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Rain and floods ‘could sway knife-edge poll’
Lower voter numbers would favour those determined to Leave, pollsters say
updatedSome polling stations were forced to close today with long queues forming at others after heavy rain hit London before the EU referendum. Voters in the southeast braved flooded streets as they headed to cast their vote in a referendum billed as the most important in a generation. The final polls...Some polling stations were forced to close today with long queues forming at others after heavy rain hit London before the EU referendum. Voters in the southeast braved flooded streets as they headed to cast their vote in a referendum billed as the most important in a generation. The final polls...Some polling stations were forced to close today with long queues forming at others after heavy rain hit London before the EU...
Read the full storyLeave voters take own pens in fear of Remain ‘pencil plot’
newSuspicious voters in the EU referendum have insisted on bringing their own pens to polling stations after becoming convinced that ballot papers could be tampered with if they used the pencils handed to them. A minority of Leave supporters urged voters to take indelible ink pens to vote with them, so that marks cannot be erased and altered...Suspicious voters in the EU referendum have insisted on bringing their own pens to polling stations after becoming convinced that ballot papers could be tampered with if they used the pencils handed to them. A minority of Leave supporters urged voters to take indelible ink pens to vote with them, so that marks cannot be erased and altered...Suspicious voters in the EU referendum have insisted on bringing their own pens to polling stations after becoming convinced...
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Immigration pushes UK population to 65 million
newImmigration helped to push the population of Britain more than 65 million last year, according to official figures published today. The population rose by more than half a million — the equivalent of a city about the size of Manchester — with near-record levels of net migration accounting for almost two thirds of...Immigration helped to push the population of Britain more than 65 million last year, according to...Immigration helped to push the population of Britain more than 65 million last year, according to...
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Europe
Anger as memorial to Jo Cox is blighted by Brexit fly-past banner
A plane bearing a Vote Leave campaign banner interrupted a speech being given by Jo Cox’s widower during a public memorial service in Trafalgar Square yesterday, forcing the Brexit camp to apologise later to the murdered MP’s family. Brendan Cox...A plane bearing a Vote Leave campaign banner interrupted a speech being given by Jo Cox’s widower...A plane bearing a Vote Leave campaign banner interrupted a speech being given by Jo Cox’s widower...
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Police found Jackson ‘porn hoard’
Michael Jackson had a secret hoard of child and homoerotic pornography hidden in his Neverland ranch that was...Michael Jackson had a secret hoard of child and homoerotic pornography hidden in his Neverland...Michael Jackson had a secret hoard of child and homoerotic pornography hidden in his Neverland...
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The Times Diary
Silly notes for Lloyd Webber
Earwigging on the audiences at his shows provides Andrew Lloyd Webber with some good anecdotes for the speech circuit.Earwigging on the audiences at his shows provides Andrew Lloyd Webber with some good anecdotes...Earwigging on the audiences at his shows provides Andrew Lloyd Webber with some good anecdotes...
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Political sketch
Flash Kippers and the canary
Britain decides - Somerset
They don’t want to be tied to Dorset here, let alone Denmark
It is pouring up on Exmoor. The rain is lashing across misty fields, the ponies’ manes are dripping but the Cutcombe Show must go on. “We’re not quitters,” says Ashley Cox, a retired fencer leading his granddaughter on her Shetland round a sodden...It is pouring up on Exmoor. The rain is lashing across misty fields, the ponies’ manes are...It is pouring up on Exmoor. The rain is lashing across misty fields, the ponies’ manes are...
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Migrant freed after walk through Channel Tunnel
A Sudanese migrant who walked through the Channel Tunnel is now free to start a new life in Britain after being...A Sudanese migrant who walked through the Channel Tunnel is now free to start a new life in...A Sudanese migrant who walked through the Channel Tunnel is now free to start a new life in...
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Builder on trial over murder in 1982
A former tiler raped and murdered a teenage girl 34 years ago after knocking on the door of her family home, a court...A former tiler raped and murdered a teenage girl 34 years ago after knocking on the door of her...A former tiler raped and murdered a teenage girl 34 years ago after knocking on the door of her...
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Flying squad call halt to Cotswolds duck race
With the roar of powerful engines a convoy of leather-clad bikers pulled up on the green in Bourton-on-the-Water, the village known as the Venice of the Cotswolds. Within minutes police had been summoned. Angry residents had seen what the “Blood...With the roar of powerful engines a convoy of leather-clad bikers pulled up on the green in...With the roar of powerful engines a convoy of leather-clad bikers pulled up on the green in...
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Comment
United Kingdom has never been more divided
Philip Collins
The campaign was a ten-week horror show that exposed fault lines by age, place, class and education. Now we have to heal
newTim Montgomerie
If we don’t break free today, we never will
David Aaronovitch
Leave campaigners sound a lot like Enoch
Janice Turner
Dig deep to show how much you love your pet
Duncan Stephenson
Fast-food firms must be banned from delivering to schools
Jenni Russell
Children are being killed by complacency
I wish I were surprised by the tragedy of Ellie Butler’s life, torture and death. I wish I could think it was a rare conjunction of official optimism, incompetence, blindness to the evidence of violence and neglect, and refusal to put a child’s...I wish I were surprised by the tragedy of Ellie Butler’s life, torture and death. I wish I could...I wish I were surprised by the tragedy of Ellie Butler’s life, torture and death. I wish I could...
