Base rate hits 3% as Bank warns of longest recession on record
updatedThe Bank of England has delivered its biggest interest rate rise in more than three decades as it warned of the longest recession on record. The economic downturn, which is thought to have started this summer, will last until mid-2024, according to the central bank. It will be the longest...The Bank of England has delivered its biggest interest rate rise in more than three decades as it warned of the longest recession on record. The economic downturn, which is thought to have started this summer, will last until mid-2024, according to the central bank. It will be the longest...The Bank of England has delivered its biggest interest rate rise in more than three decades as it warned of the longest...
religion
Bishop becomes most senior Church figure to back same-sex marriage
The Bishop of Oxford has broken ranks to become the most senior serving cleric to call for the Church of England to start conducting same-sex weddings. The Right Rev Steven Croft also called for married gay Christians to have “the freedom to be sexually active”. His landmark declaration was issued to colleagues during a three-day gathering...The Bishop of Oxford has broken ranks to become the most senior serving cleric to call for the Church of England to start conducting same-sex weddings. The Right Rev Steven Croft also called for married gay Christians to have “the freedom to be sexually active”. His landmark declaration was issued to colleagues during a three-day gathering...The Bishop of Oxford has broken ranks to become the most senior serving cleric to call for the Church of England to start...
MANCHESTER BOMBING
Chaotic 999 response may have cost lives, Arena inquiry finds
updatedTwo victims of the Manchester Arena suicide bombing might have survived were it not for an emergency response that was delayed, chaotic and “unduly cautious”, a public inquiry has found. The hearing found that police, fire and ambulance services replicated mistakes made after the 7/7 bombings in 2005 because “no one...Two victims of the Manchester Arena suicide bombing might have survived were it not for an...Two victims of the Manchester Arena suicide bombing might have survived were it not for an...
video
war in ukraine
Russia summons British ambassador over Crimea drone strike
uk news
Chocolate mutiny expels the Bounty
They have long been the Marmite of chocolate bars. Now the makers of the Bounty bar have recognised the divisive...They have long been the Marmite of chocolate bars. Now the makers of the Bounty bar have...They have long been the Marmite of chocolate bars. Now the makers of the Bounty bar have...
deborah ross
A $28,500 sex chair for Christmas . . . It’s just what I wanted, Gwyneth
It happens every year in the run-up to Christmas: Goop’s gift guide, as curated by Gwyneth Paltrow. And every year...It happens every year in the run-up to Christmas: Goop’s gift guide, as curated by Gwyneth Paltrow.It happens every year in the run-up to Christmas: Goop’s gift guide, as curated by Gwyneth Paltrow.
entertainment
Bono cut off INXS singer over drug use
NHS | ANALYSIS
Sicknesses without any clear remedy
Health
Magic mushroom tablets cure patients of depression
A psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms can treat severe depression, according to the largest study of its kind.A psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms can treat severe depression, according to the...A psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms can treat severe depression, according to the...
COURTS
Officers in WhatsApp group with Couzens get jail terms
Two Metropolitan Police officers have been sentenced to three months in prison after sharing racist, homophobic and...Two Metropolitan Police officers have been sentenced to three months in prison after sharing...Two Metropolitan Police officers have been sentenced to three months in prison after sharing...
Refugees caught in a deadly game of ping-pong on Belarus border
newThe phone alarm rings in the middle of the night. A group of Indian migrants are lost in the forests of Lithuania, having recently crossed the border from Belarus. The temperature is close to freezing and the 12 men are so thirsty they have resorted to drinking filthy water from bogs. They are among thousands of people travelling from Belarus to Latvia, Lithuania and...The phone alarm rings in the middle of the night. A group of Indian migrants are lost in the...The phone alarm rings in the middle of the night. A group of Indian migrants are lost in the...
New Rembrandt uncovered in archives of Hague museum
newA work by Rembrandt has been discovered in the archives of a Hague museum after previously being dismissed as an...A work by Rembrandt has been discovered in the archives of a Hague museum after previously being dismissed as an imitator’s copy of another painting by the Dutch old master. The discovery that the oil sketch Raising Jesus on the Cross was a genuine painting by Rembrandt van Rijn was made by Jeroen Giltaij, an expert...A work by Rembrandt has been discovered in the archives of a Hague museum after previously being dismissed as an imitator’s...
video
Firebrand with racism conviction set for job in Netanyahu cabinet
He has been convicted of incitement to racism and terrorism and once called for the expulsion of Israel’s Arab citizens.He has been convicted of incitement to racism and terrorism and once called for the expulsion of...He has been convicted of incitement to racism and terrorism and once called for the expulsion of...
