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PM wants new powers to send back migrants
RAF sent to search Channel
Boris Johnson has said that he wants a new “legal framework” to make it easier to return migrants to France after they have crossed the Channel, calling the crossings “very bad, stupid, dangerous and criminal”. The prime minister said that he wants to change the rules, which currently make it...Boris Johnson has said that he wants a new “legal framework” to make it easier to return migrants to France after they have crossed the Channel, calling the crossings “very bad, stupid, dangerous and criminal”. The prime minister said that he wants to change the rules, which currently make it...Boris Johnson has said that he wants a new “legal framework” to make it easier to return migrants to France after they have...
Read the full storyBritish officers accused of torturing Hong Kong protesters
Britons in senior policing roles in Hong Kong are facing a private prosecution in the UK over allegations of torture against pro-democracy protesters. Activists and lawyers supporting the protests allege that the high-profile British officers have “engaged in and are responsible for” human rights abuses in the streets. In a statement issued...Britons in senior policing roles in Hong Kong are facing a private prosecution in the UK over allegations of torture against pro-democracy protesters. Activists and lawyers supporting the protests allege that the high-profile British officers have “engaged in and are responsible for” human rights abuses in the streets. In a statement issued...Britons in senior policing roles in Hong Kong are facing a private prosecution in the UK over allegations of torture against...
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Coronavirus
More than 1,000 test positive in biggest rise for six weeks
A total of 1,062 people were recorded as testing positive for coronavirus yesterday, the biggest daily rise in six weeks. It was a dramatic jump from Saturday when 758 positive cases were recorded in the previous 24 hours. The UK has not seen a daily increase this large since June 25, when 1,118 cases were reported.A total of 1,062 people were recorded as testing positive for coronavirus yesterday, the biggest...A total of 1,062 people were recorded as testing positive for coronavirus yesterday, the biggest...
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VJ DAY ANNIVERSARY
‘The war’s over, it was complete disbelief’: voices of VJ Day
VJ DAY ANNIVERSARY
How the day will unfold
Labour MP: Police pulled me over because I’m black
The Labour MP Dawn Butler has accused police officers of racially profiling her after she and a friend were stopped...The Labour MP Dawn Butler has accused police officers of racially profiling her after she and a...The Labour MP Dawn Butler has accused police officers of racially profiling her after she and a...
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Terrace of Nash townhouses in need of renovation, yours for just £185m
Wanted: a “very, very wealthy” person to buy an entire terrace of London townhouses — in need of renovation — for...Wanted: a “very, very wealthy” person to buy an entire terrace of London townhouses — in need of...Wanted: a “very, very wealthy” person to buy an entire terrace of London townhouses — in need of...
Read the full storyEx-army fitness guru is giving Joe Wicks a run for his money
Joe Wicks has come to be regarded as king of the online fitness regime. His workouts over lockdown attracted legions of followers around the world. Now, a seven-minute workout has helped to propel a little-known former army corporal to threaten...Joe Wicks has come to be regarded as king of the online fitness regime. His workouts over...Joe Wicks has come to be regarded as king of the online fitness regime. His workouts over...
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A-LEVEL RESULTS
Don’t catastrophise bad exam results, parents told
A-LEVEL RESULTS
Homeschoolers to be left without grades
A-LEVEL RESULTS
Results day Q&A: admission tutors answer your questions
A-LEVEL RESULTS
What you need to know about loans and grants
BEHIND THE SHOT
Calais refugee camp is a hostile environment for all
It was a smell that was familiar to me. That smell of firewood, sweating bodies and unwashed clothes that I knew from refugee camps around the world. I was not in some far-flung country but a small wood in a suburb of Calais, where migrants from...It was a smell that was familiar to me. That smell of firewood, sweating bodies and unwashed...It was a smell that was familiar to me. That smell of firewood, sweating bodies and unwashed...
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coronavirus
Half of Preston cases in the under-30s
Walking and cycling routes unlocked in plan to transform 100 miles of towpath
The biggest ever upgrade of canal towpaths is being planned to turn muddy, neglected routes into safe, good quality...The biggest ever upgrade of canal towpaths is being planned to turn muddy, neglected routes into...The biggest ever upgrade of canal towpaths is being planned to turn muddy, neglected routes into...
