New York is braced for protests after Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to the porn star Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 presidential election. “This was a rigged, disgraceful trial, and the real verdict is going to be November 5th, by the people,” Trump said outside court afterwards. He is...New York is braced for protests after Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of...New York is braced for protests after Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of...
gerard baker
Few people familiar with American politics and law ever doubted that Donald Trump would be found guilty by a jury in...Few people familiar with American politics and law ever doubted that Donald Trump would be found guilty by a jury in a Democrat-dominated city in front of a New York judge on charges brought by a prosecutor elected as a Democrat who had campaigned specifically on a pledge to bring an indictment against the former...Few people familiar with American politics and law ever doubted that Donald Trump would be found guilty by a jury in a...
Letter from Madeira
analysis
Donald Trump’s attempt to discredit his criminal conviction has been under way for weeks after a series of polls suggested a guilty verdict could damage the former president’s chances of winning back the White House. Trump’s...Donald Trump’s attempt to discredit his criminal conviction has been under way for weeks after a series of polls suggested a guilty verdict could damage the former president’s chances of winning back the White House. Trump’s...Donald Trump’s attempt to discredit his criminal conviction has been under way for weeks after a series of polls...
Donald Trump has been found guilty by a Manhattan jury, becoming the first serving or former US president to be convicted of a crime. Trump, 77, was accused of falsifying business records to conceal a so-called hush money...Donald Trump has been found guilty by a Manhattan jury, becoming the first serving or former US president to be convicted of a crime. Trump, 77, was accused of falsifying business records to conceal a so-called hush money...Donald Trump has been found guilty by a Manhattan jury, becoming the first serving or former US president to be...
Sitting in an armchair in his care home as a robin pecks cake crumbs at his feet, Richard Willis closes his eyes and casts his memory back 80 years to when his landing craft was hit by a hail of machinegun fire as it came ashore on the Normandy...Sitting in an armchair in his care home as a robin pecks cake crumbs at his feet, Richard Willis...Sitting in an armchair in his care home as a robin pecks cake crumbs at his feet, Richard Willis...
COMMENT
In a week when worldwide box-office takings collapsed, much has been made of the death of cinema. Furiosa: A Mad Max...In a week when worldwide box-office takings collapsed, much has been made of the death of cinema.In a week when worldwide box-office takings collapsed, much has been made of the death of cinema.
hugo rifkind
The way you kill a rabbit, as I recall, is that you hold the head in one hand and the back legs in the other and then...The way you kill a rabbit, as I recall, is that you hold the head in one hand and the back legs...The way you kill a rabbit, as I recall, is that you hold the head in one hand and the back legs...
Deputy party leader’s comments come after Starmer accused of left-wing ‘cull’
Sir Patrick Vallance, the former chief scientific adviser, backs Labour’s plan to decarbonise Britain’s electricity supplies by 2030
National service and tax cuts for pensioners have gone down well, but Sunak is still struggling
political sketch
Nigel Farage and Richard Tice are trying to eat the Tories alive, and they are loving every second
Roy Keane, the former Manchester United captain, was head-butted by a fan during a Premier League match after “banter...Roy Keane, the former Manchester United captain, was head-butted by a fan during a Premier League...Roy Keane, the former Manchester United captain, was head-butted by a fan during a Premier League...
THE TIMES DIARY
In an interview with the Daily Mirror last week, Angela Rayner said she was fighting the election so that the...In an interview with the Daily Mirror last week, Angela Rayner said she was fighting the election...In an interview with the Daily Mirror last week, Angela Rayner said she was fighting the election...
photography
Rishi Sunak announced a general election to be held on July 4 during a downpour in Downing Street last week, marking a “soggy start to the campaign”. The events of the only July general election of the 20th century, held in 1945, show that there...Rishi Sunak announced a general election to be held on July 4 during a downpour in Downing Street...Rishi Sunak announced a general election to be held on July 4 during a downpour in Downing Street...
