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After all his warnings about the danger posed to democracy if Donald Trump won the election, President Biden welcomed his nemesis to the White House in a time-honoured display of normality. Trump arrived a few minutes late and the pair sat...After all his warnings about the danger posed to democracy if Donald Trump won the election...After all his warnings about the danger posed to democracy if Donald Trump won the election...
MAXIM TUCKER in KYIV
interview
Born in Finnieston, Sharleen Spiteri is the lead singer of Texas. Formed in 1986, the band has released ten albums...Born in Finnieston, Sharleen Spiteri is the lead singer of Texas. Formed in 1986, the band has...Born in Finnieston, Sharleen Spiteri is the lead singer of Texas. Formed in 1986, the band has...
What I’ve learnt
Chef Heston Blumenthal, 58, grew up in London. He opened the Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, in 1995, with dishes such...Chef Heston Blumenthal, 58, grew up in London. He opened the Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, in 1995,...Chef Heston Blumenthal, 58, grew up in London. He opened the Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, in 1995,...
Labour unveils a package of reforms aimed at ensuring there is ‘zero tolerance for failure’
analysis
Wes Streeting’s ‘naming and shaming’ proposals have led to accusations that vulnerable patients will suffer
video
Prime minister said at the Cop29 climate talks that this could be done via renewable energy
POLITICAL SKETCH
Keir Starmer used Cop29 to set Britain as a world leader on protecting the environment, but few were listening, even when his microphone was working
Hearings covered the biggest scandal in British legal history
After two and a half years, close to 300 witnesses and almost two million pages of documents, the Post Office inquiry will hear its final day of evidence on Wednesday. The hearings, chaired by Sir Wyn Williams, have covered more than a quarter of a century of history of the government-owned business — and the biggest scandal in British legal history. Between 1999 and...After two and a half years, close to 300 witnesses and almost two million pages of documents, the...After two and a half years, close to 300 witnesses and almost two million pages of documents, the...
The Post Office will double postmasters’ pay as part of a £250 million investment after the government conceded that...The Post Office will double postmasters’ pay as part of a £250 million investment after the government conceded that “significant” change was needed in the wake of the Horizon scandal.
Gareth Thomas, the business minister, told the Commons that the Post Office faced “commercial challenges” after a “decade of decline”.The Post Office will double postmasters’ pay as part of a £250 million investment after the government conceded that...
Orbital is set to go stratospheric after Samantha Harvey’s novel about the 16 sunsets and 16 sunrises on the International Space Station during one day orbiting Earth won this year’s Booker prize. The British author’s novel had already outsold the other books on this year’s shortlist and had chalked up more sales than the previous three Booker prizewinners had...Orbital is set to go stratospheric after Samantha Harvey’s novel about the 16 sunsets and 16...Orbital is set to go stratospheric after Samantha Harvey’s novel about the 16 sunsets and 16...
COMMENT
Heavens above! Finally, a Booker prizewinner that we can all get behind. Samantha Harvey, 49, is both the first...Heavens above! Finally, a Booker prizewinner that we can all get behind. Samantha Harvey, 49, is both the first English and the first female winner of the Booker prize since Bernadine Evaristo for Girl, Woman, Other in 2019 — and the first English author to win the prize outright since Hilary Mantel for Bring Up the...Heavens above! Finally, a Booker prizewinner that we can all get behind. Samantha Harvey, 49, is both the first English and the...
The Princess of Wales’s annual Christmas carol service will reflect “how much we need each other, especially in the most difficult times of our lives”. Kate, 42, who has been making a phased return to public work after chemotherapy, will host the...The Princess of Wales’s annual Christmas carol service will reflect “how much we need each other...The Princess of Wales’s annual Christmas carol service will reflect “how much we need each other...
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Global technology companies are now so large and powerful that countries such as Britain must treat them in the same...Global technology companies are now so large and powerful that countries such as Britain must...Global technology companies are now so large and powerful that countries such as Britain must...
THE TIMES DIARY
At lunchtime my wife sent me two text messages, not far apart. “Plumber arrived,” said the first. “Archbishop gone,”...At lunchtime my wife sent me two text messages, not far apart. “Plumber arrived,” said the first.At lunchtime my wife sent me two text messages, not far apart. “Plumber arrived,” said the first.
interview
When a ballot to protect abortion access in Florida failed last week, it set off a spiralling chain of consequences for Amanda Thompson. Thompson, a 30-year-old hospital technician, is planning to start a family, but due to her medical history is fearful of possible pregnancy complications. Florida has one of the strictest abortion limits in the US at six weeks...When a ballot to protect abortion access in Florida failed last week, it set off a spiralling...When a ballot to protect abortion access in Florida failed last week, it set off a spiralling...
