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Emergency takeover of chaotic prison
Watchdog condemns ‘appalling violence and squalor’ at G4S-run jail
Prison officers were found asleep on duty and inmates were openly using and dealing drugs at a violent, squalid prison that the government has had to take over today from the private sector. Blood and vomit were left uncleaned, lavatories were leaking, some cells had exposed electrics and windows...Prison officers were found asleep on duty and inmates were openly using and dealing drugs at a violent, squalid prison that the government has had to take over today from the private sector. Blood and vomit were left uncleaned, lavatories were leaking, some cells had exposed electrics and windows...Prison officers were found asleep on duty and inmates were openly using and dealing drugs at a violent, squalid prison that the...
Read the full storyMay to let Europeans stay if Brexit talks fail
Europeans will be granted the right to stay in the UK if there is a no-deal Brexit under a unilateral act by the government. Theresa May will take the “moral high ground” and allow EU migrants to continue to access the NHS and claim benefits because the rest of her government’s contingency plans for an acrimonious departure from the bloc...Europeans will be granted the right to stay in the UK if there is a no-deal Brexit under a unilateral act by the government. Theresa May will take the “moral high ground” and allow EU migrants to continue to access the NHS and claim benefits because the rest of her government’s contingency plans for an acrimonious departure from the bloc...Europeans will be granted the right to stay in the UK if there is a no-deal Brexit under a unilateral act by the government.
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Palestinian envoy urges Corbyn to stand firm on antisemitism code
Jeremy Corbyn must not “give in” and change Labour’s antisemitism code, the Palestinian Authority’s representative in the UK has said. Manuel Hassassian praised the Labour leader’s “principled stance” and claimed that “pro-Israeli interest groups in Britain are using the antisemitism row to silence criticism...Jeremy Corbyn must not “give in” and change Labour’s antisemitism code, the...Jeremy Corbyn must not “give in” and change Labour’s antisemitism code, the...
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Fraud fears as hospitals lose thousands of patient records
NHS hospitals lost nearly 10,000 patient records last year, according to figures released under freedom of information laws. The mislaid records, both paper and electronic, prompted concerns over the implications for patient...NHS hospitals lost nearly 10,000 patient records last year, according to figures released under freedom of information laws. The mislaid records, both paper and electronic, prompted concerns over the implications for patient...NHS hospitals lost nearly 10,000 patient records last year, according to figures released under freedom of...
Read the full storyMore GCSE pupils in line for top grades equal to A*
Thousands more children will clinch the two highest GCSE grades this year, with an analysis showing sweeping changes to the exams have resulted in “more room at the top”. Under the changes, the old A* to G grades have been...Thousands more children will clinch the two highest GCSE grades this year, with an analysis showing sweeping changes to the exams have resulted in “more room at the top”. Under the changes, the old A* to G grades have been...Thousands more children will clinch the two highest GCSE grades this year, with an analysis showing sweeping changes...
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Briton accused of £315,000 fraud added to FBI most wanted list
A British man accused of being involved in a precious metals fraud scheme in the United States has been placed on the...A British man accused of being involved in a precious metals fraud scheme in the United States...A British man accused of being involved in a precious metals fraud scheme in the United States...
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Disease dulls Connolly’s excellent mind
Sir Billy Connolly’s diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease has developed so far that his “wonderful brain is dulled”...Sir Billy Connolly’s diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease has developed so far that his “wonderful...Sir Billy Connolly’s diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease has developed so far that his “wonderful...
Read the full storyRich ‘tigress’ who stole Wilde’s heart
Oscar Wilde is better known for his tempestuous relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas, otherwise known as Bosie, than the women in his life. But before Wilde married Constance Lloyd, who bore him two children and died in 1898 aged 39, there was...Oscar Wilde is better known for his tempestuous relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas, otherwise...Oscar Wilde is better known for his tempestuous relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas, otherwise...
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Ann Treneman
What we can learn about Brexit from Edinburgh’s shows
Career burnout
How to avoid doing an Elon Musk, by Peta Bee
Kevin Maher
Gender-neutral loos? I can barely go when it’s just me watching
Daily quiz
Which precious metal has the chemical symbol Pt?
Show is strictly heterosexual, gay doctor told
A gay TV doctor who will appear on the next series of Strictly Come Dancing has been told by the BBC that he cannot...A gay TV doctor who will appear on the next series of Strictly Come Dancing has been told by the...A gay TV doctor who will appear on the next series of Strictly Come Dancing has been told by the...
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E-cigarettes are a health risk, says minister
A cabinet minister who developed lung cancer has expressed concern about the long-term effects of vaping after an...A cabinet minister who developed lung cancer has expressed concern about the long-term effects of...A cabinet minister who developed lung cancer has expressed concern about the long-term effects of...
Read the full storyTabloid fans draw up a lesson in art history
The next time you see someone ogling paparazzi shots of the Kardashians, give them some credit. They may well be identifying parallels with artworks of the Baroque era or Vienna Secession. Three graduates who aim to democratise art history have...The next time you see someone ogling paparazzi shots of the Kardashians, give them some credit.The next time you see someone ogling paparazzi shots of the Kardashians, give them some credit.
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News in brief
Sack racer has another record in the bag
Hackers go free from prosecution
The number of computer hacking prosecutions fell for the second year running in 2017, with fewer than 50 cases despite a huge rise in cyberattacks on businesses. Prosecutions under the Computer Misuse Act, which covers...The number of computer hacking prosecutions fell for the second year running in 2017, with fewer than 50 cases despite a huge rise in cyberattacks on businesses. Prosecutions under the Computer Misuse Act, which covers...The number of computer hacking prosecutions fell for the second year running in 2017, with fewer than 50 cases...
