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The King will return to frontline public duties next week after Buckingham Palace announced that his doctors were “very encouraged” by the progress of his cancer treatment. The King and Queen will visit a cancer treatment centre where they will meet medical specialists and patients in what will be his first full public engagement since his diagnosis was announced in...The King will return to frontline public duties next week after Buckingham Palace announced that...The King will return to frontline public duties next week after Buckingham Palace announced that...
Analysis
Under the watchful eyes of his doctors, who remain positive about his recovery, the King will return to public-facing...Under the watchful eyes of his doctors, who remain positive about his recovery, the King will return to public-facing duties next week. Charles was diagnosed with cancer in February, while being treated for an enlarged prostate, and began treatment soon after. The type of cancer and treatment have not been made...Under the watchful eyes of his doctors, who remain positive about his recovery, the King will return to public-facing duties...
fame and fortune
Rachel Woolford became the fifth successive female winner of The Apprentice after she persuaded Lord Sugar to invest...Rachel Woolford became the fifth successive female winner of The Apprentice after she persuaded...Rachel Woolford became the fifth successive female winner of The Apprentice after she persuaded...
OBITUARY
Michael Caine channelled his ample Cockney charm when playing Brian Reader in the 2018 film King of Thieves...Michael Caine channelled his ample Cockney charm when playing Brian Reader in the 2018 film King...Michael Caine channelled his ample Cockney charm when playing Brian Reader in the 2018 film King...
The first person to be charged under the new National Security Act is an alleged operative of the Wagner Group, the...The first person to be charged under the new National Security Act is an alleged operative of the...The first person to be charged under the new National Security Act is an alleged operative of the...
It came, it saw, it conquered. Latin is booming at some state schools, supplanting modern languages and capturing a...It came, it saw, it conquered. Latin is booming at some state schools, supplanting modern...It came, it saw, it conquered. Latin is booming at some state schools, supplanting modern...
The James Webb Space Telescope is set to turn its gaze towards a distant planet in another solar system on Friday to investigate one of the most tantalising hints of alien life ever discovered. Below the constellation of Leo, too faint for the...The James Webb Space Telescope is set to turn its gaze towards a distant planet in another solar...The James Webb Space Telescope is set to turn its gaze towards a distant planet in another solar...
PHOTOGRAPHY
Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban was passed by MPs in Westminster by 383 votes to 67 this month. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will make it illegal for anyone born after 2008 to buy cigarettes, a landmark policy to create a “smoke-free generation”.Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban was passed by MPs in Westminster by 383 votes to 67 this month. The...Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban was passed by MPs in Westminster by 383 votes to 67 this month. The...
A gang of voyeurs hid in mixed-gender changing rooms at swimming pools to secretly film more than 5,000 young women...A gang of voyeurs hid in mixed-gender changing rooms at swimming pools to secretly film more than...A gang of voyeurs hid in mixed-gender changing rooms at swimming pools to secretly film more than...
THE TIMES DIARY
Seventy years ago American presidents didn’t play the victim like Donald Trump, they took matters into their own hands.Seventy years ago American presidents didn’t play the victim like Donald Trump, they took matters...Seventy years ago American presidents didn’t play the victim like Donald Trump, they took matters...
Today is the fourth day of Donald Trump’s criminal trial over a hush money payment to the porn star Stormy Daniels. David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, continued to be cross-examined and Rhona Graff, Trump’s longtime executive assistant, has been called as a new witness.Today is the fourth day of Donald Trump’s criminal trial over a hush money payment to the porn star Stormy Daniels. David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, continued to be cross-examined and Rhona Graff, Trump’s longtime executive assistant, has been called as a new witness.Today is the fourth day of Donald Trump’s criminal trial over a hush money payment to the porn star Stormy Daniels. David...
