The chancellor is seeking advice from cabinet members amid market turmoil
Rachel Reeves has told cabinet colleagues to draft alternative plans to boost growth amid concerns that market turmoil is derailing the government’s economic strategy and could lead to higher mortgage rates. The chancellor is heading to China for a planned trip after the cost of government...Rachel Reeves has told cabinet colleagues to draft alternative plans to boost growth amid concerns that market turmoil is derailing the government’s economic strategy and could lead to higher mortgage rates. The chancellor is heading to China for a planned trip after the cost of government...Rachel Reeves has told cabinet colleagues to draft alternative plans to boost growth amid concerns that market turmoil is...
patrick maguire
Last September, just after Labour conference, I suggested in this column that Sir Keir Starmer’s government would succeed only if Rachel Reeves was a success at the Treasury. That might read like a statement of the obvious. Prime ministers fail if their chancellors fail. Economic pain tends to mean electoral pain for incumbents. All true...Last September, just after Labour conference, I suggested in this column that Sir Keir Starmer’s government would succeed only if Rachel Reeves was a success at the Treasury. That might read like a statement of the obvious. Prime ministers fail if their chancellors fail. Economic pain tends to mean electoral pain for incumbents. All true...Last September, just after Labour conference, I suggested in this column that Sir Keir Starmer’s government would succeed only...
Palisades fire
The largest fire, stretching from Pacific Palisades, west of Santa Monica, to Malibu, it was approaching 20,000 acres on Thursday night. It has damaged or destroyed an estimated 5,300 structures. Now 6 per cent contained. Eaton fire
Starting in the hills above Pasadena, it is the most deadly...Palisades fire
The largest fire, stretching from Pacific Palisades, west of Santa Monica...Palisades fire
The largest fire, stretching from Pacific Palisades, west of Santa Monica...
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Book Extract
Looks like you’re close to menopause,” my doctor told me when I was 36 and wondering why I was having so much trouble...Looks like you’re close to menopause,” my doctor told me when I was 36 and wondering why I was...Looks like you’re close to menopause,” my doctor told me when I was 36 and wondering why I was...
According to the outcome of a recent employment tribunal, “air kissing” a colleague — which is to say, doing that...According to the outcome of a recent employment tribunal, “air kissing” a colleague — which is to...According to the outcome of a recent employment tribunal, “air kissing” a colleague — which is to...
Commuters were warned to expect disruption after the Met Office issued several new weather warnings on Thursday amid fears temperatures could plummet to -16C in parts of the UK. Yellow weather warnings for ice covering much of Wales, Northern...Commuters were warned to expect disruption after the Met Office issued several new weather...Commuters were warned to expect disruption after the Met Office issued several new weather...
The Home Office says 16,400 failed asylum seekers, illegal migrants and foreign criminals were returned in the first six months of the Labour government
The Treasury minister has referred herself to the prime minister’s ethics watchdog over links to her aunt’s ousted Bangladeshi regime
The deal to give sovereignty to Mauritius is “irresponsible”, warns Baron West
The prime minister has refused to back down or soften his language despite a ‘cease and desist’ letter from the ex-Conservative leader’s lawyers
The former prime minister made Charlotte Owen the youngest life peer in parliamentary history
The prisons minister has urged more companies to hire ex-criminals, saying they are just as likely to be reliable, honest and good as any other candidate. Lord Timpson said employing ex-prisoners could also help firms attract more customers...The prisons minister has urged more companies to hire ex-criminals, saying they are just as...The prisons minister has urged more companies to hire ex-criminals, saying they are just as...
in charts
Last year was the hottest on record as scientists declared a “new era” for Earth. For the first time, temperatures were 1.5C warmer than before the Industrial Revolution, when fossil fuels began to be burnt in earnest. Holding warming to 1.5C is...Last year was the hottest on record as scientists declared a “new era” for Earth. For the first...Last year was the hottest on record as scientists declared a “new era” for Earth. For the first...
A former aide to Ann Cryer, the MP who raised the alarm about grooming gangs in 2002, has said the “vacuum” left by...A former aide to Ann Cryer, the MP who raised the alarm about grooming gangs in 2002, has said...A former aide to Ann Cryer, the MP who raised the alarm about grooming gangs in 2002, has said...
