The Conservatives are facing their worst local election results in 40 years and have lost the Blackpool South by-election with a huge swing to Labour. Elections have taken place in 107 local authorities across England and for 11 mayors including in the West Midlands, Greater Manchester and Tees...The Conservatives are facing their worst local election results in 40 years and have lost the Blackpool South by-election with a huge swing to Labour. Elections have taken place in 107 local authorities across England and for 11 mayors including in the West Midlands, Greater Manchester and Tees...The Conservatives are facing their worst local election results in 40 years and have lost the Blackpool South by-election with...
john curtice | analysis
The Conservative Party pursued a clear expectation-management strategy in advance of Thursday’s local elections. First, it tried to focus journalists’ attention on those prominent mayoral contests that it had a good chance of winning — above all, Ben Houchen in Tees Valley and Andy Street in the West Midlands — and away from the less...The Conservative Party pursued a clear expectation-management strategy in advance of Thursday’s local elections. First, it tried to focus journalists’ attention on those prominent mayoral contests that it had a good chance of winning — above all, Ben Houchen in Tees Valley and Andy Street in the West Midlands — and away from the less...The Conservative Party pursued a clear expectation-management strategy in advance of Thursday’s local elections. First, it...
Labour has suffered a collapse in support among Muslim voters, which the party is blaming for the likely loss of the West Midlands mayoral race. Senior party figures say they expect Andy Street, the incumbent Conservative mayor, to win a third term when results are declared on Saturday. Labour pinned its expected...Labour has suffered a collapse in support among Muslim voters, which the party is blaming for the...Labour has suffered a collapse in support among Muslim voters, which the party is blaming for the...
WEEKEND ESSAY
GILES COREN
When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past, I try to look on the bright side...When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past, I try to...When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past, I try to...
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analysis
Can Rishi Sunak survive? While the results early on Friday were bleak for the Conservatives, allies believe that the...Can Rishi Sunak survive? While the results early on Friday were bleak for the Conservatives...Can Rishi Sunak survive? While the results early on Friday were bleak for the Conservatives...
Reform UK has insisted it will win seats in the general election and become “the real opposition to Labour” across...Reform UK has insisted it will win seats in the general election and become “the real opposition...Reform UK has insisted it will win seats in the general election and become “the real opposition...
A man who was injured during a sword rampage in east London has thanked the emergency services and his family for “keeping me alive”. Henry De Los Rios Polania, 35, an IT engineer from Hainault, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in his...A man who was injured during a sword rampage in east London has thanked the emergency services...A man who was injured during a sword rampage in east London has thanked the emergency services...
The King has taken on 300 patronages in a reshuffle of royal charities, but another 200 have been dropped as a result...The King has taken on 300 patronages in a reshuffle of royal charities, but another 200 have been...The King has taken on 300 patronages in a reshuffle of royal charities, but another 200 have been...
THE TIMES DIARY
News travels slowly to the more deprived parts of Latin America. The broadcaster Steph McGovern says that when she...News travels slowly to the more deprived parts of Latin America. The broadcaster Steph McGovern...News travels slowly to the more deprived parts of Latin America. The broadcaster Steph McGovern...
Donald Trump is considering ramping up his demand for military spending by Nato members from 2 per cent to 3 per cent of GDP, The Times has been told. Trump’s “thinking is evolving” towards the new target — presently only met by the US and two other members — as the price for continued American...Donald Trump is considering ramping up his demand for military spending by Nato members from 2 per cent to 3 per cent of GDP, The Times has been told. Trump’s “thinking is evolving” towards the new target — presently only met by the US and two other members — as the price for continued American...Donald Trump is considering ramping up his demand for military spending by Nato members from 2 per cent to 3 per cent of GDP...
Inside the Malmo Arena, Eurovision fans can expect a spectacular show brimming with colourful costumes and carefully rehearsed performances. Outside, the atmosphere may be darker: Swedish police are expecting Quran burnings, protests and a continued elevated terrorist threat. A polarised debate surrounding the conflict in Gaza and Israel’s...Inside the Malmo Arena, Eurovision fans can expect a spectacular show brimming with colourful costumes and carefully rehearsed performances. Outside, the atmosphere may be darker: Swedish police are expecting Quran burnings, protests and a continued elevated terrorist threat. A polarised debate surrounding the conflict in Gaza and Israel’s...Inside the Malmo Arena, Eurovision fans can expect a spectacular show brimming with colourful costumes and carefully rehearsed...
