PM: Children suffer more by staying home
‘Harm of missing school worse than virus risk’
Boris Johnson is to urge parents to send their children back to school, warning that keeping them at home is a far greater threat to their wellbeing than the coronavirus. The prime minister has ordered a PR campaign to ensure that schools reopen on time in September after being presented with...Boris Johnson is to urge parents to send their children back to school, warning that keeping them at home is a far greater threat to their wellbeing than the coronavirus. The prime minister has ordered a PR campaign to ensure that schools reopen on time in September after being presented with...Boris Johnson is to urge parents to send their children back to school, warning that keeping them at home is a far greater...
Read the full storyI’ve had no help, says Tory MP’s rape accuser
Wednesday, April 1, was a difficult day at No 10. Britain had been in lockdown for just over a week and the prime minister was isolated in his flat upstairs getting steadily weaker from the coronavirus. At about 9am the Downing Street switchboard called a young woman to connect her to the Conservative chief whip, Mark Spencer. The...Wednesday, April 1, was a difficult day at No 10. Britain had been in lockdown for just over a week and the prime minister was isolated in his flat upstairs getting steadily weaker from the coronavirus. At about 9am the Downing Street switchboard called a young woman to connect her to the Conservative chief whip, Mark Spencer. The...Wednesday, April 1, was a difficult day at No 10. Britain had been in lockdown for just over a week and the prime minister was...
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BBC apologises for using n-word in report of racist attack
The BBC’s director-general has apologised for a broadcast in which a white reporter used the racist n-word. More than 18,000 people complained to the BBC after Fiona Lamdin, the social affairs correspondent, repeated the term after it was allegedly used in a racially-motivated attack in Bristol. The BBC Radio 1xtra...The BBC’s director-general has apologised for a broadcast in which a white reporter used the...The BBC’s director-general has apologised for a broadcast in which a white reporter used the...
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Glory be to Glyndebourne in the garden
My work is socially challenging, admits BP boss
The new boss of BP has warned that fossil fuels are becoming socially unacceptable and admitted that the industry can...The new boss of BP has warned that fossil fuels are becoming socially unacceptable and admitted...The new boss of BP has warned that fossil fuels are becoming socially unacceptable and admitted...
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‘Pupils pose no risk of spreading Covid’
One of the largest studies in the world on coronavirus in schools, carried out in 100 institutions in the UK, will...One of the largest studies in the world on coronavirus in schools, carried out in 100...One of the largest studies in the world on coronavirus in schools, carried out in 100...
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coronavirus
France is a bridge too far for wary Brits
A coronavirus spike and ‘airy-fairy’ travel advice have conspired to throw into doubt the holiday plans of thousands
Life on Mars
Why the race to the red planet is back on
Jonathan Meades
Prepare for the uglification of Britain under planning reforms
Matt Haig
The author on becoming a mental health figurehead
Audio erotica
Why women are turning on to erotic podcasts
staycation special
It doesn’t hit Paris’s heights but you sure get an Eiffel of Newport
To see the sunset over San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge would be “an unacceptably high risk”, says the Foreign Office, and a trip up the Eiffel Tower carries the possibility of being quarantined. The city of Newport in south Wales would like you...To see the sunset over San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge would be “an unacceptably high risk”...To see the sunset over San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge would be “an unacceptably high risk”...
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coronavirus
‘Clap for carers’ generation sets sights on career in nursing
The nation clapped for the NHS every Thursday and children hung rainbow drawings in windows. Now the Covid-19 generation is applying in record numbers to become nurses, doctors and physiotherapists, inspired by their pandemic...The nation clapped for the NHS every Thursday and children hung rainbow drawings in windows. Now the Covid-19 generation is applying in record numbers to become nurses, doctors and physiotherapists, inspired by their pandemic...The nation clapped for the NHS every Thursday and children hung rainbow drawings in windows. Now the Covid-19...
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Academy boss using church halls and hotels as classrooms
One of the country’s leading academy bosses has warned it will be “impossible” to fully open schools safely in September. Steve Chalke, founder of the Oasis academy trust, which has 52 schools and educates more than 31,000...One of the country’s leading academy bosses has warned it will be “impossible” to fully open schools safely in September. Steve Chalke, founder of the Oasis academy trust, which has 52 schools and educates more than 31,000...One of the country’s leading academy bosses has warned it will be “impossible” to fully open schools safely in...
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good university guide
It’s freshers’ week, but not as we know it
A very different student experience awaits when universities reopen for business next month. After months of closed campuses, universities are desperate to put up the “business as usual” signs, but the reality will be anything but. For some...A very different student experience awaits when universities reopen for business next month.A very different student experience awaits when universities reopen for business next month.
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NHS tells fertility patients: Prove you’re in a stable relationship to access IVF
Women in 24 NHS regions are being barred from access to IVF in a “postcode lottery” for funding that requires them to prove they are in a “stable” relationship. Those who live in neighbouring towns and cities may be eligible...Women in 24 NHS regions are being barred from access to IVF in a “postcode lottery” for funding that requires them to prove they are in a “stable” relationship. Those who live in neighbouring towns and cities may be eligible...Women in 24 NHS regions are being barred from access to IVF in a “postcode lottery” for funding that requires them to...
Read the full storyPeers vote in droves — to claim £1m
Peers claimed almost £1m in taxpayer-funded “attendance” allowances while working from home during the lockdown. Since the rules were changed to pay peers £162 a day, participation has soared to record levels. An average of 502...Peers claimed almost £1m in taxpayer-funded “attendance” allowances while working from home during the lockdown. Since the rules were changed to pay peers £162 a day, participation has soared to record levels. An average of 502...Peers claimed almost £1m in taxpayer-funded “attendance” allowances while working from home during the lockdown.
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The week in pictures
Follow The Sunday Times picture desk for more stunning photography on Twitter (@STPictures) and Instagram (@ststories)Follow The Sunday Times picture desk for more stunning photography on Twitter (@STPictures)...Follow The Sunday Times picture desk for more stunning photography on Twitter (@STPictures)...
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Beirut protesters push coalition to brink of collapse
Lebanon’s coalition government was starting to fragment this evening as sectarian animosities resurfaced in the wake of last Tuesday’s devastating explosion at the port. For two days protesters wielding nooses bearing the names of national leaders have stormed Beirut’s city centre, from the...Lebanon’s coalition government was starting to fragment this evening as sectarian animosities resurfaced in the wake of last Tuesday’s devastating explosion at the port. For two days protesters wielding nooses bearing the names of national leaders have stormed Beirut’s city centre, from the...Lebanon’s coalition government was starting to fragment this evening as sectarian animosities resurfaced in the wake of last...
Read the full storyOpposition cry foul in fight to oust Belarusian strongman
Military trucks and water cannon were seen heading into Minsk, the capital of Belarus, as the country voted in a fraught election that could see President Lukashenko claim a sixth term despite rising discontent. A tense finale appeared inevitable as opposition forces complained of a crackdown and security forces detained journalists from a...Military trucks and water cannon were seen heading into Minsk, the capital of Belarus, as the country voted in a fraught election that could see President Lukashenko claim a sixth term despite rising discontent. A tense finale appeared inevitable as opposition forces complained of a crackdown and security forces detained journalists from a...Military trucks and water cannon were seen heading into Minsk, the capital of Belarus, as the country voted in a fraught...
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Q&A
Belarus goes to the polls
Where is it?
