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Times investigation
Taxpayers fund extremism
Government adverts pay for hate videos and rape apologists
Google is to be summoned before the government to explain why taxpayers are unwittingly funding extremists through advertising, The Times can reveal. The Cabinet Office joined some of the world’s largest brands last night in pulling millions of pounds in marketing from YouTube after an...Google is to be summoned before the government to explain why taxpayers are unwittingly funding extremists through advertising, The Times can reveal. The Cabinet Office joined some of the world’s largest brands last night in pulling millions of pounds in marketing from YouTube after an...Google is to be summoned before the government to explain why taxpayers are unwittingly funding extremists through advertising...
Read the full storyRemainer spending spree leaves economists baffled
People who voted to remain in the European Union have defied conventional wisdom and gone on more of a spending spree since the referendum than those who elected to leave. The counterintuitive behaviour was revealed in a survey which found that overall British consumers were still spending robustly and showed little sign of stopping in the...People who voted to remain in the European Union have defied conventional wisdom and gone on more of a spending spree since the referendum than those who elected to leave. The counterintuitive behaviour was revealed in a survey which found that overall British consumers were still spending robustly and showed little sign of stopping in the...People who voted to remain in the European Union have defied conventional wisdom and gone on more of a spending spree since the...
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GCHQ ridicules White House over claims it spied on Trump
GCHQ hit back furiously at the White House after it repeated unsubstantiated claims that the intelligence agency had helped Barack Obama to spy on Donald Trump. In a rare public statement, a spokesman for the British agency dismissed the wiretapping allegations as “nonsense” and “utterly ridiculous”. Sean Spicer...GCHQ hit back furiously at the White House after it repeated unsubstantiated claims that the...GCHQ hit back furiously at the White House after it repeated unsubstantiated claims that the...
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Why we all have a nose for the perfect climate
Cyrano de Bergerac reputedly defended his oversized nose as “the mark of a witty, courteous, affable, generous and...Cyrano de Bergerac reputedly defended his oversized nose as “the mark of a witty, courteous...Cyrano de Bergerac reputedly defended his oversized nose as “the mark of a witty, courteous...
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The Times Diary
Johnson Sr is lost for words
Stanley Johnson has the same nodding relationship with print deadlines as his oldest son, Boris. Stanley thought he...Stanley Johnson has the same nodding relationship with print deadlines as his oldest son, Boris.Stanley Johnson has the same nodding relationship with print deadlines as his oldest son, Boris.
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Tour the Titanic (for a colossal price)
It lies in total darkness more than two miles below the surface of the North Atlantic. To get to it, sightseers must endure a two-day voyage over cold and treacherous waters, followed by a five-hour dive to the sea bed in a cramped submersible.It lies in total darkness more than two miles below the surface of the North Atlantic. To get to...It lies in total darkness more than two miles below the surface of the North Atlantic. To get to...
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Times Investigation
YouTube hate preachers share screens with household names
Times Investigation
The online extremists reaping rewards
Times investigation
Patience is wearing thin over inaction
Theresa may: comment
We can build a stronger, fairer Britain
Political Sketch
Call 999. . . Labour has swallowed its tongue
BBC crew run for lives from Etna eruption
Members of a BBC crew filming the eruption of Mount Etna were among up to ten people injured when Europe’s most active volcano spewed out lava and rocks. “Running down a mountain pelted by rocks, dodging burning boulders and boiling steam — not an...Members of a BBC crew filming the eruption of Mount Etna were among up to ten people injured when...Members of a BBC crew filming the eruption of Mount Etna were among up to ten people injured when...
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Schools can pretend pupils are failing to boost funds
Every school will lose money in real terms in the next three years, putting pressure on teachers to lie about children’s results to win funding, an influential think tank report says. Even though half of schools in England are...Every school will lose money in real terms in the next three years, putting pressure on teachers to lie about children’s results to win funding, an influential think tank report says. Even though half of schools in England are...Every school will lose money in real terms in the next three years, putting pressure on teachers to lie about...
Read the full storyDebrett’s issues a blow-by-blow guide to vaping
Electronic cigarettes have divided the medical world but there can be no clearer sign that they are now an established part of society: Debrett’s has issued an etiquette guide to their use. Vaping in bed, over a meal, while...Electronic cigarettes have divided the medical world but there can be no clearer sign that they are now an established part of society: Debrett’s has issued an etiquette guide to their use. Vaping in bed, over a meal, while...Electronic cigarettes have divided the medical world but there can be no clearer sign that they are now an...
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news in brief
Former BBC presenter sued over ‘sexual manipulation’
In case you missed it
Charlotte Rampling on coming back from her “dark sickness”
Trump targets aid and arts in budget to boost military
President Trump has pledged deep cuts to US foreign aid as part of a “hard- power budget” that will prioritise military spending over diplomacy, medical research, the arts, public broadcasting and the environment. The first fiscal plan to emerge from his White House proposes a $54 billion...President Trump has pledged deep cuts to US foreign aid as part of a “hard- power budget” that will prioritise military spending over diplomacy, medical research, the arts, public broadcasting and the environment. The first fiscal plan to emerge from his White House proposes a $54 billion...President Trump has pledged deep cuts to US foreign aid as part of a “hard- power budget” that will prioritise military...
