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Bullish May tells Trump they can lead the world
Prime minister says US election and Brexit have renewed hope
Britain and America will have the opportunity to “lead together again” with renewed confidence after the surprise results of the US election and Brexit vote, Theresa May will say today. Striking an optimistic tone before becoming the first world leader to meet the new US president, Mrs May will...Britain and America will have the opportunity to “lead together again” with renewed confidence after the surprise results of the US election and Brexit vote, Theresa May will say today. Striking an optimistic tone before becoming the first world leader to meet the new US president, Mrs May will...Britain and America will have the opportunity to “lead together again” with renewed confidence after the surprise results of...
Read the full storySouthern Rail franchise at risk of being renationalised
The company behind Britain’s worst rail operator could be sacked within weeks under plans to renationalise the network. The Department for Transport (DfT) is considering taking direct control of Southern Rail and placing it in civil service hands until another private operator can be found. It would be the first time that the government has...The company behind Britain’s worst rail operator could be sacked within weeks under plans to renationalise the network. The Department for Transport (DfT) is considering taking direct control of Southern Rail and placing it in civil service hands until another private operator can be found. It would be the first time that the government has...The company behind Britain’s worst rail operator could be sacked within weeks under plans to renationalise the network. The...
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Ambulances stuck at A&E miss 999 response targets
Patients are waiting longer for emergency treatment because ambulances are failing to cope with millions more 999 calls, the spending watchdog warns today. Half a million hours per year are wasted as ambulances queue to drop patients off at A&E departments, which the National Audit Office warns is a symptom of...Patients are waiting longer for emergency treatment because ambulances are failing to cope with...Patients are waiting longer for emergency treatment because ambulances are failing to cope with...
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Sitcom star Mary Tyler Moore dies aged 80
Mary Tyler Moore, who played a suburban housewife on The Dick Van Dyke Show in the 1960s and a single career woman in...Mary Tyler Moore, who played a suburban housewife on The Dick Van Dyke Show in the 1960s and a...Mary Tyler Moore, who played a suburban housewife on The Dick Van Dyke Show in the 1960s and a...
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The Times Diary
Parlez-vous Trumplais?
Donald Trump’s oratory is proving difficult for translators. In a piece for the French website Slate, one...Donald Trump’s oratory is proving difficult for translators. In a piece for the French website...Donald Trump’s oratory is proving difficult for translators. In a piece for the French website...
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battlefield 'mercy killing'
‘Mercy killing’ is not a legal defence . . . but we had to do it
When I was serving in Malaya with 42 Commando, six decades before Blackman would join the same unit, I did something similar to the act for which he has been convicted and sentenced. I was a 19-year-old officer in charge of a Commando sub-section when a patrol of enemy guerrillas walked out of the jungle into an ambush we had laid. Cut down by a hurricane of fire, most...When I was serving in Malaya with 42 Commando, six decades before Blackman would join the same...When I was serving in Malaya with 42 Commando, six decades before Blackman would join the same...
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battlefield 'mercy killing'
The legal niceties never entered my head
During the Dhofar war in 1968 on the Arabian Peninsula, I was seconded to the Desert Regiment of the Sultan of Oman’s...During the Dhofar war in 1968 on the Arabian Peninsula, I was seconded to the Desert Regiment of the Sultan of Oman’s forces as they fought an insurgency. We came under sustained fire and my Arab sergeant-major was hit in the neck. He stumbled to the ground with blood spurting 18 inches above his head. There was no...During the Dhofar war in 1968 on the Arabian Peninsula, I was seconded to the Desert Regiment of the Sultan of Oman’s forces as...
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Carry on! Doctor in tryst with prostitute keeps job
A married doctor who had sex with a prostitute on a maternity ward while his wife was pregnant has been declared fit...A married doctor who had sex with a prostitute on a maternity ward while his wife was pregnant...A married doctor who had sex with a prostitute on a maternity ward while his wife was pregnant...
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Tory councillor suspended over lewd remarks to hunt activist
A Conservative councillor has been suspended after he was filmed telling an activist who had accused him of hunting...A Conservative councillor has been suspended after he was filmed telling an activist who had...A Conservative councillor has been suspended after he was filmed telling an activist who had...
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Fairytale fashion for an Arabian princess
What does a self-respecting Middle Eastern princess wear in 2017? The trousers, it would — somewhat surprisingly — appear. That said, only if rendered in duchesse satin, and accessorised with a floor-length train. Keeping it real has, after all...What does a self-respecting Middle Eastern princess wear in 2017? The trousers, it would —...What does a self-respecting Middle Eastern princess wear in 2017? The trousers, it would —...
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100m electric cars on road within two decades, says BP
The world is likely to have 100 million electric cars on the road within the next two decades, according to a forecast from BP. The oil and gas company said that it expected enormous growth in electric car numbers, from about...The world is likely to have 100 million electric cars on the road within the next two decades, according to a forecast from BP. The oil and gas company said that it expected enormous growth in electric car numbers, from about...The world is likely to have 100 million electric cars on the road within the next two decades, according to a...
