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BREXIT
Ministers hide report on migrant numbers
Foreign students overstated by tens of thousands
Only 1 per cent of international students break the terms of their visa by refusing to leave after their course ends, a secret government study has found. The research threatens to undermine Theresa May’s case for a crackdown on foreign student recruitment and calls into question past estimates...Only 1 per cent of international students break the terms of their visa by refusing to leave after their course ends, a secret government study has found. The research threatens to undermine Theresa May’s case for a crackdown on foreign student recruitment and calls into question past estimates...Only 1 per cent of international students break the terms of their visa by refusing to leave after their course ends, a secret...
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Tesco drops Marmite in pricing row
British classics such as Colman’s mustard, Hellmann’s mayonnaise, PG Tips teabags and Marmite were withdrawn from Tesco’s website yesterday as the fallout from sterling’s plunge in value hit shoppers for the first time. The country’s biggest supermarket chain removed all products made by Unilever, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of...British classics such as Colman’s mustard, Hellmann’s mayonnaise, PG Tips teabags and Marmite were withdrawn from Tesco’s website yesterday as the fallout from sterling’s plunge in value hit shoppers for the first time. The country’s biggest supermarket chain removed all products made by Unilever, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of...British classics such as Colman’s mustard, Hellmann’s mayonnaise, PG Tips teabags and Marmite were withdrawn from Tesco’s...
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Child abuser hunted over arson attack
A fugitive businessman is being hunted on suspicion of an arson attack days after failing to appear in court where he was convicted of a series of child sex offences. Richard Pentreath, 63, faces jail for grooming and repeatedly raping two girls in the 1970s and indecently assaulting a boy in the 1990s. He was...A fugitive businessman is being hunted on suspicion of an arson attack days after failing to...A fugitive businessman is being hunted on suspicion of an arson attack days after failing to...
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Man and wi-fi kettle in 11-hour fight for a cuppa
A foretaste of a dystopian future where man battles machine was played out in the unlikely venue of a Sussex kitchen...A foretaste of a dystopian future where man battles machine was played out in the unlikely venue...A foretaste of a dystopian future where man battles machine was played out in the unlikely venue...
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The Times Diary
Dog hairs and graces
Jenny Agutter believes that her dog is the reincarnation of Princess Diana, according to Miranda Hart. Writing in her...Jenny Agutter believes that her dog is the reincarnation of Princess Diana, according to Miranda...Jenny Agutter believes that her dog is the reincarnation of Princess Diana, according to Miranda...
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Video
Turn Syria anger on US not Russia, urges Corbyn aide
Protesters have as much reason to target the United States as Russia over the conflict in Syria, an aide to Jeremy Corbyn has said. Seumas Milne said yesterday that the focus on the bombing of Aleppo by Russia was diverting attention from US-led coalition “atrocities” elsewhere. Labour MPs last night accused him of “offensive nonsense” after his response to the...Protesters have as much reason to target the United States as Russia over the conflict in Syria...Protesters have as much reason to target the United States as Russia over the conflict in Syria...
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From the march for peace to defence of Putin’s aggression
The Stop the War coalition was founded by a former journalist for a Soviet Union mouthpiece and it has taken an...The Stop the War coalition was founded by a former journalist for a Soviet Union mouthpiece and it has taken an aggressively pro-Kremlin line in international conflicts. Andrew Murray, who set up the coalition, has been a card-carrying communist since his teens and is now in an influential position in British...The Stop the War coalition was founded by a former journalist for a Soviet Union mouthpiece and it has taken an aggressively...
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Times Investigation
Rudd failed in bid to exempt students from migrant curbs
Times Investigation: analysis
Confusion over gulf between arrivals and departures
Times investigation
Canada seizes its chance to lure the brightest minds
Times investigation: case study
‘Just two of the 25 people on my course are British’
Political Sketch
Prostate saga ends with positive diagnosis for Corbyn
It was supposed to be a question about public services in the West Midlands — a chance to get Theresa May to plug his...It was supposed to be a question about public services in the West Midlands — a chance to get...It was supposed to be a question about public services in the West Midlands — a chance to get...
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Labour MPs angry at new peer’s rapid rise to top table
Baroness Chakrabarti has faced a backlash from Labour MPs a week into her job as shadow attorney-general after she...Baroness Chakrabarti has faced a backlash from Labour MPs a week into her job as shadow...Baroness Chakrabarti has faced a backlash from Labour MPs a week into her job as shadow...
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How a perfume giant grew out of empty bags and lateral thinking
It is a problem that has taxed many entrepreneurs — how do you create a buzz about your product without spending millions on marketing? Jo Malone has revealed that her global perfume empire was built on an inspired stunt in which she arranged for...It is a problem that has taxed many entrepreneurs — how do you create a buzz about your product...It is a problem that has taxed many entrepreneurs — how do you create a buzz about your product...
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Driverless cars will give us easy riders
Self-driving cars are likely to trigger a revival in motorcycling as roads become safer and drivers start craving the excitement of being in control, according to a leading figure at BMW. Karl Viktor Schaller, head of development at BMW Motorrad...Self-driving cars are likely to trigger a revival in motorcycling as roads become safer and...Self-driving cars are likely to trigger a revival in motorcycling as roads become safer and...
