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May ‘still committed’ to triggering Article 50 in March
Theresa May has told EU leaders that she remains committed to starting formal exit talks by the end of March despite yesterday’s High Court ruling that parliament must vote to trigger Article 50. The prime minister made the commitment to European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker in a...Theresa May has told EU leaders that she remains committed to starting formal exit talks by the end of March despite yesterday’s High Court ruling that parliament must vote to trigger Article 50. The prime minister made the commitment to European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker in a...Theresa May has told EU leaders that she remains committed to starting formal exit talks by the end of March despite...
Read the full storyTeenager wins £3m over riding accident that broke her back
A teenager who was left paralysed when she fell from a horse will receive more than £3 million in compensation after winning a High Court case against her ex-boyfriend’s mother. Ashleigh Harris was 14 when she fell from the horse and broke her back. She will need specialist care for the rest of her life. The High Court in London heard that...A teenager who was left paralysed when she fell from a horse will receive more than £3 million in compensation after winning a High Court case against her ex-boyfriend’s mother. Ashleigh Harris was 14 when she fell from the horse and broke her back. She will need specialist care for the rest of her life. The High Court in London heard that...A teenager who was left paralysed when she fell from a horse will receive more than £3 million in compensation after winning a...
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Rotherham eight jailed for sexually exploiting girls
Eight men have been jailed for a total of 96 years for sexually exploiting teenage girls in Rotherham. The sentences for the Rotherham eight follow a month-long trial, during which the judge said their victims had been “targeted, sexualised and subjected to degrading and violent acts”. The sentences range from five...Eight men have been jailed for a total of 96 years for sexually exploiting teenage girls in...Eight men have been jailed for a total of 96 years for sexually exploiting teenage girls in...
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BHS: Behind the story
Regulator has a patchy record
PM sent wonderful letter of support, says Commonwealth chief
Theresa May sent a “wonderful” letter of support to Baroness Scotland of Asthal, the Commonwealth secretary-general...Theresa May sent a “wonderful” letter of support to Baroness Scotland of Asthal, the Commonwealth...Theresa May sent a “wonderful” letter of support to Baroness Scotland of Asthal, the Commonwealth...
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The times diary
Boris beyond a flying pale
The foreign secretary’s creative use of English is very entertaining for some of us but it leads to blank faces...The foreign secretary’s creative use of English is very entertaining for some of us but it leads...The foreign secretary’s creative use of English is very entertaining for some of us but it leads...
Read the full story£3m wipeout: surf dream finally dies
If Bournemouth council had bought a real white elephant and buried it at sea, they would probably have created a better surfing reef than the one they actually managed. At a cost of £3.2 million, it was supposed to turn the sedate south coast...If Bournemouth council had bought a real white elephant and buried it at sea, they would probably...If Bournemouth council had bought a real white elephant and buried it at sea, they would probably...
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Brexit
Next stop the Supreme Court as Brexiteers condemn judges
The entire Supreme Court will sit to hear the government’s appeal next month over the ruling that parliament’s approval is needed to trigger Brexit. The decision to sit all 11 justices, headed by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, the president, is...The entire Supreme Court will sit to hear the government’s appeal next month over the ruling that...The entire Supreme Court will sit to hear the government’s appeal next month over the ruling that...
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Red Box: Comment
Remainers’ plotting could trigger a decisive mandate for May
Files on Sikh massacre are withdrawn ‘to hide SAS role’
The Foreign Office has pulled dozens of files from the National Archive amid fears that they contain details of British military assistance in India’s crushing of Sikh dissent in the 1980s, The Times has learnt. Whitehall papers released to the...The Foreign Office has pulled dozens of files from the National Archive amid fears that they...The Foreign Office has pulled dozens of files from the National Archive amid fears that they...
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Red Box: Comment
English regions need representation in Brexit talks too
DB Cargo UK, whose headquarters are in my constituency of Doncaster, recently announced 893 redundancies. The Aslef...DB Cargo UK, whose headquarters are in my constituency of Doncaster, recently announced 893...DB Cargo UK, whose headquarters are in my constituency of Doncaster, recently announced 893...
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RED BOX: COMMENT
Democracy loses its Momentum (if it ever had it)
I used to go out with a Marxist. We bonded over mutual membership of Paul Mason’s “big city educated salariat” but in...I used to go out with a Marxist. We bonded over mutual membership of Paul Mason’s “big city...I used to go out with a Marxist. We bonded over mutual membership of Paul Mason’s “big city...
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The Queen has them eating out of her hand
The Queen caught up with some old friends yesterday, loyal individuals of whom she is particularly fond but does not get to see as often as she would like. If she was delighted to see them — her smile was testament to that — they were also pleased...The Queen caught up with some old friends yesterday, loyal individuals of whom she is...The Queen caught up with some old friends yesterday, loyal individuals of whom she is...
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Green football club to build wooden stadium
As the new age, Quorn-eating industrialist who pulled a non-league football club from the brink of oblivion, Dale Vince was always likely to make sure that its new home would be, well, wooden. Forest Green Rovers, the green entrepreneur’s...As the new age, Quorn-eating industrialist who pulled a non-league football club from the brink...As the new age, Quorn-eating industrialist who pulled a non-league football club from the brink...
