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Robert Buckland has accused the Tory defector of approaching him when he was justice secretary
On the eve of her husband’s criminal trial for sex offences in July 2020, Natalie Elphicke arrived at the parliamentary office of Robert Buckland, who as lord chancellor and justice secretary was responsible for upholding the rule of law. Elphicke had secured the meeting through Sir Mark Spencer...On the eve of her husband’s criminal trial for sex offences in July 2020, Natalie Elphicke arrived at the parliamentary office of Robert Buckland, who as lord chancellor and justice secretary was responsible for upholding the rule of law. Elphicke had secured the meeting through Sir Mark Spencer...On the eve of her husband’s criminal trial for sex offences in July 2020, Natalie Elphicke arrived at the parliamentary office...
EXCLUSIVE
The King agreed to a request from the Duke of Sussex to stay in a royal residence for last week’s trip to London, mindful that his younger son no longer has an official UK residence, friends of the monarch say. In the event, however, Harry is thought to have chosen to stay in a hotel during his three-day visit. The friends point out that...The King agreed to a request from the Duke of Sussex to stay in a royal residence for last week’s trip to London, mindful that his younger son no longer has an official UK residence, friends of the monarch say. In the event, however, Harry is thought to have chosen to stay in a hotel during his three-day visit. The friends point out that...The King agreed to a request from the Duke of Sussex to stay in a royal residence for last week’s trip to London, mindful that...
charlotte ivers dispatch
Greta Thunberg was forcibly led away by police from an unauthorised pro-Palestinian protest outside the Eurovision final arena on Saturday, the latest clash in a confrontation-filled week. Undeterred, the Swedish climate activist, 21, and her friends returned for a second attempt, sitting down so officers could not...Greta Thunberg was forcibly led away by police from an unauthorised pro-Palestinian protest...Greta Thunberg was forcibly led away by police from an unauthorised pro-Palestinian protest...
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EXCLUSIVE interview | Christina Lamb
“Guess how many plants there are in this chilli con carne?” I ask my uninterested family over dinner. “Twelve! I added grated carrots andcinnamon.” They remain unmoved. I am halfway through an attempt to fit 30 different plants into a week and my...“Guess how many plants there are in this chilli con carne?” I ask my uninterested family over...“Guess how many plants there are in this chilli con carne?” I ask my uninterested family over...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
NEWS REVIEW
At about 2am we approached the forbidding gates of Parkhurst prison on the outskirts of Newport on the Isle of Wight. It was 1977. Having been engaged in criminal activities for some years, I was serving a 12-year sentence for an array of offences...At about 2am we approached the forbidding gates of Parkhurst prison on the outskirts of Newport...At about 2am we approached the forbidding gates of Parkhurst prison on the outskirts of Newport...
investigation
It is known as England’s wildest shore, filled with jaw-dropping sandy beaches, weather-beaten old castles, Viking heritage and remote tidal islands. However the Northumberland coastline, for so long in the shadow of the more southern holiday...It is known as England’s wildest shore, filled with jaw-dropping sandy beaches, weather-beaten...It is known as England’s wildest shore, filled with jaw-dropping sandy beaches, weather-beaten...
NEWS REVIEW
One night, a little over 20 years ago, Brandon Flowers walked into the Crown and Anchor in his hometown of Las Vegas in Nevada, and changed his life for ever. The bad news was that his girlfriend was kissing another man. “I was distraught!” says...One night, a little over 20 years ago, Brandon Flowers walked into the Crown and Anchor in his...One night, a little over 20 years ago, Brandon Flowers walked into the Crown and Anchor in his...
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I’m riding a Slovenian train from Italy to Croatia, on a line built by the Austro-Hungarian Empire 150 years ago. Back then railroading Viennese royalty could breakfast in Trieste, shoot Slovenian game for lunch, then catch a show in a theatre...I’m riding a Slovenian train from Italy to Croatia, on a line built by the Austro-Hungarian...I’m riding a Slovenian train from Italy to Croatia, on a line built by the Austro-Hungarian...
DISPATCH
There is a patch of land in Louisiana, in a bend of the Mississippi, where the borders have been divided and redrawn for centuries. It has been governed by three empires, two republics and the Confederacy; new laws written, new flags planted. Today the land, just south of state capital Baton...There is a patch of land in Louisiana, in a bend of the Mississippi, where the borders have been divided and redrawn for centuries. It has been governed by three empires, two republics and the Confederacy; new laws written, new flags planted. Today the land, just south of state capital Baton...There is a patch of land in Louisiana, in a bend of the Mississippi, where the borders have been divided and redrawn for...
LOUISE CALLAGHAN DISPATCH
By day, Alejandro Flores lives in paradise. For the last 30 years, he has punted tourists around the verdant canals of Xochimilco, in the south of Mexico City, where willows, camphor and a bright pink flower that looks like a bougainvillea evoke a subtropical Venice, complete with gondoliers. But when Flores goes home at night, to his house...By day, Alejandro Flores lives in paradise. For the last 30 years, he has punted tourists around the verdant canals of Xochimilco, in the south of Mexico City, where willows, camphor and a bright pink flower that looks like a bougainvillea evoke a subtropical Venice, complete with gondoliers. But when Flores goes home at night, to his house...By day, Alejandro Flores lives in paradise. For the last 30 years, he has punted tourists around the verdant canals of...
