video
Biden falls at air force ceremony
President, 80, appears to have tripped on a sandbag
newPresident Biden tripped and fell to the floor as he finished giving out diplomas at an air force graduation ceremony, renewing concerns about his physical condition. Biden, 80, turned to leave the stage in Colorado Springs but seemed to catch his footing and tumbled to the floor, causing several officials to run to his assistance. As he was helped to his feet he pointed...President Biden tripped and fell to the floor as he finished giving out diplomas at an air force...President Biden tripped and fell to the floor as he finished giving out diplomas at an air force...
POLITICS
Court fight looms over Johnson’s WhatsApps
The government is set to battle the official Covid inquiry in court as it fights against releasing Boris Johnson’s...The government is set to battle the official Covid inquiry in court as it fights against releasing Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages and notebooks. The Cabinet Office refused to bow to the inquiry’s demand for unredacted WhatsApp messages exchanged by the former prime minister and 40 ministers and advisers over a...The government is set to battle the official Covid inquiry in court as it fights against releasing Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp...
war in ukraine
Zelensky asks European leaders for security guarantees
Brian McClair interview | Matt Dickinson
A mystery train tour with Brian McClair: Airdrie haunts, Ferguson glory and shaping Rashford
FIRST NIGHT | POP
Roger Waters — if you can ignore the rants, this was majestic
★★★★★
At a booze-laden piano representing an onstage speakeasy, Roger Waters’s wall collapsed once more. “I will...★★★★★
At a booze-laden piano representing an onstage speakeasy, Roger Waters’s wall collapsed...★★★★★
At a booze-laden piano representing an onstage speakeasy, Roger Waters’s wall collapsed...
ENVIRONMENT
This year’s strawberries will be sweeter and juicier after cooler spring
The wait for British strawberries has been a month longer than last year but now that the berries are finally making...The wait for British strawberries has been a month longer than last year but now that the berries...The wait for British strawberries has been a month longer than last year but now that the berries...
first night | POP
Coldplay make stadium ‘home’ with heart-warming display
SCIENCE
Zapping brain while asleep sparks better memory
Scientists have succeeded in improving a person’s memory by targeting their brain with electrical pulses while they...Scientists have succeeded in improving a person’s memory by targeting their brain with electrical...Scientists have succeeded in improving a person’s memory by targeting their brain with electrical...
THE TIMES DIARY
Film chief isn’t Gove, actually
The American film director Paul Feig doesn’t think he is famous. When he walks on the red carpet at the Met Gala...The American film director Paul Feig doesn’t think he is famous. When he walks on the red carpet...The American film director Paul Feig doesn’t think he is famous. When he walks on the red carpet...
NATURE
Coral reefs home to 2.8 million species of micro-organism — equal to all microbial life on Earth
Hiding away on the Pacific’s coral reefs is the same diversity of bacteria known to exist across Earth, suggesting there are “drastically” more species of micro-organisms globally than previously thought. The finding, the result of an eight-year...Hiding away on the Pacific’s coral reefs is the same diversity of bacteria known to exist across...Hiding away on the Pacific’s coral reefs is the same diversity of bacteria known to exist across...
television
And just like that, Cattrall’s back
Kim Cattrall is set to reprise her role as the maneater Samantha Jones in the Sex and the City revival. In news that...Kim Cattrall is set to reprise her role as the maneater Samantha Jones in the Sex and the City...Kim Cattrall is set to reprise her role as the maneater Samantha Jones in the Sex and the City...
world news
Ex-partner of Lord Ashcroft’s son spared jail over deadly shooting
The former partner of Lord Ashcroft’s son wept in a small courtroom in Belize last night when a judge said she would...The former partner of Lord Ashcroft’s son wept in a small courtroom in Belize last night when a...The former partner of Lord Ashcroft’s son wept in a small courtroom in Belize last night when a...
Like Blair but faster: how Germans grew sick of the Greens
Only a year ago, Robert Habeck, the novelist and poet tasked with ending Germany’s chronic addiction to Russian fossil fuels, was the pole star in the political firmament. Animated, decisive and pragmatic, the Green party vice-chancellor addressed voter concerns head on in talk shows and shredded...Only a year ago, Robert Habeck, the novelist and poet tasked with ending Germany’s chronic addiction to Russian fossil fuels, was the pole star in the political firmament. Animated, decisive and pragmatic, the Green party vice-chancellor addressed voter concerns head on in talk shows and shredded...Only a year ago, Robert Habeck, the novelist and poet tasked with ending Germany’s chronic addiction to Russian fossil fuels...