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Day of Breckoning
However Britain votes today, change is coming to Europe. The bureaucrats in Brussels must embrace it or be swept away
Zuma’s Unpaid Bill
Poor leadership is robbing South Africa of its prosperity and future
Traveller’s Tales
Travel agents are wrong to criticise Airbnb, the room-letting website
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A vote that will reverberate through the years
Sir, Northern Ireland is the only UK region that would have a land border with the EU post-Brexit. The Leave campaign has argued that the UK should leave the single market but that somehow the current “invisible” north-south border, established as...Sir, Northern Ireland is the only UK region that would have a land border with the EU post-Brexit.Sir, Northern Ireland is the only UK region that would have a land border with the EU post-Brexit.
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Briefing
UK: Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm for the EU referendum; first-quarter trading statement from Tesco, which holds its annual meeting today; the Royal Institute of British Architects announces the winners of this year’s RIBA Awards for architectural excellence; the Goodwood Festival of Speed begins; Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican party nominee, travels to Scotland for the reopening on Friday of his hotel on the Ailsa golf course.
Uzbekistan: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation annual summit takes place, attended by Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese president Xi Jinping.
On this day
In 1757 British troops under Robert Clive defeated the Nawab of Bengal at the Battle of Plassey.
In 1972 Edward Heath’s chancellor of the exchequer, Anthony Barber, announced that he would float the pound.
In 1985 an Air India jet disintegrated in mid-air off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people on board.
In 1992 the New York crime boss John Gotti was sentenced to life imprisonment after his conviction for racketeering and murder.
Nature notes
Train travellers looking out of the window may think that they are seeing a fall of half-melted snow on the tops of the bramble bushes they are passing. The rather flat tops of the bushes are now covered with new flowers, which are a watery white that creates the illusion, especially when the train is going fast. Other new flowers are helping to give the countryside a white look. The elder bushes, which are so widespread both in country and town, have rosettes of creamy white flowers, some as large as dinner plates. The white trumpets of larger bindweed are clambering everywhere over hedges and other plants. This bindweed curls round plants in an anticlockwise direction. Many colourful June flowers are also to be seen, though most of them are smaller, such as herb robert, with its pink flowers and pinkish leaves, and wood avens or herb bennet, which has bright yellow stars. Grander than these is mallow, which has big purplish-pink flowers and deep-cut leaves and grows tall on dusty roadsides.
Derwent May
Birthdays today
Norman Bowery, emeritus professor of pharmacology, University of Birmingham, 72; Vinton Cerf, internet pioneer, vice-president and chief internet evangelist, Google, 73; Most Rev David Chillingworth, primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, 65; Nicholas Cleobury, conductor, 66; Duffy, singer, Rockferry (2008), 32; Sir Alan Haselhurst, Conservative MP for Saffron Walden, chairman, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK branch (2011-14), 79; John Hayes, Conservative MP for South Holland and The Deepings, minister for security, 58; Lord (Alexander) Irvine of Lairg, lord chancellor (1997-2003), 76; Penny Johnson, director, Government Art Collection, 60; James Levine, conductor, music director, Metropolitan Opera, New York (1976-May 2016), 73; Frances McDormand, actress, Fargo, 59; Julian Hipwood, polo player, and coach, 70; Maggie Philbin, TV presenter and co-founder of TeenTech, 61; Lord (Martin) Rees of Ludlow, cosmologist and astrophysicist, 74; Jacob Tas, chief executive, social justice charity Nacro, 51; Clarence Thomas, associate justice of the US Supreme Court, 68; Anthony Thwaite, poet, 86; KT Tunstall, singer-songwriter, Suddenly I See (2005), 41; Caroline Wayman, chief ombudsman and chief executive, Financial Ombudsman Service, 41; Zinedine Zidane, footballer, manager of Real Madrid, 44.
World
South Africa suffers worst rioting since the end of apartheid
Violence quickly spread through several regions
Mobs looted shops, burnt vehicles and blocked roads with rubble and burning tyres as rioting spread through townships surrounding the South African capital, Pretoria, over the imposition of a new mayor. The violence began on Sunday after the ruling African National Congress (ANC) selected a Zulu...Mobs looted shops, burnt vehicles and blocked roads with rubble and burning tyres as rioting spread through townships surrounding the South African capital, Pretoria, over the imposition of a new mayor. The violence began on Sunday after the ruling African National Congress (ANC) selected a Zulu...Mobs looted shops, burnt vehicles and blocked roads with rubble and burning tyres as rioting spread through townships...
Read the full storyAnalysis
Unrest could become the norm
As a mob looted a store in a township north of Pretoria, three men were spotted running off with a Coca-Cola fridge. The men were soon out of view, lost in a maze of houses as the shop was emptied. Looting was a frequent sight in the poor areas around Pretoria this week as groups that had started off protesting against the ruling African...As a mob looted a store in a township north of Pretoria, three men were spotted running off with a Coca-Cola fridge. The men were soon out of view, lost in a maze of houses as the shop was emptied. Looting was a frequent sight in the poor areas around Pretoria this week as groups that had started off protesting against the ruling African...As a mob looted a store in a township north of Pretoria, three men were spotted running off with a Coca-Cola fridge. The men...
Read the full storyGerman police kill masked gunman inside cinema barricade
newGerman special police stormed a cinema complex today and shot dead a masked gunman who fired in the air before barricading himself in with terrified filmgoers. At least 25 people were injured during the incident in the town of Viernheim, south of Frankfurt, German media reported. The victims were apparently injured...German special police stormed a cinema complex today and shot dead a masked gunman who fired in...German special police stormed a cinema complex today and shot dead a masked gunman who fired in...
Read the full storyItaly’s floating piers besieged by beer-swilling tourists
newGreek church to hold anti-gay vigil in protest at ‘abnormal festival’
new99 bodies exhumed in search for angel of death’s victims
newSpanish hitmen miss their target as three die in blazing office
A man died after being hacked with an axe and two women were murdered in Spain but the real target of the hit men...A man died after being hacked with an axe and two women were murdered in Spain but the real...A man died after being hacked with an axe and two women were murdered in Spain but the real...
