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Sir Keir Starmer outlines his plans for power
newSir Keir Starmer is thinking about life in No 10 and what it will mean for his family. If he wins the general election his wife Victoria, who works in the NHS in occupational health, intends to continue with the career she loves. “She’s absolutely going to carry on working, she wants to and she...Sir Keir Starmer is thinking about life in No 10 and what it will mean for his family. If he wins the general election his wife Victoria, who works in the NHS in occupational health, intends to continue with the career she loves. “She’s absolutely going to carry on working, she wants to and she...Sir Keir Starmer is thinking about life in No 10 and what it will mean for his family. If he wins the general election his wife...
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For a self-proclaimed “ruthless” leader, Sir Keir Starmer looked anything but on Friday. After three days of pointedly refusing to support Diane Abbott’s right to stand as his party’s candidate in Hackney North & Stoke Newington, the Labour leader appeared to capitulate in the face of pressure from the unions, some party colleagues and...For a self-proclaimed “ruthless” leader, Sir Keir Starmer looked anything but on Friday. After three days of pointedly refusing to support Diane Abbott’s right to stand as his party’s candidate in Hackney North & Stoke Newington, the Labour leader appeared to capitulate in the face of pressure from the unions, some party colleagues and...For a self-proclaimed “ruthless” leader, Sir Keir Starmer looked anything but on Friday. After three days of pointedly refusing...
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Donald Trump has said he is “honoured” to have been convicted by a criminal court and called America a fascist state in a defiant speech from Trump Tower on Friday. Appearing in the marble atrium of his skyscraper the morning after a jury of 12 New Yorkers found him guilty of 34 charges of falsifying business...Donald Trump has said he is “honoured” to have been convicted by a criminal court and called...Donald Trump has said he is “honoured” to have been convicted by a criminal court and called...
Interview
Maya Hawke is hidden behind a whirl of canine fur — her black labradoodle, Lucky, has taken a deep interest in our...Maya Hawke is hidden behind a whirl of canine fur — her black labradoodle, Lucky, has taken a...Maya Hawke is hidden behind a whirl of canine fur — her black labradoodle, Lucky, has taken a...
For 20 years Harry Jameson’s career as a hands-on personal trainer and coach ― pushing politicians and celebrities to...For 20 years Harry Jameson’s career as a hands-on personal trainer and coach ― pushing...For 20 years Harry Jameson’s career as a hands-on personal trainer and coach ― pushing...
A man has been charged with the murder of a women’s football coach who was stabbed to death on a beach in Bournemouth.A man has been charged with the murder of a women’s football coach who was stabbed to death on a...A man has been charged with the murder of a women’s football coach who was stabbed to death on a...
Two armed robbers ripped a £235,000 watch from the wrist of a Chinese businessman after tackling him to the ground in...Two armed robbers ripped a £235,000 watch from the wrist of a Chinese businessman after tackling...Two armed robbers ripped a £235,000 watch from the wrist of a Chinese businessman after tackling...
Whether it’s spending time in nature, flower-pressing or shunning screens, more young Britons are embracing “slow living”. Advocates of the increasingly popular lifestyle trend insist that it is the perfect antidote to burnout. Adriana Tudorache...Whether it’s spending time in nature, flower-pressing or shunning screens, more young Britons are...Whether it’s spending time in nature, flower-pressing or shunning screens, more young Britons are...
Sitting in an armchair in his care home as a robin pecks cake crumbs at his feet, Richard Willis closes his eyes and casts his memory back 80 years to when his landing craft was hit by a hail of machinegun fire as it came ashore on the Normandy coast in the first waves of the D-Day landings. Willis, an acclaimed artist who turned 100 in February, struggles to recall...Sitting in an armchair in his care home as a robin pecks cake crumbs at his feet, Richard Willis...Sitting in an armchair in his care home as a robin pecks cake crumbs at his feet, Richard Willis...
The war correspondent John Prince was working as a journalist for The Times assigned to cover the Merchant Navy in...The war correspondent John Prince was working as a journalist for The Times assigned to cover the Merchant Navy in 1944 before he was transferred to Normandy a month after the D-Day landings. Prince had already been working for the newspaper for 11 years, starting as a parliamentary reporter and then becoming a...The war correspondent John Prince was working as a journalist for The Times assigned to cover the Merchant Navy in 1944 before...
Lara Spirit and Harry Yorke
Parliament has dissolved, Britain has no MPs, and those who usually populate the corridors of power — the politicians...Parliament has dissolved, Britain has no MPs, and those who usually populate the corridors of...Parliament has dissolved, Britain has no MPs, and those who usually populate the corridors of...
THE TIMES DIARY
A politician should prepare for a televised election debate as if it is the FA Cup final, Nigel Farage tells Politico.A politician should prepare for a televised election debate as if it is the FA Cup final, Nigel...A politician should prepare for a televised election debate as if it is the FA Cup final, Nigel...
