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National Rally on course to take 33 per cent of votes in first round of election, with President Macron’s centrist coalition trailing in third place
Marine Le Pen’s populist right-wing National Rally has scored a historic victory in snap parliamentary elections in France, although the contest will proceed to a second vote next week. The hard-right party is on course to win between 33 and 35 per cent of the vote in the first round, according...Marine Le Pen’s populist right-wing National Rally has scored a historic victory in snap parliamentary elections in France, although the contest will proceed to a second vote next week. The hard-right party is on course to win between 33 and 35 per cent of the vote in the first round, according...Marine Le Pen’s populist right-wing National Rally has scored a historic victory in snap parliamentary elections in France...
Rishi Sunak will mock Nigel Farage’s goal of becoming the opposition to Sir Keir Starmer as he urges undecided voters to back the Conservatives and stop a Labour “super majority”. The prime minister will turn his fire on the Reform leader on Monday after Farage used the biggest rally of the campaign to attack “slippery Sunak” and say that...Rishi Sunak will mock Nigel Farage’s goal of becoming the opposition to Sir Keir Starmer as he urges undecided voters to back the Conservatives and stop a Labour “super majority”. The prime minister will turn his fire on the Reform leader on Monday after Farage used the biggest rally of the campaign to attack “slippery Sunak” and say that...Rishi Sunak will mock Nigel Farage’s goal of becoming the opposition to Sir Keir Starmer as he urges undecided voters to back...
in depth | series
The ancient cobbles and archways of the Temple, home of English law since Chaucer’s time, welcomed in the mid-1980s a youth filled with dreams and ideals, a passion for football and a fanatical love of the Smiths. Armed with his first-class law degree from Leeds and a bachelor of civil law from St Edmund Hall...The ancient cobbles and archways of the Temple, home of English law since Chaucer’s time...The ancient cobbles and archways of the Temple, home of English law since Chaucer’s time...
euro 2024 | match report
Websites have been registered backing suspected Conservative leadership hopefuls as Tories turn their eyes to life...Websites have been registered backing suspected Conservative leadership hopefuls as Tories turn...Websites have been registered backing suspected Conservative leadership hopefuls as Tories turn...
Those who have not received their postal votes just days before the election should ask for a replacement from their...Those who have not received their postal votes just days before the election should ask for a...Those who have not received their postal votes just days before the election should ask for a...
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Daisy Cooper, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, is officially Pub Parliamentarian of the Year, so I meet her on...Daisy Cooper, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, is officially Pub Parliamentarian of the...Daisy Cooper, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, is officially Pub Parliamentarian of the...
If Sir Keir Starmer becomes prime minister as expected in less than a week’s time, it will signal a changing of the...If Sir Keir Starmer becomes prime minister as expected in less than a week’s time, it will signal...If Sir Keir Starmer becomes prime minister as expected in less than a week’s time, it will signal...
interview by tim shipman
Sophia Money-Coutts
June has been a big month for British music fans. First Taylor Swift’s Eras circus came to town, buoying the economy and leaving a trail of rhinestones and friendship bracelets in its wake. Girls Aloud finish their reunion tour tonight, and...June has been a big month for British music fans. First Taylor Swift’s Eras circus came to town...June has been a big month for British music fans. First Taylor Swift’s Eras circus came to town...
The German party has expressed interest in joining a new hard-right grouping launched by the Hungarian prime minister
Alternative for Germany (AfD) has expressed interest in joining a new hard-right grouping “Patriots for Europe” launched by Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, with Austrian and Czech nationalists in Vienna. The German party was kicked out of Marine Le Pen’s “Identity and Democracy” (ID)...Alternative for Germany (AfD) has expressed interest in joining a new hard-right grouping “Patriots for Europe” launched by Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, with Austrian and Czech nationalists in Vienna. The German party was kicked out of Marine Le Pen’s “Identity and Democracy” (ID)...Alternative for Germany (AfD) has expressed interest in joining a new hard-right grouping “Patriots for Europe” launched by...
France will vote on Sunday in the first round of parliamentary elections that may trigger the biggest political earthquake in the country for decades. President Macron stunned everyone, including his prime minister, Gabriel Attal, when he called the snap two-round polls for the National Assembly, the powerful lower house, after his centrist...France will vote on Sunday in the first round of parliamentary elections that may trigger the biggest political earthquake in the country for decades. President Macron stunned everyone, including his prime minister, Gabriel Attal, when he called the snap two-round polls for the National Assembly, the powerful lower house, after his centrist...France will vote on Sunday in the first round of parliamentary elections that may trigger the biggest political earthquake in...