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Ignorant parents are blamed for creating an obese generation
Parents who think visible ribs are a health concern and allow their children to snack freely have created the fattest generation on record, the chief medical officer warned. Dame Sally Davies accused parents of “normalising”...Parents who think visible ribs are a health concern and allow their children to snack freely have created the fattest generation on record, the chief medical officer warned. Dame Sally Davies accused parents of “normalising”...Parents who think visible ribs are a health concern and allow their children to snack freely have created the fattest...
Read the full storyMay fails to back Commonwealth chief in row over £250k spending
Theresa May declined to give her support to the head of the Commonwealth, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, yesterday as concerns increased about the former Labour minister’s alleged extravagant spending. Lady Scotland, who was...Theresa May declined to give her support to the head of the Commonwealth, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, yesterday as concerns increased about the former Labour minister’s alleged extravagant spending. Lady Scotland, who was...Theresa May declined to give her support to the head of the Commonwealth, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, yesterday as...
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RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE
Clinton’s charity under investigation for a year
Hillary Clinton faced fresh allegations of corruption yesterday as it emerged that the FBI had been investigating her family charity for a year and agents were pressing for an imminent indictment. With polls suggesting a knife-edge contest on Tuesday, Donald Trump seized on the new development.Hillary Clinton faced fresh allegations of corruption yesterday as it emerged that the FBI had been investigating her family charity for a year and agents were pressing for an imminent indictment. With polls suggesting a knife-edge contest on Tuesday, Donald Trump seized on the new development.Hillary Clinton faced fresh allegations of corruption yesterday as it emerged that the FBI had been investigating her family...
Read the full storyUS gunships close in on last Isis stronghold in Libya
American gunships have attacked Islamic State positions in Sirte after a ground assault stalled amid fears for civilian hostages. The airstrikes from Super Cobra attack helicopters came as Libyan unity government troops tried to oust Isis fighters from their last major holdout in the country. US Navy officials, speaking from their base in...American gunships have attacked Islamic State positions in Sirte after a ground assault stalled amid fears for civilian hostages. The airstrikes from Super Cobra attack helicopters came as Libyan unity government troops tried to oust Isis fighters from their last major holdout in the country. US Navy officials, speaking from their base in...American gunships have attacked Islamic State positions in Sirte after a ground assault stalled amid fears for civilian hostages.
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Anti-Islam protesters evicted from mosque site in Athens
Riot police have evicted a group of far-right protesters occupying a compound in Athens earmarked for the first official mosque in Greece. At least 15 men were arrested in a pre-dawn raid, ending a four-month occupation that had risked turning the project into a flashpoint and exacerbating tensions with neighbouring...Riot police have evicted a group of far-right protesters occupying a compound in Athens earmarked...Riot police have evicted a group of far-right protesters occupying a compound in Athens earmarked...
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RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE
World may be safer with tycoon, says general
RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE
Memo to self: keep your cool, Donald
RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE
What would happen if Trump made it to the White House?
Pilgrims queue for first glimpse of Jesus’s tomb in 500 years
For the first time in 500 years, pilgrims can get a glimpse of Jesus’s tomb — though for some, it is not worth queueing for an hour to see it. Last week, conservationists started a frantic 60-hour dig inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in...For the first time in 500 years, pilgrims can get a glimpse of Jesus’s tomb — though for some, it...For the first time in 500 years, pilgrims can get a glimpse of Jesus’s tomb — though for some, it...
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Sisi faces crisis after currency slumps
Egyptians are facing huge price increases after the central bank’s surprise decision to float the currency led to a sharp drop in its value. The Egyptian pound fell by almost 50 per cent against major currencies, putting...Egyptians are facing huge price increases after the central bank’s surprise decision to float the currency led to a sharp drop in its value. The Egyptian pound fell by almost 50 per cent against major currencies, putting...Egyptians are facing huge price increases after the central bank’s surprise decision to float the currency led to a...
Read the full storyWoman’s tale of a killer nanny slays Paris literary elite
A gruesome yarn about a Parisian nanny who murders two children won France’s top book prize yesterday, launching its 35-year-old Moroccan-born author into the Gallic literary stratosphere. Leila Slimani, a journalist who moved...A gruesome yarn about a Parisian nanny who murders two children won France’s top book prize yesterday, launching its 35-year-old Moroccan-born author into the Gallic literary stratosphere. Leila Slimani, a journalist who moved...A gruesome yarn about a Parisian nanny who murders two children won France’s top book prize yesterday, launching its...
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Jakarta mayor’s Koran joke sparks huge Muslim protest
Tens of thousands of fundamentalist Muslims gathered in the Indonesian capital Jakarta this morning to demand the arrest of its Christian governor for joking about the Koran. Fears of violence were allayed by the presence of 16,000 police and...Tens of thousands of fundamentalist Muslims gathered in the Indonesian capital Jakarta this...Tens of thousands of fundamentalist Muslims gathered in the Indonesian capital Jakarta this...
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Cave fossils reveal Aborigines ate giant wombats 49,000 years ago
The chance discovery of a cave used as an ancient shelter in the outback has revealed that Aborigines settled the...The chance discovery of a cave used as an ancient shelter in the outback has revealed that...The chance discovery of a cave used as an ancient shelter in the outback has revealed that...
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Australian golf pranksters fool their North Korean hosts
Two Australian men who took part in a golf tournament in North Korea despite hardly having played the game before...Two Australian men who took part in a golf tournament in North Korea despite hardly having played...Two Australian men who took part in a golf tournament in North Korea despite hardly having played...
