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Sunak to push benefit claimants into work
PM aims to cut welfare bill while raising payments
newRishi Sunak will end the “national scandal” of two million people who are out of work by forcing more benefits claimants to look for jobs, under plans announced in the autumn statement. Under the changes, to be revealed on Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of people with mobility and mental-health...Rishi Sunak will end the “national scandal” of two million people who are out of work by forcing more benefits claimants to look for jobs, under plans announced in the autumn statement. Under the changes, to be revealed on Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of people with mobility and mental-health...Rishi Sunak will end the “national scandal” of two million people who are out of work by forcing more benefits claimants to...
COVID INQUIRY
Sunak ‘wanted to let people die during pandemic’
Rishi Sunak wanted to “just let people die” during discussions of a second lockdown in 2020, according to extracts from Sir Patrick Vallance’s diary. The former chief scientific adviser also said that Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out policy spread Covid and unilaterally reversed public health messaging. Vallance said he was not consulted about...Rishi Sunak wanted to “just let people die” during discussions of a second lockdown in 2020, according to extracts from Sir Patrick Vallance’s diary. The former chief scientific adviser also said that Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out policy spread Covid and unilaterally reversed public health messaging. Vallance said he was not consulted about...Rishi Sunak wanted to “just let people die” during discussions of a second lockdown in 2020, according to extracts from Sir...
war in ukraine
Russia has led world to brink of World War Three, says Zelensky
updatedRussia has led the world to the brink of World War Three, President Zelensky has said. The Ukrainian president accused Moscow of “lighting fires” around the world, exporting conflicts everywhere from the Balkans to the Middle East. In an interview with The Sun, Zelensky accused President Putin of supporting the...Russia has led the world to the brink of World War Three, President Zelensky has said. The...Russia has led the world to the brink of World War Three, President Zelensky has said. The...
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middle east crisis
Watch the moment Yemeni rebels hijack ‘Israeli’ cargo ship
WILLIAM HAGUE
British complacency over defence has to end
In the many years I represented Richmond, North Yorkshire, I lived just down the road from Catterick Garrison...In the many years I represented Richmond, North Yorkshire, I lived just down the road from...In the many years I represented Richmond, North Yorkshire, I lived just down the road from...
Football
Mendy to sue City for millions in unpaid salary
Benjamin Mendy has launched a multimillion-pound lawsuit against his former club Manchester City, claiming...Benjamin Mendy has launched a multimillion-pound lawsuit against his former club Manchester City...Benjamin Mendy has launched a multimillion-pound lawsuit against his former club Manchester City...
Politics
Leaning too far right puts off voters, Tory centrists say
One Nation group issues policy pleas to drag party to the centre
first night | pop
Ed Sheeran — his flop of a new album gets the full band treatment
crime
Hackers demand £602,000 ransom for British Library data
A gang of hackers has claimed responsibility for a ransomware attack that has crippled the British Library for the...A gang of hackers has claimed responsibility for a ransomware attack that has crippled the...A gang of hackers has claimed responsibility for a ransomware attack that has crippled the...
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ENVIRONMENT
Climate set to warm by ‘devastating’ 3C, UN warns
The world is on track for almost 3C of global warming this century, the UN has found less than a fortnight before the...The world is on track for almost 3C of global warming this century, the UN has found less than a...The world is on track for almost 3C of global warming this century, the UN has found less than a...
music
How The Beatles’ unique console was rebuilt after key part found on street
It chronicled the Beatles’ last creative blast in a recording studio then a large part of it was unceremoniously dumped on a north London street. Now it is expected to make a fortune for the self-proclaimed geek who spent decades recovering and...It chronicled the Beatles’ last creative blast in a recording studio then a large part of it was...It chronicled the Beatles’ last creative blast in a recording studio then a large part of it was...
Royal Family
King takes on more duties with his grandchildren
video
Argentina’s new leader pledges to rip up the rulebook
Former TV pundit wants mass privatisations after landslide win
updatedArgentina’s radical libertarian president-elect promised mass privatisations in his first policy statement after his landslide victory on Sunday. Javier Milei, 53, who in his campaign pledged to take a figurative chainsaw to the bloated Argentinian state, listed the vast, part-nationalised energy...Argentina’s radical libertarian president-elect promised mass privatisations in his first policy statement after his landslide victory on Sunday. Javier Milei, 53, who in his campaign pledged to take a figurative chainsaw to the bloated Argentinian state, listed the vast, part-nationalised energy...Argentina’s radical libertarian president-elect promised mass privatisations in his first policy statement after his landslide...