It has been two weeks since India’s parliamentary elections kicked off and for the millions of Indians participating, they are committing not just an act of democracy, but an act of fortitude, too. The month of April was the second hottest on record for south India. Never has winning votes, and casting them, been so...It has been two weeks since India’s parliamentary elections kicked off and for the millions of...It has been two weeks since India’s parliamentary elections kicked off and for the millions of...
ANTHONY LOYD IN UKRAINE | INTERVIEW
As a child, Emmanuel Macron spent his school holidays with his grandparents in the high Pyrenees. Their home town of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, a spa resort in an idyllic mountain valley, is just a few miles from Lourdes, where Catholic pilgrims flock...As a child, Emmanuel Macron spent his school holidays with his grandparents in the high Pyrenees.As a child, Emmanuel Macron spent his school holidays with his grandparents in the high Pyrenees.
It has been a whirlwind few days and Iris Hsiang has forgotten to return her mother’s calls. “I meant to do it this...It has been a whirlwind few days and Iris Hsiang has forgotten to return her mother’s calls. “I...It has been a whirlwind few days and Iris Hsiang has forgotten to return her mother’s calls. “I...
An Egyptian official accused of a torturing and murdering the Cambridge student Giulio Regeni in Cairo took part in...An Egyptian official accused of a torturing and murdering the Cambridge student Giulio Regeni in...An Egyptian official accused of a torturing and murdering the Cambridge student Giulio Regeni in...
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President insists ‘order must prevail over chaos’
More than seventeen centuries after a Roman-era trading ship carrying a cargo of oil, wine and fish sauces sank off Mallorca, its treasure has been uncovered near a tourist beach. Archaeologists have recovered 300 amphorae, a form of ancient...More than seventeen centuries after a Roman-era trading ship carrying a cargo of oil, wine and...More than seventeen centuries after a Roman-era trading ship carrying a cargo of oil, wine and...
Straining at her lead in woodland outside Parma, Yuma the Belgian Shepherd dog was itching to get back to her job...Straining at her lead in woodland outside Parma, Yuma the Belgian Shepherd dog was itching to get...Straining at her lead in woodland outside Parma, Yuma the Belgian Shepherd dog was itching to get...
This year an American seed catalogue announced a historic breakthrough in the field, or garden, or greenhouse, of...This year an American seed catalogue announced a historic breakthrough in the field, or garden...This year an American seed catalogue announced a historic breakthrough in the field, or garden...
An underwater drone shaped like a giant manta ray has been fully tested in trials off the coast of southern California. Images of the huge uncrewed prototype vehicle, designed to carry out long-range operations for the US navy, have been released...An underwater drone shaped like a giant manta ray has been fully tested in trials off the coast...An underwater drone shaped like a giant manta ray has been fully tested in trials off the coast...
gerard baker
There’s a joke doing the rounds among Joe Biden’s critics as the US president’s campaign team plot an increasingly...There’s a joke doing the rounds among Joe Biden’s critics as the US president’s campaign team...There’s a joke doing the rounds among Joe Biden’s critics as the US president’s campaign team...
Donald Trump has gone back to the policy focus that launched him into the presidency in 2016 by placing immigration...Donald Trump has gone back to the policy focus that launched him into the presidency in 2016 by...Donald Trump has gone back to the policy focus that launched him into the presidency in 2016 by...
Stalling sales of new electric cars have prompted a price war, with some brands offering discounts of more than 20 per cent to shift unwanted zero emission vehicles. Figures from Auto Trader show that some of Britain’s bestselling electric cars are on sale this spring at prices thousands of...Stalling sales of new electric cars have prompted a price war, with some brands offering discounts of more than 20 per cent to shift unwanted zero emission vehicles. Figures from Auto Trader show that some of Britain’s bestselling electric cars are on sale this spring at prices thousands of...Stalling sales of new electric cars have prompted a price war, with some brands offering discounts of more than 20 per cent to...