The mother of a hostage held in Gaza has said that time has run out for the captives, as his Palestinian militant...The mother of a hostage held in Gaza has said that time has run out for the captives, as his Palestinian militant abductors released a new video showing him. Sasha Trufanov, 29, was kidnapped along with his mother, grandmother and girlfriend on October 7 last year as terrorists carried out a massacre in his hometown...The mother of a hostage held in Gaza has said that time has run out for the captives, as his Palestinian militant abductors...
megan agnew DISPATCH
david charter | analysis
Panicky Democrats are calling for Sonia Sotomayor, the longest-serving liberal judge on the Supreme Court, to step...Panicky Democrats are calling for Sonia Sotomayor, the longest-serving liberal judge on the...Panicky Democrats are calling for Sonia Sotomayor, the longest-serving liberal judge on the...
It is a problem regularly faced by businesspeople of a non-sporting disposition — the need to improve your golf game...It is a problem regularly faced by businesspeople of a non-sporting disposition — the need to...It is a problem regularly faced by businesspeople of a non-sporting disposition — the need to...
On an exposed escarpment in the Samarian mountains, Gennady Sudlerko has built himself a kingdom. There was nothing but dust and trees here when he came to the West Bank 13 years ago. Now there is a house and outbuildings, an enclosure for his...On an exposed escarpment in the Samarian mountains, Gennady Sudlerko has built himself a kingdom.On an exposed escarpment in the Samarian mountains, Gennady Sudlerko has built himself a kingdom.
Homebase is preparing to appoint administrators after its bank pulled the plug on a crucial refinancing deal, in a move that could threaten significant numbers of shops and jobs. The Times has learnt that the troubled DIY and garden chain is preparing to line up Teneo to handle an insolvency...Homebase is preparing to appoint administrators after its bank pulled the plug on a crucial refinancing deal, in a move that could threaten significant numbers of shops and jobs. The Times has learnt that the troubled DIY and garden chain is preparing to line up Teneo to handle an insolvency...Homebase is preparing to appoint administrators after its bank pulled the plug on a crucial refinancing deal, in a move that...
Just Eat Takeaway has struck a deal to sell its US business Grubhub at a steep discount to its purchase price four years ago. Europe’s biggest food delivery group, which bought Grubhub in 2020 in a $7.3 billion deal amid a pandemic-driven boom in delivery services, has agreed to sell it for $650 million to US-based Wonder, a food delivery...Just Eat Takeaway has struck a deal to sell its US business Grubhub at a steep discount to its purchase price four years ago. Europe’s biggest food delivery group, which bought Grubhub in 2020 in a $7.3 billion deal amid a pandemic-driven boom in delivery services, has agreed to sell it for $650 million to US-based Wonder, a food delivery...Just Eat Takeaway has struck a deal to sell its US business Grubhub at a steep discount to its purchase price four years ago.
Spirit AeroSystems, one of the largest private-sector employers in Northern Ireland, is to receive about $450 million in advance payments from Boeing and Airbus after the supplier raised the alarm about its finances. The struggling company has agreed up to $350 million in advance payments from Boeing, the American...Spirit AeroSystems, one of the largest private-sector employers in Northern Ireland, is to...Spirit AeroSystems, one of the largest private-sector employers in Northern Ireland, is to...
alistair Osborne | business commentary
Luckily, this time there’s no sex tape. Well, at least not yet. Whatever the “ongoing investigations in China”...Luckily, this time there’s no sex tape. Well, at least not yet. Whatever the “ongoing...Luckily, this time there’s no sex tape. Well, at least not yet. Whatever the “ongoing...
David Smith
One of Oscar Wilde’s most famous quotes, though I must admit I was introduced to it by Monty Python’s Flying Circus...One of Oscar Wilde’s most famous quotes, though I must admit I was introduced to it by Monty...One of Oscar Wilde’s most famous quotes, though I must admit I was introduced to it by Monty...