THE TIMES DIARY
Rod Stewart, who turns 80 today, has really pushed the boat out to celebrate. Or rather the super yacht. The rocker...Rod Stewart, who turns 80 today, has really pushed the boat out to celebrate. Or rather the super...Rod Stewart, who turns 80 today, has really pushed the boat out to celebrate. Or rather the super...
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PM promised the ‘Canadian dream’, but nine years on his legacy has soured
newBack in her university days, Karina Smith had her eye on one of her college mates; a quiet but decidedly handsome young man by the name of Justin Trudeau. She even went so far as to ask him out on a date. Smith, 42, admits she was “super sad” to be “gently rebuffed”, but watched on with a mix of...Back in her university days, Karina Smith had her eye on one of her college mates; a quiet but decidedly handsome young man by the name of Justin Trudeau. She even went so far as to ask him out on a date. Smith, 42, admits she was “super sad” to be “gently rebuffed”, but watched on with a mix of...Back in her university days, Karina Smith had her eye on one of her college mates; a quiet but decidedly handsome young man by...
Donald Trump will be sentenced in New York on Friday over hush money payments made to a former porn star, after the US Supreme Court rejected his claim that he has immunity in the case. Trump, 78, will be sworn in for a second term as president on January 20. He will become the first person ever to have served in the White House and also be...Donald Trump will be sentenced in New York on Friday over hush money payments made to a former porn star, after the US Supreme Court rejected his claim that he has immunity in the case. Trump, 78, will be sworn in for a second term as president on January 20. He will become the first person ever to have served in the White House and also be...Donald Trump will be sentenced in New York on Friday over hush money payments made to a former porn star, after the US Supreme...
letter from tokyo
It’s late afternoon in Tokyo and throngs of tourists and commuters are streaming in and out of Shibuya station. In among the video screens and neon signs, a lone figure stands by the road holding a cardboard sign in Japanese. “I’ll really compliment you,” it says. Meet Mr Compliment, a street performer who makes a...It’s late afternoon in Tokyo and throngs of tourists and commuters are streaming in and out of...It’s late afternoon in Tokyo and throngs of tourists and commuters are streaming in and out of...
analysis
Donald Trump has reignited his longstanding feud with Gavin Newsom, California’s Democratic governor, by blaming the...Donald Trump has reignited his longstanding feud with Gavin Newsom, California’s Democratic...Donald Trump has reignited his longstanding feud with Gavin Newsom, California’s Democratic...
• California fires live: LA ‘arson suspect’ arrested According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire...• California fires live: LA ‘arson suspect’ arrested According to the California Department of...• California fires live: LA ‘arson suspect’ arrested According to the California Department of...
Blast-off could come on Sunday, pitting the Amazon founder’s Blue Origin against Elon Musk’s Space X
As the founder of Amazon he became the most prolific delivery man on Earth. As the founder of Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos stands poised for his ultimate shipment: a $2.5 billion space rocket on a test flight around the planet. The 98m (320ft) vehicle, New Glenn, is a central component of the billionaire entrepreneur’s ambitions for “building a road to space”, a mission on...As the founder of Amazon he became the most prolific delivery man on Earth. As the founder of...As the founder of Amazon he became the most prolific delivery man on Earth. As the founder of...
in depth
Under its Artemis lunar exploration programme, Nasa plans to both send humans back to the moon for the first time...Under its Artemis lunar exploration programme, Nasa plans to both send humans back to the moon for the first time since 1972 and establish a sustained human presence there to advance scientific and technological discovery and create a stepping stone for further travel to Mars. However, delays in the development of...Under its Artemis lunar exploration programme, Nasa plans to both send humans back to the moon for the first time since 1972...
All five living US presidents attended Jimmy Carter’s funeral in Washington on Thursday in a rare gathering to pay tribute to the former commander-in-chief. President Biden, who will hand over the White House to Donald Trump in just over a week’s...All five living US presidents attended Jimmy Carter’s funeral in Washington on Thursday in a rare...All five living US presidents attended Jimmy Carter’s funeral in Washington on Thursday in a rare...
The Venezuelan opposition leader was briefly detained by state security officials on the streets of Caracas after attending an anti-regime rally, hours before President Maduro was due to be re-inaugurated for a controversial...The Venezuelan opposition leader was briefly detained by state security officials on the streets of Caracas after attending an anti-regime rally, hours before President Maduro was due to be re-inaugurated for a controversial...The Venezuelan opposition leader was briefly detained by state security officials on the streets of Caracas after...