Read the full storyOver-55s put travel before saving for care
Nine out of ten adults aged 55 or over have not put anything aside to pay for care costs in old age, according to research by the consumer group Which?. Fifty-five per cent said that they put things they wanted to do, such as...Nine out of ten adults aged 55 or over have not put anything aside to pay for care costs in old age, according to research by the consumer group Which?. Fifty-five per cent said that they put things they wanted to do, such as...Nine out of ten adults aged 55 or over have not put anything aside to pay for care costs in old age, according to...
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France ‘faces bridge disaster’ after years of neglected repairs
President Macron is under pressure to step up spending on infrastructure after a government report warned that about 840 road bridges in France are in danger of collapse. Concerns raised by the audit by two Swiss companies, submitted to the transport ministry, have been given greater urgency in...President Macron is under pressure to step up spending on infrastructure after a government report warned that about 840 road bridges in France are in danger of collapse. Concerns raised by the audit by two Swiss companies, submitted to the transport ministry, have been given greater urgency in...President Macron is under pressure to step up spending on infrastructure after a government report warned that about 840 road...
Read the full storyWe’ll send migrants back to Libya unless EU steps in, vows Salvini
Italy’s far-right interior minister has threatened to deport 177 migrants back to Libya if Brussels refuses to redistribute them across Europe in a move that would violate international law. The refugees have been stuck on an Italian coastguard ship off the island of Lampedusa for five days after being rescued in Maltese waters on Thursday.Italy’s far-right interior minister has threatened to deport 177 migrants back to Libya if Brussels refuses to redistribute them across Europe in a move that would violate international law. The refugees have been stuck on an Italian coastguard ship off the island of Lampedusa for five days after being rescued in Maltese waters on Thursday.Italy’s far-right interior minister has threatened to deport 177 migrants back to Libya if Brussels refuses to redistribute...
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Prepare to ditch euro and bring back drachma, former minister urges
A controversial former finance minister has called on Greece to be ready to ditch the euro as it emerges from eight years of austerity dictated by Brussels and international creditors. Yanis Varoufakis, the radical economist who once described the strictures of three loan programmes imposed on Greece as “fiscal...A controversial former finance minister has called on Greece to be ready to ditch the euro as it...A controversial former finance minister has called on Greece to be ready to ditch the euro as it...
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Turnbull makes climate change U‑turn in bid to save job
Australia’s prime minister has staged another dramatic U-turn on climate change in an eleventh-hour bid to stave off a looming leadership challenge amid plunging polls. Malcolm Turnbull today abandoned promises to cut...Australia’s prime minister has staged another dramatic U-turn on climate change in an eleventh-hour bid to stave off a looming leadership challenge amid plunging polls. Malcolm Turnbull today abandoned promises to cut...Australia’s prime minister has staged another dramatic U-turn on climate change in an eleventh-hour bid to stave off...
Read the full storyImran Khan tells Pakistan ‘prepare for austerity’ in first address
Imran Khan, Pakistan’s new prime minister, has urged the country to prepare for a period of austerity to bolster its fragile economy, pledging to lead the way by sacking hundreds of servants and selling a fleet of bulletproof...Imran Khan, Pakistan’s new prime minister, has urged the country to prepare for a period of austerity to bolster its fragile economy, pledging to lead the way by sacking hundreds of servants and selling a fleet of bulletproof...Imran Khan, Pakistan’s new prime minister, has urged the country to prepare for a period of austerity to bolster its...
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Death toll soars as monsoon floods cripple Kerala
Rescue teams were struggling to reach thousands of people left stranded yesterday after the worst floods for a century in the Indian state of Kerala killed more than 350 people and displaced 800,000. With more heavy rains predicted there were...Rescue teams were struggling to reach thousands of people left stranded yesterday after the worst...Rescue teams were struggling to reach thousands of people left stranded yesterday after the worst...
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Green Party MP heads for maternity ward on a bicycle
New Zealand’s minister for women has cycled to hospital to give birth, an act that has been hailed by the leader of...New Zealand’s minister for women has cycled to hospital to give birth, an act that has been...New Zealand’s minister for women has cycled to hospital to give birth, an act that has been...
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Thanking loo: emir revisits the villager who saved his blushes
The former emir of Qatar has paid a visit to an 89-year-old Italian woman 21 years after she helped him in a time of...The former emir of Qatar has paid a visit to an 89-year-old Italian woman 21 years after she...The former emir of Qatar has paid a visit to an 89-year-old Italian woman 21 years after she...
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Law tightens Egypt’s grip on websites
A law that will block hundreds of websites and fine users trying to reach them has come into force across Egypt. The...A law that will block hundreds of websites and fine users trying to reach them has come into...A law that will block hundreds of websites and fine users trying to reach them has come into...
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News in brief
Afghan leader declares Eid truce with Taliban
President Ghani of Afghanistan announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents from Monday to mark the Eid al-Adha...President Ghani of Afghanistan announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents from Monday to mark...President Ghani of Afghanistan announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents from Monday to mark...
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Hyperinflation is creating a nation of poverty-stricken millionaires in Venezuela
One of the most popular shows on Venezuelan TV had to be pulled off the air because its title had become a national embarrassment. Who Wants to be a Millionaire, based on the British programme, had been running for 17 years, but by the time...One of the most popular shows on Venezuelan TV had to be pulled off the air because its title had...One of the most popular shows on Venezuelan TV had to be pulled off the air because its title had...