Catherine Philp | Dispatch
Under a soot-layered single lightbulb in Pappu Chaiwala’s tea shop, Narendra Modi’s fan club is discussing what to expect if the Varanasi MP and Indian national leader wins a third term. “Reclaim Mount Kailash!” one says of the holy mountain across the border in Chinese-ruled Tibet, which is...Under a soot-layered single lightbulb in Pappu Chaiwala’s tea shop, Narendra Modi’s fan club is discussing what to expect if the Varanasi MP and Indian national leader wins a third term. “Reclaim Mount Kailash!” one says of the holy mountain across the border in Chinese-ruled Tibet, which is...Under a soot-layered single lightbulb in Pappu Chaiwala’s tea shop, Narendra Modi’s fan club is discussing what to expect if...
George Grylls | Dispatch
Beside a golf course in the Hungarian countryside, a succession of cement mixers emerge from a secluded lane. Through the woods it is possible to catch sight of a genteel house surrounded by lavish gardens. “This castle is the heart of the system,” says Peter Magyar, a Hungarian opposition leader, about the Habsburg palace of Hatvanpuszta...Beside a golf course in the Hungarian countryside, a succession of cement mixers emerge from a secluded lane. Through the woods it is possible to catch sight of a genteel house surrounded by lavish gardens. “This castle is the heart of the system,” says Peter Magyar, a Hungarian opposition leader, about the Habsburg palace of Hatvanpuszta...Beside a golf course in the Hungarian countryside, a succession of cement mixers emerge from a secluded lane. Through the woods...
US confidential
Douglas Fairbanks, the swashbuckling king of the silent era, was on hosting duties while the list of nominees included Gloria Swanson and Janet Gaynor. Wings, a silent First World War film featuring Clara Bow, won best picture. Those inside the opulently decorated Blossom Room on Hollywood Boulevard — having paid...Douglas Fairbanks, the swashbuckling king of the silent era, was on hosting duties while the list...Douglas Fairbanks, the swashbuckling king of the silent era, was on hosting duties while the list...
In February 1888, Vincent van Gogh fled the debauchery of Paris for Arles in southern France, where he hoped to find comfort from his mental and physical struggles. The health benefits from his year or so in Provence were limited — the period ended when the Dutch post-impressionist was admitted to an asylum a few months after slicing off his ear with a razor. However...In February 1888, Vincent van Gogh fled the debauchery of Paris for Arles in southern France...In February 1888, Vincent van Gogh fled the debauchery of Paris for Arles in southern France...
French police have arrested an 18-year-old Chechen man suspected of planning an Islamist terrorist attack at the...French police have arrested an 18-year-old Chechen man suspected of planning an Islamist terrorist attack at the Olympics this summer. The teenager, who arrived in France with his family from the Muslim-majority Russian republic last year, is alleged to have planned to attack spectators and police officers in...French police have arrested an 18-year-old Chechen man suspected of planning an Islamist terrorist attack at the Olympics this...
Letter from Madeira
marc bennetts | Analysis
Hopes of a successful launch for Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft have taken on fresh urgency after its crew were tasked with one extra mission goal: fixing a broken urine recycling machine on the International Space Station. The capsule is due for lift-off from Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 12.45pm EST (5.45pm BST) on Saturday. It will be the...Hopes of a successful launch for Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft have taken on fresh urgency...Hopes of a successful launch for Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft have taken on fresh urgency...
Seen as a mere speck nestled among a sea of blobs and twinkles, Jades-GS-z14-0 may not, to the casual viewer, leap...Seen as a mere speck nestled among a sea of blobs and twinkles, Jades-GS-z14-0 may not, to the casual viewer, leap out as anything remarkable in the James Webb Space Telescope’s latest snapshot of the universe. To scientists, however, this is one of the most remarkable images in the history of time itself, providing...Seen as a mere speck nestled among a sea of blobs and twinkles, Jades-GS-z14-0 may not, to the casual viewer, leap out as...
photography
National Geographic Traveller magazine has announced the winners of its annual photography competition. The awards were open to both amateur and professional photographers, who were invited to submit travel images taken during the past year. Pat...National Geographic Traveller magazine has announced the winners of its annual photography...National Geographic Traveller magazine has announced the winners of its annual photography...
Cathie Wood goes against proxy advisers who urged shareholders to reject ‘excessive’ award
Cathie Wood, the famed American fund manager, has urged investors to back a $56 billion pay package for Elon Musk, the Tesla boss, as shareholders prepare to vote on the biggest remuneration deal in American corporate history. Wood said that Musk had paid his dues, having not taken a salary or...Cathie Wood, the famed American fund manager, has urged investors to back a $56 billion pay package for Elon Musk, the Tesla boss, as shareholders prepare to vote on the biggest remuneration deal in American corporate history. Wood said that Musk had paid his dues, having not taken a salary or...Cathie Wood, the famed American fund manager, has urged investors to back a $56 billion pay package for Elon Musk, the Tesla...