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Met’s security breached by ‘walking through door’
An infiltration exercise at Britain’s biggest police force exposed “worryingly” lax security, with 85 per cent of...An infiltration exercise at Britain’s biggest police force exposed “worryingly” lax security...An infiltration exercise at Britain’s biggest police force exposed “worryingly” lax security...
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Coronavirus
Parisians need masks to take a stroll by the Seine
coronavirus
Democrat anger at Trump relief bill
Coronavirus
It’s our job to party, say influencers
Coronavirus
Turkey has unofficial new surge, say doctors
CORONAVIRUS AROUND THE WORLD
Kiwis stop the spread for 100 days
Paperwork stops social workers helping children
Social workers face so much paperwork that two thirds of the profession spend less than ten hours a week with vulnerable children and their parents. A government survey found that the volume of paperwork they must complete was...Social workers face so much paperwork that two thirds of the profession spend less than ten hours a week with vulnerable children and their parents. A government survey found that the volume of paperwork they must complete was...Social workers face so much paperwork that two thirds of the profession spend less than ten hours a week with...
Read the full storyMP’s arrest over rape claim drives up helpline calls
The arrest of a Tory former minister for alleged rape and sexual assault has led to a surge in calls to a helpline for parliamentary staff. Downing Street insisted last night that Boris Johnson had full confidence in his chief...The arrest of a Tory former minister for alleged rape and sexual assault has led to a surge in calls to a helpline for parliamentary staff. Downing Street insisted last night that Boris Johnson had full confidence in his chief...The arrest of a Tory former minister for alleged rape and sexual assault has led to a surge in calls to a helpline...
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Thousands of protesters arrested after ‘absurd’ Belarus poll
Lukashenko wins 80% in presidential election
Protesters in Belarus were left bloodied last night as police used stun grenades and rubber bullets to break up crowds disputing the country’s presidential election result. Thousands of people poured on to the streets of the capital Minsk to express their anger as official exit polls predicted a...Protesters in Belarus were left bloodied last night as police used stun grenades and rubber bullets to break up crowds disputing the country’s presidential election result. Thousands of people poured on to the streets of the capital Minsk to express their anger as official exit polls predicted a...Protesters in Belarus were left bloodied last night as police used stun grenades and rubber bullets to break up crowds...
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Europe’s last true dictatorship is disintegrating
Are we about to see the crumbling of Europe’s last true, Soviet-style dictatorship? Protests in Belarus last night over election results, met with typical ferocity by riot police, point to a rising tide of anger in a country that seems an increasingly anachronistic throwback. President Lukashenko is an autocrat of the old breed. True, there...Are we about to see the crumbling of Europe’s last true, Soviet-style dictatorship? Protests in Belarus last night over election results, met with typical ferocity by riot police, point to a rising tide of anger in a country that seems an increasingly anachronistic throwback. President Lukashenko is an autocrat of the old breed. True, there...Are we about to see the crumbling of Europe’s last true, Soviet-style dictatorship? Protests in Belarus last night over...
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Chinese jets enter Taiwan airspace during US visit
Taiwan said its air defences tracked Chinese jets in its airspace during a US visit denounced by Beijing as a threat to peace. Alex Azar, the US health secretary and the most senior US official to visit Tawain since 1979, praised its response to the coronavirus and congratulated its democratic elections. He also...Taiwan said its air defences tracked Chinese jets in its airspace during a US visit denounced by...Taiwan said its air defences tracked Chinese jets in its airspace during a US visit denounced by...
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Art show seeks rightful owners of Nazi loot
A 19th-century oil painting has gone on show in Verdun in the hope of tracing its rightful owners after it was returned by the son of the wartime German serviceman who stole it in France. The small bucolic scene by Nicolas...A 19th-century oil painting has gone on show in Verdun in the hope of tracing its rightful owners after it was returned by the son of the wartime German serviceman who stole it in France. The small bucolic scene by Nicolas...A 19th-century oil painting has gone on show in Verdun in the hope of tracing its rightful owners after it was...