Read the full storyWe’ll get tough with Kim, says Tillerson
Rex Tillerson has promised an end to 20 years of “failure” in dealing with North Korea, adding to expectations of an aggressive new approach to the regime by the Trump administration. The secretary of state, speaking on a visit to Tokyo, said that the US wanted to “live in peace” with North Korea but he ruled out any return to the policy of...Rex Tillerson has promised an end to 20 years of “failure” in dealing with North Korea, adding to expectations of an aggressive new approach to the regime by the Trump administration. The secretary of state, speaking on a visit to Tokyo, said that the US wanted to “live in peace” with North Korea but he ruled out any return to the policy of...Rex Tillerson has promised an end to 20 years of “failure” in dealing with North Korea, adding to expectations of an aggressive...
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Pupil shoots headmaster in French school rampage
A 17-year-old pupil wielding a pump-action shotgun and other weapons wounded his headmaster and three other students at a school in southeastern France yesterday before being overpowered by police. The youth, who was said to have a fascination with school shootings in the US, caused panic at the school, in Grasse...A 17-year-old pupil wielding a pump-action shotgun and other weapons wounded his headmaster and...A 17-year-old pupil wielding a pump-action shotgun and other weapons wounded his headmaster and...
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Rebels routed in battle for Tripoli
Forces allied to the United Nations-backed Government of National Accord in Libya have wrested back control of the capital after the worst violence in the city since the start of the civil war three years ago. Khalifa Ghwell...Forces allied to the United Nations-backed Government of National Accord in Libya have wrested back control of the capital after the worst violence in the city since the start of the civil war three years ago. Khalifa Ghwell...Forces allied to the United Nations-backed Government of National Accord in Libya have wrested back control of the...
Read the full storyBulgaria deports lone Afghan children
Lone children from Afghanistan are being held in EU-funded detention centres in Bulgaria and then deported back to their homeland under duress. Four hundred Afghans, many of them children, were arrested and detained in the...Lone children from Afghanistan are being held in EU-funded detention centres in Bulgaria and then deported back to their homeland under duress. Four hundred Afghans, many of them children, were arrested and detained in the...Lone children from Afghanistan are being held in EU-funded detention centres in Bulgaria and then deported back to...
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85% of Great Barrier Reef coral badly damaged by warming seas
Large parts of the Great Barrier Reef will never fully recover from the bleaching of its coral, scientists have concluded. A study of the plight of the world’s largest reef system, published in the journal Nature, says that the only sure way...Large parts of the Great Barrier Reef will never fully recover from the bleaching of its coral...Large parts of the Great Barrier Reef will never fully recover from the bleaching of its coral...
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Live-streaming deaths shock gamers
A series of deaths and medical emergencies among video gamers has fuelled concerns over the health risks of a live-streaming culture that encourages marathon gaming sessions. Brian Vigneault, 35, died on February 19 after...A series of deaths and medical emergencies among video gamers has fuelled concerns over the health risks of a live-streaming culture that encourages marathon gaming sessions. Brian Vigneault, 35, died on February 19 after...A series of deaths and medical emergencies among video gamers has fuelled concerns over the health risks of a...
Read the full storyTruckers win overtime by mastering Oxford comma
It has long been quarrelled over by writers and editors but the Oxford comma has a new champion in the form of Christopher O’Connor, a lorry driver from Maine, and 50 fellow truckers. The drivers triumphed at an appeals court...It has long been quarrelled over by writers and editors but the Oxford comma has a new champion in the form of Christopher O’Connor, a lorry driver from Maine, and 50 fellow truckers. The drivers triumphed at an appeals court...It has long been quarrelled over by writers and editors but the Oxford comma has a new champion in the form of...
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news in brief
Opposition leader says sorry for ‘racist’ tweet
Pirates flee oil tanker at gunpoint
An oil tanker which was hijacked by pirates on Monday has been released thanks to an offer the attackers “couldn’t refuse”. The Comoros-flagged Aris 13 and its eight Sri Lankan crew were recovered by local officials from Somalia’s semi-autonomous...An oil tanker which was hijacked by pirates on Monday has been released thanks to an offer the...An oil tanker which was hijacked by pirates on Monday has been released thanks to an offer the...
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Tax reforms may harm small firms, peers warn
The smallest companies and many self-employed people should be exempt from proposals to digitise tax records, a House of Lords committee has warned, as it accused the government of rushing through a poorly conceived overhaul of the tax system. Implementation of the “making tax digital” plans...The smallest companies and many self-employed people should be exempt from proposals to digitise tax records, a House of Lords committee has warned, as it accused the government of rushing through a poorly conceived overhaul of the tax system. Implementation of the “making tax digital” plans...The smallest companies and many self-employed people should be exempt from proposals to digitise tax records, a House of Lords...
Read the full storyDiamond set for return to City with Panmure bid
Bob Diamond was last night set to make a City comeback as his private equity firm prepared to mount a takeover of one of London’s most famous stockbrokers. Atlas Merchant Capital, the buyout company founded by the former Barclays chief, was in talks to buy Panmure Gordon as part of a deal that would see the private equity investor link up...Bob Diamond was last night set to make a City comeback as his private equity firm prepared to mount a takeover of one of London’s most famous stockbrokers. Atlas Merchant Capital, the buyout company founded by the former Barclays chief, was in talks to buy Panmure Gordon as part of a deal that would see the private equity investor link up...Bob Diamond was last night set to make a City comeback as his private equity firm prepared to mount a takeover of one of...
