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No place for Rudd or Stewart in a Johnson cabinet
Boris Johnson has said he will appoint only those “reconciled” to a no-deal exit to his cabinet. His stance indicates there will be no room for Amber Rudd, David Lidington, David Gauke or Rory Stewart in his administration. All four members of the current cabinet have said they would be unable to...Boris Johnson has said he will appoint only those “reconciled” to a no-deal exit to his cabinet. His stance indicates there will be no room for Amber Rudd, David Lidington, David Gauke or Rory Stewart in his administration. All four members of the current cabinet have said they would be unable to...Boris Johnson has said he will appoint only those “reconciled” to a no-deal exit to his cabinet. His stance indicates there...
Read the full storyNew PM won’t get my blind loyalty, warns May
Theresa May has put her successor on notice not to expect blind loyalty from her on Brexit and insisted that he would have to win a majority in the House of Commons to leave the European Union. The prime minister said that Jeremy Hunt or Boris Johnson would have to bring their Brexit plans before MPs for approval and played down their...Theresa May has put her successor on notice not to expect blind loyalty from her on Brexit and insisted that he would have to win a majority in the House of Commons to leave the European Union. The prime minister said that Jeremy Hunt or Boris Johnson would have to bring their Brexit plans before MPs for approval and played down their...Theresa May has put her successor on notice not to expect blind loyalty from her on Brexit and insisted that he would have to...
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Warning shot suggests May will make a fascinating backbencher
The G20 summit in Osaka, which starts tomorrow, is Theresa May’s farewell to the world stage, yet her tone in the run-up to it has not quite been that of a valedictory tour. The prime minister has issued stern, earnest words about the importance of multilateral institutions, of decarbonisation and of terrorists...The G20 summit in Osaka, which starts tomorrow, is Theresa May’s farewell to the world stage, yet...The G20 summit in Osaka, which starts tomorrow, is Theresa May’s farewell to the world stage, yet...
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Second flaw found in Boeing 737 Max
The rehabilitation of the Boeing 737 Max has been delayed further after test pilots found a new flaw in its computer system. The discovery of another issue with the computerised flight controls, reported by the US Federal...The rehabilitation of the Boeing 737 Max has been delayed further after test pilots found a new flaw in its computer system. The discovery of another issue with the computerised flight controls, reported by the US Federal...The rehabilitation of the Boeing 737 Max has been delayed further after test pilots found a new flaw in its computer...
Read the full storyDrone threat to airliners grossly underestimated, pilots tell MPs
The threat to passenger aircraft from drones has been grossly underestimated, MPs have been told. Pilots’ leaders said that the number of near-misses between drones and aircraft was likely to be significantly higher than...The threat to passenger aircraft from drones has been grossly underestimated, MPs have been told. Pilots’ leaders said that the number of near-misses between drones and aircraft was likely to be significantly higher than...The threat to passenger aircraft from drones has been grossly underestimated, MPs have been told. Pilots’ leaders...
Read the full storyBrexit Briefing | Ian Robinson
EU citizens must apply to stay — but what will happen to those who don’t?
red box | Matt chorley
This contest has cost us billions already
It turns out that a Tory leadership contest is an expensive business. And not just because the candidates have to raise £150,000 each to keep the circus on the road. Away from Brexit, all those eye-catching domestic policies...It turns out that a Tory leadership contest is an expensive business. And not just because the candidates have to raise £150,000 each to keep the circus on the road. Away from Brexit, all those eye-catching domestic policies...It turns out that a Tory leadership contest is an expensive business. And not just because the candidates have to...
Read the full storyRED BOX | TIM BALE AND PHILIP COWLEY
People are unpredictable at predicting what they will do
How good are you at predicting what you’ll do in the future? Or even remembering what you’ve recently done — particularly when it comes to politics? Not always that good, if our research is anything to go by. Prior to Donald...How good are you at predicting what you’ll do in the future? Or even remembering what you’ve recently done — particularly when it comes to politics? Not always that good, if our research is anything to go by. Prior to Donald...How good are you at predicting what you’ll do in the future? Or even remembering what you’ve recently done —...
Read the full storyRED BOX | SARAH WOLLASTON
In praise of Commons’ select committees — 40 years on
RED BOX | FEMI OLUWOLE
The trouble is, Boris, Plans A, B and C won’t work
RED BOX | CAROLINE SPELMAN
Children’s voices are those of the future, listen to them
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Boris upstaged by Playboy
POLITICS
It’s not fare! Doubters say Johnson burying bus news
As Boris Johnson described his hobby of making model buses out of wine crates and painting happy passengers at the windows, it looked like an off-the-cuff revelation. Yet social media users are convinced that his performance was a ruse to hide...As Boris Johnson described his hobby of making model buses out of wine crates and painting happy...As Boris Johnson described his hobby of making model buses out of wine crates and painting happy...
