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When Buckingham Palace announced that the King had cancer on February 5, the statement was released with a previously unseen image of Charles from his state visit to France. Standing alone in the doorway, the King looked towards the camera with an uncertain expression on his face and his hands...When Buckingham Palace announced that the King had cancer on February 5, the statement was released with a previously unseen image of Charles from his state visit to France. Standing alone in the doorway, the King looked towards the camera with an uncertain expression on his face and his hands...When Buckingham Palace announced that the King had cancer on February 5, the statement was released with a previously unseen...
The family of a postmaster who took his own life after being caught up in the Horizon scandal said that they felt “silenced” by a “gun to the head” settlement after the inquiry heard from the executive who devised the deal. Martin Griffiths, from Cheshire, died by suicide in 2013, while the Post Office hounded him for £100,000 that the...The family of a postmaster who took his own life after being caught up in the Horizon scandal said that they felt “silenced” by a “gun to the head” settlement after the inquiry heard from the executive who devised the deal. Martin Griffiths, from Cheshire, died by suicide in 2013, while the Post Office hounded him for £100,000 that the...The family of a postmaster who took his own life after being caught up in the Horizon scandal said that they felt “silenced” by...
Romilly Blitz had been at University College London for just a fortnight when she found herself outside her student accommodation waiting to quit campus for the first time. The 19-year-old student had earlier been sitting in her university halls, learning of the brutality that had been unleashed by Hamas during its...Romilly Blitz had been at University College London for just a fortnight when she found herself...Romilly Blitz had been at University College London for just a fortnight when she found herself...
first person
Sitting cross-legged in a small circle of people, singing songs and grinding up magic truffles in the bottom of a cup...Sitting cross-legged in a small circle of people, singing songs and grinding up magic truffles in...Sitting cross-legged in a small circle of people, singing songs and grinding up magic truffles in...
sex counsel
Q. I’m in my late forties, I divorced last year and haven’t slept with anyone other than my ex-wife for over 20 years....Q. I’m in my late forties, I divorced last year and haven’t slept with anyone other than my...Q. I’m in my late forties, I divorced last year and haven’t slept with anyone other than my...
Katie Price faces arrest if she continues to give “scanty excuses” for missing hearings over her bankruptcy, the High...Katie Price faces arrest if she continues to give “scanty excuses” for missing hearings over her...Katie Price faces arrest if she continues to give “scanty excuses” for missing hearings over her...
Peter Kay has been forced to rearrange yet another show at the new Co-op Live arena in Manchester amid continuing...Peter Kay has been forced to rearrange yet another show at the new Co-op Live arena in Manchester...Peter Kay has been forced to rearrange yet another show at the new Co-op Live arena in Manchester...
A 17-year-old Indian chess prodigy has become the youngest world champion challenger in history, but do you know whose record he beat? Elsewhere, a dog called Milo was on the loose as he escaped the animal handler at Melbourne airport. Can you...A 17-year-old Indian chess prodigy has become the youngest world champion challenger in history...A 17-year-old Indian chess prodigy has become the youngest world champion challenger in history...
The King will return to frontline public duties next week after Buckingham Palace announced that his doctors were “very encouraged” by the progress of his cancer treatment. The King and Queen will visit a cancer treatment centre where they will meet medical specialists and patients in what will be his first full public engagement since his diagnosis was announced in...The King will return to frontline public duties next week after Buckingham Palace announced that...The King will return to frontline public duties next week after Buckingham Palace announced that...
Analysis
Under the watchful eyes of his doctors, who remain positive about his recovery, the King will return to public-facing...Under the watchful eyes of his doctors, who remain positive about his recovery, the King will return to public-facing duties next week. Charles was diagnosed with cancer in February, while being treated for an enlarged prostate, and began treatment soon after. The type of cancer and treatment have not been made...Under the watchful eyes of his doctors, who remain positive about his recovery, the King will return to public-facing duties...
The antisemitism campaigner at the centre of a row over the handling of a pro-Palestinian demonstration has called...The antisemitism campaigner at the centre of a row over the handling of a pro-Palestinian...The antisemitism campaigner at the centre of a row over the handling of a pro-Palestinian...
THE TIMES DIARY
If you inherit a title, wear it lightly. The My Time Capsule podcast tells a tale of the actor Tim Bentinck, who is...If you inherit a title, wear it lightly. The My Time Capsule podcast tells a tale of the actor...If you inherit a title, wear it lightly. The My Time Capsule podcast tells a tale of the actor...
in pictures and video
With hundreds arrested and graduation cancelled for thousands, what happens now?
newIt is billed as one of the world’s most important centres of research, representing a “peaceful oasis of the life of the mind” and a home to the “best things of all human history and thought”. So when students at New York’s Columbia University set up a tented camp on the West Lawn and began a non-violent protest in solidarity with the people of Gaza on April 17, they...It is billed as one of the world’s most important centres of research, representing a “peaceful...It is billed as one of the world’s most important centres of research, representing a “peaceful...
