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Andrew humiliated as Queen strips his titles
Ex-servicemen had urged her to act over sexual assault case
The Queen stripped the Duke of York of his honorary military roles and royal patronages after a face-to-face meeting yesterday as she moved to stop his sexual assault court case from further damaging the royal family. In a humiliating blow, Prince Andrew, 61, will also no longer use the style of...The Queen stripped the Duke of York of his honorary military roles and royal patronages after a face-to-face meeting yesterday as she moved to stop his sexual assault court case from further damaging the royal family. In a humiliating blow, Prince Andrew, 61, will also no longer use the style of...The Queen stripped the Duke of York of his honorary military roles and royal patronages after a face-to-face meeting yesterday...
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Veterans vanquish stubborn opponent
Veterans have welcomed the Queen’s decision to strip the Duke of York of his honorary military titles. The titles included honorary colonel of the Grenadier Guards, one of the oldest and most senior infantry regiments in the British Army. The role was said to hold emotional significance for the Queen as it was given to her on her 16th...Veterans have welcomed the Queen’s decision to strip the Duke of York of his honorary military titles. The titles included honorary colonel of the Grenadier Guards, one of the oldest and most senior infantry regiments in the British Army. The role was said to hold emotional significance for the Queen as it was given to her on her 16th...Veterans have welcomed the Queen’s decision to strip the Duke of York of his honorary military titles. The titles included...
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Downing St parties were ‘not criminal’, inquiry to say
An inquiry into allegations of lockdown parties in Downing Street is expected to conclude that there is no evidence of criminality but could censure Boris Johnson for a lack of judgment. The Times has been told that Sue Gray, a civil servant overseeing the inquiry, has not found sufficient evidence of criminality to...An inquiry into allegations of lockdown parties in Downing Street is expected to conclude that...An inquiry into allegations of lockdown parties in Downing Street is expected to conclude that...
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I thought I’d die, says army veteran attacked by cows
An army veteran thought she was going to die after she was trampled by cows on a dog walk in Yorkshire. Janicke Tvedt...An army veteran thought she was going to die after she was trampled by cows on a dog walk in...An army veteran thought she was going to die after she was trampled by cows on a dog walk in...
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Virus clue raises hopes of cure for MS
A common virus appears to be the main cause of multiple sclerosis, according to a study that may help to guide...A common virus appears to be the main cause of multiple sclerosis, according to a study that may...A common virus appears to be the main cause of multiple sclerosis, according to a study that may...
Read the full storyCastle owners want an offer they can’t refuse (€6 million)
Francis Ford Coppola was looking for a grand setting in Corleone in which to film the concluding part of his Godfather trilogy. However, he inevitably ran into mobsters demanding eyewatering rents in the Sicilian town in the Cosa Nostra heartland...Francis Ford Coppola was looking for a grand setting in Corleone in which to film the concluding...Francis Ford Coppola was looking for a grand setting in Corleone in which to film the concluding...
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Choice of schools does not make parents happier
Parents given multiple options for their child’s school are no happier about their education than those who have little choice, a report says. Many families feel that they have the illusion of choice and the reality leaves them...Parents given multiple options for their child’s school are no happier about their education than those who have little choice, a report says. Many families feel that they have the illusion of choice and the reality leaves them...Parents given multiple options for their child’s school are no happier about their education than those who have...
Read the full storyProfessor fears for his job after tweets on gender
A lecturer has said that he is the latest academic victim of “cancel culture” after his university began investigating his tweets for transphobia without giving him details about the allegation. James Treadwell, a professor of...A lecturer has said that he is the latest academic victim of “cancel culture” after his university began investigating his tweets for transphobia without giving him details about the allegation. James Treadwell, a professor of...A lecturer has said that he is the latest academic victim of “cancel culture” after his university began...
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TOM TUGENDHAT | COMMENT
Tawdry tale shows life isn’t all le Carré
The Times Diary
Stage coach to Downton
Dirty Duchess has the viewers seduced
A Very British Scandal starring Claire Foy was the most-watched show on BBC iPlayer during a record-breaking Christmas of TV streaming. The first episode of the story of the “dirty duchess” was viewed 2.3 million times. Foy played Margaret...A Very British Scandal starring Claire Foy was the most-watched show on BBC iPlayer during a...A Very British Scandal starring Claire Foy was the most-watched show on BBC iPlayer during a...
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Syrian prison boss jailed for murdering protesters
A colonel in Syria’s intelligence service was jailed for life yesterday by a German court for the mass torture and murder of anti-Assad protesters, in an important test case for the principle of universal jurisdiction for crimes against humanity. Anwar Raslan, 58, had sat impassively through 105...A colonel in Syria’s intelligence service was jailed for life yesterday by a German court for the mass torture and murder of anti-Assad protesters, in an important test case for the principle of universal jurisdiction for crimes against humanity. Anwar Raslan, 58, had sat impassively through 105...A colonel in Syria’s intelligence service was jailed for life yesterday by a German court for the mass torture and murder of...