Read the full storyIsis in fierce battle to keep Libyan stronghold
Islamic State militants defending their main Libyan stronghold of Sirte killed dozens of government fighters in the...Islamic State militants defending their main Libyan stronghold of Sirte killed dozens of...Islamic State militants defending their main Libyan stronghold of Sirte killed dozens of...
Read the full storyObama’s ‘biggest frustration’
The President’s attempts to reform US gun laws have been thwarted at every turn
Democrats stage sit-in over Congress gun vote
Democrats frustrated at their failed efforts to introduce new gun legislation staged a dramatic showdown with Republicans with direct action in the House of Congress. Dozens of congressmen joined a 12-hour sit-in on the floor of the chamber...Democrats frustrated at their failed efforts to introduce new gun legislation staged a dramatic...Democrats frustrated at their failed efforts to introduce new gun legislation staged a dramatic...
Read the full storySolar plane completes historic flight across Atlantic
After 50 years, Colombian drugs war is finally over
Spanish PM must go if we join coalition, say Citizens
Olympic torch arrives in land of tribal ‘genocide’
race to the white house
Trump vows to focus on jobs, jobs, jobs (and getting rid of Obamacare)
Donald Trump tried to revive his faltering campaign for the White House last night by laying out plans for his first 100 days in office, including repealing President Obama’s landmark public healthcare bill. In his first appearance since he fired...Donald Trump tried to revive his faltering campaign for the White House last night by laying out...Donald Trump tried to revive his faltering campaign for the White House last night by laying out...
Read the full storyPM humiliated as Hollande bows to communist unions
Friends now shun me, weeps Pistorius
Motorcycle gunman kills Sufi singer
One of Pakistan’s most famous Sufi singers has been shot dead in what police called an “act of terror”. Amjad Sabri...One of Pakistan’s most famous Sufi singers has been shot dead in what police called an “act of...One of Pakistan’s most famous Sufi singers has been shot dead in what police called an “act of...
Read the full storyFashion police step up arrests for Ramadan
Fifty young men were rounded up in a Ramadan crackdown in Saudi Arabia for having “bizarre” haircuts or wearing...Fifty young men were rounded up in a Ramadan crackdown in Saudi Arabia for having “bizarre”...Fifty young men were rounded up in a Ramadan crackdown in Saudi Arabia for having “bizarre”...
Read the full storyChinese bank workers spanked for their poor performance
North Koreans study rocket science in India
Orlando killer feared he had HIV, claims gay lover
Last leg of treacherous South Pole rescue mission
Lights-off policy will lure stargazers to Tibet
China has established a “dark sky reserve” in the Himalayan region of Tibet in an attempt to protect against light pollution and attract a new generation of tourists and astronomers to the roof of the world. Star-filled skies are the norm at...China has established a “dark sky reserve” in the Himalayan region of Tibet in an attempt to...China has established a “dark sky reserve” in the Himalayan region of Tibet in an attempt to...
Read the full storyGreece introduces quick deportation for ‘criminal’ migrants
Putin gives Netanyahu the wrong historic tank
Japan PM sets sights on ‘peace clause’ as election fight begins
Doctors saved Jews by dreaming up an imaginary disease
Take a hike, US parks tell graffiti vandal
A woman who defaced some of America’s most scenic hiking paths and posted the results on Instagram has been banned from more than a fifth of the country. Casey Nocket, 23, was caught after social media users shared their findings with the National...A woman who defaced some of America’s most scenic hiking paths and posted the results on...A woman who defaced some of America’s most scenic hiking paths and posted the results on...
Read the full storyBusiness
City banks tell clients to prepare for Brexit chaos
City banks including UBS, HSBC, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Merrill Lynch have written to clients telling them to prepare for disruption tomorrow once the EU referendum result is declared. The Bank of England is on high alert to intervene if markets freeze. The banks said that they could...City banks including UBS, HSBC, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Merrill Lynch have written to clients telling them to prepare for disruption tomorrow once the EU referendum result is declared. The Bank of England is on high alert to intervene if markets freeze. The banks said that they could...City banks including UBS, HSBC, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Merrill Lynch have written to clients telling them to...
Read the full storymarket update
Markets gather pace on referendum optimism
Not so long ago we were talking about sterling getting pounded. As referendum fears grew, sterling was the currency to sell. As it continued its plummet, some began to speculate that it would fall to parity with the euro. And then later, the dollar. Today those fears look foolish. The pound hit its highest level in six months, up 1 per cent...Not so long ago we were talking about sterling getting pounded. As referendum fears grew, sterling was the currency to sell. As it continued its plummet, some began to speculate that it would fall to parity with the euro. And then later, the dollar. Today those fears look foolish. The pound hit its highest level in six months, up 1 per cent...Not so long ago we were talking about sterling getting pounded. As referendum fears grew, sterling was the currency to sell. As...
Read the full storyHolidaymakers turn their backs on expensive Europe
Britons are swapping the Dordogne for Dorset this summer because foreign travel has become too expensive since the pound’s Brexit-induced meltdown, according to the Bank of England. Weak sterling and fears about the heightened terror threat overseas have deterred holidaymakers from venturing abroad, the bank claimed...Britons are swapping the Dordogne for Dorset this summer because foreign travel has become too...Britons are swapping the Dordogne for Dorset this summer because foreign travel has become too...
