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Bank of England signals it is moving towards a rate cut, possibly as soon as June
The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged for the sixth meeting in a row but Andrew Bailey, the Bank’s governor, said that more encouraging news on inflation could steer the central bank towards cutting borrowing costs as soon as June. Members of the nine-strong monetary policy committee...The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged for the sixth meeting in a row but Andrew Bailey, the Bank’s governor, said that more encouraging news on inflation could steer the central bank towards cutting borrowing costs as soon as June. Members of the nine-strong monetary policy committee...The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged for the sixth meeting in a row but Andrew Bailey, the Bank’s governor, said...
Stormy Daniels was cross-examined today in the Donald Trump hush money trial. After more than six hours in the witness stand her testimony has now ended. The porn star told the court that her insecurities came to the fore when she found herself in Trump’s hotel suite in 2006, and that she felt threatened by a 2023 social media post by the...Stormy Daniels was cross-examined today in the Donald Trump hush money trial. After more than six hours in the witness stand her testimony has now ended. The porn star told the court that her insecurities came to the fore when she found herself in Trump’s hotel suite in 2006, and that she felt threatened by a 2023 social media post by the...Stormy Daniels was cross-examined today in the Donald Trump hush money trial. After more than six hours in the witness stand...
ANALYSIS
Sir Keir Starmer knew the risks. When the Labour leader was informed that Natalie Elphicke, the Conservative MP for Dover, was prepared to defect, he was fully aware of her political and personal baggage. Elphicke defended her former husband Charlie after he was convicted of sexually assaulting two women. She said...Sir Keir Starmer knew the risks. When the Labour leader was informed that Natalie Elphicke, the...Sir Keir Starmer knew the risks. When the Labour leader was informed that Natalie Elphicke, the...
Obituary
Inspired by meeting Douglas Bader as a child, David Fielding Smith longed to become a fighter pilot until his dream...Inspired by meeting Douglas Bader as a child, David Fielding Smith longed to become a fighter...Inspired by meeting Douglas Bader as a child, David Fielding Smith longed to become a fighter...
Richard Morrison
It’s not just the change, it’s the pace of the change that seems overwhelming. Only 25 years ago Britain had 13...It’s not just the change, it’s the pace of the change that seems overwhelming. Only 25 years ago...It’s not just the change, it’s the pace of the change that seems overwhelming. Only 25 years ago...
A fashion boss accused of threatening to shoot a staff member is challenging the police refusal to grant him a...A fashion boss accused of threatening to shoot a staff member is challenging the police refusal...A fashion boss accused of threatening to shoot a staff member is challenging the police refusal...
Eating ultra-processed meat products such as chicken nuggets and hot dogs can send you to an early grave, according...Eating ultra-processed meat products such as chicken nuggets and hot dogs can send you to an...Eating ultra-processed meat products such as chicken nuggets and hot dogs can send you to an...
As the sun rose on Monday morning and many of their peers lay contemplating another day of exam preparation, a small cohort of Oxford and Cambridge students had more pressing concerns. Carrying pop-up tents and camping supplies, their faces obscured by medical masks and keffiyehs, the groups quietly gathered to assemble two pro-Palestinian protest camps under the noses...As the sun rose on Monday morning and many of their peers lay contemplating another day of exam...As the sun rose on Monday morning and many of their peers lay contemplating another day of exam...
Rishi SUnak
I have asked the vice-chancellors of Britain’s leading universities to join me in Downing Street on Thursday to...I have asked the vice-chancellors of Britain’s leading universities to join me in Downing Street on Thursday to discuss how we will take a zero-tolerance approach to antisemitism and keep Jewish students safe on our campuses. I understand the strength of feeling over recent events in Israel and Gaza. No one is...I have asked the vice-chancellors of Britain’s leading universities to join me in Downing Street on Thursday to discuss how we...
Hardly anybody cared when the Killers released Mr Brightside 21 years ago. In the intervening years, however, the band’s signature hit has become the anthem of a generation. Overlooked at its release, Mr Brightside has usurped Wonderwall by Oasis...Hardly anybody cared when the Killers released Mr Brightside 21 years ago. In the intervening...Hardly anybody cared when the Killers released Mr Brightside 21 years ago. In the intervening...
Smart meters should be “mandatory” in every household in order to help meet net zero targets, the boss of British Gas...Smart meters should be “mandatory” in every household in order to help meet net zero targets, the...Smart meters should be “mandatory” in every household in order to help meet net zero targets, the...
