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Massacre in Munich
The teenage loner who killed nine
An 18-year-old gunman who went on a rampage in Munich, killing nine people, was a mentally ill loner who idolised the far-right Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, it emerged last night. Seven of his victims were teenagers, the youngest of them 14. Some appear to have been lured by a promise of free food to a branch of McDonald’s where he began his shooting...An 18-year-old gunman who went on a rampage in Munich, killing nine people, was a mentally ill...An 18-year-old gunman who went on a rampage in Munich, killing nine people, was a mentally ill...
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Green lashed by MPs for using BHS to boost personal fortune
Sir Philip Green will be severely censured by MPs over BHS tomorrow after a parliamentary inquiry found that he...Sir Philip Green will be severely censured by MPs over BHS tomorrow after a parliamentary inquiry found that he “accrued incredible wealth” for his family but repeatedly failed to address the company’s growing pension deficit. The billionaire retailer extracted vast sums from the high street chain before “hurriedly”...Sir Philip Green will be severely censured by MPs over BHS tomorrow after a parliamentary inquiry found that he “accrued...
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MASSACRE IN MUNICH
Bam! Bam! Right in front of me. I made myself small
Massacre in Munich
Bloody revenge of bullied misfit who revered gunmen
MASSACRE IN MUNICH
Legal threat to rumour tweeters
Taylor Swift given right to censor online abuse
She has been called the most powerful person in pop music. Now it seems Taylor Swift has been handed a secret weapon even other celebrities can only dream about: the power to shape the comments about her on her social media profile. In an...She has been called the most powerful person in pop music. Now it seems Taylor Swift has been...She has been called the most powerful person in pop music. Now it seems Taylor Swift has been...
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YOUNG MINDS CAMPAIGN
No NHS bed in 300 miles for our anorexic daughter
When their daughter fell dangerously ill five weeks ago, Stephen and Julia Hollings hoped that the health service would be there to help them. After a long battle with anorexia, Fiona Hollings, 19, had lost weight at such an alarming rate that her...When their daughter fell dangerously ill five weeks ago, Stephen and Julia Hollings hoped that...When their daughter fell dangerously ill five weeks ago, Stephen and Julia Hollings hoped that...
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Tour de France
Froome powers to Tour treble
Gay priest quits to avoid ban on marrying
A priest in the Church of England has resigned so he can marry his male partner. The Rev Clive Larsen, 60, officially...A priest in the Church of England has resigned so he can marry his male partner. The Rev Clive...A priest in the Church of England has resigned so he can marry his male partner. The Rev Clive...
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It’s Dr Celeb as worst-ranked universities give ‘stunt’ degrees
Retired footballers, pop singers, Strictly Come Dancing contestants, soap actors and jockeys. It’s not a Big Brother...Retired footballers, pop singers, Strictly Come Dancing contestants, soap actors and jockeys.Retired footballers, pop singers, Strictly Come Dancing contestants, soap actors and jockeys.
Read the full storyMeet the Twags (tech billionaires’ wives and girlfriends)
The 9.6m followers who tune in to watch Miranda Kerr having her hair done on Instagram — for this is how models spend most of their time — were treated to a rather more interesting sight last Thursday: a black and white photograph of a whacking...The 9.6m followers who tune in to watch Miranda Kerr having her hair done on Instagram — for this...The 9.6m followers who tune in to watch Miranda Kerr having her hair done on Instagram — for this...
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Worst rail firm leaves disabled ex-rugby star trapped on train
Alastair Hignell, the former England rugby union player who is disabled and uses a wheelchair, has told how he was left trapped on a train run by Britain’s worst-performing rail firm after it failed to provide anyone to help him get off at his destination. In a separate incident last month Hignell, who won 14 caps for England in the 1970s before becoming a BBC sports...Alastair Hignell, the former England rugby union player who is disabled and uses a wheelchair...Alastair Hignell, the former England rugby union player who is disabled and uses a wheelchair...
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Whitehall overseer of chaos line earns more than PM
A civil servant who oversees the troubled Southern rail network is paid £260,000 a year and commutes by plane to...A civil servant who oversees the troubled Southern rail network is paid £260,000 a year and commutes by plane to London from Austria. Peter Wilkinson, head of passenger services at the Department for Transport (DfT), oversees all franchises and commands one of the highest salaries in Whitehall, getting £116,000 more...A civil servant who oversees the troubled Southern rail network is paid £260,000 a year and commutes by plane to London from...
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Truss hits back at ‘sexist dinosaurs’
Liz Truss has branded two peers who criticised her appointment as lord chancellor as “dusty old relics”. Her...Liz Truss has branded two peers who criticised her appointment as lord chancellor as “dusty old...Liz Truss has branded two peers who criticised her appointment as lord chancellor as “dusty old...
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Up the final strait after 14-year trip
A couple yesterday completed a 14-year sailing trip around the world to a cannon salute and champagne reception.A couple yesterday completed a 14-year sailing trip around the world to a cannon salute and...A couple yesterday completed a 14-year sailing trip around the world to a cannon salute and...
Read the full storyA whisker away: wild lynx set for return to Britain
Wild lynx could soon be prowling Britain’s countryside for the first time in 1,300 years under plans to release the big cats into Kielder Forest in Northumbria. Up to 10 of the animals, which mainly eat deer, would be released into the...Wild lynx could soon be prowling Britain’s countryside for the first time in 1,300 years under...Wild lynx could soon be prowling Britain’s countryside for the first time in 1,300 years under...
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Focus
Labour prays for a miracle
Owen Smith is burning with energy and bursting with self-belief, but even some of his supporters fear that will not be enough to dislodge Jeremy Corbyn
Buttery, feathery, blonde: the power cut for the women on top
Allow us to introduce you to the new power cut. The political bob, or “pob”, has become the default do for those in charge. Usually blonde, feathered and with plenty of root lift, it is the favoured mane for Theresa May, our new prime minister, as well as Hillary Clinton with her blow-dried buttery highlights and Angela Merkel and Nicola Sturgeon, who both prefer a...Allow us to introduce you to the new power cut. The political bob, or “pob”, has become the...Allow us to introduce you to the new power cut. The political bob, or “pob”, has become the...
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Tories warn May of revolt over Brexit lite
Senior Eurosceptics have fired a warning shot at Theresa May, threatening rebellion unless the prime minister...Senior Eurosceptics have fired a warning shot at Theresa May, threatening rebellion unless the prime minister delivers a “hard Brexit” that properly severs ties with the European Union. About 25 MPs met for breakfast in the House of Commons on Wednesday to discuss how they will push for firm guarantees from May that...Senior Eurosceptics have fired a warning shot at Theresa May, threatening rebellion unless the prime minister delivers a “hard...
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Comment
We’ve become masters of delusion over this murderous Islamism
Rod Liddle
Dominic Lawson
May’s plan to put Britain first falters in week one. Thank goodness
Niall Ferguson
Trump calls on the forgotten to gift him the United States of Armageddon
Sarah Baxter
Please, sir — we must end this hush about paedophiles in the staff room
Daniel Johnson
German tolerance lies bleeding in the gutter
Tristram Hunt
Labour is on its final warning and has to start speaking for the people
Camilla Long
DiCaprio and Corbyn hide a sexist secret behind their bevies
It is with a mixture of sadness and resignation that I hear Leonardo DiCaprio is on his tenth Victoria’s Secret model — the...It is with a mixture of sadness and resignation that I hear Leonardo DiCaprio is on his tenth Victoria’s Secret model — the...It is with a mixture of sadness and resignation that I hear Leonardo DiCaprio is on his tenth Victoria’s Secret model — the...
