about Cornwall, I get variations on two responses. “What a wonderful man! Listening to him on Radio 3 has saved my life” or — suspiciously — “You couldn’t get a more Cornish name than that...When I tell people that I’m reading Petroc Trelawny’s book about Cornwall, I get variations on...When I tell people that I’m reading Petroc Trelawny’s book about Cornwall, I get variations on...
Review | Fiction
Overwhelmed by flyers on the Mile? Lost in the zillions of options as to what to see during your time in the Scottish...Overwhelmed by flyers on the Mile? Lost in the zillions of options as to what to see during your...Overwhelmed by flyers on the Mile? Lost in the zillions of options as to what to see during your...
Will it be a vintage season at the BBC Proms? It’s David Pickard’s last hurrah as director of the festival, and the...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...
TELEVISION
INTERVIEW
The singer-songwriter started recording music when she was a shy 16-year-old — now she has a No 1 album and a hit song
Dolly Alderton
Your love, life and friendship dilemmas answered
Here’s how to chose the most important piece of kit in a woman’s gym bag
FIRST PERSON
Some women try Botox, but for our writer it’s her dogs that have given her her midlife mojo
Creative young people are seeking a new kind of life away from London in … Leigh-on-Sea
STYLE BAROMETER
There’s no shoes like red shoes, there’s no shoes like red shoes. Cherry-picked by the fashion set, footwear right now has one rule: toe the red line. From slingbacks to slip-ons, it’s less about the style and all about the crimson tones. We’ve seen it everywhere, from street-stylers and their raspberry ballets to celebrities such as Dua Lipa, who was spotted in Capri...There’s no shoes like red shoes, there’s no shoes like red shoes. Cherry-picked by the fashion...There’s no shoes like red shoes, there’s no shoes like red shoes. Cherry-picked by the fashion...
‘I have a complete addiction to chairs,” says the stylist and eBay’s preloved style director, Amy Bannerman. Her...‘I have a complete addiction to chairs,” says the stylist and eBay’s preloved style director, Amy Bannerman. Her brother says her lounge “looks like a waiting room” because she has so many, from a Harry Bertoia side chair and Vico Magistretti Carimate dining chairs to a Howard Keith Diplomat loveseat. It’s what led...‘I have a complete addiction to chairs,” says the stylist and eBay’s preloved style director, Amy Bannerman. Her brother says...
BILLIE BHATIA
Golden hour, warm sea dips, sandy toes, salty hair, rosé all day, catching flights not feelings (insert millennial...Golden hour, warm sea dips, sandy toes, salty hair, rosé all day, catching flights not feelings...Golden hour, warm sea dips, sandy toes, salty hair, rosé all day, catching flights not feelings...
SARAH JOSSEL
There was the ice bucket challenge, and the Gangnam Style dance — I’m not sure I’ll ever unsee Ed Balls “riding his...There was the ice bucket challenge, and the Gangnam Style dance — I’m not sure I’ll ever unsee Ed...There was the ice bucket challenge, and the Gangnam Style dance — I’m not sure I’ll ever unsee Ed...
paris 2024 | Matt lawton
It was the early hours of Sunday and in one corner of a bar just a few strides from the Moulin Rouge a young lifeguard from Manchester was being bought a beer. To date, the height of Charlie Hobson’s own athletics career has been some schoolboy track and cross-country titles in Greater Manchester.It was the early hours of Sunday and in one corner of a bar just a few strides from the Moulin Rouge a young lifeguard from Manchester was being bought a beer. To date, the height of Charlie Hobson’s own athletics career has been some schoolboy track and cross-country titles in Greater Manchester.It was the early hours of Sunday and in one corner of a bar just a few strides from the Moulin Rouge a young lifeguard from...
Virgil van Dijk has said that Liverpool are yet to table a formal offer of a contract extension despite him having entered the final year of his deal. The defender revealed that there have been no significant developments over his future after the new head coach Arne Slot’s first match at Anfield ended with a resounding 4-1 friendly victory...Virgil van Dijk has said that Liverpool are yet to table a formal offer of a contract extension despite him having entered the final year of his deal. The defender revealed that there have been no significant developments over his future after the new head coach Arne Slot’s first match at Anfield ended with a resounding 4-1 friendly victory...Virgil van Dijk has said that Liverpool are yet to table a formal offer of a contract extension despite him having entered the...
paris 2024
Emma Finucane became the first British woman to win three medals at a single Olympics since 1964 but Great Britain were unable to add to their single gold in track cycling on the last day at the velodrome. Finucane won bronze in the individual sprint to add to her gold in the team sprint and bronze in the keirin on...Emma Finucane became the first British woman to win three medals at a single Olympics since 1964...Emma Finucane became the first British woman to win three medals at a single Olympics since 1964...