Read the full storySix French aid workers killed by Islamist gunmen in Niger
Six French aid workers and their guide and driver were killed by gunmen yesterday morning in Niger, where French and international forces are fighting Islamist groups. Some were employees of the French aid organisation Acted.Six French aid workers and their guide and driver were killed by gunmen yesterday morning in Niger, where French and international forces are fighting Islamist groups. Some were employees of the French aid organisation Acted.Six French aid workers and their guide and driver were killed by gunmen yesterday morning in Niger, where French and...
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Children’s show revival recaptures some Iron Curtain magic
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Cadets’ dance routine is a dolce vita too far for navy
The Italian navy has begun an inquiry after a passing-out ceremony for cadets turned into a dance routine, led by an officer wearing a sash and sword. In a video that has gone viral in Italy, dozens of cadets carrying rifles can be seen lining up...The Italian navy has begun an inquiry after a passing-out ceremony for cadets turned into a dance...The Italian navy has begun an inquiry after a passing-out ceremony for cadets turned into a dance...
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Mauritius races to save paradise from oil slick
Rescue crews have scrambled to contain a large oil spill from a cargo ship that has run aground off Mauritius. The Wakashio, a Japanese bulk carrier, became lodged on a reef on July 25 while sailing from China to Brazil. The vessel’s hull...Rescue crews have scrambled to contain a large oil spill from a cargo ship that has run aground...Rescue crews have scrambled to contain a large oil spill from a cargo ship that has run aground...
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Twitter tries to gatecrash TikTok deal
Twitter has made an audacious attempt to gatecrash Microsoft’s talks to buy TikTok with a proposal to acquire the Chinese video-sharing app’s US operations. The micro-blogging network has held preliminary talks with TikTok, although it is regarded as a long shot to secure a deal given its market...Twitter has made an audacious attempt to gatecrash Microsoft’s talks to buy TikTok with a proposal to acquire the Chinese video-sharing app’s US operations. The micro-blogging network has held preliminary talks with TikTok, although it is regarded as a long shot to secure a deal given its market...Twitter has made an audacious attempt to gatecrash Microsoft’s talks to buy TikTok with a proposal to acquire the Chinese...
Read the full storyFinnish insurer backs pension giant
Pension Super Fund, a company trying to pioneer a gigantic consolidating vehicle for traditional pension funds, has received equity backing from Sampo, the Scandinavian insurer that last week agreed the takeover of Hastings Group, the car insurer. PSF has also assembled a group of business advisers including Martin Gilbert, the former...Pension Super Fund, a company trying to pioneer a gigantic consolidating vehicle for traditional pension funds, has received equity backing from Sampo, the Scandinavian insurer that last week agreed the takeover of Hastings Group, the car insurer. PSF has also assembled a group of business advisers including Martin Gilbert, the former...Pension Super Fund, a company trying to pioneer a gigantic consolidating vehicle for traditional pension funds, has received...
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Rate of recovery is slowing as the economy heads for recession
A lifting of lockdown restrictions helped business output rise for the third consecutive month in July but the pace of recovery is slowing as the economy prepares to enter recession. BDO’s index, which gives a snapshot of business output by analysing economic data from the main business surveys, rose by 6.7 points...A lifting of lockdown restrictions helped business output rise for the third consecutive month in...A lifting of lockdown restrictions helped business output rise for the third consecutive month in...
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Contradictory policies are making this government look ridiculous
The first year of Boris Johnson’s premiership has been so extraordinary that it is difficult to discern its overall...The first year of Boris Johnson’s premiership has been so extraordinary that it is difficult to...The first year of Boris Johnson’s premiership has been so extraordinary that it is difficult to...
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V may well mean victory but don’t be surprised if we go to L and back first
There’s been much debate about what shape the economic recovery from Covid-19 will take. Will the level of output...There’s been much debate about what shape the economic recovery from Covid-19 will take. Will the...There’s been much debate about what shape the economic recovery from Covid-19 will take. Will the...
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market update
Oil price rise and Aramco optimism lifts FTSE 100
Zara property arm accused of bullying retailers for rent
The property arm of the Spanish billionaire founder of Zara has been accused of using bullying tactics by retailers in another sign of the tensions brewing with landlords in the pandemic. High street chains have complained that Pontegadea, the...The property arm of the Spanish billionaire founder of Zara has been accused of using bullying...The property arm of the Spanish billionaire founder of Zara has been accused of using bullying...