Senate will sit through the night to pass US debt deal
newThe Democrats placed the US Senate in continuous session to try to force through a bill to raise the government’s $31.4 trillion legal borrowing limit before Monday’s deadline for a default. Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, warned of the risks of delay as some Republicans and some on his own side, including Bernie Sanders, the...The Democrats placed the US Senate in continuous session to try to force through a bill to raise the government’s $31.4 trillion legal borrowing limit before Monday’s deadline for a default. Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, warned of the risks of delay as some Republicans and some on his own side, including Bernie Sanders, the...The Democrats placed the US Senate in continuous session to try to force through a bill to raise the government’s $31.4...
Analysis
What Pence’s entry means for the Republican primaries
The entry of Mike Pence and Chris Christie into the 2024 Republican presidential race next week will widen the field of candidates to nine but is seen as benefiting one: Donald Trump. The 76-year-old former president remains frontrunner and commentators agree that more contenders will further divide the vote against...The entry of Mike Pence and Chris Christie into the 2024 Republican presidential race next week...The entry of Mike Pence and Chris Christie into the 2024 Republican presidential race next week...
video
Mission to stop oil spilling from ‘time bomb’ tanker
Salvage workers have stepped aboard an oil tanker described as a “floating time bomb” at the start of an ambitious...Salvage workers have stepped aboard an oil tanker described as a “floating time bomb” at the...Salvage workers have stepped aboard an oil tanker described as a “floating time bomb” at the...
Armie Hammer will not be charged over rape claim
Armie Hammer, the Hollywood actor, will not be charged over allegations of rape and sexual assault, prosecutors in...Armie Hammer, the Hollywood actor, will not be charged over allegations of rape and sexual...Armie Hammer, the Hollywood actor, will not be charged over allegations of rape and sexual...
Roman treasures rescued from den of British antiques trafficker
Propped against a wall atop a wooden crate, the ancient Roman painting of a temple drew curious stares from experts in Rome. “End of the second century AD, start of the third, ripped from a wall in a villa in southern Italy would be my guess,”...Propped against a wall atop a wooden crate, the ancient Roman painting of a temple drew curious...Propped against a wall atop a wooden crate, the ancient Roman painting of a temple drew curious...
Boeing ‘ready for production to take off but prepared for turbulence’
Boeing is bracing itself for another 18 months of instability in its supply chain as it moves to increase production. Dave Calhoun, the group’s chief executive, acknowledged that it had suffered because of failures and shortfalls across its “very large, very fragmented” base of suppliers. “A lot of wrestling matches” had been required to resolve problems in the aircraft...Boeing is bracing itself for another 18 months of instability in its supply chain as it moves to...Boeing is bracing itself for another 18 months of instability in its supply chain as it moves to...
We regain trust one aircraft at a time, says Boeing boss
Boeing has spent four long years rebuilding its reputation after two fatal crashes of its bestselling 737 Max aircraft.Boeing has spent four long years rebuilding its reputation after two fatal crashes of its bestselling 737 Max aircraft. But it knows that you probably have not forgotten. “We win this one aircraft at a time,” Dave Calhoun, the American aerospace giant’s chief executive, said. “And we’re not done.” The crashes of...Boeing has spent four long years rebuilding its reputation after two fatal crashes of its bestselling 737 Max aircraft. But it...
Business commentary
London needs a hit from soda stream
City types over the past few weeks have been engaging with a little-known white powder from Turkey with miraculously...City types over the past few weeks have been engaging with a little-known white powder from...City types over the past few weeks have been engaging with a little-known white powder from...
tempus
Jury’s out on B&M’s long-term value
The capacity of B&M European Value Retail to leverage its status as a discounter in the cost of living crisis...The capacity of B&M European Value Retail to leverage its status as a discounter in the cost...The capacity of B&M European Value Retail to leverage its status as a discounter in the cost...
Failure is still an option for CBI
Governance reforms at the CBI will ensure “greater transparency and accountability”, Britain’s most prominent business lobby group has claimed. The new era of transparency does not extend to disclosing how many members hold the fate of the organisation in their hands, however. So-called “direct” members will vote before and at an extraordinary general meeting due to be...Governance reforms at the CBI will ensure “greater transparency and accountability”, Britain’s...Governance reforms at the CBI will ensure “greater transparency and accountability”, Britain’s...