Several of France’s largest newspapers including Le Monde, Le Figaro, and Le Parisien are taking legal action against the social media platform X. The newspapers claim that network, owned by the billionaire Elon Musk, has been using their content...Several of France’s largest newspapers including Le Monde, Le Figaro, and Le Parisien are taking...Several of France’s largest newspapers including Le Monde, Le Figaro, and Le Parisien are taking...
Katie Prescott
How do you feel about AI marking your children’s homework? About the same as AI assessing a job application, I imagine.How do you feel about AI marking your children’s homework? About the same as AI assessing a job...How do you feel about AI marking your children’s homework? About the same as AI assessing a job...
tempus | lauren almeida
Trainline often divides opinion: some commuters love the ticket-selling website for its ease of use, others resent...Trainline often divides opinion: some commuters love the ticket-selling website for its ease of...Trainline often divides opinion: some commuters love the ticket-selling website for its ease of...
recruitment
Can a seatbelt launch a career? Eleanor Eyre, head of careers at Engineering UK, believes they can. “For girls, showing them things that have been designed by and for men — such as seatbelts, construction equipment, smartphones and even the layout of concert venues — demonstrates that they can be part of a much-needed change to make society one that’s designed with...Can a seatbelt launch a career? Eleanor Eyre, head of careers at Engineering UK, believes they can.Can a seatbelt launch a career? Eleanor Eyre, head of careers at Engineering UK, believes they can.
recruitment | SIX FROM THE BEST
After 25 years leading organisations including BA’s Air Miles and the Leasehold Advisory Service, Wanda Goldwag OBE...After 25 years leading organisations including BA’s Air Miles and the Leasehold Advisory Service, Wanda Goldwag OBE became chair of the Covent Garden Market Authority, the body behind the UK’s biggest wholesale market. As the market celebrates its 50th anniversary this month, she shares her advice on nurturing a team.After 25 years leading organisations including BA’s Air Miles and the Leasehold Advisory Service, Wanda Goldwag OBE became...
martyn ziegler
Four of Manchester City’s main rivals have lodged legal notices reserving the right to seek compensation if the club are found guilty of serious charges among the 115 alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules. Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have taken the...Four of Manchester City’s main rivals have lodged legal notices reserving the right to seek compensation if the club are found guilty of serious charges among the 115 alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules. Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have taken the...Four of Manchester City’s main rivals have lodged legal notices reserving the right to seek compensation if the club are found...
matthew syed
The hatred of Gary Lineker, let’s be honest, is pure jealousy. A superb footballer, who won dozens of England caps, he moved into broadcasting (not seamlessly, by the way: executives say he had to work hard for a long time to make it all look so easy), then TV production and podcasting, making millions along the way. No wonder people...The hatred of Gary Lineker, let’s be honest, is pure jealousy. A superb footballer, who won dozens of England caps, he moved into broadcasting (not seamlessly, by the way: executives say he had to work hard for a long time to make it all look so easy), then TV production and podcasting, making millions along the way. No wonder people...The hatred of Gary Lineker, let’s be honest, is pure jealousy. A superb footballer, who won dozens of England caps, he moved...
Rodrigo Bentancur is set to receive a lengthy FA ban for the comments he made about his Tottenham Hotspur team-mate Son Heung-min. The FA has made its decision about the Uruguay midfielder’s punishment, with Spurs expecting a suspension of between six and 12 matches after he used a racial stereotype when referring...Rodrigo Bentancur is set to receive a lengthy FA ban for the comments he made about his Tottenham...Rodrigo Bentancur is set to receive a lengthy FA ban for the comments he made about his Tottenham...
The first woman to referee a Premier League game believes her gender and diminutive stature reduced the amount of...The first woman to referee a Premier League game believes her gender and diminutive stature...The first woman to referee a Premier League game believes her gender and diminutive stature...
jonathan northcroft
The previous time England played Greece, Lee Carsley was so spoilt for choice in terms of star No10s and wingers that...The previous time England played Greece, Lee Carsley was so spoilt for choice in terms of star...The previous time England played Greece, Lee Carsley was so spoilt for choice in terms of star...
Bill edgar’s premier league quiz
The Premier League is on hold so the weekly quiz has an international flavour. Each of these ten players is the only one from their country to have appeared in the Premier League since its formation in 1992 (they have all won senior caps for their...The Premier League is on hold so the weekly quiz has an international flavour. Each of these ten...The Premier League is on hold so the weekly quiz has an international flavour. Each of these ten...