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Supermarket bins wasteful coffee-to-go range after outcry
Morrisons has axed a new “on the go” coffee range after customers complained that the disposable cups could not be...Morrisons has axed a new “on the go” coffee range after customers complained that the disposable...Morrisons has axed a new “on the go” coffee range after customers complained that the disposable...
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Turn tofu into a juicy steak by tricking your taste buds
A device that tricks the tongue could one day turn the most unappetising healthy food into a delicious treat. When...A device that tricks the tongue could one day turn the most unappetising healthy food into a...A device that tricks the tongue could one day turn the most unappetising healthy food into a...
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Nicola Sturgeon faces the first cracks in her party’s unified front during the SNP conference this week as a Momentum-style movement hosts a rival “radical independence” event. Despite Ms Sturgeon’s reputation for maintaining an iron grip over her party, the SNP is facing similar factional challenges to Labour, which saw the grassroots group Momentum set up a competing...Nicola Sturgeon faces the first cracks in her party’s unified front during the SNP conference...Nicola Sturgeon faces the first cracks in her party’s unified front during the SNP conference...
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MPs blow taxpayer cash on Star Trek and fun run motions
MPs are calling for a reform of early day motions (EDMs) after Scottish nationalists used them to raise hundreds of...MPs are calling for a reform of early day motions (EDMs) after Scottish nationalists used them to raise hundreds of often frivolous issues at a cost of more than £230,000. SNP MPs have used the motions to welcome the unveiling of a Christmas tree, note the 50th anniversary of Star Trek and to celebrate a constituent...MPs are calling for a reform of early day motions (EDMs) after Scottish nationalists used them to raise hundreds of often...
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Video
Sunlight-bouncing robot can brighten rooms and moods
Finally, a trick of the light that promises to banish the blues. A robotics entrepreneur who suffered from seasonal...Finally, a trick of the light that promises to banish the blues. A robotics entrepreneur who...Finally, a trick of the light that promises to banish the blues. A robotics entrepreneur who...
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Lecturer sacked after girl’s father spotted lovebite
An art lecturer’s lesbian affair with a pupil came to light when the 17-year-old girl’s father spotted a love bite on...An art lecturer’s lesbian affair with a pupil came to light when the 17-year-old girl’s father...An art lecturer’s lesbian affair with a pupil came to light when the 17-year-old girl’s father...
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Stabbing mystery is solved 400 years on
It sounds like a plot from a Cadfael murder mystery: a choirmaster who tried to stab his dean during a break in evensong. Four centuries later, the motive for this most outrageous of crimes has finally been revealed during a rummage through the...It sounds like a plot from a Cadfael murder mystery: a choirmaster who tried to stab his dean...It sounds like a plot from a Cadfael murder mystery: a choirmaster who tried to stab his dean...
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Migrant disaster in the Med may have claimed 900 lives
When the boat was raised from the sea bed it was thought that 700 migrants on board had lost their lives. Now, after four months of post-mortem examinations, a pathologist in Sicily believes that the death toll is far higher. The stench of death is almost unbearable as another black body bag from...When the boat was raised from the sea bed it was thought that 700 migrants on board had lost their lives. Now, after four months of post-mortem examinations, a pathologist in Sicily believes that the death toll is far higher. The stench of death is almost unbearable as another black body bag from...When the boat was raised from the sea bed it was thought that 700 migrants on board had lost their lives. Now, after four...
Read the full storyRefugees prompt ban on child marriage
Marriage under the age of 18 could be banned in Germany in response to a surge in the number child brides among almost a million migrants. A draft bill is being considered by Angela Merkel’s party and her Social Democrat coalition partners after the disclosure last month that 1,475 foreigners under 18 in Germany, most of them girls, were...Marriage under the age of 18 could be banned in Germany in response to a surge in the number child brides among almost a million migrants. A draft bill is being considered by Angela Merkel’s party and her Social Democrat coalition partners after the disclosure last month that 1,475 foreigners under 18 in Germany, most of them girls, were...Marriage under the age of 18 could be banned in Germany in response to a surge in the number child brides among almost a...
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US warship destroys Yemen radar sites after missile attacks
newThe United States has destroyed radar sites in an area of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels in retaliation for attempted missile strikes on its warships. The USS Nitze fired three Tomahawk missiles this morning after two attacks on naval ships last week which threatened to escalate the conflict. Yemeni rebels denied...The United States has destroyed radar sites in an area of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels in...The United States has destroyed radar sites in an area of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels in...
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Chinese catwalk star, 80, is a new model for growing older
As China worries about its fastageing society its “hottest grandpa” is offering free advice about defying the years.As China worries about its fastageing society its “hottest grandpa” is offering free advice about...As China worries about its fastageing society its “hottest grandpa” is offering free advice about...
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Phantom pain cured with virtual reality limb
Scientists in Japan have found a way of alleviating the phenomenon of phantom pain in amputated limbs by using...Scientists in Japan have found a way of alleviating the phenomenon of phantom pain in amputated...Scientists in Japan have found a way of alleviating the phenomenon of phantom pain in amputated...
Read the full storyThais fear the worst as prince flies home to be with sick king
Thailand’s crown prince and prime minister rushed to Bangkok yesterday as fears grew over the health of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who is in hospital with multiple serious illnesses. Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn flew back from Germany and...Thailand’s crown prince and prime minister rushed to Bangkok yesterday as fears grew over the...Thailand’s crown prince and prime minister rushed to Bangkok yesterday as fears grew over the...