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Banks warned as firms take on ‘staggering’ debts
Bank lending to firms has risen to a 13-year high as businesses take on a “staggering” level of debt to survive the...Bank lending to firms has risen to a 13-year high as businesses take on a “staggering” level of...Bank lending to firms has risen to a 13-year high as businesses take on a “staggering” level of...
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Job cuts put recovery at risk
Good morning: Britain’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis is at risk from a wave of companies cutting...Good morning: Britain’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis is at risk from a wave...Good morning: Britain’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis is at risk from a wave...
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Lloyds fraud victims accuse the bank of clamming up
As Lloyds Banking Group lurched from its latest misstep in the HBOS Reading affair, António Horta-Osório, its chief executive, decided it was time to finally get on top of the scandal. Last year Sir Ross Cranston, a retired High Court judge, told...As Lloyds Banking Group lurched from its latest misstep in the HBOS Reading affair, António...As Lloyds Banking Group lurched from its latest misstep in the HBOS Reading affair, António...
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New York Times chief to leave Gray Lady with $40m share pot
Mark Thompson will walk away from The New York Times with a share pot worth at least $40 million when he stands down next month. The former director-general of the BBC has overseen a transformation of the publisher since he joined as chief...Mark Thompson will walk away from The New York Times with a share pot worth at least $40 million...Mark Thompson will walk away from The New York Times with a share pot worth at least $40 million...
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Cricket
Anderson: bowl like that again and I’ll be dropped before I can retire
James Anderson has confirmed that he has “no intention of retiring” but admitted his performance in the three-wicket first-Test victory against Pakistan left him feeling “frustrated and emotional”. Anderson, who turned 38 last month, is the highest wicket-taker among seam bowlers in Test cricket...James Anderson has confirmed that he has “no intention of retiring” but admitted his performance in the three-wicket first-Test victory against Pakistan left him feeling “frustrated and emotional”. Anderson, who turned 38 last month, is the highest wicket-taker among seam bowlers in Test cricket...James Anderson has confirmed that he has “no intention of retiring” but admitted his performance in the three-wicket first-Test...
Read the full storyGolf | Rick Broadbent
Morikawa at crest of new wave of young Americans ready to upset old order
Collin Morikawa may not be a household name but the first major winner of the post-lockdown is here to stay and could be the world No 1 this month. His cold-blooded victory at the US PGA Championship felt more significant than just another name engraved on the Wanamaker Trophy. This was the week when the Young Americans made their mark. “I...Collin Morikawa may not be a household name but the first major winner of the post-lockdown is here to stay and could be the world No 1 this month. His cold-blooded victory at the US PGA Championship felt more significant than just another name engraved on the Wanamaker Trophy. This was the week when the Young Americans made their mark. “I...Collin Morikawa may not be a household name but the first major winner of the post-lockdown is here to stay and could be the...
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Tennis
Serena back on the road with gusto after emerging from ‘bubble’
Following five months of being inside what she refers to as the “Serena bubble”, Serena Williams is back on tour and raring to go. After all, time is not on her side at 47 days short of her 39th birthday. “I see myself doing it all if it happens,” Williams said during the weekend of an intense tournament schedule...Following five months of being inside what she refers to as the “Serena bubble”, Serena Williams...Following five months of being inside what she refers to as the “Serena bubble”, Serena Williams...
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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...Pakistan’s previous head coach, Mickey Arthur, signed off social media on the third evening of...Pakistan’s previous head coach, Mickey Arthur, signed off social media on the third evening of...
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cricket | steve james
After this, no one can doubt Buttler as a Test batsman
Jos Buttler had been here before. He had been dropped from the Test team before, of course. It was in 2015, after 15...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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Champions League
Record £120m payday if City rule in Europe
Europa League
The Europa bubble will be unique test for United
Over the course of the next 12 days the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany, tucked under the Netherlands and beside Belgium, will play host to some of Europe’s most prestigious teams as they chase European glory. Manchester United and Inter Milan, who have six Champions League titles between them, are among the teams out here fighting for the Europa League trophy...Over the course of the next 12 days the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany, tucked under...Over the course of the next 12 days the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany, tucked under...
