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Protesters mass ahead of Trump’s presidency
America split as almost 1m attend inauguration
Donald Trump flew to Washington yesterday to take the oath of office in a city braced for the biggest demonstrations against a new US president since the Vietnam war. As many as 900,000 people are expected to descend on the US capital today — both wellwishers and protesters — to mark the passing...Donald Trump flew to Washington yesterday to take the oath of office in a city braced for the biggest demonstrations against a new US president since the Vietnam war. As many as 900,000 people are expected to descend on the US capital today — both wellwishers and protesters — to mark the passing...Donald Trump flew to Washington yesterday to take the oath of office in a city braced for the biggest demonstrations against a...
Read the full storyBank dispute means more cash machines could charge
Bank customers face being charged to use thousands of cash machines as lenders argue over the future of a deal that has allowed access to the ATM networks of rivals without having to pay. Nearly 40 banks and ATM providers will meet next week to discuss how to resolve a dispute on so-called interchange fees that lenders must pay to one...Bank customers face being charged to use thousands of cash machines as lenders argue over the future of a deal that has allowed access to the ATM networks of rivals without having to pay. Nearly 40 banks and ATM providers will meet next week to discuss how to resolve a dispute on so-called interchange fees that lenders must pay to one...Bank customers face being charged to use thousands of cash machines as lenders argue over the future of a deal that has allowed...
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Scans give new hope to prostate cancer sufferers
Thousands of lives will be saved after a landmark study found that MRI scans are twice as effective at spotting prostate cancer as biopsies. The NHS watchdog is now reviewing whether diagnosis guidelines for the condition should be changed. Up to 100,000 men a year are suspected of having Britain’s most common...Thousands of lives will be saved after a landmark study found that MRI scans are twice as...Thousands of lives will be saved after a landmark study found that MRI scans are twice as...
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Sex-ban man jailed for casual encounter
A man who was banned from having sex without first informing police has been jailed for 16 months after a one-night...A man who was banned from having sex without first informing police has been jailed for 16 months...A man who was banned from having sex without first informing police has been jailed for 16 months...
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The Times Diary
Trump ready to grate again
Donald Trump claimed on Twitter that he had written his inaugural address himself. “Less of an agenda, more a...Donald Trump claimed on Twitter that he had written his inaugural address himself. “Less of an...Donald Trump claimed on Twitter that he had written his inaugural address himself. “Less of an...
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Motorcade at snail’s pace poses security nightmare
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New York Jets tycoon scores touch down with London posting
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It’s showtime for the showman as Trump takes place in history
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Prodigy of the right helps Trump find his voice
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INAUGURATION DIARY
‘Our Nigel’ leads British invasion
Special relationship helps rowers beat Atlantic record
Sleep-deprived to the point of hallucination, they battled visions of being attacked by old ladies as they raced across 3,000 miles of uninterrupted seas and all that the elements threw at them. By Wednesday night the British rowers Angus Collins...Sleep-deprived to the point of hallucination, they battled visions of being attacked by old...Sleep-deprived to the point of hallucination, they battled visions of being attacked by old...
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Britons among world’s worst for drinking in pregnancy
British women are more likely to drink alcohol while pregnant than mothers-to-be in most other countries in the world, a study has found. The UK has one of the highest rates of foetal alcohol syndrome, the leading known cause...British women are more likely to drink alcohol while pregnant than mothers-to-be in most other countries in the world, a study has found. The UK has one of the highest rates of foetal alcohol syndrome, the leading known cause...British women are more likely to drink alcohol while pregnant than mothers-to-be in most other countries in the world...
Read the full storyMurder increase sparks warning from police chief
Violent crime has risen in England and Wales, prompting Britain’s top police officer to say that the “warning lights are flashing”. Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, commissioner of the Metropolitan police, spoke out after official...Violent crime has risen in England and Wales, prompting Britain’s top police officer to say that the “warning lights are flashing”. Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, commissioner of the Metropolitan police, spoke out after official...Violent crime has risen in England and Wales, prompting Britain’s top police officer to say that the “warning lights...
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Political Sketch
Birthday suits Mr Speaker
Grammars fall behind in new school rankings
Grammar schools are being out-performed by comprehensives on a key measure adopted by the government. The new ranking measures the average progress in eight subjects in secondary school compared with pupils’ test scores on leaving primary school. It replaces an attainment measure that recorded achievement in five GCSEs at grade C or higher, including English and maths.Grammar schools are being out-performed by comprehensives on a key measure adopted by the...Grammar schools are being out-performed by comprehensives on a key measure adopted by the...
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Case study
Single-sex schools stay top of the class
The number of private single-sex schools may be falling but the popularity and success of those in the state sector...The number of private single-sex schools may be falling but the popularity and success of those in the state sector shows no sign of waning, according to tables published today in The Times. Nineteen of the 20 highest-ranked state schools are single sex, according to average scores across eight GCSEs sat by each...The number of private single-sex schools may be falling but the popularity and success of those in the state sector shows no...
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Art treasures sold in export loophole
Almost £300 million of artworks regarded as national treasures have left the country in the past five years, a charity has said. The Art Fund, which campaigns to save important works for the nation, believes that rules to prevent art going...Almost £300 million of artworks regarded as national treasures have left the country in the past...Almost £300 million of artworks regarded as national treasures have left the country in the past...
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RED BOX: COMMENT
Brexit gives England the chance of a fairer deal
It was Orwell who said: “I believe in England and I believe that we shall go forward.” Many patriots who believe in England – a growing number according to recent research by YouGov – are with him, but only halfway. Why only...It was Orwell who said: “I believe in England and I believe that we shall go forward.” Many patriots who believe in England – a growing number according to recent research by YouGov – are with him, but only halfway. Why only...It was Orwell who said: “I believe in England and I believe that we shall go forward.” Many patriots who believe in...