CBI promises changes at top to persuade members it’s worth saving
The CBI is to overhaul its board and will choose a new president as it tries to convince members to vote for the...The CBI is to overhaul its board and will choose a new president as it tries to convince members to vote for the organisation to stay in business. The lobby group issued a prospectus to members yesterday before a meeting next Tuesday that will determine whether it goes ahead with planned reforms or is wound down. It...The CBI is to overhaul its board and will choose a new president as it tries to convince members to vote for the organisation...
comment
Price controls are the sorry result of government inflation errors
You rush into your local Tesco after a long day only to find once again that the bread aisle is empty and there’s not...You rush into your local Tesco after a long day only to find once again that the bread aisle is...You rush into your local Tesco after a long day only to find once again that the bread aisle is...
comment
How Britain can become a global leader in a world of quantum computing
The stakes are high for quantum computing. Britain is investing £2.5 billion over the next ten years, hoping to...The stakes are high for quantum computing. Britain is investing £2.5 billion over the next ten...The stakes are high for quantum computing. Britain is investing £2.5 billion over the next ten...
B&M profits as shoppers trade down
The boss of the B&M and Heron Foods has said the discounter is benefiting from cash-strapped customers trading...The boss of the B&M and Heron Foods has said the discounter is benefiting from...The boss of the B&M and Heron Foods has said the discounter is benefiting from...
Jes Staley makes fresh claims over Jeffrey Epstein’s links with JP Morgan
JP Morgan has become involved in a fresh clash with Jes Staley over the bank’s past dealings with Jeffrey Epstein...JP Morgan has become involved in a fresh clash with Jes Staley over the bank’s past dealings with...JP Morgan has become involved in a fresh clash with Jes Staley over the bank’s past dealings with...
lynda gratton | comment
With hybrid working hours it is quality not quantity that matters
england v ireland | mike atherton
Dangerous Broad proves his point with five wickets
Until now, Stuart Broad’s summer had been spent mainly winding up Australians. He had cheekily claimed that the last Ashes was null and void in his view, given the Covid restrictions, a remark that had Mitchell Starc wriggling on the end of the hook. Wickets had been sporadic for Nottinghamshire. But Lord’s and the opening Test of the summer gave him what he craves...Until now, Stuart Broad’s summer had been spent mainly winding up Australians. He had cheekily...Until now, Stuart Broad’s summer had been spent mainly winding up Australians. He had cheekily...
england v ireland | Steve James
Stokes fulfils creative urge by chucking Leach the ball inside first hour
It was a morning for the seamers: cool, cloudy and with just enough in the pitch. As the England captain Ben Stokes...It was a morning for the seamers: cool, cloudy and with just enough in the pitch. As the England captain Ben Stokes said when winning the toss, “pretty good conditions to bowl in”. Indeed, they were, and Stuart Broad has never been one to eschew such an opportunity willingly. Leading the attack and therefore using...It was a morning for the seamers: cool, cloudy and with just enough in the pitch. As the England captain Ben Stokes said when...
Tennis | Stuart Fraser
Raducanu will find reputation for changing coaches hard to shake off
Brian McClair interview | Matt Dickinson
A mystery train tour with Brian McClair: Airdrie haunts, Ferguson glory and shaping Rashford
england v ireland | simon wilde
Bold Crawley and composed Duckett combine to great effect
newIt was easy, of course, to insert the riders, to add the asterisks. It is only Ireland, and the Irish are without Josh Little, their liveliest and best fast bowler, who would surely have given the England openers more of a hurry-up. Australia will...It was easy, of course, to insert the riders, to add the asterisks. It is only Ireland, and the...It was easy, of course, to insert the riders, to add the asterisks. It is only Ireland, and the...
europa league ǀ PETER WALTON
Outburst was classic Mourinho – it is time he was properly punished
Europa Conference League final
Fiorentina head coach: We’re working on tactical fouls to stop West Ham
new
football
Gvardiol ready to leave Leipzig amid City interest
newJosko Gvardiol will tell RB Leipzig that he is open to a move this summer as interest in the defender from Manchester City intensifies. Gvardiol is expected to notify Leipzig that he would like them to consider offers for him after their final...Josko Gvardiol will tell RB Leipzig that he is open to a move this summer as interest in the...Josko Gvardiol will tell RB Leipzig that he is open to a move this summer as interest in the...
Football | Yaya Touré interview
‘6-1 battering was a slap in face of United in front of Ferguson’
FOOTBALL | THOMAS FRANK INTERVIEW
‘It would take something special for me to leave Brentford’
CRICKET | MIKE ATHERTON
Reduced role for Stokes would test England’s balance
Hard to think now, given the heightened optimism and excitement ahead of an Ashes summer, but 12 months ago, as Ben...Hard to think now, given the heightened optimism and excitement ahead of an Ashes summer, but 12...Hard to think now, given the heightened optimism and excitement ahead of an Ashes summer, but 12...
TENNIS | MATTHEW SYED
Stop this political cacophony and let us enjoy the tennis in peace
Free speech is a wonderful thing. Like “democracy”, it is one of those ideas that everyone claims for their own, even...Free speech is a wonderful thing. Like “democracy”, it is one of those ideas that everyone claims...Free speech is a wonderful thing. Like “democracy”, it is one of those ideas that everyone claims...