Giorgia Meloni has criticised George Soros, claiming that when it comes to meddling in European politics the veteran financier and philanthropist is far more dangerous than Elon Musk. The Italian prime minister singled out...Giorgia Meloni has criticised George Soros, claiming that when it comes to meddling in European politics the veteran financier and philanthropist is far more dangerous than Elon Musk. The Italian prime minister singled out...Giorgia Meloni has criticised George Soros, claiming that when it comes to meddling in European politics the veteran...
Big high street names lose £2 billion in value after warning of the growing expense of staff and higher prices
Fears over the health of the British high street wiped more than £2 billion off the value of major retailers, as bosses cautioned over mounting cost pressures.
The Christmas cheer was short-lived for Tesco and Marks & Spencer after bumper festive sales were overshadowed by a warning of...Fears over the health of the British high street wiped more than £2 billion off the value of major retailers, as bosses cautioned over mounting cost pressures.
The Christmas cheer was short-lived for Tesco and Marks & Spencer after bumper festive sales were overshadowed by a warning of...Fears over the health of the British high street wiped more than £2 billion off the value of major retailers, as bosses...
UK government borrowing costs have risen twice as fast as their global peers this week while the pound sank to its lowest level since 2023. The rate on the 10-year benchmark UK government bond has increased by nearly 20 basis points since Monday, reaching levels last seen in 2008. However, the yield on comparable US and German government...UK government borrowing costs have risen twice as fast as their global peers this week while the pound sank to its lowest level since 2023. The rate on the 10-year benchmark UK government bond has increased by nearly 20 basis points since Monday, reaching levels last seen in 2008. However, the yield on comparable US and German government...UK government borrowing costs have risen twice as fast as their global peers this week while the pound sank to its lowest level...
Sainsbury’s is to increase staff wages after cheering its “biggest ever Christmas” as households stocked up on its premium-range products, helping it to capture more market share from rivals. The UK’s second-biggest supermarket has said that it will raise pay for its hourly paid employees by 5 per cent over the next...Sainsbury’s is to increase staff wages after cheering its “biggest ever Christmas” as households...Sainsbury’s is to increase staff wages after cheering its “biggest ever Christmas” as households...
Alistair osborne | Business commentary
Call that a Christmas menu? The Marks & Spencer boss, Stuart Machin, sold more than 900,000 tins of baked beans. Not...Call that a Christmas menu? The Marks & Spencer boss, Stuart Machin, sold more than 900,000 tins...Call that a Christmas menu? The Marks & Spencer boss, Stuart Machin, sold more than 900,000 tins...
HARRY WALLOP
I am not a believer in New Year’s resolutions, mostly because I find the prospect of shackling myself to a dubious...I am not a believer in New Year’s resolutions, mostly because I find the prospect of shackling...I am not a believer in New Year’s resolutions, mostly because I find the prospect of shackling...
Lunch with The Times
Heading off backpacking for a year after university, Nickyl Raithatha sent his “cautious” refugee parents into a tailspin. The boss of Moonpig, the greetings card website, had a goody two shoes track record until then, culminating in an economics...Heading off backpacking for a year after university, Nickyl Raithatha sent his “cautious” refugee...Heading off backpacking for a year after university, Nickyl Raithatha sent his “cautious” refugee...
The head of Airbus has warned that the European aerospace industry is bracing itself for the impact of tariffs and trade protectionism on the accession of Donald Trump to his second presidential term. While no one yet knows the breadth or size of the import tariffs that are coming from a Trump administration, Guillaume Faury, chief executive of Europe’s largest...The head of Airbus has warned that the European aerospace industry is bracing itself for the...The head of Airbus has warned that the European aerospace industry is bracing itself for the...
UK investors are behind the majority of notifications under the National Security and Investment Act, a law that...UK investors are behind the majority of notifications under the National Security and Investment Act, a law that gives the government the power to intervene in acquisitions that could affect national security. Unlike similar, foreign direct investment regimes, the act is agnostic to an investor’s origin when it...UK investors are behind the majority of notifications under the National Security and Investment Act, a law that gives the...