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Losing touch with liberal values will lead us back to tyranny
The lessons of history are clear. There has never been a sustainably successful government, a prosperous era, or a peaceful world that has not been based on liberal values. The opposite is true as well. If the world loses touch...The lessons of history are clear. There has never been a sustainably successful government, a prosperous era, or a peaceful world that has not been based on liberal values. The opposite is true as well. If the world loses touch...The lessons of history are clear. There has never been a sustainably successful government, a prosperous era, or a...
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RED BOX: COMMENT
May’s hit-and-run act still leaves us in the dark over trade
RED BOX: COMMENT
Trump may be good for Britain - if we’re tough enough
Battle to find survivors in Italian hotel hit by avalanche
Rescuers dug with spades, picks and their bare hands last night in a desperate search for survivors after at least 30 people were trapped in a hotel buried by a massive avalanche. As darkness fell two bodies had been pulled from the wreckage of the Hotel Rigopiano, near the town of Farindola in the mountainous region of Abruzzo. Two children were known to be among the...Rescuers dug with spades, picks and their bare hands last night in a desperate search for...Rescuers dug with spades, picks and their bare hands last night in a desperate search for...
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Foreign forces enter Gambia to drive out beaten president
Senegalese troops invaded neighbouring Gambia last night to enforce a UN mandate and install Adama Barrow, the...Senegalese troops invaded neighbouring Gambia last night to enforce a UN mandate and install Adama Barrow, the elected president, after the incumbent refused to step down. Hours before the invasion, Mr Barrow was sworn in at the Gambian embassy in Dakar. Senegalese forces crossed the frontier after the UN security...Senegalese troops invaded neighbouring Gambia last night to enforce a UN mandate and install Adama Barrow, the elected...
Read the full storyTrump’s treasury nominee forgot to mention his $100m
Donald Trump’s choice for treasury secretary was condemned yesterday after he failed to list assets worth almost $100 million on disclosure documents and omitted to mention his role as a director of an investment fund in the...Donald Trump’s choice for treasury secretary was condemned yesterday after he failed to list assets worth almost $100 million on disclosure documents and omitted to mention his role as a director of an investment fund in the...Donald Trump’s choice for treasury secretary was condemned yesterday after he failed to list assets worth almost $100...
Read the full storyPentagon sends stealth bombers to destroy Libyan jihadist camps
American bombers struck Islamic State camps outside the former Libyan stronghold of Sirte yesterday, a month after the Pentagon declared an end to its air campaign to oust the militants from the country. As many as 90 Isis...American bombers struck Islamic State camps outside the former Libyan stronghold of Sirte yesterday, a month after the Pentagon declared an end to its air campaign to oust the militants from the country. As many as 90 Isis...American bombers struck Islamic State camps outside the former Libyan stronghold of Sirte yesterday, a month after...
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Video
Dozens of firefighters die as flaming Tehran tower collapses
Dozens of firefighters were feared dead yesterday after one of the most prominent landmarks in Tehran caught fire and collapsed around them. Up to 30 people died and 70 were injured as the Plasco building fell to the ground, throwing up a cloud of...Dozens of firefighters were feared dead yesterday after one of the most prominent landmarks in...Dozens of firefighters were feared dead yesterday after one of the most prominent landmarks in...
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Death of pupils in bus crash highlights peril on Indian roads
At least 24 children were killed and dozens more injured when a school bus collided with a lorry in Uttar Pradesh, northern India. Most of the children, aged between three and 12, were from the town of Etah, about 170 miles southeast of Delhi. The...At least 24 children were killed and dozens more injured when a school bus collided with a lorry...At least 24 children were killed and dozens more injured when a school bus collided with a lorry...
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NEWS IN BRIEF
MP handcuffs herself in protest over Erdogan
‘Hitman faked murder and split fee with victim’
A reluctant contract killer daubed his intended victim in tomato ketchup and make-up and sent the photoshopped...A reluctant contract killer daubed his intended victim in tomato ketchup and make-up and sent the...A reluctant contract killer daubed his intended victim in tomato ketchup and make-up and sent the...
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Alanis Morissette’s boss stole $4.8m from her
Alanis Morissette’s former business manager has admitted stealing $6.5 million from the singer and other celebrity...Alanis Morissette’s former business manager has admitted stealing $6.5 million from the singer...Alanis Morissette’s former business manager has admitted stealing $6.5 million from the singer...
Read the full storyBear makes his mark on the art world with paintings for £3,500
Artists may keep irregular hours but few would sleep through their first gallery opening — unless they happened to be a bear in the middle of winter hibernation. Juuso, a 17-year-old male brown bear from Lapland, kept on slumbering this week as...Artists may keep irregular hours but few would sleep through their first gallery opening — unless...Artists may keep irregular hours but few would sleep through their first gallery opening — unless...
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Top investors to demand answers from Rolls-Royce
One of the City’s most influential investor groups is set to intervene again at Rolls-Royce to help investors obtain answers as to how the jet maker was able to get away with decades of systematic corruption and bribery. The Investor Forum, whose members manage £14 trillion of assets, said it had...One of the City’s most influential investor groups is set to intervene again at Rolls-Royce to help investors obtain answers as to how the jet maker was able to get away with decades of systematic corruption and bribery. The Investor Forum, whose members manage £14 trillion of assets, said it had...One of the City’s most influential investor groups is set to intervene again at Rolls-Royce to help investors obtain answers as...