Read the full storyMyth busting
The LA doctor changing minds about the mind
Noises Off
Michael Frayn: ‘We all fear we can’t keep the show going’
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The Trans Women Athlete Dispute: Navratilova rallies
Daily Quiz
Which element is named after the Moscow oblast?
Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it’s a solar-powered microbot
The world’s smallest aircraft, a drone that weighs less than a quarter of a paperclip, has made its first solo flight.The world’s smallest aircraft, a drone that weighs less than a quarter of a paperclip, has made...The world’s smallest aircraft, a drone that weighs less than a quarter of a paperclip, has made...
Read the full storyArtist faces eviction from studio he saved
For three decades Barry Martin’s studio has been a landmark in the grounds of Chiswick House. The artist moved into...For three decades Barry Martin’s studio has been a landmark in the grounds of Chiswick House. The...For three decades Barry Martin’s studio has been a landmark in the grounds of Chiswick House. The...
Read the full storyGlastonbury on guard for ailing rockers
For the older campers at Glastonbury age is just a number. But the festival’s medical team has had to confront the influx of veteran revellers by beefing up efforts to deal with heart attacks, strokes and type 2 diabetes. Chris Howes, 70, the head...For the older campers at Glastonbury age is just a number. But the festival’s medical team has...For the older campers at Glastonbury age is just a number. But the festival’s medical team has...
Read the full storyStudent prints out the fastest jetsuit yet
A British design student has created the world’s fastest jetsuit. Sam Rogers, 23, is in his final year at Loughborough University and works as design lead for 3D printing at the jetsuit maker Gravity Industries. He used the technology, which...A British design student has created the world’s fastest jetsuit. Sam Rogers, 23, is in his final...A British design student has created the world’s fastest jetsuit. Sam Rogers, 23, is in his final...
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Read the full storyEurope begs Iran not to break nuclear deal
Britain and other European powers have issued a last-minute appeal to Iran to stop enriching uranium as Tehran announced that it was ditching the 2015 nuclear deal. Tehran said that it would today increase its stockpile of low-enriched uranium hexafluoride beyond its 300kg limit, effectively...Britain and other European powers have issued a last-minute appeal to Iran to stop enriching uranium as Tehran announced that it was ditching the 2015 nuclear deal. Tehran said that it would today increase its stockpile of low-enriched uranium hexafluoride beyond its 300kg limit, effectively...Britain and other European powers have issued a last-minute appeal to Iran to stop enriching uranium as Tehran announced that...
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Warren takes centre stage in crowded race for Democrat nomination
Elizabeth Warren cemented her challenge for the Democratic presidential nomination at the party’s first televised debate last night, which featured half the crowded field but not the clear frontrunner, Joe Biden, who is due on stage tonight. None of the other nine hopefuls on stage in Miami laid a glove on Ms Warren, 70, a senator...Elizabeth Warren cemented her challenge for the Democratic presidential nomination at the party’s first televised debate last night, which featured half the crowded field but not the clear frontrunner, Joe Biden, who is due on stage tonight. None of the other nine hopefuls on stage in Miami laid a glove on Ms Warren, 70, a senator...Elizabeth Warren cemented her challenge for the Democratic presidential nomination at the party’s first televised debate last...
Read the full storyAustralian student ‘arrested in North Korea’
An Australian student and businessman has gone missing in Pyongyang after reportedly being arrested at the North Korean university where he was studying. Alek Sigley, 29, from Perth, was one of a small number of foreigners living in North Korea, where he worked as a tour operator while he studied for a master’s...An Australian student and businessman has gone missing in Pyongyang after reportedly being...An Australian student and businessman has gone missing in Pyongyang after reportedly being...
Read the full storyKasparov furious at rights watchdog’s ‘appeasement’ of Putin
Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion, has joined other Kremlin critics in a tirade against Russia’s...Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion, has joined other Kremlin critics in a tirade...Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion, has joined other Kremlin critics in a tirade...
Read the full storyDutch seize £200m of meth in secret room
Police in the Netherlands have seized 2.5 tonnes of crystal meth in Rotterdam amid fears that Mexican cartels are...Police in the Netherlands have seized 2.5 tonnes of crystal meth in Rotterdam amid fears that...Police in the Netherlands have seized 2.5 tonnes of crystal meth in Rotterdam amid fears that...