Read the full storyCubs cursed no more as 108-year wait for victory ends
In the early hours of yesterday morning the sky above a stadium that had witnessed more than a century of anguish erupted with fireworks as thousands of delirious Chicago Cubs fans celebrated their World Series victory and the end of the most...In the early hours of yesterday morning the sky above a stadium that had witnessed more than a...In the early hours of yesterday morning the sky above a stadium that had witnessed more than a...
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End Aleppo assault, Nato chief pleads
The head of Nato issued a last-ditch appeal to President Putin yesterday to abandon plans for a final assault on Aleppo as Russia’s aircraft carrier approached striking distance. Jens Stoltenberg stressed the need to avoid the...The head of Nato issued a last-ditch appeal to President Putin yesterday to abandon plans for a final assault on Aleppo as Russia’s aircraft carrier approached striking distance. Jens Stoltenberg stressed the need to avoid the...The head of Nato issued a last-ditch appeal to President Putin yesterday to abandon plans for a final assault on...
Read the full storyI know where Isis leader has fled to, says general
The elusive leader of Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is believed to have retreated to the Syrian border, the head of Iraq’s special forces said. As Iraqi government forces continued to fight their way towards the centre...The elusive leader of Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is believed to have retreated to the Syrian border, the head of Iraq’s special forces said. As Iraqi government forces continued to fight their way towards the centre...The elusive leader of Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is believed to have retreated to the Syrian border, the...
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News in brief
Iranians burn US flag
Tehran Thousands of Iranians burnt the US flag and chanted “Death to America” to mark the 37th anniversary of the US embassy siege that followed the Islamic Revolution. In November 1979 students stormed the building in Tehran and took 52 Americans...Tehran Thousands of Iranians burnt the US flag and chanted “Death to America” to mark the 37th...Tehran Thousands of Iranians burnt the US flag and chanted “Death to America” to mark the 37th...
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Steady jobs growth supports case for American rate rise
Stronger than expected wage growth and solid levels of job creation in the US have bolstered the chances of an interest rate hike in the world’s biggest economy next month. Hourly earnings rose by 0.4 per cent in October, ahead of expectations, as wage growth in September was revised up to 0.3...Stronger than expected wage growth and solid levels of job creation in the US have bolstered the chances of an interest rate hike in the world’s biggest economy next month. Hourly earnings rose by 0.4 per cent in October, ahead of expectations, as wage growth in September was revised up to 0.3...Stronger than expected wage growth and solid levels of job creation in the US have bolstered the chances of an interest rate...
Read the full storyGoogle: EU abuse charge is wrong in fact and law
Google is digging in for a protracted fight with the European Commission, describing allegations that it abused its dominance in the online search business as wrong in “fact, law, and economics”. Submitting a formal response to antitrust charges, Google gave no ground and resisted demands from the EU that it change the way it ranks price...Google is digging in for a protracted fight with the European Commission, describing allegations that it abused its dominance in the online search business as wrong in “fact, law, and economics”. Submitting a formal response to antitrust charges, Google gave no ground and resisted demands from the EU that it change the way it ranks price...Google is digging in for a protracted fight with the European Commission, describing allegations that it abused its dominance...
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Eurozone growth slower than expected
Business activity in the eurozone rose at a slightly slower pace than first estimated last month, raising questions about whether the economy of the 19-nation currency bloc is breaking out of its sluggish growth phase. The European Central Bank has spent billions of euros attempting to kick-start growth and push up...Business activity in the eurozone rose at a slightly slower pace than first estimated last month...Business activity in the eurozone rose at a slightly slower pace than first estimated last month...
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M&G takes first steps to beat Brexit
One of Britain’s biggest fund managers has become the first UK financial institution to take steps to restructure its business in the light of Brexit, announcing that it had applied for a licence to sell products from...One of Britain’s biggest fund managers has become the first UK financial institution to take steps to restructure its business in the light of Brexit, announcing that it had applied for a licence to sell products from...One of Britain’s biggest fund managers has become the first UK financial institution to take steps to restructure its...
Read the full storyWatchdog gets tough with banks on overdraft fees
Regulators are to press ahead with measures that could cost banks tens of millions of pounds in foregone unauthorised overdraft fees, with corresponding savings for personal and business customers. The Financial Conduct...Regulators are to press ahead with measures that could cost banks tens of millions of pounds in foregone unauthorised overdraft fees, with corresponding savings for personal and business customers. The Financial Conduct...Regulators are to press ahead with measures that could cost banks tens of millions of pounds in foregone unauthorised...
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Sir Philip Greed should just sort it
manifesto
Heading for a new horizon outside the EU, can Britain afford to be rudderless?
“If I were 30 years younger, I would be buying property in Dublin ready for when the banks move out of the City over Brexit. And land for warehouses on the Irish border ready for the smuggling when controls are brought in.” Sir Nigel Rudd is...“If I were 30 years younger, I would be buying property in Dublin ready for when the banks move...“If I were 30 years younger, I would be buying property in Dublin ready for when the banks move...
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Support for racial equality at work faces a perfect storm of challenges post Brexit
Sir John Parker, chairman of mining group Anglo American, made a bunch of excellent points this week in his report on...Sir John Parker, chairman of mining group Anglo American, made a bunch of excellent points this...Sir John Parker, chairman of mining group Anglo American, made a bunch of excellent points this...