Read the full storyOfgem warns Big Six firms against raising energy prices
Ofgem has issued a warning shot to the Big Six suppliers against raising prices, saying there was no “obvious reason” for them to increase standard tariffs. The energy regulator yesterday unveiled analysis on the cost pressures affecting bills, showing that wholesale costs and levies to fund renewable energy projects were rising. Dermot...Ofgem has issued a warning shot to the Big Six suppliers against raising prices, saying there was no “obvious reason” for them to increase standard tariffs. The energy regulator yesterday unveiled analysis on the cost pressures affecting bills, showing that wholesale costs and levies to fund renewable energy projects were rising. Dermot...Ofgem has issued a warning shot to the Big Six suppliers against raising prices, saying there was no “obvious reason” for them...
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How Brexit threatens lifeblood of City
By rail, road, tunnels and air; every day London inflates with hundreds of thousands of workers before exhaling them back to their homes in the evening. Like a giant pair of lungs oxygenating the capital, financial services are the red blood cells feeding the city’s life. But to some, Brexit poses a threat like a...By rail, road, tunnels and air; every day London inflates with hundreds of thousands of workers...By rail, road, tunnels and air; every day London inflates with hundreds of thousands of workers...
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business commentary
Departing bankers are the least of it
Bad luck. Even hard Brexit will only get shot of 1,000 HSBC bankers. Yes, the lender will still have 49,000 staffers...Bad luck. Even hard Brexit will only get shot of 1,000 HSBC bankers. Yes, the lender will still...Bad luck. Even hard Brexit will only get shot of 1,000 HSBC bankers. Yes, the lender will still...
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comment
All the world’s a stage, and all interview candidates must learn to play their parts
On Monday morning I walked into a cold room in central London for a job interview. It didn’t go well: my interrogator...On Monday morning I walked into a cold room in central London for a job interview. It didn’t go...On Monday morning I walked into a cold room in central London for a job interview. It didn’t go...
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davos diary
Cameron still chillaxing
Davos 2017
Glaxo chief hopeful for drugs agency
Aviva’s European chief leaves as insurer merges UK businesses
Aviva announced the departure of its European boss yesterday after revamping its British operation. The insurer has merged its UK life, general and health divisions, in a move that it said would increase focus on the needs of...Aviva announced the departure of its European boss yesterday after revamping its British operation. The insurer has merged its UK life, general and health divisions, in a move that it said would increase focus on the needs of...Aviva announced the departure of its European boss yesterday after revamping its British operation. The insurer has...
Read the full storyChina lashes out at ‘protectionist’ Trump
Beijing has hit back at claims by the incoming US commerce chief that it is the “most protectionist” among large economies. China’s foreign affairs ministry yesterday accused the new US administration of hypocrisy, as a...Beijing has hit back at claims by the incoming US commerce chief that it is the “most protectionist” among large economies. China’s foreign affairs ministry yesterday accused the new US administration of hypocrisy, as a...Beijing has hit back at claims by the incoming US commerce chief that it is the “most protectionist” among large...
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Market report
Broker sends Card Factory a get-well-soon message
Hussain’s innings has come to an end at GSK
The head of GlaxoSmithKline’s global pharmaceuticals business is to leave the FTSE 100 company after being passed over for the group chief executive role. Abbas Hussain, 52, head of Glaxo’s £15 billion portfolio of medicines...The head of GlaxoSmithKline’s global pharmaceuticals business is to leave the FTSE 100 company after being passed over for the group chief executive role. Abbas Hussain, 52, head of Glaxo’s £15 billion portfolio of medicines...The head of GlaxoSmithKline’s global pharmaceuticals business is to leave the FTSE 100 company after being passed...
Read the full storyDraghi calls on Germany to be patient over rates
Germany has been warned by the president of the European Central Bank to be patient as he defended plans to keep interest rates at record lows throughout 2017 to prop up growth in the eurozone. Mario Draghi said that the bank’s...Germany has been warned by the president of the European Central Bank to be patient as he defended plans to keep interest rates at record lows throughout 2017 to prop up growth in the eurozone. Mario Draghi said that the bank’s...Germany has been warned by the president of the European Central Bank to be patient as he defended plans to keep...
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premier league
City spend record fee on 13-year-old
exclusiveManchester City have underlined their determination to recruit the best young players in the country by paying Southend United a record transfer fee for a 13-year-old of £175,000. Finley Burns’s move from Roots Hall to the Etihad Stadium was announced last week for an undisclosed fee after...Manchester City have underlined their determination to recruit the best young players in the country by paying Southend United a record transfer fee for a 13-year-old of £175,000. Finley Burns’s move from Roots Hall to the Etihad Stadium was announced last week for an undisclosed fee after...Manchester City have underlined their determination to recruit the best young players in the country by paying Southend United...
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Sale player sacked for tactics leak
Tom Arscott was sacked last night after Sale Sharks found him guilty of leaking team tactics to his brother, Luke, the Bristol full back, hours before the clubs met in a crucial Aviva Premiership relegation match on New Year’s Day. Arscott, who had been suspended since January 4, denied providing any details that would have been detrimental...Tom Arscott was sacked last night after Sale Sharks found him guilty of leaking team tactics to his brother, Luke, the Bristol full back, hours before the clubs met in a crucial Aviva Premiership relegation match on New Year’s Day. Arscott, who had been suspended since January 4, denied providing any details that would have been detrimental...Tom Arscott was sacked last night after Sale Sharks found him guilty of leaking team tactics to his brother, Luke, the Bristol...
