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The NHS will go into offices, pubs and building sites to weigh and measure employees under a national drive to prevent heart attacks and strokes. More than 130,000 middle-aged people will be offered free health checks in their workplaces over the next six months. These so-called Health MoTs take...The NHS will go into offices, pubs and building sites to weigh and measure employees under a national drive to prevent heart attacks and strokes. More than 130,000 middle-aged people will be offered free health checks in their workplaces over the next six months. These so-called Health MoTs take...The NHS will go into offices, pubs and building sites to weigh and measure employees under a national drive to prevent heart...
Banning smoking in pub gardens would relieve the burden on the NHS, Sir Keir Starmer has said, despite concerns it would devastate the industry. The prime minister promised to “take action” against smoking when asked about leaked plans that would ban cigarettes in outdoor hospitality venues, playgrounds and some other public spaces. “My...Banning smoking in pub gardens would relieve the burden on the NHS, Sir Keir Starmer has said, despite concerns it would devastate the industry. The prime minister promised to “take action” against smoking when asked about leaked plans that would ban cigarettes in outdoor hospitality venues, playgrounds and some other public spaces. “My...Banning smoking in pub gardens would relieve the burden on the NHS, Sir Keir Starmer has said, despite concerns it would...
catherine philp | dispatcH
Galina had never given her country’s assault on Ukraine a second thought until it roared back across the border to her front door. “I didn’t think about the war at all,” she said. “It was happening miles away in a different country. What did it have to do with us?” Plenty, she discovered, on the morning she woke up...Galina had never given her country’s assault on Ukraine a second thought until it roared back...Galina had never given her country’s assault on Ukraine a second thought until it roared back...
It didn’t need to be this luxurious. Travelling in rural southern Africa is so exciting, refreshing, enabling and...It didn’t need to be this luxurious. Travelling in rural southern Africa is so exciting...It didn’t need to be this luxurious. Travelling in rural southern Africa is so exciting...
First Person
I’m wading through waist-high nettles on what was perhaps once a path, my 11-year-old son, Felix, in shorts and stung...I’m wading through waist-high nettles on what was perhaps once a path, my 11-year-old son, Felix...I’m wading through waist-high nettles on what was perhaps once a path, my 11-year-old son, Felix...
Sleeping in at the weekend can sometimes seem a lazy indulgence, but new research suggests the habit could save your life. People who regularly treat themselves to lie-ins on Saturdays and Sundays were found to be a fifth less likely to develop...Sleeping in at the weekend can sometimes seem a lazy indulgence, but new research suggests the...Sleeping in at the weekend can sometimes seem a lazy indulgence, but new research suggests the...
The probation service is attempting to fill an estimated 1,700 vacancies by offering remote working perks
A teenager who stalked a 15-year-old girl and stabbed her 12 times in an alleyway with a kitchen knife has been found...A teenager who stalked a 15-year-old girl and stabbed her 12 times in an alleyway with a kitchen...A teenager who stalked a 15-year-old girl and stabbed her 12 times in an alleyway with a kitchen...
A veterinary nurse whose dogs ran off and killed 15 ewes and lambs in a “horrific” attack did not call the police...A veterinary nurse whose dogs ran off and killed 15 ewes and lambs in a “horrific” attack did not...A veterinary nurse whose dogs ran off and killed 15 ewes and lambs in a “horrific” attack did not...
photography
August began with scenes of rioting in UK towns and cities after the fatal stabbing of three schoolgirls in Southport. The Times analysed the role played by social media platforms in spreading the “viral misinformation” that triggered an “outbreak...August began with scenes of rioting in UK towns and cities after the fatal stabbing of three...August began with scenes of rioting in UK towns and cities after the fatal stabbing of three...
Doctors are calling for a change in the law after evidence that medical abortions administered at home after 12 weeks...Doctors are calling for a change in the law after evidence that medical abortions administered at...Doctors are calling for a change in the law after evidence that medical abortions administered at...
THE TIMES DIARY
It is not rare to find presidential suits for sale, but few have sold the shirt off their back while they were still...It is not rare to find presidential suits for sale, but few have sold the shirt off their back...It is not rare to find presidential suits for sale, but few have sold the shirt off their back...