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Lawyers refuse to defend Paris attacks suspect
The surviving member of the terrorist gang that killed 130 people in Paris last year is to defend himself after...The surviving member of the terrorist gang that killed 130 people in Paris last year is to defend...The surviving member of the terrorist gang that killed 130 people in Paris last year is to defend...
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News in brief
British PR executive released by Kenyan police
Nairobi A British PR executive held in an anti-terrorism raid in Kenya has been freed without charge amid claims that...Nairobi A British PR executive held in an anti-terrorism raid in Kenya has been freed without...Nairobi A British PR executive held in an anti-terrorism raid in Kenya has been freed without...
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Demolition of City would harm EU, Bank chief says
Europe would shoot itself in the foot if it tried to dismantle the City of London in Brexit negotiations, a deputy governor of the Bank of England has warned. Sir Jon Cunliffe, formerly Britain’s permanent representative to the European Union, admitted that the nation would suffer if Brussels...Europe would shoot itself in the foot if it tried to dismantle the City of London in Brexit negotiations, a deputy governor of the Bank of England has warned. Sir Jon Cunliffe, formerly Britain’s permanent representative to the European Union, admitted that the nation would suffer if Brussels...Europe would shoot itself in the foot if it tried to dismantle the City of London in Brexit negotiations, a deputy governor of...
Read the full storyUS rate rise on horizon as Fed split is laid bare
The prospect of an interest rate rise in the United States this year was bolstered last night when it emerged that doveish policymakers at the Federal Reserve supported an increase “relatively soon”. The decision by the central bank to hold interest rates steady last month was a “close call”, according to minutes released by the Fed that...The prospect of an interest rate rise in the United States this year was bolstered last night when it emerged that doveish policymakers at the Federal Reserve supported an increase “relatively soon”. The decision by the central bank to hold interest rates steady last month was a “close call”, according to minutes released by the Fed that...The prospect of an interest rate rise in the United States this year was bolstered last night when it emerged that doveish...
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Treasury denies insider dealing after disclosure of bank secrets
The Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority have denied an accusation of insider dealing after it emerged that they exchanged confidential information about a regulatory investigation into Royal Bank of Scotland. Before the partial sale of the government’s stake in RBS, John Kingman, one of the Treasury’s top...The Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority have denied an accusation of insider dealing...The Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority have denied an accusation of insider dealing...
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Comment
Every little helps on the bottom line
Every little helps. Or so Tesco says. So, it’s a bit of a shame it’s just a load of marketing baloney. Ask a question...Every little helps. Or so Tesco says. So, it’s a bit of a shame it’s just a load of marketing...Every little helps. Or so Tesco says. So, it’s a bit of a shame it’s just a load of marketing...
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Comment
Political risks pose biggest threat to eurozone’s economic recovery
It’s the politics, stupid. That was the consensus view on Europe among policymakers and finance chiefs at the...It’s the politics, stupid. That was the consensus view on Europe among policymakers and finance...It’s the politics, stupid. That was the consensus view on Europe among policymakers and finance...
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Comment
Rising share prices are not a vote of confidence in the British economy
Sterling’s post-referendum depreciation is gathering pace. Meanwhile, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares this week...Sterling’s post-referendum depreciation is gathering pace. Meanwhile, the FTSE 100 index of...Sterling’s post-referendum depreciation is gathering pace. Meanwhile, the FTSE 100 index of...
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Tempus
Line up your next orders at the bar
The performance of the pubs sector this year has been both puzzling and disappointing. Marston’s and Greene King, at...The performance of the pubs sector this year has been both puzzling and disappointing. Marston’s...The performance of the pubs sector this year has been both puzzling and disappointing. Marston’s...
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Working Life
For everybody’s life story, there’s a ghostwriter
Roy Moëd’s home office is rich with history: there’s the Wurlitzer jukebox in the corner, blaring his mother’s crackly opera 45s; his grandfather’s leather-bound South African passport in a glass case; and a bookshelf that is slowly filling with...Roy Moëd’s home office is rich with history: there’s the Wurlitzer jukebox in the corner, blaring...Roy Moëd’s home office is rich with history: there’s the Wurlitzer jukebox in the corner, blaring...
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football
England plan to stick with Southgate
Gareth Southgate remains the leading contender to be named England’s next permanent manager despite his side’s poor performance in Tuesday’s goalless draw against Slovenia. FA executives have been hugely impressed with the way that Southgate has conducted himself since being made interim manager...Gareth Southgate remains the leading contender to be named England’s next permanent manager despite his side’s poor performance in Tuesday’s goalless draw against Slovenia. FA executives have been hugely impressed with the way that Southgate has conducted himself since being made interim manager...Gareth Southgate remains the leading contender to be named England’s next permanent manager despite his side’s poor performance...
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Head physio caught up in package row
British Cycling’s head physiotherapist Phil Burt has been dragged into the row over the medical package that was allegedly delivered to Sir Bradley Wiggins in the French Alps in June 2011. Simon Cope, who flew from Manchester to Geneva to make the delivery, named Burt as a possible source of the package. Cope, then working for British...British Cycling’s head physiotherapist Phil Burt has been dragged into the row over the medical package that was allegedly delivered to Sir Bradley Wiggins in the French Alps in June 2011. Simon Cope, who flew from Manchester to Geneva to make the delivery, named Burt as a possible source of the package. Cope, then working for British...British Cycling’s head physiotherapist Phil Burt has been dragged into the row over the medical package that was allegedly...