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football
Oviedo, Varela, Bjelland: the familiar faces taking on Manchester United
Copenhagen may go into tonight’s Europa League quarter-final as underdogs against Manchester United, but the Danish...Copenhagen may go into tonight’s Europa League quarter-final as underdogs against Manchester United, but the Danish club have a number of familiar faces to fans of English football. Stale Solbakken
The manager hoping to mastermind a victory over Manchester United is a compatriot and former team-mate of his...Copenhagen may go into tonight’s Europa League quarter-final as underdogs against Manchester United, but the Danish club have a...
Football
Celtic can’t handle Kabamba
Rugby union | Stuart Barnes
Rugby must return with a new priority – to entertain
As the Premiership kicks back into life at the Stoop on Friday, New Zealand’s Super Rugby Aotearoa tournament comes to its riveting conclusion with the crowned champions, the Crusaders, away to their old rivals the Blues. The tournament has been a...As the Premiership kicks back into life at the Stoop on Friday, New Zealand’s Super Rugby...As the Premiership kicks back into life at the Stoop on Friday, New Zealand’s Super Rugby...
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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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racing
Thunderer’s racing tips
Thunderer’s tips for Monday, August 10
Chester
4.25 Commonsensical
4.55 Cuban Breeze
5.30 Lincoln Park
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Chester
4.25 Commonsensical
4.55 Cuban Breeze
5.30...Thunderer’s tips for Monday, August 10
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obituary
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Leading human rights lawyer who championed freedom of speech, introduced equality legislation and was a fine watercolourist
Anthony Lester liked to recall that in the 1960s he had a simple test for discrimination. He would reply to a job advertisement with two fake applications from imaginary people with identical qualifications: one called Singh, the other Smith. Mr Singh was rarely offered an interview. Fifty years later, he doubted that much had changed. Lester, who was once described as...Anthony Lester liked to recall that in the 1960s he had a simple test for discrimination. He...Anthony Lester liked to recall that in the 1960s he had a simple test for discrimination. He...
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obituary
Rupert Hine
When Rupert Hine was producing the album that resurrected Tina Turner’s career, he made the mistake of asking her to...When Rupert Hine was producing the album that resurrected Tina Turner’s career, he made the mistake of asking her to do a second take. It was the first time he had worked with her and they were recording Turner’s 1984 comeback album Private Dancer, for which Hine had written the opening song I Might Have Been Queen...When Rupert Hine was producing the album that resurrected Tina Turner’s career, he made the mistake of asking her to do a...
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obituary
Connie Culp
weather eye
Pressure helps pets detect storms
from the archive
The nation’s debt of honour
From The Times, August 10, 1920 We commend to the attention of our readers the eloquent and moving appeal on behalf...From The Times, August 10, 1920 We commend to the attention of our readers the eloquent and...From The Times, August 10, 1920 We commend to the attention of our readers the eloquent and...
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law report
VAT exemption limit on special investment funds
Court of Justice of the European Union
Published August 10, 2020
Blackrock Investment Management (UK) Ltd v Revenue...Court of Justice of the European Union
Published August 10, 2020
Blackrock Investment...Court of Justice of the European Union
Published August 10, 2020
Blackrock Investment...
How will you age? What to do in midlife to feel great at 80
Longevity expert Professor Norman Lazarus is in his eighties — and remarkably healthy. His research has revealed why. It’s about what he did at 50
Mohsin Zaidi: The day I told my Muslim father I was gay
An extract from Mohsin Zaidi’s coming-of-age memoir sheds light on what it was like to grow up gay in a strictly religious household
Henry Holland: My A-list set were a poisoned chalice
His fashion designs and famous friends made Henry Holland a star — then it all fell apart. By Julia Llewellyn Smith
First night | Theatre
Ghost Light — a glimpse of how theatre feels and why it matters
★★★★☆
It’s a neat consolation prize of the coronavirus to have online versions of the plays you can no longer go to see, even if one medium sometimes struggles to translate to another. This half-hour film by Hope Dickson Leach for the...★★★★☆
It’s a neat consolation prize of the coronavirus to have online versions of the plays...★★★★☆
It’s a neat consolation prize of the coronavirus to have online versions of the plays...
first night | theatre
Watching Rosie — beautifully balanced socially distanced production
First night | theatre
Blindness — Exercise in suffering is as grim as it sounds
★★☆☆☆
If you thought you were having a tough year, be thankful you’re not a character in José Saramago’s novel Blindness...★★☆☆☆
If you thought you were having a tough year, be thankful you’re not a character in...★★☆☆☆
If you thought you were having a tough year, be thankful you’re not a character in...
