dispatch from calais
Beneath a grey sky in a cemetery 30 minutes’ drive from Calais, Mohammed al-Mayali sinks to his knees and sobs. His wife, Nour, stares numbly into the distance as he cries, prays and speaks in Arabic, his halting words barely audible over the roar from the busy road. The al-Mayalis have brought...Beneath a grey sky in a cemetery 30 minutes’ drive from Calais, Mohammed al-Mayali sinks to his knees and sobs. His wife, Nour, stares numbly into the distance as he cries, prays and speaks in Arabic, his halting words barely audible over the roar from the busy road. The al-Mayalis have brought...Beneath a grey sky in a cemetery 30 minutes’ drive from Calais, Mohammed al-Mayali sinks to his knees and sobs. His wife, Nour...
EXCLUSIVE
The BBC warned Huw Edwards about his online conduct two years before the scandal that led to him being taken off air, according to a confidential report seen by The Sunday Times. Edwards, formerly the lead presenter of News at Ten, resigned from the corporation last week on medical grounds. Allegations emerged nine months ago that he...The BBC warned Huw Edwards about his online conduct two years before the scandal that led to him being taken off air, according to a confidential report seen by The Sunday Times. Edwards, formerly the lead presenter of News at Ten, resigned from the corporation last week on medical grounds. Allegations emerged nine months ago that he...The BBC warned Huw Edwards about his online conduct two years before the scandal that led to him being taken off air, according...
A former Conservative minister has defected to the Labour Party in a new headache for Rishi Sunak just days before the local elections. Dr Dan Poulter, who has served as the MP for Central Suffolk & North Ipswich since 2010, announced on Saturday that he could no longer “look people in the eye” while he stayed in...A former Conservative minister has defected to the Labour Party in a new headache for Rishi Sunak...A former Conservative minister has defected to the Labour Party in a new headache for Rishi Sunak...
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Andrew Marr
At Amazon’s robot-powered warehouse in Bolton, more than a thousand workers pick and pack customer orders and man five miles of conveyor belts. Yet in the past month alone, three staff from the warehouse have been caught stealing a combined...At Amazon’s robot-powered warehouse in Bolton, more than a thousand workers pick and pack...At Amazon’s robot-powered warehouse in Bolton, more than a thousand workers pick and pack...
interview | oliver shah
Charlotte Ivers
Isla May, 12, talks like a Premier League manager giving a post-match press conference. This has been, the midfielder says at a hundred miles an hour, “a great achievement for the girls”. Their opponents “thought we were just a bunch of girls.Isla May, 12, talks like a Premier League manager giving a post-match press conference. This has...Isla May, 12, talks like a Premier League manager giving a post-match press conference. This has...
interview
It should have been a high point in the supermodel Paul Sculfor’s extraordinary life. He was 33, at the wheel of a Ferrari, a blonde model at his side. “It was the car of my dreams, the girl of my dreams, but I felt completely hollow,” he recalls.It should have been a high point in the supermodel Paul Sculfor’s extraordinary life. He was 33...It should have been a high point in the supermodel Paul Sculfor’s extraordinary life. He was 33...
When Douglas Ellison moved to America he was worried about what would happen to the £700,000 pension he had in the UK. He had built up his pot working in London for 20 years for multinational firms such as JP Morgan and ING. A few years after his...When Douglas Ellison moved to America he was worried about what would happen to the £700,000...When Douglas Ellison moved to America he was worried about what would happen to the £700,000...
INVESTIGATION
It’s been a sacred mantra chanted by successive governments since 2001. As with the NHS, but with rather shorter queues, Britain’s national museums and galleries don’t charge for admission. Much else may be going pear-shaped in British culture...It’s been a sacred mantra chanted by successive governments since 2001. As with the NHS, but with...It’s been a sacred mantra chanted by successive governments since 2001. As with the NHS, but with...
In Marseilles’s quartiers nord, teenage drug dealers have one decision to make: wait or run. The boys seem to languish in this perpetual state of flux. Seventeen-year-old Benze is a chouf — French for lookout. Dressed head to toe in black, hood pulled up, with rainbow-reflective ski glasses hiding half of his face, he looks as if he should be in the Alps. Instead, Benze...In Marseilles’s quartiers nord, teenage drug dealers have one decision to make: wait or run. The...In Marseilles’s quartiers nord, teenage drug dealers have one decision to make: wait or run. The...
LOUISE CALLAGHAN DISPATCH
From a balcony up on the hallowed walls of Columbia University, two students wearing Palestinian keffiyeh scarves...From a balcony up on the hallowed walls of Columbia University, two students wearing Palestinian keffiyeh scarves looked down on a group of pro-Israeli protesters gathered in the road below. “Hey, you like Hamas so much, why don’t you go to Gaza?” one man shouted up at them, with evident glee. “I’ll buy you a ticket.From a balcony up on the hallowed walls of Columbia University, two students wearing Palestinian keffiyeh scarves looked down...