European oil producers that move their primary listings to the United States could still languish at a discount to their American rivals, analysis shows. Energy stocks listed in the US are consistently valued at higher levels than those listed in European markets, including in London, analysts at Jefferies, the broker, found. America’s...European oil producers that move their primary listings to the United States could still languish at a discount to their American rivals, analysis shows. Energy stocks listed in the US are consistently valued at higher levels than those listed in European markets, including in London, analysts at Jefferies, the broker, found. America’s...European oil producers that move their primary listings to the United States could still languish at a discount to their...
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has dropped a court claim against one of America’s largest investment banks over a $1 billion cash-call on his retail empire. The tycoon and his business were suing Morgan Stanley, the Wall Street bank, and Saxo Bank, of Denmark, over a margin call made in 2021 that was linked to options...Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has dropped a court claim against one of America’s largest investment...Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has dropped a court claim against one of America’s largest investment...
MARKET report
Another day, another record high for the FTSE 100 as, for the third time this week and the seventh time this year...Another day, another record high for the FTSE 100 as, for the third time this week and the...Another day, another record high for the FTSE 100 as, for the third time this week and the...
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After lolling about like a beached whale with a belly-full of plankton for the past two years, the FTSE 100 is...
After lolling about like a beached whale with a belly-full of plankton for the past two years...
After lolling about like a beached whale with a belly-full of plankton for the past two years...
When BHP broke cover with its £31 billion all-share bid for Anglo American, it immediately prompted market chatter that the Australian group would not be alone in seeing value in the FTSE 100 miner’s rich reserves of copper. Such speculation was never likely to be idle and today, as some analysts had predicted, it emerged that Glencore was considering a rival offer and...When BHP broke cover with its £31 billion all-share bid for Anglo American, it immediately...When BHP broke cover with its £31 billion all-share bid for Anglo American, it immediately...
A bidding war between two of the mining industry’s biggest hitters is in prospect after it emerged that Glencore is...A bidding war between two of the mining industry’s biggest hitters is in prospect after it emerged that Glencore is considering a rival approach for Anglo American. Anglo American rejected a £31 billion all-share offer from BHP last week, calling the bid opportunistic and saying that it undervalued the company and...A bidding war between two of the mining industry’s biggest hitters is in prospect after it emerged that Glencore is considering...
Net ticket sales hit £5 billion in Trainline’s latest financial year, thanks to a rebound in rail travel and a surge in the online ticketing service’s European markets, and its operating profits doubled to £56 million. Shares in the FTSE 250 company were driven up by the numbers and by confirmation that, in the event that Labour wins the forthcoming general election...Net ticket sales hit £5 billion in Trainline’s latest financial year, thanks to a rebound in rail...Net ticket sales hit £5 billion in Trainline’s latest financial year, thanks to a rebound in rail...
The former boss of London’s Crossrail project has emerged as the frontrunner to be named as the new chief executive...The former boss of London’s Crossrail project has emerged as the frontrunner to be named as the new chief executive of HS2. The high-speed line between London and Birmingham, which was years late and tens of billions of pounds over budget even before its extension to Manchester was cancelled, has been without a...The former boss of London’s Crossrail project has emerged as the frontrunner to be named as the new chief executive of HS2. The...
business commentary
You can be sure of Shell. It’s a while since anyone could say that of the oil group. But, bit by bit, isn’t its...You can be sure of Shell. It’s a while since anyone could say that of the oil group. But, bit by...You can be sure of Shell. It’s a while since anyone could say that of the oil group. But, bit by...
tempus
Guinness nabbed the title of Britain’s most popular pint last year. The black stuff is more than two centuries old...Guinness nabbed the title of Britain’s most popular pint last year. The black stuff is more than...Guinness nabbed the title of Britain’s most popular pint last year. The black stuff is more than...
The Manifesto
Joseph Stiglitz chuckles. He’s talking about the way the economic shocks and scandals that made the modern world and shaped his thinking so quickly fade from collective memory. “My 22-year-old students today were six at the time of the Great...Joseph Stiglitz chuckles. He’s talking about the way the economic shocks and scandals that made...Joseph Stiglitz chuckles. He’s talking about the way the economic shocks and scandals that made...