The breakthrough came in the afternoon as police scanned surveillance video at the Corsican airport where, earlier that day, a masked killer with a Kalashnikov had casually executed two mobsters in the car park. As detectives retraced the pair’s steps through arrivals at Bastia Poretta, they saw a dark-haired woman...The breakthrough came in the afternoon as police scanned surveillance video at the Corsican...The breakthrough came in the afternoon as police scanned surveillance video at the Corsican...
Fast-fashion chain Shein is accelerating its plans for a record-breaking £53 billion float in London. The Chinese-founded online retailer is reported to have picked London for a listing, after turning away from New York amid tensions between China and the US. Shein, which is based in...Fast-fashion chain Shein is accelerating its plans for a record-breaking £53 billion float in London. The Chinese-founded online retailer is reported to have picked London for a listing, after turning away from New York amid tensions between China and the US. Shein, which is based in...Fast-fashion chain Shein is accelerating its plans for a record-breaking £53 billion float in London. The...
in depth
On Saturdays, Sir Paul Smith goes back to the shopfloor. Literally. He rises early and heads to his Mayfair flagship store, where he can be seen dressing the windows, tinkering with displays and chatting to customers. Devotees of his distinctive fashions have for years made a pilgrimage to the Albemarle Street destination from China, Korea...On Saturdays, Sir Paul Smith goes back to the shopfloor. Literally. He rises early and heads to his Mayfair flagship store, where he can be seen dressing the windows, tinkering with displays and chatting to customers. Devotees of his distinctive fashions have for years made a pilgrimage to the Albemarle Street destination from China, Korea...On Saturdays, Sir Paul Smith goes back to the shopfloor. Literally. He rises early and heads to his Mayfair flagship store...
DANNY FORTSON | TECH TALK
Ever since Steve Jobs strode on stage in Cupertino, California, to unveil the iPhone way back in 2007 — “a revolutionary product that changes everything” — rivals have been feverishly trying to make something better: an iPhone killer. To say they have failed is an understatement: Apple sold $200 billion worth of...Ever since Steve Jobs strode on stage in Cupertino, California, to unveil the iPhone way back in...Ever since Steve Jobs strode on stage in Cupertino, California, to unveil the iPhone way back in...
OLIVER SHAH | AGENDA
On one level, the revolution at the Garrick Club is a staggeringly trivial story. After a vote by members last week...On one level, the revolution at the Garrick Club is a staggeringly trivial story. After a vote by...On one level, the revolution at the Garrick Club is a staggeringly trivial story. After a vote by...
DAVID SMITH | economic outlook
Now official figures confirm that the economy has recovered from its dip in the second half of last year, and the...Now official figures confirm that the economy has recovered from its dip in the second half of...Now official figures confirm that the economy has recovered from its dip in the second half of...
THE SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS PROFILE
The public servants of Ofcom could be forgiven if they had some misgivings about their new chairman when he first entered the broadcast regulator’s office on the bank of the Thames two years ago. Lord (Michael) Grade, an avuncular Tory peer often...The public servants of Ofcom could be forgiven if they had some misgivings about their new...The public servants of Ofcom could be forgiven if they had some misgivings about their new...
Last month, ServiceNow, a Californian artificial intelligence company, moved into new offices over four floors at the newly built 60 Dawson Street complex in Dublin. Overlooking Trinity College and close to Grafton Street, the city’s main shopping thoroughfare, the bright, airy and very expensive offices will accommodate a workforce that numbers 600, and is expected to...Last month, ServiceNow, a Californian artificial intelligence company, moved into new offices...Last month, ServiceNow, a Californian artificial intelligence company, moved into new offices...
In May 2020, Catherine Green gained a new lab partner. The chatty Oxford University scientist had spent four months...In May 2020, Catherine Green gained a new lab partner. The chatty Oxford University scientist had spent four months working 18-hour days trying to develop a vaccine for Covid, which was ripping through the population and crippling the economy with a devastating lockdown. Then the FTSE 100 pharma company AstraZeneca...In May 2020, Catherine Green gained a new lab partner. The chatty Oxford University scientist had spent four months working...
The City public relations firm FGS Global is sending one of its most senior managers to its Chinese outposts to deal with allegations that western partners behave in a “colonial” manner there. A letter purporting to be from FGS...The City public relations firm FGS Global is sending one of its most senior managers to its Chinese outposts to deal with allegations that western partners behave in a “colonial” manner there. A letter purporting to be from FGS...The City public relations firm FGS Global is sending one of its most senior managers to its Chinese outposts to deal...
The Lebanese suitor of engineering services giant Wood Group is preparing a higher bid after its £1.4 billion offer was rejected by the FTSE 250 company last week. Sources close to Sidara, a Beirut-based engineering and...The Lebanese suitor of engineering services giant Wood Group is preparing a higher bid after its £1.4 billion offer was rejected by the FTSE 250 company last week. Sources close to Sidara, a Beirut-based engineering and...The Lebanese suitor of engineering services giant Wood Group is preparing a higher bid after its £1.4 billion offer...