Cricket | Steve James
How Tongue bounced his way to Test debut
golf | Harry Hall interview
Cornwall kid out to finish grand slam his idol started a century ago
Harry Hall is a different sort of golfer. With his manicured moustache and a flat-cap homage to a player from the Roaring Twenties, the Las Vegas resident says that he is learning the game backwards. Going forwards, he has one main aim. “I’d be...Harry Hall is a different sort of golfer. With his manicured moustache and a flat-cap homage to a...Harry Hall is a different sort of golfer. With his manicured moustache and a flat-cap homage to a...
europa league final
Mourinho gives away ‘silver medal’ after shoot-out defeat
Cricket | Simon Wilde
Warming up nicely: how England have fared in build-up Tests for Ashes
Racing | Rob Wright
Epsom Derby guide: Auguste Rodin, Frankel’s son or a 33-1 outsider?
Trainer Aidan O’Brien
Jockey TBC
This beautifully bred son of the 2014 Derby winner, Australia, looked a good prospect when making a winning start at Dundalk last August. He has run well on all four subsequent starts without adding to that debut success, including when third behind Dubai Mile and Arrest in group one company at Saint-Cloud in October. He was again...Trainer Aidan O’Brien
Jockey TBC
This beautifully bred son of the 2014 Derby winner...Trainer Aidan O’Brien
Jockey TBC
This beautifully bred son of the 2014 Derby winner...
times sport unseen
Times Sport Unseen: Relief for Everton and joy for Saracens
Main image (Bradley writes): As the Premier League season drew to a close, Sunday was crucial as two from Everton,...Main image (Bradley writes): As the Premier League season drew to a close, Sunday was crucial as two from Everton, Leeds United or Leicester City would be relegated. I went to Goodison Park where the atmosphere was tremendous as usual. I have to say I was pleased they won, I’m not sure what it would have been like...Main image (Bradley writes): As the Premier League season drew to a close, Sunday was crucial as two from Everton, Leeds United...
JANICE TURNER
We hid in a broom cupboard: my mad day at Oxford with Kathleen Stock
It took police and three security guards to get her there — but this week the gender critical academic spoke at the Oxford Union. Janice Turner went with her
CAITLIN MORAN'S CELEBRITY WATCH
ITV1 faces what we might call the Schofepocalypse
The BBC went through its own painful process. Now, it’s ITV’s turn
food
I’m falling out of love with Ocado (and I’m not alone)
It was the online supermarket that the middle class relied on — not so much now, says Harry Wallop
TELEVISION | INTERVIEW
MasterChef winner Chariya Khattiyot: from cooking with my grandfather to TV champion
new
what i’ve learnt
Edward Enninful: ‘Being stopped by the police was eye-opening’
DEBORAH ROSS
Take more care about what you recycle, they asked. So I tried . . .
Put less in the recycling bin, the government pleaded this week, because so much of it — crisp packets, juice...Put less in the recycling bin, the government pleaded this week, because so much of it —...Put less in the recycling bin, the government pleaded this week, because so much of it —...
INTERVIEW
Selling Sunset’s Chelsea Lazkani: ‘We need more black people on the property ladder’
Where was your childhood home?
I was born and raised in Mill Hill, northwest London, to immigrant Nigerian parents.Where was your childhood home?
I was born and raised in Mill Hill, northwest London, to...Where was your childhood home?
I was born and raised in Mill Hill, northwest London, to...
arts interview
Bob Colacello: ‘Andy Warhol would have loved AI’
When opportunity knocks, open the door. That’s what Bob Colacello was told by his mother. So he did. And the entire party scene of Manhattan swept in. Colacello was there with his camera to capture it on film. Forget your faded old photographs...When opportunity knocks, open the door. That’s what Bob Colacello was told by his mother. So he did.When opportunity knocks, open the door. That’s what Bob Colacello was told by his mother. So he did.
FIRST NIGHT | POP
Roger Waters — if you can ignore the rants, this was majestic
FIRST NIGHT | THEATRE
I, Daniel Blake — a straightforward, quietly stirring adaptation
FIRST NIGHT | REVIEW
Olivier Latry — the Notre Dame organist pulls out all the stops
first night | opera
Il barbiere di Siviglia — Garsington’s sharp and sunny Rossini
MOVE
What you get for £1 million in the UK and US
If you fancy a fixer-upper, Little Trewithen Farm is the northern Cornish dream, tucked away near the village of St Wenn. The 28.4-acre plot comprises a secluded two-bedroom cottage and an unconverted attached barn, as well as stone outbuildings...If you fancy a fixer-upper, Little Trewithen Farm is the northern Cornish dream, tucked away near...If you fancy a fixer-upper, Little Trewithen Farm is the northern Cornish dream, tucked away near...