She is the most powerful woman in Europe and arguably the most consequential president of the European Commission in a generation. Until very recently Ursula von der Leyen appeared to be gliding towards a second term. But now, following a turbulent month, speculation is mounting that she may be vulnerable. The growing doubts about the German seemed far away last week at...She is the most powerful woman in Europe and arguably the most consequential president of the...She is the most powerful woman in Europe and arguably the most consequential president of the...
When Paola Cortellesi told a producer she wanted to make a film about domestic violence against women, set it in 1946...When Paola Cortellesi told a producer she wanted to make a film about domestic violence against women, set it in 1946 and shoot it in black and white, his reaction was muted — to put it mildly. “He wasn’t about to crack open the champagne,” recalled Cortellesi, 50, an established Italian writer and actress...When Paola Cortellesi told a producer she wanted to make a film about domestic violence against women, set it in 1946 and shoot...
From Sydney, it takes about 12 weary hours to drive more than 700 miles to the grizzled frontier mining town on the fringe of the desert that became Australia’s drag capital. Brendan Barlow was seven years old when his home town played a pivotal...From Sydney, it takes about 12 weary hours to drive more than 700 miles to the grizzled frontier...From Sydney, it takes about 12 weary hours to drive more than 700 miles to the grizzled frontier...
Union leaders have conceded for the first time that they will accept an end to six-day-a-week letter deliveries, clearing the way for Royal Mail to enact historic cuts to postal services. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents 110,000 postal workers and brought services to a...Union leaders have conceded for the first time that they will accept an end to six-day-a-week letter deliveries, clearing the way for Royal Mail to enact historic cuts to postal services. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents 110,000 postal workers and brought services to a...Union leaders have conceded for the first time that they will accept an end to six-day-a-week letter deliveries, clearing the...
Specialist US lenders famed for taking risky bets on troubled WeWork and the Hollywood studio MGM are snapping up debt in troubled Thames Water — in a bet that losses in the utility’s restructuring will be less severe than feared. Reports last week stated that Elliott Management, famed for its activist investing, was buying up the debt, but...Specialist US lenders famed for taking risky bets on troubled WeWork and the Hollywood studio MGM are snapping up debt in troubled Thames Water — in a bet that losses in the utility’s restructuring will be less severe than feared. Reports last week stated that Elliott Management, famed for its activist investing, was buying up the debt, but...Specialist US lenders famed for taking risky bets on troubled WeWork and the Hollywood studio MGM are snapping up debt in...
As the Andes unfurl along the spine of Peru, rolling south towards Chile, the mountainside is suddenly broken open by a huge gash. This giant sandy pit, with steep walls patrolled by yellow trucks, is the Quellaveco copper mine, owned by London-based Anglo American. Quellaveco is one of the world’s most bountiful...As the Andes unfurl along the spine of Peru, rolling south towards Chile, the mountainside is...As the Andes unfurl along the spine of Peru, rolling south towards Chile, the mountainside is...
Oliver Shah
Last month, in what already seems like the distant past, I interviewed Duncan Wanblad. My final question before...Last month, in what already seems like the distant past, I interviewed Duncan Wanblad. My final...Last month, in what already seems like the distant past, I interviewed Duncan Wanblad. My final...
david smith
The weather has taken time to get the message, but spring appears to have sprung for the economy, both here and...The weather has taken time to get the message, but spring appears to have sprung for the economy...The weather has taken time to get the message, but spring appears to have sprung for the economy...
interview
When a chief executive opens an interview by describing how her crib as a baby was the galley sink of a yacht in the West Indies, you know you’re not in for an ordinary interview. Or, for that matter, when she says her seaplane pilot father had a...When a chief executive opens an interview by describing how her crib as a baby was the galley...When a chief executive opens an interview by describing how her crib as a baby was the galley...
Sir Dickson Poon has committed to lend another £32.5 million to Harvey Nichols as the long-term owner of the struggling department store chain strives to steer it away from financial difficulty. Accounts filed at Companies House last week reveal that Poon, 67, lent Harvey Nichols £25.5 million, and committed to lend a further £7 million, after the retailer’s year-end...Sir Dickson Poon has committed to lend another £32.5 million to Harvey Nichols as the long-term...Sir Dickson Poon has committed to lend another £32.5 million to Harvey Nichols as the long-term...
The US hedge fund behind Travelodge is in talks to buy £40 million of hotels from their landlords as it gears up for...The US hedge fund behind Travelodge is in talks to buy £40 million of hotels from their landlords as it gears up for a fresh tilt at a sale. GoldenTree Asset Management has created a structure that increases its options to cash out of the budget hotel chain. The moves follow its £210 million purchase of 66 hotels...The US hedge fund behind Travelodge is in talks to buy £40 million of hotels from their landlords as it gears up for a fresh...
irwin stelzer
At the beginning of this month, Federal Reserve Board chairman Jay Powell was wondering aloud how many cuts in the...At the beginning of this month, Federal Reserve Board chairman Jay Powell was wondering aloud how...At the beginning of this month, Federal Reserve Board chairman Jay Powell was wondering aloud how...