Catherine Philp | Dispatch
Under a soot-layered single lightbulb in Pappu Chaiwala’s tea shop, Narendra Modi’s fan club is discussing what to expect if the Varanasi MP and Indian national leader wins a third term. “Reclaim Mount Kailash!” one says of the holy mountain across the border in Chinese-ruled Tibet, which is sacred to four faiths. “After Modi comes back we won’t have to ask China for...Under a soot-layered single lightbulb in Pappu Chaiwala’s tea shop, Narendra Modi’s fan club is...Under a soot-layered single lightbulb in Pappu Chaiwala’s tea shop, Narendra Modi’s fan club is...
marc bennetts | Analysis
Britain, France and the United States have all supplied Kyiv with powerful long-range missiles to strike President...Britain, France and the United States have all supplied Kyiv with powerful long-range missiles to strike President Putin’s invading forces since Russia launched its assault on Ukraine in 2022. The western missiles have been deployed with devastating effect against the Kremlin’s army in occupied areas, including...Britain, France and the United States have all supplied Kyiv with powerful long-range missiles to strike President Putin’s...
Israel launched its war on Hamas, now nearing its eighth month, after the Palestinian militant group ravaged the...Israel launched its war on Hamas, now nearing its eighth month, after the Palestinian militant...Israel launched its war on Hamas, now nearing its eighth month, after the Palestinian militant...
If there is one town in America where the presidential hopefuls could do with a crystal ball, it’s Erie, Pennsylvania...If there is one town in America where the presidential hopefuls could do with a crystal ball...If there is one town in America where the presidential hopefuls could do with a crystal ball...
Cher has won a long-running legal battle with the widow of her former husband, Sonny Bono. A federal judge in the US ruled this week that the singer, 78, was entitled to continue receiving royalties from a string of 1960s hits performed and...Cher has won a long-running legal battle with the widow of her former husband, Sonny Bono. A...Cher has won a long-running legal battle with the widow of her former husband, Sonny Bono. A...
A sex offender known as the “bad breath rapist” who fled during his trial in Massachusetts in 2007 only to be...A sex offender known as the “bad breath rapist” who fled during his trial in Massachusetts in...A sex offender known as the “bad breath rapist” who fled during his trial in Massachusetts in...
Belgian police used a fake ransom payment to catch museum robbers who had stolen a “priceless masterpiece” Ming vase.Belgian police used a fake ransom payment to catch museum robbers who had stolen a “priceless...Belgian police used a fake ransom payment to catch museum robbers who had stolen a “priceless...
Picasso’s favourite subjects were the Spanish civil war, naked women and bullfights. Laurent Schwarz prefers elephants, horses and dinosaurs. And yet an international bidding war has erupted for paintings by the two-and-a-half-year-old from...Picasso’s favourite subjects were the Spanish civil war, naked women and bullfights. Laurent...Picasso’s favourite subjects were the Spanish civil war, naked women and bullfights. Laurent...
Ex-president attacks ‘rigged, disgraceful trial’
analysis
Despite his criminal conviction there is nothing in the constitution to stop his White House bid
2,000 jobs at risk at fertiliser mine
After a failed bid by BHP, Anglo American is facing a backlash from local politicians over plans to cut spending on the Woodsmith mine, as the focus shifts back to the FTSE 100 miner’s radical restructuring plan. A cut in capital expenditure on the polyhalite fertiliser mine in North Yorkshire...After a failed bid by BHP, Anglo American is facing a backlash from local politicians over plans to cut spending on the Woodsmith mine, as the focus shifts back to the FTSE 100 miner’s radical restructuring plan. A cut in capital expenditure on the polyhalite fertiliser mine in North Yorkshire...After a failed bid by BHP, Anglo American is facing a backlash from local politicians over plans to cut spending on the...
