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Rebecca Joynes faces potential prison sentence
One Friday evening, a 15-year-old GCSE pupil went back to his family home to change out of his school uniform before meeting his maths teacher, Rebecca Joynes, 30, who picked him up in her white Audi A1. At a shopping centre she bought him a £345 Gucci belt, described in court as “the most...One Friday evening, a 15-year-old GCSE pupil went back to his family home to change out of his school uniform before meeting his maths teacher, Rebecca Joynes, 30, who picked him up in her white Audi A1. At a shopping centre she bought him a £345 Gucci belt, described in court as “the most...One Friday evening, a 15-year-old GCSE pupil went back to his family home to change out of his school uniform before meeting...
A maths teacher who had sex with two pupils, and became pregnant by one, has been found guilty of sexual activity with children. Rebecca Joynes, 30, groomed a 15-year-old pupil, Boy A, and drove him after school to her flat, where they had sex twice before she told him: “No one had better find out.” She became pregnant with a baby girl by a...A maths teacher who had sex with two pupils, and became pregnant by one, has been found guilty of sexual activity with children. Rebecca Joynes, 30, groomed a 15-year-old pupil, Boy A, and drove him after school to her flat, where they had sex twice before she told him: “No one had better find out.” She became pregnant with a baby girl by a...A maths teacher who had sex with two pupils, and became pregnant by one, has been found guilty of sexual activity with children.
The bodies of three Israeli hostages were rescued from inside the Gaza Strip in a military operation that took over a day, the Israeli army announced on Friday. Shani Louk, 22, Amit Buskila, 28, and Itzhak Gelerenter, 53, were taken from the Nova festival on October 7 during Hamas’s attack on southern Israel. Daniel...The bodies of three Israeli hostages were rescued from inside the Gaza Strip in a military...The bodies of three Israeli hostages were rescued from inside the Gaza Strip in a military...
giles coren
I have to say I was both impressed and a little bit confused by the incredibly stringent guidelines laid down this...I have to say I was both impressed and a little bit confused by the incredibly stringent...I have to say I was both impressed and a little bit confused by the incredibly stringent...
profile
What is Euan Blair’s net worth?
£375 million Euan Blair says his father, Tony, like many baby boomers, “is not super...What is Euan Blair’s net worth?
£375 million Euan Blair says his father, Tony, like many baby...What is Euan Blair’s net worth?
£375 million Euan Blair says his father, Tony, like many baby...
Hospitals are struggling to treat more people despite higher funding and extra staff because thousands more patients...Hospitals are struggling to treat more people despite higher funding and extra staff because...Hospitals are struggling to treat more people despite higher funding and extra staff because...
The times diary
Moscow girls made the Beatles sing and shout but if their fans back in the USSR wanted to hear them they had to go to...Moscow girls made the Beatles sing and shout but if their fans back in the USSR wanted to hear...Moscow girls made the Beatles sing and shout but if their fans back in the USSR wanted to hear...
It features the King, the prime minister, inventors and industrialists, as well as some exciting new names, but what does the record fall in the number of billionaires mean for Britain?
Lucrative government contracts have propelled Graham King onto this year’s Rich List for the first time
The stress almost broke him, so why is the billionaire working harder than ever at the age of 71?
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Carinthia VII has a £2.6 million infinity pool, three staff for each guest — and a dark past
relative values
The founders of the sportswear label Castore, Tom and Phil Beahon, on how sibling rivalry fuels their business
The Sunday Times Rich List 2024 is based on our estimates of the minimum wealth of Britain’s 350 richest people or families. The valuations were carried out between November 2023 and May 1, 2024. The compilers of the Rich List measure identifiable...The Sunday Times Rich List 2024 is based on our estimates of the minimum wealth of Britain’s 350...The Sunday Times Rich List 2024 is based on our estimates of the minimum wealth of Britain’s 350...
Until a few weeks ago, admirers of the business career of Donald Trump who wanted an insight into how he did it may have been forced to rely on one of his books. There are 14 of these, if you don’t count the ones about politics, the one about golf and the Dynasty-style novel set in Trump...Until a few weeks ago, admirers of the business career of Donald Trump who wanted an insight into how he did it may have been forced to rely on one of his books. There are 14 of these, if you don’t count the ones about politics, the one about golf and the Dynasty-style novel set in Trump...Until a few weeks ago, admirers of the business career of Donald Trump who wanted an insight into how he did it may have been...