Belarus is one of the former Soviet republics that won independence after the collapse of communism. Wedged between Russia and Poland, it is landlocked, relatively flat, has herds of rare European bison and is covered in forest and marshes — Shrek would love it. What’s the capital?
Minsk. Detractors...Where is it?
Belarus is one of the former Soviet republics that won independence after...Where is it?
Belarus is one of the former Soviet republics that won independence after...
Uighurs forced to keep China running at height of Covid-19 pandemic
Shocking evidence has emerged that, at the height of China’s coronavirus lockdown, when factories were brought to a...Shocking evidence has emerged that, at the height of China’s coronavirus lockdown, when factories...Shocking evidence has emerged that, at the height of China’s coronavirus lockdown, when factories...
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UK’s voice abroad sounds increasingly female
In 2018, Sir Simon McDonald, permanent under secretary to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, put a set of mirrors...In 2018, Sir Simon McDonald, permanent under secretary to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office...In 2018, Sir Simon McDonald, permanent under secretary to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office...
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JONATHAN MEADES
Why build, build, build spells planning Armageddon
One of the coarser ironies of the UK’s secession from the EU is that the government of all talents is rushing without thought or lecture to adopt a southern European tendency to build incontinently and inappropriately. This kind of construction is most evident on the coasts of Spain and Italy...One of the coarser ironies of the UK’s secession from the EU is that the government of all talents is rushing without thought or lecture to adopt a southern European tendency to build incontinently and inappropriately. This kind of construction is most evident on the coasts of Spain and Italy...One of the coarser ironies of the UK’s secession from the EU is that the government of all talents is rushing without thought...
Read the full storyINDIA KNIGHT
Turf wars: plastic lawns vs the real thing
Look, I’ll admit I once thought about it too. When I lived in London and had a tiny, dark, north-facing paved garden, it did briefly occur to me at one point that artificial grass might dramatically cheer things up. Full sympathies if you’re in the same boat and just want something verdant and lush — and initially attractive — to brighten...Look, I’ll admit I once thought about it too. When I lived in London and had a tiny, dark, north-facing paved garden, it did briefly occur to me at one point that artificial grass might dramatically cheer things up. Full sympathies if you’re in the same boat and just want something verdant and lush — and initially attractive — to brighten...Look, I’ll admit I once thought about it too. When I lived in London and had a tiny, dark, north-facing paved garden, it did...
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QUENTIN LETTS
What Britain would be like now if Covid never happened
You have awakened from a five-month nightmare and find that the coronavirus never happened. That intensely annoying fellow Matt Hancock never told parliament on March 16 that “today we are advising people against all unnecessary social contact with others”. The only thing feverish was your imagination. What Hancock...You have awakened from a five-month nightmare and find that the coronavirus never happened. That...You have awakened from a five-month nightmare and find that the coronavirus never happened. That...
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ANDREW ROBERTS
With its hands tied, the SAS loses
THE EXPLAINER
Stig Abell on... pain
My headaches are unimaginable to you. That’s all right — I’m not criticising. One of the eternal truths of being...My headaches are unimaginable to you. That’s all right — I’m not criticising. One of the eternal...My headaches are unimaginable to you. That’s all right — I’m not criticising. One of the eternal...
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MARTIN HEMMING
Begone, Tories and Trots: students have more important things to worry about than politics
This doesn’t reflect particularly well on me, but when I think back to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, I think of one...This doesn’t reflect particularly well on me, but when I think back to the 2003 invasion of Iraq...This doesn’t reflect particularly well on me, but when I think back to the 2003 invasion of Iraq...
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Cricket | Mike Atherton
This wasn’t just a victory – this was a psychology lesson
Pakistan’s previous head coach, Mickey Arthur, signed off social media on the third evening of the game, with a no-nonsense message. “Pakistan have enough,” he wrote, “Shaheen and Shadab to bowl England out. Goodnight!” Who, among Pakistan supporters or those intimately connected with their...Pakistan’s previous head coach, Mickey Arthur, signed off social media on the third evening of the game, with a no-nonsense message. “Pakistan have enough,” he wrote, “Shaheen and Shadab to bowl England out. Goodnight!” Who, among Pakistan supporters or those intimately connected with their...Pakistan’s previous head coach, Mickey Arthur, signed off social media on the third evening of the game, with a no-nonsense...
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Stokes will miss rest of Pakistan series for family reasons
Ben Stokes will miss the rest of the Test series against Pakistan after withdrawing from the squad for family reasons. The England all-rounder will travel to New Zealand to be with his parents this week. Ged, Stokes’s father, fell seriously ill while England were on tour in South Africa last Christmas and is understood to have been unwell...Ben Stokes will miss the rest of the Test series against Pakistan after withdrawing from the squad for family reasons. The England all-rounder will travel to New Zealand to be with his parents this week. Ged, Stokes’s father, fell seriously ill while England were on tour in South Africa last Christmas and is understood to have been unwell...Ben Stokes will miss the rest of the Test series against Pakistan after withdrawing from the squad for family reasons. The...
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cricket | steve james
Buttler’s glovework is open to debate but his place is not
Jos Buttler had been here before. He had been dropped from the Test team before, of course. It was in 2015, after 15 Tests as England’s wicketkeeper-batsman, and he has subsequently revealed that it was a “relief” when the axe eventually fell. “I was not performing and mentally I got to a stage where I was not...Jos Buttler had been here before. He had been dropped from the Test team before, of course. It...Jos Buttler had been here before. He had been dropped from the Test team before, of course. It...
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Cricket | Simon Wilde
Woakes and Buttler guide England to remarkable first-Test win
CRICKET | SIMON WILDE
Woakes 9, Babar 6: how they rated at Old Trafford
England Rory Burns A tad unlucky to fall to two leg-before decisions that needed confirmation by review, but 14 runs...England Rory Burns A tad unlucky to fall to two leg-before decisions that needed confirmation by...England Rory Burns A tad unlucky to fall to two leg-before decisions that needed confirmation by...
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champions league | Graeme Souness
Europe’s elite have been warned by City’s harrying
In my playing days at Liverpool, the coaches called it closing down and told us the team that was best at it would...In my playing days at Liverpool, the coaches called it closing down and told us the team that was...In my playing days at Liverpool, the coaches called it closing down and told us the team that was...
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Demands of this season leave clubs with balancing act in transfer window
In the summer of 2019, clubs from Europe’s five largest leagues committed £3.35 billion to transfer fees. That year a further £341 million went on commissions to intermediaries. Add in aggregate wage bills of £8.75 billion across the English...In the summer of 2019, clubs from Europe’s five largest leagues committed £3.35 billion to...In the summer of 2019, clubs from Europe’s five largest leagues committed £3.35 billion to...
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David Walsh
Arsenal are a business — the criticism over their redundancies is senseless
Of all the stories told in all of the books, the opening chapter of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago...Of all the stories told in all of the books, the opening chapter of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s The...Of all the stories told in all of the books, the opening chapter of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s The...
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football | Rod Liddle
When it comes to the farce of 12-point deductions, it’s all in the EFL’s timing
The new season may be about to start but the old one, the weird one, keeps clinging on, delivering its cornucopia of...The new season may be about to start but the old one, the weird one, keeps clinging on...The new season may be about to start but the old one, the weird one, keeps clinging on...
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Bayern ease past outclassed Chelsea
At the stadium in which Frank Lampard will forever remember past glories, Chelsea were reminded of how far they have to go to return to Europe’s elite. Eight years have passed since Lampard lifted the Champions League as a player in the Allianz...At the stadium in which Frank Lampard will forever remember past glories, Chelsea were reminded...At the stadium in which Frank Lampard will forever remember past glories, Chelsea were reminded...