Read the full storyRevived Tesco ditches the morning coffee as sales grow
Just Eat directors offload more stock
newThe regular share sales by directors and founding investors of Just Eat continued earlier when the chairman made a profit of more than £1.1 million from selling stock held under its joint share ownership plan. The sale by John...The regular share sales by directors and founding investors of Just Eat continued earlier when the chairman made a profit of more than £1.1 million from selling stock held under its joint share ownership plan. The sale by John...The regular share sales by directors and founding investors of Just Eat continued earlier when the chairman made a...
Read the full storyEurozone economy loses momentum
Momentum in the eurozone’s economy appeared to be faltering in June after a closely watched survey revealed that the single currency bloc’s services sector struggled more than expected. Output in the private manufacturing and...Momentum in the eurozone’s economy appeared to be faltering in June after a closely watched survey revealed that the single currency bloc’s services sector struggled more than expected. Output in the private manufacturing and...Momentum in the eurozone’s economy appeared to be faltering in June after a closely watched survey revealed that the...
Read the full storyComment
We must overcome the stigma of talking about mental illness
newcomment
Brexit is hardly the only political risk facing European markets
Stricken BHS ‘needs second administrator’
Oil pays the price for not rolling out enough barrels
VW bosses say sorry at fraught AGM
SSE promises to play fair in electricity connections
Investigation into energy market ‘may top £80m’
The total cost of a two-year competition investigation into the British energy market could exceed £80 million, according to industry officials. The Competition and Markets Authority is set to publish its final 500-page report tomorrow, bringing a...The total cost of a two-year competition investigation into the British energy market could...The total cost of a two-year competition investigation into the British energy market could...
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Tesla’s SolarCity bid cannot avoid clouds
Elon Musk faces a battle with shareholders over plans to combine his Tesla electric car and battery maker with SolarCity, his solar panel installation company. The entrepreneur hailed Tesla’s all-stock $2.8 billion offer for...Elon Musk faces a battle with shareholders over plans to combine his Tesla electric car and battery maker with SolarCity, his solar panel installation company. The entrepreneur hailed Tesla’s all-stock $2.8 billion offer for...Elon Musk faces a battle with shareholders over plans to combine his Tesla electric car and battery maker with...
Read the full storyBlue is the colour as Chelsea’s finest take pay cut for tax bill
The Earl of Cadogan’s family may be able to walk through 93 acres of Chelsea and Kensington without stepping off their own land, but even they sometimes have to put aside money for tax. For the first time in seven years, the...The Earl of Cadogan’s family may be able to walk through 93 acres of Chelsea and Kensington without stepping off their own land, but even they sometimes have to put aside money for tax. For the first time in seven years, the...The Earl of Cadogan’s family may be able to walk through 93 acres of Chelsea and Kensington without stepping off...
Read the full storyComment
Osborne’s deficit woes will not be cured by a harsh dose of austerity
comment
Key question still lacks an answer
CMA ENERGY INQUIRY: ANALYSIS
Inquiry that came in like a lion and is coming out like a lamb
When the Competition and Markets Authority started an investigation into the energy industry in June 2014, the sector and its companies were the focus of a furious public row. Ed Miliband had made rising bills a hot political issue in the run-up...When the Competition and Markets Authority started an investigation into the energy industry in...When the Competition and Markets Authority started an investigation into the energy industry in...
Read the full storyYears of peace have made Northern Ireland a golden opportunity
Debenhams chief bows out with warning on margins
UK has more on its mind than fashion
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If life is a voyage, then you’d better get a boat
Toymaker’s rescue plan needs investors to jump on board
Middle East restaurants will keep it casual
My Local staff offered Morrisons jobs
Americans bet house on price rises
Elementis tarnished by poor chromium profits
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Sport
Euro 2016
Rooney tells England to show no mercy in front of goal
newWayne Rooney admitted today that England have to be more ruthless if they are going make an impact on the knockout stages of the European Championship. Roy Hodgson’s side scored just three goals in the group stage despite dominating all three matches against Russia, Wales and Slovakia, and will...Wayne Rooney admitted today that England have to be more ruthless if they are going make an impact on the knockout stages of the European Championship. Roy Hodgson’s side scored just three goals in the group stage despite dominating all three matches against Russia, Wales and Slovakia, and will...Wayne Rooney admitted today that England have to be more ruthless if they are going make an impact on the knockout stages of...
Read the full storyRugby Union
Harrison in as Jones sends a message for England’s ‘World Cup final’
Eddie Jones could hardly have been truer to his word. No changes for changes sake? No, none at all. He was expected to make two changes to the team that will go for the 3-0 whitewash against the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday. However, he has kept the changes down to just one. And not even a single change on the bench. Teimana Harrison...Eddie Jones could hardly have been truer to his word. No changes for changes sake? No, none at all. He was expected to make two changes to the team that will go for the 3-0 whitewash against the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday. However, he has kept the changes down to just one. And not even a single change on the bench. Teimana Harrison...Eddie Jones could hardly have been truer to his word. No changes for changes sake? No, none at all. He was expected to make two...
Read the full storyWimbledon
Azarenka withdrawal helps Konta delay meeting with champion Williams
newJohanna Konta, the British No 1, has been handed a further boost before Wimbledon following today’s news that Victoria Azarenka, the two-times grand slam winner, has withdrawn from the championships with a knee injury. Azarenka, the Belarusian world No 6, has not played since retiring from her first-round match...Johanna Konta, the British No 1, has been handed a further boost before Wimbledon following...Johanna Konta, the British No 1, has been handed a further boost before Wimbledon following...