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Police have shot dead a man believed to have used a petrol bomb in an arson attack on a synagogue in Rouen in northern France, according to Gérald Darmanin, the interior minister. The suspect was a 29-year-old Algerian who applied for a residency permit in France in 2022 on the grounds that he was ill and needed treatment. His application...Police have shot dead a man believed to have used a petrol bomb in an arson attack on a synagogue in Rouen in northern France, according to Gérald Darmanin, the interior minister. The suspect was a 29-year-old Algerian who applied for a residency permit in France in 2022 on the grounds that he was ill and needed treatment. His application...Police have shot dead a man believed to have used a petrol bomb in an arson attack on a synagogue in Rouen in northern France...
Taylor Swift’s concerts in Paris this month generated excitement among her fans as she performed songs from The Tortured Poets Department, her latest album, in the French capital’s 40,000-capacity Défense Arena. But the mood was very different among French patriots who lamented the invasion of Swifties from...Taylor Swift’s concerts in Paris this month generated excitement among her fans as she performed...Taylor Swift’s concerts in Paris this month generated excitement among her fans as she performed...
DISPATCH
Greeting his second bull of the afternoon on his knees, the matador Miguel Ángel Perera gave a daredevil performance as the attacking animal’s horns passed inches from his face. The crowd of 22,000 lapped it up. Amid a fanfare of trumpets, cigar...Greeting his second bull of the afternoon on his knees, the matador Miguel Ángel Perera gave a...Greeting his second bull of the afternoon on his knees, the matador Miguel Ángel Perera gave a...
A ban on Chinese citizens buying property in large swathes of Florida has prompted claims that local politicians are...A ban on Chinese citizens buying property in large swathes of Florida has prompted claims that...A ban on Chinese citizens buying property in large swathes of Florida has prompted claims that...
Staff at Columbia University in New York voted that they no longer had confidence in their president after she was...Staff at Columbia University in New York voted that they no longer had confidence in their...Staff at Columbia University in New York voted that they no longer had confidence in their...
Jack Hearn remembers the campaign to conquer Monte Cassino like it was yesterday. “The fighting was atrocious, the Germans were throwing everything they could at us and you lost count of the bombs,” said the 100-year-old Second World War veteran.Jack Hearn remembers the campaign to conquer Monte Cassino like it was yesterday. “The fighting...Jack Hearn remembers the campaign to conquer Monte Cassino like it was yesterday. “The fighting...
Russia’s first transgender politician has reverted to the gender he was assigned at birth, issuing an apology to the...Russia’s first transgender politician has reverted to the gender he was assigned at birth...Russia’s first transgender politician has reverted to the gender he was assigned at birth...
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A right-wing Dutch coalition dominated by hard-right nationalists is on course for an early confrontation with the...A right-wing Dutch coalition dominated by hard-right nationalists is on course for an early...A right-wing Dutch coalition dominated by hard-right nationalists is on course for an early...
IN maps and CHARTS
President Biden has blocked the release of recordings from his interview with a special counsel who characterised him...President Biden has blocked the release of recordings from his interview with a special counsel...President Biden has blocked the release of recordings from his interview with a special counsel...
The star witness in the criminal trial of Donald Trump acknowledged lying repeatedly under oath during a gruelling...The star witness in the criminal trial of Donald Trump acknowledged lying repeatedly under oath...The star witness in the criminal trial of Donald Trump acknowledged lying repeatedly under oath...
The largest shareholder in Thames Water has formally written off the entire value of its stake, effectively concluding that the equity of Britain’s biggest water company is worthless. Accounts filed by Omers, a Canadian pension fund that holds nearly a third of Thames’ shares, show it has made “a...The largest shareholder in Thames Water has formally written off the entire value of its stake, effectively concluding that the equity of Britain’s biggest water company is worthless. Accounts filed by Omers, a Canadian pension fund that holds nearly a third of Thames’ shares, show it has made “a...The largest shareholder in Thames Water has formally written off the entire value of its stake, effectively concluding that the...
Treasury advisers have suggested that investors will not be able to hold corporate bonds or gilts in the British Isa and that cash holdings could be the subject of harsh penalties. In his budget in March, Jeremy Hunt announced plans for a so-called British Individual Savings Account offering tax-free investment in UK shares, on top of the...Treasury advisers have suggested that investors will not be able to hold corporate bonds or gilts in the British Isa and that cash holdings could be the subject of harsh penalties. In his budget in March, Jeremy Hunt announced plans for a so-called British Individual Savings Account offering tax-free investment in UK shares, on top of the...Treasury advisers have suggested that investors will not be able to hold corporate bonds or gilts in the British Isa and that...