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Rugby Union | Stephen Jones
Bring back the fatigue factor by upping the pace
rugby union | Lawrence Dallaglio
It is now Premiership Rugby’s turn to entertain
The last professional rugby match in this country took place five months ago when Bristol Bears beat Harlequins 28-15.The last professional rugby match in this country took place five months ago when Bristol Bears...The last professional rugby match in this country took place five months ago when Bristol Bears...
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rugby union | stephen jones
Now is not the time for Welsh rugby to be playing musical chairs
‘Welsh rugby in complete turmoil” was the heading in one media outlet last week. It was a strong line, although you...‘Welsh rugby in complete turmoil” was the heading in one media outlet last week. It was a strong...‘Welsh rugby in complete turmoil” was the heading in one media outlet last week. It was a strong...
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Rugby Union | Stuart Barnes
Destroy and enjoy – the arrival of Radradra is a nightmare for defences
Rugby Union | Stephen Jones
Rugby has only restarted when the fans are back
rugby union | stephen jones
Rugby’s soul can survive Twickenham jobs cull
Cricket | Simon Wilde
‘Trotty was really proud of the effect the film had on people’
When Barney Douglas set about making The Edge, his film about the rise and fall of the England cricket team between 2009 and 2013 and the toll it took on the players, the issue of mental health in elite sport was not as well understood as it is today. Admired on its cinema release last year for its frank and uncompromising treatment of what the pressure of...When Barney Douglas set about making The Edge, his film about the rise and fall of the...When Barney Douglas set about making The Edge, his film about the rise and fall of the...
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Cricket | Simon Hughes
Archer must be patient to rediscover his venom
Friday was the 25th anniversary of Jonathan Edwards’s world record triple jump (18.29m) at the World Championships in...Friday was the 25th anniversary of Jonathan Edwards’s world record triple jump (18.29m) at the World Championships in Gothenburg. It was commemorated with a special BBC programme: One Giant Leap. Edwards’s feat has some relevance to the complex art of fast bowling, of which there have been seven exponents in...Friday was the 25th anniversary of Jonathan Edwards’s world record triple jump (18.29m) at the World Championships in Gothenburg.
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Champions League
Messi closing in on more European glory
champions league | ian hawkey
Memphis the king of bling poses a threat to City
Champions League | paul rowan
Time for Lampard to make changes at the back
football | Douglas Alexander
Celtic will eventually sell the marketable Édouard for a record fee – but at what cost?
English trio pursue Dustin Johnson in wide open PGA
Golf has endured 13 months without a major and it was as if all the mothballed drama was unleashed at once on the third day at the PGA Championship in San Francisco. There was Li Haotong, the then leader, losing a ball in a cypress tree, a 95ft...Golf has endured 13 months without a major and it was as if all the mothballed drama was...Golf has endured 13 months without a major and it was as if all the mothballed drama was...
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Rugby League
Anatomy of... Israel Folau
Lessons from a life in sport | ellie simmonds
Panicking is pointless – you can only control so much
racing
Thunderer’s racing tips
NatWest to oust top bankers
Alison Rose slashes investment bank in bid to save money
NatWest is to push out several top bankers as part of a dramatic overhaul of its investment bank, as new boss Alison Rose attempts to cut ties with its past. The lender formerly known as Royal Bank of Scotland, 62%-owned by taxpayers, is expected to tell staff this week that at least three of its...NatWest is to push out several top bankers as part of a dramatic overhaul of its investment bank, as new boss Alison Rose attempts to cut ties with its past. The lender formerly known as Royal Bank of Scotland, 62%-owned by taxpayers, is expected to tell staff this week that at least three of its...NatWest is to push out several top bankers as part of a dramatic overhaul of its investment bank, as new boss Alison Rose...
Read the full storyReality bites: UK enters recession
The economy will officially enter recession this week after tumbling by a record 20% in the second quarter. The contraction follows the 2.2% fall in GDP in the first three months and will mean the UK meets the definition of recession by recording two successive quarters of decline. However, economists will look at data for the last month of...The economy will officially enter recession this week after tumbling by a record 20% in the second quarter. The contraction follows the 2.2% fall in GDP in the first three months and will mean the UK meets the definition of recession by recording two successive quarters of decline. However, economists will look at data for the last month of...The economy will officially enter recession this week after tumbling by a record 20% in the second quarter. The contraction...
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WH Smith demands rent cuts as sales slide
WH Smith is demanding rent cuts from landlords as it struggles to contain costs. The retailer, which has 575 shops in town centres and 560 in travel hubs across the UK, has drafted in its property adviser, Gerald Eve, to thrash out deals with property owners. WH Smith announced it would cut up to 1,500 of its 14,000...WH Smith is demanding rent cuts from landlords as it struggles to contain costs. The retailer...WH Smith is demanding rent cuts from landlords as it struggles to contain costs. The retailer...
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BP’s ‘woke’ boss takes a leap into the unknown
In 1991, a 20-year-old Bernard Looney borrowed his brother’s Volkswagen Passat estate and drove from their home in southwest Ireland to Aberdeen for his first day of work as a BP engineer. He parked outside the Ardoe House hotel, where he was...In 1991, a 20-year-old Bernard Looney borrowed his brother’s Volkswagen Passat estate and drove...In 1991, a 20-year-old Bernard Looney borrowed his brother’s Volkswagen Passat estate and drove...
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OLIVER SHAH
Box-ticking by investors will do little to solve the climate change crisis
Institutional investors tend to behave like sheep, and the sheepdogs that have chased them around in recent years...Institutional investors tend to behave like sheep, and the sheepdogs that have chased them around...Institutional investors tend to behave like sheep, and the sheepdogs that have chased them around...
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DAVID SMITH
V, W or Aarrgh? It depends on the virus – and jobs
When the economy has been hit by as profound a shock as Covid-19 and the unprecedented lockdown measures adopted to...When the economy has been hit by as profound a shock as Covid-19 and the unprecedented lockdown...When the economy has been hit by as profound a shock as Covid-19 and the unprecedented lockdown...
Read the full story‘It’s like we don’t exist’: forgotten victims plead for virus relief
Chrissie McLaren expects next year to be busier than ever for her recruitment business, which provides staff for corporate and sporting events, as well as weddings. It is more than just wishful thinking: with social distancing restrictions eased (hopefully), McLaren’s CM Event Recruitment will be perfectly placed to take advantage of the pent-up demand for large-scale...Chrissie McLaren expects next year to be busier than ever for her recruitment business, which...Chrissie McLaren expects next year to be busier than ever for her recruitment business, which...
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What’s it like for businesses back in lockdown?
The recruiter
Laura Leyland, 36, founded Fresh Perspective Resourcing with her sister, Emily, 32, in...The recruiter
Laura Leyland, 36, founded Fresh Perspective Resourcing with her sister, Emily, 32, in Chorley, Lancashire, in 2016. The recruitment agency saw inquiries “fall off a cliff” in March as the first lockdown came in, then “totally explode” in June and July. One ad for an office manager at a...The recruiter
Laura Leyland, 36, founded Fresh Perspective Resourcing with her sister, Emily, 32, in Chorley, Lancashire, in...
LUKE JOHNSON
The young are being robbed
I have a soft spot for nightclubs and live music venues — I started my business career at 18 running one.I have a soft spot for nightclubs and live music venues — I started my business career at 18...I have a soft spot for nightclubs and live music venues — I started my business career at 18...