Football fan ‘with mafia ties’ shot dead in Milan
The gangland-style killing of the leader of “ultra” fans at Inter Milan has lifted the lid on the ties between...The gangland-style killing of the leader of “ultra” fans at Inter Milan has lifted the lid on the...The gangland-style killing of the leader of “ultra” fans at Inter Milan has lifted the lid on the...
Wine gang escape with £172k haul from top restaurant
Thieves broke into one of Madrid’s most exclusive restaurants and stole 132 bottles of wine valued at £172,000. The raid was on the cellar of the Coque de Madrid, which has two Michelin stars. The thieves gained access to chef Mario Sandoval’s...Thieves broke into one of Madrid’s most exclusive restaurants and stole 132 bottles of wine...Thieves broke into one of Madrid’s most exclusive restaurants and stole 132 bottles of wine...
Base rate hits 3% as Bank warns of longest recession on record
updatedThe Bank of England has delivered its biggest interest rate rise in more than three decades as it warned of the longest recession on record. The economic downturn, which is thought to have started this summer, will last until mid-2024, according to the central bank. It will be the longest recession since the First World War but it will not be as deep as the downturn...The Bank of England has delivered its biggest interest rate rise in more than three decades as it...The Bank of England has delivered its biggest interest rate rise in more than three decades as it...
comment
Bleak forecast does not answer the key question
The Bank of England delivered a frightening warning to Rishi Sunak on what awaits his nascent premiership...The Bank of England delivered a frightening warning to Rishi Sunak on what awaits his nascent premiership: potentially the longest recession since the 1920s and confirmation that the shambolic mini-budget did lasting damage to the economy. The Bank fears that the economy could fall into an eight-quarter recession...The Bank of England delivered a frightening warning to Rishi Sunak on what awaits his nascent premiership: potentially the...
ALISTAIR OSBORNE | BUSINESS COMMENTARY
Market overreacts to legal minefield
Look on the bright side. At least GSK must have some decent mind-altering drugs. Here’s chief executive Dame Emma...Look on the bright side. At least GSK must have some decent mind-altering drugs. Here’s chief...Look on the bright side. At least GSK must have some decent mind-altering drugs. Here’s chief...
comment
Rishi Sunak has made an assured start but risks a return of the moron premium
The Bank of England will make its latest interest rate decision today under conditions far more propitious than...The Bank of England will make its latest interest rate decision today under conditions far more...The Bank of England will make its latest interest rate decision today under conditions far more...
comment
The day of eight billion is near, but don’t think the planet cannot cope
November 15, 2022, will be a landmark date for humanity. In 12 days, the United Nations projects that the global...November 15, 2022, will be a landmark date for humanity. In 12 days, the United Nations projects...November 15, 2022, will be a landmark date for humanity. In 12 days, the United Nations projects...
tempus
Halma is a successful company that fits its niche
Broad stock market sell-offs offer at least one advantage: the chance to pick up shares in high-quality companies on...Broad stock market sell-offs offer at least one advantage: the chance to pick up shares in...Broad stock market sell-offs offer at least one advantage: the chance to pick up shares in...
Estée Lauder fears for festive trading in face of recession
Estée Lauder downgraded its annual forecasts and sounded the alarm over the Christmas trading quarter as fear mount...Estée Lauder downgraded its annual forecasts and sounded the alarm over the Christmas trading...Estée Lauder downgraded its annual forecasts and sounded the alarm over the Christmas trading...