Read the full storyPremier League
Vardy snub shows Arsenal are not the big attraction they were
newEveryone’s staying in Europe
Read Henry Winter, Matt Dickinson and Oliver Kay on a dramatic end to the Euro 2016 group stage
Premier League
Vardy rejects Arsenal in favour of new four-year Leicester deal
Formula One
Germany and Italy face chop in Ecclestone’s latest race cull
exclusiveeuro 2016
Wales have regained bragging rights from England, Bale insists
newFootball
Petrov to train with Villa after winning fight against leukaemia
newMatt Dickinson
Golf’s long wait now has allure of Waste Management Open
It is entirely hypothetical to wonder if Rory McIlroy would have pulled out of, say, the Masters or the US Open over a virus that brings an unquantifiable risk for a 27-year-old male. But frustrated sports fans were bound to ponder that question...It is entirely hypothetical to wonder if Rory McIlroy would have pulled out of, say, the Masters...It is entirely hypothetical to wonder if Rory McIlroy would have pulled out of, say, the Masters...
Read the full storyEuro 2016
Euro Shorts: Watching Wales? England receive consolation offer
newboxing
Joshua confident he will prove mettle in ‘golden age’ for British boxers
newCounty cricket
Team of the round: Jennings’ concentrated effort brings reward for Durham
newKeaton Jennings (Durham): Wonderful effort of concentration to bat for 578 minutes, spanning three days, in compiling...Keaton Jennings (Durham): Wonderful effort of concentration to bat for 578 minutes, spanning...Keaton Jennings (Durham): Wonderful effort of concentration to bat for 578 minutes, spanning...
Read the full storyeuro 2016
I rose from little ghetto to make Sweden mine, says Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes his rise from the tower blocks of Rosengard to becoming the most prolific goalscorer in...Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes his rise from the tower blocks of Rosengard to becoming the most...Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes his rise from the tower blocks of Rosengard to becoming the most...
Read the full storyWimbledon
Relaxed Djokovic ready for renewed assault by Murray
Novak Djokovic cuts a remarkably relaxed figure for a man with a target on his back and history within his reach. The world No 1 was cracking jokes yesterday after beginning his Wimbledon preparations with a 6-3, 7-5 defeat by David Goffin at The...Novak Djokovic cuts a remarkably relaxed figure for a man with a target on his back and history...Novak Djokovic cuts a remarkably relaxed figure for a man with a target on his back and history...
Read the full storyrugby union
Seven things you need to know about Harrison, England’s new No 7
Rugby Union
Cheika finally gets creative with Australia in bid to avoid England whitewash
Rugby Union
Itoje: It’s not over, this is a huge game
Rugby union
School tackling ban unnecessary, says study
exclusiveMike Atherton
Jones’ approach would not suit cricket
They were born three years apart, their careers were shaped in the suburbs of Sydney, they played first-class but not international sport, have enviable coaching records and are leading a revival in two of England’s national teams. Similarities...They were born three years apart, their careers were shaped in the suburbs of Sydney, they played...They were born three years apart, their careers were shaped in the suburbs of Sydney, they played...
Read the full storyOlympics
King furious over ‘unfair’ omission from Olympic team
Rugby union
Warburton reaches captaincy milestone
Boxing
Breazeale: I’m no longer an Olympic flop
Wimbledon
British hopefuls face final hurdle of qualifying
Wimbledon
Konta’s rapid rise goes on as she beats former Wimbledon champion Kvitova
cricket
Ireland to break new ground with two-match series in England
newWomen's cricket
Records tumble as England wrap up series
Cricket
Woakes grabs his chance to shine
Football League
Benítez begins Championship adventure with trip to Fulham
Football League
Championship fixtures 2016-17
Football league
League One fixtures 2016-17
Football League
League Two fixtures 2016-17
Premier League
Tottenham set to sign Roma striker Sanabria
racing
Rob Wright’s tips: the best bets, every day
Rugby union
Haskell blow means England will hand chance to Harrison
Cricket
Jennings lifts Durham out of doldrums
Cricket
Ansari reminds England that he can turn a game
Olympics
Muhammad bound for Rio and backed to beat Cook
Racing
US Army Ranger withdrawn from Irish Derby
Cricket
Teenagers boost Lancashire
Euro 2016
Matt Dickinson
Ice men cometh for England after late winner seals Paris match
Iceland 2 Austria 1
Iceland Day is June 17, when they celebrate the country’s independence from Danish rule in 1944. “But we might have to change it now,” Heimir Hallgrimsson, the Iceland coach, said last night amid euphoric celebrations at the Stade de France. It was Iceland’s unforgettable triumph, but anyone who loves sport was off their seat when, after 45 minutes penned inside their...Iceland Day is June 17, when they celebrate the country’s independence from Danish rule in 1944.Iceland Day is June 17, when they celebrate the country’s independence from Danish rule in 1944.
Read the full storyOliver Kay
Brady hands Ireland shot at revenge against hosts France
It was, said Robbie Brady, still pouring with sweat, “like an out of body experience”. With time running out...It was, said Robbie Brady, still pouring with sweat, “like an out of body experience”. With time running out, instinct had lured him forward, deep into enemy territory, and he kept on going. Wes Hoolahan crossed from the right and Brady, timing his run to perfection, met it with a decisive header. The net bulged...It was, said Robbie Brady, still pouring with sweat, “like an out of body experience”. With time running out, instinct had...
Read the full storyHenry Winter
Relief as England avoid date with true great
Rory Smith
Ibrahimovic bids tame farewell to international arena
O’Neill’s squad finally joins party with a historic win
Iceland fairytale will not end just yet
Ronaldo adds to reputation as game’s diva
Northern Ireland hero hoping to attract club interest
We have no fear of opponents, insists Iceland coach
Iceland claim that they are relishing the chance to take on England in the last-16 tie at Euro 2016, believing that...Iceland claim that they are relishing the chance to take on England in the last-16 tie at Euro...Iceland claim that they are relishing the chance to take on England in the last-16 tie at Euro...