Read the full storyHouses built from 600,000 plastic bottles
More than a thousand people gathered on the southwest shore of Nova Scotia this week to see what is thought to be a world first: a house built of recycled plastic bottles. The house, a 2,000sq ft, three-bedroom bungalow on a grassy plot by the sea...More than a thousand people gathered on the southwest shore of Nova Scotia this week to see what...More than a thousand people gathered on the southwest shore of Nova Scotia this week to see what...
Read the full storyVaping ban ‘will push smokers back to tobacco’
Medical experts have criticised the decision by San Francisco to ban the sale of all e-cigarettes, saying it...Medical experts have criticised the decision by San Francisco to ban the sale of all e-cigarettes...Medical experts have criticised the decision by San Francisco to ban the sale of all e-cigarettes...
Read the full storyPork import ban adds to tensions between China and Canada
Beijing has effectively suspended all meat imports from Canada after it discovered false export certificates. The...Beijing has effectively suspended all meat imports from Canada after it discovered false export...Beijing has effectively suspended all meat imports from Canada after it discovered false export...
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Tussle for oil and gas beneath the Mediterranean
The tourists sunbathing on the golden beaches of Cyprus probably know little of what is simmering offshore. But as the island’s resorts fill up for the summer, a crisis with the potential to erupt into military conflict is coming to a boil. A...The tourists sunbathing on the golden beaches of Cyprus probably know little of what is simmering...The tourists sunbathing on the golden beaches of Cyprus probably know little of what is simmering...
Read the full storyBuilders face the axe from Help to Buy
Housebuilders could be forced to sign up to a code of conduct if they want to benefit from the revised Help to Buy scheme. In an interview with The Times, James Brokenshire, the housing secretary, said that the government was looking at “codes of practice” or “quality requirements”...Housebuilders could be forced to sign up to a code of conduct if they want to benefit from the revised Help to Buy scheme. In an interview with The Times, James Brokenshire, the housing secretary, said that the government was looking at “codes of practice” or “quality requirements”...Housebuilders could be forced to sign up to a code of conduct if they want to benefit from the revised Help to Buy scheme. In...
Read the full storyBitcoin surges to 18-month high as ‘Facebook effect’ takes hold
Bitcoin soared to its highest value since January last year yesterday before crashing back down again in a rollercoaster few hours that were dramatic even by the standards of the world’s biggest digital currency. Having touched $13,850 last night, up more than 17 per cent on the day and 250 per cent on the year to date, it suddenly cut its...Bitcoin soared to its highest value since January last year yesterday before crashing back down again in a rollercoaster few hours that were dramatic even by the standards of the world’s biggest digital currency. Having touched $13,850 last night, up more than 17 per cent on the day and 250 per cent on the year to date, it suddenly cut its...Bitcoin soared to its highest value since January last year yesterday before crashing back down again in a rollercoaster few...
Read the full storyI was scapegoat for botched Autonomy deal, claims Lynch
The founder of Autonomy has accused Hewlett Packard of “destroying” the British software company through a “botched” integration process and bitter internal feuding. Mike Lynch said that the 2011 acquisition had been doomed from the start because of the incompetence of Meg Whitman, chief executive of HP at that time...The founder of Autonomy has accused Hewlett Packard of “destroying” the British software company...The founder of Autonomy has accused Hewlett Packard of “destroying” the British software company...
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A not-so-palletable investment
Amazon. Netflix. Uber. Everyone’s looking for the next global disruptor. And what better than this: a company intent...Amazon. Netflix. Uber. Everyone’s looking for the next global disruptor. And what better than...Amazon. Netflix. Uber. Everyone’s looking for the next global disruptor. And what better than...
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Art of the bluff falls apart when you have to carry out your threats
Donald Trump promised that he could make America great again through his mastery of the art of the deal. He was going...Donald Trump promised that he could make America great again through his mastery of the art of...Donald Trump promised that he could make America great again through his mastery of the art of...
Read the full story‘Housing is not just a numbers game’
It’s a little over a year since James Brokenshire took over cabinet responsibility for housing, communities and local government, but even in that short time and with so much of the government’s attention being devoted to Brexit, he has pushed...It’s a little over a year since James Brokenshire took over cabinet responsibility for housing...It’s a little over a year since James Brokenshire took over cabinet responsibility for housing...
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Ministers are too lenient towards the tech giants’ intrusion into our lives
We are all aware of the bargain we strike every time we go online. In return for “free” email, maps and social media...We are all aware of the bargain we strike every time we go online. In return for “free” email...We are all aware of the bargain we strike every time we go online. In return for “free” email...