Anthony LoYD IN UKRAINE
When he saw the wreck of his bomber, a surge of unspoken emotion rippled across the navigator’s face. He lit a cigarette, said nothing, touched the tangled metal and looked for a moment as if he were about to weep. The last time Lieutenant Colonel Serhiy Verbytsky had seen his Sukhoi-24 M was out of the corner of his eye as his parachute...When he saw the wreck of his bomber, a surge of unspoken emotion rippled across the navigator’s face. He lit a cigarette, said nothing, touched the tangled metal and looked for a moment as if he were about to weep. The last time Lieutenant Colonel Serhiy Verbytsky had seen his Sukhoi-24 M was out of the corner of his eye as his parachute...When he saw the wreck of his bomber, a surge of unspoken emotion rippled across the navigator’s face. He lit a cigarette, said...
berlin confidential
The plans were grand. Olaf Scholz packed his satchel for a trip to China determined to demonstrate Berlin’s cut and thrust on the global stage. In the end, it was a fruitless trip — apart from some apples. His failure to extract any meaningful concessions from President Xi, whom Scholz had hoped to persuade to talk...The plans were grand. Olaf Scholz packed his satchel for a trip to China determined to...The plans were grand. Olaf Scholz packed his satchel for a trip to China determined to...
It is the greatest love story ever told. Or at least that is what Pedro Sánchez wants his voters to believe. The Spanish prime minister’s shock announcement this week that he has suspended his public duties was also a declaration of love for his...It is the greatest love story ever told. Or at least that is what Pedro Sánchez wants his voters...It is the greatest love story ever told. Or at least that is what Pedro Sánchez wants his voters...
Researchers at a Chinese university with strong military links claim to have invented a revolutionary laser...Researchers at a Chinese university with strong military links claim to have invented a...Researchers at a Chinese university with strong military links claim to have invented a...
When tourists began climbing onto the roof of a dental clinic to get the perfect shot of Mount Fuji, local officials...When tourists began climbing onto the roof of a dental clinic to get the perfect shot of Mount...When tourists began climbing onto the roof of a dental clinic to get the perfect shot of Mount...
Leaning against a pick-up truck, his eyes shielded from the harsh Texas sun by a cowboy hat, Marshall Spires considers the outlaws who come to Terlingua to be forgotten. “A lot of people are wanted by the law,” Spires, 72, says. “You got people...Leaning against a pick-up truck, his eyes shielded from the harsh Texas sun by a cowboy hat...Leaning against a pick-up truck, his eyes shielded from the harsh Texas sun by a cowboy hat...
The London stock market has suffered a fresh blow, with Darktrace, one of its few significant listed technology companies, agreeing to be taken over by an American private equity firm for £4.4 billion in cash. In a move seen by critics as fresh evidence that Britain has failed to properly value...The London stock market has suffered a fresh blow, with Darktrace, one of its few significant listed technology companies, agreeing to be taken over by an American private equity firm for £4.4 billion in cash. In a move seen by critics as fresh evidence that Britain has failed to properly value...The London stock market has suffered a fresh blow, with Darktrace, one of its few significant listed technology companies...
Microsoft beat Wall Street estimates for its third-quarter revenue last night, driven by gains from artificial intelligence adoption across its cloud services and business software products. The company said its revenues had risen to $61.9 billion, up by 17 per cent and exceeding the $60.8 billion, or 15 per cent rise, that had been forecast.Microsoft beat Wall Street estimates for its third-quarter revenue last night, driven by gains from artificial intelligence adoption across its cloud services and business software products. The company said its revenues had risen to $61.9 billion, up by 17 per cent and exceeding the $60.8 billion, or 15 per cent rise, that had been forecast.Microsoft beat Wall Street estimates for its third-quarter revenue last night, driven by gains from artificial intelligence...
comment
Labour’s plan to bring the remaining private train franchises into public ownership puts the final nail in Britain’s experiment with rail privatisation. If the party’s spin doctors had wanted to be cute with the timing, the announcement could have been brought forward a few weeks to a significant anniversary: the...Labour’s plan to bring the remaining private train franchises into public ownership puts the...Labour’s plan to bring the remaining private train franchises into public ownership puts the...
comment
There is a fun game that the celebrity jumper wearer Gyles Brandreth and the lexicographer Susie Dent sometimes play...
There is a fun game that the celebrity jumper wearer Gyles Brandreth and the lexicographer Susie...
There is a fun game that the celebrity jumper wearer Gyles Brandreth and the lexicographer Susie...
business commentary
Call it blast mining M&A: lob in the dynamite and see what rocks fall out. BHP must know its £31.1 billion...Call it blast mining M&A: lob in the dynamite and see what rocks fall out. BHP must know...Call it blast mining M&A: lob in the dynamite and see what rocks fall out. BHP must know...