When a poet from Moscow began posting flowery online tributes to President Putin and patriotic “Z poetry” in support of the war in Ukraine, Russian politicians were quick to show their approval. Soon the accounts of at least 100 members of Russia’s lower house of parliament and 30 senators had friended Gennady...When a poet from Moscow began posting flowery online tributes to President Putin and patriotic “Z...When a poet from Moscow began posting flowery online tributes to President Putin and patriotic “Z...
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The panic began almost immediately after the start of Thursday night’s US presidential debate. President Biden’s...The panic began almost immediately after the start of Thursday night’s US presidential debate.The panic began almost immediately after the start of Thursday night’s US presidential debate.
As a boy Ahmad Massoud read Persian poetry with his father, stared through a makeshift telescope into night skies...As a boy Ahmad Massoud read Persian poetry with his father, stared through a makeshift telescope...As a boy Ahmad Massoud read Persian poetry with his father, stared through a makeshift telescope...
Every morning Sam Mangel opens his inbox to find lists of demands from his clients in jail. Peter Navarro, Donald Trump’s former economics adviser, needs him to pick up transcripts of his new book, a disgraced cryptocurrency executive is asking...Every morning Sam Mangel opens his inbox to find lists of demands from his clients in jail. Peter...Every morning Sam Mangel opens his inbox to find lists of demands from his clients in jail. Peter...
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In an era when Hollywood is struggling to produce new movie stars and is instead relying on veteran leading actors to anchor films, the pull of de-ageing technology has proven irresistible. Martin Scorsese employed digital wizardry to take decades...In an era when Hollywood is struggling to produce new movie stars and is instead relying on...In an era when Hollywood is struggling to produce new movie stars and is instead relying on...
The private equity giant behind Asda and David Lloyd Leisure is seeking a blockbuster sale of the UK-based professional training course business BPP for more than £2.5 billion. TDR Capital has appointed bankers from Houlihan Lokey and Morgan Stanley to kick off an auction for BPP, which runs...The private equity giant behind Asda and David Lloyd Leisure is seeking a blockbuster sale of the UK-based professional training course business BPP for more than £2.5 billion. TDR Capital has appointed bankers from Houlihan Lokey and Morgan Stanley to kick off an auction for BPP, which runs...The private equity giant behind Asda and David Lloyd Leisure is seeking a blockbuster sale of the UK-based professional...
When Manjit Dale bought a stately home in Oxfordshire in 2010 there was one amenity the tennis-loving private equity tycoon could not do without. Dale, the co-founder and driving force behind the secretive buyout firm TDR Capital, had a tennis court built on the site of an orchard in the grounds. It was covered with the same blue hard-court...When Manjit Dale bought a stately home in Oxfordshire in 2010 there was one amenity the tennis-loving private equity tycoon could not do without. Dale, the co-founder and driving force behind the secretive buyout firm TDR Capital, had a tennis court built on the site of an orchard in the grounds. It was covered with the same blue hard-court...When Manjit Dale bought a stately home in Oxfordshire in 2010 there was one amenity the tennis-loving private equity tycoon...
Sebastian James is quitting as chief executive of Boots as its American owners abort a sale of the business for the second time in two years. James, 58, is set to leave in November to take up another role in the healthcare sector, Sky News reported. James, a former member of Oxford University’s notorious Bullingdon...Sebastian James is quitting as chief executive of Boots as its American owners abort a sale of...Sebastian James is quitting as chief executive of Boots as its American owners abort a sale of...
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jim armitage | comment
Deep below Sir Keir Starmer’s constituency of Holborn & St Pancras, peculiar events have been unfolding. It is a...Deep below Sir Keir Starmer’s constituency of Holborn & St Pancras, peculiar events have been...Deep below Sir Keir Starmer’s constituency of Holborn & St Pancras, peculiar events have been...
David Smith | Economics editor
There have been 110 chancellors of the exchequer since the middle of the 16th century, according to the government’s...There have been 110 chancellors of the exchequer since the middle of the 16th century, according...There have been 110 chancellors of the exchequer since the middle of the 16th century, according...
Sporting royalty descended on the Palais Brongniart, the old Bourse, in the heart of Paris in April. Tennis legend Serena Williams and marathon great Eliud Kipchoge were among 40 elite athletes who took to the stage to model the kits that Nike has...Sporting royalty descended on the Palais Brongniart, the old Bourse, in the heart of Paris in April.Sporting royalty descended on the Palais Brongniart, the old Bourse, in the heart of Paris in April.
Julian Richer | comment
Richard Harpin | Comment
It was a night of contrasts. President Biden bumbled. Donald Trump energetically unspooled lie after lie. What neither man did in Thursday’s first presidential debate, however, was admit to the surprising common ground they have established on one of the key elements in the upcoming election: oil. This was not for lack of opportunity. When the debate shifted to the...It was a night of contrasts. President Biden bumbled. Donald Trump energetically unspooled lie...It was a night of contrasts. President Biden bumbled. Donald Trump energetically unspooled lie...
irwin stelzer | American account
“This was a game-changing debate. There is a deep, wide and very aggressive panic in the Democratic Party. It started...“This was a game-changing debate. There is a deep, wide and very aggressive panic in the Democratic Party. It started minutes into the debate and has continued throughout the night.” That was John King, CNN’s chief national correspondent, who has been covering politics for 40 years, immediately at the close of the...“This was a game-changing debate. There is a deep, wide and very aggressive panic in the Democratic Party. It started minutes...