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21st Century Fox’s takeover bid for Sky sent to regulators
An £11.7 billion bid for Sky launched by 21st Century Fox is to be investigated by regulators, after ministers said that it raised public interest questions over media plurality and broadcasting standards. Karen Bradley, secretary of state for culture, media and sport, told MPs yesterday that she was seeking advice...An £11.7 billion bid for Sky launched by 21st Century Fox is to be investigated by regulators...An £11.7 billion bid for Sky launched by 21st Century Fox is to be investigated by regulators...
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Sports Direct’s ‘fake news’ row escalates
Sports Direct’s “fake news” row with Pirc deepened yesterday after it emerged the sportswear retailer had objected to the corporate governance advisory body’s report on executive pay before it was published. The chain, founded...Sports Direct’s “fake news” row with Pirc deepened yesterday after it emerged the sportswear retailer had objected to the corporate governance advisory body’s report on executive pay before it was published. The chain, founded...Sports Direct’s “fake news” row with Pirc deepened yesterday after it emerged the sportswear retailer had objected to...
Read the full storyFTSE hits record high after US rates rise
The FTSE 100 closed at another record high last night in the wake of the US Federal Reserve’s second interest rate rise in three months. Britain’s benchmark index of its biggest companies set a record of 7,415.95 points, as...The FTSE 100 closed at another record high last night in the wake of the US Federal Reserve’s second interest rate rise in three months. Britain’s benchmark index of its biggest companies set a record of 7,415.95 points, as...The FTSE 100 closed at another record high last night in the wake of the US Federal Reserve’s second interest rate...
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business commentary
The more that things change . . .
Holy cow! Scotland’s cattle herd smallest for 60 years
The size of Scotland’s cattle herd has shrunk to its lowest level since 1957 because of higher costs. There was a 1.4 per cent fall in overall cattle numbers to 1.71 million, the December Agricultural Survey, published yesterday, showed. The...The size of Scotland’s cattle herd has shrunk to its lowest level since 1957 because of higher...The size of Scotland’s cattle herd has shrunk to its lowest level since 1957 because of higher...
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Bank of England split over interest rate rise
A split over interest rates has emerged at the Bank of England for the first time in more than a year — a sign that they may rise earlier than expected. Kristin Forbes, an external member of the monetary policy committee, voted...A split over interest rates has emerged at the Bank of England for the first time in more than a year — a sign that they may rise earlier than expected. Kristin Forbes, an external member of the monetary policy committee, voted...A split over interest rates has emerged at the Bank of England for the first time in more than a year — a sign that...
Read the full storyVolkswagen emissions chief’s bid for bail fails
A Volkswagen executive, who appeared in a US court in an orange prison jumpsuit and handcuffs, lost his attempt to win bail yesterday before his trial next year over the emissions scandal. Oliver Schmidt, 48, who was chief of...A Volkswagen executive, who appeared in a US court in an orange prison jumpsuit and handcuffs, lost his attempt to win bail yesterday before his trial next year over the emissions scandal. Oliver Schmidt, 48, who was chief of...A Volkswagen executive, who appeared in a US court in an orange prison jumpsuit and handcuffs, lost his attempt to...
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market report
Magic wears a little thin as Merlin is downgraded
Optimistic Japan holds on to the zero option
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged hours after a rise in US interest rates, maintaining its cautiously optimistic view on growth. “Japan’s economy continues to recover moderately as a trend,” the bank said yesterday. Haruhiko Kuroda...The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged hours after a rise in US interest rates...The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged hours after a rise in US interest rates...
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BP in talks to sell huge oil pipeline to Ineos
BP is in talks to sell the North Sea’s biggest pipeline to Ineos, the petrochemicals giant run by Jim Ratcliffe. Both companies yesterday confirmed the talks over the Forties Pipeline System, which carries about 450,000 barrels of oil a day — about 40 per cent of the UK’s production. The Forties system takes oil from about 80 fields through a 100-mile pipeline to a...BP is in talks to sell the North Sea’s biggest pipeline to Ineos, the petrochemicals giant run by...BP is in talks to sell the North Sea’s biggest pipeline to Ineos, the petrochemicals giant run by...
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Batteries included as power providers look to renewables
Britain’s energy system is poised for a rapid expansion of batteries, with 4 gigawatts likely to be operating by 2033...Britain’s energy system is poised for a rapid expansion of batteries, with 4 gigawatts likely to be operating by 2033, official forecasts show. Renewables will also play a bigger role than forecast, resulting in far fewer gas-fired power stations being built than expected, according to an analysis published by the...Britain’s energy system is poised for a rapid expansion of batteries, with 4 gigawatts likely to be operating by 2033, official...
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International football
Rooney axed by England for first time
Wayne Rooney was facing up to a bleak international future last night as Gareth Southgate rang the changes in his first squad since being appointed England manager. Rooney has missed Manchester United’s past three matches with a knee injury, but Southgate has made it clear that the 31-year-old...Wayne Rooney was facing up to a bleak international future last night as Gareth Southgate rang the changes in his first squad since being appointed England manager. Rooney has missed Manchester United’s past three matches with a knee injury, but Southgate has made it clear that the 31-year-old...Wayne Rooney was facing up to a bleak international future last night as Gareth Southgate rang the changes in his first squad...