THE TIMES DIARY
Actors who love food have to be careful what they put in their mouths on set. Laura Dern once provoked the ire of...Actors who love food have to be careful what they put in their mouths on set. Laura Dern once...Actors who love food have to be careful what they put in their mouths on set. Laura Dern once...
Rafah’s residents grow more desperate as hospitals close and aid deliveries shrink
newThe thin nylon tents pitched on sandy ground heat up quickly in the early May sunshine, a reminder of how little protection those who stayed behind in southern Gaza have against the nightly bombings and impending combat. While the UN agency in charge of Palestinian refugees says some 80,000...The thin nylon tents pitched on sandy ground heat up quickly in the early May sunshine, a reminder of how little protection those who stayed behind in southern Gaza have against the nightly bombings and impending combat. While the UN agency in charge of Palestinian refugees says some 80,000...The thin nylon tents pitched on sandy ground heat up quickly in the early May sunshine, a reminder of how little protection...
President Biden has warned Binyamin Netanyahu that he will halt supplies of heavy bombs and artillery shells if Israel goes ahead with a military invasion of the Gazan city of Rafah, prompting criticism from Jerusalem and Republicans. Biden confirmed that he had already ordered the delay of a shipment of more than 3,000 bombs to Israel last...President Biden has warned Binyamin Netanyahu that he will halt supplies of heavy bombs and artillery shells if Israel goes ahead with a military invasion of the Gazan city of Rafah, prompting criticism from Jerusalem and Republicans. Biden confirmed that he had already ordered the delay of a shipment of more than 3,000 bombs to Israel last...President Biden has warned Binyamin Netanyahu that he will halt supplies of heavy bombs and artillery shells if Israel goes...
video
As Xi Jinping arrived in Hungary on Thursday he was met with open arms. For his host, Viktor Orban, the Chinese president is a willing partner in the face of a hostile EU driving him away from Brussels and toward Beijing. The historic trip — and a flurry of lucrative economic deals — seal the Hungarian prime...As Xi Jinping arrived in Hungary on Thursday he was met with open arms. For his host, Viktor...As Xi Jinping arrived in Hungary on Thursday he was met with open arms. For his host, Viktor...
Dogs have helped police to find missing people, detect drugs or explosives and apprehend suspects since about the...Dogs have helped police to find missing people, detect drugs or explosives and apprehend suspects...Dogs have helped police to find missing people, detect drugs or explosives and apprehend suspects...
Barron Trump, the youngest child of the former president, has been named as a delegate at the Republican convention...Barron Trump, the youngest child of the former president, has been named as a delegate at the...Barron Trump, the youngest child of the former president, has been named as a delegate at the...
All high school pupils in China will be forced to undergo mandatory military service under a new law on “defence education”. The law, which will end a nationwide debate over what is already a common practice, also proposes drills for middle school...All high school pupils in China will be forced to undergo mandatory military service under a new...All high school pupils in China will be forced to undergo mandatory military service under a new...
IN maps and CHARTS
It’s common to watch politicians, under the intense pressure of constant public scrutiny, commit unforced errors that...It’s common to watch politicians, under the intense pressure of constant public scrutiny, commit...It’s common to watch politicians, under the intense pressure of constant public scrutiny, commit...
JANE MULKERRINS
Stormy Daniels has lost a great deal by standing up to Donald Trump, including but not limited to: her personal...Stormy Daniels has lost a great deal by standing up to Donald Trump, including but not limited to...Stormy Daniels has lost a great deal by standing up to Donald Trump, including but not limited to...
photography
The release of Michael Kenna’s collection of photographs showcasing the Japanese landscape coincides with a major travelling exhibition in Tokyo, Los Angeles and London. One hundred of Kenna’s most iconic images demonstrate his decades-long love...The release of Michael Kenna’s collection of photographs showcasing the Japanese landscape...The release of Michael Kenna’s collection of photographs showcasing the Japanese landscape...
Bank of England signals it is moving towards a rate cut, possibly as soon as June
The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged for the sixth meeting in a row but Andrew Bailey, the Bank’s governor, said that more encouraging news on inflation could steer the central bank towards cutting borrowing costs as soon as June. Members of the nine-strong monetary policy committee...The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged for the sixth meeting in a row but Andrew Bailey, the Bank’s governor, said that more encouraging news on inflation could steer the central bank towards cutting borrowing costs as soon as June. Members of the nine-strong monetary policy committee...The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged for the sixth meeting in a row but Andrew Bailey, the Bank’s governor, said...