Ryan Bourne
A big challenge in writing about economics in Britain is the urge to analyse everything through a political lens.A big challenge in writing about economics in Britain is the urge to analyse everything through a...A big challenge in writing about economics in Britain is the urge to analyse everything through a...
tempus
SSP, the owner of food chains such as Caffè Ritazza and Upper Crust, moved quickly back into the black just a couple...SSP, the owner of food chains such as Caffè Ritazza and Upper Crust, moved quickly back into the...SSP, the owner of food chains such as Caffè Ritazza and Upper Crust, moved quickly back into the...
investment
Sarah Sclarsic and Sierra Peterson say the city is an innovation hub and vow to ‘figure out’ challenges presented by the budget
food and drink
The Harry Potter star’s premium gin brand is expanding into new markets
hospitality
Siddhi Mittal, who set up the London-based start-up with Heinin Zhang in 2019, says Yhangry is pushing back against the consistently low pay for chefs
From the rise of AI agents to the end of the office wars, futurologist Julia Hobsbawm shares her predictions for the year ahead
Out with the old, in with the new way of working. From major corporates enforcing a “return to the office” mandate to the gradual dwindling of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, 2024 saw a number of major changes in the way we work, often pitting employees against employers. But with hiring declining and a far tougher economic outlook ahead, what does this...Out with the old, in with the new way of working. From major corporates enforcing a “return to...Out with the old, in with the new way of working. From major corporates enforcing a “return to...
recruitment
One in ten employees is looking for a new job this January. As managing director for UK and Ireland of Page Group...One in ten employees is looking for a new job this January. As managing director for UK and Ireland of Page Group, the FTSE 250 recruitment firm, Doug Rode has spent the past 25 years helping people land their dream jobs. Here he shares his advice on how companies can win the race for top talent.
1 Offer choice in...One in ten employees is looking for a new job this January. As managing director for UK and Ireland of Page Group, the FTSE 250...
Club target former manager after dismissing Englishman, who told owners he couldn’t take team further
David Moyes has emerged as Everton’s first choice to replace Sean Dyche, who was sacked after telling the club’s new owner that he had taken them as far as he could. The decision to dismiss Dyche, 53, was confirmed only three hours before Thursday night’s FA Cup tie against Peterborough United...David Moyes has emerged as Everton’s first choice to replace Sean Dyche, who was sacked after telling the club’s new owner that he had taken them as far as he could. The decision to dismiss Dyche, 53, was confirmed only three hours before Thursday night’s FA Cup tie against Peterborough United...David Moyes has emerged as Everton’s first choice to replace Sean Dyche, who was sacked after telling the club’s new owner that...
Australian Open
Emma Raducanu has revealed that she refused to use an antiseptic spray on an insect bite in Melbourne this week because of concerns after the recent anti-doping violations involving Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner. The 2021 US Open champion suffered an allergic reaction during her preparations for the Australian Open on Thursday when her...Emma Raducanu has revealed that she refused to use an antiseptic spray on an insect bite in Melbourne this week because of concerns after the recent anti-doping violations involving Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner. The 2021 US Open champion suffered an allergic reaction during her preparations for the Australian Open on Thursday when her...Emma Raducanu has revealed that she refused to use an antiseptic spray on an insect bite in Melbourne this week because of...
james gheerbrant
Wanted: new water-carrier. After 12½ years holding the brimming amphora of France’s dreams, aspirations and expectations (17, if you add his stint as captain of Les Bleus to his time as sélectionneur), Didier Deschamps has announced that he will set it down at the end of this World Cup cycle. And if that...Wanted: new water-carrier. After 12½ years holding the brimming amphora of France’s dreams...Wanted: new water-carrier. After 12½ years holding the brimming amphora of France’s dreams...
Australian Open
When Graham Potter phones David Moyes for tips on handling life at West Ham United, the Scot will probably tell him...When Graham Potter phones David Moyes for tips on handling life at West Ham United, the Scot will...When Graham Potter phones David Moyes for tips on handling life at West Ham United, the Scot will...
STuart Barnes
Elliot Daly needs one of those mesmerising performances for Saracens against Munster on Saturday evening. He may have...Elliot Daly needs one of those mesmerising performances for Saracens against Munster on Saturday...Elliot Daly needs one of those mesmerising performances for Saracens against Munster on Saturday...
