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Millions of middle-aged Britons should be routinely prescribed weight-loss injections to cut their risk of heart attacks and strokes by a fifth, according to a trial set to revolutionise medical practice. The largest study ever into semaglutide, also known as Ozempic or Wegovy, found the drug...Millions of middle-aged Britons should be routinely prescribed weight-loss injections to cut their risk of heart attacks and strokes by a fifth, according to a trial set to revolutionise medical practice. The largest study ever into semaglutide, also known as Ozempic or Wegovy, found the drug...Millions of middle-aged Britons should be routinely prescribed weight-loss injections to cut their risk of heart attacks and...
Hamas planned to establish a secret base in Turkey and other terror cells elsewhere to co-ordinate attacks against Israeli targets in neighbouring countries, including Nato members, according to files captured by the Israeli army in Gaza and seen by The Times. The printed document titled “Founding a base in Turkey” was discovered in the...Hamas planned to establish a secret base in Turkey and other terror cells elsewhere to co-ordinate attacks against Israeli targets in neighbouring countries, including Nato members, according to files captured by the Israeli army in Gaza and seen by The Times. The printed document titled “Founding a base in Turkey” was discovered in the...Hamas planned to establish a secret base in Turkey and other terror cells elsewhere to co-ordinate attacks against Israeli...
Donald Trump was more concerned about how the story of his alleged affair with a porn star would impact his presidential campaign than his marriage, his former attorney and fixer has testified. Michael Cohen, the star witness at the criminal trial in New York, said he was acting purely at the direction of his...Donald Trump was more concerned about how the story of his alleged affair with a porn star would...Donald Trump was more concerned about how the story of his alleged affair with a porn star would...
interview
When Roman Kemp was four, his godfather bought him a driveable mini Batmobile. When he was five, his teachers started...When Roman Kemp was four, his godfather bought him a driveable mini Batmobile. When he was five...When Roman Kemp was four, his godfather bought him a driveable mini Batmobile. When he was five...
robert crampton
Unless you’re a girl or young woman aged 16 to 24, then “the internet”, a global study reveals, is “good for your...Unless you’re a girl or young woman aged 16 to 24, then “the internet”, a global study reveals...Unless you’re a girl or young woman aged 16 to 24, then “the internet”, a global study reveals...
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POLITICS
Prime minister defends 14 years of Tory rule
Police would have been given new powers
At the foot of a dormant volcano in Iceland, the Swiss company Climeworks has kickstarted a geological process of its own. The eggy smell of sulphur wafts across the valley in plumes of geothermal steam, but Climeworks’s technicians are concerned...At the foot of a dormant volcano in Iceland, the Swiss company Climeworks has kickstarted a...At the foot of a dormant volcano in Iceland, the Swiss company Climeworks has kickstarted a...
One of Europe’s most infamous migrant smugglers, whose nickname was the “Scorpion”, has been arrested in Iraq after a...One of Europe’s most infamous migrant smugglers, whose nickname was the “Scorpion”, has been...One of Europe’s most infamous migrant smugglers, whose nickname was the “Scorpion”, has been...
THE TIMES DIARY
David Miliband returned to British politics to join old cabinet colleagues in a charity football match against the...David Miliband returned to British politics to join old cabinet colleagues in a charity football...David Miliband returned to British politics to join old cabinet colleagues in a charity football...
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photographers and filmmakers from around the globe entered their work in Earth Photo 2024, the international open call and exhibition for images that tell compelling stories about the planet. Of more than 1,900 entries, a judging panel made up of...Photographers and filmmakers from around the globe entered their work in Earth Photo 2024, the...Photographers and filmmakers from around the globe entered their work in Earth Photo 2024, the...
video
The suspected pro-government thugs who attacked Dimitri Chikovani, an opponent of Georgia’s divisive “foreign agent” law, were waiting for him when he got out of his car outside his home in Tbilisi, the country’s capital. Video from CCTV cameras shows the assailants kicking and punching Chikovani...The suspected pro-government thugs who attacked Dimitri Chikovani, an opponent of Georgia’s divisive “foreign agent” law, were waiting for him when he got out of his car outside his home in Tbilisi, the country’s capital. Video from CCTV cameras shows the assailants kicking and punching Chikovani...The suspected pro-government thugs who attacked Dimitri Chikovani, an opponent of Georgia’s divisive “foreign agent” law, were...
