investigation
Leaked records show how convicts secretly invest millions in Emirates
newA money launderer who bought two luxury Dubai apartments from his prison cell in the north of England is among dozens of British criminals found to have secretly invested millions of pounds in the Gulf state. A Times investigation has discovered more than £200 million of property in Dubai that...A money launderer who bought two luxury Dubai apartments from his prison cell in the north of England is among dozens of British criminals found to have secretly invested millions of pounds in the Gulf state. A Times investigation has discovered more than £200 million of property in Dubai that...A money launderer who bought two luxury Dubai apartments from his prison cell in the north of England is among dozens of...
INVESTIGATION
The wife of the notorious crime boss Daniel Kinahan has been selling and letting high-end Dubai properties despite international attempts to freeze her husband’s assets, The Times can disclose. Caoimhe Robinson, who married Kinahan in 2017, has sold significant assets in the Gulf state since July 2022, according to leaked records. In the...The wife of the notorious crime boss Daniel Kinahan has been selling and letting high-end Dubai properties despite international attempts to freeze her husband’s assets, The Times can disclose. Caoimhe Robinson, who married Kinahan in 2017, has sold significant assets in the Gulf state since July 2022, according to leaked records. In the...The wife of the notorious crime boss Daniel Kinahan has been selling and letting high-end Dubai properties despite...
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At least two guards have been shot dead by armed men who ambushed a prison van taking a robber to court in northern France. Two other guards were wounded and are in critical condition. A fifth escaped with minor injuries. The inmate, 30, who was said to have been jailed for robbery and who was also facing charges of...At least two guards have been shot dead by armed men who ambushed a prison van taking a robber to...At least two guards have been shot dead by armed men who ambushed a prison van taking a robber to...
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Ask anyone who lives in Finland’s second city why they love it and they’ll all say the same thing: the easy-breezy...Ask anyone who lives in Finland’s second city why they love it and they’ll all say the same thing...Ask anyone who lives in Finland’s second city why they love it and they’ll all say the same thing...
In the early 1960s an academic called Philip Converse started publishing the results of research that overturned many...In the early 1960s an academic called Philip Converse started publishing the results of research...In the early 1960s an academic called Philip Converse started publishing the results of research...
Police would have been given new powers
At the foot of a dormant volcano in Iceland, the Swiss company Climeworks has kickstarted a geological process of its own. The eggy smell of sulphur wafts across the valley in plumes of geothermal steam, but Climeworks’s technicians are concerned...At the foot of a dormant volcano in Iceland, the Swiss company Climeworks has kickstarted a...At the foot of a dormant volcano in Iceland, the Swiss company Climeworks has kickstarted a...
Melinda Gates is leaving the charitable foundation she co-founded with Bill, her former husband, more than 20 years...Melinda Gates is leaving the charitable foundation she co-founded with Bill, her former husband...Melinda Gates is leaving the charitable foundation she co-founded with Bill, her former husband...
THE TIMES DIARY
David Miliband returned to British politics to join old cabinet colleagues in a charity football match against the...David Miliband returned to British politics to join old cabinet colleagues in a charity football...David Miliband returned to British politics to join old cabinet colleagues in a charity football...
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photographers and filmmakers from around the globe entered their work in Earth Photo 2024, the international open call and exhibition for images that tell compelling stories about the planet. Of more than 1,900 entries, a judging panel made up of...Photographers and filmmakers from around the globe entered their work in Earth Photo 2024, the...Photographers and filmmakers from around the globe entered their work in Earth Photo 2024, the...
DISPATCH
Narendra Modi claimed at the outset of his meteoric rise to power that he had been summoned by “Ma Ganga”, the river goddess, to represent India’s holiest Hindu city in parliament.
On Monday, the man hailed by some as India’s greatest prime minister and by others as a sectarian...Narendra Modi claimed at the outset of his meteoric rise to power that he had been summoned by “Ma Ganga”, the river goddess, to represent India’s holiest Hindu city in parliament.