The chairman of Aston Martin Lagonda has said he is open to a potential New York listing of the luxury carmaker after claiming that British investors have not moved on from its flotation flop under previous management. Lawrence Stroll, who rescued Aston Martin four years ago, said that UK investors had struggled to get over the company’s...The chairman of Aston Martin Lagonda has said he is open to a potential New York listing of the luxury carmaker after claiming that British investors have not moved on from its flotation flop under previous management. Lawrence Stroll, who rescued Aston Martin four years ago, said that UK investors had struggled to get over the company’s...The chairman of Aston Martin Lagonda has said he is open to a potential New York listing of the luxury carmaker after claiming...
Inflation in the United States steadied in April, raising hopes for an autumn interest rate cut in the world’s biggest economy. The monthly core personal consumption expenditures price index, the US Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation, edged down to 0.2 per cent, from 0.3 per cent in March. On a yearly...Inflation in the United States steadied in April, raising hopes for an autumn interest rate cut...Inflation in the United States steadied in April, raising hopes for an autumn interest rate cut...
Comment
At this point, as someone said to me last week, it might be smart to just sell everything and buy shares in Nvidia.At this point, as someone said to me last week, it might be smart to just sell everything and buy...At this point, as someone said to me last week, it might be smart to just sell everything and buy...
market report
The largest investor in Associated British Foods has received £262 million after cashing in a chunk of shares. Howard...The largest investor in Associated British Foods has received £262 million after cashing in a...The largest investor in Associated British Foods has received £262 million after cashing in a...
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Touker Suleyman, the fashion entrepreneur, says the high street is ‘roaring back’
RECRUITMENT
We spend billions of pounds each year designing and upgrading our homes, but should the same care and attention be lavished on our workplaces? The average UK employee spends 90,000 hours in their workplace, but more than half of staff claim their offices are “uninspiring”. With the post-pandemic battle to encourage staff to return to the office still raging, a...We spend billions of pounds each year designing and upgrading our homes, but should the same care...We spend billions of pounds each year designing and upgrading our homes, but should the same care...
SIX FROM THE BEST
In 1989 aged 23, Wayne Griffiths approached Audi and persuaded it to hire him, before driving from Manchester to...In 1989 aged 23, Wayne Griffiths approached Audi and persuaded it to hire him, before driving from Manchester to Ingolstadt in southern Germany to start work. He is now chief executive of Seat and Cupra, one of Europe’s fastest-growing automotive brands. Here are his tips to drive your career forward. 1 Be brave....In 1989 aged 23, Wayne Griffiths approached Audi and persuaded it to hire him, before driving from Manchester to Ingolstadt in...
gallagher premiership play-offs | alex lowe
Northampton 22 Saracens 20
Owen Farrell accepted the handshakes from Northampton Saints players and the hugs from his team-mates. He even found it in himself to sign some autographs. But his emotions were scrambled. Chants of “Shoe Army” were echoing around Franklin’s Gardens as the Saracens captain contemplated a defeat that meant the end of his career in England. Farrell is heading now for...Owen Farrell accepted the handshakes from Northampton Saints players and the hugs from his...Owen Farrell accepted the handshakes from Northampton Saints players and the hugs from his...
The Durham and England seamer Brydon Carse has been banned from all forms of cricket for three months after breaching...The Durham and England seamer Brydon Carse has been banned from all forms of cricket for three months after breaching anti-corruption rules by placing bets on cricket matches. The 28-year-old was charged with placing 303 bets on various matches between 2017 and 2019, although he did not place bets on games in which...The Durham and England seamer Brydon Carse has been banned from all forms of cricket for three months after breaching...
Keely hodgkinson interview
Owen slot
The third-favourite in the Betfred Derby at Epsom on Saturday afternoon is Ancient Wisdom, a three-year-old bay colt...The third-favourite in the Betfred Derby at Epsom on Saturday afternoon is Ancient Wisdom, a...The third-favourite in the Betfred Derby at Epsom on Saturday afternoon is Ancient Wisdom, a...
T20 World Cup | mike atherton
It was cloudy and cold, with a piercing wind blowing through New York on the morning of Thursday, September 26, 1844.It was cloudy and cold, with a piercing wind blowing through New York on the morning of Thursday...It was cloudy and cold, with a piercing wind blowing through New York on the morning of Thursday...
Champions League final
Edin Terzic remembers his role during the 2013 Champions League final: “They took the team bus, while I was on a fan bus.” Borussia Dortmund lost that game at Wembley 2-1 to their rivals Bayern Munich courtesy of a late Arjen Robben goal. Back then Terzic was only a supporter, often standing among the hardcore fans in the famous “Yellow Wall” at Signal Iduna Park. Now...Edin Terzic remembers his role during the 2013 Champions League final: “They took the team bus...Edin Terzic remembers his role during the 2013 Champions League final: “They took the team bus...
champions league final | Rafa Benítez
The question is always raised: who is the best player for Real Madrid? Some will say Jude Bellingham, someone else...The question is always raised: who is the best player for Real Madrid? Some will say Jude Bellingham, someone else Vinícius Jr, but I like Federico Valverde and Rodrygo. Rodrygo plays alongside Vinícius Jr in attack but is rarely talked about. For me, he is doing everything right. His movement is clever, his passing...The question is always raised: who is the best player for Real Madrid? Some will say Jude Bellingham, someone else Vinícius Jr...