Adele, Drake and the world’s biggest music stars are heading back to TikTok after a bitter dispute between their...Adele, Drake and the world’s biggest music stars are heading back to TikTok after a bitter...Adele, Drake and the world’s biggest music stars are heading back to TikTok after a bitter...
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Despite being frequently lazy and selfish, I try to be public spirited. More than two decades on I am still upset...Despite being frequently lazy and selfish, I try to be public spirited. More than two decades on...Despite being frequently lazy and selfish, I try to be public spirited. More than two decades on...
recruitment
Offering a 92 per cent success rate and economic savings of more than £6 billion a year, mediation is the “quiet revolution” aiding British business and the family courts. Succinctly summed up by those in the sector as “mediation avoids litigation”, the confidential process involves an independent mediator appointed to help parties to talk through their problems...Offering a 92 per cent success rate and economic savings of more than £6 billion a year...Offering a 92 per cent success rate and economic savings of more than £6 billion a year...
RECRUITMENT | six from the best
Best known for her appearances on the BBC television show Dragons’ Den, the serial entrepreneur and investor...Best known for her appearances on the BBC television show Dragons’ Den, the serial entrepreneur and investor Sarah Willingham is now founder and chief executive of the UK’s leading premium cocktail bar group Nightcap. Willingham, is renowned for her eclectic career combining savvy start-ups with hands-on...Best known for her appearances on the BBC television show Dragons’ Den, the serial entrepreneur and investor Sarah...
Thomas Tuchel is on a list of managers under consideration at Manchester United should the club decide to part company with Erik ten Hag. The Dutchman’s future remains uncertain at Old Trafford and while no decision has been made by the club, sources have told The Times that the Bayern Munich head coach is among the contenders if United do move to replace him. Tuchel...Thomas Tuchel is on a list of managers under consideration at Manchester United should the club...Thomas Tuchel is on a list of managers under consideration at Manchester United should the club...
Jürgen Klopp has said TNT Sports can remove his name from its list of subscribers as he launched a withering attack...Jürgen Klopp has said TNT Sports can remove his name from its list of subscribers as he launched a withering attack on the demands placed upon Premier League players which he believes has negatively impacted English clubs in Europe. The Liverpool manager described the scheduling of some of his side’s matches as a...Jürgen Klopp has said TNT Sports can remove his name from its list of subscribers as he launched a withering attack on the...
josh kerr interview
mike atherton
The issues confronting English cricket were captured neatly at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday. For an hour before...The issues confronting English cricket were captured neatly at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday.The issues confronting English cricket were captured neatly at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday.
notebook | Martyn Ziegler
Chelsea’s issues around finding a front-of-shirt sponsor are set to resurface with no deal so far announced for next...Chelsea’s issues around finding a front-of-shirt sponsor are set to resurface with no deal so far...Chelsea’s issues around finding a front-of-shirt sponsor are set to resurface with no deal so far...
Owen Slot
On Sunday, at home, I am dusting off the folder that my dear, late father compiled of our family history and wondering to what extent I can get away with claiming Arne Slot as one of our own. It’s not totally inconceivable. Before the first Slot...On Sunday, at home, I am dusting off the folder that my dear, late father compiled of our family...On Sunday, at home, I am dusting off the folder that my dear, late father compiled of our family...
Humphrey Ker interview
martyn Ziegler
The Premier League is at a critical juncture in its history. It is facing the first legal action against its rules from a member club; the old “big six” bloc is no more; the biggest shake-up in its financial rules for more than a decade is on the...The Premier League is at a critical juncture in its history. It is facing the first legal action...The Premier League is at a critical juncture in its history. It is facing the first legal action...
Jonny May interview
sky bet championship
sky bet championship
bill edgar
It’s 50 years since the Professional Footballers’ Association handed out its Players’ Player of the Year award for the first time, and based on the second half of that history it’s a safe bet that the honour this season will not go to a defender...It’s 50 years since the Professional Footballers’ Association handed out its Players’ Player of...It’s 50 years since the Professional Footballers’ Association handed out its Players’ Player of...