The Czech billionaire who would be the owner of Royal Mail has revealed plans for a structural shake-up of the company, which could threaten the jobs of tens of thousands of postal delivery workers and thousands of the company’s signature red pillar boxes. In a rare public comment, Daniel Kretinsky, whose interests have had a £3.5 billion...The Czech billionaire who would be the owner of Royal Mail has revealed plans for a structural shake-up of the company, which could threaten the jobs of tens of thousands of postal delivery workers and thousands of the company’s signature red pillar boxes. In a rare public comment, Daniel Kretinsky, whose interests have had a £3.5 billion...The Czech billionaire who would be the owner of Royal Mail has revealed plans for a structural shake-up of the company, which...
House prices are now at their highest for 18 months after rising more than expected in May.
The high street lender Nationwide said the housing market was “showing signs of resilience” even as mortgage rates begin to tick higher again. Having fallen in the previous two months, prices rose 0.4 per cent in May...House prices are now at their highest for 18 months after rising more than expected in May.
...House prices are now at their highest for 18 months after rising more than expected in May.
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Comment
The headmaster at my secondary school was a man called Dennis Silk, described in this newspaper’s obituary as “the...The headmaster at my secondary school was a man called Dennis Silk, described in this newspaper’s...The headmaster at my secondary school was a man called Dennis Silk, described in this newspaper’s...
business commentary
Sustainable stuff from Dr Martens. It has launched “ReWair”, a US service to “repair and restore second-hand” Docs.Sustainable stuff from Dr Martens. It has launched “ReWair”, a US service to “repair and restore...Sustainable stuff from Dr Martens. It has launched “ReWair”, a US service to “repair and restore...
Business confidence has climbed to its highest point in nearly a decade, according to figures that are likely to be latched upon by the Conservatives as evidence that the economy is gathering momentum. According to Lloyds Bank’s latest business...Business confidence has climbed to its highest point in nearly a decade, according to figures...Business confidence has climbed to its highest point in nearly a decade, according to figures...
tempus
Auto Trader, the online car marketplace, has been able to grow profits at a faster pace than sales for the past two...
Auto Trader, the online car marketplace, has been able to grow profits at a faster pace than...
Auto Trader, the online car marketplace, has been able to grow profits at a faster pace than...
market report
Stronger than expected trading from Foot Locker in its first quarter got investors pondering the implications for...Stronger than expected trading from Foot Locker in its first quarter got investors pondering the...Stronger than expected trading from Foot Locker in its first quarter got investors pondering the...
Dr Martens is to slash costs by up to £25 million after a weak set of full-year results and poor current trading laid bare the woes facing the shoemaker. Profit before tax tumbled 42.9 per cent to £97.2 million in the 12 months to the end of March...Dr Martens is to slash costs by up to £25 million after a weak set of full-year results and poor...Dr Martens is to slash costs by up to £25 million after a weak set of full-year results and poor...
Retail
Touker Suleyman, the fashion entrepreneur, says the high street is ‘roaring back’
RECRUITMENT
We spend billions of pounds each year designing and upgrading our homes, but should the same care and attention be lavished on our workplaces? The average UK employee spends 90,000 hours in their workplace, but more than half of staff claim their offices are “uninspiring”. With the post-pandemic battle to encourage staff to return to the office still raging, a...We spend billions of pounds each year designing and upgrading our homes, but should the same care...We spend billions of pounds each year designing and upgrading our homes, but should the same care...
SIX FROM THE BEST
In 1989 aged 23, Wayne Griffiths approached Audi and persuaded it to hire him, before driving from Manchester to...In 1989 aged 23, Wayne Griffiths approached Audi and persuaded it to hire him, before driving from Manchester to Ingolstadt in southern Germany to start work. He is now chief executive of Seat and Cupra, one of Europe’s fastest-growing automotive brands. Here are his tips to drive your career forward. 1 Be brave....In 1989 aged 23, Wayne Griffiths approached Audi and persuaded it to hire him, before driving from Manchester to Ingolstadt in...