Ollie Lawrence interview
They were dressed in bucket hats and retro basketball tops, celebrating nicking the final Champions Cup qualification spot by finishing eighth on the final day of the season with a 61-29 win over Saracens. There were a little too many drinks, perhaps, as Lawrence missed his morning flight to London where he was due to attend the Premiership awards. He just about...They were dressed in bucket hats and retro basketball tops, celebrating nicking the final...They were dressed in bucket hats and retro basketball tops, celebrating nicking the final...
England’s summer Test against Japan in Tokyo will not be shown on mainstream television and will be broadcast by a...England’s summer Test against Japan in Tokyo will not be shown on mainstream television and will be broadcast by a World Rugby streaming website instead. As The Times revealed this month, no TV broadcasters were interested in showing the England match against Eddie Jones’s side on June 22. And it has now been...England’s summer Test against Japan in Tokyo will not be shown on mainstream television and will be broadcast by a World Rugby...
exclusive interview | martin samuel
It is a moment that could be added to the list of clips for the next edition of “101 Sports Bloopers”. It is also a moment that the French tennis player Arthur Rinderknech will regret for the rest of his life. Leading two sets to one in the second round of the French Open, Rinderknech was close to reaching the last 32 of his home grand-slam event for the first time at...It is a moment that could be added to the list of clips for the next edition of “101 Sports...It is a moment that could be added to the list of clips for the next edition of “101 Sports...
Alexander Zverev’s appeal hearing is under way in Berlin after a German court imposed a €450,000 (£380,000) fine on...Alexander Zverev’s appeal hearing is under way in Berlin after a German court imposed a €450,000 (£380,000) fine on the tennis player for allegedly assaulting his former girlfriend, the model Brenda Patea, with whom he has a three-year-old daughter. Zverev, the world No 4 who is competing in the French Open in Paris...Alexander Zverev’s appeal hearing is under way in Berlin after a German court imposed a €450,000 (£380,000) fine on the tennis...
interview | Martin Samuel
Premier league
Euro 2024
The Euro 2024 hosts, Germany, kick off this year’s tournament against Scotland on Friday, June 14. The favourites, England, begin their campaign two days later against Serbia. But can Gareth Southgate’s side, who lost in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley, go one better this year? Will Harry Kane, the England captain who scored 44 goals in 45 games in his first season...The Euro 2024 hosts, Germany, kick off this year’s tournament against Scotland on Friday, June 14.The Euro 2024 hosts, Germany, kick off this year’s tournament against Scotland on Friday, June 14.
José Mourinho is set to return to management with the Turkish club Fenerbahce after five months out of work. The...José Mourinho is set to return to management with the Turkish club Fenerbahce after five months out of work. The former Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager was sacked by Roma in January, halfway through a disappointing campaign in which the side finished sixth in Serie A, and is close to...José Mourinho is set to return to management with the Turkish club Fenerbahce after five months out of work. The former...
Bill Edgar’s champions league quiz
T20 World Cup guide
TAILENDER | PATRICK KIDD
Assuming the opinion polls are correct, and no late injuries, Jimmy Anderson will end his Test career in July playing...Assuming the opinion polls are correct, and no late injuries, Jimmy Anderson will end his Test...Assuming the opinion polls are correct, and no late injuries, Jimmy Anderson will end his Test...
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Due For Luck (3.10 Epsom)
A useful two-year-old last season, this gelding was...Racecards BET OF THE DAY
Due For Luck (3.10 Epsom)
A useful two-year-old last season, this...Racecards BET OF THE DAY
Due For Luck (3.10 Epsom)
A useful two-year-old last season, this...
The government was so determined not to pay Anne Robins, 80, a higher pension that it fought a test case, reports Lily Russell-Jones
George Nixon works out how to swerve those holiday rental pitfalls
Rachel Mortimer
Buying designer gear and lending it online is a booming trade. Lucy Alderson finds out how it’s done
The big question
Investment Eye
Many football fans will follow their team devoutly but never bother going to the reserve or youth team games. Yet...Many football fans will follow their team devoutly but never bother going to the reserve or youth...Many football fans will follow their team devoutly but never bother going to the reserve or youth...