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FOOTBALL
Snakes and mad wages: the inside story of China’s rise
As he walked the streets of Guangzhou with his team-mates in the early hours, looking for a taxi, Marlon Harewood thought their night out was drawing to a close. “Next thing I know, the Chinese lads start buying food from these guys who were cooking away on their barbecues in the street,” he says. “Some of them were...As he walked the streets of Guangzhou with his team-mates in the early hours, looking for a taxi...As he walked the streets of Guangzhou with his team-mates in the early hours, looking for a taxi...
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matt dickinson
Like Tour, Vendée Globe needs British win
Alex Thomson’s last night of 75 alone at sea was spent shivering off the French Atlantic coast in such a state of exhaustion that he needed electric shocks through his wrist-watch to jolt him awake and guard against dangerous collisions. With his...Alex Thomson’s last night of 75 alone at sea was spent shivering off the French Atlantic coast in...Alex Thomson’s last night of 75 alone at sea was spent shivering off the French Atlantic coast in...
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australian open
Djokovic’s aura of invincibility has gone
australian open
Marathon task looms for Konta
ANALYSIS
Serbian looks too thin for five sets
The Australian Open should have been the ideal opportunity for Novak Djokovic to get back to his best after his...The Australian Open should have been the ideal opportunity for Novak Djokovic to get back to his...The Australian Open should have been the ideal opportunity for Novak Djokovic to get back to his...
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ROUND-UP
Melbourne Moments – Stuart Fraser’s Australian Open diary
Konta’s big impression
Not only was Naomi Osaka impressed by Johanna Konta’s 6-4, 6-2 victory over her, but...Konta’s big impression
Not only was Naomi Osaka impressed by Johanna Konta’s 6-4, 6-2 victory...Konta’s big impression
Not only was Naomi Osaka impressed by Johanna Konta’s 6-4, 6-2 victory...
premier league
When American dreams turn to living nightmares
The most conventional plotline to leap from the script when Liverpool host Swansea City tomorrow will be that of title challengers versus relegation fodder, a game between Champions League contenders and credible candidates for the Sky Bet...The most conventional plotline to leap from the script when Liverpool host Swansea City tomorrow...The most conventional plotline to leap from the script when Liverpool host Swansea City tomorrow...
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HENRY WINTER
Lincoln and Liverpool show the Cup still matters
premier league
Spurs press ahead with ‘dangerous’ tunnel
sky bet championship
Forest owner shuns new bid
premier league
Fifa leave Stoke with £2m Butland wage bill
Stoke City could end up footing a wage bill of more than £2 million for Jack Butland after Fifa stopped paying compensation to the club, even though the goalkeeper suffered his injury on international duty in March. Fifa, under...Stoke City could end up footing a wage bill of more than £2 million for Jack Butland after Fifa stopped paying compensation to the club, even though the goalkeeper suffered his injury on international duty in March. Fifa, under...Stoke City could end up footing a wage bill of more than £2 million for Jack Butland after Fifa stopped paying...
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Stoke ensure Berahino gets wish to leave West Brom
Saido Berahino is one step closer to moving to Stoke City after a fee of about £12 million was agreed last night. The West Bromwich Albion striker’s future has turned into a long-running saga during the past two seasons with...Saido Berahino is one step closer to moving to Stoke City after a fee of about £12 million was agreed last night. The West Bromwich Albion striker’s future has turned into a long-running saga during the past two seasons with...Saido Berahino is one step closer to moving to Stoke City after a fee of about £12 million was agreed last night. The...
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premier league
Koeman: We showed Davies errors he made
stuart barnes
Northampton may be out but still hold key to last eight
There is nothing delicious about the irony but two of the most denigrated teams in this season’s European Champions Cup have it within their power to shape what should be a superb final weekend’s action. Tonight Montpellier, the team who conceded...There is nothing delicious about the irony but two of the most denigrated teams in this season’s...There is nothing delicious about the irony but two of the most denigrated teams in this season’s...
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rugby union
Scots oppose bid to change residency rule
Premier League
City confirm Jesus signing in time for Spurs
Racing
Rob Wright’s racing tips
obituary
Margaret Pereira
Forensic scientist known as ‘Miss Murder’ whose work helped to convict Lord Lucan in absentia
Margaret Pereira liked to tell a story about when she was a young forensic scientist, back in the late 1950s. A body was found in the driving seat of a car that had crashed into a tree. The deceased, a woman, was covered in blood and had extensive head injuries. Police at the scene deemed the cause of death to be “accidental”, but when Pereira arrived she suspected foul...Margaret Pereira liked to tell a story about when she was a young forensic scientist, back in the...Margaret Pereira liked to tell a story about when she was a young forensic scientist, back in the...
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obituaries
Lives remembered
Victor Lownes Evelyn Friedlander writes: My late husband, Rabbi Albert H Friedlander, and Victor Lownes (...Victor Lownes Evelyn Friedlander writes: My late husband, Rabbi Albert H Friedlander, and Victor Lownes (obituary, January 12) were classmates in the same dormitory at the University of Chicago in the 1940s. He moved to London not long after Victor and wasted no time in looking him up. Victor gave Albert a...Victor Lownes Evelyn Friedlander writes: My late husband, Rabbi Albert H Friedlander, and Victor Lownes (obituary, January 12...
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obituary
Nicky Scarfo
obituary
William Salice
law report
Guidance on managing litigants in person
court circular
January 19
WEATHER EYE
A rare spectacle: the cloudbow
A magical sight appeared in the sky over London last Friday, January 13. A bow of faint pink light appeared, glowing in the sky early in the morning when the sun was low on the horizon, and was caught on camera by Anna-Rose Kirk. The sky was fairly clear and there was definitely no rain falling, so this was not a rainbow. It was a cloudbow, a rare weather spectacle...A magical sight appeared in the sky over London last Friday, January 13. A bow of faint pink...A magical sight appeared in the sky over London last Friday, January 13. A bow of faint pink...