If further evidence were needed that the axis of the automotive world has moved on from Detroit, Stuttgart or even the West Midlands, the Beijing Motor Show has provided compelling verification. The biennial jamboree — Beijing alternates with...If further evidence were needed that the axis of the automotive world has moved on from Detroit...If further evidence were needed that the axis of the automotive world has moved on from Detroit...
PROFILE
When not fretting over the price of nickel, Mike Henry likes to switch off by playing the guitar and studying history. Indeed, BHP’s Canadian chief executive, a company man to the core, once confessed that his specialist subject was not the Roman Empire nor the Napoleonic Wars, but the 139-year-long history of the world’s biggest miner. “He’s the smartest guy in the...When not fretting over the price of nickel, Mike Henry likes to switch off by playing the guitar...When not fretting over the price of nickel, Mike Henry likes to switch off by playing the guitar...
Anglo American has formally rejected a £31 billion takeover offer from BHP that would have created the world’s...Anglo American has formally rejected a £31 billion takeover offer from BHP that would have created the world’s biggest copper miner, calling the approach “opportunistic and unattractive”. It did so as it emerged that Elliott Advisors, the American activist investor known for launching aggressive boardroom campaigns...Anglo American has formally rejected a £31 billion takeover offer from BHP that would have created the world’s biggest copper...
The transport sector came under intense scrutiny after Labour said it planned to renationalise the country’s rail network within five years. Louise Haigh, the shadow transport secretary, said the party wanted to establish Great British Railways, a...The transport sector came under intense scrutiny after Labour said it planned to renationalise...The transport sector came under intense scrutiny after Labour said it planned to renationalise...
NatWest has declared forecast-beating first-quarter numbers ahead of a possible offer of shares to the public by the...NatWest has declared forecast-beating first-quarter numbers ahead of a possible offer of shares...NatWest has declared forecast-beating first-quarter numbers ahead of a possible offer of shares...
The former boss of MatchesFashion has branded Frasers Group’s decision to place the troubled luxury retailer into...The former boss of MatchesFashion has branded Frasers Group’s decision to place the troubled...The former boss of MatchesFashion has branded Frasers Group’s decision to place the troubled...
recruitment
From Terence Conran’s interiors and Tom Dixon’s furniture to Vivienne Westwood’s fashion and Peter Saville’s album covers, Britain has a proud history of producing outstanding designers. Yet this legacy could be under threat. Entries to the design and technology GCSE have plummeted by 68 per cent over the past decade, a decline that has not been offset by increases in...From Terence Conran’s interiors and Tom Dixon’s furniture to Vivienne Westwood’s fashion and...From Terence Conran’s interiors and Tom Dixon’s furniture to Vivienne Westwood’s fashion and...
recruitment
As chief executive of Speakers for Schools, the social mobility charity, Nick Brook focuses on empowering...As chief executive of Speakers for Schools, the social mobility charity, Nick Brook focuses on empowering state-educated students to reach their potential, irrespective of background or circumstance. With a career spanning 30 years of education leadership, here he shares the lessons he has learnt from classroom to...As chief executive of Speakers for Schools, the social mobility charity, Nick Brook focuses on empowering state-educated...
Paul Joyce
Everything leads back to one game in particular for Arne Slot. It was May 21, 2017, when, with his senior coaching career still in its infancy, his Cambuur side faced MVV Maastricht in a play-off round for promotion to the Dutch Eredivisie. After drawing the first leg 1-1, Cambuur led 1-0 through...Everything leads back to one game in particular for Arne Slot. It was May 21, 2017, when, with his senior coaching career still in its infancy, his Cambuur side faced MVV Maastricht in a play-off round for promotion to the Dutch Eredivisie. After drawing the first leg 1-1, Cambuur led 1-0 through...Everything leads back to one game in particular for Arne Slot. It was May 21, 2017, when, with his senior coaching career still...
football
Erik ten Hag has called on Manchester United fans to give their support to Marcus Rashford after the misfiring striker said the criticism he has received was tantamount to “abuse”. In the early hours of Friday, Rashford responded to a supportive post from a fan on X, formerly Twitter, which claimed the criticism of the forward was “cruel”...Erik ten Hag has called on Manchester United fans to give their support to Marcus Rashford after the misfiring striker said the criticism he has received was tantamount to “abuse”. In the early hours of Friday, Rashford responded to a supportive post from a fan on X, formerly Twitter, which claimed the criticism of the forward was “cruel”...Erik ten Hag has called on Manchester United fans to give their support to Marcus Rashford after the misfiring striker said the...