Bills of all kinds pile up as the cost of running an office soars
It has never been more expensive to occupy an office, with heating, security, cleaning and even lavatory roll much...It has never been more expensive to occupy an office, with heating, security, cleaning and even...It has never been more expensive to occupy an office, with heating, security, cleaning and even...
international trade
How a kitchen mistake cooked up 23% growth for peanut butter producer
currency risk
What I learnt… about coffee
RUGBY UNION
Lawes could miss England’s entire autumn campaign because of concussion
newCourtney Lawes’s involvement in England’s autumn internationals remains in doubt because he has yet to make a successful return to contact training, having been sidelined with concussion six weeks ago. Lawes, 33, who has won 96 caps for England, has made only one appearance this season for...Courtney Lawes’s involvement in England’s autumn internationals remains in doubt because he has yet to make a successful return to contact training, having been sidelined with concussion six weeks ago. Lawes, 33, who has won 96 caps for England, has made only one appearance this season for...Courtney Lawes’s involvement in England’s autumn internationals remains in doubt because he has yet to make a successful return...
formula one
Horner demands investigation into cost-cap breach leak
Christian Horner, the Red Bull team principal, has called for an investigation into the leaking of information that the team had broken Formula One’s cost cap a week before the news was made public by the FIA. During the Singapore Grand Prix last month, it emerged that Red Bull had exceeded the sport’s $145 million (about £129 million)...Christian Horner, the Red Bull team principal, has called for an investigation into the leaking of information that the team had broken Formula One’s cost cap a week before the news was made public by the FIA. During the Singapore Grand Prix last month, it emerged that Red Bull had exceeded the sport’s $145 million (about £129 million)...Christian Horner, the Red Bull team principal, has called for an investigation into the leaking of information that the team...
Cricket | Mike Atherton
Silverwood’s second wind unlikely to blow England off course
newAn old friend stands between England and the T20 World Cup semi-finals. Chris Silverwood is not the bitter type — a friendlier, more straightforward man it would be hard to meet — but given the way his tenure with England ended, amid an Ashes defeat and stories of ill-discipline among the players, it would provide...An old friend stands between England and the T20 World Cup semi-finals. Chris Silverwood is not...An old friend stands between England and the T20 World Cup semi-finals. Chris Silverwood is not...
football | henry winter
Crocked, out of form and out of position – Southgate’s defence is looking flimsy
With seven days to go before he names his World Cup squad, and 18 days before England’s World Cup opener against Iran...With seven days to go before he names his World Cup squad, and 18 days before England’s World Cup...With seven days to go before he names his World Cup squad, and 18 days before England’s World Cup...
WOMEN'S RUGBY WORLD CUP | RACHAEL BURFORD
My money is on another England v New Zealand final
England are big favourites to beat Canada in their Rugby World Cup semi-final but I hope the game is close. Canada...England are big favourites to beat Canada in their Rugby World Cup semi-final but I hope the game...England are big favourites to beat Canada in their Rugby World Cup semi-final but I hope the game...
rugby union | stuart barnes
France, Ireland (and even England) are ahead of erratic, transitional southern hemisphere nations
New Zealand and South Africa are the greatest rugby nations in the history of the game. In the sport’s long amateur history, these two set the standards. British & Irish Lions success rated so highly in these countries because victories were so difficult, so rare. In the dying days of amateurism, Australia turned the dual dominance into a trinity, with World Cup...New Zealand and South Africa are the greatest rugby nations in the history of the game. In the...New Zealand and South Africa are the greatest rugby nations in the history of the game. In the...
tennis
Evans set for clear-the-air talks with Smith after Davis Cup quit threat
The Great Britain Davis Cup captain, Leon Smith, is planning to hold discussions with Dan Evans in the “coming weeks”...The Great Britain Davis Cup captain, Leon Smith, is planning to hold discussions with Dan Evans in the “coming weeks” after the British No 2 threatened to quit the team. Evans, ranked No 27 in the world, has recently made clear his frustration at not being selected ahead of the five-times grand-slam doubles champion...The Great Britain Davis Cup captain, Leon Smith, is planning to hold discussions with Dan Evans in the “coming weeks” after the...
rugby union | ellis genge interview
‘A magnetic force pulled me back to Bristol – this place made me, we look after our own’
t20 world cup | Simon Wilde
England must adapt to survive – adjusting to new pitches is how to win this tournament
golf
Play 15 tournaments and pocket a guaranteed £134k – DP World Tour’s new incentive
Players on the DP World Tour will be paid a guaranteed $150,000 (£134,000) if they commit to 15 tournaments in the 2023 season as part of the fightback against LIV Golf. The money is small beer compared with LIV’s megabucks contracts and $2...Players on the DP World Tour will be paid a guaranteed $150,000 (£134,000) if they commit to 15...Players on the DP World Tour will be paid a guaranteed $150,000 (£134,000) if they commit to 15...