Read the full storyCarwyn Jones
Westminster must see our economy is welded to a healthy steel industry
Atticus: Roland White
Heath was a big, unfriendly giant — Hezza
Letters and emails
New PM plays with a straight bat
Drawing a cricketing analogy, the former deputy chief whip Sir John Randall says of Britain’s new prime minister...Drawing a cricketing analogy, the former deputy chief whip Sir John Randall says of Britain’s new...Drawing a cricketing analogy, the former deputy chief whip Sir John Randall says of Britain’s new...
Read the full storyCorrections and clarifications: prison inmans
Our report “Jails adviser may lose job over hiring hardline imams” (News, March 6) should have stated that prison...Our report “Jails adviser may lose job over hiring hardline imams” (News, March 6) should have...Our report “Jails adviser may lose job over hiring hardline imams” (News, March 6) should have...
Read the full storyLeading Articles
Living with the murderous enemy within
We are not yet in August but this is already a summer of violence, bloodshed and tragedy in Europe
Throw Russia out of the Olympics
The message from British Olympic and Paralympic champions, other sportsmen and women, politicians and other groups could not be clearer
Va Va Froome!
If Britain carries on like this, our French neighbours will begin to take it personally
World
US ELECTION
He sneers, he snarls and he is giving Hillary a real fight
Hillary Clinton wasted no time in lambasting Donald Trump’s dark and muscular appeal to America’s aggrieved and disaffected. His acceptance speech at the Republican convention in Cleveland, Ohio, revealed him as someone who “talks trash about America” and who offers “resentment but no solutions” to the ills he identified, she said at a rally in Tampa, Florida. Clinton...Hillary Clinton wasted no time in lambasting Donald Trump’s dark and muscular appeal to America’s...Hillary Clinton wasted no time in lambasting Donald Trump’s dark and muscular appeal to America’s...
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Clinton puts faith in ‘vanilla nice’ running mate Kaine
Hillary Clinton presented her vice-presidential choice yesterday as one aide said she had found in Tim Kaine a...Hillary Clinton presented her vice-presidential choice yesterday as one aide said she had found in Tim Kaine a running mate who was “vanilla nice”. The two took to the stage together in Miami, Florida, a state where Clinton hopes the Spanish-speaking Kaine will help defeat Donald Trump and his running mate Mike Pence.Hillary Clinton presented her vice-presidential choice yesterday as one aide said she had found in Tim Kaine a running mate who...
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Melania’s supermodel CV begins to look a little ragged
Analysis: Adam Boulton
Trump waters down promises but still the flames rise
Nato allies shudder at warning they cannot count on US riding to the rescue
Where in the world? Mr lava lover
TURKEY COUP
Erdogan’s purge builds ‘empire of fear’
Outside the main courthouse in Istanbul a young woman in smoky eye make-up, black dress and silver plimsolls rests her head in her hands, lips trembling. After waiting all Friday, drinking iced coffee and smoking cigarettes, Sibel Hurtas, 34, had...Outside the main courthouse in Istanbul a young woman in smoky eye make-up, black dress and...Outside the main courthouse in Istanbul a young woman in smoky eye make-up, black dress and...
Read the full storyTURKEY COUP
We defeated the Keystone Coup then went back to work making coffee and kebabs
TURKEY COUP
Death threats issued to British followers of dissident Turkish cleric
Beijing cruise ships join battle for South China Sea
Isis suicide blasts kill 80 in Kabul
All smiles at the church fete. Then out came the knife and axe
The handsome teenager made an effort for the parish fete last Sunday. Wearing a new T-shirt, his thick black hair styled with gel, Riaz Khan Ahmadzai was “all smiles” at the annual churchyard celebration in Gaukönigshofen, the picture-perfect...The handsome teenager made an effort for the parish fete last Sunday. Wearing a new T-shirt, his...The handsome teenager made an effort for the parish fete last Sunday. Wearing a new T-shirt, his...
Read the full storyTHE DOPING SCANDAL
Veteran British Olympians push for total ban on Russia
Leading British Olympians have warned the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to “shirk” its responsibilities as a member of the governing body revealed fears that it would not impose a blanket ban on Russian athletes competing at the Rio Games. The former swimmer Sharron Davies, javelin thrower Tessa Sanderson and long-distance runner David Bedford all urged the...Leading British Olympians have warned the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to “shirk”...Leading British Olympians have warned the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to “shirk”...
Read the full storyPeople to power Games carnival
The supermodel Gisele Bündchen dancing to The Girl from Ipanema, and Pele crooning a ballad are among the highlights...The supermodel Gisele Bündchen dancing to The Girl from Ipanema, and Pele crooning a ballad are among the highlights of the Rio 2016 opening ceremony. Dogged by recession and a protracted government crisis, Brazil is turning to the people of its carnival city to lift spirits as it hosts the world’s biggest sporting...The supermodel Gisele Bündchen dancing to The Girl from Ipanema, and Pele crooning a ballad are among the highlights of the Rio...
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Tour de france
Froome freewheels to third Tour victory
British rider ready for glorious finale in Paris as he confirms place among greats
Chris Froome walked into the Centre de Presse at Morzine, wearing the latest in his collection of yellow jerseys. He has grown into this jersey, into this role as cycling’s patron and after the final ceremonial ride to the Champs-Elysees, he will be a three-time winner of the world’s toughest race.Chris Froome walked into the Centre de Presse at Morzine, wearing the latest in his collection of yellow jerseys. He has grown into this jersey, into this role as cycling’s patron and after the final ceremonial ride to the Champs-Elysees, he will be a three-time winner of the world’s toughest race.Chris Froome walked into the Centre de Presse at Morzine, wearing the latest in his collection of yellow jerseys. He has grown...
Read the full storyAnniversary Games
Farah wins by far to prepare for double gold defence
Mo Farah laid down a marker for his pursuers yesterday in the stadium where he truly established his reputation nearly four years ago. It was a fitting reminder of that night when Farah scampered away from the field to win the first of his two gold medals, taking a crowd of 80,000 — and a nation — with him on the way. Certainly, he was...Mo Farah laid down a marker for his pursuers yesterday in the stadium where he truly established his reputation nearly four years ago. It was a fitting reminder of that night when Farah scampered away from the field to win the first of his two gold medals, taking a crowd of 80,000 — and a nation — with him on the way. Certainly, he was...Mo Farah laid down a marker for his pursuers yesterday in the stadium where he truly established his reputation nearly four...
Read the full storyAnniversary Games
Johnson-Thompson leaps forward as Rio beckons
The next time Britain’s two best heptathletes meet, there will be rather more than local bragging rights at stake. In a sense, both Jessica Ennis-Hill, the defending Olympic champion, and Katarina Johnson-Thompson, the young pretender, emerged from their last pre-Rio competition with confidence intact and the...The next time Britain’s two best heptathletes meet, there will be rather more than local bragging...The next time Britain’s two best heptathletes meet, there will be rather more than local bragging...