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Merger may force supermarkets to sell up to 300 stores
J Sainsbury and Asda face great sale
J Sainsbury and Asda could have to dispose of stores in up to 300 locations across Britain if the two grocers are to succeed in convincing regulators to approve their proposed merger. In a sign of the potential regulatory challenge facing the companies, an analysis by The Times and industry...J Sainsbury and Asda could have to dispose of stores in up to 300 locations across Britain if the two grocers are to succeed in convincing regulators to approve their proposed merger. In a sign of the potential regulatory challenge facing the companies, an analysis by The Times and industry...J Sainsbury and Asda could have to dispose of stores in up to 300 locations across Britain if the two grocers are to succeed in...
Read the full storySAINSBURY'S-ASDA MERGER
A bargain buy, but does it actually stack up?
“I find it very hard as an informed layman to understand why the Competition and Markets Authority would willingly allow Sainsbury’s and Asda to merge and create another behemoth like Tesco. I don’t think the merger should go through.” These are the words of one senior supermarket industry executive who has nothing positive to say about J...“I find it very hard as an informed layman to understand why the Competition and Markets Authority would willingly allow Sainsbury’s and Asda to merge and create another behemoth like Tesco. I don’t think the merger should go through.” These are the words of one senior supermarket industry executive who has nothing positive to say about J...“I find it very hard as an informed layman to understand why the Competition and Markets Authority would willingly allow...
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Mulberry shares drop 30% after House of Fraser collapse hits profits
Mulberry has warned that the collapse of House of Fraser could cost it £3 million in the first half and that full-year profits will be lower than last year if tough trading continues. The British luxury handbag maker, which operates 21 House of Fraser concessions employing 88 people, made the announcement in an...Mulberry has warned that the collapse of House of Fraser could cost it £3 million in the first...Mulberry has warned that the collapse of House of Fraser could cost it £3 million in the first...
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Have house prices fallen more than usual this month
Good morning: UK house prices fell by an average 2.3 per cent in August, driven by a 3.1 per cent fall in prices in...Good morning: UK house prices fell by an average 2.3 per cent in August, driven by a 3.1 per cent...Good morning: UK house prices fell by an average 2.3 per cent in August, driven by a 3.1 per cent...
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comment
Why do we insist on a system that is failing the test of time?
Like hundreds of thousands of other parents, I waited anxiously for my offspring’s A-level results last week. Next...Like hundreds of thousands of other parents, I waited anxiously for my offspring’s A-level...Like hundreds of thousands of other parents, I waited anxiously for my offspring’s A-level...
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market update
Gloomy housing data rattles builders
The week ahead
It has been hard to avoid the signs that the housing market is slowing with a series of reports, figures and surveys...It has been hard to avoid the signs that the housing market is slowing with a series of reports...It has been hard to avoid the signs that the housing market is slowing with a series of reports...
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An ageing population is posing problems that Britain cannot ignore
People are living longer. That’s excellent news but an economic conundrum, and the state of British political debate...People are living longer. That’s excellent news but an economic conundrum, and the state of...People are living longer. That’s excellent news but an economic conundrum, and the state of...
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There’s nothing virtual in this business
A milestone birthday convinced Dave Ranyard to strike out on his own. As director of Sony’s London Studio, where he oversaw the entertainment juggernaut’s ventures into virtual reality, he believed that the technology was about to go into...A milestone birthday convinced Dave Ranyard to strike out on his own. As director of Sony’s...A milestone birthday convinced Dave Ranyard to strike out on his own. As director of Sony’s...
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premier league | alyson rudd
Mourinho can’t call this a blip – it is the result of his approach
Manchester United created only four chances against Brighton. Sounds shocking, doesn’t it? You were too busy gawping at the mistakes made at the back to notice much else but teams defending badly rarely excel elsewhere on the pitch. Every mistake was a germ that bred a sneeze that bred a fever. They were a team who summoned two goals away from home but took no succour...Manchester United created only four chances against Brighton. Sounds shocking, doesn’t it? You...Manchester United created only four chances against Brighton. Sounds shocking, doesn’t it? You...
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Premier League | henry winter
United embarrassed by a shameful surrender
The most unforgivable element of this shameful Manchester United performance was this: if there is one quality that...The most unforgivable element of this shameful Manchester United performance was this: if there is one quality that United fans expect their players to possess it is the right attitude, yet they were supine here, they surrendered here, they embarrassed themselves and that famous shirt. The right attitude, meaning...The most unforgivable element of this shameful Manchester United performance was this: if there is one quality that United fans...
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Cricket | mike atherton
England’s shocking collapse breathes new life into series
Cricket | steve james
This was an inept display against the swinging ball
Cricket
Stokes could be frozen out of Big Bash
Cricket Australia may advise teams in the Big Bash League not to offer a contract to Ben Stokes for this year’s...Cricket Australia may advise teams in the Big Bash League not to offer a contract to Ben Stokes...Cricket Australia may advise teams in the Big Bash League not to offer a contract to Ben Stokes...
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Rugby union
Ashton’s England recall in doubt after punch
Chris Ashton’s hopes of winning an England recall for the autumn internationals have been jeopardised after he was...Chris Ashton’s hopes of winning an England recall for the autumn internationals have been...Chris Ashton’s hopes of winning an England recall for the autumn internationals have been...