IN DEPTH
It’s the top cause of workplace absences in the UK and research suggests that stress is the new silent killer. So should we all be changing our lives?
interview
The writer, director and stars of the 1994 rom-com reveal how the film became an improbable hit
newinterview
The actor and singer has come under pressure to quit as this year’s UK contestant, over its inclusion of Israel. He talks to Jonathan Dean
Every episode is like a swift stab of a very sharp knife. Thank God my stalker novel Misery came out first
REVIEW | history
In 40BC, this mighty leader seized Judea and built the temple in Jerusalem
caitlin moran
It’s 6.35pm. We are in a restaurant. We have had our menus for nine minutes. Well, theoretically. Like any...It’s 6.35pm. We are in a restaurant. We have had our menus for nine minutes. Well, theoretically.It’s 6.35pm. We are in a restaurant. We have had our menus for nine minutes. Well, theoretically.
FIRST PERSON
It’s Wednesday lunchtime, I’ve just completed my morning university lectures and I’m in M&S, musing over what to...It’s Wednesday lunchtime, I’ve just completed my morning university lectures and I’m in M...It’s Wednesday lunchtime, I’ve just completed my morning university lectures and I’m in M...
INTERVIEW
When I met Richard Gadd in an east London café last month, he bought us coffees and found a table without attracting any attention. He looked like just another skinny thirtysomething man with an on-trend boyish haircut, wearing a stripy T-shirt. A...When I met Richard Gadd in an east London café last month, he bought us coffees and found a table...When I met Richard Gadd in an east London café last month, he bought us coffees and found a table...
REVIEW | Biography
REVIEW | FICTION
REVIEW | HEALTH
ANALYSIS
Eurovision is back, and what a night it is, a marathon of mad pop music performed by people dressed as if they are entertaining children at a sugar-rush birthday party. Derided for years, the contest has taken on a new lease of life, mainly...Eurovision is back, and what a night it is, a marathon of mad pop music performed by people...Eurovision is back, and what a night it is, a marathon of mad pop music performed by people...
video
review
14-year-old Zeina wants to see a film set in her country ‘where no one dies’
video
review
The actress plays opposite Nicholas Galitzine as a divorcee who embarks on an affair with a young boy
video
review
The tale of a hostess who follows a misanthropic soul to small-town Indiana
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REVIEW
One of the highlights of Jerry Seinfeld’s 2020 Netflix special 23 Hours to Kill was a carefully worked “bit” about Pop-Tarts, three minutes long, that climaxed with the line: “They can’t go stale because they were never fresh!” Seinfeld has, for...One of the highlights of Jerry Seinfeld’s 2020 Netflix special 23 Hours to Kill was a carefully...One of the highlights of Jerry Seinfeld’s 2020 Netflix special 23 Hours to Kill was a carefully...
fame and fortune
MUSIC REVIEWS
laura freeman
Hang up your headsets, turn down the volume. The sculptor Tony Cragg has pressed mute on the art audio guide. “I...Hang up your headsets, turn down the volume. The sculptor Tony Cragg has pressed mute on the art...Hang up your headsets, turn down the volume. The sculptor Tony Cragg has pressed mute on the art...
Keith Wright has saved with National Savings & Investments (NS&I) for 20 years, but has fallen out of love with...Keith Wright has saved with National Savings & Investments (NS&I) for 20 years, but has...Keith Wright has saved with National Savings & Investments (NS&I) for 20 years, but has...
first night review
★★★★★
Based on the real-life exploits of a thirtysomething Californian who flew 16,000 feet above Los Angeles in a lawn chair, this is a wonderfully paradoxical, inspiring new British musical by the budding writer-composer Jack Godfrey. Whip-smart, funny and unexpectedly but exceptionally touching, it lifts us up in the first act only to emotionally plummet us back...★★★★★
Based on the real-life exploits of a thirtysomething Californian who flew 16,000 feet...★★★★★
Based on the real-life exploits of a thirtysomething Californian who flew 16,000 feet...
FIRST NIGHT review
“Mum, look, it’s crazy!” a beaming Olivia Dean said to the balcony of the Eventim Apollo in west London, where...“Mum, look, it’s crazy!” a beaming Olivia Dean said to the balcony of the Eventim Apollo in west London, where somewhere among her whooping fans sat a justifiably proud parent. The 25-year-old singer-songwriter from north London is coming to the end of touring her debut album, Messy, which was nominated for...“Mum, look, it’s crazy!” a beaming Olivia Dean said to the balcony of the Eventim Apollo in west London, where somewhere among...
