IN DEPTH
When the prime minister said abuse victims had been “failed very badly” by the Church of England shortly before midday on Tuesday, it seemed his words were the final nail in the coffin for Justin Welby’s chances of staying on in Lambeth Palace. For days the Archbishop of Canterbury had refused to...When the prime minister said abuse victims had been “failed very badly” by the Church of England shortly before midday on Tuesday, it seemed his words were the final nail in the coffin for Justin Welby’s chances of staying on in Lambeth Palace. For days the Archbishop of Canterbury had refused to...When the prime minister said abuse victims had been “failed very badly” by the Church of England shortly before midday on...
When Justin Welby moved into Lambeth Palace as Archbishop of Canterbury in 2013, he felt the burden of history. “Every corridor is lined with portraits of dead archbishops,” he said. “You hear them muttering: ‘Ha! Don’t think much of this one.’” What might the departed primates make of him now? Welby has not been mute in his high office. As...When Justin Welby moved into Lambeth Palace as Archbishop of Canterbury in 2013, he felt the burden of history. “Every corridor is lined with portraits of dead archbishops,” he said. “You hear them muttering: ‘Ha! Don’t think much of this one.’” What might the departed primates make of him now? Welby has not been mute in his high office. As...When Justin Welby moved into Lambeth Palace as Archbishop of Canterbury in 2013, he felt the burden of history. “Every corridor...
Moths are relatively small insects with wingspans of around half an inch — but as a Georgian heiress has discovered, they can be insatiable little critters. Iya Patarkatsishvili, the daughter of an oligarch, and her husband are suing a property developer for £36 million over an infestation at the Victorian mansion...Moths are relatively small insects with wingspans of around half an inch — but as a Georgian...Moths are relatively small insects with wingspans of around half an inch — but as a Georgian...
What I’ve learnt
Orbital is set to go stratospheric after Samantha Harvey’s novel about the 16 sunsets and 16 sunrises on the International Space Station during one day orbiting Earth won this year’s Booker prize. The British author’s novel was already the bestselling on this year’s shortlist and had chalked up more sales than the previous three Booker prize winners had collectively...Orbital is set to go stratospheric after Samantha Harvey’s novel about the 16 sunsets and 16...Orbital is set to go stratospheric after Samantha Harvey’s novel about the 16 sunsets and 16...
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Heavens above! Finally, a Booker prize winner that we can all get behind. Samantha Harvey, 49, is both the first...Heavens above! Finally, a Booker prize winner that we can all get behind. Samantha Harvey, 49, is both the first English and the first female winner of the Booker prize since Bernadine Evaristo for Girl, Woman, Other in 2019 — and the first English author to win the prize outright since Hilary Mantel for Bring Up...Heavens above! Finally, a Booker prize winner that we can all get behind. Samantha Harvey, 49, is both the first English and...
MARTIN SAMUEL
It is hard to believe there are Times readers who do not engage with Danny Finkelstein’s brilliant column every...It is hard to believe there are Times readers who do not engage with Danny Finkelstein’s...It is hard to believe there are Times readers who do not engage with Danny Finkelstein’s...
Some artists you have to see in the flesh. Reproduction dulls and flattens their work. For no artist is this truer...Some artists you have to see in the flesh. Reproduction dulls and flattens their work. For no...Some artists you have to see in the flesh. Reproduction dulls and flattens their work. For no...
Prime minister said at the Cop29 climate talks that this could be done via renewable energy
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Keir Starmer used Cop29 to set Britain as a world leader on protecting the environment, but few were listening, even when his microphone was working
newKim Leadbeater, the proponent of the bill, says it will save the terminally ill from ‘a horrible, harrowing death’
A champion strong man who claimed a car crash had left him too weak to hold shopping bags has being filmed lifting logs, concrete balls, and a Ford Transit van with his bare hands. Scott Maw, who was crowned Yorkshire’s strongest man last year...A champion strong man who claimed a car crash had left him too weak to hold shopping bags has...A champion strong man who claimed a car crash had left him too weak to hold shopping bags has...
Justin Welby’s resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury was necessary to “change the face” of how the Church of England tackles abuse, senior colleagues have said. The archbishop tendered his resignation to the King on Tuesday morning after days of mounting pressure on him to step down. A report last week found he mishandled abuse allegations against one of his old...Justin Welby’s resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury was necessary to “change the face” of how...Justin Welby’s resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury was necessary to “change the face” of how...
