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Ex-military leaders voice alarm as PM heads to Nato summit
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of “playing with fire” after putting off a decision on increasing Britain’s defence spending until after a major review of the country’s armed forces. The prime minister will arrive in Washington for a Nato summit facing pressure to set out a timeline for raising...Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of “playing with fire” after putting off a decision on increasing Britain’s defence spending until after a major review of the country’s armed forces. The prime minister will arrive in Washington for a Nato summit facing pressure to set out a timeline for raising...Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of “playing with fire” after putting off a decision on increasing Britain’s defence spending...
Sir Keir Starmer is joining leaders on the world stage after arriving in Washington for his first foreign trip as prime minister. He has insisted that his commitment to increase defence spending is “cast iron” as he attends the 75th Nato summit. At the opening of the summit, President Biden announced a “historic donation” of Nato air...Sir Keir Starmer is joining leaders on the world stage after arriving in Washington for his first foreign trip as prime minister. He has insisted that his commitment to increase defence spending is “cast iron” as he attends the 75th Nato summit. At the opening of the summit, President Biden announced a “historic donation” of Nato air...Sir Keir Starmer is joining leaders on the world stage after arriving in Washington for his first foreign trip as prime minister.
Police are hunting for a 26-year-old man after three women were murdered in a house in Hertfordshire on Tuesday night. Detectives are investigating the triple murder after being called to a property in Ashlyn Close, Bushey, shortly before 7pm. Hertfordshire police said they had searched through the night for Kyle...Police are hunting for a 26-year-old man after three women were murdered in a house in...Police are hunting for a 26-year-old man after three women were murdered in a house in...
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My brother, Rob, is sporting a pair of jaunty rubber gloves and one of his arms is plunged elbow-deep into our...My brother, Rob, is sporting a pair of jaunty rubber gloves and one of his arms is plunged...My brother, Rob, is sporting a pair of jaunty rubber gloves and one of his arms is plunged...
It’s not so much about what you wear these days as what you don’t. Certain items are going to age you like the rings...It’s not so much about what you wear these days as what you don’t. Certain items are going to age...It’s not so much about what you wear these days as what you don’t. Certain items are going to age...
Among the 232 Labour MPs who enter the Commons for the first time this week will be future cabinet ministers, rowdy backbenchers and quiet plotters. They have come from every walk of life — many councillors, policy experts and lobbyists, but also doctors, lawyers, soldiers, nurses and charity workers. Here are six to watch. Constituency: North East Derbyshire Potential...Among the 232 Labour MPs who enter the Commons for the first time this week will be future...Among the 232 Labour MPs who enter the Commons for the first time this week will be future...
Artificial intelligence had threatened to upend the general election with deep fakes and voice-clones, but few...Artificial intelligence had threatened to upend the general election with deep fakes and voice-clones, but few imagined a situation where a candidate would be forced to deny accusations of being a computer-generated robot. Mark Matlock, a candidate for Reform UK, has been forced to confirm he is a real person after...Artificial intelligence had threatened to upend the general election with deep fakes and voice-clones, but few imagined a...
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A prowling maned wolf and a kookaburra in flight are among the stunning images showcased in a wildlife photography competition. Although you might not know it from the pictures, all the animals featured live in captivity in the British Isles. Jo...A prowling maned wolf and a kookaburra in flight are among the stunning images showcased in a...A prowling maned wolf and a kookaburra in flight are among the stunning images showcased in a...
The Radio 2 presenter Steve Wright died from a ruptured ulcer in his stomach, according to his death certificate. The...The Radio 2 presenter Steve Wright died from a ruptured ulcer in his stomach, according to his...The Radio 2 presenter Steve Wright died from a ruptured ulcer in his stomach, according to his...
the times diary
While there has been a clear-out in Downing Street, Larry the Cat remains and has now set a record as the first chief...While there has been a clear-out in Downing Street, Larry the Cat remains and has now set a...While there has been a clear-out in Downing Street, Larry the Cat remains and has now set a...
An Israeli strike on a school building in southern Gaza has killed at least 29 people and injured dozens more, including those who had taken shelter there. The Israeli military said it had targeted a terrorist from Hamas’s military wing who was involved in the October 7 massacre on civilians in...An Israeli strike on a school building in southern Gaza has killed at least 29 people and injured dozens more, including those who had taken shelter there. The Israeli military said it had targeted a terrorist from Hamas’s military wing who was involved in the October 7 massacre on civilians in...An Israeli strike on a school building in southern Gaza has killed at least 29 people and injured dozens more, including those...