Champions League
Record-breaking Lewis lights up drab night at the Etihad
champions league | Henry Winter
Chilwell injury raises the alarm for England
football
Casemiro hungry for more success after ‘winning everything’ with Madrid
Shortly after Real Madrid won their 14th Champions League in May, Florentino Pérez headed down to the dressing room...Shortly after Real Madrid won their 14th Champions League in May, Florentino Pérez headed down to...Shortly after Real Madrid won their 14th Champions League in May, Florentino Pérez headed down to...
Rugby union
Saracens already look like champions, but will this finally be Gloucester’s year if they win mouthwatering clash?
Friday
Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs
7.45pm, BT Sport 1
As always, Friday Night Lights treats us well this...Friday
Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs
7.45pm, BT Sport 1
As always, Friday Night Lights...Friday
Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs
7.45pm, BT Sport 1
As always, Friday Night Lights...
champions league
All so predictable as Celtic fall to Madrid magicians
gymnastics
Mario Kart and spa days – how British gymnasts raised the bar higher
There was the poise, the daring, the glitter, the shrieks of home support and blasts of Neil Diamond, but what stood out most was the resilience. The two sets of gymnasts with every excuse to fail were the ones who triumphed at the World...There was the poise, the daring, the glitter, the shrieks of home support and blasts of Neil...There was the poise, the daring, the glitter, the shrieks of home support and blasts of Neil...
football | john motson
‘When Ronnie struck his shot it changed the world for me’
WOMEN'S RUGBY WORLD CUP | ELGAN ALDERMAN
Win or lose against England, Canada sense turning point in their history
t20 world cup
India put one foot in semi-finals – with a little help from the weather
India took a significant step towards the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup with a rain-assisted five-run victory against Bangladesh, who looked on course for an upset before the weather intervened in Adelaide. India racked up a competitive 184 for...India took a significant step towards the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup with a rain-assisted...India took a significant step towards the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup with a rain-assisted...
Sky Bet Championship
100th-minute winner puts Burnley five points clear
racing
Rob Wright’s racing tips
world cup
Cut-throat Klose, brilliant Brazil and Hungary’s purple patch – stats behind football’s greatest spectacle
Who has won the most World Cups? Which country has received the most bookings? Which stadium has seen the most goals? We collated the available data from every World Cup match to give you the full history behind football’s greatest spectacle. Nine-hundred matches and 2,548 goals later, the wait is almost over for the 2022 Fifa World Cup. A total of 89 different teams...Who has won the most World Cups? Which country has received the most bookings? Which stadium has...Who has won the most World Cups? Which country has received the most bookings? Which stadium has...
world cup
Total Football, tiki-taka . . . and how the backpass rule changed everything
From Holland’s Total Football of the 1970s to Spain’s Pep Guardiola-inspired tiki-taka in 2010, many tactical styles...From Holland’s Total Football of the 1970s to Spain’s Pep Guardiola-inspired tiki-taka in 2010, many tactical styles have graced the World Cup over the years. However, is it possible to get a glimpse of how the game in general has evolved through the lens of its greatest tournament? The football data company Opta...From Holland’s Total Football of the 1970s to Spain’s Pep Guardiola-inspired tiki-taka in 2010, many tactical styles have...
ENTERTAINMENT
Can Matt Hancock survive his rumble in the jungle?
The former cabinet minister MP has taken some huge gambles in his career. Appearing on I’m a Celebrity . . . may be his biggest yet
CAITLIN MORAN'S CELEBRITY WATCH
Matt Hancock, the one-man sin-bin for every disgusting trial the jungle has to offer
The hapless former health secretary is in training for the Covid inquiry with a little stint at the mercy of I’m a Celeb viewers
new
UK
Is Margate really as cool as Ibiza?
Tatler says yes. Martha de Lacey, who lives part of the time in the Kent seaside town, weighs the evidence
new
television
The Crown: where should we draw the line on dramatic licence for TV?
One of Britain’s favourite sports resumes next week: the annual shooting of holes in the latest series of The Crown. Although open season on its inaccuracies, inventions and absurdities must fairly wait until November 9, when the new episodes...One of Britain’s favourite sports resumes next week: the annual shooting of holes in the latest...One of Britain’s favourite sports resumes next week: the annual shooting of holes in the latest...