Ask the experts
Q. We recently accepted an offer on our house that was £25,000 over the asking price and were chuffed. But the...Q. We recently accepted an offer on our house that was £25,000 over the asking price and were...Q. We recently accepted an offer on our house that was £25,000 over the asking price and were...
hugo rifkind
The way you kill a rabbit, as I recall, is that you hold the head in one hand and the back legs in the other and then straighten everything until you hear a crack. Birds are easier. For a pheasant or a chicken, you want to get the body under one arm and then turn and pull the head, a bit like if it were a bottle of champagne. The turning bit is important. Forget that...The way you kill a rabbit, as I recall, is that you hold the head in one hand and the back legs...The way you kill a rabbit, as I recall, is that you hold the head in one hand and the back legs...
what i’ve learnt
Essex-born singer, songwriter and TV personality Olly Murs, 40, was runner-up in the 2009 series of The X Factor....Essex-born singer, songwriter and TV personality Olly Murs, 40, was runner-up in the 2009 series of The X Factor. He has released seven multi-platinum albums and four No 1 singles and headlined stadium tours. He also presented The X Factor with Caroline Flack and for six years was a judge/mentor on The Voice....Essex-born singer, songwriter and TV personality Olly Murs, 40, was runner-up in the 2009 series of The X Factor. He...
interview
Having worked alongside it for the past two decades, my general impression of public relations is that it is not a life-or-death occupation. You might get a client shouting down the phone about being misquoted. Maybe they’re upset if a photograph shows them in a particularly unattractive light. But you’re not going to get a gun to your head. How wrong I am. A few pages...Having worked alongside it for the past two decades, my general impression of public relations is...Having worked alongside it for the past two decades, my general impression of public relations is...
Beta male
We decided we’d have some friends round for dinner recently. Nothing stuffy or formal, just a little gang of cool...We decided we’d have some friends round for dinner recently. Nothing stuffy or formal, just a little gang of cool fortysomething couples sitting round a candlelit table, enjoying the food, gesticulating with forks and tilting our heads back and laughing at absolutely everything, like those European adverts for...We decided we’d have some friends round for dinner recently. Nothing stuffy or formal, just a little gang of cool...
Interview
Mum is Uma Thurman. Dad is Ethan Hawke. The pop siren and Stranger Things star reveals why she’s comfortable following in their famous footsteps
The Small Faces frontman died in 1991, but his widow has used AI to recreate his voice — can Robert Plant, Peter Frampton and other rock giants block it?
review | memoir
Broadcaster Mishal Husain’s arresting family memoir tells the story of Indian partition
HUGO RIFKIND
It’s the monster epic that rivals Breaking Bad — just count the 11 series and ten spin-offs
interview | Martin Samuel
The Dutch defender loved music as a child before football took over. Now the self-taught musician is taking his passion into schools
There’s never been a better time to be an armchair cinema fan with more ways to watch movies across TV channels, streaming services and digital downloads than ever before. But sometimes there can be too much choice, and that’s why our experts have...There’s never been a better time to be an armchair cinema fan with more ways to watch movies...There’s never been a better time to be an armchair cinema fan with more ways to watch movies...
REVIEW | biography
my culture fix
VIEWING GUIDE
TELEVISION
television
TELEVISION
REVIEW | memoir
review | thrillers
review | fiction
“Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice.” Julia Armfield has added a third option to Robert Frost’s...“Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice.” Julia Armfield has added a third option...“Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice.” Julia Armfield has added a third option...
REREADING
I was 13 when I first visited the trenches at Beaumont-Hamel on the Somme. The shell-pocked land had been more or...I was 13 when I first visited the trenches at Beaumont-Hamel on the Somme. The shell-pocked land...I was 13 when I first visited the trenches at Beaumont-Hamel on the Somme. The shell-pocked land...
REVIEW | FICTION
REVIEW | memoir
CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK
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FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
We expect too much from our spouses says Clare Foges, who has taken a more neolithic approach
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interview
The historian tells Stephen Armstrong he’s glad the state of the nation’s waterways has become a national issue
Harry Jameson’s ten rules for beating the midlife paunch, plus a 20-minute strength workout to try at home
new
The organic farmer William Kendall reveals 20 of his favourite restaurants, pubs, beachside spots and cafés
It’s an essential dietary mineral but many of us aren’t getting as much as we need. Jessica Salter investigates
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sex counsel
Q. A couple of years ago I had a mastectomy following my breast cancer diagnosis. I’m starting to regain my sense of...Q. A couple of years ago I had a mastectomy following my breast cancer diagnosis. I’m starting to...Q. A couple of years ago I had a mastectomy following my breast cancer diagnosis. I’m starting to...
deepak chopra
As a prelude to writing optimistically about how to stay youthful, I’ll have to strike a pessimistic note. More...As a prelude to writing optimistically about how to stay youthful, I’ll have to strike a...As a prelude to writing optimistically about how to stay youthful, I’ll have to strike a...
Several years ago, I decided to fill part of our old walled garden in the Cotswolds with plants that would attract pollinators and other beneficial insects. An area 50ft long, it’s similar in size to that of an average garden in the UK. The plot had been devoted entirely to growing flowers for cutting; some plants were already bee and butterfly magnets and these were...Several years ago, I decided to fill part of our old walled garden in the Cotswolds with plants...Several years ago, I decided to fill part of our old walled garden in the Cotswolds with plants...