Anthony LoYD IN UKRAINE
When he saw the wreck of his bomber, a surge of unspoken emotion rippled across the navigator’s face. He lit a...When he saw the wreck of his bomber, a surge of unspoken emotion rippled across the navigator’s face. He lit a cigarette, said nothing, touched the tangled metal and looked for a moment as if he were about to weep. The last time Lieutenant Colonel Serhiy Verbytsky had seen his Sukhoi-24 M was out of the corner of...When he saw the wreck of his bomber, a surge of unspoken emotion rippled across the navigator’s face. He lit a cigarette, said...
Many pilots who were saved and freed to fight another day by the Belgian Comète resistance network remembered the laughing women and girls who risked their lives, as well as their liberty, to help them. The young women of the Réseau Comète...Many pilots who were saved and freed to fight another day by the Belgian Comète resistance...Many pilots who were saved and freed to fight another day by the Belgian Comète resistance...
berlin confidential
In front of the cameras, the finalists in the French version of Strictly Come Dancing have smiled, applauded each...In front of the cameras, the finalists in the French version of Strictly Come Dancing have smiled...In front of the cameras, the finalists in the French version of Strictly Come Dancing have smiled...
American troops are preparing to pull out of Chad and Niger in a move that risks ceding more influence to Russia. The...American troops are preparing to pull out of Chad and Niger in a move that risks ceding more...American troops are preparing to pull out of Chad and Niger in a move that risks ceding more...
When Saleh Zamanan was asked to write the libretto for Saudi Arabia’s first opera, the poet dusted off the ancient Arab legend of Zarqa al-Yamama, a soothsayer whose prophecies were ignored before a king stabbed out her eyes. Sung in Arabic, it is...When Saleh Zamanan was asked to write the libretto for Saudi Arabia’s first opera, the poet...When Saleh Zamanan was asked to write the libretto for Saudi Arabia’s first opera, the poet...
White House staff have taken steps to improve the perception of President Biden’s stiff gait by accompanying him on...White House staff have taken steps to improve the perception of President Biden’s stiff gait by...White House staff have taken steps to improve the perception of President Biden’s stiff gait by...
gerard baker
‘There were very fine people on both sides.” When he can remember, or at least when he is capable of reading the...‘There were very fine people on both sides.” When he can remember, or at least when he is capable...‘There were very fine people on both sides.” When he can remember, or at least when he is capable...
The London stock market has suffered a fresh blow, with Darktrace, one of its few significant listed technology companies, agreeing to be taken over by an American private equity firm for £4.4 billion in cash. In a move seen by critics as fresh evidence that Britain has failed to properly value...The London stock market has suffered a fresh blow, with Darktrace, one of its few significant listed technology companies, agreeing to be taken over by an American private equity firm for £4.4 billion in cash. In a move seen by critics as fresh evidence that Britain has failed to properly value...The London stock market has suffered a fresh blow, with Darktrace, one of its few significant listed technology companies...
A previous bid may have been described as a “distraction” by its chief executive, but there was no dismissing the significance yesterday of Darktrace’s decision to agree a £4.3 billion takeover deal with an American private equity suitor and to walk away from the London stock market. After a turbulent life as a listed entity, the British...A previous bid may have been described as a “distraction” by its chief executive, but there was no dismissing the significance yesterday of Darktrace’s decision to agree a £4.3 billion takeover deal with an American private equity suitor and to walk away from the London stock market. After a turbulent life as a listed entity, the British...A previous bid may have been described as a “distraction” by its chief executive, but there was no dismissing the significance...
Anglo American has formally rejected a £31 billion takeover offer from BHP that would have created the world’s biggest copper miner, calling the approach “opportunistic and unattractive”. It did so as it emerged that Elliott Advisors, the American activist investor known for launching aggressive boardroom campaigns...Anglo American has formally rejected a £31 billion takeover offer from BHP that would have...Anglo American has formally rejected a £31 billion takeover offer from BHP that would have...
The Daily Telegraph’s Abu Dhabi-backed suitor is set to withdraw its bid to buy the newspaper in a move that could...The Daily Telegraph’s Abu Dhabi-backed suitor is set to withdraw its bid to buy the newspaper in...The Daily Telegraph’s Abu Dhabi-backed suitor is set to withdraw its bid to buy the newspaper in...
comment
Labour’s plan to bring the remaining private train franchises into public ownership puts the final nail in Britain’s...Labour’s plan to bring the remaining private train franchises into public ownership puts the...Labour’s plan to bring the remaining private train franchises into public ownership puts the...