FA CUP
Marco Silva’s second string were too much for Tom Cleverley’s kids. Spearheaded by the incisive Adama Traoré and depth indicative of their Premier League status, Fulham beat Watford in a battle of heavily rotated teams to reach round four. Also...Marco Silva’s second string were too much for Tom Cleverley’s kids. Spearheaded by the incisive...Marco Silva’s second string were too much for Tom Cleverley’s kids. Spearheaded by the incisive...
Amad Diallo has been rewarded for his fine form with a new 5½-year contract. The 22-year-old winger endured a...Amad Diallo has been rewarded for his fine form with a new 5½-year contract. The 22-year-old...Amad Diallo has been rewarded for his fine form with a new 5½-year contract. The 22-year-old...
The Newcastle United assistant manager, Jason Tindall, and the Aston Villa analyst, Víctor Mañas, have been charged...The Newcastle United assistant manager, Jason Tindall, and the Aston Villa analyst, Víctor Mañas...The Newcastle United assistant manager, Jason Tindall, and the Aston Villa analyst, Víctor Mañas...
interview
Huw Ware, the first gay man to officiate a PDC World Darts Championship final, on homophobic abuse, making darts more inclusive and his ‘best day’
As Huw Ware recounts refereeing Luke Littler’s stunning PDC World Championship final victory over Michael van Gerwen last Friday, the official vividly recalls a life-changing moment almost 11 years ago. It was February 2, 2014, and Ware had just gone public about his sexuality before switching off his phone and heading to the pub. Ware, then 20, was already out to his...As Huw Ware recounts refereeing Luke Littler’s stunning PDC World Championship final victory over...As Huw Ware recounts refereeing Luke Littler’s stunning PDC World Championship final victory over...
Jaden Philogene is set for a medical at Ipswich Town after a £20million fee was agreed with Aston Villa for the winger.Jaden Philogene is set for a medical at Ipswich Town after a £20million fee was agreed with Aston Villa for the winger. The 22-year-old should finalise a deal before the weekend, bringing an end to his brief second spell at Villa Park. He was signed by Unai Emery’s side in the summer from Hull City, having joined...Jaden Philogene is set for a medical at Ipswich Town after a £20million fee was agreed with Aston Villa for the winger. The...
Australian Open
Bill Edgar’s FA Cup quiz
Our resident stats guru Bill Edgar tests your knowledge of ten of the upcoming third-round fixtures
Racecards Alshimali (12.15 Lingfield Park) A double at Lingfield yesterday took trainer Tony Carroll’s tally to seven...Racecards Alshimali (12.15 Lingfield Park) A double at Lingfield yesterday took trainer Tony Carroll’s tally to seven for the year on the all-weather and the Worcestershire handler can continue his red-hot form through Alshimali. Alshimali was campaigned over longer trips in four starts for former trainer Marcus...Racecards Alshimali (12.15 Lingfield Park) A double at Lingfield yesterday took trainer Tony Carroll’s tally to seven for the...
Book Extract
When the actress started going through the menopause in her thirties, the subject was never discussed in the film industry. Now she has written a book
Eric Vetro was the voice coach for A Complete Unknown but could he help our rock critic — who has a ‘voice to make dogs howl’ — find a tune?
Celia Duff started competing in gruelling Hyrox races at 68 — she has been breaking records ever since
first person
Research suggests a man’s mental health can suffer if he makes less than his partner. Two writers confess
As a tribunal concludes that air kissing doesn’t amount to sexual harassment, Ben Machell assesses the rules of office contact
RICHARD MORRISON
REVIEW
The Hollywood star plays the Greek diva in her last days in Pablo Larraín’s wilfully limp biopic
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Laure Calamy from Call My Agent! shines as a randy dentist
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Set in Copenhagen after the First World War, this gripping drama about a woman with an unwanted pregnancy becomes something far darker
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A man drags his family to a Swedish island to see a mysterious ceremony in a film that’s crying out for decent characters
Our TV editor offers his favourites, from Colditz to Band of Brothers. What did he overlook? Tell us in the comments
It’s pretty likely there are more films and TV dramas about the Second World War than any other conflict. To put it tritely, for scriptwriters it has everything — heroism and savagery, moral confusion and black comedy — but with a scope like no other. There were campaigns in the skies, on beaches, in deserts and across far away tropical atolls. Whole worlds are there to...It’s pretty likely there are more films and TV dramas about the Second World War than any other...It’s pretty likely there are more films and TV dramas about the Second World War than any other...