Philippines Coast Guard ships are patrolling a remote coral atoll in the South China Sea after evidence revealed that China has been secretly attempting to build it up into a new military base. Filipino vessels have found ground up coral dumped on Sabina Shoal, suggesting efforts to reclaim land around the tiny island which is claimed by...Philippines Coast Guard ships are patrolling a remote coral atoll in the South China Sea after evidence revealed that China has been secretly attempting to build it up into a new military base. Filipino vessels have found ground up coral dumped on Sabina Shoal, suggesting efforts to reclaim land around the tiny island which is claimed by...Philippines Coast Guard ships are patrolling a remote coral atoll in the South China Sea after evidence revealed that China has...
analysis
Michael Cohen lied to Congress, to a New York district court, to the Internal Revenue Service and to his bank. He put his wife at risk of jail by having her sign, over several years, a joint tax return that understated his income by $4 million. He went to jail for fraud and perjury. The role of Cohen, 57, as the...Michael Cohen lied to Congress, to a New York district court, to the Internal Revenue Service and...Michael Cohen lied to Congress, to a New York district court, to the Internal Revenue Service and...
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been told to stop soliciting or spending money for their Archewell Foundation...The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been told to stop soliciting or spending money for their...The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been told to stop soliciting or spending money for their...
One recipe suggests having them with kimchi. Another recommends pairing them with a crisp Sauvignon Blanc. A third...One recipe suggests having them with kimchi. Another recommends pairing them with a crisp...One recipe suggests having them with kimchi. Another recommends pairing them with a crisp...
Ukrainian commanders are watching President Putin’s troops advancing into the Kharkiv region and calculating the motive behind his latest move. They lost more border villages on Monday morning, taking to 11 the number of settlements captured by...Ukrainian commanders are watching President Putin’s troops advancing into the Kharkiv region and...Ukrainian commanders are watching President Putin’s troops advancing into the Kharkiv region and...
Analysis
The separatist leader and fugitive from Spanish justice Carles Puigdemont has not yet thrown in the towel, despite...The separatist leader and fugitive from Spanish justice Carles Puigdemont has not yet thrown in...The separatist leader and fugitive from Spanish justice Carles Puigdemont has not yet thrown in...
“Sometimes I feel like everybody is a sexy baby,” the priest said solemnly. Some in the church, especially those in...“Sometimes I feel like everybody is a sexy baby,” the priest said solemnly. Some in the church...“Sometimes I feel like everybody is a sexy baby,” the priest said solemnly. Some in the church...
Cannes has been graced by many stars over the years, from Brigitte Bardot to Claudia Cardinale and Robert De Niro. This year, however, attention in France is focused not so much on glamorous actors and actresses as on a seven-year-old dog. Messi...Cannes has been graced by many stars over the years, from Brigitte Bardot to Claudia Cardinale...Cannes has been graced by many stars over the years, from Brigitte Bardot to Claudia Cardinale...
IN maps and CHARTS
Donald Trump turned up the invective and profanity for a huge rally crowd in New Jersey when he repeatedly blamed...Donald Trump turned up the invective and profanity for a huge rally crowd in New Jersey when he...Donald Trump turned up the invective and profanity for a huge rally crowd in New Jersey when he...
Donald Trump became the first serving or former US president to be indicted after being charged with 34 felonies in...Donald Trump became the first serving or former US president to be indicted after being charged...Donald Trump became the first serving or former US president to be indicted after being charged...