STAYING IN
The best live arts to stream this week
Opera: Salzburg Festival
Already available to stream from Europe’s talismanic arts festival — one of the very few...Opera: Salzburg Festival
Already available to stream from Europe’s talismanic arts festival — one...Opera: Salzburg Festival
Already available to stream from Europe’s talismanic arts festival — one...
WEEK SEVENTEEN
The Times Film Club — Dead Ringer
Our critic Kevin Maher continues his weekly film club and introduces Dead Ringer, which will be followed by a live chat to discuss the film on Monday, August 10, from noon
What did you think of Dead Ringer? Join Kevin Maher for a live chat about the film on Monday, August 10, from noon to 1.30pm. To submit your thoughts and questions in advance, post them in the comments below Dead Ringer (1964)
The inimitable Bette Davis is at her “Baby Jane” finest here, acting with huge rolling eyes, declarative statements and flat-out screaming.What did you think of Dead Ringer? Join Kevin Maher for a live chat about the film on...What did you think of Dead Ringer? Join Kevin Maher for a live chat about the film on...
The lowdown: Dirty Dancing — the sequel
Nobody puts Baby in the corner!
Actually, that depends. Has she been to a country on the quarantine list? There is...Nobody puts Baby in the corner!
Actually, that depends. Has she been to a country on the quarantine list? There is no quarantine in the Catskills — well, not the fictional version, anyway. And I don’t know about you, but that sounds like a pretty great place to return to right now.
When did we go the first time? ...Nobody puts Baby in the corner!
Actually, that depends. Has she been to a country on the quarantine list? There is no...
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight
Video games
10 video games that went big in 2020
MindGames
The Times Daily Quiz
1 According to legend, St Jerome removed a thorn from which animal’s injured paw? 2 Aged 93, June Brown quit which EastEnders role earlier this year? 3 What is the most commonly grown plant in the genus Nicotiana? 4 Which 1989 Andrew Lloyd Webber...1 According to legend, St Jerome removed a thorn from which animal’s injured paw? 2 Aged 93, June...1 According to legend, St Jerome removed a thorn from which animal’s injured paw? 2 Aged 93, June...
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Humiliated Swinney in bid to quell exams row
John Swinney is planning emergency measures to defuse the toxic row over school exam results that is threatening his position as Scotland’s education secretary. Pressure is mounting on Mr Swinney to resign after thousands of children across the country — many from deprived areas — were left disappointed last week when they found out their predicted grades submitted by...John Swinney is planning emergency measures to defuse the toxic row over school exam results that...John Swinney is planning emergency measures to defuse the toxic row over school exam results that...
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Coronavirus
Almost half of teachers say it’s still unsafe to reopen schools
Almost half of teachers questioned by a union in Scotland do not think it is safe for pupils to return. The NASUWT...Almost half of teachers questioned by a union in Scotland do not think it is safe for pupils to return. The NASUWT union questioned 780 teaching staff before the reopening of schools this week. The survey found teachers are anxious about going back to work and believe they have not been given enough information or...Almost half of teachers questioned by a union in Scotland do not think it is safe for pupils to return. The NASUWT union...
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Dock death ‘could have been avoided’
The death of a dockyard worker could have been avoided if a report into a similar near-miss five weeks earlier had...The death of a dockyard worker could have been avoided if a report into a similar near-miss five...The death of a dockyard worker could have been avoided if a report into a similar near-miss five...
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Child sexual abuse cases rise by nearly a third in five years
Sexual offences against children in Scotland have increased by almost a third over the past five years. Police...Sexual offences against children in Scotland have increased by almost a third over the past five...Sexual offences against children in Scotland have increased by almost a third over the past five...