Pavel Durov has been charged with aiding and abetting crimes from drug trafficking to child abuse
President Macron is under pressure to explain how the founder of Telegram acquired French nationality despite allegations of failing to co-operate in the fight against serious crime. The questions have surfaced after the Russian-born Pavel Durov, who founded the encrypted messaging platform in...President Macron is under pressure to explain how the founder of Telegram acquired French nationality despite allegations of failing to co-operate in the fight against serious crime. The questions have surfaced after the Russian-born Pavel Durov, who founded the encrypted messaging platform in...President Macron is under pressure to explain how the founder of Telegram acquired French nationality despite allegations of...
analysis
The bosses of social media giants such as Meta and Google have been largely untouchable even as their platforms have taken an ever tighter grip on the lives of billions of users. Despite scandal after scandal — from Instagram being accused of wilfully destroying the mental health of young girls to Google allegedly running a monopoly — the...The bosses of social media giants such as Meta and Google have been largely untouchable even as their platforms have taken an ever tighter grip on the lives of billions of users. Despite scandal after scandal — from Instagram being accused of wilfully destroying the mental health of young girls to Google allegedly running a monopoly — the...The bosses of social media giants such as Meta and Google have been largely untouchable even as their platforms have taken an...
The social media network X says it expects Brazil’s top court to order it to shut down in the country “soon”, as a pitched legal battle plays out over compliance with local laws. Alexandre de Moraes, a supreme court judge, had threatened to shut down the local operations of X unless Elon Musk named a legal...The social media network X says it expects Brazil’s top court to order it to shut down in the...The social media network X says it expects Brazil’s top court to order it to shut down in the...
After marrying into a conservative family, Dolly Jain quickly learnt to love the sari. Her mother-in-law, a member of India’s Marwari community, insisted that the 20-year-old elegantly drape five and a half metres of fabric around her body each...After marrying into a conservative family, Dolly Jain quickly learnt to love the sari. Her...After marrying into a conservative family, Dolly Jain quickly learnt to love the sari. Her...
Residents in a San Francisco neighbourhood home to a rampant sex trade have sued the city, alleging officials have...Residents in a San Francisco neighbourhood home to a rampant sex trade have sued the city...Residents in a San Francisco neighbourhood home to a rampant sex trade have sued the city...
The hearing will have all the ingredients of a good British tabloid story: sex, drugs, money, a disgraced politician...The hearing will have all the ingredients of a good British tabloid story: sex, drugs, money, a...The hearing will have all the ingredients of a good British tabloid story: sex, drugs, money, a...
Hungry Namibians will be given elephant, zebra and other wild animals to eat after a planned cull in the country’s drought-hit national parks. Environment officials said the slaughter of 700 animals would ease the effects of the worst drought for...Hungry Namibians will be given elephant, zebra and other wild animals to eat after a planned cull...Hungry Namibians will be given elephant, zebra and other wild animals to eat after a planned cull...
Britain’s largest power station to make payment into redress fund after failing to give Ofgem accurate data on the Canadian wood it uses
The owner of Britain’s largest power station has come under further fire from environmentalists after it failed to report accurate sustainability data about the sourcing of the wood pellets it burns to generate electricity. The energy regulator has found that Drax failed to provide enough...The owner of Britain’s largest power station has come under further fire from environmentalists after it failed to report accurate sustainability data about the sourcing of the wood pellets it burns to generate electricity. The energy regulator has found that Drax failed to provide enough...The owner of Britain’s largest power station has come under further fire from environmentalists after it failed to report...
Annual house prices have risen for the fifth month in a row in August, figures from the mortgage lender Nationwide showed. Average prices increased 2.4 per cent year-on-year, the fastest pace since December 2022. Month on month, however, prices dipped unexpectedly by 0.2 per cent. Economists had forecast a 0.2 per cent rise. Robert Gardner...Annual house prices have risen for the fifth month in a row in August, figures from the mortgage lender Nationwide showed. Average prices increased 2.4 per cent year-on-year, the fastest pace since December 2022. Month on month, however, prices dipped unexpectedly by 0.2 per cent. Economists had forecast a 0.2 per cent rise. Robert Gardner...Annual house prices have risen for the fifth month in a row in August, figures from the mortgage lender Nationwide showed.
Apple is in talks to invest in OpenAI in an attempt to strengthen its ties with a partner integral to its efforts to gain ground in the artificial intelligence race. The investment would be part of a new OpenAI fundraising round that would value the ChatGPT maker at more than $100 billion. Thrive Capital, the...Apple is in talks to invest in OpenAI in an attempt to strengthen its ties with a partner...Apple is in talks to invest in OpenAI in an attempt to strengthen its ties with a partner...