Read the full storyGlobal slowdown and Brexit ‘to hit UK growth’
The economy will grow more slowly than had been expected next year because the risks of a global slowdown and the...The economy will grow more slowly than had been expected next year because the risks of a global...The economy will grow more slowly than had been expected next year because the risks of a global...
Read the full storyStagecoach reaches end of line on railways after contract row
The heavy cost of its retreat from the rail industry has been spelt out by Stagecoach, which revealed a fall in revenues of almost £1 billion yesterday. The transport company, which is embroiled in a furious row with the government over the...The heavy cost of its retreat from the rail industry has been spelt out by Stagecoach, which...The heavy cost of its retreat from the rail industry has been spelt out by Stagecoach, which...
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Ashley is not about to give up an own goal that easily
Mike Ashley, the Sports Direct tycoon, made clear yesterday that he would be pressing ahead with plans to vote...Mike Ashley, the Sports Direct tycoon, made clear yesterday that he would be pressing ahead with...Mike Ashley, the Sports Direct tycoon, made clear yesterday that he would be pressing ahead with...
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Backers gamble on dirt-cheap shares
To get a sense of the mood among investors in Sirius Minerals, the casual onlooker need only pop into a couple of...To get a sense of the mood among investors in Sirius Minerals, the casual onlooker need only pop...To get a sense of the mood among investors in Sirius Minerals, the casual onlooker need only pop...
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Water utilities sink after nationalisation warning
Tata secures £4.2m cash for carbon-capture project
Britain’s largest carbon-capture project will be built at a Tata Chemicals plant in Cheshire after securing £4.2 million in government funding. The Northwich industrial site makes soda ash and sodium bicarbonate, powering the energy-intensive...Britain’s largest carbon-capture project will be built at a Tata Chemicals plant in Cheshire...Britain’s largest carbon-capture project will be built at a Tata Chemicals plant in Cheshire...
Read the full storyFootball | Oliver Kay
Lampard needs board’s support if youth policy is to bring reward
Six years ago, looking ahead to what would be his final season as a Chelsea player, Frank Lampard suggested that it was time for the club to think long-term and strive for stability. It has still not happened. Another three managers have come and gone and, barring a dramatic late twist, it will be his turn next, looking to succeed where others have failed — while...Six years ago, looking ahead to what would be his final season as a Chelsea player, Frank Lampard...Six years ago, looking ahead to what would be his final season as a Chelsea player, Frank Lampard...
Read the full storyCricket World Cup | Mike Atherton
Axe Archer? Move Root? No, it’s time to show calm and courage
Eoin Morgan and Trevor Bayliss loathe lengthy team meetings. They happen infrequently now, but there have been three...Eoin Morgan and Trevor Bayliss loathe lengthy team meetings. They happen infrequently now, but there have been three gatherings that have been fundamental to shaping this one-day team and a reminder of them may be useful at this juncture, as a sense of panic envelops England’s World Cup campaign. In Sydney, March...Eoin Morgan and Trevor Bayliss loathe lengthy team meetings. They happen infrequently now, but there have been three gatherings...
Read the full storyFootball | In depth
Perseverance and ‘go-go gadget legs’: the rise of £50m full back Wan-Bissaka
Cricket World Cup | John Westerby
Left-armers are running riot again – shame England dropped theirs
Four years ago, at the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the leading wicket-takers were left-arm pace...Four years ago, at the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the leading wicket-takers...Four years ago, at the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the leading wicket-takers...
Read the full storyFootball | Oliver Kay
Nobody wanted this zero-tolerance approach to handballs
Remember the great clamour for a zero-tolerance approach to ball-to-hand? Me neither. I can remember calls for a...Remember the great clamour for a zero-tolerance approach to ball-to-hand? Me neither. I can...Remember the great clamour for a zero-tolerance approach to ball-to-hand? Me neither. I can...
Read the full storyFootball | Rick Broadbent
Less than 16 hours of football, but Spurs think Clarke can be a wonderkid
women's world cup
Neville: big occasion and pressure is just what my girls want
women's world cup
England manager waits to rule on injured stars
women's world cup | Emma Hayes
England should beat a Norway side who lack the finishing touch
women's world cup
Hegerberg will not be missed by in-form Norway
women's world cup
Neville: White is the best striker at this tournament
Cricket World Cup
Pace of pitches has surprised England, admits Root
Cricket World Cup
Babar leads charge as Pakistan turn the heat on England
Cricket World Cup
How international cricket exposes the IPL’s top performers
At this year’s IPL, Rashid Khan, the Afghanistan legspinner, furthered his reputation as one of the most dangerous...At this year’s IPL, Rashid Khan, the Afghanistan legspinner, furthered his reputation as one of...At this year’s IPL, Rashid Khan, the Afghanistan legspinner, furthered his reputation as one of...