Why I’m teaching free speech to Cambridge students
In a wood-panelled room in one of the oldest colleges at the University of Cambridge a professor with a growing reputation for stirring up academic hornets’ nests is launching an experiment. Arif Ahmed, a professor of philosophy, is so concerned...In a wood-panelled room in one of the oldest colleges at the University of Cambridge a professor...In a wood-panelled room in one of the oldest colleges at the University of Cambridge a professor...
first night | pop
Kendrick Lamar — a grand spectacle but a muddled message
first night | theatre
Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical — this heart-on-sleeve show is quite a catch
first night | classical
LPO/Weilerstein — a nerve-racking night of Americana
BOOKS | BIOGRAPHY
Ghislaine Maxwell: is she a victim of the two monsters in her life?
This is, John Sweeney explains in his introduction, a fairytale told in reverse. The princess Ghislaine Maxwell...This is, John Sweeney explains in his introduction, a fairytale told in reverse. The princess...This is, John Sweeney explains in his introduction, a fairytale told in reverse. The princess...
TELEVISION
First Contact: An Alien Encounter — what happens when ET arrives
First Contact: An Alien Encounter
BBC2
★★★☆☆ Charles: Our New King
ITV
★★★☆☆ First Contact: An Alien Encounter was...First Contact: An Alien Encounter
BBC2
★★★☆☆ Charles: Our New King
ITV
★★★☆☆ First Contact: An...First Contact: An Alien Encounter
BBC2
★★★☆☆ Charles: Our New King
ITV
★★★☆☆ First Contact: An...
books
The short life and strange afterlife of Tutankhamun, pharaoh, icon and enigma
Tutankhamun was first autopsied in November 1925, three years after the sensational discovery of his tomb in the Valley of the Kings. It proved impossible to remove him whole from his coffin. Resin-based unguents, in which the linen bandages...Tutankhamun was first autopsied in November 1925, three years after the sensational discovery of...Tutankhamun was first autopsied in November 1925, three years after the sensational discovery of...
READER RECIPE
Deluxe grilled cheese sandwich recipe
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight
For full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplanner Viewing guide, by Julia Raeside
The Horne Section...For full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplanner Viewing guide, by Julia...For full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplanner Viewing guide, by Julia...
MindGames
The Times Daily Quiz
1 The Latin phrase “vivat rex” is commonly translated as “long live the …” what? 2 Which church is the world’s oldest and largest continuously functioning international institution? 3 Which singer of Walking in the Air (1985) is one of the...1 The Latin phrase “vivat rex” is commonly translated as “long live the …” what? 2 Which...1 The Latin phrase “vivat rex” is commonly translated as “long live the …” what? 2 Which...
OUR STORY
Kayak for Ukraine: our 1,100-mile paddle around Ireland
Encountering sea caves, wild Atlantic swells and pods of dolphins, Paul Thompson and Sarah Wootton navigated Europe’s most unpredictable coastline for charity
new
TOP 7
The UK’s seven most thrilling underground adventures
Nothing to see here. Katie Gatens picks the secret bunkers, tunnels and mines to explore across the country
ADVICE
Will being tech savvy get me a cheap holiday deal? We put it to the test
New research suggests that booking travel on foreign websites could save holidaymakers hundreds. Qin Xie rolls up her sleeves and tries it herself
North Africa
My wedding anniversary trip to Marrakesh — with my dad
A twist of events meant that Alice-Azania Jarvis had to take another man on a celebratory escape to Morocco
SKI
How to bag a great-value skiing holiday this winter
There are still deals to be had if you want to hit the slopes this season. Sean Newsom selects some under-the-radar resorts
travel
Tourists stay away! The places that don’t want you to visit
Fear of outsiders is the reason that so many European villages were built on rocks — aloof, hard to reach and easy to...Fear of outsiders is the reason that so many European villages were built on rocks — aloof, hard...Fear of outsiders is the reason that so many European villages were built on rocks — aloof, hard...