Lucy Tobin
Centrica has enjoyed a spell in the sun. The surge in wholesale energy prices after Russia invaded Ukraine wounded a...Centrica has enjoyed a spell in the sun. The surge in wholesale energy prices after Russia...Centrica has enjoyed a spell in the sun. The surge in wholesale energy prices after Russia...
how i made it
When Graham Corfield received a call from a man with a thick Stoke accent claiming to be a pilot from Air Libya — and wanting to buy a staircase for an aeroplane — he initially shrugged it off as a hoax. The call got more bizarre by the minute...When Graham Corfield received a call from a man with a thick Stoke accent claiming to be a pilot...When Graham Corfield received a call from a man with a thick Stoke accent claiming to be a pilot...
Some companies are refusing to cover a range of treatments, leaving disgruntled pet owners picking up ever increasing bills, reports Ali Hussain
When Nakul Puri’s two labradors, Floss and Ben, had a reaction to a vaccination in 2020, he assumed that his insurer would foot the bill. Puri, 57, was paying £60 a month for insurance but was left with £1,500 to pay when Direct Line refused his claim. Puri, a semi-retired accountant from...When Nakul Puri’s two labradors, Floss and Ben, had a reaction to a vaccination in 2020, he assumed that his insurer would foot the bill. Puri, 57, was paying £60 a month for insurance but was left with £1,500 to pay when Direct Line refused his claim. Puri, a semi-retired accountant from...When Nakul Puri’s two labradors, Floss and Ben, had a reaction to a vaccination in 2020, he assumed that his insurer would foot...
When Douglas Ellison moved to America he was worried about what would happen to the £700,000 pension he had in the UK. He had built up his pot working in London for 20 years for multinational firms such as JP Morgan and ING. A few years after his move, a financial adviser told him about a new type of pension from the British government...When Douglas Ellison moved to America he was worried about what would happen to the £700,000 pension he had in the UK. He had built up his pot working in London for 20 years for multinational firms such as JP Morgan and ING. A few years after his move, a financial adviser told him about a new type of pension from the British government...When Douglas Ellison moved to America he was worried about what would happen to the £700,000 pension he had in the UK. He had...
johanna noble
I’m a dog person so it might seem rather odd that I got a cat last year. But my kids were pestering me for a pet and I reckoned that a feline friend would be a bit easier to look after. We picked up Gus from a rescue centre in southwest London in September. We never got to find out much about why he ended up there...I’m a dog person so it might seem rather odd that I got a cat last year. But my kids were...I’m a dog person so it might seem rather odd that I got a cat last year. But my kids were...
fame and fortune
JILL INSLEY | QUESTION OF MONEY
My daughter and I listed six Taylor Swift tickets on Viagogo’s website in July after buying them early before general release. We were trying to raise money for my daughter’s first car. They sold within a couple of days. The news then came out...My daughter and I listed six Taylor Swift tickets on Viagogo’s website in July after buying them...My daughter and I listed six Taylor Swift tickets on Viagogo’s website in July after buying them...
exclusive
In 1979 the art historian was outed as one of the Cambridge spies recruited by Stalin. Shocking new evidence suggests he may also have passed deadly secrets to the Nazis
interview
The end of her picture-perfect marriage shocked Canada. What does a former first lady do next? Reinvent herself as a wellness and relationship guru, obviously
farmer clarkson
‘Do you want healthy soil or a healthy sky? Bees or orangutans? These are the questions I face every day’
There’s no need to aim for Adonis. Here’s what you need to do to be fit enough
a life in the day
The politician and podcaster, 53, on finding love the second time
spectrum
When the photographer Chris Killip first pitched up in Skinningrove, a remote fishing village in northeast England between Middlesbrough and Whitby, in 1982, he didn’t get the warmest of welcomes. “Like a lot of tight-knit fishing communities, it...When the photographer Chris Killip first pitched up in Skinningrove, a remote fishing village in...When the photographer Chris Killip first pitched up in Skinningrove, a remote fishing village in...
Charlotte Ivers | Table Talk
COLLECTORS’ CLASSICS
An earthy Egyptian spice blend, dukkah is an elevating friend to have to hand if you want to bring instant character and texture to a dish. Making your own is easy. Dry-fry 100g hazelnuts, 2 tablespoons of coriander seeds, 2 tablespoons of cumin seeds, 3 tablespoons of sesame seeds and a pinch of fennel seeds for 2-3 min, shaking the pan once in a while until just...An earthy Egyptian spice blend, dukkah is an elevating friend to have to hand if you want to...An earthy Egyptian spice blend, dukkah is an elevating friend to have to hand if you want to...