classic film
The brief resurgence of popular westerns in the early 1990s (Dances with Wolves, Unforgiven, Tombstone ...The brief resurgence of popular westerns in the early 1990s (Dances with Wolves, Unforgiven, Tombstone etc) culminated with this star-studded homage from the producer and lead actress Sharon Stone. In a mega-mix of the best Sergio Leone shoot’em-ups, Stone plays a mysterious stranger, The Lady, who wanders into...The brief resurgence of popular westerns in the early 1990s (Dances with Wolves, Unforgiven, Tombstone etc) culminated...
first night review
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Set in Utah in 1857, it depicts the clashes between the Mormon militia, the US army, Native Americans and pioneers
If you like your westerns harsh, hyper-realistic and brimming with unrelenting, eye-watering violence, then American Primeval (Netflix) is for you. Good Lord, it’s bleak. But it’s well made, I’ll give it that. It deserves respect for refusing to airbrush or glamorise anything about this era of history. There is no romanticising, no prettifying. There is barely even any...If you like your westerns harsh, hyper-realistic and brimming with unrelenting, eye-watering...If you like your westerns harsh, hyper-realistic and brimming with unrelenting, eye-watering...
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Here is a round-up of the latest records our critics for The Times and The Sunday Times have been enjoying the most.Here is a round-up of the latest records our critics for The Times and The Sunday Times have been enjoying the most. From rock and Puerto Rican bomba to country and folk, the choices are varied and the list will be added to every week. Which new albums have you been listening to? Do you agree with our verdicts? Let...Here is a round-up of the latest records our critics for The Times and The Sunday Times have been enjoying the most. From rock...
Hopes that banks would cut mortgage rates this month appear to have already been dashed by a sharp rise in government...Hopes that banks would cut mortgage rates this month appear to have already been dashed by a...Hopes that banks would cut mortgage rates this month appear to have already been dashed by a...
the big question
Cash Isas have never been so popular — in April 2024 we deposited £11.7 billion, the highest monthly total since the...Cash Isas have never been so popular — in April 2024 we deposited £11.7 billion, the highest...Cash Isas have never been so popular — in April 2024 we deposited £11.7 billion, the highest...
MindGames
Fifteen questions to get you thinking
1 The Swedish pop group Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid was renamed as what? 2 Levocardia refers to the normal position of which organ on the left side of the body? 3 Which British naval hero’s death is depicted in a 1952 painting by John Minton? 4 Flying ace Douglas Bader was responsible for more than 20 aerial victories during which war? 5 HS1 is the high-speed...1 The Swedish pop group Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid was renamed as what? 2 Levocardia...1 The Swedish pop group Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid was renamed as what? 2 Levocardia...
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kate reardon
A fancy state-of-the-art table clock was once the ultimate status symbol, coveted by king and tycoons
From smart suitcases to classic trunks, these pieces of luxury luggage are the ultimate status symbol for jet-setters
In 2025 your travels could take you to space or to a remote location via sports car. You could also stay in the most glorious European hideaways
This year is the 250th anniversary of the writer’s birth, and in Southampton — her home for three years — you’ll find walking tours, exhibitions and theatre performances
Five people have died as fierce forest blazes continue to impact neighbourhoods across Los Angeles with a state of emergency declared. Here’s what you need to know if you’re travelling soon
Take advantage of the quieter season with its cheaper flights and fewer crowds and you’ll find the likes of Amsterdam and Venice are at their most enchanting too
Our ski expert reveals the most affordable apartments, cut-price lessons and (almost) free lunches that make swishing around Val Thorens on a budget possible
Bardonecchia is a steal for skiers, Cape Town offers serious value and packages to Penang are absurdly cheap. These are the destinations where your pound will go further
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One of my great travel achievements of last year was coming within touching distance of Silver status with British...One of my great travel achievements of last year was coming within touching distance of Silver...One of my great travel achievements of last year was coming within touching distance of Silver...
If your flight to or from the UK has been delayed for three hours or more, whether it’s due to strike action, air...If your flight to or from the UK has been delayed for three hours or more, whether it’s due to...If your flight to or from the UK has been delayed for three hours or more, whether it’s due to...