Read the full storyEngland’s eight likely men on the spot prepare for Iceland
England will intensify their penalty-taking practice when they return to training today before the round-of-16 tie...England will intensify their penalty-taking practice when they return to training today before...England will intensify their penalty-taking practice when they return to training today before...
Read the full storyEverything Ireland need to know about France
Coleman happy to get physical in the Battle of Britain II
England’s WAGs told to keep low profile
Euro 2016
Euro Shorts: Ronaldo feels the heat as he loses cool with reporter
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John Gaustad
John Gaustad was so fed up with walking into bookshops and finding a meagre, slightly grubby sports section in a dark corner that he decided to establish Britain’s first bookstore dedicated to football, cricket, rugby and other games. Sportspages...John Gaustad was so fed up with walking into bookshops and finding a meagre, slightly grubby...John Gaustad was so fed up with walking into bookshops and finding a meagre, slightly grubby...
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Guy Clark
Guy Clark’s songs did not bring him widespread fame or riches, but the admiration of his more celebrated peers...Guy Clark’s songs did not bring him widespread fame or riches, but the admiration of his more...Guy Clark’s songs did not bring him widespread fame or riches, but the admiration of his more...
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Rear-Admiral John Hervey Lieutenant-Commander RN (Rtd) Ernie Rowe writes: I was officer of the watch at the time of...Rear-Admiral John Hervey Lieutenant-Commander RN (Rtd) Ernie Rowe writes: I was officer of the...Rear-Admiral John Hervey Lieutenant-Commander RN (Rtd) Ernie Rowe writes: I was officer of the...
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A record-breaking heatwave
Exactly 40 years ago Britain was gripped by a record-breaking heatwave. The longest and most intense hot spell in the UK’s recorded history began on June 23, 1976, with highs of 32C for 15 successive days. People felt more like they were living in a Mediterranean climate that summer, with blue skies and blistering sunshine. Unusually for the UK, the entire country was...Exactly 40 years ago Britain was gripped by a record-breaking heatwave. The longest and most...Exactly 40 years ago Britain was gripped by a record-breaking heatwave. The longest and most...
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Buckingham Palace 22nd June, 2016 The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh today visited Liverpool and were received at...Buckingham Palace 22nd June, 2016 The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh today visited Liverpool and were received at Liverpool Lime Street Railway Station by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside (Dame Lorna Muirhead), the Bishop of Liverpool (the Right Reverend Paul Bayes), the Archbishop of Liverpool (the Most...Buckingham Palace 22nd June, 2016 The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh today visited Liverpool and were received at Liverpool...
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Hobson’s Choice at the Apollo
Whether it is authentic Lancashire or not let Lancashire folk decide. It is at any rate good enough Lancashire for London, and good enough fun and humour for anywhere. Maggie is the eldest daughter of Hobson, of Hobson’s bootshop in some Salford...Whether it is authentic Lancashire or not let Lancashire folk decide. It is at any rate good...Whether it is authentic Lancashire or not let Lancashire folk decide. It is at any rate good...
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THE TABLE
Crab shacks to oyster bars: Britain’s 20 best places to eat seafood — by the sea
Do you crave Cornish crustacea, Welsh scallops or Scottish molluscs? We circumnavigate the country in search of its outstanding coastal restaurants
Ruth Davidson: not your average Tory
The Scottish Remain campaigner who is putting everyone in the shade
David Schwimmer: ‘My radar is on alert. Not just for my kid’
The Friends star wants a lot more vigilance about child abuse. He has good reason
arts
The coal miner’s daughter who struck gold
Gina McKee found fame with Daniel Craig in Our Friends in the North. Now she’s tipped for an Olivier and starring at the Donmar, says Dominic Maxwell
THE THURSDAY COLUMN
Deborah Ross: 100 hottest women? Not one would look at you twice, dear
I propose a magazine for men who imagine they are sharp, smart, snappy winners but whose women know otherwise
Can a bracelet that gives me an electric shock really cure my bad habits?
THE TABLE
Beautiful, famous . . . it’s time to write that cookbook
Dinner Tonight
Lindsey Bareham’s cod with minted tomato vinaigrette
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THE ARTS COLUMN
Richard Morrison: Fewer and fewer pupils are sitting GCSEs in arts subjects
newThank goodness that’s over. Now can we turn our attention to something just as important? I mean igniting the brains, the imagination and the ingenuity of the young people who will steer the country — with success one hopes — through the middle...Thank goodness that’s over. Now can we turn our attention to something just as important? I mean...Thank goodness that’s over. Now can we turn our attention to something just as important? I mean...
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Theatre: Gobsmacked! at Udderbelly, SE1
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Pop: Belle and Sebastian at the Albert Hall
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Pop: Tegan and Sara at Koko, NW1
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Henry V at Open Air Regent’s Park, NW1
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Theatre: Barbu at London Wonderground, SE1
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Read the full storyGiven that “barbu” translates from the French as bearded, it follows that facial hair is de rigueur for the men in this irresistibly silly yet sexy show from the young Quebec company Cirque Alfonse. And because the production allows...★★★★☆
Given that “barbu” translates from the French as bearded, it follows that facial hair is...★★★★☆
Given that “barbu” translates from the French as bearded, it follows that facial hair is...
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Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
The Raj setting for Trevor Nunn’s latest production fits like a glove, making this a really fine midsummer’s night out
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Theatre: Barnbow Canaries at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
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Opera: Idomeneo at Garsington, Buckinghamshire
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Dance: Marie Chouinard at Sadler’s Wells
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Jazz: Cyrille Aimée at Ronnie Scott’s, London W1
TV REVIEW
Unlocking the Cage: Storyville; The Big C & Me
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BEAUTY
Five of the best: Waterproof mascaras
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Independence Day: Resurgence and Elvis & Nixon
newWatch our critics discuss the latest big releases. This Week: Independence Day: Resurgence and Elvis & Nixon Click here for details of our year-round Times+ offer of 2-for-1 Odeon cinema tickets (website only)Watch our critics discuss the latest big releases. This Week: Independence Day: Resurgence and...Watch our critics discuss the latest big releases. This Week: Independence Day: Resurgence and...
