Expert inquiry into how terror suspect fled prison
updatedThe justice secretary has announced an independent investigation into how a suspected terrorist accused of passing information to Iran was able to escape Wandsworth prison. As the manhunt for Daniel Abed Khalife entered a second day, Alex Chalk said no evidence had emerged of him receiving help...The justice secretary has announced an independent investigation into how a suspected terrorist accused of passing information to Iran was able to escape Wandsworth prison. As the manhunt for Daniel Abed Khalife entered a second day, Alex Chalk said no evidence had emerged of him receiving help...The justice secretary has announced an independent investigation into how a suspected terrorist accused of passing information...
POLITICS
Chris Pincher resigns as MP after failed groping appeal
Rishi Sunak is facing another by-election test after a former minister who allegedly groped two men in a London club announced his resignation as an MP. Chris Pincher, the MP for Tamworth, quit after losing an appeal against his suspension from the House of Commons. He was facing a recall petition that would have ultimately led to a...Rishi Sunak is facing another by-election test after a former minister who allegedly groped two men in a London club announced his resignation as an MP. Chris Pincher, the MP for Tamworth, quit after losing an appeal against his suspension from the House of Commons. He was facing a recall petition that would have ultimately led to a...Rishi Sunak is facing another by-election test after a former minister who allegedly groped two men in a London club announced...
ECONOMY
Housebuyer nerves drive fastest price drop since 2009
House prices fell at their fastest rate since the financial crisis in August, according to the latest house price index from Halifax, the UK’s largest mortgage lender. Prices dropped by 4.6 per cent last month compared with the same month a year ago. That is the biggest year-on-year drop that Halifax has recorded...House prices fell at their fastest rate since the financial crisis in August, according to the...House prices fell at their fastest rate since the financial crisis in August, according to the...
TELEVISION | INTERVIEW
Confessions of a Top Boy: Ashley Walters talks race, guns — and oysters
FIRST PERSON
I saw the 10-inch blade. Then the man jabbed it towards me
Nothing disperses a crowd, stops traffic, creates chaos and induces absolute panic quite like the flash of a 10in blade.Nothing disperses a crowd, stops traffic, creates chaos and induces absolute panic quite like the...Nothing disperses a crowd, stops traffic, creates chaos and induces absolute panic quite like the...
Science
Mystery over golden orb found on ocean floor
Marine biologists have been gripped by a deep sea mystery after a glistening object was found on the ocean floor that...Marine biologists have been gripped by a deep sea mystery after a glistening object was found on...Marine biologists have been gripped by a deep sea mystery after a glistening object was found on...
UK NEWS
Jamie Oliver’s son Buddy gets his own BBC cookery show
Jamie Oliver’s 12-year-old son Buddy has landed his own BBC show teaching other school-age children how to cook. The celebrity chef’s son will show how to make family favourites such as omelettes, meatballs and pancakes. Buddy, whose YouTube...Jamie Oliver’s 12-year-old son Buddy has landed his own BBC show teaching other school-age...Jamie Oliver’s 12-year-old son Buddy has landed his own BBC show teaching other school-age...
Media
BBC begins hunt for new Edwards on election night
Laura Kuenssberg is thought to be the frontrunner to present the BBC’s election night coverage after the suspension...Laura Kuenssberg is thought to be the frontrunner to present the BBC’s election night coverage...Laura Kuenssberg is thought to be the frontrunner to present the BBC’s election night coverage...
Health
Depression can cause type 2 diabetes, study suggests
Depression can directly cause type 2 diabetes as it increases inflammation in vital organs, new research suggests.Depression can directly cause type 2 diabetes as it increases inflammation in vital organs, new...Depression can directly cause type 2 diabetes as it increases inflammation in vital organs, new...
PHOTOGRAPHY
Rocking and rapping for the Abbey Road music photography awards
The shortlisted nominations for the Abbey Road Studios Music Photography Awards 2023 have been announced, featuring musicians from Stormzy to Billie Eilish and Harry Styles. Since the awards were launched last year, there has been a huge increase...The shortlisted nominations for the Abbey Road Studios Music Photography Awards 2023 have been...The shortlisted nominations for the Abbey Road Studios Music Photography Awards 2023 have been...
education
Lecturers to strike over 5% pay rise
The Times Diary
TV newsman’s beefy dreams
Forty years after his first newspaper byline, the broadcaster Colin Brazier is exploring new fields. Acres of them.Forty years after his first newspaper byline, the broadcaster Colin Brazier is exploring new fields.Forty years after his first newspaper byline, the broadcaster Colin Brazier is exploring new fields.