On Monday, the man hailed by some as India’s greatest prime minister and by others as a sectarian...Narendra Modi claimed at the outset of his meteoric rise to power that he had been summoned by “Ma Ganga”, the river goddess...
At least 14 people were killed and 74 injured when high winds toppled a giant billboard in India’s financial capital Mumbai. Footage showed the towering 250-tonne billboard swaying violently during an unseasonal thunderstorm on Monday and collapsing on to a crowded petrol station, flattening vehicles and trapping people. “There was no time...At least 14 people were killed and 74 injured when high winds toppled a giant billboard in India’s financial capital Mumbai. Footage showed the towering 250-tonne billboard swaying violently during an unseasonal thunderstorm on Monday and collapsing on to a crowded petrol station, flattening vehicles and trapping people. “There was no time...At least 14 people were killed and 74 injured when high winds toppled a giant billboard in India’s financial capital Mumbai.
A 28-year-old Thai woman has died after a hunger strike in protest at the country’s lèse-majesté law, which imposes long prison sentences on those judged to have insulted the country’s royal family. Netiporn Sanesangkhom, known by the nickname Bung, died in hospital after being transferred from prison, where she was...A 28-year-old Thai woman has died after a hunger strike in protest at the country’s lèse-majesté...A 28-year-old Thai woman has died after a hunger strike in protest at the country’s lèse-majesté...
An Austrian court has ruled that Josef Fritzl, the notorious sex offender, can be transferred to a regular prison from his secure psychiatric unit as he no longer poses a serious threat. However, the court dampened his hopes of being eventually...An Austrian court has ruled that Josef Fritzl, the notorious sex offender, can be transferred to...An Austrian court has ruled that Josef Fritzl, the notorious sex offender, can be transferred to...
Stormy Daniels wore a bulletproof vest to court when she testified in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, her lawyer has...Stormy Daniels wore a bulletproof vest to court when she testified in Donald Trump’s hush money...Stormy Daniels wore a bulletproof vest to court when she testified in Donald Trump’s hush money...
The sun is setting on mass tourism in Mallorca. At least that is the message from its government, which has for the...The sun is setting on mass tourism in Mallorca. At least that is the message from its government...The sun is setting on mass tourism in Mallorca. At least that is the message from its government...
Organisers had earnest ambitions of fostering cross-Atlantic ties when they launched an art installation connecting Dublin with New York. The Portal, which is a large circular screen that allows residents of both cities to communicate via a 24/7...Organisers had earnest ambitions of fostering cross-Atlantic ties when they launched an art...Organisers had earnest ambitions of fostering cross-Atlantic ties when they launched an art...
IN maps and CHARTS
Donald Trump turned up the invective and profanity for a huge rally crowd in New Jersey when he repeatedly blamed...Donald Trump turned up the invective and profanity for a huge rally crowd in New Jersey when he...Donald Trump turned up the invective and profanity for a huge rally crowd in New Jersey when he...
Donald Trump became the first serving or former US president to be indicted after being charged with 34 felonies in...Donald Trump became the first serving or former US president to be indicted after being charged...Donald Trump became the first serving or former US president to be indicted after being charged...
Regular pay rose faster than expected in the first quarter while the unemployment rate edged up to 4.3 per cent
updatedWages rose by more than expected during the first three months of the year while unemployment also increased, casting doubt over how soon the Bank of England will be able cut interest rates for the first time in four years. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that the annual...Wages rose by more than expected during the first three months of the year while unemployment also increased, casting doubt over how soon the Bank of England will be able cut interest rates for the first time in four years. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that the annual...Wages rose by more than expected during the first three months of the year while unemployment also increased, casting doubt...