Read the full storySix Nations
Vunipola returns to starting line-up for England
In every sense of the word, the England team that will take the field to play Ireland on Saturday, with a shot at “greatness” and back-to-back grand slams, will be the strongest that Eddie Jones has selected in the RBS Six Nations Championship. Jones said on Monday that England would be in peak physical condition this weekend, having spent...In every sense of the word, the England team that will take the field to play Ireland on Saturday, with a shot at “greatness” and back-to-back grand slams, will be the strongest that Eddie Jones has selected in the RBS Six Nations Championship. Jones said on Monday that England would be in peak physical condition this weekend, having spent...In every sense of the word, the England team that will take the field to play Ireland on Saturday, with a shot at “greatness”...
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Cycling
Team Sky hit by fresh claim from former rider
A former Team Sky cyclist has claimed that the team covered up his use of self-administered injections after a fellow rider discovered syringes in his room and reported it to management. Josh Edmondson, who rode for the team in 2013 and 2014, has admitted injecting himself with a cocktail of vitamins and other...A former Team Sky cyclist has claimed that the team covered up his use of self-administered...A former Team Sky cyclist has claimed that the team covered up his use of self-administered...
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Mata’s slick break keeps United dream alive
Europa League
Mourinho rails against ‘enemies’
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
We must get real, says Southgate
Matt dickinson
A quick Sky response but worries over transparency
six nations
Jones hires a goalkeeper to seal grand slam
six nations
The Roy of the Rovers kick that made Sexton a schoolboy sensation
At Bective Rangers they have only just about finished mending the damage to the lights in the main hall that Jonathan Sexton inflicted in his younger years. Next to the cosy bar in the clubhouse in south Dublin, there was just enough room in the...At Bective Rangers they have only just about finished mending the damage to the lights in the...At Bective Rangers they have only just about finished mending the damage to the lights in the...
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Six Nations
Why Brown is so good under the high ball
The man who trained Mike Brown into becoming one of the world’s best players under the high ball has revealed what goes in to making the perfect catch under pressure. England expect Ireland to test Brown with a barrage of high...The man who trained Mike Brown into becoming one of the world’s best players under the high ball has revealed what goes in to making the perfect catch under pressure. England expect Ireland to test Brown with a barrage of high...The man who trained Mike Brown into becoming one of the world’s best players under the high ball has revealed what...
Read the full storyClub season to end in June
World Rugby yesterday announced its plans for a new global calendar that included breakthrough pledges to the Tier 2 rugby nations and also represents the possibility of a significantly improved Premiership club competition in...World Rugby yesterday announced its plans for a new global calendar that included breakthrough pledges to the Tier 2 rugby nations and also represents the possibility of a significantly improved Premiership club competition in...World Rugby yesterday announced its plans for a new global calendar that included breakthrough pledges to the Tier 2...
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stuart barnes
Ford ought to learn from my Dublin ordeal
Women's rugby
Grand-slam glory beckons for seven-try star
Premier League
Guardiola to sell 15 players after Monaco mess
Pep Guardiola is ready to conduct the biggest overhaul of the Manchester City squad since the Abu Dhabi takeover in 2008 as he attempts to eradicate the errors that cost him a place in the Champions League. Up to 15 players, including Vincent Kompany, the captain, are at risk of being dumped this summer as Guardiola seeks to clear out the dead wood from his squad...Pep Guardiola is ready to conduct the biggest overhaul of the Manchester City squad since the Abu...Pep Guardiola is ready to conduct the biggest overhaul of the Manchester City squad since the Abu...
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Champions League
Why are English teams failing in Europe?
In the previous five seasons, England has been represented just four times in the quarter-finals of the Champions...In the previous five seasons, England has been represented just four times in the quarter-finals of the Champions League — to put that into context, there were four English teams in each of the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons. With Manchester City’s surprise defeat by Monaco last night, Leicester City are the only...In the previous five seasons, England has been represented just four times in the quarter-finals of the Champions League — to...
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champions league
Leicester made to train during European draw
Premier League
Karanka ‘gave up job so we could stay up’
Premier League
Sign a new contract or be sold, Koeman tells Barkley
International football
17-year-old Woodburn is Welsh and ready, insists Coleman
MATT DICKINSON
Do not apologise for GB’s ruthless medal machine
A few months ago, it seemed like we all were marvelling at Max Whitlock and Nick Skelton, the Team GB women hockey players and the Brownlee brothers at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Now “medallist” is in danger of becoming a dirty word. The...A few months ago, it seemed like we all were marvelling at Max Whitlock and Nick Skelton, the...A few months ago, it seemed like we all were marvelling at Max Whitlock and Nick Skelton, the...
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Rugby union
Scots to tour major nations once more
Football politics
Hayatou’s reign comes to abrupt end
rugby league
Warrington crumble as player-cam packs up
Mark Souster
Lizzie Kelly: Gold Cup’s first female jockey in 33 years eyes top-four finish
Lizzie Kelly has a long-term vision of how her life will look in half a century. It is as a venerable grandmother sitting in a deep armchair in the library of her family country home in front of a roaring fire, dogs at her feet, horses in their boxes, reminiscing about the direction her life has taken; the good, the bad, the indifferent. With her competitive streak to...Lizzie Kelly has a long-term vision of how her life will look in half a century. It is as a...Lizzie Kelly has a long-term vision of how her life will look in half a century. It is as a...