Comment
The Bank of England has made a big step towards its first interest rate cut in more than four years, reviving the prospect of monetary policy loosening as early as next month. The monetary policy committee’s 7-2 vote for no change to the base rate of 5.25 per cent this month hides some significant changes to the Bank’s outlook on inflation...The Bank of England has made a big step towards its first interest rate cut in more than four years, reviving the prospect of monetary policy loosening as early as next month. The monetary policy committee’s 7-2 vote for no change to the base rate of 5.25 per cent this month hides some significant changes to the Bank’s outlook on inflation...The Bank of England has made a big step towards its first interest rate cut in more than four years, reviving the prospect of...
The battle for the owner of the high street bank TSB has intensified after the Spanish lender BBVA went hostile with its €12.2 billion takeover bid for its rival Banco Sabadell. The move by BBVA to take its offer directly to Sabadell’s shareholders came after the Sabadell board spurned the bid on Monday on the...The battle for the owner of the high street bank TSB has intensified after the Spanish lender...The battle for the owner of the high street bank TSB has intensified after the Spanish lender...
business commentary
Britain was a different country when Ford could command as much as a fifth of the new car sales market. The latest...Britain was a different country when Ford could command as much as a fifth of the new car sales...Britain was a different country when Ford could command as much as a fifth of the new car sales...
tempus
Boohoo, once hailed as the leader of the fast fashion industry, now languishes among the worst performers in London’s...Boohoo, once hailed as the leader of the fast fashion industry, now languishes among the worst...Boohoo, once hailed as the leader of the fast fashion industry, now languishes among the worst...
comment | patrick hosking
It’s the privilege of opposition parties to keep schtum about the awkward decisions they will have to make if elected.It’s the privilege of opposition parties to keep schtum about the awkward decisions they will...It’s the privilege of opposition parties to keep schtum about the awkward decisions they will...
comment | RYAN BOURNE
Bank of England officials now seem confident that we’re on track to hit their 2 per cent inflation target. Ahead of...Bank of England officials now seem confident that we’re on track to hit their 2 per cent...Bank of England officials now seem confident that we’re on track to hit their 2 per cent...
A drugs company developing cannabis-based medicines backed by the tobacco group Imperial Brands is to delist from the London stock market, blaming turbulent UK markets for exerting “continuous, irrational and regressive pressure” on its share price.A drugs company developing cannabis-based medicines backed by the tobacco group Imperial Brands...A drugs company developing cannabis-based medicines backed by the tobacco group Imperial Brands...
Heavy weather losses at Direct Line and a bigger-than-expected decline in motor customers have marred quarterly results from the troubled insurer. Shares in the FTSE 250 company, which recently fought off an unwanted takeover bid, fell as much as...Heavy weather losses at Direct Line and a bigger-than-expected decline in motor customers have...Heavy weather losses at Direct Line and a bigger-than-expected decline in motor customers have...
market report
recruitment
Offering a 92 per cent success rate and economic savings of more than £6 billion a year, mediation is the “quiet revolution” aiding British business and the family courts. Succinctly summed up by those in the sector as “mediation avoids litigation”, the confidential process involves an independent mediator appointed to help parties to talk through their problems...Offering a 92 per cent success rate and economic savings of more than £6 billion a year...Offering a 92 per cent success rate and economic savings of more than £6 billion a year...
RECRUITMENT | six from the best
Best known for her appearances on the BBC television show Dragons’ Den, the serial entrepreneur and investor...Best known for her appearances on the BBC television show Dragons’ Den, the serial entrepreneur and investor Sarah Willingham is now founder and chief executive of the UK’s leading premium cocktail bar group Nightcap. Willingham, is renowned for her eclectic career combining savvy start-ups with hands-on...Best known for her appearances on the BBC television show Dragons’ Den, the serial entrepreneur and investor Sarah...
MANU TUILAGI INTERVIEW
The good news is that, while Manu Tuilagi is soon to take his leave of English rugby, his three-year-old son is just starting to make his way in the game. Leo Tuilagi has begun Rugbytots classes near his home in Manchester, the weekly play sessions in leisure centre halls that teach children how...The good news is that, while Manu Tuilagi is soon to take his leave of English rugby, his three-year-old son is just starting to make his way in the game. Leo Tuilagi has begun Rugbytots classes near his home in Manchester, the weekly play sessions in leisure centre halls that teach children how...The good news is that, while Manu Tuilagi is soon to take his leave of English rugby, his three-year-old son is just starting...
