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Grammar school revolution
Hundreds of comprehensives to select in biggest shake-up for 50 years
Hundreds of comprehensive schools will be allowed to select the brightest pupils and turn away under-achievers as part of the most radical reform of the education system in 50 years. Theresa May will promise today to let comprehensives apply to choose their pupils based on ability, potentially...Hundreds of comprehensive schools will be allowed to select the brightest pupils and turn away under-achievers as part of the most radical reform of the education system in 50 years. Theresa May will promise today to let comprehensives apply to choose their pupils based on ability, potentially...Hundreds of comprehensive schools will be allowed to select the brightest pupils and turn away under-achievers as part of the...
Read the full storyStatins really are safe to use, experts insist
Statins are safe and effective, the world’s most comprehensive study has found — but millions of people are at risk of heart attacks and strokes after heeding “poor quality” research about side-effects. Thousands of deaths could be avoided if more Britons took the cholesterol-lowering drugs, scientists who reviewed data on 100,000 patients...Statins are safe and effective, the world’s most comprehensive study has found — but millions of people are at risk of heart attacks and strokes after heeding “poor quality” research about side-effects. Thousands of deaths could be avoided if more Britons took the cholesterol-lowering drugs, scientists who reviewed data on 100,000 patients...Statins are safe and effective, the world’s most comprehensive study has found — but millions of people are at risk of heart...
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Police claim to have foiled Isis-inspired bomb plot in London
A suspected Islamic State-inspired bomb attack was foiled by police yesterday in what was described as the most significant terror plot against the capital for two years. Counterterrorism detectives arrested two brothers, aged 19 and 20, over fears that they were trying to get hold of chemicals to construct an...A suspected Islamic State-inspired bomb attack was foiled by police yesterday in what was...A suspected Islamic State-inspired bomb attack was foiled by police yesterday in what was...
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The Times Diary
Wrong sense of direction
Simon Walker, the outgoing head of the Institute of Directors, threw a farewell party on Wednesday night. He recalled...Simon Walker, the outgoing head of the Institute of Directors, threw a farewell party on...Simon Walker, the outgoing head of the Institute of Directors, threw a farewell party on...
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Poor signal? Put the phone in your other hand
Smartphone owners get better reception when they use their right hand to make calls. The effect is especially strong...Smartphone owners get better reception when they use their right hand to make calls. The effect...Smartphone owners get better reception when they use their right hand to make calls. The effect...
Read the full storyEnd of an era as Serota quits the Tate
Sir Nicholas Serota admitted last year that he was the last of a golden generation of national arts chiefs, after seven high-profile resignations. “I’m the last man standing,” he told The Times. “We’ll have to see, when the new guys ride into town, whether I’ll give them a seat at the saloon.” His surprise resignation as director of the Tate galleries yesterday, at...Sir Nicholas Serota admitted last year that he was the last of a golden generation of national...Sir Nicholas Serota admitted last year that he was the last of a golden generation of national...
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Comment
This inspirational emperor leaves very polished shoes to fill
He has proved an often inscrutable director, possessed of a determined conviction that has proved a source of immense...He has proved an often inscrutable director, possessed of a determined conviction that has proved a source of immense power. As a leader, Sir Nicholas Serota has consistently refused to stoop to the lowest common denominator. Instead, he has piloted his projects with invincible force. That probably explains why he...He has proved an often inscrutable director, possessed of a determined conviction that has proved a source of immense power. As...
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Political Sketch
Victory for Labour as dogs have their day
Asbestos in Parliament ‘could poison MPs’
The true scale of asbestos in the Palace of Westminster is so vast that MPs were in danger of inhaling the lethal...The true scale of asbestos in the Palace of Westminster is so vast that MPs were in danger of...The true scale of asbestos in the Palace of Westminster is so vast that MPs were in danger of...
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Protest over 2 million voters missing from boundary review
Labour MPs accused the government of gerrymandering for excluding two million voters from a review of constituency...Labour MPs accused the government of gerrymandering for excluding two million voters from a...Labour MPs accused the government of gerrymandering for excluding two million voters from a...
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Prepare for winter floods to get much worse, Met Office warns
Rainfall in future winters could be up to 30 per cent higher than the record levels last December when 16,000 homes were flooded, according to Met Office forecasts. More than 500 key pieces of infrastructure, including water supplies and electricity networks, remain vulnerable to flooding despite government promises made last winter to improve protection. Ministers were...Rainfall in future winters could be up to 30 per cent higher than the record levels last December...Rainfall in future winters could be up to 30 per cent higher than the record levels last December...
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Weird winds of change mean mild, wet and stormy
Something strange has happened in the stratosphere that has left scientists baffled and increases the chances of a...Something strange has happened in the stratosphere that has left scientists baffled and increases the chances of a mild, wet and stormy winter this year. For the first time since observations began 60 years ago a very regular and powerful wind — the most reliable weather pattern on Earth apart from the seasons — has...Something strange has happened in the stratosphere that has left scientists baffled and increases the chances of a mild, wet...
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Good long look at giraffes brings big discovery to light
New DNA evidence has shown that the giraffe is not one species with several sub-species, as had long been believed...New DNA evidence has shown that the giraffe is not one species with several sub-species, as had...New DNA evidence has shown that the giraffe is not one species with several sub-species, as had...
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Dormice hit by loss of hedgerows
Dormouse numbers have fallen by more than a third in the past 15 years despite widespread efforts to reintroduce the...Dormouse numbers have fallen by more than a third in the past 15 years despite widespread efforts...Dormouse numbers have fallen by more than a third in the past 15 years despite widespread efforts...
