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Miliband: Time for the state to own and build things again
Ed Miliband will say the state should “own and build things again” on behalf of the public as he announces plans for thousands of offshore wind turbines on sea bed owned by the Crown Estate. The energy security and net-zero secretary is to announce plans for Great British Energy (GBE), Labour’s...Ed Miliband will say the state should “own and build things again” on behalf of the public as he announces plans for thousands of offshore wind turbines on sea bed owned by the Crown Estate. The energy security and net-zero secretary is to announce plans for Great British Energy (GBE), Labour’s...Ed Miliband will say the state should “own and build things again” on behalf of the public as he announces plans for thousands...
President Biden told America that “the best way to unite the nation” was “to pass the torch to a new generation” in an Oval Office address that gave no further explanation for his decision not to seek a second term. Biden, speaking in hoarse monotone, said he believed his record, leadership and vision for the country “all merited a second...President Biden told America that “the best way to unite the nation” was “to pass the torch to a new generation” in an Oval Office address that gave no further explanation for his decision not to seek a second term. Biden, speaking in hoarse monotone, said he believed his record, leadership and vision for the country “all merited a second...President Biden told America that “the best way to unite the nation” was “to pass the torch to a new generation” in an Oval...
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There was no surer, sadder proof Joe Biden is not up to the task that is no longer ahead of him than the manner in which he asked the American people to take it up instead. There in the Oval Office, behind the Resolute Desk, the president was asking the nation to come together and save their own democracy, but he...There was no surer, sadder proof Joe Biden is not up to the task that is no longer ahead of him...There was no surer, sadder proof Joe Biden is not up to the task that is no longer ahead of him...
FIRST PERSON
When Elon Musk spoke about the “woke mind virus” that “killed” his son and “tricked” him into becoming a transgender...When Elon Musk spoke about the “woke mind virus” that “killed” his son and “tricked” him into...When Elon Musk spoke about the “woke mind virus” that “killed” his son and “tricked” him into...
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) now make up two-thirds of a typical child’s diet, according to a recent study of 3,000...Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) now make up two-thirds of a typical child’s diet, according to a...Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) now make up two-thirds of a typical child’s diet, according to a...
One in ten young voters ‘supported Farage’
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The British government’s policy on whether Ukraine can use its donated weapons to hit targets in Russia has become so...The British government’s policy on whether Ukraine can use its donated weapons to hit targets in...The British government’s policy on whether Ukraine can use its donated weapons to hit targets in...
A former nurse is chasing an offshore gender clinic for more than £80,000 after it sacked her for correcting spelling...A former nurse is chasing an offshore gender clinic for more than £80,000 after it sacked her for...A former nurse is chasing an offshore gender clinic for more than £80,000 after it sacked her for...
A lost baby seal was rescued after being found far from what many would consider its natural habitat — an Essex park 13 miles from the sea. A dog walker had stumbled upon the seal pup near a section of the River Crouch that flows alongside the...A lost baby seal was rescued after being found far from what many would consider its natural...A lost baby seal was rescued after being found far from what many would consider its natural...
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An army officer stabbed “multiple times” in Kent on Tuesday is a lieutenant colonel in the Royal Engineers, military sources have disclosed. Lieutenant Colonel Mark Teeton was in his military uniform and alone when he was attacked in Gillingham...An army officer stabbed “multiple times” in Kent on Tuesday is a lieutenant colonel in the Royal...An army officer stabbed “multiple times” in Kent on Tuesday is a lieutenant colonel in the Royal...
Nine Just Stop Oil activists have been arrested at Heathrow during a summer “international uprising” by the...Nine Just Stop Oil activists have been arrested at Heathrow during a summer “international...Nine Just Stop Oil activists have been arrested at Heathrow during a summer “international...
the times diary
Some days you are the pigeon, other days the statue. And what happens in between they call a branding exercise. The...Some days you are the pigeon, other days the statue. And what happens in between they call a...Some days you are the pigeon, other days the statue. And what happens in between they call a...
