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Brexiteers offer peace terms to May
Tory Brexiteers have delivered peace terms to Theresa May, outlining the price she must pay to secure their support for her Brexit deal in the crunch Commons showdown within days. The European Research Group (ERG) of hardliners, led by Jacob Rees-Mogg, have drawn up “three tests” the government...Tory Brexiteers have delivered peace terms to Theresa May, outlining the price she must pay to secure their support for her Brexit deal in the crunch Commons showdown within days. The European Research Group (ERG) of hardliners, led by Jacob Rees-Mogg, have drawn up “three tests” the government...Tory Brexiteers have delivered peace terms to Theresa May, outlining the price she must pay to secure their support for her...
Read the full storyPutin’s spies woo British high society
exclusiveA leading courtier to the Queen, a cousin of Prince Charles and other members of the aristocracy dined in the heart of London’s clubland to celebrate the UK launch of an organisation accused of close links to Russian intelligence. Colonel Christopher Mackenzie-Beevor CBE, the most senior permanent officer of the Queen’s ceremonial bodyguard...A leading courtier to the Queen, a cousin of Prince Charles and other members of the aristocracy dined in the heart of London’s clubland to celebrate the UK launch of an organisation accused of close links to Russian intelligence. Colonel Christopher Mackenzie-Beevor CBE, the most senior permanent officer of the Queen’s ceremonial bodyguard...A leading courtier to the Queen, a cousin of Prince Charles and other members of the aristocracy dined in the heart of London’s...
Read the full storyFalconer reopens Labour hate cases
The Labour peer drafted in to deal with the anti-semitism crisis in the party has admitted that “stone cold” cases of hatred have been brushed under the carpet and vowed to reopen them so the culprits can be kicked out. Lord Falconer warned Jeremy Corbyn that he has no prospect of becoming prime minister unless he...The Labour peer drafted in to deal with the anti-semitism crisis in the party has admitted that...The Labour peer drafted in to deal with the anti-semitism crisis in the party has admitted that...
Read the full storyKnife victim was a dog-mad Girl Scout who loved to take photos
An aspiring photographer and a Girl Scout who loved her Yorkshire terrier Woody: this was the portrait emerging of Jodie Chesney last night. On the photo-sharing site Instagram, the 17-year-old described herself in a single sentence: “I’m tall and...An aspiring photographer and a Girl Scout who loved her Yorkshire terrier Woody: this was the...An aspiring photographer and a Girl Scout who loved her Yorkshire terrier Woody: this was the...
Read the full storyTeenage violence
The scandal of schools for knife crime
teenage violence
Damaged pupils ‘would bite a policeman’s horse’
SIR BERNARD HOGAN-HOWE
School exclusions fuel deadly ‘county lines’ drug trade
Teenage violence
Top prosecutor’s grief over fatal stabbing in family
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Sexist ‘frog’ poster punctures bid to make cycling female-friendly
At first glance it looks like an ordinary frog, but the image on a promotional poster for a major cycling event in...At first glance it looks like an ordinary frog, but the image on a promotional poster for a major...At first glance it looks like an ordinary frog, but the image on a promotional poster for a major...
Read the full storyMichael Jackson songs dropped from Radio 2
With Michael Jackson’s legacy in tatters following new child sex abuse claims, BBC Radio 2 appears to have quietly...With Michael Jackson’s legacy in tatters following new child sex abuse claims, BBC Radio 2...With Michael Jackson’s legacy in tatters following new child sex abuse claims, BBC Radio 2...
Read the full storyEstablishment flocks to dine at new society with Kremlin ties
President Vladimir Putin’s quest for greater influence in the West has taken a twist with the London opening of a Russian tsarist-era society. There could scarcely have been a more representative gathering of the British establishment than the...President Vladimir Putin’s quest for greater influence in the West has taken a twist with the...President Vladimir Putin’s quest for greater influence in the West has taken a twist with the...
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Is this the start of the great Brexit climbdown?
Tory Brexiteers have set up a ‘star chamber’ to rule on any EU move on the backstop. If compromise is in the air they could deliver the prime minister’s deal
Lord Falconer interview
Corbyn will never enter No 10 while people fear he and Labour are anti-semitic
Social care ‘near collapse’ as 1m denied vital help
Theresa May has been warned that social care is “on the brink of collapse” with more than 1m older people denied help...Theresa May has been warned that social care is “on the brink of collapse” with more than 1m...Theresa May has been warned that social care is “on the brink of collapse” with more than 1m...
Read the full storyRipley the dummy makes giant leap for space tourism as new craft lifts off
America has launched an astronaut capsule into space from its own soil for the first time in eight years, marking a...America has launched an astronaut capsule into space from its own soil for the first time in...America has launched an astronaut capsule into space from its own soil for the first time in...
Read the full storyRapper identifies as female to smash weightlifting record
He has become an unlikely feminist icon: the weightlifting hip-hop artist and Oxford graduate who set out to demonstrate that athletes who are genetically male should not be competing alongside women. The rapper, whose stage name is Zuby, was...He has become an unlikely feminist icon: the weightlifting hip-hop artist and Oxford graduate who...He has become an unlikely feminist icon: the weightlifting hip-hop artist and Oxford graduate who...
Read the full storyBritain's Opioid Crisis
Massive rise in addiction to opioids among the over-60s
No-deal Brexit threatens cull of 10m lambs
Millions of British lambs may have to be slaughtered and then buried or burnt, rather than eaten, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, government officials have told farmers. This is because UK lamb may be banned from sale to the EU from March 30...Millions of British lambs may have to be slaughtered and then buried or burnt, rather than eaten...Millions of British lambs may have to be slaughtered and then buried or burnt, rather than eaten...
Read the full storyPolice back ‘shooting galleries’ for drug users
Senior police officers are backing plans to create a national network of drug consumption rooms, known as “shooting galleries”, where addicts are provided with drugs such as heroin, paid for by the state. At least 10 chief...Senior police officers are backing plans to create a national network of drug consumption rooms, known as “shooting galleries”, where addicts are provided with drugs such as heroin, paid for by the state. At least 10 chief...Senior police officers are backing plans to create a national network of drug consumption rooms, known as “shooting...
Read the full storyLean On: Facebook used boss’s book to try to win over EU
Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In was used by Facebook to try to win favour with a key European legislator seen as “hostile”, according to leaked company documents. The internal Facebook memos reveal that the social media giant...Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In was used by Facebook to try to win favour with a key European legislator seen as “hostile”, according to leaked company documents. The internal Facebook memos reveal that the social media giant...Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In was used by Facebook to try to win favour with a key European legislator seen as...