Fifa is facing an unprecedented backlash against its new 32-team Club World Cup with the international players’ union, Fifpro, and the World Leagues organisation — which includes the Premier League — threatening legal action if it goes ahead as planned. The new competition is scheduled to take place in the United States in June next year...Fifa is facing an unprecedented backlash against its new 32-team Club World Cup with the international players’ union, Fifpro, and the World Leagues organisation — which includes the Premier League — threatening legal action if it goes ahead as planned. The new competition is scheduled to take place in the United States in June next year...Fifa is facing an unprecedented backlash against its new 32-team Club World Cup with the international players’ union, Fifpro...
Lord’s will increase its capacity by 1,100 seats in a £61.8million development of the Tavern and Allen Stands after planning approval was granted by Westminster council. It is the latest stage in the Lord’s “development masterplan” process which initially began with the upgrading of the Compton and Edrich Stands at...Lord’s will increase its capacity by 1,100 seats in a £61.8million development of the Tavern and...Lord’s will increase its capacity by 1,100 seats in a £61.8million development of the Tavern and...
stuart barnes
As we head into the penultimate round of the Gallagher Premiership season, Bath are three points and three places...As we head into the penultimate round of the Gallagher Premiership season, Bath are three points...As we head into the penultimate round of the Gallagher Premiership season, Bath are three points...
champions league | Ian Hawkey
Six years ago to the day, José Luis Mato Sanmartín, best known as Joselu, made his last visit to Wembley as a player.Six years ago to the day, José Luis Mato Sanmartín, best known as Joselu, made his last visit to...Six years ago to the day, José Luis Mato Sanmartín, best known as Joselu, made his last visit to...
FA Youth Cup final | Paul hirst
As the managers of Manchester United and Leeds United, Sir Alex Ferguson and Howard Wilkinson were rivals for many years, but off the pitch they were close. In the late Eighties and early Nineties, on the way home from Leeds matches or training sessions, Wilkinson would call Ferguson, and that is when his young son Ben came in handy. “My dad had a massive car phone,”...As the managers of Manchester United and Leeds United, Sir Alex Ferguson and Howard Wilkinson...As the managers of Manchester United and Leeds United, Sir Alex Ferguson and Howard Wilkinson...
Billy Vunipola has escaped a severe punishment from the RFU despite his arrest during a Saracens bonding trip to...Billy Vunipola has escaped a severe punishment from the RFU despite his arrest during a Saracens bonding trip to Mallorca, after the union handed him a formal warning but no fine or ban. That warning will stay on Vunipola’s record for five years, and comes just three weeks after the expiry of his previous formal...Billy Vunipola has escaped a severe punishment from the RFU despite his arrest during a Saracens bonding trip to Mallorca...
matthew syed
I was intrigued to read this week that the IOC has said that the Paris Olympics will seek to “promote mental...I was intrigued to read this week that the IOC has said that the Paris Olympics will seek to...I was intrigued to read this week that the IOC has said that the Paris Olympics will seek to...
Mike Atherton
There was a key question that the Professional Cricketers’ Association should have asked its members as part of its...There was a key question that the Professional Cricketers’ Association should have asked its...There was a key question that the Professional Cricketers’ Association should have asked its...
Champions League
Real Madrid 2 Bayern Munich 1 (Real win 4-3 on agg)
Fairytales are made of this. Real Madrid, the club of the so-called galacticos, are in the Champions League final thanks to a footballer who, with the greatest respect, is no sort of galactico at all. He’s 34. He’s at Madrid on loan from second division Espanyol. He used to play for Stoke City. Oh, and it so happens he’s a Spaniard who was born in Germany, where, at...Fairytales are made of this. Real Madrid, the club of the so-called galacticos, are in the...Fairytales are made of this. Real Madrid, the club of the so-called galacticos, are in the...
champions league
Thomas Tuchel slammed a late offside call in Bayern Munich’s Champions League semi-final defeat to Real Madrid...Thomas Tuchel slammed a late offside call in Bayern Munich’s Champions League semi-final defeat to Real Madrid, labelling the decision a “disaster” and saying that the assistant referee apologised to him afterwards. With Real leading 2-1 deep into stoppage time, Joshua Kimmich played a long pass towards Noussair...Thomas Tuchel slammed a late offside call in Bayern Munich’s Champions League semi-final defeat to Real Madrid, labelling the...
gallagher Premiership guide
Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers
7.45pm, TNT Sports 1
No bread, no water, just meat. These two squadrons of meat battalions contain more beef than the Drake-Kendrick Lamar saga and are ready to throw hands. Despite being sixth and eighth in...Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers
7.45pm, TNT Sports 1
No bread, no water, just meat. These...Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers
7.45pm, TNT Sports 1
No bread, no water, just meat. These...
champions league | Constantin Eckner
Times Sport Unseen
Football is the main focus for our Chief Sports Photographer in this week’s gallery, with the end of the season fast approaching. Marc was present for matches with big ramifications at both ends of the Premier League table, including the north...Football is the main focus for our Chief Sports Photographer in this week’s gallery, with the end...Football is the main focus for our Chief Sports Photographer in this week’s gallery, with the end...