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business commentary
Not what you’d call a chainsaw massacre. Rewind to May last year, when Ofgem began its investigation into the sort of...Not what you’d call a chainsaw massacre. Rewind to May last year, when Ofgem began its...Not what you’d call a chainsaw massacre. Rewind to May last year, when Ofgem began its...
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Recently I made a strange faux pas. A relatively new work contact suggested a call at 4pm. This suggestion was...Recently I made a strange faux pas. A relatively new work contact suggested a call at 4pm.Recently I made a strange faux pas. A relatively new work contact suggested a call at 4pm.
Pernod Ricard has bolstered its position in the non-alcoholic drinks market by acquiring a minority stake in Almave, an alcohol-free agave spirit co-founded by Lewis Hamilton. Almave was launched last year by the Formula One motor racing driver in...Pernod Ricard has bolstered its position in the non-alcoholic drinks market by acquiring a...Pernod Ricard has bolstered its position in the non-alcoholic drinks market by acquiring a...
The future of two big North Sea oil and gas projects has been thrown into doubt as the government says it will not contest a legal challenge that could block them. The Jackdaw gas field planned by a Shell affiliate and the Rosebank oil and gas...The future of two big North Sea oil and gas projects has been thrown into doubt as the government...The future of two big North Sea oil and gas projects has been thrown into doubt as the government...
tempus
WH Smith is a restless company that has had more than its fair share of missteps in the past few decades. Remember...WH Smith is a restless company that has had more than its fair share of missteps in the past few...WH Smith is a restless company that has had more than its fair share of missteps in the past few...
market report
A bullish broker’s note provided a welcome boost for Close Brothers and drove the merchant bank to the top of the...A bullish broker’s note provided a welcome boost for Close Brothers and drove the merchant bank...A bullish broker’s note provided a welcome boost for Close Brothers and drove the merchant bank...
future titans of UK ai
food and drink
Expert tips
A worker will be able to say an employer has not taken reasonable steps to prevent an issue even if no direct complaint has been made
six from the best
As a former high-flying London headhunter, Natalie Fee had a house, car and high-paying job by the age of 21. But a chance viewing of a trailer for the film Albatross, about plastic pollution, led her to a career pivot. Now, as the founder of City to Sea, she campaigns to stop plastic pollution at source. 1. For all the good you want to do in the world, start with...As a former high-flying London headhunter, Natalie Fee had a house, car and high-paying job by...As a former high-flying London headhunter, Natalie Fee had a house, car and high-paying job by...
recruitment
Did you dread heading back into the office after the Bank Holiday, or did you bounce back to work? Whichever it was...Did you dread heading back into the office after the Bank Holiday, or did you bounce back to work? Whichever it was, it will have been influenced by your organisation’s culture. Elusive to measure and even harder to achieve successfully, company culture encapsulates the shared norms, values and behaviour of a...Did you dread heading back into the office after the Bank Holiday, or did you bounce back to work? Whichever it was, it will...
us open
Jack Draper eased through to the third round of the US Open without dropping a set before receiving a major boost to his campaign late on Thursday night with the shock second-round exit of Carlos Alcaraz. When Draper completed a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 victory earlier in the day over Facundo Diaz Acosta, the world No 64 from Argentina, it appeared as though he was set for a...Jack Draper eased through to the third round of the US Open without dropping a set before...Jack Draper eased through to the third round of the US Open without dropping a set before...
Hello and welcome to The Times’ live coverage of transfer deadline day. After a slow start to the Premier League...Hello and welcome to The Times’ live coverage of transfer deadline day. After a slow start to the Premier League summer transfer window, clubs have accelerated their business in time for today’s 11pm deadline. It is clear with some teams, though, that there is more work to be done. Our reporters from around the...Hello and welcome to The Times’ live coverage of transfer deadline day. After a slow start to the Premier League summer...
SECOND TEST | MIKE ATHERTON
champions league draw
Hamzah Khalique-Loonat
second Test | steve james
second Test | simon wilde
Opening the batting in a Test match is reckoned to be one of hardest jobs in cricket. It is a test both of mental...Opening the batting in a Test match is reckoned to be one of hardest jobs in cricket. It is a...Opening the batting in a Test match is reckoned to be one of hardest jobs in cricket. It is a...
