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Poll surge puts Lib Dems on top
• Pro-Remain party most popular in country • 70% of voters say Brexit is the biggest issue
updatedThe Liberal Democrats have surged into first place ahead of the Conservatives, Labour and the Brexit Party, a poll has revealed. The pro-Remain party topped the Times/YouGov survey with 24 per cent, the first time it has been in the lead since 2010 under Sir Nick Clegg’s leadership. Support for...The Liberal Democrats have surged into first place ahead of the Conservatives, Labour and the Brexit Party, a poll has revealed. The pro-Remain party topped the Times/YouGov survey with 24 per cent, the first time it has been in the lead since 2010 under Sir Nick Clegg’s leadership. Support for...The Liberal Democrats have surged into first place ahead of the Conservatives, Labour and the Brexit Party, a poll has revealed.
Read the full storyTrump set to confront May over Huawei risks on London trip
Donald Trump will confront Theresa May over the security risk posed to Britain by the Chinese company Huawei during his visit next week, a senior aide to the president has said. John Bolton, the American national security adviser, said that the US was prepared to accept only “zero” risk in its federal telecoms network from Huawei and...Donald Trump will confront Theresa May over the security risk posed to Britain by the Chinese company Huawei during his visit next week, a senior aide to the president has said. John Bolton, the American national security adviser, said that the US was prepared to accept only “zero” risk in its federal telecoms network from Huawei and...Donald Trump will confront Theresa May over the security risk posed to Britain by the Chinese company Huawei during his visit...
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500,000 people have to change GP as practice closures hit record high
More than half a million patients were forced to change their GP surgery last year as closures hit a record high. Figures obtained through freedom of information requests show that 138 surgeries shut their doors across the UK in 2018 as family doctors continued to abandon the NHS. Smaller practices — those serving...More than half a million patients were forced to change their GP surgery last year as closures...More than half a million patients were forced to change their GP surgery last year as closures...
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shamima begum | the letter
‘Your cynical decision amounts to human fly tipping’
Politics
Pardoned Black seeks Lords seat
EU applications to settle in Britain pass 750,000
More than 750,000 EU citizens have applied to stay after Brexit, the home secretary announced yesterday. About...More than 750,000 EU citizens have applied to stay after Brexit, the home secretary announced...More than 750,000 EU citizens have applied to stay after Brexit, the home secretary announced...
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RED BOX | ESTHER WEBBER
That isn’t what a feminist looks like
newBefore Dominic Raab confirmed that he was standing for leader, it was sometimes whispered that he had a “woman...Before Dominic Raab confirmed that he was standing for leader, it was sometimes whispered that he...Before Dominic Raab confirmed that he was standing for leader, it was sometimes whispered that he...
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red box | john kampfner
Lib Dems must use their failed coalition to build a successful one
red box | will tanner
Tory hopefuls must look beyond tax cuts if they’re serious about jobs growth
red box | david martin
If Labour does not embrace Remain, it risks extinction in Scotland
red box | catherine anderson
Whatever your view on milkshake-throwing, politics is becoming uglier
Immigration unit ‘breaches human rights’
Immigration detainees awaiting removal from the UK are being held for excessively long periods in breach of their...Immigration detainees awaiting removal from the UK are being held for excessively long periods in...Immigration detainees awaiting removal from the UK are being held for excessively long periods in...
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Seahorses get refuge from boat menace
Rare seahorses will be protected from pleasure boats which destroy their habitat in one of 41 new marine conservation...Rare seahorses will be protected from pleasure boats which destroy their habitat in one of 41 new...Rare seahorses will be protected from pleasure boats which destroy their habitat in one of 41 new...
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Black Midi
The Brit School boys who are the most exciting band of 2019
Frank Bowling
A long overdue retrospective of the painter’s work
The Algarve
Chic beach clubs and low tax are luring younger buyers
Lisbon
Investors rank the Portuguese capital top for investment
D-day anniversary
Veteran is still digging for victory at the age of 101
D-day anniversary
Macron attacked for snubbing Juno beach ceremony
The Times Diary
Tough tackler to rival Boris
London Bridge Attack
Quicker treatment could have saved victim
A chef who died in the London Bridge terrorist attack could have been saved if he had been given prompt medical treatment, a pathologist has said. Sebastien Belanger, 36, was stabbed 12 times, the inquest for the eight victims...A chef who died in the London Bridge terrorist attack could have been saved if he had been given prompt medical treatment, a pathologist has said. Sebastien Belanger, 36, was stabbed 12 times, the inquest for the eight victims...A chef who died in the London Bridge terrorist attack could have been saved if he had been given prompt medical...
Read the full storyBoy, 6, falls from theme park ride that killed student
A six-year-old boy was flown to hospital yesterday after reports that he had fallen up to 30ft from a rollercoaster ride. The child was injured at Lightwater Valley theme park in North Stainley, North Yorkshire, and taken to...A six-year-old boy was flown to hospital yesterday after reports that he had fallen up to 30ft from a rollercoaster ride. The child was injured at Lightwater Valley theme park in North Stainley, North Yorkshire, and taken to...A six-year-old boy was flown to hospital yesterday after reports that he had fallen up to 30ft from a rollercoaster...