Matt Lawton
The independent prosecutor appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency to investigate how Chinese swimmers were allowed to compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games, despite testing positive for a banned substance only months earlier, served a district of Switzerland that has donated more than £100,000 to the organisation.The independent prosecutor appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency to investigate how Chinese...The independent prosecutor appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency to investigate how Chinese...
owen slot
‘The feeling of being superhuman is a fleeting one.” Those are the words of Ronnie O’Sullivan who is as well...‘The feeling of being superhuman is a fleeting one.” Those are the words of Ronnie O’Sullivan who...‘The feeling of being superhuman is a fleeting one.” Those are the words of Ronnie O’Sullivan who...
Gregor Robertson
The season finale in League One and League Two is upon us and, as ever, for a raft of teams in England’s third and...The season finale in League One and League Two is upon us and, as ever, for a raft of teams in...The season finale in League One and League Two is upon us and, as ever, for a raft of teams in...
A penny for the thoughts of Michael Penix Jr. Unlike his fellow Class of ’24 quarterbacks, the leap from Draft hopeful to NFL starter will have to wait. Not because the Washington Huskies signal caller found himself overlooked in Thursday night’s first round — on the contrary he was taken in the top eight, the fifth quarterback on the board — but unlike the four taken...A penny for the thoughts of Michael Penix Jr. Unlike his fellow Class of ’24 quarterbacks, the...A penny for the thoughts of Michael Penix Jr. Unlike his fellow Class of ’24 quarterbacks, the...
Eddie Howe has revealed that the £100million buyout clause in Bruno Guimarães’s contract only runs until the end of...Eddie Howe has revealed that the £100million buyout clause in Bruno Guimarães’s contract only runs until the end of June and has reiterated his desire to keep the player at Newcastle United. Guimarães has been linked with a possible big-money departure this summer, with Manchester City, Arsenal and Paris...Eddie Howe has revealed that the £100million buyout clause in Bruno Guimarães’s contract only runs until the end of June and...
max malins interview
notebook | martyn Ziegler
The culture secretary Lucy Frazer’s continuing insistence that the government has not diluted its policy on Russian...The culture secretary Lucy Frazer’s continuing insistence that the government has not diluted its...The culture secretary Lucy Frazer’s continuing insistence that the government has not diluted its...
Nine months ago West Ham United were celebrating the high point of a David Moyes tenure that will almost certainly...Nine months ago West Ham United were celebrating the high point of a David Moyes tenure that will...Nine months ago West Ham United were celebrating the high point of a David Moyes tenure that will...
deep dive
Arsenal are in contention to become Premier League champions for the first time since 2003-04, a season when they clinched the title with a 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. Mikel Arteta’s team can take another stride towards securing the Premier League crown with victory on Sunday away to their greatest rivals — who are pursuing a Champions League...Arsenal are in contention to become Premier League champions for the first time since 2003-04, a...Arsenal are in contention to become Premier League champions for the first time since 2003-04, a...
Jürgen Klopp has backed Arne Slot as the man to replace him in “the best job in the world” at Liverpool, saying the...Jürgen Klopp has backed Arne Slot as the man to replace him in “the best job in the world” at Liverpool, saying the expected appointment of the Feyenoord manager “all sounds really good to me”. Klopp reiterated that he was not in involved in the process of choosing his successor but, after Slot said he was...Jürgen Klopp has backed Arne Slot as the man to replace him in “the best job in the world” at Liverpool, saying the expected...
matt dickinson
A book needs throwing at Nottingham Forest, but how hard? What is an appropriate sanction when a club, with reckless...A book needs throwing at Nottingham Forest, but how hard? What is an appropriate sanction when a...A book needs throwing at Nottingham Forest, but how hard? What is an appropriate sanction when a...
British teenager Oliver Bearman has taken a step closer to securing a permanent seat on the Formula 1 grid after Haas...British teenager Oliver Bearman has taken a step closer to securing a permanent seat on the...British teenager Oliver Bearman has taken a step closer to securing a permanent seat on the...