THE LOWDOWN
Anna Wintour gives London its own version of the Met Gala
New York has the Met Gala, now here’s Anna Wintour with a version for us Brits.
The big black-tie hoo-ha run...New York has the Met Gala, now here’s Anna Wintour with a version for us Brits.
The big...New York has the Met Gala, now here’s Anna Wintour with a version for us Brits.
The big...
ask the experts
What can I do about recurrent ear infections?
ENT doctor at Auris Ear Care
The most common type of recurring ear infection affects the middle ear — the space...ENT doctor at Auris Ear Care
The most common type of recurring ear infection affects the...ENT doctor at Auris Ear Care
The most common type of recurring ear infection affects the...
giles coren
Palmito restaurant review: ‘Extraordinary Ecuadorean-Indian food’
newLast week I made a promise that I am afraid I am going to have to break. After reviewing yet another gorgeous rural pub (the Fox Inn at Broadwell), I said, “I’ll be back in London next week, I promise.” Because I really thought I would be. But...Last week I made a promise that I am afraid I am going to have to break. After reviewing yet...Last week I made a promise that I am afraid I am going to have to break. After reviewing yet...
BOOKS | NON-FICTION
Dam Buster: the real story of the genius who invented the bouncing bomb
WILL LYONS | DRINK
Six red wines that taste great chilled
newNothing can ruin your enjoyment of a glass of wine more than serving it at the wrong temperature. Too cold and you can’t smell or taste much; too warm and it will lose its vitality, altering its texture from light and crisp to dull and flabby.Nothing can ruin your enjoyment of a glass of wine more than serving it at the wrong temperature.Nothing can ruin your enjoyment of a glass of wine more than serving it at the wrong temperature.
first night | Visual art
Tomás Saraceno — when spiders become artists
FIRST NIGHT | COMEDY
Brown Girls Do It Too — no-holds-barred chat from a very cool duo
FIRST NIGHT | THEATRE
Re-Member Me — Dickie Beau’s enthralling dissection of Hamlet
★★★★☆
Dickie Beau’s arresting take on Hamlet doesn’t so much deconstruct the text as explode it before...★★★★☆
Dickie Beau’s arresting take on Hamlet doesn’t so much deconstruct the text as explode...★★★★☆
Dickie Beau’s arresting take on Hamlet doesn’t so much deconstruct the text as explode...
FIRST NIGHT | POP
Herb Alpert — an 88-year-old jazz legend soothes us into submission
★★★★☆
Back in 1965, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass released an album called Whipped Cream & Other Delights.★★★★☆
Back in 1965, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass released an album called Whipped Cream &...★★★★☆
Back in 1965, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass released an album called Whipped Cream &...
ALBUM REVIEW
World album of the week — Bala Desejo’s Sim Sim Sim
★★★★☆
If you slipped in to Ronnie Scott’s this week to hear the seemingly indestructible Herb Alpert (now 88 and still on the road) you had the chance, as Will Hodgkinson reported, to hear the trumpeter’s wife, singer Lani Hall, detour into a medley of songs by her old boss, Sergio Mendes. How strange to think that some of those Brasil 66 evergreens are pushing...★★★★☆
If you slipped in to Ronnie Scott’s this week to hear the seemingly indestructible...★★★★☆
If you slipped in to Ronnie Scott’s this week to hear the seemingly indestructible...
ALBUM REVIEW
Classical album of the week — pure Handelian bliss
Harry Bicket
Serse
★★★★★ Daniel Hope
Music for a New Century
★★☆☆☆ Listening to this recording of Handel’s Serse...Harry Bicket
Serse
★★★★★ Daniel Hope
Music for a New Century
★★☆☆☆ Listening to this recording of Handel’s Serse (first performed in 1738), a newcomer to the field may feel in a pickle. Three of the leading characters have names beginning with A and ending in E. Confusing. Three of the cast are mezzo-sopranos...Harry Bicket
Serse
★★★★★ Daniel Hope
Music for a New Century
★★☆☆☆ Listening to this recording of Handel’s Serse (first...