If further evidence were needed that the axis of the automotive world has moved on from Detroit, Stuttgart or even the West Midlands, the Beijing Motor Show has provided compelling verification. The biennial jamboree — Beijing alternates with...If further evidence were needed that the axis of the automotive world has moved on from Detroit...If further evidence were needed that the axis of the automotive world has moved on from Detroit...
market report
Forget the Return of the Mack, the 1996 R&B song by Mark Morrison; in 2024 the Macs are “back with a...Forget the Return of the Mack, the 1996 R&B song by Mark Morrison; in 2024 the Macs are...Forget the Return of the Mack, the 1996 R&B song by Mark Morrison; in 2024 the Macs are...
need to know
1 Nearly 250,000 shoplifting cases were unsolved in England and Wales last year, a rise of almost 50 per cent on...1 Nearly 250,000 shoplifting cases were unsolved in England and Wales last year, a rise of...1 Nearly 250,000 shoplifting cases were unsolved in England and Wales last year, a rise of...
recruitment
From Terence Conran’s interiors and Tom Dixon’s furniture to Vivienne Westwood’s fashion and Peter Saville’s album covers, Britain has a proud history of producing outstanding designers. Yet this legacy could be under threat. Entries to the design and technology GCSE have plummeted by 68 per cent over the past decade, a decline that has not been offset by increases in...From Terence Conran’s interiors and Tom Dixon’s furniture to Vivienne Westwood’s fashion and...From Terence Conran’s interiors and Tom Dixon’s furniture to Vivienne Westwood’s fashion and...
recruitment
As chief executive of Speakers for Schools, the social mobility charity, Nick Brook focuses on empowering...As chief executive of Speakers for Schools, the social mobility charity, Nick Brook focuses on empowering state-educated students to reach their potential, irrespective of background or circumstance. With a career spanning 30 years of education leadership, here he shares the lessons he has learnt from classroom to...As chief executive of Speakers for Schools, the social mobility charity, Nick Brook focuses on empowering state-educated...
Paul Joyce
Everything leads back to one game in particular for Arne Slot. It was May 21, 2017, when, with his senior coaching career still in its infancy, his Cambuur side faced MVV Maastricht in a play-off round for promotion to the Dutch Eredivisie. After drawing the first leg 1-1, Cambuur led 1-0 through...Everything leads back to one game in particular for Arne Slot. It was May 21, 2017, when, with his senior coaching career still in its infancy, his Cambuur side faced MVV Maastricht in a play-off round for promotion to the Dutch Eredivisie. After drawing the first leg 1-1, Cambuur led 1-0 through...Everything leads back to one game in particular for Arne Slot. It was May 21, 2017, when, with his senior coaching career still...
Charlotte Duncker
Of the 44.5 million people who viewed the inflammatory — and quickly infamous — tweet sent by Nottingham Forest after their defeat by Everton on Sunday, few will have thought the words came from the club’s social media manager. “We warned the PGMOL [Professional Game Match Officials Board] that the VAR is a Luton fan before the game but...Of the 44.5 million people who viewed the inflammatory — and quickly infamous — tweet sent by Nottingham Forest after their defeat by Everton on Sunday, few will have thought the words came from the club’s social media manager. “We warned the PGMOL [Professional Game Match Officials Board] that the VAR is a Luton fan before the game but...Of the 44.5 million people who viewed the inflammatory — and quickly infamous — tweet sent by Nottingham Forest after their...
Matt Lawton
The independent prosecutor appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency to investigate how Chinese swimmers were allowed to compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games, despite testing positive for a banned substance only months earlier, served a district of Switzerland that has donated more than £100,000 to the organisation.The independent prosecutor appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency to investigate how Chinese...The independent prosecutor appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency to investigate how Chinese...
owen slot
‘The feeling of being superhuman is a fleeting one.” Those are the words of Ronnie O’Sullivan who is as well...‘The feeling of being superhuman is a fleeting one.” Those are the words of Ronnie O’Sullivan who...‘The feeling of being superhuman is a fleeting one.” Those are the words of Ronnie O’Sullivan who...