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This month in the archives: May
May was another busy month in the archive: we were fielding requests, researching, and doing lots of scanning. One story that dominated the early part of the month was the birth of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Archie was born on May 6, a...May was another busy month in the archive: we were fielding requests, researching, and doing lots...May was another busy month in the archive: we were fielding requests, researching, and doing lots...
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Scientists schooled by fossilised fish
A slab of limestone containing 259 exquisitely preserved fossils suggests that fish have formed schools to guard...A slab of limestone containing 259 exquisitely preserved fossils suggests that fish have formed...A slab of limestone containing 259 exquisitely preserved fossils suggests that fish have formed...
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Coins show the flipside of Alfred’s greatness
A hoard of Viking-era coins seized by police may hold the key to a new understanding of one of history’s most fabled...A hoard of Viking-era coins seized by police may hold the key to a new understanding of one of...A hoard of Viking-era coins seized by police may hold the key to a new understanding of one of...
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Trump opens new rift with ‘conflicted’ Mueller
updatedCalls by the Democrats for impeachment grew louder yesterday as Donald Trump railed against Robert Mueller, the special counsel who used his only public statement to declare that his investigation was unable to exonerate the president. In a series of angry remarks yesterday Mr Trump accused Mr...Calls by the Democrats for impeachment grew louder yesterday as Donald Trump railed against Robert Mueller, the special counsel who used his only public statement to declare that his investigation was unable to exonerate the president. In a series of angry remarks yesterday Mr Trump accused Mr...Calls by the Democrats for impeachment grew louder yesterday as Donald Trump railed against Robert Mueller, the special counsel...
Read the full storyPresident raises stakes on immigration with tariff on Mexico
newPresident Trump has threatened to slap tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico until the country stops the flow of illegal migration into the United States. Mr Trump said that a 5 per cent levy would be placed on imports from June 10 and would rise until the “Illegal Immigration problem is remedied”. He said he would use powers granted to...President Trump has threatened to slap tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico until the country stops the flow of illegal migration into the United States. Mr Trump said that a 5 per cent levy would be placed on imports from June 10 and would rise until the “Illegal Immigration problem is remedied”. He said he would use powers granted to...President Trump has threatened to slap tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico until the country stops the flow of illegal...
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‘My husband is worse than Taliban kidnappers’
An American woman held hostage by Afghan extremists with her Canadian husband has disclosed that she feared him more than her captors. Caitlan Coleman claimed in a TV interview that during the five years they were held, she was raped and abused by her husband Joshua Boyle, with whom she had three children in...An American woman held hostage by Afghan extremists with her Canadian husband has disclosed that...An American woman held hostage by Afghan extremists with her Canadian husband has disclosed that...
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World at five
Chinese farmers reap rewards of soya bean row
Toiling in the fertile black-soil of China’s northeastern provinces, farmers are used to back-breaking labour and loss-making crops. Now, however, they are hopeful for a more prosperous future. Almost two years after the first salvos of President...Toiling in the fertile black-soil of China’s northeastern provinces, farmers are used to...Toiling in the fertile black-soil of China’s northeastern provinces, farmers are used to...
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Netanyahu’s woes threaten ‘deal of the century’
The Trump administration’s “deal of the century” for peace between Israelis and Palestinians faced the prospect of indefinite delay last night after rejection in the Arab world and the collapse of domestic coalition talks in...The Trump administration’s “deal of the century” for peace between Israelis and Palestinians faced the prospect of indefinite delay last night after rejection in the Arab world and the collapse of domestic coalition talks in...The Trump administration’s “deal of the century” for peace between Israelis and Palestinians faced the prospect of...
Read the full storyPut down the phone, US teenagers tell addicted parents
American teenagers have something important to say, if only their parents would pay attention for a moment and listen. They think that their mothers and fathers might be spending too much time staring at their phones. Almost...American teenagers have something important to say, if only their parents would pay attention for a moment and listen. They think that their mothers and fathers might be spending too much time staring at their phones. Almost...American teenagers have something important to say, if only their parents would pay attention for a moment and listen.
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israeli poll | Analysis
Troubled leader was backed into a corner
German spy plan ‘a threat to free press’
German interior ministry plans to extend the surveillance powers of its spy agencies will allow them to hack into...German interior ministry plans to extend the surveillance powers of its spy agencies will allow...German interior ministry plans to extend the surveillance powers of its spy agencies will allow...
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Police on the scent of drug gangs with ecstasy perfume
Dutch prosecutors have launched a perfume called “Xtacy” designed to smell like an illegal drugs laboratory so the...Dutch prosecutors have launched a perfume called “Xtacy” designed to smell like an illegal drugs...Dutch prosecutors have launched a perfume called “Xtacy” designed to smell like an illegal drugs...
Read the full storyUber losses top $1bn in first quarter
First results since flotation show revenue up 20%
The world’s largest taxi-hailing company has posted a loss of $1.01 billion in its maiden results after a lacklustre flotation earlier this month. Uber’s net loss for the first quarter was in line with market expectations and came on revenue of $3.1 billion, which was at the top end of...The world’s largest taxi-hailing company has posted a loss of $1.01 billion in its maiden results after a lacklustre flotation earlier this month. Uber’s net loss for the first quarter was in line with market expectations and came on revenue of $3.1 billion, which was at the top end of...The world’s largest taxi-hailing company has posted a loss of $1.01 billion in its maiden results after a lacklustre flotation...