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How long will it take to choose a successor to Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury? Could the Church of England...How long will it take to choose a successor to Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury? Could the Church of England welcome its first female leader? Who makes that decision? The starting gun has been fired on the lengthy and secretive process of appointing a new spiritual leader for England’s established church...How long will it take to choose a successor to Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury? Could the Church of England welcome...
Book reveals the largest successful prison escape of the Second World War in which 500 men broke out from a camp in France
In spring 1944, a group of Allied soldiers made a daring escape from their PoW camp and set off for Switzerland. The story might sound familiar — but in this one Steve McQueen does not end up tangled in barbed wire. A new book has shone a light on another incident in 1944, which happened weeks after the Great Escape made famous by the 1963 film. It was the largest...In spring 1944, a group of Allied soldiers made a daring escape from their PoW camp and set off...In spring 1944, a group of Allied soldiers made a daring escape from their PoW camp and set off...
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Recorded evidence from alleged rape victims is being undermined at trial by poor court technology that risks jurors...Recorded evidence from alleged rape victims is being undermined at trial by poor court technology that risks jurors losing interest, a senior lawyer has claimed. Mary Prior KC, the chairwoman of the Criminal Bar Association, said that highly touted efforts by the courts service and prosecutors to encourage...Recorded evidence from alleged rape victims is being undermined at trial by poor court technology that risks jurors losing...
Giorgia Meloni’s plan to process migrants in Albania is likely to be delayed for more than a year as a European court decides its fate, The Times has learnt. Italian judges ruling on the legality of her off-shore centre referred the matter on Monday to the Court of Justice of the European Union...Giorgia Meloni’s plan to process migrants in Albania is likely to be delayed for more than a year as a European court decides its fate, The Times has learnt. Italian judges ruling on the legality of her off-shore centre referred the matter on Monday to the Court of Justice of the European Union...Giorgia Meloni’s plan to process migrants in Albania is likely to be delayed for more than a year as a European court decides...
ANALYSIS
Giorgia Meloni relished her reputation as the leader who had a plan. As European governments and EU leadership struggled to respond to voter pressure to clamp down on illegal migration, the Italian prime minister took action. Thanks to a deal with Edi Rama, the Albanian prime minister, her government built a centre north of Tirana to...Giorgia Meloni relished her reputation as the leader who had a plan. As European governments and EU leadership struggled to respond to voter pressure to clamp down on illegal migration, the Italian prime minister took action. Thanks to a deal with Edi Rama, the Albanian prime minister, her government built a centre north of Tirana to...Giorgia Meloni relished her reputation as the leader who had a plan. As European governments and EU leadership struggled to...
As the syringe was about to be put in her arm, Romy changed her mind. After four years convincing doctors and family that her suffering from an eating disorder and clinical depression was unbearable and that death by euthanasia was the only way out, Romy, 22, lay on a hospice bed in Leiden ready to die. On June 19...As the syringe was about to be put in her arm, Romy changed her mind. After four years convincing...As the syringe was about to be put in her arm, Romy changed her mind. After four years convincing...
The Chinese military has unveiled a robot “wolf” that can climb stairs and obey spoken commands, as the robotic arms race gathers pace among the armed forces of the world. The Q-UGV Wolf, as it is officially known, can move at running pace and...The Chinese military has unveiled a robot “wolf” that can climb stairs and obey spoken commands...The Chinese military has unveiled a robot “wolf” that can climb stairs and obey spoken commands...
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Yoon Suk-yeol is preparing for ‘golf diplomacy’ with the president-elect, who has previously threatened to strike a deal with Kim Jong-un
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No one, perhaps even Donald Trump himself, knows exactly how the US president-elect plans to make good on his promise to end the war in Ukraine within a day of taking office. Yet barring a dramatic turnaround by Trump after his meeting with...No one, perhaps even Donald Trump himself, knows exactly how the US president-elect plans to make...No one, perhaps even Donald Trump himself, knows exactly how the US president-elect plans to make...
Varnish is being painstakingly stripped off Rembrandt’s Night Watch by a team of restorers as part of work to return the Dutch national symbol to its former glory. After five years of research, the entire conservation operation, involving eight...Varnish is being painstakingly stripped off Rembrandt’s Night Watch by a team of restorers as...Varnish is being painstakingly stripped off Rembrandt’s Night Watch by a team of restorers as...
Germany will hold elections on February 23 after the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the opposition came to...Germany will hold elections on February 23 after the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the...Germany will hold elections on February 23 after the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the...