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Law
Tricky case of the judge accused of bad behaviour
How do you solve a problem like Mr Justice Peter Smith? This question is taxing senior judges after the High Court judge was castigated last week by the master of the rolls for having acted in a “shocking”, “deplorable” and “disgraceful” way. The...How do you solve a problem like Mr Justice Peter Smith? This question is taxing senior judges...How do you solve a problem like Mr Justice Peter Smith? This question is taxing senior judges...
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Michael Gove’s ‘misleading attacks’ on the EU Court of Justice
Jonathan Ames
Firms give homeless a new lease of life
Laurence Gilmore
Will a court date lead to a Stairway to Heaven?
John Cooper, QC
Piece of Silk: forced marriage in the spotlight
Linda Tsang
Lawyer of the week: Max Mossman
Max Mossman, a commercial litigation partner at Clifford Chance, acted for investment bank Citigroup, which was sued by Guy Hands, founder of private equity firm Terra Firma, for £1.5 billion over the 2007 takeover of record...Max Mossman, a commercial litigation partner at Clifford Chance, acted for investment bank Citigroup, which was sued by Guy Hands, founder of private equity firm Terra Firma, for £1.5 billion over the 2007 takeover of record...Max Mossman, a commercial litigation partner at Clifford Chance, acted for investment bank Citigroup, which was sued...
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Gearing up for the vote
Every corporate law firm has a plan for tomorrow, but it could be complicated. That is why Pinsent Masons has hired Lynette Nusbacher, former military intelligence professional and strategy expert, to help them get through...Every corporate law firm has a plan for tomorrow, but it could be complicated. That is why Pinsent Masons has hired Lynette Nusbacher, former military intelligence professional and strategy expert, to help them get through...Every corporate law firm has a plan for tomorrow, but it could be complicated. That is why Pinsent Masons has hired...
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What the parrot saw — and said
Alistair Graham and Chris Roberts
Deferred Prosecution Agreements: a progress report
law report
Employment tribunal order valid
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Dutch transport concession lawful
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Capital notes redeemable
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Correct destination for costs appeals from the county court
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Barrister’s costs before tribunal
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Right to family life not stopping deportation
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Card handling service not exempt from VAT
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EU referendum franchise lawful
Scotland
Pupils denied PE because of council ‘postcode lottery’
Ministers were accused of presiding over a “postcode lottery” of physical education provision yesterday after new figures showed huge discrepancies across the country. According to official statistics, significant numbers of children in some areas miss out on the minimum recommended amount of...Ministers were accused of presiding over a “postcode lottery” of physical education provision yesterday after new figures showed huge discrepancies across the country. According to official statistics, significant numbers of children in some areas miss out on the minimum recommended amount of...Ministers were accused of presiding over a “postcode lottery” of physical education provision yesterday after new figures...
Read the full storyNo pound for post-Brexit independent Scotland, academic warns
An independent Scotland could not share the pound with the rest of the UK after Brexit, a leading academic warned last night. The comments from Michael Keating, professor of politics at the University of Aberdeen, undermine the currency plans on which the SNP fought the 2014 referendum. Professor Keating also said that Nicola Sturgeon might...An independent Scotland could not share the pound with the rest of the UK after Brexit, a leading academic warned last night. The comments from Michael Keating, professor of politics at the University of Aberdeen, undermine the currency plans on which the SNP fought the 2014 referendum. Professor Keating also said that Nicola Sturgeon might...An independent Scotland could not share the pound with the rest of the UK after Brexit, a leading academic warned last night.
Read the full storyLeading universities will ‘drop down new rankings’
Scotland’s leading universities will plunge down performance rankings under UK government plans to introduce official measures of teaching quality, an analysis suggests. The University of Edinburgh is set to be worst hit, as modern and smaller campus-based institutions leapfrog traditional research-based...Scotland’s leading universities will plunge down performance rankings under UK government plans...Scotland’s leading universities will plunge down performance rankings under UK government plans...
Read the full storyMela in crisis as police and watchdog investigate
BBC Scotland to axe flop nightly news programme
Drug smuggler home after 3 years in Peruvian prison
Crime family scammed £1.3m from ‘naive’ victims for spending spree
Seven members of a Glasgow crime family have been given jail sentences after conning dozens of pensioners out of more...Seven members of a Glasgow crime family have been given jail sentences after conning dozens of...Seven members of a Glasgow crime family have been given jail sentences after conning dozens of...
Read the full storyPolice to consult public on strategy
Police are to work more closely with communities on tackling crime after a string of controversies that have...Police are to work more closely with communities on tackling crime after a string of...Police are to work more closely with communities on tackling crime after a string of...