Read the full storyCricket
Root has tourists on their knees
Cricket
Yasir plays it down the middle to keep England on toes
CRICKET
Batting brilliance highlights the best of modern cricket
Cricket
Stage set for Moeen to turn up the heat on visitors
These are a big couple of days coming up for Moeen Ali. Chosen for the Old Trafford Test only after some debate as...These are a big couple of days coming up for Moeen Ali. Chosen for the Old Trafford Test only...These are a big couple of days coming up for Moeen Ali. Chosen for the Old Trafford Test only...
Read the full storyCricket
Stars keen to make Women’s Super League a hit
English women’s cricket embarks on a bold initiative this week with the launch of a domestic Twenty20 league...English women’s cricket embarks on a bold initiative this week with the launch of a domestic...English women’s cricket embarks on a bold initiative this week with the launch of a domestic...
Read the full storyDavid Walsh
Notes on a national scandal: the IOC’s Russia problem
Members of the International Olympic Committee’s executive board will today consider whether all Russian athletes should be banned from next month’s Rio Olympics. The 15 board members, chaired by the president Thomas Bach, will conduct their...Members of the International Olympic Committee’s executive board will today consider whether all...Members of the International Olympic Committee’s executive board will today consider whether all...
Read the full storyTour de France
Special bond seals friendship behind the scenes
Tour de France
Brailsford warns rivals: we can improve even further
Anniversary Games
Hudson-Smith leads from front for GB athletes
Anniversary Games
Muir’s magic on home soil puts Rio podium in sight
PARALYMPICS
Pressure grows to ban Russia from Rio Paralympics
Olympics
Bolt faces race against time for fitness
Olympics
Halsall determined to get monkey off her back
Fran Halsall is sitting in a room overlooking the London Aquatics Centre and talking about the days of the full...Fran Halsall is sitting in a room overlooking the London Aquatics Centre and talking about the...Fran Halsall is sitting in a room overlooking the London Aquatics Centre and talking about the...
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Move over Tom Daley
In 12 days’ time, Jamaica will parade its largest ever Olympic team into the Maracana stadium in Rio. Among them will...In 12 days’ time, Jamaica will parade its largest ever Olympic team into the Maracana stadium in...In 12 days’ time, Jamaica will parade its largest ever Olympic team into the Maracana stadium in...
Read the full storyFootball
‘I had complete belief in what we were doing with England at the Euros’
People may say, ‘Gary Neville’s had a tough six months, he’s finished, he’s crap, what does he know about football?’” In his first interview since being sacked as Valencia manager and resigning as England assistant to Roy Hodgson, Neville gets...People may say, ‘Gary Neville’s had a tough six months, he’s finished, he’s crap, what does he...People may say, ‘Gary Neville’s had a tough six months, he’s finished, he’s crap, what does he...
Read the full storyPremier League
Jose: my goal is title not top four
Premier League
Sunderland finally secure long-term target Moyes
Football
Crisis management for new England boss
Football
English clubs set standard with soaring transfer fees
Rod Liddle
Pampered stars will ask for a bedtime story next
Brian Glanville
Ramsey’s wingless wonders struggled until last four
Premier League
Mourinho feels the love for United’s old boys
Football
Leicester beat Celtic in friendly shootout
Formula One
Boot’s on other foot as Rosberg takes pole in Hungary
Jeopardy and genius have characterised Lewis Hamilton’s 2016 season to date and those twin themes ran vividly through his preparation for today’s Hungarian Grand Prix. He starts in second place, behind teammate and champ-ionship rival Nico Rosberg...Jeopardy and genius have characterised Lewis Hamilton’s 2016 season to date and those twin themes...Jeopardy and genius have characterised Lewis Hamilton’s 2016 season to date and those twin themes...
Read the full storyGolf
A major task to follow: How can Stenson build on triumph?
GOLF
Jimenez lays down Senior Open gauntlet
Tennis
Gold is the currency that matters for Murray
Olympics
Fletcher revives amateur spirit on the road to Rio
Racing
Reel deal on royal track
Sailing
Master tactician Ainslie carries team to front
Aviva Premiership
Sarries rip up artificial pitch
Double winners Saracens, who became the first Premiership club to install an artificial pitch, are facing a £100,000...Double winners Saracens, who became the first Premiership club to install an artificial pitch...Double winners Saracens, who became the first Premiership club to install an artificial pitch...
Read the full storyRugby League
Hard work for Warrington in close win
Warrington condemned Huddersfield to a bottom finish in Super League and leapfrogged Wigan into second place for the...Warrington condemned Huddersfield to a bottom finish in Super League and leapfrogged Wigan into...Warrington condemned Huddersfield to a bottom finish in Super League and leapfrogged Wigan into...
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Green ‘damaged British business with BHS deal’
MPs accuse Topshop tycoon of ‘repeated failure’ in report on store chain’s collapse
Sir Philip Green’s treatment of BHS and its pensioners has damaged the reputation of British business, according to a damning parliamentary report on the retailer’s collapse. MPs have judged that the billionaire and his family “walked away greatly enriched” from the department store but left...Sir Philip Green’s treatment of BHS and its pensioners has damaged the reputation of British business, according to a damning parliamentary report on the retailer’s collapse. MPs have judged that the billionaire and his family “walked away greatly enriched” from the department store but left...Sir Philip Green’s treatment of BHS and its pensioners has damaged the reputation of British business, according to a damning...
Read the full storyProfit warnings spike as recession fears mount
British companies issued more profit warnings in the latest three months than in any second quarter since the financial crisis began in 2008. Sixty-six listed companies issued profit alerts in April to June, according to the accountant EY. Some of the warnings specifically referred to the uncertainty created by the EU referendum. This week...British companies issued more profit warnings in the latest three months than in any second quarter since the financial crisis began in 2008. Sixty-six listed companies issued profit alerts in April to June, according to the accountant EY. Some of the warnings specifically referred to the uncertainty created by the EU referendum. This week...British companies issued more profit warnings in the latest three months than in any second quarter since the financial crisis...
Read the full storyCasino giant Rank takes digital gamble with 888 merger
Casino operator Rank Group and online gambling operator 888 Holdings are in talks to create a £2bn gaming giant. Discussions between Rank, which owns Grosvenor Casinos, and 888, whose brands include Bingo Fabulous, are understood to be relatively advanced. An announcement could be made tomorrow morning. City sources...Casino operator Rank Group and online gambling operator 888 Holdings are in talks to create a...Casino operator Rank Group and online gambling operator 888 Holdings are in talks to create a...
Read the full storyInsole trader sprints ahead
DAVID SMITH: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Bank has to pick its fight: high prices or a slump
Simon Duke: AGENDA
Weak pound puts SAB Miller’s Brazilian suitor over a barrel
IRWIN STELZER: AMERICAN ACCOUNT
When Millennials shop it’s the high street that drops
LUKE JOHNSON: ANIMAL SPIRITS
Free-rider Google starves our creative talent of cash
Focus
Another fine mess for HSBC
The arrest in New York of a senior currency trader is yet one more blow for Douglas Flint and Stuart Gulliver, the two bosses trying to bring the bank into line
SAB Miller takeover on knife edge
Pound pushes Rolls into £2bn loss
Jaguar revs up electric car alliance
Bumper dividends off Lloyds agenda
Watchdog to maul BT over Openreach
Drug giants pledge to stay in Britain after ‘leave’ vote
ECB to shine light on Italian debt crisis
A health check of Europe’s biggest banks this week will expose the looming debt crisis in Italy’s financial system.A health check of Europe’s biggest banks this week will expose the looming debt crisis in Italy’s...A health check of Europe’s biggest banks this week will expose the looming debt crisis in Italy’s...