STUART BARNES
‘Go out there, Benny, and show them how good you are.” These words were memorised by a generation of Welsh rugby...‘Go out there, Benny, and show them how good you are.” These words were memorised by a generation...‘Go out there, Benny, and show them how good you are.” These words were memorised by a generation...
David Bates
Cynthia Carson has won ultra-races in the Flint Hills of Kansas, in the Andes and the Atlas Mountains, and still she is convinced that it is not possible to truly prepare her body for the ordeal. Even for those hardened by experience, it requires...Cynthia Carson has won ultra-races in the Flint Hills of Kansas, in the Andes and the Atlas...Cynthia Carson has won ultra-races in the Flint Hills of Kansas, in the Andes and the Atlas...
US OPEN | Stuart Fraser
alex lowe | Brett Robinson interview
paralympics 2024
Poppy Maskill set a world record in the women’s S14 100m butterfly to win ParalympicsGB’s first gold medal of the Paris Games before Tully Kearney doubled the tally with Tokyo redemption. Maskill, 19, registered a time of 1min 03.00sec, knocking 0.33sec off the previous best time by Olivia Newman- Baronius, her British team-mate who finished fourth. Louise Fiddes, the...Poppy Maskill set a world record in the women’s S14 100m butterfly to win ParalympicsGB’s first...Poppy Maskill set a world record in the women’s S14 100m butterfly to win ParalympicsGB’s first...
PARALYMPICS
Jürgen Klopp and 12.30pm kick-offs still don’t go well together. After nine years on the touchline at Anfield, the...Jürgen Klopp and 12.30pm kick-offs still don’t go well together. After nine years on the touchline at Anfield, the former Liverpool manager was behind the baseline of Arena Porte de La Chappelle to support Wojtek Czyz, the 44-year-old New Zealand badminton player, in his 21-5, 21-2 defeat by Daniel Bethell, of...Jürgen Klopp and 12.30pm kick-offs still don’t go well together. After nine years on the touchline at Anfield, the former...
county championship round-up
Neal Maupay has likened leaving Everton for Marseille to escaping prison in a post on social media. The forward announced his move, which will be an initial loan that will become a permanent deal next summer, by posting a scene from the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption in which the prisoner and protagonist Andy Dufresne breaks free after he chisels a tunnel through...Neal Maupay has likened leaving Everton for Marseille to escaping prison in a post on social media.Neal Maupay has likened leaving Everton for Marseille to escaping prison in a post on social media.
interview
The celebrated athlete on his plans to revolutionise his sport
interview
After Parys Lapper died of a suspected accidental overdose, the painter immortalised in Marc Quinn’s 2005 fourth plinth sculpture felt blamed as a parent
Despite the post-colonial hang-ups, it’s the best holiday the Corens have ever had
FIRST PERSON
The pandemic, social media and academic pressures are taking a toll on the nation’s teenagers
First Person
Antonia Hoyle was keen for an end-of-summer digital detox. Her kids (and husband) weren’t so sure
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REVIEW
Alexandre Dumas’s classic tale is given a modern twist in this thrilling and visually stunning adaptation
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review
The Oscar-nominated actor delivers a huge and generous performance in Sing Sing
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review
This story about demonic possession is nicely done with a phenomenal performance by Glenn Close
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review
The Swedish director Mika Gustafson’s debut about three sisters abandoned by their single mother is a triumph of feeling over substance
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REVIEW
Juno star Elliot Page stars in this alarmingly slight work about family trauma
The famous Hollywood adage that MGM once contained “more stars than there are in heaven” has been widely co-opted...The famous Hollywood adage that MGM once contained “more stars than there are in heaven” has been...The famous Hollywood adage that MGM once contained “more stars than there are in heaven” has been...
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Review
The blockbuster of Swinging London movies is, ironically, this Turin-set heist flick, back in cinemas for a 55th...The blockbuster of Swinging London movies is, ironically, this Turin-set heist flick, back in...The blockbuster of Swinging London movies is, ironically, this Turin-set heist flick, back in...
Will Hodgkinson
Fame and Fortune
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review
If the Underworld does exist (and we’ll all find out one day: happy Thursday!) then I hope it doesn’t resemble a drab multistorey car park at an Amazon warehouse just outside Slough. Though I suppose it makes perfect sense that it would. This is pretty much how it is presented in Kaos, the new Netflix show billed as “Succession for the Greek gods”, where it is...If the Underworld does exist (and we’ll all find out one day: happy Thursday!) then I hope it...If the Underworld does exist (and we’ll all find out one day: happy Thursday!) then I hope it...