ANALYSIS
Jeremy Clarkson’s Hawkstone brewery is among this year’s high-flyers
South Bromsgrove High has an incredible track record for churning out young high achievers
These young business owners come from diverse backgrounds but have one thing in common
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The co-founder of Gymshark hails the British brands that have become success stories
HOW I MADE IT
FT Pipeline Systems, a business launched in 1982 by Second World War veterans, supplies parts to repair Britain’s broken water and sewerage systems
euro 2024 | match report
England 2 Slovakia 1 (after extra time; 1-1 at 90min)
It was all in the plan. Bukayo Saka at left back. Only one in midfield. On with big Ivan Toney and long throws launched into Slovakia’s box. And the real bit of genius was not to put a shot on target for the first 95 minutes. One-nil Slovakia with only seconds to go? No worries. Keep calm and carry on, England. It was in this state, after some bits of football so...It was all in the plan. Bukayo Saka at left back. Only one in midfield. On with big Ivan Toney...It was all in the plan. Bukayo Saka at left back. Only one in midfield. On with big Ivan Toney...
euro 2024 | martin samuel
Some may think they did it despite him. Some may imagine they did it for him. A precious few may even believe they...Some may think they did it despite him. Some may imagine they did it for him. A precious few may even believe they did it because of him. None of that matters, really. This is tournament football. So all that matters, really, is they did it. Gareth Southgate’s England are once again in the European Championship...Some may think they did it despite him. Some may imagine they did it for him. A precious few may even believe they did it...
austrian grand prix | Molly hudson
cricket | mike atherton
Some Test squads feel more important than others and this is one such. This is partly because of who is in — Surrey’s...Some Test squads feel more important than others and this is one such. This is partly because of...Some Test squads feel more important than others and this is one such. This is partly because of...
olympics
There is always something special about witnessing the first bloom of a rare talent and on a cold, grey day in...There is always something special about witnessing the first bloom of a rare talent and on a cold...There is always something special about witnessing the first bloom of a rare talent and on a cold...
It is a beautiful winter’s day in Barrett country, just off New Zealand’s State Highway 3 that bends around the west of the North Island. Twelve degrees centigrade, a cloudless blue sky and, in the near distance, the dormant volcano that lends the...It is a beautiful winter’s day in Barrett country, just off New Zealand’s State Highway 3 that...It is a beautiful winter’s day in Barrett country, just off New Zealand’s State Highway 3 that...
wimbledon | Annabel croft
tour de france | david walsh
Stuart Barnes
International rugby needs players like Marcus Smith. So says Scott Robertson, who takes charge of the All Blacks for...International rugby needs players like Marcus Smith. So says Scott Robertson, who takes charge of...International rugby needs players like Marcus Smith. So says Scott Robertson, who takes charge of...
t20 world cup | mike atherton
When the great prizes land early in life and easily, can they ever be properly appreciated and savoured? Ask an...When the great prizes land early in life and easily, can they ever be properly appreciated and...When the great prizes land early in life and easily, can they ever be properly appreciated and...
euro 2024 | ian hawkey
Murat Yakin, the head coach of Switzerland, paused the usual routines of preparation last week to join his players in front of a short video. It had nothing to do with conventional homework. Rather, it had been put together by the squad’s support staff, a special thank-you from them for, as Yakin described it, “the wonderful emotions we’ve been able to share together”.Murat Yakin, the head coach of Switzerland, paused the usual routines of preparation last week to...Murat Yakin, the head coach of Switzerland, paused the usual routines of preparation last week to...
Euro 2024 | James Gheerbrant
Spain set up a blockbuster quarter-final against Germany with a performance to confirm their status as one of the...Spain set up a blockbuster quarter-final against Germany with a performance to confirm their status as one of the favourites for this title. No team at this European Championship has played better football than La Roja, and despite the shock of conceding their first goal of the tournament, and the indomitable...Spain set up a blockbuster quarter-final against Germany with a performance to confirm their status as one of the favourites...
wimbledon | grigor dimitrov interview
Tour de France | david walsh
The phone call came on Friday evening, June 21, as Jonathan Vaughters was on his way to dinner in London. Vaughters is founder and general manager of the EF Education First-EasyPost Pro Cycling team. This was eight days before the start of the...The phone call came on Friday evening, June 21, as Jonathan Vaughters was on his way to dinner in...The phone call came on Friday evening, June 21, as Jonathan Vaughters was on his way to dinner in...