Read the full storyConsumers more optimistic on economy and family finances
Households are feeling more optimistic about the outlook for the economy and their personal finances even though Brexit uncertainty continues to weigh on confidence, according to a survey. GFK’s consumer confidence index rose from -13 to -10 in May, marking the first change since February. Although consumers are feeling more hopeful, the...Households are feeling more optimistic about the outlook for the economy and their personal finances even though Brexit uncertainty continues to weigh on confidence, according to a survey. GFK’s consumer confidence index rose from -13 to -10 in May, marking the first change since February. Although consumers are feeling more hopeful, the...Households are feeling more optimistic about the outlook for the economy and their personal finances even though Brexit...
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House prices subdued but homes continue to change hands
newHouses prices have slipped this month amid muted consumer confidence, according to a survey. Prices dropped 0.2 per cent between April and May, the closely watched house price index produced by Nationwide found, indicating a slowdown in the market. The building society’s latest report indicated that fading demand...Houses prices have slipped this month amid muted consumer confidence, according to a survey.Houses prices have slipped this month amid muted consumer confidence, according to a survey.
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Push to save environment helps utility take flight
The owner of South West Water has delivered a healthy increase in profits, driven by a strong performance at its waste recycling business. Pennon Group, a constituent of the FTSE 250, said yesterday that its pre-tax profits had risen by 8.3 per...The owner of South West Water has delivered a healthy increase in profits, driven by a strong...The owner of South West Water has delivered a healthy increase in profits, driven by a strong...
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first group
First Group bows to calls for break-up
Business commentary
Jarring ride for First Group travellers
Target for apprentice training set to be missed
The government will miss its target of creating three million apprenticeships by 2020 as uptake is 18 per cent lower than it was before the training levy was introduced. The number of new starts increased by 9 per cent to 285,000 between August...The government will miss its target of creating three million apprenticeships by 2020 as uptake...The government will miss its target of creating three million apprenticeships by 2020 as uptake...
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Expansion hit by productivity weakness, Bank deputy warns
One of the deputy governors of the Bank of England has said the economy is unlikely to expand as quickly as the institution’s offical forecasts suggest because poor investment and productivity will weigh on growth. Sir Dave...One of the deputy governors of the Bank of England has said the economy is unlikely to expand as quickly as the institution’s offical forecasts suggest because poor investment and productivity will weigh on growth. Sir Dave...One of the deputy governors of the Bank of England has said the economy is unlikely to expand as quickly as the...
Read the full storyFines drain colour from Rainbow Dust owner
A cake ingredient maker has been fined £450,000 for cooking up its forecasts and a batch of other “serious failings”. Real Good Food, which owns the Renshaw and Rainbow Dust icing brands, was censured by the London Stock...A cake ingredient maker has been fined £450,000 for cooking up its forecasts and a batch of other “serious failings”. Real Good Food, which owns the Renshaw and Rainbow Dust icing brands, was censured by the London Stock...A cake ingredient maker has been fined £450,000 for cooking up its forecasts and a batch of other “serious failings”.
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market report
Babcock under pressure as analysts query future
British wine merchant toasts new partnership with Bollinger
One of the Champagne region’s longest-established wine-making families has taken a stake in a British fine wine merchant chaired by the City tycoon Michael Spencer. Société Jacques Bollinger has signed a strategic partnership with BI Wines & Spirits and taken a stake estimated at up to 10 per cent. The British wine merchant said that the investment would finance the...One of the Champagne region’s longest-established wine-making families has taken a stake in a...One of the Champagne region’s longest-established wine-making families has taken a stake in a...
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Winemaker toasts bumper harvest
The country’s biggest winemaker raised a glass to an “extraordinary harvest” last year, which not only yielded double...The country’s biggest winemaker raised a glass to an “extraordinary harvest” last year, which not only yielded double the previous highest volume of fruit but was also of excellent quality. Chapel Down, which was founded in 2001, is based in Kent and is at the forefront of a boom in British winemaking that it said...The country’s biggest winemaker raised a glass to an “extraordinary harvest” last year, which not only yielded double the...
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Cricket World Cup | Mike Atherton
Electric Archer puts opponents on notice
England beat South Africa by 104 runs
There needed to be a very good reason for England to change their qualification regulations in the months before the World Cup, as well as for them to change a settled squad on the eve of the tournament, and in Jofra Archer there was one very obvious reason to do both. Few England players have enjoyed such a hyped build-up in recent years, and few have made such an...There needed to be a very good reason for England to change their qualification regulations in...There needed to be a very good reason for England to change their qualification regulations in...
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Cricket | Steve James
Stokes finally arrives on world stage
Not a bad World Cup debut from Ben Stokes — and that was well before he had taken one of the finest catches in this...Not a bad World Cup debut from Ben Stokes — and that was well before he had taken one of the finest catches in this tournament‘s long history and then finished the game off with a couple of cheap wickets. That this was Stokes’s first appearance in the competition, at the age of 27, tells you an awful lot about the...Not a bad World Cup debut from Ben Stokes — and that was well before he had taken one of the finest catches in this...
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Henry Winter | Jordan Henderson interview
Henderson: I was angry to be left out but I used it the right way
Champions League | Matt Hughes
Tottenham victory could transform their future
Football | Matt Dickinson
Women’s stories deserve to be heard
After Laura Bassett had scored a spectacular 92nd-minute own goal to send England crashing out of the women’s World...After Laura Bassett had scored a spectacular 92nd-minute own goal to send England crashing out of...After Laura Bassett had scored a spectacular 92nd-minute own goal to send England crashing out of...