OLIVER GILL | COMMENT
irwin stelzer | American account
Brave Bison, a listed digital marketing and tech development agency backed by the billionaire Lord Ashcroft, is set...Brave Bison, a listed digital marketing and tech development agency backed by the billionaire...Brave Bison, a listed digital marketing and tech development agency backed by the billionaire...
LUCY TOBIN | the tipster
Housebuilding is quiet: the number of new homes built last year fell to the lowest level since lockdown. Kingfisher...Housebuilding is quiet: the number of new homes built last year fell to the lowest level since...Housebuilding is quiet: the number of new homes built last year fell to the lowest level since...
There are 8.4 million people living alone and they end up paying more for everything from heating to hotels and houses. Rachel Mortimer speaks to one of them
johanna noble | money editor
Renters need a thriving market to keep prices under control, so it’s time we gave small property investors a break
KATHERINE DENHAM | QUESTION OF MONEY
The consumer champion helps with missing savings, a grocery gripe and a couple with a tax dilemma
fame and fortune
The King of Bling, whose flamboyant jewellery is worn by Elton John and Lady Gaga, says he spends too much on pictures and books
Customers were locked out of their assets after following advice from firms their local branch recommended. Now they want compensation
Pension savers are rushing to take advantage of tax breaks in case they are scrapped under a Labour government. Some...Pension savers are rushing to take advantage of tax breaks in case they are scrapped under a...Pension savers are rushing to take advantage of tax breaks in case they are scrapped under a...
IAN COWIE | Personal Account
Could the world’s first fully independent self-driving car software come out of King’s Cross, London, instead of...Could the world’s first fully independent self-driving car software come out of King’s Cross...Could the world’s first fully independent self-driving car software come out of King’s Cross...
He claims to be a disabled Scottish academic called Arthur Knight. American prosecutors insist he is Nicholas Rossi, a serial rapist wanted by the FBI. Before he was extradited to Utah, he pleaded his innocence to Marc Horne
EXCLUSIVE interview | Christina Lamb
Our unlikely new foreign secretary has swapped chillaxing in Chipping Norton for brokering peace in Israel and Ukraine. Next stops on Lord Cameron’s global mission: Kazakhstan and Mongolia
After ten years and £10,000, Clementine Prendergast realised her meetings with her therapist were doing more harm than good
INTERVIEW | LyNN BARBER
The artist, now 60, tells her old friend Lynn Barber about quitting booze, coming back from cancer, life with a stoma and building a property empire
MATT RUDD
One fun study found that the interruptions of the internet had a more detrimental impact on our ability to focus than quite a large bag of marijuana
Danny Fortson
Any tech billionaire worth his salt needs a compound — a proper one. Preferably in the middle of the Pacific on one of the paradisical islands of Hawaii, which are about as far as one can get from, well, anyone. Michael Dell, creator of the...Any tech billionaire worth his salt needs a compound — a proper one. Preferably in the middle of...Any tech billionaire worth his salt needs a compound — a proper one. Preferably in the middle of...
COLLECTORS’ CLASSICS
RELATIVE VALUES
South Africa is a patriarchal society, but I always wanted to be an independent woman and I wanted the same for my children. I’d grown up with a father — my tata, Nelson Mandela — who was there but not there. So my mum, Evelyn, who was married...South Africa is a patriarchal society, but I always wanted to be an independent woman and I...South Africa is a patriarchal society, but I always wanted to be an independent woman and I...
interview
The Marvel star’s grandfather died of the disease, his father is showing early signs — now he’s discovered he’s at high risk. He talks about anxiety, his new health regime and Mad Max
CAMILLA LONG
Channel 4 investigated the actor’s past — but the most compelling revelation was his brother
interview
The actress on France’s #MeToo moment, hecklers and playing Mary Queen of Scots
interview
Nish Kumar has turned his views on the prime minister into a show. He talks politics, Russell Brand and the BBC
review | memoir
From Ozzy Osbourne prancing in the nude to Ziggy Stardust’s evening glass of milk: this child’s-eye view of the Seventies music scene is funny, tender and playful
The Bafta TV awards are upon us, the small screen’s finest are preparing to descend on the Royal Festival Hall in London, and the annual armchair speculation of who should win is gathering pace. When the nominations were announced in March, the big news was that The Crown was leading the way with eight nominations. Four of those, however, were in the Bafta TV Craft...The Bafta TV awards are upon us, the small screen’s finest are preparing to descend on the Royal...The Bafta TV awards are upon us, the small screen’s finest are preparing to descend on the Royal...
VIEWING GUIDE
Bafta TV awards (Today, BBC1, 7pm)
The comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan host this year’s celebration...Bafta TV awards (Today, BBC1, 7pm)
The comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan host this year’s celebration of the biggest shows and stars on the small screen as the great and the good of the TV world descend on the Royal Festival Hall in London for an evening of gowns, gongs and backslapping. It looks...Bafta TV awards (Today, BBC1, 7pm)
The comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan host this year’s celebration of the...