Many dream of early retirement only to find it’s not as much fun as they thought. Rachel Mortimer meets those going back to work
One grandad is hoping to leave his younger relatives a property empire, but not everyone is that lucky. Lucy Alderson looks at the simpler things you could do to help your family
Fame and Fortune
The stand-up comedian whose family had to flee Iran also worked as a cleaner but now makes a good living from corporate shows
With average premiums going up £100 a year, you may need these tricks that will reduce your costs
question of money
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My wife and I are expats who have been living permanently in Greece since 2007. I pay UK tax deducted from my state...My wife and I are expats who have been living permanently in Greece since 2007. I pay UK tax...My wife and I are expats who have been living permanently in Greece since 2007. I pay UK tax...
PERSONAL ACCOUNT
How can we protect our life savings from whoever wins the general election? The bad news is that most politicians...How can we protect our life savings from whoever wins the general election? The bad news is that...How can we protect our life savings from whoever wins the general election? The bad news is that...
excLusIve INTERVIEW BY Matthew SYED
Fans worried the golden age of men’s tennis was over. Then along came the 21-year-old Spanish superstar — who’s looking for a girlfriend
INTERVIEW BY DECCA AITKENHEAD
He’s the Tottenham choirboy who made it to Harvard. But is he ready to be foreign secretary — and make nice with Donald Trump?
INTERVIEW
The menopause hit the presenter hard. She tells Claire Cohen about what she wish she’d known beforehand, the wonder of HRT, her husband Kenny’s cancer diagnosis — and their sex life
farmer clarkson
‘My enthusiasm for new farming ideas when it’s ten at night and I’ve had some beers is starting to be a serious problem’
relative values
The England captain and her cousin Jordan Glover on missed weddings, beating the boys and writing a children’s book together
CHARLOTTE IVERS | TABLE TALK
A LIFE IN THE DAY
Covering the Hungarian uprising of 1956 might not seem like the most obvious training for photographing the Beatles. As it turns out, getting shot at, running away from baying mobs and dealing with people in the grip of heightened emotional states...Covering the Hungarian uprising of 1956 might not seem like the most obvious training for...Covering the Hungarian uprising of 1956 might not seem like the most obvious training for...
COLLECTORS’ CLASSICS
RECIPES
How to cook fruit panzanella, strawberry and ricotta galette, and pistachio tiramisu. By Skye McAlpine
I am a big fan of a quick-fix dessert: I have a very sweet tooth and it doesn’t feel like a proper meal to me if it doesn’t end with a good pudding. But at the same time, like most of us, I’m busy and a little lazy, and between one thing and another there often just isn’t the time to commit to baking something from scratch. Nonetheless there’s a lot that you can do just...I am a big fan of a quick-fix dessert: I have a very sweet tooth and it doesn’t feel like a...I am a big fan of a quick-fix dessert: I have a very sweet tooth and it doesn’t feel like a...
will lyons
It wasn’t too long ago that viognier was regarded as one of the world’s rarest grape varieties. Difficult to grow and...It wasn’t too long ago that viognier was regarded as one of the world’s rarest grape varieties. Difficult to grow and often low yielding, by the mid-Eighties it was confined to just a few acres in the northern Rhône. Not any more. Nowadays it’s planted right across the wine route and is a staple on our supermarket...It wasn’t too long ago that viognier was regarded as one of the world’s rarest grape varieties. Difficult to grow and often low...
review | books
From literary love stories to bone-chilling thrillers and rip-roaring histories — here are the books to take on holiday
CAMILLA LONG
Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan star in this glossy, expensive-looking drama that I was so looking forward to
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interview
Eddie Murphy and the original cast are back for a Netflix sequel. They reveal the secrets of the Eighties hit
HADLEY FREEMAN
The first V&A exhibition about a fashion model should be absolutely fabulous, not just puff and gush
WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK
This rich new exhibition at the Royal Academy tells a story that changes our lopsided view of Europe
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Filmed at the tail end of Poor Things, which won Emma Stone a second Oscar, the Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’s...Filmed at the tail end of Poor Things, which won Emma Stone a second Oscar, the Greek director...Filmed at the tail end of Poor Things, which won Emma Stone a second Oscar, the Greek director...
interview
I directed Blithe Spirit, having never seen Blithe Spirit, when I was about seven years old. There were a lot of...I directed Blithe Spirit, having never seen Blithe Spirit, when I was about seven years...I directed Blithe Spirit, having never seen Blithe Spirit, when I was about seven years...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
The 1980s was arguably the best decade for one of the most popular film genres: the action movie. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone were at the top of their games, packing out cinemas across the world with epic blockbusters, while franchises such as Indiana Jones were being born and Tom Cruise was exuding cool in the Top Gun cockpit. Put together, film fans...The 1980s was arguably the best decade for one of the most popular film genres: the action movie.The 1980s was arguably the best decade for one of the most popular film genres: the action movie.