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january 20, 1917
A new antiseptic discovery
From the beginning of the war search has been made for the ideal antiseptic. This must satisfy two conditions — it...From the beginning of the war search has been made for the ideal antiseptic. This must satisfy two conditions — it must be powerful enough to kill the germs of infection in wounds, and yet be as harmless as possible to the tissues of the patient’s body. In particular, it must be innocuous to the white blood...From the beginning of the war search has been made for the ideal antiseptic. This must satisfy two conditions — it must be...
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Trainspotting — the film that changed my life
By Hugo Rifkind
Among my extended family, there rumbles an unresolved argument about whether or not my cousin Jonny is in Trainspotting. Not Jonny Lee Miller. Different Jonny. This one was working in John Menzies on Princes Street, which is the shop out of which Ewan McGregor’s Renton bursts in the opening scenes. Employed as an extra, he maintains that you can see him, for about...Among my extended family, there rumbles an unresolved argument about whether or not my cousin...Among my extended family, there rumbles an unresolved argument about whether or not my cousin...
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First Night review
Film: T2: Trainspotting
★★★★☆
“Choose life, choose Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and hope that someone somewhere cares . . . choose reality TV...★★★★☆
“Choose life, choose Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and hope that someone somewhere cares . . . choose reality TV, slut shaming, revenge porn. Choose a zero-hour contract, a two-hour journey to work, and choose the same for your kids only worse.” Yes, Ewan McGregor is back as Renton, racing through the streets...★★★★☆
“Choose life, choose Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and hope that someone somewhere cares . . . choose reality TV, slut...
VISUAL ART
This sculpture show’s got legs
NEW MUSIC
Essential tracks
the big film review
Jackie
★★★★☆
Rarely have the words Le roi est mort, vive le roi been more vividly illustrated than in Jackie, when the former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, fresh from burying her assassinated husband, comes across the new president Lyndon Johnson...★★★★☆
Rarely have the words Le roi est mort, vive le roi been more vividly illustrated than in...★★★★☆
Rarely have the words Le roi est mort, vive le roi been more vividly illustrated than in...
ALBUM REVIEW
Pop: Courtney Marie Andrews: Honest Life
Andrews has a strong but subtle voice that recalls the straightforward approach of Emmylou Harris and Carole King
ALBUM REVIEW
Jazz: John Abercrombie Quartet: Up and Coming
ALBUM REVIEW
Classical: RLPO/ Petrenko: Tchaikovsky
album review
Pop: Michael Chapman: 50
album review
Pop: Foxygen: Hang
ALBUM REVIEW
Pop: Mike Oldfield: Return to Ommadawn
★★★☆☆
What are 42 years to musical geniuses? In 1975 Mike Oldfield, the socially anxious young man from Reading who had achieved sudden and unexpected fame two years earlier with Tubular Bells, released another atmospheric album that made full...★★★☆☆
What are 42 years to musical geniuses? In 1975 Mike Oldfield, the socially anxious young...★★★☆☆
What are 42 years to musical geniuses? In 1975 Mike Oldfield, the socially anxious young...
film review
Lion
film review
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
FILM REVIEW
Split
Classic film of the week
Goodfellas (1990)
film festival
The hottest films at Sundance
1 An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Robert Redford’s festival in Utah opened yesterday with this, the former vice-president Al Gore’s follow-up to his 2006 Oscar-winning documentary on the perils of climate change, An Inconvenient Truth.1 An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Robert Redford’s festival in Utah opened yesterday...1 An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Robert Redford’s festival in Utah opened yesterday...
first night review
Theatre: Winter Solstice at the Orange Tree, Richmond
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Theatre: The Convert at Gate, W11
First night review
Theatre: Promises, Promises at the Southwark Playhouse, SE1
★★★☆☆
It takes a while for this revival of Burt Bacharach’s Mad Men-era musical to banish thoughts of Jack Lemmon...★★★☆☆
It takes a while for this revival of Burt Bacharach’s Mad Men-era musical to banish...★★★☆☆
It takes a while for this revival of Burt Bacharach’s Mad Men-era musical to banish...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Theatre: In the Depths of Dead Love at Print Room, W11
★★☆☆☆
Controversy over Howard Barker’s new play kicked off before this production even opened — so much so, that...★★☆☆☆
Controversy over Howard Barker’s new play kicked off before this production even opened —...★★☆☆☆
Controversy over Howard Barker’s new play kicked off before this production even opened —...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Dance: Imbalance at Lilian Baylis, EC1
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Theatre: The Doppel Gang at Tristan Bates, WC2
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Pop: JoJo at Koko, NW1
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Theatre: Strangers in Between at King’s Head Theatre, N1
viewing guide
What’s on tonight and when
Dinner Tonight
Lindsey Bareham’s cod plaki with wild rocket
Recently, when bright sun shone down on a sparkling winter frost, this lovely Greek dish popped into my mind. Fillets...Recently, when bright sun shone down on a sparkling winter frost, this lovely Greek dish popped...Recently, when bright sun shone down on a sparkling winter frost, this lovely Greek dish popped...
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MindGames
The Times Daily Quiz
1 Which Swedish botanist’s 1753 work Species Plantarum established a precise and workable binomial system for naming...1 Which Swedish botanist’s 1753 work Species Plantarum established a precise and workable...1 Which Swedish botanist’s 1753 work Species Plantarum established a precise and workable...