Read the full storyPart of lost Magritte found in Norwich
As a pioneer of the surrealist art movement, René Magritte might have been tickled to learn that historians tracing one of his missing works have moved their attention from New York and Stockholm to Norwich. La Pose Enchantée, a large-scale...As a pioneer of the surrealist art movement, René Magritte might have been tickled to learn that...As a pioneer of the surrealist art movement, René Magritte might have been tickled to learn that...
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Darling, now that the adverts are on, will you marry me?
Popping the question under the Eiffel Tower or on the big screen at half time is becoming a thing of the past. Almost...Popping the question under the Eiffel Tower or on the big screen at half time is becoming a thing...Popping the question under the Eiffel Tower or on the big screen at half time is becoming a thing...
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Man gets to put a word in at ladies-only talking club
When it comes to talking, a Yorkshireman in full flow is not the easiest person in the world to stop. Nor, for that...When it comes to talking, a Yorkshireman in full flow is not the easiest person in the world to...When it comes to talking, a Yorkshireman in full flow is not the easiest person in the world to...
Read the full storyHoliday snaps sought to rebuild ancient sites
If you had your honeymoon in Heliopolis or celebrated your anniversary at Angkor Wat, the holiday snaps you brought home may prove to be key to the preservation of these ancient sites. Members of the public are being asked to upload their...If you had your honeymoon in Heliopolis or celebrated your anniversary at Angkor Wat, the holiday...If you had your honeymoon in Heliopolis or celebrated your anniversary at Angkor Wat, the holiday...
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Comment
Philip Collins
Corbyn is a pygmy next to Citizen Clem
As the first anniversary of his election approaches, the Islington messiah is without doubt Labour’s worst leader
Ben Macintyre
Smile, we finally have a universal language
Ed Conway
Why our economy is one big guessing game
Carol Midgley
I’m just too middle-aged to loop the loop again
Lewis Iwu
Grammar schools are not the way to help poor pupils
Leading Articles
Money Pit
It is not inevitable that every big infrastructure project should cost billions and still soar over budget. Ministers must be held to account
Statins: the Truth
A comprehensive study clears up some dangerous misconceptions
Que Sera Serota
Sir Nicholas Serota has left an indelible mark on the Tate
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Grammar schools plan and social mobility
Sir, The plan to expand the grammar school system will have a negative impact on social mobility (reports, Sep 7 & 8). As headteacher I led a comprehensive in an economically deprived, urban catchment in the early days of its journey...Sir, The plan to expand the grammar school system will have a negative impact on social mobility...Sir, The plan to expand the grammar school system will have a negative impact on social mobility...
Read the full storyThe Red Box Podcast
The future of Labour, May’s impossible job, and hitting peak SNP
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Briefing
UK: Financial results from JD Wetherspoon, the national pub operator; first day of the Goodwood Revival, the historic and vintage motor race meeting in West Sussex.
Greece: Alexis Tsipras, the Greek prime minister, hosts a summit of Euro-Mediterranean heads of states and government.
Slovakia: Eurogroup meeting of eurozone finance ministers ahead of today’s informal Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting of all EU finance ministers.
US: The US Open tennis championships continue with the men’s semi-final singles ties.
On this day
In 1513 King James IV of Scotland was defeated and killed by English troops at the Battle of Flodden Field; in 1776 the United Colonies were renamed the United States of America; in 1850 California was admitted as the 31st state of the USA; in 1948 North Korea proclaimed its independence; in 1956 Elvis Presley appeared for the first time on America’s Ed Sullivan Show; in 1993 Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation agreed to recognise one another.
Nature notes
Swallows are flying south in large numbers. Most of them are in flocks and they will go as far as South Africa. They have principally been seen moving down the east coast, but dawn watchers on hilltops inland have also seen many flying overhead. Observers who spent ten hours looking out from Winter Hill in Bolton, Greater Manchester, on Wednesday counted 924 swallows passing over (as well as 463 house martins, 39 buzzards and five hobbies). These figures must include birds from countries further north. However, many British swallows are still bringing up their last brood of the year in the rafters of barns and outhouses. The birders who sailed out from Penzance to St Mary’s, Scilly, on Tuesday afternoon, in the hope of seeing the rare American cliff swallow that was flying about there, achieved their aim. The bird was there when they arrived, and was still there, sitting on roadside wires, yesterday morning. It is like a house martin with a red face.
Derwent May
Birthdays today
Nigel Baker, diplomat, UK ambassador to the Holy See (2011-July 2016), 50; Professor Lord (Bill) Bradshaw, senior visiting research fellow, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Wolfson College Oxford (1985-2000), 80; Michael Bublé, singer, To Be Loved (2013), 41; Sir Chow Chung-Kong, chairman, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, 66; Alexander Downer, high commissioner for Australia in the UK, 65; Rev Canon Ann Easter, chaplain to the Queen, 69; Robin Hyman, publisher, 85; Natasha Kaplinsky, newsreader and TV presenter, 44; Duncan Kenworthy, film producer, Love Actually (2003), 67; Sir Peter Mason, chairman, Thames Water, 70; Sir Anthony May, president, Queen’s Bench Division (2008-11), 76; Graham Onions, cricketer, Durham and England (2009-12), 34; Richard Penty, professor of photonics, University of Cambridge, 52; Jimmy Perry, scriptwriter, Dad’s Army (1968-77), Hi-De-Hi (1980-88), 93; Adam Sandler, actor, Happy Gilmore (1996), 50; Julia Sawalha, actress, Absolutely Fabulous (1992-2012), Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016), 48; Richard Sharp, rugby union player, England (1960-67), 78; Professor Sir Adrian Smith, vice-chancellor, University of London, 70; Raine, Countess Spencer, 87; Dave Stewart, singer and record producer, Eurythmics, 64; Chaim Topol, actor and singer, Fiddler on the Roof (1971), 81; Ed Victor, literary agent, 77; Goran Visnjic, actor, ER (1994-2008), 44; Professor David Williams, astronomer, 79; Michelle Williams, actress, My Week with Marilyn (2011), 36; Tom Wopat, actor, The Dukes of Hazzard (1979-85), 65.