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This is a fun idea. Everything Is News, from the comedian Michael Clarke and comedy writer Helen Price, promises...This is a fun idea. Everything Is News, from the comedian Michael Clarke and comedy writer Helen Price, promises a “darkly satirical take on the centrist dad podcast genre”. Readers of this column will be familiar with the kind of show they have in their sights: former politicians and journalists grandly set...This is a fun idea. Everything Is News, from the comedian Michael Clarke and comedy writer Helen Price, promises a...
first night review
first night review
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
MindGames
The Big Question
As the government prepares to raise taxes in the budget next month the spotlight is falling on capital gains tax...As the government prepares to raise taxes in the budget next month the spotlight is falling on...As the government prepares to raise taxes in the budget next month the spotlight is falling on...
Viewing GUide
television
TELEVISION
TELEVISION
Television
tELEVISION | STREAMING GUIDE
television
A rare glimpse of the Tiffany & Co jeweller’s treasure-filled rustic houses
Explora want its ships to be like five-star hotels at sea. With their marble-fitted bathrooms, art exhibitions and itineraries, they’ve succeeded, says Amanda Linfoot
Third Space’s new 28,000sq ft Battersea gym has everything from a sled track to high tech decompression boots — no wonder there is such a long waiting list
Renauld sunglasses were worn by everyone from Jackie Kennedy to Elvis Presley. Forty years after the brand died, an enthusiast has revived it for the 21st century. By Jo Clark
These days they are luxurious boutiques, redolent with history, selling hand-crafted cosmetics. Dr Louisa McKenzie rounds up the world’s finest
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It’s not just the chance to switch off that draws guests back to this eco-village near Bath — it’s the connection with fellow guests, Lizzie Frainier discovers
Go with the flow at these beautiful old boathouses, quaint waterfront cottages and literary-inspired pads set on bucolic tidal riverbanks
Ravenna’s historic art and Comacchio’s quiet canals make these twin towns in Emilia-Romagna two of Italy’s best-kept secrets. Here’s what to see, eat and do
From a chic Mustique masterpiece to overwater villas on Antigua, our expert shares the exciting new pads you should have on your radar
KATHY LETTE | TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER
Kathy Lette gives her take on ‘appropriate’ beachwear — and advises a tired father on how to steer his annual lads’ trip away towards more wholesome outdoor activities
Studded with islands, fringed by beaches and hemmed in by cliffs, the UK coastline never lacks drama. But to see it...Studded with islands, fringed by beaches and hemmed in by cliffs, the UK coastline never lacks...Studded with islands, fringed by beaches and hemmed in by cliffs, the UK coastline never lacks...
Wellness at sea is big business nowadays, with lavish spas, guru-guided activities and cutting-edge treatments that...Wellness at sea is big business nowadays, with lavish spas, guru-guided activities and...Wellness at sea is big business nowadays, with lavish spas, guru-guided activities and...
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
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Exclusive, excessive Mykonos and the sleepy, holy island of Tinos couldn’t be more different — but both are equally worth visiting depending on what you’re looking for. If that’s family-run tavernas and rugged scenery without any crowds, you’ll...Exclusive, excessive Mykonos and the sleepy, holy island of Tinos couldn’t be more different —...Exclusive, excessive Mykonos and the sleepy, holy island of Tinos couldn’t be more different —...
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The Times has been publishing life stories of the great and the good (and the not so good) for more than 170 years. Now the obituary is also becoming a podcast, explains Anna Temkin
FOR though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but...FOR though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (for the weapons of our warfare...FOR though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (for the weapons of our warfare...
Balmoral Castle
29th August, 2024 The King, Royal Founding Patron, the British Asian Trust, this morning received...Balmoral Castle
29th August, 2024 The King, Royal Founding Patron, the British Asian Trust...Balmoral Castle
29th August, 2024 The King, Royal Founding Patron, the British Asian Trust...