There are three hours until the FA Cup final at Wembley, and two young Manchester United supporters are wandering around, desperately hoping to procure a last-minute ticket. They have already been searching for more than an hour. A few years ago they may have had more luck in person, but now most...There are three hours until the FA Cup final at Wembley, and two young Manchester United supporters are wandering around, desperately hoping to procure a last-minute ticket. They have already been searching for more than an hour. A few years ago they may have had more luck in person, but now most...There are three hours until the FA Cup final at Wembley, and two young Manchester United supporters are wandering around...
champions league final | Rafa Benítez
The question is always raised: who is the best player for Real Madrid? Some will say Jude Bellingham, someone else Vinicius Jnr, but I like Federico Valverde and Rodrygo. Rodrygo plays alongside Vinicius Jnr in attack but is rarely talked about. For me, he is doing everything right. His movement is clever, his passing and the positions he...The question is always raised: who is the best player for Real Madrid? Some will say Jude Bellingham, someone else Vinicius Jnr, but I like Federico Valverde and Rodrygo. Rodrygo plays alongside Vinicius Jnr in attack but is rarely talked about. For me, he is doing everything right. His movement is clever, his passing and the positions he...The question is always raised: who is the best player for Real Madrid? Some will say Jude Bellingham, someone else Vinicius Jnr...
It is a moment that could be added to the list of clips for the next edition of “101 Sports Bloopers”. It is also a moment that the French tennis player Arthur Rinderknech will regret for the rest of his life. Leading two sets to one in the second round of the French Open, Rinderknech was close to reaching the last...It is a moment that could be added to the list of clips for the next edition of “101 Sports...It is a moment that could be added to the list of clips for the next edition of “101 Sports...
Ollie Lawrence interview
gallagher premiership semi-finals | OWEN SLOT
french open | stuart fraser
Pirelli plans to introduce a new, softer tyre compound for next season to encourage teams to make more pitstops which will provide greater excitement for viewers. Pirelli, Formula 1’s tyre supplier, provides five compounds, from the softest, the C5, to the hardest, C1. The softer the tyre, the faster pace it provides, but also the quicker it degrades, which means it...Pirelli plans to introduce a new, softer tyre compound for next season to encourage teams to make...Pirelli plans to introduce a new, softer tyre compound for next season to encourage teams to make...
The chiefs of the Premier League and the Professional Footballers’ Association have joined forces against Fifa’s plan...The chiefs of the Premier League and the Professional Footballers’ Association have joined forces against Fifa’s plan to cram a Club World Cup into the congested calendar and revealed that the players had considered strike action. Speaking on a panel at the Player Workload and Recovery season review, held by the PFA...The chiefs of the Premier League and the Professional Footballers’ Association have joined forces against Fifa’s plan to cram a...
exclusive interview | martin samuel
gallagher premiership semi-finals | stuart barnes
No one will write Saracens off in Friday night’s Premiership play-off semi-final at Franklin’s Gardens, even though...No one will write Saracens off in Friday night’s Premiership play-off semi-final at Franklin’s...No one will write Saracens off in Friday night’s Premiership play-off semi-final at Franklin’s...
french open | stuart fraser
The apparent bear pit of tennis is now an alcohol-free zone. Following claims from Belgium’s David Goffin that Roland...The apparent bear pit of tennis is now an alcohol-free zone. Following claims from Belgium’s...The apparent bear pit of tennis is now an alcohol-free zone. Following claims from Belgium’s...
Golf’s capacity to humble the best and scramble heads was highlighted in startling fashion at the US Women’s Open on Thursday. Nelly Korda, the world No1, red-hot favourite and winner of a remarkable six of her past seven tournaments was the surprise sufferer who took a ten on the par-three 12th. Starting on the back nine, the American, 25, was one over when she arrived...Golf’s capacity to humble the best and scramble heads was highlighted in startling fashion at the...Golf’s capacity to humble the best and scramble heads was highlighted in startling fashion at the...