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Batty spins champions to their first win of the season
It could never have been envisaged at the start of the season that the county champions would not record their first...It could never have been envisaged at the start of the season that the county champions would not...It could never have been envisaged at the start of the season that the county champions would not...
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‘Surprised’ Broady one win from singles
Trawling around the lower levels of the tour from Mexico to South Korea this year has earned Liam Broady £14,800...Trawling around the lower levels of the tour from Mexico to South Korea this year has earned Liam...Trawling around the lower levels of the tour from Mexico to South Korea this year has earned Liam...
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Willie McKay to contest charges of fraud
The former football agent Willie McKay has said he will contest two charges of fraudulent transfer of property when...The former football agent Willie McKay has said he will contest two charges of fraudulent...The former football agent Willie McKay has said he will contest two charges of fraudulent...
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Paul Pogba on racism, haircuts and how his £89m fee changed perceptions
obituary
Ivan Cooper
Protestant civil rights campaigner and organiser of the Bloody Sunday march of 1972 who later became a Northern Ireland minister
Ivan Cooper had fair warning that campaigning for civil rights and against sectarianism in Northern Ireland would put his life in danger. When trying to prevent Catholics from disrupting an Apprentice Boys of Derry parade in Bogside, Londonderry, in August 1969 the Protestant maverick was famously knocked unconscious by a brick. In 1972 he organised the march — in...Ivan Cooper had fair warning that campaigning for civil rights and against sectarianism in...Ivan Cooper had fair warning that campaigning for civil rights and against sectarianism in...
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Karl-Ludwig Rehse
In October 1988 the Queen paid a state visit to Spain. Alighting from the aircraft in a blue and white silk dress and...In October 1988 the Queen paid a state visit to Spain. Alighting from the aircraft in a blue and white silk dress and matching coat, she was greeted warmly by King Juan Carlos, who announced: “Darling, you look wonderful.” With those four words Karl-Ludwig Rehse’s career was made. He was chosen to be one of Her...In October 1988 the Queen paid a state visit to Spain. Alighting from the aircraft in a blue and white silk dress and matching...
Read the full storyHen-do hell — how the party got out of hand
Hen parties used to involve a night out. Now they are four-day extravaganzas in exotic locations. It’s time to stop the madness
THE TABLE
What the maître d’ did to keep the A-list happy
Fernando Peire helped turn the Ivy into London’s coolest celebrity haunt. He explains how he did it
The LA doctor who can boost your brain
Rahul Jandial is one of the world’s top brain surgeons. He’s busting myths about our minds
arts
Michael Frayn: ‘We all fear we can’t keep the show going’
As a new production of Noises Off opens, the writer Michael Frayn describes how his seminal farce still terrifies him and challenges its directors
arts
Box set or novel?
New figures show book sales have been hit by Netflix. Our writers state their preferences
MindGames
The Times Daily Quiz
1 Which synthetic chemical element is named after the Moscow oblast? 2 Which member of the Smiths had his first solo...1 Which synthetic chemical element is named after the Moscow oblast? 2 Which member of the Smiths...1 Which synthetic chemical element is named after the Moscow oblast? 2 Which member of the Smiths...
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first night | theatre
Crooked Dances — an ill-judged, unhinged, maddening muddle of a play
★★☆☆☆
There’s a lot of talk about time in this peculiar new play by Robin French. Chronological time, measured by the implacable hands of clocks; physical, psychological and emotional time, experienced in our brains, bodies and maybe our...★★☆☆☆
There’s a lot of talk about time in this peculiar new play by Robin French.★★☆☆☆
There’s a lot of talk about time in this peculiar new play by Robin French.
FIRST NIGHT | THEATRE
A Midsummer Night’s Dream — meaningless jumble with a whiff of am-dram
FIRST NIGHT | THEATRE
Cash Cow — tennis drama misses some crucial points
FIRST NIGHT | CONCERT
Emanuel Ax — a birthday banquet of Schumann, full of musical riches
first night | theatre
The Hunt — all hell breaks loose in a Nordic noir
★★★★☆
The beginning is thrilling in its innocence. We are at an infants school in Denmark. A six-year-old girl named Clara, quiet, withdrawn, is waiting to be picked up by her parents who are late (and possibly drunk). Her teacher Lucas stays...★★★★☆
The beginning is thrilling in its innocence. We are at an infants school in Denmark.★★★★☆
The beginning is thrilling in its innocence. We are at an infants school in Denmark.