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Premier League
Pogba: our attitude was all wrong
premier league
Murray’s hard work delights Hughton
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Premier League
Agüero nets three but he wasn’t best player on the pitch
Premier League
Silva saves stunner for prematurely born son
Premier League
Will Kanté gamble pay off for the new tinkerman?
premier league
Promising Arsenal still hit by familiar frailties
Matthew Syed | Football
Agüero loneliness, Sané agony: even City’s gilded stars are only human
Looking back over six episodes of All or Nothing: Manchester City, the Amazon Prime documentary (I will watch...Looking back over six episodes of All or Nothing: Manchester City, the Amazon Prime...Looking back over six episodes of All or Nothing: Manchester City, the Amazon Prime...
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Football | giles smith
Sorry, José, but City’s documentary really isn’t all about you
Thus far the most scathing review of Amazon Prime’s Manchester City documentary series has been posted by a viewer...Thus far the most scathing review of Amazon Prime’s Manchester City documentary series has been...Thus far the most scathing review of Amazon Prime’s Manchester City documentary series has been...
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Premier League
Watch the weekend’s goals – and pick your favourite
You can watch highlights of every Premier League match with The Times and this season we want your help to pick the goal of the round. Enjoy coverage of all the weekend’s games and vote for your favourite goal from our selection. Times app users...You can watch highlights of every Premier League match with The Times and this season we want...You can watch highlights of every Premier League match with The Times and this season we want...
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Premier League
Ranieri era a fading memory as Puel finds feet
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Premier League
Spurs score free kick – at long last
premier league
Rugby helps Alisson get physical
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Premier League
Benítez will stick with under-fire Kenedy
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Premier League
Hughes deserved red, says Dyche
Football
Miller leaves Livingston after refusing to give up playing
Livingston have confirmed they have parted company with player-manager Kenny Miller after the former Scotland striker...Livingston have confirmed they have parted company with player-manager Kenny Miller after the...Livingston have confirmed they have parted company with player-manager Kenny Miller after the...
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gabriele marcotti
Either Ronaldo or his new club need to change
It was fitting that Cristiano Ronaldo should have made his debut away to Chievo on Saturday, a club who, in many ways...It was fitting that Cristiano Ronaldo should have made his debut away to Chievo on Saturday, a...It was fitting that Cristiano Ronaldo should have made his debut away to Chievo on Saturday, a...
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premier league
New money, old West Ham woes
In My Opinion | alan smith
Fans won’t like it, but continuity beats spending to fuel a strong start
Women's football
United can transform the sport, says Stoney
game in numbers | Bill Edgar
City serve up latest treat
Lord Ouseley interview
‘Management is still a secret network’
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Premier League
Silva is inspiring Everton with Allardyce’s players
It was on Friday, towards the end of Everton’s training session, when Marco Silva went through set-piece routines...It was on Friday, towards the end of Everton’s training session, when Marco Silva went through...It was on Friday, towards the end of Everton’s training session, when Marco Silva went through...
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Premier League | Neil Swarbrick
Pickford clearance was normal contact
Jordan Pickford did not deserve a red card for the follow-through of his clearance against Southampton, above. Mark...Jordan Pickford did not deserve a red card for the follow-through of his clearance against...Jordan Pickford did not deserve a red card for the follow-through of his clearance against...
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Football | Gregor Robertson
Barnsley’s bold vision combines Moneyball with gegenpressing
football league
Sunderland beginning to win back fans
football league
Police to investigate spray claim
football league
McClaren looks to loan market after thrashing
football league
Brentford rise as Wednesday slide
Boxing
Wilder: Fury is the bigger fight for me than Joshua
Deontay Wilder sat in his Belfast hotel room and poured scorn on Anthony Joshua. The WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion is the British boxer who passed up the chance to face Wilder; Tyson Fury is the one who has stepped up to the plate. Like...Deontay Wilder sat in his Belfast hotel room and poured scorn on Anthony Joshua. The WBA, WBO and...Deontay Wilder sat in his Belfast hotel room and poured scorn on Anthony Joshua. The WBA, WBO and...
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Cricket
Dropped Curran shows England what they are missing
Sixteen wickets fell on the opening day of what, if common sense prevails, is the final pink-ball County Championship...Sixteen wickets fell on the opening day of what, if common sense prevails, is the final pink-ball...Sixteen wickets fell on the opening day of what, if common sense prevails, is the final pink-ball...
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Cricket
Pennington piles more woe on Yorkshire
Nearly 4,000 spectators packed into North Marine Road yesterday but Yorkshire’s recent woes on this most atmospheric...Nearly 4,000 spectators packed into North Marine Road yesterday but Yorkshire’s recent woes on...Nearly 4,000 spectators packed into North Marine Road yesterday but Yorkshire’s recent woes on...
Read the full storyRugby Union
Rugby Championship review: different year, same old story
Last year in Sydney, New Zealand stormed into a 40-6 half-time lead over Australia and cantered to a 54-34 win. On Saturday the Wallabies led 6-5 at the interval, but ended up being thumped 38-13. The margin this time was bigger. “It’s just a...Last year in Sydney, New Zealand stormed into a 40-6 half-time lead over Australia and cantered...Last year in Sydney, New Zealand stormed into a 40-6 half-time lead over Australia and cantered...
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Rugby union
Concern over Ealing’s bid for promotion
Racing
Rob Wright’s racing tips
Tennis
Djokovic makes history before his US Open tilt
Novak Djokovic added yet another achievement to the record books by winning the Cincinnati Masters to become the first singles player to complete the full set of nine different ATP Masters 1000 titles. Two years after winning the French Open for...Novak Djokovic added yet another achievement to the record books by winning the Cincinnati...Novak Djokovic added yet another achievement to the record books by winning the Cincinnati...
