Union of Jewish Students asks vice-chancellors for ‘moral clarity’ at meeting with Sunak
newUniversity vice-chancellors summoned to Downing Street have been warned that they must take action to address “the worst antisemitism crisis” on campuses for a generation. At a meeting in No 10, Britain’s largest Jewish student group said that escalating discrimination had been “compounded by...University vice-chancellors summoned to Downing Street have been warned that they must take action to address “the worst antisemitism crisis” on campuses for a generation. At a meeting in No 10, Britain’s largest Jewish student group said that escalating discrimination had been “compounded by...University vice-chancellors summoned to Downing Street have been warned that they must take action to address “the worst...
The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged for the sixth meeting in a row but Andrew Bailey, the Bank’s governor, said that more encouraging news on inflation could steer the central bank towards cutting borrowing costs as soon as June. Members of the nine-strong monetary policy committee, which is tasked with setting the UK base...The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged for the sixth meeting in a row but Andrew Bailey, the Bank’s governor, said that more encouraging news on inflation could steer the central bank towards cutting borrowing costs as soon as June. Members of the nine-strong monetary policy committee, which is tasked with setting the UK base...The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged for the sixth meeting in a row but Andrew Bailey, the Bank’s governor, said...
Five babies have died from whooping cough in England in the biggest outbreak of the infection for nearly a decade, health officials have announced. Cases of the bacterial infection have been rising sharply since December, with five infants dying between January and March. The NHS is urging all pregnant women to get...Five babies have died from whooping cough in England in the biggest outbreak of the infection for...Five babies have died from whooping cough in England in the biggest outbreak of the infection for...
DEBORAH ROSS
‘Hello Adult Child, it’s Mum here. Mum. Em-Yoo-Em. MUM. I predicted you wouldn’t pick up this call as Gen-Whatevers...‘Hello Adult Child, it’s Mum here. Mum. Em-Yoo-Em. MUM. I predicted you wouldn’t pick up this...‘Hello Adult Child, it’s Mum here. Mum. Em-Yoo-Em. MUM. I predicted you wouldn’t pick up this...
Here’s some unhappy news: British women are sadder and more stressed than their European counterparts. Notice I said...Here’s some unhappy news: British women are sadder and more stressed than their European...Here’s some unhappy news: British women are sadder and more stressed than their European...
As the sun rose on Monday morning and many of their peers lay contemplating another day of exam preparation, a small cohort of Oxford and Cambridge students had more pressing concerns. Carrying pop-up tents and camping supplies, their faces obscured by medical masks and keffiyehs, the groups quietly gathered to assemble two pro-Palestinian protest camps under the noses...As the sun rose on Monday morning and many of their peers lay contemplating another day of exam...As the sun rose on Monday morning and many of their peers lay contemplating another day of exam...
Rishi SUnak
I have asked the vice-chancellors of Britain’s leading universities to join me in Downing Street on Thursday to...I have asked the vice-chancellors of Britain’s leading universities to join me in Downing Street on Thursday to discuss how we will take a zero-tolerance approach to antisemitism and keep Jewish students safe on our campuses. I understand the strength of feeling over recent events in Israel and Gaza. No one is...I have asked the vice-chancellors of Britain’s leading universities to join me in Downing Street on Thursday to discuss how we...
clean it up
The state of England’s waterways may barely improve at all in the next three years, England’s green watchdog has warned. The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) said that a clean-up goal for waterways would likely be...The state of England’s waterways may barely improve at all in the next three years, England’s green watchdog has warned. The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) said that a clean-up goal for waterways would likely be...The state of England’s waterways may barely improve at all in the next three years, England’s green watchdog has warned.
The mortgage payments of about 800,000 homeowners will jump by more than £200 a month between now and a likely November election, analysis suggests. When the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets today it is...The mortgage payments of about 800,000 homeowners will jump by more than £200 a month between now and a likely November election, analysis suggests. When the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets today it is...The mortgage payments of about 800,000 homeowners will jump by more than £200 a month between now and a likely...
When Rodney Trotter got into difficulty in Only Fools and Horses, his half-brother could usually be relied on to call him a “plonker”. If the show was rewritten today for a younger audience, however, Del Boy might instead have to say...When Rodney Trotter got into difficulty in Only Fools and Horses, his half-brother could...When Rodney Trotter got into difficulty in Only Fools and Horses, his half-brother could...