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Prosecution of newspaper owner has lasted three years, with no verdict in sight
In outward appearance, courtroom No 3 at West Kowloon court in Hong Kong is a corner of China that is forever England. The judges and barristers, many of them educated at British universities and Inns of Court, wear the white wigs and dark gowns of 17th-century London. They debate legal...In outward appearance, courtroom No 3 at West Kowloon court in Hong Kong is a corner of China that is forever England. The judges and barristers, many of them educated at British universities and Inns of Court, wear the white wigs and dark gowns of 17th-century London. They debate legal...In outward appearance, courtroom No 3 at West Kowloon court in Hong Kong is a corner of China that is forever England. The...
VISUAL STORYTELLING
Most Africans would accept a military takeover if their elected leaders used power corruptly, according to a survey that shows a dramatic drop in faith in democracy across the continent. A softening in attitudes towards military dictatorships, particularly among young Africans, is a result of failures by elected governments to improve lives...Most Africans would accept a military takeover if their elected leaders used power corruptly, according to a survey that shows a dramatic drop in faith in democracy across the continent. A softening in attitudes towards military dictatorships, particularly among young Africans, is a result of failures by elected governments to improve lives...Most Africans would accept a military takeover if their elected leaders used power corruptly, according to a survey that shows...
The gunman who fired at Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania had looked up details of the John F Kennedy assassination and flew a drone over the site two hours before the former president spoke, the director of the FBI has revealed. Thomas Crooks, 20, “became very focused on President Trump and his rally”...The gunman who fired at Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania had looked up details of the...The gunman who fired at Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania had looked up details of the...
A man accused of attempting to kill Sir Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack has been indicted on federal terrorism...A man accused of attempting to kill Sir Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack has been indicted...A man accused of attempting to kill Sir Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack has been indicted...
A conwoman nicknamed the “Gucci Goddess” for her love of luxury goods has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after...A conwoman nicknamed the “Gucci Goddess” for her love of luxury goods has been sentenced to 15...A conwoman nicknamed the “Gucci Goddess” for her love of luxury goods has been sentenced to 15...
The record for the hottest day was broken on Monday for the second day in a row when the world average surface...The record for the hottest day was broken on Monday for the second day in a row when the world...The record for the hottest day was broken on Monday for the second day in a row when the world...
A young surfer whose right leg was bitten off by a shark in eastern Australia has undergone a series of operations to...A young surfer whose right leg was bitten off by a shark in eastern Australia has undergone a...A young surfer whose right leg was bitten off by a shark in eastern Australia has undergone a...
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President Biden has addressed the nation for the first time since he withdrew from the 2024 election. After weeks of...President Biden has addressed the nation for the first time since he withdrew from the 2024...President Biden has addressed the nation for the first time since he withdrew from the 2024...
A graphic video has been released showing the body of Donald Trump’s attempted assassin moments after he was shot...A graphic video has been released showing the body of Donald Trump’s attempted assassin moments...A graphic video has been released showing the body of Donald Trump’s attempted assassin moments...
Moody’s decision increases chances of government-organised administration
Thames Water suffered a setback in its efforts to avoid a government-organised administration when an influential ratings agency downgraded its bonds to junk status, putting it in breach of its operating licence. Moody’s, one of the three big worldwide ratings agencies, issued a new rating on...Thames Water suffered a setback in its efforts to avoid a government-organised administration when an influential ratings agency downgraded its bonds to junk status, putting it in breach of its operating licence. Moody’s, one of the three big worldwide ratings agencies, issued a new rating on...Thames Water suffered a setback in its efforts to avoid a government-organised administration when an influential ratings...