World
Russia to host Middle East talks in global power push
President Putin is to host talks between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders — a diplomatic coup that underlines his increasing international assertiveness. Negotiations are under way to set a date for the meeting in Moscow between Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, and Binyamin Netanyahu...President Putin is to host talks between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders — a diplomatic coup that underlines his increasing international assertiveness. Negotiations are under way to set a date for the meeting in Moscow between Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, and Binyamin Netanyahu...President Putin is to host talks between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders — a diplomatic coup that underlines his increasing...
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The pariah is coming in from the cold
Two years ago President Putin was close to pariah status in the international community — or, at least, the West. According to a new book by the journalist Mikhail Zygar, All the Kremlin’s Men, reality bit for the Russian leader at the G20 summit in Brisbane in November 2014. Spurned by world leaders because of Russia’s annexation of...Two years ago President Putin was close to pariah status in the international community — or, at least, the West. According to a new book by the journalist Mikhail Zygar, All the Kremlin’s Men, reality bit for the Russian leader at the G20 summit in Brisbane in November 2014. Spurned by world leaders because of Russia’s annexation of...Two years ago President Putin was close to pariah status in the international community — or, at least, the West. According to...
Read the full storyPutin is more of a leader than Obama, says Trump
Donald Trump’s admiration for President Putin is unpatriotic and scary, Hillary Clinton said yesterday after the Republican nominee described the Russian as “far more” of a leader than President Obama. In a televised forum that served as a warm-up for the first presidential debate on September 26 he cited Mr Putin’s...Donald Trump’s admiration for President Putin is unpatriotic and scary, Hillary Clinton said...Donald Trump’s admiration for President Putin is unpatriotic and scary, Hillary Clinton said...
Read the full storyVictims of 9/11 could sue Riyadh for terror attack
Greeks locking up child migrants in rat-infested squalor
Afghan forces overrun in Taliban onslaught
Paris police arrest three women over terror plot
‘Nanny state’ puts a brake on outback’s speed freaks
Mystery newlyweds are home and away
Like it hot? Monroe’s JFK birthday dress is yours for $3m
Ex-pope Benedict was in love as a student
The former Pope, whose resignation shocked the world in 2013, has revealed that he fell in love during his student...The former Pope, whose resignation shocked the world in 2013, has revealed that he fell in love...The former Pope, whose resignation shocked the world in 2013, has revealed that he fell in love...
Read the full storyFrance’s ‘first lady’ leads anti-sexism drive
President Hollande’s partner was accused of using taxpayers’ money to do his bidding yesterday after taking a lead...President Hollande’s partner was accused of using taxpayers’ money to do his bidding yesterday...President Hollande’s partner was accused of using taxpayers’ money to do his bidding yesterday...
Read the full storyRussian ‘river of blood’ is caused by metal factory
A river in the far north of Russia has turned blood red, startling locals and prompting an investigation into possible chemical pollution. The natural resources and environment ministry said that the transformation of the Daldykan River, in the...A river in the far north of Russia has turned blood red, startling locals and prompting an...A river in the far north of Russia has turned blood red, startling locals and prompting an...
Read the full storyArmy adds baby milk to empire after price protest
Modified mosquitoes to join fight against zika
Obama tells Beijing to drop claim to disputed islands
Man chooses jail to escape his wife
Check it out: tiny Spanish village puts on huge chess game
Spanish chess fans have played a game on the world’s biggest board: a 26,000 sq m grass field cut into a chequerboard pattern, and with combine harvesters and tractors used as the playing pieces. Alongside the mammoth field, players battled it out...Spanish chess fans have played a game on the world’s biggest board: a 26,000 sq m grass field cut...Spanish chess fans have played a game on the world’s biggest board: a 26,000 sq m grass field cut...
Read the full storyBusiness
Hammond to boost economy
Public infrastructure projects and housebuilding will be at the heart of the autumn statement as the chancellor looks to give the economy a swift post-Brexit boost and address the nation’s chronic productivity problem. A stimulus package to steady the deteriorating economy has been expected since Philip Hammond promised a fiscal “reset” after the referendum. Addressing...Public infrastructure projects and housebuilding will be at the heart of the autumn statement as...Public infrastructure projects and housebuilding will be at the heart of the autumn statement as...
Read the full storyMinister calls in coalmine project over climate fear
A contentious decision to approve the construction of an open-cast coalmine at Druridge Bay in Northumberland has...A contentious decision to approve the construction of an open-cast coalmine at Druridge Bay in Northumberland has been called in by Sajid Javid because of fears about its impact on climate change. Local planning authorities gave their backing to the project at Highthorn, 30 miles north of Newcastle, in July.A contentious decision to approve the construction of an open-cast coalmine at Druridge Bay in Northumberland has been called...
Read the full storyMicro Focus deal
Software bosses reap bumper payout in Hewlett Packard takeover
The British tech whizzkid that came of age
Cash is king for man who rose to top ‘by accident’
As Kevin Loosemore tells it, he became executive chairman of Micro Focus “kind of by accident”. In fact he says that...As Kevin Loosemore tells it, he became executive chairman of Micro Focus “kind of by accident”.As Kevin Loosemore tells it, he became executive chairman of Micro Focus “kind of by accident”.
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Can market take so much HP sauce?