Smart meters should be “mandatory” in every household in order to help meet net zero targets, the boss of British Gas...Smart meters should be “mandatory” in every household in order to help meet net zero targets, the...Smart meters should be “mandatory” in every household in order to help meet net zero targets, the...
THE TIMES DIARY
Actors who love food have to be careful what they put in their mouths on set. Laura Dern once provoked the ire of...Actors who love food have to be careful what they put in their mouths on set. Laura Dern once...Actors who love food have to be careful what they put in their mouths on set. Laura Dern once...
US fears humanitarian catastrophe in city of 1 million
updatedPresident Biden has warned Binyamin Netanyahu that he will halt supplies of heavy bombs and artillery shells if Israel goes ahead with a military invasion of the Gazan city of Rafah, declaring: “I’m not providing the weapons.” Biden confirmed that he had already ordered the delay of a shipment of...President Biden has warned Binyamin Netanyahu that he will halt supplies of heavy bombs and artillery shells if Israel goes ahead with a military invasion of the Gazan city of Rafah, declaring: “I’m not providing the weapons.” Biden confirmed that he had already ordered the delay of a shipment of...President Biden has warned Binyamin Netanyahu that he will halt supplies of heavy bombs and artillery shells if Israel goes...
Stormy Daniels will resume testifying in the Donald Trump hush money case on Thursday. In testimony on Tuesday Daniels, 45, a porn star, shared graphic details of her alleged sexual encounter with Trump and the $130,000 payment she received weeks before the 2016 election to prevent her from going public about it. Trump, 77, is charged with...Stormy Daniels will resume testifying in the Donald Trump hush money case on Thursday. In testimony on Tuesday Daniels, 45, a porn star, shared graphic details of her alleged sexual encounter with Trump and the $130,000 payment she received weeks before the 2016 election to prevent her from going public about it. Trump, 77, is charged with...Stormy Daniels will resume testifying in the Donald Trump hush money case on Thursday. In testimony on Tuesday Daniels, 45, a...
At the back of the courtroom that is hosting the criminal trial of Donald Trump, there is a small holding cell with a bench. There are more downstairs, on the sixth and seventh floors of the Manhattan court, and in the basement. These are larger: some of them can hold up to 25 people. One of them could easily hold a...At the back of the courtroom that is hosting the criminal trial of Donald Trump, there is a small...At the back of the courtroom that is hosting the criminal trial of Donald Trump, there is a small...
All high school pupils in China will be forced to undergo mandatory military service under a new law on “defence education”. The law, which will end a nationwide debate over what is already a common practice, also proposes drills for middle school...All high school pupils in China will be forced to undergo mandatory military service under a new...All high school pupils in China will be forced to undergo mandatory military service under a new...
Ukraine could begin recruiting convicts for its military to replenish its outnumbered and outgunned forces before an...Ukraine could begin recruiting convicts for its military to replenish its outnumbered and...Ukraine could begin recruiting convicts for its military to replenish its outnumbered and...
Lithuania is preparing for a possible escalation in tensions with neighbouring Belarus, Russia’s biggest ally in...Lithuania is preparing for a possible escalation in tensions with neighbouring Belarus, Russia’s...Lithuania is preparing for a possible escalation in tensions with neighbouring Belarus, Russia’s...
photography
The release of Michael Kenna’s collection of photographs showcasing the Japanese landscape coincides with a major travelling exhibition in Tokyo, Los Angeles and London. One hundred of Kenna’s most iconic images demonstrate his decades-long love...The release of Michael Kenna’s collection of photographs showcasing the Japanese landscape...The release of Michael Kenna’s collection of photographs showcasing the Japanese landscape...
IN maps and CHARTS
Stormy Daniels gave evidence at Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Tuesday, describing in often graphic detail an...Stormy Daniels gave evidence at Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Tuesday, describing in often...Stormy Daniels gave evidence at Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Tuesday, describing in often...
JANE MULKERRINS
Stormy Daniels has lost a great deal by standing up to Donald Trump, including but not limited to: her personal...Stormy Daniels has lost a great deal by standing up to Donald Trump, including but not limited to...Stormy Daniels has lost a great deal by standing up to Donald Trump, including but not limited to...