The UK private sector economy expanded faster than expected and inflation fell to a 3½-year low this month, presenting a “welcoming picture” for the Labour government, a closely watched survey showed. The S&P Global flash composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) jumped to 52.7 this month from 52.3 the previous month, slightly above...The UK private sector economy expanded faster than expected and inflation fell to a 3½-year low this month, presenting a “welcoming picture” for the Labour government, a closely watched survey showed. The S&P Global flash composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) jumped to 52.7 this month from 52.3 the previous month, slightly above...The UK private sector economy expanded faster than expected and inflation fell to a 3½-year low this month, presenting a...
The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 had their worst single-day falls in percentage terms since 2022 after US technology stocks sank thanks to disappointing earnings from Tesla and Alphabet. The Nasdaq Composite fell by 3.6 per cent to a one-month low and the S&P 500 dropped by 2.3 per cent. All the so-called...The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 had their worst single-day falls in percentage terms since 2022...The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 had their worst single-day falls in percentage terms since 2022...
A record 39.8 million passengers passed through Heathrow in the first half of this year as it put the pandemic behind it. The airport on the western fringes of London reported its “busiest day ever” on June 30, with more than...A record 39.8 million passengers passed through Heathrow in the first half of this year as it put the pandemic behind it. The airport on the western fringes of London reported its “busiest day ever” on June 30, with more than...A record 39.8 million passengers passed through Heathrow in the first half of this year as it put the pandemic behind...
Hundreds of thousands of homeowners have been pushed into poverty by the rapid increase in their mortgage bills over the past couple of years. A report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the economic think tank, estimates...Hundreds of thousands of homeowners have been pushed into poverty by the rapid increase in their mortgage bills over the past couple of years. A report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the economic think tank, estimates...Hundreds of thousands of homeowners have been pushed into poverty by the rapid increase in their mortgage bills over...
Seven years after Reckitt Benckiser launched its biggest-ever acquisition with the $18 billion purchase of the Mead Johnson infant nutrition business, the consumer goods group has finally moved to offload the problem child. As part of a...Seven years after Reckitt Benckiser launched its biggest-ever acquisition with the $18 billion...Seven years after Reckitt Benckiser launched its biggest-ever acquisition with the $18 billion...
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RECRUITMENT
The new Labour government has pledged to recruit 6,500 expert teachers in “key subjects to set children up for life, work and the future”, promising £350 million in funding to achieve the aim. While shortages of physics, computing and languages teachers have been well documented, it is religious education that is facing the biggest skills gap. Despite RE being...The new Labour government has pledged to recruit 6,500 expert teachers in “key subjects to set...The new Labour government has pledged to recruit 6,500 expert teachers in “key subjects to set...
six from the best
As Deutsche Bank learning and development manager, Andy Ward focuses on technology and engineering training. However...As Deutsche Bank learning and development manager, Andy Ward focuses on technology and engineering training. However, following lived experience of mental ill health, he set about transforming how mental health is supported and is now a non-executive director at MHFA England and the founding chairman of the...As Deutsche Bank learning and development manager, Andy Ward focuses on technology and engineering training. However, following...
Paris 2024
Paula Radcliffe has apologised for defending the decision to allow a Dutch beach volleyball player who was convicted for raping a 12-year-old girl to compete at the Paris Olympics, saying that he “shouldn’t be punished twice” and wishing him “the best of luck”. Steven van de Velde was sentenced...Paula Radcliffe has apologised for defending the decision to allow a Dutch beach volleyball player who was convicted for raping a 12-year-old girl to compete at the Paris Olympics, saying that he “shouldn’t be punished twice” and wishing him “the best of luck”. Steven van de Velde was sentenced...Paula Radcliffe has apologised for defending the decision to allow a Dutch beach volleyball player who was convicted for raping...