Anglo American has set out a plan to break up its sprawling operations and to slow down the development of its $9 billion polyhalite mine in North Yorkshire as it seeks to defend itself against a buyout by BHP. The FTSE 100 group said that it would look to demerge its platinum mining operations and would spin out or sell De Beers, the...Anglo American has set out a plan to break up its sprawling operations and to slow down the development of its $9 billion polyhalite mine in North Yorkshire as it seeks to defend itself against a buyout by BHP. The FTSE 100 group said that it would look to demerge its platinum mining operations and would spin out or sell De Beers, the...Anglo American has set out a plan to break up its sprawling operations and to slow down the development of its $9 billion...
The United States has taken another step towards ending an era of free trade with China by announcing increases in tariffs on “green” and other technology imports, including a 100 per cent tax on electric vehicles. The White House said the tariffs were necessary to protect American manufacturing in critical areas at...The United States has taken another step towards ending an era of free trade with China by...The United States has taken another step towards ending an era of free trade with China by...
business commentary
When in a hole, keep digging. Trust Mike Henry, the BHP boss, to come up with a twist on that old maxim. He’s already...When in a hole, keep digging. Trust Mike Henry, the BHP boss, to come up with a twist on that old...When in a hole, keep digging. Trust Mike Henry, the BHP boss, to come up with a twist on that old...
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When, at the end of last week, official figures showed that the economy had grown by 0.6 per cent in the first...When, at the end of last week, official figures showed that the economy had grown by 0.6 per cent...When, at the end of last week, official figures showed that the economy had grown by 0.6 per cent...
INTERVIEW
Only days after reports that Saudi Arabia approved the use of lethal force to clear the way for the building of Neom, a futuristic desert city, British ministers are out in force in the country, promoting greater trade links with the UK. Oliver...Only days after reports that Saudi Arabia approved the use of lethal force to clear the way for...Only days after reports that Saudi Arabia approved the use of lethal force to clear the way for...
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The sharp increase in interest rates on both sides of the Atlantic since the end of 2021 and early 2022 has been...The sharp increase in interest rates on both sides of the Atlantic since the end of 2021 and...The sharp increase in interest rates on both sides of the Atlantic since the end of 2021 and...
Comment
Twenty-five years ago this month Gordon Brown announced the sale of half the UK’s stockpile of gold locked in the...Twenty-five years ago this month Gordon Brown announced the sale of half the UK’s stockpile of...Twenty-five years ago this month Gordon Brown announced the sale of half the UK’s stockpile of...
International Trade
recruitment
About six in ten UK staff undergo some form of training at work each year, ranging from mandatory certification and compliance courses to upskilling for a new role, and experts estimate that the UK training market is worth approximately £7 billion. Training and skills development is proved to increase the human capital in the national labour force, narrowing skills gaps...About six in ten UK staff undergo some form of training at work each year, ranging from mandatory...About six in ten UK staff undergo some form of training at work each year, ranging from mandatory...
SIX FROM THE BEST
Guy Singh-Watson is founder of Riverford, an organic vegetable box company which grew from humble beginnings to...Guy Singh-Watson is founder of Riverford, an organic vegetable box company which grew from humble beginnings to 70,000 deliveries a week. The activist recently launched the #GetFairAboutFarming campaign calling for supermarkets to adopt better business practices to safeguard the future of British fruit and veg farmers.Guy Singh-Watson is founder of Riverford, an organic vegetable box company which grew from humble beginnings to 70,000...
Raphaël Varane will leave Manchester United after three injury-hit seasons in which he made 93 appearances but missed 48 games through various illness and injury problems. The 31-year-old centre back cost United £41million from Real Madrid in 2021 and is the club’s fourth-highest earner behind...Raphaël Varane will leave Manchester United after three injury-hit seasons in which he made 93 appearances but missed 48 games through various illness and injury problems. The 31-year-old centre back cost United £41million from Real Madrid in 2021 and is the club’s fourth-highest earner behind...Raphaël Varane will leave Manchester United after three injury-hit seasons in which he made 93 appearances but missed 48 games...