Read the full storyNews in brief
Prickly online star runs out of road
LOUISE CALLAGHAN
Isis hostage: ‘I escaped beheader twice’
The knife against his neck, Ani Hussein Mosa closed his eyes and prepared to die. He felt the weight of the Isis executioner pushing him to his knees. Another man had just been beheaded, spattering Mosa with his blood. Now it was his turn. But the cut never came. He was dragged back to his cell...The knife against his neck, Ani Hussein Mosa closed his eyes and prepared to die. He felt the weight of the Isis executioner pushing him to his knees. Another man had just been beheaded, spattering Mosa with his blood. Now it was his turn. But the cut never came. He was dragged back to his cell...The knife against his neck, Ani Hussein Mosa closed his eyes and prepared to die. He felt the weight of the Isis executioner...
Read the full storyFighters rage as skulking ‘caliph’ dodges the last stand of Isis
Isis fighters are furious that their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, appears to have melted into the desert rather than take part in their last stand for the caliphate. As advancing forces close in on the last sliver of Isis territory — an area of about half a square mile in the Syrian Euphrates valley — surrendering fighters have spoken of...Isis fighters are furious that their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, appears to have melted into the desert rather than take part in their last stand for the caliphate. As advancing forces close in on the last sliver of Isis territory — an area of about half a square mile in the Syrian Euphrates valley — surrendering fighters have spoken of...Isis fighters are furious that their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, appears to have melted into the desert rather than take part...
Read the full storyLondoner leads Harvard #MeToo revolt to scalp Weinstein’s lawyer
Three years ago, Danukshi Mudannayake was a star grammar school girl in east London who won a place at Harvard. Now she is leading a #MeToo revolt at the Ivy League university against one of its leading black figures. Her target is Ronald Sullivan Jr, the first African-American faculty dean in Harvard’s history. In...Three years ago, Danukshi Mudannayake was a star grammar school girl in east London who won a...Three years ago, Danukshi Mudannayake was a star grammar school girl in east London who won a...
Read the full storyWorld news in brief
500,000 parade at Sydney Mardi Gras
Italy’s Lady of the Rings at war over new Tolkien translation
When Princess Vittoria Alliata returned to Sicily after a decade spent travelling in the Middle East, she found cows roaming the corridors and wild boars sleeping in the ballroom of her family’s abandoned summer palace. The 18th-century Villa...When Princess Vittoria Alliata returned to Sicily after a decade spent travelling in the Middle...When Princess Vittoria Alliata returned to Sicily after a decade spent travelling in the Middle...
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PREMIER LEAGUE
Mahrez puts Man City on top
Bournemouth 0 Manchester City 1
You know about Pep Guardiola the tactician. Down at the Vitality stadium, where City enjoyed an edgy victory over Bournemouth, it was Pep the psychologist who sat down afterwards and offered an insightful but alternative view of the game we’d all just watched. What he’d seen was an incredible performance from his team. Through neutral eyes, the performance looked a...You know about Pep Guardiola the tactician. Down at the Vitality stadium, where City enjoyed an...You know about Pep Guardiola the tactician. Down at the Vitality stadium, where City enjoyed an...
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PREMIER LEAGUE
North London derby drama puts ref on the spot
A thick skin is as important to any referee as a whistle. Anthony Taylor is from Wythenshawe, setting for the...A thick skin is as important to any referee as a whistle. Anthony Taylor is from Wythenshawe, setting for the television series Shameless. In November there was outrage when he, a supposed Manchester United fan, was appointed for the Manchester derby. He brushed it off by having a brilliant game. Taylor was given...A thick skin is as important to any referee as a whistle. Anthony Taylor is from Wythenshawe, setting for the television series...
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VAR becomes main talking point after derby draw
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Lukaku saves the day for Man Utd
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Comfort and joy for West Ham
NEWS | PREMIER LEAGUE
Newcastle taken off the market by Ashley
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Brighton avoid unwanted record
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Crystal Palace create breathing space at the bottom
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Wolves’ fast start finishes off Cardiff
NEWS | ATHLETICS
Sharron Davies: Trans threat to women’s sport
PREMIER LEAGUE | JAVI GRACIA INTERVIEW
The man putting the sting in the Hornets
PREMIER LEAGUE | JONATHAN NORTHCROFT
Liverpool go into Merseyside derby on spring offensive
PREMIER LEAGUE | GRAEME SOUNESS
Jorginho and Kovacic are not good enough
People make a big deal of where N’Golo Kante plays in Chelsea’s midfield, but that misses the bigger point, which is...People make a big deal of where N’Golo Kante plays in Chelsea’s midfield, but that misses the...People make a big deal of where N’Golo Kante plays in Chelsea’s midfield, but that misses the...
Read the full storyPREMIER LEAGUE | DAVID WALSH
Cold-hearted opportunism trumped boyhood allegiance for Rodgers — Celtic fans won’t forget
At the turn of the century Middlesbrough signed Alen Boksic. They paid Lazio £2.5m for a player who had played in two...At the turn of the century Middlesbrough signed Alen Boksic. They paid Lazio £2.5m for a player...At the turn of the century Middlesbrough signed Alen Boksic. They paid Lazio £2.5m for a player...
Read the full storyCRICKET
Gayle blows England away
Eoin Morgan’s men are dismissed for 113 before being smashed to all parts by veteran batsman
England offered up a collapse for the ages as they slumped to a record low one-day total against West Indies during a humiliating seven-wicket defeat that begs serious questions of their status as favourites for this summer’s World Cup. Eoin Morgan’s team, ranked No 1 in the world, had gone into this fifth and final ODI 2-1 up and eyeing a record-equalling 10th...England offered up a collapse for the ages as they slumped to a record low one-day total against...England offered up a collapse for the ages as they slumped to a record low one-day total against...
Read the full storyCRICKET
No target too big for England’s batsmen
England’s one-day batsmen are not just taking the fight to the opposition, they are also being forced to compete...England’s one-day batsmen are not just taking the fight to the opposition, they are also being forced to compete ferociously with each other just to stay in the team. “Competition for places is at an all-time high,” said captain Eoin Morgan after his side’s latest fireworks display against Australia at Trent Bridge...England’s one-day batsmen are not just taking the fight to the opposition, they are also being forced to compete ferociously...
Read the full storyCYCLING
Hayter ends medal drought
ATHLETICS
Nielsen leads home charge
“I haven’t competed near my best,” says Laviai Nielsen. The 22-year-old, who won silver with the 4x400m relay team at...“I haven’t competed near my best,” says Laviai Nielsen. The 22-year-old, who won silver with the...“I haven’t competed near my best,” says Laviai Nielsen. The 22-year-old, who won silver with the...