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Paris 2024 | rick broadbent
paris 2024 | owen slot
It’s Sunday lunchtime and I have chosen to make the last event I attend at these Games the men’s water polo final. I...It’s Sunday lunchtime and I have chosen to make the last event I attend at these Games the men’s...It’s Sunday lunchtime and I have chosen to make the last event I attend at these Games the men’s...
paris 2024 | john westerby
With every new Olympics since Great Britain began to dominate the velodrome in Beijing, there has come an expectation...With every new Olympics since Great Britain began to dominate the velodrome in Beijing, there has...With every new Olympics since Great Britain began to dominate the velodrome in Beijing, there has...
nfl | Elgan Alderman
Louis Rees-Zammit played four positions, made four yards from three plays and even kicked the ball during his Kansas City Chiefs debut. The 23-year-old Welshman, who quit rugby union in January to try to make it in the NFL, suited up in the No 9 jersey for his franchise’s first pre-season match. He was involved as a running back, kick returner, kicker and as part of the...Louis Rees-Zammit played four positions, made four yards from three plays and even kicked the...Louis Rees-Zammit played four positions, made four yards from three plays and even kicked the...
Manchester United are optimistic of agreeing a contract extension with their captain Bruno Fernandes. The Portuguese...Manchester United are optimistic of agreeing a contract extension with their captain Bruno Fernandes. The Portuguese midfielder, who joined United in a £68million deal from Sporting Lisbon in 2020, has two years left on his present deal. Given his importance to the team and dressing room, United are understandably...Manchester United are optimistic of agreeing a contract extension with their captain Bruno Fernandes. The Portuguese midfielder...
paris 2024 | matt lawton
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...
Tom allnutt
Not for the first time, Carlo Ancelotti found a way to get through. Ancelotti was calling round the Real Madrid...Not for the first time, Carlo Ancelotti found a way to get through. Ancelotti was calling round...Not for the first time, Carlo Ancelotti found a way to get through. Ancelotti was calling round...
Paris 2024
Lottery funding: £22.7m GB went in with five big-hitters. Keely Hodgkinson won a brilliant gold in the 800m, and three of the others took good silver medals. Josh Kerr broke the British record when finishing second to fast-finishing Cole Hocker...Lottery funding: £22.7m GB went in with five big-hitters. Keely Hodgkinson won a brilliant gold...Lottery funding: £22.7m GB went in with five big-hitters. Keely Hodgkinson won a brilliant gold...
Paris 2024 | owen slot
paris 2024
In the giddy aftermath of Keely Hodgkinson’s 800m gold, her coaches, Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows, declared that the oldest and most controversial world record in outdoor athletics could soon be broken. It has been more than four decades since Jarmila Kratochvilova, a then-32-year-old Czechoslovakian, stormed to victory in a disbelieving, blisteringly fast 1min...In the giddy aftermath of Keely Hodgkinson’s 800m gold, her coaches, Trevor Painter and Jenny...In the giddy aftermath of Keely Hodgkinson’s 800m gold, her coaches, Trevor Painter and Jenny...
paris 2024 | rick broadbent
Matthew Hudson-Smith had not been holding back in his pre-race analysis of the men’s 4x400m relay. “This team can do...Matthew Hudson-Smith had not been holding back in his pre-race analysis of the men’s 4x400m relay. “This team can do anything,” he said. “We can get the British record, European record and, if we dig deep, the world record.” Even the power of positive thinking could not get the last of those but they did the rest as...Matthew Hudson-Smith had not been holding back in his pre-race analysis of the men’s 4x400m relay. “This team can do anything,”...
adam hollioake interview
stephen jones
Was it the most spectacular interception made by Leicester Tigers in their long history? One moment, the celebrated...Was it the most spectacular interception made by Leicester Tigers in their long history? One...Was it the most spectacular interception made by Leicester Tigers in their long history? One...