Read the full storyRED BOX: COMMENT
Let’s preserve beautiful places for ordinary people
“To preserve beauty, to create beauty and to remove ugliness.” These were the aims that Duncan Sandys, then MP for Streatham, set out in a Private Members Bill that in the fifty years since has led to the creation of nearly ten...“To preserve beauty, to create beauty and to remove ugliness.” These were the aims that Duncan Sandys, then MP for Streatham, set out in a Private Members Bill that in the fifty years since has led to the creation of nearly ten...“To preserve beauty, to create beauty and to remove ugliness.” These were the aims that Duncan Sandys, then MP for...
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RED BOX: COMMENT
A quick US trade deal will signal that the UK is easy prey
RED BOX: COMMENT
Gibraltar must be part of the UK’s Brexit plan
Gallery must not hide Nazi shame, says architect
It was commissioned by Adolf Hitler to show off the best examples of “Germanic” art and still features swastikas inside the portico, so the restoration of the Haus der Kunst, or House of Art, in Munich by a British architect was always likely to...It was commissioned by Adolf Hitler to show off the best examples of “Germanic” art and still...It was commissioned by Adolf Hitler to show off the best examples of “Germanic” art and still...
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Trump signs order for $12bn Mexican wall
President Trump vowed to “restore the rule of law in the United States” last night as he pushed ahead with one of his most contentious campaign promises and ordered a wall to be built on the Mexican border. “Beginning today the United State gets control of its borders,” Mr Trump said after...President Trump vowed to “restore the rule of law in the United States” last night as he pushed ahead with one of his most contentious campaign promises and ordered a wall to be built on the Mexican border. “Beginning today the United State gets control of its borders,” Mr Trump said after...President Trump vowed to “restore the rule of law in the United States” last night as he pushed ahead with one of his most...
Read the full storyI want Feds to end Chicago carnage, says president
President Trump is threatening to “send in the Feds” unless Chicago gets a grip on its soaring crime rate. The city’s leaders were put on notice after Mr Trump tweeted: “If Chicago doesn’t fix the horrible ‘carnage’ going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings (up 24% from 2016), I will send in the Feds!” The warning appeared to be...President Trump is threatening to “send in the Feds” unless Chicago gets a grip on its soaring crime rate. The city’s leaders were put on notice after Mr Trump tweeted: “If Chicago doesn’t fix the horrible ‘carnage’ going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings (up 24% from 2016), I will send in the Feds!” The warning appeared to be...President Trump is threatening to “send in the Feds” unless Chicago gets a grip on its soaring crime rate. The city’s leaders...
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Kuwait prince sent to gallows for murdering nephew in wheelchair
A prince convicted of murdering his nephew was among seven people hanged in Kuwait yesterday, the first executions in the tiny Gulf state since 2013. Sheikh Faisal Abdullah al-Jaber al-Sabah, a captain in Kuwait’s military intelligence corps, was convicted in 2011 of murdering Sheikh Basel Salem Sabah al-Salem...A prince convicted of murdering his nephew was among seven people hanged in Kuwait yesterday, the...A prince convicted of murdering his nephew was among seven people hanged in Kuwait yesterday, the...
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french elections
Fillon’s wife faces corruption inquiry over ‘fictitious’ job
François Fillon, the favourite in France’s presidential race, suffered a setback yesterday as a criminal inquiry opened into claims that his wife took public money for a fictitious job. Anti-corruption prosecutors ordered an investigation into allegations that Penelope Fillon, 61, had earned €500,000 as a parliamentary assistant but had not done any work. The national...François Fillon, the favourite in France’s presidential race, suffered a setback yesterday as a...François Fillon, the favourite in France’s presidential race, suffered a setback yesterday as a...
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french elections
Valls accuses rival of being soft on Islamist radicals
The battle to be the Socialist candidate for the French presidency turned dirty after Manuel Valls, the former prime...The battle to be the Socialist candidate for the French presidency turned dirty after Manuel Valls, the former prime minister, accused his main rival of sympathising with Islamist radicals. Benoît Hamon leads Mr Valls in the polls before a two-way runoff this Sunday. Hours before their television debate last night...The battle to be the Socialist candidate for the French presidency turned dirty after Manuel Valls, the former prime minister...
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Japan hails first home-grown Sumo champ for 19 years
The last two decades have been grim ones for Japan, with economic stagnation, nuclear disaster and growing threats from China and North Korea. But today at least, one reason for anguish disappeared, when the sport of sumo honoured its first...The last two decades have been grim ones for Japan, with economic stagnation, nuclear disaster...The last two decades have been grim ones for Japan, with economic stagnation, nuclear disaster...