Read the full storyA disquieting glimpse into Assad’s laboratory of pain
The jailers were blunt. “I will take you behind the sun, where even the flies will not know where you are,” Hussein Ghreir, a victim of Branch 251’s tortures, was told. I was not a Syrian protester, or a blogger like Ghreir, and as a credentialled foreign journalist had much less reason to fear when I was briefly detained by Colonel Anwar...The jailers were blunt. “I will take you behind the sun, where even the flies will not know where you are,” Hussein Ghreir, a victim of Branch 251’s tortures, was told. I was not a Syrian protester, or a blogger like Ghreir, and as a credentialled foreign journalist had much less reason to fear when I was briefly detained by Colonel Anwar...The jailers were blunt. “I will take you behind the sun, where even the flies will not know where you are,” Hussein Ghreir, a...
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We could move weapons to Cuba, Russia warns US
Russia has warned that it could deploy military infrastructure on America’s doorstep in Cuba and Venezuela if Nato does not pledge to halt its enlargement in Europe. Sergei Ryabkov, the Russian deputy foreign minister, refused to rule out such a move when asked specifically about the possibility in the event of a...Russia has warned that it could deploy military infrastructure on America’s doorstep in Cuba and...Russia has warned that it could deploy military infrastructure on America’s doorstep in Cuba and...
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Collapsing lira may bring Erdogan down with it
I’m everybody’s friend, claims Berlusconi in press campaign
Aside from being a self-made businessman who created many jobs, Silvio Berlusconi is a politician with enormous international experience who received the longest applause — eight minutes — ever given by the US Congress. At...Aside from being a self-made businessman who created many jobs, Silvio Berlusconi is a politician with enormous international experience who received the longest applause — eight minutes — ever given by the US Congress. At...Aside from being a self-made businessman who created many jobs, Silvio Berlusconi is a politician with enormous...
Read the full storyTelecoms body with no budget ‘is a cover for secret service’
Germany set up a fake government body as a cover for an intelligence service, an investigation suggests. The Federal Telecommunications Service (BST), based in an office block above a supermarket in southeast Berlin, vanished...Germany set up a fake government body as a cover for an intelligence service, an investigation suggests. The Federal Telecommunications Service (BST), based in an office block above a supermarket in southeast Berlin, vanished...Germany set up a fake government body as a cover for an intelligence service, an investigation suggests. The Federal...
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US Supreme Court blocks Biden’s vaccine mandates
The US Supreme Court has blocked the Biden administration from imposing vaccine mandates on large American companies, in another blow for the president as his government struggles to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. The new mandate came into...The US Supreme Court has blocked the Biden administration from imposing vaccine mandates on large...The US Supreme Court has blocked the Biden administration from imposing vaccine mandates on large...
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US warship to provide hypersonic challenge to Chinese navy
The United States has revealed plans for a next-generation destroyer which will be packed with hypersonic missiles and laser weapons to challenge the threat posed by China’s rapidly growing navy. The warship, expected to be the largest of its kind...The United States has revealed plans for a next-generation destroyer which will be packed with...The United States has revealed plans for a next-generation destroyer which will be packed with...
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Village is waiting for the rocks to drop
The residents of Gerb pass their days looking up at the rocky crag that shelters their village from the northerly...The residents of Gerb pass their days looking up at the rocky crag that shelters their village...The residents of Gerb pass their days looking up at the rocky crag that shelters their village...
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Domino’s deal: same price, less chicken
Fast-food executives are on a wing and a prayer that they can cut costs by persuading Americans to pay the same...Fast-food executives are on a wing and a prayer that they can cut costs by persuading Americans...Fast-food executives are on a wing and a prayer that they can cut costs by persuading Americans...
Read the full storyFrench dressing revolution in US as FDA changes salad rules
America is in the throes of a French dressing revolution after US authorities relaxed rules on which ingredients the nation’s favourite salad topping can contain. Since 1950, the Food and Drug Administration has enforced rigid standards, decreeing...America is in the throes of a French dressing revolution after US authorities relaxed rules on...America is in the throes of a French dressing revolution after US authorities relaxed rules on...
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Under-fire Provident to pay dividend
The sub-prime lender that last year contentiously cut compensation payouts to borrowers mis-sold high-interest loans has sparked fresh controversy after taking back £20 million of provisions and confirming plans to restart paying dividends. Provident Financial announced the moves yesterday after...The sub-prime lender that last year contentiously cut compensation payouts to borrowers mis-sold high-interest loans has sparked fresh controversy after taking back £20 million of provisions and confirming plans to restart paying dividends. Provident Financial announced the moves yesterday after...The sub-prime lender that last year contentiously cut compensation payouts to borrowers mis-sold high-interest loans has...
Read the full storyTesco in the party spirit after busy Christmas trading
Tesco yesterday became the latest retailer to increase its annual profits forecast after trading over Christmas proved better than expected. It was the second time in four months that Britain’s largest grocer had raised its profit guidance and came 24 hours after Sainsbury’s, its Big Four rival, had published its own bullish trading...Tesco yesterday became the latest retailer to increase its annual profits forecast after trading over Christmas proved better than expected. It was the second time in four months that Britain’s largest grocer had raised its profit guidance and came 24 hours after Sainsbury’s, its Big Four rival, had published its own bullish trading...Tesco yesterday became the latest retailer to increase its annual profits forecast after trading over Christmas proved better...