Manchester City moved to within a point of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League with such slick efficiency that Pep Guardiola’s recent worry that his players “will fall down” seemed utterly ludicrous. Rarely have a team appeared so fresh, so motivated and so very clinical and composed. With a game in hand over Mikel Arteta’s team, City would appear primed to...Manchester City moved to within a point of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League with such...Manchester City moved to within a point of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League with such...
Dan Ashworth is ready to take Newcastle United to arbitration to help speed up his move to Manchester United.Dan Ashworth is ready to take Newcastle United to arbitration to help speed up his move to Manchester United. Ashworth has been on gardening leave since informing the club in February that he wanted to leave his position as the sporting director at St James’ Park to take up a similar role at Old Trafford. Newcastle...Dan Ashworth is ready to take Newcastle United to arbitration to help speed up his move to Manchester United. Ashworth has been...
SAM COOK INTERVIEW
Scrum half is the least valued position in English rugby, according to the Gallagher Premiership’s third annual...Scrum half is the least valued position in English rugby, according to the Gallagher...Scrum half is the least valued position in English rugby, according to the Gallagher...
PAUL JOYCE
The brochure outlined to Arne Slot did not look like this. It would have been instructive to have offered Liverpool’s...The brochure outlined to Arne Slot did not look like this. It would have been instructive to have...The brochure outlined to Arne Slot did not look like this. It would have been instructive to have...
first person
Can you make a relationship work when you’re on opposite sides of the political divide? Yes, so long as you don’t mention Brexit
As the museum celebrates its 200th anniversary, artists, writers and royals share the work of art that means the most to them
HUGO RIFKIND
You will have forgotten this improbable tale of a doctor trapped on a flight within a month
From the Tudor trumpeter John Blanke to the ‘African Mahler’ — the British Library’s Beyond the Bassline exhibition explores more than jazz and grime
first person
Resident Julia Buckley says there are more pressing concerns than the day tripper fee
video
review
Clarkson’s Farm 3
Prime Video There’s a downbeat start to the third series following Jeremy Clarkson’s adventures in farming. It’s August 2022, and while on the surface everything at Diddly Squat looks bucolic and lovely, behind the...Clarkson’s Farm 3
Prime Video There’s a downbeat start to the third series following...Clarkson’s Farm 3
Prime Video There’s a downbeat start to the third series following...
review | society
REVIEW | FICTION
Review I FICTIOn
first person
fame and fortune
REVIEW
For all her inventiveness and originality, Dallas-raised Annie Clark’s career as the art rocker St Vincent has been...For all her inventiveness and originality, Dallas-raised Annie Clark’s career as the art rocker...For all her inventiveness and originality, Dallas-raised Annie Clark’s career as the art rocker...
Richard Morrison
Amazing what you can find in old rags — newspapers such as the sadly defunct Burnley Free Press and General Advertiser.Amazing what you can find in old rags — newspapers such as the sadly defunct Burnley Free Press...Amazing what you can find in old rags — newspapers such as the sadly defunct Burnley Free Press...
video
FILM REVIEW
The Italian film-maker Luca Guadagnino, The Crown’s Josh O’Connor and the mononymic megastar Zendaya have delivered the greatest tennis movie in history. Not that the competition is especially stiff, with King Richard, Battle of the Sexes...The Italian film-maker Luca Guadagnino, The Crown’s Josh O’Connor and the mononymic...The Italian film-maker Luca Guadagnino, The Crown’s Josh O’Connor and the mononymic...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
first night review
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Viewing GUide
tELEVISION | STREAMING GUIDE
Television
TELEVISION
Television
MUSIC REVIEWS
Here are some of the best new albums and tracks our critics have heard over the past week. We’ll update the list regularly, so make sure you save this page. Feel free to join in the conversation in the comments section at the end with your own recommendations of what you’re listening to at the moment. Justice
Hyperdrama
Having emerged as part of the early 2000s...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...