Alex Lowe
It was 30 years ago on Wednesday that England defeated the United States 38-23 at the home of Edinburgh Academicals...It was 30 years ago on Wednesday that England defeated the United States 38-23 at the home of...It was 30 years ago on Wednesday that England defeated the United States 38-23 at the home of...
sky bet championship
QPR 4 Leeds United 0
newLeeds United can now only wait nervously and hope after their heaviest defeat of the season allowed Sky Bet Championship leaders Leicester City to return to the Premier League without kicking a ball. Goals from Ilias Chair, Lucas Andersen, Lyndon Dykes and Sam Field also made sure that Queens Park Rangers, who looked doomed before manager Martí Cifuentes took over in...Leeds United can now only wait nervously and hope after their heaviest defeat of the season...Leeds United can now only wait nervously and hope after their heaviest defeat of the season...
Erik ten Hag has said he will take Marcus Rashford to task if he is unimpressed with the striker’s work rate. Some...Erik ten Hag has said he will take Marcus Rashford to task if he is unimpressed with the striker’s work rate. Some Manchester United fans have become annoyed at Rashford’s unwillingness to press on certain occasions this season and Ten Hag admitted on Friday that his attacking players must “contribute more” off the...Erik ten Hag has said he will take Marcus Rashford to task if he is unimpressed with the striker’s work rate. Some Manchester...
max malins interview
WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
tom allnutt
Even if doubts still linger over Arsenal’s stomach for the title fight, Martin Odegaard is showing he can deliver...Even if doubts still linger over Arsenal’s stomach for the title fight, Martin Odegaard is...Even if doubts still linger over Arsenal’s stomach for the title fight, Martin Odegaard is...
Gregor Robertson
The season finale in League One and League Two is upon us and, as ever, for a raft of teams in England’s third and...The season finale in League One and League Two is upon us and, as ever, for a raft of teams in...The season finale in League One and League Two is upon us and, as ever, for a raft of teams in...
county championship
Try telling this to the 15 batsmen who came and went against the moving ball at a chilly Oval on Friday, but new figures suggest County Championship batting is actually easier in the first month of the season — Dukes ball and all. Bang up-to-date research by Andrew Samson, the Test Match Special statistician, covering the past ten years, has revealed more championship...Try telling this to the 15 batsmen who came and went against the moving ball at a chilly Oval on...Try telling this to the 15 batsmen who came and went against the moving ball at a chilly Oval on...
Eddie Howe has revealed that the £100million buyout clause in Bruno Guimarães’s contract only runs until the end of...Eddie Howe has revealed that the £100million buyout clause in Bruno Guimarães’s contract only runs until the end of June and has reiterated his desire to keep the player at Newcastle United. Guimarães has been linked with a possible big-money departure this summer, with Manchester City, Arsenal and Paris...Eddie Howe has revealed that the £100million buyout clause in Bruno Guimarães’s contract only runs until the end of June and...
notebook | martyn Ziegler
The culture secretary Lucy Frazer’s continuing insistence that the government has not diluted its policy on Russian...The culture secretary Lucy Frazer’s continuing insistence that the government has not diluted its...The culture secretary Lucy Frazer’s continuing insistence that the government has not diluted its...
tailender | patrick Kidd
Almost 25 years ago, as a young Commons researcher, I joined a Westminster football tour to Frankfurt for a weekend...Almost 25 years ago, as a young Commons researcher, I joined a Westminster football tour to...Almost 25 years ago, as a young Commons researcher, I joined a Westminster football tour to...
A penny for the thoughts of Michael Penix Jr. Unlike his fellow Class of ’24 quarterbacks, the leap from Draft hopeful to NFL starter will have to wait. Not because the Washington Huskies signal caller found himself overlooked in Thursday night’s first round — on the contrary he was taken in the top eight, the fifth quarterback on the board — but unlike the four taken...A penny for the thoughts of Michael Penix Jr. Unlike his fellow Class of ’24 quarterbacks, the...A penny for the thoughts of Michael Penix Jr. Unlike his fellow Class of ’24 quarterbacks, the...
Paul Joyce
Sean Dyche said he feels like he is “juggling sand” at Everton due to the ongoing uncertainty over the takeover of...Sean Dyche said he feels like he is “juggling sand” at Everton due to the ongoing uncertainty over the takeover of the club. The Everton manager conceded that securing the club’s Premier League safety on Saturday will not bring the usual clarity and that he was having to draw up a range of different plans alongside...Sean Dyche said he feels like he is “juggling sand” at Everton due to the ongoing uncertainty over the takeover of the club.
BILL EDGAR’S PREMIER LEAGUE QUIZ
deep dive
Arsenal are in contention to become Premier League champions for the first time since 2003-04, a season when they clinched the title with a 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. Mikel Arteta’s team can take another stride towards securing the Premier League crown with victory on Sunday away to their greatest rivals — who are pursuing a Champions League...Arsenal are in contention to become Premier League champions for the first time since 2003-04, a...Arsenal are in contention to become Premier League champions for the first time since 2003-04, a...