President Biden has been bolstered by a series of endorsements as he battles to save his re-election campaign. Democrats in Congress debated his future behind closed doors at a meeting described by one as “like a funeral” and by another as “sad” amid a pervading sense they are lumbered with Biden as their candidate. Biden, 81, locked down...President Biden has been bolstered by a series of endorsements as he battles to save his re-election campaign. Democrats in Congress debated his future behind closed doors at a meeting described by one as “like a funeral” and by another as “sad” amid a pervading sense they are lumbered with Biden as their candidate. Biden, 81, locked down...President Biden has been bolstered by a series of endorsements as he battles to save his re-election campaign. Democrats in...
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Ukraine will receive another five air defence systems to protect against Russian attacks, President Biden announced at the opening of Nato’s 75th anniversary summit. The “historic donation” includes Patriot missile defence systems from the US, Germany, Netherlands and Romania, and a separate system from Italy. Amid...Ukraine will receive another five air defence systems to protect against Russian attacks...Ukraine will receive another five air defence systems to protect against Russian attacks...
European tourists are flocking to America’s Death Valley to experience near-record-breaking heat that has already proved deadly. The searing heatwave across large parts of the US has taken temperatures in the national park, one of the hottest places on the planet, to 50C and beyond. While Death Valley officials warn visitors about the threats posed by the punishing heat...European tourists are flocking to America’s Death Valley to experience near-record-breaking heat...European tourists are flocking to America’s Death Valley to experience near-record-breaking heat...
Residents of Alaska’s capital, fed up with cruise ships spoiling their idyllic views, are seeking to ban the vessels...Residents of Alaska’s capital, fed up with cruise ships spoiling their idyllic views, are seeking to ban the vessels from coming to port on Saturdays. At the height of the summer tourism season, the daily number of visitors to Juneau via cruise can reach 18,000, more than half the size of the city’s population. Last...Residents of Alaska’s capital, fed up with cruise ships spoiling their idyllic views, are seeking to ban the vessels from...
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president, has been charged on suspicion of...Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president, has been charged...Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president, has been charged...
Alec Baldwin’s criminal trial for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the film Rust is set to begin...Alec Baldwin’s criminal trial for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the film...Alec Baldwin’s criminal trial for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the film...
Greece has been enforcing stricter regulations on the country’s popular tourist beaches, by punishing those who hog the sands with expensive sunbeds, tables and parasol shades. More than €350,000 in fines have been imposed in the past week by the...Greece has been enforcing stricter regulations on the country’s popular tourist beaches, by...Greece has been enforcing stricter regulations on the country’s popular tourist beaches, by...
Scammers use easily available AI software to mimic bosses
A growing number of FTSE chief executives are being impersonated by fraudsters who are using artificial intelligence to create convincing deepfake clones, The Times can reveal. A number of these sophisticated “CEO scams” have received publicity in recent months but many more are going unreported...A growing number of FTSE chief executives are being impersonated by fraudsters who are using artificial intelligence to create convincing deepfake clones, The Times can reveal. A number of these sophisticated “CEO scams” have received publicity in recent months but many more are going unreported...A growing number of FTSE chief executives are being impersonated by fraudsters who are using artificial intelligence to create...
BP will take a hit of up to $2 billion as it scales down one of its four European refineries before an anticipated decline in demand for some petrochemical products. The FTSE 100 energy company is to write down the value of the Gelsenkirchen refinery in Germany, as it reviews operations and tries to reduce costs, contributing towards a...BP will take a hit of up to $2 billion as it scales down one of its four European refineries before an anticipated decline in demand for some petrochemical products. The FTSE 100 energy company is to write down the value of the Gelsenkirchen refinery in Germany, as it reviews operations and tries to reduce costs, contributing towards a...BP will take a hit of up to $2 billion as it scales down one of its four European refineries before an anticipated decline in...
Business confidence climbed to its highest point in two years over the last three months, helped by falling inflation and forecasts for better sales, a survey showed. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales business confidence index jumped to 16.7 in the second quarter of this year, up from 14.4...Business confidence climbed to its highest point in two years over the last three months, helped...Business confidence climbed to its highest point in two years over the last three months, helped...