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oliver kay
‘For Sam to lose the England job over this, it just kills me’
newRight until the moment his world fell apart, Scott McGarvey believed that he was onto the deal of a lifetime. After some barren years as a football agent, his luck had changed. For three months — “twelve meetings, dozens of e-mails, hundreds of phone calls, hundreds of messages” — he had been wooed by a new football...Right until the moment his world fell apart, Scott McGarvey believed that he was onto the deal of...Right until the moment his world fell apart, Scott McGarvey believed that he was onto the deal of...
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Henry Winter
England must find a playmaker
matt dickinson
Sky are failing this acid test of their credibility
‘If people have a question, I should answer it.” So said Sir Dave Brailsford a fortnight ago, accepting that transparency is essential in a sport with cycling’s dark past. But that was before Team Sky, and British Cycling, took a vow of silence. Amid the worst storm of their existence, Team Sky have adopted the porcupine position — even though every day brings new...‘If people have a question, I should answer it.” So said Sir Dave Brailsford a fortnight ago...‘If people have a question, I should answer it.” So said Sir Dave Brailsford a fortnight ago...
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cycling
Ukad pushing to ban drug used by Wiggins
The drug taken by Sir Bradley Wiggins should be banned in and out of competition because it can be abused for weight...The drug taken by Sir Bradley Wiggins should be banned in and out of competition because it can be abused for weight loss in endurance sports, according to the British anti-doping authority. UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) confirmed yesterday that, for the third year running, it had submitted a case to the World Anti-Doping...The drug taken by Sir Bradley Wiggins should be banned in and out of competition because it can be abused for weight loss in...
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Rugby union
Farrell and Hartley boost England
sky bet championship
McClaren in shock return to Derby job
Seventeen months after being sacked as their head coach, Steve McClaren has returned to Derby County, this time as...Seventeen months after being sacked as their head coach, Steve McClaren has returned to Derby...Seventeen months after being sacked as their head coach, Steve McClaren has returned to Derby...
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golf
‘Please Tiger come back – the game needs you’
It is two years since Rory McIlroy was caught in the crossfire after suggesting that Tiger Woods was on “the last few...It is two years since Rory McIlroy was caught in the crossfire after suggesting that Tiger Woods...It is two years since Rory McIlroy was caught in the crossfire after suggesting that Tiger Woods...
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How Stokes learnt the secret of being a match-winner
A few months ago Ben Stokes would not have sealed last night’s game for England. He would have come in with a hundred needed to win off 18 overs and scratched around for a bit. Then he would have become anxious, had a huge wahoo and been caught at...A few months ago Ben Stokes would not have sealed last night’s game for England. He would have...A few months ago Ben Stokes would not have sealed last night’s game for England. He would have...
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sky bet championship
Bruce vows to end ‘years of misfortune’ after taking charge of Villa
premier league
Scout stays at United but has to ask Van Gaal first
rugby union
Club coaches miss chance to question Jones
premier league
Further Anfield expansion on hold, says chief executive
international football
Strachan is considering his future with Scotland
Championship fixtures
Results, scorers and upcoming games for the season
League One fixtures
Results, scorers and upcoming games for the season
OBITUARY
Edgar Peltenburg
As a distinguished archaeologist who spent more than a decade digging the border region of Syria and Turkey — an area that has recently fallen under the black flag of Isis — Edgar Peltenburg was used to occupational hazards. One of the strangest was a young woman named Sheikha who turned up one day and asked for work on Peltenburg’s dig. Having a full retinue of staff...As a distinguished archaeologist who spent more than a decade digging the border region of Syria...As a distinguished archaeologist who spent more than a decade digging the border region of Syria...
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obituary
Sir Swinton Thomas
The Wilson doctrine of 1966 forbade the security services from intercepting the communications of MPs and peers, and...The Wilson doctrine of 1966 forbade the security services from intercepting the communications of MPs and peers, and in particular from listening to their telephone calls. Forty years later, Sir Swinton Thomas, the interception of communications commissioner, found it strange that at a time when hundreds of...The Wilson doctrine of 1966 forbade the security services from intercepting the communications of MPs and peers, and in...
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OBITUARY
Sir Derek Bradbeer
october 13, 1916
40 years confined as a lunatic
Court Circular
October 12
WEATHER EYE
What twinkling stars reveal
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is more than a nursery rhyme — it is also a weather forecast. Twinkling stars reveal turbulence in the Earth’s atmosphere, which bends the starlight in slightly different directions, making the stars appear to twinkle.Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is more than a nursery rhyme — it is also a weather forecast....Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is more than a nursery rhyme — it is also a weather forecast....
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They’re posh, are you? A complete guide to the new snobbery
It’s no longer OK to judge people for giant TVs. What’s still fair game?