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Obituary
Kofi Annan
Nobel prizewinning ‘diplomatic rock star’ who became the first black African to head the UN
When Kofi Annan became the first black African secretary-general of the United Nations in 1997, thanks to American backing, he pledged in his breathy, unhurried way to reform an organisation enfeebled by the shame of inaction in Bosnia and Rwanda. In this he made some painstaking progress, expanding peacekeeping operations, strengthening and focusing humanitarian work...When Kofi Annan became the first black African secretary-general of the United Nations in 1997...When Kofi Annan became the first black African secretary-general of the United Nations in 1997...
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OBITUARY
Sir Peter Tapsell
Sir Peter Tapsell had all the bearing and manner of a now almost extinct parliamentary species, the traditional Tory...Sir Peter Tapsell had all the bearing and manner of a now almost extinct parliamentary species, the traditional Tory knight of the shires. And, in many ways, the ancien regime impression he created was understandable enough. The immaculate double-breasted suits, the orotund oratory that the parliamentary...Sir Peter Tapsell had all the bearing and manner of a now almost extinct parliamentary species, the traditional Tory knight of...
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ON THIS DAY: AUGUST 20, 1918
The omnibus strike
AUGUST 19
Court Circular
Balmoral Castle
19th August, 2018
Divine Service was held in Crathie Parish Church this morning. The Reverend...Balmoral Castle
19th August, 2018
Divine Service was held in Crathie Parish Church this...Balmoral Castle
19th August, 2018
Divine Service was held in Crathie Parish Church this...
LAW REPORT
Liability in private nuisance for spread of Japanese knotweed
Court of Appeal
Published: August 20, 2018
Williams and another v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
Before Sir...Court of Appeal
Published: August 20, 2018
Williams and another v Network Rail...Court of Appeal
Published: August 20, 2018
Williams and another v Network Rail...
Mr & Mrs Deliciously Ella: Ella and Matthew Mills on mixing business with marriage
They may be the original stars of the clean eating brigade, but their life isn’t one long glossy Instagram feed
John Myatt: Yes, I did fake one William Nicholson
Is Britain’s most famous forger behind the latest fakery scandal to rock the art world?
ARTS
What we can learn about Brexit from Edinburgh’s shows
You can’t move for theatre and comedy referencing Brexit at the Fringe this year. Ann Treneman goes in search of answers
Career burnout: don’t overdo it like Elon
The Tesla CEO is stressed, working 120 hours a week. Here’s what not to do, says Peta Bee
FIRST NIGHT
Pop: Green Man Festival at Glanusk Park, Brecon Beacons
★★★★☆
There is a fact commonly accepted about this laid-back affair deep in a misty valley in Wales: it rains. The views of the surrounding mountains are, when not obscured by clouds, spectacular. The unpretentious all-ages clientele and indie and...★★★★☆
There is a fact commonly accepted about this laid-back affair deep in a misty valley in...★★★★☆
There is a fact commonly accepted about this laid-back affair deep in a misty valley in...
first night
Proms 45, 47 & 48 at the Royal Albert Hall
Prom 45
Suisse Romande Orch/Nott
★★☆☆☆ Prom 47
BBC SO/Oramo
★★★☆☆ Prom 48
LSO/Rattle
★★★★★
Was it “make a new...Prom 45
Suisse Romande Orch/Nott
★★☆☆☆ Prom 47
BBC SO/Oramo
★★★☆☆ Prom 48
LSO/Rattle
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Was...Prom 45
Suisse Romande Orch/Nott
★★☆☆☆ Prom 47
BBC SO/Oramo
★★★☆☆ Prom 48
LSO/Rattle
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Was...
FIRST NIGHT: EDINBURGH FESTIVALS
Concert: CBSO/ Sheku Kanneh-Mason at the Usher Hall
★★★★☆
On family car journeys Sheku Kanneh-Mason used to listen to recordings of Jacqueline du Pré performing...★★★★☆
On family car journeys Sheku Kanneh-Mason used to listen to recordings of Jacqueline du...★★★★☆
On family car journeys Sheku Kanneh-Mason used to listen to recordings of Jacqueline du...
FIRST NIGHT: EDINBURGH FESTIVALS
Theatre: La Maladie de la Mort at the Lyceum
This cinematic show is an affecting take on the Duras novella
★★★★☆
In Marguerite Duras’s 1982 novella, The Malady of Death, a man pays a woman to spend time with him at a seaside hotel in order that he might “try to love”. The author sought to recreate on the page the immediacy of the theatre: the spare text is reminiscent of a script with stage directions. At one point, Duras describes the room in which her characters meet as...★★★★☆
In Marguerite Duras’s 1982 novella, The Malady of Death, a man pays a woman to spend...★★★★☆
In Marguerite Duras’s 1982 novella, The Malady of Death, a man pays a woman to spend...
first night: edinburgh festivals
Theatre review: The Greatest Play in the History of the World at Traverse
★★☆☆☆ This is the not-so-cosmic saga of a 31-year-old man named Tom who has sought love with various Sarahs only to...★★☆☆☆ This is the not-so-cosmic saga of a 31-year-old man named Tom who has sought love with various Sarahs only to discover that, actually, it was Sara he should have been interested in all along. That pesky “h” just got in the way, apparently. His story is told by a narrator who indicates which character she is...★★☆☆☆ This is the not-so-cosmic saga of a 31-year-old man named Tom who has sought love with various Sarahs only to discover...