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...
interview
The billionaire Jim Ratcliffe bought a stake in Manchester United to reverse its fortunes. Now he’s on a mission to save Atlantic salmon
Against a backdrop of Icelandic mountains shaped like tents and mushrooms and capped with snow, Jim Ratcliffe is standing in a freezing river. He flicks his fly-fishing rod a few times and gazes around at the scenery. “There are some things money can’t buy,” he says with a sigh. In fact, he has bought it. The industrialist, sports team owner, mountaineer, beekeeper and...Against a backdrop of Icelandic mountains shaped like tents and mushrooms and capped with snow...Against a backdrop of Icelandic mountains shaped like tents and mushrooms and capped with snow...
window watch
Manchester United are closing in on the double signing of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich...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...Manchester United are closing in on the double signing of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich for a...
Paris 2024 | tom kershaw
Paris 2024
Caden Cunningham fell agonisingly short in his quest to become Great Britain’s second Olympic champion in taekwondo, losing in a deciding round to Iran’s Arian Salimi under the cupola of the Grand Palais. The 21-year-old from Huddersfield fought his way through three rounds with distinction, serving notice of a new British talent in this sport, and though he will not...Caden Cunningham fell agonisingly short in his quest to become Great Britain’s second Olympic...Caden Cunningham fell agonisingly short in his quest to become Great Britain’s second Olympic...
Racecards Bet of the day
Makalu (2.10 Ripon)
The five-year-old did well to get up close home here in May and...Racecards Bet of the day
Makalu (2.10 Ripon)
The five-year-old did well to get up close home here in May and has remained in fine form since then, chalking up further wins at Beverley and Ayr. He ran better than the bare form suggests when third at Pontefract last time, too, when getting caught out of his...Racecards Bet of the day
Makalu (2.10 Ripon)
The five-year-old did well to get up close home here in May and has remained in...
THE TRAVEL EDITOR’S TAKE
Peak rates mean parents and carers pay more than double the price, often for lesser holidays. Why penalise some of tourism’s best customers, asks expert Claire Irvin
The aurora borealis are expected to be especially spectacular this year. A cruise is the only way to go, and now is the time to book
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Sometimes it’s a niche interest that tempts you off the tourist trail. For our writer it was the art of fabric design that took him to Kyoto and its peninsula beyond
Padel tennis, sailing, hiking, biking — wall-to-wall activities and low-key living make a boredom-beating resort on Lesbos a hit with teens and grown-ups
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Forget sand in your trainers and inclement weather. This coastal menace is much more frustrating. Try the new method of managing it at your peril…
Kathy Lette | Travel troubleshooter
Q. We are planning a holiday with our close friends, probably to Devon. They’ve just told me they intend to bring...Q. We are planning a holiday with our close friends, probably to Devon. They’ve just told me they...Q. We are planning a holiday with our close friends, probably to Devon. They’ve just told me they...
There are many enormous, life-changing things to get your head around when you’re pregnant — enjoying your last weeks...There are many enormous, life-changing things to get your head around when you’re pregnant —...There are many enormous, life-changing things to get your head around when you’re pregnant —...
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
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The perfect cycling trip has three key factors: the temperature, varied landscapes and regular flights. Mallorca — the largest of the Balearic islands — ticks all three. Simon Parker joined 500 fellow riders to pedal around its flat, central...The perfect cycling trip has three key factors: the temperature, varied landscapes and regular...The perfect cycling trip has three key factors: the temperature, varied landscapes and regular...
As Ben Affleck sells the $68m house he shared with JLo, we look at how the actor might style his new home
Is that big black box dominating your living room? Here’s how to discreetly screen your screens
A green plot calms Natalie Fernbach and means she can spend screen-free time with her children
THE SECRET AGENT
Our columnist was about to seal the deal on a Kensington house, but the buyer dithered
Cornwall, £1.75m
On the south Cornish coast, 61 Sea Road is a four-bedroom house in Carlyon Bay, near St Austell and seven miles from Fowey. Although it looks art deco it was built in 2012. Modern features include a lift and a...Cornwall, £1.75m
On the south Cornish coast, 61 Sea Road is a four-bedroom house in Carlyon...Cornwall, £1.75m
On the south Cornish coast, 61 Sea Road is a four-bedroom house in Carlyon...