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Some corporate reservoirs need a lot of filling. Take the money pit known as Thames Water. It’s just popped up to say...Some corporate reservoirs need a lot of filling. Take the money pit known as Thames Water. It’s...Some corporate reservoirs need a lot of filling. Take the money pit known as Thames Water. It’s...
david smith
Political comebacks are a big thing these days. David Cameron has now returned to his shepherd’s hut in Oxfordshire...Political comebacks are a big thing these days. David Cameron has now returned to his shepherd’s...Political comebacks are a big thing these days. David Cameron has now returned to his shepherd’s...
The chief executive of Mulberry has been ousted after almost a decade running the British luxury handbag maker. Shares in the struggling brand fell by as much as 7 per cent on Tuesday after it announced that Thierry Andretta had stepped down with...The chief executive of Mulberry has been ousted after almost a decade running the British luxury...The chief executive of Mulberry has been ousted after almost a decade running the British luxury...
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Following the 2016 Brexit referendum, Paris started an advertising campaign to try to tempt disillusioned London...Following the 2016 Brexit referendum, Paris started an advertising campaign to try to tempt...Following the 2016 Brexit referendum, Paris started an advertising campaign to try to tempt...
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It’s been a tough year for investors in JD Sports Fashion. The shares have lost more than a quarter of their value so...It’s been a tough year for investors in JD Sports Fashion. The shares have lost more than a...It’s been a tough year for investors in JD Sports Fashion. The shares have lost more than a...
The boss of Britain’s biggest housebuilder expects half-year adjusted pre-tax profit to increase by about 7 per cent, boosted by resilient demand for its affordable homes from housing associations and the rental sector. Greg Fitzgerald, chief...The boss of Britain’s biggest housebuilder expects half-year adjusted pre-tax profit to increase...The boss of Britain’s biggest housebuilder expects half-year adjusted pre-tax profit to increase...
euro 2024 | jonathan northcroft
Before England’s first semi-final on foreign soil, against West Germany at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, The Sun’s appeal was like something from 1939. “Help our boys clout the Krauts!” its headline read. Of course the Germans won. Before England’s second, again there was a (perceived) attack on...Before England’s first semi-final on foreign soil, against West Germany at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, The Sun’s appeal was like something from 1939. “Help our boys clout the Krauts!” its headline read. Of course the Germans won. Before England’s second, again there was a (perceived) attack on...Before England’s first semi-final on foreign soil, against West Germany at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, The Sun’s appeal was...
euro 2024 | martin samuel
The quarter-final was over and a message arrived from an old friend in football. “Filthed it,” he said. And then a rather more sweary note of defiance. But the first phrase? That’s football poetry. That’s what you have to do, sometimes. Filth it. We can discuss aesthetics later, but England filthed it against Switzerland, and if they do the...The quarter-final was over and a message arrived from an old friend in football. “Filthed it,” he said. And then a rather more sweary note of defiance. But the first phrase? That’s football poetry. That’s what you have to do, sometimes. Filth it. We can discuss aesthetics later, but England filthed it against Switzerland, and if they do the...The quarter-final was over and a message arrived from an old friend in football. “Filthed it,” he said. And then a rather more...
MIKE ATHERTON
In a disjointed summer with the T20 World Cup in June, the Euros now dominating the conversation and the Olympics to come, Test cricket returns at last. It’s four months since England left behind the snow-tipped mountains of Dharamshala, a lengthy gap during which it feels the landscape and outlook for the team has...In a disjointed summer with the T20 World Cup in June, the Euros now dominating the conversation...In a disjointed summer with the T20 World Cup in June, the Euros now dominating the conversation...
euro 2024 | james gheerbrant
EURO 2024 | MARTIN SAMUEL
If England are enjoying relative success in any tournament, the moment arrives when it is necessary to retell the...If England are enjoying relative success in any tournament, the moment arrives when it is...If England are enjoying relative success in any tournament, the moment arrives when it is...
wimbledon | stuart fraser
Ninety minutes after Novak Djokovic had accused the Wimbledon crowd of disrespect on Monday night, it was a BBC...Ninety minutes after Novak Djokovic had accused the Wimbledon crowd of disrespect on Monday night...Ninety minutes after Novak Djokovic had accused the Wimbledon crowd of disrespect on Monday night...
aaron rai interview
The archive footage captured in 2000 shows a five-year-old Aaron Rai hitting balls on the range after winning his first golf tournament. The child prodigy of a working-class family in Wolverhampton, his father used to pitch local newspapers and camera crews to cover him in the hope of finding a sponsor to support his junior career. The only trouble was that Rai...The archive footage captured in 2000 shows a five-year-old Aaron Rai hitting balls on the range...The archive footage captured in 2000 shows a five-year-old Aaron Rai hitting balls on the range...
tour de france | david walsh
Before the start of the Tour they give us a tome they call the Roadbook. This year’s is the 111th edition and...Before the start of the Tour they give us a tome they call the Roadbook. This year’s is the 111th edition and like its predecessors it has profiles of each stage, maps of starts and finishes, biographies of the host cities, towns and villages. Graphs that show the length and severity of the climbs while making...Before the start of the Tour they give us a tome they call the Roadbook. This year’s is the 111th edition and like...