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Big Brother in big bother over move to South Africa
The animosity between Africa’s two economic powerhouses has erupted again, this time over the reality television show...The animosity between Africa’s two economic powerhouses has erupted again, this time over the...The animosity between Africa’s two economic powerhouses has erupted again, this time over the...
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News in brief
Terrorists kill 28 in hotel raid
Guests hid under beds as militants stormed a hotel in Mogadishu, killing 28 and leaving dozens more injured. Two...Guests hid under beds as militants stormed a hotel in Mogadishu, killing 28 and leaving dozens...Guests hid under beds as militants stormed a hotel in Mogadishu, killing 28 and leaving dozens...
Read the full storyPope forces grand master to quit in condom row
The Pope has won a fierce battle with the 1,000-year-old Knights of Malta, forcing its British grand master to resign after a row over condoms. Matthew Festing, 67, a former grenadier guard, announced his resignation yesterday from the chivalric...The Pope has won a fierce battle with the 1,000-year-old Knights of Malta, forcing its British...The Pope has won a fierce battle with the 1,000-year-old Knights of Malta, forcing its British...
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Dow smashes 20,000 barrier
The leading index of American shares broke through the 20,000 barrier for the first time in its 132-year history yesterday as President Trump’s orders to build a wall on the Mexican border and complete two oil pipelines reinvigorated equities. The Dow Jones industrial average hit an intraday high of 20,082.00 before closing on 20,068.51, a gain of 155.80 points on the day.The leading index of American shares broke through the 20,000 barrier for the first time in its...The leading index of American shares broke through the 20,000 barrier for the first time in its...
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Chief of BT Italy sold £675,000 of shares before scandal broke
A top BT executive with responsibility for the telecoms company’s Italian division sold more than half a million...A top BT executive with responsibility for the telecoms company’s Italian division sold more than half a million pounds’ worth of shares before financial irregularities were revealed to investors this week. Luis Alvarez, chief executive of BT’s multinational corporate division, offloaded shares in BT worth £674,500...A top BT executive with responsibility for the telecoms company’s Italian division sold more than half a million pounds’ worth...
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Fair wind is forecast for renewables
Renewable power will be the fastest-growing fuel source over the next two decades, with output more than quadrupling...Renewable power will be the fastest-growing fuel source over the next two decades, with output...Renewable power will be the fastest-growing fuel source over the next two decades, with output...
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business commentary
BT leaders must share the blame
Executives often ask: when is the best time to sell shares in the company? And, at last, we have an answer: when one...Executives often ask: when is the best time to sell shares in the company? And, at last, we have...Executives often ask: when is the best time to sell shares in the company? And, at last, we have...
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comment
Currency nationalism could be a hard blow to post-Brexit ambitions
One of the first questions governments need to agree before they embark on a trade negotiation is: how ambitious do...One of the first questions governments need to agree before they embark on a trade negotiation is...One of the first questions governments need to agree before they embark on a trade negotiation is...
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comment
Creative thinking is critical to building a future-proof economy
Around the table were men in suits (plus a solitary woman) with hardened experience of industry, from aviation...Around the table were men in suits (plus a solitary woman) with hardened experience of industry...Around the table were men in suits (plus a solitary woman) with hardened experience of industry...
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working life
Making the giant leap from space to cyberspace
Leila Powell grew up in Abergavenny, on the edge of the Brecon Beacons. Her father, like so many in the area, worked in the coal mines but she ended up digging into dark matter of a different kind. “I read [Stephen Hawking’s] A Brief History of...Leila Powell grew up in Abergavenny, on the edge of the Brecon Beacons. Her father, like so many...Leila Powell grew up in Abergavenny, on the edge of the Brecon Beacons. Her father, like so many...
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EFL Cup
Klopp fumes over cup exit
Jürgen Klopp lashed out at Martin Atkinson last night for failing to award his team a penalty as Liverpool were knocked out of the EFL Cup at the semi-final stage by Southampton. Shane Long’s stoppage-time goal in the second leg at Anfield sealed a 2-0 aggregate victory for Southampton and secured them a first appearance in 38 years at a showpiece Wembley final. The...Jürgen Klopp lashed out at Martin Atkinson last night for failing to award his team a penalty as...Jürgen Klopp lashed out at Martin Atkinson last night for failing to award his team a penalty as...
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Athletics
Bolt stripped of relay gold
Usain Bolt can no longer boast of his proud record of the “treble treble” after the Jamaican sprinter lost one of his...Usain Bolt can no longer boast of his proud record of the “treble treble” after the Jamaican sprinter lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals yesterday due to one of his 100 metres relay team-mates doping in 2008. Bolt and the rest of the relay team from the Beijing Games have been disqualified after the IOC...Usain Bolt can no longer boast of his proud record of the “treble treble” after the Jamaican sprinter lost one of his nine...