Abdelatif Benazzi interview
rasmus hojgaard interview
Gary Lineker has been confirmed as stepping down as Match of the Day’s host at the end of the season after 25 years — leaving the BBC with the tough decision of who should replace him, and whether it should shake up its prestigious Premier League...Gary Lineker has been confirmed as stepping down as Match of the Day’s host at the end of the...Gary Lineker has been confirmed as stepping down as Match of the Day’s host at the end of the...
Book Extract
In an exclusive extract from her new memoir, the former (and future) first lady recalls her arrival in New York and her first date with the president-elect
exclusive
Caitlin MOran’s Celebrity Watch
The victor in the Wagatha Christie trial doesn’t need the money or the fame that comes with I’m a Celebrity …
new
interview
Gregory Nolan’s archive of gig photography, from Florence Welch’s first gig to Amy Winehouse partying backstage, is a glimpse of a music scene that couldn’t happen today
new
What I’ve learnt
Famed for groundbreaking dishes like snail porridge, the chef opens up about being bipolar
first person
A new report reveals the mega-salaries that newly qualified lawyers are offered at elite firms — in return for 70 hour-plus working weeks
Review
Having made her name with the Californian ska punks No Doubt, by the early 2000s Gwen Stefani looked set for a career...Having made her name with the Californian ska punks No Doubt, by the early 2000s Gwen Stefani...Having made her name with the Californian ska punks No Doubt, by the early 2000s Gwen Stefani...
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Who feels sorry for the 81 per cent of millennials who told a US survey that they “can’t afford to have a midlife...Who feels sorry for the 81 per cent of millennials who told a US survey that they “can’t afford...Who feels sorry for the 81 per cent of millennials who told a US survey that they “can’t afford...
Poor Daniel Barlow. He didn’t ask to be 6ft 2in. A quick recap if you missed this furore: last week Gary Barlow posted a picture of his family and the internet fell about laughing because his 24-year-old son looked taller than him. Quite a lot...Poor Daniel Barlow. He didn’t ask to be 6ft 2in. A quick recap if you missed this furore: last...Poor Daniel Barlow. He didn’t ask to be 6ft 2in. A quick recap if you missed this furore: last...
If Line of Duty does come back for one final BBC series, as has been heavily hinted by its stars, it will mark one of...If Line of Duty does come back for one final BBC series, as has been heavily hinted by its stars...If Line of Duty does come back for one final BBC series, as has been heavily hinted by its stars...
COMMENT
Who blinks at a boob in 2024? Sideboob, underboob, full-boob — no boob left behind. We’ve had equal opportunities...Who blinks at a boob in 2024? Sideboob, underboob, full-boob — no boob left behind. We’ve had...Who blinks at a boob in 2024? Sideboob, underboob, full-boob — no boob left behind. We’ve had...
As the nights get longer and attention turns to Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the wee donkey, a return for Jed Mercurio’s BBC hit Line of Duty seems to be in the offing. The blisteringly exciting and complex drama about police corruption ended in May...As the nights get longer and attention turns to Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the wee donkey, a...As the nights get longer and attention turns to Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the wee donkey, a...
video
review
The big question for series two of Bad Sisters (AppleTV+) is how will it fare with a Bang-shaped hole in it? Claes Bang may have played an evil monster as John Paul, aka “The Prick”, in series one but he was an endlessly watchable one. I don’t...The big question for series two of Bad Sisters (AppleTV+) is how will it fare with a Bang-shaped...The big question for series two of Bad Sisters (AppleTV+) is how will it fare with a Bang-shaped...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
first night review
first night review
★★★★★
Founded in Budapest in 1975 and on the cusp of its 50th anniversary, the Takacs Quartet has very little to...★★★★★
Founded in Budapest in 1975 and on the cusp of its 50th anniversary, the Takacs Quartet...★★★★★
Founded in Budapest in 1975 and on the cusp of its 50th anniversary, the Takacs Quartet...
first night review
Given that the Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker is famous for her austere and uncompromising approach...Given that the Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker is famous for her austere and...Given that the Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker is famous for her austere and...