EURO 2024 | OWEN SLOT
EURO 2024 | MATT LAWTON
euro 2024 | Paul Joyce
EURO 2024 | IAN HAWKEY
SIMON WILDE
That England’s two Test debutants this week, Gus Atkinson and Jamie Smith, are both Surrey players only serves as a reminder of the county’s pre-eminence in English cricket. Surrey are not only the wealthiest of the 18 first-class counties but the most successful on the field — they are on course for a third straight championship title and ride high in the Vitality...That England’s two Test debutants this week, Gus Atkinson and Jamie Smith, are both Surrey...That England’s two Test debutants this week, Gus Atkinson and Jamie Smith, are both Surrey...
Steve james
In five County Championship matches this season Zak Crawley has made 322 runs at an average of 32.20. In eight...In five County Championship matches this season Zak Crawley has made 322 runs at an average of 32.20. In eight Vitality Blast T20 games he has made only 82 runs at 10.25. What’s more, if you take out his 238 in the championship for Kent against Somerset (which I do not like doing but, honestly, there is a point to...In five County Championship matches this season Zak Crawley has made 322 runs at an average of 32.20. In eight Vitality Blast...
jason holder interview
wimbledon | alyson rudd
chANDLER CUNNINGHAM-SOUTH INTERVIEW
Chandler Cunningham-South often looks to be a young man at total ease, yet he is even more comfortable in his home from home: Auckland. The England flanker drifts through the team hotel, playing with a tennis ball, and plonks himself down for a chat in the city where he spent 15 years of his life. What has he missed the most about New Zealand, then? “Ah, the KFC,” he...Chandler Cunningham-South often looks to be a young man at total ease, yet he is even more...Chandler Cunningham-South often looks to be a young man at total ease, yet he is even more...
Two France rugby players have been arrested in Argentina for an alleged sexual assault on a woman at the team hotel.Two France rugby players have been arrested in Argentina for an alleged sexual assault on a woman at the team hotel. The arrests came two days after Melvyn Jaminet, another France player, was sent home from the tour amid accusations of racism for posting a video on social media in which he said: “I swear that the...Two France rugby players have been arrested in Argentina for an alleged sexual assault on a woman at the team hotel. The...
HUGO RIFKIND
Filming has started on a new fly-on-the-wall TV show starring the former Conservative MP. Hugo Rifkind imagines its script
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Kate Harding’s mother has a memory span of five seconds; her father cannot sustain a conversation. How much help should she offer them?
You need to know when to hold on to a trend — and when it’s time to move on, says Anna Murphy
Dad trainers, gold buttons and low v-necks — Anna Murphy reveals what not to wear
carol midgley
From TV ads to American words, there are many things that are more triggering than a TV show about murder
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I can remember clearly a conversation I had with a good friend of mine when I was 28 and she was 27. We were sitting...I can remember clearly a conversation I had with a good friend of mine when I was 28 and she was 27.I can remember clearly a conversation I had with a good friend of mine when I was 28 and she was 27.
Forget “no brown in town” or “nope to taupe” (OK, I made that one up). In Paris for the couture shows last month...Forget “no brown in town” or “nope to taupe” (OK, I made that one up). In Paris for the couture...Forget “no brown in town” or “nope to taupe” (OK, I made that one up). In Paris for the couture...
In a football tournament that has so far given England fans five perfect penalties and a path to the semi-finals, the Euros has also given us some hot fitness intel about the future king of England. You may have seen Prince William cheering from the stands on Saturday evening during the match against Switzerland, but my attention was immediately drawn to his wrists. On...In a football tournament that has so far given England fans five perfect penalties and a path to...In a football tournament that has so far given England fans five perfect penalties and a path to...