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city people
Ol’ blue eyes is back — at Dixons Carphone bash
Who knew that Andrew Harrison, deputy chief executive of Dixons Carphone, was a crooner manqué? The product...Who knew that Andrew Harrison, deputy chief executive of Dixons Carphone, was a crooner manqué...Who knew that Andrew Harrison, deputy chief executive of Dixons Carphone, was a crooner manqué...
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George Graham interview
‘There’s winning and entertaining. I never got the balance right’
The north London derby awaits George Graham on Sunday lunchtime. He will make the short journey to the Emirates Stadium from his home in Hampstead, getting dropped off close to the entrance. The onset of rheumatoid arthritis has made walking painful for the man once known as “Stroller”. “If I walk more than 50 yards, the ankles swell up,” he says, wincing, over lunch.The north London derby awaits George Graham on Sunday lunchtime. He will make the short journey...The north London derby awaits George Graham on Sunday lunchtime. He will make the short journey...
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Matt Dickinson
FA forced to ‘prove their grief, or else’ by poppy hysteria
So here is what could sensibly have happened on the depressing poppy-gate saga, and saved us all a lot of brain-ache.So here is what could sensibly have happened on the depressing poppy-gate saga, and saved us all a lot of brain-ache. The FA writes to Fifa several weeks ago saying that it would like to place poppies on the England shirts against Scotland. Fifa politely writes back and points out that it has rules against any...So here is what could sensibly have happened on the depressing poppy-gate saga, and saved us all a lot of brain-ache. The FA...
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Europa League
Mourinho: my players didn’t listen to me
rugby union
Williams injury solves Halfpenny dilemma
Rick Broadbent
Football is drowning in sea of self-importance
Football is a game of snitch. We know this after it went into meltdown this week. The reason was Lionel Messi said...Football is a game of snitch. We know this after it went into meltdown this week. The reason was...Football is a game of snitch. We know this after it went into meltdown this week. The reason was...
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Stuart Barnes
For once, the facts show that Lions hopes may be realistic
Oh, for amateur days; when tours from one hemisphere to another were rarities, when the All Blacks touring Britain...Oh, for amateur days; when tours from one hemisphere to another were rarities, when the All...Oh, for amateur days; when tours from one hemisphere to another were rarities, when the All...
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premier league
Hoddle: Kane can’t cure Tottenham’s ills on his own
Richard Hobson
Milburn’s solemn tale can offer modern-day cricketers a lifeline
The story of Colin Milburn is more than a catalogue of cricketing highs and lows. According to James Graham-Brown it has the scale of a Greek tragedy. “Ollie was a man on the verge of greatness whose strength was taken from him by the gods, cruelly and with tragic consequences,” he says. Graham-Brown is well qualified to judge. He was gripped as a youth by Milburn’s...The story of Colin Milburn is more than a catalogue of cricketing highs and lows. According to...The story of Colin Milburn is more than a catalogue of cricketing highs and lows. According to...
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Cricket
County duo deported by Australia
exclusiveTwo English cricketers have been refused entry into Australia and deported without getting past airport immigration.Two English cricketers have been refused entry into Australia and deported without getting past airport immigration. Durham bowler Chris Rushworth and Worcestershire wicketkeeper Ben Cox have been held in separate incidents by Australian immigration for attempting to enter the country without the correct visas. Many...Two English cricketers have been refused entry into Australia and deported without getting past airport immigration. Durham...
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West Ham seal police presence inside stadium
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Koeman accuses Ireland over McCarthy
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obituary
Joe Sutter
Engineer known as ‘the father of the 747’ who designed the first jumbo jet and ignored the sceptics who said it was too big to fly
On a freezing February day in 1969, at an airfield in Everett, Washington, Joe Sutter positioned his wife, Nancy, by the runway to watch the maiden flight of the Boeing 747, which he and his team had designed. Over the previous few years, whenever his wife had gone to the grocery store, her friends would ask her, “Does your husband know what he’s doing? Do you think...On a freezing February day in 1969, at an airfield in Everett, Washington, Joe Sutter positioned...On a freezing February day in 1969, at an airfield in Everett, Washington, Joe Sutter positioned...
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Angus Grant
Angus Grant was performing at Sydney Opera House with his band Shooglenifty when he incited the first recorded stage...Angus Grant was performing at Sydney Opera House with his band Shooglenifty when he incited the first recorded stage invasion at that august venue. Seeing that there was not enough room for dancing in the all-seater auditorium, he called to the audience: “Plenty of room up here . . .” As Malcolm Crosbie, the band’s...Angus Grant was performing at Sydney Opera House with his band Shooglenifty when he incited the first recorded stage invasion...
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Mediterranean ‘tropical storms’
A bizarre storm formed near Malta last weekend that resembled a tropical storm — something that is not supposed to happen in the Mediterranean. On Saturday a depression east of Malta intensified in unusually warm seas, 2C above average.A bizarre storm formed near Malta last weekend that resembled a tropical storm — something that...A bizarre storm formed near Malta last weekend that resembled a tropical storm — something that...
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OBITUARY
Tina Anselmi
Tina Anselmi would date her political awakening very precisely to September 26, 1944. That day, aged 17, she and her fellow pupils in Bassano del Grappa, in the foothills of the Dolomites, northwest of Venice, were summoned to the main piazza of...Tina Anselmi would date her political awakening very precisely to September 26, 1944. That day...Tina Anselmi would date her political awakening very precisely to September 26, 1944. That day...