As Australia’s ambassador in the United States, the former prime minister Kevin Rudd will be well aware of the need...As Australia’s ambassador in the United States, the former prime minister Kevin Rudd will be well...As Australia’s ambassador in the United States, the former prime minister Kevin Rudd will be well...
At the age when most toddlers are starting to ask “why”, or throwing tantrums if they don’t get their way, Anish Sarkar from India has become the youngest rated chess player in history. Aged precisely three years and eight months, Anish has been...At the age when most toddlers are starting to ask “why”, or throwing tantrums if they don’t get...At the age when most toddlers are starting to ask “why”, or throwing tantrums if they don’t get...
A Dutch court has overturned a landmark ruling that ordered Shell to dramatically cut its greenhouse gas emissions, but the judgment may still leave heavily polluting companies open to more climate-related challenges, legal experts have said. The court case in the Hague, dubbed “The People versus...A Dutch court has overturned a landmark ruling that ordered Shell to dramatically cut its greenhouse gas emissions, but the judgment may still leave heavily polluting companies open to more climate-related challenges, legal experts have said. The court case in the Hague, dubbed “The People versus...A Dutch court has overturned a landmark ruling that ordered Shell to dramatically cut its greenhouse gas emissions, but the...
The City regulator has fined Metro Bank almost £17 million for “serious” flaws in its systems to tackle financial crime that meant it failed to scrutinise transactions worth more than £51 billion over four years. An investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority found that problems with an automated system to detect money laundering risks...The City regulator has fined Metro Bank almost £17 million for “serious” flaws in its systems to tackle financial crime that meant it failed to scrutinise transactions worth more than £51 billion over four years. An investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority found that problems with an automated system to detect money laundering risks...The City regulator has fined Metro Bank almost £17 million for “serious” flaws in its systems to tackle financial crime that...
Wall Street bonuses are expected to rise by as much as one third this year as bankers eye further bumper payouts after Donald Trump’s election victory. Year-end bonuses are forecast to increase across almost all banking divisions after a boom in equities and debt trading this year, according to analysis by Johnson...Wall Street bonuses are expected to rise by as much as one third this year as bankers eye further...Wall Street bonuses are expected to rise by as much as one third this year as bankers eye further...
Former AstraZeneca employees in China used the messaging service WeChat to breach compliance controls, the group’s chief executive has revealed, as he vowed the FTSE 100 company was in the country for “the long haul” amid continued investigations by the authorities. Responding for the first time to concerns about widening investigations in China and the detention of its...Former AstraZeneca employees in China used the messaging service WeChat to breach compliance...Former AstraZeneca employees in China used the messaging service WeChat to breach compliance...
AstraZeneca raised full-year forecasts and reiterated ambitious 2030 targets, but its third-quarter trading update...AstraZeneca raised full-year forecasts and reiterated ambitious 2030 targets, but its third-quarter trading update failed to lift the share price. Total revenue rose 21 per cent to about $13.7 billion in the three months to the end of September year-on-year at constant exchange rates, with demand up across its...AstraZeneca raised full-year forecasts and reiterated ambitious 2030 targets, but its third-quarter trading update failed to...
ALISTAIR OSBORNE | BUSINESS COMMENTARY
Annoyingly, the TV series Gangs of London already exists. So someone will have to think up a new name for the drama...Annoyingly, the TV series Gangs of London already exists. So someone will have to think up a new...Annoyingly, the TV series Gangs of London already exists. So someone will have to think up a new...
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One of Oscar Wilde’s most famous quotes, though I must admit I was introduced to it by Monty Python’s Flying Circus...One of Oscar Wilde’s most famous quotes, though I must admit I was introduced to it by Monty...One of Oscar Wilde’s most famous quotes, though I must admit I was introduced to it by Monty...
DAVID WIGHTON
When ministers are challenged to say what the government is doing to boost economic growth they invariably point to...When ministers are challenged to say what the government is doing to boost economic growth they...When ministers are challenged to say what the government is doing to boost economic growth they...