Miner dismisses latest bid as ‘highly unattractive’
A sweetened £34 billion takeover approach from BHP for its rival Anglo American has been rejected by the FTSE 100 mining group as “highly unattractive”. BHP submitted a revised all-share approach for Anglo last Tuesday, the Australian group has revealed but, as with last month’s initial £31...A sweetened £34 billion takeover approach from BHP for its rival Anglo American has been rejected by the FTSE 100 mining group as “highly unattractive”. BHP submitted a revised all-share approach for Anglo last Tuesday, the Australian group has revealed but, as with last month’s initial £31...A sweetened £34 billion takeover approach from BHP for its rival Anglo American has been rejected by the FTSE 100 mining group...
The former UK chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has been appointed as the new chairman of the Very Group, the online retailer owned by the Barclay family. His appointment comes days after the Stratford-on-Avon MP said that he would not seek re-election as a Conservative MP at the next general election. Zahawi, who has also served as health secretary...The former UK chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has been appointed as the new chairman of the Very Group, the online retailer owned by the Barclay family. His appointment comes days after the Stratford-on-Avon MP said that he would not seek re-election as a Conservative MP at the next general election. Zahawi, who has also served as health secretary...The former UK chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has been appointed as the new chairman of the Very Group, the online retailer owned by...
The UK economy will expand faster than expected this year, analysts said, after the latest GDP figures revealed that the country had come out of recession and growth had picked up speed. Several investment banks and City consultancies raised their forecasts for GDP this year in response to data from the Office for...The UK economy will expand faster than expected this year, analysts said, after the latest GDP...The UK economy will expand faster than expected this year, analysts said, after the latest GDP...
business commentary
When in a hole, keep digging. Trust Mike Henry, the BHP boss, to come up with a twist on that old maxim. He’s already...When in a hole, keep digging. Trust Mike Henry, the BHP boss, to come up with a twist on that old...When in a hole, keep digging. Trust Mike Henry, the BHP boss, to come up with a twist on that old...
Comment
Twenty-five years ago this month Gordon Brown announced the sale of half the UK’s stockpile of gold locked in the...Twenty-five years ago this month Gordon Brown announced the sale of half the UK’s stockpile of...Twenty-five years ago this month Gordon Brown announced the sale of half the UK’s stockpile of...
Shares in the video games retailer GameStop doubled at one point on Monday as the day trader associated with the meme stock mania of January 2021 posted on X for the first time in three years. Keith Gill, who is known as Roaring Kitty on YouTube...Shares in the video games retailer GameStop doubled at one point on Monday as the day trader...Shares in the video games retailer GameStop doubled at one point on Monday as the day trader...
INTERVIEW
Only days after reports that Saudi Arabia approved the use of lethal force to clear the way for the building of Neom, a futuristic desert city, British ministers are out in force in the country, promoting greater trade links with the UK. Oliver...Only days after reports that Saudi Arabia approved the use of lethal force to clear the way for...Only days after reports that Saudi Arabia approved the use of lethal force to clear the way for...
MARKET REPORT
On the brink of a big week of corporate earnings and economic news, with BT Group, Vodafone, Burberry and easyJet all...On the brink of a big week of corporate earnings and economic news, with BT Group, Vodafone,...On the brink of a big week of corporate earnings and economic news, with BT Group, Vodafone,...
tempus
This trust suits a certain type of investor, and not just those who like long corporate names. As the name suggests...This trust suits a certain type of investor, and not just those who like long corporate names. As...This trust suits a certain type of investor, and not just those who like long corporate names. As...
NEED TO KNOW
1 The wholesale cost of orange juice has soared above $6,500 a tonne, more than double the price of a year ago, after higher temperatures, lower rainfall and a citrus disease forced farmers in Brazil to harvest their fruit early. This has led to...1 The wholesale cost of orange juice has soared above $6,500 a tonne, more than double the price...1 The wholesale cost of orange juice has soared above $6,500 a tonne, more than double the price...
recruitment
About six in ten UK staff undergo some form of training at work each year, ranging from mandatory certification and compliance courses to upskilling for a new role, and experts estimate that the UK training market is worth approximately £7 billion. Training and skills development is proved to increase the human capital in the national labour force, narrowing skills gaps...About six in ten UK staff undergo some form of training at work each year, ranging from mandatory...About six in ten UK staff undergo some form of training at work each year, ranging from mandatory...