The Sunday Times Bestseller List is the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK, and the one that...The Sunday Times Bestseller List is the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK, and the one that every author wants to be on. The listings are based on data collected each Saturday for the following Sunday by Nielsen BookScan (which has been collecting digital data since 1998) and the chart is the...The Sunday Times Bestseller List is the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK, and the one that every author...
This year’s hot new writer! A novel that captures the zeitgeist! The latest literary trend! No, no, no! Sometimes our...This year’s hot new writer! A novel that captures the zeitgeist! The latest literary trend! No...This year’s hot new writer! A novel that captures the zeitgeist! The latest literary trend! No...
REVIEW | CHILDREN’s
When we think of childhood summers, most of us picture camping, cricket, swimming, cycling, picnics and treehouses...When we think of childhood summers, most of us picture camping, cricket, swimming, cycling...When we think of childhood summers, most of us picture camping, cricket, swimming, cycling...
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In Buried: The Last Witness, the Welsh actor Michael Sheen joined the environmental investigative reporters Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor on a toxic chemical trail. Sheen (Good Omens, Nye, Staged) probably needs no introduction. The...In Buried: The Last Witness, the Welsh actor Michael Sheen joined the environmental...In Buried: The Last Witness, the Welsh actor Michael Sheen joined the environmental...
VIEWING GUIDE
Wimbledon (BBC2, 10.30am)
As with last year, Isa Guha will do the early presenter shift each day. Clare Balding will then take over from mid-afternoon and Qasa Alom will host the highlights show Today At Wimbledon (BBC2, 9pm). The line-up of pros turned pundits is much the same, with the dominance of the 50-plus contingent once again hard to ignore — which may be why...Wimbledon (BBC2, 10.30am)
As with last year, Isa Guha will do the early presenter shift each...Wimbledon (BBC2, 10.30am)
As with last year, Isa Guha will do the early presenter shift each...
There’s never been a better time to be an armchair cinema fan with more ways to watch movies across TV channels...There’s never been a better time to be an armchair cinema fan with more ways to watch movies across TV channels, streaming services and digital downloads than ever before. But sometimes there can be too much choice, and that’s why our experts have hand-picked the very best films to watch each day. Every week we’ll...There’s never been a better time to be an armchair cinema fan with more ways to watch movies across TV channels, streaming...
INTERVIEW
From the Mitfords to Alexander McQueen and now making music: the brewery heiress’s world is anything but ordinary. Vassi Chamberlain pops round for a cup of tea
From vintage knitwear to plus-size styling, our experts share their tips for buying preloved clothes
INTERVIEW
Alice Liveing became famous for ‘clean’ eating and hardcore workouts, but behind the scenes she was dangerously underweight
You voted for your favourite products — and now the results are in for the UK’s largest luxury consumer beauty awards
Dolly Alderton
Your love, life and friendship dilemmas answered
India Knight
I am so set in my luxury cleanser ways that I never really seriously consider the alternatives. But now I have found...I am so set in my luxury cleanser ways that I never really seriously consider the alternatives.I am so set in my luxury cleanser ways that I never really seriously consider the alternatives.
The heat is on — at least it was the last time we looked out the window. Apologies if the heavens have since opened...The heat is on — at least it was the last time we looked out the window. Apologies if the heavens...The heat is on — at least it was the last time we looked out the window. Apologies if the heavens...
Hostels aren’t just for backpackers — they can also be perfect for parents. So is a week-long sprint in Europe with a family of five for under £1500 really possible?
Be it a heatwave, wildfire or confusion over hand-luggage rules, there’s plenty of potential disruption on the cards for getaways in the next few months. This is how you avoid it
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Michelin now awards keys to hotels, as well as stars to restaurants. A château near Calais and Lille has two of each — perfect for an easy, well-fed and sumptuous stay
Limiting screen time on holiday for children and adults isn’t always a good thing. Electronics and adventure can work wonderfully hand in hand
Deal’s chic, colourful pier is great for a family getaway, especially this cottage complete with its own ship’s mast, palm tree and sunshine-inspired colour scheme
Kathy Lette | Travel Troubleshooter
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
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Just 25 miles from La Serenissima, Padua offers Renaissance art, medieval marketplaces and gorgeous gardens without the crowds
What do pianos, cars, botanical gardens and heart transplants all have in common? The first examples of each were created here in Padua. The former stomping ground of Galileo and Copernicus, its university was the place for any self-respecting polymath to be seen in the 16th century, hashing out the laws of physics or anatomy. As for its many churches, they’re filled...What do pianos, cars, botanical gardens and heart transplants all have in common? The first...What do pianos, cars, botanical gardens and heart transplants all have in common? The first...