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Rugby Union | Stuart Barnes
Daly must improve his defence if he is to break into this Saracens team
The odds are against Brad Barritt making the Gallagher Premiership final. At the time of writing Saracens have not...The odds are against Brad Barritt making the Gallagher Premiership final. At the time of writing...The odds are against Brad Barritt making the Gallagher Premiership final. At the time of writing...
Read the full storyFootball | Tom Clarke
The Game Dissected: tactics that will decide the Champions League final
One all-English European final is done but the main event is still to come. Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur produced stunning second-leg comebacks to reach the Champions League final but now both teams must get their tactics right from the off...One all-English European final is done but the main event is still to come. Liverpool and...One all-English European final is done but the main event is still to come. Liverpool and...
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Rugby Union | In-depth
Rugby Dissected: where the Premiership final will be won and lost
Football | Oliver Kay
Lack of Champions League finances makes it harder for Emery to rebuild
As he prepared for the final, decisive game of a challenging first season in charge of Arsenal, Unai Emery made an...As he prepared for the final, decisive game of a challenging first season in charge of Arsenal...As he prepared for the final, decisive game of a challenging first season in charge of Arsenal...
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Rugby union
Cipriani kept from Barbarians as England need him for World Cup plans
The RFU did not sanction Danny Cipriani’s release to play for the Barbarians against an England XV on Sunday because...The RFU did not sanction Danny Cipriani’s release to play for the Barbarians against an England...The RFU did not sanction Danny Cipriani’s release to play for the Barbarians against an England...
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Tennis
Edmund admits defeat as knee injury returns
There is growing concern over the fitness of Kyle Edmund as the grass-court season approaches. The British No 1 was forced to retire from his second-round match at the French Open yesterday because of a recurrence of the left-knee injury that...There is growing concern over the fitness of Kyle Edmund as the grass-court season approaches.There is growing concern over the fitness of Kyle Edmund as the grass-court season approaches.
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Premier League
United want £80m for Lukaku to join Conte at Inter
Europa League
Baku stadium open for free to fill seats
The Game Daily | Gary Jacob
Clubs must use figures like Canoville in fight against racism
Champions League | Matt Dickinson
How Pochettino transformed Spurs with mystical forces and lemons
Premier League
Milner and Matip to extend contracts
Champions League | Alyson Rudd
Klopp: international cover star who behaves like a local
Champions League
Liverpool cancel pre-season friendly at Spurs’ new stadium
Cricket world cup
Cricket World Cup 2019: how to . . . cut off the boundaries
Cricket World Cup
Cricket World Cup 2019: how to . . . stop Kohli
Cricket World Cup
Cricket World Cup 2019: how to . . . chase a giant total
Cricket World Cup
Cricket World Cup 2019: how to . . . peak at the right time
Cricket World Cup
Cricket World Cup: your guide to the grounds
Cricket World Cup
Morgan praises Stokes’s ‘full day out’ as he ignites World Cup
Cricket World Cup
World Cup diary: Prince Harry’s game cut short
French Open
Williams remains coy over using wheelchair
Lord Spicer
Eurosceptic Tory politician with a passion for tennis who as chairman of the 1922 Committee oversaw the election of three party leaders
obituary
Mary Stopes‑Roe
Daughter of Barnes Wallis who played a key role in helping her father to develop the ‘bouncing bomb’
obituary
Louis Weiss
Joke-telling raconteur who rose from office boy to chairman of a leading talent agency in a 70-year career
weather eye
Changing pattern of butterflies
may 31, 1919
To sign or not to sign
court circular
May 30, 2019
Black Midi: the Brit School boys who are the most exciting band of 2019
We talk to the Croydon school’s latest success story
THE FRIDAY COLUMN
Caitlin Moran’s Celebrity Watch: The Queen’s supermarket sweep
THE BIG FILM REVIEW
Godzilla: King of the Monsters — a disaster movie, in every sense
Wow, they really stuffed the lizard. Godzilla is back in this vacuous dud
EXHIBITION
All things bright and beautiful
A retrospective of the work of the painter Frank Bowling at Tate Britain is long overdue
FILM REVIEW
A Vigilante — she’s the best avenger yet
FILM REVIEW
Ma — your eyes will be on her stalks
ALBUM REVIEW: POP
Skepta: Ignorance Is Bliss
FILM REVIEW
Thunder Road
★★★★☆
“It’s a town full of losers,” goes the climactic line in Bruce Springsteen’s Thunder Road. “I’m pulling out of here to win.” That’s the song that Jim Arnaud (Jim Cummings), a gauche, imploding cop in Nowheresville, Louisiana, clings to...★★★★☆
“It’s a town full of losers,” goes the climactic line in Bruce Springsteen’s Thunder Road...★★★★☆
“It’s a town full of losers,” goes the climactic line in Bruce Springsteen’s Thunder Road...
ALBUM REVIEW: POP
Richard Hawley: Further
ALBUM REVIEW: POP
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry: Rainford
FIRST NIGHT: CONCERT
The Milk Carton Kids at the Barbican
★★★★★
If they weren’t such consummate musicians, Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale could probably make a decent...★★★★★
If they weren’t such consummate musicians, Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale could...★★★★★
If they weren’t such consummate musicians, Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale could...