Farhad Moshiri will seek to advance talks with other parties if a deadline imposed on 777 Partners passes without the...Farhad Moshiri will seek to advance talks with other parties if a deadline imposed on 777 Partners passes without the embattled US firm being able to buy Everton. Moshiri, the Everton owner, extended discussions with the Miami-based company until May 31 after it asked for more time to come up with the funds to...Farhad Moshiri will seek to advance talks with other parties if a deadline imposed on 777 Partners passes without the embattled...
Euro 2024
The Euro 2024 hosts, Germany, kick off this year’s tournament against Scotland on Friday, June 14. The favourites, England, begin their campaign two days later against Serbia. But can Gareth Southgate’s side, who lost in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley, go one better this year? Will Harry Kane, the England captain who scored 44 goals in 45 games in his first season...The Euro 2024 hosts, Germany, kick off this year’s tournament against Scotland on Friday, June 14.The Euro 2024 hosts, Germany, kick off this year’s tournament against Scotland on Friday, June 14.
T20 World Cup guide
euro 2025 qualifying
Laura Freeman, Caitlin Moran, Janice Turner and more reveal their favourites, from Grey’s Anatomy and Border Security to Milf Manor
The singer is reported to be renting near Chipping Norton when she’s on tour in Britain. Don’t expect the Hamptons, says US transplant Helen Kirwan-Taylor
interview
The former Mis-Teeq singer turned talent show judge is back making music. She talks Simon Cowell, David Walliams — and her ‘competitive spirit with men’
COMMENT
The latest Mad Max has joined a string of blockbusters that tanked at the box office, but don’t write cinema off just yet
Richard Morrison
A July election has halted Mary Archer’s review of the English quango. Shame
a life in the day
review
Twenty years on, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban makes a return
video
review
Matthew Modine finally gets the starring role he deserves in RJ Daniel Hanna’s story of a teacher who takes four young offenders on a 762-mile cycle
video
review
There is just one location and no emotional urgency in Sting, the tale of an oversized arachnid eating the residents of a Brooklyn building
video
review
Don’t try to understand this big-screen adaptation of a Henry James novella — just feel it
video
review
From the editor of the rom-com classics Notting Hill and Love Actually (Nick Moore) comes this new romance, adapted by the novelist Sophie Cousens from her own bestseller. Directed by Moore, it stars Sophie Cookson (The Trial of Christine Keeler...From the editor of the rom-com classics Notting Hill and Love Actually (Nick Moore) comes this...From the editor of the rom-com classics Notting Hill and Love Actually (Nick Moore) comes this...
In the houses of the design-conscious something is afoot. Well, underfoot. Woven rugs the colour of mushy peas with turquoise vine motifs knotted around their edges, for instance, or brown ones streaked with dusty pink ribbons, or beige ones...In the houses of the design-conscious something is afoot. Well, underfoot. Woven rugs the colour...In the houses of the design-conscious something is afoot. Well, underfoot. Woven rugs the colour...
Fame and Fortune
Alan Johnson is a politician turned bestselling author. He had a difficult childhood — his abusive father left when...Alan Johnson is a politician turned bestselling author. He had a difficult childhood — his...Alan Johnson is a politician turned bestselling author. He had a difficult childhood — his...
gabriella bennett
All anyone in Los Angeles seems to be talking about is Baby Reindeer. “Have you seen it?” I heard one guest...All anyone in Los Angeles seems to be talking about is Baby Reindeer. “Have you seen it?” I...All anyone in Los Angeles seems to be talking about is Baby Reindeer. “Have you seen it?” I...
tELEVISION | STREAMING GUIDE
TELEVISION
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MindGames
1 First broadcast in October 1984, a Michael Buerk news report showed the “biblical famine” in which country? 2...1 First broadcast in October 1984, a Michael Buerk news report showed the “biblical famine” in...1 First broadcast in October 1984, a Michael Buerk news report showed the “biblical famine” in...