PROFILE
‘El Loco’: Who is Javier Milei, the chainsaw-wielding president-elect?
When he was a schoolboy in the early 1980s, his classmates called the dark haired, blue-eyed boy who had a troubled relationship with his parents “El Loco” — the crazy one — thanks to his loud outbursts against teachers. Forty years on, now 53, Javier Milei’s rebellious eccentricity has become a well-placed lightning-rod for a wave of...When he was a schoolboy in the early 1980s, his classmates called the dark haired, blue-eyed boy who had a troubled relationship with his parents “El Loco” — the crazy one — thanks to his loud outbursts against teachers. Forty years on, now 53, Javier Milei’s rebellious eccentricity has become a well-placed lightning-rod for a wave of...When he was a schoolboy in the early 1980s, his classmates called the dark haired, blue-eyed boy who had a troubled...
Hundreds behind bars in mafia crackdown
newWith over 300 defendants in the dock and lasting almost three years, the biggest mafia trial in Italy for 30 years has finally drawn to a close with the convictions of a former senator, two police officers and 200 mobsters. A court in Calabria, in Italy’s far south, convicted Giancarlo Pittelli, a former senator...With over 300 defendants in the dock and lasting almost three years, the biggest mafia trial in...With over 300 defendants in the dock and lasting almost three years, the biggest mafia trial in...
Middle East crisis
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Middle East crisis
CCTV ‘shows Hamas taking hostages into al-Shifa hospital’
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middle east crisis
Festival parents gather tragic mementoes of lives cut short
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS
Tensions rise in Jerusalem as settlers target Armenians
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French vineyards say Santé to white wine as sales of red plummet
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War in Ukraine
We’re with you for long haul, US tells Kyiv
Taylor Swift honours fan who died before Rio show
Taylor Swift paid tribute to a fan who died before a concert in Rio de Janeiro as she returned to the stage in Brazil...Taylor Swift paid tribute to a fan who died before a concert in Rio de Janeiro as she returned to...Taylor Swift paid tribute to a fan who died before a concert in Rio de Janeiro as she returned to...
Italy bans lab-grown meat to protect farmers and culinary tradition
Italy has become the first country to ban the sale of laboratory-produced meat, to protect the farming sector and...Italy has become the first country to ban the sale of laboratory-produced meat, to protect the...Italy has become the first country to ban the sale of laboratory-produced meat, to protect the...
TECHNOLOGY
Hundreds of staff threaten to quit OpenAI over Altman sacking
Hundreds of employees at OpenAI have threatened to quit unless the board of the ChatGPT creator resigns and Sam Altman is reappointed as chief executive, reversing a dramatic boardroom coup. More than 500 of OpenAI’s 770 staff have signed an open letter which says the process through which Altman...Hundreds of employees at OpenAI have threatened to quit unless the board of the ChatGPT creator resigns and Sam Altman is reappointed as chief executive, reversing a dramatic boardroom coup. More than 500 of OpenAI’s 770 staff have signed an open letter which says the process through which Altman...Hundreds of employees at OpenAI have threatened to quit unless the board of the ChatGPT creator resigns and Sam Altman is...
Compass serves up $500m buyback after profit boost
The world’s biggest catering group has raised its dividend by a third and promised to return another $500 million to shareholders after a sharp rise in annual profits. Compass, based in Chertsey, Surrey, won a record amount of new work in its financial year to September 30, 2023, running canteens in offices, schools, hospitals and sports...The world’s biggest catering group has raised its dividend by a third and promised to return another $500 million to shareholders after a sharp rise in annual profits. Compass, based in Chertsey, Surrey, won a record amount of new work in its financial year to September 30, 2023, running canteens in offices, schools, hospitals and sports...The world’s biggest catering group has raised its dividend by a third and promised to return another $500 million to...
Abu Dhabi confirms bid for Telegraph
An Abu Dhabi-backed consortium has confirmed its bid to take over the Telegraph by providing finance to the Barclay family worth more than £1 billion. A US investment firm has teamed up with a media investor from Abu Dhabi to provide loans to refinance the Barclay family’s debt to Lloyds Bank after the lender seized...An Abu Dhabi-backed consortium has confirmed its bid to take over the Telegraph by providing...An Abu Dhabi-backed consortium has confirmed its bid to take over the Telegraph by providing...