Recipes
Six ideas for pepping up festive veg by Times food editors Tony Turnbull and Hannah Evans
Is it time to help sprouts and roast potatoes, always the bridesmaids of Christmas dinner, to shine? A plain roastie or bowl of boiled sprouts simply served with melted butter have their own nobility, but it doesn’t take much to elevate them to new heights. Here are six suggestions to get you started. All recipes serve 4 • 500g frozen sprouts, defrosted and sliced in...Is it time to help sprouts and roast potatoes, always the bridesmaids of Christmas dinner, to shine?Is it time to help sprouts and roast potatoes, always the bridesmaids of Christmas dinner, to shine?
In the hamlet of Fossebridge, 15 miles outside of Cheltenham, this four-bedroom house is in the heart of the...In the hamlet of Fossebridge, 15 miles outside of Cheltenham, this four-bedroom house is in the heart of the Cotswolds and operated as a holiday let. When you enter, there is a sitting room on the left and a principal bedroom suite beyond that. To the right of the front hall is a kitchen that opens into another...In the hamlet of Fossebridge, 15 miles outside of Cheltenham, this four-bedroom house is in the heart of the Cotswolds and...
The big question
MindGames
1 Which TV character’s method of travel, the Tardis, looks like a police box? 2 Mary McCartney’s first solo...1 Which TV character’s method of travel, the Tardis, looks like a police box? 2 Mary McCartney’s...1 Which TV character’s method of travel, the Tardis, looks like a police box? 2 Mary McCartney’s...
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game review
It feels as though there are more games than ever before. Shops are packed with a never-ending array of new titles, subscription services are frequently updated with new releases and retro classics are increasingly being remastered for modern...It feels as though there are more games than ever before. Shops are packed with a never-ending...It feels as though there are more games than ever before. Shops are packed with a never-ending...
Fans of dark comedy drama will be pleased that Bad Sisters, one of Apple TV+’s standout hits of 2022, is back for another run (out November 13, Apple TV+). Having seen off Grace’s abusive and controlling husband in the first series —...Fans of dark comedy drama will be pleased that Bad Sisters, one of Apple TV+’s standout hits...Fans of dark comedy drama will be pleased that Bad Sisters, one of Apple TV+’s standout hits...
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The Bavarian model turned photographer tells the stories behind her most iconic shots
Embroidered or hand-painted, on paper or textile, Louisa McKenzie on the companies providing lavish artisanal wall coverings for the world’s fanciest homes
The slouchy jacket worn by Jeremy Allen White in the hit series sold out within 45 minutes. Peter Howarth charts the impact of screen exposure on fashion brands
Vegetable-based cocktails are all the rage in London’s top restaurants. Charlotte Lytton takes them to the test to find out if they are worth the hype
It’s been 25 years since the Swiss watch company brought out a new collection. What took them so long?
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recipe
Santiago Lastra first realised his love of cooking thanks to a packet of crackers. The Mexican-born chef, who was more interested in maths than anything else as a teenager, decided to try his hand at the basic crab dip that was listed on the back...Santiago Lastra first realised his love of cooking thanks to a packet of crackers. The...Santiago Lastra first realised his love of cooking thanks to a packet of crackers. The...
This rural southwest idyll is often overlooked — but great value places to stay are enticing visitors to its pretty towns, including this stylish, affordable château
Add some festive sparkle to your winter with these wonderful illuminations across the UK
Boho neighbourhoods, rooftop pool bars and an exciting spirit of reinvention make Athens an excellent weekender
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Sun, sea and… snacks? The Maldives may be a magnet for honeymooners, but it’s also the perfect place for one exhausted mother and her four-year-old son
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A move to make the charity’s cafés more sustainable has its anti-woke clientele up in arms. Our writer, however, is all for their new plant-based menu
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
You have to be very determined to return to our common birthplace, the land where humans are believed to have...You have to be very determined to return to our common birthplace, the land where humans are...You have to be very determined to return to our common birthplace, the land where humans are...
What’s the best way to fly in style? On a private jet, of course. But at £10,000 an hour, and with tax set to rise...What’s the best way to fly in style? On a private jet, of course. But at £10,000 an hour, and...What’s the best way to fly in style? On a private jet, of course. But at £10,000 an hour, and...
video
There’s only one thing better than a bracing winter yomp — one done by the sea. Our chief travel writer has criss-crossed the country to bring you the UK’s best beaches, and these are his top picks for the chilly winter months. From the wide...There’s only one thing better than a bracing winter yomp — one done by the sea. Our chief travel...There’s only one thing better than a bracing winter yomp — one done by the sea. Our chief travel...