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IRWIN STELZER
Signs of life amid the Covid carnage
The underlying strength of the American economy is starting to assert itself in its battle with Covid-19. Employment...The underlying strength of the American economy is starting to assert itself in its battle with...The underlying strength of the American economy is starting to assert itself in its battle with...
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INTERVIEW
Moleskine boss turns to the next chapter
Daniela Riccardi began her job as chief executive of trendy notebook brand Moleskine under extraordinary circumstances. Milan, where the company is based, was at the centre of the European coronavirus outbreak. Moleskine’s staff were working from...Daniela Riccardi began her job as chief executive of trendy notebook brand Moleskine under...Daniela Riccardi began her job as chief executive of trendy notebook brand Moleskine under...
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PRUFROCK
Let’s not talk about the one Grant made earlier
Grant Bovey is back! Apart from losing a charity boxing match with portly comedian Ricky Gervais, 90s Blue Peter star...Grant Bovey is back! Apart from losing a charity boxing match with portly comedian Ricky Gervais...Grant Bovey is back! Apart from losing a charity boxing match with portly comedian Ricky Gervais...
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INSIDE THE CITY
Credit where it’s due at Experian
Brian Cassin has tried to make the best of a bad situation. The chief executive of Experian, one of the world’s...Brian Cassin has tried to make the best of a bad situation. The chief executive of Experian, one...Brian Cassin has tried to make the best of a bad situation. The chief executive of Experian, one...
Read the full storyHave banks given up on the high street?
Bank customers are struggling to get to branches as lenders have reduced their opening hours or shut altogether during the coronavirus pandemic, with hundreds due never to reopen. In one community, nearly 30,000 people have been left with one bank branch operating for just three days a week. Campaigners say banks are using the coronavirus as an opportunity to cut back...Bank customers are struggling to get to branches as lenders have reduced their opening hours or...Bank customers are struggling to get to branches as lenders have reduced their opening hours or...
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Now our only hope of a home is the Bank of Gran and Grandad
Grandparents have become the next port of call for first-time buyers struggling to raise a deposit and get on the...Grandparents have become the next port of call for first-time buyers struggling to raise a deposit and get on the property ladder. First-time buyers make up half of all property sales, but are finding it hard to secure mortgages because nearly all banks have stopped lending to people with low deposits. The Bank of...Grandparents have become the next port of call for first-time buyers struggling to raise a deposit and get on the property ladder.
Read the full storyIn the red: fears over future of the bank with the pink card
The phrase “I’ll Monzo you” has become popular among groups of younger people splitting a bill using the app-based bank. But the trendy start-up known for its spending alerts and coral debit card has admitted that it is...The phrase “I’ll Monzo you” has become popular among groups of younger people splitting a bill using the app-based bank. But the trendy start-up known for its spending alerts and coral debit card has admitted that it is...The phrase “I’ll Monzo you” has become popular among groups of younger people splitting a bill using the app-based bank.
Read the full storyMore controversy over the handling of Woodford’s failed fund
Plans to oust Neil Woodford and dissolve his fund may have been considered only a month after investors were banned from taking out their money — a move that ultimately cost them £1 billion. The Woodford Equity Income fund —...Plans to oust Neil Woodford and dissolve his fund may have been considered only a month after investors were banned from taking out their money — a move that ultimately cost them £1 billion. The Woodford Equity Income fund —...Plans to oust Neil Woodford and dissolve his fund may have been considered only a month after investors were banned...
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JESSIE HEWITSON
Old-fashioned customer service? Yes please . . .
FAME AND FORTUNE
I’m sick of worrying about money
Daisy Lowe was 15 when she was spotted by a talent scout in Camden, north London, and signed to Select Model Management. She has starred in campaigns for Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs. Lowe, 31, whose parents are the singer and designer Pearl Lowe...Daisy Lowe was 15 when she was spotted by a talent scout in Camden, north London, and signed to...Daisy Lowe was 15 when she was spotted by a talent scout in Camden, north London, and signed to...
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QUESTION OF MONEY
I did all the checks, but still fell for a cloning scam
I have made three investments in one-year bonds this year, two of £70,000 each with Investec Wealth & Investment...I have made three investments in one-year bonds this year, two of £70,000 each with Investec...I have made three investments in one-year bonds this year, two of £70,000 each with Investec...
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Briefing
Motorists choose second hand cars
Used car sales have boosted the ailing motor industry. The value of used car finance was 9 per cent higher in June...Used car sales have boosted the ailing motor industry. The value of used car finance was 9 per...Used car sales have boosted the ailing motor industry. The value of used car finance was 9 per...
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How I escaped the Children of God cult that destroyed my childhood
For years I have suffered from raging insomnia, and as usual I was pacing the streets of my local town centre fuelled with adrenaline after a poor night’s sleep. I found myself in front of a drab police station and suddenly there was a eureka moment. I was ready to break the codes of the deeply secretive religious organisation I had been born into and tell the story of...For years I have suffered from raging insomnia, and as usual I was pacing the streets of my local...For years I have suffered from raging insomnia, and as usual I was pacing the streets of my local...
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THE INTERVIEW | ISHAAN KHATTER
‘It’s about time we had a show like A Suitable Boy’
Ishaan Khatter walks through the building wearing sunglasses. In the lift on the way up to our interview he blasts...Ishaan Khatter walks through the building wearing sunglasses. In the lift on the way up to our interview he blasts hip-hop from the bright red Bluetooth speaker he’s carrying under his arm. Even though it’s another grey, drizzly day in London, he’s in an optimistic mood. “I like the cold,” he beams obligingly.Ishaan Khatter walks through the building wearing sunglasses. In the lift on the way up to our interview he blasts hip-hop from...
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Life on Mars: why the race to the red planet is back on
Look up at the sky at the moment, and on a cloudless night you’ll see Mars, shining red between midnight and dawn. It’s the perfect time of year for stargazers, and this summer Mars fever is in the air. The past month has seen numerous launches to...Look up at the sky at the moment, and on a cloudless night you’ll see Mars, shining red between...Look up at the sky at the moment, and on a cloudless night you’ll see Mars, shining red between...
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THE DISH
Skye McAlpine’s delightful afternoon tea recipes
I don’t quite know why food tastes so very good when you’re sitting on a blanket: maybe it’s the quasi-illicitness of eating with your fingers and not at a table — ideally also barefoot and on the grass. That is why I’ve created a sort of alfresco...I don’t quite know why food tastes so very good when you’re sitting on a blanket: maybe it’s the...I don’t quite know why food tastes so very good when you’re sitting on a blanket: maybe it’s the...
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Josh Glancy in America
Woke singletons won’t date across the political divide. Where’s the fun in that?
ME AND MY MOTOR
Boot size is all that matters to Steve Backshall
As you would expect from a man who has spent most of his life exploring the wilder corners of the world, Steve Backshall likes cars to be practical. “I can look at an AC Cobra or an E-type Jag and appreciate the beauty, but I have no desire to own...As you would expect from a man who has spent most of his life exploring the wilder corners of the...As you would expect from a man who has spent most of his life exploring the wilder corners of the...