Comment
Cutting inheritance tax isn’t quite as simple as its proponents suggest
It’s become an annual ritual. The chancellor is preparing his autumn statement. Cue lots of speculation in the media...It’s become an annual ritual. The chancellor is preparing his autumn statement. Cue lots of...It’s become an annual ritual. The chancellor is preparing his autumn statement. Cue lots of...
Market Report
Directors show their faith in Spirax-Sarco’s prospects
A fresh bout of boardroom buying at Spirax-Sarco encouraged investors to top up their holdings in the FTSE 100 engineer.A fresh bout of boardroom buying at Spirax-Sarco encouraged investors to top up their holdings in...A fresh bout of boardroom buying at Spirax-Sarco encouraged investors to top up their holdings in...
Dark Destroyer’s short-selling shadow looms larger over Darktrace
A short-seller known in the City as the “Dark Destroyer” has stepped up his bet against Darktrace by amassing a position in the cybersecurity company worth roughly £13 million. Filings with the Financial Conduct Authority show that ShadowFall, a...A short-seller known in the City as the “Dark Destroyer” has stepped up his bet against Darktrace...A short-seller known in the City as the “Dark Destroyer” has stepped up his bet against Darktrace...
Clouds still linger over Go Outdoors
Profits at Go Outdoors almost halved last year as the retailer grappled with higher operating costs. The JD Sports Fashion-owned seller of camping equipment and hiking gear reported profits before tax of £13 million in the year to the end...Profits at Go Outdoors almost halved last year as the retailer grappled with higher operating costs.Profits at Go Outdoors almost halved last year as the retailer grappled with higher operating costs.
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RECRUITMENT
Fill the skills gap with teaching role
Improving the nation’s skills is vital if the UK is to remain globally competitive. Now a new campaign is urging professionals to take up a part-time teaching role in further education (FE) alongside their current job. The “Teach in FE” drive aims to tackle the shortages that have left one in 20 further education teaching roles vacant, alongside 2.6 per cent of college...Improving the nation’s skills is vital if the UK is to remain globally competitive. Now a new...Improving the nation’s skills is vital if the UK is to remain globally competitive. Now a new...
SIX FROM THE BEST
Learn from your peers. No one has a monopoly on good ideas
The energy boss Bill Bullen pioneered the use of smart meters in the UK. As founder of pay-as-you-go energy firm...The energy boss Bill Bullen pioneered the use of smart meters in the UK. As founder of pay-as-you-go energy firm Utilita, he has pledged to help customers go greener and spend less through smart data use. The engineering graduate quit a lucrative career at British Gas to challenge the Big Six. Here is his advice to...The energy boss Bill Bullen pioneered the use of smart meters in the UK. As founder of pay-as-you-go energy firm Utilita, he...
Football
Mendy to sue City for millions in unpaid salary
Benjamin Mendy has launched a multimillion-pound lawsuit against his former club Manchester City, claiming unauthorised deductions from his wages between 2021 and 2023. The 29-year-old defender, who is now at the Ligue One side Lorient, is making the claim to an employment tribunal. It is alleged...Benjamin Mendy has launched a multimillion-pound lawsuit against his former club Manchester City, claiming unauthorised deductions from his wages between 2021 and 2023. The 29-year-old defender, who is now at the Ligue One side Lorient, is making the claim to an employment tribunal. It is alleged...Benjamin Mendy has launched a multimillion-pound lawsuit against his former club Manchester City, claiming unauthorised...
rugby union
Earl could miss start of Six Nations with knee injury
Ben Earl is at risk of missing the start of England’s 2024 Six Nations campaign, having suffered a knee injury that could keep him out for up to three months. Earl was England’s star of the recent World Cup in France. He became the starting No 8 and helped his side to finish third at the tournament. However, the 25-year-old suffered the...Ben Earl is at risk of missing the start of England’s 2024 Six Nations campaign, having suffered a knee injury that could keep him out for up to three months. Earl was England’s star of the recent World Cup in France. He became the starting No 8 and helped his side to finish third at the tournament. However, the 25-year-old suffered the...Ben Earl is at risk of missing the start of England’s 2024 Six Nations campaign, having suffered a knee injury that could keep...
Golf
Woods and McIlroy deflated as dome collapse delays indoor event by a year
The much trumpeted indoor golf league fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy has been postponed until 2025. The high-tech TGL simulator project featuring 24 of the world’s top players had been due to launch on January 9, but has been pushed back after the roof of the 2,000-capacity SoFi Center in Florida collapsed...The much trumpeted indoor golf league fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy has been postponed...The much trumpeted indoor golf league fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy has been postponed...