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The Times Film Show
Jackie and Lion
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MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Why a cottage is always a solid investment
If the word “cottage” fills you with longing for a cosy country home, with a thatched roof and an idyllic rural life (think home-baked bread and local jam made by the neighbours), you are not alone. In a year when average property prices in most countryside locations fell, cottages beat the rest of the market. However, cottages usually outpace the market. In part this...If the word “cottage” fills you with longing for a cosy country home, with a thatched roof and an...If the word “cottage” fills you with longing for a cosy country home, with a thatched roof and an...
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INTERIORS
How Greenery won this year’s decor prize
You will have almost certainly heard of the World Economic Forum, staged this week in Davos, Switzerland, and of the...You will have almost certainly heard of the World Economic Forum, staged this week in Davos, Switzerland, and of the impact that this annual meeting of world leaders, top bosses and academics has on corporate and political thinking. Yet this is not the only conference that has an influence on your life, or, at least...You will have almost certainly heard of the World Economic Forum, staged this week in Davos, Switzerland, and of the impact...
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MARKET INTELLIGENCE
For the new star location, look east
INTERIORS
Save, spend, splurge: country decorum
SAVE Momo teal blue fabric armchair £225, habitat.co.uk, above Pikal coffee table by dCor design...SAVE Momo teal blue fabric armchair £225, habitat.co.uk, above Pikal coffee table by dCor...SAVE Momo teal blue fabric armchair £225, habitat.co.uk, above Pikal coffee table by dCor...
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COMMENT
Anne Ashworth: stamp duty reform is the only way to go
The people who think that the British have too much money tied up in property — or so they tell me, at length, at...The people who think that the British have too much money tied up in property — or so they tell...The people who think that the British have too much money tied up in property — or so they tell...
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home of the week
A stud farm fit for a winner
ON THE MARKET
Make the move to a castle
LEGAL Q&A
How to chase a house vendor for lost funds
Q We bought a house in 2016. At the last moment the seller messed us about and breach of contract notices were issued...Q We bought a house in 2016. At the last moment the seller messed us about and breach of contract...Q We bought a house in 2016. At the last moment the seller messed us about and breach of contract...
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On the market
This week’s prime properties
Revamped home
Acton, W3
What you get A 3,854 sq ft extended and remodelled four-storey, semi-detached period...Revamped home
Acton, W3
What you get A 3,854 sq ft extended and remodelled...Revamped home
Acton, W3
What you get A 3,854 sq ft extended and remodelled...
SCOTLAND: HOME OF THE WEEK
Want style? It’s all in the detail
When overhauling a building with historical merit, it helps to come to the project with knowledge of the surrounding area. Luckily for Natasha and Gordon Russell, the owners of Detail, a design and interiors consultancy with a residential...When overhauling a building with historical merit, it helps to come to the project with knowledge...When overhauling a building with historical merit, it helps to come to the project with knowledge...
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scotland: MARKET INTELLIGENCE
The hunt for value in new locations
SCOTLAND: LEGAL Q&A
When is a house deemed multiple occupancy?
SCOTLAND: ON THE MARKET
Make the move to the North Coast 500
SCOTLAND: ON THE MARKET
This week’s prime properties
Don’t treat us with contempt in Brexit talks but as equals, Russell warns May
Michael Russell has accused the British government of breaching the terms of an agreement to treat Scotland as an equal partner as he vented his “great frustration” after crunch Brexit talks. After meeting David Davis, the Brexit secretary, and representatives from the Welsh and Northern Ireland governments in London, the MSP told BBC News that Scotland remaining in the...Michael Russell has accused the British government of breaching the terms of an agreement to...Michael Russell has accused the British government of breaching the terms of an agreement to...
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Hospital left frail patients in the cold
Elderly patients were left in the cold on ambulance trolleys because of the “extreme pressure” on a hospital. Health...Elderly patients were left in the cold on ambulance trolleys because of the “extreme pressure” on a hospital. Health inspectors carried out an unannounced visit to University Hospital Crosshouse in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, to examine the quality and effectiveness of elderly care. Their damning report has outlined...Elderly patients were left in the cold on ambulance trolleys because of the “extreme pressure” on a hospital. Health inspectors...
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First images of warship on sea bed
The first images of the sunken warship HMS Vanguard have been released by divers given special permission by the Ministry of Defence to visit the wreck in Scapa Flow (Graeme Murray writes). On July 9 it will be 100 years since Vanguard exploded...The first images of the sunken warship HMS Vanguard have been released by divers given special...The first images of the sunken warship HMS Vanguard have been released by divers given special...
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COMMENT
May needs to let Scotland take back control
A pal of mine was taken aback by the sight of Theresa May wearing a baggy Black Watch suit for her landmark speech on...A pal of mine was taken aback by the sight of Theresa May wearing a baggy Black Watch suit for...A pal of mine was taken aback by the sight of Theresa May wearing a baggy Black Watch suit for...
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HOLYROOD SKETCH
Midnight looms for SuperNic
Donning her cape of saltire blue, Scotland’s newest superhero swung into action at first minister’s questions yesterday.Donning her cape of saltire blue, Scotland’s newest superhero swung into action at first...Donning her cape of saltire blue, Scotland’s newest superhero swung into action at first...
Read the full storyDavidson speaks the language of strong women . . .
She is already a pugnacious politician, dog lover and comedy quiz show contestant. Now Ruth Davidson is to turn author with a book about what makes successful women tick. The Scottish Conservative leader intends to ask some of the most famous women in the world to describe their paths to glory for a book commissioned by Hodder & Stoughton. The idea, said Ms Davidson...She is already a pugnacious politician, dog lover and comedy quiz show contestant. Now Ruth...She is already a pugnacious politician, dog lover and comedy quiz show contestant. Now Ruth...