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England’s game against Japan in Tokyo is in danger of becoming the first men’s Test in decades to not be broadcast on television. The Times understands that the RFU is still yet to agree a deal with a broadcaster for the match against Eddie Jones’s team which takes place in just over five weeks’ time, on June 22. If the RFU is unable to...England’s game against Japan in Tokyo is in danger of becoming the first men’s Test in decades to not be broadcast on television. The Times understands that the RFU is still yet to agree a deal with a broadcaster for the match against Eddie Jones’s team which takes place in just over five weeks’ time, on June 22. If the RFU is unable to...England’s game against Japan in Tokyo is in danger of becoming the first men’s Test in decades to not be broadcast on television.
Ben Stokes will make his first County Championship appearance in two years when he plays for Durham against Lancashire on Friday. The England Test captain withdrew from consideration for the upcoming T20 World Cup, as he looks to focus on the red-ball summer, and so will play at least a couple of rounds of...Ben Stokes will make his first County Championship appearance in two years when he plays for...Ben Stokes will make his first County Championship appearance in two years when he plays for...
talor gooch interview
uefa referees’ chief
The Emirates Stadium will be the main home of Arsenal Women next season as the north London club continue to lead the...The Emirates Stadium will be the main home of Arsenal Women next season as the north London club...The Emirates Stadium will be the main home of Arsenal Women next season as the north London club...
It may not chime with the stereotype but Tyson Fury was the voice of reason during a chaotic and violent afternoon in...It may not chime with the stereotype but Tyson Fury was the voice of reason during a chaotic and...It may not chime with the stereotype but Tyson Fury was the voice of reason during a chaotic and...
Elizabeth Ammon
Brendon McCullum has made no secret that England are building a team with next year’s Ashes in mind. The series down under in 18 months’ time was at the heart of the Test head coach’s discussions with James Anderson last month, which culminated in the decision that England’s greatest bowler would retire after the first Test of this summer against West Indies. And with...Brendon McCullum has made no secret that England are building a team with next year’s Ashes in mind.Brendon McCullum has made no secret that England are building a team with next year’s Ashes in mind.
The England managing director of cricket Rob Key has revealed that he and Ben Stokes were involved in the...The England managing director of cricket Rob Key has revealed that he and Ben Stokes were involved in the conversation in which James Anderson was told that he was not in England’s future plans beyond this summer. Anderson announced that he will finish his 22-year-long England career after the first Test of the...The England managing director of cricket Rob Key has revealed that he and Ben Stokes were involved in the conversation in which...
Abbi Pulling interview
Ange Postecoglou has said he does not understand any Tottenham Hotspur supporter who wants them to lose to Manchester...Ange Postecoglou has said he does not understand any Tottenham Hotspur supporter who wants them...Ange Postecoglou has said he does not understand any Tottenham Hotspur supporter who wants them...
One of the chief architects of the PGA Tour’s tenuous peace deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has...One of the chief architects of the PGA Tour’s tenuous peace deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public...One of the chief architects of the PGA Tour’s tenuous peace deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public...
TIMES SPORT UNSEEN
This week Times photographer Marc Aspland has been experimenting with his drone, capturing the drama of a penalty shoot-out in St Albans and getting a close-up look at Manchester City’s forwards in their win against Fulham in Craven Cottage....This week Times photographer Marc Aspland has been experimenting with his drone, capturing the...This week Times photographer Marc Aspland has been experimenting with his drone, capturing the...