Read the full storyBuilder knocks down value of London land
One of London’s best-known developers is to slash the value of a luxury homes scheme in Earls Court in the wake of...One of London’s best-known developers is to slash the value of a luxury homes scheme in Earls...One of London’s best-known developers is to slash the value of a luxury homes scheme in Earls...
Read the full storyINTERVIEW
I’m still bullish about Top Gear, says the Beeb’s moneyspinner
Somewhere in Derby a nuclear reactor is critical for Trident
Business letters
Trident also protects skills
INSIDE THE CITY
Diageo in good spirits after rum turn of events
Business doctor
New worker already wants a holiday
The week in review
SoftBank’s £24.6bn offer for ARM Holdings accepted
PRUFROCK
Time to go nuclear over taxpayer taxis
BOARD MOVES
Man’s Roman is new man to lead Pimco
SMALL BUSINESS
The perfect formula: less red tape and more support
Janis Sinton is taking a lunchtime walk round her Bristol laboratory. At Tastetech, the food technology developer she started with her late husband in 1992, scientists and technicians are busy concocting recipes for blue-chip clients. The team of...Janis Sinton is taking a lunchtime walk round her Bristol laboratory. At Tastetech, the food...Janis Sinton is taking a lunchtime walk round her Bristol laboratory. At Tastetech, the food...
Read the full storyMOW I MADE IT: Kirsty Henshaw
My little boy’s allergies inspired quest for healthy ready meals
How to make our scientists very mad
Brexit clips ITV wings
Sky rings up higher profits ahead of mobile push
Wish you were here — shopping in the high street
Nostalgia is rare in the fast-paced retail industry. History is almost an irrelevance when trading is measured on a daily basis. This month’s belated spell of sunshine, however, left some fashion bosses pining for last year. “I hate talking about...Nostalgia is rare in the fast-paced retail industry. History is almost an irrelevance when...Nostalgia is rare in the fast-paced retail industry. History is almost an irrelevance when...
Read the full storyPensioners scrap with regulator
A group of pensioners at the engineering consultancy Halcrow have launched a legal challenge to plans that will cut the benefits of 3,200 current and former staff. The Halcrow Pensioners Association, which claims to represent...A group of pensioners at the engineering consultancy Halcrow have launched a legal challenge to plans that will cut the benefits of 3,200 current and former staff. The Halcrow Pensioners Association, which claims to represent...A group of pensioners at the engineering consultancy Halcrow have launched a legal challenge to plans that will cut...
Read the full storyMinister heads to Tokyo on nuclear energy mission
When Greg Clark touches down in Tokyo tomorrow, he will have the weight of Britain’s creaking power grid on his shoulders. The new business and energy secretary is flying to Japan on a three-day mission to reignite Britain’s...When Greg Clark touches down in Tokyo tomorrow, he will have the weight of Britain’s creaking power grid on his shoulders. The new business and energy secretary is flying to Japan on a three-day mission to reignite Britain’s...When Greg Clark touches down in Tokyo tomorrow, he will have the weight of Britain’s creaking power grid on his...
Read the full storyRottweiler scents blood at Speedy Hire
Business digest
Thomas Cook’s results highlight tourism gloom
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The rise of the Middleton class
The engagement of Kate’s sister, Pippa, toa hedge fund multimillionaire and brother of a reality TV star shows how the royal circle is widening. Are big money and bling replacing royal mystique, asks Tony Allen-Mills
Love letters put Germany back on trial over the Great War
Recent histories have largely absolved the Germans of responsibility for the outbreak of the war. Now, a cache of letters from an official in Berlin’s foreign ministry suggests they had detailed plans to blame Russia
As the school gates shut, I shed a mother’s tears for a world lost
With parents from all walks of life, our primaries are a quiet bastion of community
Rosie Kinchen meets
Alan Ayckbourn: His 80th shot at freeing theatre from snobbery
Rosie Kinchen interviews the country’s most frequently performed playwright after Shakespeare
It started with a tweet. Now we’ve rewritten the book on romance
Seduced by a bookshop’s witty Twitter account, Victoria Carlin unearthed the man behind it and brought him doughnuts at the till
Jeremy Clarkson
Let Russia dope: I want to see the heroin hurdles
Summer best reads
Spend summer in the prose garden
After 32 years, the Olympic-size grudge between Budd and Decker is over
People watching
Sam Allardyce, the new England manager
The week that was: Kanye West v Taylor Swift
Red-top roundup
Poet's corner
Hope, by Ruby Robinson
It was February. Snow
Read the full storywouldn’t settle and things weren’t beginning
anymore. Bluebottles had taken to window ledges.It was February. Snow
wouldn’t settle and things weren’t beginning
anymore. Bluebottles had...It was February. Snow
wouldn’t settle and things weren’t beginning
anymore. Bluebottles had...
Last words
Earl of St Germans and Al Howie
The 10th Earl of St Germans, who has died aged 75, claimed to delight in idleness, recording his recreational...The 10th Earl of St Germans, who has died aged 75, claimed to delight in idleness, recording his...The 10th Earl of St Germans, who has died aged 75, claimed to delight in idleness, recording his...
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The best universities and the best courses in Britain
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Parent power
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Money
Cast-iron credit rating? Think again...
You may be diligent with bills and payments, but credit report errors are on the rise
Have you never missed a mortgage payment? Do you dutifully pay off your credit card bill each month? Take pride in your squeaky-clean credit rating? You might be in for a nasty surprise. A simple error on your credit report could leave a black mark on your finances that will thwart your chances...Have you never missed a mortgage payment? Do you dutifully pay off your credit card bill each month? Take pride in your squeaky-clean credit rating? You might be in for a nasty surprise. A simple error on your credit report could leave a black mark on your finances that will thwart your chances...Have you never missed a mortgage payment? Do you dutifully pay off your credit card bill each month? Take pride in your...
Read the full storyBaroness Altmann
Lifetime Isa could destroy your dreams
I have spent my whole career trying to improve people’s retirement income so I was excited to be asked to become pensions minister last year and help drive policy from the inside. I work on the principle that pensions are not just about money, they are about people. The “silent majority” is often overlooked in retirement policy thinking, so...I have spent my whole career trying to improve people’s retirement income so I was excited to be asked to become pensions minister last year and help drive policy from the inside. I work on the principle that pensions are not just about money, they are about people. The “silent majority” is often overlooked in retirement policy thinking, so...I have spent my whole career trying to improve people’s retirement income so I was excited to be asked to become pensions...
Read the full storyYour cocktail, miss, and our Brexit bill
When Purva Bhargava booked a luxury holiday to St Lucia for September, she never imagined the vote for Brexit would hike the cost of her trip by £426. But a little-known rule allowing tour operators to pass on higher costs due to currency fluctuations meant she had to pay the surcharge — or lose the trip. The...When Purva Bhargava booked a luxury holiday to St Lucia for September, she never imagined the...When Purva Bhargava booked a luxury holiday to St Lucia for September, she never imagined the...
Read the full storyHUNTER DAVIES
I wanted to convert my top floor into a flat. The council said no... and you will never guess why
At last — a way to save on energy without expending much energy
HOW TO INVEST £10,000
Today, kids, we’re going to learn to play the long game
Are investment trusts the underdog we could all love?