Read the full storyRape victim tells of attacks by Children of God cultist
A woman has described how she was raped and repeatedly sexually molested by a “missionary member” of the Children of God cult in Scotland. Hope Bastine has revealed her ordeal after her abuser was jailed for more than 11 years...A woman has described how she was raped and repeatedly sexually molested by a “missionary member” of the Children of God cult in Scotland. Hope Bastine has revealed her ordeal after her abuser was jailed for more than 11 years...A woman has described how she was raped and repeatedly sexually molested by a “missionary member” of the Children of...
Read the full storyShort radiotherapy just as effective for cancer patients
Radiotherapy treatments for breast cancer patients are being cut from four weeks to five days. Researchers believe early-stage patients benefit just as much from a smaller number of larger doses. The shorter treatment schedules...Radiotherapy treatments for breast cancer patients are being cut from four weeks to five days. Researchers believe early-stage patients benefit just as much from a smaller number of larger doses. The shorter treatment schedules...Radiotherapy treatments for breast cancer patients are being cut from four weeks to five days. Researchers believe...
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Connery is the best Bond
Sean Connery has been voted the best ever James Bond. The Scottish actor saw off Daniel Craig, Roger Moore, Pierce...Sean Connery has been voted the best ever James Bond. The Scottish actor saw off Daniel Craig...Sean Connery has been voted the best ever James Bond. The Scottish actor saw off Daniel Craig...
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Social enterprise must be at heart of wellbeing economy
The Covid-19 pandemic is exposing the inequalities of our global economic system, and threatening progress in some of...The Covid-19 pandemic is exposing the inequalities of our global economic system, and threatening...The Covid-19 pandemic is exposing the inequalities of our global economic system, and threatening...
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comment | philip rodney
Forget about percentages, data, graphs and numbers but don’t stop believin’
Football
Lennon admits defender Jullien is rusty as Celtic drop points
Neil Lennon claimed Celtic were “not anywhere near our form” after Kilmarnock held the reigning Premiership champions...Neil Lennon claimed Celtic were “not anywhere near our form” after Kilmarnock held the reigning...Neil Lennon claimed Celtic were “not anywhere near our form” after Kilmarnock held the reigning...
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Football
Winnie: KR Reykjavik are no threat to Celtic
Celtic should have no concerns about facing KR Reykjavik in their first Champions League qualifying round at Parkhead...Celtic should have no concerns about facing KR Reykjavik in their first Champions League...Celtic should have no concerns about facing KR Reykjavik in their first Champions League...
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Aid for crisis-hit counties to be discussed tomorrow
The government will this week discuss specific financial support for Kildare, Offaly and Laois as they enter their first full week of regional lockdown after a spike in coronavirus cases. Three Fianna Fáil oireachtas members said they had been assured by Michael McGrath, the public expenditure minister, that the matter would be raised at the Covid-19 cabinet...The government will this week discuss specific financial support for Kildare, Offaly and Laois as...The government will this week discuss specific financial support for Kildare, Offaly and Laois as...
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Meat plant chiefs to discuss ways to stop Covid-19 spread
A plan to stop the spread of Covid-19 in meat plants will be discussed by a union and industry representatives today...A plan to stop the spread of Covid-19 in meat plants will be discussed by a union and industry representatives today after a series of significant clusters in the midlands. Two meat-processing plants and one dog-food facility in the midlands will not open today in light of the outbreak in Laois, Offaly and Kildare...A plan to stop the spread of Covid-19 in meat plants will be discussed by a union and industry representatives today after a...
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Comment
Beware the march towards a Zoom dystopia
Clare Foges
Remote interactions are necessary during the pandemic but a permanent shift online is a lonely and troubling prospect
Trevor Phillips
World’s poor are crying out for democracy
LIBBY PURVES
A dose of opera can lift us out of the gloom
Benedict King
Good riddance to insanely expensive cathedral choirs
Max Hastings
Honour the forgotten army of the Far East
Leading Articles
Gesture Politics
The government’s call to adopt Australian ‘push-back’ tactics to halt the flow of migrants across the Channel lacks sense, vision or promise of success
Rebuilding Lebanon
The corrupt political elite must all go, to be replaced by a cabinet of technocrats
Arteries of Beauty
Britain’s canal network is a wonderful amenity. Time now to revive the towpaths
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Matthew Parris and the value of human life
Sir, It seems perfectly consistent to believe that “we have to make choices” about life, that although wars may be justified they are always ultimately a human failure, and that there are coherent differences as to when people think life begins...Sir, It seems perfectly consistent to believe that “we have to make choices” about life, that...Sir, It seems perfectly consistent to believe that “we have to make choices” about life, that...