The commercial property market may be near the bottom as more workers return to the office, one of Britain’s biggest landlords has claimed. Mark Allan, the chief executive of Land Securities, which owns commercial property worth billions of pounds, said that values of high-quality properties had “largely bottomed...The commercial property market may be near the bottom as more workers return to the office, one...The commercial property market may be near the bottom as more workers return to the office, one...
Comment
Most of the monopolies we deal with every day are based on physical barriers to competition. Households normally have...Most of the monopolies we deal with every day are based on physical barriers to competition.Most of the monopolies we deal with every day are based on physical barriers to competition.
market report
Contrasting macroeconomic news from China and America was behind much of the movement on the FTSE 100 on Friday.Contrasting macroeconomic news from China and America was behind much of the movement on the FTSE...Contrasting macroeconomic news from China and America was behind much of the movement on the FTSE...
The Manifesto
Grace Blakeley had gone viral again. Clips of the 30-year-old on the BBC’s Question Time were being posted and shared across social media, the most prominent showing Blakeley sparring with Lisa Nandy, Labour’s shadow minister for international...Grace Blakeley had gone viral again. Clips of the 30-year-old on the BBC’s Question Time were...Grace Blakeley had gone viral again. Clips of the 30-year-old on the BBC’s Question Time were...
business commentary
Betting against BT has long been a lucrative trade. Rewind to 2015 and the shares were just shy of £5. So it makes a...Betting against BT has long been a lucrative trade. Rewind to 2015 and the shares were just shy...Betting against BT has long been a lucrative trade. Rewind to 2015 and the shares were just shy...
Comment
Are monstrous bosses bad for the bottom line? Last week a top executive of Baidu, one of China’s leading technology...Are monstrous bosses bad for the bottom line? Last week a top executive of Baidu, one of China’s...Are monstrous bosses bad for the bottom line? Last week a top executive of Baidu, one of China’s...
how i made it
Amy Knight, co-founder of Must Have Ideas, on her career journey from law to entrepreneurship, and why she took her baby to a meeting with a private equity firm
Recruitment
In 2021 Boris Johnson boldly declared that “Britain will become the Qatar of hydrogen” as part of his government’s strategy for reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. The plan was for hydrogen to supply up to 35 per cent of Britain’s energy needs, but was the promise a load of hot air? No, according to key players in the country’s burgeoning hydrogen industry. Already the...In 2021 Boris Johnson boldly declared that “Britain will become the Qatar of hydrogen” as part of...In 2021 Boris Johnson boldly declared that “Britain will become the Qatar of hydrogen” as part of...
Six from the Best
As an award-winning writer on the past, present and future of work, Julia Hobsbawm has observed thousands of...As an award-winning writer on the past, present and future of work, Julia Hobsbawm has observed thousands of companies at close range. Working Assumptions, her latest book, unpacks what employers and employees need to know about the post-Covid changes rippling through the modern workforce. Here she shares her...As an award-winning writer on the past, present and future of work, Julia Hobsbawm has observed thousands of companies at close...
American has returned to US PGA after ‘chaotic’ morning
updatedScottie Scheffler was charged with assaulting a police officer and booked into jail after trying to navigate a traffic cordon outside Valhalla Golf Club hours before he teed off for the second round of the US PGA Championship early on Friday morning. A mugshot of the world No 1 in an orange jumpsuit was published by the Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections...Scottie Scheffler was charged with assaulting a police officer and booked into jail after trying...Scottie Scheffler was charged with assaulting a police officer and booked into jail after trying...
rick broadbent
A few days ago, Tyson Fury was enduring one of his tough times. The swirling melodrama of fight week was engulfing...A few days ago, Tyson Fury was enduring one of his tough times. The swirling melodrama of fight week was engulfing all around him, but he was in the depths of a black fug. He is bipolar and it happens, but does he worry that he might wake up on the morning of the biggest test of his career and find himself in...A few days ago, Tyson Fury was enduring one of his tough times. The swirling melodrama of fight week was engulfing all around...
Jürgen Klopp interview
Owen Slot
On a sweltering Thursday night in a square in Riyadh’s Boulevard City the MC stands on a raised platform, takes one...On a sweltering Thursday night in a square in Riyadh’s Boulevard City the MC stands on a raised...On a sweltering Thursday night in a square in Riyadh’s Boulevard City the MC stands on a raised...
notebook | martyn ziegler
Gianni Infantino repeatedly refused to answer questions about Fifa’s move to award the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia...Gianni Infantino repeatedly refused to answer questions about Fifa’s move to award the 2034 World...Gianni Infantino repeatedly refused to answer questions about Fifa’s move to award the 2034 World...
owen slot
In a statement late last year, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the FIA president, defended himself against what he saw as a smear campaign against him when 20-year-old quotes were dug up from his website on which he had stated that he did “not like women...In a statement late last year, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the FIA president, defended himself against...In a statement late last year, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the FIA president, defended himself against...
rob baxter interview
Jofra Archer is set to make his international comeback next week after bowling a quick six-over stint for Sussex...Jofra Archer is set to make his international comeback next week after bowling a quick six-over...Jofra Archer is set to make his international comeback next week after bowling a quick six-over...