The director grew up watching vintage Powell and Pressburger films and became a close friend of Michael Powell — he salutes the maestro who influenced him
new
The nominations are led by The Crown and Black Mirror — but who do you think should take home the prizes at the biggest night of British television?
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first person
Simon Mills hadn’t thought much about the brutality of his headmaster until a chance encounter brought back the trauma he endured at the age of just 12
Riot police have cracked down on Ivy League institutions in the US, but at the top UK university? Well, so far it’s no Kevlar jacket required
Richard Morrison
It’s not just the change, it’s the pace of the change that seems overwhelming. Only 25 years ago Britain had 13...It’s not just the change, it’s the pace of the change that seems overwhelming. Only 25 years ago...It’s not just the change, it’s the pace of the change that seems overwhelming. Only 25 years ago...
HILARY ROSE
Well, whoop-de-do, women have finally got what we wanted. Not equal pay, equal childcare or equal apportioning of...Well, whoop-de-do, women have finally got what we wanted. Not equal pay, equal childcare or equal...Well, whoop-de-do, women have finally got what we wanted. Not equal pay, equal childcare or equal...
interview
Russell T Davies is not a man for holding back, whether he’s talking about Tories (not a fan), the BBC (definitely a fan) and much else. When we meet at the BBC’s Broadcasting House he is due to head to America for a two-week publicity blitz that he and the BBC’s new producing partner, Disney, hope will properly break Doctor Who in the US. What if he sounds off against...Russell T Davies is not a man for holding back, whether he’s talking about Tories (not a fan)...Russell T Davies is not a man for holding back, whether he’s talking about Tories (not a fan)...
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review
Stow your snobbery and critical jargon because right now it’s Hurley time. Yes, the 58-year-old actress, model and...Stow your snobbery and critical jargon because right now it’s Hurley time. Yes, the 58-year-old actress, model and beachwear flogger Elizabeth Hurley has recently become a one-woman film industry, pumping out movies, often twice a year, that are critic-proof, sui generis and mostly set on the Caribbean islands of...Stow your snobbery and critical jargon because right now it’s Hurley time. Yes, the 58-year-old actress, model and beachwear...
review | Rereading
Danny Fortson
Any tech billionaire worth his salt needs a compound — a proper one. Preferably in the middle of the Pacific on one of the paradisical islands of Hawaii, which are about as far as one can get from, well, anyone. Michael Dell, creator of the...Any tech billionaire worth his salt needs a compound — a proper one. Preferably in the middle of...Any tech billionaire worth his salt needs a compound — a proper one. Preferably in the middle of...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
One big feature of Kirill Karabits’s 15 years as chief conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra has been a...One big feature of Kirill Karabits’s 15 years as chief conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony...One big feature of Kirill Karabits’s 15 years as chief conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony...
review
It helps to have a sense of excess in The Government Inspector, Nikolai Gogol’s mid-19th-century comedy of...It helps to have a sense of excess in The Government Inspector, Nikolai Gogol’s...It helps to have a sense of excess in The Government Inspector, Nikolai Gogol’s...
FiRST NIGHT REVIEW
A night of cerebral theatre began when Mitski’s silhouette appeared behind a red curtain, teasing her seated audience. We heard the muted synth-folk stylings of Everyone, a song about the Japanese-American’s struggles with fame. The curtain dropped, the crowd screamed and the intensely personal mood of the show was set. In 2019 Mitski Miyawaki announced that she was...A night of cerebral theatre began when Mitski’s silhouette appeared behind a red curtain, teasing...A night of cerebral theatre began when Mitski’s silhouette appeared behind a red curtain, teasing...