CLASSIC FILM OF THE WEEK
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
★★★★☆
The Sound of Music director Robert Wise executed a spectacular volte-face with this sombre and...★★★★☆
The Sound of Music director Robert Wise executed a spectacular volte-face with this...★★★★☆
The Sound of Music director Robert Wise executed a spectacular volte-face with this...
ALBUM REVIEW: POP
Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith: The Peyote Dance
ESSENTIAL TRACKS
The best new music
ALBUM REVIEW: CLASSICAL
Lise Davidsen: Lise Davidsen
ALBUM REVIEWS: JAZZ AND WORLD
Shalosh: Onwards and Upwards/ Minyo Crusaders: Echoes of Japan
FIRST NIGHT: THEATRE
Theatre: The Glass Menagerie at Arcola Theatre, E8
★★★☆☆
We are verging on a trend with this production of Tennessee Williams’s shatteringly poignant play set in St Louis in 1937 that casts the family as African-American. On the other side of the Thames, the Young Vic is mounting Arthur...★★★☆☆
We are verging on a trend with this production of Tennessee Williams’s shatteringly...★★★☆☆
We are verging on a trend with this production of Tennessee Williams’s shatteringly...
FIRST NIGHT: OPERA
Orfeo at Queen Elizabeth Hall
FIRST NIGHT: CONCERT
The Milk Carton Kids at the Barbican
FIRST NIGHT: OPERA
The Bartered Bride at Garsington at Wormsley
FIRST NIGHT: POP
Carly Rae Jepsen at XOYO
FIRST NIGHT: COMEDY
Jonny Woo’s All Star Brexit Cabaret at the Soho Theatre
★★★☆☆
Glorious harmony may be too much to hope for in Brexit Britain. Glorious harmonies, though? Yes, the drag act Jonny Woo and the composer Richard Thomas can give us those in this hour-long musical satire. I won’t pretend that the All Star Brexit Cabaret has wildly new or piercing things to say about our divided nation. Leave and Remain, Boris Johnson and a...★★★☆☆
Glorious harmony may be too much to hope for in Brexit Britain. Glorious harmonies...★★★☆☆
Glorious harmony may be too much to hope for in Brexit Britain. Glorious harmonies...
FIRST NIGHT: DANCE
San Francisco Ballet at Sadler’s Wells
★★★★☆
It was brave of Helgi Tomasson, the longstanding artistic director of San Francisco Ballet, to programme...★★★★☆
It was brave of Helgi Tomasson, the longstanding artistic director of San Francisco Ballet, to programme four mixed bills comprising ten ballets all new to London. And braver still to launch the company’s Sadler’s Wells season, its first in seven years, by spotlighting a choreographer who, despite...★★★★☆
It was brave of Helgi Tomasson, the longstanding artistic director of San Francisco Ballet, to programme four mixed...
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THE TIMES FILM SHOW
Godzilla: King of the Monsters — all size, but nothing matters
Watch our critics discuss the big new releases. This week Kevin Maher and Ed Potton give their verdicts on Godzilla: King of the Monsters. See the Times+ website for details of our year-round offer of 2-for-1 Odeon cinema ticketsWatch our critics discuss the big new releases. This week Kevin Maher and Ed Potton give their...Watch our critics discuss the big new releases. This week Kevin Maher and Ed Potton give their...
Read the full storyOVERSEAS
Portugal joins the hip second-home set
There are exciting things happening in the Algarve, according to João Bento, a project manager for Nozul Algarve, the developer behind W hotel and residences, set to open on the south Portuguese coast. The exuberant Bento is not wrong. This coastline was once the preserve of young British families, attracted by the wide sandy beaches, and golfers heading to the...There are exciting things happening in the Algarve, according to João Bento, a project manager...There are exciting things happening in the Algarve, according to João Bento, a project manager...
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OVERSEAS
Why Lisbon is the city of opportunity
Lisbon may have been slower to recover from the credit crunch than many other European cities, but it is making up...Lisbon may have been slower to recover from the credit crunch than many other European cities, but it is making up for lost time and has been tipped as the best for investment and development, knocking Berlin off the top spot. A survey of 885 property investors and professionals by PwC, a consultancy, and the Urban...Lisbon may have been slower to recover from the credit crunch than many other European cities, but it is making up for lost...
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interiors
A hint of the Swinging Sixties
the guide
How to find a home with wreck appeal
interiors
Trend alert: millennial mint
Oken sage green folding table, £40, Habitat Rime rug, £89, Nordic Nest Sowden coffee maker by Hay, £53, Connox Kahler...Oken sage green folding table, £40, Habitat Rime rug, £89, Nordic Nest Sowden coffee maker by Hay...Oken sage green folding table, £40, Habitat Rime rug, £89, Nordic Nest Sowden coffee maker by Hay...
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Anne Ashworth: Up, down. Whatever. Things are changing
It’s time to take sides. The property commentariat is dividing into two camps: people who believe the era of dazzling...It’s time to take sides. The property commentariat is dividing into two camps: people who believe...It’s time to take sides. The property commentariat is dividing into two camps: people who believe...