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FASHION
The most stylish gingham pieces to buy now
Tackle picnic season in style with these modern takes on the classic summer print
COLUMNIST | DOLLY ALDERTON
Dear Dolly: ‘I keep falling for wannabe beatniks with floppy hair’
Your love, life and friendship dilemmas answered by Dolly Alderton
FASHION
Lucinda Chambers, former fashion director at Vogue, shares her style lessons
As she launches a new collaboration with Max Mara, Lucinda Chambers tells Victoria Moss the most important lessons she has learnt from four decades in fashion
FASHION
These are the best tote bags on the high street
A perfect everyday bag — versatile, practical and it still scores cool points — Issey Miyake’s classic Bao Bao Lucent tote solves all your workwear woes
BEAUTY
India Knight reviews an iconic tinted moisturiser for plump, healthy-looking skin
Tis the season for Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer. ’Tis pretty much always the season for it, to be honest. But for...Tis the season for Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer. ’Tis pretty much always the season for it...Tis the season for Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer. ’Tis pretty much always the season for it...
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BEAUTY | #BeautyBOSS
Why you need a vitamin C serum in your skincare routine
I’m feeling smug. I have just talked a dermatologist through my regular skincare regime and I am now waiting to be...I’m feeling smug. I have just talked a dermatologist through my regular skincare regime and I am...I’m feeling smug. I have just talked a dermatologist through my regular skincare regime and I am...
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TELEVISION
Secret Diary of a Call Girl’s Billie Piper and Lucy Prebble reunite for a new TV drama
The actress and writer talk to Benji Wilson about their highly personal TV collaboration
SOAP OPERAS
Wanted: the life back in soaps
Iconic 1980s and 1990s episodes of EastEnders shown during lockdown have laid bare just how diminished these dramas have become
TELEVISION
TV review: Barkskins; The Princess Royal at 70; The Deceived; Ramy
National Geographic’s big balls-out new prestige drama has a script to die for, says Camilla Long
music
Lola Lennox, daughter of Annie Lennox, has a talent all of her own
The singer talks to Lisa Verrico about shaking off the shadow of her superstar mum
Art
Art review: Electronic: From Kraftwerk to the Chemical Brothers, Design Museum
This exhibition casts us into the heady nights of the dance music scene
BOOKS | AMERICA
Should we be comparing racism in America with Nazism?
Isabel Wilkerson is accustomed to experiencing social indignities. Like the time she went to interview a shop owner...Isabel Wilkerson is accustomed to experiencing social indignities. Like the time she went to...Isabel Wilkerson is accustomed to experiencing social indignities. Like the time she went to...
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BOOKS | NATURE
How rich England’s nature could be
Try to imagine an orchard. If the word suggests to you rows of fruit trees, evenly spaced, with the ground beneath...Try to imagine an orchard. If the word suggests to you rows of fruit trees, evenly spaced, with...Try to imagine an orchard. If the word suggests to you rows of fruit trees, evenly spaced, with...
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Life echoes fiction in Yiyun Li’s Must I Go
A horrendous coincidence hangs over Yiyun Li’s new novel, Must I Go. The book is centred on a retiree, Lilia, whose daughter, Lucy, killed herself. When she was midway through writing it, Li’s 16-year-old son took his own life. “I had...A horrendous coincidence hangs over Yiyun Li’s new novel, Must I Go. The book is centred on...A horrendous coincidence hangs over Yiyun Li’s new novel, Must I Go. The book is centred on...
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ARTS
Our pick of the best podcasts, events and exhibitions for culture buffs
Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Fringe has been reborn as a digital festival this year. The Gilded Balloon’s YouTube channel is staging new shows and footage of standout acts including Aisling Bea and Jack Whitehall; Comedy Central’s Facebook, YouTube and...Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Fringe has been reborn as a digital festival this year. The Gilded...Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Fringe has been reborn as a digital festival this year. The Gilded...
music
John Wilson has exciting plans for the Sinfonia of London
At the beginning of the 20th century a British conductor, Thomas Beecham, found fame and glory as a founder of...At the beginning of the 20th century a British conductor, Thomas Beecham, found fame and glory as...At the beginning of the 20th century a British conductor, Thomas Beecham, found fame and glory as...
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RADIO
Radio review: Woman’s Hour; Bloody Eisteddfod; In the Studio: Mira Nair; Great Lives — Mussolini
Woman’s Hour was invented by Norman Collins, head of the BBC Light Programme, in 1946. In its first year it was...Woman’s Hour was invented by Norman Collins, head of the BBC Light Programme, in 1946. In its...Woman’s Hour was invented by Norman Collins, head of the BBC Light Programme, in 1946. In its...
Read the full storyBOOKS | HISTORICAL FICTION ROUNDUP
The best new historical novels
The much-praised Australian author Kate Grenville has written several novels about early European settlers in her country, most notably the Booker-shortlisted The Secret River. Her latest, A Room Made of Leaves (Canongate £16.99, ebook £16.99)...The much-praised Australian author Kate Grenville has written several novels about early European...The much-praised Australian author Kate Grenville has written several novels about early European...
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BOOKS | FICTION
Ghost Wall author’s tale of a nightmare staycation
BOOKS | FICTION
At a glance: Booker-longlisted fiction
BOOKS | SHORT STORIES ROUNDUP
The best new short story collections
BOOKS | CHILDREN'S
Children’s book of the week
Death Sets Sail by Robin Stevens
Puffin £6.99, age 9+
Robin Stevens’s hugely successful Murder Most...Death Sets Sail by Robin Stevens
Puffin £6.99, age 9+
Robin Stevens’s hugely successful Murder...Death Sets Sail by Robin Stevens
Puffin £6.99, age 9+
Robin Stevens’s hugely successful Murder...
BOOKS | BESTSELLERS
The Sunday Times Bestsellers
The Sunday Times Bestseller List is the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK, and the one that...The Sunday Times Bestseller List is the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK...The Sunday Times Bestseller List is the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK...
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The Sunday Times 100 best summer reads 2020
SUMMER BOOKS: OUR TOP FIVE FICTION Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Bloomsbury £12.99/ebk £9.09
A supersmart story of race, class and motherhood, about a black babysitter accused of kidnapping her white charge. Late in the Day by Tessa Hadley
...SUMMER BOOKS: OUR TOP FIVE FICTION Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Bloomsbury £12.99/ebk £9.09...SUMMER BOOKS: OUR TOP FIVE FICTION Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Bloomsbury £12.99/ebk £9.09...
TELEVISION AND RADIO
TV and radio picks of the week: Inside The Bruderhof; The Florida Project; Dead To Me; Led By The Science
PICK OF THE WEEK
Inside The Bruderhof (Thursday, BBC One, 10.45pm)
Last year, Karen Emsley’s film about the 300-strong Christian community in Robertsbridge in East Sussex was postponed after news programmes overran on day two of Boris...PICK OF THE WEEK
Inside The Bruderhof (Thursday, BBC One, 10.45pm)
Last year, Karen Emsley’s...PICK OF THE WEEK
Inside The Bruderhof (Thursday, BBC One, 10.45pm)
Last year, Karen Emsley’s...
TELEVISION
What’s on TV: Sunday
TELEVISION
What’s on TV: Monday
TELEVISION
What’s on TV: Tuesday
TELEVISION
What’s on TV: Wednesday
TELEVISION
What’s on TV: Thursday
TELEVISION
What’s on TV: Friday
TELEVISION
The best TV and films on demand
DEMAND PICK OF THE WEEK
Dead To Me (Netflix)
The days of the Pirandello farce are gone but the spirit lives on in Liz Feldman’s dark comedy. If season one stressed the murky emotional depths lurking beneath the friendship between widowed...DEMAND PICK OF THE WEEK
Dead To Me (Netflix)
The days of the Pirandello farce are gone but...DEMAND PICK OF THE WEEK
Dead To Me (Netflix)
The days of the Pirandello farce are gone but...