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Would you want ‘Lady Mary’ in your movie? Probably not
The stars who can’t escape Downton Abbey
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A portrait of the artist as a rampant self-publicist
A new exhibition brings you face to face with the world’s greatest painters
THE BIG FILM REVIEW
Nocturnal Animals
Tom Ford’s second film is tense and stylish — and the clothes are divine
first night review
Theatre: Dead Funny at the Vaudeville, WC2
DINNER TONIGHT
Lindsey Bareham’s bruschetta alla vongole
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Essential tracks
album review
Pop: Bon Jovi: This House Is Not For Sale
★★★☆☆
Vast success in the 1980s means that Bon Jovi will for ever be associated with big rock and even bigger hair. Living On a Prayer is just too enormous an end-of-night anthem to consign to history and those lustrous manes of man-curls won’t...★★★☆☆
Vast success in the 1980s means that Bon Jovi will for ever be associated with big rock...★★★☆☆
Vast success in the 1980s means that Bon Jovi will for ever be associated with big rock...
album review
Pop: Shirley Collins: Lodestar
album review
Classical: Joyce DiDonato: In War & Peace
album review
Pop: Lambchop: FLOTUS
★★★★☆
FLOTUS is not a tribute to the departing first lady of the United States but an acronym for “for love...★★★★☆
FLOTUS is not a tribute to the departing first lady of the United States but an acronym...★★★★☆
FLOTUS is not a tribute to the departing first lady of the United States but an acronym...
album review
Jazz: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic: EST Symphony
★★★★☆
EST — the Esbjörn Svensson Trio — were the great “but” group of early 21st-century jazz. To any music fan...★★★★☆
EST — the Esbjörn Svensson Trio — were the great “but” group of early 21st-century jazz.★★★★☆
EST — the Esbjörn Svensson Trio — were the great “but” group of early 21st-century jazz.
FILM REVIEW
The Light Between Oceans
★☆☆☆☆
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be trapped in a lighthouse on a remote Australian island with two incredibly dull people who cry a lot? No? Well, here’s your chance, courtesy of Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander in...★☆☆☆☆
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be trapped in a lighthouse on a...★☆☆☆☆
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be trapped in a lighthouse on a...
FILM REVIEW
A Street Cat Named Bob
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Nocturnal Animals and The Light Between Oceans
MOVIE WATCH
Beauty and the brains
Emma Watson’s feminist stock continues to soar. In the same week that the actress surreptitiously left copies of Maya...Emma Watson’s feminist stock continues to soar. In the same week that the actress surreptitiously...Emma Watson’s feminist stock continues to soar. In the same week that the actress surreptitiously...
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Classic film of the week
Napoleon (1927)
★★★★★
Here is a silent epic, almost six hours long, that turns out to be gripping, thrilling and unexpectedly loud...★★★★★
Here is a silent epic, almost six hours long, that turns out to be gripping, thrilling and...★★★★★
Here is a silent epic, almost six hours long, that turns out to be gripping, thrilling and...
FILM REVIEW
You’ve Been Trumped Too
FILM REVIEW
Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny
FILM REVIEW
Rupture
FILM REVIEW
Revolution: New Art for a New World
FILM REVIEW
Girls Lost
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The Accountant
FILM REVIEW
The Darkest Universe
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Burn, Burn, Burn
first night review
Dance: Under Siege at Sadler’s Wells
★★☆☆☆
This ambitious dance production from the Chinese choreographer Yang Liping tells of the cataclysmic war between the Han and Chu armies that led to the birth of modern China 2,000 years ago. It’s a story fundamental in Chinese culture...★★☆☆☆
This ambitious dance production from the Chinese choreographer Yang Liping tells of...★★☆☆☆
This ambitious dance production from the Chinese choreographer Yang Liping tells of...
first night review
Theatre: All My Sons at the Rose Theatre, Kingston
first night review
Theatre: The Last Five Years at St James, SW1
first night review
Concert: BBCSO/Weilerstein at the Barbican
first night review
Concert: Nitin Sawhney at the Royal Albert Hall
first night review
Pop: Steve Cropper at Ronnie Scott’s, W1
first night review
Theatre: The Island Nation at Arcola Theatre, E8
★★☆☆☆
Sri Lanka, an opening voiceover informs us, “hangs like a pearl earring off the south coast of India”. As the guidebook platitudes continue, we’re bombarded with images that are less tourism-friendly: lacerating footage of the dead...★★☆☆☆
Sri Lanka, an opening voiceover informs us, “hangs like a pearl earring off the south...★★☆☆☆
Sri Lanka, an opening voiceover informs us, “hangs like a pearl earring off the south...
VIEWING GUIDE
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MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Posh prefabs: the future is modular
What do you think when you hear the word “prefab”? For many, something that looks like a grim concrete bunker or a dilapidated wooden shed springs to mind. This week the government announced plans to make it easier to finance the building of such homes as a way of increasing housing supply, which some papers reported would lead to “a wave of 100,000” going up across the...What do you think when you hear the word “prefab”? For many, something that looks like a grim...What do you think when you hear the word “prefab”? For many, something that looks like a grim...