BET OF THE DAY
Maasai Mara (1.50 Sandown Park)
A useful middle-distance performer on the Flat, he has taken well...BET OF THE DAY
Maasai Mara (1.50 Sandown Park)
A useful middle-distance performer on the Flat, he has taken well to hurdles this season and was far from disgraced when second to the promising Insurrection at Hereford last time. He looks to have been let in lightly on his handicap debut in this sphere and...BET OF THE DAY
Maasai Mara (1.50 Sandown Park)
A useful middle-distance performer on the Flat, he has taken well to hurdles...
holly mead | deputy money editor
Employees say it is not fair that their payments are being cut once they reach state pension age, reports Lily Russell-Jones
david brenchley | Investment Eye
The old investment proverb says take a break from the market until the final flat racing classic but the evidence is shaky
fame and fortune
Lily Russell-Jones
When a dreaded brown envelope from the taxman landed on my doormat in November, I was surprised to find that it was...When a dreaded brown envelope from the taxman landed on my doormat in November, I was surprised...When a dreaded brown envelope from the taxman landed on my doormat in November, I was surprised...
the big question
The shadow secretary of state for housing, Angela Rayner, is embroiled in a row over a house and whether she should...The shadow secretary of state for housing, Angela Rayner, is embroiled in a row over a house and...The shadow secretary of state for housing, Angela Rayner, is embroiled in a row over a house and...
first person
Johann Hari took Ozempic. Then he talked to scientists about its possible impact on the brain
first person
Can you make a relationship work when you’re on opposite sides of the political divide? Yes, so long as you don’t mention Brexit
interview
He’s best known for self-portraits made using his own blood. The former YBA and ex-addict may now be taking his inspiration from the plant collections at Kew, but the results are just as extraordinary
first person
Every year 25,000 British women meet the criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder after giving birth. Hannah Barnes investigates what’s going so badly wrong
caitlin moran
‘I never discuss my dreams. Other people’s are worthy of Dalì; mine are more Woman & Home’
Ever since the cabaret singer Edith Piaf first sang her valedictory hymn, Non, je ne regrette rien, in 1960, the song has been one of France’s unofficial anthems; a declaration for living life with no regrets. I wonder if Piaf would have sung...Ever since the cabaret singer Edith Piaf first sang her valedictory hymn, Non, je ne regrette...Ever since the cabaret singer Edith Piaf first sang her valedictory hymn, Non, je ne regrette...
As the museum celebrates its 200th anniversary, artists, writers and royals share the work of art that means the most to them
interview
The actor is returning to the role of a broken bobby in The Responder
HUGO RIFKIND
You will have forgotten this improbable tale of a doctor trapped on a flight within a month
book of the week
This account of Britain’s Brexit negotiations reveals just how passive and useless Theresa May was as prime minister
Review | HISTORy
REVIEW | FICTION
review | Thrillers
CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK
VIEWING GUIDE
Also this weekend: Dopesick, Abba: 50 Years of Pop and more
For full TV listings for the week, see our comprehensive TV guide Viewing guide, by James Jackson
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
Sky Arts/Now, 9pm
You might wonder how many times the story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd can be told. Yet even seen-it-all Floydians will find this feature-length film unmissable, with its personal insights...For full TV listings for the week, see our comprehensive TV guide Viewing guide, by James...For full TV listings for the week, see our comprehensive TV guide Viewing guide, by James...
my culture fix
My favourite book
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne. It was published in 1759...My favourite book
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne. It was published in 1759 and is more postmodern than anything people will say is postmodern now. It uses every form of literary communication available to Sterne at the time. It has certainly inspired my writing. If nothing...My favourite book
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne. It was published in 1759 and is...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
first night review
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Every year comes one book that steamrollers the competition and becomes the one to watch in prize season. This year it’s Percival Everett’s James, which has received wall-to-wall raves, including from our chief literary critic, who reckons it will be “the book that seals [Everett’s] legacy” and “has the potential to become a classic text”. Which is doubly apt...Every year comes one book that steamrollers the competition and becomes the one to watch in prize...Every year comes one book that steamrollers the competition and becomes the one to watch in prize...