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A combination of rising life expectancy and low fertility rates means that people over the age of 65 will account for...A combination of rising life expectancy and low fertility rates means that people over the age of...A combination of rising life expectancy and low fertility rates means that people over the age of...
recruitment
Can a seatbelt launch a career? Eleanor Eyre, head of careers at Engineering UK, believes they can. “For girls, showing them things that have been designed by and for men — such as seatbelts, construction equipment, smartphones and even the layout of concert venues — demonstrates that they can be part of a much-needed change to make society one that’s designed with...Can a seatbelt launch a career? Eleanor Eyre, head of careers at Engineering UK, believes they can.Can a seatbelt launch a career? Eleanor Eyre, head of careers at Engineering UK, believes they can.
recruitment | SIX FROM THE BEST
After 25 years leading organisations including BA’s Air Miles and the Leasehold Advisory Service, Wanda Goldwag OBE...After 25 years leading organisations including BA’s Air Miles and the Leasehold Advisory Service, Wanda Goldwag OBE became chair of the Covent Garden Market Authority, the body behind the UK’s biggest wholesale market. As the market celebrates its 50th anniversary this month, she shares her advice on nurturing a team.After 25 years leading organisations including BA’s Air Miles and the Leasehold Advisory Service, Wanda Goldwag OBE became...
paul joyce
One by one they filed in for media duties. Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Lewis Hall, Curtis Jones and Morgan Rogers, a total of zero England caps between them and each brimming with wide-eyed enthusiasm about the opportunity which they hope will present itself over the coming days. The flipside to the...One by one they filed in for media duties. Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Lewis Hall, Curtis Jones and Morgan Rogers, a total of zero England caps between them and each brimming with wide-eyed enthusiasm about the opportunity which they hope will present itself over the coming days. The flipside to the...One by one they filed in for media duties. Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Lewis Hall, Curtis Jones and Morgan Rogers, a total of zero...
ALEX LOWE
South Africa rugby fans have adopted Ireland’s World Cup rallying cry — Zombie by The Cranberries — and adapted it for themselves as an ode to their head coach, Rassie Erasmus. The song echoed around Loftus Versfeld after the Springboks had defeated Ireland in the first Test of the summer tour. “He’s in your head, in your head,” they sang.South Africa rugby fans have adopted Ireland’s World Cup rallying cry — Zombie by The Cranberries — and adapted it for themselves as an ode to their head coach, Rassie Erasmus. The song echoed around Loftus Versfeld after the Springboks had defeated Ireland in the first Test of the summer tour. “He’s in your head, in your head,” they sang.South Africa rugby fans have adopted Ireland’s World Cup rallying cry — Zombie by The Cranberries — and adapted it for...
MARTIN SAMUEL
It is hard to believe there are Times readers who do not engage with Danny Finkelstein’s brilliant column every Wednesday, but just in case such a person exists, this is a story he told in these pages on October 10, 2023. I’ll keep it brief.
In 1945, the Brünnlitz labour camp, in what is now the Czech Republic...It is hard to believe there are Times readers who do not engage with Danny Finkelstein’s...It is hard to believe there are Times readers who do not engage with Danny Finkelstein’s...
jonathan northcroft
The previous time England played Greece, Lee Carsley was so spoilt for choice in terms of star No10s and wingers that...The previous time England played Greece, Lee Carsley was so spoilt for choice in terms of star...The previous time England played Greece, Lee Carsley was so spoilt for choice in terms of star...
The president of Uefa and other senior figures at European football’s governing body made extensive use of a...The president of Uefa and other senior figures at European football’s governing body made...The president of Uefa and other senior figures at European football’s governing body made...
rasmus hojgaard interview
For most of their lives Rasmus and Nicolai Hojgaard have had a symbiotic sporting relationship, which was why last year’s divergent paths caused such complicated emotions. On the last hole of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, Rasmus found the water. It was an error that ended his hopes of a PGA Tour card, one of the added prizes for ten finishers in the Race to...For most of their lives Rasmus and Nicolai Hojgaard have had a symbiotic sporting relationship...For most of their lives Rasmus and Nicolai Hojgaard have had a symbiotic sporting relationship...
A professional coach in the county game has been suspended for six months for inappropriate sexual behaviour towards...A professional coach in the county game has been suspended for six months for inappropriate sexual behaviour towards members of his team. The male coach admitted the charge brought against him by cricket’s governing body, the ECB. He has not been named in order to protect the identities of victims and witnesses. A...A professional coach in the county game has been suspended for six months for inappropriate sexual behaviour towards members of...
Gary Lineker has been confirmed as stepping down as Match of the Day’s host at the end of the season after 25 years — leaving the BBC with the tough decision of who should replace him, and whether it should shake up its prestigious Premier League...Gary Lineker has been confirmed as stepping down as Match of the Day’s host at the end of the...Gary Lineker has been confirmed as stepping down as Match of the Day’s host at the end of the...
alex lowe
When Rassie Erasmus said that South Africa were readying themselves to play a team at Twickenham who were “desperate”...When Rassie Erasmus said that South Africa were readying themselves to play a team at Twickenham...When Rassie Erasmus said that South Africa were readying themselves to play a team at Twickenham...