SIX FROM THE BEST
Guy Singh-Watson is founder of Riverford, an organic vegetable box company which grew from humble beginnings to...Guy Singh-Watson is founder of Riverford, an organic vegetable box company which grew from humble beginnings to 70,000 deliveries a week. The activist recently launched the #GetFairAboutFarming campaign calling for supermarkets to adopt better business practices to safeguard the future of British fruit and veg farmers.Guy Singh-Watson is founder of Riverford, an organic vegetable box company which grew from humble beginnings to 70,000...
It may not chime with the stereotype but Tyson Fury was the voice of reason during a chaotic and violent afternoon in the Riyadh Hilton. His father, John, had just shocked bystanders after he had headbutted a young member of Oleksandr Usyk’s entourage during heated exchanges between the two teams...It may not chime with the stereotype but Tyson Fury was the voice of reason during a chaotic and violent afternoon in the Riyadh Hilton. His father, John, had just shocked bystanders after he had headbutted a young member of Oleksandr Usyk’s entourage during heated exchanges between the two teams...It may not chime with the stereotype but Tyson Fury was the voice of reason during a chaotic and violent afternoon in the...
Pep Guardiola told his Manchester City players to seize their chance to make history and hit back at the critics who claim that they are only on the verge of a record fourth successive title because of their wealth. Guardiola said that he was “calm” and his players were “so focused” before Tuesday’s away match against Tottenham Hotspur...Pep Guardiola told his Manchester City players to seize their chance to make history and hit back at the critics who claim that they are only on the verge of a record fourth successive title because of their wealth. Guardiola said that he was “calm” and his players were “so focused” before Tuesday’s away match against Tottenham Hotspur...Pep Guardiola told his Manchester City players to seize their chance to make history and hit back at the critics who claim that...
Water leaked through the ceiling of the away dressing room at Old Trafford on Sunday as Manchester United’s stadium struggled to cope with almost a month’s worth of rainfall in the space of two hours. Footage that circulated on social media appeared to show water dripping on to the floor and down the walls in the...Water leaked through the ceiling of the away dressing room at Old Trafford on Sunday as...Water leaked through the ceiling of the away dressing room at Old Trafford on Sunday as...
Ange Postecoglou has said he does not understand any Tottenham Hotspur supporter who wants them to lose to Manchester...Ange Postecoglou has said he does not understand any Tottenham Hotspur supporter who wants them...Ange Postecoglou has said he does not understand any Tottenham Hotspur supporter who wants them...
A British boxer has died after his first professional fight in London last night. Sherif Lawal, 29, collapsed and...A British boxer has died after his first professional fight in London last night. Sherif Lawal...A British boxer has died after his first professional fight in London last night. Sherif Lawal...
Elizabeth Ammon
Brendon McCullum has made no secret that England are building a team with next year’s Ashes in mind. The series down under in 18 months’ time was at the heart of the Test head coach’s discussions with James Anderson last month, which culminated in the decision that England’s greatest bowler would retire after the first Test of this summer against West Indies. And with...Brendon McCullum has made no secret that England are building a team with next year’s Ashes in mind.Brendon McCullum has made no secret that England are building a team with next year’s Ashes in mind.
One of the chief architects of the PGA Tour’s tenuous peace deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has...One of the chief architects of the PGA Tour’s tenuous peace deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has resigned, admitting that no “meaningful progress has been made”. Jimmy Dunne III was a director on the PGA Tour’s policy board and a key figure in the clandestine talks with PIF, which finances LIV...One of the chief architects of the PGA Tour’s tenuous peace deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has resigned...