Harry and Meghan have just finished a trip to Nigeria with all the elements of a royal tour — except it wasn’t
interview
After the suicide of his best friend, the presenter has been open about his mental health struggles. Now he’s talking frankly with his dad, Martin, on his new podcast
EXPLAINER
In 50 years, its incidence has increased 400 per cent and it affects as many as one in five young adults. The experts tell Elisabeth Perlman what we can do
INTERVIEW
A descendant of Davy Crockett, the ‘country Bob Dylan’ grew up in a Texas trailer park and honed his sound while jumping freight trains. Now he’s playing sell-out shows
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The DIY beverage made from oats, water, cinnamon and lime juice has amassed over 40 million views on social media for its rumoured health benefits. Peta Bee talks to the experts
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Luna Carmoon, the debutant writer-director of this mesmerically strange drama, claims she secretly sprayed its set...Luna Carmoon, the debutant writer-director of this mesmerically strange drama, claims she...Luna Carmoon, the debutant writer-director of this mesmerically strange drama, claims she...
robert crampton
Unless you’re a girl or young woman aged 16 to 24, then “the internet”, a global study reveals, is “good for your...Unless you’re a girl or young woman aged 16 to 24, then “the internet”, a global study reveals...Unless you’re a girl or young woman aged 16 to 24, then “the internet”, a global study reveals...
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★★★★★
It’s nice to be proved wrong. I went into Tate Britain’s Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920 with a sense of the inevitable — the patriarchy, erasure, 400 years of scores to settle — and left with a you-go-girls! spring in...★★★★★
It’s nice to be proved wrong. I went into Tate Britain’s Now You See Us: Women Artists...★★★★★
It’s nice to be proved wrong. I went into Tate Britain’s Now You See Us: Women Artists...
St Catherine’s Court is a grade I listed 16th-century Somerset manor near Bath originally built as a priory grange for the monks of Bath Abbey. It takes its name from the 12th-century Church of St Catherine, which sits beside the house. The actress Jane Seymour (who starred as the tarot-card reading Solitaire in Live and Let Die, the 1973 James Bond film)...St Catherine’s Court is a grade I listed 16th-century Somerset manor near Bath originally built...St Catherine’s Court is a grade I listed 16th-century Somerset manor near Bath originally built...
Troubleshooter
In February my partner and I booked a Viking cruise to Canada and the US Atlantic coast, paying £8,990, which...In February my partner and I booked a Viking cruise to Canada and the US Atlantic coast, paying £8,990, which included flights with American Airlines. Five days after we booked, my partner had an accident while skiing in France and had to have surgery to reconstruct his tibia. Our cruise was in early April and...In February my partner and I booked a Viking cruise to Canada and the US Atlantic coast, paying £8,990, which included flights...
DR MARK PORTER
Alarming symptoms such as coughing up blood or finding a lump in your breast trigger surprisingly different responses.Alarming symptoms such as coughing up blood or finding a lump in your breast trigger surprisingly...Alarming symptoms such as coughing up blood or finding a lump in your breast trigger surprisingly...
explainer
According to Nice, about 60 per cent of people in the UK will experience a nosebleed, or epistaxis, although most are...According to Nice, about 60 per cent of people in the UK will experience a nosebleed, or...According to Nice, about 60 per cent of people in the UK will experience a nosebleed, or...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Earlier this year, I posted a picture of Matthew Smith’s painting Lilies in a Jar from the Courtauld collection on Instagram. I appended a sheepish caption saying I know it is very basic, but I do like a nice, pink still life. To judge by the...Earlier this year, I posted a picture of Matthew Smith’s painting Lilies in a Jar from the...Earlier this year, I posted a picture of Matthew Smith’s painting Lilies in a Jar from the...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Our critics travel up and down the country reviewing the latest theatre, musicals and dance, so have the inside track. Here is our guide to the best productions and where to watch them — ordered by when they end. Feel free to get involved in the comments and share your own recommendations. Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
It’s time to deconstruct another Jane Austen...Our critics travel up and down the country reviewing the latest theatre, musicals and dance, so...Our critics travel up and down the country reviewing the latest theatre, musicals and dance, so...