REVIEW
If Benjamin Britten sneezed, the joke used to go, his record company Decca would be ready with the microphone. A...If Benjamin Britten sneezed, the joke used to go, his record company Decca would be ready with the microphone. A similarly close relationship exists between John Adams and Nonesuch, the American composer’s exclusive home since the label issued his orchestral whopper Harmonielehre in 1985. “I want to record every...If Benjamin Britten sneezed, the joke used to go, his record company Decca would be ready with the microphone. A similarly...
the big question
MindGames
MINDGAMES
Whether it’s for a classic handwritten invitation or a 3D pop-up cathedral save-the-date, we have the stationers for you
When fashion designers participated in the city’s foremost furniture fair, they brought elegant new fabrics and inventive homewares
How the passion of a local sake master has transformed a little-known town into a gourmet destination
fashion
Tiny heel, masses of pizzazz. Hannah Rogers rounds up the finest, most fabulous kittens
video
Go behind the scenes with world famous pâtissier, and learn how is hyper-realistic treats are made
video
Do you like the sound of a golden zipper as it eases open a leather Louis Vuitton suitcase? What about the feeling of a cool string of Tasaki pearls hitting your palm, the pearls lightly tapping against each other? Does the sound of an Hermès...Do you like the sound of a golden zipper as it eases open a leather Louis Vuitton suitcase? What...Do you like the sound of a golden zipper as it eases open a leather Louis Vuitton suitcase? What...
video
Abu Dhabi, further connected by a new BA flight, is a calmer, cultural and cheaper version of its glitzy Middle East alternatives
video
Seasickness, sinking and budgie smugglers haven’t deterred our cruise editor from sailing on hundreds of ships. But one special journey really stands out
For aimless exploring with minimal planning, Italianate Rovinj has it all — fairytale medieval town, characterful atmosphere, and plenty of local wine and seafood
travel advice
The long-delayed Venice Access Fee is finally here, with a trial taking place on selected dates into summer 2024. Here’s what you need to know
This popular region of southern France has wonderful lodgings, from B&Bs in cosy converted farmhouses to your own grandiose châteaux. These are 25 of the best options
uk
We all love a beach on a sunny day but no one wants to be cheek by jowl, towel by towel or stuck queueing for an...We all love a beach on a sunny day but no one wants to be cheek by jowl, towel by towel or stuck...We all love a beach on a sunny day but no one wants to be cheek by jowl, towel by towel or stuck...
video
USA
Inside a tepee, a tattooed hippy called Conan is giving me an animal-spirit reading. Apparently I have a koi carp...Inside a tepee, a tattooed hippy called Conan is giving me an animal-spirit reading. Apparently I...Inside a tepee, a tattooed hippy called Conan is giving me an animal-spirit reading. Apparently I...
video
City breaks
Agadir, the capital of Morocco’s central, fertile Souss-Massa region, is often dismissed as being merely a gateway to the easygoing surf towns along the Atlantic coast. But stay a while and you’ll soon see that this resilient city quietly rides a...Agadir, the capital of Morocco’s central, fertile Souss-Massa region, is often dismissed as being...Agadir, the capital of Morocco’s central, fertile Souss-Massa region, is often dismissed as being...
from the archive
SOME of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them...SOME of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks...SOME of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks...
Kensington Palace
25th April, 2024
The Prince of Wales this morning visited St Michael’s Church of England High...Kensington Palace
25th April, 2024
The Prince of Wales this morning visited St Michael’s Church...Kensington Palace
25th April, 2024
The Prince of Wales this morning visited St Michael’s Church...
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
analysis
We have teamed up with Rightmove to discover the priciest postcodes. Plus, use our tracker to search in your area
interview
The former PR guru is a serial mover who loves colour — will her latest home cure those itchy feet?
analysis
With more estate agents using tech tools and photo-editing software, can we trust them?
Sanda even has its own pub (you’d need to reopen it), but you may struggle for customers
FIRST PERSON
From walking clients’ dogs to referring divorce lawyers, an agent based in prime London has seen it all
For Montenegro, it has always been life in the fast lane. Since becoming an independent state in 2006, it has been the quickest-growing tourism economy to 2019, with visitor numbers growing from 953,000 to 2.6 million. The beauty of the Adriatic...For Montenegro, it has always been life in the fast lane. Since becoming an independent state in...For Montenegro, it has always been life in the fast lane. Since becoming an independent state in...
video
Tories and Labour push for confidence votes on Scottish first minister
Humza Yousaf has said that he will not resign as first minister as he faces confidence votes in himself and his government following his decision to sack the Greens from government. The embattled first minister cancelled a planned speech this morning but did appear this afternoon in Dundee to...Humza Yousaf has said that he will not resign as first minister as he faces confidence votes in himself and his government following his decision to sack the Greens from government. The embattled first minister cancelled a planned speech this morning but did appear this afternoon in Dundee to...Humza Yousaf has said that he will not resign as first minister as he faces confidence votes in himself and his government...