Peter Walton
The PGMOL has done the right thing in suspending David Coote because the video is, at first viewing, shocking. It...The PGMOL has done the right thing in suspending David Coote because the video is, at first...The PGMOL has done the right thing in suspending David Coote because the video is, at first...
COMMENT
We’ve had nudity, diversity and attempts at respectability. Now it’s gone ‘basic bro’, says Laura Freeman
What I’ve learnt
Famed for groundbreaking dishes like snail porridge, the chef opens up about being bipolar
A photo of the Take That singer with his 24-year-old son has become a meme. Don’t laugh
The artist, who has died aged 93, resisted any attempt to chip off his layers. His rough masterpieces spoke for themselves
Interview
The author of Orbital talks about her obsession with outer space, the politics of literary awards and the the lifesize sculpture of a man in her back garden
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A teetotal Catholic walks into a pub. Is this some kind of joke? I arrive at the Freemasons Arms pub in Hampstead...A teetotal Catholic walks into a pub. Is this some kind of joke? I arrive at the Freemasons Arms...A teetotal Catholic walks into a pub. Is this some kind of joke? I arrive at the Freemasons Arms...
If Line of Duty does come back for one final BBC series, as has been heavily hinted by its stars, it will mark one of...If Line of Duty does come back for one final BBC series, as has been heavily hinted by its stars...If Line of Duty does come back for one final BBC series, as has been heavily hinted by its stars...
first night review
Well, they got one thing right. The backless benches at the Vogue: Inventing the Runway, the new collaborative show staged by the magazine and the exhibition space Lightroom, are as excruciating as those the audience has to endure at a typical fashion show. By the time you sit through the 50-minute film that tells the story of the peculiar phenomenon that is the...Well, they got one thing right. The backless benches at the Vogue: Inventing the Runway, the...Well, they got one thing right. The backless benches at the Vogue: Inventing the Runway, the...
If I thought about dementia before, it was at a remove. Not my mother. Not like this. How wrong I was. I looked after...If I thought about dementia before, it was at a remove. Not my mother. Not like this. How wrong I was. I looked after mum for the last 18 months of her life. It was like watching a stick being whittled to nothing. Dementia, I discovered, isn’t just common — the UK’s biggest killer for a second year running — and...If I thought about dementia before, it was at a remove. Not my mother. Not like this. How wrong I was. I looked after mum for...
At first it’s not so bad. I pedal at my usual speed on my indoor bike at home and I feel warm but nothing abnormal. Ten minutes later, however, I’m about as uncomfortable as I can be during a training session. I notice it first in my heart rate measured by my chest strap: 180bpm. One-hundred-and-eighty? I would normally be at about 140 or lower. Then it’s my hands —...At first it’s not so bad. I pedal at my usual speed on my indoor bike at home and I feel warm but...At first it’s not so bad. I pedal at my usual speed on my indoor bike at home and I feel warm but...
troubleshooter
I retired earlier this year and in trying to give my pension income a boost, I decided to cash in my two life...I retired earlier this year and in trying to give my pension income a boost, I decided to cash in my two life insurance policies, which have a total surrender value of about £6,000. I took out these policies with Imperial Life about 50 years ago, although the company was later bought by Sun Life of Canada. I wrote...I retired earlier this year and in trying to give my pension income a boost, I decided to cash in my two life insurance...
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It was fun while it lasted. The global hype party surrounding Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II has been a blast, teasing a...It was fun while it lasted. The global hype party surrounding Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II has...It was fun while it lasted. The global hype party surrounding Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II has...
It’s officially cosy season, and that means no excuse is required to glue yourself to the sofa almost every evening...It’s officially cosy season, and that means no excuse is required to glue yourself to the sofa...It’s officially cosy season, and that means no excuse is required to glue yourself to the sofa...
first night review
The South African’s visual swagger and ghetto funk anthems are infectious enough to fill arenas
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Soloist Lawrence Power unveiled a bold new work by Magnus Lindberg at the Royal Festival Hall
FIRST NIGHT review
At a packed Stereo in Glasgow, the band made a fantastic genre-mashing racket
FIRST NIGHT review
The Irish band taunted Brits and championed Palestine, but their north London gig was more party-starting than uprising
FIRST NIGHT review
This amiable touring show goes over familiar ground but adds plenty of energy and songs to the narrative
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Sixty years ago it would have been hard to imagine a senior police officer appearing on national TV and admitting she was the victim of domestic abuse. It would have been harder still to imagine her saying it to the Queen. But times, thankfully, change, and Her Majesty the Queen: Behind Closed Doors (ITV1) told us about not only the crucial work being done to combat...Sixty years ago it would have been hard to imagine a senior police officer appearing on national...Sixty years ago it would have been hard to imagine a senior police officer appearing on national...