Bank of England signals it is moving towards a rate cut, possibly as soon as June
updatedThe Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged for the sixth meeting in a row but Andrew Bailey, the Bank’s governor, said that more encouraging news on inflation could steer the central bank towards cutting borrowing costs as soon as June. Members of the nine-strong monetary policy committee...The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged for the sixth meeting in a row but Andrew Bailey, the Bank’s governor, said that more encouraging news on inflation could steer the central bank towards cutting borrowing costs as soon as June. Members of the nine-strong monetary policy committee...The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged for the sixth meeting in a row but Andrew Bailey, the Bank’s governor, said...
Interest rates that stay higher for longer and weak growth will force the next government to raise taxes in order to meet their fiscal targets, a leading think tank warned, as the Bank of England looks set to keep borrowing costs at a 14-year high. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research said a new government will have no...Interest rates that stay higher for longer and weak growth will force the next government to raise taxes in order to meet their fiscal targets, a leading think tank warned, as the Bank of England looks set to keep borrowing costs at a 14-year high. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research said a new government will have no...Interest rates that stay higher for longer and weak growth will force the next government to raise taxes in order to meet their...
The battle for the owner of the high street bank TSB has intensified after the Spanish lender BBVA went hostile with its €12.3 billion takeover bid for its rival Banco Sabadell. The move by BBVA to take its offer directly to Sabadell’s shareholders came after the Sabadell board spurned the bid on Monday on the...The battle for the owner of the high street bank TSB has intensified after the Spanish lender...The battle for the owner of the high street bank TSB has intensified after the Spanish lender...
business commentary
Britain was a different country when Ford could command as much as a fifth of the new car sales market. The latest...Britain was a different country when Ford could command as much as a fifth of the new car sales...Britain was a different country when Ford could command as much as a fifth of the new car sales...
tempus
Boohoo, once hailed as the leader of the fast fashion industry, now languishes among the worst performers in London’s...Boohoo, once hailed as the leader of the fast fashion industry, now languishes among the worst...Boohoo, once hailed as the leader of the fast fashion industry, now languishes among the worst...
comment | patrick hosking
It’s the privilege of opposition parties to keep schtum about the awkward decisions they will have to make if elected.It’s the privilege of opposition parties to keep schtum about the awkward decisions they will...It’s the privilege of opposition parties to keep schtum about the awkward decisions they will...
comment | RYAN BOURNE
Bank of England officials now seem confident that we’re on track to hit their 2 per cent inflation target. Ahead of...Bank of England officials now seem confident that we’re on track to hit their 2 per cent...Bank of England officials now seem confident that we’re on track to hit their 2 per cent...
A drugs company developing cannabis-based medicines backed by the tobacco group Imperial Brands is to delist from the London stock market, blaming turbulent UK markets for exerting “continuous, irrational and regressive pressure” on its share price.A drugs company developing cannabis-based medicines backed by the tobacco group Imperial Brands...A drugs company developing cannabis-based medicines backed by the tobacco group Imperial Brands...
Heavy weather losses at Direct Line and a bigger-than-expected decline in motor customers have marred quarterly results from the troubled insurer. Shares in the FTSE 250 company, which recently fought off an unwanted takeover bid, fell as much as...Heavy weather losses at Direct Line and a bigger-than-expected decline in motor customers have...Heavy weather losses at Direct Line and a bigger-than-expected decline in motor customers have...
market report
recruitment
Offering a 92 per cent success rate and economic savings of more than £6 billion a year, mediation is the “quiet revolution” aiding British business and the family courts. Succinctly summed up by those in the sector as “mediation avoids litigation”, the confidential process involves an independent mediator appointed to help parties to talk through their problems...Offering a 92 per cent success rate and economic savings of more than £6 billion a year...Offering a 92 per cent success rate and economic savings of more than £6 billion a year...