Move over Sir Dave Brailsford, the man who rebuilt British cycling. Some bloke’s turned up who reckons he can do the...Move over Sir Dave Brailsford, the man who rebuilt British cycling. Some bloke’s turned up who...Move over Sir Dave Brailsford, the man who rebuilt British cycling. Some bloke’s turned up who...
Read the full storyMinisters ‘must act to avert slump in business spending’
The government must urgently start producing new policies to encourage business investment which is ready to slump after the EU referendum, the trade association for chartered accountants urged. Business investment is forecast to shrink by 2.9 per cent this year and a further 3.7 per cent next...The government must urgently start producing new policies to encourage business investment which is ready to slump after the EU referendum, the trade association for chartered accountants urged. Business investment is forecast to shrink by 2.9 per cent this year and a further 3.7 per cent next...The government must urgently start producing new policies to encourage business investment which is ready to slump after the EU...
Read the full storyDraghi keeps rates on hold despite growth fears
The European Central Bank left interest rates on hold yesterday as it announced that the eurozone economy had shown “resilience” in the face of subdued foreign demand since Britain voted to leave the EU. In an occasionally defensive press conference Mario Draghi, the Bank’s president, said that its downward revision of estimates for...The European Central Bank left interest rates on hold yesterday as it announced that the eurozone economy had shown “resilience” in the face of subdued foreign demand since Britain voted to leave the EU. In an occasionally defensive press conference Mario Draghi, the Bank’s president, said that its downward revision of estimates for...The European Central Bank left interest rates on hold yesterday as it announced that the eurozone economy had shown...
Read the full storyStrike to close hundreds of post offices
Many of Britain’s main post offices will be closed next Thursday after thousands of union members voted to strike over pensions, job losses and creeping privatisation. Margot James, the postal services minister, looks certain to get dragged into a row with the leadership of the state-owned Post Office which is at...Many of Britain’s main post offices will be closed next Thursday after thousands of union members...Many of Britain’s main post offices will be closed next Thursday after thousands of union members...
Read the full storyInvestors run to buy Super Mario
City will lose passporting rights if it bars migrants, EU chief says
Miners plan £30m golden opportunity
Comment
Forget building extra runways, let’s first fix the appalling transport links to London airports
I can’t help but feel that Nigel Wilson, chief executive of Legal & General, and one of the country’s largest...I can’t help but feel that Nigel Wilson, chief executive of Legal & General, and one of the...I can’t help but feel that Nigel Wilson, chief executive of Legal & General, and one of the...
Read the full storyMonitise pins its hopes for a turnaround on new platform
Monitise, which develops mobile banking software and was once one of Britain’s most promising start-ups, is pinning...Monitise, which develops mobile banking software and was once one of Britain’s most promising...Monitise, which develops mobile banking software and was once one of Britain’s most promising...
Read the full storyDixons Carphone dials right numbers with sales increase
Viewings for prime homes rise as buyers seek post-Brexit bargains
Qataris let Sainsbury’s stake fall over Argos deal
High street suffers seven-month itch
Property site predicts £160m expansion will bolster profits
Nationwide pulls out of lifetime Isas
Virgin Media hits the spot with deal for Arqiva’s wi-fi business
Shares slide after Enquest cuts figures for oil output
Airline tax damaging tourism, Walsh warns
Migrants still fly in despite racist attacks
Oil surges after hurricane hits shipping
MasterCard faces £14bn class action
City People
City People: the feuds, the faces and the farcical
Chancellor pays price to keep two parties happy Fitting in more than one party per evening can be tricky but Philip Hammond managed it on Wednesday. The chancellor left the Treasury’s media drinks do to pitch up at the leaving bash for Simon Walker, the feisty head of the Institute of Directors.Chancellor pays price to keep two parties happy Fitting in more than one party per evening can be tricky but Philip Hammond managed it on Wednesday. The chancellor left the Treasury’s media drinks do to pitch up at the leaving bash for Simon Walker, the feisty head of the Institute of Directors.Chancellor pays price to keep two parties happy Fitting in more than one party per evening can be tricky but Philip Hammond...
Read the full storyTempus
Big risks but big returns in huge deal
Micro Focus is the classic techie stock for investors who don’t really like techie stocks. Lurking at the very unglamorous end of the software spectrum, it creates programmes to patch and augment legacy systems first installed 20 or 30 years ago. The business is a bit boring. The revenues are sticky and recurring. Micro has prospered in...Micro Focus is the classic techie stock for investors who don’t really like techie stocks. Lurking at the very unglamorous end of the software spectrum, it creates programmes to patch and augment legacy systems first installed 20 or 30 years ago. The business is a bit boring. The revenues are sticky and recurring. Micro has prospered in...Micro Focus is the classic techie stock for investors who don’t really like techie stocks. Lurking at the very unglamorous end...
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Your five-minute digest
1 Public infrastructure projects and housebuilding will be at the heart of the autumn statement as Philip Hammond, the chancellor, looks to give the economy a post-Brexit vote boost and address the nation’s chronic productivity problem. 2 Directors at Micro Focus stand to make tens of millions of pounds from the...1 Public infrastructure projects and housebuilding will be at the heart of the autumn statement...1 Public infrastructure projects and housebuilding will be at the heart of the autumn statement...
Read the full storyLet’s hear it for Beyoncé, rising in the power list
UK is failing its target for renewables
Britain is set to miss its target to provide 15 per cent of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2020, MPs have warned (Robin Pagnamenta writes). A report released by the energy and climate change committee says that Britain is dragging its heels in two key policy areas: the transition to greener forms of heating and transportation fuels. British households and...Britain is set to miss its target to provide 15 per cent of its energy needs from renewable...Britain is set to miss its target to provide 15 per cent of its energy needs from renewable...