Obituary
Artist whose faithful sitters returned regularly and whose vibrant landscapes were limited to his immediate locality
Obituary
Political adviser who ‘calmed down’ the government’s relationship with the press in the final years of the Blair administration
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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
Buckingham Palace
12th November, 2024 Ms Abda Sharif was received in audience by The King this morning and...Buckingham Palace
12th November, 2024 Ms Abda Sharif was received in audience by The King...Buckingham Palace
12th November, 2024 Ms Abda Sharif was received in audience by The King...
I KEEP asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and...I KEEP asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit...I KEEP asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit...
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
Michael Matheson, the former health secretary who was forced to quit the government after racking up an £11,000 iPad bill, has put his name forward to stand for the SNP at the next Holyrood election. Two party sources confirmed that Matheson, who received the longest ever suspension from the...Michael Matheson, the former health secretary who was forced to quit the government after racking up an £11,000 iPad bill, has put his name forward to stand for the SNP at the next Holyrood election. Two party sources confirmed that Matheson, who received the longest ever suspension from the...Michael Matheson, the former health secretary who was forced to quit the government after racking up an £11,000 iPad bill, has...
A housing emergency has been declared in the SNP housing minister’s own constituency. East Lothian, which is represented by Paul McLennan, became the latest local authority to formally recognise the severe shortage of accommodation it was experiencing. Edinburgh, Glasgow and Argyll and Bute all declared housing emergencies in their areas...A housing emergency has been declared in the SNP housing minister’s own constituency. East Lothian, which is represented by Paul McLennan, became the latest local authority to formally recognise the severe shortage of accommodation it was experiencing. Edinburgh, Glasgow and Argyll and Bute all declared housing emergencies in their areas...A housing emergency has been declared in the SNP housing minister’s own constituency. East Lothian, which is represented by...
alex massie
Few things occasioned such a drawing-in of breath and pursing of lips in Scotland as when Margaret Thatcher addressed the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1988. Her “sermon on the mound” was not well received, not least because by that stage in her premiership nothing the Iron Lady said or did in...Few things occasioned such a drawing-in of breath and pursing of lips in Scotland as when...Few things occasioned such a drawing-in of breath and pursing of lips in Scotland as when...
LANA CLELLAND INTERVIEW
interview
Born in Finnieston, Sharleen Spiteri is the lead singer of Texas. Formed in 1986, the band has released ten albums and Spiteri also has two solo LPs. Aged about five, dancing along to Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain with Pan’s People on Top of the Pops...Born in Finnieston, Sharleen Spiteri is the lead singer of Texas. Formed in 1986, the band has...Born in Finnieston, Sharleen Spiteri is the lead singer of Texas. Formed in 1986, the band has...
Gabriella Bennett
Environmental campaigners have launched a legal challenge seeking to overturn the approval given to two major offshore oil and gas developments. Greenpeace maintains that a UK government decision to grant consent for the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields was unlawful and should be quashed by a judge at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. Ruth Crawford KC, senior counsel for...Environmental campaigners have launched a legal challenge seeking to overturn the approval given...Environmental campaigners have launched a legal challenge seeking to overturn the approval given...
LEADING ARTICLE
Sir Keir Starmer’s government was elected on a manifesto pledging that no new oil and gas fields in UK waters would...Sir Keir Starmer’s government was elected on a manifesto pledging that no new oil and gas fields in UK waters would be granted licences. Existing fields, however, would continue their operations as normal. This included projects for which permissions had already been granted, including the Rosebank oilfield west of...Sir Keir Starmer’s government was elected on a manifesto pledging that no new oil and gas fields in UK waters would be granted...