Throw down your tartan rug and unclasp the wicker hamper — it’s the season for the Great British Picnic. Whether you...Throw down your tartan rug and unclasp the wicker hamper — it’s the season for the Great British Picnic. Whether you do yours wild and remote or posh and Pimm’s-fuelled, we’ve found the perfect coastal spots for a long lazy lunch. But you won’t want to budge far afterwards — so we’ve picked seven beachy locations...Throw down your tartan rug and unclasp the wicker hamper — it’s the season for the Great British Picnic. Whether you do yours...
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Svalbard is one of the world’s northernmost inhabited places — and one of its most thrilling. While on expedition in this northern Norwegian archipelago, Will Bolsover, the founder & CEO of Natural World Safaris, explains how to prepare for the...Svalbard is one of the world’s northernmost inhabited places — and one of its most thrilling.Svalbard is one of the world’s northernmost inhabited places — and one of its most thrilling.
first person
As a schoolboy, Arthur Dallimer became fascinated with a mansion near his home. Now, aged 29, he owns it
investigation
Thousands of members of our service personnel are housed in inadequate, sometimes squalid conditions
A backlash against Airbnb culture and mass tourism isn’t putting off second-homeowners
Plus a hideaway in Cornwall, a renovated family home in Notting Hill and a fortress in Argyll
THE TWO ROBS
I started my property portfolio in 2016. I own a building with four flats in southwest London, with buy-to-let...I started my property portfolio in 2016. I own a building with four flats in southwest London,...I started my property portfolio in 2016. I own a building with four flats in southwest London,...
comment
There are 11 million people in Britain aged over 65. Government statistics show that this number is expected to grow...There are 11 million people in Britain aged over 65. Government statistics show that this number...There are 11 million people in Britain aged over 65. Government statistics show that this number...
Puzzles to solve at your leisure on paper
She is, Anas Sarwar says, his party’s “secret weapon”. The Scottish Labour leader is talking about a young woman called Cathleen Murray who follows him wherever he goes on the campaign trail, her camera always at the ready. The 27-year-old’s job is to upload videos of the MSP on to the web. And...She is, Anas Sarwar says, his party’s “secret weapon”. The Scottish Labour leader is talking about a young woman called Cathleen Murray who follows him wherever he goes on the campaign trail, her camera always at the ready. The 27-year-old’s job is to upload videos of the MSP on to the web. And...She is, Anas Sarwar says, his party’s “secret weapon”. The Scottish Labour leader is talking about a young woman called...
It features majestic Highland cows and Clydesdale horses, boasts its own mythical monster and echoes to the sound of bagpipes 365 days a year. However, this is not Scotland but Heatherdowns, an ersatz Caledonian enclave in the heart of the American South. Busch Gardens Williamsburg, a sprawling theme park in Virginia, has created “a quaint...It features majestic Highland cows and Clydesdale horses, boasts its own mythical monster and echoes to the sound of bagpipes 365 days a year. However, this is not Scotland but Heatherdowns, an ersatz Caledonian enclave in the heart of the American South. Busch Gardens Williamsburg, a sprawling theme park in Virginia, has created “a quaint...It features majestic Highland cows and Clydesdale horses, boasts its own mythical monster and echoes to the sound of bagpipes...
comment | Iain macwhirter
Headline writers are struggling for superlatives to apply to the coming Labour victory on Thursday. “Starmergeddon” is already becoming overused. They’ll need even more expressive language to describe the collapse of the Conservative Party, once regarded as the most successful election-winning machine in UK history.Headline writers are struggling for superlatives to apply to the coming Labour victory on Thursday.Headline writers are struggling for superlatives to apply to the coming Labour victory on Thursday.
JOHN CURTICE | ANALYSIS
Gillian Bowditch | COMMENT
For journalists, a general election is a mixture of Christmas, a first date and a night at the opera. We gorge on the...For journalists, a general election is a mixture of Christmas, a first date and a night at the...For journalists, a general election is a mixture of Christmas, a first date and a night at the...
Alex Massie | Comment
It was, predictably, the question that received the loudest cheers. During the final televised debate in this long —...It was, predictably, the question that received the loudest cheers. During the final televised...It was, predictably, the question that received the loudest cheers. During the final televised...
It is clear that the sapling is dead. A few brown needles cling desperately to a spindly pine branch, buffeted by a stiff breeze whistling from the Cairngorms. It was all meant to be so different. When the beer company BrewDog bought this site at...It is clear that the sapling is dead. A few brown needles cling desperately to a spindly pine...It is clear that the sapling is dead. A few brown needles cling desperately to a spindly pine...