WILL LYONS
The choice of rosés gets more bewildering every year. As we head towards the May bank holiday all we’re looking for...The choice of rosés gets more bewildering every year. As we head towards the May bank holiday all we’re looking for is a refreshing wine that will hit the spot with bright citrus acidity and can be enjoyed straight from the fridge. Yet we are confronted by rows of pink bottles online or on the shelf. How to choose?The choice of rosés gets more bewildering every year. As we head towards the May bank holiday all we’re looking for is a...
INTERVIEW BY oliver shah
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Decca Aitkenhead
INTERVIEW
After starring in the two biggest films of last year, the pair have joined forces. They talk typecasting, taking risks and why family comes first
INVESTIGATION
As galleries face a funding crisis, there is one solution being discussed behind closed doors — but it is a cultural taboo
BOOK OF THE WEEK
Pop’s No 1 super troupe have come a long way since they won Eurovision in 1974. This hilarious account charts the highs and lows
REVIEW | camilla long
It’s flooded with nostalgia like a happy Aldi version of the Beeb, with Amanda Owen and Michael Palin — no wonder its audience is growing
interview
The actress won an Olivier for her portrayal of an addict. She reveals how the role had parallels with her own life
Sport naturally lends itself to drama, whether that’s the heartbreak of loss or the jubilation of victory, so it’s no wonder that directors turn to them time and again as the backdrop for films. That’s exactly what Luca Guadagnino has done with Challengers, a tennis-set love triangle starring Zendaya, that’s in cinemas. What this new steamy sports drama reminds us...Sport naturally lends itself to drama, whether that’s the heartbreak of loss or the jubilation of...Sport naturally lends itself to drama, whether that’s the heartbreak of loss or the jubilation of...
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REVIEW
“Sexy” is such an impossible word. When was the last time you used it? It’s so on-the-nose — so naff, so obvious, so...“Sexy” is such an impossible word. When was the last time you used it? It’s so on-the-nose — so naff, so obvious, so resolutely unsexy — that you can barely use it without a smile, a shrug or air quotes. Justin Timberlake promised to “bring sexy back” as if it were some retro Seventies relic, like moussaka...“Sexy” is such an impossible word. When was the last time you used it? It’s so on-the-nose — so naff, so obvious, so resolutely...
REVIEW | SOCIETY
waldemar januszczak
The theme of the 60th Venice Biennale, announced in neon signs scattered about the venues, is Stranieri Ovunque — in English, “Foreigners Everywhere”. Some have complained that it can be misinterpreted as a fascist rallying cry. Which is obviously true. We live in angsty, bellicose, territorially fluid times. And the world’s most significant art event is investigating...The theme of the 60th Venice Biennale, announced in neon signs scattered about the venues, is...The theme of the 60th Venice Biennale, announced in neon signs scattered about the venues, is...
How is it that a group photograph, one of a series taken in a Soho seafood restaurant by the struggling photographer...How is it that a group photograph, one of a series taken in a Soho seafood restaurant by the struggling photographer John Deakin in March 1963 — and immediately spiked by the commissioner of the society magazine Queen — emerged 60 years later, blown up to wall-size for an exhibition in the Gagosian gallery? The...How is it that a group photograph, one of a series taken in a Soho seafood restaurant by the struggling photographer John...
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REVIEW | Poetry
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2023 was a bumper year for film, but what cinematic treats will this year have in store? Timothée Chalamet is back for Dune: Part Two, Zendaya will be stuck in a tense tennis love triangle in Challengers, and there are Bob Marley and Amy Winehouse biopics on the horizon. Plus our favourite marmalade-loving bear will be back in a new film. Here our critic picks the...2023 was a bumper year for film, but what cinematic treats will this year have in store? Timothée...2023 was a bumper year for film, but what cinematic treats will this year have in store? Timothée...
All Born Screaming
★★★★☆
Total Pleasure/Virgin
After the deeply divisive Daddy’s Home, with its heavily stylised...All Born Screaming
★★★★☆
Total Pleasure/Virgin
After the deeply divisive Daddy’s Home, with its heavily stylised early Seventies singer-songwriter mannerisms, Annie Clark returns to the menacing music with which she first made her name. All Born Screaming is a mostly pitch-black affair, with Nine Inch Nails...All Born Screaming
★★★★☆
Total Pleasure/Virgin
After the deeply divisive Daddy’s Home, with its heavily stylised early...
Television
TELEVISION
interview
The world of the super-rich Cotswolds set was ripe for a juicy page-turner — and who better to write it than the social expert Plum Sykes
Dolly Alderton
Your love, life and friendship dilemmas answered
interview
The British male supermodel Paul Sculfor was huge in the Noughties, but behind the scenes he was battling for his life
Thanks to flexible working, parents are choosing clever ‘muddling’. How are they making it work?