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Covid absences hit high in December
An estimated 3 per cent of the workforce was signed off in late December and a fifth of businesses reported increased cancellations amid the surge in the Omicron coronavirus variant. Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that absences related to Covid-19 hit a 19-month high at the end of last...An estimated 3 per cent of the workforce was signed off in late December and a fifth of...An estimated 3 per cent of the workforce was signed off in late December and a fifth of...
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business commentary
Beware a hangover after festive cheer
Talk about a lack of Christmas turkeys. Not on the shelves but among UK retailers. Where are the traditional new year...Talk about a lack of Christmas turkeys. Not on the shelves but among UK retailers. Where are the...Talk about a lack of Christmas turkeys. Not on the shelves but among UK retailers. Where are the...
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comment
It’s high time we branded all these clichés for what they are: annoying
It is hard to argue with the claim in a recent issue of The New York Times that the + sign has become a cliché in...It is hard to argue with the claim in a recent issue of The New York Times that the + sign has...It is hard to argue with the claim in a recent issue of The New York Times that the + sign has...
Read the full storyGoogle unveils ‘future of work’ — in London
Google is making a billion-dollar bet on the future of in-office working in London with the acquisition of an office development in the centre of the capital. The giant American technology group will have the capacity to house thousands more staff...Google is making a billion-dollar bet on the future of in-office working in London with the...Google is making a billion-dollar bet on the future of in-office working in London with the...
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Simulation is real deal for Team17
Team17 is tapping investors for £80 million to fund its biggest acquisition, one that will take it into the simulation games market. The video games publisher, best known for Worms and Overcooked, will pay €100 million for Astragon...Team17 is tapping investors for £80 million to fund its biggest acquisition, one that will take...Team17 is tapping investors for £80 million to fund its biggest acquisition, one that will take...
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Persimmon snaps up new finance director from Aviva
A new chief financial officer has been appointed by Persimmon after Mike Killoran said that he would retire this month. Jason Windsor, 49, who has resigned from his role as chief financial officer at Aviva, the insurer...A new chief financial officer has been appointed by Persimmon after Mike Killoran said that he would retire this month. Jason Windsor, 49, who has resigned from his role as chief financial officer at Aviva, the insurer...A new chief financial officer has been appointed by Persimmon after Mike Killoran said that he would retire this month.
Read the full storyAstraZeneca sues for £19m over collapse of Bristol site
AstraZeneca is claiming millions in damages after the collapse of its former pharmaceuticals site near Bristol under a contract manufacturing company. David Rubin & Partners was appointed administrator of the Avlon site in...AstraZeneca is claiming millions in damages after the collapse of its former pharmaceuticals site near Bristol under a contract manufacturing company. David Rubin & Partners was appointed administrator of the Avlon site in...AstraZeneca is claiming millions in damages after the collapse of its former pharmaceuticals site near Bristol under...
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carabao cup
Ten-man Arsenal hold firm as impotent Liverpool learn value of Salah
Liverpool 0 Arsenal 0
The next time that Mohamed Salah looks to highlight his importance to Liverpool and prod contract talks along, he need not to do a photoshoot and interview with a glossy magazine. A DVD of this game would act as Exhibit A. Rather than taking a giant stride towards a Wembley cup final, Jürgen Klopp watched his side toil, all huff and puff, against an inspired Arsenal...The next time that Mohamed Salah looks to highlight his importance to Liverpool and prod contract...The next time that Mohamed Salah looks to highlight his importance to Liverpool and prod contract...
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Carabao Cup
Arteta refuses to rule out postponing Spurs clash
Mikel Arteta, the Arsenal manager, has claimed that Sunday’s north London derby with Tottenham Hotspur is at risk of...Mikel Arteta, the Arsenal manager, has claimed that Sunday’s north London derby with Tottenham Hotspur is at risk of being postponed if his side lose any more outfield players. Last night’s battling goalless Carabao Cup draw away to Liverpool came at a cost for Arteta, with Granit Xhaka sent off in the first half.Mikel Arteta, the Arsenal manager, has claimed that Sunday’s north London derby with Tottenham Hotspur is at risk of being...
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Football | matt dickinson
What’s stopping a player coming out? Football is
And so to 2022, the year of Qatar. A desert state that needs lots of vast gleaming football stadiums, like Boris...And so to 2022, the year of Qatar. A desert state that needs lots of vast gleaming football...And so to 2022, the year of Qatar. A desert state that needs lots of vast gleaming football...
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Football
Ronaldo: Season will be a nightmare if United players do not improve mentality
Cristiano Ronaldo has said that Manchester United’s “nightmare” season will continue unless the squad’s mentality...Cristiano Ronaldo has said that Manchester United’s “nightmare” season will continue unless the...Cristiano Ronaldo has said that Manchester United’s “nightmare” season will continue unless the...
Read the full storyRUGBY UNION | PAOLO ODOGWU INTERVIEW
‘As a black player I wasn’t comfortable at my old clubs – now I can be myself at Wasps’
Paolo Odogwu will be back on a teamsheet for the first time in seven and a half months on Saturday, and the sport can be glad for his re-emergence. For the 24-year-old Wasps back does not just break open defences, but perceptions of what a rugby player should look like, be like and do with his platform. “I’m happy to be part of that — leading a charge of being...Paolo Odogwu will be back on a teamsheet for the first time in seven and a half months on...Paolo Odogwu will be back on a teamsheet for the first time in seven and a half months on...