HILARY ROSE
So the King has become a “nose”, as they call professional perfumers, and launched an aftershave, Highgrove Splash.So the King has become a “nose”, as they call professional perfumers, and launched an aftershave, Highgrove Splash. The Duke of Sussex wrote in his autobiography that Charles is always sniffing things — hair, roses, food — so it must be true. The Highgrove shop website says that many of the products, including...So the King has become a “nose”, as they call professional perfumers, and launched an aftershave, Highgrove Splash. The Duke of...
relative values
We all have those dishes we turn to as soon as the sun comes out, things we wouldn’t dream of making in the depths of...We all have those dishes we turn to as soon as the sun comes out, things we wouldn’t dream of...We all have those dishes we turn to as soon as the sun comes out, things we wouldn’t dream of...
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When the first Gladiator film came out, in May 2000, Tony Blair was prime minister. Is it a coincidence that the...When the first Gladiator film came out, in May 2000, Tony Blair was prime minister. Is it a...When the first Gladiator film came out, in May 2000, Tony Blair was prime minister. Is it a...
Review | Sport
Moscow, July 2018: the first knockout round of the World Cup, and England, perennial also-rans in big- time football since 1966, faced Colombia. When it went to a penalty shoot-out, most England supporters had a sense of what was going to happen...Moscow, July 2018: the first knockout round of the World Cup, and England, perennial also-rans in...Moscow, July 2018: the first knockout round of the World Cup, and England, perennial also-rans in...
REVIEW | fiction
You can’t keep a good book down. I first read Mavis Gallant’s debut novel, Green Water, Green Sky, in 1995 when it was reissued more than three decades after its first publication in 1959. Now, another three decades later, here it comes...You can’t keep a good book down. I first read Mavis Gallant’s debut novel, Green Water, Green Sky...You can’t keep a good book down. I first read Mavis Gallant’s debut novel, Green Water, Green Sky...
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Royal Ascot has a glamorous reputation, but its society habitués hardly show much James Bond-cool. While the gentlemen are dressed to the nines in silk top hats and tails, and the ladies immaculately coiffured with fascinators perfectly poised...Royal Ascot has a glamorous reputation, but its society habitués hardly show much James Bond-cool.Royal Ascot has a glamorous reputation, but its society habitués hardly show much James Bond-cool.
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1 Which herb shares its name with a place where currency is produced under government authority? 2 Which coloured part of the human eye surrounds the pupil? 3 Who succeeded her father Jean-Marie as leader of France’s National Front in 2011? 4 The Hardy Monument in Dorset commemorates the vice-admiral who was flag captain of which ship at Trafalgar? 5 In the TV show...1 Which herb shares its name with a place where currency is produced under government authority?1 Which herb shares its name with a place where currency is produced under government authority?
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All eyes aren’t on only the serves at Wimbledon — they’re also on the contenders’ fancy wristwear
In the 1970s you could pick up the model for £33, but a recent surge in popularity has resulted in a brand-new bespoke version of the classic toy. Simon de Burton reports
Spend the day lounging by the waves at these stylish bases that are low on pretension and high on charm — whether you’re there to pose, pause or party
This 19th-century stationmaster’s house in Manchester is a residence again for the first time in a century, and it’s a great base for exploring this lively city
Our expert has spent the past 30 years exploring Greece. Here are the spots he thinks are the most spectacular — from little-known towns to must-visit islands
Hundreds of our readers got in touch to share their favourite places to shop and stroll. Here are your top picks, from East Sussex to Lincolnshire
Tala in Paphos is home to beautiful churches, lemon trees and an impressive modern ampitheatre — but what really moved our writer was the family history she uncovered
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British high society wintered in Ajaccio in the 19th century, making the most of a year-round, blue-sky climate that...British high society wintered in Ajaccio in the 19th century, making the most of a year-round...British high society wintered in Ajaccio in the 19th century, making the most of a year-round...
There are three reasons for delaying a visit to the Algarve until mid-September. Firstly, the school-holiday hordes...There are three reasons for delaying a visit to the Algarve until mid-September. Firstly, the...There are three reasons for delaying a visit to the Algarve until mid-September. Firstly, the...
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We’re lucky as travel writers — we have had the chance to experience some of the world’s best places to stay. But it’s not all champagne on arrival and expensive marble bathrooms. From spirit-sapping admin at check-in to absentee kettles and...We’re lucky as travel writers — we have had the chance to experience some of the world’s best...We’re lucky as travel writers — we have had the chance to experience some of the world’s best...