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Premier League
Mourinho tells Martial he has wasted chance
Tony Cascarino
Coach class pays off for Southampton
We adhere to the cult of the manager in this country where the focus is on aspects such as motivation, but...We adhere to the cult of the manager in this country where the focus is on aspects such as...We adhere to the cult of the manager in this country where the focus is on aspects such as...
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EFL Cup
How the teams rated at Anfield
Liverpool (4-3-3)
Loris Karius
Liverpool’s hero in the first leg raced off his line to deny Tadic by bravely diving...Liverpool (4-3-3)
Loris Karius
Liverpool’s hero in the first leg raced off his line to deny...Liverpool (4-3-3)
Loris Karius
Liverpool’s hero in the first leg raced off his line to deny...
mike atherton
What Becker’s tongue can teach toiling bowlers
In 1988, at Indian Wells, Andre Agassi played Boris Becker for the first time. He lost the match, as he was to lose his next two encounters against Becker. Over the next decade, in a rivalry that became increasingly personal and bitter, he lost...In 1988, at Indian Wells, Andre Agassi played Boris Becker for the first time. He lost the match...In 1988, at Indian Wells, Andre Agassi played Boris Becker for the first time. He lost the match...
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premier league
Wayne has body of a 40-year-old – Ferdinand
premier league
Wenger to accept charge
premier league
Gold anger at fixture switch
golf
Woods returns confident he can win titles
Tiger Woods said that he knows he can “win tournaments” as he begins a daunting five-week schedule that could make or...Tiger Woods said that he knows he can “win tournaments” as he begins a daunting five-week...Tiger Woods said that he knows he can “win tournaments” as he begins a daunting five-week...
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cycling
British Cycling hires spin doctors
British Cycling is braced for more damaging revelations as the inquiry into the governing body’s culture prepares to...British Cycling is braced for more damaging revelations as the inquiry into the governing body’s...British Cycling is braced for more damaging revelations as the inquiry into the governing body’s...
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championship
Wonder goal lifts Leeds to third
Formula One
London to study F1 pollution
obituary
Alan Waldie
Bon viveur advertising director best known for his Heineken campaign and his baffling but acclaimed ads for Benson & Hedges
One March morning in 1985, Alan Waldie and Adrian Holmes, respectively art director and copywriter for the big Lowe Howard-Spink ad agency, were in their third-floor office in Bowater House, London, gazing across at Knightsbridge Tube station and Harvey Nichols. Their task that day was to find a striking new ad for Heineken lager. Another copywriter, Terry Lovelock, had...One March morning in 1985, Alan Waldie and Adrian Holmes, respectively art director and...One March morning in 1985, Alan Waldie and Adrian Holmes, respectively art director and...
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obituary
Ljubo Sirc
At the age of 27, Ljubo Sirc was sentenced to death. It was 1947, and at least 200,000 people had been murdered under...At the age of 27, Ljubo Sirc was sentenced to death. It was 1947, and at least 200,000 people had been murdered under Marshal Tito’s reign of terror in Yugoslavia. Sirc was one of the accused in the infamous Nagode show trial against members of a newly formed liberal party in Slovenia. Crtomir Nagode, their leader...At the age of 27, Ljubo Sirc was sentenced to death. It was 1947, and at least 200,000 people had been murdered under Marshal...
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obituary
Ronald Webster
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
Thanksgiving service: Sir Robin Chichester-Clark
january 26, 1917
Venice in wartime
court circular
January 25
WEATHER EYE
Bug burgers and other food for thought
Burgers made from insects may not be to everyone’s fancy, yet a supermarket chain in Switzerland is going to introduce a food range made from insects. The bug burgers are made from mealworm larvae, which are produced to look and taste like beef as...Burgers made from insects may not be to everyone’s fancy, yet a supermarket chain in Switzerland...Burgers made from insects may not be to everyone’s fancy, yet a supermarket chain in Switzerland...
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The crazy life of Michael Jackson’s daughter
A few years ago it was claimed that Paris Jackson hadn’t celebrated a birthday since her father, the global pop icon Michael Jackson, died. Two months before his death in 2009 he had thrown her an 11th birthday party complete with a circus and she...A few years ago it was claimed that Paris Jackson hadn’t celebrated a birthday since her father...A few years ago it was claimed that Paris Jackson hadn’t celebrated a birthday since her father...
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The Table
The man who can cook a gourmet meal for £1
Miguel Barclay is due to serve me dishes from his new cookbook, One Pound Meals, based on the Instagram and YouTube videos he’s been posting online for only nine months, at his Camden flat, which has one bedroom and two kitchens. However, his wife Lucy is ill so he comes to my house instead, bearing ingredients, condiments and pans in a rucksack, having set up a...Miguel Barclay is due to serve me dishes from his new cookbook, One Pound Meals, based on...Miguel Barclay is due to serve me dishes from his new cookbook, One Pound Meals, based on...