Read the full storyMarket report
Read-across from US rivals leaves Pearson in the red
Investors in Pearson were unnerved by what they read into the results of rival publishing companies across the...Investors in Pearson were unnerved by what they read into the results of rival publishing companies across the Atlantic, sending shares sharply lower yesterday. Pearson was the biggest faller on the FTSE 100 amid fears that weak trading at John Wiley and Barnes & Noble Education meant that it too was struggling.Investors in Pearson were unnerved by what they read into the results of rival publishing companies across the Atlantic...
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Champions League
City lose out to United in Euro revamp
Manchester City face the prospect of being hit financially by controversial new changes to the Champions League, which will instead benefit city rivals Manchester United. City were the biggest earners of any club in the Champions League last season, collecting about €75 million (now about £63...Manchester City face the prospect of being hit financially by controversial new changes to the Champions League, which will instead benefit city rivals Manchester United. City were the biggest earners of any club in the Champions League last season, collecting about €75 million (now about £63...Manchester City face the prospect of being hit financially by controversial new changes to the Champions League, which will...
Read the full storyCricket
Bomb ordeal has put me off, says Morgan
Eoin Morgan has explained that first-hand experience of a bomb blast in India is behind his extreme reluctance to lead England in Bangladesh this month after being given a weekend deadline by Andrew Strauss to commit to the trip. Morgan’s experiences of witnessing a bomb blast during a stint at the Indian Premier League in April 2010 and...Eoin Morgan has explained that first-hand experience of a bomb blast in India is behind his extreme reluctance to lead England in Bangladesh this month after being given a weekend deadline by Andrew Strauss to commit to the trip. Morgan’s experiences of witnessing a bomb blast during a stint at the Indian Premier League in April 2010 and...Eoin Morgan has explained that first-hand experience of a bomb blast in India is behind his extreme reluctance to lead England...
Read the full storyUS Open
Murray falling out of love with the Big Apple
Back in the distant days of Andy Murray’s adolescence, he was more energised by the US Open than any other grand-slam tournament. He loved the reputation of the Big Apple as the city that never slept, he delighted in the brutality of the hard courts of Flushing Meadows and most of all he aspired to be one of its...Back in the distant days of Andy Murray’s adolescence, he was more energised by the US Open than...Back in the distant days of Andy Murray’s adolescence, he was more energised by the US Open than...
Read the full storyParalympic Games
Storey’s gold makes her GB’s greatest female Paralympian
Premier League
After a summer of calm, it’s time for a storm
Premier League
Zlatan, Guardiola and the grudge that won’t be forgotten
Premier League
Guardiola ready to take striker gamble with derby debut for £37m Sané
Cricket
Stonewall hits out at Bayliss after ‘pretty boys’ rebuke
Premier League
This is Anfield, 8,500 seats later
“The biggest no-no as far as Liverpool were concerned was if it started to look like part of Old Trafford,” says Jeremy Fisher, the architect of the new Main Stand at Anfield, which is due to be officially unveiled today. “You can see it from the...“The biggest no-no as far as Liverpool were concerned was if it started to look like part of Old...“The biggest no-no as far as Liverpool were concerned was if it started to look like part of Old...
Read the full storyBoxing
Golovkin ready to prove he’s best pound-for-pound boxer in world
Owen Slot
Blackadder: I’ve got a perfect recipe to get it right at Bath
Stuart Barnes
Gatland must fight fire with fire to beat All Blacks
One overwhelming question will decide whether the Lions can produce a series win to rank alongside the 1971 triumph...One overwhelming question will decide whether the Lions can produce a series win to rank...One overwhelming question will decide whether the Lions can produce a series win to rank...
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Djokovic ready to tough it out with Monfils
Novak Djokovic insists that he is wary of the threat posed by Gaël Monfils in their semi-final tomorrow, even though...Novak Djokovic insists that he is wary of the threat posed by Gaël Monfils in their semi-final...Novak Djokovic insists that he is wary of the threat posed by Gaël Monfils in their semi-final...
Read the full storyPremier League
Howe: we set where Wilshere plays
Premier League
Puel will put boot into Wenger
Premier League
Leicester to sign respected scout
Premier League
I can prove people wrong, says Januzaj
Premier League
Karanka will not guarantee Chambers a starting place
Premier League
Pochettino expects improvement from Eriksen
Formula One
Ecclestone set for £72m windfall and £10m salary after F1 sale
Motor Racing
Jaguar returns to the grid with Formula E
Cricket
Hits, misses and shocks: Richard Hobson’s awards from England’s summer
England’s defeat by Pakistan in last night’s Twenty20 international brought to an end a busy summer of cricket. England comprehensively beat Sri Lanka in all formats of the game before a gripping Test series draw against Pakistan was followed up...England’s defeat by Pakistan in last night’s Twenty20 international brought to an end a busy...England’s defeat by Pakistan in last night’s Twenty20 international brought to an end a busy...
Read the full storyCricket
T20 plans under threat as Surrey and Yorkshire fight name change
Cricket
Ball primed to complete Notts’ survival mission
Cricket
Brooks leads Yorkshire’s challenge to rivals
Cricket
Impressive Somerset strengthen title hopes
paralympics
‘Mentally, London 2012 sent me to a place I couldn’t get out of’
Ali Jawad is not aiming for gold. After the disappointment of the Paralympic Games four years ago, just being in Rio de Janeiro is enough. “My main aim this summer is to put right what went wrong in London,” says the under-59kg powerlifter. “If I...Ali Jawad is not aiming for gold. After the disappointment of the Paralympic Games four years ago...Ali Jawad is not aiming for gold. After the disappointment of the Paralympic Games four years ago...