REVIEW
The old media gatekeepers are dead, crow the cheerleaders of the new Spotify autocracy. Well, to blow our own rusty...The old media gatekeepers are dead, crow the cheerleaders of the new Spotify autocracy. Well, to blow our own rusty old trumpet for a second, it’s only — about once a year or so — when journalists flock together on social media to champion an unknown new act that anything alternative pierces the mainstream’s defences.The old media gatekeepers are dead, crow the cheerleaders of the new Spotify autocracy. Well, to blow our own rusty old trumpet...
my culture fix
INTERVIEW
Janey Godley is a woman in a hurry. In the past couple of years she has performed two tours (and planned a third)...Janey Godley is a woman in a hurry. In the past couple of years she has performed two tours (and...Janey Godley is a woman in a hurry. In the past couple of years she has performed two tours (and...
interview
I don’t really have a home. At 37, I’m now desperate for four walls with all my stuff in it. I’m in a weird phase of...I don’t really have a home. At 37, I’m now desperate for four walls with all my stuff in it. I’m...I don’t really have a home. At 37, I’m now desperate for four walls with all my stuff in it. I’m...
the big question
Welcome to the largest beauty consumer awards in the UK. All you have to do is vote for your favourite products . . . and GO! Bequia Beach Hotel will provide seven nights on a complimentary bed and breakfast basis in a junior suite, as well as...Welcome to the largest beauty consumer awards in the UK. All you have to do is vote for your...Welcome to the largest beauty consumer awards in the UK. All you have to do is vote for your...
MindGames
gabriella bennett
This week I celebrate my second anniversary working on a vegetable farm in rural Perthshire. I say working, but...This week I celebrate my second anniversary working on a vegetable farm in rural Perthshire. I...This week I celebrate my second anniversary working on a vegetable farm in rural Perthshire. I...
video
review
Inside No 9
BBC2
★★★★★ Oh, we’ll miss it when it’s gone. Inside No 9 kicked off its ninth and final series, and it was an absolute belter. Set inside a Merseyrail train carriage, it did what Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith do...Inside No 9
BBC2
★★★★★ Oh, we’ll miss it when it’s gone. Inside No 9 kicked off its ninth and...Inside No 9
BBC2
★★★★★ Oh, we’ll miss it when it’s gone. Inside No 9 kicked off its ninth and...
Viewing GUide
carol midgley
Never mind the news, here’s a first world problem. Should I get some of Marks & Spencer’s new buttock-boosting pants...Never mind the news, here’s a first world problem. Should I get some of Marks & Spencer’s new...Never mind the news, here’s a first world problem. Should I get some of Marks & Spencer’s new...
DR MARK pORTER
The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency has sent an alert to doctors reminding them to warn men taking...The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency has sent an alert to doctors reminding them to...The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency has sent an alert to doctors reminding them to...
The more elaborate and beautiful the better. Peter Howarth reports
Tumbled with fresh petals or intricate and tiered: whatever your preference these are the top bakers to consult
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julia Samuel
The psychotherapist addresses your dilemmas
Lagree Fitness is the relentless body sculpting regimen beloved by Michelle Obama and the Duchess of Sussex. Gavanndra Hodge tries to keep up
video
Whether it’s the sound of a Mason Pearson brush gliding through hair or a Hermès Kelly bag clipping shut
video
It’s a hardened, weary soul who doesn’t get just a little bit excited when Ferrari pulls the covers off a new car. In the time-honoured maxim, out goes the old and in comes the new; we dispense with the 812 Superfast and gain the Ferrari 12Cilindri.It’s a hardened, weary soul who doesn’t get just a little bit excited when Ferrari pulls the...It’s a hardened, weary soul who doesn’t get just a little bit excited when Ferrari pulls the...
Sail the Mekong, ride the train from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi or flop at a chic resort — these are the country’s most inspiring trips
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We’ve picked out the ultimate historic fortresses to roam around, from Devon to the Highlands — plus some lovely places to stay the night nearby
video
With its striking looks, volcanic setting and artistic roots, César Lanzarote is already attracting a stylish crowd
You’ve got to work a little harder to get to Granada than some other Andalusian spots but the flamenco, tapas and Alhambra make a weekend getaway worth the effort
Mariella Frostrup
Mariella Frostrup and family visited the little Ionian island of Paxos a decade ago. Now an A-list favourite, would it still have all of its simple barefoot appeal?
Kathy Lette | Travel Troubleshooter
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‘It’s coming,” says Jared Soleyn, our guide for an energetic three-hour morning trek through the Vermont Nature Trail...‘It’s coming,” says Jared Soleyn, our guide for an energetic three-hour morning trek through the...‘It’s coming,” says Jared Soleyn, our guide for an energetic three-hour morning trek through the...