Jonathan Anderson is the designer of the moment, but his true love is pottery, which is why he set up a prize that has transformed the way we see crafts. Fiona McCarthy reports
fashion
A collaboration between Orlebar Brown and La DoubleJ has resulted in a summer collection swimming in bright patterns and bold prints
The appointment of the fashion designer Daniel Fletcher as creative director has raised the style stakes. Hannah Rogers helps racegoers rise to the sartorial challenge
Donn Delson’s bird’s-eye images are highly prized. But going up in a helicopter to watch him work is even more exhilarating
To celebrate the museum’s 200th anniversary, the British jeweller Boodles has created a 34-piece collection inspired by its paintings
A new boutique hotel in Cyprus proves to be the ultimate escape for one exhausted single parent, who rediscovers her pre-baby self, with the help of some serious TLC
Go off-grid with our selection of cosy hideaways — from modern boltholes with wood-fired hot tubs in Pembrokeshire to modernist mirrored stays on Scotland’s east coast
video
Nature meets plastic at the just-opened village accommodation that comes with theme park admission, its own playgrounds and plenty of Lego. Our writer checks in for bed and brickfast…
The island has the same beautiful beaches, temples and jungle waterfalls, but no crowds — they’re missing out, says our writer who grew up there
video
Adventure-packed Bodo, in northern Norway, is a European Capital of Culture with added mountain walks, saunas and delicious seafood
The Bridgerton factor has brought a stream of new visitors to Britain’s stately homes — including some where you can...The Bridgerton factor has brought a stream of new visitors to Britain’s stately homes — including...The Bridgerton factor has brought a stream of new visitors to Britain’s stately homes — including...
Since the UK left the EU, there have been a number of significant changes for travellers, including...Since the UK left the EU, there have been a number of significant changes for travellers...Since the UK left the EU, there have been a number of significant changes for travellers...
video
The Amalfi coast is one of the prettiest parts of Italy — and therefore one of the most popular. In high season, the towns and villages strung along the winding coast are heaving. There are ways to find the uncrowded Amalfi, though: our expert...The Amalfi coast is one of the prettiest parts of Italy — and therefore one of the most popular.The Amalfi coast is one of the prettiest parts of Italy — and therefore one of the most popular.
video
The Times has been publishing life stories of the great and the good (and the not so good) for more than 170 years. Now the obituary is also becoming a podcast, explains Anna Temkin
weather eye
‘THE KINGDOM of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy...‘THE KINGDOM of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again...‘THE KINGDOM of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again...
Buckingham Palace
30th May, 2024
The King held a Council at 10.30am.
There were present: the Rt Hon Penelope...Buckingham Palace
30th May, 2024
The King held a Council at 10.30am.
There were present: the Rt...Buckingham Palace
30th May, 2024
The King held a Council at 10.30am.
There were present: the Rt...
How one couple turned a crumbling Tudor manor house into a stylish place to stay
ANALYSIS
How do the main political parties plan to woo this substantial — and concerned — constituency?
Is the office of the future actually the home of your neighbour? We rented out a couple of swanky living rooms to find out
Pringle Bank, an 18th-century house with half an acre of mature gardens, is believed by the owner to be where the Declaration of Independence was drawn up
Whether you like to snack in the sun at the beach or the park, these totes will prevent tepid tipples
Although she had never been to Porto until a few months ago, Hazel Attey has just bought a one-bedroom apartment in the historic centre, or Baixa. The retiree from Ripon, North Yorkshire, decided that the northern Portuguese city was ideal as her...Although she had never been to Porto until a few months ago, Hazel Attey has just bought a...Although she had never been to Porto until a few months ago, Hazel Attey has just bought a...