Stephen Anderton
One of the marvellous things about daffodils is that you can take them for granted; they just get on with it — until...One of the marvellous things about daffodils is that you can take them for granted; they just get on with it — until the next spring comes around and they don’t show any sign of flowering. You think, “Oh, not many flowers this year”, and then two or three years later the clump is blind: masses of leaves but not a...One of the marvellous things about daffodils is that you can take them for granted; they just get on with it — until the next...
From buzzy Buenos Aires to elegant Mendoza — with a stop-off at the world’s first Christian theme park – this South American adventure captivated our writer
Riding off-road trails in glorious alpine scenery made this the ultimate boys’ weekend. Let’s just forget the part where my son accidentally did a front flip…
Go off-grid with our selection of cosy hideaways — from modern boltholes with wood-fired hot tubs in Pembrokeshire to modernist mirrored stays on Scotland’s east coast
A restored farmstay hotel near a wildly beautiful beach is just one reason to visit Portugal’s overlooked eastern Algarve
From the shattering glaciers of Patagonia to the dramatic waterfalls of Iguazu, Argentina is a country of extremes. Our expert has chosen the top trips to capture its beauty and untamed wilderness
The Bridgerton factor has brought a stream of new visitors to Britain’s stately homes — including some where you can...The Bridgerton factor has brought a stream of new visitors to Britain’s stately homes — including...The Bridgerton factor has brought a stream of new visitors to Britain’s stately homes — including...
video
Until recently Bodo was only cool in the literal sense — it stands about 60 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Right...Until recently Bodo was only cool in the literal sense — it stands about 60 miles north of the...Until recently Bodo was only cool in the literal sense — it stands about 60 miles north of the...
video
The Amalfi coast is one of the prettiest parts of Italy — and therefore one of the most popular. In high season, the towns and villages strung along the winding coast are heaving. There are ways to find the uncrowded Amalfi, though: our expert...The Amalfi coast is one of the prettiest parts of Italy — and therefore one of the most popular.The Amalfi coast is one of the prettiest parts of Italy — and therefore one of the most popular.
video
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
Sarah Lane Cawte
MindGames
1 Which queen was the only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III? 2 Rioplatense is a dialect of which language, the world’s most spoken Romance language? 3 Nicrosil is a nickel alloy that contains chromium and which metalloid...1 Which queen was the only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III? 2...1 Which queen was the only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III? 2...
Christie Teed and Joào Dias
SNP’s former health secretary has begun 27-day suspension from Holyrood
Police are assessing a fresh complaint about Michael Matheson’s £11,000 iPad data roaming bill, it has emerged. Matheson was forced to quit as health secretary after making misleading statements about the bill, which was racked up by his sons using the parliamentary device as a hotspot to watch...Police are assessing a fresh complaint about Michael Matheson’s £11,000 iPad data roaming bill, it has emerged. Matheson was forced to quit as health secretary after making misleading statements about the bill, which was racked up by his sons using the parliamentary device as a hotspot to watch...Police are assessing a fresh complaint about Michael Matheson’s £11,000 iPad data roaming bill, it has emerged. Matheson was...
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of hypocrisy after boarding a private jet to set out his party’s commitment to thousands of new green energy jobs in Scotland. His flight came hours after the Labour Party had criticised Rishi Sunak on social media for using a helicopter on the campaign trail. The Labour leader confirmed on Friday that he...Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of hypocrisy after boarding a private jet to set out his party’s commitment to thousands of new green energy jobs in Scotland. His flight came hours after the Labour Party had criticised Rishi Sunak on social media for using a helicopter on the campaign trail. The Labour leader confirmed on Friday that he...Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of hypocrisy after boarding a private jet to set out his party’s commitment to thousands of...
A father and son who went missing in the Highlands died as a result of a fall, police have confirmed, as their family paid tribute to the “caring and loving” pair. Tom Parry, 49, and his son Richie Parry, 12, from Cheshire, failed to return on Wednesday after visiting Glen Nevis and Glencoe. At about 7.25pm on...A father and son who went missing in the Highlands died as a result of a fall, police have...A father and son who went missing in the Highlands died as a result of a fall, police have...
CALUM MACRAE interview
UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP
The modernist masterpiece has lain derelict and gathering moss in the Scottish Borders for more than 20 years. In its pomp in the 1970s, the flat-roofed glazed studio was the creative space of Bernat Klein, the acclaimed textile designer, designed...The modernist masterpiece has lain derelict and gathering moss in the Scottish Borders for more...The modernist masterpiece has lain derelict and gathering moss in the Scottish Borders for more...
scotland business digest
The father of a man whose body lay undiscovered for days in a crashed car because of police failings has told how he...The father of a man whose body lay undiscovered for days in a crashed car because of police...The father of a man whose body lay undiscovered for days in a crashed car because of police...