Strung-out mothers of the world, rejoice, for Claire Kilroy’s brilliant black comedy of the toddler years, Soldier...Strung-out mothers of the world, rejoice, for Claire Kilroy’s brilliant black comedy of the toddler years, Soldier Sailor, has made this year’s Women’s Prize shortlist. We’ve been yodelling on about this book, The Times’ novel of 2023, for a while so it’s fantastic to see it get more recognition. This...Strung-out mothers of the world, rejoice, for Claire Kilroy’s brilliant black comedy of the toddler years, Soldier Sailor...
tELEVISION | STREAMING GUIDE
Television
TELEVISION
Television
MINDGAMES
MINDGAMES
MINDGAMES
MUSIC REVIEWS
interview
Susannah Constantine talks about her latest health scare, enjoying the empty nest and the truth about Princess Margaret
first person
As experts warn the devices could lead to eating disorders, Emily Sargent asks if the health craze has gone too far, and Peta Bee explains the facts
first person
After six miscarriages in three years, author Tom de Freston reflects on trying again and again, and the strain it put on his marriage
England has the highest rates of childhood drinking. Perhaps parents should look at their own consumption, says Tanith Carey
first person
People now believe ‘midlife’ lasts until your mid-seventies — it doesn’t stop there, says Elaine Kingett, 74
Move over, jamon iberico. Mortadella, a soft-pink, wafer-thin-cut salume jewelled with white pearls of fat, is taking...Move over, jamon iberico. Mortadella, a soft-pink, wafer-thin-cut salume jewelled with white...Move over, jamon iberico. Mortadella, a soft-pink, wafer-thin-cut salume jewelled with white...
sex counsel
Q. I’m in my late forties, I divorced last year and haven’t slept with anyone other than my ex-wife for over 20 years....Q. I’m in my late forties, I divorced last year and haven’t slept with anyone other than my...Q. I’m in my late forties, I divorced last year and haven’t slept with anyone other than my...
first person
Jane Mulkerrins swapped her usual high-end holidays for 2024’s answer to glamping
The choice is huge and the quality has never been better. Our critic picks her top bargains
These beauties work in just about any space or style, smell great and can go in now. Here’s what to buy
It isn’t a fast grower, but this shrub’s elegance and fragrance make it well worth the effort, when nothing much else is in bloom
video
Seasickness, sinking and budgie smugglers haven’t deterred our cruise editor from sailing on hundreds of ships. But one special journey really stands out
maldives
Justine Picardie once fell in love with Huvafen Fushi with her family — but could she enjoy this honeymoon paradise alone?
This popular region of southern France has wonderful lodgings, from B&Bs in cosy converted farmhouses to your own grandiose châteaux. These are 25 of the best options
video
Three remote bothies near Oban are the setting for an extraordinary fine-dining experience — and a rural adventure
travel doctor
Plus: the best spots to see the total solar eclipse and how to explore the Scottish Borders without a car
video
Cruise
Longer than the Shard and the Eiffel Tower are tall, Icon of the Seas is the largest ship afloat. But with 7,600 passengers, does it all feel too much? Cathy Adams gets onboard to find out. Plus read more about Royal Caribbean’s other...Longer than the Shard and the Eiffel Tower are tall, Icon of the Seas is the largest ship afloat...Longer than the Shard and the Eiffel Tower are tall, Icon of the Seas is the largest ship afloat...
WEATHER EYE
FROM THE ARCHIVE
IT IS written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath...IT IS written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath...IT IS written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath...
St James’s Palace
26th April, 2024
The Duchess of Edinburgh this afternoon attended the Women in Scotland Luncheon...St James’s Palace
26th April, 2024
The Duchess of Edinburgh this afternoon attended the Women...St James’s Palace
26th April, 2024
The Duchess of Edinburgh this afternoon attended the Women...
MindGames
1 What is the title of the politician who heads the Home Office? 2 Something described as “muriform” resembles which rodent? 3 In an 1836 painting by Richard Redgrave, which Swift title character is being Exhibited to the Brobdingnag Farmer?1 What is the title of the politician who heads the Home Office? 2 Something described as...1 What is the title of the politician who heads the Home Office? 2 Something described as...
Marriages and engagements
Helen Bates, 58, an executive assistant, and Phil Dolphin, 60, a retired finance director, were married on October 14, 2023, at Hampden House, in Great Hampden, Buckinghamshire Helen and Phil refer to part one and part two of their relationship. In part one, they dated for five and a half years, and then did not see one another for 25 years. In part two, they reunited...Helen Bates, 58, an executive assistant, and Phil Dolphin, 60, a retired finance director, were...Helen Bates, 58, an executive assistant, and Phil Dolphin, 60, a retired finance director, were...
Births
Julia Teresa Marie Scott was born at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Kent on March 30, 2024, to Kim, 31, and Duncan Scott,...Julia Teresa Marie Scott was born at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Kent on March 30, 2024, to Kim, 31, and Duncan Scott, 33 Julia was born a week early, on what would have been her great-grandparents’ 65th wedding anniversary — March 30. “When I realised she would be born on that date,” says Kim, “I wanted to find a...Julia Teresa Marie Scott was born at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Kent on March 30, 2024, to Kim, 31, and Duncan Scott, 33 Julia...