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Briefing
UK: In Wales swimming pools, gyms and leisure centres reopen; in Northern Ireland masks become mandatory in enclosed spaces such as shops.
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Aramco, the oil and gas giant, publishes its results for the second quarter.
On this day
In 1675 John Flamsteed, the first astronomer royal, laid the foundation stone of the first part of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich; in 1895 Sir Henry Wood’s first promenade concert was held at the Queen’s Hall, Langham Place, London. The Proms were first held at the Royal Albert Hall in 1941, after the original venue was gutted during a Luftwaffe bombardment on May 10, 1941; in 1988 US President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act, providing a presidential apology and symbolic payment of $20,000 to the surviving internees, evacuees and persons of Japanese ancestry who lost liberty or property because of discriminatory action during the Second World War; in 2014 Recep Tayyip Erdogan was voted in as Turkey’s first directly elected president.
Nature Notes
The pink or pink-and-white striped circus tops of field bindweed are a cheerful sight in high summer — although perhaps not for farmers or the stricter kind of gardener, for this fast-growing, persistent, twining wildflower is considered a serious weed in 14 countries, including most of mainland Europe. Although its pretty blooms can be all white, it is easily distinguishable from the snowy trumpets of hedge bindweed by its smaller flowers and lower-growing habit; both are members of the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae). Also known as creeping jenny, sheepbine, hedge bells and cornbind, field bindweed is a favourite with butterflies and is particularly common on waste ground and arable field margins.
Melissa Harrison
Birthdays today
Haifaa al-Mansour, film director, Mary Shelley (2017), the first female film-maker in Saudi Arabia, 46; Ian Anderson, rock musician, Jethro Tull, 73; Rosanna Arquette, actress, Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), 61; Antonio Banderas, actor, Desperado (1995), 60; Nicolas Berggruen, investor, founder of the Berggruen Institute think tank, 59; Baroness (Elizabeth) Butler-Sloss, lady justice of appeal (1988-99), president of the family division (1999-2005), 87; Suzanne Collins, author, The Underland Chronicles and The Hunger Games trilogy, 58; Andy Cresswell-Davis, musician, Stackridge, the opening band at the first Glastonbury festival (1970), 71; Lawrence Dallaglio, rugby union player, England (1995-2007), founder, the Dallaglio RugbyWorks (2009), 48; Rhonda Fleming, actress, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), 97; Prof Alexander Goehr, composer, 88; Prof Adrian Harris, oncologist, specialist in breast cancer, 70; Edward Guinness, Earl of Iveagh, chairman, Elveden Farms, 51; Kylie Jenner, reality TV star, 23; Roy Keane, footballer and manager, 49; Susan Lewis, novelist, Home Truths (2019), 64; Anita Lonsbrough, swimmer, Olympic gold medallist (1960), 79; Jane Lush, chairwoman, Bafta (2016-18), 68; Shaun Murphy, snooker player, world champion (2005), 38; Ian Murray, Labour MP for Edinburgh South, shadow secretary of state for Scotland, 44; Sir Michael Pepper, physicist, 78; Chris Read, cricketer, England (1999-2007), 42; Tony Ross, illustrator, Pippi Longstocking, Horrid Henry, 82; Juan Manuel Santos, Nobel peace prize recipient (2016), president of Colombia (2010-18), 69; Ronnie Spector, singer, the Ronettes, Be My Baby (1963), 77; John Spencer, rugby union player, England (1969-71), president, Rugby Football Union (2017-18), 73; Justin Theroux, actor and screenwriter, 49; Koji Tsuruoka, ambassador of Japan to the UK (2016-19), 68; Dame Rosie Winterton, Labour MP for Doncaster Central, deputy speaker, 62.