Matt dickinson
Istanbul airport, May 26, 2005. The flight back home with the Liverpool squad is bedlam, befitting the bonkers night...Istanbul airport, May 26, 2005. The flight back home with the Liverpool squad is bedlam...Istanbul airport, May 26, 2005. The flight back home with the Liverpool squad is bedlam...
Championship Play-off semi-Final
Elizabeth ammon
My cricketing career before this week consisted of a handful of Sunday friendlies for my local club and a couple of trial matches for MCC 20 years ago. These days, you are far more likely to find me on the boundary with a scorebook and a pencil...My cricketing career before this week consisted of a handful of Sunday friendlies for my local...My cricketing career before this week consisted of a handful of Sunday friendlies for my local...
gallagher premiership | John Westerby
the tailender | patrick kidd
One of the consequences of the “see it, whack it” approach that Bazball has brought to the England cricket team is a...One of the consequences of the “see it, whack it” approach that Bazball has brought to the...One of the consequences of the “see it, whack it” approach that Bazball has brought to the...
Stuart barnes
Bad news for Sale Sharks; good news for England. Tom Curry isn’t quite ready for Sale’s crucial visit to Saracens for...Bad news for Sale Sharks; good news for England. Tom Curry isn’t quite ready for Sale’s crucial...Bad news for Sale Sharks; good news for England. Tom Curry isn’t quite ready for Sale’s crucial...
Geir Jordet interview
Robert Crampton meets Geir Jordet, a Norwegian academic and the world’s spot-kick expert
Geir Jordet is the first man I’ve met, apart from me, who actively wants football matches to go to penalties. In my case it’s because the drama of a shoot-out is hard to beat. My stag do 26 years ago started out as a seven-a-side but swiftly resolved itself into an extended penalty contest when we all got puffed out. For many years, my friend Franck and I would go to...Geir Jordet is the first man I’ve met, apart from me, who actively wants football matches to go...Geir Jordet is the first man I’ve met, apart from me, who actively wants football matches to go...
Luke Shaw is almost certain to miss out on a place in England’s Euro 2024 squad after the Manchester United defender...Luke Shaw is almost certain to miss out on a place in England’s Euro 2024 squad after the Manchester United defender suffered a setback in his comeback from injury. Gareth Southgate is due to name his provisional squad for the tournament in Germany this summer on Tuesday but the United manager Erik ten Hag has...Luke Shaw is almost certain to miss out on a place in England’s Euro 2024 squad after the Manchester United defender suffered a...
rick broadbent
rick broadbent | frank warren interview
Moses Itauma interview
Declan Rice has revealed the secret behind his brilliant performances for Arsenal this season: eating up to eight pancakes before matches. Rice has been nominated for the Premier League’s player of the season award after a superb first campaign...Declan Rice has revealed the secret behind his brilliant performances for Arsenal this season...Declan Rice has revealed the secret behind his brilliant performances for Arsenal this season...
As the British heart-throb begins his run of Romeo and Juliet in the West End, we join his fans in the theatre and track his rise from ballet school to Marvel pin-up
interview
Bruce Johnston and Mike Love reveal the inside story of their 1960s heyday when the band took two jets on tour – one for dope-smokers and one for the rest
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Jennifer Lopez’s Instagram activity has sparked speculation about the health of her marriage to Ben Affleck
interview
No longer able to play her violin, the musician and writer Clemency Burton-Hill visited Daniel Barenboim at his home in Berlin as his Arab-Israeli orchestra marks 25 years
new
what i’ve learnt
The former Manchester United and England defender on parenting, racism — and the secret to his balance and poise
review
What does growing up in public do to you? Or, to be more precise, what is it like to be a home-schooled kid from Los...What does growing up in public do to you? Or, to be more precise, what is it like to be a...What does growing up in public do to you? Or, to be more precise, what is it like to be a...
explainer
It’s a seven-year saga featuring downfall, redemption (of sorts) and dramatic late cameos from Sharon Stone, Stephen...It’s a seven-year saga featuring downfall, redemption (of sorts) and dramatic late cameos from...It’s a seven-year saga featuring downfall, redemption (of sorts) and dramatic late cameos from...