sunday times secondary school league table
Sunday Times Scotland Primary School League Table
Comment
I’m not surprised so many Latinos voted for Trump
Daniel Finkelstein
First and second-generation immigrants often believe in tight controls because we feel it directly if things go wrong
Alice Thomson
Hypocrite Welby has weakened the Church
Agnès Poirier
Erratic Emmanuel Macron is losing his moral compass
matthew parris | notebook
Genius who discovered hydrogen set us gassing
Michael Coren
I thought assisted dying was merciful, now it’s terrifying
Leading Articles
Public Penance
Justin Welby is right to resign as Archbishop of Canterbury amid criticism of his failure to act against a child abuser
Curing the Causes
Wes Streeting’s big plan for reforming the NHS is a rehash of a failed Labour scheme
Own Goal
The BBC blundered in indulging Gary Lineker’s ill-advised forays into politics
letters to the editor
Welby’s resignation and its effect on the church
Write to letters@thetimes.co.uk Sir, The Archbishop of Canterbury has left his post in a most damaging way for the church (“Justin Welby resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury over child sex abuse scandal”, Nov 12; letters, Nov 8, 11 & 12). He...Write to letters@thetimes.co.uk Sir, The Archbishop of Canterbury has left his post in a most...Write to letters@thetimes.co.uk Sir, The Archbishop of Canterbury has left his post in a most...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
US: President Biden hosts President-elect Trump at the White House to discuss the transition of power; House Republicans vote on leaders for the 119th Congress.
On this day
In 1789 Benjamin Franklin, a founding father of the US, wrote in a letter to a friend that: “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”; in 1849, Marie Manning, 28, a domestic servant, was hanged on the roof of Horsemonger Lane Gaol in London. During the Bermondsey Horror trial she and her husband blamed each other for the brutal death of her lover, whose body they buried under their kitchen floor. The execution was watched by at least 30,000 people, including Charles Dickens, who wrote to The Times: “I believe that a sight so inconceivably awful as the wickedness and levity of the immense crowd collected at that execution this morning could be imagined by no man, and could be presented in no heathen land under the sun.” Manning was the basis for Mademoiselle Hortense, Lady Dedlock’s maid in Bleak House; in 1887, 10,000 people took part in a protest in Trafalgar Square, central London, about repression in Ireland and unemployment. Police action to contain a riot led to the day becoming known as “Bloody Sunday”; in 1940 Fantasia, Walt Disney’s pioneering third animated feature film, had its gala premiere at the Broadway Theatre in New York City.
Nature notes
Smoke hangs over the Yorkshire Dales. Dozens of fires have been lit, and their plumes mingle into a single choking cloud that can be seen more than 20 miles away in the North York Moors National Park. Land owners light these fires to burn away old heather so that fresh tips will grow next year. Known as muirburn in Scotland, this practice aims to provide more “gamebirds” for “sporting” guns to shoot: moorland with new-growth heather can support a far higher density of red grouse than would be the case without burning. Considered for years to be a subspecies of willow ptarmigan, red grouse is now accepted as a species unique to Britain and Ireland. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
The Rt Rev Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds, 67; Stephen Baxter, science fiction author, The Time Ships (1995), 67; Gerard Butler, actor, 300 (2006), 55; The Rt Rev Lord (George) Carey of Clifton, Archbishop of Canterbury (1991-2002), 89; James Garden, regius professor of clinical surgery, University of Edinburgh (2000-18, now emeritus), undertook the first successful liver transplant in Scotland (1992), 71; Merrick Garland, US attorney-general, 72; Whoopi Goldberg, actress, The Color Purple (1985), and screenwriter, 69; Michael Harrison, theatre producer in the West End of London, 45; Ayaan Hirsi Ali, author, Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now (2015) and women’s rights activist, 55; Darren Jones, Labour MP for Bristol North West, chief secretary to the Treasury, 38; Andrés Manuel López Obrador, president of Mexico (2018-Sep 2024), 71; John McGuckian, chairman, Irish Continental Group, UTV Media (formerly Ulster Television) (1990-2012), 85; Art Malik, actor, The Jewel in the Crown (1984), 72; Scott McNealy, co-founder of computer technology company Sun Microsystems (1982), 70; Lando Norris, racing driver, McLaren Racing, 25; Chris Noth, actor, Mr Big on Sex and the City (1998-2004, 2008, 2010), 70; Daniel Purvis, artistic gymnast, four-time British all-around champion, 34; Emma Raducanu, tennis player, US Open winner (2021), 22; Andrew Ranken, drummer, the Pogues, Fairytale of New York (1998), 71; Naz Shah, Labour MP for Bradford West, shadow crime reduction minister (2018-23), 51; Alexandra Shulman, editor-in-chief, British Vogue (1992-2017), and author, Clothes… and Other Things that Matter (2020), 67; Howard Wilkinson, footballer and manager, chairman, League Managers Association, 81; Rear-Admiral Tim Woods, UK defence attaché, Washington DC, and head of the British Defence Staff, USA, 55.