RECRUITMENT | six from the best
Best known for her appearances on the BBC television show Dragons’ Den, the serial entrepreneur and investor...Best known for her appearances on the BBC television show Dragons’ Den, the serial entrepreneur and investor Sarah Willingham is now founder and chief executive of the UK’s leading premium cocktail bar group Nightcap. Willingham, is renowned for her eclectic career combining savvy start-ups with hands-on...Best known for her appearances on the BBC television show Dragons’ Den, the serial entrepreneur and investor Sarah...
champions league
Thomas Tuchel slammed a late offside call in Bayern Munich’s Champions League semi-final defeat to Real Madrid, labelling the decision a “disaster” and saying that the assistant referee apologised to him afterwards. With Real leading 2-1 deep into stoppage time, Joshua Kimmich played a long pass...Thomas Tuchel slammed a late offside call in Bayern Munich’s Champions League semi-final defeat to Real Madrid, labelling the decision a “disaster” and saying that the assistant referee apologised to him afterwards. With Real leading 2-1 deep into stoppage time, Joshua Kimmich played a long pass...Thomas Tuchel slammed a late offside call in Bayern Munich’s Champions League semi-final defeat to Real Madrid, labelling the...
Rory McIlroy has suffered a “messy” setback in his bid to unite golf after “a subset of people” including his business partner Tiger Woods rebuffed his return to the PGA Tour board. The world No 2 did not name the dissenters but he is known to have been at loggerheads with Patrick Cantlay, one of six player-directors, over the need to do a...Rory McIlroy has suffered a “messy” setback in his bid to unite golf after “a subset of people” including his business partner Tiger Woods rebuffed his return to the PGA Tour board. The world No 2 did not name the dissenters but he is known to have been at loggerheads with Patrick Cantlay, one of six player-directors, over the need to do a...Rory McIlroy has suffered a “messy” setback in his bid to unite golf after “a subset of people” including his business partner...
Champions League
Fairytales are made of this. Real Madrid, the club of the so-called galacticos, are in the Champions League final thanks to a footballer who, with the greatest respect, is no sort of galactico at all. He’s 34. He’s at Madrid on loan from second division Espanyol. He used to play for Stoke City. Oh, and it so...Fairytales are made of this. Real Madrid, the club of the so-called galacticos, are in the...Fairytales are made of this. Real Madrid, the club of the so-called galacticos, are in the...
matthew syed
I was intrigued to read this week that the IOC has said that the Paris Olympics will seek to “promote mental...I was intrigued to read this week that the IOC has said that the Paris Olympics will seek to...I was intrigued to read this week that the IOC has said that the Paris Olympics will seek to...
Mike Atherton
There was a key question that the Professional Cricketers’ Association should have asked its members as part of its...There was a key question that the Professional Cricketers’ Association should have asked its...There was a key question that the Professional Cricketers’ Association should have asked its...
Giro D’Italia
It promises to be a draining three weeks at the Giro d’Italia, more so, perhaps for riders such as Tadej Pogacar and Geraint Thomas, who will then be doubling up at the Tour de France a few weeks later. An action-packed opening four days was...It promises to be a draining three weeks at the Giro d’Italia, more so, perhaps for riders such...It promises to be a draining three weeks at the Giro d’Italia, more so, perhaps for riders such...
champions league | Constantin Eckner
gallagher Premiership guide
Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers
7.45pm, TNT Sports 1
No bread, no water, just meat. These two squadrons of meat battalions contain more beef than the Drake-Kendrick Lamar saga and are ready to throw hands. Despite being sixth and eighth in the Gallagher Premiership table respectively, there is still a lot to play for. After a run of six consecutive losses across...Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers
7.45pm, TNT Sports 1
No bread, no water, just meat. These...Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers
7.45pm, TNT Sports 1
No bread, no water, just meat. These...
Andy Murray is set to return from injury before this year’s French Open after signing up for a warm-up tournament in...Andy Murray is set to return from injury before this year’s French Open after signing up for a warm-up tournament in Geneva in two weeks. The British veteran, who turns 37 next Wednesday, has made a successful recovery from the rupturing of two ankle ligaments at the Miami Open in March. Over the past two weeks he...Andy Murray is set to return from injury before this year’s French Open after signing up for a warm-up tournament in Geneva in...
peter withe interview
Bill Edgar’s premier league quiz
Times Sport Unseen
Football is the main focus for our Chief Sports Photographer in this week’s gallery, with the end of the season fast approaching. Marc was present for matches with big ramifications at both ends of the Premier League table, including the north...Football is the main focus for our Chief Sports Photographer in this week’s gallery, with the end...Football is the main focus for our Chief Sports Photographer in this week’s gallery, with the end...