TIMES RADIO
What to listen to today with The Times
Times Radio is our free live news radio station, providing lively, intelligent coverage of today’s main news stories...Times Radio is our free live news radio station, providing lively, intelligent coverage of...Times Radio is our free live news radio station, providing lively, intelligent coverage of...
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WAR IN UKRAINE
Russian missile strike kills 17 as Blinken visits Ukraine
At least 17 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike in eastern Ukraine as Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, arrived in Kyiv on a surprise visit aimed at showing support for its counteroffensive. The missile hit a busy market in Kostyantynivka, a town in the Donetsk region.At least 17 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike in eastern Ukraine as Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, arrived in Kyiv on a surprise visit aimed at showing support for its counteroffensive. The missile hit a busy market in Kostyantynivka, a town in the Donetsk region.At least 17 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike in eastern Ukraine as Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state...
Abortion decriminalised across Mexico
The Mexican supreme court has decriminalised abortion across the country in a landmark ruling which follows a trend of increasing access to the procedure in Latin America. The court said that laws penalising abortion “violate the human rights of women and people with the ability to gestate”. The decision will require the federal public...The Mexican supreme court has decriminalised abortion across the country in a landmark ruling which follows a trend of increasing access to the procedure in Latin America. The court said that laws penalising abortion “violate the human rights of women and people with the ability to gestate”. The decision will require the federal public...The Mexican supreme court has decriminalised abortion across the country in a landmark ruling which follows a trend of...
Japan joins space race with ‘Moon Sniper’ mission
updatedJapan successfully launched a rocket this morning carrying an unmanned spacecraft nicknamed the “Moon Sniper” in a bid to become the fifth nation to land on the moon. The H2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima space centre, on a southern island in the East China Sea, at 8.42am local time and successfully...Japan successfully launched a rocket this morning carrying an unmanned spacecraft nicknamed the...Japan successfully launched a rocket this morning carrying an unmanned spacecraft nicknamed the...
Spanish museum lifts ban on Guernica photographs
Pablo Picasso was living in occupied Paris when a group of Nazi officers searched his apartment on the Rue des Grands Augustins. They spotted perhaps the first photograph of the vast canvas that would come to memorialise the brutality of fascist...Pablo Picasso was living in occupied Paris when a group of Nazi officers searched his apartment...Pablo Picasso was living in occupied Paris when a group of Nazi officers searched his apartment...
Peak interest rates ‘reached’, says Andrew Bailey
Pound falls to three-month low after comments
The governor of the Bank of England yesterday cast doubt on the need for further interest rate rises, sending the pound to a three-month low. Andrew Bailey hinted that the Bank of England is through with lifting interest rates and stressed inflation was on course for a “marked” decline.The governor of the Bank of England yesterday cast doubt on the need for further interest rate rises, sending the pound to a three-month low. Andrew Bailey hinted that the Bank of England is through with lifting interest rates and stressed inflation was on course for a “marked” decline.The governor of the Bank of England yesterday cast doubt on the need for further interest rate rises, sending the pound to a...
Smurfit Kappa poised to merge and move listing to US
The FTSE 100 is to lose another company to New York after Smurfit Kappa revealed that it was in advanced talks to merge with a smaller American rival. The Irish paper and packaging group is poised to combine with WestRock, a Georgia-based operator, and shift its primary listing to the United States. Smurfit Kappa, one of the world’s largest...The FTSE 100 is to lose another company to New York after Smurfit Kappa revealed that it was in advanced talks to merge with a smaller American rival. The Irish paper and packaging group is poised to combine with WestRock, a Georgia-based operator, and shift its primary listing to the United States. Smurfit Kappa, one of the world’s largest...The FTSE 100 is to lose another company to New York after Smurfit Kappa revealed that it was in advanced talks to merge with a...
BA owner stands to make millions from unclaimed flight vouchers
The owner of British Airways is sitting on a potential windfall profit from hundreds of millions of pounds worth of flight vouchers issued during the pandemic and never redeemed. IAG, which also owns Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling, revealed in its last annual report that it had about £550 million worth of unclaimed...The owner of British Airways is sitting on a potential windfall profit from hundreds of millions...The owner of British Airways is sitting on a potential windfall profit from hundreds of millions...
Robert Lea | Business Commentary
Railway sinners get on the right track
An Operator of Last Resort sounds a bit desperate. Like the England rugby team picking Marcus Smith at full back, a...An Operator of Last Resort sounds a bit desperate. Like the England rugby team picking Marcus...An Operator of Last Resort sounds a bit desperate. Like the England rugby team picking Marcus...