THE TABLE
Throw away your Nigella. And ditch the Naked Chef
If you really want to emulate the world’s top chefs, you’re going to need some shelf space. These are the cookbooks that the experts keep in the kitchen
arts
Robert Icke: ‘I walk out of plays in the interval all the time’
The director thinks most theatre is boring but, with a new play at the National and his forthcoming Hamlet with Andrew Scott, he’s got it covered
Can a robot transform my life?
Alexa aims to help with the cooking and the homework. Andrew Billen puts her to the test
THE THURSDAY COLUMN
Deborah Ross: Think boring old farts are hard work? Try being one
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on tonight
THE LOWDOWN
Checking in
Gwyneth Paltrow — Warning! Unexpected six-pack in bagging area
You, like me, had probably assumed that a trip to the supermarket with Gwyneth Paltrow would be a rather dull alfalfa-and-mung-beans sort of affair. Her latest magazine shoot may make you think again. In the new issue of US Harper’s Bazaar...You, like me, had probably assumed that a trip to the supermarket with Gwyneth Paltrow would be a...You, like me, had probably assumed that a trip to the supermarket with Gwyneth Paltrow would be a...
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first night review
Theatre: One Night in Miami . . . at the Donmar Warehouse, WC2
Cassius Clay spars verbally with Malcolm X and Sam Cooke in an electrifying production that packs one hell of a punch
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Comedy: Al Murray the Pub Landlord at Albert Hall
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Dance: Gala at Bernie Grant Arts Centre, N15
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Theatre: Broken Biscuits at Live, Newcastle
first night review
Pop: Michael Kiwanuka at the O2 Empire, W12
MindGames
The Times Daily Quiz
BEAUTY
Five of the best travel candles
Happiness candle, above
£16 for 75g, Neom
They say A daily boost of happiness when you need it most. Light our...Happiness candle, above
£16 for 75g, Neom
They say A daily boost of happiness when you need it...Happiness candle, above
£16 for 75g, Neom
They say A daily boost of happiness when you need it...
The Times Film Show
The Girl on the Train and War on Everyone
Watch our critics discuss the big new releases. This week — The Girl on the Train and War on Everyone. See the Times+...Watch our critics discuss the big new releases. This week — The Girl on the Train and War on...Watch our critics discuss the big new releases. This week — The Girl on the Train and War on...
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Can lawyer-less online courts deliver justice?
The public will get to love online courts. So predicts Lord Justice Briggs, the author of controversial proposals for the future of civil disputes in which his centrepiece is a new virtual court for settling claims of up to £25,000. “If this new court takes off and the public gets to like resolving their civil disputes in this less adversarial solutions-based way, who...The public will get to love online courts. So predicts Lord Justice Briggs, the author of...The public will get to love online courts. So predicts Lord Justice Briggs, the author of...
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Commercial court ‘needs urgent reform’
England’s legal profession establishment is dangerously complacent about the status of London’s commercial court...England’s legal profession establishment is dangerously complacent about the status of London’s commercial court, with a lack of investment meaning that it risks being overtaken by overseas jurisdictions that are cheaper and more technologically advanced. Ministers, senior judges and litigation lawyers must share...England’s legal profession establishment is dangerously complacent about the status of London’s commercial court, with a lack...
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DAVID PANNICK, QC
Opting out of human rights law during war will make no difference
GARY SLAPPER
Weird cases: the naked truth
EDWARD FENNELL'S LAW DIARY
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Jane keir and charlotte bradley
The Children Act 25 years on — and why the laws on cohabiting couples need reform
This week sees the 25th anniversary of the implementation of the Children Act 1989, arguably the most important piece of family legislation that we have seen in the past 100 years. It profoundly changed the law affecting children.This week sees the 25th anniversary of the implementation of the Children Act 1989, arguably the most important piece of family legislation that we have seen in the past 100 years. It profoundly changed the law affecting children.This week sees the 25th anniversary of the implementation of the Children Act 1989, arguably the most important piece...
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What to watch if you’re a legal eagle at the BFI London Film Festival
The 60th BFI London Film Festival is underway, and it is a particularly good year for legal-themed movies. A Date For Mad Mary is a particular gem from Ireland and features some beautiful performances, most notably from Seána...The 60th BFI London Film Festival is underway, and it is a particularly good year for legal-themed movies. A Date For Mad Mary is a particular gem from Ireland and features some beautiful performances, most notably from Seána...The 60th BFI London Film Festival is underway, and it is a particularly good year for legal-themed movies. A Date For...
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Thomas Grant, QC
Thrilling life and times of the buccaneering great defender
LAW REPORT
False claim an abuse of rights
LAW REPORT
Penalty policy on late tax returns ruled lawful
Court of Appeal
Published: October 11, 2016
Donaldson v Revenue and Customs Commissioners
Before Lord Dyson, Master...Court of Appeal
Published: October 11, 2016
Donaldson v Revenue and Customs Commissioners
...Court of Appeal
Published: October 11, 2016
Donaldson v Revenue and Customs Commissioners
...
LAW REPORT
Party wanting extension of time needs to make a request
Court of Appeal
Published: October 7, 2016
O’Connor v Bar Standards Board
Before Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls...Court of Appeal
Published: October 7, 2016
O’Connor v Bar Standards Board
Before Lord Dyson...Court of Appeal
Published: October 7, 2016
O’Connor v Bar Standards Board
Before Lord Dyson...
student law
This year’s essay competition: Should parliament be able to overrule the Brexit referendum?