UK
The Scottish party castle by King Charles’ favourite designer
On his accession, our new King Charles inherited several castles, extensive lands and an undisclosed chunk of his...On his accession, our new King Charles inherited several castles, extensive lands and an...On his accession, our new King Charles inherited several castles, extensive lands and an...
obituary
His Honour Percy Harris KC
Irascible circuit judge and war hero who was dubbed ‘Bomber Harris’ by Private Eye for his method of stilling long-winded counsel
obituary
Ronnie Radford
Mild-mannered midfielder for Hereford United who in 1972 scored one of the most memorable goals in FA Cup history
obituary
Julie Powell
Food writer whose mission to cook like Julia Child led to a popular blog and a hit Hollywood film starring Amy Adams
obituary
Group Captain Professor Thomas Dobie
Bomber pilot turned doctor whose understanding of flying helped him to become a world authority on motion sickness
obituary
Peter de Savary
from the archive
PM: I’ve wanted votes for women since I was a boy
court circular
November 2, 2022
Buckingham Palace
2nd November, 2022
The King this afternoon gave a Reception at Buckingham Palace to commemorate...Buckingham Palace
2nd November, 2022
The King this afternoon gave a Reception at Buckingham...Buckingham Palace
2nd November, 2022
The King this afternoon gave a Reception at Buckingham...
announcements
Births, marriages and deaths
TRUST in God at all times, my people. Tell him all your troubles, for he is our refuge. Psalm 62.8 (GNB) Bible verses...TRUST in God at all times, my people. Tell him all your troubles, for he is our refuge. Psalm...TRUST in God at all times, my people. Tell him all your troubles, for he is our refuge. Psalm...
weather eye
An unseasonably warm month . . . and year
October was a month to remember, so mild that summer flowers were in bloom, butterflies were flitting around and bees buzzing. Across the UK it was the nation’s seventh warmest October in records going back to 1884, according to the Met Office.October was a month to remember, so mild that summer flowers were in bloom, butterflies were...October was a month to remember, so mild that summer flowers were in bloom, butterflies were...
Your weekday brain boost
Every Monday to Thursday, a printable page of extra puzzles
OUT OF COURT
Law chiefs go mad in Miami
After a two-year break owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the International Bar Association’s annual conference has returned — and what better party venue than the decadent Miami Beach. More than 5,000 delegates descended this week on south...After a two-year break owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the International Bar Association’s...After a two-year break owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the International Bar Association’s...
in conversation | Robert Spano
‘We need to talk to our kids about democracy, human rights and freedom of expression’
BEST LAW FIRMS 2023
Money is key in a turbulent year for lawyers
BEST LAW FIRMS 2023
Legal aid ‘deserts’ uncovered in Scotland
BEST LAW FIRMS 2023
Methodology: How the list was compiled
Swinney warns of tax rises to fund public sector pay
Scottish workers face tax rises next year to combat bumper public service pay deals and the cost of living crisis, the finance secretary has confirmed. John Swinney, the deputy first minister, yesterday raided £400 million from health and social care as part of a £1.2 billion savings blitz...Scottish workers face tax rises next year to combat bumper public service pay deals and the cost of living crisis, the finance secretary has confirmed. John Swinney, the deputy first minister, yesterday raided £400 million from health and social care as part of a £1.2 billion savings blitz...Scottish workers face tax rises next year to combat bumper public service pay deals and the cost of living crisis, the finance...
SNP’s feminist foreign policy is absurd, claim Tories
newNicola Sturgeon’s new “feminist foreign policy” has been condemned as absurd by critics who accused her of hypocrisy and treading on UK reserved powers. Yesterday it emerged that the Scottish government is devising a new international relations strategy built around feminist priorities. Stephen Kerr, a Scottish Conservative MSP, said: “The...Nicola Sturgeon’s new “feminist foreign policy” has been condemned as absurd by critics who accused her of hypocrisy and treading on UK reserved powers. Yesterday it emerged that the Scottish government is devising a new international relations strategy built around feminist priorities. Stephen Kerr, a Scottish Conservative MSP, said: “The...Nicola Sturgeon’s new “feminist foreign policy” has been condemned as absurd by critics who accused her of hypocrisy and...
University sorry for ‘distressing’ sexist and discriminatory behaviour
newThe leadership at the University of Glasgow has apologised for “distressing” sexist and discriminatory behaviour within its medical school. In a written statement, the university apologised to staff and students affected by the “unacceptable and distressing incidents” and said an action plan would be drawn up. The...The leadership at the University of Glasgow has apologised for “distressing” sexist and...The leadership at the University of Glasgow has apologised for “distressing” sexist and...