Read the full storyTENNIS
Federer joins the 100 club
Roger Federer reached yet another milestone in his glittering career when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-4 in the...Roger Federer reached yet another milestone in his glittering career when he beat Stefanos...Roger Federer reached yet another milestone in his glittering career when he beat Stefanos...
Read the full storyBISMARCK DU PLESSIS INTERVIEW
‘I played in terrible pain. Would I do it again? Probably’
SIX NATIONS | STUART BARNES
England’s lack of flexibility exposed in Cardiff
SIX NATIONS | STEPHEN JONES
Expect the unexpected when Wales face Scotland
SIX NATIONS | PETER O'REILLY
Better for Ireland to fail now and succeed later
SIX NATIONS | MARK PALMER
Should Scotland stick or twist?
SIX NATIONS
Unions’ self-interest is biggest threat to World Trophy plans
When we revealed last autumn World Rugby’s (WR) plans to create a new international competition, we predicted a power...When we revealed last autumn World Rugby’s (WR) plans to create a new international competition...When we revealed last autumn World Rugby’s (WR) plans to create a new international competition...
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Craig Chalmers: Scotland need a greater range of styles
Fretting about the stand-off position before a game against Wales is nothing new for Scotland. Where yesterday the...Fretting about the stand-off position before a game against Wales is nothing new for Scotland.Fretting about the stand-off position before a game against Wales is nothing new for Scotland.
Read the full storyBOXING
Boxing returns to the Royal Albert Hall
If York Hall in Bethnal Green, with its bear-pit atmosphere, represents boxing’s raucous roots, then the Royal Albert Hall is surely its loftiest venue, the noble art’s Valhalla. Boxing returns on Friday to Kensington Gore for just the second time...If York Hall in Bethnal Green, with its bear-pit atmosphere, represents boxing’s raucous roots...If York Hall in Bethnal Green, with its bear-pit atmosphere, represents boxing’s raucous roots...
Read the full storySKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Norwich roar on in Lions’ den
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Grealish exposes Derby frailties
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
Swansea leave nine-man Bolton battling to beat the drop
Bolton Wanderers’ hopes of Championship survival were dealt a significant blow when Swansea City punished their...Bolton Wanderers’ hopes of Championship survival were dealt a significant blow when Swansea City...Bolton Wanderers’ hopes of Championship survival were dealt a significant blow when Swansea City...
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Round-up: Bowen dents Birmingham hopes
Hull City boosted their playoff hopes with a 2-0 defeat of Birmingham City, who have now lost all of their six...Hull City boosted their playoff hopes with a 2-0 defeat of Birmingham City, who have now lost all...Hull City boosted their playoff hopes with a 2-0 defeat of Birmingham City, who have now lost all...
Read the full storyFOOTBALL | ROD LIDDLE
Charlton owner’s mad demand akin to wailing at the wind
EUROPEAN FOOTBALL
El Clasico win puts Barcelona 12 points clear of ragged Real
WOMEN'S FOOTBALL
England hold their nerve for USA draw in SheBelieves Cup
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GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP
Battling Sale go down to Chiefs
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Joe Ford kicks Leicester Tigers to victory as Wasps feel ‘robbed’
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Six-try Sarries increase Saints’ pain
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Late Earle try keeps Quins in winning mood
RUGBY LEAGUE
Tomkins puts the boot into Wolves
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Goals of the month
BADMINTON
British double act happy to make sacrifices to chase Olympic dream
Between now and April, Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith will compete in half a dozen different countries. The badminton...Between now and April, Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith will compete in half a dozen different...Between now and April, Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith will compete in half a dozen different...
Read the full storyEUROPEAN FOOTBALL
European round-up: Bayern go level with Dortmund
Bayern Munich extended their league winning streak and moved level on points with leaders Borussia Dortmund after a...Bayern Munich extended their league winning streak and moved level on points with leaders...Bayern Munich extended their league winning streak and moved level on points with leaders...
Read the full storyRACING
Cromwell’s next hurdle
GUINNESS PRO14
Scarlets soak up the win against Munster
GUINNESS PRO14
Connacht make light work of Ospreys
GUINNESS PRO14 | STEPHEN JONES
Little wonder investors steer clear of Welsh club rugby
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Have your say: poor decisions and sub-standard refereeing
TV LISTINGS
Sport on TV this week
PICTURES OF THE WEEK
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Direct Line boss tapped for top job at John Lewis
The departing boss of insurer Direct Line and the outgoing chief executive of travel retailer SSP are in the running to succeed Sir Charlie Mayfield as chairman of the John Lewis Partnership. Paul Geddes and Kate Swann are among external candidates for one of retail’s most high-profile roles, The...The departing boss of insurer Direct Line and the outgoing chief executive of travel retailer SSP are in the running to succeed Sir Charlie Mayfield as chairman of the John Lewis Partnership. Paul Geddes and Kate Swann are among external candidates for one of retail’s most high-profile roles, The...The departing boss of insurer Direct Line and the outgoing chief executive of travel retailer SSP are in the running to succeed...
Read the full storyFresh blow for Grayling as HS2 contractor sues
One of the biggest contractors on HS2 has launched legal action over what it claims was a botched tender, in the latest embarrassment for transport secretary Chris Grayling. American giant Bechtel has lodged a High Court claim against the £56bn north-south rail line after losing out on a £1.3bn contract to build Old Oak Common station in...One of the biggest contractors on HS2 has launched legal action over what it claims was a botched tender, in the latest embarrassment for transport secretary Chris Grayling. American giant Bechtel has lodged a High Court claim against the £56bn north-south rail line after losing out on a £1.3bn contract to build Old Oak Common station in...One of the biggest contractors on HS2 has launched legal action over what it claims was a botched tender, in the latest...
Read the full storyGlencore bought jet from Kazakh dictator’s sidekick
Glencore acquired a private jet from a powerful Kazakh businessman who is a close ally of the country’s dictator. Ivan Glasenberg’s £42bn FTSE 100 mining and trading empire bought the Gulfstream G550 from Bulat Utemuratov in 2015, The Sunday Times has found. The previously undisclosed deal sheds new light on...Glencore acquired a private jet from a powerful Kazakh businessman who is a close ally of the...Glencore acquired a private jet from a powerful Kazakh businessman who is a close ally of the...