Natasha Radmehr
alf young | comment
DTH van der Merwe INTERVIEW
The chat had been set up to discuss Saturday’s Canada v Scotland game, but in this of all weeks, there is only one place to start with DTH van der Merwe. Glasgow’s all-time record try-scorer was at work in Victoria, Vancouver Island, as Kyle Steyn...The chat had been set up to discuss Saturday’s Canada v Scotland game, but in this of all weeks...The chat had been set up to discuss Saturday’s Canada v Scotland game, but in this of all weeks...
INTERVIEW
Union chief warns of drastic action if airline refuses to move closer to 24% pay demand
exclusiveAer Lingus pilots have said that an all-out strike which would ground flights this summer is an option if pay talks due to begin on Monday at the Labour Court break down. Captain Mark Tighe, the union chief leading pilots in the dispute, said: “Nothing is ruled out.” The union is prepared to...Aer Lingus pilots have said that an all-out strike which would ground flights this summer is an option if pay talks due to begin on Monday at the Labour Court break down. Captain Mark Tighe, the union chief leading pilots in the dispute, said: “Nothing is ruled out.” The union is prepared to...Aer Lingus pilots have said that an all-out strike which would ground flights this summer is an option if pay talks due to...
Fine Gael has ordered that all its general election candidates be selected before the end of September in one of the first concrete signs that the coalition is preparing for a poll this year. The Sunday Times can reveal that Fine Gael’s national executive, the party’s ruling body, has asked that all Dail selection conventions take place by...Fine Gael has ordered that all its general election candidates be selected before the end of September in one of the first concrete signs that the coalition is preparing for a poll this year. The Sunday Times can reveal that Fine Gael’s national executive, the party’s ruling body, has asked that all Dail selection conventions take place by...Fine Gael has ordered that all its general election candidates be selected before the end of September in one of the first...
INVESTIGATION
From just €80 a gram in a tiny clear plastic bag, cocaine users from Dublin 4 right up to Donegal and down to Dingle are becoming hooked like never before on the Colombian white powder. A “normalised” culture of the drug’s use in Ireland is leading to worrying highs in the number of people seeking treatment for...From just €80 a gram in a tiny clear plastic bag, cocaine users from Dublin 4 right up to...From just €80 a gram in a tiny clear plastic bag, cocaine users from Dublin 4 right up to...
Brenda Power
Alison O’Connor
It is hardly a surprise to discover Ireland languishing at the bottom of a European league table examining overall...It is hardly a surprise to discover Ireland languishing at the bottom of a European league table...It is hardly a surprise to discover Ireland languishing at the bottom of a European league table...
Newton Emerson
‘The UUP is irrelevant” was the brutal verdict from Michael McDowell, Ireland’s former justice minister, in a...‘The UUP is irrelevant” was the brutal verdict from Michael McDowell, Ireland’s former justice...‘The UUP is irrelevant” was the brutal verdict from Michael McDowell, Ireland’s former justice...
Hugh O’Connell | political diary
PHOTOGRAPHY
If you’re visiting Co Laois this summer, you may think you’ve taken a wrong turn and ended up on the yellow brick road to the Land of Oz because there will be scarecrows everywhere. The nine-day, fun-filled All-Ireland Scarecrow Championship takes...If you’re visiting Co Laois this summer, you may think you’ve taken a wrong turn and ended up on...If you’re visiting Co Laois this summer, you may think you’ve taken a wrong turn and ended up on...
A ten-year stint working and living in Australia gave Ciara Wallace and Seán O’Brien the chance to save to buy a...A ten-year stint working and living in Australia gave Ciara Wallace and Seán O’Brien the chance...A ten-year stint working and living in Australia gave Ciara Wallace and Seán O’Brien the chance...
76 Main Street, Cashel, Co Tipperary
★ 8.5/10 “Care” and “attention” are not necessarily words you might apply...76 Main Street, Cashel, Co Tipperary
★ 8.5/10 “Care” and “attention” are not necessarily words...76 Main Street, Cashel, Co Tipperary
★ 8.5/10 “Care” and “attention” are not necessarily words...
Nick Webb | INSIDE TRACK
BUSINESS | INTERVIEW
BRIAN CAREY | AGENDA
Cormac Lucey | Economic Outlook
Complex rules and regulations are costing the economy billions and making life harder for consumers
business digest
MONEY
Worrying about the cost of living is one thing, but many people are also fretting about the cost of dying. A recent survey by An Post Insurance found that nine out of ten over-50s were concerned about the cost of their funeral and the burden it...Worrying about the cost of living is one thing, but many people are also fretting about the cost...Worrying about the cost of living is one thing, but many people are also fretting about the cost...
conor murray interview
A tour to South Africa prompts memories of Ireland’s last tour here, in 2016, and an image from the first Test in Cape Town that is slow to fade. The press box at the old Newlands Stadium was at one end of the Railway Stand, just above where Matt Dawson scored a celebrated try for the 1997 Lions. It was the perfect perch to witness another great scrum-half try — the...A tour to South Africa prompts memories of Ireland’s last tour here, in 2016, and an image from...A tour to South Africa prompts memories of Ireland’s last tour here, in 2016, and an image from...