Read the full storyParalympics
Hynd sets world record to earn long-awaited victory
Paralympics
Kimani strikes gold to give Kenya a flying start
Paralympics
Ban for Belarussian who marched with Russia’s flag
Paralympics
Five things you must see today
Cycling
Team Sky apologise after bus ‘almost takes out’ cyclist
golf
Ryder Cup rookie Pieters pulls out of KLM Open after bee sting
Racing
Mongan backs her Leger hope
racing
Rob Wright’s tips: the best bets, every day
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obituary
James Cronin
Nobel prize-winning nuclear physicist who explained how the planets and stars evolved from the big bang
It was James Cronin’s quiet stubbornness that helped him to upturn one of the great cornerstone principles of physics, a finding that ultimately explained why the planets, stars and galaxies were able to evolve from the big bang birth of the Universe 13.7 billion years ago. One of the three principles of symmetry in nature stated that the laws of physics were exactly...It was James Cronin’s quiet stubbornness that helped him to upturn one of the great cornerstone...It was James Cronin’s quiet stubbornness that helped him to upturn one of the great cornerstone...
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The Right Rev David Jenkins
Mike Gander writes: In 1984 I was governor of HMRC Low Newton, just outside Durham, with 360 young and adult...Mike Gander writes: In 1984 I was governor of HMRC Low Newton, just outside Durham, with 360 young and adult offenders not normally known for their politeness and piety. On an impulse I telephoned the office of David Jenkins (Obituary, Sept 5) and asked if he had a space in his pre-Christmas diary to attend our...Mike Gander writes: In 1984 I was governor of HMRC Low Newton, just outside Durham, with 360 young and adult offenders not...
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The Long Drought
Summer made a brief return this week with a high of 29.3C at Gravesend, Kent, on Wednesday. That was hot, but it did not come close to breaking the highest-recorded temperature for this month, which was 33.4C on September 7, 1898. “The air was...Summer made a brief return this week with a high of 29.3C at Gravesend, Kent, on Wednesday. That...Summer made a brief return this week with a high of 29.3C at Gravesend, Kent, on Wednesday. That...
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Oh no, Bridget Jones is back!
Sharon Maguire directed the original film, and now she returns to deliver Bridget Jones’s Baby
Books
Can a new computer code predict the next Da Vinci Code?
After data-crunching 5,000 bestsellers, editor-turned-writer Jodie Archer thinks she has the formula for publishing’s next big hit
THE ARTS COLUMN
Richard Morrison: To save Stonehenge we need to start digging
The revived proposal to divert the A303 from Salisbury Plain into a tunnel will add to the beauty of the ancient site
EXHIBITION
From the barricades to the shops
This look at the late Sixties sends our critic back to his teens, but with fresh eyes
ALBUM REVIEW
Pop: The Beatles: Live at the Hollywood Bowl
A restored concert recording shows the Fabs honed to perfection
classical music
What I’ve learnt from my debut as Proms director
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Lindsey Bareham’s rumbled eggs with prawns
MindGames
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Essential tracks
First night review
Music: David Brent & Foregone Conclusion, Hammersmith Apollo, W6
★★☆☆☆
Read the full storyWhere do you start with a real concert by a fictional would-be pop star whose unique selling point is being terrible? As painfully familiar comedy that goes to the heart of the English malaise, David Brent: Life On The Road works...★★☆☆☆
Where do you start with a real concert by a fictional would-be pop star whose unique...★★☆☆☆
Where do you start with a real concert by a fictional would-be pop star whose unique...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Theatre: The Dover Road at the Jermyn Street Theatre, SW1
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Opera: English Eccentrics at the Peacock Theatre, WC2
first night review
Theatre: Labyrinth at the Hampstead Theatre, NW3
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Theatre: Night Must Fall at Salisbury Playhouse
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Dance: The Way You Look (at me) Tonight at the Royal Festival Hall
★★★★☆
Read the full storyCommissioned by the disability arts festival Unlimited, this disarmingly relaxed yet artful two-hander is marked by a sense of playful inquiry. It was created by Claire Cunningham, a leading disabled artist from...★★★★☆
Commissioned by the disability arts festival Unlimited, this disarmingly relaxed yet artful two-hander is marked by a sense of playful inquiry. It was created by Claire Cunningham, a leading disabled artist from...★★★★☆
Commissioned by the disability arts festival Unlimited, this disarmingly relaxed yet artful two-hander is...
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Dance: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Sadler’s Wells
★★★★☆
Read the full storyThe second programme from the visiting New Yorkers, which will be seen in Birmingham and Edinburgh on this UK tour, has at its centre a terrific piece from the American choreographer, Paul Taylor, a towering talent...★★★★☆
The second programme from the visiting New Yorkers, which will be seen in Birmingham and Edinburgh on this UK tour, has at its centre a terrific piece from the American choreographer, Paul Taylor, a towering talent...★★★★☆
The second programme from the visiting New Yorkers, which will be seen in Birmingham and Edinburgh on this...
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Dance: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Sadler’s Wells
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Proms 70 and 71: Berlin Staatskapelle/Barenboim and Dresden Staatskapelle/ Thielemann at the Albert Hall
ALBUM REVIEW
Pop : M.I.A: AIM
The musical equivalent of the loudest kid in class standing up on a desk and shouting at you for the best part of an hour
album review
Pop: Bastille: Wild World
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Pop: Jack White: Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016
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Jazz: The Cookers: The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart
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Classical: Ian Bostridge: Shakespeare Songs
THE BIG FILM REVIEW
Hell or High Water
★★★★☆
Read the full storyThose dusty west Texas back roads and those one-horse towns where the horse has died provide dramatic scenery for Hell or High Water, a smartly crafted heist thriller that quietly peels back the layers from its macho male characters to...★★★★☆
Those dusty west Texas back roads and those one-horse towns where the horse has died...★★★★☆
Those dusty west Texas back roads and those one-horse towns where the horse has died...