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market intelligence
What’s happening to prices in cities
market intelligence
Goodbye London, hello rural Somerset
HOME OF THE WEEK
The birthplace of a novelist
ON THE MARKET
Move to a home with a glass extension
LEGAL Q&A
My landlord is charging me for repairs. What am I liable for?
Q My landlord is claiming £1,001 for “repairs” to items that were broken or not properly fitted during my tenancy....Q My landlord is claiming £1,001 for “repairs” to items that were broken or not properly fitted...Q My landlord is claiming £1,001 for “repairs” to items that were broken or not properly fitted...
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ON THE MARKET
This week’s prime properties
In the woods
Muggleswick, Northumberland
What you get Timber windows, parquet flooring and stone fireplaces feature...In the woods
Muggleswick, Northumberland
What you get Timber windows, parquet flooring and...In the woods
Muggleswick, Northumberland
What you get Timber windows, parquet flooring and...
scotland: MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Buyers set their sights on value for money
SCOTLAND | HOME OF THE WEEK
A house with pioneering spirit
SCOTLAND | ON THE MARKET
Move to a home with a car charging point
SCOTLAND | ON THE MARKET
This week’s prime properties in Scotland
Pressure mounts for inquiry into Celtic links with boys club
A full and independent investigation must be carried out into the systematic child abuse within Celtic FC’s feeder club, a senior MSP has said. Four men who held roles with Celtic Boys Club have been convicted of sexually assaulting dozens of children. Adam Tomkins, a Conservative MSP, believes...A full and independent investigation must be carried out into the systematic child abuse within Celtic FC’s feeder club, a senior MSP has said. Four men who held roles with Celtic Boys Club have been convicted of sexually assaulting dozens of children. Adam Tomkins, a Conservative MSP, believes...A full and independent investigation must be carried out into the systematic child abuse within Celtic FC’s feeder club, a...
Read the full storyTax rises or spending cuts ‘are needed to cover £1bn shortfall’
The Scottish government has been told that it will have to raise taxes or cut its spending plans because of a £1 billion funding shortfall. That stark message came from the Scottish Fiscal Commission, the official economic forecaster, as it downgraded the country’s growth prospects for the next two years. The Scottish budget has to be...The Scottish government has been told that it will have to raise taxes or cut its spending plans because of a £1 billion funding shortfall. That stark message came from the Scottish Fiscal Commission, the official economic forecaster, as it downgraded the country’s growth prospects for the next two years. The Scottish budget has to be...The Scottish government has been told that it will have to raise taxes or cut its spending plans because of a £1 billion...
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GP shortage forces 100,000 patients to find new surgery
More than 100,000 patients have had to change their GP service in Scotland since 2014 because a growing number of practices have closed their doors owing to excessive workloads and doctor shortages. Last year 22,282 people faced disruption after their community surgery shut or merged with another practice, research...More than 100,000 patients have had to change their GP service in Scotland since 2014 because a...More than 100,000 patients have had to change their GP service in Scotland since 2014 because a...
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An own goal from open play
Despite being the SNP’s deputy leader Keith Brown, who also serves as the member for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane...Despite being the SNP’s deputy leader Keith Brown, who also serves as the member for...Despite being the SNP’s deputy leader Keith Brown, who also serves as the member for...
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Marchers to challenge parade route
Protestant loyalist groups are taking legal action after being refused permission to march past a Catholic church...Protestant loyalist groups are taking legal action after being refused permission to march past a...Protestant loyalist groups are taking legal action after being refused permission to march past a...
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Near miss for passenger jets guided by air traffic trainee
Passenger jets narrowly avoided a collision while being guided by a trainee air traffic controller at a Scottish airport. A Norwegian flight from the USA landed at Edinburgh Airport just as a Luton-bound Easyjet flight was...Passenger jets narrowly avoided a collision while being guided by a trainee air traffic controller at a Scottish airport. A Norwegian flight from the USA landed at Edinburgh Airport just as a Luton-bound Easyjet flight was...Passenger jets narrowly avoided a collision while being guided by a trainee air traffic controller at a Scottish...
Read the full storyArts festivals ‘are money‑making machines’
Edinburgh’s festivals have been turned into a “money-making machine”, according to one of Scotland’s leading art figures. Richard Demarco said that the international festival and fringe had been an “almost miraculous” gift to...Edinburgh’s festivals have been turned into a “money-making machine”, according to one of Scotland’s leading art figures. Richard Demarco said that the international festival and fringe had been an “almost miraculous” gift to...Edinburgh’s festivals have been turned into a “money-making machine”, according to one of Scotland’s leading art...
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Taking Responsibility
Football
‘Clubs must shift focus to youth development’
They say that the league table never lies but it can occasionally distort the truth and, when it comes to promoting talent from within, some clubs indubitably do better than others. In the season just concluded, for example, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian gave starts to more graduates from their academies than any of their top-flight rivals. But both clubs lagged...They say that the league table never lies but it can occasionally distort the truth and, when it...They say that the league table never lies but it can occasionally distort the truth and, when it...
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football
McPake set to be announced as Dundee’s new manager
Dundee will announce the appointment of a new manager this morning, with James McPake expected to be confirmed as the...Dundee will announce the appointment of a new manager this morning, with James McPake expected to be confirmed as the successor to Jim McIntyre, who was sacked this month. The 34-year-old former Dundee captain stepped up from his role as reserve-team coach to become their caretaker manager for the last game of a...Dundee will announce the appointment of a new manager this morning, with James McPake expected to be confirmed as the successor...