Abbi Pulling interview
New Zealand, new era. The All Blacks will be under entirely fresh leadership when they tackle England this summer...New Zealand, new era. The All Blacks will be under entirely fresh leadership when they tackle...New Zealand, new era. The All Blacks will be under entirely fresh leadership when they tackle...
MARTIN SAMuel
Towards the end of the second half, claps of thunder and flashes of lightning pervaded the area around Old Trafford.Towards the end of the second half, claps of thunder and flashes of lightning pervaded the area...Towards the end of the second half, claps of thunder and flashes of lightning pervaded the area...
County championship
Gloucestershire have completed their first County Championship victory in 593 days, a barren run that spanned 18 winless matches. Since getting the better of Yorkshire in September 2022 — by which time their relegation to the second tier had already been confirmed — Gloucestershire had not tasted victory until Ben Sanderson was caught behind off Ajeet Singh Dale on...Gloucestershire have completed their first County Championship victory in 593 days, a barren run...Gloucestershire have completed their first County Championship victory in 593 days, a barren run...
The floundering takeover bid of Everton by 777 Partners has suffered another blow after it emerged that the company’s...The floundering takeover bid of Everton by 777 Partners has suffered another blow after it emerged that the company’s co-founder is under pressure to resign from his position on the board of the European Club Association (ECA). Josh Wander, an American, was elected to the ECA board in September as a representative...The floundering takeover bid of Everton by 777 Partners has suffered another blow after it emerged that the company’s...
Harry and Meghan have just finished a trip to Nigeria with all the elements of a royal tour — except it wasn’t
interview
After the suicide of his best friend, the presenter has been open about his mental health struggles. Now he’s talking frankly with his dad Martin on his new podcast
EXPLAINER
In 50 years, its incidence has increased 400 per cent and it affects as many as one in five young adults. The experts tell Elisabeth Perlman what we can do
EXPLAINER
The DIY beverage made from oats, water, cinnamon and lime juice has amassed over 40 million views on social media for its rumoured health benefits. Peta Bee talks to the experts
my culture fix
DR MARK PORTER
Alarming symptoms such as coughing up blood or finding a lump in your breast trigger surprisingly different responses.Alarming symptoms such as coughing up blood or finding a lump in your breast trigger surprisingly...Alarming symptoms such as coughing up blood or finding a lump in your breast trigger surprisingly...
The lowdown
Who do you think is the most eligible bachelor in England?
Phwoar. There’s too many hunks to choose from. It’s got...Who do you think is the most eligible bachelor in England?
Phwoar. There’s too many hunks...Who do you think is the most eligible bachelor in England?
Phwoar. There’s too many hunks...
explainer
St Catherine’s Court is a grade I listed 16th-century Somerset manor near Bath originally built as a priory grange for the monks of Bath Abbey. It takes its name from the 12th-century Church of St Catherine, which sits beside the house. The...St Catherine’s Court is a grade I listed 16th-century Somerset manor near Bath originally built...St Catherine’s Court is a grade I listed 16th-century Somerset manor near Bath originally built...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
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FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Our critics travel up and down the country reviewing the latest theatre, musicals and dance, so have the inside track. Here is our guide to the best productions and where to watch them — ordered by when they end. Feel free to get involved in the comments and share your own recommendations. Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
It’s time to deconstruct another Jane Austen...Our critics travel up and down the country reviewing the latest theatre, musicals and dance, so...Our critics travel up and down the country reviewing the latest theatre, musicals and dance, so...
Here are some of the best concerts and opera performances our critics have seen in the past few weeks. We’ll also...Here are some of the best concerts and opera performances our critics have seen in the past few weeks. We’ll also point out when you can catch up with further performances or on-demand streams of these events. Feel free to join in the conversation in the comment section at the end with your own recommendations.Here are some of the best concerts and opera performances our critics have seen in the past few weeks. We’ll also point out...