first person
Simon Mills hadn’t thought much about the brutality of his headmaster until a chance encounter brought back the trauma he endured at the age of just 12
And there’s even a ‘naked’ dress in the high street retailer’s latest collection
newinterview
The TV cook says he’s fitter than he was 20 years ago and puts it down to a diet based on plants
Riot police have cracked down on Ivy League institutions in the US, but at the top UK university? Well, so far it’s no Kevlar jacket required
HILARY ROSE
Well, whoop-de-do, women have finally got what we wanted. Not equal pay, equal childcare or equal apportioning of...Well, whoop-de-do, women have finally got what we wanted. Not equal pay, equal childcare or equal...Well, whoop-de-do, women have finally got what we wanted. Not equal pay, equal childcare or equal...
Here’s some unhappy news: British women are sadder and more stressed than their European counterparts. Notice I said...Here’s some unhappy news: British women are sadder and more stressed than their European...Here’s some unhappy news: British women are sadder and more stressed than their European...
caitlin moran’s celebrity watch
Good day, dearest Times reader — and welcome to the week where, for an anxious 24 hours, it seemed as if yet another two superpowers were on the brink of devastating conflict. Let’s be honest, the past few years have not been easy, globally.Good day, dearest Times reader — and welcome to the week where, for an anxious 24 hours, it...Good day, dearest Times reader — and welcome to the week where, for an anxious 24 hours, it...
interview
The pop singer, 37, hopes to find a cosy flat in the capital that reminds her of her childhood in South Yorkshire
I don’t really have a home. At 37, I’m now desperate for four walls with all my stuff in it. I’m in a weird phase of my life where I’m trying to buy a flat in London. Until then I’m renting a place there, and I’m living in this flat I bought years ago in Margate, Kent, while I make my next album, but I don’t really see it as my home. I came here in 2018 and committed...I don’t really have a home. At 37, I’m now desperate for four walls with all my stuff in it. I’m...I don’t really have a home. At 37, I’m now desperate for four walls with all my stuff in it. I’m...
Since 1956 the Eurovision Song Contest has entertained, fascinated and amused the television viewing public with its...Since 1956 the Eurovision Song Contest has entertained, fascinated and amused the television viewing public with its mix of sublime and ridiculous performances from musicians and artists of every style. It has been the launchpad for serious international stars such as Abba and Celine Dion, but for many it will be...Since 1956 the Eurovision Song Contest has entertained, fascinated and amused the television viewing public with its mix of...
review | Rereading
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
It’s the kind of dreamlike spectacle that’s supposed to connect with your inner child, but I have to admit that during this meandering journey through the spirit world my inner youngster kept muttering: “Are we there yet?” No expense has been...It’s the kind of dreamlike spectacle that’s supposed to connect with your inner child, but I have...It’s the kind of dreamlike spectacle that’s supposed to connect with your inner child, but I have...
FIRST NIGHT review
Millions of voters value John Waggner’s jocundity, but how can they ignore his lack of gravitas? This comedy by the...Millions of voters value John Waggner’s jocundity, but how can they ignore his lack of gravitas?Millions of voters value John Waggner’s jocundity, but how can they ignore his lack of gravitas?
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Commissioned and produced by Manchester’s Factory International, and presented in its marvellously flexible...Commissioned and produced by Manchester’s Factory International, and presented in its...Commissioned and produced by Manchester’s Factory International, and presented in its...
giles coren
I have been up on the train to the middle of England this week, to a good pub in Shropshire that I really want to tell you about. I’ve also found a new Guizhou/Sichuan place in Bloomsbury that is fully Chinese in its clientele, unknown in the domestic press and finally sets the record straight on kung pao chicken in Britain after 60 years of hurt. And I’ve fallen in...I have been up on the train to the middle of England this week, to a good pub in Shropshire that...I have been up on the train to the middle of England this week, to a good pub in Shropshire that...
WILL LYONS
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction — and what is true in physics is equally true for wine. When...For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction — and what is true in physics is equally true for wine. When a grape becomes too ubiquitous there is often a backlash. We saw it with the ABC of “anything but chardonnay” and perhaps we’ve reached a similar point with ABS —or “anything but sauvignon”. The fact...For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction — and what is true in physics is equally true for wine. When a grape...