OBITUARY
She mortgaged her house to bring the Rev W Awdry’s railway stories to the screen, voiced by Ringo Star
OBITUARY
Her secret war work included vetting potential recruits for their ability to withstand temptation
OBITUARY
Idealistic young activist whose recruitment to an Israeli terrorist cell cost him a sentence of 15 years’ hard labour
OBITUARY
Early female barrister with a blunt yet good-humoured style who went on to pave the way for pension-splitting on divorce
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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
ON THE following day he sent the people away. They blessed the king and then went
home, joyful and glad in heart...ON THE following day he sent the people away. They blessed the king and then went
home, joyful...ON THE following day he sent the people away. They blessed the king and then went
home, joyful...
Balmoral Castle
9th January, 2025
The King was represented by The Duke of Edinburgh at the State Funeral of...Balmoral Castle
9th January, 2025
The King was represented by The Duke of Edinburgh at the...Balmoral Castle
9th January, 2025
The King was represented by The Duke of Edinburgh at the...
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Interview
How the artist Annie Frost Nicholson and her novelist partner designed a house of calm and colour
Interiors experts pick the best wallpaper, tiles, lighting and accessories to revitalise your aesthetic
HOUSE HISTORIES
A Somerset residence was once home to a brick-making magnate, a brewery owner and a war hero
The farmcore aesthetic is taking over our kitchens. Here’s how to get the look in yours
Romanians targeted vulnerable women and girls in Dundee and groomed them with drugs and ‘cruel’ lies of love and friendship
A Romanian gang have been found guilty of raping and sexually abusing ten Scottish women and girls in a landmark case described as a “Scottish Rochdale”. The four men and one woman groomed their victims — all from Dundee and aged between 16 and 30 — by supplying drugs and manipulating them with “cruel” lies of love and friendship. One teenager was trafficked into...A Romanian gang have been found guilty of raping and sexually abusing ten Scottish women and...A Romanian gang have been found guilty of raping and sexually abusing ten Scottish women and...
A retired police officer spent more than five hours lying on the floor in A&E in pain, it has emerged, as...A retired police officer spent more than five hours lying on the floor in A&E in pain, it has emerged, as opposition parties say SNP ministers have “buried their head in the sands” over Scotland’s NHS crisis. John Swinney said “colossal” levels of demand for NHS care had made it “very challenging and very...A retired police officer spent more than five hours lying on the floor in A&E in pain, it has emerged, as opposition...
ALEX MASSIE | holyrood sketch
Russell Findlay is the kind of Tory happier with a knuckleduster than a Purdey shotgun. Watching him in operation...Russell Findlay is the kind of Tory happier with a knuckleduster than a Purdey shotgun. Watching...Russell Findlay is the kind of Tory happier with a knuckleduster than a Purdey shotgun. Watching...
A nurse who was suspended after she complained about a trans doctor in a female changing room has requested that her...A nurse who was suspended after she complained about a trans doctor in a female changing room has...A nurse who was suspended after she complained about a trans doctor in a female changing room has...
Champions Cup
Lucio Sordoni has warned his Racing 92 team-mates to brace themselves for “war” when they come to Scotstoun on Friday night for a pivotal Champions Cup fixture. It will be Sordoni’s first trip back to the place he calls a “real, authentic...Lucio Sordoni has warned his Racing 92 team-mates to brace themselves for “war” when they come to...Lucio Sordoni has warned his Racing 92 team-mates to brace themselves for “war” when they come to...
A private sector culture led to lavish spending on meals and travel at Scotland’s water regulator, the...A private sector culture led to lavish spending on meals and travel at Scotland’s water regulator...A private sector culture led to lavish spending on meals and travel at Scotland’s water regulator...
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.