Leading article | Comment
Chaos Theory
Predictably, deputy first minister John Swinney’s emergency budget review statement to the Scottish parliament...Predictably, deputy first minister John Swinney’s emergency budget review statement to the...Predictably, deputy first minister John Swinney’s emergency budget review statement to the...
SNP’s National Care Service plan branded a shambles by union
The SNP’s National Care Service plan has been branded a “shambles” by a union leader who said the £1.3 billion costs...The SNP’s National Care Service plan has been branded a “shambles” by a union leader who said the...The SNP’s National Care Service plan has been branded a “shambles” by a union leader who said the...
Art
Online punt on man in wig is a long-lost painting of James VII
Seeking distraction during lockdown, Bendor Grosvenor had been browsing an online catalogue when he decided to take a punt on a portrait of an imposing figure wearing a blue sash and an absurdly large wig. Without pedigree or credentials the...Seeking distraction during lockdown, Bendor Grosvenor had been browsing an online catalogue when...Seeking distraction during lockdown, Bendor Grosvenor had been browsing an online catalogue when...
UK is failing state Scotland must leave, says Blackford
The UK is a “failing state” and Westminster has been “ignoring” the economic crisis, the SNP has claimed. The party’s Westminster leader, Ian Blackford, spoke of the “massive act of economic self-harm” of Brexit, as he opened a...The UK is a “failing state” and Westminster has been “ignoring” the economic crisis, the SNP has claimed. The party’s Westminster leader, Ian Blackford, spoke of the “massive act of economic self-harm” of Brexit, as he opened a...The UK is a “failing state” and Westminster has been “ignoring” the economic crisis, the SNP has claimed. The party’s...
Victim was killed for his Viagra, court told
A suspect is accused of murdering a man and trying to set fire to his body before posing as the deceased in an attempt to secure his Viagra prescription. David Barnes allegedly killed Ean Coutts, 60, by “means unknown” on...A suspect is accused of murdering a man and trying to set fire to his body before posing as the deceased in an attempt to secure his Viagra prescription. David Barnes allegedly killed Ean Coutts, 60, by “means unknown” on...A suspect is accused of murdering a man and trying to set fire to his body before posing as the deceased in an...
Magnus Linklater | Comment
Chinese puzzle obscures the real problem
travel
Walk of the week: Loch Leven Heritage Trail
This long but gentle lochside trail leads through the woods and wetlands around Loch Leven. It is twitcher heaven at this time of year, when wintering birds arrive in their tens of thousands. Scotland’s largest lowland loch is a wildlife-rich...This long but gentle lochside trail leads through the woods and wetlands around Loch Leven. It is...This long but gentle lochside trail leads through the woods and wetlands around Loch Leven. It is...
champions league
All so predictable as Celtic fall to Madrid magicians
champions league
I’m to blame for European failure, says Postecoglou
Champions League | Mark Palmer
Players have to learn right time to stick or twist
Rugby Union | Vern Cotter interview
‘Coach Scotland again? It’s the old saying in life, never say never’
The baseball cap has been replaced by a bobble hat, but aside from that there is no mistaking the familiar, broad-shouldered figure of Vern Cotter as he strolls into the room at his Fiji team’s Edinburgh hotel. Five years have gone by since Big...The baseball cap has been replaced by a bobble hat, but aside from that there is no mistaking the...The baseball cap has been replaced by a bobble hat, but aside from that there is no mistaking the...
champions league | paul forsyth
Comment
Biden can’t come back from this horror show
Gerard Baker
As polls predict a thrashing for the Democrats in the midterms, even liberal outlets are turning on the ailing president
newJAMES MARRIOTT
A global town square is a terrible idea, Elon
Iain Martin
Britain’s energy policy is running out of gas
Put the history men back on their pedestals
Libby Purves
Daniel Radcliffe talks a load of old Hogwarts
Lesley Thomas | Notebook
Hancock’s first name? Four letters ending in ‘t’
A big fist bump from me to the Conservative MP Tim Loughton for his deployment of the word “prat”. This was how, on Times Radio, Loughton chose to describe Matt Hancock on Tuesday, after the former health secretary’s extraordinary decision to...A big fist bump from me to the Conservative MP Tim Loughton for his deployment of the word “prat”.A big fist bump from me to the Conservative MP Tim Loughton for his deployment of the word “prat”.