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Light-hearted moments were few in Immigration: How British Politics Failed (BBC2), so many thanks to David Blunkett...Light-hearted moments were few in Immigration: How British Politics Failed (BBC2), so many thanks to David Blunkett for admitting that he wanted to punch Jeremy Paxman. During a Newsnight interview Paxman had pressed Blunkett, the home secretary at the time, about net migration (then at 200,000 a year) and asked if...Light-hearted moments were few in Immigration: How British Politics Failed (BBC2), so many thanks to David Blunkett for...
MindGames
Gabriella Bennett
Fran Lebowitz is not a one-sentence kind of woman. On stage in a Gothenburg theatre last month, I watched as the New...Fran Lebowitz is not a one-sentence kind of woman. On stage in a Gothenburg theatre last month, I...Fran Lebowitz is not a one-sentence kind of woman. On stage in a Gothenburg theatre last month, I...
The slouchy jacket worn by Jeremy Allen White in the hit series sold out within 45 minutes. Peter Howarth charts the impact of screen exposure on fashion brands
Vegetable-based cocktails are all the rage in London’s top restaurants. Charlotte Lytton takes them to the test to find out if they are worth the hype
It’s been 25 years since the Swiss watch company brought out a new collection. What took them so long?
The luxury car brands have just launched premium models that look and drive like high-tech racing cars
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Santiago Lastra first realised his love of cooking thanks to a packet of crackers. The Mexican-born chef, who was more interested in maths than anything else as a teenager, decided to try his hand at the basic crab dip that was listed on the back...Santiago Lastra first realised his love of cooking thanks to a packet of crackers. The...Santiago Lastra first realised his love of cooking thanks to a packet of crackers. The...
Add some festive sparkle to your winter with these wonderful illuminations across the UK
Escape the cold days and dark nights with an affordable sailing that could see you snorkelling off Bonaire in the Caribbean or dancing at Carnival in Tenerife
Boho neighbourhoods, rooftop pool bars and an exciting spirit of reinvention make Athens an excellent weekender
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Sun, sea and… snacks? The Maldives may be a magnet for honeymooners, but it’s also the perfect place for one exhausted mother and her four-year-old son
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A move to make the charity’s cafés more sustainable has its anti-woke clientele up in arms. Our writer, however, is all for their new plant-based menu
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
As the days grow darker and you start dreaming about booking that well-deserved getaway, it’s worth knowing how many...As the days grow darker and you start dreaming about booking that well-deserved getaway, it’s...As the days grow darker and you start dreaming about booking that well-deserved getaway, it’s...
You have to be very determined to return to our common birthplace, the land where humans are believed to have...You have to be very determined to return to our common birthplace, the land where humans are...You have to be very determined to return to our common birthplace, the land where humans are...
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There’s only one thing better than a bracing winter yomp — one done by the sea. Our chief travel writer has criss-crossed the country to bring you the UK’s best beaches, and these are his top picks for the chilly winter months. From the wide...There’s only one thing better than a bracing winter yomp — one done by the sea. Our chief travel...There’s only one thing better than a bracing winter yomp — one done by the sea. Our chief travel...
Obituary
Political adviser who ‘calmed down’ the government’s relationship with the press in the final years of the Blair administration
Obituary
Artist whose faithful sitters returned regularly and whose vibrant landscapes were limited to his immediate locality
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The Times has been publishing life stories of the great and the good (and the not so good) for more than 170 years. Now the obituary is also becoming a podcast, explains Anna Temkin
WEATHER EYE
Windsor Castle
11th November, 2024 The King of Bahrain, to mark the year of His Majesty’s Silver Jubilee...Windsor Castle
11th November, 2024 The King of Bahrain, to mark the year of His Majesty’s...Windsor Castle
11th November, 2024 The King of Bahrain, to mark the year of His Majesty’s...
AND Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on...AND Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he...AND Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he...