STAYCATION SPECIAL
Bordering on the extreme: tackling the rapids of the Wye Valley
Canoeing novice Georgia Stephens takes a river tour along the England-Wales border first popularised in the 18th century
STAYCATION SPECIAL
London in a new light: playing tourist in my home city
Jenny Coad sees the capital afresh on an (almost) crowd‑free jaunt around its top sights
STAYCATION SPECIAL
Off the beaten tracks: cycling Scotland’s Highlands
Ed Caesar goes to extreme lengths for some catch-up time with his brother: a three-day mountain bike adventure with a conservation twist
TRAVEL
Hox thinks outside the box — the Hoxton’s new glamping pop-up
Katie Gatens is the first to stay at the brand’s new pop-up in Oxfordshire
STAYCATION SPECIAL
‘If York can cope with the Vikings, it can cope with 2020’
Will Hide takes a tour around his favourite city, where summer crowds are much reduced (save for Bettys tearoom, of course)
STAYCATION SPECIAL
The Pig at Harlyn Bay: ‘It’s as laid‑back as the rest of the litter’
COMMENT
‘Holidaying in the UK, I find myself dressing like the Duchess of Cornwall to blend in’
In January last year I embarked on a rare but wonderful whistle-stop book tour of the UK. It’s the part of writing...In January last year I embarked on a rare but wonderful whistle-stop book tour of the UK. It’s...In January last year I embarked on a rare but wonderful whistle-stop book tour of the UK. It’s...
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STAYCATION SPECIAL
City breaks for less: the best hotel deals and incentives
Bath
Minus the usual tourist hordes, the city is all crescent and correct, and a joy to walk around. The Bird...Bath
Minus the usual tourist hordes, the city is all crescent and correct, and a joy to walk...Bath
Minus the usual tourist hordes, the city is all crescent and correct, and a joy to walk...
The 50 best beaches
Our definitive 2020 guide to the British coast celebrates idyllic, crowd-free stretches
The southwest
Waterfall-backed beaches in Devon and a buzzing surf scene in Cornwall
Wales
Rock-pooling in Anglesey and colourful fishermen’s villages in Snowdonia
The southeast
Get active with windsurfing in West Sussex and seal spotting in Norfolk
The north
See our top picks for this region, including castles and rippled dunes in Northumberland
STAYCATION SPECIAL
Ticket to Ryde: nostalgia and vintage trains on the Isle of Wight
THE BIG SHOT
Our readers’ best travel photos
Congratulations to Nicholas Posner, whose shot of Richmond Falls, North Yorkshire, is this week’s winner of our Big Shot competition in association with the tailor-made holiday specialist Trailfinders (020 7368 1350, trailfinders.com). He...Congratulations to Nicholas Posner, whose shot of Richmond Falls, North Yorkshire, is this week’s...Congratulations to Nicholas Posner, whose shot of Richmond Falls, North Yorkshire, is this week’s...
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MOVE
The smarter way to buy a holiday home in the UK
Beat the crowds — and the extortionate house prices — by looking in these less popular locations
OVERSEAS
The super-rich are on a property sprending spree. But where are they investing?
Wealthy buyers have been snapping up homes where they can isolate in style
The new planning laws in full
Will this lead to new homes in my area? New planning policy explained
MOVE
Downsizing from the family home: “In the end, the house itself kicked us out”
After 30 years, Sarah Dunant felt it was time to say goodbye to a house she mortgaged her soul to get
TIME AND SPACE
Professor Green: “I restored everything I could and built a recording studio in the garden”
The rapper on renovating and the security of owning a home
INTERIORS
Cottagecore: how to get the rustic, rural look
When we embarked on the great home-working experiment of 2020, our life goals narrowed accordingly to: survive, destress and spend more time outdoors. And, not unrelatedly, a country-ish interiors style emerged as the key look of lockdown. A new...When we embarked on the great home-working experiment of 2020, our life goals narrowed...When we embarked on the great home-working experiment of 2020, our life goals narrowed...
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READERS’ CLINIC
How do I clean a wooden chopping board?
HOME FRONT
Why the pull of home has never been stronger
When I had a midlife crisis aged 36 I went backpacking around South America for a year. It was an amazing experience...When I had a midlife crisis aged 36 I went backpacking around South America for a year. It was an...When I had a midlife crisis aged 36 I went backpacking around South America for a year. It was an...
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MARKET WATCH
Things won’t improve for first‑time buyers until banks start lending again
Two weeks ago a friend of mine texted me gleefully to say that her offer had been accepted on the starter home of her...Two weeks ago a friend of mine texted me gleefully to say that her offer had been accepted on the...Two weeks ago a friend of mine texted me gleefully to say that her offer had been accepted on the...
Read the full storyHOUSES OF THE WEEK
Inside Jasper Conran’s home in Wardour Castle, plus more lustworthy homes for sale
Wiltshire, £3.95m
Moving to the country is right on trend at the moment, and you’ll be following in the footsteps of a fashion icon if you buy this six-bedroom apartment belonging to Jasper Conran. Set in Wiltshire’s New Wardour Castle, one of...Wiltshire, £3.95m
Moving to the country is right on trend at the moment, and you’ll be...Wiltshire, £3.95m
Moving to the country is right on trend at the moment, and you’ll be...
Sturgeon ‘may pay for exams fiasco in polls’
Former minister issues stark warning to SNP
Nicola Sturgeon’s request to be judged on education could come back to haunt the first minister at next year’s Holyrood elections, one of her former ministers has warned. After a fiasco that has seen tens of thousands of pupils penalised for not being able to sit Higher exams because of the coronavirus, Alex Neil, who served in Sturgeon’s cabinet between 2014 and 2016...Nicola Sturgeon’s request to be judged on education could come back to haunt the first minister...Nicola Sturgeon’s request to be judged on education could come back to haunt the first minister...
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State pupil boom in private schools
Dwindling faith in Scotland’s state education system in the wake of coronavirus has prompted some parents to turn to...Dwindling faith in Scotland’s state education system in the wake of coronavirus has prompted some parents to turn to the private sector, it has emerged. Several independent schools are reporting an unexpected “admissions boom” amid anger that many state schools failed to provide adequate teaching during lockdown.Dwindling faith in Scotland’s state education system in the wake of coronavirus has prompted some parents to turn to the...
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Greta crewmate gets on board with Scots global ocean adventure
She was the youngest skipper to take part in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race and accompanied climate activist Greta Thunberg across the Atlantic. Now, record-breaking yachtswoman Nikki Henderson has become ambassador of a Scottish...She was the youngest skipper to take part in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race and...She was the youngest skipper to take part in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race and...
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‘Born into cult, I was abused for years’
A woman who was sexually assaulted as a child living in a religious commune in Scotland has spoken of her ordeal after her abuser was sent to prison for his crimes. Hope Bastine, 41, was born into the Children of God (CoG) cult...A woman who was sexually assaulted as a child living in a religious commune in Scotland has spoken of her ordeal after her abuser was sent to prison for his crimes. Hope Bastine, 41, was born into the Children of God (CoG) cult...A woman who was sexually assaulted as a child living in a religious commune in Scotland has spoken of her ordeal...
Read the full storyNEWS REVIEW
Life as child prisoner helps my mum find real spirit of VJ Day
Our family has only two photographs of my mother as a child, taken when she was less than a year old. The first grainy snap has Edith parked on a baby blanket, squinting into a sunny afternoon, the second shows her wriggling...Our family has only two photographs of my mother as a child, taken when she was less than a year old. The first grainy snap has Edith parked on a baby blanket, squinting into a sunny afternoon, the second shows her wriggling...Our family has only two photographs of my mother as a child, taken when she was less than a year old. The first...