OLYMPICS | OWEN SLOT
Nine months ago Allison Forsyth, a Canadian alpine skier, was finally able to let it all out. Forsyth was an international skier in the 1990s and she launched legal proceedings against Alpine Canada in 2019 on account of the sexual abuse to which she was subjected in her competitive years. Finally, in October last year, a settlement was...Nine months ago Allison Forsyth, a Canadian alpine skier, was finally able to let it all out. Forsyth was an international skier in the 1990s and she launched legal proceedings against Alpine Canada in 2019 on account of the sexual abuse to which she was subjected in her competitive years. Finally, in October last year, a settlement was...Nine months ago Allison Forsyth, a Canadian alpine skier, was finally able to let it all out. Forsyth was an international...
Max Verstappen has been told he can no longer take part in simulator races in the early hours of the morning before a grand prix after an ill-tempered outing in Hungary at the weekend. Verstappen, the drivers’ championship leader, finished fifth after a collision with Lewis Hamilton and exchanged several...Max Verstappen has been told he can no longer take part in simulator races in the early hours of...Max Verstappen has been told he can no longer take part in simulator races in the early hours of...
premier league | charlotte duncker
While most club’s accountants are sitting counting the pennies to work out where and how they can strengthen this...While most club’s accountants are sitting counting the pennies to work out where and how they can...While most club’s accountants are sitting counting the pennies to work out where and how they can...
MIKE ATHERTON
It was not long after Joe Root sauntered out to bat at Nagpur in 2012, with a cheery “Eh up, lad, how’s it going?’ to...It was not long after Joe Root sauntered out to bat at Nagpur in 2012, with a cheery “Eh up, lad...It was not long after Joe Root sauntered out to bat at Nagpur in 2012, with a cheery “Eh up, lad...
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PARIS 2024
Whitehall insiders say scandal has cost six-time medal winner a damehood
The animal abuse scandal that has led to Charlotte Dujardin being kicked out of the Olympics has cost her a damehood, Whitehall insiders have said, on the day video emerged of her whipping a horse’s legs “more than 24 times” in the manner of “old-style abuse of elephants at the circus”. One medal in Paris would have made Dujardin Britain’s single most successful female...The animal abuse scandal that has led to Charlotte Dujardin being kicked out of the Olympics has...The animal abuse scandal that has led to Charlotte Dujardin being kicked out of the Olympics has...
SIMON BARNES
Team spirit is one of the great mysteries of sport. The greatest mystery of all surrounds the team of two that...Team spirit is one of the great mysteries of sport. The greatest mystery of all surrounds the team of two that competes in equestrian events. The team of horse and rider crosses a boundary even more significant than those of social class, race and religion. It crosses the boundary of species. Such a team can create...Team spirit is one of the great mysteries of sport. The greatest mystery of all surrounds the team of two that competes in...
PARIS 2024 | Emma Finucane interview
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PARIS 2024 | ELGAN ALDERMAN
The Olympic Games of 1924 resembled 2024 in many ways. There was — and will be — rancour, geopolitics and nonsense. Yet when Paris joins London in the three-timer club, there are areas that simply cannot be repeated. The VIII Olympiad brought...The Olympic Games of 1924 resembled 2024 in many ways. There was — and will be — rancour...The Olympic Games of 1924 resembled 2024 in many ways. There was — and will be — rancour...
Unseen gallery
Rick Broadbent: Keely Hodgkinson is something else. Part of it is the talent. She is blindingly good. She won an Olympic silver medal in a glamour event at 19 and her progress is such that I will be surprised if she does not upgrade that to take...Rick Broadbent: Keely Hodgkinson is something else. Part of it is the talent. She is blindingly...Rick Broadbent: Keely Hodgkinson is something else. Part of it is the talent. She is blindingly...