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HOME OF THE WEEK
The terraces that Nash built
The 11 grand streets, squares and crescents that surround Regent’s Park that were built in 1822 have names linked to...The 11 grand streets, squares and crescents that surround Regent’s Park that were built in 1822 have names linked to royalty, such as Cornwall Terrace, Clarence Terrace and Hanover Terrace. The last of these is a homage to the House of Hanover, the dynasty that occupied the British throne from 1714. John Nash, the...The 11 grand streets, squares and crescents that surround Regent’s Park that were built in 1822 have names linked to royalty...
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THE GUIDE
Britain: it’s the new American dream
interiors
How to create your own urban jungle
comment
Anne Ashworth: Don’t expect a new year home bargain
The offer of a 0.98 per cent mortgage, available from one lender, would seem to be an irresistible incentive to start...The offer of a 0.98 per cent mortgage, available from one lender, would seem to be an...The offer of a 0.98 per cent mortgage, available from one lender, would seem to be an...
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This week’s prime properties
Grand design
Esher, Surrey
What you get A contemporary house in a gated estate. The property has five en suite...Grand design
Esher, Surrey
What you get A contemporary house in a gated estate. The property has...Grand design
Esher, Surrey
What you get A contemporary house in a gated estate. The property has...
Luxe
Forget the pool, show me the spa and salon
The popularity of hotel-style living has led to a rise in individual townhouses and high-end developments with beauty and health facilities that would rival those of a five-star resort. According to some agents, buyers are putting deposits down on...The popularity of hotel-style living has led to a rise in individual townhouses and high-end...The popularity of hotel-style living has led to a rise in individual townhouses and high-end...
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INTERIORS
Trend alert: bonfire night
OVERSEAS
The new A-list holiday home location
Whichever analogy you prefer — Saint Tropez in the 1950s or the Hamptons in the 1970s — the message is the same. Comporta, in Portugal, is an unspoilt hideaway for those who need a break from the tribulations of being rich and famous. This is not...Whichever analogy you prefer — Saint Tropez in the 1950s or the Hamptons in the 1970s — the...Whichever analogy you prefer — Saint Tropez in the 1950s or the Hamptons in the 1970s — the...
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SCOTLAND: MARKET INTELLIGENCE
How to maintain a listed building
Even painting the exterior can require permission. Here is what you need to know
scotland: ON THE MARKET
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scotland: HOME OF THE WEEK
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This week’s prime properties
Scotland: Legal Q&A
My new-build is not ready. What are my rights?
SNP criticised after ‘tweaking’ top four council tax bands
Council tax increases to properties at the top end of the market were approved by Holyrood last night after the SNP government was forced to accept criticism that it was disempowering local communities. Nicola Sturgeon’s reforms, under which the most expensive homes will be charged £600 more a...Council tax increases to properties at the top end of the market were approved by Holyrood last night after the SNP government was forced to accept criticism that it was disempowering local communities. Nicola Sturgeon’s reforms, under which the most expensive homes will be charged £600 more a...Council tax increases to properties at the top end of the market were approved by Holyrood last night after the SNP government...
Read the full storyFight against serious crime undermined by UK ‘dithering’
Approximately 200 serious crime groups are operating in Scotland, with the majority masquerading as seemingly legitimate businesses. The full scale of organised criminality in the country was outlined yesterday by the justice secretary and senior legal and political officials. An annual review revealed that more than 3,000 arrests...Approximately 200 serious crime groups are operating in Scotland, with the majority masquerading as seemingly legitimate businesses. The full scale of organised criminality in the country was outlined yesterday by the justice secretary and senior legal and political officials. An annual review revealed that more than 3,000 arrests...Approximately 200 serious crime groups are operating in Scotland, with the majority masquerading as seemingly legitimate...
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Spare the rod, Kirk tells parents
The Church of Scotland is calling for smacking children as a form of punishment to be made illegal. The Old Testament urges parents not to “spareth the rod”. However, the Kirk has ruled that corporal punishment should be classified alongside slavery and execution as inhumane and unacceptable. Reverend Dr Frazer, the...The Church of Scotland is calling for smacking children as a form of punishment to be made illegal.The Church of Scotland is calling for smacking children as a form of punishment to be made illegal.
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Comment - Kezia Dugdale
Yes, Clinton can — if she ‘withstands the crazy’
Comment
Adopt the orphans of Scots middle ground
Back in 2012, shortly after the SNP announced that it would hold a referendum on independence, I had a drink with a...Back in 2012, shortly after the SNP announced that it would hold a referendum on independence, I...Back in 2012, shortly after the SNP announced that it would hold a referendum on independence, I...
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thunderer
Clarity of vision is needed to improve health of NHS
L ast week’s Audit Scotland report on the NHS in Scotland highlighted an area that is remarkably little discussed...L ast week’s Audit Scotland report on the NHS in Scotland highlighted an area that is remarkably...L ast week’s Audit Scotland report on the NHS in Scotland highlighted an area that is remarkably...
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Teachers get briefing on benchmarks
Teachers have been sent a series of 154-page documents to advise them on how to cut down on bureacracy in schools. Education Scotland issued the draft documents to science, English and maths teachers in primary and secondary...Teachers have been sent a series of 154-page documents to advise them on how to cut down on bureacracy in schools. Education Scotland issued the draft documents to science, English and maths teachers in primary and secondary...Teachers have been sent a series of 154-page documents to advise them on how to cut down on bureacracy in schools.