The comedian Frankie Boyle boosted the value of his personal company to more than £2.2 million last year. The...The comedian Frankie Boyle boosted the value of his personal company to more than £2.2 million...The comedian Frankie Boyle boosted the value of his personal company to more than £2.2 million...
FOOTBALL | MICHAEL GRANT
As a man who has declared his knowledge and respect for Rangers’ history — he was bowled over by his visit to the new...As a man who has declared his knowledge and respect for Rangers’ history — he was bowled over by...As a man who has declared his knowledge and respect for Rangers’ history — he was bowled over by...
Members of the Scottish Green Party are attempting to drop a general election candidate who called JK Rowling a...Members of the Scottish Green Party are attempting to drop a general election candidate who...Members of the Scottish Green Party are attempting to drop a general election candidate who...
Coasteering explores what some consider to be the last great wilderness. Max Kendix braves the cold North Sea to see what it’s all about
interview
The Two Doors Down actress on why acting jobs don’t come as easily as they do down south
review
Claire Sawers eats at the tiny Edinburgh restaurant’s much larger new venture
Plus: the Wildhood festival at Tullibole Castle, NT Art Month in Edinburgh, Tom Allen and Stevie Nicks
gabriella bennett
Everywhere I went in the States people were discussing art from back home, even if they didn’t realise it
Start at St Monans harbour, once a thriving fishing and boat-building centre but now sadly quiet. First head west along The Shore, the seafront lined with old stone houses, past the excellent seafood restaurant to the parish church, a 14th-century marvel. Heading back east, go uphill behind the old grey boat shed, turning right down Rose Street. The coastal path soon...Start at St Monans harbour, once a thriving fishing and boat-building centre but now sadly quiet.Start at St Monans harbour, once a thriving fishing and boat-building centre but now sadly quiet.
Going towards North Berwick from the A1, it’s the first (unmarked) turning on the right after Tyninghame village. Go...Going towards North Berwick from the A1, it’s the first (unmarked) turning on the right after Tyninghame village. Go about half a mile then park (though increasingly difficult), walk to left through gate another half mile or so, past a log cabin on clifftop that you can hire for parties (as I have); great wild...Going towards North Berwick from the A1, it’s the first (unmarked) turning on the right after Tyninghame village. Go about half...
Comment
It’s not too late for Tories to choose dignity
Matthew Parris
Forget the rushed, desperate spending pledges and start setting yourselves up as the steady, sensible party of opposition
Janice Turner
Starmer’s urge to purge may yet backfire
will pavia
How to pick the last film your dad will see
Lara Spirit
Going into battle on Labour’s bus takes me all the way back to school
ann treneman | notebook
Shock news: I’ve been hit by indoor lightning
weekend essay
What do we want from our farms: food or flowers?
ben MaCINTYRE
The Russian spy and her dog that endangered D-Day
rose wilde | feedback
To whom it may concern: when in doubt, play a ‘who’
‘Oh dear!” wrote Bob Carstairs, “and in your column too.” My job, as he sees it, is “to uphold our best bashes at the...‘Oh dear!” wrote Bob Carstairs, “and in your column too.” My job, as he sees it, is “to uphold...‘Oh dear!” wrote Bob Carstairs, “and in your column too.” My job, as he sees it, is “to uphold...
melissa harrison | nature notebook
For now, a nightingale sings in my square mile
I count them back in, my totem birds: the swallows, then the nightingales, the local cuckoo and the turtle doves not...I count them back in, my totem birds: the swallows, then the nightingales, the local cuckoo and...I count them back in, my totem birds: the swallows, then the nightingales, the local cuckoo and...
Leading Articles
Uncharted Territory
Donald Trump is the first president of the United States, serving or former, to be convicted of a crime. Yet many Americans still want him back in the White House
Electricity Bill
Labour should be candid about the costs of rapidly decarbonising the grid
Papal Fallibility
When it comes to incautious political pontificating, even the Pope is not immune
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Trump verdict and repercussions for the West
newSir, The day-to-day business of international relations — wars, alliances, trade — rests on an ever-shifting foundation of history and sentiment. The verdict in the Trump trial can only increase the mutual incomprehension between the US and Europe...Sir, The day-to-day business of international relations — wars, alliances, trade — rests on an...Sir, The day-to-day business of international relations — wars, alliances, trade — rests on an...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
Today
UK: The multiple dwellings relief element of residential stamp duty land tax is abolished. Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, announced plans to scrap the MDR in the spring budget; start of month-long London Festival of Architecture, across various venues in the capital; Real Madrid face Borussia Dortmund in the Uefa Champions League final at Wembley.
Tomorrow
UK: Network Rail’s new timetables take effect.
China: The Chang’e 6 moon mission’s lander and ascender modules are due to attempt a soft landing on the Moon’s surface near the Apollo crater.