interview
The actress and comedian Riki Lindhome struggled for a decade to get pregnant. Now she has turned her experiences into a Fringe show
FIRST PERSON
The entrepreneur says that ‘a woke mind virus’ has ‘killed’ his trans daughter. An anonymous parent shares his pain
HILARY ROSE
She was set to be our most successful female Olympian. A devastating video has stopped that
Nutritionist Dr Federica Amati on which are the best and worst of our children’s favourites
CAITLIN MORAN’S CELEBRITY WATCH
Do you prefer Tunisia or Toulouse? Spain or Scandinavia? I’m not talking about which country or city you’re...Do you prefer Tunisia or Toulouse? Spain or Scandinavia? I’m not talking about which country or...Do you prefer Tunisia or Toulouse? Spain or Scandinavia? I’m not talking about which country or...
interview
I moved to a 1970s house in a gated community on the banks of the River Thames in Berkshire in 2009 after my divorce.I moved to a 1970s house in a gated community on the banks of the River Thames in Berkshire in...I moved to a 1970s house in a gated community on the banks of the River Thames in Berkshire in...
GileS Coren
Pork trotters (boneless) ancient taste. Ah, what a piece of poetry that is. It can only come from one country, can’t it? That uniquely spare, unflinching use of language around food. A communication between grown-ups. Between people who know how...Pork trotters (boneless) ancient taste. Ah, what a piece of poetry that is. It can only come from...Pork trotters (boneless) ancient taste. Ah, what a piece of poetry that is. It can only come from...
The BIg Question
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first night review
A former water mill, this property is believed to date back to the 16th century and still has many of the original...A former water mill, this property is believed to date back to the 16th century and still has...A former water mill, this property is believed to date back to the 16th century and still has...
gabriella bennett
They bob their buds in time with the wind. ‘Daisy Duke’, ‘Verrone’s Obsidian’, ‘Totally Tangerine’ and ‘Josie’. In a...They bob their buds in time with the wind. ‘Daisy Duke’, ‘Verrone’s Obsidian’, ‘Totally...They bob their buds in time with the wind. ‘Daisy Duke’, ‘Verrone’s Obsidian’, ‘Totally...
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MindGames
1 A “tiddy oggy” is Navy slang for which Cornish snack? 2 In which Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera does Judas sing...1 A “tiddy oggy” is Navy slang for which Cornish snack? 2 In which Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera...1 A “tiddy oggy” is Navy slang for which Cornish snack? 2 In which Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera...
Peter Howarth dissects the complex semiotics of modern men’s beachwear.
interview
The skateboarder and new Tag Heuer ambassador taking on the world at 15
emma freud
Our columnist has discovered the ultimate, life-changing accessory — a hairdryer stand
Ellie Fennell reports on how the motorsport championship is following in the footsteps of Formula One for fun, glamour and technological advances
Alastair Sawday, guidebook author and founder of Sawday’s, has spent 30 years seeking out the most authentic places to stay across the country. Here are his top picks
There’s nothing more satisfying than hunting down a cool one-off, pre-loved find. Here’s where to look
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Lively beaches, pretty fishing villages and one of the seven wonders of the ancient world await in Bodrum — alongside glitzy marinas, beach bars and glamorous hotels
Be sure to make the most of this spectacular landmark and the other stunning Inca sites in the region — our expert guides you through when to go, what to see and how to do it
Many matches have sold out, but tickets are still available for a handful of sports. If you are planning a visit, here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics
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Yes, you can fly and flop on the 33 islands that make up St Vincent and the Grenadines, but this corner of the Caribbean is also ideal for anyone who loves hiking, birds, botanical gardens and cocktails. Laura Jackson spends a week hunting down...Yes, you can fly and flop on the 33 islands that make up St Vincent and the Grenadines, but this...Yes, you can fly and flop on the 33 islands that make up St Vincent and the Grenadines, but this...
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The Times has been publishing life stories of the great and the good (and the not so good) for more than 170 years. Now the obituary is also becoming a podcast, explains Anna Temkin
weather eye
THE Lord roars from Zion, and utters his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shake. But the Lord is a...THE Lord roars from Zion, and utters his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shake.THE Lord roars from Zion, and utters his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shake.