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
Scottish ministers are “testing the market” again to try to find a buyer for Prestwick airport. The move was noted in newly filed annual accounts for the Ayrshire hub, which confirmed the amount it owes to the public purse has increased to £55.5 million. Prestwick received £43.4 million of loans...Scottish ministers are “testing the market” again to try to find a buyer for Prestwick airport. The move was noted in newly filed annual accounts for the Ayrshire hub, which confirmed the amount it owes to the public purse has increased to £55.5 million. Prestwick received £43.4 million of loans...Scottish ministers are “testing the market” again to try to find a buyer for Prestwick airport. The move was noted in newly...
Criticism of the Scottish health secretary being chauffeur-driven to attend matches involving his favourite football team at taxpayers’ expense is “faux outrage”, the SNP has said. Neil Gray was given VIP seats on three occasions at Hampden Park to watch Aberdeen play Hibernian, Rangers and Celtic in cup fixtures. He has claimed the visits...Criticism of the Scottish health secretary being chauffeur-driven to attend matches involving his favourite football team at taxpayers’ expense is “faux outrage”, the SNP has said. Neil Gray was given VIP seats on three occasions at Hampden Park to watch Aberdeen play Hibernian, Rangers and Celtic in cup fixtures. He has claimed the visits...Criticism of the Scottish health secretary being chauffeur-driven to attend matches involving his favourite football team at...
magnus linklater
For anyone who worries about Nato, the defence of Europe and, most urgently, Ukraine, the thoughts of Phillips O’Brien at St Andrews University are worth reading. He is an American historian, professor of strategic studies, and formerly ran the Scottish centre for war studies at Glasgow University. His analysis of...For anyone who worries about Nato, the defence of Europe and, most urgently, Ukraine, the...For anyone who worries about Nato, the defence of Europe and, most urgently, Ukraine, the...
A student who raped a sleeping teenager in her first fortnight back at university has admitted the attack after he...A student who raped a sleeping teenager in her first fortnight back at university has admitted...A student who raped a sleeping teenager in her first fortnight back at university has admitted...
Gabriella Bennett
Fran Lebowitz is not a one-sentence kind of woman. On stage in a Gothenburg theatre last month, I watched as the New...Fran Lebowitz is not a one-sentence kind of woman. On stage in a Gothenburg theatre last month, I...Fran Lebowitz is not a one-sentence kind of woman. On stage in a Gothenburg theatre last month, I...
CalMac winter ferry cuts risk leaving one of Scotland’s most remote islands with fewer services than during the Covid...CalMac winter ferry cuts risk leaving one of Scotland’s most remote islands with fewer services...CalMac winter ferry cuts risk leaving one of Scotland’s most remote islands with fewer services...
Scottish Business Digest
Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland. 1. Part of the...Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland.Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland.
Butterflies are moving north to Scotland because of climate change, with 10 new species recorded in the country during the past 40 years, a new report has revealed. The latest Scottish Biodiversity Indicator, published by the national agency...Butterflies are moving north to Scotland because of climate change, with 10 new species recorded...Butterflies are moving north to Scotland because of climate change, with 10 new species recorded...
Autumn Nations Series | Mark Palmer
Premiership | Michael Grant
If Dundee FC get their way the famous fact which makes their city unique in football will be lost forever. As any...If Dundee FC get their way the famous fact which makes their city unique in football will be lost...If Dundee FC get their way the famous fact which makes their city unique in football will be lost...
Premiership
Hibernian head coach David Gray was given a vote of confidence by the Easter Road board on Monday night after a...Hibernian head coach David Gray was given a vote of confidence by the Easter Road board on Monday...Hibernian head coach David Gray was given a vote of confidence by the Easter Road board on Monday...
Andrew Robertson has conceded that his ability is being doubted for the first time since he joined Liverpool but has vowed to prove his detractors wrong. The left back said he had been “written off by pretty much everyone” after a “bad” half in...Andrew Robertson has conceded that his ability is being doubted for the first time since he...Andrew Robertson has conceded that his ability is being doubted for the first time since he...