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THE TABLE
The bloggers who told us not to spend (and made money from it)
After a joint quarter-life crisis at 30, Mr and Mrs Frugalwoods (not their real name) decided to save 71 per cent of...After a joint quarter-life crisis at 30, Mr and Mrs Frugalwoods (not their real name) decided to save 71 per cent of their salaries by penny-pinching and bought a 66-acre homestead in Vermont where they now live. She kicked her habit of $18 yoga classes by volunteering as a receptionist at the studio for 30 minutes...After a joint quarter-life crisis at 30, Mr and Mrs Frugalwoods (not their real name) decided to save 71 per cent of their...
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FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Pop: Olivia Newton-John at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
A corny yet compassionate show about loss and grief
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Theatre: Only Bones at the Soho Theatre, W1
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Concert: Tom Paxton at Cadogan Hall, SW1
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Theatre: Dublin Oldschool at the Dorfman, SE1
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Pop: Karen Elson at Servant Jazz Quarters, N16
First Night
Theatre: Invincible at Royal & Derngate, Northampton
★★★★☆
There is something quite satisfying about seeing this play outside London. It’s about a couple who could be described as Original Islington who move up north to be “among the real people” during the financial crisis of 2008. Now...★★★★☆
There is something quite satisfying about seeing this play outside London. It’s about...★★★★☆
There is something quite satisfying about seeing this play outside London. It’s about...
Viewing guide
What’s on tonight and when
Viewing guide, by David Chater Fortitude
Sky Atlantic/Now TV, 9pm
You certainly couldn’t say Fortitude lacks...Viewing guide, by David Chater Fortitude
Sky Atlantic/Now TV, 9pm
You certainly couldn’t...Viewing guide, by David Chater Fortitude
Sky Atlantic/Now TV, 9pm
You certainly couldn’t...
Dinner tonight
Lindsey Bareham’s prune and walnut tarte fine
Leftover Christmas prunes and walnuts combine perfectly in these tarts. The prunes soften in black tea, whiskey and...Leftover Christmas prunes and walnuts combine perfectly in these tarts. The prunes soften in...Leftover Christmas prunes and walnuts combine perfectly in these tarts. The prunes soften in...
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The Times Daily Quiz
1 Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941) created a photographic record of life in which Yorkshire seaside town? 2 The politician-agronomist Gilbert Romme designed which calendar? 3 In 1966, which protégé of Christian Dior created the Le Smoking dinner...1 Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941) created a photographic record of life in which Yorkshire...1 Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941) created a photographic record of life in which Yorkshire...
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The Times Film Show
Jackie and Lion
Watch our critics discuss the big new releases. This week — Jackie and Lion. See the Times+ website for details of our year-round offer of 2-for-1 Odeon cinema ticketsWatch our critics discuss the big new releases. This week — Jackie and Lion. See the ...Watch our critics discuss the big new releases. This week — Jackie and Lion. See the ...
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Judges and Brexit: now the fallout
The result — if not the numbers — was predictable. The historic Supreme Court ruling this week was a blow for the government, but a resounding affirmation of parliamentary sovereignty (ironically what the Brexiteers wanted all along) and for the independence of the judiciary. The political fallout is huge, but the judges always insisted that theirs was not a political...The result — if not the numbers — was predictable. The historic Supreme Court ruling this week...The result — if not the numbers — was predictable. The historic Supreme Court ruling this week...
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The immigration conundrum
With non-EU migration into the UK now exceeding that from the EU, the surest way to reduce immigration — according to...With non-EU migration into the UK now exceeding that from the EU, the surest way to reduce immigration — according to Sophie Barrett-Brown, of Laura Devine Solicitors — is by “killing the economy”. Brexiteers, perhaps, are more wedded to the idea of “controls”. Could those controls build on the existing points-based...With non-EU migration into the UK now exceeding that from the EU, the surest way to reduce immigration — according to Sophie...
Read the full storyAll change in the hunt for the next batch of recorders
Last week Lord Pannick, QC, suggested that the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) might adopt a policy of not appointing “fans of Tottenham Hotspur” because their repeated disappointment might lead to aberrant decision-making.Last week Lord Pannick, QC, suggested that the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) might adopt a policy of not appointing “fans of Tottenham Hotspur” because their repeated disappointment might lead to aberrant decision-making.Last week Lord Pannick, QC, suggested that the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) might adopt a policy of not...
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Indefinite article
Article 50 will go down in history . . . as what, exactly? An endorsement in our unwritten constitution of the power of the elite? Or a healthy reminder that we live in a responsible representative democracy? The Times with...Article 50 will go down in history . . . as what, exactly? An endorsement in our unwritten constitution of the power of the elite? Or a healthy reminder that we live in a responsible representative democracy? The Times with...Article 50 will go down in history . . . as what, exactly? An endorsement in our unwritten constitution of the power...