Read the full storyDuchess in the picture at café to aid homeless
Experts put to bed myth of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s billet
Man finds out surgeon was trainee after complications
Doctor ‘repeatedly slammed the door on his wife’s arm’
Aberdeen to bear brunt as oil group cuts 430 UK jobs
Workers at airports consider strike action
Theatre: Thark
Opinion
Political TV is vital to the democratic process
Premiership
Rodgers wants Celtic to be like Leicester, says Brown
Michael Grant
Kranjcar ‘is the right fit’ for Rangers
Rugby union
Scott: we must be switched on in Japan
Alasdair Reid
Trusting totally in Laidlaw as leader has its downside
Ireland
Leaders beg Britain to remain on eve of poll
Politicians from all parties pleaded with voters in Britain who have links to Ireland not to choose to leave the European Union in today’s referendum. Michael Noonan, the finance minister, stressed that the economy could withstand a Brexit but that it could cost Ireland up to €3 billion over the...Politicians from all parties pleaded with voters in Britain who have links to Ireland not to choose to leave the European Union in today’s referendum. Michael Noonan, the finance minister, stressed that the economy could withstand a Brexit but that it could cost Ireland up to €3 billion over the...Politicians from all parties pleaded with voters in Britain who have links to Ireland not to choose to leave the European Union...
Read the full storyHome care cuts leave elderly stuck in hospital
The number of home help hours available in Ireland has been reduced by up to 40 per cent in some parts of the country since 2010 in a move contrary to the government’s attempt to free up hospital capacity. The largest drops were in rural areas, including Meath, Laois, Offaly, Galway, Sligo, Leitrim and north Tipperary/east Limerick. Figures...The number of home help hours available in Ireland has been reduced by up to 40 per cent in some parts of the country since 2010 in a move contrary to the government’s attempt to free up hospital capacity. The largest drops were in rural areas, including Meath, Laois, Offaly, Galway, Sligo, Leitrim and north Tipperary/east Limerick. Figures...The number of home help hours available in Ireland has been reduced by up to 40 per cent in some parts of the country since...
Read the full storyCall for pricing law as drink kills three a day
More than three people a day die from alcohol-related illnesses in Ireland, a study has found, prompting health experts to demand immediate minimum pricing laws. Legislation was published in 2015 which would set minimum unit pricing for alcoholic drinks, but it has not been listed among the priority bills to be...More than three people a day die from alcohol-related illnesses in Ireland, a study has found...More than three people a day die from alcohol-related illnesses in Ireland, a study has found...
Read the full storyAthletes attack McIlroy for pulling out of Rio Olympics
Dare to dream — and dream in green
This time yesterday it would have seemed too green to think we could do it. You didn’t dream it though, I swear. In the Mercantile pub on Dame Street, the heat was unbearable. Between the intense stench of blue cheese dip and glimpses through the...This time yesterday it would have seemed too green to think we could do it. You didn’t dream it...This time yesterday it would have seemed too green to think we could do it. You didn’t dream it...
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Vital Vote
Has there ever been a more important vote for this country than the one that takes place today across the Irish Sea? We may not have a final say in the Brexit referendum, but there is no doubting how crucial it is to Ireland’s...Has there ever been a more important vote for this country than the one that takes place today across the Irish Sea? We may not have a final say in the Brexit referendum, but there is no doubting how crucial it is to Ireland’s...Has there ever been a more important vote for this country than the one that takes place today across the Irish Sea?
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Football unites people in a way politics never will
Some things are more important than today’s British vote on Brexit and soccer is one of them. As thousands of Berliners – and yours truly – gathered at the Brandenburg Gate to watch Germany’s match against Northern Ireland on...Some things are more important than today’s British vote on Brexit and soccer is one of them. As thousands of Berliners – and yours truly – gathered at the Brandenburg Gate to watch Germany’s match against Northern Ireland on...Some things are more important than today’s British vote on Brexit and soccer is one of them. As thousands of...
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Only Rihanna matters on the cross-border bus home
Europe
Brexit would be fatal for the EU, says O’Leary
Give us a free vote on abortion, TDs urge
Law ‘victimised woman who had termination’
Criminalise revenge porn, senator says
Friends remember ‘smart, passionate’ Jo Cox
Safety rules for pier where family drowned
Trump faces wall-to-wall protests on visit
Prosecute ‘child abuse web host’ in Ireland, lawyers say
Lawyers for a Dublin man described as the “largest facilitator of child porn in the world” by the FBI have said he...Lawyers for a Dublin man described as the “largest facilitator of child porn in the world” by the...Lawyers for a Dublin man described as the “largest facilitator of child porn in the world” by the...
Read the full storyBoston College tape evidence ‘is unlawful’
Evidence against a veteran republican charged over the killing of Jean McConville, one of the Disappeared, has been...Evidence against a veteran republican charged over the killing of Jean McConville, one of the...Evidence against a veteran republican charged over the killing of Jean McConville, one of the...
Read the full storyJoe Biden catches up with his Irish ancestors
Joe Biden, the US vice-president, has flown into the west of Ireland for a whistle-stop tour of towns and parishes where his forefathers came from. Air Force Two landed at Knock airport in Co Mayo yesterday as an extensive security operation began.Joe Biden, the US vice-president, has flown into the west of Ireland for a whistle-stop tour of...Joe Biden, the US vice-president, has flown into the west of Ireland for a whistle-stop tour of...
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Coalition ‘will not survive the first budget’
business
Providence shares hit by plan for restructuring
business
Nama on target to clear debt as wind down speeds up
business
EBS lures homebuyers with cashback deal
Euro 2016
Roll on France. We can beat the best, says jubilant O’Neill
Martin O’Neill called it an “out-of-body experience”. Everyone else called it a miracle as Ireland somehow defeated Italy last night to book a date with France on Sunday in Lyons. Thoughts of 2009 and the controversial goal that William Gallas...Martin O’Neill called it an “out-of-body experience”. Everyone else called it a miracle as...Martin O’Neill called it an “out-of-body experience”. Everyone else called it a miracle as...
Read the full storyOliver Kay
Brady hands Ireland shot at revenge against hosts France
Garry Doyle
A glorious new team rises from the rubble
Rugby Union
Henderson sure Ireland can fix lapses
Gaelic football
I was made out to be the baddie, says Burke