Read the full storyThe Dad’s Army takeover
The board of doorstep lender Provident Financial threw two parties for John van Kuffeler when its boss of 22 years retired in 2014 — the first at Mercers’ Hall in the City, the second at Harewood House, a mansion near Provident’s Bradford...The board of doorstep lender Provident Financial threw two parties for John van Kuffeler when its...The board of doorstep lender Provident Financial threw two parties for John van Kuffeler when its...
Read the full storyOLIVER SHAH
For want of a future, M&S’s divi has been lost
In the gloom of the Marc Bolland era, Marks & Spencer had a staunch defender in top 10 investor the Wellcome...In the gloom of the Marc Bolland era, Marks & Spencer had a staunch defender in top 10...In the gloom of the Marc Bolland era, Marks & Spencer had a staunch defender in top 10...
Read the full storyDAVID SMITH
This sterling rally was built on shaky foundations
For those of you who like a fact to kick off the day: how did sterling, as in pound sterling, get its name? The...For those of you who like a fact to kick off the day: how did sterling, as in pound sterling, get...For those of you who like a fact to kick off the day: how did sterling, as in pound sterling, get...
Read the full storyIRWIN STELZER
Only red ink is trickling down
Just when economists thought we had begun to understand how to develop policies that might keep the US economy on an...Just when economists thought we had begun to understand how to develop policies that might keep...Just when economists thought we had begun to understand how to develop policies that might keep...
Read the full storyPATIENCE WHEATCROFT
We need Lord Tiresome & Co to storm the corridors of power
When Andrew Tyrie was an MP, his willingness to question government policy reportedly earned him the soubriquet...When Andrew Tyrie was an MP, his willingness to question government policy reportedly earned him...When Andrew Tyrie was an MP, his willingness to question government policy reportedly earned him...
Read the full storyHOW I MADE IT
Cash-and-carry king curries favour with Hollywood
DIGEST
Plumber bags £5.5m payout
The plumbing tycoon Charlie Mullins landed a near-£5.5m payday last year as the company he founded posted record results. Sales at Pimlico Plumbers soared 26% to £43.4m in the year ending May. Pre-tax profits dipped £700,000 to...The plumbing tycoon Charlie Mullins landed a near-£5.5m payday last year as the company he founded posted record results. Sales at Pimlico Plumbers soared 26% to £43.4m in the year ending May. Pre-tax profits dipped £700,000 to...The plumbing tycoon Charlie Mullins landed a near-£5.5m payday last year as the company he founded posted record...
Read the full storyLETTERS
In Liverpool, Steve Morgan of Redrow is no local hero
Two items in Business highlighted that property developers are not complying with constraints under planning control (“This time, I’m going for good”, February 10; and “Hands off our green spaces, Redrow”, Letters, February...Two items in Business highlighted that property developers are not complying with constraints under planning control (“This time, I’m going for good”, February 10; and “Hands off our green spaces, Redrow”, Letters, February...Two items in Business highlighted that property developers are not complying with constraints under planning control...
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Ashtead builds on booming America
Revealed: the real risk of Woodford
When Neil Woodford left the investment giant Invesco Perpetual in 2013 to start his own firm, loyal investors followed him in droves. They believed the star fund manager would continue to put money into the type of large, reliable British businesses his behemoth funds at Invesco were known for, and that his lucrative track record on returns would continue. Today...When Neil Woodford left the investment giant Invesco Perpetual in 2013 to start his own firm...When Neil Woodford left the investment giant Invesco Perpetual in 2013 to start his own firm...
Read the full storyJAMES CONEY
Enough experimenting, Neil — it comes at our expense
Will fund manager Neil Woodford’s obsession with tech and biotech start-ups prove to be his downfall? I hope not, his...Will fund manager Neil Woodford’s obsession with tech and biotech start-ups prove to be his downfall? I hope not, his contrary approach to stock-picking having defied critics twice before. But, increasingly, I fear it may. As our investigation reveals today, Woodford Equity Income is now packed with companies at the...Will fund manager Neil Woodford’s obsession with tech and biotech start-ups prove to be his downfall? I hope not, his contrary...
Read the full storyIAN COWIE: PERSONAL ACCOUNT
You trust in the party, comrade. I’ll put my faith in consumers
QUESTION OF MONEY
I’ve got all my sisters with me (on a credit file)
Watch the pensions trap when you divorce
When Ann Shield, 65, and her husband split up after 28 years of marriage, she thought she was given a fair settlement...When Ann Shield, 65, and her husband split up after 28 years of marriage, she thought she was...When Ann Shield, 65, and her husband split up after 28 years of marriage, she thought she was...
Read the full storyA bargain to get my teeth into
I have always been a sucker for bargains. Special offer, three for two, today’s deal, monster sale. The monsters I...I have always been a sucker for bargains. Special offer, three for two, today’s deal, monster sale.I have always been a sucker for bargains. Special offer, three for two, today’s deal, monster sale.
Read the full storyFAME AND FORTUNE
Lorraine Bracco: My $4m debt now sleeps with the fishes
Lorraine Bracco earned an Oscar nomination in 1991 for her breakout role as mobster-wife Karen Hill in the film Goodfellas. However, the New York-born actress, 64, achieved international acclaim in 1999, when she began playing Dr Jennifer Melfi, a...Lorraine Bracco earned an Oscar nomination in 1991 for her breakout role as mobster-wife Karen...Lorraine Bracco earned an Oscar nomination in 1991 for her breakout role as mobster-wife Karen...
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The fund invests in the shares of companies around the world. At the moment it mainly invests...What it does
The fund invests in the shares of companies around the world. At the moment it...What it does
The fund invests in the shares of companies around the world. At the moment it...
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Cost of first-class stamp rising to 70p
Royal Mail is to increase stamp prices from March 25. The cost of a first-class stamp will rise 3p to 70p; a...Royal Mail is to increase stamp prices from March 25. The cost of a first-class stamp will rise...Royal Mail is to increase stamp prices from March 25. The cost of a first-class stamp will rise...
Read the full storyThe drip, drip, drip of hatred: my life as a social media moderator
You’d like Rachel Holdsworth. She’s easy to get along with: intelligent, articulate, straightforward. Perhaps a little guarded, though. As we talk at a cafe in Clerkenwell, central London, she’s chatty enough, but keeps a certain distance; her occasional smiles are brief and cautious. But then, considering what she’s been doing for the past eight years, it’s a wonder...You’d like Rachel Holdsworth. She’s easy to get along with: intelligent, articulate...You’d like Rachel Holdsworth. She’s easy to get along with: intelligent, articulate...