entertainment
London’s smartest rollerskating school
Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace is now offering lessons, so we can all be as cool as Liberty Ross
Property
This penthouse could be yours — for £100 million
The Old War Office on Whitewall has been turned into a hotel and luxury flats. Lisa Grainger is the first to view the headline property
exclusive
BEAUTY
The best beauty experts in London
These are the names passed between those in the know, for anything from a massage to laser treatment
INTERVIEW
Meet England’s traditional watchmakers
Jo Glasbey talks to Rebecca Struthers, the watch historian who can make a timepiece from scratch
travel
Rent the biggest house in Mustique
An extravagant hill-top paradise on a welcoming island, popular with celebrities and royalty alike, is truly the stuff of dreams
uk
The new attraction supercharging an unloved part of Brighton
Joe Minihane is the first to make a splash at Sea Lanes, the innovative seafront swimming pool
exclusive
france
This is the world’s best sporting event — and I can’t recommend it enough
You can still get tickets for Le Mans’ 24-hour endurance road race, which celebrates 100 years this month. Anthony Peregrine is a fan — and he doesn’t even like cars
ROMANIA
Revealed: what it’s like inside the King’s Romanian hideaway
As King Charles travels to Transylvania on his first overseas visit since being crowned, we explore his fairytale 17th-century retreat
USA
This exciting US city that straddles two states has a new direct flight
Old-fashioned bourbon, hot takes on spag bol and a new route from London are all reasons to visit historic Cincinnati — and did we mention the bourbon?
video
UK
The new 100-mile hiking route set to bring thousands to the Shetland Islands
Seabird colonies, Viking ruins and untamed wilderness await walkers on the new Shetland Way — via a new direct flight from London Heathrow
TRAVEL DOCTOR
‘Lufthansa cancelled our flights because they’d overbooked the plane. What can we do?’
✉ On Christmas Day, Lufthansa cancelled the flights we’d booked ten months earlier from London to Kenya via Frankfurt...✉ On Christmas Day, Lufthansa cancelled the flights we’d booked ten months earlier from London to...✉ On Christmas Day, Lufthansa cancelled the flights we’d booked ten months earlier from London to...
cruise
This cruise line claims to have the finest food at sea
The aroma of sizzling prosciutto wafts up from my cooking station. I’ve just learnt how to stuff figs with the...The aroma of sizzling prosciutto wafts up from my cooking station. I’ve just learnt how to stuff...The aroma of sizzling prosciutto wafts up from my cooking station. I’ve just learnt how to stuff...
UK
I’ve walked 1,000 miles of UK coastline — and this stretch is best
Last year, following the trail to Golden Cap in Dorset, I had my first encounter with a naked rambler. I’ll admit to being a little alarmed. Not by the nudity per se. Rather it was because on that mid-December afternoon on the coast path, the...Last year, following the trail to Golden Cap in Dorset, I had my first encounter with a naked...Last year, following the trail to Golden Cap in Dorset, I had my first encounter with a naked...
from the archive
Florence Mills shines in Dover Street to Dixie revue
announcements
Births, marriages and deaths
BUT I am telling you the truth: it is better for you that I go away, because if I do not go, the Helper will not come...BUT I am telling you the truth: it is better for you that I go away, because if I do not go, the...BUT I am telling you the truth: it is better for you that I go away, because if I do not go, the...
COURT CIRCULAR
May 31, 2023
Buckingham Palace
31st May, 2023 The King this morning received Major General James Bowder (Regimental...Buckingham Palace
31st May, 2023 The King this morning received Major General James...Buckingham Palace
31st May, 2023 The King this morning received Major General James...
Printable Puzzles
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
Calls to reform ‘fragile’ role of lord chancellor
Debate over the post’s future erupts after Alex Chalk KC is sworn in
Alex Chalk KC described the responsibility of being lord chancellor as “like carrying a Ming vase — ancient, priceless . . . but also fragile — and doing so whilst walking across a polished floor”. Chalk — the ninth post holder in the past decade — was sworn in last week, replacing Dominic Raab, who resigned over bullying allegations. In his speech welcoming Chalk, the...Alex Chalk KC described the responsibility of being lord chancellor as “like carrying a Ming vase...Alex Chalk KC described the responsibility of being lord chancellor as “like carrying a Ming vase...
Vote now in the Times Best Law Firms 2024 survey
It’s that time of year again — when the lawyers in England and Wales and Scotland are asked to decide on the lawyers’...It’s that time of year again — when the lawyers in England and Wales and Scotland are asked to decide on the lawyers’ lawyers. The survey for our list of Best Law Firms 2024 is now available for completion, with the results scheduled to be unveiled at the end of October. There are plenty of legal profession awards...It’s that time of year again — when the lawyers in England and Wales and Scotland are asked to decide on the lawyers’ lawyers.