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Football
We will not limit ourselves to thoughts of last 16, says Corsie
Rachel Corsie, the Scotland women’s captain, says there is no limit to how far they can go in their first World Cup finals, which will get under way in France next week. On June 9, the national side will play their opening match against England...Rachel Corsie, the Scotland women’s captain, says there is no limit to how far they can go in...Rachel Corsie, the Scotland women’s captain, says there is no limit to how far they can go in...
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PTSB fined €21m over ‘devastating’ mortgages
2,000 tracker customers affected by rule‑breaking
The Central Bank has fined Permanent TSB a record €21 million over the “devastating consequences” for customers caught in the tracker mortgage scandal. The regulator originally imposed a €30 million penalty on the majority state-owned bank, but reduced it by 30 per cent in accordance with its...The Central Bank has fined Permanent TSB a record €21 million over the “devastating consequences” for customers caught in the tracker mortgage scandal. The regulator originally imposed a €30 million penalty on the majority state-owned bank, but reduced it by 30 per cent in accordance with its...The Central Bank has fined Permanent TSB a record €21 million over the “devastating consequences” for customers caught in the...
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Tracking a scandal of values
The tracker mortgage scandal was a car crash waiting to happen. In the Noughties the Irish mortgage market was highly competitive. The banks became increasingly innovative in an effort to attract customers. When tracker mortgages were first offered in 2001, they seemed a good idea. If the European Central Bank lowered interest rates then...The tracker mortgage scandal was a car crash waiting to happen. In the Noughties the Irish mortgage market was highly competitive. The banks became increasingly innovative in an effort to attract customers. When tracker mortgages were first offered in 2001, they seemed a good idea. If the European Central Bank lowered interest rates then...The tracker mortgage scandal was a car crash waiting to happen. In the Noughties the Irish mortgage market was highly competitive.
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Banning oil exploration would not reduce our emissions, says Bruton
Preventing the discovery of new sources of fossil fuels will not reduce Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions, the environment minister has said. Richard Bruton said it was important to be “honest” about the use of oil and gas in Ireland, as the country depended on them to power its houses and cars. He said that...Preventing the discovery of new sources of fossil fuels will not reduce Ireland’s greenhouse gas...Preventing the discovery of new sources of fossil fuels will not reduce Ireland’s greenhouse gas...
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Party leaders enter Stormont talks
Talks to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland are to enter an “intensified” phase of face-to-face negotiations between party leaders. Simon Coveney and Karen Bradley, Britain’s Northern Ireland secretary, said that they...Talks to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland are to enter an “intensified” phase of face-to-face negotiations between party leaders. Simon Coveney and Karen Bradley, Britain’s Northern Ireland secretary, said that they...Talks to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland are to enter an “intensified” phase of face-to-face negotiations...
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Home Truths
There were 10,378 people in Ireland without a home at the end of April. The figure includes 3,794 children and 6,584 adults. It is by any standards a shocking indictment of a country as wealthy as Ireland, and reflects a...There were 10,378 people in Ireland without a home at the end of April. The figure includes 3,794 children and 6,584 adults. It is by any standards a shocking indictment of a country as wealthy as Ireland, and reflects a...There were 10,378 people in Ireland without a home at the end of April. The figure includes 3,794 children and 6,584...
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Eoin O’Malley | Comment
Fianna Fáil has the best prospects for election
David Davin-Power | Comment
Bailey’s fall highlights a big privilege problem
Business
Pensions reform targets are missed
The government appears to have missed over two dozen of the deadlines it set itself as part of a plan to reform Ireland’s pension system, an industry group has said. The Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) said yesterday...
The government appears to have missed over two dozen of the deadlines it set itself as part of a plan to reform Ireland’s pension system, an industry group has said. The Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) said yesterday...
The government appears to have missed over two dozen of the deadlines it set itself as part of a plan to reform...
business
Kilkenny store fails to block disruptive construction work
An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for a €100 million office development in spite of the Kilkenny Group warning that the proposal will result in “serious consequences” and job losses for its main store in Dublin...An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for a €100 million office development in spite of the Kilkenny Group warning that the proposal will result in “serious consequences” and job losses for its main store in Dublin...An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for a €100 million office development in spite of the Kilkenny Group...
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Lessons from the Great Depression
Rugby union
Four provinces enjoyed success but can Leinster go one better?
Here comes the summer. A new season in which to digest the previous three, where four provinces battled nine long months for three trophies. From the leafy autumnal start, the bitter wintry middle and the confused spring finale, it has been a...Here comes the summer. A new season in which to digest the previous three, where four provinces...Here comes the summer. A new season in which to digest the previous three, where four provinces...
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Football | Shane Keegan
Small details will be difference between success and failure
The halfway point in the League of Ireland Premier Division season is a good time to have a recap of how things have...The halfway point in the League of Ireland Premier Division season is a good time to have a recap...The halfway point in the League of Ireland Premier Division season is a good time to have a recap...
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Football
Under-21s show senior side how it’s done
Ireland fell to a 2-1 defeat during an in-house training game against their under-21 counterparts yesterday. Mick...Ireland fell to a 2-1 defeat during an in-house training game against their under-21 counterparts...Ireland fell to a 2-1 defeat during an in-house training game against their under-21 counterparts...