Leading Articles
Health Hazards
Gaps in NHS care are extensive and widening. The country needs a grown-up debate about how best to repair its defects, recruit staff and pay for its services
Post Truth
The business is in crisis and its militant trade union should compromise
Accentuate the Positive
Prejudice against accents from certain parts of the country is irrational and harmful
letters to the editor
Reform of Conservative leadership process
Sir, In his well-argued article on the need for the Conservative Party to redesign its party leadership election process (“Tory members must not pick next leader”, Nov 1), William Hague said: “We should always be restless in seeking to...Sir, In his well-argued article on the need for the Conservative Party to redesign its party...Sir, In his well-argued article on the need for the Conservative Party to redesign its party...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: John Kerry, US special climate envoy, travels to London; quarterly report from the Bank of England is released, which includes an assessment on inflation.
On this day
In 1534 parliament passed an Act of Supremacy making Henry VIII the supreme head of the Church in England, replacing the pope; in 1704 the Queen Anne’s Bounty was established to support poor clergy, with modern-day investigations revealing investments in the slave-trading South Sea Company. On June 16, 2022, the Most Rev Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said he was “deeply sorry for the links” to the Church’s £10.1 billion fund; in 1884 the US Supreme Court ruled that native Americans who paid taxes did not have the right to vote at elections, in the case of Elk v Wilkins. It was decided that the 14th amendment did not apply to John Elk because he had not been naturalised as a US citizen; in 1917 Thomas Enright, James Bethel Gresham and Merle Hay became the first official US military casualties of the First World War, during a German attack near Artois, northern France; in 1992 Bill Clinton was elected US president, defeating Republican incumbent George Bush.
Nature notes
If spring belongs to the flowers, then autumn is for fungi. And you don’t need to go hunting in the woods to find some of the finest examples. Gardens, parks, even grassed roundabouts play host to the shaggy inkcap, Coprinus comatus. This fruiting mushroom first appears as a thick, thumb-like object pushing up through the grass. It has the woolly, shaggy look that gives it the alternative name of lawyer’s wig. At this stage the whitish cap completely encases the stem but over the course of a few days the cap opens up into a bell-shape. The fungus then darkens until it dissolves into a black, inky mess.
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Adam Ant (Stuart Goddard), singer, Stand and Deliver (1981), 68; Lord (Kenneth) Baker of Dorking, education secretary (1986-89), 88; Roseanne Barr, comedian, Roseanne (1988-97), 70; Dawn Butler, Labour MP for Brent Central, shadow women and equalities secretary (2017-20), 53; Malcolm Sinclair, Earl of Caithness, chief of Clan Sinclair, foreign minister (1990-92), 74; Kate Capshaw, actress, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), 69; Ven (Air Vice-Marshal) John Ellis, chaplain-in-chief and archdeacon, Royal Air Force (2018-Jul 2022), 59; Roy Emerson, tennis player, Wimbledon men’s singles champion (1964, 1965), 86; Unai Emery, football manager, Aston Villa, Arsenal (2018-19), 51; Prof Sir Peter Gregson, research engineer, chairman Henry Royce Institute, chief executive and vice-chancellor Cranfield University (2013-21), 65; Prof Andrew Hamilton, chemist, president New York University, vice-chancellor University of Oxford (2009-15), 70; Larry Holmes, former heavyweight boxing champion, 73; Kendall Jenner, media personality with 262 million Instagram followers, 27; Dolph Lundgren, actor, Rocky IV (1985), 65; Lulu, singer, Shout (1964), 74; Dylan Moran, actor and comedian, Black Books (2000-04), Shaun of the Dead (2004), 51; Prof Amartya Sen, economist, Sveriges Riksbank prize in economic sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel (1998), 89; Nick Simper, bassist, co-founder, Deep Purple, 77; Jacqui Smith, Labour MP for Redditch (1997-2010), home secretary (2007-09), 60; Martin Cruz Smith, novelist, Gorky Park (1981), 80; David Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon, furniture designer, chairman, Christies UK (2005-15), 61; Alison Williamson, archer, Olympic bronze medallist (2004), 51; Dame Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief US Vogue, and chief content officer and global editorial director Condé Nast, 73; Ian Wright, footballer, Arsenal and England (both 1991-98), and broadcaster, 59.