CARTOON
King’s Counsel, June 1, 2023
comment | Edward Garnier KC
Public needs direct action to crack down on digital scammers
Economic crime — bribery, money laundering and fraud — is back in the news and on political agendas, although it has...Economic crime — bribery, money laundering and fraud — is back in the news and on political...Economic crime — bribery, money laundering and fraud — is back in the news and on political...
lawyer of the week
Benet Brandreth KC, who acted successfully for Lidl in trademark battle with Tesco
Benet Brandreth KC from 11 South Square chambers acted successfully for the budget supermarket Lidl in the “battle of...Benet Brandreth KC from 11 South Square chambers acted successfully for the budget supermarket...Benet Brandreth KC from 11 South Square chambers acted successfully for the budget supermarket...
OUT OF COURT
Burnett welcomes Chalk at ceremony
Lord Burnett of Maldon has only a few months to run as lord chief justice and as a result he cuts a distinctly relaxed figure. At last week’s ceremony to swear in Alex Chalk KC as lord chancellor, Burnett observed that the incumbent was “my...Lord Burnett of Maldon has only a few months to run as lord chief justice and as a result he cuts...Lord Burnett of Maldon has only a few months to run as lord chief justice and as a result he cuts...
In Conversation | Adrian Jaggard
‘Consultancy offers lawyers better pay and work-life balance’
Rachel Phillips, Anita Rai | Comment
The employment tribunal needs more power to strike out vexatious claims
Carrie Laws | Comment
Deaf people remain at a disadvantage when trying to access justice
Despite the introduction last year of British Sign Language signers for juries, there remains a considerable...Despite the introduction last year of British Sign Language signers for juries, there remains a...Despite the introduction last year of British Sign Language signers for juries, there remains a...
Vanessa Gardiner | Comment
It’s in a business’s interests to support employees going through divorce
Recent research has found that 95 per cent of people going through a divorce said that their mental health at work...Recent research has found that 95 per cent of people going through a divorce said that their...Recent research has found that 95 per cent of people going through a divorce said that their...
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A shift to juryless trials would be a positive step for abuse survivors
Rolf Harris’s recent death catapulted his name back into the headlines after the shamed star led a largely reclusive life in the wake of his release from prison a few years ago. No doubt for the survivors whom Harris abused, seeing his name and...Rolf Harris’s recent death catapulted his name back into the headlines after the shamed star led...Rolf Harris’s recent death catapulted his name back into the headlines after the shamed star led...
Yousaf under fire after sharp rise in waiting list deaths
Better-off go private while poor patients suffer
Scotland’s NHS operates a “two-tier system” with thousands of better-off patients going private and a huge rise in people dying while awaiting treatment. Figures revealed a 39 per cent increase in the number of patients dying on waiting lists, prompting Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, to...Scotland’s NHS operates a “two-tier system” with thousands of better-off patients going private and a huge rise in people dying while awaiting treatment. Figures revealed a 39 per cent increase in the number of patients dying on waiting lists, prompting Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, to...Scotland’s NHS operates a “two-tier system” with thousands of better-off patients going private and a huge rise in people dying...
Shipyard executives to get fresh bonuses despite ferries delays
Executives at a Scottish shipyard that has botched the delivery of two new ferries will receive fresh bonuses in defiance of calls from the first minister. Andrew Miller, the chairman at Ferguson Marine, argued that the rewards were “incentive payments”, rather than bonuses, that the company was contractually obliged to pay if targets were...Executives at a Scottish shipyard that has botched the delivery of two new ferries will receive fresh bonuses in defiance of calls from the first minister. Andrew Miller, the chairman at Ferguson Marine, argued that the rewards were “incentive payments”, rather than bonuses, that the company was contractually obliged to pay if targets were...Executives at a Scottish shipyard that has botched the delivery of two new ferries will receive fresh bonuses in defiance of...
Alex Massie | Holyrood Sketch
Response to ferry fiasco shows still waters run deep
Alasdair Allan, the SNP member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, has a reputation for being a good soldier. He is not a boat-rocker or, like Fergus Ewing and other Kate Forbes supporters, part of the SNP’s internal opposition. So when a figure as placid as this expresses dismay at the latest shambles afflicting CalMac’s...Alasdair Allan, the SNP member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, has a reputation for being a good soldier.Alasdair Allan, the SNP member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, has a reputation for being a good soldier.
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Banca di Roma: Lunch for two for £81? Next time I’m going to Sugo
All great cities have those iconic squares and boulevards, riverbanks and thoroughfares where the city’s sense of itself is at its most concentrated. The eateries that come and go in such places — and come and go they do a lot...All great cities have those iconic squares and boulevards, riverbanks and thoroughfares where the city’s sense of itself is at its most concentrated. The eateries that come and go in such places — and come and go they do a lot...All great cities have those iconic squares and boulevards, riverbanks and thoroughfares where the city’s sense of...