REVIEW
The Oscar-winning double act of Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos, fresh from their awards season hit Poor Things (and The Favourite before that), have arrived in Cannes with another masterwork, and it’s possibly their darkest and most...The Oscar-winning double act of Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos, fresh from their awards...The Oscar-winning double act of Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos, fresh from their awards...
review
Kate Hudson’s place in rock’n’roll history is assured. As Penny Lane, No 1 groupie/groovy inspiration to the mediocre...Kate Hudson’s place in rock’n’roll history is assured. As Penny Lane, No 1 groupie/groovy...Kate Hudson’s place in rock’n’roll history is assured. As Penny Lane, No 1 groupie/groovy...
fame and fortune
Angellica Bell has been awake since 4.30am. She is a co-host on the Hits Radio breakfast show six days a week, and...Angellica Bell has been awake since 4.30am. She is a co-host on the Hits Radio breakfast show six...Angellica Bell has been awake since 4.30am. She is a co-host on the Hits Radio breakfast show six...
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REVIEW
The star’s character stops Marc Fitoussi’s holiday movie from being too frivolous, but the tear-jerking finale is overdone
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REVIEW
John Krasinski’s latest turn as a director is about imaginary friends and features his wife, Emily Blunt, plus Ryan Reynolds, Bradley Cooper and more stars
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REVIEW
Scarlett Johansson narrates a punishing documentary about the Swedish actress and model who bewitched Keith Richards and Mick Jagger
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review
The director loved this Kill Bill-style drama featuring Raquel Welch
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review
This mesmerising debut about a girl and her hoarder mother has the sweaty claustrophobia of Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank
INTERVIEW
The bestselling mystery writer has been branded a ‘terrorist’ in his homeland. But this Putin critic is a reluctant dissident: ‘I am not a fighter, I am a writer’
When the Georgian-Russian writer Boris Akunin took to the stage to accept a special Freedom to Publish award at the British Book Awards on Monday evening, he declared himself to be an impostor. Akunin (which is his pen-name; he was born Grigori Chkhartishvili) has the grim double distinction of being the first writer since the Soviet era to be placed on Russia’s...When the Georgian-Russian writer Boris Akunin took to the stage to accept a special Freedom to...When the Georgian-Russian writer Boris Akunin took to the stage to accept a special Freedom to...
On a spring day in 2009 I phoned my cousin Leonora Carrington with some big news. A painting by her, The Giantess (c...On a spring day in 2009 I phoned my cousin Leonora Carrington with some big news. A painting by her, The Giantess (c 1950), had been sold at auction in New York for almost $1.5 million, the first of her works to break the million-dollar barrier. It took me a while to convince her this wasn’t a joke, so I can’t...On a spring day in 2009 I phoned my cousin Leonora Carrington with some big news. A painting by her, The Giantess (c 1950), had...
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FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Some of the biggest beasts in the operatic jungle turned out for the goodbye party of the Royal Opera’s music director. Even the King, newly confirmed as patron of the Royal Opera House, made a climactic appearance on stage. To my relief, the plot...Some of the biggest beasts in the operatic jungle turned out for the goodbye party of the Royal...Some of the biggest beasts in the operatic jungle turned out for the goodbye party of the Royal...
First night review
first night review
first night review
Attending this afternoon concert was like stepping into the world of yesterday. Mark Elder conducted the Hallé in...Attending this afternoon concert was like stepping into the world of yesterday. Mark Elder...Attending this afternoon concert was like stepping into the world of yesterday. Mark Elder...
first night review
The two works on Ballet Black’s new double bill, HEROES, can be viewed as having a common theme — the desire...The two works on Ballet Black’s new double bill, HEROES, can be viewed as having a common theme...The two works on Ballet Black’s new double bill, HEROES, can be viewed as having a common theme...
MindGames
Review
‘He really does look pretty scary,” Sue Mitchell says of the migrant smuggling mastermind Barzan Majeed, alias (gulp)...‘He really does look pretty scary,” Sue Mitchell says of the migrant smuggling mastermind Barzan...‘He really does look pretty scary,” Sue Mitchell says of the migrant smuggling mastermind Barzan...
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review
Bridgerton series 3, part 1
Netflix Bridgerton, the toff, tits and titles drama, is back for a third series. And, Lordy, the intimacy co-ordinators have been busy. Get ready to desteam your spectacles, folks, because the sex has returned too.Bridgerton series 3, part 1
Netflix Bridgerton, the toff, tits and titles drama, is back for...Bridgerton series 3, part 1
Netflix Bridgerton, the toff, tits and titles drama, is back for...