EURO 2024 QUALIFYING | HENRY WINTER
Kane brings pot luck after injustice for Lewis on debut
tennis | Dan evans interview
‘I want to coach and give back – not chase money like some pundits’
football | TOM ALLNUTT
What’s behind the shocking rise in fan violence in Europe?
football | Henry Winter
Three Lions v one Lionel: missing date with greatness may never take place
England have never faced Lionel Messi. In their long, celebrated history they have played against greats such as Pelé...England have never faced Lionel Messi. In their long, celebrated history they have played against...England have never faced Lionel Messi. In their long, celebrated history they have played against...
Football
Fears of delay to £915m EFL settlement amid rift between elite clubs
The Premier League may be forced to delay a landmark £915 million settlement between the Premier League and the lower...The Premier League may be forced to delay a landmark £915 million settlement between the Premier...The Premier League may be forced to delay a landmark £915 million settlement between the Premier...
Cricket World Cup | steve james
Sharp eyes, huge heart: why ICC is wrong to omit Head from World Cup XI
Down the pitch went Rohit Sharma to lift Glenn Maxwell’s off spin effortlessly over long on for six. The next ball, flatter and wider, was cut to the fence for four. There was a time when ten runs from an over would have been deemed more than sufficient, but in the attitude of Sharma, India’s captain, in this World Cup has been manifested the courage and aggression...Down the pitch went Rohit Sharma to lift Glenn Maxwell’s off spin effortlessly over long on for six.Down the pitch went Rohit Sharma to lift Glenn Maxwell’s off spin effortlessly over long on for six.
Cricket
Hundred set for expansion as ECB seeks £750m in private investment
The Hundred is likely to expand to ten teams in 2025 with the possibility of a second tier of a further eight or ten...The Hundred is likely to expand to ten teams in 2025 with the possibility of a second tier of a further eight or ten teams after 2028 in a two-phase expansion of the controversial tournament with private investment being sought by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). A consultation is under way with county...The Hundred is likely to expand to ten teams in 2025 with the possibility of a second tier of a further eight or ten teams...
rugby union | stuart barnes
Dupont is deserting France and Toulouse to buy into his own myth
There are 250 days to go before the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The World Cup is already consigned to history.There are 250 days to go before the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The World Cup is already...There are 250 days to go before the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The World Cup is already...
formula 1 | rebecca clancy
Dreadfully organised – but Vegas can become highlight for years to come
As the sun rose on Friday morning in Sin City, Formula 1 were down to their final chips. Their $700 million (£560...As the sun rose on Friday morning in Sin City, Formula 1 were down to their final chips. Their...As the sun rose on Friday morning in Sin City, Formula 1 were down to their final chips. Their...
FOOTBALL
Messi’s World Cup shirts could score £8m at auction
Six Argentina shirts worn by Lionel Messi during last year’s World Cup, including one he wore in the final, are expected to fetch more than £8 million at auction. The white and blue Argentina shirts, which were worn by Messi during the first half of the final, semi-final, quarter-final, round of 16 and two of Argentina’s three group games in Qatar, will go on sale at...Six Argentina shirts worn by Lionel Messi during last year’s World Cup, including one he wore in...Six Argentina shirts worn by Lionel Messi during last year’s World Cup, including one he wore in...
Football
Everton’s ten-point deduction ‘grossly unjust’, says MP
Everton’s fight to reduce a ten-point deduction for a breach of profit and sustainability rules has received...Everton’s fight to reduce a ten-point deduction for a breach of profit and sustainability rules has received political backing amid claims the punishment lacks “legal foundation”. Ian Byrne, the MP for Liverpool, West Derby, has tabled an early day motion in parliament in which he called the sanction meted out by an...Everton’s fight to reduce a ten-point deduction for a breach of profit and sustainability rules has received political backing...
football | Ian Hawkey
How banned Russia are still playing on thanks to alliance with rogue nations
Euro 2024 qualifying
Scotland held but nothing can stop Euros party from getting started
snooker | rick broadbent
O’Sullivan documentary up there with Senna and Maradona
golf
Watch: golfer throws three clubs up tree in Dubai meltdown
The highs and lows of golf were summed up as Nicolai Hojgaard finished top of the metaphorical tree at the DP World Tour Championship — whereas Joost Luiten lost three clubs up a real one during one of the sport’s more memorable head-scrambling cameos. Smarting from an errant tee shot on the 8th hole during the Race to Dubai climax at Jumeirah Golf Estates, the Dutchman...The highs and lows of golf were summed up as Nicolai Hojgaard finished top of the metaphorical...The highs and lows of golf were summed up as Nicolai Hojgaard finished top of the metaphorical...