‘Every morning, when I open the shutters and look at Sant’Angelo,” wrote the painter Eduard Bargheer in 1935, “I’m...‘Every morning, when I open the shutters and look at Sant’Angelo,” wrote the painter Eduard...‘Every morning, when I open the shutters and look at Sant’Angelo,” wrote the painter Eduard...
video
Our writer hikes to the top of Morocco’s extraordinary Mount Toubkal a century after a group of French climbers made the first ascent. He’s not ashamed to say that the mountain almost broke him. This is his story. Become a subscriber and,...Our writer hikes to the top of Morocco’s extraordinary Mount Toubkal a century after a group of...Our writer hikes to the top of Morocco’s extraordinary Mount Toubkal a century after a group of...
THEN he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed
them. While he was blessing them...THEN he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed
them. While he...THEN he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed
them. While he...
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
The service aims to support jury members who have to look at and listen to harrowing or graphic evidence, often over long periods of time
comment | tana adkin KC
lawyer of the week
out of court
The cases, the chatter, the chaos: what’s really going on in the law
cartoon
For a Few Guineas More: The Legal Year in Cartoons by Alex Steuart Williams and Nick Reid is published by Law Brief at £9.99For a Few Guineas More: The Legal Year in Cartoons by Alex Steuart Williams and Nick Reid is...For a Few Guineas More: The Legal Year in Cartoons by Alex Steuart Williams and Nick Reid is...
historical case of the month
commenT | Deborah Jeff
comment | Billy Kay
comment | Nick MacKenzie
The Scottish Greens have accused John Swinney of “taking us back to the repressive values of the 1950s” after appointing Kate Forbes to his cabinet. The comments represent a major blow to the first minister’s ability to rely on the Greens, the SNP’s former coalition partners, to win vital votes...The Scottish Greens have accused John Swinney of “taking us back to the repressive values of the 1950s” after appointing Kate Forbes to his cabinet. The comments represent a major blow to the first minister’s ability to rely on the Greens, the SNP’s former coalition partners, to win vital votes...The Scottish Greens have accused John Swinney of “taking us back to the repressive values of the 1950s” after appointing Kate...
A plan by China’s largest wind turbine company to set up a manufacturing base in Scotland is a threat to national security and should be halted, an SNP MP has said. Stewart McDonald, the former nationalist defence spokesman at Westminster who holds a belligerent stance towards China, said Mingyang Smart Energy Group must not be allowed to...A plan by China’s largest wind turbine company to set up a manufacturing base in Scotland is a threat to national security and should be halted, an SNP MP has said. Stewart McDonald, the former nationalist defence spokesman at Westminster who holds a belligerent stance towards China, said Mingyang Smart Energy Group must not be allowed to...A plan by China’s largest wind turbine company to set up a manufacturing base in Scotland is a threat to national security and...
Alex Massie | political sketch
Patrick Harvie has never been accused of suffering from a surfeit of grace. The co-leader of the Green Party can hardly be expected to welcome or embrace his relegation to the backbenches but it is evident that time has not yet soothed his hurt feelings and injured pride. Nor will it for some months yet. John...Patrick Harvie has never been accused of suffering from a surfeit of grace. The co-leader of the...Patrick Harvie has never been accused of suffering from a surfeit of grace. The co-leader of the...
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These are such a favourite in the bakery. Dark, rich and chocolatey without being too sweet, the muffins are surprisingly light and fluffy, and the sour cream makes this a really moist bake. It is a simple, wet into dry method and a great base...These are such a favourite in the bakery. Dark, rich and chocolatey without being too sweet, the...These are such a favourite in the bakery. Dark, rich and chocolatey without being too sweet, the...
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All first ministers are alike at first, for they enter office with a measure of hope and the promise that, this time...All first ministers are alike at first, for they enter office with a measure of hope and the...All first ministers are alike at first, for they enter office with a measure of hope and the...
A woman accused of defrauding her American employer of more than £130,000 to buy a kilt and gift cards has appeared...A woman accused of defrauding her American employer of more than £130,000 to buy a kilt and gift...A woman accused of defrauding her American employer of more than £130,000 to buy a kilt and gift...
James McAvoy’s directorial debut has taken a major leap after he selected two leading actors for his film about two Scots who fooled the music industry into believing they were American rappers. The Hollywood star will make his directorial debut...James McAvoy’s directorial debut has taken a major leap after he selected two leading actors for...James McAvoy’s directorial debut has taken a major leap after he selected two leading actors for...
SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP | michael grant
James Watt, chief executive of BrewDog, has said he is stepping down from the top job 17 years after he co-founded...James Watt, chief executive of BrewDog, has said he is stepping down from the top job 17 years...James Watt, chief executive of BrewDog, has said he is stepping down from the top job 17 years...