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One More Time With Feeling
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Don’t Breathe
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Theo and Hugo
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Captain Fantastic
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The Land of the Enlightened
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The Blue Room
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Kubo and the Two Strings
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Ben-Hur and Hell or High Water
Watch our critics discuss the big new releases. This week — Ben-Hur and Hell or High Water See the Times+ website for details of our year-round offer of 2-for-1 Odeon cinema ticketsWatch our critics discuss the big new releases. This week — Ben-Hur and Hell or High Water See...Watch our critics discuss the big new releases. This week — Ben-Hur and Hell or High Water See...
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Anthropoid
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The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
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Absolutely Fashion: Inside British Vogue; Hancock’s Half Hour
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MARKET INTELLIGENCE
How to pick a winner in a slow market
It is easy to pick a winner when everything is rising — share prices, property prices, etc. It takes skill, however, to pick a winner when markets are flat or falling. The Halifax House Price Index this week showed that house prices have risen by 0.7 per cent since June. Some commentators are taking this as a sign that Britons have brushed off the Brexit blues, but...It is easy to pick a winner when everything is rising — share prices, property prices, etc. It...It is easy to pick a winner when everything is rising — share prices, property prices, etc. It...
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Why the bedroom is the new sitting room
The bedroom is the latest room in the house to demand our attention. With an emphasis on good-quality sleep being the...The bedroom is the latest room in the house to demand our attention. With an emphasis on good-quality sleep being the route to better health and the use of the bedroom as a second sitting room, means spending on bedroom furniture and furnishings is rising. If you don’t want to embark on an expensive makeover, but...The bedroom is the latest room in the house to demand our attention. With an emphasis on good-quality sleep being the route to...
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Perfection to the power of three
LONDON
Turn the key and move straight in
INTERIORS
Ochre — let’s call it mellow yellow
market intelligence
Rents are no longer rising — for the moment
MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Bristol is offering food for thought
It has long been famed for its music scene, myriad festivals and as the home to the creator of Wallace and Gromit, Aardman Animations — but now Bristol is becoming a hotspot for foodies. Last month The Ivy opened its first UK restaurant outside...It has long been famed for its music scene, myriad festivals and as the home to the creator of...It has long been famed for its music scene, myriad festivals and as the home to the creator of...
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This week’s prime properties
ON THE MARKET
Make the move to a converted folly
LEGAL Q&A
Has the landlord breached deposit rules?
Q My daughter rented a flat for a year then stayed on for an extra six months. The landlord wants to withhold £385 of...Q My daughter rented a flat for a year then stayed on for an extra six months. The landlord wants...Q My daughter rented a flat for a year then stayed on for an extra six months. The landlord wants...
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Anne Ashworth: Forget property, let’s talk tax
The news that Brexit, after all, may not lead house prices to nosedive is causing a number of reactions. Some...The news that Brexit, after all, may not lead house prices to nosedive is causing a number of...The news that Brexit, after all, may not lead house prices to nosedive is causing a number of...
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The definition of privacy is 30 acres
The hopes of wannabe lairds were dashed last month after The Times revealed that people who bought souvenir square-foot plots of Scottish land had been short-changed. While websites punting the plots claimed purchasers were entitled to add the...The hopes of wannabe lairds were dashed last month after The Times revealed that people who...The hopes of wannabe lairds were dashed last month after The Times revealed that people who...
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This week’s prime properties
SCOTLAND: HOME OF THE WEEK
A house with designer style
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Make the move to a sandstone home
SCOTLAND: LEGAL Q&A
Is management essential for blocks of flats?
Scotland
Dungavel centre to close
Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre is to be closed in a surprise move that put the Home Office and the Scottish government on a collision course last night. The Home Office announced yesterday that the centre, which has been the subject of controversy and numerous protests since it opened in...Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre is to be closed in a surprise move that put the Home Office and the Scottish government on a collision course last night. The Home Office announced yesterday that the centre, which has been the subject of controversy and numerous protests since it opened in...Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre is to be closed in a surprise move that put the Home Office and the Scottish government on...
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Desperately Seeking Dignity
Dungavel, the detention centre in Lanarkshire where thousands of asylum seekers and refugees were held for assessment by the Home Office, is an unlovely place. Once the home of the Dukes of Hamilton, it is now little more than a prison, with high fences, barbed wire and a grim reputation among those who have, down the years, waited for the...Dungavel, the detention centre in Lanarkshire where thousands of asylum seekers and refugees were held for assessment by the Home Office, is an unlovely place. Once the home of the Dukes of Hamilton, it is now little more than a prison, with high fences, barbed wire and a grim reputation among those who have, down the years, waited for the...Dungavel, the detention centre in Lanarkshire where thousands of asylum seekers and refugees were held for assessment by the...
Read the full storyA byword for strife and failure
Since it opened 15 years ago, the Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre has become widely associated with controversy and failings in immigration policy. Once the grand hunting lodge of the Duke of Hamilton, and then an open prison before its conversion into a detention centre in 2001, the facility has attracted...Since it opened 15 years ago, the Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre has become widely...Since it opened 15 years ago, the Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre has become widely...
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It was a bleak place, and so is replacement
E coli strain discovered in blue cheese
Children waiting a year for mental health referrals
Sturgeon defends transport police merger
One-year delay for ‘named person’ policy
Medal for ‘youthful and cheerful’ soldier killed 65 years ago in Korean War
A young soldier who was killed in a Korean War firefight has been recognised by the Queen with an award 65 years after his death (Gabriella Bennett writes). Archie Buchanan Clark, from Armadale, West Lothian, was called up in 1950 and posted to...A young soldier who was killed in a Korean War firefight has been recognised by the Queen with an...A young soldier who was killed in a Korean War firefight has been recognised by the Queen with an...