St James’s Palace
24th July, 2024
The Princess Royal, Member, International Olympic Committee, and...St James’s Palace
24th July, 2024
The Princess Royal, Member, International Olympic Committee...St James’s Palace
24th July, 2024
The Princess Royal, Member, International Olympic Committee...
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
A former major general admitted “indecently” playing with a woman’s hair and kissing her without her consent at a court martial last week. James Roddis, 52, who was one of the pallbearers at Prince Philip’s funeral in 2021, had been charged with sexual assault, but pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind at Bulford military court...A former major general admitted “indecently” playing with a woman’s hair and kissing her without...A former major general admitted “indecently” playing with a woman’s hair and kissing her without...
Few hearts in the wider public will bleed over the impact of last week’s technology meltdown on the legal profession...Few hearts in the wider public will bleed over the impact of last week’s technology meltdown on the legal profession — not least because the saga is believed to have exacerbated already crippling delays in the health service. Yet estimates by one consultancy suggest that British lawyers will have lost at least...Few hearts in the wider public will bleed over the impact of last week’s technology meltdown on the legal profession — not...
historical case of the month
Gilbert Beyfus QC — known around the Inns of Court as the “Old Fox” — began a six-day address to the Court of Appeal on July 3, 1958, in an effort to overturn a ruling of Mr Justice Devlin. The judge had found that that Eve Fleming — mother of Ian...Gilbert Beyfus QC — known around the Inns of Court as the “Old Fox” — began a six-day address to...Gilbert Beyfus QC — known around the Inns of Court as the “Old Fox” — began a six-day address to...
The Scottish public has been offered the opportunity to influence the length of prison terms handed down to rapists, with the potential to toughen up proposed sentences. A 12-week consultation has opened on draft sentencing guidelines for judges, with people from all walks of life encouraged to...The Scottish public has been offered the opportunity to influence the length of prison terms handed down to rapists, with the potential to toughen up proposed sentences. A 12-week consultation has opened on draft sentencing guidelines for judges, with people from all walks of life encouraged to...The Scottish public has been offered the opportunity to influence the length of prison terms handed down to rapists, with the...
Senior Scottish Conservative staff have been told they will have to quit their jobs if they want to campaign for a candidate to be the next party leader. The already contentious battle to replace Douglas Ross has seen critics of the party hierarchy complain of alleged intimidation and attempts to usher Russell Findlay, the justice spokesman...Senior Scottish Conservative staff have been told they will have to quit their jobs if they want to campaign for a candidate to be the next party leader. The already contentious battle to replace Douglas Ross has seen critics of the party hierarchy complain of alleged intimidation and attempts to usher Russell Findlay, the justice spokesman...Senior Scottish Conservative staff have been told they will have to quit their jobs if they want to campaign for a candidate to...
ALEX MASSIE
What can Stephen Flynn achieve with eight parliamentary colleagues that he could not do with more than 40? To ask the question is to appreciate anew the short rations on which the SNP must now subsist at Westminster. The nationalists have, for the time being at least, forfeited any claim they ever had to “speak for...What can Stephen Flynn achieve with eight parliamentary colleagues that he could not do with more...What can Stephen Flynn achieve with eight parliamentary colleagues that he could not do with more...
From Edinburgh to Ullapool, Peter Irvine picks his favourite haunts for boat-fresh fish and shellfish
In an emerging restaurant enclave at the Botanic Gardens end of Byres Road, Crabshakk Botanics on Vinicombe Street is as large and spacious as the original on Argyll Street was cramped and intimate. It has been an instant success with a similar seafood menu, so best to book, but walk-ins are possible in the front section. Expect tempura squid, lobster and fab fish and...In an emerging restaurant enclave at the Botanic Gardens end of Byres Road, Crabshakk Botanics on...In an emerging restaurant enclave at the Botanic Gardens end of Byres Road, Crabshakk Botanics on...