Viewing GUide
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tELEVISION | STREAMING GUIDE
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MindGames
1 Ultramarine, cornflower, electric and cobalt are shades of which primary colour? 2 Operation Starlite (1965) was one of the first large American offensive operations of which war? 3 Which British prime minister is portrayed in the Yousuf Karsh photograph The Roaring Lion? 4 Which British luxury carmaker used the sales slogan “Grace, Space, Pace”? 5 The Lamb Lies...1 Ultramarine, cornflower, electric and cobalt are shades of which primary colour? 2 Operation...1 Ultramarine, cornflower, electric and cobalt are shades of which primary colour? 2 Operation...
It’s London Craft Week, and everywhere you look there’ll be master potters, embroiderers and quilt makers doing their thing
You want your likeness captured for posterity, but who to choose? The Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ Annual Exhibition, on this week, is a good place to start
Are your knees ready to be revealed? If not, try one of these innovative knee smoothing solutions. By Jennifer George
Lisa Grainger steps into the rooftop eyrie of the capital’s first luxury eco-hotel
Patek Philippe’s Rare Handcraft collection features examples of artisanal skill that will blow your mind
Aston Martin is surging ahead with several product launches and overhauls under the new ownership of Lawrence Stroll. The latest is the new and improved Vantage, the entry-level sports car from the British manufacturer that is seeking greater...Aston Martin is surging ahead with several product launches and overhauls under the new ownership...Aston Martin is surging ahead with several product launches and overhauls under the new ownership...
video
Moomins, cheap coffee and icy plunges await in Finland’s Tampere, just 90 minutes from Helsinki
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Giant lizards, dazzling reefs and villages untouched by tourism — this remote volcanic region is the perfect place to explore on a small ship cruise
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Have a mini interrail adventure through Italy, Slovenia and Croatia on an affordable route that takes in the Adriatic’s aristocratic history
Jersey’s empty coves, surfing and incredible seafood helped our writer and her teenagers break out of a ten-year family holiday rut
Knowing how much gratuity to leave — if at all — can be a minefield. From cafés to hotel housekeeping we explain the etiquette in the UK other holiday favourites
Kathy Lette | Travel Troubleshooter
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Asking for, ahem, a friend: is it ever acceptable to pocket a signed photo of Pat from EastEnders from the Airbnb loo?Asking for, ahem, a friend: is it ever acceptable to pocket a signed photo of Pat from EastEnders...Asking for, ahem, a friend: is it ever acceptable to pocket a signed photo of Pat from EastEnders...
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
On this particular issue polling would no doubt suggest a nation divided. The issue in question is “Where next?” Of...On this particular issue polling would no doubt suggest a nation divided. The issue in question...On this particular issue polling would no doubt suggest a nation divided. The issue in question...
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The Welbeck Estate, on the edge of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, is known for its cookery school, brewery and farm shop. Now it has opened chic new accommodation which food lovers can book to stay in overnight. Alicia Miller checks in.
...The Welbeck Estate, on the edge of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, is known for its cookery...The Welbeck Estate, on the edge of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, is known for its cookery...
weather eye
AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them...AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel...AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel...
Buckingham Palace
13th May, 2024 The King, Colonel-in-Chief, Army Air Corps, this morning visited the Army...Buckingham Palace
13th May, 2024 The King, Colonel-in-Chief, Army Air Corps, this morning...Buckingham Palace
13th May, 2024 The King, Colonel-in-Chief, Army Air Corps, this morning...
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
Prime minister angers SNP by saying that ‘Scottish nationalists are trying to tear our United Kingdom apart’
Rishi Sunak has been accused of “puerile” behaviour after he included Scottish independence supporters in a list of extremists that pose a threat to the UK. In a speech in which he claimed Labour was trying to depress its way to victory and that the Conservatives could still win the general...Rishi Sunak has been accused of “puerile” behaviour after he included Scottish independence supporters in a list of extremists that pose a threat to the UK. In a speech in which he claimed Labour was trying to depress its way to victory and that the Conservatives could still win the general...Rishi Sunak has been accused of “puerile” behaviour after he included Scottish independence supporters in a list of extremists...