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Alex Steuart Williams
Queen’s Counsel
Law report
Legislation required before UK gives notice on leaving the EU
Supreme Court
Published January 25, 2017
Regina (Miller and Another) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland: In re Agnew and Others
References by the High...Supreme Court
Published January 25, 2017
Regina (Miller and Another) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland: In re Agnew and Others
References by the High...Supreme Court
Published January 25, 2017
Regina (Miller and Another) v Secretary of State for Exiting the...
law report
Guidance on managing litigants in person
Court of Appeal Published: January 20, 2017 Agarwala v Agarwala Before Lord Justice Longmore, Lady Justice King and Lord Justice David Richards [2016] EWCA Civ 1252 Judgment: December 8, 2016 In longstanding litigation...Court of Appeal Published: January 20, 2017 Agarwala v Agarwala Before Lord Justice Longmore, Lady Justice King and Lord Justice David Richards [2016] EWCA Civ 1252 Judgment: December 8, 2016 In longstanding litigation...Court of Appeal Published: January 20, 2017 Agarwala v Agarwala Before Lord Justice Longmore, Lady Justice King and...
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Scottish trade with rest of UK dwarfs total exports to Europe
Nicola Sturgeon’s insistence that Scotland remains in the single market when the UK leaves the EU has been undermined by figures showing that Scottish exports to the rest of Britain are worth far more than trade with Europe. Sales to England, Wales and Northern Ireland were valued at £49.8...Nicola Sturgeon’s insistence that Scotland remains in the single market when the UK leaves the EU has been undermined by figures showing that Scottish exports to the rest of Britain are worth far more than trade with Europe. Sales to England, Wales and Northern Ireland were valued at £49.8...Nicola Sturgeon’s insistence that Scotland remains in the single market when the UK leaves the EU has been undermined by...
Read the full storyHolyrood will fight £1,000 levy on EU workers
The Scottish government has vowed to oppose any moves from Westminster to impose a levy of £1,000 a year on businesses employing skilled EU workers after Brexit. Fiona Hyslop, the SNP’s cabinet secretary for external affairs, said Holyrood would seek to block attempts to extend a charge on hiring skilled workers from non-EU countries to EU...The Scottish government has vowed to oppose any moves from Westminster to impose a levy of £1,000 a year on businesses employing skilled EU workers after Brexit. Fiona Hyslop, the SNP’s cabinet secretary for external affairs, said Holyrood would seek to block attempts to extend a charge on hiring skilled workers from non-EU countries to EU...The Scottish government has vowed to oppose any moves from Westminster to impose a levy of £1,000 a year on businesses...
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Scots’ block on Brexit was lost in Lords debate
Holyrood could have stopped the Brexit process in its tracks if an amendment by Scotland’s most senior judge had been accepted in the House of Lords. The Supreme Court, unanimously rejecting the right of Scottish ministers to be consulted before Article 50 is triggered, said the parliament’s powers to intervene...Holyrood could have stopped the Brexit process in its tracks if an amendment by Scotland’s most...Holyrood could have stopped the Brexit process in its tracks if an amendment by Scotland’s most...
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Child health among the worst in Europe
Child health in Scotland is among the poorest in western Europe, according to a major study. The State of Child...Child health in Scotland is among the poorest in western Europe, according to a major study. The...Child health in Scotland is among the poorest in western Europe, according to a major study. The...
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Study reveals why children are disabled
Hundreds of parents have been told why their child is disabled for the first time thanks to the largest genetic study...Hundreds of parents have been told why their child is disabled for the first time thanks to the...Hundreds of parents have been told why their child is disabled for the first time thanks to the...
Read the full storyFears of catastrophic collision as Russian subs lurk near coast
Experts have warned that a catastrophic nuclear submarine collision could happen off the Scottish coast after revelations that two vessels ran into each other at the height of the Cold War. The Times revealed yesterday that an American submarine...Experts have warned that a catastrophic nuclear submarine collision could happen off the Scottish...Experts have warned that a catastrophic nuclear submarine collision could happen off the Scottish...
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Library where artist studied to become gallery for his work
The library used in childhood by one of Scotland’s greatest living contemporary writers and artists is to become a gallery for his paintings. It was the books in the Riddrie library in Glasgow that first piqued Alasdair Gray’s interest in books...The library used in childhood by one of Scotland’s greatest living contemporary writers and...The library used in childhood by one of Scotland’s greatest living contemporary writers and...
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obituary
Sheila Ferres
Comment
SNP troika must learn to think and not just talk
Fifty-seven years in politics has taught me to listen to a spectrum of voices and always to recognise that none has a...Fifty-seven years in politics has taught me to listen to a spectrum of voices and always to...Fifty-seven years in politics has taught me to listen to a spectrum of voices and always to...