Review | environment
Review | SOCIETY
interview
Ulrich Gerhartz explains the art of matching the perfect instrument to every musician — from the Princess of Wales to Mitsuko Uchida
Ulrich Gerhartz is not normal. He is obsessive. He has an attention to detail that would make a Swiss watch technician look sloppy. OK is not OK in his mind. Perfection is just about acceptable. Do you like any mess at home, I ask as I watch him micro-tune a Steinway grand piano in a small theatre in Cambridge. “No,” he says bluntly in his German accent. “There is a big...Ulrich Gerhartz is not normal. He is obsessive. He has an attention to detail that would make a...Ulrich Gerhartz is not normal. He is obsessive. He has an attention to detail that would make a...
interview
First time I cried in the cinema
Watching Bambi when I was five. I wept my heart out. As a family we love to watch...First time I cried in the cinema
Watching Bambi when I was five. I wept my heart out. As a family we love to watch The Muppet Christmas Carol every year — when Tiny Tim says, “God bless us, everyone,” all of us are reaching for handkerchiefs. I occasionally shock people by saying my two favourite films are Andrei...First time I cried in the cinema
Watching Bambi when I was five. I wept my heart out. As a family we love to watch The Muppet...
REVIEW | Thrillers
Abir Mukherjee’s remarkable first thriller — a departure from his award-winning Wyndham and Banerjee crime series —...Abir Mukherjee’s remarkable first thriller — a departure from his award-winning Wyndham and...Abir Mukherjee’s remarkable first thriller — a departure from his award-winning Wyndham and...
The Cannes Film Festival is not quite what it used to be. Yes, it still premieres movies — down on the Côte d’Azur...The Cannes Film Festival is not quite what it used to be. Yes, it still premieres movies — down...The Cannes Film Festival is not quite what it used to be. Yes, it still premieres movies — down...
video
review
Nobody had the successful return of the Planet of the Apes franchise on their bingo card. It always seemed the most retrograde of sci-fi series, with Charlton Heston in a loincloth grimacing his way through a “what if?” inversion of Black Power-era America. The fear stoked by the film’s premise was fairly easy to spot: what if the white man were subjugated? The 2011...Nobody had the successful return of the Planet of the Apes franchise on their bingo card. It...Nobody had the successful return of the Planet of the Apes franchise on their bingo card. It...
video
review
2023 was a bumper year for film, but what cinematic treats will this year have in store? Timothée Chalamet is back...2023 was a bumper year for film, but what cinematic treats will this year have in store? Timothée Chalamet is back for Dune: Part Two, Zendaya will be stuck in a tense tennis love triangle in Challengers, and there are Bob Marley and Amy Winehouse biopics on the horizon. Plus our favourite marmalade-loving bear...2023 was a bumper year for film, but what cinematic treats will this year have in store? Timothée Chalamet is back for Dune:...
Review | Fiction
REVIEW | FICTION
Waldemar Januszczak
Marc Quinn has had a strange career as an artist. He emerged in the 1990s, arriving in the slipstream of the YBAs. But he was always a bit different. Having gone to Cambridge, where he studied history, he stood out: cerebral, well read, a touch...Marc Quinn has had a strange career as an artist. He emerged in the 1990s, arriving in the...Marc Quinn has had a strange career as an artist. He emerged in the 1990s, arriving in the...
interview
He has starred in Sex Education, Barbie and now the most coveted role on British TV, the Doctor
dolly alderton
Your love, life and friendship dilemmas answered
Everyone who is anyone has partied at Tramp. As the London club prepares to reopen, Vassi Chamberlain remembers the good times
interview
He is one of Britain’s most popular — and prolific — artists. But there’s still one household name he’s desperate to work with
The dress is dead, long live the front-split midiskirt. If you buy one thing this season, make it this
Style barometer
A moment for churros, please. Fresh from their starring role in Challengers — when Josh O’Connor’s character, Patrick, feeds one to Mike Faist’s Art in an intense power play — the deep-fried doughy delicacy is also the hot dish on menus everywhere.A moment for churros, please. Fresh from their starring role in Challengers — when Josh...A moment for churros, please. Fresh from their starring role in Challengers — when Josh...
india knight
One of the many things that I regret taking for granted for so long is glossy hair. There your hair is, all glossy...One of the many things that I regret taking for granted for so long is glossy hair. There your...One of the many things that I regret taking for granted for so long is glossy hair. There your...
sarah jossel
Today’s daily routine begins as normal. “Ma ma ma,” the 6am toddler alarm clock wakes up the house. (Sadly there is...Today’s daily routine begins as normal. “Ma ma ma,” the 6am toddler alarm clock wakes up the house.Today’s daily routine begins as normal. “Ma ma ma,” the 6am toddler alarm clock wakes up the house.