Read the full storyDanger ahead: UK diplomacy is racing towards a cliff edge of its own
Remember that late night in a Brussels bar when Olly Robbins, the UK’s chief Brexit negotiator, gave away Theresa...Remember that late night in a Brussels bar when Olly Robbins, the UK’s chief Brexit negotiator, gave away Theresa May’s entire parliamentary strategy? You may be wondering what then happened to hapless Robbins. The answer is: nothing. This angers Lord Renwick. “If I’d done that, I’d have been fired before I got on...Remember that late night in a Brussels bar when Olly Robbins, the UK’s chief Brexit negotiator, gave away Theresa May’s entire...
Read the full storyOh Sugar, I’m no good at shaking down A-listers. Please don’t fire me
Last week, Lord Sugar talked about folk who inexplicably decline to do Celebrity Apprentice for Comic Relief and spend several days, unpaid, filming with him (the show returns this week after a 10-year hiatus). “I think it would be unreasonable to...Last week, Lord Sugar talked about folk who inexplicably decline to do Celebrity Apprentice for...Last week, Lord Sugar talked about folk who inexplicably decline to do Celebrity Apprentice for...
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Playing at royalty in a swish hotel and seeing her home city as a tourist? Such fun, says the comedian
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Indonesia: your perfect two-week trip mapped out
There’s more to this exotic archipelago than Bali. Alex Robinson plots a journey through four of its most spectacular islands
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Frances Tophill’s favourite spring spots
The Gardeners’ World presenter guides you through the best places to visit this season
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Mauritius goes eco-friendly
A new wave of sustainable hotels and lodges is showing that there’s more to the holiday island than all-inclusive resorts. Our writer swaps her beach towel for hiking boots
BRITAIN
Malmesbury: Great British Breaks
Riverside walks and medieval wonders on the edge of the Cotswolds
CITY BREAKS
Nice: the Big Weekend
INTERVIEW
My Hols: Shakin’ Stevens
I grew up in a tough area of Cardiff and, like any teenager, thought I knew everything about life. But it was...I grew up in a tough area of Cardiff and, like any teenager, thought I knew everything about life.I grew up in a tough area of Cardiff and, like any teenager, thought I knew everything about life.
Read the full storyBRIEFING
The Brexit holiday bonanza
Those of us who’ve been contemplating a bit of Mediterranean sunshine this Easter have had to perform some...Those of us who’ve been contemplating a bit of Mediterranean sunshine this Easter have had to...Those of us who’ve been contemplating a bit of Mediterranean sunshine this Easter have had to...
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A beginner’s guide to roses
We all love them, but how to choose from the bouquet of varieties on offer? Claire Masset advises on the thorny issue
OVERSEAS
Ain’t life grand: everything you need to know about moving to Venice
Middle-aged and facing redundancy, Philip Gwynne Jones and his wife shipped out and moved to Venice — and haven’t looked back
INTERIORS
Budget kitchens
There’s never been such a good time to (not) splash out on an aspirational new kitchen, says Katrina Burroughs. Plus, how to budget for a low-cost kitchen
GOING PLACES
Living in Corsham: the unspoilt Poldark location is a period delight
This little Wiltshire town is big on Georgian finery, independent shops — and peacocks
HOUSES OF THE WEEK
Lustworthy homes for sale in Fife, London, Somerset and Essex
Our pick includes an 1890s Scottish pile built for the local chief constable, a William and Mary-era showpiece and something a little more modern in the capital’s SE11 postcode
THE EDIT
Four-poster beds
TRIED AND TESTED
The best multiroom speakers
WINNER
Sonos Play:5
£499; argos.co.uk
The Sonos Play 5 is the best multiroom speaker you can buy. The speaker provides a clear, crisp and sharp sound across a range of music genres, and is easy to use. We love the app...WINNER
Sonos Play:5
£499; argos.co.uk
The Sonos Play 5 is the best multiroom speaker you can buy. The speaker provides a clear, crisp and sharp sound across a range of music genres, and is easy to use. We love the app...WINNER
Sonos Play:5
£499; argos.co.uk
The Sonos Play 5 is the best multiroom speaker you can buy. The speaker...
HOME HELP
My neighbour is a hoarder and won’t accept help
Q Our neighbour is a recluse, and we fear she has mental health problems. She has filled her rooms with junk — material, newspapers, boxes — and is piling paraphernalia outside by her carport. Much of this looks flammable. She...Q Our neighbour is a recluse, and we fear she has mental health problems. She has filled her rooms with junk — material, newspapers, boxes — and is piling paraphernalia outside by her carport. Much of this looks flammable. She...Q Our neighbour is a recluse, and we fear she has mental health problems. She has filled her rooms with junk —...
Read the full storyOld Firm to face ground closures for foul chants
Scottish football clubs which fail to stamp out sectarianism risk having to play matches behind closed doors — and even having their grounds shut down for weeks. The Sunday Times understands that SNP ministers favour handing sweeping new powers to local councils to license football stadiums in a drive to improve public order and safety. The Scottish government is...Scottish football clubs which fail to stamp out sectarianism risk having to play matches behind...Scottish football clubs which fail to stamp out sectarianism risk having to play matches behind...
Read the full story‘Tackle abuse by closing games down’
Irvine Welsh, the bestselling author, has said an unhealthy willingness to accept “weekend bigots” is to blame for...Irvine Welsh, the bestselling author, has said an unhealthy willingness to accept “weekend bigots” is to blame for the sectarian chanting that has enveloped Scottish football in recent weeks, and called for prosecutions. Discussing a problem that he said persists despite the education, social class and voting...Irvine Welsh, the bestselling author, has said an unhealthy willingness to accept “weekend bigots” is to blame for the...
Read the full storyMeaty solution to islands’ geese problem
Greylag geese culled on Scottish islands, where crofters consider them a pest, could soon be sold to restaurants and butchers on the mainland. Geese management schemes have been operating successfully in the Hebrides and Orkney...Greylag geese culled on Scottish islands, where crofters consider them a pest, could soon be sold to restaurants and butchers on the mainland. Geese management schemes have been operating successfully in the Hebrides and Orkney...Greylag geese culled on Scottish islands, where crofters consider them a pest, could soon be sold to restaurants and...
Read the full storyChildren’s snap judgment sought for short story contest
A short story competition with a twist for children aged 9-12 is still open for entries. The challenge is to pen an imaginative tale of up to 500 words, based on one of the four vintage photographs from our archive that...A short story competition with a twist for children aged 9-12 is still open for entries. The challenge is to pen an imaginative tale of up to 500 words, based on one of the four vintage photographs from our archive that...A short story competition with a twist for children aged 9-12 is still open for entries. The challenge is to pen an...