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tennis | Stuart Fraser
Players’ fury rising as Djokovic circus demeans grand slam
The so-called “happy slam” is not so happy this year. There are only four days until the Australian Open gets under...The so-called “happy slam” is not so happy this year. There are only four days until the Australian Open gets under way and a sense of chaos reigns at Melbourne Park as the Novak Djokovic saga hangs in the air like a bad smell. “It’s killing me,” one player told The Times, exasperated that the build-up to the...The so-called “happy slam” is not so happy this year. There are only four days until the Australian Open gets under way and a...
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football | alexis mac allister interview
The ‘Irish’ Argentinian with debt to Diego Maradona
Rugby Union | Stuart Barnes
One defeat does not break a team but Tigers must change to stay at top
The Ashes | Simon Wilde
Leadership vacuum leaves English game with credibility crisis
The last days of a long cricket tour are usually bittersweet. For many, the desire to get home is overwhelming, but...The last days of a long cricket tour are usually bittersweet. For many, the desire to get home is...The last days of a long cricket tour are usually bittersweet. For many, the desire to get home is...
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The Ashes | Gideon Haigh
144 years on from Bailey’s odyssey, Tasmania finally gets its day (night) in the Ashes sun (moonlight)
Welcome to Ashes cricket, Tasmania. Frankly, you should have been here years ago. And ironically, what got you the...Welcome to Ashes cricket, Tasmania. Frankly, you should have been here years ago. And ironically...Welcome to Ashes cricket, Tasmania. Frankly, you should have been here years ago. And ironically...
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Australian Open
Raducanu handed tough first-round test against former US Open champion Stephens
Winning the US Open last year guaranteed Emma Raducanu a seeding for the Australian Open, but she has not been rewarded with a kind draw. Sloane Stephens, also a grand-slam champion at Flushing Meadows, in 2017, awaits in the first round. In terms of status, this is one of the toughest unseeded opponents that the 19-year-old Briton could have faced in her opening match.Winning the US Open last year guaranteed Emma Raducanu a seeding for the Australian Open, but she...Winning the US Open last year guaranteed Emma Raducanu a seeding for the Australian Open, but she...
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Tennis
Unvaccinated player deported after ‘being ordered to strip during six-hour border interrogation’
A female Czech tennis player who was deported from Australia because she was unvaccinated has said that she was...A female Czech tennis player who was deported from Australia because she was unvaccinated has said that she was ordered to strip during her long interrogation by the nation’s border authorities. The doubles specialist, Renata Voracova, was detained in Melbourne for the same visa infringement as the men’s world No 1...A female Czech tennis player who was deported from Australia because she was unvaccinated has said that she was ordered to...
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Premier League
Guardiola back for Chelsea game after testing negative
Premier League
Newcastle to visit Saudi Arabia for winter training camp
NFL | Paddy Von Behr
Belichick may need help from Mother Nature as Patriots look to slow down Buffalo and Allen
When Tom Brady left the New England Patriots in 2020, the narrative could not have been clearer: at last, we’ll discover whether the source of their greatness was the ice-cool quarterback or their cantankerous head coach, Bill Belichick. What has transpired since does not provide an obvious answer. Yes, Brady left and immediately won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay...When Tom Brady left the New England Patriots in 2020, the narrative could not have been clearer...When Tom Brady left the New England Patriots in 2020, the narrative could not have been clearer...
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Tennis
Australian Open, Wimbledon but where’s Djokovic? Tennis gets the Netflix treatment
Tennis is the latest sport to have been given the Netflix treatment, hot on the heels of an announcement that golf’s...Tennis is the latest sport to have been given the Netflix treatment, hot on the heels of an announcement that golf’s leading professionals will be followed at the four majors and PGA Tour events. News of the tennis series came with the caveat that Novak Djokovic’s issues at the border are unlikely to feature...Tennis is the latest sport to have been given the Netflix treatment, hot on the heels of an announcement that golf’s leading...
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cricket | Nick Greenslade
I’m sorry Mike, but private-school privilege is alive and well in our cricketing system
racing
Rob Wright’s racing tips
music
Ronnie Spector: the iconic voice, the toxic husband and a pop song that will last for ever
The lead singer of the Ronettes died this week aged 78. Will Hodgkinson recalls an incredible life and pays tribute
CAITLIN MORAN'S CELEBRITY WATCH
Does Boris often work surrounded by people carrying clanking bags of rioja?
FILM
10 films for foodies and what to eat while watching them
As the kitchen drama Boiling Point becomes a surprise hit, Larushka Ivan-Zadeh picks the best movies for gourmands
THE ARTS COLUMN
Museums should be allowed take those pots of TV money
FILM REVIEW
Cow — I found this quietly moo-ving
FILM REVIEW
Memoria — Tilda Swinton energises this big-ideas film
★★★★☆
Yes, the Thai film-maker Apichatpong Weerasethakul, director of award-winning head-scratchers such as ...★★★★☆
Yes, the Thai film-maker Apichatpong Weerasethakul, director of...★★★★☆
Yes, the Thai film-maker Apichatpong Weerasethakul, director of...