Victorian-era technology that would have been familiar to Charles Dickens is still in use across the Scottish rail...Victorian-era technology that would have been familiar to Charles Dickens is still in use across...Victorian-era technology that would have been familiar to Charles Dickens is still in use across...
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Even the US right draw the line at shooting puppies
Gerard Baker
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IAIN MARTIN
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Leading Articles
Red Signal
Labour’s regressive renationalisation plan is a gift to the industry’s unions. Starved of private sector input, the proposed state behemoth will surely atrophy
Old Broom
The SNP’s new leader is steeped in the failures of the past
Sleeping Giant
Happy 40th birthday to the Thames Barrier, a quiet British success story
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Concern over GCSE content and ‘ghost’ pupils
Sir, Your article (“‘Bloated’ GCSE curriculum must be reduced, say education experts”, news, May 7) is spot on in identifying that GCSEs are not fit for purpose. However, while the Social Market Foundation suggests that we need to thin out...Sir, Your article (“‘Bloated’ GCSE curriculum must be reduced, say education experts”, news...Sir, Your article (“‘Bloated’ GCSE curriculum must be reduced, say education experts”, news...
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Briefing
UK: National Institute for Economic and Social Research publishes quarterly forecast; John Swinney holds first minister’s questions at Holyrood.
World: Russian Victory Day parade in Moscow; results for Nissan.
On this day
In 1887 the former army scout “Buffalo” Bill Cody’s Wild West Show opened in London. Two days later, Queen Victoria attended a private showing and The Times reported that she “expressed herself as greatly pleased”; in 1916 Lytton Strachey’s Eminent Victorians, a study of character and mores, was published; in 1945 the Channel Islands were liberated from German occupation; in 1974 the House judiciary committee opened hearings to decide whether to impeach President Nixon. The Watergate scandal impeachment led to the president’s resignation on August 8, 1974; in 2009 Jacob Zuma was inaugurated as the fourth president of South Africa after the victory of his African National Congress party in the election held the previous month. He held the office until his resignation on February 14, 2018, after losing a parliamentary confidence vote. His presidency was beset by controversy, including rulings over improperly benefiting from state expenditure and failing to uphold the constitution.
Nature notes
If ever you find yourself on the Carlisle-Settle railway line, why not get off at Ribblehead station? If you do, you will be following in the footsteps of the Skipton botanist Lister Rotheray, who alighted there in 1889 and discovered the Yorkshire sandwort. This low-growing plant with its star-like flower is an English subspecies of the arctic sandwort. Arctic sandworts can be found mainly in Iceland and the mountains of Scandinavia; the Yorkshire sandwort grows only among the limestone pavements of Ingleborough Mountain. Today’s botanists will have to travel a little further than Rotheray, since the plants growing in the immediate vicinity of the station are no longer there. However, in 2019 a survey recorded 30 Yorkshire sandwort colonies elsewhere on Ingleborough. Jonathan Tulloch
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Birthdays today
Sir Clive Alderton, private secretary to King Charles and Queen Camilla, 57; Alan Bennett, dramatist, The Madness of George III (1991), The History Boys (2004), 90; Tracy Brabin, mayor of West Yorkshire, Labour (Co-op) MP for Batley & Spen (2016-21), 63; Vance D Brand, astronaut, command module pilot on the first Apollo-Soyuz spaceflight (1975), 93; Sir Vince Cable, MP for Twickenham (1997-2015, 2017-19), leader of the Liberal Democrats (2017-19), business, innovation and skills secretary (2010-15), 81; Sir Andrew Dillon, chief executive, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (1999-20), 70; Prof Sir Andrew Hopper, computer technologist, treasurer and vice-president, Royal Society, 71; Paul Lynch, novelist, Prophet Song (2023 Booker prizewinner), 47; Will Lyons, journalist, wine writer and vice-president The Sunday Times Wine Club, 48; Dame Valerie Lund, professor of rhinology, University College London (1995-2017, now emeritus), 71; Beth Mead, footballer, Arsenal WFC and England, member of the Euro 2022-winning England national team, 29; Richard Moore, chief of the UK Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), 61; Laura Muir, middle-distance runner, Olympic silver medallist (2020), five-time gold medallist, European Indoor Athletics Championships (2017, 2019, 2023), 31; Stefan Quandt, businessman, deputy chairman (supervisory board) and largest single shareholder of BMW, 58; Most Rev George Stack, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cardiff (2011-22), 78; Ellen White, footballer, member of the Euro 2022-winning England national team, Manchester City WFC (2019-22), 35; Lord (Nicholas) Wilson of Culworth, justice of the Supreme Court (2011-20), 79.