Here are some of the best concerts and opera performances our critics have seen in the past few weeks. We’ll also...Here are some of the best concerts and opera performances our critics have seen in the past few weeks. We’ll also point out when you can catch up with further performances or on-demand streams of these events. Feel free to join in the conversation in the comment section at the end with your own recommendations.Here are some of the best concerts and opera performances our critics have seen in the past few weeks. We’ll also point out...
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MindGames
1 Ultramarine, cornflower, electric and cobalt are shades of which primary colour? 2 Operation Starlite (1965) was one of the first large American offensive operations of which war? 3 Which British prime minister is portrayed in the Yousuf Karsh photograph The Roaring Lion? 4 Which British luxury carmaker used the sales slogan “Grace, Space, Pace”? 5 The Lamb Lies...1 Ultramarine, cornflower, electric and cobalt are shades of which primary colour? 2 Operation...1 Ultramarine, cornflower, electric and cobalt are shades of which primary colour? 2 Operation...
It’s London Craft Week, and everywhere you look there’ll be master potters, embroiderers and quilt makers doing their thing
You want your likeness captured for posterity, but who to choose? The Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ Annual Exhibition, on this week, is a good place to start
Are your knees ready to be revealed? If not, try one of these innovative knee smoothing solutions. By Jennifer George
Lisa Grainger steps into the rooftop eyrie of the capital’s first luxury eco-hotel
Patek Philippe’s Rare Handcraft collection features examples of artisanal skill that will blow your mind
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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...
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
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Moomins, cheap coffee and icy plunges await in Finland’s Tampere, just 90 minutes from Helsinki
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Have a mini interrail adventure through Italy, Slovenia and Croatia on an affordable route that takes in the Adriatic’s aristocratic history
Giant lizards, dazzling reefs and villages untouched by tourism — this remote volcanic region is the perfect place to explore on a small ship cruise
Knowing how much gratuity to leave — if at all — can be a minefield. From cafés to hotel housekeeping we explain the etiquette in the UK other holiday favourites
Kathy Lette | Travel Troubleshooter
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Asking for, ahem, a friend: is it ever acceptable to pocket a signed photo of Pat from EastEnders from the Airbnb loo?Asking for, ahem, a friend: is it ever acceptable to pocket a signed photo of Pat from EastEnders...Asking for, ahem, a friend: is it ever acceptable to pocket a signed photo of Pat from EastEnders...
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
On this particular issue polling would no doubt suggest a nation divided. The issue in question is “Where next?” Of...On this particular issue polling would no doubt suggest a nation divided. The issue in question...On this particular issue polling would no doubt suggest a nation divided. The issue in question...
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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 the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them...AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel...AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel...
Buckingham Palace
13th May, 2024 The King, Colonel-in-Chief, Army Air Corps, this morning visited the Army...Buckingham Palace
13th May, 2024 The King, Colonel-in-Chief, Army Air Corps, this morning...Buckingham Palace
13th May, 2024 The King, Colonel-in-Chief, Army Air Corps, this morning...
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
Guilty will be acquitted if emergency legislation is rushed through, claims top lawyer
newEmergency legislation to quash convictions for Scottish sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal is a “misstep” which will see guilty people acquitted, one of Scotland’s top lawyers has said. Angela Constance, the Scottish justice secretary, said lives had been “ruined” by convictions...Emergency legislation to quash convictions for Scottish sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal is a “misstep” which will see guilty people acquitted, one of Scotland’s top lawyers has said. Angela Constance, the Scottish justice secretary, said lives had been “ruined” by convictions...Emergency legislation to quash convictions for Scottish sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal is a “misstep” which...
A funeral firm accused of mismanaging human remains has refused to co-operate with an investigation into its alleged failings, an industry regulator has claimed. Complaints have been lodged against A Milne independent funeral directors, which had branches in Glasgow and Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire. It has been alleged that the company...A funeral firm accused of mismanaging human remains has refused to co-operate with an investigation into its alleged failings, an industry regulator has claimed. Complaints have been lodged against A Milne independent funeral directors, which had branches in Glasgow and Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire. It has been alleged that the company...A funeral firm accused of mismanaging human remains has refused to co-operate with an investigation into its alleged failings...