A funeral firm accused of mismanaging human remains has refused to co-operate with an investigation into its alleged failings, an industry regulator has claimed. Complaints have been lodged against A Milne independent funeral directors, which had branches in Glasgow and Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire. It has been alleged that the company...A funeral firm accused of mismanaging human remains has refused to co-operate with an investigation into its alleged failings, an industry regulator has claimed. Complaints have been lodged against A Milne independent funeral directors, which had branches in Glasgow and Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire. It has been alleged that the company...A funeral firm accused of mismanaging human remains has refused to co-operate with an investigation into its alleged failings...
Magnus Linklater
Here’s something Kate Forbes could do, quite quickly, to help one of Scotland’s biggest industries. As the weather eases and the midges begin their summer work, the caravans and campervans are invading the Highlands again. Visitor numbers may be growing, but behind the scenes the holiday trade is suffering. While...Here’s something Kate Forbes could do, quite quickly, to help one of Scotland’s biggest industries.Here’s something Kate Forbes could do, quite quickly, to help one of Scotland’s biggest industries.
Sunday Times Scotland Primary School League Table
A school in which one in ten pupils come from families working in Scotland’s travelling shows and which was among the first to win a “nurturing award” has come top of the The Sunday Times Primary School League Table 2024. Thorntree Primary School...A school in which one in ten pupils come from families working in Scotland’s travelling shows and...A school in which one in ten pupils come from families working in Scotland’s travelling shows and...
scottish business digest
FOOTBALL
Callum McGregor has heaped praise on Brendan Rodgers for having plotted a successful course through the choppy waters of this season to guide Celtic to the brink of a third consecutive title. The championship triumph — which will be mathematically...Callum McGregor has heaped praise on Brendan Rodgers for having plotted a successful course...Callum McGregor has heaped praise on Brendan Rodgers for having plotted a successful course...
Comment
We must roll out red carpet for next big idea
William Hague
As Denmark and Taiwan show, with the right environment a handful of innovators can revitalise whole economies
melanie phillips
Eurovision’s anti-Israel mob behaved like brats
hugo rifkind
Get real, Labour MPs, this is your new normal
giles coren | notebook
An Apple a day keeps the doctor away? Not these days
jawad iqbal
This long wait for compensation adds insult to injustice
Harriet Walker | notebook
From Pret to vapes, why everyone’s going big on ‘little treats’
What was your last “little treat”? A takeaway coffee or croissant? I have a friend who can’t leave museums without a fridge magnet, and another who, on an evening commute, likes to savour what she calls a “solo gin in a tin”. My husband happened...What was your last “little treat”? A takeaway coffee or croissant? I have a friend who can’t...What was your last “little treat”? A takeaway coffee or croissant? I have a friend who can’t...
Leading Articles
Breach of Trust
A parliamentary report paints a damning picture of National Health Service maternity services. Radical reform is needed to make them fit for the 21st century
Secret Craving
China’s appetite for sensitive western military and civilian material is insatiable
End of the Rainbow
The equality, diversity and inclusion industry needs to be culled
letters to the editor
Referendums and the ‘will of the people’
newSir, Matthew Parris makes a powerful case against the use of referendums to decide on complex and far-reaching issues (“Referendums leave us at mercy of the mob”, May 11). But there is another argument against them: too often referendums...Sir, Matthew Parris makes a powerful case against the use of referendums to decide on complex and...Sir, Matthew Parris makes a powerful case against the use of referendums to decide on complex and...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Rishi Sunak hosts UK Fork to Farm summit at Downing Street for Britain’s farming industry and food producers; Treasury committee session on the effectiveness of UK government sanctions on Russia, with witnesses including Bill Browder, chief executive of Hermitage Capital Management and head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign; Dame Melanie Dawes, chief executive of Ofcom, gives evidence to the House of Lords committee for its inquiry into the future of news; the Department for Work and Pensions releases figures about the number of people on universal credit; CYBERUK 2024 annual event on cybersecurity begins in Birmingham.