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The Times has been publishing life stories of the great and the good (and the not so good) for more than 170 years. Now the obituary is also becoming a podcast, explains Anna Temkin
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KING SOLOMON was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth. The whole world sought audience...KING SOLOMON was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth. The whole...KING SOLOMON was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth. The whole...
Windsor Castle
9th July, 2024
The King held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning. The winners of the...Windsor Castle
9th July, 2024
The King held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning.Windsor Castle
9th July, 2024
The King held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning.
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Sir Keir Starmer is to appoint a Scottish MP as an energy minister as Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, seeks to exert his influence over the UK government. Michael Shanks, the Rutherglen MP, is expected to be confirmed in a junior role in the department, which will produce policies that...Sir Keir Starmer is to appoint a Scottish MP as an energy minister as Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, seeks to exert his influence over the UK government. Michael Shanks, the Rutherglen MP, is expected to be confirmed in a junior role in the department, which will produce policies that...Sir Keir Starmer is to appoint a Scottish MP as an energy minister as Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, seeks to exert...
Senior Scottish Conservatives are planning an “improved version” of controversial proposals to split from the UK party. Murdo Fraser, the party’s economy spokesman at Holyrood, is considering entering the contest to replace Douglas Ross as the Tory leader north of the border. He advocated splitting the parties in 2011, when he lost a...Senior Scottish Conservatives are planning an “improved version” of controversial proposals to split from the UK party. Murdo Fraser, the party’s economy spokesman at Holyrood, is considering entering the contest to replace Douglas Ross as the Tory leader north of the border. He advocated splitting the parties in 2011, when he lost a...Senior Scottish Conservatives are planning an “improved version” of controversial proposals to split from the UK party. Murdo...
Kenny Farquharson
Buried beneath Labour joy and SNP dismay in last week’s general election results, a particular number caught my eye: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party won 7 per cent of the Scottish vote. This was despite no Scottish campaign to speak of, with candidates utterly unknown to the Scottish public, no Scottish leader and no...Buried beneath Labour joy and SNP dismay in last week’s general election results, a particular...Buried beneath Labour joy and SNP dismay in last week’s general election results, a particular...
Scotland’s national rail operator has cut its services by more than a quarter under a temporary timetable as it...Scotland’s national rail operator has cut its services by more than a quarter under a temporary...Scotland’s national rail operator has cut its services by more than a quarter under a temporary...
The identities of murdered children may never be made public under “unworkable” plans being considered by Scottish...The identities of murdered children may never be made public under “unworkable” plans being...The identities of murdered children may never be made public under “unworkable” plans being...
george horne interview
No sooner had Scotland finished dismantling Canada than Gregor Townsend was reminding his players about what happened the last time they kicked off a summer tour with a big win over the Canucks. George Horne listened in to that dressing-room...No sooner had Scotland finished dismantling Canada than Gregor Townsend was reminding his players...No sooner had Scotland finished dismantling Canada than Gregor Townsend was reminding his players...
Scottish business digest
Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland. 1. Transport...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.
The independent councillor elected provost of Angus has resigned after he reduced a colleague to tears by chastising...The independent councillor elected provost of Angus has resigned after he reduced a colleague to...The independent councillor elected provost of Angus has resigned after he reduced a colleague to...
Comment
Now is the time for Starmer to claim a mandate
Daniel Finkelstein
The general election campaign might look like it’s finished but these are crucial days for defining Labour’s victory
Roger Boyes
What Nato leaders want to see from Biden
aLICE tHOMSON
Youthful parliament has to bail out Gen Z
Matthew Parris | Notebook
These weird times when less proves to be more
Jawad Iqbal
Deficient nursing regulator putting patients at risk
Leading Articles
Potemkin Defence
Sir Keir Starmer portrays himself as a champion of a strong military. But the prime minister repeatedly refuses to set a hard deadline for raising defence spending
Vuitton, Versace and VAT
The new chancellor should axe a damaging tax increase on foreign shoppers
Rearranging the Deckchairs
Those lucky to live in beautiful places should regard tourists as a compliment
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Why Timpson’s boss is key to prison reform
Sir, Libby Purves’s article “James Timpson’s a man who gets things done” (comment, Jul 8) is accurate and encouraging. Any of us who have had the privilege to work with Lord Timpson will recognise her description of him as “a man who sees...Sir, Libby Purves’s article “James Timpson’s a man who gets things done” (comment, Jul 8)...Sir, Libby Purves’s article “James Timpson’s a man who gets things done” (comment, Jul 8)...
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