Read the full storygillian bowditch
Missing Scots climber has mother’s courage
Kevin Pringle
Bring back Scots Liberals for a centrist renaissance
NEWS REVIEW
Scotland was just another war zone
NEWS REVIEW
Shedding light on Shetland’s secrets
Michael Glackin
Bullish STV boss lays bare a strong balance sheet despite poor profits
Did you know STV was making a new reality show for Channel 4 called Sex Tape? No, me neither. The show, where...Did you know STV was making a new reality show for Channel 4 called Sex Tape? No, me neither. The...Did you know STV was making a new reality show for Channel 4 called Sex Tape? No, me neither. The...
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Sturgeon’s investment bank chief plans to quit
Benny Higgins, the respected financier charged with delivering the Scottish government’s ambitious national...Benny Higgins, the respected financier charged with delivering the Scottish government’s...Benny Higgins, the respected financier charged with delivering the Scottish government’s...
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Rodgers’ departure leaves fans fuming
Rapid exit will tarnish record of unprecedented domestic success
FOOTBALL
Miller: ‘It must irk McInnes that he’s only got one trophy’
The first line of the bitter banner unveiled by Celtic’s self-styled ‘Green Brigade’ at Tynecastle on Wednesday night, claimed Brendan Rodgers “traded immortality for mediocrity” by leaving for Leicester City’s lucre. Willie Miller chose...The first line of the bitter banner unveiled by Celtic’s self-styled ‘Green Brigade’ at...The first line of the bitter banner unveiled by Celtic’s self-styled ‘Green Brigade’ at...
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Two sides of the keepers coin
Guinness Pro14
Edinburgh made to pay
guinness pro14
Warriors seize chance to control Pro14 fate
O’Brien tried to throw out jury in lost libel case
Denis O’Brien tried to have the jury in his defamation case against The Sunday Business Post discharged after the trial judge referred to the businessman’s “notoriety” in an opening speech. In his initial instructions to the jury, the judge Bernard Barton said O’Brien was entitled to be treated...Denis O’Brien tried to have the jury in his defamation case against The Sunday Business Post discharged after the trial judge referred to the businessman’s “notoriety” in an opening speech. In his initial instructions to the jury, the judge Bernard Barton said O’Brien was entitled to be treated...Denis O’Brien tried to have the jury in his defamation case against The Sunday Business Post discharged after the trial judge...
Read the full storyMystery €32,000 gift to Revenue
Revenue has received €62,562 in anonymous “conscience money” payments over the past three years, including a single bank draft made out for €32,557. The sum is believed to be the largest handed to Revenue by a mystery taxpayer with a guilty conscience. It was sent to the Collector General’s office in Limerick in 2016, Revenue said this...Revenue has received €62,562 in anonymous “conscience money” payments over the past three years, including a single bank draft made out for €32,557. The sum is believed to be the largest handed to Revenue by a mystery taxpayer with a guilty conscience. It was sent to the Collector General’s office in Limerick in 2016, Revenue said this...Revenue has received €62,562 in anonymous “conscience money” payments over the past three years, including a single bank draft...
Read the full storyHow Post trauma hit the Digicel tycoon
After 15 days of a bitterly contested trial, the judge in the Denis O’Brien defamation action against The Sunday Business Post addressed the jury last Wednesday morning. Judge Bernard Barton emphasised the gravity of the case for O’Brien. “He’s an extremely well-known man — there’s probably not an adult in Ireland...After 15 days of a bitterly contested trial, the judge in the Denis O’Brien defamation action...After 15 days of a bitterly contested trial, the judge in the Denis O’Brien defamation action...
Read the full storyGambling watchdog will have power to lay seven-figure fines
Ireland’s gambling regulator will be able to levy millions of euros in fines on bookmakers and casinos that break new...Ireland’s gambling regulator will be able to levy millions of euros in fines on bookmakers and...Ireland’s gambling regulator will be able to levy millions of euros in fines on bookmakers and...
Read the full storyExpenditure head to face committees on hospital cost
Robert Watt, secretary general of the Department of Public Expenditure (Dper), has moved to end a long-running row...Robert Watt, secretary general of the Department of Public Expenditure (Dper), has moved to end a...Robert Watt, secretary general of the Department of Public Expenditure (Dper), has moved to end a...
Read the full storyPlanning appeal delays asylum centre
Conversion of a hotel into accommodation for up to 80 asylum seekers in Rooskey, Co Leitrim, has been delayed by at least four months after a resident referred the hotel’s “change of use” to An Bord Pleanala. Sinead Flaherty of...Conversion of a hotel into accommodation for up to 80 asylum seekers in Rooskey, Co Leitrim, has been delayed by at least four months after a resident referred the hotel’s “change of use” to An Bord Pleanala. Sinead Flaherty of...Conversion of a hotel into accommodation for up to 80 asylum seekers in Rooskey, Co Leitrim, has been delayed by at...
Read the full storyEmmy winner has a read on Donal Ryan novel
From a Low and Quiet Sea, a Booker-longlisted novel by the Irish author Donal Ryan, is to be adapted for the screen by Emer Reynolds, who won an Emmy last year for her space-travel documentary The Farthest. The adaptation is...From a Low and Quiet Sea, a Booker-longlisted novel by the Irish author Donal Ryan, is to be adapted for the screen by Emer Reynolds, who won an Emmy last year for her space-travel documentary The Farthest. The adaptation is...From a Low and Quiet Sea, a Booker-longlisted novel by the Irish author Donal Ryan, is to be adapted for the screen...
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Bringing dog owners to heel
For councillor Sharon Keogan, the decision to ban dogs from being allowed off their leash on Bettystown beach in Meath was a straightforward one. “We have to put people before pets,” said the independent politician. “The feedback I’m getting is very positive.” The year-round ban agreed by local councillors last month will soon be put forward for public consultation.For councillor Sharon Keogan, the decision to ban dogs from being allowed off their leash on...For councillor Sharon Keogan, the decision to ban dogs from being allowed off their leash on...
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Battle on the Boyne
Suddenly, Drogheda has become one of the most violent towns in the country. How did that happen? A gang war has...Suddenly, Drogheda has become one of the most violent towns in the country. How did that happen? A gang war has engulfed the Co Louth town, population 40,000, with kidnappings, car bombings, shootings, assaults and pipe-bomb attacks becoming almost a weekly occurrence. Women and children are considered legitimate...Suddenly, Drogheda has become one of the most violent towns in the country. How did that happen? A gang war has engulfed the Co...