Viewing GUide
tELEVISION | STREAMING GUIDE
Delivered in association with News Associates — the UK’s No 1 journalism training school — the academy will include talks from senior journalists and editorial executives from The Times, The Sunday Times and Times Radio, as well as tours of...Delivered in association with News Associates — the UK’s No 1 journalism training school — the...Delivered in association with News Associates — the UK’s No 1 journalism training school — the...
Fountains, sculpture, exotic trees, bonkers topiary — why a lavish garden has always been the ultimate status symbol. By Dr Louisa McKenzie
Titouan Bernicot was 16 when the corals surrounding his Polynesian home turned white. Since then he has dedicated his life to revitalising reefs around the world
These fine jewellers are encouraging their successors in the schools and universities of Birmingham. Anna Murphy reports
Lisa Grainger on the island the French aristocracy like to keep to themselves, and more travel news
The manor house has a 300-year-old garden complete with giant mushrooms and lopsided lollipops
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Aston Martin is surging ahead with several product launches and overhauls under the new ownership of Lawrence Stroll. The latest is the new and improved Vantage, the entry-level sports car from the British manufacturer that is seeking greater...Aston Martin is surging ahead with several product launches and overhauls under the new ownership...Aston Martin is surging ahead with several product launches and overhauls under the new ownership...
Attenborough-approved wildlife, the smallest harbour in Britain and rolling countryside all await in this striking pocket of Scotland — best discovered by ebike
Trips abroad became impossible when our writer’s father developed dementia — until full-time care gave his family a chance to share tears and cheers in Florence and Bologna
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A private cove, jungle-style surroundings and delicious locally sourced menus await at Yazz Collective, a vibey, luxury hideaway not far from Fethiye
Discover the country’s best Costa, spot bears in wild Asturias or drink in the Duero wine region on these invigorating hikes
Can’t get to Chelsea? Towns and villages around the country are bright with a profusion of spring and summer flowers. These are the best
Getting stuck in a rut is often spoken of in terms of a job, a relationship, a fashion style even, but rarely a holiday.Getting stuck in a rut is often spoken of in terms of a job, a relationship, a fashion style even...Getting stuck in a rut is often spoken of in terms of a job, a relationship, a fashion style even...
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
I think this small town is the ideal focus for a day-tripping itinerary. Not only is it peppered with tempting cafés...I think this small town is the ideal focus for a day-tripping itinerary. Not only is it peppered...I think this small town is the ideal focus for a day-tripping itinerary. Not only is it peppered...
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The Welbeck Estate, on the edge of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, is known for its cookery school, brewery and farm shop. Now it has opened chic new accommodation which food lovers can book to stay in overnight. Alicia Miller checks in.
...The Welbeck Estate, on the edge of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, is known for its cookery...The Welbeck Estate, on the edge of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, is known for its cookery...
Weather Eye
AND TAKE the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying always with all...AND TAKE the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying...AND TAKE the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying...
Buckingham Palace
16th May, 2024 His Excellency Mr Ravshan Usmanov was received in audience by The King this...Buckingham Palace
16th May, 2024 His Excellency Mr Ravshan Usmanov was received in audience by...Buckingham Palace
16th May, 2024 His Excellency Mr Ravshan Usmanov was received in audience by...
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
Josie Lywood talks us through every step of her Georgian townhouse upgrade, which added significant value to the property
Most Haunted presenter Yvette Fielding says she has seen poltergeist activity in houses
first person
Luxury developments are offering IV drips to residents. David Byers rolls up his sleeve …
analysis
Thames Water bills 1.2 million households based on a ‘rateable value’ that has little to do with actual usage
first person
People living alone in the UK now make up a third of all households, according to the Office for National Statistics. There has been an 8 per cent increase in solo dwellers in a decade, outpacing the 6 per cent increase in the UK population in the...People living alone in the UK now make up a third of all households, according to the Office for...People living alone in the UK now make up a third of all households, according to the Office for...
If James Bond had a favourite destination, the Bahamas would surely come close. The Caribbean nation’s backdrop of sun, sand and warm seas has featured in multiple Bond movies, impressing Sean Connery so much that he made it his permanent home in...If James Bond had a favourite destination, the Bahamas would surely come close. The Caribbean...If James Bond had a favourite destination, the Bahamas would surely come close. The Caribbean...