A strange thing happened at Loftus Versfeld a couple of weekends ago. During an injury break in the third quarter of...A strange thing happened at Loftus Versfeld a couple of weekends ago. During an injury break in the third quarter of Leinster’s URC semi-final against the Bulls, an eerily familiar sound came booming from the PA system: Zombie by the Cranberries. As if we hadn’t heard enough of it. According to our South African...A strange thing happened at Loftus Versfeld a couple of weekends ago. During an injury break in the third quarter of Leinster’s...
conor niland interview
michael foley
A story to begin, in the manner Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh always did. In the run-up to a wedding some years ago in...A story to begin, in the manner Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh always did. In the run-up to a wedding...A story to begin, in the manner Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh always did. In the run-up to a wedding...
christy o’connor
TJ Reid had never known anything like it, especially in Croke Park — and for all the wrong reasons. Successive...TJ Reid had never known anything like it, especially in Croke Park — and for all the wrong reasons.TJ Reid had never known anything like it, especially in Croke Park — and for all the wrong reasons.
Comment
The West hasn’t figured out what’s going wrong. Voters are the problem
Matthew Syed
craig oliver
Cameron was tearful, Dimbleby broke a glass: the pure tension of exit polls
jeremy clarkson
Welcome to the Clarkson Arms: yes, I’ve bought a pub (full of dead rats)
The Sunday Times View
The Tories have forfeited the right to govern. Over to Labour
This has been a profoundly unedifying election campaign. Rishi Sunak has cut an embattled — almost cursed — figure...This has been a profoundly unedifying election campaign. Rishi Sunak has cut an embattled —...This has been a profoundly unedifying election campaign. Rishi Sunak has cut an embattled —...
Hadley Freeman
For one weekend a year I can revel in silliness
Two weeks ago Isabel Fonseca wrote in The Sunday Times that her late husband, the novelist Martin Amis, had described...Two weeks ago Isabel Fonseca wrote in The Sunday Times that her late husband, the novelist Martin...Two weeks ago Isabel Fonseca wrote in The Sunday Times that her late husband, the novelist Martin...
SAM FREEDMAN
Three reasons why British politics is broken — and what history can teach us
When we look around us at the detritus of the Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak premierships, an economy that has been stagnant for more than 15 years, failing public services, record levels of child poverty, overcrowded prisons, sewage in...When we look around us at the detritus of the Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak...When we look around us at the detritus of the Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak...
Dominic Lawson
It’s Labour that has the real gambling problem
kATE mCCANN
On the campaign trail, the sense that politicians don’t get it runs deep
Week Ending | richard Coles
Pride can be a giant flag, or friends sharing memories of pain and joy
stephen bleach
Couple up, kids — you’ll be grateful when you’re old and grey
Are we moving too fast towards net zero? The Sunday Times debate
Age: 62 Job: Green energy campaigner Answer in a sentence: We’re not moving fast enough, not just from a climate perspective but from an economic one. The green economy is the biggest growth opportunity since the Industrial Revolution, which...Age: 62 Job: Green energy campaigner Answer in a sentence: We’re not moving fast enough, not just...Age: 62 Job: Green energy campaigner Answer in a sentence: We’re not moving fast enough, not just...
what’s Appening
A much-needed pep talk for an ex-champ in decline*
Peter Kellner
Reform fall away and a 150-seat Labour majority: my election predictions
Rod Liddle
Don’t care about trans issues? Wait till you’re eyeballed in the changing room
At an election hustings hosted by the website UnHerd last week, the Labour spokesperson announced that the party...At an election hustings hosted by the website UnHerd last week, the Labour spokesperson announced...At an election hustings hosted by the website UnHerd last week, the Labour spokesperson announced...
Robert Colvile
I know you want to give the Tories a good kicking but don’t end up kicking yourself
The other day I told a bunch of people that I was thinking of writing an article on why you should still vote...The other day I told a bunch of people that I was thinking of writing an article on why you...The other day I told a bunch of people that I was thinking of writing an article on why you...
Readers’ poll: are we moving too fast towards net zero?
The UK has a legally binding commitment to reach net zero by 2050. This means that greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced, and for those that remain, an equivalent amount must be removed from the atmosphere with measures such as tree-planting...The UK has a legally binding commitment to reach net zero by 2050. This means that greenhouse gas...The UK has a legally binding commitment to reach net zero by 2050. This means that greenhouse gas...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Farage damned by praise for Putin
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Savvy teens have most right to vote
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Silent Starmer, an autocrat in waiting
Nick Newman’s week: June 30, 2024