Jo Farrell accused of ‘virtue signalling’
The chief constable of Police Scotland has been accused of “virtue signalling” after she apologised for historical injustices suffered by LGBT people. Jo Farrell expressed “deep regret” that officers north of the border had “at times failed to protect” the gay community, who were criminalised...The chief constable of Police Scotland has been accused of “virtue signalling” after she apologised for historical injustices suffered by LGBT people. Jo Farrell expressed “deep regret” that officers north of the border had “at times failed to protect” the gay community, who were criminalised...The chief constable of Police Scotland has been accused of “virtue signalling” after she apologised for historical injustices...
Voters should “forget about” the scandal surrounding Michael Matheson’s £11,000 iPad data roaming bill, a senior SNP minister has said. Màiri McAllan, the energy secretary, claimed that her former cabinet colleague’s attempt to use public funds to cover the cost was not cutting through with the public. Matheson was forced to quit as health...Voters should “forget about” the scandal surrounding Michael Matheson’s £11,000 iPad data roaming bill, a senior SNP minister has said. Màiri McAllan, the energy secretary, claimed that her former cabinet colleague’s attempt to use public funds to cover the cost was not cutting through with the public. Matheson was forced to quit as health...Voters should “forget about” the scandal surrounding Michael Matheson’s £11,000 iPad data roaming bill, a senior SNP minister...
holyrood sketch
Douglas Ross is not a complicated fellow and he had a very simple set of questions for John Swinney. What kind of punishment does the first minister think Michael Matheson should have received in relation to the now notorious £11,000 data bill he ran up during his unfortunate, and now notorious, sojourn in Morocco?Douglas Ross is not a complicated fellow and he had a very simple set of questions for John Swinney.Douglas Ross is not a complicated fellow and he had a very simple set of questions for John Swinney.
SCOTTISH BUSINESS DIGEST
Nature restoration across the Scottish Highlands has been revealed in a photography project dating back almost 70 years. The study, released by NatureScot, documents the increasing number of trees and the rejuvenation of peatland across national...Nature restoration across the Scottish Highlands has been revealed in a photography project...Nature restoration across the Scottish Highlands has been revealed in a photography project...
Comment
Starmer’s purge goes further than Corbyn
Patrick Maguire
Trusted enforcers have pursued the remaking of Labour with a determination his predecessor could not muster
gerard baker
Trump verdict makes presidential race even harder to predict
emma duncan
Nimbys, bats and newts, your time is up
martin samuel | notebook
Dance degrees are useless? Don’t take the mickey
Roland White
Loony party is a joke decades past its sell-by date
Leading Articles
No Jam Tomorrow
As Labour rules out high-revenue tax rises, even as it contemplates the reality of government, the shadow chancellor must clarify how promises will be paid for
Mending Fences
Britain and its European Nato allies lack an integrated missile defence system
Bespoke Treatment
Personalised vaccines herald an age of highly targeted cancer therapies
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Second thoughts of voters switching sides
Sir, Jenni Russell is right in suggesting that some longstanding Tory voters who have been planning to switch to Labour are wobbling a little after the first week of the campaign (“Labour’s campaign is spooking some switchers”, May 30). After...Sir, Jenni Russell is right in suggesting that some longstanding Tory voters who have been...Sir, Jenni Russell is right in suggesting that some longstanding Tory voters who have been...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Office for National Statistics publishes UK Health Accounts for 2022 and 2023, a healthcare expenditure analysis consistent with international guidelines; Nationwide Building Society publishes its house price index for May; Historic England holds its annual London History Day, on the anniversary of the date when the Elizabeth Clock Tower first started keeping time in 1859.
Czech Republic: Main meetings take place as part of a two-day informal meeting of Nato foreign ministers ahead of the Nato Summit in July. A press conference with Jens Stoltenberg, the Nato secretary-general, will be held at 1pm at Hrzan Palace in Prague.
US: President Biden hosts Alexander De Croo, the Belgian prime minister, for a meeting at the White House.