sunday times secondary school league table
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Comment
I’m not surprised so many Latinos voted for Trump
Daniel Finkelstein
First and second-generation immigrants often believe in tight controls because we feel it directly if things go wrong
Alice Thomson
Hypocrite Welby has weakened the Church
newAgnès Poirier
Erratic Emmanuel Macron is losing his moral compass
newmatthew parris | notebook
Genius who discovered hydrogen set us gassing
newMichael Coren
I thought assisted dying was merciful, now it’s terrifying
newLeading Articles
Public Penance
Justin Welby is right to resign as Archbishop of Canterbury amid criticism of his failure to act against a child abuser
Breakneck Speed
Labour’s unrealistic deadlines for a decarbonised grid and the end of petrol and diesel vehicle production threaten to dislocate the economy
Own Goal
The BBC blundered in indulging Gary Lineker’s ill-advised forays into politics
letters to the editor
Welby, responsibility and a prolific abuser
Write to letters@thetimes.co.uk Sir, The Archbishop of Canterbury is the latest establishment pillar to demonstrate that Britain leads the world in one thing: the art of the institutional cover-up (“Welby ‘was warned of prolific abuser’”, news...Write to letters@thetimes.co.uk Sir, The Archbishop of Canterbury is the latest establishment...Write to letters@thetimes.co.uk Sir, The Archbishop of Canterbury is the latest establishment...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: The winner of the Booker prize is announced; labour market and universal credit statistics are released; Media Freedom Awards.
On this day
In 1947 “Han” van Meegeren, a Dutch painter, was sentenced to one year in prison after being found guilty of forgery and fraud. He is known for selling a forged Vermeer to Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. His most successful forgery was of Vermeer’s Supper at Emmaus, hailed as a masterpiece by art experts; in 1954 the main immigration station of New York, on Ellis Island, closed. Since its opening on January 1, 1892, more than 12 million people had passed through the centre into the US; in 1969 the journal of the Soviet Writers’ Union reported that the novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn had been expelled from its ranks for “antisocial behaviour”; in 1974 the first salmon to be discovered in the Thames since 1833 was retrieved (a live stray salmon) from the filters of West Thurrock power station.
Nature notes
Keep an eye on fallen leaves. Some may still show bright green patches, the clever work of leaf miner larvae that deliberately delay senescence so that they can feed for longer. Leaf miners consume plant tissue while also living within it, often burrowing into the mid-layer of leaves and using them as protection from predators. To prolong the period in which they can feed, they are able to manipulate the plant’s metabolic processes, prompting an accumulation of three types of cytokinins that together preserve the nutritious, carbohydrate and protein-rich green tissue for longer — even as autumn and winter advance. This allows the leaf miner to complete its life cycle and emerge as an adult moth or fly. Melissa Harrison
Melissa Harrison
Birthdays today
Mohit Bakaya, director of speech and controller, BBC Radio 4, Radio 4 Extra, 60; Ronald Burkle, co-founder of Yucaipa Companies (private investment firm), 72; Nadia Comaneci, first gymnast to score a perfect ten in the Olympics (1976), 63; Alan Davey, controller, BBC Radio 3, BBC Proms and BBC Orchestras and Choirs (2015-23), 64; Tacita Dean, artist, shortlisted for 1998 Turner prize, 59; Fiona Fox, founding director (2001), Science Media Centre, 60; Mariella Frostrup, broadcaster, Times Radio (2020-Mar 2024), 62; Damon Galgut, novelist, The Promise (2021, winner of 2021 Booker prize), and playwright, 61; Dame Katherine Grainger, chairwoman, UK Sport, Olympic gold medal-winning rower (2012) 49; Anne Hathaway, actress, The Devil Wears Prada (2006), 42; Brian Hyland, singer, Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini (1960), 81; Michael Kremer, co-recipient of the Sveriges Riksbank prize in economic sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel (2019), 60; Lord (George) Leggatt, justice of the Supreme Court, 67; Valerie Leon, actress, the Carry On film series (1968-73), 81; Jamie Lloyd, theatre director, associate director, Donmar (2008-11), 44; Eddie Mair, broadcaster, BBC Radio 4’s PM (1998-2018), 59; Amanda Platell, writer and broadcaster, 67; Dr Mark Porter, medical correspondent for The Times, 62; Steve Reed, Labour MP for Streatham & Croydon North, environment, food and rural affairs secretary, 61; Xavier Rolet, chief executive, CQS asset management company (2019-20), 65; Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of the FIA (Motorsport governing body), 63; Lord (John) Taylor of Holbeach, chief whip, House of Lords (2014-19), 81; Hugo Vickers, chairman, Commonwealth Walkway (formerly Outdoor Trust), 73; Naomi Wolf, feminist and writer, The Beauty Myth (1991), 62; Neil Young, musician, Harvest (1972), 79; Jeff Zients, White House chief of staff, 58.