It’s the biggest political development in a generation, perhaps since the Second World War. So how the government moves forward in implementing Brexit is of crucial significance. At the recent Conservative Party conference the prime minister...It’s the biggest political development in a generation, perhaps since the Second World War. So...It’s the biggest political development in a generation, perhaps since the Second World War. So...
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student law
Women drive rising demand for law
student law
First apprenticeships blaze a trail to the top jobs
Who needs Lord Sugar to hire you now that the government’s Trailblazer apprenticeships can lead to your becoming a...Who needs Lord Sugar to hire you now that the government’s Trailblazer apprenticeships can lead...Who needs Lord Sugar to hire you now that the government’s Trailblazer apprenticeships can lead...
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STUDENT LAW
‘I killed a chicken with my bare hands’
I am not Australian and I want to be a lawyer in the UK. Yet I ended up spending a year studying Australian law Down...I am not Australian and I want to be a lawyer in the UK. Yet I ended up spending a year studying...I am not Australian and I want to be a lawyer in the UK. Yet I ended up spending a year studying...
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student law
10 of the most bizarre appeals
student law
From the consulting room to the courtroom
student law
Happy snaps — but beware taking pictures in public
Try to picture the scene — literally. You’re walking through Knightsbridge when you see a new Lamborghini Aventador. You can’t resist whipping out your smartphone and taking a few photos. Soon a small crowd of supercar enthusiasts has joined you.Try to picture the scene — literally. You’re walking through Knightsbridge when you see a new...Try to picture the scene — literally. You’re walking through Knightsbridge when you see a new...
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student law
Inside track to world of the mega-rich
STUDENT LAW
How to cope with stress — a vital legal lesson
Growing numbers of law students are seeking support for stress and mental health issues, prompting the legal...Growing numbers of law students are seeking support for stress and mental health issues...Growing numbers of law students are seeking support for stress and mental health issues...
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student law
Lord Sumption: Don’t do an undergraduate law degree
Studying too much law is not good for future lawyers, a judge on the country’s highest court has said, fuelling...
Studying too much law is not good for future lawyers, a judge on the country’s highest court has...
Studying too much law is not good for future lawyers, a judge on the country’s highest court has...
STUDENT LAW
So, you didn’t get a pupillage — what next?
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All change for the SRA’s ‘super-exam’
Centrist SNP will take fight to ultra-unionist Tories, says Swinney
John Swinney hits back today against allegations that the SNP is not radical enough and says he wants to devolve more power to Scots “to make the big decisions about their future”. Writing in The Times, the deputy first minister positions his government as a reforming one in a move that will be...John Swinney hits back today against allegations that the SNP is not radical enough and says he wants to devolve more power to Scots “to make the big decisions about their future”. Writing in The Times, the deputy first minister positions his government as a reforming one in a move that will be...John Swinney hits back today against allegations that the SNP is not radical enough and says he wants to devolve more power to...
Read the full storyKiller who stabbed teenager in ferocious attack is jailed for life
A father and business owner who murdered a schoolgirl in a “savage, appalling and wicked” attack has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years. Paige Doherty, 15, bled to death after being stabbed more than 60 times by John Leathem. The murder took place in the back room of his delicatessen in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, on March 19.A father and business owner who murdered a schoolgirl in a “savage, appalling and wicked” attack has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years. Paige Doherty, 15, bled to death after being stabbed more than 60 times by John Leathem. The murder took place in the back room of his delicatessen in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, on March 19.A father and business owner who murdered a schoolgirl in a “savage, appalling and wicked” attack has been jailed for a minimum...
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Festival organiser is Kirk’s new moderator
A minister who helped to found the Church of Scotland’s biggest festival has been named as the new moderator of the general assembly. The Rev Dr Derek Browning, 54, who has served Morningside Parish Church in Edinburgh since 2001, will start his new role next May. An alumnus of Corpus Christi College at the...A minister who helped to found the Church of Scotland’s biggest festival has been named as the...A minister who helped to found the Church of Scotland’s biggest festival has been named as the...
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Comment
Victim mentality alive as party keepers strain to control huge beast
Scots face a stark choice between two kinds of nationalism. At least, that is how the SNP will this week frame the...Scots face a stark choice between two kinds of nationalism. At least, that is how the SNP will...Scots face a stark choice between two kinds of nationalism. At least, that is how the SNP will...
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Glaswegians ‘drifting to east’
Edinburgh’s booming economy means that it is draining people away from Glasgow and the west, a population expert has...Edinburgh’s booming economy means that it is draining people away from Glasgow and the west, a...Edinburgh’s booming economy means that it is draining people away from Glasgow and the west, a...
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Why May has no place on our centre ground
It is now a little over 100 days since the EU referendum. The political tectonics of the UK gave an almighty shift on June 23 and there is a long way to go before we will see all the implications. The outlines, however, are coming into focus.It is now a little over 100 days since the EU referendum. The political tectonics of the UK gave...It is now a little over 100 days since the EU referendum. The political tectonics of the UK gave...
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First night review
Art: Joseph Beuys and Richard Demarco at Edinburgh College
★★★★☆ A number of the annotated images in this suite of photographically derived prints, which chart a 16-year...★★★★☆ A number of the annotated images in this suite of photographically derived prints, which...★★★★☆ A number of the annotated images in this suite of photographically derived prints, which...