Read the full storyChurch denies claims it is ‘ignoring’ abuse findings
The Catholic Church in Scotland has denied claims it has failed to implement changes after the publication of a report into child abuse. Dr Andrew McLellan made a raft of recommendations following a review into abuse...The Catholic Church in Scotland has denied claims it has failed to implement changes after the publication of a report into child abuse. Dr Andrew McLellan made a raft of recommendations following a review into abuse...The Catholic Church in Scotland has denied claims it has failed to implement changes after the publication of a...
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Ruling could revive calls for Holyrood’s consent
Legal experts have said that the ruling on Article 50 could reignite calls that the consent of the Scottish...Legal experts have said that the ruling on Article 50 could reignite calls that the consent of...Legal experts have said that the ruling on Article 50 could reignite calls that the consent of...
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Evicted farmers should not get compensation, court told
Tenant farmers evicted after flawed laws were passed by parliament are not victims who deserve compensation, the...Tenant farmers evicted after flawed laws were passed by parliament are not victims who deserve...Tenant farmers evicted after flawed laws were passed by parliament are not victims who deserve...
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May urged to call election over Brexit ruling
Theresa May could be forced to call a general election after MPs threatened to use a court judgment to sway Brexit talks. Senior Tories raised the prospect of an early poll after the British High Court ruled that triggering Brexit without parliamentary approval would be illegal. In a case brought...Theresa May could be forced to call a general election after MPs threatened to use a court judgment to sway Brexit talks. Senior Tories raised the prospect of an early poll after the British High Court ruled that triggering Brexit without parliamentary approval would be illegal. In a case brought...Theresa May could be forced to call a general election after MPs threatened to use a court judgment to sway Brexit talks.
Read the full storyGarda strike called off hours before action
The gardai suspended strike action planned for today after an eleventh-hour decision to allow balloting to take place on fresh pay proposals. After a day of frantic negotiations the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) called off action by its 2,000 representatives. Shortly afterwards the Garda Representative Association...The gardai suspended strike action planned for today after an eleventh-hour decision to allow balloting to take place on fresh pay proposals. After a day of frantic negotiations the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) called off action by its 2,000 representatives. Shortly afterwards the Garda Representative Association...The gardai suspended strike action planned for today after an eleventh-hour decision to allow balloting to take place on fresh...
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OCI chairman quits as ticket inquiry halted
The chairman of the Olympic Council of Ireland’s crisis committee has resigned after Pat Hickey threatened legal action over a report into the ticketing arrangements at the Rio Games. Ciarán Ó Catháin, a former president of Athletics Ireland, stood down at a late-night meeting on Wednesday. The executive committee...The chairman of the Olympic Council of Ireland’s crisis committee has resigned after Pat Hickey...The chairman of the Olympic Council of Ireland’s crisis committee has resigned after Pat Hickey...
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Adams may be interviewed in La Mon bombing review
Gerry Adams may be interviewed by the Northern Ireland police ombudsman about the bombing of the La Mon Hotel in 1978, The Times has learnt. Twelve people were killed when a firebomb exploded without warning at the hotel just...Gerry Adams may be interviewed by the Northern Ireland police ombudsman about the bombing of the La Mon Hotel in 1978, The Times has learnt. Twelve people were killed when a firebomb exploded without warning at the hotel just...Gerry Adams may be interviewed by the Northern Ireland police ombudsman about the bombing of the La Mon Hotel in 1978...
Read the full storyAnglo boss had loans of €100m, court hears
The loans taken out by Seán FitzPatrick, his wife and family increased from about €10 million in 2002 to about €100 million in 2007, a court has heard. The trial of the former Anglo Irish Bank chairman for allegedly misleading...The loans taken out by Seán FitzPatrick, his wife and family increased from about €10 million in 2002 to about €100 million in 2007, a court has heard. The trial of the former Anglo Irish Bank chairman for allegedly misleading...The loans taken out by Seán FitzPatrick, his wife and family increased from about €10 million in 2002 to about €100...
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Medicinal use of cannabis to be reviewed
The law on medicinal cannabis use is to be reviewed, the health minister has announced. Simon Harris said that the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), which regulates medicines, had been asked to give scientific advice on the benefits of...The law on medicinal cannabis use is to be reviewed, the health minister has announced. Simon...The law on medicinal cannabis use is to be reviewed, the health minister has announced. Simon...
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Business
Service growth slows amid Brexit uncertainty
Growth in the Irish services industry slowed to a 41-month low in October as uncertainty surrounding the UK’s planned departure from the EU weighed on the sector. The rate of expansion slowed for the second consecutive month...Growth in the Irish services industry slowed to a 41-month low in October as uncertainty surrounding the UK’s planned departure from the EU weighed on the sector. The rate of expansion slowed for the second consecutive month...Growth in the Irish services industry slowed to a 41-month low in October as uncertainty surrounding the UK’s planned...
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SMEs are disappointed in government
Industrial unrest in the public sector and a failure to reduce the cost of doing business in Ireland have eroded SMEs’ confidence in the government, a survey has found. Satisfaction with the government’s policies fell for the...Industrial unrest in the public sector and a failure to reduce the cost of doing business in Ireland have eroded SMEs’ confidence in the government, a survey has found. Satisfaction with the government’s policies fell for the...Industrial unrest in the public sector and a failure to reduce the cost of doing business in Ireland have eroded...