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dinner tonight
Lindsey Bareham’s green stuffed tomatoes
THE TIMES FILM SHOW
Christopher Robin
first night: edinburgh festivals
Comedy review: Mawaan Rizwan at Pleasance Dome
★★★★☆
Nobody likes it when their mother steals their thunder. And if you’re as DayGlo a character as Mawaan Rizwan paints himself, performing in a glammed-up Pakistan-strip tracksuit before stripping to a homemade novelty outfit in which he...★★★★☆
Nobody likes it when their mother steals their thunder. And if you’re as DayGlo a...★★★★☆
Nobody likes it when their mother steals their thunder. And if you’re as DayGlo a...
Blow to ministers as head of BMA quits medicine
The head of the British Medical Association in Scotland is retiring early from the health service amid frustration with the daily pressures caused by bed and staffing shortages. In a very public blow to ministerial claims that the problems in the Scottish health service are manageable, Peter...The head of the British Medical Association in Scotland is retiring early from the health service amid frustration with the daily pressures caused by bed and staffing shortages. In a very public blow to ministerial claims that the problems in the Scottish health service are manageable, Peter...The head of the British Medical Association in Scotland is retiring early from the health service amid frustration with the...
Read the full storySNP accused of hypocrisy after fatal airstrike linked to grants
The Scottish government was accused of hypocrisy after a missile strike that killed dozens of Yemeni children was linked to a weapons business that had been awarded public money. Raytheon, a US arms company with a production plant in Glenrothes, Fife, was given £135,465 by Scottish Enterprise, the state business agency, between 2014 and 2017.The Scottish government was accused of hypocrisy after a missile strike that killed dozens of Yemeni children was linked to a weapons business that had been awarded public money. Raytheon, a US arms company with a production plant in Glenrothes, Fife, was given £135,465 by Scottish Enterprise, the state business agency, between 2014 and 2017.The Scottish government was accused of hypocrisy after a missile strike that killed dozens of Yemeni children was linked to a...
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Trump golf payments questioned
Politicians in the United States are calling for an investigation into government payments to the Trump Turnberry resort. Some Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren, the senator, want to know whether payments to the Ayrshire golf resort to cover the costs of his visit in July constitute “fraud” or “abuse”. They have...Politicians in the United States are calling for an investigation into government payments to the...Politicians in the United States are calling for an investigation into government payments to the...
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SNP tells Corbyn to drop ‘destructive’ Brexit stance
The SNP has urged Jeremy Corbyn to back its efforts to keep Scotland and the UK in the single market and customs union to “avoid an economic crisis”. On the eve of the Labour leader’s visit to Scotland, the SNP claimed Mr...The SNP has urged Jeremy Corbyn to back its efforts to keep Scotland and the UK in the single market and customs union to “avoid an economic crisis”. On the eve of the Labour leader’s visit to Scotland, the SNP claimed Mr...The SNP has urged Jeremy Corbyn to back its efforts to keep Scotland and the UK in the single market and customs...
Read the full storyOld whisky distillery to go another round
A historic whisky distillery is set to be brought back to life by a state-funded agency. Historic Environment Scotland has called for commercial partners to help to redevelop the distillery in Forres, Moray. It is at present a...A historic whisky distillery is set to be brought back to life by a state-funded agency. Historic Environment Scotland has called for commercial partners to help to redevelop the distillery in Forres, Moray. It is at present a...A historic whisky distillery is set to be brought back to life by a state-funded agency. Historic Environment...
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Declining Health
The panegyrics saluting the 70th anniversary of the NHS this summer could not disguise the fact that it is limping...The panegyrics saluting the 70th anniversary of the NHS this summer could not disguise the fact...The panegyrics saluting the 70th anniversary of the NHS this summer could not disguise the fact...
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I worked out that university would waste my time
I was awarded an academic scholarship to study my A levels at Gordonstoun, one of the most prestigious schools in the...I was awarded an academic scholarship to study my A levels at Gordonstoun, one of the most...I was awarded an academic scholarship to study my A levels at Gordonstoun, one of the most...
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Gerrard: it’s wrong to play on plastic
Steven Gerrard, the Rangers manager, said that there should be no artificial pitches in top-flight football as he faced losing Jamie Murphy for months because of a knee injury sustained at Kilmarnock yesterday. Murphy, a winger, left Rugby Park in a full leg brace after collapsing as he ran alongside Kirk Broadfoot in the early stages of the 3-1 win, which eased Rangers...Steven Gerrard, the Rangers manager, said that there should be no artificial pitches in...Steven Gerrard, the Rangers manager, said that there should be no artificial pitches in...
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Football
Hat-trick hero Morelos having the last laugh under Gerrard
Four months ago it was tempting to feel Alfredo Morelos’s time was up. How many strikers survive in Glasgow after...Four months ago it was tempting to feel Alfredo Morelos’s time was up. How many strikers survive in Glasgow after being the subject of the rivals’ sustained, scornful derision? When a guy becomes a specific figure of fun, his very presence spreading glee among the enemy ranks, it usually means minds are made up. It...Four months ago it was tempting to feel Alfredo Morelos’s time was up. How many strikers survive in Glasgow after being the...
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Archbishop: Pope has to talk openly about abuse
The Pope should speak frankly about church abuse scandals during his visit to Ireland, the archbishop of Dublin has said. Diarmuid Martin said the institution had come through moments of real darkness and needed to avoid covering up or justifying what happened. “My hope is that he will speak kindly but also speak frankly. The recent history of the church in Ireland had...The Pope should speak frankly about church abuse scandals during his visit to Ireland, the...The Pope should speak frankly about church abuse scandals during his visit to Ireland, the...