HAVE YOUR SAY
Villa victims want action
QUESTION OF MONEY
Let’s file this under P for ‘preposterous’
I wanted to find out if I could seek compensation for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) in relation to a Clydesdale bank credit card and two personal loans — with Nationwide and the Woolwich, now Barclays — I had during the 1990s. In...I wanted to find out if I could seek compensation for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI)...I wanted to find out if I could seek compensation for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI)...
Read the full storyBECKY BARROW: MONEY EDITOR
Take a deep breath, open your wallet — we’re off to the bureau de change
MONEY MADE EASY
Your five minute guide to... the worst savings accounts
Money’s Gold Medallist: easyJet
Money’s Gold Medallist is your chance to tell us about the businesses — from banks and shops to energy suppliers and...Money’s Gold Medallist is your chance to tell us about the businesses — from banks and shops to...Money’s Gold Medallist is your chance to tell us about the businesses — from banks and shops to...
Read the full storyBriefing
‘Will the misery of poor returns ever end?’
There were 117 cuts to interest rates on savings accounts last month, compared with just 14 rate rises, Moneyfacts...There were 117 cuts to interest rates on savings accounts last month, compared with just 14 rate...There were 117 cuts to interest rates on savings accounts last month, compared with just 14 rate...
Read the full storyFAME & FORTUNE
As a boy I’d go to bed worrying about money
David Lammy says he will be “forever grateful” to four lawyers who helped to pay his tuition fees so he could become the first black Briton to attend Harvard Law School. Lammy was born in 1972 to Guyanese parents in Tottenham, north London — the...David Lammy says he will be “forever grateful” to four lawyers who helped to pay his tuition fees...David Lammy says he will be “forever grateful” to four lawyers who helped to pay his tuition fees...
Read the full storyTravel
GREAT BRITISH SUMMER
Go wild in the country
When the sun is shining, there’s no better place to be than the British countryside. Chris Haslam kicks off our celebration with great days out, from building a coracle to playing at Robin Hood
GREAT BRITISH SUMMER
The best country pubs
It was a tough task, but our experts have toured the nation’s watering holes to find the best places to sink a country pint
GREAT BRITISH SUMMER
Glorious country gardens
Stately homes and gardens are laying on extras to tempt us through their wrought-iron gates
GREAT BRITISH SUMMER
The next Pig thing
Britain’s coolest hotel chain has taken on its first country house, says Susan d’Arcy
GREAT BRITISH SUMMER
The city slicker’s guide to the countryside
Style’s etiquette expert, Mrs Mills, on rural rituals
ADVENTURE
Into the deep on a single breath
I blame Enzo. The gravel-voiced hero of Luc Besson’s 1988 cult classic The Big Blue, he was a Sartre in Speedos, a freediving philosopher who spoke to my teenage soul like Maverick-meets-Marine Boy with soundbites. “Push me back in the water,” he...I blame Enzo. The gravel-voiced hero of Luc Besson’s 1988 cult classic The Big Blue, he was a...I blame Enzo. The gravel-voiced hero of Luc Besson’s 1988 cult classic The Big Blue, he was a...
Read the full storyGREAT BRITISH SUMMER
Nature lovers’ best of Britain
GREAT BRITISH SUMMER
Steve Backshall’s guide to eating like an adventurer
GREAT BRITISH SUMMER
Posh up your picnic
HOT TOPIC
Selfie wars
TRAVEL NEWS
Saudi Arabia holidays selling out fast
TRAVEL AWARDS 2016
Win a luxury break in Helsinki
Objects of desire: bohemian crystal
If you’ve been to Prague, you might have noticed the rather high number of glassware shops on Na Prikope and around...If you’ve been to Prague, you might have noticed the rather high number of glassware shops on Na...If you’ve been to Prague, you might have noticed the rather high number of glassware shops on Na...
Read the full storyINTERVIEW
My hols: Mick Jones
My parents split up when I was little and I spent most of my childhood living with my nan in various London tower...My parents split up when I was little and I spent most of my childhood living with my nan in...My parents split up when I was little and I spent most of my childhood living with my nan in...
Read the full storyNATURE
Pictures of the week
Sea of sand
Read the full storyRio will grab the headlines next month, when the Olympics kick off in Brazil, but there’s much more to this huge country than field sports and favelas. Lencois Maranhenses National Park, for example — 580 square miles of dunes on the...Sea of sand
Rio will grab the headlines next month, when the Olympics kick off in Brazil, but...Sea of sand
Rio will grab the headlines next month, when the Olympics kick off in Brazil, but...
CITIES
The big weekend: Zurich
HAVE YOUR SAY
Letters: your tales, tips and comments
TRAVEL NEWS
Briefing: avoid the booking trap, gladiator ban and passport warning
VIDEO
A funny thing happened on holiday
COMPETITION
Win a week for two in a cottage in Wales with Under the Thatch
Can’t view the entry form? Submit your answers at thesundaytimes.co.uk/wherewasi As well as a hat, a chap should have a decent umbrella — tightly furled, and preferably with a hickory handle. Prevention is better than cure, says Terribly Trendy...Can’t view the entry form? Submit your answers at thesundaytimes.co.uk/wherewasi As well as a hat...Can’t view the entry form? Submit your answers at thesundaytimes.co.uk/wherewasi As well as a hat...
Read the full storyHome
COVER STORY
Best seaside locations to buy in Britain
If the pound’s post-referendum slide has scuppered your dream of a bolthole abroad, Britain’s beaches are a great alternative. We’ve found the best places to invest, whether you’re a bohemian, a Brexiteer or a deposed Cameroon
MARKET
Mid-year market report: Huddersfield steals London’s crown
House-price growth in the capital ground to a halt in the first half of 2016, but there are some surprising success stories
OVERSEAS
Jo Wood’s Miami pad
When her Rolling Stone husband left her for a teenage Russian waitress, Jo Wood didn’t mope. She packed up her troubles and did up a flat near the beach in Miami, now on the market for £1.3m
INTERIORS
Summer looks with a Rio twist
Thanks to the Olympics, exotic patterns are now everywhere, they’re great for freshening up a bedroom — just don’t go totally tropical
DESIGN
Inside the £7.5m manor at the heart of Britain’s top wine estate
The beamed Sussex manor at the heart of the Nyetimber estate, which makes some of the best bubbly in Britain, has been brought beautifully up to date
Which coastal clan do you belong to?
Take our quiz to find out
GARDENING
Keep your flowers blooming all season
Compared to the spectacular floral shows of spring and autumn, the summer months can be an anticlimax. Here’s how to avoid the lull
CUTTINGS
A potted guide to growing chard
Hottest properties for sale
HOME RANGER
How to get a Grand Designs home
LOVE YOUR HOME
The best way to extend a bungalow
SEASIDE
Beach Hut of the Year: the top five
Meet the People Behind the Huts No 65
Read the full storyUsed as a lookout during the Second World War, then as a baptism hut for souls being blessed in the Solent, this retreat in Calshot, Hampshire, has a huge mirror that brings passing ships right inside. Hut...Meet the People Behind the Huts No 65
Used as a lookout during the Second World War, then as...Meet the People Behind the Huts No 65
Used as a lookout during the Second World War, then as...