Voting is now open and there are more than £27,000 worth of prizes to win
India Knight
I have been furious with the so-called spring weather so far but am hoping that the mere act of writing that sentence...I have been furious with the so-called spring weather so far but am hoping that the mere act of...I have been furious with the so-called spring weather so far but am hoping that the mere act of...
sarah jossel
Four months back in the real world. I say back in the real world because last year after I had my daughter I sank...Four months back in the real world. I say back in the real world because last year after I had my...Four months back in the real world. I say back in the real world because last year after I had my...
Jonathan Northcroft | bukayo saka interview
Perhaps Bukayo Saka has had better afternoons. After training he was randomly selected for a drugs test which took ages. Then came a television interview which also seemed random: it involved a quiz about Sweden and then being taken upstairs to the media room for an “amusing” segment where he was strapped to a lie detector. By the time he returns to the sports hall at...Perhaps Bukayo Saka has had better afternoons. After training he was randomly selected for a...Perhaps Bukayo Saka has had better afternoons. After training he was randomly selected for a...
David Walsh | tommy freeman interview
To understand how Tommy Freeman got to where he is, think of him on his first day at Culford School in Suffolk.To understand how Tommy Freeman got to where he is, think of him on his first day at Culford School in Suffolk. Boarders had to be eight or older. Little Tommy was seven. His dad was RAF, often on the move, while his siblings Jack and Sam were already settled in other Suffolk boarding schools. Cliff and Sara Freeman...To understand how Tommy Freeman got to where he is, think of him on his first day at Culford School in Suffolk. Boarders had to...
Alyson rudd
The more they win the scarier they become. Manchester City are that menacing spaceship in Star Trek that glides...The more they win the scarier they become. Manchester City are that menacing spaceship in Star...The more they win the scarier they become. Manchester City are that menacing spaceship in Star...
david walsh
Vitaly Stepanov tells a story from his time working for the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada). In 2010, the World...Vitaly Stepanov tells a story from his time working for the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada).Vitaly Stepanov tells a story from his time working for the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada).
martin samuel
It looks as though we are watching Mohamed Salah’s final season in English football, and many seem fine with that. They shouldn’t be. It’s a disaster. Not in football terms. Not for what Salah is now, nor what he is giving to Liverpool. Viewed purely as a business decision, if the money is right, the time may well have come. But this isn’t about that; it’s about what...It looks as though we are watching Mohamed Salah’s final season in English football, and many...It looks as though we are watching Mohamed Salah’s final season in English football, and many...
premier league
This was a fine game, a classic Premier League rollercoaster where in the space of 34 minutes there were five...This was a fine game, a classic Premier League rollercoaster where in the space of 34 minutes there were five projected results. Draw, West Ham United win, draw, Liverpool win, draw. But it won’t be remembered for that. Sometimes — especially in this visual age — a few seconds’ theatre can define the football agenda.This was a fine game, a classic Premier League rollercoaster where in the space of 34 minutes there were five projected results.
gallagher premiership
gallagher premiership
tom allnutt
José Mourinho was not always Chelsea’s first choice. Twenty years ago this month, when Claudio Ranieri was about to be sacked, Chelsea’s chief executive, Peter Kenyon, emboldened by the takeover of Roman Abramovich, was looking at the most experienced and prestigious replacements. The England manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson, was high on Kenyon’s list, as was the brilliant...José Mourinho was not always Chelsea’s first choice. Twenty years ago this month, when Claudio...José Mourinho was not always Chelsea’s first choice. Twenty years ago this month, when Claudio...
premier league
Antony, the Brazilian winger whose miserable season has reflected so many of the problems to beset Manchester United...Antony, the Brazilian winger whose miserable season has reflected so many of the problems to beset Manchester United and their manager Erik ten Hag, scored his first league goal in over 12 months, only for his side to drop yet more points in disappointing fashion. VAR spotted that André Onana had punched Zeki...Antony, the Brazilian winger whose miserable season has reflected so many of the problems to beset Manchester United and their...
kelly holmes interview
rod liddle
I watched Shaun Murphy clawing back Stephen Maguire’s lead at the World Snooker Championship yesterday in the hope...I watched Shaun Murphy clawing back Stephen Maguire’s lead at the World Snooker Championship...I watched Shaun Murphy clawing back Stephen Maguire’s lead at the World Snooker Championship...
stephen Jones
Out on the fields of play, there has been a delightful surge in professional club rugby. And of course, you are...Out on the fields of play, there has been a delightful surge in professional club rugby. And of...Out on the fields of play, there has been a delightful surge in professional club rugby. And of...
simon wilde
The unusual situation of Lancashire having four men away at the Indian Premier League — Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt and Luke Wood — has left the county shuffling their playing resources, and with some regulars stepping up to the firsts, the second XI has welcomed a couple of new boys whose names might ring bells — Corey Flintoff, aged 18, and Rocky Flintoff...The unusual situation of Lancashire having four men away at the Indian Premier League — Jos...The unusual situation of Lancashire having four men away at the Indian Premier League — Jos...
women’s champions league
Emma Hayes was utterly scathing in her criticism of the referee after Chelsea lost their Champions League semi-final...Emma Hayes was utterly scathing in her criticism of the referee after Chelsea lost their Champions League semi-final to Barcelona, branding Iuliana Demetrescu’s decision to send off Kadeisha Buchanan “the worst in Women’s Champions League history”. Buchanan, the Chelsea defender, received a second yellow card in the...Emma Hayes was utterly scathing in her criticism of the referee after Chelsea lost their Champions League semi-final to...