PODCASTS
The Coming Storm — we can’t get enough of fringe weirdos
The Coming Storm
★★★☆☆ Hunting Ghislaine: The Trial
★★★★☆ The Coming Storm, a new BBC Sounds podcast about...The Coming Storm
★★★☆☆ Hunting Ghislaine: The Trial
★★★★☆ The Coming Storm, a new BBC...The Coming Storm
★★★☆☆ Hunting Ghislaine: The Trial
★★★★☆ The Coming Storm, a new BBC...
FILM REVIEW
Scream — ‘guess the killer’ game is all this franchise has to offer
★★☆☆☆
The definitive scene in this rebooted and now fifth Scream instalment takes place midway through the proceedings, after multiple murders by the returning ghostface killer in the phenomenally blighted town of Woodsboro, California.★★☆☆☆
The definitive scene in this rebooted and now fifth Scream instalment takes place...★★☆☆☆
The definitive scene in this rebooted and now fifth Scream instalment takes place...
classic film of the week
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner review — landmark melodrama about an interracial romance
FILM REVIEW
Save the Cinema — a sentimental, inauthentic yuck-fest
★★☆☆☆
Sweeter than a bucket of honey-coated Welsh cakes, and just as indigestible, this real-life “feelgood”...★★☆☆☆
Sweeter than a bucket of honey-coated Welsh cakes, and just as indigestible, this...★★☆☆☆
Sweeter than a bucket of honey-coated Welsh cakes, and just as indigestible, this...
music reviews
The best new music to listen to this week
Here are some of the best new albums and tracks our critics have heard over the past week. We’ll update the list...Here are some of the best new albums and tracks our critics have heard over the past week. We’ll...Here are some of the best new albums and tracks our critics have heard over the past week. We’ll...
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The Weeknd: Dawn FM — cinematic record is Eighties-influenced perfection
★★★★★
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye’s hair and beard are distinctly silvery on the cover of his fabulous fifth studio album. Is that premature, pandemic-induced ageing (if so, I feel your pain, mate) or a message that the Canadian superstar otherwise...★★★★★
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye’s hair and beard are distinctly silvery on the cover of his...★★★★★
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye’s hair and beard are distinctly silvery on the cover of his...
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight
For full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplanner Viewing guide, by James Jackson
After Life
Netflix...For full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplanner Viewing guide, by James...For full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplanner Viewing guide, by James...
TABLE TALK
Marina O’Loughlin: ‘Rough around the edges at first, but now I applaud its artistry’
My blazing infatuation with Toklas took a while to kindle. Well, it took till salad — not something I expected to be...My blazing infatuation with Toklas took a while to kindle. Well, it took till salad — not...My blazing infatuation with Toklas took a while to kindle. Well, it took till salad — not...
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first night | comedy
Alan Carr — a winningly frothy celebration of the fame game
★★★★☆
The cheeringly knobbly self-deprecation begins even before the show does. Alan Carr is here to give us a postcard of life at the top of the showbiz pile: the famous friends, the tabloid intrusions, the foreign jaunts, the domestic...★★★★☆
The cheeringly knobbly self-deprecation begins even before the show does. Alan Carr is...★★★★☆
The cheeringly knobbly self-deprecation begins even before the show does. Alan Carr is...
FIRST NIGHT | CONCERT
Hilary Hahn/Andreas Haefliger — a capacity crowd acclaimed blissful Beethoven
FIRST NIGHT | DANCE
Life — Gandini Juggling’s charming tribute to Merce Cunningham
★★★★☆
Subtitled A Love Letter to Merce Cunningham, the world premiere of Gandini Juggling’s Life launched this...★★★★☆
Subtitled A Love Letter to Merce Cunningham, the world premiere of Gandini Juggling’s ...★★★★☆
Subtitled A Love Letter to Merce Cunningham, the world premiere of Gandini Juggling’s ...
BOOKS
What are you reading? The best book tips for January
Is your new year’s resolution to tackle everything from Proust to Tolstoy to the Brontës? Or are you one of those...Is your new year’s resolution to tackle everything from Proust to Tolstoy to the Brontës? Or are...Is your new year’s resolution to tackle everything from Proust to Tolstoy to the Brontës? Or are...
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The Times Daily Quiz
Fifteen questions to get you thinking
1 Which Asian country is called “Nippon” or “Nihon” in its native language? 2 The Dutchwoman, Miep Gies, helped hide the family of which teenage diarist during the Second World War? 3 Which title character of a Delibes ballet is the mechanical “daughter” of a sinister inventor? 4 Ralph Vaughan Williams scored the 1948 film that starred John Mills as which Polar explorer?1 Which Asian country is called “Nippon” or “Nihon” in its native language? 2 The Dutchwoman...1 Which Asian country is called “Nippon” or “Nihon” in its native language? 2 The Dutchwoman...
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DEBORAH ROSS
I’ve been offered a dog. Should I take her? Help me decide!
Readers, help me, please, as I am paralysed by indecision. I go one way, then the other, then retrace over and over.Readers, help me, please, as I am paralysed by indecision. I go one way, then the other, then...Readers, help me, please, as I am paralysed by indecision. I go one way, then the other, then...
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arts
The lyrics they wish they hadn’t written
In 1979 the lyrics to Elvis Costello’s Oliver’s Army must have come across as a searing indictment of the treatment...In 1979 the lyrics to Elvis Costello’s Oliver’s Army must have come across as a searing...In 1979 the lyrics to Elvis Costello’s Oliver’s Army must have come across as a searing...