MOVING ON
The Beckhams finally move into their Holland Park home
TIME AND PLACE
Dame Esther Rantzen: life in Hampstead before it went upmarket
HOME HELP
How to repel freeloading friends
Question of the week Q We are lucky enough to own a large beach house in Devon. The trouble is, we have freeloading...Question of the week Q We are lucky enough to own a large beach house in Devon. The trouble is,...Question of the week Q We are lucky enough to own a large beach house in Devon. The trouble is,...
Read the full storyON THE HOME FRONT
The question on our lips is what Brexit means for affordable homes
Gavin Barwell didn’t expect to become the fifth Tory housing minister in almost as many years. When Theresa May...Gavin Barwell didn’t expect to become the fifth Tory housing minister in almost as many years.Gavin Barwell didn’t expect to become the fifth Tory housing minister in almost as many years.
Read the full storyThe Dish
Florence Knight
Smoke on the water
Buttery scallops, seared sea bass, charred monkfish skewers — seafood and barbecues are made for each other
Cooking over the coals is a prehistoric art that seems to draw out the primal spirit in us. It demands attention and skill to master the ferocity of the flames. Fish lends itself to cooking over the fire. It can be cooked whole and quickly, smothered with butter or a light marinade. The hot coals add a layer of flavour to the delicate flesh, making it perfect to eat...Cooking over the coals is a prehistoric art that seems to draw out the primal spirit in us. It...Cooking over the coals is a prehistoric art that seems to draw out the primal spirit in us. It...
Read the full storyFlorence Knight
Monkfish, thyme, peaches
Stone fruits are especially good when eaten caramelised and warm from the barbecue. The meaty and robust monkfish is...Stone fruits are especially good when eaten caramelised and warm from the barbecue. The meaty and robust monkfish is complemented by the charred depth of the peach’s sweetness. Serves: 4 people 01 Place all the ingredients in a bowl with some salt and ground black pepper. Use your hands to combine and leave to...Stone fruits are especially good when eaten caramelised and warm from the barbecue. The meaty and robust monkfish is...
Read the full storyWhole sea bass, tomatoes, garlic, almonds
Jamie Oliver
It’s a New York knockout
Florence Knight
Next-day delivery
Florence Knight
Broad beans, spring onions and lettuce with a poached egg
Florence Knight
Poached peaches and hazelnut meringue
Jamie Oliver
The cream of the crop
Ruby Tandoh
Drop the fear factor
Flavour makes food a pleasure, and it is taste — not presentation or prestige, health or fashion — that shapes the...Flavour makes food a pleasure, and it is taste — not presentation or prestige, health or fashion...Flavour makes food a pleasure, and it is taste — not presentation or prestige, health or fashion...
Read the full storyRuby Tandoh
Easy chocolate birthday cake
This is the cake I make for birthdays, celebrations and special occasions when I just need a no-fuss recipe. There’s...This is the cake I make for birthdays, celebrations and special occasions when I just need a...This is the cake I make for birthdays, celebrations and special occasions when I just need a...
Read the full storyRuby Tandoh
Lemon courgette risotto with summer herbs
Jamie Oliver
Always cook on the bright side of life
BARBECUE SPECIAL
Jamie Oliver’s mixed fish grill and deconstructed paella
Barbecue special
Jamie’s perfect steak
THE DISH LIST
The great outdoors: the best al fresco restaurants
It’s fitting that the term al fresco isn’t English, because the concept isn’t either. It’s such a rare activity, we pilfered the Italian phrase rather than make up our own. Britain doesn’t really have a strong culinary tradition of outdoor eating...It’s fitting that the term al fresco isn’t English, because the concept isn’t either. It’s such a...It’s fitting that the term al fresco isn’t English, because the concept isn’t either. It’s such a...
Read the full storyMeera Sodha
Indian summer with Meera Sodha
Meera Sodha
Butternut squash seekh kebabs
Meera Sodha
Shredded roti with red cabbage and carrot (kottu roti)
Meera Sodha
Cauliflower and pomegranate chaat (gobhi anaar chaat)
THE ULTIMATE
The ultimate ... pavlova
Serves 8-10 Heat the oven to 120C (140C non-fan) and line a baking tray with parchment paper. Whisk the egg whites in a clean bowl until they reach stiff peaks, then add the sugar, one spoonful at a time. Stir in the cornflour and white wine vinegar.Serves 8-10 Heat the oven to 120C (140C non-fan) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.Serves 8-10 Heat the oven to 120C (140C non-fan) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Read the full storyScotland
Wood: Scots pay great price for independence
Sir Ian Wood, one of Scotland’s most successful businessmen, has urged Nicola Sturgeon not to stage another independence referendum — warning that it would cause serious damage to the Scottish economy. The billionaire North Sea oil tycoon, who has advised the Scottish and UK governments on energy policy, sounded his concern in an interview with The Sunday Times ahead of...Sir Ian Wood, one of Scotland’s most successful businessmen, has urged Nicola Sturgeon not to...Sir Ian Wood, one of Scotland’s most successful businessmen, has urged Nicola Sturgeon not to...
Read the full storyBritish students priced out of MSP internships
An internship programme in which international students pay to work for MSPs as part of a university course has been...An internship programme in which international students pay to work for MSPs as part of a university course has been condemned by a former standards watchdog. The University of Edinburgh has earned nearly £2.5m in 11 years from its parliamentary educational programme, which gives students, mainly from North America...An internship programme in which international students pay to work for MSPs as part of a university course has been condemned...
Read the full storyLabour warns Corbyn win would fuel SNP support
Senior Labour figures in Scotland are warning that the inability of Jeremy Corbyn to win a general election could push Scots into voting for independence. While many fear a damaging split if Corbyn wins the leadership election...Senior Labour figures in Scotland are warning that the inability of Jeremy Corbyn to win a general election could push Scots into voting for independence. While many fear a damaging split if Corbyn wins the leadership election...Senior Labour figures in Scotland are warning that the inability of Jeremy Corbyn to win a general election could...
Read the full storyNEWS
Oobee doo, we wanna sign like you
Scientists at St Andrews University have studied some serious monkey business and concluded that apes use a library of about 70 gestures that humans should be able to understand. Dr Richard Byrne and his team of researchers...Scientists at St Andrews University have studied some serious monkey business and concluded that apes use a library of about 70 gestures that humans should be able to understand. Dr Richard Byrne and his team of researchers...Scientists at St Andrews University have studied some serious monkey business and concluded that apes use a library...
Read the full storyRankin fans to rock out for Rebus
Alaska trip to find elusive flower link
Donation puts show on track
A Scots theatre company that lost nearly £10,000 after the Brexit vote has received an anonymous donation to help make up the shortfall, following a Sunday Times article about their plight. Claire McKenzie and Scott Gilmour, who run Noisemaker, have taken their award-winning musical Forest Boy to...A Scots theatre company that lost nearly £10,000 after the Brexit vote has received an anonymous donation to help make up the shortfall, following a Sunday Times article about their plight. Claire McKenzie and Scott Gilmour, who run Noisemaker, have taken their award-winning musical Forest Boy to...A Scots theatre company that lost nearly £10,000 after the Brexit vote has received an anonymous donation to help make up the...