The number of households with heat pumps needs to increase tenfold in the rush to net zero — one couple tells Martina Lees how they fitted one on a tight budget
Campaigners have been left ‘astonished’ after Majid Hussain gained permission to build a 20,000 sq ft home
first person
A twentysomething couple live on the River Thames, and love having their dalmatian on board too
Frith Tiplady, who also produced The Gentlemen for Netflix, is selling her grade II listed property in East Sussex
Marion and David Dowson have been holidaying in Barcelona for 20 years and often talked about having a home there. Last summer, the couple from Newcastle finally bought a two-bedroom apartment in the Eixample district, where they are enjoying the America’s Cup regatta. “The Catalan independence put us off buying, but it really makes sense to do so — we’ve been seven...Marion and David Dowson have been holidaying in Barcelona for 20 years and often talked about...Marion and David Dowson have been holidaying in Barcelona for 20 years and often talked about...
Q&A
Q. We have been offered low-cost insurance protection on the house we are buying — but what insurance cover do you...Q. We have been offered low-cost insurance protection on the house we are buying — but what insurance cover do you actually need when buying a property? A. Until exchange of contracts, sellers have no strict legal obligation to insure or maintain. Buyers are supposed to take the property as they find it on...Q. We have been offered low-cost insurance protection on the house we are buying — but what insurance cover do you actually...
Leadership aims to attack Labour at conference
John Swinney will attempt to reunite a fractured SNP and turn the party’s anger towards Labour on Friday by allowing members to vent their grievances about the disastrous general election. The nationalists’ annual conference will open with a two-and-a-half-hour private session led by the first...John Swinney will attempt to reunite a fractured SNP and turn the party’s anger towards Labour on Friday by allowing members to vent their grievances about the disastrous general election. The nationalists’ annual conference will open with a two-and-a-half-hour private session led by the first...John Swinney will attempt to reunite a fractured SNP and turn the party’s anger towards Labour on Friday by allowing members to...
The SNP’s longest-serving MP believes a cross-party campaign involving the nationalists, Alex Salmond and the Scottish Greens should be formed in an effort to make a renewed case for independence. Pete Wishart, the SNP’s deputy leader at Westminster, said that a new constitutional convention, modelled on the campaign for a Scottish...The SNP’s longest-serving MP believes a cross-party campaign involving the nationalists, Alex Salmond and the Scottish Greens should be formed in an effort to make a renewed case for independence. Pete Wishart, the SNP’s deputy leader at Westminster, said that a new constitutional convention, modelled on the campaign for a Scottish...The SNP’s longest-serving MP believes a cross-party campaign involving the nationalists, Alex Salmond and the Scottish Greens...
Staff and tenants at one of Scotland’s largest housing charities have had their personal details leaked on the dark web after a cyberattack. Confidential documents belonging to Albyn Housing Society have been revealed in a hack by a ransomware gang that security experts believe is linked to Russia. The gang...Staff and tenants at one of Scotland’s largest housing charities have had their personal details...Staff and tenants at one of Scotland’s largest housing charities have had their personal details...
The future of two big North Sea oil and gas projects has been thrown into doubt as the government says it will not...The future of two big North Sea oil and gas projects has been thrown into doubt as the government...The future of two big North Sea oil and gas projects has been thrown into doubt as the government...
A lawyer has been found guilty of a dark web plot to kill a prosecutor after claiming to be a vigilante who...A lawyer has been found guilty of a dark web plot to kill a prosecutor after claiming to be a...A lawyer has been found guilty of a dark web plot to kill a prosecutor after claiming to be a...
Here are the restaurants and bars, cafés and food festivals on our radar at the moment. We’ll update the list regularly, so make sure you save this page. And please let us know your personal favourites in the comments section below. We’re always...Here are the restaurants and bars, cafés and food festivals on our radar at the moment. We’ll...Here are the restaurants and bars, cafés and food festivals on our radar at the moment. We’ll...
MICHAEL GRANT
It was while Martin O’Neill was the manager of Celtic that he would drive himself around and drive himself demented. When they had a game on a Sunday he would hit the road on the Saturday afternoon, listening to radio commentary of the Rangers...It was while Martin O’Neill was the manager of Celtic that he would drive himself around and...It was while Martin O’Neill was the manager of Celtic that he would drive himself around and...
John McLellan
Within the bonfire of spending commitments the SNP has been forced to ignite, the one least likely to invoke much...Within the bonfire of spending commitments the SNP has been forced to ignite, the one least...Within the bonfire of spending commitments the SNP has been forced to ignite, the one least...
scottish business digest
Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland. 1. A drug...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.