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NEWS REVIEW
The art of drawing tourists to Scotland
GILLIAN BOWDITCH
Don’t blame the people for coronavirus spike
KEVIN PRINGLE
Exams strife exposes the gap we still need to fill
GABRIELLA BENNETT
Glasgow rain can tear properties apart at the seams
JACK MCCONNELL
Fix this exam chaos — or hand the job over
August 11, 2000. The day our education system became a national embarrassment. The wrong results — or no results at...August 11, 2000. The day our education system became a national embarrassment. The wrong results...August 11, 2000. The day our education system became a national embarrassment. The wrong results...
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BUSINESS
Travelodge gives councils rude wake‑up call
One of Scotland’s largest local authorities is among a number of UK councils set to lose millions from dabbling in...One of Scotland’s largest local authorities is among a number of UK councils set to lose millions...One of Scotland’s largest local authorities is among a number of UK councils set to lose millions...
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Brighton join battle to sign £30m Édouard
Brighton have joined the list of English Premier League clubs interested in signing Odsonne Édouard if Celtic decide to sell the £30 million-rated striker in this transfer window. Edouard has two years left on the four-year contract he agreed when signing for Celtic permanently from Paris Saint-Germain for a reported record £9 million fee in 2018. After his hat-trick in...Brighton have joined the list of English Premier League clubs interested in signing Odsonne...Brighton have joined the list of English Premier League clubs interested in signing Odsonne...
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Football
Aberdeen eight sorry for ‘huge error of judgment’
Eight Aberdeen players yesterday apologised for the “huge error of judgement” that led to their game against St...Eight Aberdeen players yesterday apologised for the “huge error of judgement” that led to their game against St Johnstone being postponed. Jonny Hayes, Michael Devlin, Scott McKenna, Matty Kennedy, Sam Cosgrove, Dylan McGeouch, Craig Bryson and Bruce Anderson put their names to a statement which expressed remorse...Eight Aberdeen players yesterday apologised for the “huge error of judgement” that led to their game against St Johnstone being...
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Football | Jak Alnwick interview
‘It’s hard to say you’re proud after a 5-0 Old Firm defeat’
Rugby union | Jamie Dobie interview
Dobie better by half
Rugby union
We must keep our top coaches despite cuts, says SRU chief
Mark Dodson says the SRU’s £14 million spending cuts will not stop him trying to extend the contracts of Scotland...Mark Dodson says the SRU’s £14 million spending cuts will not stop him trying to extend the...Mark Dodson says the SRU’s £14 million spending cuts will not stop him trying to extend the...
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Rugby union
Hodge: Edinburgh are short at fly half
Duncan Hodge, the Edinburgh attack coach, has backed Scotland Under-20 star Nathan Chamberlain to make an instant...Duncan Hodge, the Edinburgh attack coach, has backed Scotland Under-20 star Nathan Chamberlain to...Duncan Hodge, the Edinburgh attack coach, has backed Scotland Under-20 star Nathan Chamberlain to...
Read the full storyExtra phases planned to slow lockdown exit
The government is considering adding extra stages to the planned four-phase lifting of Covid-19 lockdown, extending some of the current restrictions into next year. Paschal Donohoe, the finance minister, disclosed during a Q&A webcast for business people on Wednesday that the cabinet has been...The government is considering adding extra stages to the planned four-phase lifting of Covid-19 lockdown, extending some of the current restrictions into next year. Paschal Donohoe, the finance minister, disclosed during a Q&A webcast for business people on Wednesday that the cabinet has been...The government is considering adding extra stages to the planned four-phase lifting of Covid-19 lockdown, extending some of the...
Read the full storyBank of Ireland text scam ‘run from Dublin by Nigerians’
Nigerian fraudsters based in Dublin are the prime suspects for the theft of an estimated €800,000 from hundreds of Bank of Ireland customers in recent months. The gang, based in the Blanchardstown and west Tallaght areas, is believed to have recruited dozens of students to participate in the scam by allowing their personal accounts to be...Nigerian fraudsters based in Dublin are the prime suspects for the theft of an estimated €800,000 from hundreds of Bank of Ireland customers in recent months. The gang, based in the Blanchardstown and west Tallaght areas, is believed to have recruited dozens of students to participate in the scam by allowing their personal accounts to be...Nigerian fraudsters based in Dublin are the prime suspects for the theft of an estimated €800,000 from hundreds of Bank of...
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FAI chairman Barrett sued over €1m loan
Roy Barrett, the chairman of the FAI and managing director of Goodbody Stockbrokers, faced a High Court action over the alleged non-repayment of a €1m loan last year. High Court records show that Barrett, who became the FAI’s first independent chairman in January, was sued by Ceres Real Estate (Ireland) in a summary...Roy Barrett, the chairman of the FAI and managing director of Goodbody Stockbrokers, faced a High...Roy Barrett, the chairman of the FAI and managing director of Goodbody Stockbrokers, faced a High...
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County divide leaves some Leixlip businesses open
A number of businesses with Kildare postal addresses are to remain open despite the new local Covid-19 restrictions...A number of businesses with Kildare postal addresses are to remain open despite the new local...A number of businesses with Kildare postal addresses are to remain open despite the new local...
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Fishery grants hooked by fort and aqua park
A garden trail, an art website, stand-up paddleboards and the restoration of a castle are among 93 projects to get...A garden trail, an art website, stand-up paddleboards and the restoration of a castle are among...A garden trail, an art website, stand-up paddleboards and the restoration of a castle are among...
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news in brief
McGregor and Devlin engaged
NEWS REVIEW
Ireland's man of peace
Justine McCarthy
John Hume always gave peace a chance
DAVID QUINN
Turn off TikTok and switch on about Uighurs
BRENDA POWER
Naming in fake rape cases is the real shame
JOHN BURNS: ATTICUS
No breath of a word from Doubleday on Boyne
Sarah McInerney
The Covid ‘vulnerable’ are of our own making
letters and emails
Australia’s action is a lesson for Ireland
BUSINESS
Pillar banks poised to lift SMEs with cheap credit
AIB chief executive Colin Hunt plans to roll out cut-price loans to small businesses under the government’s credit guarantee scheme (CGS) “by the end of this month”, with rates “significantly lower than those currently on offer”. Bank of Ireland has also stated that it plans to offer loans under the CGS within “the coming weeks”, while Ulster Bank has said that it is...AIB chief executive Colin Hunt plans to roll out cut-price loans to small businesses under the...AIB chief executive Colin Hunt plans to roll out cut-price loans to small businesses under the...
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AGENDA: BRIAN CAREY
New crisis is nothing like the old one for banks
This time it’s different. A decade and a bit ago, the banks walked into the global financial crisis undercapitalised...This time it’s different. A decade and a bit ago, the banks walked into the global financial crisis undercapitalised and in denial. This time they are plump with capital, and front-loading provisions for potential loan losses. Last week, at interim results time, it was red ink everywhere — and not an eyelid batted.This time it’s different. A decade and a bit ago, the banks walked into the global financial crisis undercapitalised and in...
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ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: CORMAC LUCEY
We should follow the Henry Ford model to drive down the cost of healthcare
Even before the coronavirus pandemic struck, Irish health costs were already at the upper end of the scale. When the...Even before the coronavirus pandemic struck, Irish health costs were already at the upper end of...Even before the coronavirus pandemic struck, Irish health costs were already at the upper end of...