REVIEW | Thrillers
my culture fix
review
Scanning the headlines these days, the world appears in such a mess that it’s reasonable to wonder if the best thing...Scanning the headlines these days, the world appears in such a mess that it’s reasonable to...Scanning the headlines these days, the world appears in such a mess that it’s reasonable to...
the big question
At the moment the universal state pension age is 66, but it will go up to 67 by 2028 and 68 by 2046, and may well...At the moment the universal state pension age is 66, but it will go up to 67 by 2028 and 68 by...At the moment the universal state pension age is 66, but it will go up to 67 by 2028 and 68 by...
Welcome to the largest beauty consumer awards in the UK. All you have to do is vote for your favourite products . . . and GO! Bequia Beach Hotel will provide seven nights on a complimentary bed and breakfast basis in a junior suite, as well as...Welcome to the largest beauty consumer awards in the UK. All you have to do is vote for your...Welcome to the largest beauty consumer awards in the UK. All you have to do is vote for your...
MindGames
gabriella bennett
This week I celebrate my second anniversary working on a vegetable farm in rural Perthshire. I say working, but...This week I celebrate my second anniversary working on a vegetable farm in rural Perthshire. I...This week I celebrate my second anniversary working on a vegetable farm in rural Perthshire. I...
Viewing GUide
carol midgley
Never mind the news, here’s a first world problem. Should I get some of Marks & Spencer’s new buttock-boosting pants...Never mind the news, here’s a first world problem. Should I get some of Marks & Spencer’s new...Never mind the news, here’s a first world problem. Should I get some of Marks & Spencer’s new...
DR MARK pORTER
The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency has sent an alert to doctors reminding them to warn men taking...The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency has sent an alert to doctors reminding them to...The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency has sent an alert to doctors reminding them to...
The more elaborate and beautiful the better. Peter Howarth reports
Tumbled with fresh petals or intricate and tiered: whatever your preference these are the top bakers to consult
video
julia Samuel
The psychotherapist addresses your dilemmas
Lagree Fitness is the relentless body sculpting regimen beloved by Michelle Obama and the Duchess of Sussex. Gavanndra Hodge tries to keep up
video
Whether it’s the sound of a Mason Pearson brush gliding through hair or a Hermès Kelly bag clipping shut
video
It’s a hardened, weary soul who doesn’t get just a little bit excited when Ferrari pulls the covers off a new car. In the time-honoured maxim, out goes the old and in comes the new; we dispense with the 812 Superfast and gain the Ferrari 12Cilindri.It’s a hardened, weary soul who doesn’t get just a little bit excited when Ferrari pulls the...It’s a hardened, weary soul who doesn’t get just a little bit excited when Ferrari pulls the...
We’ve picked out the ultimate historic fortresses to roam around, from Devon to the Highlands — plus some lovely places to stay the night nearby
video
With its striking looks, volcanic setting and artistic roots, César Lanzarote is already attracting a stylish crowd
You’ve got to work a little harder to get to Granada than some other Andalusian spots but the flamenco, tapas and Alhambra make a weekend getaway worth the effort
Mariella Frostrup
Mariella Frostrup and family visited the little Ionian island of Paxos a decade ago. Now an A-list favourite, would it still have all of its simple barefoot appeal?
The song contest has a fitting home in the laid-back Swedish city with waterside charm and a buzzy nightlife, says one resident. Here’s what to do while you’re there
Kathy Lette | Travel Troubleshooter
video
‘It’s coming,” says Jared Soleyn, our guide for an energetic three-hour morning trek through the Vermont Nature Trail...‘It’s coming,” says Jared Soleyn, our guide for an energetic three-hour morning trek through the...‘It’s coming,” says Jared Soleyn, our guide for an energetic three-hour morning trek through the...
‘Every morning, when I open the shutters and look at Sant’Angelo,” wrote the painter Eduard Bargheer in 1935, “I’m...‘Every morning, when I open the shutters and look at Sant’Angelo,” wrote the painter Eduard...‘Every morning, when I open the shutters and look at Sant’Angelo,” wrote the painter Eduard...
video
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...
THEN he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed
them. While he was blessing them...THEN he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed
them. While he...THEN he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed
them. While he...