Former Edinburgh Academy and Fettes teacher accused of sexually assaulting 12-year-old pupil in 1990s
newA former teacher who was described as “Scotland’s Jimmy Savile” by the broadcaster Nicky Campbell has gone on trial in his native South Africa. Iain Wares has been accused of more than 80 sex-related offences against dozens of boys while he taught at Edinburgh Academy and nearby Fettes College in...A former teacher who was described as “Scotland’s Jimmy Savile” by the broadcaster Nicky Campbell has gone on trial in his native South Africa. Iain Wares has been accused of more than 80 sex-related offences against dozens of boys while he taught at Edinburgh Academy and nearby Fettes College in...A former teacher who was described as “Scotland’s Jimmy Savile” by the broadcaster Nicky Campbell has gone on trial in his...
John Swinney will demand that his ministers provide “more concrete actions and fewer strategy documents” in an apparent swipe at his predecessors’ approach to government. The first minister promised to deliver “swift and efficient decisions based on the best available evidence” in order to provide certainty to businesses. He said that this...John Swinney will demand that his ministers provide “more concrete actions and fewer strategy documents” in an apparent swipe at his predecessors’ approach to government. The first minister promised to deliver “swift and efficient decisions based on the best available evidence” in order to provide certainty to businesses. He said that this...John Swinney will demand that his ministers provide “more concrete actions and fewer strategy documents” in an apparent swipe...
An advocate has been fined and severely reprimanded after he commented on the sexual history of a rape survivor and wrongly suggested she had a personality disorder. Ellie Wilson, 26, said she was “dehumanised and humiliated” by the actions of Lorenzo Alonzi, who represented the man convicted of raping her during a...An advocate has been fined and severely reprimanded after he commented on the sexual history of a...An advocate has been fined and severely reprimanded after he commented on the sexual history of a...
Holyrood sketch
John Swinney’s spell as first minister is already proving an interesting experiment. For years, Swinney served as...John Swinney’s spell as first minister is already proving an interesting experiment. For years...John Swinney’s spell as first minister is already proving an interesting experiment. For years...
SCOTTISH BUSINESS DIGEST
Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland. 1. Scotland has...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.
The contrast in landscape between the flat Netherlands and the soaring mountains and swooping glens of the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland could scarcely be more dramatic. It’s one reason that, 12 years ago after a visit to the Highlands...The contrast in landscape between the flat Netherlands and the soaring mountains and swooping...The contrast in landscape between the flat Netherlands and the soaring mountains and swooping...
LEADING ARTICLE
There’s something wonderfully wholesome about a traditional log cabin. They hark back to simpler times when screens didn’t dominate, beds were covered in patchwork quilts and children played outdoors until the dinner bell was rung. For those...There’s something wonderfully wholesome about a traditional log cabin. They hark back to simpler...There’s something wonderfully wholesome about a traditional log cabin. They hark back to simpler...
Philippe Clement believes Rangers are at the “end of a cycle” as he promised big changes at Ibrox next season with...Philippe Clement believes Rangers are at the “end of a cycle” as he promised big changes at Ibrox...Philippe Clement believes Rangers are at the “end of a cycle” as he promised big changes at Ibrox...
Robin Blacklock | Comment
The Scottish government set in 2021 a long-term vision for housing “for everyone to have a safe, high-quality home...The Scottish government set in 2021 a long-term vision for housing “for everyone to have a safe...The Scottish government set in 2021 a long-term vision for housing “for everyone to have a safe...
There are still numerous potential plot twists in the race for the United Rugby Championship play-offs, but Friday night against Munster is almost certainly going to be Bill Mata’s final Edinburgh home game. If and when the capital club do secure...There are still numerous potential plot twists in the race for the United Rugby Championship...There are still numerous potential plot twists in the race for the United Rugby Championship...
Comment
Sex education is for life, not just for school
Giles Coren
If only lessons continued into our forties, fifties and sixties we would be much better prepared for the awful truth
newWEEKEND ESSAY
The lizard, the wonder drug — and how it will change the world
newBEN MACINTYRE
Old sores unsettle Macron in New Caledonia
newMATT CHORLEY
If lanyards is the big issue of the day, it’s common sense to take it seriously
newOn May 13, 1940, Winston Churchill addressed the nation for the first time as prime minister: “I have nothing to...On May 13, 1940, Winston Churchill addressed the nation for the first time as prime minister: “I...On May 13, 1940, Winston Churchill addressed the nation for the first time as prime minister: “I...
patrick maguire
Starmer’s tussle with the unions isn’t over yet
The conclave dragged on and on and on until, eventually, the door opened. Those waiting expectantly outside the room...The conclave dragged on and on and on until, eventually, the door opened. Those waiting...The conclave dragged on and on and on until, eventually, the door opened. Those waiting...