VITALITY COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Sport naturally lends itself to drama, whether that’s the heartbreak of loss or the jubilation of victory, so it’s no wonder that directors turn to them time and again as the backdrop for films. That’s exactly what Luca Guadagnino has done with...Sport naturally lends itself to drama, whether that’s the heartbreak of loss or the jubilation of...Sport naturally lends itself to drama, whether that’s the heartbreak of loss or the jubilation of...
video
Would you go analogue on holiday, relying on paper maps, taking the advice of strangers and making dice-based decisions for a fortnight? Our writer did — here’s what happened
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The DJ has presided over the Balearic club scene for 40 years. As the island’s season kicks off, he gives us an insider’s lowdown on its best known hotels
kathy lette | travel troubleshooter
This week Kathy Lette helps a reader navigate a Hamptons trip with her Midwest family and French in-laws, and another plan a holiday to a late wife’s favourite haunt
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Abu Dhabi, further connected by a new BA flight, is a calmer, cultural and cheaper version of its glitzy Middle East alternatives
This quiet beach hotel near Antalya comes with easy sun, sea and sightseeing
Comment
A wise friend once said that the definition of being an adult was staying in a hotel but being too busy to use the pool.A wise friend once said that the definition of being an adult was staying in a hotel but being...A wise friend once said that the definition of being an adult was staying in a hotel but being...
interview
Gail Porter, 53, is a television personality, presenter and former model from Edinburgh. Beginning her career in...Gail Porter, 53, is a television personality, presenter and former model from Edinburgh....Gail Porter, 53, is a television personality, presenter and former model from Edinburgh....
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
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Longer than the Shard and the Eiffel Tower are tall, Icon of the Seas is the largest ship afloat. But with 7,600 passengers, does it all feel too much? Cathy Adams gets onboard to find out. Plus read more about Royal Caribbean’s other...Longer than the Shard and the Eiffel Tower are tall, Icon of the Seas is the largest ship afloat...Longer than the Shard and the Eiffel Tower are tall, Icon of the Seas is the largest ship afloat...
How the Chinese philosophy guided a family’s new-build project. Plus four ways to use it in your own space
Building a home that generates all its own energy is expensive and complicated — it shouldn’t be this way
Plain white up on the ‘fifth wall’ is a waste of a good space — take the plunge and be bold
Plus a stone cottage in the Lakes, a Bedfordshire barn conversion and a West Sussex house with a turret
SECRET AGENT
Our columnist discovers that hell is other people, especially a super-rich couple messing with their sellers
The past 12 months or so have been notably wet and it’s taking a toll on our garden plants, according to the recently published Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) list of top ten garden diseases for 2023, compiled from member inquiries to its...The past 12 months or so have been notably wet and it’s taking a toll on our garden plants...The past 12 months or so have been notably wet and it’s taking a toll on our garden plants...
COMMENT
For centuries the Church of England was the defining institution of British community life. Today it is faced with...For centuries the Church of England was the defining institution of British community life. Today...For centuries the Church of England was the defining institution of British community life. Today...
the two robs
I have a buy-to-let flat and my tenant has occupied it for more than 20 years. I want to sell it, he wants to buy...I have a buy-to-let flat and my tenant has occupied it for more than 20 years. I want to sell it...I have a buy-to-let flat and my tenant has occupied it for more than 20 years. I want to sell it...
Puzzles to solve at your leisure on paper
Alex Salmond has told Humza Yousaf that to continue as Scottish first minister he must agree an electoral pact that would mean the Scottish National Party stepping aside in some Holyrood seats. Yousaf is facing a no-confidence motion this week and support is on a knife edge. It could come down to a single vote — that of Ash Regan, the only MSP from Salmond’s Alba Party.Alex Salmond has told Humza Yousaf that to continue as Scottish first minister he must agree an...Alex Salmond has told Humza Yousaf that to continue as Scottish first minister he must agree an...
Kate Forbes, the former Scottish finance secretary, and Jenny Gilruth, the education secretary, are being touted as...Kate Forbes, the former Scottish finance secretary, and Jenny Gilruth, the education secretary, are being touted as the most likely candidates to replace Humza Yousaf as first minister should he be forced out of office. One source said that Forbes, who last year narrowly lost out to Yousaf in the battle to replace...Kate Forbes, the former Scottish finance secretary, and Jenny Gilruth, the education secretary, are being touted as the most...