FIRST NIGHT review
first night review
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
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MINDGAMES
1 In a fairy tale, which young girl encounters a wolf on her way to visit her ailing grandmother? 2 Which forename is the Italian equivalent of Joseph? 3 Most authorities regard which Australian wild dog as a subspecies of the wolf? 4 Which art museum opened in a discontinued power station on London’s South Bank in May 2000? 5 Debuting in 1966, which US TV show began...1 In a fairy tale, which young girl encounters a wolf on her way to visit her ailing grandmother?1 In a fairy tale, which young girl encounters a wolf on her way to visit her ailing grandmother?
video
London’s chefs are all about locally sourced ingredients, so much so that they are growing their own — inside the dining room
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Hannah Evans gets trained at Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester
In the rapidly modernising Middle Eastern city, laid-back luxury reigns supreme
Henry Bird visits the mothership on the shores of Lake Geneva, where he gets pampered and hydrated in equal measure
The brand has unveiled the car for every mood — whether that’s a lazy afternoon or driving like your hair’s on fire
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Our expert was first on board Cunard’s latest launch, Queen Anne, and found a futuristic twist on tradition with kombucha bellinis, pickleball and even a Banksy
On a new tour created by Victoria Pendleton, cycling and horse riding combine with smart country-house hotels
The island group that includes Tenerife and Lanzarote isn’t all mega-resorts — these are the low-key and stylish places to stay
The Buiräbähnli safari in Engelberg is the most spectacular Alpine hike you’ve never heard of, using a lift system intended for farmers to yo-yo up and down the valley
video
Skip the Med for the cooler Belgium Riviera and base yourself in royal favourite Ostend which offers art, serious seafood and super sunsets
kathy lette | travel troubleshooter
Gosh, haven’t museums changed? The five finalists in this year’s Museum of the Year, announced on Tuesday, April 29...Gosh, haven’t museums changed? The five finalists in this year’s Museum of the Year, announced on...Gosh, haven’t museums changed? The five finalists in this year’s Museum of the Year, announced on...
uk
‘Whisky” comes from the Gaelic uisge beatha, meaning water of life, and it is the actual water (along with grain...‘Whisky” comes from the Gaelic uisge beatha, meaning water of life, and it is the actual...‘Whisky” comes from the Gaelic uisge beatha, meaning water of life, and it is the actual...
video
Paris is one of the most alluring cities to visit, whether you’re into food, art, culture or history. And there’s a hotel for every mood and budget. Our Paris expert Hannah Meltzer visits five of her favourites and explains why they’re perfect for...Paris is one of the most alluring cities to visit, whether you’re into food, art, culture or...Paris is one of the most alluring cities to visit, whether you’re into food, art, culture or...
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
How to plan and pull off the perfect home makeover so the numbers add up, by a couple who did exactly that
John Swinney is preparing to sack ministers and promote Kate Forbes into a senior role as part of a slimmed-down government focused on a narrower range of priorities, allies believe. The incoming first minister, who is on course to replace Humza Yousaf next week after running unopposed for the...John Swinney is preparing to sack ministers and promote Kate Forbes into a senior role as part of a slimmed-down government focused on a narrower range of priorities, allies believe. The incoming first minister, who is on course to replace Humza Yousaf next week after running unopposed for the...John Swinney is preparing to sack ministers and promote Kate Forbes into a senior role as part of a slimmed-down government...
Thousands of Scottish government staff will be allowed leave early every Friday as part of a pay deal which includes a salary rise. Civil servants insist the two-hour reduction to the working week will not reduce productivity, but critics say it represents “one rule for them and a different rule for the rest of us”. The deal is being...Thousands of Scottish government staff will be allowed leave early every Friday as part of a pay deal which includes a salary rise. Civil servants insist the two-hour reduction to the working week will not reduce productivity, but critics say it represents “one rule for them and a different rule for the rest of us”. The deal is being...Thousands of Scottish government staff will be allowed leave early every Friday as part of a pay deal which includes a salary...