Review
Three years ago I reviewed a Glasgow bar in the midst of a pandemic. It was during one of those disturbing stages of...Three years ago I reviewed a Glasgow bar in the midst of a pandemic. It was during one of those disturbing stages of lockdown when the rules kept being rewritten (and flagrantly ignored by those making them as we soon found out). Dining had to happen outside, so that night my pal and I sat at a table spilling on to...Three years ago I reviewed a Glasgow bar in the midst of a pandemic. It was during one of those disturbing stages of lockdown...
This walk follows the scenic Alva Glen to a waterfall hidden in a cave high in the Ochil Hills. The Alva Burn tumbles steeply down from the top of the glen. By 1830 nine mills were using it to drive their machinery. A series of dams and lades were...This walk follows the scenic Alva Glen to a waterfall hidden in a cave high in the Ochil Hills.This walk follows the scenic Alva Glen to a waterfall hidden in a cave high in the Ochil Hills.
gabriella bennett
They bob their buds in time with the wind. ‘Daisy Duke’, ‘Verrone’s Obsidian’, ‘Totally Tangerine’ and ‘Josie’. In a...They bob their buds in time with the wind. ‘Daisy Duke’, ‘Verrone’s Obsidian’, ‘Totally...They bob their buds in time with the wind. ‘Daisy Duke’, ‘Verrone’s Obsidian’, ‘Totally...
SCOTTISH BUSINESS DIGEST
Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland. 1. A pipeline...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.
Todd Cantwell’s Rangers career is over after the 26-year-old told manager Philippe Clement he wants to leave. Clement delivered the shock news after last night’s Trevor Francis Memorial Match, which Rangers lost 2-1 to Birmingham City. Cantwell has played no part in any of Rangers’ pre-season games and now he will leave after just 64 appearances and 14 goals since...Todd Cantwell’s Rangers career is over after the 26-year-old told manager Philippe Clement he...Todd Cantwell’s Rangers career is over after the 26-year-old told manager Philippe Clement he...
The physically sharper Rangers get, the closer they inch to the start of their Premiership campaign at the end of...The physically sharper Rangers get, the closer they inch to the start of their Premiership campaign at the end of next week, the more their shortcomings are exposed. In the fourth of a winless series of pre-season games they went down to third tier Birmingham City at St Andrew’s. The result was inconsequential but...The physically sharper Rangers get, the closer they inch to the start of their Premiership campaign at the end of next week...
Q&A
The synth-pop stars talk to Ashley Davies ahead of their Fringe by the Sea DJ set
Ash, Tinderbox Orchestra, The Stranglers and the Beatles Dub Club and much more
Marcel Lucont, Trash Test Dummies, The Mighty Kids Beatbox Comedy Game Show and more will keep children of all ages entertained
INTERVIEW
The stand-up comedian talks about her pet peeves and her new show about class and impostor syndrome. Plus the best comedy at Fringe by the Sea
Plus, the best eco-events and workshops to attend at the festival
Comment
Tories look to Morgan McSweeney for lessons in renewal
Katy Balls
Keir Starmer’s right-hand man is the inspiration for some Conservatives plotting the party’s recovery in opposition
IAIN MARTIN
Reeves would be right to reverse Tory tax cuts
ALICE LOXTON
Truth is, the past isn’t such a foreign country
JANICE TURNER | NOTEBOOK
Fun-suckers are the real villains in Thelma’s tale
LIBBY PURVES
BBC must be more candid about Huw Edwards’s contract
Leading Articles
Staying the Course
The prime minister was right to react harshly to a backbench rebellion against the two-child benefit cap. Caving in would have been bad politics and bad in principle
Zero Chance
Labour’s target of a decarbonised grid by 2030 is delusional and reckless
Home Cooking
The ‘schnitzel bonus’ has become a hot topic in Austrian politics
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Problematic polls in the election campaign
Sir, Daniel Finkelstein is rather too generous regarding the use of multi-level regression and post-stratification polls in his article (“Pollsters were so wrong they need a rethink”, Jul 24). Although MRP polls were a little better than...Sir, Daniel Finkelstein is rather too generous regarding the use of multi-level regression and...Sir, Daniel Finkelstein is rather too generous regarding the use of multi-level regression and...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: The Met Office publishes its annual State of the UK Climate report; Womad music and arts festival begins in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, until Sunday.