Golf
Aberg shows golden touch to claim breakthrough PGA Tour title
Ludvig Aberg continued his inexorable rise as he won his first PGA Tour title at the RSM Classic at Sea Island in...Ludvig Aberg continued his inexorable rise as he won his first PGA Tour title at the RSM Classic at Sea Island in Georgia on Sunday night. In five months as a professional, the 24-year-old Swede has also won on the DP World Tour, been part responsible for the largest winning margin in a Ryder Cup match, and has made...Ludvig Aberg continued his inexorable rise as he won his first PGA Tour title at the RSM Classic at Sea Island in Georgia on...
the concussion files | david walsh
They loved rugby – now they are suing the game for damage it did to their brains
RUGBY UNION | Mark palmer
McGuigan has done both the Cattigans and Scottish rugby a service
gallagher premiership
Assured Slade sends reminder to England with last-kick winner
cricket world cup | mike atherton
Brutal Australian masterclass turns India’s dream to dust
You have to hand it to them: Australia are a wonderful cricket team. In a year during which they have already won the World Test Championship and retained the Ashes, they added a record sixth World Cup to break the hearts of millions on a wild and...You have to hand it to them: Australia are a wonderful cricket team. In a year during which they...You have to hand it to them: Australia are a wonderful cricket team. In a year during which they...
football | deep dive
Kane and the ‘San Marino effect’ – fact or fiction?
WOMEN’S SUPER LEAGUE
City beat United in record-breaking derby at Old Trafford
racing
Rob Wright’s racing tips
INTERVIEW
‘Childhood pain drove him’: The truth about my father, Cary Grant
As a new drama, Archie, tells the story of the actor’s traumatic childhood in Bristol, his daughter Jennifer speaks about its lasting impact
RELATIONSHIPS
Help! I’m 36 and I don’t have any friends
According to an anthropologist, you need 150 friends. I don’t even have one — the last woman I asked for a drink thought I wanted to go on a date
RELATIONSHIPS
How to make close friends (and keep them) at any age
It’s easy to form friendships when you’re young, but what about when you’re older?
SCIENCE
A genetic test for happiness? Please no
Scientists can now tell you if you will be miserable forever. Hilary Rose gives her verdict
Dr Mark Porter
It’s not just cervical cancer that the HPV vaccine may help to prevent
NHS England has pledged to eliminate cancer of the cervix by 2040 using the combination of an updated human...NHS England has pledged to eliminate cancer of the cervix by 2040 using the combination of an...NHS England has pledged to eliminate cancer of the cervix by 2040 using the combination of an...
ask professor tanya byron
My partner has started HRT and her sex drive has vanished
Q. My partner and I are both in our sixties. We met three years ago on a dating site and share many interests. From...Q. My partner and I are both in our sixties. We met three years ago on a dating site and share...Q. My partner and I are both in our sixties. We met three years ago on a dating site and share...
MUSIC | interview
Thurston Moore: my punk life with Nirvana and Madonna
The tall, sandy-haired 65-year-old sipping tea in the upstairs bar at the Olympic Cinema in Barnes, southwest London — formerly a recording studio used by everyone from the Rolling Stones to Björk — does not look like a former leader of America’s...The tall, sandy-haired 65-year-old sipping tea in the upstairs bar at the Olympic Cinema in...The tall, sandy-haired 65-year-old sipping tea in the upstairs bar at the Olympic Cinema in...
First night reviews
first night | pop
Dave Stewart — revisiting the Eurythmics hits without Annie Lennox
first night | dance
The Dante Project — stunning choreography, shame about the designs
first night | classical
Personhood — merry mayhem kicks off the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
first night | theatre
The Scouse Dick Whittington — fun, but too bawdy for the kids
first night | pop
Ed Sheeran — his flop of a new album gets the full band treatment
★★★☆☆
“I’m not touring this album, this is it,” confessed the unsigned independent artist Ed Sheeran, preparing to “mark in time” his self-released flop of a new record with a run-through at what, by his standards, was virtually a...★★★☆☆
“I’m not touring this album, this is it,” confessed the unsigned independent artist...★★★☆☆
“I’m not touring this album, this is it,” confessed the unsigned independent artist...
The lowdown
Are you ready for the Taylor Swift cruise?
Can I ask you a question?
Yes. Are you … ready for it?
Depends what it is. The most brilliantly bejewelled boat to grace the ocean, that’s what!