Emma Powell | Tempus
Failure to defend against low growth
Convincing corporate c-suites of its skill in defending against “novel attacks” is a crucial part of Darktrace...Convincing corporate c-suites of its skill in defending against “novel attacks” is a crucial part...Convincing corporate c-suites of its skill in defending against “novel attacks” is a crucial part...
BUSINESS
Vets to be investigated over rising bills
The competition regulator has begun a review of veterinary services amid concerns that their costs are rising faster than inflation. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will look into how services for pets are bought and sold in the £2...The competition regulator has begun a review of veterinary services amid concerns that their...The competition regulator has begun a review of veterinary services amid concerns that their...
Ryan Bourne | Comment
Hunt must defeat the spectre of Truss’s failures haunting government
Jeremy Hunt has taken to Twitter/X to say: “You can do the hard work of supply-side reform, or you can try to borrow...Jeremy Hunt has taken to Twitter/X to say: “You can do the hard work of supply-side reform, or...Jeremy Hunt has taken to Twitter/X to say: “You can do the hard work of supply-side reform, or...
market report
Bakkavor spices up appeal with a pleasing delivery
A tasty set of half-year numbers wetted investors’ appetite for Bakkavor. The actions taken by the provider of fresh...A tasty set of half-year numbers wetted investors’ appetite for Bakkavor. The actions taken by...A tasty set of half-year numbers wetted investors’ appetite for Bakkavor. The actions taken by...
Goldman Sachs lands BAE pensions contract
Goldman Sachs has landed what it believes to be the biggest deal of its kind in the UK, winning the contract to choose and manage the investments of the £23 billion BAE Systems pension funds. The American bank clinched the mandate by agreeing to...Goldman Sachs has landed what it believes to be the biggest deal of its kind in the UK, winning...Goldman Sachs has landed what it believes to be the biggest deal of its kind in the UK, winning...
Shift from bikes to cars drives sales at Halfords
Halfords, the car products and bicycle retailer, reported a rise in sales on the back of strong demand at its garages. In the 20 weeks to August 18, revenues rose 14.1 per cent compared with last year. Sales at its car servicing and repair...Halfords, the car products and bicycle retailer, reported a rise in sales on the back of strong...Halfords, the car products and bicycle retailer, reported a rise in sales on the back of strong...
Sokratis Papafloratos | comment
How my own wellbeing has boosted the health of my business
US OPEN
Medvedev: A player will die in this heat – it is brutal
Daniil Medvedev criticised the US Open organisers for forcing play to continue outdoors in the extreme heat after claiming that “one player is going to die” during his quarter-final victory over his fellow Russian Andrey Rublev. The 2021 champion wilted in tough conditions on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday and called for the doctor twice after claiming he “couldn’t...Daniil Medvedev criticised the US Open organisers for forcing play to continue outdoors in the...Daniil Medvedev criticised the US Open organisers for forcing play to continue outdoors in the...
cricket
Ashley and IPL franchise in race to buy Headingley from cash-strapped Yorkshire
newMike Ashley and Rajasthan Royals are in the running to buy Headingley, with Yorkshire members set to vote on a...Mike Ashley and Rajasthan Royals are in the running to buy Headingley, with Yorkshire members set to vote on a proposed sale for about £23 million which would allow the county to stave off administration. There are three prospective bids for the stadium in Leeds: one from the former Newcastle United owner Ashley...Mike Ashley and Rajasthan Royals are in the running to buy Headingley, with Yorkshire members set to vote on a proposed sale...
rugby world cup
Mitchell earns surprise start for England’s opener
rugby world cup | Alex Lowe
Borthwick has radical rethink but how far will he go?
Whether it was a result of panic or pragmatism, England have shifted course at the last minute. There is no guarantee...Whether it was a result of panic or pragmatism, England have shifted course at the last minute.Whether it was a result of panic or pragmatism, England have shifted course at the last minute.
football | matthew syed
Vilda was sacked for clapping his boss – it is a shameful decision
Jorge Vilda never made a bean as a football player. Determined and talented, he was also hit by that scourge of the...Jorge Vilda never made a bean as a football player. Determined and talented, he was also hit by...Jorge Vilda never made a bean as a football player. Determined and talented, he was also hit by...
rugby world cup | james gheerbrant
Les Bleus’ 1998 football victory united France. Can rugby do the same?