Comment
Labour grumbles about Reeves grow louder
Patrick Maguire
There’s no mutiny yet but the chancellor is running out of options to bring the growth she promised — cuts are likely
emma duncan
It’s time to put home schooling in detention
Gerard baker
This is no right-wing takeover, it’s a media reset
Martin samuel | notebook
No, Phoenix, Wills is born to do it, not a wannabe
rory O’Connor
We need a step change in how we think about suicide
Leading Articles
Britain’s Problem
The Trump administration is right to insist that Shamima Begum and other Britons in Syria linked to Islamic State should be returned to this country to face justice
Pitch Invasion
The proposed football regulator is a harmful solution in search of a problem
Face Off
Opinion is divided over whether Miss England should scrap its make-up-free round
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Effect of school reform bill on academies
Sir, Further to your report “School reform will dismantle academies, warns Gove” (Jan 9), the academy schools introduced by Tony Blair and expanded by Michael Gove have been an outstanding success, based in part on their freedom to adopt and...Sir, Further to your report “School reform will dismantle academies, warns Gove” (Jan 9)...Sir, Further to your report “School reform will dismantle academies, warns Gove” (Jan 9)...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, begins a three-day visit to China for talks on economic and financial co-operation with He Lifeng, the Chinese vice-premier, due to take place on Sunday. Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, is expected to join Reeves; the Met Office publishes figures on 2024 global temperatures alongside related reports from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Nasa, the World Meteorological Organization, and the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service; Bradford opens its year as 2025 City of Culture with RISE, a show created by Kirsty Housley with the Bradford-born magician Steven Frayne (formerly known as Dynamo).
On this day
In 1845 Robert Browning wrote to Elizabeth Barrett, thanking her for praising his poetry. They married in secret on September 12, 1846; in 1954 a BOAC de Havilland Comet passenger jet crashed into the Mediterranean, killing all 35 people on board, including ten children, minutes out of Rome en route to Heathrow airport; in 1971 the fashion designer Coco Chanel died, aged 87. The October 1926 issue of Vogue introduced her design for a short simple black dress — the little black dress; in 1979 the prime minister James Callaghan flew back to a strike-torn UK, denying the country was in chaos. The headline in The Sun: “Crisis? What Crisis?”. The Winter of Discontent led to Labour losing a confidence motion, and then the general election, won by Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative Party; in 1985 the Sinclair C5 electric trike, capable of 15mph and costing £399, was launched by Sir Clive Sinclair. Options costing up to £140 included mirrors and indicators. It was a notable product failure, but became a cult item.
Nature notes
Like so many common plants that are traditionally disliked by gardeners, the stinging nettle is a biodiversity powerhouse. Among its eye-catching clients are our most colourful butterflies; the caterpillars of small tortoiseshells, commas and peacocks all devour these prickly leaves. Ladybirds also feast on the aphids that are drawn to nettles. And it’s not only insects. Many birds nest in the stinging clumps, utilising the thick cover. The long list of nettle-nesters includes corncrakes, chiffchaffs, blackcaps, blackbirds, song thrushes and willow warblers. Whitethroats spend so much time skulking among the plant that they were once known as nettle-mongers. In winter too, nettles provide essential assistance. Species such as reed buntings, siskins and bullfinches rely on their seeds. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Stéphane Bianchi, businessman, group managing director, LVMH, 60; Toby Blackwell, president, Blackwell’s bookshops (1995-2022), 96; Prof Sir Walter Bodmer, specialist in cancer and human population genetics, 89; Gurinder Chadha, film director and writer, Bend It Like Beckham (2002), 65; Abbey Clancy, model and TV presenter, 39; Sir Tom Clarke, Labour MP (1982-2015) and former minister, 84; Terry Cobner, rugby union player, Wales (1974-78), president, Welsh Rugby Union, 79; Sir Peter Gershon, chairman, National Grid (2012-21), Tate & Lyle (2009-17), 78; Sir Max Hill KC, director of Public Prosecutions (2018-23), 61; Sir Clive Jones, chairman, Sightsavers International, 76; Jared Kushner, senior adviser (2017-21) to former US president (now president-elect) Donald Trump, 44; Lord (John) Mann, independent adviser to the government on antisemitism, Labour MP (2001-19), 65; Sherrill Milnes, opera singer, 90; Lord (David) Neuberger of Abbotsbury, president, UK Supreme Court (2012-17), 77; Lord (Matthew) Oakeshott, independent social democrat peer, 78; Michelle O’Neill, first minister of Northern Ireland, vice-president of Sinn Féin and MLA for Mid Ulster, 48; Marta Ortega Pérez, chairwoman, Inditex (including high street labels Zara, Massimo Dutti and Uterque), 41; Prof Mark Power, vice-chancellor and chief executive, Liverpool John Moores University, 65; Michael Spence, president and provost, University College London, 63; Sir Rod Stewart, rock singer, Sailing (1975), 80; Sir Stephen Wall, foreign policy adviser to John Major (1991-93), and historian, 78; Marjorie Wallace, founder (1986) and chief executive of Sane (mental health charity), 82.