Sorry? This is me trying to tell you about a new cruise.
That’s fine, but why are you speaking in...Can I ask you a question?
Yes. Are you … ready for it?
Depends what it is. The most...Can I ask you a question?
Yes. Are you … ready for it?
Depends what it is. The most...
Luxury
photography
A new exhibition reveals the magic of the celebrity Polaroid
Steven Klein is known for his glossy, poised images of the famous, but just as compelling are these previously unseen photographs from a time before Instagram
watches
Cogs of war: Napoleon’s timepieces
Bonaparte and his extended family not only ruled Europe — they were also great watch lovers
motoring
Fast and furious: the new McLaren 750S
This supercar looks and drives like a dream, plus it has the fun bonus of a thrilling Formula One-worthy engine growl
WELLNESS
The luxury retreat in one of England’s oldest rainforests
A new eco-friendly destination in Cornwall can help to restore your soul and mend the environment
Will France and Spain drop 90-day visa rule for Britons?
The news that French politicians are agitating for a relaxation of the 90-day visa rule for Britons lightened the grey November days for many UK travellers and second-home owners who have been “punished by Brexit”. As it stands, the rule prevents...The news that French politicians are agitating for a relaxation of the 90-day visa rule for...The news that French politicians are agitating for a relaxation of the 90-day visa rule for...
Whisky Guide
WHISKY GUIDE
In the cask lane: meet the new faces of whisky
WHISKY GUIDE
Dram & dine: tantalising whisky and food combos
WHISKY GUIDE
Liquid luminaries: whisky on the silver screen, from Bogart to Bond
Of all the spirits in all the towns in all the world, whisky is the only real movie star. There’s a natural link...Of all the spirits in all the towns in all the world, whisky is the only real movie star. There’s...Of all the spirits in all the towns in all the world, whisky is the only real movie star. There’s...
WHISKY GUIDE
The grain truth: top whisky trivia
● One of the key ingredients in many blends is grain whisky, made from corn or wheat (or a combination of the two)...● One of the key ingredients in many blends is grain whisky, made from corn or wheat (or a...● One of the key ingredients in many blends is grain whisky, made from corn or wheat (or a...
cruise
10 winter cruises with buckets full of sunshine
Longing to leave the cold behind? Sue Bryant has ten of the best escapes to warmer climes for the coming months
Middle east
The Middle East’s most unexpected foodie city break
The Sunday Times’ restaurant critic Charlotte Ivers tucks into Jordan’s lesser-explored capital Amman for a trip packed with history — and hummus
SKI
My stay at the £26,000-a-night Swiss hotel loved by the A list
The hedonistic Badrutt’s Palace has hosted Hitchcock and Hepburn — and its most extravagant penthouse suite is now available to book. Our writer finds out who checks in
Kathy Lette | Travel troubleshooter
‘Where should I go for my first post-divorce holiday?’
In her new column, our travel troubleshooter Kathy Lette takes a no-nonsense approach to your dilemmas
Winter sun
I returned to the pink beach island I loved as a teen — with my children
Two decades since her first visit to Bermuda, our writer heads back to see if it holds the same appeal for her young family
INSPIRATION
31 brilliant Christmas escapes
Something to declare
I want my free hotel breakfast buffet back
Attention, travelling public! I’m sorry to report that a worrying trend has overtaken hotels. It has nothing to do...Attention, travelling public! I’m sorry to report that a worrying trend has overtaken hotels. It...Attention, travelling public! I’m sorry to report that a worrying trend has overtaken hotels. It...
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a £1,000 gift certificate from Relais & Châteaux
I didn’t want to hand over control of the day to my friend. But it’s his car and he’s driving. So, instead, I’m...I didn’t want to hand over control of the day to my friend. But it’s his car and he’s driving. So...I didn’t want to hand over control of the day to my friend. But it’s his car and he’s driving. So...
Weather eye
Geomagnetic storms send migration off course
court circular
Court Circular: November 18-19, 2023
18th November, 2023
The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, today...18th November, 2023
The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award...18th November, 2023
The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award...
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Births, marriages and deaths
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his...Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his...
from the Archive
Antisemitism in Vienna
From The Times: November 20, 1923
Vienna University was ordered to be closed this morning until further notice as the result of serious demonstrations of an anti-Semitic character, which culminated in numerous assaults on Jewish students.
Calm...From The Times: November 20, 1923
Vienna University was ordered to be closed this morning...From The Times: November 20, 1923
Vienna University was ordered to be closed this morning...