Twenty-five years ago, France was host and witness to one of the most transcendent of sporting triumphs. The victory of the men’s football team in the 1998 World Cup drew its immense symbolic power from the confluence of several factors: a fevered political background in which the Front National was on the rise; the disenfranchisement and under-representation of the...Twenty-five years ago, France was host and witness to one of the most transcendent of sporting...Twenty-five years ago, France was host and witness to one of the most transcendent of sporting...
rugby world cup
Sexton starts for Ireland after six months out – opening weekend team news
updatedThe Ireland captain Johnny Sexton will make his first competitive appearance in almost six months after being...The Ireland captain Johnny Sexton will make his first competitive appearance in almost six months after being selected to start in Saturday’s World Cup clash with Romania. The fly half missed his country’s three warm-up matches through suspension, having not played since injuring a groin as Ireland clinched the...The Ireland captain Johnny Sexton will make his first competitive appearance in almost six months after being selected to start...
cricket | mike atherton
Test cricket’s only hope of survival is if the players use their power to fight for it
For as long as I have been writing in this space — essentially since the advent of the Indian Premier League in 2007...For as long as I have been writing in this space — essentially since the advent of the Indian...For as long as I have been writing in this space — essentially since the advent of the Indian...
Ryder Cup
I’m shocked, sad and angry not to be on Europe’s Ryder Cup team, admits Meronk
Adrian Meronk has admitted he was “shocked, sad and angry” not to receive a Ryder Cup wild card from Europe captain...Adrian Meronk has admitted he was “shocked, sad and angry” not to receive a Ryder Cup wild card...Adrian Meronk has admitted he was “shocked, sad and angry” not to receive a Ryder Cup wild card...
football | lewis dunk interview
‘Since Roberto came in, I see football in a different way’
US Open
Sabalenka on course to cap run to No 1 in perfect style
Aryna Sabalenka is only two wins from crowning her ascent to world No 1 in style. The 25-year-old claimed yet another straight-sets victory at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals of the US Open. Whatever the outcome of the tournament, Sabalenka is already guaranteed the top ranking next Monday after the incumbent Iga Swiatek was knocked out in the...Aryna Sabalenka is only two wins from crowning her ascent to world No 1 in style. The 25-year-old...Aryna Sabalenka is only two wins from crowning her ascent to world No 1 in style. The 25-year-old...
CRICKET
England slump to shock T20 series defeat by Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka secured a historic series win, their first against England and their first series victory outside Asia in...Sri Lanka secured a historic series win, their first against England and their first series victory outside Asia in any format since 2003, after winning the third T20 by seven wickets with three overs to spare. After being comfortably beaten in Chelmsford at the weekend in the second match of the series, England...Sri Lanka secured a historic series win, their first against England and their first series victory outside Asia in any format...
football | bill edgar
England quiz: test your national team knowledge
american football
From magic Mahomes to Cardinals in chaos – guide to new NFL season
Buffalo Bills (Record last season: 13-3, lost in divisional play-offs)
Another missed opportunity to reach the big game last season, but with Josh Allen at quarterback and Sean McDermott as head coach, their Super Bowl window is still open. Their biggest concern may be a lack of top-class pass-catchers beyond Stefon Diggs. Damar Hamlin’s return, after an...Buffalo Bills (Record last season: 13-3, lost in divisional play-offs)
Another missed...Buffalo Bills (Record last season: 13-3, lost in divisional play-offs)
Another missed...
cycling
Thomas runs out of gas as stage victory bid fails at La Vuelta
Spain’s Jesús Herrada claimed the polka dot jersey for the best climber at La Vuelta by winning stage 11. The former...Spain’s Jesús Herrada claimed the polka dot jersey for the best climber at La Vuelta by winning stage 11. The former Tour de France champion, Geraint Thomas, was part of a 26-man move alongside his Ineos Grenadiers team-mate, Filippo Ganna, but could only take fifth place on the steep final climb to La Laguna Negra.Spain’s Jesús Herrada claimed the polka dot jersey for the best climber at La Vuelta by winning stage 11. The former Tour de...
MUSIC | EXCLUSIVE
I’ve heard Hackney Diamonds. It’s the best Rolling Stones album since 1978
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood exclusively give Will Hodgkinson the inside story of their new album, out in October
Life
Who wants a minister for men? Here’s their brief
An MP says men need a champion for their male problems. They’ve certainly got a few, says Robert Crampton
PARENTING
Gwyneth, step-parenting and me
The actress says blending families is hard. I know — I made every mistake, says Michael Odell
FIRST PERSON
I saw the 10-inch blade. Then the man jabbed it towards me
Simon Mills had always felt streetwise and safe in London, until a man came at him with a knife
TELEVISION | INTERVIEW
Confessions of a Top Boy: Ashley Walters talks race, guns — and oysters
PROPERTY | INTERVIEW
Stacey Solomon: ‘I’ve got a blue loo and a pink bedroom — there’s no theme’
Home is feeling like you belong somewhere. For me it is all about family — they are the centre of everything. We have...Home is feeling like you belong somewhere. For me it is all about family — they are the centre of...Home is feeling like you belong somewhere. For me it is all about family — they are the centre of...