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Rob Wright’s tips
More Of That can match Synchronised for O’Neill
Jonjo O’Neill will for ever be associated with his Cheltenham Gold Cup success as a jockey on the great Dawn Run but...Jonjo O’Neill will for ever be associated with his Cheltenham Gold Cup success as a jockey on the great Dawn Run but the amiable Irishman has become a shrewd trainer, too, and can saddle More Of That to victory in the Timico-sponsored highlight today. O’Neill has yet to make a meaningful assault on the trainers’...Jonjo O’Neill will for ever be associated with his Cheltenham Gold Cup success as a jockey on the great Dawn Run but the...
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Rob Wright’s tips
Henderson can triumph with Soldier In Action
Festival guide
How to read a racecard
mark souster
It’s Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby as Walsh breaks duck with historic day
The gaunt, almost haunted look on Ruby Walsh’s grey features disappeared yesterday, replaced by a smile as broad as the margin of victory for Let’s Dance, which brought up an unprecedented four-timer in one marvellous afternoon for the jockey and...The gaunt, almost haunted look on Ruby Walsh’s grey features disappeared yesterday, replaced by a...The gaunt, almost haunted look on Ruby Walsh’s grey features disappeared yesterday, replaced by a...
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Rick broadbent
No gloating, just a deep smile from Mullins
Cheltenham
The Festival in 60 seconds
Marc Aspland
Capturing the magic of Cheltenham
Racing
Rob Wright’s racing tips
OBITUARY
Lady Elizabeth Longman
One of eight bridesmaids who attended Princess Elizabeth on her path to matrimony on November 20, 1947, Lady Elizabeth Longman (née Lambart) enjoyed a close and enduring friendship with the future monarch and was a valued member of the inner circle. The two had known one another since childhood, as Lady Elizabeth’s father, Field Marshal Frederick Lambart, the 10th Earl...One of eight bridesmaids who attended Princess Elizabeth on her path to matrimony on November 20...One of eight bridesmaids who attended Princess Elizabeth on her path to matrimony on November 20...
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OBITUARY
Ivor Noël Hume
When Ivor Noël Hume saw a sprinkling of pottery shards in the plantation soil, he had no idea that beneath lay the...When Ivor Noël Hume saw a sprinkling of pottery shards in the plantation soil, he had no idea that beneath lay the site one of the most dramatic incidents in American colonial history — the tale of a bloody massacre in 1622 in which several hundred English settlers had died. The British archaeologist was the...When Ivor Noël Hume saw a sprinkling of pottery shards in the plantation soil, he had no idea that beneath lay the site one of...
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Weather Eye
The 70th anniversary of Britain’s worst floods
It was 70 years ago that Britain suffered its most catastrophic river flooding in recorded history. The country had already suffered a long, hard freeze in the snowiest winter of the 20th century and by early March 1947 snowdrifts towered up to 5m...It was 70 years ago that Britain suffered its most catastrophic river flooding in recorded history.It was 70 years ago that Britain suffered its most catastrophic river flooding in recorded history.
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Renzo Piano: I’m still the bad boy of architecture at 79
The architect of the Shard on why it’s more important than ever that buildings stand tall
Loudon Wainwright III: ‘It’s provided a lot of song fodder’
Family friction has been fuel for his music, explains the singer-songwriter
THE BIG FILM REVIEW
Beauty and the Beast
Disney’s $160m live-action remake of its cartoon classic enchants, says Kate Muir
MindGames
The Times Daily Quiz
NEW MUSIC
Essential tracks
ALBUM REVIEW
Pop: Depeche Mode: Spirit
★★★★☆
It really isn’t the kind of publicity you want on the eve of your new album. In February Richard Spencer, leader of the USA’s white nationalist movement, claimed that Depeche Mode were the “official band of the alt-right”. Never mind the...★★★★☆
It really isn’t the kind of publicity you want on the eve of your new album. In February...★★★★☆
It really isn’t the kind of publicity you want on the eve of your new album. In February...
film review
Get Out
film review
Personal Shopper
film review
The Olive Tree
film review
Gleason
film review
The Wolves at the Door
Classic film of the week
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
film review
The Salesman
ALBUM REVIEW
Pop: Zara Larsson: So Good
ALBUM REVIEW
Pop: Real Estate: In Mind
ALBUM REVIEW
Pop: Spoon: Hot Thoughts
ALBUM REVIEW
Jazz: Heads of State: Four in One
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Theatre: La Cage aux Folles at New Wimbledon Theatre, SW19
★★★★☆
It’s an apt year to revive Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman’s La Cage aux Folles. Transgender activism is on the advance, but the forces of populism go hand in hand with a reactionary sexual clampdown. It’s not a million miles from the...★★★★☆
It’s an apt year to revive Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman’s La Cage aux Folles...★★★★☆
It’s an apt year to revive Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman’s La Cage aux Folles...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Dance: Rosalind at The Place, WC1
first night review
Concert: LPO/Haslan at the Festival Hall
first night review
Dance: Project Polunin at Sadler’s Wells
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Opera: Partenope at the London Coliseum
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Theatre: Hay Fever at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Concert: Yamato at Peacock Theatre, WC2
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Theatre: The Grapes of Wrath at Nuffield Southampton
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Cabaret: Melinda Hughes at Crazy Coqs, W1
DINNER TONIGHT
Lindsey Bareham’s cod with red wine sauce
Viewing guide
What’s on tonight and when
Viewing guide, by Ed Potton Rich Hall’s Countrier Than You
BBC Four, 9pm
Rich Hall has the perfect combination...Viewing guide, by Ed Potton Rich Hall’s Countrier Than You
BBC Four, 9pm
Rich Hall has the...Viewing guide, by Ed Potton Rich Hall’s Countrier Than You
BBC Four, 9pm
Rich Hall has the...