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OBITUARY
Ronnie Spector
Style-setting lead singer of the Ronettes who had a string of hits in the Sixties and the Rolling Stones as their support band
The best thing Ronnie Spector ever did was to record with Phil Spector. The worst thing she ever did was to marry him. In the studio they made sweet music together, as Phil produced Ronnie and her group the Ronettes singing some of the most enduring hits in 1960s pop, cloaking her voice in his celebrated “wall of sound” on hits such as Be My Baby, Baby I Love You ...The best thing Ronnie Spector ever did was to record with Phil Spector. The worst thing she...The best thing Ronnie Spector ever did was to record with Phil Spector. The worst thing she...
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OBITUARY
Bill Squire
When Sarah Squire was appointed as Her Majesty’s ambassador to Tallinn in 2000, the Estonians were delighted. “We...When Sarah Squire was appointed as Her Majesty’s ambassador to Tallinn in 2000, the Estonians were delighted. “We have got two British ambassadors for the price of one,” they declared, referring to her husband, Bill, a retired diplomat who in the 1980s had been ambassador to Israel. It was uncharted territory both...When Sarah Squire was appointed as Her Majesty’s ambassador to Tallinn in 2000, the Estonians were delighted. “We have got two...
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OBITUARY
Elizabeth Selby
FROM THE ARCHIVE
Carpentier wins. Cook outclassed
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Births, marriages and deaths
Now, ‘the Lord’ in this passage is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is present, there is freedom. 2...Now, ‘the Lord’ in this passage is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is present, there...Now, ‘the Lord’ in this passage is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is present, there...
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COURT CIRCULAR
January 13, 2022
St James’s Palace
13th January, 2022
The Countess of Wessex this afternoon arrived at Heathrow Airport, London...St James’s Palace
13th January, 2022
The Countess of Wessex this afternoon arrived at...St James’s Palace
13th January, 2022
The Countess of Wessex this afternoon arrived at...
WEATHER EYE
An asteroid hit is rare but effects are devastating
If a giant asteroid hit Earth there would be a global catastrophe. That is the plot of the recent Netflix film Don’t Look Up, when two astronomers discover that a space rock will collide with Earth in six months’ time and warn of an...If a giant asteroid hit Earth there would be a global catastrophe. That is the plot of the recent...If a giant asteroid hit Earth there would be a global catastrophe. That is the plot of the recent...
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MOVE
New order: why more under-30s are moving to Manchester
Millennials are flocking to the northern city for the Canary Wharf-but-cool vibes
IMPROVE
Going up: the rise of the home lift
Do a Michael Gove and level up (and down) by installing an elevator in your property
MOVE
In need of modernisation: 23 extraordinary fixer-uppers for sale
Reviving these tired homes, ranging from £85,000 to £21 million, could pay big dividends
MOVE
How to play the property portals
To get the best deals you have to be shrewd about Rightmove, Zoopla and more
OVERSEAS
Live tax-free and beachside in the Cayman Islands
It’s the UK, but not as we know it — swanky villas, year-round sun and scuba diving
GET BRITAIN MOVING
Why I’m buying a buy-to-let with my brother instead of a first home
I’ve been working for four years and don’t earn enough yet to get a residential mortgage as a first-time buyer so I’m clubbing together with my brother Nick to get a buy-to-let property in Woodside Park in Barnet, north London, near where we live, for £450,000. We’ve just exchanged and hope to complete in March. It would be impossible to get on the property ladder...I’ve been working for four years and don’t earn enough yet to get a residential mortgage as a...I’ve been working for four years and don’t earn enough yet to get a residential mortgage as a...
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Legal Q&A
Can I stop a digital version of my house being sold in the metaverse?
Q There is a lot being written about the metaverse, where it is possible to overlay a digital world on top of our own....Q There is a lot being written about the metaverse, where it is possible to overlay a digital world on top of our own. Can I stop anyone buying the digital version of my house in the metaverse? A In some versions of the metaverse the makers have created virtual worlds with digital representations of real-life...Q There is a lot being written about the metaverse, where it is possible to overlay a digital world on top of our own. Can I...
Read the full storyRangers prosecutors wanted to ‘nail’ businessmen
Prosecutors privately expressed a wish to “nail” the businessmen at the centre of the disgraced police investigation into the takeover of Rangers FC, fuelling claims of a major miscarriage of justice. David Grier, David Whitehouse and Paul Clark, of Duff & Phelps, a global financial...Prosecutors privately expressed a wish to “nail” the businessmen at the centre of the disgraced police investigation into the takeover of Rangers FC, fuelling claims of a major miscarriage of justice. David Grier, David Whitehouse and Paul Clark, of Duff & Phelps, a global financial...Prosecutors privately expressed a wish to “nail” the businessmen at the centre of the disgraced police investigation into the...
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MSPs back Ross over Johnson as Tory row deepens
The relationship between the Scottish Conservatives leader and senior cabinet ministers in London has broken down over Boris Johnson’s attendance at a Downing Street drinks party. Tensions have emerged between Douglas Ross and Alister Jack, the Scottish secretary, after the Scottish Tory leader said the prime minister should quit for...