CELEBRITY
Not big on British booze culture, Joe Jonas?
I was on a first — and, it turned out, last — date in a New York bar when the penny dropped that Americans just...I was on a first — and, it turned out, last — date in a New York bar when the penny dropped that...I was on a first — and, it turned out, last — date in a New York bar when the penny dropped that...
giles coren
‘I’m over 13 stone. So I’m off food for a bit. But I went to a stonking restaurant first’
I have returned from my summer holidays fat. And I mean, fat. I was — sitting in the back garden yesterday with my shirt off, reading a book in the last of the evening sun, and became aware that I was resting it on my tummy. On my tummy! Like Mr...I have returned from my summer holidays fat. And I mean, fat. I was — sitting in the back garden...I have returned from my summer holidays fat. And I mean, fat. I was — sitting in the back garden...
WILL LYONS | DRINK
The white that thinks it’s a red: the six best orange wines
First night reviews
FIRST NIGHT | DANCE
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater — a New York troupe bursting with personality
new
FIRST NIGHT | THEATRE
God of Carnage — fizzy parenting comedy falls flat
new★★☆☆☆
Yasmina Reza’s play about two sets of parents who meet up because of an issue between their children needs...★★☆☆☆
Yasmina Reza’s play about two sets of parents who meet up because of an issue between...★★☆☆☆
Yasmina Reza’s play about two sets of parents who meet up because of an issue between...
GAME REVIEW
Baldur’s Gate 3 — this dazzling fantasy quest is a landmark gaming moment
★★★★★
One of the biggest draws to the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons is its almost limitless...★★★★★
One of the biggest draws to the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons is its...★★★★★
One of the biggest draws to the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons is its...
FIRST NIGHT | OPERA
Daphne — Strauss’s rarity flowers in Scotland
FIRST NIGHT | POP
Arlo Parks — the Mercury winner lets loose
FIRST NIGHT | COMEDY
Kate Berlant — celebrating and spoofing the joy of performance
TIMES MONEY MENTOR TROUBLESHOOTER
Santander won’t give mum her £4,500 savings
Q. I am writing on behalf of my 94-year-old mother because English is not her first language. She has a UK savings...Q. I am writing on behalf of my 94-year-old mother because English is not her first language. She...Q. I am writing on behalf of my 94-year-old mother because English is not her first language. She...
ALBUM REVIEW
Classical album of the week: the Emerson String Quartet bid a classy farewell
Emerson String Quartet/Hannigan
Infinite Voyage
★★★★☆ Forty-seven years of crisply tailored but...Emerson String Quartet/Hannigan
Infinite Voyage
★★★★☆ Forty-seven years of crisply tailored...Emerson String Quartet/Hannigan
Infinite Voyage
★★★★☆ Forty-seven years of crisply tailored...
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight
fashion
The world’s most wanted jacket: why we’re still wearing Chanel’s style
The style set arrive for Fashion Week next Wednesday — but this season London’s designer catwalks have an even bigger fashion event to compete with: the V&A;’s exhibition on Chanel. You don’t need me to remind you of that — you probably...The style set arrive for Fashion Week next Wednesday — but this season London’s designer catwalks...The style set arrive for Fashion Week next Wednesday — but this season London’s designer catwalks...
history
Say bye-bye to your Biro
Dr Louisa McKenzie surveys the most precious and useful pieces of antique writing kit, from Japan to Versailles
Accessories
Are you a papyrophiliac?