ALASTAIR COOK
It will feel so strange seeing an England team without Jimmy Anderson in it. It brings home a feeling of ageing. For so long I couldn’t imagine an England team without at least one of me, Jimmy or Stuart Broad in it. Those two in particular have been such a fundamental part of England’s success...It will feel so strange seeing an England team without Jimmy Anderson in it. It brings home a feeling of ageing. For so long I couldn’t imagine an England team without at least one of me, Jimmy or Stuart Broad in it. Those two in particular have been such a fundamental part of England’s success...It will feel so strange seeing an England team without Jimmy Anderson in it. It brings home a feeling of ageing. For so long I...
Martin Samuel
Madness to sack him, madness to keep him, that’s the problem with Erik ten Hag for Manchester United. To dismiss him before the FA Cup final would be crazy, and wrong. He deserves the chance to end the season on a high. To keep him on, even if he wins at Wembley, would be more lunacy, as this is about the year, not one marquee fixture. And...Madness to sack him, madness to keep him, that’s the problem with Erik ten Hag for Manchester United. To dismiss him before the FA Cup final would be crazy, and wrong. He deserves the chance to end the season on a high. To keep him on, even if he wins at Wembley, would be more lunacy, as this is about the year, not one marquee fixture. And...Madness to sack him, madness to keep him, that’s the problem with Erik ten Hag for Manchester United. To dismiss him before the...
Gallagher Premiership
George Skivington, the Gloucester head coach, denied his decision to rest key players had damaged the integrity of the Gallagher Premiership after watching his team suffer a record league defeat at Franklin’s Gardens, conceding 14 tries as Northampton secured a home play-off semi-final. After reaching the European...George Skivington, the Gloucester head coach, denied his decision to rest key players had damaged...George Skivington, the Gloucester head coach, denied his decision to rest key players had damaged...
TOM KERSHAW | KYREN WILSON INTERVIEW
JONATHAN NORTHCROFT | NEMANJA VIDIC INTERVIEW
DAVID WALSH
There is a nondescript scene in Michael Cimino’s 1978 film The Deer Hunter that has stayed with me. Set in a small...There is a nondescript scene in Michael Cimino’s 1978 film The Deer Hunter that has stayed with me.There is a nondescript scene in Michael Cimino’s 1978 film The Deer Hunter that has stayed with me.
stuart barnes
Step by step, the foundations of rugby union are gradually being eroded. The latest law changes and trials are not...Step by step, the foundations of rugby union are gradually being eroded. The latest law changes...Step by step, the foundations of rugby union are gradually being eroded. The latest law changes...
Premier League
Nottingham Forest 2 Chelsea 3
The introduction of two England internationals who have been in the wars recently swung this thrilling game in Chelsea’s favour, as the late run by Mauricio Pochettino’s side to qualify for European football gained momentum. Chelsea had taken an early lead with Mykhailo Mudryk’s first league goal away from home, but Willy Boly’s equaliser a few moments later for...The introduction of two England internationals who have been in the wars recently swung this...The introduction of two England internationals who have been in the wars recently swung this...
Premier League | Jonathan Northcroft
Many motifs of the modern Manchester City were there. Noel Gallagher grinning, fans doing the Poznan and Pep...Many motifs of the modern Manchester City were there. Noel Gallagher grinning, fans doing the Poznan and Pep Guardiola being avant garde by wearing a thick fisherman’s jumper when it was 23 degrees. Supporters singing about being top of the league. The league table shifting, at the season’s business end, with City’s...Many motifs of the modern Manchester City were there. Noel Gallagher grinning, fans doing the Poznan and Pep Guardiola being...
alyson rudd
Jürgen Klopp last Sunday said that he remains baffled whenever people ask for his autograph. Let me explain why they do.Jürgen Klopp last Sunday said that he remains baffled whenever people ask for his autograph. Let...Jürgen Klopp last Sunday said that he remains baffled whenever people ask for his autograph. Let...
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | ROD LIDDLE
Two of the sides kicking off on Sunday lunchtime in the first leg of the Sky Bet Championship play-offs have...Two of the sides kicking off on Sunday lunchtime in the first leg of the Sky Bet Championship...Two of the sides kicking off on Sunday lunchtime in the first leg of the Sky Bet Championship...
INTERVIEW
This article was first published on June 16, 2023 On the penultimate day of the Ashes at the end of July, Jimmy Anderson, the most prolific fast bowler of all time, turns 41. It is an incredible age for any elite athlete, putting the Englishman among a pantheon of international sportsmen who in recent years have forced us to reassess our idea of an ageing body’s limits.This article was first published on June 16, 2023 On the penultimate day of the Ashes at the end...This article was first published on June 16, 2023 On the penultimate day of the Ashes at the end...
James Anderson will retire from international duty after the first Test of the summer at Lord’s — but looks set to...James Anderson will retire from international duty after the first Test of the summer at Lord’s — but looks set to stay on with the team as a bowling consultant. Anderson, 41, confirmed on Saturday morning that he would call time on his Test career, after talks with Brendon McCullum, England’s head coach, who flew...James Anderson will retire from international duty after the first Test of the summer at Lord’s — but looks set to stay on with...