Read the full storySeaweed could hold key to carbon capture
Farming seaweed around Scotland’s coastline could play a key role in meeting national climate change targets, according to conservationists, writes Julia Horton. While traditional cattle farms have long been blamed for making global warming worse, because of the methane gas that cows produce, kelp absorbs significant amounts of greenhouse...Farming seaweed around Scotland’s coastline could play a key role in meeting national climate change targets, according to conservationists, writes Julia Horton. While traditional cattle farms have long been blamed for making global warming worse, because of the methane gas that cows produce, kelp absorbs significant amounts of greenhouse...Farming seaweed around Scotland’s coastline could play a key role in meeting national climate change targets, according to...
Read the full storyDelaware declares it is game over for FanDuel
Scottish tech giant FanDuel has been forced to stop trading in the US state of Delaware. The decision comes after the state’s attorney-general ruled the company’s fantasy sports games were illegal, which The Sunday Times revealed last week. FanDuel said: “Pursuant to an agreement with the Delaware attorney-general’s...Scottish tech giant FanDuel has been forced to stop trading in the US state of Delaware. The...Scottish tech giant FanDuel has been forced to stop trading in the US state of Delaware. The...
Read the full storyTags are ‘keeping abusers from prison sentence’
Andrew Wilson
We need a sea change in the culture of public life, from the top down
Neil Oliver
Clipping the way to inner peace and happiness in my privet life
Now in the middle of my 49th year, I am the owner of my first hedge. It’s a privet, I know that much. I also know that stick...Now in the middle of my 49th year, I am the owner of my first hedge. It’s a privet, I know that much. I also know that stick...Now in the middle of my 49th year, I am the owner of my first hedge. It’s a privet, I know that much. I also know that stick...
Read the full storyKevin Pringle
Expect ‘fuzzy politics’ to dominate these islands’ post-Brexit future
Business
Blunders led to £10bn wind farm fiasco
Michael Glackin
Fanciful to expect our economy to hit heights
The fact that Scotland’s economy finally came to a standstill during the first quarter of this year was hardly a...The fact that Scotland’s economy finally came to a standstill during the first quarter of this...The fact that Scotland’s economy finally came to a standstill during the first quarter of this...
Read the full storyGillian Bowditch
You can leave the broccoli, darling, but finish the Brahms
William Stewart, 9, is a cellist like his mother, Charlotte, and his younger brother Scott, 5. Sister Cara, 7, plays...William Stewart, 9, is a cellist like his mother, Charlotte, and his younger brother Scott, 5.William Stewart, 9, is a cellist like his mother, Charlotte, and his younger brother Scott, 5.
Read the full storyFootball
Celtic lose in shootout after Mahrez puts on a show
Champions league
Staying in the zone
Scottish League Cup
Stewart stars for Dundee in thumping win
Rugby Sevens
Let the Games begin
Ireland
Varadkar criticised for solo run on welfare
Leo varadkar has annoyed several cabinet colleagues by announcing a plan to link welfare rates to inflation. Enda Kenny, the taoiseach, was not made aware of the proposal before the minister for social protection announced it at the MacGill summer school last week. Yesterday three cabinet ministers criticised Varadkar for floating the notion before careful study of...Leo varadkar has annoyed several cabinet colleagues by announcing a plan to link welfare rates...Leo varadkar has annoyed several cabinet colleagues by announcing a plan to link welfare rates...
Read the full storyEuropol hunting gangster Hutch
The security services are unable to locate Gerry Hutch, the Irish gangland figure called “the Monk”, whom they wish...The security services are unable to locate Gerry Hutch, the Irish gangland figure called “the Monk”, whom they wish to question about last February’s military-style raid on a boxing weigh-in at the Regency Hotel in Dublin. Europol is helping to co-ordinate the search to find the Dublin criminal, who vanished last...The security services are unable to locate Gerry Hutch, the Irish gangland figure called “the Monk”, whom they wish to question...
Read the full storyRTE poised to charge Sky to carry channels
Denis naughten, the communications minister, is planning new legislation that would allow RTE to charge Sky, Virgin and Eir to carry its programmes. Naughten will also bring proposals to government in September to increase the...Denis naughten, the communications minister, is planning new legislation that would allow RTE to charge Sky, Virgin and Eir to carry its programmes. Naughten will also bring proposals to government in September to increase the...Denis naughten, the communications minister, is planning new legislation that would allow RTE to charge Sky, Virgin...
Read the full storyCouncillors sue state on ‘unfair’ PRSI charge
A senator and four councillors have filed High Court proceedings against the state over a 4% social insurance charge which they say is unlawful. Gerard Craughwell, an independent senator, and councillors Denis Foley from Carlow...A senator and four councillors have filed High Court proceedings against the state over a 4% social insurance charge which they say is unlawful. Gerard Craughwell, an independent senator, and councillors Denis Foley from Carlow...A senator and four councillors have filed High Court proceedings against the state over a 4% social insurance charge...
Read the full storyCOMMENT
Ireland and Britain should fight the EU, not each other
COMMENT
Kenny’s volte-face has broken the omerta over a united Ireland
Keano scores star Beverly Hills home
Pro-life group sends begging email to backers
PR boss at centre of O’Brien spat threatens to sue Sindo
Child abuse survivor ready to take a stand in Seanad
Fitzgerald wanted extra €1m a day for Biden security
Germans land hard on pilots’ pay structure
Silenced priest bequeaths copyright
Addiction plight of the homeless
Heights bar massacre to get film treatment
Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning director of The Armstrong Lie, Mea Maxima Culpa and We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, has said that his next documentary feature will focus on the mass murder of customers in a pub at...Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning director of The Armstrong Lie, Mea Maxima Culpa and We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, has said that his next documentary feature will focus on the mass murder of customers in a pub at...Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning director of The Armstrong Lie, Mea Maxima Culpa and We Steal Secrets: The Story of...
Read the full storyMcCourt wins violence libel case with INM
MALACHY McCOURT, the Irish-American author and playwright, received an apology from the Sunday Independent after it wrongly accused him of serving six months in jail for domestic violence against his ex-wife. The claim was made...MALACHY McCOURT, the Irish-American author and playwright, received an apology from the Sunday Independent after it wrongly accused him of serving six months in jail for domestic violence against his ex-wife. The claim was made...MALACHY McCOURT, the Irish-American author and playwright, received an apology from the Sunday Independent after it...
Read the full storyRepublicans united by Clinton hate
CRH in frame to build Trump’s Mexican wall
NEWS
Operation Thor hammers rural burglary rates
Councillor in college job request row
NEWS
Ex-chairman’s surprise move on chess board
NEWS
TV3 makes a docudrama out of a crisis with Bailout! adaptation
Focus
Where will the eagle land?
Mick Wallace has Nama in his sights over the sale of its Northern Ireland loan book, but Fianna Fail’s support will be crucial
FOCUS
Trouble at Montrose
Brenda Power
Dating sounds so sweet but violence is always so foul
From the tributes paid by friends to Marco Velocci, you might have thought he’d won a Nobel peace prize rather than stabbed and...From the tributes paid by friends to Marco Velocci, you might have thought he’d won a Nobel peace prize rather than stabbed and...From the tributes paid by friends to Marco Velocci, you might have thought he’d won a Nobel peace prize rather than stabbed and...