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BUSINESS
Sweet and sour times
Crunch time for food-to-go
Greencore’s consumer tracking research has found people’s enjoyment of making lunch...Crunch time for food-to-go
Greencore’s consumer tracking research has found people’s enjoyment...Crunch time for food-to-go
Greencore’s consumer tracking research has found people’s enjoyment...
INTERVIEW
I’ve got the ingredients to make us the Android of home cooking
Ben Harris, the boss of smart kitchen tech company Drop, was on a plane from Dublin to Los Angeles in mid-March when America introduced a ban on European travellers, because of Covid-19. At the time, Irish citizens were exempt from the...Ben Harris, the boss of smart kitchen tech company Drop, was on a plane from Dublin to Los...Ben Harris, the boss of smart kitchen tech company Drop, was on a plane from Dublin to Los...
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SMALL BUSINESS
A sweet and sour source of sales
Money
Question of Money
SMALL BUSINESS
Jumbo bean bags a huge comfort to Elephant boss
MONEY | Rory Gillen
Your wealth won’t go to the wall with value investing
culture
Sound alike
culture | television
Barking up the wrong tree
culture | media player
Christine Keegan’s conscience call for newsrooms
LIFE
Staying open all hours taught me how to close sales
I come from a family with a strong work ethic. My parents worked, and I had to learn how to do it, so in my late teens in the 1970s, I had two jobs in Dublin’s Liberties: one in our family grocery shop in the Iveagh Market, and the other in the kitchens of St James’s Hospital. My dad, Joe, was from Park Terrace, off Meath Street, and my grandmother had had a vegetable...I come from a family with a strong work ethic. My parents worked, and I had to learn how to do it...I come from a family with a strong work ethic. My parents worked, and I had to learn how to do it...
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LIFE
This week why not: cast anchor for yacht club’s tricentenary
Royal Cork Yacht Club, in Crosshaven, Co Cork, is relaunching its tricentenary celebrations. The world’s oldest yacht...Royal Cork Yacht Club, in Crosshaven, Co Cork, is relaunching its tricentenary celebrations. The world’s oldest yacht club’s plans include a series of events, starting with this week’s AIB Irish Optimist National Championships for junior sailors. Other events, including a Tricentenary Regatta, National Championship...Royal Cork Yacht Club, in Crosshaven, Co Cork, is relaunching its tricentenary celebrations. The world’s oldest yacht club’s...
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On the bottle
Rainbow nation’s colourful wines can beat the Covid blues
The Covid-19 pandemic has sent shockwaves through the finances of many families and companies in Ireland, and hit the...The Covid-19 pandemic has sent shockwaves through the finances of many families and companies in...The Covid-19 pandemic has sent shockwaves through the finances of many families and companies in...
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FOOD
This week’s best food and drink events in Ireland
Return the flavour
In Dungarvan Paul, pictured, and Máire Flynn have reopened their Tannery restaurant, though not...Return the flavour
In Dungarvan Paul, pictured, and Máire Flynn have reopened their...Return the flavour
In Dungarvan Paul, pictured, and Máire Flynn have reopened their...
TRAVEL
Camping’s a real carry on
Retired RTE current affairs presenter Seán O’Rourke has begun his leisure years by hitting the road: he was spotted last month relaxing outside his 2014 Hobby motorhome in Dick’s Field, a motorhome park in Ardmore, in Co Waterford. Munster and...Retired RTE current affairs presenter Seán O’Rourke has begun his leisure years by hitting the...Retired RTE current affairs presenter Seán O’Rourke has begun his leisure years by hitting the...
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TRAVEL
Cape crusader
INGEAR
Gadget fix
travel
Taking off
Cool runnings
Now is the time to book an Arctic cruise for May next year with Cruise Escapes, which has offices in Carrickmines, Co Dublin. Board the L’Austral in Dublin for an 11-night cruise ever northwards through Scotland and Norway...Cool runnings
Now is the time to book an Arctic cruise for May next year with Cruise...Cool runnings
Now is the time to book an Arctic cruise for May next year with Cruise...
Boxing | Eric Donovan interview
‘I was dealing with dark mental health, addiction’
At the beginning of spring in Athy, Eric Donovan was making decisions. New manager or retirement? Routine or rut? There was no definite goals. No visible target. His wedding to Laura in July had been postponed. For the first time in years his life was filled with the type of uncertainty that once could have been dangerous. Now, all he saw was opportunity. He ran online...At the beginning of spring in Athy, Eric Donovan was making decisions. New manager or retirement?At the beginning of spring in Athy, Eric Donovan was making decisions. New manager or retirement?
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Rugby Union
Schmidt being lined up for World Rugby role
World Rugby is targeting Joe Schmidt to fill a high-powered new role overseeing the management of match officials...World Rugby is targeting Joe Schmidt to fill a high-powered new role overseeing the management of match officials, interacting with coaches on law implementation and helping to drive high performance in emerging rugby nations. The role, which is part of a restructuring of World Rugby’s Competitions and Services...World Rugby is targeting Joe Schmidt to fill a high-powered new role overseeing the management of match officials, interacting...
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More must be done to help players come to terms with early retirement
At a time when the entire sporting public is struggling to cope without its games and gatherings, the statement last...At a time when the entire sporting public is struggling to cope without its games and gatherings...At a time when the entire sporting public is struggling to cope without its games and gatherings...
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Condon looks to continue roll
Irish Oaks day last month, big day for Ken Condon, bigger than expected really. Hopes for Romanised in the Group 2...Irish Oaks day last month, big day for Ken Condon, bigger than expected really. Hopes for...Irish Oaks day last month, big day for Ken Condon, bigger than expected really. Hopes for...
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Drummy backs Ireland’s world-class training centre
Ireland’s number one tennis player, Georgia Drummy, took a flight back to the US yesterday to pick up where she has left off with her chosen career, having taken a backward glance at an ambitious project back home designed to make such journeys...Ireland’s number one tennis player, Georgia Drummy, took a flight back to the US yesterday to...Ireland’s number one tennis player, Georgia Drummy, took a flight back to the US yesterday to...
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DOMINIC LAWSON
No 10 should back working from home
INDIA KNIGHT
Here’s one change older women would welcome
ROD LIDDLE
Let the idiot-in-chief tweet his nonsense, or it makes you something far worse
ROBERT COLVILE
Starmer the charmer’s the perfect PM. He lacks only principles and any hope of power
KENNETH BAKER
Children will suffer if exams aren’t axed
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The figures you give for the government’s “world-beating” track-and-trace system, operated by Serco and Sitel, are almost unbelievable: 18,500 call handlers have traced about two contacts each (“Track and trace fails in 50% of ‘easiest’ cases”, News, last week). The remaining 140,660 contacts were traced by Public Health England — the equivalent of 144 each. If...The figures you give for the government’s “world-beating” track-and-trace system, operated by...The figures you give for the government’s “world-beating” track-and-trace system, operated by...
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Does Boris Johnson read your comments? We suspect so. Our report of No 10’s plans for an over-50s lockdown to combat...Does Boris Johnson read your comments? We suspect so. Our report of No 10’s plans for an over-50s lockdown to combat a “second wave” of the coronavirus did not go down well with readers. John Woodhouse summed up your thoughts on the policy: “What a great idea — lock down the one section of the public that is taking...Does Boris Johnson read your comments? We suspect so. Our report of No 10’s plans for an over-50s lockdown to combat a “second...
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