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Leading article
Greater Good
Europa League
Déjà vu in Dundalk’s European story
Rugby union
Comment
The last thing May needs is an early election
Matthew Parris
Instead of a nightmarish re-run of the referendum, the Commons must be allowed to agree a Brexit negotiation position
Michael Gove
There’s a criminal side to our justice system
Ed Conway
Carney is just the man to see Brexit through
Carol Midgley
Why phone junkies are worse than drug addicts
Jo Johnson
Dyson university is a wake-up call for higher education
Philip Collins
Clinton’s biggest problem is her husband
When Hillary Clinton was searching for a title for her book about four years as secretary of state, she considered calling it The Scrunchie Chronicles: 112 Countries And It’s Still About My Hair. Her text sets out the dilemmas present in...When Hillary Clinton was searching for a title for her book about four years as secretary of...When Hillary Clinton was searching for a title for her book about four years as secretary of...
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Election Fever
The High Court has ruled that Theresa May must consult parliament before invoking Article 50. The case for an early general election looks stronger than ever
Fame and Shame
Sir Philip Green has one more chance to do the right thing by BHS pensioners
Paper Crown
The royal household should open up the royal archive
Red Box podcast by-election special
Matt Chorley takes to the streets of Richmond and interviews Zac Goldsmith, Nick Clegg and Sarah Olney
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Brexit ruling and parliamentary democracy
Sir, Almost certainly, no judge in the Brexit case wanted to be sitting there. Most UK judges, probably all, abhor the idea of having to reach judgments in cases that are obviously as highly charged politically as this one was. However, a measure...Sir, Almost certainly, no judge in the Brexit case wanted to be sitting there. Most UK judges...Sir, Almost certainly, no judge in the Brexit case wanted to be sitting there. Most UK judges...
Read the full storyUS election
What happens if Trump makes it to the White House?
Sathnam Sanghera
Racial equality faces a perfect storm of challenges post Brexit
Face to face
A new exhibition brings you up close to the world’s greatest painters
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: The Mobo awards for urban music are held at the SSE Hydro, Glasgow; Southern rail guards are due to start the latest 48-hour walkout as staff face a contract ultimatum; the Manchester city centre Christmas lights are switched on; the UCI Track Cycling World Cup begins in Glasgow; the FA Cup first round football fixtures begin.
US: Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, campaigns in Pennsylvania and Michigan; Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, campaigns in New Hampshire, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
International: The Paris Agreement enters into force in keeping with the deal reached at the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in the French capital last December.
On this day
In 1605 the Gunpowder Plot was discovered when Guy Fawkes was found guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder in the House of Lords.
In 1843 a two-day operation to haul the statue of Nelson to the top of the 170ft column in Trafalgar Square was completed.
In 1922 Howard Carter found the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamen.
In 1966 flooding of the Arno in Florence destroyed numerous priceless works of art.
In 1979 Iranian students stormed the US Embassy in Tehran, taking 90 hostages.
In 1995 Yitzhak Rabin, the prime minister of Israel, was assassinated.
Nature notes
There is one bird mystery being discussed at present. Enormous flocks of woodpigeons, flying mainly in a southerly direction, have been seen in early morning in many places in Britain. On Wednesday, at Painswick Beacon in Gloucestershire, an amazing total of 90,750 woodpigeons were counted passing overhead, and at Peterstone Gout near Cardiff, 73,439 were seen, many following the coast of the Bristol Channel. There were other great flypasts reported at Black Bank, Staffordshire, and at Caldene Fields, near Bradford, with a “mad rush” at dawn at Braes of Doune, near Stirling. This phenomenon has been known in autumn for many years, and the birds were thought to be migrants arriving or passing through. There is little evidence for that. Now they are thought to be birds that roosted together at night, and are dispersing again across the land. Again, there is no clear evidence. So what are the woodpigeons doing? Research is needed. Migration reports are on trektellen.org
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Birthdays today
Tony Abbott, prime minister of Australia (2013-15), 59; Laura Bush, US first lady (2001-09), 70; James Chalmers, regius professor of law, University of Glasgow, 40; Lt-Gen Sir Hugh Cunningham, deputy chief of the defence staff, operational requirements (1976-78), 95; Diddy (Sean Combs), rapper, 47; Chris Difford, singer-songwriter, Squeeze, Cool for Cats (1979), 62; Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, principal, Royal Academy of Music, 55; Conor Gearty, professor of human rights law, London School of Economics, 59; Lyndall Gordon, literary biographer, senior research fellow, St Hilda’s College, Oxford, 75; Richard Harrington, Conservative MP for Watford, pensions minister, 59; Elgar Howarth, conductor, composer and trumpeter, 81; Sir Jeffrey Jowell, emeritus professor of public law, University College London, 78; Sir Charles Kao, pioneer of fibre-optic communications, Nobel prize for physics (2009), 83; Peter Lord, co-founder (1972), Aardman Animations, 63; Rodney Marsh, cricketer, Australia (1970-84), 69; Guy Martin, motorcycle racer and TV presenter, 35; Matthew McConaughey, actor, Dallas Buyers Club (2013), 47; Nik Powell, director, National Film and Television School, co-founder and director, Virgin Records (1967-81), 66; Louise Redknapp, singer and TV presenter, 42; Joan Rodgers, operatic soprano, 60; Steve Rotheram, Labour MP for Liverpool Walton, Labour Party candidate for the Liverpool City Region 2017 mayoral election, 55; Jeremy Sinclair, chairman, M&C Saatchi, 70; Loretta Swit, actress, M*A*S*H (1972-83), 79; William Travers, president, Born Free Foundation (UK), 58.