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Church airbrushes gay couples from family life, says McAleese
Mary McAleese has said that her family feel unwelcome in the church in the run-up to the Pope’s visit. In a new RTÉ...Mary McAleese has said that her family feel unwelcome in the church in the run-up to the Pope’s visit. In a new RTÉ documentary she has told of her hurt at the airbrushing of same-sex couples from promotional family material for the papal visit. It has emerged that references to same-sex relationships in original...Mary McAleese has said that her family feel unwelcome in the church in the run-up to the Pope’s visit. In a new RTÉ documentary...
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Medicine is top of the list for students receiving college offers
Medicine at Trinity College Dublin and economics and finance at University College Dublin were among Ireland’s most in-demand courses as more than 45,000 Leaving Certificate students prepare to receive their offers today. The...Medicine at Trinity College Dublin and economics and finance at University College Dublin were among Ireland’s most in-demand courses as more than 45,000 Leaving Certificate students prepare to receive their offers today. The...Medicine at Trinity College Dublin and economics and finance at University College Dublin were among Ireland’s most...
Read the full storyInvestigation reveals extent of Lowry’s access to ministers
Michael Lowry has directly approached the government for help over access to cancer drugs, failed applications to the help to buy scheme, passport applications and sports funding, an investigation by The Times has revealed. Mr...Michael Lowry has directly approached the government for help over access to cancer drugs, failed applications to the help to buy scheme, passport applications and sports funding, an investigation by The Times has revealed. Mr...Michael Lowry has directly approached the government for help over access to cancer drugs, failed applications to the...
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Sins of the Fathers
NATURE NOTES
A cottage-garden flower that has jumped over the hedge
Country roadsides in late summer are decorated with occasional flutters of pale-pink flowers on knee or thigh-high plants. They look conspicuous among our native flora, as though a bit of cottage garden has jumped the hedge. Indeed, this is often...Country roadsides in late summer are decorated with occasional flutters of pale-pink flowers on...Country roadsides in late summer are decorated with occasional flutters of pale-pink flowers on...
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business
Companies struggle to keep staff
The proportion of Irish workers who switch jobs every year has reached the same level as during the Celtic Tiger years, leaving companies struggling to hold on to their staff. The economy is expected to grow by 5.7 per cent...The proportion of Irish workers who switch jobs every year has reached the same level as during the Celtic Tiger years, leaving companies struggling to hold on to their staff. The economy is expected to grow by 5.7 per cent...The proportion of Irish workers who switch jobs every year has reached the same level as during the Celtic Tiger...
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The week ahead
The Central Statistics Office will release data on new dwellings completed in the second quarter, on Wednesday. House prices are surging and rents have reached a record high because of the scarcity of supply. The lack of...The Central Statistics Office will release data on new dwellings completed in the second quarter, on Wednesday. House prices are surging and rents have reached a record high because of the scarcity of supply. The lack of...The Central Statistics Office will release data on new dwellings completed in the second quarter, on Wednesday. House...
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Limerick end their 45-year wait for the big prize
Limerick 3-16 Galway 2-18
At the end of 45 years there were more than 79 minutes on the match clock. To Limerick it must have felt like time without end. Joe Canning’s monstrous free landed in a blur of hands and hurleys a dozen paces from the Limerick goal and for a second, the most gloriously unstable championship in memory was plunged into a final moment of flux. The sliotar took a ricochet...At the end of 45 years there were more than 79 minutes on the match clock. To Limerick it must...At the end of 45 years there were more than 79 minutes on the match clock. To Limerick it must...
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No excuses as Donoghue admits the better side won
Last year we watched Micheál Donoghue, the Galway manager, stroll into the Croke Park press room as an All-Ireland...Last year we watched Micheál Donoghue, the Galway manager, stroll into the Croke Park press room as an All-Ireland champion. Small smile playing on his lips but hardly turning cartwheels. Contained, the less excitable among us might say. Here, he was not too down either. He could hardly claim that his side were...Last year we watched Micheál Donoghue, the Galway manager, stroll into the Croke Park press room as an All-Ireland champion.
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Hurling
Talking points: Fast start the key for Limerick
The start of this game was as crucial as the frenetic finish. “We ripped into the game and I was confident we would,”...The start of this game was as crucial as the frenetic finish. “We ripped into the game and I was...The start of this game was as crucial as the frenetic finish. “We ripped into the game and I was...
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Kiely’s men hold their nerve to lay ghosts of failure
At the end of an extraordinary season, this may be the most unexpected and extraordinary ending. For an hour it...At the end of an extraordinary season, this may be the most unexpected and extraordinary ending.At the end of an extraordinary season, this may be the most unexpected and extraordinary ending.
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‘I’ve seen a big lead in a final disappear like this before. I’ve lived it’
The field of loss and regret had turned into the field they didn’t want to leave. All those haunting memories, from September 1973 through to 5.13pm yesterday, the 45 years of pain, the five beaten finals, and most of all the five blackest minutes...The field of loss and regret had turned into the field they didn’t want to leave. All those...The field of loss and regret had turned into the field they didn’t want to leave. All those...