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
The service aims to support jury members who have to look at and listen to harrowing or graphic evidence, often over long periods of time
comment | tana adkin KC
lawyer of the week
out of court
The cases, the chatter, the chaos: what’s really going on in the law
cartoon
For a Few Guineas More: The Legal Year in Cartoons by Alex Steuart Williams and Nick Reid is published by Law Brief at £9.99For a Few Guineas More: The Legal Year in Cartoons by Alex Steuart Williams and Nick Reid is...For a Few Guineas More: The Legal Year in Cartoons by Alex Steuart Williams and Nick Reid is...
historical case of the month
commenT | Deborah Jeff
comment | Billy Kay
comment | Nick MacKenzie
John Swinney has put Kate Forbes at the heart of his government as critics condemned an “uninspiring reshuffle” which returned an almost entirely unchanged cabinet. The new first minister was accused of offering “more of the same” after failing to rejuvenate his ministerial team with a raft of...John Swinney has put Kate Forbes at the heart of his government as critics condemned an “uninspiring reshuffle” which returned an almost entirely unchanged cabinet. The new first minister was accused of offering “more of the same” after failing to rejuvenate his ministerial team with a raft of...John Swinney has put Kate Forbes at the heart of his government as critics condemned an “uninspiring reshuffle” which returned...
A plan by China’s largest wind turbine company to set up a manufacturing base in Scotland is a threat to national security and should be halted, an SNP MP has said. Stewart McDonald, the former nationalist defence spokesman at Westminster who holds a belligerent stance towards China, said Mingyang Smart Energy Group must not be allowed to...A plan by China’s largest wind turbine company to set up a manufacturing base in Scotland is a threat to national security and should be halted, an SNP MP has said. Stewart McDonald, the former nationalist defence spokesman at Westminster who holds a belligerent stance towards China, said Mingyang Smart Energy Group must not be allowed to...A plan by China’s largest wind turbine company to set up a manufacturing base in Scotland is a threat to national security and...
comment | ALEX MASSIE
All first ministers are alike at first, for they enter office with a measure of hope and the promise that, this time, politics really will be conducted differently. Here, for instance, was Nicola Sturgeon speaking in November 2014: “I will be first minister for all of Scotland” and “I want all members to know that...All first ministers are alike at first, for they enter office with a measure of hope and the...All first ministers are alike at first, for they enter office with a measure of hope and the...
RECIPE
These are such a favourite in the bakery. Dark, rich and chocolatey without being too sweet, the muffins are surprisingly light and fluffy, and the sour cream makes this a really moist bake. It is a simple, wet into dry method and a great base...These are such a favourite in the bakery. Dark, rich and chocolatey without being too sweet, the...These are such a favourite in the bakery. Dark, rich and chocolatey without being too sweet, the...
SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP | michael grant
Rangers will unveil a statue to legendary manager Walter Smith before the Scottish Cup final. The bronze of the late...Rangers will unveil a statue to legendary manager Walter Smith before the Scottish Cup final. The...Rangers will unveil a statue to legendary manager Walter Smith before the Scottish Cup final. The...
Scottish business digest
Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland. 1. Scotland’s...Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland.Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland.
James McAvoy’s directorial debut has taken a major leap after he selected two leading actors for his film about two Scots who fooled the music industry into believing they were American rappers. The Hollywood star will make his directorial debut...James McAvoy’s directorial debut has taken a major leap after he selected two leading actors for...James McAvoy’s directorial debut has taken a major leap after he selected two leading actors for...
Victorian-era technology that would have been familiar to Charles Dickens is still in use across the Scottish rail...Victorian-era technology that would have been familiar to Charles Dickens is still in use across...Victorian-era technology that would have been familiar to Charles Dickens is still in use across...
Students taking part in a hunger strike to call for a ceasefire in Gaza have been urged not to take risks with their...Students taking part in a hunger strike to call for a ceasefire in Gaza have been urged not to...Students taking part in a hunger strike to call for a ceasefire in Gaza have been urged not to...