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Starmer’s green scheme sells Highlands short
In 1979, year of the first devolution referendum, an anonymous civil servant wrote a memo to the prime minister Jim Callaghan about the Highland economy: “Does it matter if Ardnamurchan, Applecross and West Sutherland become...In 1979, year of the first devolution referendum, an anonymous civil servant wrote a memo to the prime minister Jim Callaghan about the Highland economy: “Does it matter if Ardnamurchan, Applecross and West Sutherland become...In 1979, year of the first devolution referendum, an anonymous civil servant wrote a memo to the prime minister Jim...
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Why living with ghosts is the best antidote to loneliness
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Beware politicians who meddle with pensions
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Kathleen Stock and the issue of free speech
Sir, All credit to the Oxford Union both for inviting Professor Kathleen Stock to speak and then standing firm against calls to cancel her (news and leading article, May 31). It has been the angel taking a stand for free speech when fools...Sir, All credit to the Oxford Union both for inviting Professor Kathleen Stock to speak and then...Sir, All credit to the Oxford Union both for inviting Professor Kathleen Stock to speak and then...
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Briefing
Moldova: Rishi Sunak attends the second European Political Community Summit, hosted by Moldova, following a first meeting in Prague last October. The last summit involved leaders from the 27 EU members as well as Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
UK: The month-long London Festival of Architecture begins; England v Ireland Test cricket match at Lord’s.
On this day
In 1599 Archbishop Whitgift and Richard Bancroft, bishop of London, ordered the burning of a collection of satirical books, including titles by Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nashe; in 1783 Charles Byrne (the “Irish Giant”), died, aged 22. His 7ft 7in (2.31m) height made him a celebrity in London. He wished to be buried at sea but the anatomist John Hunter reduced the corpse to a skeleton, which went on display at the Hunterian Museum in London; in 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded Give Peace a Chance during their second “bed-in” for peace; in 1973 the military government in Greece announced the abolition of the monarchy, formally deposing Constantine II, the last king of the Hellenes; in 1994 South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth after 33 years.
Nature notes
Bird names are fascinating. Some are gloriously onomatopoeic, such as the kittiwake, which perfectly captures the screaming call of this seabird. Many are habit descriptive, like the turnstone. Some are dishonest — the oystercatcher doesn’t catch oysters. And some are richly poetic, like the knot. Breeding in the Arctic, the knot is a winter visitor to Britain, where it lives on estuaries, mudflats and even beaches. At first hearing, this name might sound unremarkable, but knot is actually a contraction of Canute, who famously showed that even kings can’t control the tide. These little wading birds are often seen hugging the ebbing tide, foraging on the glinting sand as the water recedes.
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Birthdays today
Tim Bentinck, Earl of Portland, actor, David Archer in The Archers (BBC Radio 4), 70; Lady (Jill) Black of Derwent, DBE, justice of the Supreme Court (2017-21), 69; Johnnie Boden, founder of clothing company Boden, 62; Pat Boone, singer, Love Letters in the Sand (1957), and actor, 89; Brian Cox, actor, Troy (2004), 77; Ron Dennis, founder and chairman (1984-2017), McLaren Technology Group, 76; Marlon Devonish, athlete, Olympic gold medallist (2004) 47; Jason Donovan, actor, Neighbours (1986-89), and singer, 55; Dame Sarah Falk, lady justice of appeal, 61; Lord (Norman) Foster of Thames Bank, OM, architect, chairman and founder, Foster and Partners, 88; Morgan Freeman, actor, The Shawshank Redemption (1994), 86; Tom Holland, actor, Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), 27; Heidi Klum, model, 50; Prof Dame Parveen Kumar, gastroenterologist, president, Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (2013-20), 81; David Lan, playwright, artistic director, Young Vic (2000-18), 71; Dame Ruth May, chief nursing officer for England, 56; Sir David McVicar, opera and theatre director, 57; Alanis Morissette, singer, Ironic (1996), 49; Markus Persson, co-creator, Minecraft, 44; Robert Powell, actor, Jesus of Nazareth (1977), 79; Sir Jonathan Pryce, actor, The Two Popes (2019), 76; John Pullinger, chairman, Electoral Commission, national statistician and chief executive, UK Statistics Authority (2014-19), 64; Tom Robinson, singer-songwriter, 2-4-6-8 Motorway (1977), 73; Gerald Scarfe, cartoonist, The Sunday Times (1967-2017), and illustrator, 87; Bob Seely, Conservative MP for Isle of Wight, 57; Nigel Short, chess grandmaster, FIDE director for chess development, 58; Kip Thorne, theoretical physicist, Nobel prize in physics (2017), 83; Ronnie Wood, Rolling Stones guitarist, 76; Baroness (Lola) Young of Hornsey, actress and arts consultant, chairwoman, Man Booker Prize for Fiction (2017), 72.