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Comment
We must be wary of tech that could turn on us
Clare Foges
Rather than simply accepting all new technology, we should be asking whether some of it is really necessary
Libby Purves
A right royal display of tactless ostentation
Stephen Pollard
Corbyn would threaten our national security
Carol Midgley | Notebook
Less a thrill, more an oversized humiliation
Sarah Wollaston
Informed consent is essential before Brexit surgery
Leading Articles
Learning on the Job
The government will struggle to hit its target of three million apprenticeships by 2020, but has mangled the system trying. Ministers need to focus on quality, not quantity
Africa Felix
A peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea should prod others into ending conflict
Stage Fright
In theatre, a little bit of well-acted violence goes a very long way
Letters to the Editor
Would indulging vapers be a retrograde step?
Sir, The science and technology committee is not being logical in suggesting that the ban on vaping on public transport should be reversed (report, August 17). It is clear that vaping is a less harmful source of nicotine than tobacco. However...Sir, The science and technology committee is not being logical in suggesting that the ban on...Sir, The science and technology committee is not being logical in suggesting that the ban on...
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Briefing
UK: Edinburgh International Book Festival continues. Today Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour Party, is in conversation with Yanis Varoufakis, the former finance minister of Greece, while the author and playwright Ali Smith speaks to Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland; the winner of the James Tait Black prize for drama is announced at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; North Sea oil-platform workers for Total will stage a 24-hour strike over a wage dispute.
Greece: The country is scheduled to exit its third and final bailout programme.
US: The 35th annual MTV Video Music awards take place in New York.
On this day
In 1667 John Milton’s Paradise Lost was entered in the Stationers’ Register; in 1882 Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture in E Flat Major, Op. 49 — commissioned to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Russia’s victory over Napoleon in 1812 — received its premiere in Moscow; in 1897, on what became known as Mosquito Day, the physician Sir Ronald Ross made the significant discovery of malaria parasites while dissecting a mosquito; in 1913 stainless steel was first cast in Sheffield; in 1924 the Scottish sprinter Eric Liddell refused on religious grounds to take part in the Paris Olympics on a Sunday; in 1968 Russian troops invaded Czechoslovakia; in 1977 America’s Voyager 2 spacecraft was launched to explore the outer planets; in 1989 51 people died when a dredger collided with the pleasure cruiser Marchioness on the River Thames in London.
Nature notes
An eye-catching daytime moth that is being reported in many parts of the south is the Jersey tiger moth. It used to be found mainly in Jersey, hence its name, but it has spread recently across the Channel and has become quite common in gardens around London. It lies on a flower or leaf with its upper wings spread out, like most moths, and these are an arresting black with a tree-like pattern of white streaks on them. When it opens its upper wings and suddenly reveals the hind wings that were hidden beneath them it is a dramatic moment, for these are a startling orange with black spots on them. Their abrupt exposure frightens birds off. The garden tiger moth, a related species, is still found, though it used to be much more common. It displays creamy-white upper wings with wavy black streaks on them and when it opens them reveals either orange or yellow hind wings. It has hairy brown caterpillars that can sometimes be seen walking fast along garden paths, and are known as “woolly bears”.
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Birthdays today
Amy Adams, actress, Enchanted (2007), American Hustle (2013), 44; John Allan, chairman, Tesco and Barratt Developments, and president, Confederation of British Industry, 70; Ben Barnes, actor, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010), Westworld (2016-18), 37; Sir David Beamish, clerk of the parliaments, House of Lords (2011-17), 66; Amanda Berry, chief executive, Bafta, 57; Prof Sir John Boardman, archaeologist and author, Archaeology of Nostalgia (2002), 91; Sarah Borwell, tennis player, British doubles No 1 (2010), 39; Baroness (Camilla) Cavendish of Little Venice, head of the Downing Street policy unit (2015-16), chief leader writer, The Times (2010-13), 50; Crista Cullen, field hockey player, Olympic gold medallist (2016), 33; Jamie Cullum, singer, Pointless Nostalgic (2002), Interlude (2014), 39; Prof Peter Day, pioneer of materials chemistry, director, Royal Institution (1991-98), 80; Nigel Dodds, MP for Belfast North, deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, 60; Althea Efunshile, deputy chief executive, Arts Council England (2012-16), 62; John Emburey, cricketer, England (1978-95), 66; Dame Anne Evans, soprano, 77; Sir Roger Gale, MP for North Thanet, vice-chairman, Conservative Party (2001-03), 75; Sir Roy Gardner, chairman, Manchester United (2002-05), 73; Andrew Garfield, actor, Hacksaw Ridge (2016), 35; Lorna Jack, chief executive, Law Society of Scotland, 56; Don King, boxing promoter, 87; Larry Kudlow, economic adviser to President Trump, director of the National Economic Council, 71; Lord (Gus) Macdonald of Tradeston, former Labour minister, 78; Sylvester McCoy, actor, Doctor Who (1987-89), 75; George Mitchell, US politician, Northern Ireland and Middle East peace negotiator, 85; Mike Nelson, installation artist, 51; Dr Robin Niblett, director, Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), 57; Robin Oakley, political editor, BBC (1992-2000), 77; Joe Pasquale, comedian, 57; Robert Plant, singer, Led Zeppelin (1968-80), Stairway to Heaven (1971), 70; Kieran Poynter, chairman, F&C Asset Investments, PricewaterhouseCoopers (2000-08), 68; Baroness (Janet) Royall of Blaisdon, principal, Somerville College, Oxford, shadow leader of the House of Lords (2010-15), 63; Callum Skinner, track cyclist, Olympic silver medallist (2016), 26; Sir Desmond Swayne, Conservative MP for New Forest West, international development minister (2014-16), 62; Maxim Vengerov, violinist, 44; David Walliams, comedian, Come Fly With Me (2010-11), and author, The World’s Worst Children 3 (2018), 47.