Dan Parks interview
It is unlikely to take Leinster and Northampton Saints long to get the scoreboard moving in Saturday’s Champions Cup semi-final, but for now Dan Parks remains the last rugby player to notch points at Croke Park. The former fly half famously kicked...It is unlikely to take Leinster and Northampton Saints long to get the scoreboard moving in...It is unlikely to take Leinster and Northampton Saints long to get the scoreboard moving in...
ALF YOUNG
Yousaf on the brink. Yousaf in peril. Friday’s headlines, even beyond the tabloids, carried intimations of...Yousaf on the brink. Yousaf in peril. Friday’s headlines, even beyond the tabloids, carried...Yousaf on the brink. Yousaf in peril. Friday’s headlines, even beyond the tabloids, carried...
Fergus Mutch
My dear father — a constant source of support for 35 years — remarked on Friday that I’ve only myself to blame for...My dear father — a constant source of support for 35 years — remarked on Friday that I’ve only...My dear father — a constant source of support for 35 years — remarked on Friday that I’ve only...
SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP
Women’s Six Nations
The number of people seeking asylum is expected to more than double by the end of the year. There has already been an 87 per cent rise in asylum applications in the first four months of the year compared with the same period last year, sparking concerns that the overall number of arrivals could...The number of people seeking asylum is expected to more than double by the end of the year. There has already been an 87 per cent rise in asylum applications in the first four months of the year compared with the same period last year, sparking concerns that the overall number of arrivals could...The number of people seeking asylum is expected to more than double by the end of the year. There has already been an 87 per...
Simon Harris, the taoiseach, accused senior health officials of “gravely insulting and shameful” behaviour after they failed to attend a key cabinet committee meeting this week, The Sunday Times can reveal. Harris launched an extraordinary broadside at the Department of Health for failing to send any representative to the first meeting of...Simon Harris, the taoiseach, accused senior health officials of “gravely insulting and shameful” behaviour after they failed to attend a key cabinet committee meeting this week, The Sunday Times can reveal. Harris launched an extraordinary broadside at the Department of Health for failing to send any representative to the first meeting of...Simon Harris, the taoiseach, accused senior health officials of “gravely insulting and shameful” behaviour after they failed to...
Leo Varadkar greets an elderly woman standing in the doorway of her Blanchardstown home and, after discussing the pavement she needs fixed, she tells the former taoiseach he was right to stand down. “It’s time you had your own life,” she says. “And you’re young enough to enjoy it.” The 72-year-old asks Varadkar if...Leo Varadkar greets an elderly woman standing in the doorway of her Blanchardstown home and...Leo Varadkar greets an elderly woman standing in the doorway of her Blanchardstown home and...
The rapid sell-out of Leinster Rugby’s Champions Cup semi-final encounter with Northampton at Croke Park, at...The rapid sell-out of Leinster Rugby’s Champions Cup semi-final encounter with Northampton at...The rapid sell-out of Leinster Rugby’s Champions Cup semi-final encounter with Northampton at...
The final report into care received by Aoife Johnston who died at the University Hospital Limerick (UHL) after...The final report into care received by Aoife Johnston who died at the University Hospital...The final report into care received by Aoife Johnston who died at the University Hospital...
Ronald Reagan once joked: “St Patrick, we’re told, died on this day in the year of our Lord 461. And leave it to the Irish to be carrying on a wake for 1,500 years.” As I learnt while making Quintessentially Irish, we are full of...Ronald Reagan once joked: “St Patrick, we’re told, died on this day in the year of our Lord 461.Ronald Reagan once joked: “St Patrick, we’re told, died on this day in the year of our Lord 461.
gary murphy
In October 2019 Paschal Donohoe presented the last budget of the minority Fine Gael independent government. He began...In October 2019 Paschal Donohoe presented the last budget of the minority Fine Gael independent...In October 2019 Paschal Donohoe presented the last budget of the minority Fine Gael independent...
Tom Dunne | comment
Nostalgia is an expensive game. I was reminded of this last week on Record Store Day watching scenes of men my age...Nostalgia is an expensive game. I was reminded of this last week on Record Store Day watching...Nostalgia is an expensive game. I was reminded of this last week on Record Store Day watching...
Hugh O’Connell | Analysis
Last weekend Cillian Murphy followed up his Oscar win with an Irish Film and Television Academy statue but despite...Last weekend Cillian Murphy followed up his Oscar win with an Irish Film and Television Academy...Last weekend Cillian Murphy followed up his Oscar win with an Irish Film and Television Academy...