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Thunderer
A study by Cancer Research UK this week highlighted that since 2005 more than one in ten children in Scotland have...A study by Cancer Research UK this week highlighted that since 2005 more than one in ten children...A study by Cancer Research UK this week highlighted that since 2005 more than one in ten children...
Read the full storyCampaigner returns to thank Glasgow
A distinguished anti-apartheid campaigner has returned to Scotland to pay tribute to the university that offered him the lifeline that launched his career. Thandabantu Nhlapo will this evening deliver a lecture on human rights to thank students...A distinguished anti-apartheid campaigner has returned to Scotland to pay tribute to the...A distinguished anti-apartheid campaigner has returned to Scotland to pay tribute to the...
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international football
Strachan is considering his future with Scotland
international football
Manager gets caught in an inevitable cycle
rugby union
Hogg ‘thrilled’ to stay put at Glasgow
Pressure on politicians to forgo pay rises
Brendan Howlin has revealed that he secured commitments from ministers in the previous coalition to forgo salary increases as he urged the present coterie to do the same. Politicians and senior civil servants are in line for a €2,700 pay hike in April next year — a stark contrast to the €5-a-week increase being given to welfare recipients and pensioners in March. The...Brendan Howlin has revealed that he secured commitments from ministers in the previous coalition...Brendan Howlin has revealed that he secured commitments from ministers in the previous coalition...
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Orde was sounded out for top garda job
Sir Hugh Orde, the former Northern Irish chief constable, was approached about applying for the role of garda...Sir Hugh Orde, the former Northern Irish chief constable, was approached about applying for the role of garda commissioner, he revealed in Dublin yesterday. Sir Hugh said that a recruiter employed by the gardai had asked to meet him in London to discuss the role after Martin Callinan retired in March 2014. “I was...Sir Hugh Orde, the former Northern Irish chief constable, was approached about applying for the role of garda commissioner, he...
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Ireland is unique in Brexit, Kenny tells EU
Enda Kenny made the case for Ireland to be considered unique when Brexit negotiations begin next year as he met the...Enda Kenny made the case for Ireland to be considered unique when Brexit negotiations begin next...Enda Kenny made the case for Ireland to be considered unique when Brexit negotiations begin next...
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Tax changes ‘will make inequality worse’
The budget did little to help the working poor and failed to address problems in housing and healthcare, an...The budget did little to help the working poor and failed to address problems in housing and...The budget did little to help the working poor and failed to address problems in housing and...
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Digital economy ‘let down by ministers’
Dublin’s start-up commissioner has accused the government of being tone deaf to the needs of homegrown businesses. Niamh Bushnell said that the budget delivered marginal gains for businesses in some areas but added that...Dublin’s start-up commissioner has accused the government of being tone deaf to the needs of homegrown businesses. Niamh Bushnell said that the budget delivered marginal gains for businesses in some areas but added that...Dublin’s start-up commissioner has accused the government of being tone deaf to the needs of homegrown businesses.
Read the full storySurge in property interest over help to buy
There has been a surge in property inquiries since the finance minister announced a package for first-time buyers. The announcement also caused share prices to rise at Irish banks with exposure to the mortgage market. Searches...There has been a surge in property inquiries since the finance minister announced a package for first-time buyers. The announcement also caused share prices to rise at Irish banks with exposure to the mortgage market. Searches...There has been a surge in property inquiries since the finance minister announced a package for first-time buyers.
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Banker tight-lipped over cat torture charges
A banker who returned to Ireland after being charged with torturing his New York flatmate’s cat has refused to say if he will go back to face trial. Declan Garrity, 24, from Omagh, Co Tyrone, was charged with animal cruelty at New York supreme...A banker who returned to Ireland after being charged with torturing his New York flatmate’s cat...A banker who returned to Ireland after being charged with torturing his New York flatmate’s cat...
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Gaelic football
Tributes pour in for O’Se after retirement
There was a time when Marc O’Se was not even considered the best player in his family. After announcing his retirement yesterday, though, he was pronounced as one of the greatest defenders in the history of the game. As the tributes poured in...There was a time when Marc O’Se was not even considered the best player in his family. After...There was a time when Marc O’Se was not even considered the best player in his family. After...
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Champions Cup
Leinster rated by bookies as Ireland’s best hope
Champions Cup
Ulster no longer daunted by France trips
Europa League
Zenit’s Witsel hails Dundalk’s ascent
SSE Airtricity League
Horgan tracked by Everton after impressing O’Neill
Daryl Horgan, the Dundalk winger, is attracting interest from Everton after a run of form that has taken him to the verge of international recognition. Having already made a successful entry into the Irish marketplace, following the capture of...Daryl Horgan, the Dundalk winger, is attracting interest from Everton after a run of form that...Daryl Horgan, the Dundalk winger, is attracting interest from Everton after a run of form that...
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Comment
Starmer is the best hope when Corbyn’s gone
David Aaronovitch
The opposition spokesman on Brexit has shown he can be the representative of progressive, centre-ground politics
Jenni Russell
South Africa in uproar over Zuma skulduggery
Michael Burleigh
West’s hubris has created the Russian monster
Janice Turner
May has put the power into power dressing
Libby Purves
Mary Whitehouse’s scattergun prudery is still damaging us
Keir Starmer
Only a Commons vote will give a consensus on leaving the EU
There was one question on the ballot paper on June 23: “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” The result of that referendum has to be accepted and respected. The next question is: “On what...There was one question on the ballot paper on June 23: “Should the United Kingdom remain a member...There was one question on the ballot paper on June 23: “Should the United Kingdom remain a member...