FASHION
Brandwatch: Aeyde
Looking for a pair of shoes that doesn’t scuff after a few wears, or cost so much that they have to be kept on a...Looking for a pair of shoes that doesn’t scuff after a few wears, or cost so much that they have...Looking for a pair of shoes that doesn’t scuff after a few wears, or cost so much that they have...
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Beauty and the Beast and Personal Shopper
Watch our critics discuss the big new releases. This week Kate Muir and Ed Potton give their verdict on Beauty and the Beast and Personal Shopper 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 Kate Muir and Ed Potton give their...Watch our critics discuss the big new releases. This week Kate Muir and Ed Potton give their...
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20 best places to downsize in Britain
1 Saltash, Cornwall
Saltash is an accessible Cornish coastal town, making it perfect for the active downsizer. Known as the gateway to Cornwall, this small town lies across the River Tamar from Plymouth and has decent shopping, including a Waitrose.1 Saltash, Cornwall
Saltash is an accessible Cornish coastal town, making it perfect for the...1 Saltash, Cornwall
Saltash is an accessible Cornish coastal town, making it perfect for the...
PROJECT MANAGER
‘It was a chance for a new beginning’
market intelligence
The great northeastern coastal boom
comment
Anne Ashworth: How buy-to-let could still survive
The reasons cited for the surprise fall in the average rent in some regions include a rise in boomeranging: more...The reasons cited for the surprise fall in the average rent in some regions include a rise in...The reasons cited for the surprise fall in the average rent in some regions include a rise in...
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INTERIORS
Why every home should have a cactus
Cacti, usually more at home in the desert, are increasingly ending up in pots in UK homes, with sales up 63 per cent...Cacti, usually more at home in the desert, are increasingly ending up in pots in UK homes, with...Cacti, usually more at home in the desert, are increasingly ending up in pots in UK homes, with...
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INTERIORS
Save, spend splurge: chandeliers
INTERIORS
Trend alert: green and gold
HOME OF THE WEEK
The Queen of Mean makeover
ON THE MARKET
Make the move to a home near a quay
ON THE MARKET
This week’s prime properties
Period townhouse
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
What you get A grade II listed house with views of St Alkmunds Church...Period townhouse
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
What you get A grade II listed house with views of...Period townhouse
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
What you get A grade II listed house with views of...
LEGAL Q&A
Can I let my flat through Airbnb?
I rent out a flat on a 12-month tenancy, but am thinking of using it for short-term rentals, such as Airbnb. However,...I rent out a flat on a 12-month tenancy, but am thinking of using it for short-term rentals, such...I rent out a flat on a 12-month tenancy, but am thinking of using it for short-term rentals, such...
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The dawn of the textile revolution
In studios across the country a contemporary textile revolution is taking place. Modern designers are abandoning traditional tweeds and tartans for bold printed patterns, using innovative techniques. The fruit of their looms (or rather, digital...In studios across the country a contemporary textile revolution is taking place. Modern designers...In studios across the country a contemporary textile revolution is taking place. Modern designers...
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SCOTLAND: HOME OF THE WEEK
Clifftop views and great golf
SCOTLAND: ON THE MARKET
Make the move to a property with gothic features
SCOTLAND: ON THE MARKET
This week’s prime properties
SCOTLAND: LEGAL Q&A
Are lock-out agreements a good idea?
May blocks Scottish poll
Theresa May has rejected Nicola Sturgeon’s call for an independence referendum within two years in a move the first minister branded a “democratic outrage” and experts said had caused an unprecedented constitutional crisis. The prime minister dramatically upped the stakes in the fight for the UK’s future when she said “now is not the time” for a repeat of the 2014 vote...Theresa May has rejected Nicola Sturgeon’s call for an independence referendum within two years...Theresa May has rejected Nicola Sturgeon’s call for an independence referendum within two years...
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Constitutional deadlock shows little sign of being broken
The UK is facing an unprecedented constitutional crisis, and relations between London and Edinburgh have plunged to...The UK is facing an unprecedented constitutional crisis, and relations between London and Edinburgh have plunged to an all-time low, according to leading academics. Experts said that there is no clear resolution to the stand-off and Nicola Sturgeon may seek to organise her own, non-binding vote on leaving the UK...The UK is facing an unprecedented constitutional crisis, and relations between London and Edinburgh have plunged to an all-time...
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Holyrood sketch
Salmond impersonator with the same tired lines
The problem with the Scottish people is they’re very slow learners. That’s not my view, I hasten to add. It is...The problem with the Scottish people is they’re very slow learners. That’s not my view, I hasten...The problem with the Scottish people is they’re very slow learners. That’s not my view, I hasten...
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COMMENT
Mutant Brexit has the power to transmogrify
There is a touch of vulnerability about the prime minister which almost threatens to make her an interesting politician.There is a touch of vulnerability about the prime minister which almost threatens to make her an...There is a touch of vulnerability about the prime minister which almost threatens to make her an...
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We can build a stronger, fairer Britain
Yesterday the EU Withdrawal Bill received royal assent and, within the next two weeks, we will begin the negotiations to secure the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union. At moments like this the choices we make define the character...Yesterday the EU Withdrawal Bill received royal assent and, within the next two weeks, we will...Yesterday the EU Withdrawal Bill received royal assent and, within the next two weeks, we will...