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Brogan wants to ‘add value’ when Dublin chase history
As Dublin narrow their focus on the five-in-a-row, it is tempting to throw the finance and population argument at them. Then you come across players like Paul Flynn and Bernard Brogan, once-in-a-lifetime talents and, more importantly, once-in-a-lifetime characters that money cannot buy. Flynn, 32, made five league appearances for Dublin last spring, starting twice and...As Dublin narrow their focus on the five-in-a-row, it is tempting to throw the finance and...As Dublin narrow their focus on the five-in-a-row, it is tempting to throw the finance and...
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GAA
All-Ireland is still possible for Mayo, says Moran
Until last Saturday evening, Andy Moran was on track to make it through his entire Mayo career without losing a...Until last Saturday evening, Andy Moran was on track to make it through his entire Mayo career without losing a championship game to Roscommon. That means a lot when you play your club football with Ballaghaderreen and live there, the town located in Roscommon but attached to Mayo for GAA purposes. Moran’s...Until last Saturday evening, Andy Moran was on track to make it through his entire Mayo career without losing a championship...
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Philip Collins | Comment
Brexit has left Corbyn a politician out of time
Philip Collins
The Labour leader cannot understand that the main divide in British society is now cultural identity rather than class
IAIN MARTIN
Johnson will win unless he self-destructs
ed conway
There’ll be no winners in economic cold war
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Leading Articles
University Challenge
Theresa May’s successor may be inclined to conduct an overhaul of the funding of higher education. A new report has some suggestions
Grand Central
The Liberal Democrats have a historic opportunity, again
Monkey Business
Primates need to live in the wild rather than be adopted as domestic pets
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Times letters: The Augar review and university funding
Sir, There are some welcome recommendations in the long-awaited review into post-18 education (News, May 30): the reintroduction of maintenance loans for students most in need; more support for flexible learning and for further education. However...Sir, There are some welcome recommendations in the long-awaited review into post-18 education...Sir, There are some welcome recommendations in the long-awaited review into post-18 education...
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Briefing
UK: The Epsom Derby horse racing festival opens with ladies’ day; the Nationwide House Price Index is published.
US: A Star Wars theme park opens at Disneyland in California.
On this day
In 1669 Samuel Pepys concluded his diary because of anxiety about his eyesight; in 1859 the chimes of Big Ben rang out across London for the first time; in 1902 the Treaty of Vereeniging ended the Boer War.
Nature notes
As June opens, the hedgerows will be full of the classic wildflower of that month, the wild rose or dog rose. The beautiful, silky flowers with their five notched petals are most commonly a delicate pink in colour, but sometimes blossoms with a richer pink hue are seen, and sometimes white flowers. They have a sweet, elusive scent that floats down the lanes. The stems have fierce hooked prickles on them that make the flowers very hard to pick or to cut, and in any event the petals fall very easily. A brilliant little red flower that is sprawling on the ground among the crops behind the hedges is scarlet pimpernel. It opens in the morning and closes again in about the middle of the afternoon, and also closes in wet weather. There are many farmworkers’ names for it, such as John-go-to-bed-at-noon and the poor man’s weatherglass.
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Birthdays today
Michael Baum, emeritus professor of surgery, University College London, 82; Tom Berenger, actor, Platoon (1986), 70; Paul Brakefield, evolutionary biologist, professor of zoology and director, University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, president of the Linnean Society (2015-18), 67; Junior Campbell, musician, co-founder of Marmalade and co-composer of the theme tune for Thomas the Tank Engine, 72; John Connolly, writer, best known for his Charlie Parker novels, 51; Ben de Lisi, fashion designer, 64; Sir Jeremy Dixon, architect, 80; Clint Eastwood, actor and director, Unforgiven (1992), Million Dollar Baby (2004), 89; Colin Farrell, actor, Total Recall (2012), 43; Sharon Gless, actress, Cagney & Lacey (1982-88), 76; Sir Ronald Hampel, chairman, ICI (1995-99), 87; Leon Haslam, motorcycle road racer, British Superbike champion (2018), 36; Tristram Hunt, director, Victoria and Albert Museum, historian, Ten Cities that Made an Empire (2014), and Labour MP (2010-17), 45; Stephen Jones, milliner, 62; John Kelly, broadcaster, Mystery Train and The Works Presents on RTE, and writer, 54; Prof Dame Angela McLean, mathematical biologist, a leader in modelling the growth of viruses within individuals, 58; Debbie Moore, founder-chairwoman, Pineapple Dance Studios, 73; Mary O’Rourke, former TD for Longford-Westmeath, leader of Seanad Éireann and Fianna Fáil in the Seanad (2002-07), 82; Archie Panjabi, actress, Next of Kin (2018), 47; Lord (John) Prescott, Labour MP (1997-2010), deputy prime minister (1997-2007), 81; June Sarpong, TV presenter, Loose Women (2005-17), 42; Brooke Shields, actress, The Blue Lagoon (1980), 54; Lynne Truss, writer, Eats, Shoots & Leaves (2003), 64; Terry Waite, adviser on Anglican communion affairs to the Archbishop of Canterbury (1980-92) who was held hostage in Lebanon from 1987 to 1991, 80; Peter Winterbottom, rugby player, England (1982-93), 59; Peter Yarrow, singer-songwriter, Peter, Paul and Mary, Puff, the Magic Dragon (1963), 81.