FIRST NIGHT | THEATRE
Present Laughter — the show belongs to Andrew Scott
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Toy Story 4 — a flawless joy
FIRST NIGHT | FILM
Anima — Thom Yorke dances through a dystopian dream
★★★★☆
The hallowed cult status, the distinctive aesthetics, the eat-your-greens aversion to commerciality — it’s...★★★★☆
The hallowed cult status, the distinctive aesthetics, the eat-your-greens aversion...★★★★☆
The hallowed cult status, the distinctive aesthetics, the eat-your-greens aversion...
What’s on TV tonight
For full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplanner Viewing guide, by Joe Clay Abandoned...For full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplanner Viewing guide, by Joe Clay...For full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplanner Viewing guide, by Joe Clay...
Read the full storyCourtroom that sends ripples across the land
Some of the most sensational trials in Court No 1 of the Old Bailey are brought back to life in a new book with thrilling detail
DAVID PANNICK, QC
If Johnson tries to use Queen as Brexit pawn he will be thwarted
Victorious in apprenticeship battle
Four teams fought well in the grand final of The Times/Kingsley Napley competition
the brief
Passing a business between generations should not be labelled tax avoidance
The campaigning group Tax Justice UK published a report this month claiming that “inheritance tax breaks favour the well-off”. It comments on the application and use of business property relief and agricultural property relief. Tax planning is...The campaigning group Tax Justice UK published a report this month claiming that “inheritance tax...The campaigning group Tax Justice UK published a report this month claiming that “inheritance tax...
Read the full storyScottish Tories will back Hunt as he puts Union before Brexit
Ruth Davidson and almost all of her Conservative MSPs are expected to back Jeremy Hunt’s campaign to become the next prime minister as questions were raised about Boris Johnson’s unionist credentials. A survey of the Tory MSPs by The Times has revealed that only one has so far declared for Mr...Ruth Davidson and almost all of her Conservative MSPs are expected to back Jeremy Hunt’s campaign to become the next prime minister as questions were raised about Boris Johnson’s unionist credentials. A survey of the Tory MSPs by The Times has revealed that only one has so far declared for Mr...Ruth Davidson and almost all of her Conservative MSPs are expected to back Jeremy Hunt’s campaign to become the next prime...
Read the full storyScotland’s suicide rate at a five-year high
The number of suicides in Scotland has risen to the highest level in five years, with the rate of deaths for people aged 15 to 24 years old up 50 per cent. The number of suicides had been declining in Scotland since the start of the millennium because of measures to tackle the problem, but figures released by NHS Scotland yesterday showed...The number of suicides in Scotland has risen to the highest level in five years, with the rate of deaths for people aged 15 to 24 years old up 50 per cent. The number of suicides had been declining in Scotland since the start of the millennium because of measures to tackle the problem, but figures released by NHS Scotland yesterday showed...The number of suicides in Scotland has risen to the highest level in five years, with the rate of deaths for people aged 15 to...
Read the full storyPolice search for politician’s niece missing on Isle of Wight
Police and rescue teams are searching for the niece of a member of the Scottish parliament who has been missing on the Isle of Wight for three days. Rosie Johnson, 22, a zoology graduate from Glasgow, was last seen on Sunday at a children’s adventure holiday centre in Wootton, where she works. Daniel Johnson MSP has...Police and rescue teams are searching for the niece of a member of the Scottish parliament who...Police and rescue teams are searching for the niece of a member of the Scottish parliament who...
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We must help our children to face the future with courage
The National Performance Framework (NPF), which reports on the progress of government in Scotland and now includes...The National Performance Framework (NPF), which reports on the progress of government in Scotland...The National Performance Framework (NPF), which reports on the progress of government in Scotland...
Read the full storyMan who murdered Scottish conductor is jailed for 50 years
A man who murdered a distinguished Scottish conductor in Argentina with a dumb-bell stands to spend the rest of his...A man who murdered a distinguished Scottish conductor in Argentina with a dumb-bell stands to...A man who murdered a distinguished Scottish conductor in Argentina with a dumb-bell stands to...
Read the full storyRevolt threat at loch resort plan
Objectors to a £30 million development at Loch Lomond have threatened civil disobedience if a holiday resort is given the green light. The warning comes as the Save Loch Lomond campaign group unveiled moves to begin crowdfunding for a legal...Objectors to a £30 million development at Loch Lomond have threatened civil disobedience if a...Objectors to a £30 million development at Loch Lomond have threatened civil disobedience if a...