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Project promotes return to playing out in the street
It may be too late to return to games of hopscotch on roads covered in chalk, and football matches among parked cars, but a new project aims to get children back playing on the streets. The rise of technology taking over children’s play time and...It may be too late to return to games of hopscotch on roads covered in chalk, and football...It may be too late to return to games of hopscotch on roads covered in chalk, and football...
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Trident base workers to strike over rights
Civilian staff at the Faslane and Coulport naval bases are to go on strike in a dispute over workers’ rights. Members of the Unite union who work in radiation monitoring, weapons support, cleaning, logistics, maintenance and...Civilian staff at the Faslane and Coulport naval bases are to go on strike in a dispute over workers’ rights. Members of the Unite union who work in radiation monitoring, weapons support, cleaning, logistics, maintenance and...Civilian staff at the Faslane and Coulport naval bases are to go on strike in a dispute over workers’ rights. Members...
Read the full storyThe Times at the Scottish Press Awards
Journalists working for The Times Scotland have picked up six nominations in the 2017 Scottish Press Awards. Lindsay McIntosh, Scottish political editor, is nominated in the columnist category and Marc Horne is nominated as...Journalists working for The Times Scotland have picked up six nominations in the 2017 Scottish Press Awards. Lindsay McIntosh, Scottish political editor, is nominated in the columnist category and Marc Horne is nominated as...Journalists working for The Times Scotland have picked up six nominations in the 2017 Scottish Press Awards. Lindsay...
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Kenny hopeful of illegal migrant deal with Trump
Enda Kenny has urged undocumented Irish citizens in America to resolve any outstanding misdemeanours or felonies they have after he met President Trump in the White House. During his first face-to-face encounter with the US president at the Oval Office the pair discussed Northern Ireland, Brexit, immigration reform and a potential future visit to Ireland. Mr Trump...Enda Kenny has urged undocumented Irish citizens in America to resolve any outstanding...Enda Kenny has urged undocumented Irish citizens in America to resolve any outstanding...
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Joking apart, Kenny is hit with White House
The taoiseach had his serious face on as he began his speech in the crowded room in the US Capitol. Paul Ryan...The taoiseach had his serious face on as he began his speech in the crowded room in the US Capitol. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, was hosting the annual bipartisan St Patrick’s Day lunch — one of the rare occasions on the Hill when the warring Democratic and Republican members of Congress swap...The taoiseach had his serious face on as he began his speech in the crowded room in the US Capitol. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the...
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Biggest recipients of RHI grants revealed
A businessman who runs a chicken farm and a tanning salon from the same address has emerged as the largest recipient of Northern Ireland’s Renewable Heat Incentive scheme. Paul Hobson’s poultry farm in Dungannon, Co Tyrone, has...A businessman who runs a chicken farm and a tanning salon from the same address has emerged as the largest recipient of Northern Ireland’s Renewable Heat Incentive scheme. Paul Hobson’s poultry farm in Dungannon, Co Tyrone, has...A businessman who runs a chicken farm and a tanning salon from the same address has emerged as the largest recipient...
Read the full storyRoss to push ahead with new drink-drive law
Shane Ross has said that new figures showing that more than a third of drivers killed in 2014 had consumed alcohol justify his plans to introduce harsher punishments for motorists caught over the drink-driving limit. The...Shane Ross has said that new figures showing that more than a third of drivers killed in 2014 had consumed alcohol justify his plans to introduce harsher punishments for motorists caught over the drink-driving limit. The...Shane Ross has said that new figures showing that more than a third of drivers killed in 2014 had consumed alcohol...
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business
Ireland faces ‘spin campaign’ over Brexit spoils
Representatives of European countries vying for post-Brexit investment have launched a spin campaign to play down Ireland’s attractiveness to UK companies, experts have claimed. Marie Hunt, head of research at CBRE Ireland, a...Representatives of European countries vying for post-Brexit investment have launched a spin campaign to play down Ireland’s attractiveness to UK companies, experts have claimed. Marie Hunt, head of research at CBRE Ireland, a...Representatives of European countries vying for post-Brexit investment have launched a spin campaign to play down...
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Vulture funds hold more mortgages in arrears
The amount of mortgages in arrears held by private investment funds has risen, figures released by the Central Bank have shown. Home repossessions also rose at the end of last year. Nearly 77,500 mortgages were behind on...The amount of mortgages in arrears held by private investment funds has risen, figures released by the Central Bank have shown. Home repossessions also rose at the end of last year. Nearly 77,500 mortgages were behind on...The amount of mortgages in arrears held by private investment funds has risen, figures released by the Central Bank...
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leader
An Ideal Day
Six Nations
Sexton rues fine margins ahead of England clash
Johnny Sexton does not indulge in pre-match mind games, but Eddie Jones will surely note with interest the Ireland out-half’s declaration that England’s all-conquering team should have been dead and buried after two games of this year’s RBS Six...Johnny Sexton does not indulge in pre-match mind games, but Eddie Jones will surely note with...Johnny Sexton does not indulge in pre-match mind games, but Eddie Jones will surely note with...