emma duncan
RSPB Woman is ready to come out swinging
gerard baker
This Trump trial looks shakier by the day
Martin Samuel | notebook
Suggesting a sushi joint shouldn’t have hit a raw nerve
Zewditu Gebreyohanes
The National Trust is strangely obsessed with race
Leading Articles
Diagnosing the Problem
As an internal review confronts a sharp decline in productivity, coherent reform is needed to ensure our straining health service provides value for money
Promises, Promises
Opposition’s latest policy launch was underwhelming but it probably won’t matter
Dangerous Pursuit
Amending the law to punish reckless cyclists is long overdue
letters to the editor
Getting the unemployed back into work
Sir, Jeremy Hunt and Mel Stride have missed the opportunity to create a more informed debate on how to support people back into work (“When the going gets tough, Britons show their resilience”, comment, May 15). Perpetuating the assumption that...Sir, Jeremy Hunt and Mel Stride have missed the opportunity to create a more informed debate on...Sir, Jeremy Hunt and Mel Stride have missed the opportunity to create a more informed debate on...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, gives a speech on Labour’s foreign policy to the Institute for Government; the education select committee publishes a report on teacher recruitment and retention.
China: Monthly press conference on the country’s economic data.
Thailand: Hosts of the Fifa 2027 Women’s World Cup announced.
On this day
In 1749 Edward Jenner, the English physician, was born. His pioneering work with smallpox vaccinations lay the foundation for modern immunology. The last remaining smallpox virus specimens are held in two laboratories, in Siberia and the US; in 1792, 24 merchants meeting in Wall Street founded the New York stock exchange; in 1916 the Summer Time Act was passed, with clocks advanced in the UK for one hour from May 21 until October 1. The idea of daylight saving time had first been mentioned by Benjamin Franklin in 1784; in 1990 the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders. The anniversary is marked by the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia; in 2014 a new species of titanosaur was announced. One of the largest creatures to have walked the Earth, the juvenile herbivore (Patagotitan mayorum) weighed 76 tonnes.
Nature notes
At last the sun came out, and a large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) basked on a bramble leaf. It had just emerged from the little woodland pond close by. These insects have a two-year life cycle, most of which is spent underwater in nymph form. Large red damselfly nymphs live at the bottom of ponds, among both living and decaying vegetation, and in their early development eat the microscopic rotifers. They then graduate to consume insect larvae, particularly those of midges. Once they have left the water and grown wings, they do not live long. The mean mature lifespan of adult males is one week; females average five and a half days. However, there are records of both sexes surviving for six weeks as adults. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Baird, Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland (1979-82), 100; General Sir Richard Barrons, commander, Joint Forces Command (2013-16), 65; Sir Rodric Braithwaite, UK ambassador to USSR/Russia (1988-92), 92; Richard Brooke, chairman, England Boxing, 70; Bill Bruford, rock and jazz drummer, Yes (1968-72), 75; BS Chandrasekhar, cricketer, India (1964-79), 79; Enya, singer, Orinoco Flow (1988), 63; Anthony Eyton, figurative painter, 101; Lucy Frazer KC, culture, media and sport secretary, Conservative MP for South East Cambridgeshire, 52; Martin Harris, UK ambassador to Ukraine, 55; Prof Cyril Hilsum, physicist and and material scientist, 99; Sir Simon Hughes, MP (1983-2015), deputy leader, Liberal Democrats (2010-14), 73; Alan Johnson, Labour MP (1997-2017), home secretary (2009-10), 74; Justin King, chairman, Ovo (energy group), Allwyn UK (operator of the National Lottery), Dexters (estate agency), 63; Johanna Konta, tennis player, former British No 1, 33; Sugar Ray Leonard, boxer, five-weight world champion, 68; Taj Mahal, blues musician, 82; Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, 53; Jane Moore, journalist, columnist for The Sun, and broadcaster, Loose Women, 62; Baroness (Susan) Nye, director, Government Relations, 10 Downing Street (2007-10), 69; Christine Ohuruogu, athlete, Olympic gold medallist (2008), world 400m champion (2007, 2013), 40; Rt Rev Stephen Platten, bishop of Wakefield (2003-14), 77; Tamara Rojo, artistic director and lead principal dancer of English National Ballet (2012-22), 50; Jeremy Vine, presenter and broadcaster, 59; Paul Walker, chairman, Ashtead Group (equipment rental company), RELX Group (information and analytics company), 67; Paul Whitehouse, comedian and writer, The Fast Show (1994-2000), Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (2018-23), 66.