That’s someone who’s addicted to stationery, like Gavanndra Hodge. She comes clean with her favourite products
MOTORING
How the smart car became a collector’s item
A swanky new-gen Smart car has just been launched, but the clever money is on buying the rare original versions
MOtoring
A journey in Rolls-Royce’s first (and spectacular) electric car
Step aside, the Spectre has arrived. David Green reports
architecture
How Islamic structures influenced iconic western buildings
The complex geometry found in the East has inspired the creators of some of the world’s most beautiful constructions, producing spaces that transport the soul
CARIBBEAN
I’ve stayed everywhere in the Caribbean — these are the 50 best hotels
Over the last three decades, our writer has tried and tested hundreds of hotels across 27 islands. Here are the ones he’d tell his closest friends about
ADVENTURE
25 of the world’s best walking holidays
See the world glow gold and red with our pick of the top spots for a September stroll
GREECE
Where to go in Greece for autumn sunshine
Late-season sun, still-warm sea and direct flights make it the best time of year to enjoy the Aegean
BIG WEEKEND
This is the world’s richest city — but it’s still got plenty for the rest of us
The only-for-VIPs principality has glitzy, champagne-fuelled beach clubs and the must-visit majestic Casino de Monte-Carlo
UK
Seven of the UK’s best beach cafés
Make the most of the heatwave with our pick of the places that make the seaside taste that much better — and will be a cosy coastal nook even when the weather turns
solo adventure special
The overlooked Canary island that’s perfect for hiking — and €1 wine
solo adventure special
This is a spectacular country — so where are the British tourists?
My guide, Mashkhura, is enjoying an early morning wander along the back streets of Bukhara when she sees a black cat.My guide, Mashkhura, is enjoying an early morning wander along the back streets of Bukhara when...My guide, Mashkhura, is enjoying an early morning wander along the back streets of Bukhara when...
Investigation
How does air traffic control work and what went wrong last week?
At about 11am on bank holiday Monday, August 28, air traffic controllers started calling airlines to tell them that...At about 11am on bank holiday Monday, August 28, air traffic controllers started calling airlines...At about 11am on bank holiday Monday, August 28, air traffic controllers started calling airlines...
obituaries
Lives remembered: Mohamed Al Fayed
announcements
Births, marriages and deaths
REJOICE in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.REJOICE in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men.REJOICE in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men.
court circular
September 6, 2023
6th September, 2023
The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, Race Against Dementia, this evening attended a Dinner at...6th September, 2023
The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, Race Against Dementia, this evening...6th September, 2023
The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, Race Against Dementia, this evening...
Printable Puzzles
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
Warnings over NHS cover-up culture after Lucy Letby case
Staff are afraid to speak out in a system failing whistleblowers, critics say
Senior consultants and whistleblowers warn that a case similar to the Lucy Letby scandal could happen again because of the way that the NHS treats those who speak out about safety concerns. They claim that instead of being listened to so that patient care can be improved, whistleblowers are persecuted by NHS trusts. It is alleged that critics are routinely hauled before...Senior consultants and whistleblowers warn that a case similar to the Lucy Letby scandal could...Senior consultants and whistleblowers warn that a case similar to the Lucy Letby scandal could...
Parental alienation triggers debate
Parental alienation is a concept that will not have registered with most of the public — even those who have children.Parental alienation is a concept that will not have registered with most of the public — even those who have children. The term has been catapulted into the wider consciousness this week by researchers who have labelled it a “spurious” legal argument that is further traumatising already fraught court proceedings...Parental alienation is a concept that will not have registered with most of the public — even those who have children. The term...
out of court
Barrister takes justice role in Labour reshuffle
comment
UK must act to compensate foreign states in fight against corruption
Multinational companies have been fined more that £1.5 billion over the past decade after investigations by the...Multinational companies have been fined more that £1.5 billion over the past decade after...Multinational companies have been fined more that £1.5 billion over the past decade after...
Lawyer of the week
Paul Clark, who acted for the family of a prisoner found dead in his cell
Paul Clark, a barrister at Garden Court Chambers, acted for the family of Luke Clarke, 38, who was found ligatured in...Paul Clark, a barrister at Garden Court Chambers, acted for the family of Luke Clarke, 38, who...Paul Clark, a barrister at Garden Court Chambers, acted for the family of Luke Clarke, 38, who...
In Conversation: Sir Robert Francis KC
‘The time spent listening to families explaining how their loved ones died still hits me today’
Scandals of the order of Lucy Letby’s conviction for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others are rare, but Sir Robert Francis KC is not surprised by allegations that doctors’ concerns about the nurse went unheeded by NHS hospital...Scandals of the order of Lucy Letby’s conviction for murdering seven babies and attempting to...Scandals of the order of Lucy Letby’s conviction for murdering seven babies and attempting to...