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Jim Taggart
FOOTBALL
Celtic target ‘quality’ with £7m Jullien
Celtic are on the brink of clinching a £7 million deal for Christopher Jullien, the 26-year-old Toulouse centre back, while Neil Lennon, the manager, also believes that the saga of David Turnbull’s transfer from Motherwell could still be completed this summer. Lennon was also insistent that, if Arsenal want to prise Kieran Tierney away from Celtic, they will have to...Celtic are on the brink of clinching a £7 million deal for Christopher Jullien, the 26-year-old...Celtic are on the brink of clinching a £7 million deal for Christopher Jullien, the 26-year-old...
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Data on fans’ bigoted chanting may get airing
The Scottish Professional Football League board could do a U-turn and publish its secret data on the amount of...The Scottish Professional Football League board could do a U-turn and publish its secret data on the amount of bigoted chanting and other unacceptable behaviour by fans in Scotland. The governing body commissioned research on the number of incidents at games from 2017 to 2019 but, despite pressure having been...The Scottish Professional Football League board could do a U-turn and publish its secret data on the amount of bigoted chanting...
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SRU’s review looks more like a power grab
For someone who made his international debut almost 40 years ago, David Johnston still cuts an annoyingly youthful figure, but if the years have not wearied the former Scotland centre — and later Scotland coach — then the machinations of the Scottish Rugby Union certainly have. Johnston was a fearless critic of the union’s snouts-in-troughs policies in the early days of...For someone who made his international debut almost 40 years ago, David Johnston still cuts an...For someone who made his international debut almost 40 years ago, David Johnston still cuts an...
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Doncaster: cross-border events are here to stay
One of the men making the cup draw pulled a Tunnock’s caramel wafer from his pocket, carefully unwrapped it and began...One of the men making the cup draw pulled a Tunnock’s caramel wafer from his pocket, carefully unwrapped it and began munching. It was the cheekiest act during a cup draw in Scotland since Rod Stewart windmilled his arms into the bowl of balls, looking the worse for wear. A couple of feet away the chief executive of...One of the men making the cup draw pulled a Tunnock’s caramel wafer from his pocket, carefully unwrapped it and began munching.
Read the full storyEir questioned over €1 billion broadband budget claim
The government has written to Eir, the telecoms company, seeking information about claims that it could deliver the National Broadband Plan at a fraction of its current price. The plan aims to deliver a high-speed internet connection to 540,000 homes and businesses in rural Ireland. The project has been dogged by delays and its cost has increased to €5 billion...The government has written to Eir, the telecoms company, seeking information about claims that it...The government has written to Eir, the telecoms company, seeking information about claims that it...
Read the full storyEconomy could contract after no-deal Brexit, says Varadkar
Leo Varadkar has said a hard Brexit would “only be a British choice” after Boris Johnson pledged to leave the...Leo Varadkar has said a hard Brexit would “only be a British choice” after Boris Johnson pledged to leave the European Union in four months’ time, with or without a deal. The taoiseach said that there was a risk of the Irish economy contracting if the UK were to leave the bloc without a deal. Mr Johnson, the...Leo Varadkar has said a hard Brexit would “only be a British choice” after Boris Johnson pledged to leave the European Union in...
Read the full storyBeyond the Pale: maps may show two medieval colonies
Research has added weight to the theory that there was a “second Pale” — an area under English control — in medieval...Research has added weight to the theory that there was a “second Pale” — an area under English...Research has added weight to the theory that there was a “second Pale” — an area under English...
Read the full storyActor pays tribute to courage of civil rights leader
Ivan Cooper was a politician of “startling courage and conviction” who believed in “equality for all,” James Nesbitt...Ivan Cooper was a politician of “startling courage and conviction” who believed in “equality for...Ivan Cooper was a politician of “startling courage and conviction” who believed in “equality for...
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Comment
Why I’ve seen the light on the environment
Emma Duncan
Like many of my generation, I used to regard the green agenda with scepticism, but now I’m a convert
MARTHA GILL
Betting is as harmful to children as smoking
GERARD BAKER
Democrats’ dark horse threatens frontrunner
JANICE TURNER
Boris should have come south of the river sooner
GURPREET NARWAN
Alerted to racist abuse, Air Canada did nothing
SARA TOR
No, Sir Mark, Shakespeare would have been fine with BP
I’m disappointed in Sir Mark Rylance. Not over his resignation, I should add, but because that he thinks William Shakespeare wouldn’t have wanted a link with BP either. This is disappointing because it clearly shows that Sir Mark – a man knighted...I’m disappointed in Sir Mark Rylance. Not over his resignation, I should add, but because that he...I’m disappointed in Sir Mark Rylance. Not over his resignation, I should add, but because that he...