The former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg will face a charge of stalking when he appears in court on Tuesday. Hogg, 31, is accused of engaging in a course of conduct that caused fear and alarm. He is also charged under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act, which alleges that he engaged in behaviour that was abusive...The former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg will face a charge of stalking when he appears in...The former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg will face a charge of stalking when he appears in...
obituary
In 2006, Eddie Tobin was in hospital recovering from gunshot wounds when he was visited by an old friend who had emigrated to Australia decades earlier. The previous month, the businessman, one of the most influential figures in the politics of...In 2006, Eddie Tobin was in hospital recovering from gunshot wounds when he was visited by an old...In 2006, Eddie Tobin was in hospital recovering from gunshot wounds when he was visited by an old...
Elliot Millar Mills interview
This time last year, Elliot Millar Mills was ready to call it a day. At the end of a season in which he had lost his job amid the collapse of Wasps, then hung around Bath and Edinburgh for a few months without making much of an impression, the...This time last year, Elliot Millar Mills was ready to call it a day. At the end of a season in...This time last year, Elliot Millar Mills was ready to call it a day. At the end of a season in...
scottish business digest
scottish home of the week
‘When you walk in, it’s as if it’s a film set,” says Iain Williamson from Ivy Property, the selling agents of this...‘When you walk in, it’s as if it’s a film set,” says Iain Williamson from Ivy Property, the...‘When you walk in, it’s as if it’s a film set,” says Iain Williamson from Ivy Property, the...
John McLellan
This week’s Society of Editors conference in London opened with a minute’s silence in honour of the scores of...This week’s Society of Editors conference in London opened with a minute’s silence in honour of...This week’s Society of Editors conference in London opened with a minute’s silence in honour of...
Rangers defender Connor Goldson is out for the rest of the season after picking up a knee injury in training. The 31-year-old centre back was involved in a tangle with a team-mate and required a scan which confirmed a medial ligament problem. Goldson, the Rangers vice-captain, has sat out the past two matches and manger Philippe Clement will be without the services of a...Rangers defender Connor Goldson is out for the rest of the season after picking up a knee injury...Rangers defender Connor Goldson is out for the rest of the season after picking up a knee injury...
The younger brother of the Scotland centre Sione Tuipulotu will join Edinburgh in June. Mosese Tuipulotu, who turns...The younger brother of the Scotland centre Sione Tuipulotu will join Edinburgh in June. Mosese Tuipulotu, who turns 23 on Sunday, has agreed terms to move to the Scottish capital from the Sydney-based NSW Waratahs. Also a centre, Tuipulotu junior made two starts and two substitute appearances in last year’s Super...The younger brother of the Scotland centre Sione Tuipulotu will join Edinburgh in June. Mosese Tuipulotu, who turns 23 on...
Comment
The past is a foreign country, don’t go there
Giles Coren
You won’t find me stewing over dodgy lbw decisions or the errors of teachers and ‘friends’ — I’m much bigger than that
WEEKEND ESSAY
Plato’s final hours could be just the beginning
TOM WHIPPLE
Climate change insights by the bucket-load
MATT CHORLEY
If you treat the public like fools, you only end up looking like one yourself
newThe public want politicians to be honest. Say what they really think. Ditch the spin and shoot from the lip. This is...The public want politicians to be honest. Say what they really think. Ditch the spin and shoot...The public want politicians to be honest. Say what they really think. Ditch the spin and shoot...
patrick maguire
To win back Holyrood, Scots Labour may go rogue
Well, I suppose someone should do the decent thing and say it. George Robertson is owed an apology. He was the...Well, I suppose someone should do the decent thing and say it. George Robertson is owed an apology.Well, I suppose someone should do the decent thing and say it. George Robertson is owed an apology.