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The need to change the planning system is well understood as it has a great impact on Britain’s ability to build...The need to change the planning system is well understood as it has a great impact on Britain’s...The need to change the planning system is well understood as it has a great impact on Britain’s...
the two robs
My plan is to renovate any buy-to-let properties I might purchase, to add value. How can I find trustworthy...My plan is to renovate any buy-to-let properties I might purchase, to add value. How can I find...My plan is to renovate any buy-to-let properties I might purchase, to add value. How can I find...
Puzzles to solve at your leisure on paper
Inmates given free personal phones during pandemic
newA decision by Humza Yousaf to give all prison inmates free mobile phones cost the taxpayer £6 million before it was scrapped, it has been revealed. A Scottish Prison Service (SPS) report said that lessons had been learnt from the botched scheme, after prisoners using illicit Sim cards bypassed...A decision by Humza Yousaf to give all prison inmates free mobile phones cost the taxpayer £6 million before it was scrapped, it has been revealed. A Scottish Prison Service (SPS) report said that lessons had been learnt from the botched scheme, after prisoners using illicit Sim cards bypassed...A decision by Humza Yousaf to give all prison inmates free mobile phones cost the taxpayer £6 million before it was scrapped...
Drivers of electric vehicles in Scotland have revealed a wide range of concerns about using them north of the border. Motorists complain that public charging points cost too much and that access to the network also needs to be improved if the EV revolution is to continue. A Consumer Scotland survey, conducted by YouGov, found that charging...Drivers of electric vehicles in Scotland have revealed a wide range of concerns about using them north of the border. Motorists complain that public charging points cost too much and that access to the network also needs to be improved if the EV revolution is to continue. A Consumer Scotland survey, conducted by YouGov, found that charging...Drivers of electric vehicles in Scotland have revealed a wide range of concerns about using them north of the border. Motorists...
Plans to scrap many exams for 15 and 16-year-olds across Scotland are likely to be abandoned, as the education secretary has ruled out “big bang” school reforms. Jenny Gilruth has expressed a lack of appetite for immediately taking forward key recommendations of an expert group, commissioned by the Scottish...Plans to scrap many exams for 15 and 16-year-olds across Scotland are likely to be abandoned, as...Plans to scrap many exams for 15 and 16-year-olds across Scotland are likely to be abandoned, as...
matt rudd
A mile up the glen from the road out of Torridon, the complex ridge of Beinn Eighe comes into view — and if my old...A mile up the glen from the road out of Torridon, the complex ridge of Beinn Eighe comes into...A mile up the glen from the road out of Torridon, the complex ridge of Beinn Eighe comes into...
Gillian Bowditch
Six weeks ago, Britain was on the cusp of political change that even some members of the then-Conservative...Six weeks ago, Britain was on the cusp of political change that even some members of the...Six weeks ago, Britain was on the cusp of political change that even some members of the...
It’s not every day you see a ventriloquist who can manipulate a cow puppet and still look every inch an African queen performing to an audience of less than a dozen. Dressed in all her finery, Queen Angelique-Monét Gureje-Thompson cuts a spectacular figure, her mouth clamped shut as the bovine chanteuse on her arm moos a tuneful rendition of Minnie Riperton’s Lovin’ You...It’s not every day you see a ventriloquist who can manipulate a cow puppet and still look every...It’s not every day you see a ventriloquist who can manipulate a cow puppet and still look every...
edinburgh festivals
The first week of the Fringe is over and with the festival now in full swing the jokes just keep getting better! Or...The first week of the Fringe is over and with the festival now in full swing the jokes just keep getting better! Or so we hear. Our reporters have been selflessly yomping round Edinburgh’s finest clubs and its dingiest bars to make sure Times readers get a true sense of the rib-tickling fun going on all over town.The first week of the Fringe is over and with the festival now in full swing the jokes just keep getting better! Or so we hear.
alex massie
High summer and the living is quiet. These are the doldrum weeks for Scottish politics. Holidays and festivals...High summer and the living is quiet. These are the doldrum weeks for Scottish politics. Holidays...High summer and the living is quiet. These are the doldrum weeks for Scottish politics. Holidays...