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. . . as Boris bungles Gaelic
Gaelic can test the pronunciation and spelling of anyone who is not a native speaker. Boris Johnson is probably...Gaelic can test the pronunciation and spelling of anyone who is not a native speaker. Boris Johnson is probably wishing now that he had never attempted it after a disastrous attempt to deploy his knowledge of the language while promoting whisky. The foreign secretary was aiming to boost sales of one of Scotland’s...Gaelic can test the pronunciation and spelling of anyone who is not a native speaker. Boris Johnson is probably wishing now...
Read the full storyGlasgow couple among six Britons killed in Mecca crash
A couple from Glasgow were among six Britons who died after a minibus crashed that was carrying a group of relatives and friends on pilgrimage to Mecca. A newborn baby and three other members of the same family from Manchester were also killed...A couple from Glasgow were among six Britons who died after a minibus crashed that was carrying a...A couple from Glasgow were among six Britons who died after a minibus crashed that was carrying a...
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McGuinness quits to fight ‘serious illness’
Martin McGuinness has announced the end of his political career due to illness, ushering in a seismic change in the leadership ranks of Sinn Fein for the first time in decades. The veteran republican politician said he was fighting a serious ailment which he was determined to overcome but that he simply would not have the strength to contest an election. “I have to be...Martin McGuinness has announced the end of his political career due to illness, ushering in a...Martin McGuinness has announced the end of his political career due to illness, ushering in a...
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Allies and opponents hail peace process work
Martin McGuinness was praised by politicians from both the North and the Republic of Ireland yesterday as he retired...Martin McGuinness was praised by politicians from both the North and the Republic of Ireland yesterday as he retired from frontline politics. Enda Kenny said that he was sorry to learn that the veteran republican politician would not be contesting the next Stormont election. “While Martin and I may not always have...Martin McGuinness was praised by politicians from both the North and the Republic of Ireland yesterday as he retired from...
Read the full storyMARTIN MCGUINNESS
From IRA commander to powerbroker
Martin McGuinness has ended a career that endured the most significant and tumultuous period in Northern Ireland’s social and political history. The Sinn Fein leader in Northern Ireland went from being a former IRA commander to...Martin McGuinness has ended a career that endured the most significant and tumultuous period in Northern Ireland’s social and political history. The Sinn Fein leader in Northern Ireland went from being a former IRA commander to...Martin McGuinness has ended a career that endured the most significant and tumultuous period in Northern Ireland’s...
Read the full storyNoonan plays down Brexit threat amid job loss warnings
The government was accused of not taking the threat of Brexit seriously yesterday after attempts to play down the impact of Britain’s departure coincided with official warnings of a worst-case scenario of 40,000 lost jobs and...The government was accused of not taking the threat of Brexit seriously yesterday after attempts to play down the impact of Britain’s departure coincided with official warnings of a worst-case scenario of 40,000 lost jobs and...The government was accused of not taking the threat of Brexit seriously yesterday after attempts to play down the...
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Free beer with your trim could be cut short
Barber shops and hair salons that offer complimentary alcoholic drinks to customers may be breaking the law. Frances Fitzgerald, the justice minister, has warned that even if a customer is offered a complimentary drink, the transaction could be...Barber shops and hair salons that offer complimentary alcoholic drinks to customers may be...Barber shops and hair salons that offer complimentary alcoholic drinks to customers may be...
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Lord of the Dance ‘to perform for Trump’
Michael Flatley will come out of retirement to dance at Donald Trump’s inauguration tonight, according to a number of reports. Flatley performed for what was said to be the final time at Caesars Palace casino in Las Vegas last St Patrick’s Day but...Michael Flatley will come out of retirement to dance at Donald Trump’s inauguration tonight...Michael Flatley will come out of retirement to dance at Donald Trump’s inauguration tonight...
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Payout forces Deutsche Bank to cut bonuses
Bonuses for senior staff at Deutsche Bank’s Irish division will be slashed this year as the lender tries to shrug off a multibillion-dollar hit. Germany’s biggest bank agreed a $7.2 billion (€6.8 billion) settlement with the US...Bonuses for senior staff at Deutsche Bank’s Irish division will be slashed this year as the lender tries to shrug off a multibillion-dollar hit. Germany’s biggest bank agreed a $7.2 billion (€6.8 billion) settlement with the US...Bonuses for senior staff at Deutsche Bank’s Irish division will be slashed this year as the lender tries to shrug off...
Read the full storyCompany that hiked drug by 85,000% pays out $100m
Mallinckrodt, the Dublin-registered pharmaceutical company, has agreed to pay $100 million to settle allegations that it illegally stifled competition and hiked the price of a multiple sclerosis drug by 85,000 per cent. The US...Mallinckrodt, the Dublin-registered pharmaceutical company, has agreed to pay $100 million to settle allegations that it illegally stifled competition and hiked the price of a multiple sclerosis drug by 85,000 per cent. The US...Mallinckrodt, the Dublin-registered pharmaceutical company, has agreed to pay $100 million to settle allegations that...
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Leading article
Small Minded
Ardagh to refinance $1.3 billion of debt
Ardagh Group will refinance $1.3 billion of debt before a planned initial public offering in the coming months. Yesterday the producer of glass and metal containers, chaired by Paul Coulson, the Irish financier, launched the sale of $1 billion...Ardagh Group will refinance $1.3 billion of debt before a planned initial public offering in the...Ardagh Group will refinance $1.3 billion of debt before a planned initial public offering in the...