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Time to Deliver
In May the SNP will mark ten years in power at Holyrood. It will be a moment to take stock of the party’s record and...In May the SNP will mark ten years in power at Holyrood. It will be a moment to take stock of the...In May the SNP will mark ten years in power at Holyrood. It will be a moment to take stock of the...
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football
Gordon ‘is not for sale’
Alasdair Reid
Warriors ascend to ... base camp
I don’t want to portray Stuart Hogg as some sort of broken-veined old soak, but I’d hazard the guess that there was a certain degree of understatement in his suggestion that he and his fellow Glasgow Warriors players enjoyed “a couple of quiet drinks” on their bus journey back from Leicester last Saturday night. Frankly, having beaten their hosts 43-0, having run in six...I don’t want to portray Stuart Hogg as some sort of broken-veined old soak, but I’d hazard the...I don’t want to portray Stuart Hogg as some sort of broken-veined old soak, but I’d hazard the...
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rugby union
Irish expect ‘torrid time’ from Scots in opener
In recent seasons Ireland have made a habit of roasting Scotland on the Six Nations’ final weekend but Joe Schmidt...In recent seasons Ireland have made a habit of roasting Scotland on the Six Nations’ final weekend but Joe Schmidt, their coach, expects that the heat will be on his own side when the two teams get this year’s tournament under way at BT Murrayfield on Saturday week. Of course, coaches all talk up their opponents at...In recent seasons Ireland have made a habit of roasting Scotland on the Six Nations’ final weekend but Joe Schmidt, their coach...
Read the full storyAnti-vaccine campaign ‘puts lives at risk’
At least 40 Irish women will die from cervical cancer after a “misinformation” campaign last year warned girls against getting vaccinated, according to experts. The Irish Cancer Society estimated that about 15,000 vaccinations against human papillomavirus (HPV) were refused in 2016, which will...At least 40 Irish women will die from cervical cancer after a “misinformation” campaign last year warned girls against getting vaccinated, according to experts. The Irish Cancer Society estimated that about 15,000 vaccinations against human papillomavirus (HPV) were refused in 2016, which will...At least 40 Irish women will die from cervical cancer after a “misinformation” campaign last year warned girls against getting...
Read the full storyNo correspondence over help-to-buy scheme
The government’s help-to-buy scheme has come under renewed pressure after it emerged that senior officials in the finance and housing departments were not in written contact with each other at any point last year over the design of the initiative. In response to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act both departments confirmed...The government’s help-to-buy scheme has come under renewed pressure after it emerged that senior officials in the finance and housing departments were not in written contact with each other at any point last year over the design of the initiative. In response to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act both departments confirmed...The government’s help-to-buy scheme has come under renewed pressure after it emerged that senior officials in the finance and...
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Stardust tragedy families hopeful of inquiry
The government is set to appoint a judge to carry out a report examining purported fresh evidence in relation to the Stardust tragedy. It could lead to a new inquiry into the nightclub fire that claimed 48 lives on Valentine’s Day in 1981. The issue threatened the stability of the coalition just one week after the...The government is set to appoint a judge to carry out a report examining purported fresh evidence...The government is set to appoint a judge to carry out a report examining purported fresh evidence...
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Coroner names soldier who killed father of six
The identity of a British soldier who shot dead a father of six after mistaking his van backfiring for gunfire has been revealed to the public by a coroner in Belfast. Sergeant Allan McVitie from the Parachute Regiment, who has...The identity of a British soldier who shot dead a father of six after mistaking his van backfiring for gunfire has been revealed to the public by a coroner in Belfast. Sergeant Allan McVitie from the Parachute Regiment, who has...The identity of a British soldier who shot dead a father of six after mistaking his van backfiring for gunfire has...
Read the full storyBus Eireann could go bust this year, says boss
Bus Eireann will go out of business within the year unless drastic action is taken, its chief executive has said. The country’s largest bus operator is in danger of running out of cash as losses grow at its Expressway intercity...Bus Eireann will go out of business within the year unless drastic action is taken, its chief executive has said. The country’s largest bus operator is in danger of running out of cash as losses grow at its Expressway intercity...Bus Eireann will go out of business within the year unless drastic action is taken, its chief executive has said. The...
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Opinion
Lives in Limbo
Trump quits as director of Doonbeg resort
Donald Trump has resigned as a director of two companies behind the Co Clare golf resort that he bought for €15 million in 2014. Documents filed with the Companies Registration Office show that the American president stepped down as a director of...Donald Trump has resigned as a director of two companies behind the Co Clare golf resort that he...Donald Trump has resigned as a director of two companies behind the Co Clare golf resort that he...
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Rugby union
Cotter and Schmidt both start off playing nice guy
Vern Cotter and Joe Schmidt initiated the politest form of mind games imaginable yesterday. Short of sending one another Valentine’s Day cards, the respective coaches of Scotland and Ireland and once upon a time coaching colleagues at...Vern Cotter and Joe Schmidt initiated the politest form of mind games imaginable yesterday. Short...Vern Cotter and Joe Schmidt initiated the politest form of mind games imaginable yesterday. Short...