Alf Young
It’s been a while since I last devoted a column to the shambles that is the Scottish government’s approach to...It’s been a while since I last devoted a column to the shambles that is the Scottish government’s...It’s been a while since I last devoted a column to the shambles that is the Scottish government’s...
By his own admission, Vaclav Cerny is still getting up to speed having taken a four-week break after the Euros, but the Czech Republic winger has sure hit the ground running at Rangers. Having made a positive impact off the bench in last week’s...By his own admission, Vaclav Cerny is still getting up to speed having taken a four-week break...By his own admission, Vaclav Cerny is still getting up to speed having taken a four-week break...
Some may have to limit subjects and hire unqualified teachers, unions warn
More than 1,000 teaching positions remain vacant in primary and secondary schools across Ireland before the new school year, The Sunday Times can reveal. With weeks to go before students return to class, unions have warned that some schools may have to limit subject choices and principals will be...More than 1,000 teaching positions remain vacant in primary and secondary schools across Ireland before the new school year, The Sunday Times can reveal. With weeks to go before students return to class, unions have warned that some schools may have to limit subject choices and principals will be...More than 1,000 teaching positions remain vacant in primary and secondary schools across Ireland before the new school year...
The ethics watchdog has reopened its examination of a complaint against Leo Varadkar, the former taoiseach, for leaking a confidential government document to a friend. The Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo) has told Paul Murphy, the People Before Profit TD, that it has commenced its reconsideration of a complaint he made against...The ethics watchdog has reopened its examination of a complaint against Leo Varadkar, the former taoiseach, for leaking a confidential government document to a friend. The Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo) has told Paul Murphy, the People Before Profit TD, that it has commenced its reconsideration of a complaint he made against...The ethics watchdog has reopened its examination of a complaint against Leo Varadkar, the former taoiseach, for leaking a...
She’s Electric! The singer and actor Imelda May has admitted that passion for her craft is what keeps her motivated in a notoriously difficult industry, saying: “Art is the lover that might not be good for you, but you can’t keep away.” After last summer’s sold-out run at Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre, May returns to...She’s Electric! The singer and actor Imelda May has admitted that passion for her craft is what...She’s Electric! The singer and actor Imelda May has admitted that passion for her craft is what...
A Dublin woman who lived in Lebanon for almost 50 years has said she is one of the “lucky ones” to have been able to...A Dublin woman who lived in Lebanon for almost 50 years has said she is one of the “lucky ones”...A Dublin woman who lived in Lebanon for almost 50 years has said she is one of the “lucky ones”...
A sharp rise in the number of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland from Jordan is being driven by a UK government visa...A sharp rise in the number of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland from Jordan is being driven by a...A sharp rise in the number of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland from Jordan is being driven by a...
newton emerson | COMMENT
Heavenly creature! Rachel Allen has lauded praise on the Hollywood star Kate Winslet and described her “as a really...Heavenly creature! Rachel Allen has lauded praise on the Hollywood star Kate Winslet and...Heavenly creature! Rachel Allen has lauded praise on the Hollywood star Kate Winslet and...
Des Cahill, the veteran sports broadcaster, has said that covering the Olympics has been the greatest privilege of...Des Cahill, the veteran sports broadcaster, has said that covering the Olympics has been the...Des Cahill, the veteran sports broadcaster, has said that covering the Olympics has been the...
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BUSINESS | INTERVIEW
CORMAC LUCEY | ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The troubles facing David O’Shea, founder of BlackBee Investments and BlackBee Alternatives, continue to mount. An...The troubles facing David O’Shea, founder of BlackBee Investments and BlackBee Alternatives...The troubles facing David O’Shea, founder of BlackBee Investments and BlackBee Alternatives...
NICK WEBB | INSIDE TRACK
Canice Nicholas, who set up the Cara Pharmacy chain with his wife Ramona Nicholas, the Dragons’ Den star, will be...Canice Nicholas, who set up the Cara Pharmacy chain with his wife Ramona Nicholas, the Dragons’...Canice Nicholas, who set up the Cara Pharmacy chain with his wife Ramona Nicholas, the Dragons’...