Anita Rai and Rachel Phillips | Comment
Lesson from Farage storm: how to handle a data subject access request
Audrey Elliott and Louisa Cole | Comment
Employers risk discrimination claims if they turn down an overseas recruit over costs
Michael Gregory | Comment
Government must do more to promote mediation in family disputes
Nicholas Griffin and Rebecca Harris | Comment
Conversion to statutory inquiry in Letby case isn’t mere window-dressing
COURTS
Network Rail pleads guilty over Stonehaven crash
Company admits safety lapses over derailment that killed three
updatedNetwork Rail has pleaded guilty to health and safety failings over a rail crash that claimed the lives of three people in Aberdeenshire. Brett McCullough, 45, the train driver, Donald Dinnie, 58, the conductor, and Christopher Stuchbury, 62, a passenger, died in the derailment near Stonehaven...Network Rail has pleaded guilty to health and safety failings over a rail crash that claimed the lives of three people in Aberdeenshire. Brett McCullough, 45, the train driver, Donald Dinnie, 58, the conductor, and Christopher Stuchbury, 62, a passenger, died in the derailment near Stonehaven...Network Rail has pleaded guilty to health and safety failings over a rail crash that claimed the lives of three people in...
Tax rises ‘causing brain drain to England’
Scotland’s readiness to raise taxes for middle and higher earners is contributing to a brain drain of financial services talent to England, industry sources have warned. Humza Yousaf admitted that continued increases in charges on income risk people fleeing south of the border, particularly if Rishi Sunak bows to pressure from his...Scotland’s readiness to raise taxes for middle and higher earners is contributing to a brain drain of financial services talent to England, industry sources have warned. Humza Yousaf admitted that continued increases in charges on income risk people fleeing south of the border, particularly if Rishi Sunak bows to pressure from his...Scotland’s readiness to raise taxes for middle and higher earners is contributing to a brain drain of financial services talent...
Mike Wade | Holyrood sketch
‘First minister’ Sturgeon turns back time with post-resignation debut
No one, least of all Nicola Sturgeon, seemed quite able to comprehend the historic nature of the occasion. Holyrood was witnessing her first speech since her resignation six months ago as first minister, but no sooner was she on her feet than she was laying out her prescription for good governance like she had never...No one, least of all Nicola Sturgeon, seemed quite able to comprehend the historic nature of the...No one, least of all Nicola Sturgeon, seemed quite able to comprehend the historic nature of the...
Billy Connolly mural to be replaced by student flats
A giant mural of Sir Billy Connolly is set to be removed to make way for student flats in his home city. The 50ft tribute portrait by artist John Byrne was unveiled in Glasgow’s Osborne Street in 2017 to mark the Big Yin’s 75th birthday and has...A giant mural of Sir Billy Connolly is set to be removed to make way for student flats in his...A giant mural of Sir Billy Connolly is set to be removed to make way for student flats in his...
Health secretary Matheson speaks out against law on assisted dying
Opposition towards plans to introduce assisted dying in Scotland is growing after a leading SNP minister became the latest voice to reject it. Michael Matheson, the health secretary, said he was against making it legal and that...Opposition towards plans to introduce assisted dying in Scotland is growing after a leading SNP minister became the latest voice to reject it. Michael Matheson, the health secretary, said he was against making it legal and that...Opposition towards plans to introduce assisted dying in Scotland is growing after a leading SNP minister became the...
Peterhead siege warden who was rescued by SAS dies at 93
A warden who was rescued by the SAS after being taken hostage in a siege at the most notorious prison in Scotland has died aged 93. Jackie Stuart was held for five days in Peterhead prison when 50 inmates took control of a hall...A warden who was rescued by the SAS after being taken hostage in a siege at the most notorious prison in Scotland has died aged 93. Jackie Stuart was held for five days in Peterhead prison when 50 inmates took control of a hall...A warden who was rescued by the SAS after being taken hostage in a siege at the most notorious prison in Scotland has...
ROSEMARY GORING
A house without a piano is like one without hot water
A weekend ago our ten-year-old granddaughter arrived and made her way straight to the piano with her book of Walt Disney songs. For the next two days she picked out new tunes or played the ones she knew by heart, her five-year-old brother adding a...A weekend ago our ten-year-old granddaughter arrived and made her way straight to the piano with...A weekend ago our ten-year-old granddaughter arrived and made her way straight to the piano with...
Rugby World Cup | Mark Palmer
Players have a duty to look after each other in the pressure cooker
Rugby World Cup
Graham declared fit to face South Africa
Darcy Graham has been passed fit to face South Africa in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup opener. The star wing missed Scotland’s final warm-up match against Georgia with a thigh injury and only returned to full training this week, but the assistant coach John Dalziel last night insisted that he had ticked the necessary boxes in two sessions in the baking heat of Nice, where...Darcy Graham has been passed fit to face South Africa in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup opener. The...Darcy Graham has been passed fit to face South Africa in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup opener. The...