Comment
Social media policing is a threat to free speech
Rohan Silva
Telegram founder’s arrest is a watershed moment as governments walk the line between moderation and censorship
emma duncan
Starmer’s scene-setter told the wrong story
gerard baker
The sad case of the disappearing president
tom peck | notebook
This will go down as the year of the roof box
jawad iqbal
Take carnival out of Notting Hill to stem the violence
Leading Articles
Game of Chance
As the mass early release of prisoners raises the risk to the public, reform of the justice system must ensure that the government never again faces such choices
Crude Calculation
By refusing to defend oil exploration Labour will harm growth and energy security
Dream On
As aficionados have always known, weekend lie-ins are conducive to good health
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Starmer’s courting of the EU via Germany
Sir, Rather than trying to pick off individual EU leaders (a fruitless exercise for David Cameron) for piecemeal “resets”, it would be better to find a proven method of beneficial coexistence with the EU as a whole (“Germany deal won’t erase...Sir, Rather than trying to pick off individual EU leaders (a fruitless exercise for David...Sir, Rather than trying to pick off individual EU leaders (a fruitless exercise for David...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Scottish National Party annual conference starts in Edinburgh; Premier League football’s transfer deadline day.
World: UN security council meets in New York to discuss Ukraine.
On this day
In 1867 the first prearranged race of two self-propelled road vehicles took place. The contest, using steam-powered engines, was along an eight-mile route in the Manchester area; in 1963 a hotline was set up to “help reduce the risk of war occurring by accident or miscalculation”, for use by President Kennedy and the Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev. The first official use was on the day that Kennedy was assassinated, on November 22, 1963; in 1976 more than 100 police officers were taken to hospital after clashes at the Notting Hill Carnival in west London; in 2009 the Democratic Party of Japan unseated the ruling Liberal Democrats in general elections, ending 54 years of near-unbroken rule.
Nature notes
Dogwood trees might be small, typically no more than six metres and often just growing as mere shrubs in the understorey, but they have something for everyone. In spring, their clusters of creamy white flowers sustain pollinators. Then their lovely oval leaves, etched with exquisite curving veins, are home to various moth caterpillars. Their glinting black berries, known as dogberries are a sure sign that autumn is near, and will feed blackbirds, thrushes and a variety of climbing rodents. Humans are also included in the dogwood munificence. Come winter, their leaves produce a crimson blaze, and even when this display is over and all the foliage has fallen, the twigs turn bright red, lifting spirits in the gloom of the dark times. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Diran Adebayo, novelist, Some Kind of Black (1996), 56; Rev Jonathan Aitken, writer and former Conservative minister, 82; Sir Ben Bradshaw, Labour MP for Exeter (1997-May 2024), culture, media and sport secretary (2009-10), 64; Dame Karen Buck, Labour MP for Westminster North (2010-May 2024), 66; Warren Buffett, global investor, chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, 94; Dame Frances Cairncross, economist, 80; Robert Crumb, cartoonist, including Fritz the Cat, 81; Lord (Daniel) Finkelstein, columnist, The Times, and author, Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: A Family Memoir of Miraculous Survival (2023), 62; Joann Fletcher, Egyptologist and broadcaster, 58; Sir Antony Gormley, sculptor, Angel of the North (1998), 74; Muriel Gray, journalist and broadcaster, 66; Nigel Hall, sculptor, 81; Leif Johansson, chairman, AstraZeneca (2012-23), 73; Jean-Claude Killy, alpine ski racer, triple Olympic champion (1968), 81; Steve Lansdown, businessman, co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, founder and owner of Bristol Sport, 72; Alexander Lukashenko, president of Belarus (since 1994), 70; Robin Lustig, presenter, The World Tonight (1989-2012, BBC Radio 4), 76; Sue MacGregor, presenter, Today (1984-2002, BBC Radio 4), 83; Baroness (Delyth) Morgan of Drefelin, chief executive, Breast Cancer Now (1996-2023, renamed 2015), 63; Paul Oakenfold, record producer, Pop Killer (2014), and DJ, 61; Rajiv Ouseph, former England No 1 badminton singles player, 38; Keith Payne, VC, Australian decorated for valour during the Vietnam War, 91; Andy Roddick, US tennis player, Grand Slam singles champion (US Open, 2003), 42; Dana (Scallon), singer and member of the European parliament (1999-2004), 74; Julian Smith, Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon, Northern Ireland secretary (2019-20), chief whip (2017-19), 53; Vlad Yatsenko, businessman, co-founder of Revolut (fintech company), 41.