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Six Nations
CJ Stander an awkward symbol of ‘nationhood’
Gaelic football
Kerry must stand up to Dublin’s power
Boxing
Rookie Conlan and veteran Lee all set for Garden shows
There is an appropriate synchronicity to the fact that Michael Conlan and Andy Lee will both fight at the world’s most famous boxing venue this St Patrick’s weekend. Two of the most gifted boxers to ever come out of Ireland, the pair are at...There is an appropriate synchronicity to the fact that Michael Conlan and Andy Lee will both...There is an appropriate synchronicity to the fact that Michael Conlan and Andy Lee will both...
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Comment
Tory stupidity doesn’t mean politics is corrupt
Philip Collins
We could rule out electoral fines by giving the parties state funding — but actually, political success isn’t based on money
Ed Conway
Can Trump cut a deal with rebellious Congress?
Michael Gove
Schools must get more bang for their buck
Carol Midgley
Pointless pennies can drive us to distraction
Oliver Kamm
Ignore the purists and keep using the Oxford comma
Leading Articles
Finger in the Dike
Dutch elections have dealt a blow to right-wing populists but Europe still has to address the pressing problems of immigration and integration
Dodgy Money
Campaign finance rules are there to protect the public’s faith in democracy
Great Barrier Wreath
We may soon have to refer to the world’s longest coral reef in the past tense
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
How to fix the chancellor’s budget blunder
Sir, Politics, Robert Louis Stevenson said, “is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary”. Sadly for “Forgetful Phil”, our careless chancellor, Stevenson’s law does not apply to budgets, where effective preparation...Sir, Politics, Robert Louis Stevenson said, “is perhaps the only profession for which no...Sir, Politics, Robert Louis Stevenson said, “is perhaps the only profession for which no...
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The political storm begins: was Sturgeon shrewd or boxed in?
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit the Irish Guards for a St Patrick’s Day parade; Theresa May, the prime minister, addresses the Conservative Party spring forum in Cardiff; Dame Vera Lynn releases an album; Gold Cup race at Cheltenham Festival; the Scottish National Party spring conference begins in Aberdeen.
Chile: The polar ship RRS James Clark Ross leaves port to deploy its robotic submarine, Boaty McBoatface, in the Orkney Passage for its first scientific expedition.
Germany: The G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Baden-Baden begins.
US: Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, meets President Trump at the White House.
On this day
In 1861 Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed the first king of a united Italy.
In 1905 Franklin Delano Roosevelt married Eleanor Roosevelt in New York.
In 1921 Marie Stopes opened Britain’s first birth control clinic in north London.
In 1968 more than 300 people were arrested during anti-Vietnam War demonstrations outside the US embassy in London.
Nature notes
The first of the large trees is coming into leaf. This is the horse chestnut tree. Its large, sticky brown buds are splitting, and downy whitish leaves, still curled up, are breaking out of them. At first, the ring of leaflets of which the leaves consist are stuck together. However, very quickly the familiar hand-shaped leaves, with their six or seven fingers, will open out, standing up tall and bright green. It is quite a dramatic start to the spring. Eventually the horse chestnut leaves will reach more than 15in across. The elder bushes are already in good leaf in many places, their hollow grey twigs well covered, and many hawthorn trees and hedges are now looking very green. The leaf buds are swelling on other trees. On hornbeams, the long, thin buds are crinkling and showing little green cracks, while on young sycamore trees, the green and pink buds are getting conspicuously fatter. On oak trees, the small brown buds, many of which grow in clusters, are still tightly closed.
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Birthdays today
Pat Albeck, textile designer, 87; John Baines, professor of Egyptology, University of Oxford (1976-2013), 71; Jeff Banks, fashion designer, 74; Pattie Boyd, model and photographer, 73; Ven Sarah Bullock, Archdeacon of York, 53; Caroline Corr, singer and drummer, the Corrs, 44; Prof David Dilks, historian, vice-chancellor, University of Hull (1991-99), 79; Lesley-Anne Down, actress, Upstairs, Downstairs (1973-75), 63; Patrick Duffy, actor, Dallas (1978-85, 1986-91, 2012-14), 68; Michael Finnissy, composer and pianist, 71; William Gibson, novelist, Neuromancer (1984), 69; Clare Grogan, singer, Altered Images, and actress, Gregory’s Girl (1981), 55; Rt Rev Alan Hopes, RC Bishop of East Anglia, 73; Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, yachtsman, the first man to sail solo non-stop around the world (1968-69), 78; John Lill, pianist, 73; Dame Penelope Lively, writer, Moon Tiger (1987, Booker prize), 84; Rob Lowe, actor, St Elmo’s Fire (1985), 53; Lord (Jim) O’Neill of Gatley, commercial secretary to the Treasury (2015-16), chief economist, Goldman Sachs (2001-10), 60; Lord (Stuart) Rose of Monewden, chairman, Ocado, 68; Andrew Rosindell, Conservative MP for Romford, 51; Kurt Russell, actor, Escape From New York (1981), The Hateful Eight (2015), 66; Galina Samsova, ballerina, London Festival Ballet (1964-73), 80; Sir Patrick Sergeant, founder (1969), Euromoney Publications, 93; Max Stafford-Clark, theatre director, artistic director and founder (1993), Out of Joint Theatre Company, 76; Lord (Robert) Walker of Gestingthorpe, Justice of the Supreme Court (2009-13), 79; Michael Whitaker, showjumper, Olympic silver medallist (1984), 57; Mike Wood, Conservative MP for Dudley South, 41