Rugby World Cup
Gilchrist relishes chance to make amends for letdown in Japan
The pain of the 2019 World Cup will never leave the Scotland players who experienced it, but Grant Gilchrist is one...The pain of the 2019 World Cup will never leave the Scotland players who experienced it, but Grant Gilchrist is one of the lucky few with the chance to write a whole new chapter. The 65-cap lock, who turned 33 last month, started both the big-match defeats (against Ireland and Japan) which led to the Scots dropping...The pain of the 2019 World Cup will never leave the Scotland players who experienced it, but Grant Gilchrist is one of the...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Softer planning rules for onshore wind farms
Sir, It is vital that the government takes measures to decarbonise energy, so making it easier to build onshore wind farms is a step forward (reports, Sep 6). However, this is too big a task to tackle with any one change. Nor will energy...Sir, It is vital that the government takes measures to decarbonise energy, so making it easier to...Sir, It is vital that the government takes measures to decarbonise energy, so making it easier to...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: British Science Festival, one of the largest of its kind in Europe, begins in Exeter; Mercury prize is awarded to the best album of the year, chosen by a panel of music industry experts.
Bangladesh: Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, meets Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister, during a two-day visit.
Belgium: Jens Stoltenberg, Nato’s secretary-general, hosts President Osmani-Sadriu of Kosovo in Brussels.
India: Narendra Modi, the prime minister, hosts bilateral meeting with President Biden of the US in Delhi ahead of the G20 summit.
On this day
In 1497 Perkin Warbeck, who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York (Princes in the Tower), landed in Cornwall and gathered a 6,000-strong army. Captured and taken to the Tower of London, he was eventually executed on November 23, 1499; in 1812 French and Russian armies met at the Battle of Borodino, 75 miles west of Moscow. It was one of the bloodiest battles of the Napoleonic Wars, with more than 70,000 casualties; in 1986 Desmond Tutu became archbishop of Cape Town, two years after winning the Nobel peace prize for his opposition to South Africa’s apartheid regime; in 2009 the female journalist Lubna Hussein was sentenced to one month in jail for wearing trousers in public in violation of Sudan’s strict Islamic laws.
Nature notes
When the wind blew, it made the mugwort shimmer like silver. The tiny, reddish-brown flowers of this wonderfully scruffy perennial might be rather nondescript, but its showy leaves always catch the human eye. Green on the top and woolly-white beneath, they shine brightly, especially in a wind. Subtly aromatic, these leaves were once used to flavour beer, hence the plant’s name. Mugwort leaves had another use: to ward off the fairies. They’re still put to this purpose on the Isle of Man, a place rich in folklore. On Tynwald Day, the Manx people often wear a leaf of mugwort (also known as bollan bane) to ward off any harmful spirits.
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Dario Argento, film-maker, co-writer of the story for Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), 83; Elinor Barker, road and track racing cyclist, Olympic gold medallist (2016, team pursuit), seven-time World Championships gold medallist, 29; Corbin Bernsen, actor, LA Law (1986-94), 69; Alex Burghart, Conservative MP for Brentwood & Ongar, parliamentary secretary (Cabinet Office), 46; Prof Sir David Cannadine, historian, editor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 73; Gerald Corbett, chairman, Marylebone Cricket Club (2015-21), Segro (2016-22), 72; Marcel Desailly, footballer, Chelsea (1998-2004), World Cup winner with France (1998), 55; Jennifer Egan, author, The Candy House (2022), 61; Gloria Gaynor, singer, I Will Survive (1978), 80; Angela Gheorghiu, soprano, 58; Peter Gill, playwright and stage director, 84; Alex Greenwood, footballer, Manchester City WFC and England, member of the Euro 2022-winning national team, 30; Baroness (Dianne) Hayter of Kentish Town, shadow deputy leader of the House of Lords (2017-21), 74; Chrissie Hynde, singer, the Pretenders, Brass in Pocket (1979), 72; Toby Jones, actor, Detectorists (2014-22), 57; Julie Kavner, actress, the voice of Marge Simpson on The Simpsons (since 1989), 73; Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis, chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, 67; Peggy Noonan, journalist, 73; Lord (Robert) Reed of Allermuir, president of the Supreme Court, 67; Sonny Rollins, jazz saxophonist, last surviving member of the original Miles Davis quintet, 93; Alok Sharma, Conservative MP for Reading West, 56; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist, 62; Prof Peter Vaughan, QPM, lord-lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan, 61; Diane Warren, songwriter, Because You Loved Me (1996), 67; Evan Rachel Wood, actress, Westworld (2016-22), 36; Chris Wright, co-founder and chairman (1969-2011), Chrysalis Group, 79.