In the space of nine years Picture This have crossed over from being an unknown band from Athy with a viral song to...In the space of nine years Picture This have crossed over from being an unknown band from Athy...In the space of nine years Picture This have crossed over from being an unknown band from Athy...
business | interview
brian carey
Nick Webb | Inside Track
I hear Eddie Jordan is throwing a big Grand Prix party in Monaco for Jordan and Associates, his boutique investment advisory group. The former Formula One boss and his son Kyle will be hosting the party “trackside on a luxury...I hear Eddie Jordan is throwing a big Grand Prix party in Monaco for Jordan and Associates, his boutique investment advisory group. The former Formula One boss and his son Kyle will be hosting the party “trackside on a luxury...I hear Eddie Jordan is throwing a big Grand Prix party in Monaco for Jordan and Associates, his boutique investment...
There are corners of London’s Alternative Investment Market that resemble a singles bar after closing time. It is populated with companies, once with lofty ambitions of industry disruption and FTSE 100 membership, now burnt out...There are corners of London’s Alternative Investment Market that resemble a singles bar after closing time. It is populated with companies, once with lofty ambitions of industry disruption and FTSE 100 membership, now burnt out...There are corners of London’s Alternative Investment Market that resemble a singles bar after closing time. It is...
Cormac Lucey | Economic Outlook
peter o’reilly
Ask anyone about Will Connors and the conversation won’t travel very far before the words ‘chop’ and ‘tackle’ are mentioned in close proximity to one other. Meet him in the flesh and you are surprised that someone so tall – 6’ 4” – can swoop and scythe monsters like Will Skelton and Uini Atonio...Ask anyone about Will Connors and the conversation won’t travel very far before the words ‘chop’ and ‘tackle’ are mentioned in close proximity to one other. Meet him in the flesh and you are surprised that someone so tall – 6’ 4” – can swoop and scythe monsters like Will Skelton and Uini Atonio...Ask anyone about Will Connors and the conversation won’t travel very far before the words ‘chop’ and ‘tackle’ are mentioned in...
Paul Rowan
When is an Irishman not an Irishman? When he is Martin O’Neill, according to how other people thought about him during his time as Ireland manager. Or so he feels. O’Neill has chosen the latest twist in his long and distinguished career in football – taking a role as Chairman of the League Managers Association – to reopen some old wounds on...When is an Irishman not an Irishman? When he is Martin O’Neill, according to how other people thought about him during his time as Ireland manager. Or so he feels. O’Neill has chosen the latest twist in his long and distinguished career in football – taking a role as Chairman of the League Managers Association – to reopen some old wounds on...When is an Irishman not an Irishman? When he is Martin O’Neill, according to how other people thought about him during his time...
Shane Horgan
There are some similarities between next weekend’s semi-final at Croke Park and the 2011 final – the same two teams are involved, Leo Cullen who was Leinster captain then is Leinster coach now and there’s the scope for Northampton to cause an upset. We were favourites going into that game against Northampton. We’d...There are some similarities between next weekend’s semi-final at Croke Park and the 2011 final –...There are some similarities between next weekend’s semi-final at Croke Park and the 2011 final –...
Rhasidat Adeleke interview
Comment
Don’t assume we will get assisted dying right
Josh Glancy
Profound change is coming, and big risks. Debate must be frank and open
Matthew Syed
Like queueing, democracy relies on restraint, and we’re losing the knack
Camilla Long
After MeToo soap opera, the unhappiest ending would be for Weinstein to walk free
Hadley Freeman
Gina Ford gave birth to a war about nothing
Robert Colvile
Cameron’s ‘tens of thousands’ pledge is achievable, but not with Deliveroo visas
ROD LIDDLE
It’s all very well telling us tourists to go home, but surely these islanders have tat to sell
Stephen Bleach
I confess, I have a conscious bias against unconscious bias training
Week Ending | Aasmah Mir
If I’d wanted a date with you, I’d have asked … probably, eventually
What’s Appening
The PM and friends get creative with numbers*
Lucy Kellaway
We turned 1,000 execs into teachers. Now our funding’s been scrapped
Nick Newman’s week: April 28, 2024
The Sunday Times View
SNP meltdown reveals flaws at the heart of devolution
A week of drama and farce in Edinburgh left Humza Yousaf’s coat hanging from a shoogly peg, to use a phrase commonly...A week of drama and farce in Edinburgh left Humza Yousaf’s coat hanging from a shoogly peg, to...A week of drama and farce in Edinburgh left Humza Yousaf’s coat hanging from a shoogly peg, to...
The Sunday Times View
Apartheid is a fading memory but challenges remain for South Africa
South Africa is enjoying a landmark moment. Yesterday’s Freedom Day marked 30 years since the end of apartheid. The...South Africa is enjoying a landmark moment. Yesterday’s Freedom Day marked 30 years since the end...South Africa is enjoying a landmark moment. Yesterday’s Freedom Day marked 30 years since the end...
letters to the editor
Truss has earned every single brickbat
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‘Openly’ doing all Jews a disservice
letters to the editor
State handouts have dissolved our resilience
Readers’ poll: are cars that automatically obey the speed limit a good idea?