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Champions Cup
Rising star O’Donoghue is no hateful eight
Waterford’s Jack O’Donoghue leans back in his chair and reflects on how quickly he has made his name in top-flight rugby. The 22 year-old looked destined to make his name in hurling, starring for various Waterford underage sides and forging a reputation as one of the most promising full-backs in the county. Instead, however, somewhere along the way, hurling took a...Waterford’s Jack O’Donoghue leans back in his chair and reflects on how quickly he has made his...Waterford’s Jack O’Donoghue leans back in his chair and reflects on how quickly he has made his...
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Champions Cup
Leinster seek home comforts in France
Having made easy work of the Top 14’s third-placed team, Montpellier, while easing into the European Champions Cup...Having made easy work of the Top 14’s third-placed team, Montpellier, while easing into the European Champions Cup quarter-final last week, Leinster look well placed to defeat France’s sixth-placed side, Castres, at Stade Pierre-Antoine tonight. Virtually eliminated, following their disappointing defeat to...Having made easy work of the Top 14’s third-placed team, Montpellier, while easing into the European Champions Cup...
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Gaelic football
Big year for O’Neill after Kildare reshuffle
Champions Cup
Comment
May has no mandate to turn us into Singapore
Philip Collins
The prime minister has little choice over leaving the single market but that doesn’t justify a dreadful economic model
Ed Conway
Davos man is lost in a blizzard of complexity
Michael Gove
Brexit will strengthen, not weaken, the Union
Carol Midgley
The bills are painful if you’re a DIY dunce
Richard Dowden
Britain must seize chance for more trade with Africa
Leading Articles
CHANGE!
A radically new sort of US presidency starts today. The risks are high, but so will the rewards be if Donald Trump is willing to act on advice as well as instinct
Fair Trade
Getting big companies to pay the right levels of tax needs international co-operation
Sail of the Century
The greatest feat of endurance in sport ends in a nailbiter
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
‘Vital’ restoration of Palace of Westminster
Sir, Endless government delay is putting at risk vital plans for the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster. Some MPs think we must stay in the building while the decaying electrics, heating, water and drainage pipes are replaced...Sir, Endless government delay is putting at risk vital plans for the restoration and renewal of...Sir, Endless government delay is putting at risk vital plans for the restoration and renewal of...
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Briefing
UK: The Office for National Statistics reveals how the UK high street performed in the Christmas period.
US: Donald Trump is sworn in as the US president by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, bringing an end to President Obama’s eight years in office.
Switzerland: Philip Hammond, the chancellor, speaks at the World Economic Forum in a session on Britain and the EU: The Way Forward.
China: The Chinese government announces its latest quarterly growth data.
On this day
In 1649, King Charles I was brought before a high court of justice at Westminster Hall on charges of treason after the Civil War against Parliamentarian forces; in 1841 representatives of Britain and China signed the Convention of Chuanbi, which ceded Hong Kong to the British; in 1942 Reinhard Heydrich chaired the Wannsee Conference, which established the organisational framework for the “Final Solution of the European Jewish Question”; in 1958, led by Dr Vivian Fuchs, the 11-strong British contingent of the joint Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic expedition reached the South Pole; in 1961, John F Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president of the United States; in 1987, Terry Waite, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s special envoy in Lebanon, was kidnapped there while trying to negotiate the release of hostages; in 2002, photographs from US military base Camp X-Ray in Cuba sparked outrage over human rights abuses.
Nature notes
On bright, sunny mornings there is now quite a chorus of song from the great tits in woods, farmland hedgerows and gardens. They do not appear to mind how cold it is, provided that there is sunshine. Their main song is the well-known, loud “teacher, teacher”, steadily repeated, although this can have many variants. Coal tits are also singing, and their song closely resembles the great tit’s. However, the coal tit’s song is more sweet and piping — not so bold and sharp as the great tit’s — and one can learn to distinguish it. Coal tits are small grey birds with a buffish underside, but their most distinctive feature is their black cap with a long white patch running down their nape. The latter is very conspicuous from behind when they hang on a twig to pick up insects, or on bird feeders — which they often visit. In the trees they are very lively, and make explosive bursts of call-notes quite unlike those of any other tit.
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Birthdays today
Buzz Aldrin, astronaut, the second person to walk on the Moon, 87; Tom Baker, actor, the fourth Doctor Who (1974-81, 2013), 83; Gary Barlow, singer-songwriter, Take That, 46; Professor Stuart Bartholomew, principal and vice-chancellor, Arts University Bournemouth, 64; Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet and priest, 92; Kellyanne Conway, presidential campaign manager to Donald Trump, 50; Stephen Crabb, Conservative MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire, work and pensions secretary (2016), 44; Catherine Ennis, concert organist, 62; Kirsty Gallacher, TV presenter, Sky Sports News, 41; Liza Goddard, actress, The Brothers (1976), 67; Zac Goldsmith, Conservative MP for Richmond Park (2010-16), 42; Jay Hunt, chief creative officer, Channel 4, 50; Alan Isaac, president, International Cricket Council (2012-14), 65; David Lynch, director, Twin Peaks (1990-91, 2017), 71; Charles Philipps, chief executive, insurer Amlin, 58; Mark Preston, chief executive, Grosvenor property group, 49; Professor Dame Jessica Rawson, expert on Chinese art and archaeology, 74; Lord (Bernard) Ribeiro, president, Royal College of Surgeons of England (2005-08), 73; Natan Shcharansky, human rights activist who, as a refusenik, spent nine years in Soviet prisons, 69; (Sophie), Countess of Wessex, 52; Nicholas Wheeler, chairman and owner, Charles Tyrwhitt menswear, 52; Nicky Wire, lyricist and bassist, Manic Street Preachers, 48; Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe, astronomer and astrobiologist, 78; John Witherow, editor, The Times (since 2013), The Sunday Times (1994-2013), 65; Will Young, singer, 38.