A retired Fettes College teacher was lured to his death after being catfished on a gay dating app by a man who stole thousands of pounds from him and spent it on a trip to Blackpool, a court heard. Peter Coshan, 75, a former biology teacher, was reported missing by friends in August 2022 and his younger lover, Paul...A retired Fettes College teacher was lured to his death after being catfished on a gay dating app...A retired Fettes College teacher was lured to his death after being catfished on a gay dating app...
Sunday Times Scotland Primary School League Table
A school in which one in ten pupils come from families working in Scotland’s travelling shows and which was among the first to win a “nurturing award” has come top of the The Sunday Times Primary School League Table 2024. Thorntree Primary School...A school in which one in ten pupils come from families working in Scotland’s travelling shows and...A school in which one in ten pupils come from families working in Scotland’s travelling shows and...
Hibernian have continued their unenviable turnover of managers by sacking Nick Montgomery just 246 days into the job. Montgomery paid the price for the club’s dismal form and became the second boss bulleted at Easter Road this season after Lee Johnson was dismissed in August. In a loop of serial failure, Hibs have sacked four managers in two and a half years.Hibernian have continued their unenviable turnover of managers by sacking Nick Montgomery just...Hibernian have continued their unenviable turnover of managers by sacking Nick Montgomery just...
FOOTBALL
Callum McGregor has heaped praise on Brendan Rodgers for having plotted a successful course through the choppy waters...Callum McGregor has heaped praise on Brendan Rodgers for having plotted a successful course through the choppy waters of this season to guide Celtic to the brink of a third consecutive title. The championship triumph — which will be mathematically secured if Rangers drop points at home to Dundee on Tuesday or if...Callum McGregor has heaped praise on Brendan Rodgers for having plotted a successful course through the choppy waters of this...
Comment
Why Starmer was right to welcome Elphicke
Daniel Finkelstein
The Tory defector’s change of heart reflects the inconsistent attitudes of most voters better than ideological purity
newmelanie phillips
Eurovision’s anti-Israel mob behaved like brats
hugo rifkind
Get real, Labour MPs, this is your new normal
giles coren | notebook
An Apple a day keeps the doctor away? Not these days
jawad iqbal
This long wait for compensation adds insult to injustice
Harriet Walker | notebook
From Pret to vapes, why everyone’s going big on ‘little treats’
What was your last “little treat”? A takeaway coffee or croissant? I have a friend who can’t leave museums without a fridge magnet, and another who, on an evening commute, likes to savour what she calls a “solo gin in a tin”. My husband happened...What was your last “little treat”? A takeaway coffee or croissant? I have a friend who can’t...What was your last “little treat”? A takeaway coffee or croissant? I have a friend who can’t...
Leading Articles
Breach of Trust
A parliamentary report paints a damning picture of National Health Service maternity services. Radical reform is needed to make them fit for the 21st century
Secret Craving
China’s appetite for sensitive western military and civilian material is insatiable
End of the Rainbow
The equality, diversity and inclusion industry needs to be culled
letters to the editor
Referendums and the ‘will of the people’
Sir, Matthew Parris makes a powerful case against the use of referendums to decide on complex and far-reaching issues (“Referendums leave us at mercy of the mob”, May 11). But there is another argument against them: too often referendums...Sir, Matthew Parris makes a powerful case against the use of referendums to decide on complex and...Sir, Matthew Parris makes a powerful case against the use of referendums to decide on complex and...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Rishi Sunak hosts UK Fork to Farm summit at Downing Street for Britain’s farming industry and food producers; Treasury committee session on the effectiveness of UK government sanctions on Russia, with witnesses including Bill Browder, chief executive of Hermitage Capital Management and head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign; Dame Melanie Dawes, chief executive of Ofcom, gives evidence to the House of Lords committee for its inquiry into the future of news; the Department for Work and Pensions releases figures about the number of people on universal credit; CYBERUK 2024 annual event on cybersecurity begins in Birmingham.