Humza Yousaf said he was “not ruling out” a Holyrood election as he fought for his political future after axing a coalition with the Scottish Green Party that was propping up his government The first minister denied intending to quit after his gamble to scrap the coalition deal created a huge...Humza Yousaf said he was “not ruling out” a Holyrood election as he fought for his political future after axing a coalition with the Scottish Green Party that was propping up his government The first minister denied intending to quit after his gamble to scrap the coalition deal created a huge...Humza Yousaf said he was “not ruling out” a Holyrood election as he fought for his political future after axing a coalition...
Humza Yousaf was persuaded to fight for his job by his wife and senior colleagues after considering his position over the backlash from ousting the Scottish Greens from government. The first minister considered quitting on Thursday after his gamble to abandon the power-sharing deal backfired when Green MSPs supported a Tory motion to...Humza Yousaf was persuaded to fight for his job by his wife and senior colleagues after considering his position over the backlash from ousting the Scottish Greens from government. The first minister considered quitting on Thursday after his gamble to abandon the power-sharing deal backfired when Green MSPs supported a Tory motion to...Humza Yousaf was persuaded to fight for his job by his wife and senior colleagues after considering his position over the...
kIERAN andrews | HOLYROOD SKETCH
A half-built block flats in Dundee is an inauspicious backdrop for a first minister to attempt to salvage his premiership. But it was here — a project years late and incorrectly built — that Humza Yousaf began his fightback, announcing an £80 million fund for affordable housing in an attempt to dampen the flames...A half-built block flats in Dundee is an inauspicious backdrop for a first minister to attempt to...A half-built block flats in Dundee is an inauspicious backdrop for a first minister to attempt to...
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Philippe Clement expects skipper James Tavernier and Connor Goldson to be at Rangers next season. Former Ibrox boss...Philippe Clement expects skipper James Tavernier and Connor Goldson to be at Rangers next season.Philippe Clement expects skipper James Tavernier and Connor Goldson to be at Rangers next season.
Plans for a new Aldi store in Perth have been overturned after a judge upheld a legal challenge by its supermarket...Plans for a new Aldi store in Perth have been overturned after a judge upheld a legal challenge...Plans for a new Aldi store in Perth have been overturned after a judge upheld a legal challenge...
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Made entirely from industry scraps, upcycled textiles, vintage cloth and broken jewellery, the clothes in a new exhibition in Edinburgh are reinventing the “make-do and mend” ethos of previous generations. In Vengefully Changed Allegiance at the...Made entirely from industry scraps, upcycled textiles, vintage cloth and broken jewellery, the...Made entirely from industry scraps, upcycled textiles, vintage cloth and broken jewellery, the...
Max Kendix lives the birdwatcher’s dream at a keeper’s cottage by the North Sea — and finds a beautiful landscape of huge skies and neolithic wonders with barely another soul in sight
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Gillian Bowditch hops aboard a new river cruise of the Danube and makes some spectacular memories
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Born in Arbroath, Doug Johnstone has written 16 novels and is also the drummer in the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers, a...Born in Arbroath, Doug Johnstone has written 16 novels and is also the drummer in the Fun Lovin’...Born in Arbroath, Doug Johnstone has written 16 novels and is also the drummer in the Fun Lovin’...
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Holyrood turmoil and pressure on Yousaf
Sir, The miscalculation by the first minister, Humza Yousaf, in ditching the coalition with the Greens would be breathtaking if it were not so unsurprising (“Yousaf on verge of quitting after sacking Greens”, news; leading article, Apr 26).Sir, The miscalculation by the first minister, Humza Yousaf, in ditching the coalition with the...Sir, The miscalculation by the first minister, Humza Yousaf, in ditching the coalition with the...
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Briefing
Today
World: South Africa’s Freedom Day, marking the date in 1994 of the country’s first non-racial elections; European Immunisation Week begins.
Tomorrow
US: White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.
On this day
Today
In 1848 slavery was abolished by decree in the French colonies. Le Code Noir (The Black Code), a colonial ordinance of 1685 dealing with slaves, had been in force for 163 years; in 1941 German troops marched into Athens, and raised a swastika flag on the Acropolis. On the night of May 30, 1941 two teenage students tore down the flag; in 1956 the first ministerial TV broadcast was made by Sir Anthony Eden, on the subject of British-Soviet relations, after the UK visit of the Soviet leaders Bulganin and Khrushchev; in 1972 Kwame Nkrumah, the first prime minister and president of Ghana, died aged 62. After independence was declared from the UK in 1957 (Gold Coast since 1821) he led an authoritarian regime and in 1964 created a one-party state. He was deposed in 1966. In 1945, after failing to complete his studies in the UK, he co-organised the Pan-African Congress in Manchester where a strategy for replacing colonialism with African socialism was formed.