On this day
In 1796 the physician Edward Jenner scratched fluid from a cowpox blister into the skin of an eight-year-old boy, James Phipps, to prove that this could protect against smallpox. On July 1 he inoculated the boy again with matter from a human smallpox sore, and no smallpox developed; in 1904 the opening ceremony for the first Olympic Games to be held in the US took place in St Louis, Missouri. It was held in conjunction with the World’s Fair; in 1935 Magnus Hirschfeld, a German physician and sexologist who founded the World League for Sexual Reform and coined the term transsexual in 1923, died on his 67th birthday. His 1919-founded sex research institute (Institut für Sexualwissenschaft) in Berlin was looted on May 6, 1933, by far-right students’ union members accompanied by a brass band. He died of a heart attack in Nice, France, while in exile from Germany; in 1940 Anthony Eden, the secretary of state for war, made a broadcast asking men between the ages of 17 and 65 to enrol in the new Local Defence Volunteers, better known as the Home Guard. During the Second World War, 1,206 members of this people’s army were killed on duty or died of wounds; in 1991 Winnie Mandela was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for complicity in the kidnapping and beating of four youths.
Nature notes
To pass through a cloud of fox reek while walking along a residential street is a familiar experience for many city dwellers. Not unlike the redolent air that lingers in place long after someone has smoked a spliff, the skunky smell of fox is never forgotten once identified, and can be a clue to a hidden den — or to a resting animal in an overgrown front garden. Both urine and droppings carry this strong and highly characteristic smell, and help to remotely communicate information including breeding condition and the extent of a fox’s territory; a substance secreted by their anal glands acts as a fragrance booster, while their paws and a small area on their upper tail also produce odiferous compounds. Melissa Harrison
Melissa Harrison
Birthdays today
Anne Baker, writer and NSPCC fundraiser, 110; David Byrne, singer-songwriter and guitarist, Talking Heads, 72; Cate Blanchett, actress, 55; Sir Chay Blyth, yachtsman, the first person to sail nonstop westwards around the world, 84; Ruth Cadbury, Labour MP for Brentford and Isleworth, shadow prisons, parole and probation minister, 65; Eoin Colfer, novelist, the Artemis Fowl series, 59; Sofia Coppola, film director and screenwriter, 53; Sir Michael Fallon, Conservative MP for Sevenoaks (1997-2019), defence secretary (2014-17), 72; Valerie Gooding, chairwoman, Aviva UK Insurance (2018–20), chief executive, Bupa (1998-2008), 74; Baroness (Sarah) Hogg, economist, chairwoman, Financial Reporting Council (2010-14), 78; Richard Huntingford, vice-president, Prince’s Trust, chairman, Unite Students (student accommodation group) and Future (media company), founder, Heart FM (1994), 68; George Lucas, film-maker, the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films, 80; Olly Murs, singer-songwriter, 40; Fraser Nelson, editor, The Spectator, 51; Benedict Nightingale, journalist, theatre critic for The Times (1990-2010), 85; Sir Richard Peto, emeritus professor of medical statistics and epidemiology, University of Oxford, 81; Dame Siân Phillips, actress, 91; Prof Sir Peter Ratcliffe, nephrologist, co-recipient, Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (2019), 70; Campbell Robb, chief executive, Nacro (social justice charity), Joseph Rowntree Foundation (2017-19), Shelter (2010-16), 55; Tim Stevenson, chairman, Johnson Matthey (2011-18), 76; Dirk Van de Put, chairman and chief executive, Mondelez (food company), 64; Lieutenant General Sir Roly Walker, DSO, deputy chief of the Defence Staff (military strategy and operations), who will become chief of the General Staff next month, 54; Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder, Facebook, 40.