On this day
In 1731 Philip, Duke of Wharton, credited with founding the first Hellfire Club of high-society hell-raisers, died aged 32 from the effects of alcoholism. The “man of letters” was also described as “a drunkard, a rioter, an infidel and a rake”. He lost most of his fortune in the 1720 South Sea Bubble stock market crash; in 1837 the famous pantomime clown Joseph Grimaldi died. Clowns from all over the world pay their respects at his graveside in Islington, London, on the anniversary of his death; in 1879 Dr Werner von Siemens demonstrated the world’s first electric locomotive at a Berlin trade fair. The train, with three carriages each holding six passengers, carried more than 86,000 passengers in four months; in 1916 the Battle of Jutland began off northwest Denmark’s coast. It was the largest naval battle of the First World War, and although there was no decisive victory the battle secured British control of shipping lanes; in 1996 Timothy Leary, US psychologist and advocate of psychedelic drugs, died, aged 75. He popularised the 1960s counterculture phrase “turn on, tune in, drop out”. Richard Nixon (US president 1969-74) described Leary as “the most dangerous man in America”. Leary took another “trip” on April 21, 1997, when some of his remains were launched into orbit. In 2015, at the Burning Man festival in Nevada, the actress Susan Sarandon placed some of his ashes in an art installation which was later burnt.
Nature notes
The dog roses are in bloom. They grow on thorny bines that clamber their way high up supporting trees. Their flowers, which vary from pink to white, fill lanes with a delicate perfume, and the hum of pollinators. Once these flowers set, they begin the summer-long process of becoming rosehips, those orange-red beauties of autumn. Rosehips are one of humanity’s oldest foods; their remains have been found on numerous Stone Age digs. Our ancestors recognised a good thing: rosehips have 50 times more vitamin C than oranges. The trick is to boil, simmer and then mash them carefully so as to remove the irritating hairs from the small seeds. During the Second World War, civilians were encouraged to gather rosehips to make syrup for the troops. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Terry Waite, pictured, adviser on Anglican communion affairs to the Archbishop of Canterbury (1980-92) who was held hostage in Lebanon from 1987 to 1991, 85; Michael Baum, surgical oncologist, emeritus professor of surgery, University College London, 87; Tom Berenger, actor, Platoon (1986), 75; Paul Brakefield, evolutionary biologist, professor of zoology, University of Cambridge, 72; Ben de Lisi, fashion designer, 69; Sir Jeremy Dixon, architect, 85; Clint Eastwood, actor and director, Unforgiven (1992), 94; Colin Farrell, actor, The Banshees of Inisherin (2022), 48; Mark Foy, chief executive and chief nuclear inspector, Office for Nuclear Regulation, 62; Miriam González Durántez, Lady Clegg, founder, Inspiring Girls International, vice-chairwoman, UBS Europe (2019-21), 56; Leon Haslam, motorcycle road racer, British Superbike champion (2018), 41; Tristram Hunt, director, Victoria and Albert Museum, historian, Labour MP (2010-17), 50; Stephen Jones, milliner, 67; Jean-Paul Luksic, chairman, Antofagasta (mining company), 60; Prof Dame Angela McLean, mathematical biologist, UK government chief scientific adviser, 63; Debbie Moore, founder-chairwoman, Pineapple Dance Studios, 78; Archie Panjabi, actress, The Good Wife (2009-15), 52; Guy Parckar, chief executive, Pharmacy Research UK, 46; Lord (John) Prescott, Labour MP (1970-2010), deputy prime minister (1997-2007), 86; Rob Rinder, barrister and broadcaster, 46; June Sarpong, TV presenter, Loose Women (2005-17), director of creative diversity, BBC (2019-22), 47; Brooke Shields, actress, The Blue Lagoon (1980), 59; Douglas Stuart, writer, Shuggie Bain (Booker prize 2020), 48; Iga Swiatek, tennis player, world singles No 1, 23; Lynne Truss, writer, Eats, Shoots & Leaves (2003), 69; Peter Winterbottom, rugby player, England (1982-93), 64.