emma duncan
Green doomsayers only harm their cause
gerard baker
Biden needs more than a two-state solution
martin samuel | notebook
People go totally ape over animals in the house
Fiona Hamilton
We should admire bereaved parents who fight for change
Leading Articles
Campus Warfare
Pro-Palestinian student uprisings that have paralysed American campuses appear poised to spread to Britain. Universities must have the courage to respond robustly
Danger Ahead
If Labour wants to stop small boats it must avoid sending mixed signals to migrants
Still Mad
Amid concern about Britain’s nightlife, Manchester keeps the clubbing flame alive
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Assisted dying and improving end-of-life care
Sir, Alice Thomson emphasises some of the complex and deeply personal issues around assisted dying against a background of an ageing population, worries around loneliness, being a burden, chronic illness, the cost of care and other matters that...Sir, Alice Thomson emphasises some of the complex and deeply personal issues around assisted...Sir, Alice Thomson emphasises some of the complex and deeply personal issues around assisted...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Hearing takes place at the independent inquiry into British armed forces’ activity in Afghanistan, Royal Courts of Justice, London; leprosy spread from red squirrels to humans in medieval England, according to Current Biology study; High Court judgment expected in challenge from environmental groups to government’s net-zero plans
China: Expected launch of Chang’e-6 lunar probe mission to the dark side of the moon.
On this day
In 1966 news was placed permanently on the front page of The Times for the first time, after a radical redesign; in 1968 the first heart transplant in the UK, the tenth in the world, was performed at the National Heart Hospital in London. The recipient survived for 45 days; in 1988 the White House confirmed that Nancy Reagan, the first lady, had used astrological advice to schedule President Ronald Reagan’s activities; in 1979 the general election was won by the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher, beating the Labour Party of prime minister James Callaghan. The Conservatives remained in power until 1997; in 2007 the British toddler Madeleine McCann, aged three, disappeared from her family’s holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in the Algarve, Portugal.
Nature notes
Shandy Hall in Coxwold, North Yorkshire, gives visitors a fascinating insight into the life of Laurence Sterne, author of Tristram Shandy; it also offers the chance to experience one of the world’s finest nature spectacles — a vibrant rookery. The upper branches of the sycamores that lift from the rim of the former stone quarry, which forms Shandy Hall’s woodland garden, are filled with the black baskets of rook nests. The rise and fall of cawing sweeps from these stately trees like the howling of wolves. The rooks are not confined to this visitor attraction, however. Nearby, a huddle of hawthorns also plays host to an offshoot from the main rookery. These nests are a good 50 feet lower than those in the sycamores. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Katya Adler, BBC Europe editor, 52; Steve Barclay, environment secretary, Tory MP for North East Cambridgeshire, 52; Patti Boulaye, singer, Stop It I Like It (1976), 70; Rob Brydon, actor and comedian, Would I Lie to You? (since 2008), 59; Peter Duncan, TV presenter, Blue Peter (1980-86), and chief scout (2004-09), 70; Ben Elton, author and comedian, co-writer, The Young Ones (1982-84) and Blackadder, 65; Dr Timothy Evans, apothecary to the Royal Household, 69; Richard Eyre, chairman, Internet Advertising Bureau, 70; William Clay Ford Jr, executive chairman, Ford Motor Company, 67; Nona Gaprindashvili, chess player, the first woman to be awarded the Fide title grandmaster (1978), 83; Rebecca Hall, actress, Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), 42; Christina Hendricks, actress, Mad Men (2007-15), 49; Ken Hom, TV chef, Ken Hom’s Chinese Cookery (1984), 75; Mary Hopkin, singer, Those Were the Days (1968), 74; Sir Mo Ibrahim, businessman, founder of Celtel, 78; Edward Kessler, founder-president, Woolf Institute, Cambridge, 61; Michael Kiwanuka, musician, Kiwanuka (2019), winner of the Mercury prize (2020), 37; Joseph Kosinski, film director, Top Gun: Maverick (2022), 50; Gina McCarthy, White House national climate adviser (2021-22), 70; Steve McClaren, football manager, England (2006-07), 63; Jane Morgan, singer, The Day the Rains Came (UK No 1 in 1959), 100; Sir Alan Parker, founder and chairman, Brunswick Group LLP, 68; Suzi Perry, TV presenter, The Gadget Show (2004-12), 54; Carlo Rovelli, theoretical physicist and writer, Helgoland (2020), 68; Sandi Toksvig, comedian and presenter, QI (since 2016), The Great British Bake Off (2017-20), The News Quiz (2006-15), 66; Akio Toyoda, chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation, 68; Sarah Rose Troughton, lord-lieutenant of Wiltshire and Queen’s companion, 71; Frankie Valli, singer, Big Girls Don’t Cry (1962), 90; Allan Wells, sprinter, Olympic gold medallist (1980), 72.