Tomorrow
In 1944, 639 US servicemen taking part in a D-Day training exercise, Exercise Tiger, at Slapton Sands, Devon, died during an attack by German fast-attack boats; in 1947 Thor Heyerdahl and five crewmates set sail from Peru on the Kon-Tiki raft to prove that Peruvians could have colonised Polynesia. They arrived after 101 days at sea, covering 4,300 miles; in 1994 Aldrich Ames, a former CIA agent, was jailed for life for selling secrets to Russia. Ames was known to the KGB by his code name of Kolokol (The Bell). His actions are thought to have led to the deaths of at least ten US agents in the former Soviet Union; in 2021 India’s official Covid-19-related death toll exceeded 200,000, with more coronavirus cases reported in the previous seven days than any other country.
Nature notes
A bird is singing in the dying ash tree. All around, the fogbound hectares of winter wheat are silent, yet here on this small island of ash trees, blackthorn and maples, the blackbird is in full song. Perched on a dead bough, it presents a stark sight, like a rag caught on a gallows. But the sound is as golden as the bird’s beak. Some birdsong has a volcanic urgency: skylarks gush, thrushes spate, terns scream. But the blackbird’s music is always relaxed, serene, richly melodious, and full of trills and turns. Never hurried, these consummate songsters give each phrase full value and often break off at the end of a particular tune, like a human singer. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Today
Anouk Aimée, actress, La Dolce Vita (1960), 92; Dame Darcey Bussell, a principal ballerina, Royal Ballet (1989-2006), and former judge, Strictly Come Dancing, 55; Lady (Philippa) Dannatt, lord-lieutenant of Norfolk, 70; Peregrine Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, 80; Jenna Coleman, actress, Doctor Who (2012-15), Victoria (2016-19), 38; Russell T Davies, TV producer and screenwriter, Queer as Folk (1999-2000), It’s a Sin (2021), 61; General Sir Jack Deverell, commander-in-chief, Allied Forces North (2001-04), 79; The Rt Rev Lord (Robin) Eames, OM, Archbishop of Armagh and primate of all Ireland (1986-2006), 88; Sheena Easton, singer, For Your Eyes Only (1981), 65; Michael Fish, weather forecaster, 80; Bridget Kendall, master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, BBC diplomatic correspondent (1998-2016), 68; Milena Mondini de Focatiis, chief executive, Admiral, 47; King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, 57; Regé-Jean Page, actor, Bridgerton (2020), 36; Antonio Patriota, ambassador of Brazil to the UK, 70; Peter Schofield, permanent secretary, Department for Work and Pensions, 55; Andrew Selous, Conservative MP for South West Bedfordshire, 62; Sir Nicholas Serota, chairman, Arts Council England, director, Tate (1988-2017), 78.
Tomorrow
Anita Anand, broadcaster, Any Answers? (BBC Radio 4), and author, The Patient Assassin (2020), 52; James Baker, White House chief of staff to presidents Reagan and George HW Bush, 94; Mike Brearley, cricketer, England (1976-81), 82; Prof Tim Congdon, economist, founder and chairman, Institute of International Monetary Research, University of Buckingham, 73; Penélope Cruz, actress, Volver (2006), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), 50; The Rev Nicky Gumbel, developer of the Alpha course, an introduction to the Christian faith, 69; Lord (Ajay) Kakkar, chairman, UK Biobank, 60; Susanne Klatten, billionaire heiress, BMW Group shareholder on the board of directors, 62; Lauren Laverne, DJ and presenter (BBC Radio 6 Music) and host of Desert Island Discs, 46; Nicola LeFanu, composer, 77; Prof Sir Jim McDonald, engineer, president, Royal Academy of Engineering, principal and vice-chancellor, University of Strathclyde, 67; Sir Tim Martin, founder and chairman of Wetherspoons, 69; Sir Ian Rankin, novelist, the Inspector Rebus novels, In a House of Lies (2018), 64; Steve Rider, sports presenter, 74; The Very Rev Prof Jane Shaw, principal, Harris Manchester College, Oxford, 61; Lady Helen Taylor, first cousin once removed to Elizabeth II, 60; Sir Bradley Wiggins, cyclist, winner of the 2012 Tour de France, five-time Olympic gold medallist, 44.