On this day
In 1796 the physician Edward Jenner scratched fluid from a cowpox blister into the skin of an eight-year-old boy, James Phipps, to prove that this could protect against smallpox. On July 1 he inoculated the boy again with matter from a human smallpox sore, and no smallpox developed; in 1904 the opening ceremony for the first Olympic Games to be held in the US took place in St Louis, Missouri. It was held in conjunction with the World’s Fair; in 1935 Magnus Hirschfeld, a German physician and sexologist who founded the World League for Sexual Reform and coined the term transsexual in 1923, died on his 67th birthday. His 1919-founded sex research institute (Institut für Sexualwissenschaft) in Berlin was looted on May 6, 1933, by far-right students’ union members accompanied by a brass band. He died of a heart attack in Nice, France, while in exile from Germany; in 1940 Anthony Eden, the secretary of state for war, made a broadcast asking men between the ages of 17 and 65 to enrol in the new Local Defence Volunteers, better known as the Home Guard. During the Second World War, 1,206 members of this people’s army were killed on duty or died of wounds; in 1991 Winnie Mandela was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for complicity in the kidnapping and beating of four youths.
Nature notes
To pass through a cloud of fox reek while walking along a residential street is a familiar experience for many city dwellers. Not unlike the redolent air that lingers in place long after someone has smoked a spliff, the skunky smell of fox is never forgotten once identified, and can be a clue to a hidden den — or to a resting animal in an overgrown front garden. Both urine and droppings carry this strong and highly characteristic smell, and help to remotely communicate information including breeding condition and the extent of a fox’s territory; a substance secreted by their anal glands acts as a fragrance booster, while their paws and a small area on their upper tail also produce odiferous compounds. Melissa Harrison
Melissa Harrison
Birthdays today
Anne Baker, writer and NSPCC fundraiser, 110; David Byrne, singer-songwriter and guitarist, Talking Heads, 72; Cate Blanchett, actress, 55; Sir Chay Blyth, yachtsman, the first person to sail nonstop westwards around the world, 84; Ruth Cadbury, Labour MP for Brentford and Isleworth, shadow prisons, parole and probation minister, 65; Eoin Colfer, novelist, the Artemis Fowl series, 59; Sofia Coppola, film director and screenwriter, 53; Sir Michael Fallon, Conservative MP for Sevenoaks (1997-2019), defence secretary (2014-17), 72; Valerie Gooding, chairwoman, Aviva UK Insurance (2018–20), chief executive, Bupa (1998-2008), 74; Baroness (Sarah) Hogg, economist, chairwoman, Financial Reporting Council (2010-14), 78; Richard Huntingford, vice-president, Prince’s Trust, chairman, Unite Students (student accommodation group) and Future (media company), founder, Heart FM (1994), 68; George Lucas, film-maker, the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films, 80; Olly Murs, singer-songwriter, 40; Fraser Nelson, editor, The Spectator, 51; Benedict Nightingale, journalist, theatre critic for The Times (1990-2010), 85; Sir Richard Peto, emeritus professor of medical statistics and epidemiology, University of Oxford, 81; Dame Siân Phillips, actress, 91; Prof Sir Peter Ratcliffe, nephrologist, co-recipient, Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (2019), 70; Campbell Robb, chief executive, Nacro (social justice charity), Joseph Rowntree Foundation (2017-19), Shelter (2010-16), 55; Tim Stevenson, chairman, Johnson Matthey (2011-18), 76; Dirk Van de Put, chairman and chief executive, Mondelez (food company), 64; Lieutenant General Sir Roly Walker, DSO, deputy chief of the Defence Staff (military strategy and operations), who will become chief of the General Staff next month, 54; Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder, Facebook, 40.