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Priest’s refusal was right move
business
Bank of Ireland bosses fight to rein in tech bill
Bank of Ireland is under mounting pressure to contain the expense of its core systems revamp amid fears that the final bill could rise to as much as €2bn. Sources close to the ambitious project report that there are growing concerns about “scope creep”, with the plan being changed regularly in a bid to keep the lid on costs. The budget for the IT project, which aims to...Bank of Ireland is under mounting pressure to contain the expense of its core systems revamp amid...Bank of Ireland is under mounting pressure to contain the expense of its core systems revamp amid...
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Google searches for more Dublin offices
Google is continuing to gobble up Dublin office space, with the internet giant planning to rent space in the south...Google is continuing to gobble up Dublin office space, with the internet giant planning to rent space in the south Dublin suburbs to house up to 700 workers. The multinational aims to lease about 7,000 sq metres of extra space and is understood to have narrowed its search to four buildings in the Sandyford and...Google is continuing to gobble up Dublin office space, with the internet giant planning to rent space in the south Dublin...
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New broom’s Eir raid on costs reaps dividends
Xavier Niel and his team have got down to work at Eir. The telecom company last week reported a €32m increase in its...Xavier Niel and his team have got down to work at Eir. The telecom company last week reported a...Xavier Niel and his team have got down to work at Eir. The telecom company last week reported a...
Read the full storyeconomic outlook: cormac lucey
Absence of political will means Brexit’s smartest option is a non-starter
As the March 29 deadline approaches — it’s now less than four weeks away — it is still not clear what form Brexit...As the March 29 deadline approaches — it’s now less than four weeks away — it is still not clear...As the March 29 deadline approaches — it’s now less than four weeks away — it is still not clear...
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Payback alarm
Each May the Department of Finance takes stock of the €29.4bn of taxpayer money that was pumped into AIB, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB to keep them afloat during the financial crisis. The May 2017 assessment, compiled on the eve of AIB’s...Each May the Department of Finance takes stock of the €29.4bn of taxpayer money that was pumped...Each May the Department of Finance takes stock of the €29.4bn of taxpayer money that was pumped...
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Lough Rynn books profits
Lough Rynn Castle, a Co Leitrim hotel, made profits of €330,000 in 2017, accounts show. Lough Rynn is owned by Damian Tiernan and Michael Horgan, two London-Irish businessman. Smurfit lands deferred bonus Smurfit Kappa group...Lough Rynn Castle, a Co Leitrim hotel, made profits of €330,000 in 2017, accounts show. Lough Rynn is owned by Damian Tiernan and Michael Horgan, two London-Irish businessman. Smurfit lands deferred bonus Smurfit Kappa group...Lough Rynn Castle, a Co Leitrim hotel, made profits of €330,000 in 2017, accounts show. Lough Rynn is owned by Damian...
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Gleeson lacks a pukka presence
I see the Dublin Inquirer newspaper has been on the trail of Frank Gleeson, the president of Aramark Northern Europe, for his attendance at board meetings of the National Transport Authority (NTA) — or, more accurately, his...I see the Dublin Inquirer newspaper has been on the trail of Frank Gleeson, the president of Aramark Northern Europe, for his attendance at board meetings of the National Transport Authority (NTA) — or, more accurately, his...I see the Dublin Inquirer newspaper has been on the trail of Frank Gleeson, the president of Aramark Northern Europe...
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Shining light of medtech market
Small Business
Wedding-day clouds? Yes, please
Small Business
Innovative ideas key to unlocking firm’s future
BOOKS
Arnold Thomas Fanning on the paranoid delusions behind his memoir Mind on Fire
Arnold Thomas Fanning’s mother died of cancer in early August 1988, when the writer was 19. He believes her passing triggered almost twodecades of debilitatingmental illness. From the time hefinished university until the age of 29, each summer brought a bout of depression that lasted two or three months. The increased sunlight triggered the memory of his mother’s death.Arnold Thomas Fanning’s mother died of cancer in early August 1988, when the writer was 19. He...Arnold Thomas Fanning’s mother died of cancer in early August 1988, when the writer was 19. He...
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Review: Show Them a Good Time by Nicole Flattery
This book is not boring, not unimaginative, not without a dry humour or a sense of irony. It also does have an...This book is not boring, not unimaginative, not without a dry humour or a sense of irony. It also does have an authorial voice — but Nicole Flattery’s narrative voice is monotonous, with almost no variation in tone, no cadences, no impetus. It is persistent without being insistent. It does not shock, nor engage the...This book is not boring, not unimaginative, not without a dry humour or a sense of irony. It also does have an authorial voice...
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Spoilt for Choice: who will win Irish pop’s biggest prize?
The closest thing in Irish music to a red-letter day is here again. The shortlist for the Choice Music Prize, for the year’s best Irish album, ranks among the strongest in the award’s 14 years. Despite the impressive line-up, however, there is the...The closest thing in Irish music to a red-letter day is here again. The shortlist for the Choice...The closest thing in Irish music to a red-letter day is here again. The shortlist for the Choice...
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The best of what’s on this week
TELEVISION
No bombshells in return to sofa
Smugly banal TV is one of the chief satirical targets in This Time with Alan Partridge, a note-perfect spoof of...Smugly banal TV is one of the chief satirical targets in This Time with Alan Partridge...Smugly banal TV is one of the chief satirical targets in This Time with Alan Partridge...
Read the full storyMEDIA PLAYER: JOHN BURNS
Always wanting more
The table between us rocks throughout the interview in his first-floor corner office in RTE’s television building.The table between us rocks throughout the interview in his first-floor corner office in RTE’s...The table between us rocks throughout the interview in his first-floor corner office in RTE’s...
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No sleep till I discovered the genius of Edward Hopper
The first time I went to Cape Cod in Massachusetts was in the autumn of 2014. That holiday of lighthouses and lobsters gave me the story of my new novel, The Narrow Land, which is set there. I started writing but then I became very sick and lost all interest in it. I thought I would never write again. I had gone to the local doctor in Dublin to get a prescription...The first time I went to Cape Cod in Massachusetts was in the autumn of 2014. That holiday of...The first time I went to Cape Cod in Massachusetts was in the autumn of 2014. That holiday of...
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This week why not: see young film makers make the cut in Cork
Now in its 10th year, First Cut! Youth Film Festival showcases short films by young auteurs. Taking place over four...Now in its 10th year, First Cut! Youth Film Festival showcases short films by young auteurs. Taking place over four days at the Mall Arts Centre in Youghal, Co Cork, the event gets under way on Wednesday. As well as a programme of movies from film makers aged 12-24, it features talks with industry professionals plus...Now in its 10th year, First Cut! Youth Film Festival showcases short films by young auteurs. Taking place over four days at the...