Printable Puzzles
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
Matheson didn’t mislead me over iPad affair, insists Yousaf
Humza Yousaf has said he was not misled by Michael Matheson over his iPad data bill scandal, but admitted that the minister “should have handled the situation better”. The first minister defended the health secretary as a “man of integrity” as a possible motion of no confidence against him looms...Humza Yousaf has said he was not misled by Michael Matheson over his iPad data bill scandal, but admitted that the minister “should have handled the situation better”. The first minister defended the health secretary as a “man of integrity” as a possible motion of no confidence against him looms...Humza Yousaf has said he was not misled by Michael Matheson over his iPad data bill scandal, but admitted that the minister...
Ministers set to push back heat-pump target
Scottish ministers look set to delay plans requiring homeowners to switch from fossil fuel boilers to heat pumps or other green energy schemes. The SNP-Green administration had aimed to begin phasing out oil, gas and coal heating systems as early as 2025. The governing parties, as part of their 2021 power-sharing Bute House agreement, said...Scottish ministers look set to delay plans requiring homeowners to switch from fossil fuel boilers to heat pumps or other green energy schemes. The SNP-Green administration had aimed to begin phasing out oil, gas and coal heating systems as early as 2025. The governing parties, as part of their 2021 power-sharing Bute House agreement, said...Scottish ministers look set to delay plans requiring homeowners to switch from fossil fuel boilers to heat pumps or other green...
scottish business digest
Growth will be sluggish in 2024: Five need-to-know business stories
Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland. 1. Scotland will avoid a recession this year but economic growth will remain sluggish in 2024, according to forecasts from the EY Item Club. Its report, published on Monday, suggests that gross value added (GVA), a...Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland.Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland.
Union strikes deal to give workers more say on future of North Sea
Union bosses and energy firms have struck a unique accord as they battle to ensure that workers have a larger say in shaping the future of the North Sea. GMB and the Association of British Independent Exploration Companies (Brindex) have agreed a...Union bosses and energy firms have struck a unique accord as they battle to ensure that workers...Union bosses and energy firms have struck a unique accord as they battle to ensure that workers...
Euro 2024 qualifying
Scotland held but nothing can stop Euros party from getting started
Review
Bring this exhibition back to Edinburgh
newVisual Art Society of Scottish Artists 125th Annual Exhibition Maclaurin Gallery, Rozelle House, Ayr ★★★ ...Visual Art Society of Scottish Artists 125th Annual Exhibition Maclaurin Gallery, Rozelle...Visual Art Society of Scottish Artists 125th Annual Exhibition Maclaurin Gallery, Rozelle...
Claudia Cavalluzzo
Drop the tribalism to help innovation grow
Phrases like “Team Scotland” have become clichés and political footballs, but there’s no room for tribalism when it...Phrases like “Team Scotland” have become clichés and political footballs, but there’s no room for...Phrases like “Team Scotland” have become clichés and political footballs, but there’s no room for...
Charles to rewild the rivers on Balmoral estate
It was Queen Victoria who kickstarted the fashion for taming and straightening Scotland’s rivers, which included stripping the trees that lined their banks. The monarch, who helped to make the Highlands a playground for the rich and noble, helped...It was Queen Victoria who kickstarted the fashion for taming and straightening Scotland’s rivers...It was Queen Victoria who kickstarted the fashion for taming and straightening Scotland’s rivers...
Comment
British complacency over defence has to end
William Hague
The army is remote to most of us and investing in security is deemed unethical — but we need to wise up to new threats
Melanie phillips
Western opinion is naive about hatred of Israel
newSUSIE GOLDSBROUGH
We need to talk about young women and drink
newGILES COREN | NOTEBOOK
Don’t stop at Diana — let’s have all the royal ghosts
newjawad iqbal
BBC journalists have no place in extradition cases
newSARA TOR | NOTEBOOK
This will end with talking, so let’s have a ceasefire now
newGaza needs a ceasefire now. The majority of our MPs couldn’t call for this in the vote last Wednesday, but I’m not afraid to say it: the conflict in the Middle East needs to stop immediately. I’m aware that Israel may be hesitant; that in its eyes...Gaza needs a ceasefire now. The majority of our MPs couldn’t call for this in the vote last...Gaza needs a ceasefire now. The majority of our MPs couldn’t call for this in the vote last...