Nicola Sturgeon’s former chief of staff has criticised Humza Yousaf’s failure to present a “clear narrative, clear purpose or good communication” as his premiership hangs in the balance. Liz Lloyd, for nine years one of Sturgeon’s most trusted aides before her shock resignation in March last year, said the first minister’s decision to scrap...Nicola Sturgeon’s former chief of staff has criticised Humza Yousaf’s failure to present a “clear narrative, clear purpose or good communication” as his premiership hangs in the balance. Liz Lloyd, for nine years one of Sturgeon’s most trusted aides before her shock resignation in March last year, said the first minister’s decision to scrap...Nicola Sturgeon’s former chief of staff has criticised Humza Yousaf’s failure to present a “clear narrative, clear purpose or...
analysis
There are times when events make political leadership very difficult, if not impossible. The SNP’s failures in office are increasingly obvious, Peter Murrell has been charged with embezzlement, Nicola Sturgeon remains under police investigation and the party is deeply divided. But even in more propitious...There are times when events make political leadership very difficult, if not impossible. The...There are times when events make political leadership very difficult, if not impossible. The...
Travel to the tip of Scotland’s most southwesterly peninsula and the headland made famous by Paul McCartney and Wings with the song Mull of Kintyre, and there’s one last tiny bit of the country that stands between you and Northern Ireland...Travel to the tip of Scotland’s most southwesterly peninsula and the headland made famous by Paul...Travel to the tip of Scotland’s most southwesterly peninsula and the headland made famous by Paul...
SCOTTISH BUSINESS DIGEST
Residents forced to flee an Edinburgh tenement block over structural problems previously received “goodwill” payments...Residents forced to flee an Edinburgh tenement block over structural problems previously received...Residents forced to flee an Edinburgh tenement block over structural problems previously received...
Football
Daizen Maeda is in line to play a major role in Celtic’s season finale after making a surprisingly swift recovery...Daizen Maeda is in line to play a major role in Celtic’s season finale after making a...Daizen Maeda is in line to play a major role in Celtic’s season finale after making a...
photography
The latest exhibition from We Feed The UK celebrates women-led initiatives producing nature-friendly food for Scotland. The photographer Sophie Gerrard looks at Lauriston Farm, a 100-acre site near Edinburgh run by a majority-women workers...The latest exhibition from We Feed The UK celebrates women-led initiatives producing...The latest exhibition from We Feed The UK celebrates women-led initiatives producing...
Comment
Want to get into Venice? Take my exam first
Giles Coren
Great cities are right to try to limit the riff-raff but instead of charging them, why not gauge their suitability in advance?
WEEKEND ESSAY
Britain’s looking left but voters really just want to be reassured
AN Wilson
Proms are majestic despite the flag-wavers
MATT CHORLEY
All aboard the Starmer Express, where left-wing baggage will be destroyed
Bing, bong. This is a passenger announcement. This is not an automated recording, this really is my actual voice.Bing, bong. This is a passenger announcement. This is not an automated recording, this really is...Bing, bong. This is a passenger announcement. This is not an automated recording, this really is...
lara spirit
Asylum crisis is about to migrate to Starmer
Before Rishi Sunak had finished talking about the imminent passage of his Rwanda bill, Labour insiders had seized on...Before Rishi Sunak had finished talking about the imminent passage of his Rwanda bill, Labour...Before Rishi Sunak had finished talking about the imminent passage of his Rwanda bill, Labour...
gerard baker
Biden can’t risk alienating the racist far left
emma duncan
Suddenly defence shares don’t look so loathsome
Martin Samuel | notebook
It’s game over now the sticker kings are unstuck
Libby Purves
Glorious horses deserve better than our pig ignorance
Leading Articles
Daylight Robbery
As shoplifting soars, police must show greater determination to protect retail staff and bring perpetrators to book
Beyond the Fringe
The demise of the SNP-Green coalition promises an era of uncertainty in Holyrood
New Tricks
The narrowing gap in brain function across age groups is very welcome
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Elections and the perception of the economy
Sir, Daniel Finkelstein is right that the state of the economy is the element most likely to determine the outcome of a general election (“Sunak can’t tell us ‘we’re on the right track’ ”, comment, Apr 24). The peak-end rule established by...Sir, Daniel Finkelstein is right that the state of the economy is the element most likely to...Sir, Daniel Finkelstein is right that the state of the economy is the element most likely to...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton, the foreign secretary, concludes a tour of central Asia with a visit to Mongolia; the Bank of England releases figures on capital issuance by UK residents.