Read the full storyJudy Murray’s sports plan ‘will benefit the green belt’
Battle to rid royal river of invading plant species
‘Heavy’ women face more discrimination than men
Pro-Scottish Belgian to lead discussion on Brexit terms
Police warn fans at Old Firm clash
Woman, 86, attacked by intruder
Company fined £60,000 after 1.6m nuisance calls
Partner of dead waiter was ‘too distraught to name all attackers’
Restoration rolls back time on Scotland’s oldest bowling green
The oldest surviving bowling green in Scotland is to be reinstated to how it was more than 300 years ago. The green was part of a garden designed in 1713 for Cowane’s Hospital in Stirling. The A-listed property, near Stirling Castle, was built as...The oldest surviving bowling green in Scotland is to be reinstated to how it was more than 300...The oldest surviving bowling green in Scotland is to be reinstated to how it was more than 300...
Read the full storyRugby union
Townsend ‘not ruled out’ of Lions role
Football
Old Firm told to keep cool at high noon
Football
Warburton calls for ‘common sense’
Football
Rodgers is able to draw upon inside knowledge
Ireland
Touting ‘scam’ involves five Games, say police
Brazilian police investigating Pat Hickey in connection with an alleged ticket touting operation believe they have evidence that a similar scheme was in place at the London 2012 Olympics and there were plans to repeat it in Tokyo 2020. Police have reviewed documents and emails seized during an...Brazilian police investigating Pat Hickey in connection with an alleged ticket touting operation believe they have evidence that a similar scheme was in place at the London 2012 Olympics and there were plans to repeat it in Tokyo 2020. Police have reviewed documents and emails seized during an...Brazilian police investigating Pat Hickey in connection with an alleged ticket touting operation believe they have evidence...
Read the full storyMinister may quit as hospital plan rejected
Turmoil within the minority coalition continued last night as John Halligan, a junior minister, insisted that a top-level clinical review of his local hospital was “flawed” and he could not commit himself to remaining in government in the long term. It follows the results of the review into cardiac services at University Hospital Waterford...Turmoil within the minority coalition continued last night as John Halligan, a junior minister, insisted that a top-level clinical review of his local hospital was “flawed” and he could not commit himself to remaining in government in the long term. It follows the results of the review into cardiac services at University Hospital Waterford...Turmoil within the minority coalition continued last night as John Halligan, a junior minister, insisted that a top-level...
Read the full storyBudget will be Brexit-proofed, says Kenny
Enda Kenny has said that the October budget will be “Brexit-proofed” but warned that not all the measures the government would like to introduce would be affordable. The taoiseach’s comments are the first indication that the minority coalition is concerned about managing expectations in the run-up to Michael...Enda Kenny has said that the October budget will be “Brexit-proofed” but warned that not all the...Enda Kenny has said that the October budget will be “Brexit-proofed” but warned that not all the...
Read the full storyGarda gets 3,200 recruits to allay crime fears
Foster says no to cross-border Nama inquiry
video
Pro-life clinic a ‘victim of media conspiracy’
Bus unions threaten to escalate strike action
Girl sues Facebook over naked photo aged 14
Air passenger data deal ‘breaches Irish laws’
An agreement between the European Union and Canada on sharing air passenger data to prevent terrorism cannot go ahead in its present form because it would breach privacy laws established in Irish courts, it has been claimed. The deal was signed in...An agreement between the European Union and Canada on sharing air passenger data to prevent...An agreement between the European Union and Canada on sharing air passenger data to prevent...
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Builders want tax breaks to solve homes crisis
Theory test changes to combat drink-driving
business
Government raises €1bn with bond sale
The National Treasury Management Agency sold €1 billion of 10-year government bonds yesterday at a record-low yield...The National Treasury Management Agency sold €1 billion of 10-year government bonds yesterday at...The National Treasury Management Agency sold €1 billion of 10-year government bonds yesterday at...
Read the full storyAge-old Problem
Long-term planning has never been a strong point of Irish public policy. Successive governments have tended to live...Long-term planning has never been a strong point of Irish public policy. Successive governments...Long-term planning has never been a strong point of Irish public policy. Successive governments...
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Why glorify the past when the present is this good?
As at Cana, the best wine was kept till last. Two really good All Ireland semi-finals and a third, the Kilkenny/Waterford rerun, that was among the greatest battles in the history of the sport. One of the all-time classic September performances...As at Cana, the best wine was kept till last. Two really good All Ireland semi-finals and a third...As at Cana, the best wine was kept till last. Two really good All Ireland semi-finals and a third...
Read the full storyGaelic football
Geaney: Manager did not need to admit error
Hurling
Fitzpatrick: Cold-blooded Cody rules by fear
Rugby union
Murray eyes clashes with ‘beatable’ All Blacks
Rugby union
Jackman: Coach quotas would be terrible
FAI Cup
Shamrock look to scratch 30-year Cup itch
FAI CUP PREVIEWS Shamrock Rrs v Cork City Tallaght Stadium (7.45pm)
Read the full storyHard to believe five years have passed since Shamrock Rovers reached the Europa League group stages and even harder to believe they allowed Michael O’Neill, Stephen Kenny,...FAI CUP PREVIEWS Shamrock Rrs v Cork City Tallaght Stadium (7.45pm)
Hard to believe five...FAI CUP PREVIEWS Shamrock Rrs v Cork City Tallaght Stadium (7.45pm)
Hard to believe five...