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Welcome Students
The government should be doing all it can to attract high-calibre foreign students. Instead it is deterring them with tough visa rules based on false assumptions
Hating the West
Stop the War is a relic from the past that plays into the hands of Britain’s foes
Brutality in Iran
Executing juveniles is an abomination. So is forcing them to marry
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Fracking in the UK and the search for energy
Sir, Importing shale gas from the US is a far worse environmental option than producing shale gas here in the UK (“Frackers should wait and see before saying their ship has come in”, Robin Pagnamenta, Oct 10). The carbon impact of liquefying it...Sir, Importing shale gas from the US is a far worse environmental option than producing shale gas...Sir, Importing shale gas from the US is a far worse environmental option than producing shale gas...
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Exclusive weekly analysis as Britain leaves the EU, by Oliver Wright and Henry Zeffman
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Briefing
UK: The Scottish National Party annual conference opens, with the new deputy leader due to be announced; a group of British citizens will ask for a judicial review of Brexit at the High Court; WH Smith delivers its full-year preliminary results; Southern rail guards continue their 72-hour strike over plans to make conductors “on-board supervisors”; a study that finds that women with lower levels of education and living in more deprived areas of the UK are at greater risk of coronary heart disease is published in BMC Medicine; the government publishes its Criminal Finance Bill; English Language Day takes place.
Spain: Theresa May travels to Madrid to meet the Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy.
Sweden: The winner of the Nobel prize for literature is announced in Stockholm.
US: The 100th Pulitzer prize awards ceremony takes place in New York; musicians including Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan perform as part of a tribute concert for Prince in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
On this day
In 54 the Roman Emperor Claudius died after being poisoned, possibly by mushrooms given to him by his wife, Agrippina; in 1792 the cornerstone of the White House was laid; in 1884 Greenwich was adopted as the prime meridian at the International Meridian Conference; in 1988 the the Shroud of Turin, revered by many Christians as Christ’s burial cloth, was declared, after carbon-dating tests, to date from the Middle Ages; in 1997 Tony Blair met the Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, the first meeting between a British prime minister and a Northern Irish republican leader for more than 70 years; also in 1997 the Thrust supersonic car broke the sound barrier on land for the first time, reaching 764.2 mph.
Nature notes
Flocks of tits are gathering in the woods and moving around looking for food. You hear faint twitters and murmurs and suddenly a few blue or great tits appear in the treetops, or flitting across an opening between the trees. More come along behind them. They are searching the twigs and even the trunks for insects. There may be coal tits and long-tailed tits among them, and even occasionally a treecreeper or a chiffchaff. Often they follow a regular circuit through the wood. They get together like this for two reasons. First, and probably most important, is that if many eyes are searching for good food sources, more will be found and all the flock will benefit. Second, if many eyes are watching out for any sparrowhawk that may be out hunting, it is more likely to be noticed and if that happens thin, high alarm notes quickly run through the flock. That gives all the birds in the flock a better chance of taking evasive action. derwent may
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Birthdays today
Gareth Batty, cricketer, England (2003-09), 39; Stephen Bayley, founding director, Design Museum, and writer, 65; Sir John Beddington, chief scientific adviser to the government (2008-13), 71; Aleksander Ceferin, president of Uefa, 49; Sacha Baron Cohen, actor and comedian, Borat (2006), 45; Edwina Currie, Conservative MP (1983-97) and novelist, A Parliamentary Affair (1994), 70; Michael Ellis, Conservative MP for Northampton North, deputy leader of the House of Commons, 49; Sir Roger Gibbs, chairman, Wellcome Trust (1989-99), 82; Michael Gooley, founder (1970) and chairman of Trailfinders, 80; Sir Paul Grice, clerk and chief executive, Scottish Parliament, 55; David Haye, boxer, former world cruiserweight and heavyweight champion, 36; Michael Heath, cartoonist, cartoons editor, The Spectator (since 1989), 81; Nigel Huddleston, Conservative MP for Mid Worcestershire, 46; Dame Beverley Lang, High Court judge, 61; Nana Mouskouri, singer, The White Rose of Athens (1962), and former MEP, 82; Kenneth Olisa, lord-lieutenant of Greater London, 65; Iona Opie, folklorist, The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (1951), 93; Edward Parker, co-founder and chief executive, Walking with the Wounded charity, 51; General Sir Nick Parker, chairman, Step Up To Serve, commander, Land Forces (2010-13), 62; Pharoah Sanders, jazz saxophonist, 76; Paul Simon, singer-songwriter, The Sound of Silence (1964), Mrs Robinson (1968), 75; John Simpson, chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1993-2013), 63; Rosemary Sisson, writer, First Love, Last Love (2002), 93; Melvyn Tan, pianist, 60; Ian Thorpe, swimmer, nine-times Olympic medallist (2000, 2004), 34; Sir Mark Waller, intelligence services commissioner (2011-Jan 2017), a lord justice of appeal (1996-2010), 76.
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