The relationship between the Scottish Conservatives leader and senior cabinet ministers in London has broken down over Boris Johnson’s attendance at a Downing Street drinks party. Tensions have emerged between Douglas Ross and Alister Jack, the Scottish secretary, after the Scottish Tory leader said the prime minister should quit for...
The relationship between the Scottish Conservatives leader and senior cabinet ministers in London has broken down over Boris...
LOCKDOWN PARTIES | ANALYSIS
What does it say about the UK if even the Conservatives aren’t united?
Tory prime ministers are used to friendly fire from Scottish Conservatives. Elected Tories north of the border tend to be more liberal and centrist certainly than the present cabinet but also many of their predecessors. However, the past 24 hours have seen an unprecedented escalation of hostilities, and not only...Tory prime ministers are used to friendly fire from Scottish Conservatives. Elected Tories north...Tory prime ministers are used to friendly fire from Scottish Conservatives. Elected Tories north...
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Charles turns back clock with new hedgerows at Dumfries House
Nearly two miles of new hedge is to be laid at a stately home saved for the nation by Prince Charles to attract more wildlife. The hedging will be planted across the Dumfries House estate in Ayrshire to improve biodiversity using hawthorn mixed...Nearly two miles of new hedge is to be laid at a stately home saved for the nation by Prince...Nearly two miles of new hedge is to be laid at a stately home saved for the nation by Prince...
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coronavirus
Virus raises risk of stillbirths, says study
Babies of women who have recently caught Covid-19 are more likely to be stillborn, born prematurely or die shortly...Babies of women who have recently caught Covid-19 are more likely to be stillborn, born...Babies of women who have recently caught Covid-19 are more likely to be stillborn, born...
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coronavirus
Husband’s mental health plea after doctor’s suicide
The husband of a doctor who took her own life after battling Covid has described her death as a “stark reminder” of...The husband of a doctor who took her own life after battling Covid has described her death as a...The husband of a doctor who took her own life after battling Covid has described her death as a...
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Transporting views from a shipping magnate’s villa
This painstakingly renovated four-bedroom home in Helensburgh retains charming period fixtures
Pynhannot, with commanding views of the Helensburgh skyline across the River Clyde, was built in 1875 for the renowned shipping magnate William Sloan as an illustrious family home from which he could proudly observe his fleet of ships steaming to and from Glasgow. Significantly extended in 1902 by the celebrated Scottish architect Robert Wemyss, the house remained in... Pynhannot, with commanding views of the Helensburgh skyline across the River Clyde, was built in... Pynhannot, with commanding views of the Helensburgh skyline across the River Clyde, was built in...
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Legal Q&A
Help! How can I be certain my boundary fence is in the right place?
Q My neighbour sold their property and the new owner is insisting that the fence between our gardens is too far over...Q My neighbour sold their property and the new owner is insisting that the fence between our gardens is too far over into his land. I think that the fence is in the right place, but how can I be certain? A Boundaries are the lines that separate your house and garden from your those of your neighbours. They usually...Q My neighbour sold their property and the new owner is insisting that the fence between our gardens is too far over into his...
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coronavirus
SNP accused of exam ‘confusion’
Leading article
Border Warfare
Football
Celtic have no more plans for signings in the January window, says Postecoglou
Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has no plans to make any more signings in the January window and said he was relaxed about Riley McGree turning down an offer because he only wanted players who would be fully committed. Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate and...Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has no plans to make any more signings in the January window and...Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has no plans to make any more signings in the January window and...
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Man arrested over teacher’s murder released
Gardai rule out suspect who protested innocence
A Romanian man arrested by gardai for the murder of Ashling Murphy, the 23-year-old school teacher killed while jogging along a canal in Offaly, was freed last night after being eliminated from inquiries. The 40-year-old, who was arrested within hours of the killing, is said to have repeatedly protested his innocence while in custody. He was released after analysis of...A Romanian man arrested by gardai for the murder of Ashling Murphy, the 23-year-old school...A Romanian man arrested by gardai for the murder of Ashling Murphy, the 23-year-old school...
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coronavirus
Covid tests fall 50% as hope rises Omicron peak has passed
Senior HSE officials have given fresh indications that the Omicron surge may have reached its peak as pressure on PCR...Senior HSE officials have given fresh indications that the Omicron surge may have reached its peak as pressure on PCR testing has reduced for the first time since before Christmas. Paul Reid, the HSE chief executive, and Damien McCallion, the vaccination programme lead, said test referrals from GPs had decreased by...Senior HSE officials have given fresh indications that the Omicron surge may have reached its peak as pressure on PCR testing...
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Ashling Murphy killing
Town numbed by canalside killing
ashling murphy killing
Explaining death to pupils needs tact and care
Ashling murphy killing | Comment
Ashling’s killing brings home women’s greatest fear
Rugby Union | Peter O’Reilly
Colourful rivalry aside – Van Graan cannot afford to lose to Castres
FILM
Seeking purity in art
Pat Collins arrived at Tory, the most remote inhabited island off the coast of Ireland, on a windy day in January 2001.Pat Collins arrived at Tory, the most remote inhabited island off the coast of Ireland, on a...Pat Collins arrived at Tory, the most remote inhabited island off the coast of Ireland, on a...