Read the full storyProfile
A hurler who threw himself into the US political game
Ireland
Letters and emails
Conor Brady
Taoiseach must step up to the plate while timing it right to step aside
Editorial
Living with the murderous enemy within
speakeasy
I’m an old hand at coincidences
Paul Anthony McDermott
Pokémon — gotta prosecute them all
Ireland
Bleak outlook for councillor who wants quick access to PD archives
NEWS
Casting the net for arts funding
Business
Nowlan plots €1bn rental property fund
An investment fund set up by the property veteran Bill Nowlan plans to invest up to €200m a year in an affordable rental scheme to be introduced as part of the action plan for housing unveiled by the government last week. The DAD property fund...An investment fund set up by the property veteran Bill Nowlan plans to invest up to €200m a year...An investment fund set up by the property veteran Bill Nowlan plans to invest up to €200m a year...
Read the full storyFocus
Laying it on with a trowel
Interview
Whiskey boss has the pioneering spirit
Business
Customers of stricken Gibraltar insurer urged to seek alternative cover
Business
Pension woes to swallow AIB gains
Business
GAA duo kick off city bar plan
Business
New forum for labour, employers and state
Business
McGregor lends clout to fundraisers
Business
Debenhams settles lease deal
Business
Teneo sets sports goal with PSG acquisition
THE US-based corporate adviser Teneo plans to use PSG Communications, which it bought last week, to develop its fast-growing sports division in Europe. The Irish public relations company has a strong reputation in sports...THE US-based corporate adviser Teneo plans to use PSG Communications, which it bought last week, to develop its fast-growing sports division in Europe. The Irish public relations company has a strong reputation in sports...THE US-based corporate adviser Teneo plans to use PSG Communications, which it bought last week, to develop its...
Read the full storyBusiness
Moriarty takes lead at O’Brien golf resort
Former Topaz retail director Sean Moriarty will take up the position of chief executive of Quinta do Lago, a Portuguese golf resort owned by Denis O’Brien, at the start of September. He will work with Emmet O’Neill, the former...Former Topaz retail director Sean Moriarty will take up the position of chief executive of Quinta do Lago, a Portuguese golf resort owned by Denis O’Brien, at the start of September. He will work with Emmet O’Neill, the former...Former Topaz retail director Sean Moriarty will take up the position of chief executive of Quinta do Lago, a...
Read the full storyBrian Carey
Multinationals offer rainbow riches but who’s watching the skies?
IRWIN STELZER: AMERICAN ACCOUNT
When Millennials shop it’s the high street that drops
Small business
Private equity rides to the rescue
Small business
Good sport becomes an entrepreneur to a tee
Ireland
Farmer chips in against Intel
Business
Screen grabs win funds
Business
French SES checks out MarketHub
Business
Lack of interest shown in mortgage rates
Business
Sorry chapter for Story of the Irish
Ireland
RTE looks to Una to ward off bad dreams
Money
Overseas operation
Comment
Learn the investment basics before finding a better return
Commercial property
Molesworth Street sites lead traditional office space revival
With four significant development or refurbishment projects currently under way, Molesworth Street in Dublin 2 is on...With four significant development or refurbishment projects currently under way, Molesworth...With four significant development or refurbishment projects currently under way, Molesworth...
Read the full storyCommercial property
Huge appetite for casual dining
Casual dining — usually defined as sit down with a menu and table service, together with relaxed ambience and...Casual dining — usually defined as sit down with a menu and table service, together with relaxed...Casual dining — usually defined as sit down with a menu and table service, together with relaxed...
Read the full storyLife
Bee my guest
The buzz about bees — from the need to protect them to the health benefits of honey — is motivating a swarm of people to set up hives
Life
Live a little
Catch the annual international LGBT film festival, don’t miss Billy Elliot the Musical at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, and get moving at the Dublin Rock & Roll Marathon Series weekend
Life
In another life: Aisling Bea
Working as a tour guide at the National Stud in Kildare was like presenting a porn show involving horses
Life
How world travel helped me nail the art of success
Andrea Horanused money from Tropical Popical to found a feminist website rather than buy things
Life
This Week Why Not
Bag an opera in Kidare Village, step back in time at he Birr Vintage Week and Arts Festival or rock up to a food fest in Enniscorthy
FOOD
The day I made Obama stew
FOOD
Something to bleat about
RESTAURANT
Gorgonzola and walnut spaghetti isn’t too shabby
ON THE BOTTLE
A whiff of snobbery
TRAVEL
Thrills and chills — but no spills
TRAVEL
Make a break for the midlands
TRAVEL
The faces behind TripAdvisor
Ingear
Wild adventures to find meals on our wheels
Va Va Voom revamp will please Papa and Nicole
INTERIORS
Bohemian Rhapsody
Fashion designer Matthew Williamson isn’t known for his restraint. His big break in the late 1990s happened when he sent supermodels down catwalks sporting riots of non-conformist colour and pattern. He instantly invented what would become known...Fashion designer Matthew Williamson isn’t known for his restraint. His big break in the late...Fashion designer Matthew Williamson isn’t known for his restraint. His big break in the late...
Read the full storySHOWCASE
‘The colour comes into every room’
MILLIONAIRES’ ROW
Treasure seekers find a jewel in Cork
MOVE
Victorian romance beside a waterfall
MOVE
Nice moves: Four to view
BARGAIN OF THE WEEK
Hard hats and a hefty investment will be needed at this fixer-upper
MARKET WATCH
Five-year action plan is ambitious — time will tell
ON THE HOME FRONT
We must count on policy change to halt obsolete housing rate
COMMENT
Turf love warms a buried house
CULTURE
Burning ambition: Girl with the gift of the gab
MUSIC
Coming into focus
COMMENT
Wish you weren’t here
BOOKS
Mother of all injustices
BOOKS
Twists, turns and uncovering the truth
Irish Sport
GAA
Sweeney has last word to get Tipperary over line
Tipperary 1-21 Derry 2-17
Three points in stoppage time vaulted Tipperary into the All-Ireland quarter-finals for the first time in a terrific match of hairpin twists. Tipp looked like they had the game won with 10 minutes to go but they were forced to win it all over again with the match clock in red. With a gun to their...Three points in stoppage time vaulted Tipperary into the All-Ireland quarter-finals for the first time in a terrific match of hairpin twists. Tipp looked like they had the game won with 10 minutes to go but they were forced to win it all over again with the match clock in red. With a gun to their...Three points in stoppage time vaulted Tipperary into the All-Ireland quarter-finals for the first time in a terrific match of...
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Clare go marching on to date with history
Over half an hour after the final whistle, the Clare players were still mingling with their throngs of supporters on the Pearse stadium pitch, everyone drinking in the moment and draining the last drop out of another landmark day for Clare football. A first All-Ireland quarter-final appearance confirmed how halcyon these days are...Over half an hour after the final whistle, the Clare players were still mingling with their throngs of supporters on the Pearse stadium pitch, everyone drinking in the moment and draining the last drop out of another landmark day for Clare football. A first All-Ireland quarter-final appearance confirmed how halcyon these days are...Over half an hour after the final whistle, the Clare players were still mingling with their throngs of supporters on the Pearse...
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Westmeath must believe they can rattle another top team
Watching Westmeath wire into Dublin last weekend reminded me of one of my favourite ever games for Kerry. It was played in Mullingar against a Westmeath side who were feeding partly on their own belief and partly on belief we had given them with our displays up to that point. They wore into us. We went in a few...Watching Westmeath wire into Dublin last weekend reminded me of one of my favourite ever games...Watching Westmeath wire into Dublin last weekend reminded me of one of my favourite ever games...
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McGovern calls the tune as pressure rises at Wexford
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That’s show business
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