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Fair Care
Doctors want to stop charging foreign patients for medical treatment, saying it’s ‘racist’. To do so risks turning Britain into a magnet for health tourists
Press Gang
Politically motivated campaigners are trying to smear and suppress fine reporting
Selling Out
Europe’s human rights watchdog is turning a blind eye to Russia’s crimes
Readers’ poll
Is it right for our prime minister to be chosen by Tory party members?
letters to the editor
Maths ‘fixation’ and the need for balance
Sir, One of the main problems with the A-level education system is that its narrowness forces people to see science and maths versus arts and humanities as a zero-sum game. Young people should not have to choose between revelling in advanced maths...Sir, One of the main problems with the A-level education system is that its narrowness forces...Sir, One of the main problems with the A-level education system is that its narrowness forces...
Read the full storyDaily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: The Conservative Party holds hustings in the south (central) region this evening with the final two candidates in its leadership contest, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt; Extinction Rebellion, the climate change activists, hold a protest at Glastonbury Festival; a four-hour strike is to be held by staff at Aberdeen airport in a dispute over pensions.
Switzerland: Philip Alston, the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, presents his report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
US: The Democratic presidential candidate debates, the first of the 2020 election cycle, continue; a UN security council briefing and consultations on Syria take place in New York.
France: The women’s World Cup continues, with England playing Norway in the quarter-final.
On this day
In 1743 George II led troops into battle at Dettingen, in what is now Bavaria, Germany. It was the last time a British monarch commanded his army from the field; in 1944, during the Second World War, Allied troops (mostly US forces) completed their capture of the French port of Cherbourg from the Germans three weeks after D-Day; in 1954 the world’s first nuclear power station to be connected to an external grid began producing electricity in Obninsk near Moscow; in 1994 members of the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo released sarin gas in an attack at Matsumoto in Nagano prefecture, killing seven people and injuring several hundred; in 2014 the singer Bobby Womack, whose hits included Fly Me to the Moon and California Dreamin’, died aged 70 of cancer (obituary, June 30, 2014).
Nature notes
Crow garlic is growing in the grass at the edges of cornfields. It is a curious plant, which has long stalks with knobbly red balls at the top that smell of onions. These balls will develop into a shaggy mass of tiny brown bulbs, or bulbils, and these will fall into the grass and plant themselves there in turn. However, this plant has a second way of propagating itself. On some of the balls little pink flowers will shoot up, and these will in due course produce black seeds, which will also drop into the grass. Crow garlic is sometimes called wild onion. Also found now at the edges of cornfields is greater plantain, commonly called rat’s tail by farmers. It has a tall spike rising out of a rosette of large leaves. It is a tough, unpopular plant and will survive any amount of trampling on it.
Derwent May
Birthdays today
JJ Abrams, film director, Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), 53; Isabelle Adjani, actress, Camille Claudel (1988), 64; Wendy Alexander, vice-principal, University of Dundee, Labour Party group leader, Scottish parliament (2007-08), 56; Michael Ball, singer and actor, 57; Kathryn Beaumont, actress, Alice in Wonderland (1951), 81; Jamie Byng, publisher, managing director, Canongate Books, 50;Tommy Cannon, comedian, Cannon and Ball (1980-84), 81; David Cholmondeley, Marquess of Cholmondeley, joint hereditary lord great chamberlain of England, 59; Paul Costelloe, fashion designer, 74; Rupert Hambro, co-founder, Hambro Perks, 76; Sir George Hamilton, QPM, chief constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland, 52; James Holland, Second World War historian, 49; James Hook, rugby union player, Wales (since 2006), 34; Lord (James) Hope of Craighead, deputy president of the Supreme Court (2009-13), 81; Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Ibbotson, DSC, deputy commander-in-chief, fleet (2009-11), 65; Bruce Johnston, singer, the Beach Boys, 77; Lord (Ian) Lang of Monkton, Conservative MP (1979-97), secretary of state for trade (1995-97), 79; Rt Rev James Langstaff, lord bishop of Rochester, 63; Tobey Maguire, actor, the Spider-Man film series, 44; Mary McAleese, president of Ireland (1997-2011), 68; Steve Mogford, chief executive, water company United Utilities, 63; Ross Perot, US businessman and politician, presidential candidate (1992, 1996), 89; Kevin Pietersen, cricketer, England (2005-14), 39; Nico Rosberg, German Formula One driver, world champion (2016), 34; Simon Sebag Montefiore, historian and writer, 54; Dale Steyn, cricketer, South Africa, 36; Meera Syal, actress, Goodness Gracious Me (1998-2001), 58; Tom Tugendhat, Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling, 46; Giambattista Valli, fashion designer, 53; Vera Wang, fashion designer, 70; Sir Alan Yarrow, lord mayor of London (2014-15), 68.