Paris 2024
When it was all over and the Americans were ringing the bell as gold medal winners and the Dutch and British teams paraded around the track in triumph draped in their flags, the snatched shots of the Irish 4x400m team gathered in their grief...When it was all over and the Americans were ringing the bell as gold medal winners and the Dutch...When it was all over and the Americans were ringing the bell as gold medal winners and the Dutch...
paris 2024 | MICHAEL FOLEY
So when you get home from your first Olympics you prepare answers for the same questions you asked people for years.So when you get home from your first Olympics you prepare answers for the same questions you...So when you get home from your first Olympics you prepare answers for the same questions you...
There was a time with Ireland managers that when they were gone, they were gone. Rather than picking apart the bones...There was a time with Ireland managers that when they were gone, they were gone. Rather than...There was a time with Ireland managers that when they were gone, they were gone. Rather than...
Comment
Instead of sniping, we should salute police heroes who saw off thugs
Matthew Syed
HADLEY FREEMAN
Olympic bosses failed women long before the Imane Khelif boxing row
Christina lamb
Married at nine: the law that adds to child bride agony
Rod Liddle
One wallaby escapes and it’s a quick hop to wanting all the non-natives sent home
A wallaby has been spotted mooching around a golf course in Nottinghamshire, poking its little nose out of the rough...A wallaby has been spotted mooching around a golf course in Nottinghamshire, poking its little...A wallaby has been spotted mooching around a golf course in Nottinghamshire, poking its little...
DAVID LAMMY
If anyone needs to ‘integrate’, it’s the far right
Shop windows smashed. Stones and bottles thrown at the police. Cars in flames. Social media provoking and inciting...Shop windows smashed. Stones and bottles thrown at the police. Cars in flames. Social media...Shop windows smashed. Stones and bottles thrown at the police. Cars in flames. Social media...
Kathleen Stock
Why is calling someone a ‘phobe’ such a toxic accusation?
lucy frazer
Let the voters decide, not the pollsters — I’ve seen how forecasts can be self-fulfilling
stephen bleach
Grumpy oldies might be happier in space
WHAT’S APPENING
The Reform leader continues his fight for western values*
the sunday times view
Sir Keir Starmer quelled the riots, but now comes the hard part
The tide of anarchy that swept Britain after the killing of three girls in Southport has receded, leaving ugly wreckage behind it. More than 700 people have been arrested and 300 charged over the disgraceful rampage in which mobs attacked hotels housing asylum seekers and brawled with the police. Sir Keir Starmer has been surefooted in his handling of the crisis...The tide of anarchy that swept Britain after the killing of three girls in Southport has receded...The tide of anarchy that swept Britain after the killing of three girls in Southport has receded...
The Sunday Times View
Once again, Britain’s athletes bring us something to cheer
Quickly, none of it mattered. The political strife in France, the arson attacks on its railway network, the drizzly...Quickly, none of it mattered. The political strife in France, the arson attacks on its railway network, the drizzly opening ceremony, the pungent state of the Seine — all were swept away. Despite controversy about the boxing, Paris has hosted a spectacular Olympic Games that has reminded us of the joy and unifying...Quickly, none of it mattered. The political strife in France, the arson attacks on its railway network, the drizzly opening...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Use land for food — not solar panels
letters to the editor
Pylons are despoiling rural landscape
Ruth Davidson
Tories need unity. James Cleverly is the man for that
The Conservative Party is a broad church — all truly national parties need to be. At its best — and most successful —...The Conservative Party is a broad church — all truly national parties need to be. At its best —...The Conservative Party is a broad church — all truly national parties need to be. At its best —...
Terri White | Week ending
Think anyone will look beyond Kate Winslet’s belly rolls? Fat chance
Last week, as a woman closer to 50 than 40, something I had long suspected was confirmed — that there’s nothing quite...Last week, as a woman closer to 50 than 40, something I had long suspected was confirmed — that...Last week, as a woman closer to 50 than 40, something I had long suspected was confirmed — that...
Readers’ poll: Should asylum seekers be permitted to work?
Under the present rules, new asylum seekers are forbidden to take paid work. They can apply for permission to do so if they have been waiting for a decision on their asylum claim for more than 12 months, and if that delay is through no fault of...Under the present rules, new asylum seekers are forbidden to take paid work. They can apply for...Under the present rules, new asylum seekers are forbidden to take paid work. They can apply for...