On this day
Today
In 1599 Archbishop Whitgift and Richard Bancroft, the Bishop of London, ordered the burning of a collection of satirical books, including titles by Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nashe; in 1955 the Untouchability (Offences) Act came into force in India, to curb the practice of untouchability (caste-based discrimination). On September 2, 1976, the act was strengthened and its name changed to the Protection of the Civil Rights Act; in 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded Give Peace a Chance during their second “bed-in” for peace; in 1974 28 people were killed and 36 seriously injured when a large explosion severely damaged the Nypro (UK) chemical plant in Flixborough in North Lincolnshire. No one escaped from the control room, where 18 of the deaths occurred, and fires raged for several days; in 1979 the first black-led government in 90 years took power in Rhodesia, which was renamed Zimbabwe-Rhodesia.
Tomorrow
In 597 St Augustine, according to tradition, baptised King Ethelbert of Kent. He was the first Anglo-Saxon king to become a Christian; in 1162 Thomas Becket was ordained, to be consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury the next day; in 1896 Guglielmo Marconi filed a patent for his wireless telegraphy apparatus; in 1959 Allen Ginsberg wrote his poem Lysergic Acid in San Francisco, the day after his 33rd birthday. He had taken LSD for the first time at a conference on LSD therapy; in 1994 an RAF Chinook helicopter crashed in the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland en route from Belfast to Inverness, killing all 29 people on board, including some of Britain’s top intelligence experts.
Nature notes
The dog roses are in bloom. They grow on thorny bines that clamber their way high up supporting trees. Their flowers, which vary from pink to white, fill lanes with a delicate perfume, and the hum of pollinators. Once these flowers set, they begin the summer-long process of becoming rosehips, those orange-red beauties of autumn. Rosehips are one of humanity’s oldest foods; their remains have been found on numerous Stone Age digs. Our ancestors recognised a good thing: rosehips have 50 times more vitamin C than oranges. The trick is to boil, simmer and then mash them carefully so as to remove the irritating hairs from the small seeds. During the Second World War, civilians were encouraged to gather rosehips to make syrup for the troops. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays
Today
Lady (Jill) Black of Derwent DBE, justice of the Supreme Court (2017-21), 70; Johnnie Boden, founder (1991) of clothing company Boden, 63; Pat Boone, singer, Love Letters in the Sand (1957), and actor, 90; Chase Coleman, hedge fund manager, founder of Tiger Global Management, 49; Brian Cox, actor, Succession (2018-2023), 78; Sir Ron Dennis, founder and chairman (1984-2017), McLaren Technology Group, 77; Dame Sarah Falk, lady justice of appeal, 62; Lord (Norman) Foster of Thames Bank OM, architect, chairman and founder, Foster and Partners, 89; Tom Holland, actor, Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), 28; Heidi Klum, model, 51; Prof Dame Parveen Kumar, gastroenterologist, president, Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (2013-20), 82; Dame Ruth May, chief nursing officer for England, 57; Sir Jonathan Pryce, actor, The Two Popes (2019), 77; John Pullinger, chairman, Electoral Commission, 65; Tom Robinson, singer-songwriter, 2-4-6-8 Motorway (1977), 74; Gerald Scarfe, cartoonist, The Sunday Times (1967-2017), and illustrator, 88; Marc Tarpenning, co-founder of Tesla, 60; Kip Thorne, theoretical physicist, 84; Ronnie Wood, Rolling Stones guitarist, 77; Baroness (Lola) Young of Hornsey, actress and arts consultant, 73.
Tomorrow
Carlos Acosta, ballet dancer, principal guest artist, Royal Ballet (2003-16), and director, Birmingham Royal Ballet, 51; Sir David Arculus, chairman, O2 plc (2004-06), 78; Kevin Brownlow, film director, It Happened Here (1964), 86; Michael Clark, dancer and choreographer, 62; Sir Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor (financial stability), Bank of England (2013-23), 71; Sir Mark Elder, music director, Hallé orchestra, English National Opera (1979-1993), 77; Jonathan Evans, chairman, British Insurance Brokers’ Association, Welsh Conservative Party (2014-17), former MP (1992-97, 2010-15), 74; Tony Hadley, singer, Spandau Ballet, True (1983), 64; Rt Rev the Lord (Richard) Harries of Pentregarth, Bishop of Oxford (1987-2006), and Gresham professor of divinity (2008-12), 88; Dame Rosalyn Higgins KC, president, International Court of Justice (2006-09), 87; Taavet Hinrikus, businessman, co-founder and chief executive, Wise (currency exchange), 43; Sir Richard Long, sculptor, 79; Mathew Masters, chief executive, Caledonia Investments, 51; Eyal Ofer, businessman, chairman, Ofer Global (shipping, cruise lines and property), 74; Helen Oxenbury, children’s writer and illustrator, 86; Ol Parker, film director and writer, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), 55; Louise Parkes, chief executive, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, 53.