Comment
It won’t cost billions to boost Britain’s mood
Jenni Russell
The next government has the opportunity to lift the national gloom with some simple measures and strong messaging
JAMES MARRIOTT
Palestine puts paid to cosy campus consensus
IAIN MARTIN
We must rediscover our Cold War resilience
JANICE TURNER | NOTEBOOK
Big shots for the day in basket-case Argentina
Melanie McDonagh | thunderer
BBC risks losing the public’s trust over immigration
Leading Articles
Red Signal
Labour’s regressive renationalisation plan is a gift to the industry’s unions. Starved of private sector input, the proposed state behemoth will surely atrophy
Old Broom
The SNP’s new leader is steeped in the failures of the past
Sleeping Giant
Happy 40th birthday to the Thames Barrier, a quiet British success story
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Concern over GCSE content and ‘ghost’ pupils
Sir, Your article (“‘Bloated’ GCSE curriculum must be reduced, say education experts”, news, May 7) is spot on in identifying that GCSEs are not fit for purpose. However, while the Social Market Foundation suggests that we need to thin out...Sir, Your article (“‘Bloated’ GCSE curriculum must be reduced, say education experts”, news...Sir, Your article (“‘Bloated’ GCSE curriculum must be reduced, say education experts”, news...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: National Institute for Economic and Social Research publishes quarterly forecast; John Swinney holds first minister’s questions at Holyrood.
World: Russian Victory Day parade in Moscow; results for Nissan.
On this day
In 1887 the former army scout “Buffalo” Bill Cody’s Wild West Show opened in London. Two days later, Queen Victoria attended a private showing and The Times reported that she “expressed herself as greatly pleased”; in 1916 Lytton Strachey’s Eminent Victorians, a study of character and mores, was published; in 1945 the Channel Islands were liberated from German occupation; in 1974 the House judiciary committee opened hearings to decide whether to impeach President Nixon. The Watergate scandal impeachment led to the president’s resignation on August 8, 1974; in 2009 Jacob Zuma was inaugurated as the fourth president of South Africa after the victory of his African National Congress party in the election held the previous month. He held the office until his resignation on February 14, 2018, after losing a parliamentary confidence vote. His presidency was beset by controversy, including rulings over improperly benefiting from state expenditure and failing to uphold the constitution.
Nature notes
If ever you find yourself on the Carlisle-Settle railway line, why not get off at Ribblehead station? If you do, you will be following in the footsteps of the Skipton botanist Lister Rotheray, who alighted there in 1889 and discovered the Yorkshire sandwort. This low-growing plant with its star-like flower is an English subspecies of the arctic sandwort. Arctic sandworts can be found mainly in Iceland and the mountains of Scandinavia; the Yorkshire sandwort grows only among the limestone pavements of Ingleborough Mountain. Today’s botanists will have to travel a little further than Rotheray, since the plants growing in the immediate vicinity of the station are no longer there. However, in 2019 a survey recorded 30 Yorkshire sandwort colonies elsewhere on Ingleborough. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Sir Clive Alderton, private secretary to King Charles and Queen Camilla, 57; Alan Bennett, dramatist, The Madness of George III (1991), The History Boys (2004), 90; Tracy Brabin, mayor of West Yorkshire, Labour (Co-op) MP for Batley & Spen (2016-21), 63; Vance D Brand, astronaut, command module pilot on the first Apollo-Soyuz spaceflight (1975), 93; Sir Vince Cable, MP for Twickenham (1997-2015, 2017-19), leader of the Liberal Democrats (2017-19), business, innovation and skills secretary (2010-15), 81; Sir Andrew Dillon, chief executive, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (1999-20), 70; Prof Sir Andrew Hopper, computer technologist, treasurer and vice-president, Royal Society, 71; Paul Lynch, novelist, Prophet Song (2023 Booker prizewinner), 47; Will Lyons, journalist, wine writer and vice-president The Sunday Times Wine Club, 48; Dame Valerie Lund, professor of rhinology, University College London (1995-2017, now emeritus), 71; Beth Mead, footballer, Arsenal WFC and England, member of the Euro 2022-winning England national team, 29; Richard Moore, chief of the UK Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), 61; Laura Muir, middle-distance runner, Olympic silver medallist (2020), five-time gold medallist, European Indoor Athletics Championships (2017, 2019, 2023), 31; Stefan Quandt, businessman, deputy chairman (supervisory board) and largest single shareholder of BMW, 58; Most Rev George Stack, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cardiff (2011-22), 78; Ellen White, footballer, member of the Euro 2022-winning England national team, Manchester City WFC (2019-22), 35; Lord (Nicholas) Wilson of Culworth, justice of the Supreme Court (2011-20), 79.