US: Three-day Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville begins, focusing on the cryptocurrency, with Robert F Kennedy Jr, Edward Snowden and Donald Trump scheduled to be among the speakers; four-day Comic-Con International event begins in San Diego, the biggest comic book and popular art convention in the world.
On this day
In 1554 Queen Mary I married Philip of Spain (later Philip II of Spain), son of Charles V, Holy Emperor, at Winchester Cathedral; in 1984 the Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to perform a space walk; in 1992 the opening ceremony of the Barcelona Olympics took place. It was the first Olympiad since 1972 in which all International Olympic Committee member nations fielded teams (169); in 1994 King Hussein of Jordan and the Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin met in the White House at the invitation of the US president, Bill Clinton, to sign the Washington Declaration, formally ending the state of war between Jordan and Israel; in 2009 Harry Patch, the last “Tommy” of the First World War trenches, died at the age of 111 (obituary, July 27, 2009). The countries of the then British Empire lost one million men in all the battlefields of the First World War.
Nature notes
A frothy mass of tiny white flowers sprawls through the tall grass. Covering an area of about ten square metres, it is hedge bedstraw. As its name testifies, this plant was once used for bedding. The softness of its long, billowing stems would have made for a comfortable mattress; and when cut, the sweet hay-like scent it produces would have exuded a welcome fragrance. The plant’s alternative name of “false baby’s breath” captures wonderfully how the flowers have a hazy almost dreamlike appearance as they seem to float effortlessly through and above the coarser grasses. Hedge bedstraw is particularly beloved by red-tailed bumblebees and marmalade hoverflies. In New York, this gentle but prolific plant has been categorised as a noxious weed. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Nicole Farhi (Lady Hare), fashion designer, 78; Lord (Mark) Bridges, private solicitor to Queen Elizabeth II (2002-18), 70; Louise Brown, world’s first test-tube baby, 46; Ali Carter, snooker player, 45; Victor Drai, film producer, The Woman in Red (1984), and nightclub owner, 77; Toni Duggan, footballer, Everton WFC (2007-13, 2021-24) and England women’s team (2012-24), 33; Andy Goldsworthy, sculptor, 68; Felicity Goodey, former BBC presenter, chairwoman, Buxton International Festival, 75; Julian Hodgson, chess grandmaster, four-time British chess champion (1991, 1992, 1999, 2000), 61; Iman (Abdulmajid), fashion model, 69; Dame Diana Johnson, Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull North & Cottingham, crime, policing and fire minister, 58; Denis King, lead singer-songwriter, the King Brothers, and composer, the theme music to The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972), 85; Matt LeBlanc, actor best known as Joey in Friends (1994-2004), and presenter, Top Gear (2012-19), 57; Sir Mark Lowcock, UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief co-ordinator (2017-21), 62; Jim McCarty, musician, the Yardbirds and Renaissance, 81; Helen McKay, chief forester for Scotland, 71; Rita Marley, singer, widow of Bob Marley, 78; Nick Matthew, squash player, three-time World Open champion (2010, 2011, 2013), 44; Francesca Osowska, chief executive, NatureScot (formerly Scottish Natural Heritage), director, Scotland Office (2015-17), director, Commonwealth Games (2014), 54; Manveen Rana, journalist, host of The Times and Sunday Times daily podcast The Story, 44; Lord (Colin) Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, archaeologist, 87; Roger Saul, founder, Mulberry fashion label (1971), 74; Gareth Thomas, former Wales rugby captain, 50.