TREVOR PHILLIPS
Sickle cell breakthrough offers political parable
Libby purves
Simple kindness is a black and white issue
EDWARD LUCAS
Why Britain needs a new Domesday Book
juliet samuel
In troubling times like these, let us watch cake
Leading Articles
Treading Softly
Rishi Sunak is right to begin the process of lowering taxes in the autumn statement. But to reassure the markets he must control burgeoning public spending
Don’t Cry for Me
Argentina’s new president is determined to overturn decades of misgovernment
Foraging Farage
The former Ukip leader is taking a calculated risk by appearing in I’m a Celebrity …
letters to the editor
Tackling ‘toxic’ NHS to improve patient care
Sir, Rob Behrens makes a timely appeal for a more empathetic approach in medical training (“ ‘Toxic’ NHS puts people at risk, says NHS watchdog”, news, Nov 18). An empathetic patient-doctor relationship depends on face-to-face contact. Much...Sir, Rob Behrens makes a timely appeal for a more empathetic approach in medical training (“...Sir, Rob Behrens makes a timely appeal for a more empathetic approach in medical training (“...
A celebration of the witty and absurd
Revel in this elegant and erudite display of Times readers at their most whimsical and droll
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Global food security summit hosted in London.
US: International Emmy Awards gala in New York to celebrate excellence in international television.
France: 42nd Unesco general conference in Paris.
On this day
In 1815 the signing of the Second Treaty of Paris ended the Napoleonic wars. Napoleon Bonaparte had been forced to abdicate after his defeat at Waterloo on June 18, 1815; in 1945 the trial of the surviving Nazi leadership began at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany. The final military tribunal finished in April 1949; in 1995 Diana, Princess of Wales admitted to an adulterous affair with James Hewitt during an hour-long interview on BBC television. Of Prince Charles’s relationship with Camilla Parker-Bowles she said: “There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded”; in 2000 Judith Keppel became the first person to win £1 million on the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Her final question: Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine? Henry I, Henry II, Richard I or Henry V. The answer: Henry II.
Nature notes
Although some come here each year, every so often the UK experiences what’s known as a waxwing winter. The last was in 2016-17, when an irruption of these gorgeous, punky-looking birds arrived in Scotland and northern England from Scandinavia; in a larger irruption in 2012-13 they spread across the UK, with groups spotted as far south as London’s parks and gardens. This year, high numbers have already been recorded in Scotland, the north of England and Essex, with some sightings in the west too. Whether in town or countryside, look out for them feasting on rowan, hawthorn, pyracantha and cotoneaster berries. Melissa Harrison
Melissa Harrison
Birthdays today
Prof Nic Beech, vice-chancellor, University of Salford, 60; Joe Biden, US president, 81; John Bolton, US national security adviser (2018-19), 75; Vice-Admiral Andrew Burns, fleet commander (commanding all operational arms of the Royal Navy), 54; Gareth Chilcott, England rugby player (1984-89) and founder, Venatour sports tours, 67; Mike D, musician and music producer, founding member of the Beastie Boys, 58; Lord (Harry) Dalmeny, chairman of Sotheby’s UK, 56; Don DeLillo, novelist, Zero K (2016), 87; Bo Derek, actress, 10 (1979), 67; Tim Eyles, chairman, Royal Society of Arts, 67; Orlando Figes, historian and author, The Story of Russia (2022), 64; Jared Followill, bass guitarist, Kings of Leon, 37; Steve Gooding, director, RAC Foundation charity, 63; Sir Tim Gowers, mathematician, Fields Medal recipient (1998), 60; Tim Harvey, racing driver, winner of the Porsche Carrera Cup (2008, 2010), 62; Barbara Hendricks, soprano, 75; Penelope Hobhouse, horticulturist and writer, In Search of Paradise(2006), 94; Clare Lombardelli, chief economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and G20 finance deputy, 45; Prof Sarah Main, executive director, Campaign for Science and Engineering (2013-23), 48; Richard Marks, KC, senior judge at the Old Bailey, Common Serjeant of London, 70; Estelle Parsons, actress, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), 96; Kate Reardon, editor-in-chief of Luxx, luxury magazine of The Times; editor, Tatler (2011-17), 55; Andrea Riseborough, actress, Birdman (2014), 42; Martin Scicluna, chairman, Sainsbury’s, 73; Mike Vernon, record producer, founder (1965) of blues record label Blue Horizon, 79; Joe Walsh, singer, Analog Man (2012), and guitarist with the Eagles, Hotel California (1977), 76; Air Marshal Clare Walton, director-general, Defence Medical Services, 59; Dave Watson, footballer, England (1984-88), Norwich City and Everton, 62; Sean Young, actress, Blade Runner (1982), 64.