India: General election phased polling day. Voters continue to elect 543 members to the Lok Sabha, the legislature of the world’s largest democracy, for five-year terms.
China: The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, concludes his three-day visit with a meeting in Beijing.
Sport: Queens Park Rangers v Leeds United (EFL Championship, 8pm).
On this day
In 1564 William Shakespeare’s baptism was recorded in the parish register at Holy Trinity church, Stratford-upon-Avon. The playwright’s birthday, although not known, is most often celebrated on April 23; in 1803 the l’Aigle meteorite fall, involving more than 3,000 pieces of rock, had numerous witnesses in Normandy, France. The event helped scientists to confirm that meteorites came from space; in 1923 Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the future Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) married the Duke of York (later George VI) in Westminster Abbey, where their coronation took place on May 12, 1937; in 1989 Lucille Ball, the comedian and actress, died at the age of 77. She was best known for starring in the sitcom I Love Lucy; in 1999 the television presenter Jill Dando was fatally shot outside her home in Fulham, London, by an unknown assailant. A man convicted of her murder two years later was acquitted in 2008. The murder remains unsolved.
Nature notes
A bird is singing in the dying ash tree. All around, the fogbound hectares of winter wheat are silent, yet here on this small island of ash trees, blackthorn and maples, the blackbird is in full song. Perched on a dead bough, it presents a stark sight, like a rag caught on a gallows. But the sound is as golden as the bird’s beak. Some birdsong has a volcanic urgency: skylarks gush, thrushes spate, terns scream. But the blackbird’s music is always relaxed, serene, richly melodious, and full of trills and turns. Never hurried, these consummate songsters give each phrase full value and often break off at the end of a particular tune, like a human singer. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Christian Angermayer, entrepreneur and investor, Apeiron Investment Group, 46; Lisa Anson, chief executive, Redx Pharma (biotechnology company), president, Astrazeneca UK (2012-18), 56; Carol Burnett, actress, comedian and singer, The Carol Burnett Show (1967-78), 91; Stuart Higgins, editor of The Sun (1994-98) and public relations consultant, 68; Alan Hinkes, mountaineer, the first Briton to climb the 14 Himalayan 8,000m peaks, 70; Marianne Jean-Baptiste, actress, Secrets & Lies (1996), Broadchurch (2015), 57; Dominic Jermey, UK ambassador to Indonesia and Timor Leste, director general of the Zoological Society of London (2017-22), 57; Jet Li, actor, Kiss of the Dragon (2001), 61; Giorgio Moroder, record producer, electronic dance music pioneer, 84; Adil Ray, actor and comedian, creator, Citizen Khan (2012-16), 50; Peter Schaufuss, ballet dancer and choreographer, founder and artistic director, Edinburgh Festival Ballet School, 74; Mark Serwotka, general secretary, Public and Commercial Services Union (2002-Feb 2024), 61; Zoe Smith, weightlifter, gold medallist, Commonwealth Games (2014), 30; Alex Sobel, Labour (Co-op) MP for Leeds North West, shadow nature recovery and the domestic environment minister (2021-23), 49; Roger Taylor, drummer, Duran Duran, 64; Eddy Temple-Morris, DJ on Virgin Radio UK, record producer and television presenter, 59; Gregor Townsend, rugby union player, Scotland (1993-2003), head coach of Scotland, 51; Natasha Trethewey, poet, Native Guard (2006, Pulitzer prize), 58; Melania Trump, first lady of the United States (2017-21), 54; Brian Whittle, Conservative MSP for Scotland South, 1988 Olympic athlete, 60; Sir Nairn Wilson, dentist, honorary founding president, College of General Dentistry, 74; Peter Zumthor, architect, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria (1997), 81.