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DRINK
Sobering effect of minimum pricing as cheap gets the chop
Are you doing dry January? If so, you probably haven’t visited the now-screened- off drinks aisle in a supermarket...Are you doing dry January? If so, you probably haven’t visited the now-screened- off drinks aisle...Are you doing dry January? If so, you probably haven’t visited the now-screened- off drinks aisle...
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Comment
Johnson can’t count on loyalty of his MPs
James Forsyth
The silent majority on the back benches will not hesitate to oust the PM if they decide his survival will cost their seats
Gerard Baker
Armed robbers go free under the Democrats
Joanna Williams
These moral avengers risk destroying all art
Max Hastings | Notebook
Trying and failing to find school report flaws
Libby Purves
It’s never too early to start lessons on spotting fake news
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Morten Morland on Boris Johnson’s party apology
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Intruder Alarm
The MI5 warning of a Chinese ‘agent’ engaged in political interference shows the dangerous determination of Beijing to control the affairs of other nations
Sunak’s Dilemmas
The chancellor cannot with integrity give full-throated support to Boris Johnson
Grateful Nation
Jonathan Van-Tam and his explanatory metaphors will be much missed
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Upsides and downsides of losing our Marbles
Sir, Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill (letter, Jan 13) suggests that aesthetics should trump legal ownership in determining the fate of the Elgin Marbles. This would undoubtedly set a precedent and pressure curators to return other museum...Sir, Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill (letter, Jan 13) suggests that aesthetics should...Sir, Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill (letter, Jan 13) suggests that aesthetics should...
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Briefing
UK: Talks continue between the foreign secretary Liz Truss and Maros Sefcovic, European Commission vice-president, on the Northern Ireland protocol; the digital, culture, media and sport select committee releases a report on racism in cricket; government statistics on the total value of UK exports and imports of goods and services are released. Australia: The Ashes fifth Test between Australia and England takes place at the Blundstone Arena in Bellerive, Tasmania.
On this day
In 1699 a day of fasting was held in the US state of Massachusetts in memory of the wrongful persecution of people convicted of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials. Three US presidents (Taft, Arthur, Ford) have family trees linking them to those executed during the trials; in 1878 Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated his telephone to Queen Victoria at her Isle of Wight residence, Osborne House. Long-distance UK calls were made to Cowes, Southampton and London. One faux pas was that he touched the queen’s hand when offering her the device; in 1907 more than 800 people were killed when an earthquake destroyed most of Kingston and Port Royal, Jamaica, mostly from fires triggered by the quake; in 1941 the Reconnaissance Corps of the British Army was formed, serving as the vanguard of infantry divisions. In 1944 it became part of the Royal Armoured Corps, and disbanded in August 1946; in 1994 Katharine, Duchess of Kent became the first member of the royal family to convert to Catholicism since King Charles II on his deathbed in 1685.
Nature notes
How can you adequately describe the colour of a male bullfinch’s chest? Field guides typically choose “rose-pink”, “pinkish red” or “bright rose-red”. But does this do justice to the experience of catching sight of this almost scarlet-coloured bird as it passes down a winter lane or weaves deftly through the tangles of brambles? Perhaps their scientific name of Pyrrhula pyrrhula (flame bird) is most apposite. This seems especially true now, as male bullfinches begin to display their bright breeding colours while their habitat is still ashen with winter. The female bullfinch’s chest is a more muted pinkie-brown; you’ll always see it alongside the male because the birds bond for life.
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Mark Addy, actor, The Full Monty (1997), 58; Clive Barda, photographer, 77; Phil Bentley, chief executive, Mitie (facilities management group), 63; T Bone Burnett, record producer, musician and songwriter, 74; Prof Sir David Clary, theoretical chemist, president, Magdalen College, Oxford (2005-20), 69; Prof Iwan Davies, international commercial law expert, president and vice-chancellor, Bangor University, 64; Denzil Douglas, prime minister, St Kitts and Nevis (1995-2015), 69; Faye Dunaway, actress, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), 81; Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, cookery writer and broadcaster, 57; Maina Gielgud, former principal ballerina with London Festival Ballet, 77; Dave Grohl, musician, Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, 53; David Halls, director of music, Salisbury Cathedral, 59; LL Cool J, rapper, Radio (1985), 54; Jack Jones, jazz and pop singer, Wives and Lovers (1963), and actor, 84; Prof Simon Kay, plastic surgeon, led the team that performed the UK’s first double hand transplant (2016), 70; Mark Kent, chief executive, Scotch Whisky Association, UK ambassador to Argentina (2016-21), 56; Rear-Admiral Jeremy Larken, DSO, commander of HMS Fearless during the Falklands conflict, 83; Andrew Manze, conductor and violinist, 57; Sir Declan Morgan, lord chief justice of Northern Ireland (2009-21), 70; Sir Trevor Nunn, theatre director, artistic director, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, Royal Shakespeare Company (1968-86), Royal National Theatre (1997-2003), 82; Paul Pester, chief executive, TSB Bank (2013-18), 58; Sir Andrew Popplewell, lord justice of appeal, 63; Nick Smith, Labour MP for Blaenau Gwent, 62; Steven Soderbergh, film-maker, Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), 59; Edward St Aubyn, writer, the Patrick Melrose novels, 62; Emily Watson, actress, Hilary and Jackie (1998), 55; Mako Vunipola, rugby player, Saracens and England, 31.