Gallagher Premiership | Stephen Jones
Gallagher Premiership
Premier League | alyson rudd
SCottish Premiership | Michael Grant
Giro d’itAlia
Anyone looking for cracks to show in Tadej Pogacar during the first proper mountain stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia would have seen none as the Slovenian took his third stage win in just the first week of this race. This win was not with his...Anyone looking for cracks to show in Tadej Pogacar during the first proper mountain stage of this...Anyone looking for cracks to show in Tadej Pogacar during the first proper mountain stage of this...
video
Have a mini interrail adventure through Italy, Slovenia and Croatia on an affordable route that takes in the Adriatic’s aristocratic history
comment
Pilfering coffee capsules, teabags and shower gel from hotels and apartments is acceptable… removing furniture and silverware isn’t
Untapped Thassos is perfect for beaches, boat trips and laid-back tavernas — and just a short ferry-hop from the mainland
A riverside cottage in Pembrokeshire, a private-island retreat in the Highlands and a Georgian pile in the Midlands — these are our picks for this year
A 26-mile wander along striking Ireland’s west coast proved that to our writer that walking holidays have the power to heal — and get two men really talking
Kathy Lette | Travel Troubleshooter
Q. My friend is about to be declared bankrupt but is desperate to take a break and get away from her troubles for...Q. My friend is about to be declared bankrupt but is desperate to take a break and get away...Q. My friend is about to be declared bankrupt but is desperate to take a break and get away...
INTERVIEW
Santa Montefiore, 54, is a bestselling author who is married to the historian and author Simon Sebag Montefiore, with...Santa Montefiore, 54, is a bestselling author who is married to the historian and author Simon...Santa Montefiore, 54, is a bestselling author who is married to the historian and author Simon...
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
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Our writer hikes to the top of Morocco’s extraordinary Mount Toubkal a century after a group of French climbers made the first ascent. He’s not ashamed to say that the mountain almost broke him. This is his story. Become a subscriber and,...Our writer hikes to the top of Morocco’s extraordinary Mount Toubkal a century after a group of...Our writer hikes to the top of Morocco’s extraordinary Mount Toubkal a century after a group of...
investigation
The government’s clampdown on Airbnb culture means it’s essential to buy in the right area
FIRST PERSON
George Laing, grandson of RD Laing, is rebuilding his family’s wealth by renovating cheap properties in Italy
Analysis
Fears of a regulatory clampdown and the upsides of the traditional lettings market may turn the tide
first person
We hear from two families about the highs and lows of running a holiday let business
Don’t fall into the same old tourist traps — if you want charm, authenticity and value, follow the locals
Price per square foot is often the go-to measure of a property’s value in central London, but many buyers are caught...Price per square foot is often the go-to measure of a property’s value in central London, but...Price per square foot is often the go-to measure of a property’s value in central London, but...
the two robs
I have a three-bedroom buy-to-let house in London, but it is now costing me money. My mortgage rate has gone up and...I have a three-bedroom buy-to-let house in London, but it is now costing me money. My mortgage...I have a three-bedroom buy-to-let house in London, but it is now costing me money. My mortgage...
Puzzles to solve at your leisure on paper
Kate Forbes has vowed to slash red tape to make Scotland the “obvious and only location” for global investment as part of plans to get the economy “firing on all cylinders”. The new deputy first minister says she has returned to the front bench to “get stuff done” and today lays out her proposals...Kate Forbes has vowed to slash red tape to make Scotland the “obvious and only location” for global investment as part of plans to get the economy “firing on all cylinders”. The new deputy first minister says she has returned to the front bench to “get stuff done” and today lays out her proposals...Kate Forbes has vowed to slash red tape to make Scotland the “obvious and only location” for global investment as part of plans...
China is using scholarship programmes to plant spies in western universities and suppress criticism of its regime on campuses, academics and activists have said. A report unveiled at Holyrood highlighted security dangers from Chinese funding for Scottish higher education. Its author, Robert Clark, said that payouts from the state-backed...China is using scholarship programmes to plant spies in western universities and suppress criticism of its regime on campuses, academics and activists have said. A report unveiled at Holyrood highlighted security dangers from Chinese funding for Scottish higher education. Its author, Robert Clark, said that payouts from the state-backed...China is using scholarship programmes to plant spies in western universities and suppress criticism of its regime on campuses...
Sunday Times Scotland Primary School League Table
A school in which one in ten pupils come from families working in Scotland’s travelling shows and which was among the first to win a “nurturing award” has come top of the The Sunday Times Primary School League Table 2024. Thorntree Primary School, in Shettleston in the east end of Glasgow, performed flawlessly in...A school in which one in ten pupils come from families working in Scotland’s travelling shows and...A school in which one in ten pupils come from families working in Scotland’s travelling shows and...
SCottish Premiership | Michael Grant
Scoring goals is fun. Winning Old Firm games is fun. Clinching league titles is fun. Brendan Rodgers and his Celtic side delivered on all counts. If he felt misunderstood when he spoke days ago about having a bit of fun in the derby, the message...Scoring goals is fun. Winning Old Firm games is fun. Clinching league titles is fun. Brendan...Scoring goals is fun. Winning Old Firm games is fun. Clinching league titles is fun. Brendan...
SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP | mark palmer
Scottish Premiership
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers issued a withering putdown to an accusation he had been “going through the motions”...Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers issued a withering putdown to an accusation he had been “going...Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers issued a withering putdown to an accusation he had been “going...
NATASHA RADMEHR | HOME FRONT
On paper, it’s my kind of show. An opportunity to have a nosey around other people’s houses. A competitive element...On paper, it’s my kind of show. An opportunity to have a nosey around other people’s houses. A...On paper, it’s my kind of show. An opportunity to have a nosey around other people’s houses. A...
United Rugby Championship
An improbable yet inspired late fightback had Glasgow fall just short of victory against the Vodacom Bulls, but still pick up two potentially valuable bonus points in defeat. Apparently on the verge of exhaustion and decidedly bereft of ideas, the Warriors fell 37-17 behind just inside the closing quarter of the URC match at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. At that stage a...An improbable yet inspired late fightback had Glasgow fall just short of victory against the...An improbable yet inspired late fightback had Glasgow fall just short of victory against the...
United Rugby Championship
Thriving under pressure is not always a trait associated with Scottish teams, but Ewan Ashman believes the congested...Thriving under pressure is not always a trait associated with Scottish teams, but Ewan Ashman believes the congested nature of the United Rugby Championship play-off race can drive Edinburgh to new heights. The Scotland hooker’s two first-half maul tries laid the platform for the capital club to eventually pull away...Thriving under pressure is not always a trait associated with Scottish teams, but Ewan Ashman believes the congested nature of...
Departing chief medical officer slams recruitment fiasco
The state’s chief medical officer privately warned the government her office was “critically fragile” and “functioning at high risk” three months before she resigned, The Sunday Times can reveal. Breda Smyth, the state’s most senior public health adviser, warned Robert Watt, secretary-general of...The state’s chief medical officer privately warned the government her office was “critically fragile” and “functioning at high risk” three months before she resigned, The Sunday Times can reveal. Breda Smyth, the state’s most senior public health adviser, warned Robert Watt, secretary-general of...The state’s chief medical officer privately warned the government her office was “critically fragile” and “functioning at high...
Conor McGregor is hoping to build a Co Kildare pad worthy of his wealthy celebrity pals, with two swimming pools, including one underground, a bar, and parking space for the mixed martial arts fighter’s fleet of supercars. McGregor, 35, will apply to Kildare county council in the coming days for an extensive renovation to his properties in...Conor McGregor is hoping to build a Co Kildare pad worthy of his wealthy celebrity pals, with two swimming pools, including one underground, a bar, and parking space for the mixed martial arts fighter’s fleet of supercars. McGregor, 35, will apply to Kildare county council in the coming days for an extensive renovation to his properties in...Conor McGregor is hoping to build a Co Kildare pad worthy of his wealthy celebrity pals, with two swimming pools, including one...
Fifty years on from the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of May 17, 1974, there are still no answers to the far-reaching questions over the single worst atrocity of the Troubles. Neither British nor Irish authorities have fully explained why there was no attempt to bring the bombers through the criminal justice system.Fifty years on from the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of May 17, 1974, there are still no answers...Fifty years on from the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of May 17, 1974, there are still no answers...
Michael O’Flynn, the Cork housebuilder, is in talks with the Land Development Agency (LDA) about forward-funding part...Michael O’Flynn, the Cork housebuilder, is in talks with the Land Development Agency (LDA) about...Michael O’Flynn, the Cork housebuilder, is in talks with the Land Development Agency (LDA) about...
interview
Gift Grub is one of those things that feels as if it has been around for ever, but you’ll probably also be surprised...Gift Grub is one of those things that feels as if it has been around for ever, but you’ll...Gift Grub is one of those things that feels as if it has been around for ever, but you’ll...
campaign diary | Hugh O’Connell
The posters are up, the doors knocked and leaflets dropped. But for anyone interested in running in the local...The posters are up, the doors knocked and leaflets dropped. But for anyone interested in running...The posters are up, the doors knocked and leaflets dropped. But for anyone interested in running...
Michael Flatley, the former Riverdance star, has spoken of his distress over a drama with his home, Castlehyde House...Michael Flatley, the former Riverdance star, has spoken of his distress over a drama with his...Michael Flatley, the former Riverdance star, has spoken of his distress over a drama with his...
Irish skies were predicted to be lit up again for a second night on Saturday with another spectacular northern lights display usually reserved only for Nordic countries. Pictures of the celestial light show, also known as aurora borealis, flooded...Irish skies were predicted to be lit up again for a second night on Saturday with another...Irish skies were predicted to be lit up again for a second night on Saturday with another...
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Hatch Street Upper, Saint Kevin’s, Dublin 2
★ 8/10 “We are Tír and we are a sandwich shop,” this deli’s...Hatch Street Upper, Saint Kevin’s, Dublin 2
★ 8/10 “We are Tír and we are a sandwich shop,”...Hatch Street Upper, Saint Kevin’s, Dublin 2
★ 8/10 “We are Tír and we are a sandwich shop,”...