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Knead-to-know rules for feeding the kids
If you want your little ones to eat more vegetables, it’s time to stop having different meals around the same dinner table
food
This week’s best food and drink events
Try a new whiskey, celebrate Pancake Day or treat your mum to an afternoon tea
On the bottle
SuperValu’s wine sale will inspire a Spanish inquisition
Martin Moran recommends virtuous vino
travel
Taking off
Experience luxury in Kenya, get money off Legoland or enjoy the beauty of Killarney National Park
ingear
Gadget fix
Play it by ear
Sony WF1000X wireless earphones
With smartphone makers tripping over themselves to ditch...Play it by ear
Sony WF1000X wireless earphones
With smartphone makers tripping over themselves...Play it by ear
Sony WF1000X wireless earphones
With smartphone makers tripping over themselves...
InGear
Spokesperson
Like everything else in this column, art history debate boils down to bicycles — specifically, the question of...Like everything else in this column, art history debate boils down to bicycles — specifically...Like everything else in this column, art history debate boils down to bicycles — specifically...
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When location is your top priority
Property experts claim that location is all-important when buying a house. After an advertiser in the Chicago Tribune in 1926 felt the necessity to say it three times, one of the most cliched phrases in the property lexicon was coined. For property-porn lovers, the phrase has been immortalised by...Property experts claim that location is all-important when buying a house. After an advertiser in the Chicago Tribune in 1926 felt the necessity to say it three times, one of the most cliched phrases in the property lexicon was coined. For property-porn lovers, the phrase has been immortalised by...Property experts claim that location is all-important when buying a house. After an advertiser in the Chicago Tribune in 1926...
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Three to view this week in Dublin
‘Best’ address in Malahide: Co Dublin from €775,000 On Back Road, in Malahide, Ashwood Hall is a small development of 20 houses. It sits opposite the 260-acre estate that is home to Malahide Castle and its gardens. Four-bedroom, semi-detached houses are available and a show house is on view from 1pm-3pm today. Each house measures just over...‘Best’ address in Malahide: Co Dublin from €775,000 On Back Road, in Malahide, Ashwood Hall is a small development of 20 houses. It sits opposite the 260-acre estate that is home to Malahide Castle and its gardens. Four-bedroom, semi-detached houses are available and a show house is on view from 1pm-3pm today. Each house measures just over...‘Best’ address in Malahide: Co Dublin from €775,000 On Back Road, in Malahide, Ashwood Hall is a small development of 20 houses.
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Make them an offer they can’t refuse
They set the scene, create a tone, and ignite our imaginations. They are the houses in movies and television shows that come alive on screen; characters just as relevant and beloved as their human counterparts. We take a look at some of the most iconic cinematic homes that are available to rent or buy.
Where: Villa...They set the scene, create a tone, and ignite our imaginations. They are the houses in movies and...They set the scene, create a tone, and ignite our imaginations. They are the houses in movies and...
millionaire
Revamps in all the right places
SHOWCASE
Follow me to a quirky home
country pile
Hitch yourself to a Norman castle
city slicker
Urban chic in popular Portobello
interiors
Let sleeping dogs lie — in style
If you have a pup, you’ll be under the impression that they must spend half their life asleep, and you’d be right — they do. Nowadays, though, our canine pals are so pampered that, as with the human members of the pack, there are laboratory...If you have a pup, you’ll be under the impression that they must spend half their life asleep...If you have a pup, you’ll be under the impression that they must spend half their life asleep...
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Is underwater-living the future?
In the face of the growing inevitability of climate change, there seems a near-desperate rush to come up with alternative ways to live for when the planet eventually becomes uninhabitable. People such as Amazon supremo Jeff...In the face of the growing inevitability of climate change, there seems a near-desperate rush to come up with alternative ways to live for when the planet eventually becomes uninhabitable. People such as Amazon supremo Jeff...In the face of the growing inevitability of climate change, there seems a near-desperate rush to come up with...
Read the full storyGarden Cuttings
The benefits of growing chillies
I’ll be sowing chilli peppers in the next week or two. They’re easy to grow, if you can give them a bright sunny windowsill, conservatory, porch or greenhouse. Last year it was warm enough to grow them outdoors, but usually our...I’ll be sowing chilli peppers in the next week or two. They’re easy to grow, if you can give them a bright sunny windowsill, conservatory, porch or greenhouse. Last year it was warm enough to grow them outdoors, but usually our...I’ll be sowing chilli peppers in the next week or two. They’re easy to grow, if you can give them a bright sunny...
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What the Victorians could teach us
GAA
Doug Howlett: ‘I’m looking for any chance where we can make gains’
All Blacks’ record try scorer is showing the same attention to detail with Cork’s hurlers that made him such a favourite at Munster
Comment
Video
It’s called the Conservative Party . . . and yet its sex education policy is liberal bilge
Rod Liddle
CAMILLA LONG
Ditzy Stacey Dooley and the ‘white saviours’ do more good than this toxic identity politics
Dominic Lawson
Brexit demands a queen sacrifice. Your move, PM
Sarah Baxter
Abuse will plague the Vatican until priests are free to marry
Niall Ferguson
Micky Goodfella Cohen won’t take out the Don
Leading Articles
Mrs May’s bluff has been called once again
With Labour the fish rots from the head
Far from the manly crowd
Readers’ poll
Should white celebrities stop making charity fundraising films in Africa?
Adam Boulton
Labour’s ‘Sex Pistol’ Watson remains pretty vacant about halting the Corbynistas
Rachel Wolf
My GCSE French wouldn’t get me a sandwich in Paris
ATTICUS | ROLAND WHITE
Where is your flair, British comrades?
Quotes of the week
Letters to the Editor
Painkillers are turning the unhappy into suffering addicts
You are right to expose the scandalous overprescribing of opioids in the UK (“Britain’s opioid epidemic kills five every day”, News, last week). Opioid dependency has been driven by guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) that encouraged prescribing, and by the naive acceptance of marketing claims that patients did not develop...You are right to expose the scandalous overprescribing of opioids in the UK (“Britain’s opioid...You are right to expose the scandalous overprescribing of opioids in the UK (“Britain’s opioid...
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“I had no gay role models, no gay friends and no LGBT-inclusive education. It didn’t stop me being gay. It just made...“I had no gay role models, no gay friends and no LGBT-inclusive education. It didn’t stop me being gay. It just made me miserable about it. You can’t make kids LGBT. You can help the ones who already are.” A very personal post from embolalia was one of hundreds under our news that children from the age of five are...“I had no gay role models, no gay friends and no LGBT-inclusive education. It didn’t stop me being gay. It just made me...
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