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Comment
David Aaronovitch
Teachers must get out of their ideological rut
David Aaronovitch
Banging on about class sizes and funding won’t help schools improve — it’s the quality of lesson preparation that counts
Jenni russell
Trump’s tantrums risk making his presidency a disaster
iain martin
May’s Brexit vision needs more dynamism
janice turner
Down with high heels and all they stand for
Jeremy Farrar, Harpal Kumar
Britain must stay open to scientists
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May’s Day
The prime minister’s visit to Washington will be a chance to strengthen the most important transatlantic alliance, and is a reminder that all politics is personal
Pressing Charges
GPs’ plans to make patients pay for out-of-hours appointments deserve a fair hearing
You’re Hired!
Elite apprenticeships are a serious alternative to university
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
GP plan to charge for weekend appointments
Sir, One cannot blame GPs for considering levying patient charges for out-of-hours cover in the face of wholly inadequate funding (“GPs draw up plans for patient charging”, Jan 25). However, the lessons from NHS dental charges must be learnt.Sir, One cannot blame GPs for considering levying patient charges for out-of-hours cover in the...Sir, One cannot blame GPs for considering levying patient charges for out-of-hours cover in the...
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Briefing
UK: The Office for National Statistics publishes preliminary growth figures for the fourth quarter of 2016; cash machine providers discuss plans to cut the cost of running the UK’s cash machine (ATM) network; financial results from Sky, the entertainment company, Whitbread, the hotel and restaurant group, and Diageo, the drinks business.
US: Theresa May and President Trump are expected to meet at the congressional Republican retreat in Philadelphia; President Trump is scheduled to give his second television interview since taking the oath of office, an hour-long programmer speaking on topics including his first week in office and plans for the first 100 days of his term; financial results from Ford Motor, the US carmaker, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, and Microsoft, the technology company.
On this day
In 1790 Così Fan Tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was first performed in Vienna.
In 1841 Hong Kong was proclaimed a British sovereign territory.
In 1905 the largest diamond in the world, the Cullinan diamond, was mined at Pretoria, South Africa.
In 1950 India became a republic within the Commonwealth.
In 1998 Bill Clinton, the US president, denied allegations that he had an affair with Monica Lewinsky, a 24-year-old former White House aid.
In 2001 25,000 people died after an earthquake in Gujarat, western India.
Nature notes
Thistles are not popular when they are flourishing in the summer. They spread vigorously and destructively into farmland fields; and also, if one tries to break through them when they bar one’s way on a country walk, they can prick one painfully. However, if one is looking for early signs of spring, they have something to offer. Field thistles, which are our most abundant thistles, are now appearing as glittering silvery-white stars flush with the ground on damp paths. Near by there may also be the first leaves of wild strawberry, each with three green or even red leaflets. On hedge banks, goosegrass — another plant that will rampage in summer, often invading flowerbeds — is coming up to begin with as little green pagodas. Also detectable in sheltered spots in woods are the dark green, heart-shaped leaves of sweet violets. The first of their sweet-smelling flowers will be opening in the West Country early in February.
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Birthdays today
Prof Igor Aleksander, neural systems engineer, designed the first neural pattern recognition system in the 1980s, 80; Ronald Allison, press secretary to the Queen (1973-78), 85; Anita Baker, singer, Sweet Love (1986), 59; Admiral Sir Desmond Cassidi, commander-in-chief, Naval Home Command (1982-85), 92; Sir Timothy Clifford, art historian, 71; Adam Crozier, chief executive, ITV, 53; Angela Davis, US political activist, 73; Ellen DeGeneres, comedian and talk-show host, 59; Prof Les Ebdon, director, Fair Access to Higher Education, 70; Jules Feiffer, cartoonist (Pulitzer prize, 1986) and writer, Carnal Knowledge (1971), 88; Christopher Hampton, screenwriter, Atonement (2007), 71; Kim Hughes, cricketer, Australia captain (1979-84), 63; Prof Sir Michael Marmot, president, World Medical Association (2015-16), 72; Prof Dame Anne Mills, deputy director and provost, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 66; Redmond Morris (Baron Killanin), film producer, The Reader (2008), 70; José Mourinho, football manager, Manchester United, Chelsea (2004-07, 2013-15), 54; Anders Fogh Rasmussen, secretary-general, Nato (2009-14), 64; Dame Paula Rego, printmaker, figurative painter, 82; Andrew Ridgeley, pop singer, Wham!, 54; Brendan Rodgers, football manager, Celtic, 44; Heather Stanning, British rower, Olympic gold medallist (2012, women’s coxless pair), 32; Eddie Van Halen, rock guitarist, Jump! (1983), 62; Laura Wade-Gery, executive director of UK retail, Marks and Spencer (2011-16), 52.