When the owners of this early 20th-century semi-detached home in south county Dublin arrived in 2014, they decided to...When the owners of this early 20th-century semi-detached home in south county Dublin arrived in...When the owners of this early 20th-century semi-detached home in south county Dublin arrived in...
Why are Parisians trading the hustle and bustle of the capital for Nantes, a small city on the Loire in western France? It promises not only a slower, more relaxed pace of life but also has its own core philosophy of avoiding the mundane and...Why are Parisians trading the hustle and bustle of the capital for Nantes, a small city on the...Why are Parisians trading the hustle and bustle of the capital for Nantes, a small city on the...
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NICK WEBB | INSIDE TRACK
FBD shareholders are set to pocket millions in dividends again this year as government reforms designed to keeping a...FBD shareholders are set to pocket millions in dividends again this year as government reforms...FBD shareholders are set to pocket millions in dividends again this year as government reforms...
Cormac Lucey
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Health at a Glance report claims Ireland has one of the...The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Health at a Glance report claims...The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Health at a Glance report claims...
united rugby championship
Leinster 61 Ospreys 14
Jordan Larmour scored a hat-trick of tries at the RDS last night as Leinster moved to within one point of Glasgow Warriors at the summit of the United Rugby Championship table with a clinical bonus-point victory at the expense of Ospreys. Leading by just seven at the midway stage in the contest...Jordan Larmour scored a hat-trick of tries at the RDS last night as Leinster moved to within one point of Glasgow Warriors at the summit of the United Rugby Championship table with a clinical bonus-point victory at the expense of Ospreys. Leading by just seven at the midway stage in the contest...Jordan Larmour scored a hat-trick of tries at the RDS last night as Leinster moved to within one point of Glasgow Warriors at...
The turbulent career of Shane Duffy took a sharp turn for the worse when he was arrested for drink-driving on Monday night, but he should get the chance today to show that he still has plenty to offer his club Norwich City, with a high noon encounter against Leeds United in the first leg of the Championship semi-final. Norwich fans are...The turbulent career of Shane Duffy took a sharp turn for the worse when he was arrested for drink-driving on Monday night, but he should get the chance today to show that he still has plenty to offer his club Norwich City, with a high noon encounter against Leeds United in the first leg of the Championship semi-final. Norwich fans are...The turbulent career of Shane Duffy took a sharp turn for the worse when he was arrested for drink-driving on Monday night, but...
A couple of things stood out from Jamison Gibson-Park’s post-match TV interview at Croke Park. For one thing, those clipped Kiwi vowels have rounded in the eight years since he arrived here. Secondly, being the recipient of so much love from so many people is not something that sits comfortably with him. He had...A couple of things stood out from Jamison Gibson-Park’s post-match TV interview at Croke Park.A couple of things stood out from Jamison Gibson-Park’s post-match TV interview at Croke Park.
United Rugby Championship
Christy O’Connor
MICHAEL FOLEY
michael foley
Listening to last week’s gripes about RTE and the GAA’s ongoing failure to apparently give people what they want on their weekend television schedule, exactly a year since Micheál Martin as Taoiseach flung off his helmet and charged into an...Listening to last week’s gripes about RTE and the GAA’s ongoing failure to apparently give people...Listening to last week’s gripes about RTE and the GAA’s ongoing failure to apparently give people...
Comment
Dinner with the Qataris — the Great Game’s new masters
Dominic Lawson
Camilla Long
What we learnt from Baby Reindeer: twisting truth doesn’t kill a career, it ignites it
Matthew Syed
West turns a blind eye as Russia wiggles its way back into Olympics
Hadley Freeman
If I hear ‘progressive’, I’m braced for bigotry
Robert Colvile
Who’s gaslighting who? Sunak and Starmer are stuck in the blame game
Rod Liddle
The vaccine saved millions, but doubters should never have been branded doolally
newJEREMY CLARKSON
Ignore the overheated geeks: the election doesn’t matter
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A roundtable to brainstorm Cummings’s breakaway party*
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Tasty squirrels, hot dinner parties and beauty at 90
Your article “Red alert” (News, last week) is unnecessarily alarmist: the survival of the red squirrel and control of the grey is already in the best hands. The pine marten has now reached the New Forest. A treegoing member of the stoat family, it is the ideal natural predator of the grey squirrel. The much smaller, more agile and elusive red is not so vulnerable. As...Your article “Red alert” (News, last week) is unnecessarily alarmist: the survival of the...Your article “Red alert” (News, last week) is unnecessarily alarmist: the survival of the...
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Electric cars are the only way forward
Dominic Lawson says electric vehicles are being forced on the battered British consumer and that most people don’t...Dominic Lawson says electric vehicles are being forced on the battered British consumer and that most people don’t want electric cars (Comment, last week). Among his peers that may be the case, but there are now over one million electric cars on the roads of the UK, so it appears some people do want them.Dominic Lawson says electric vehicles are being forced on the battered British consumer and that most people don’t want...
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Voters will soon tire of stunts like Elphicke’s defection
The Sunday Times View
Rigid thinking over tourist VAT has left us in a £1.4bn hole
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