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‘Cultural drivers’ of abuse will be examined without a second national review
updatedThe home secretary has announced a series of government-backed local investigations into grooming gangs to ease pressure over growing calls for a national inquiry. Yvette Cooper said five local inquiries would be led by Baroness Casey of Blackstock, costing £10 million and modelled on the...The home secretary has announced a series of government-backed local investigations into grooming gangs to ease pressure over growing calls for a national inquiry. Yvette Cooper said five local inquiries would be led by Baroness Casey of Blackstock, costing £10 million and modelled on the...The home secretary has announced a series of government-backed local investigations into grooming gangs to ease pressure over...
David Mencer, a spokesman for Benyamin Netanyahu, has said the hold-up in the ceasefire deal concerned the Philadelphi corridor, the strip of land between Egypt and Gaza. Israel sent troops into the corridor early in the conflict to stop weapons being smuggled to Hamas, it previously said. Under the ceasefire agreement, Israel is to...David Mencer, a spokesman for Benyamin Netanyahu, has said the hold-up in the ceasefire deal concerned the Philadelphi corridor, the strip of land between Egypt and Gaza. Israel sent troops into the corridor early in the conflict to stop weapons being smuggled to Hamas, it previously said. Under the ceasefire agreement, Israel is to...David Mencer, a spokesman for Benyamin Netanyahu, has said the hold-up in the ceasefire deal concerned the Philadelphi corridor...
They may claim to love their children equally but parents often have favourites, a study has found, with daughters and more agreeable offspring more likely to get preferential treatment. Decades of research points to less-favoured siblings experiencing poorer mental health, less academic success and unhealthier...They may claim to love their children equally but parents often have favourites, a study has...They may claim to love their children equally but parents often have favourites, a study has...
It’s quite remarkable how deluded we have all become. Take your pick of examples from the past few days. There’s the...It’s quite remarkable how deluded we have all become. Take your pick of examples from the past...It’s quite remarkable how deluded we have all become. Take your pick of examples from the past...
Kevin Costner, who turns 70 today, has had plenty of ridicule to go with the hits over his 50-year career. He was cut...Kevin Costner, who turns 70 today, has had plenty of ridicule to go with the hits over his...Kevin Costner, who turns 70 today, has had plenty of ridicule to go with the hits over his...
Violent robberies and knifepoint thefts of smartphones have surged by 47 per cent since the Covid-19 pandemic and are fuelling a rise in knife crime nationwide, The Times has found. Gang violence, a competitive drugs market and domestic abuse have...Violent robberies and knifepoint thefts of smartphones have surged by 47 per cent since the...Violent robberies and knifepoint thefts of smartphones have surged by 47 per cent since the...
GDP grew 0.1 per cent over the month but the economy still continues to be broadly flat
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Prime minister says Russia’s invasion was a ‘monumental strategic failure’ as he prepares to sign new deal with President Zelensky
Emma Reynolds lobbied against tougher curbs on Beijing
Torsten Bell criticised the policy in his previous job as a think-tank boss, but it puts him in conflict with Keir Starmer’s defence of it
The move prompts fresh cries of ‘U-turn’ from the Tories
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Britain’s most senior police officer has issued an urgent call to tackle knife crime amid fears that young black men dying on London’s streets risks becoming normalised. Sir Mark Rowley, the commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, bemoaned a lack...Britain’s most senior police officer has issued an urgent call to tackle knife crime amid fears...Britain’s most senior police officer has issued an urgent call to tackle knife crime amid fears...
As a new age of space exploration dawns, the World Monuments Fund says 90 historical areas on the celestial body are at risk. Plus, see our gallery below of the other sites that are under threat
Across the world our heritage is in danger. Be it from war, climate change or even tourism itself, some parts of our past are imperilled. But these threats to historic sites are no longer limited to this planet. The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has released its biennial list of endangered heritage sites. Among Gazan buildings, American lighthouses, Chinese Buddhist...Across the world our heritage is in danger. Be it from war, climate change or even tourism itself...Across the world our heritage is in danger. Be it from war, climate change or even tourism itself...
Swapping bacon for nuts or lentils could cut your risk of dementia by as much as 16 per cent, new research suggests.Swapping bacon for nuts or lentils could cut your risk of dementia by as much as 16 per cent, new research suggests. Scientists from three Massachusetts institutions — Mass General Brigham, Harvard and MIT — found that eating greater quantities of red meat, especially in processed forms, increased the risk for...Swapping bacon for nuts or lentils could cut your risk of dementia by as much as 16 per cent, new research suggests. Scientists...
Times Radio has reshuffled its presenter line-up ahead of an undoubtedly tumultuous year in politics with the...Times Radio has reshuffled its presenter line-up ahead of an undoubtedly tumultuous year in...Times Radio has reshuffled its presenter line-up ahead of an undoubtedly tumultuous year in...
the times diary
When Steve Baker was ditched last year by the ungrateful voters of Wycombe, he did not seem upset. “Thank God, I’m a...When Steve Baker was ditched last year by the ungrateful voters of Wycombe, he did not seem upset.When Steve Baker was ditched last year by the ungrateful voters of Wycombe, he did not seem upset.
Billionaire is said to have exploited a personal connection with Iran’s ambassador to the UN
Elon Musk played a crucial role in diplomatic negotiations to secure the release of an Italian journalist arrested in Iran, according to reports, exploiting a personal connection to Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations. Musk helped secure the release of Cecilia Sala, 29, who was arrested last...Elon Musk played a crucial role in diplomatic negotiations to secure the release of an Italian journalist arrested in Iran, according to reports, exploiting a personal connection to Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations. Musk helped secure the release of Cecilia Sala, 29, who was arrested last...Elon Musk played a crucial role in diplomatic negotiations to secure the release of an Italian journalist arrested in Iran...
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President Biden’s farewell address was full of dark warnings — an insidious “tech industrial complex”, a slide towards “oligarchy”, the truth being “smothered by lies” — but, as has so often been the case in a presidency that may end up a mere footnote to the Donald Trump era, Biden was overshadowed by his nemesis. After the president-elect...President Biden’s farewell address was full of dark warnings — an insidious “tech industrial complex”, a slide towards “oligarchy”, the truth being “smothered by lies” — but, as has so often been the case in a presidency that may end up a mere footnote to the Donald Trump era, Biden was overshadowed by his nemesis. After the president-elect...President Biden’s farewell address was full of dark warnings — an insidious “tech industrial complex”, a slide towards...
Saif Ali Khan, one of India’s top Bollywood stars, has been stabbed several times by a burglar at his seafront home in Bandra in Mumbai. His family said the attack happened during a break-in when Khan, 54, heard an altercation between one of his domestic staff and the intruder in the early hours of Thursday morning.Saif Ali Khan, one of India’s top Bollywood stars, has been stabbed several times by a burglar at...Saif Ali Khan, one of India’s top Bollywood stars, has been stabbed several times by a burglar at...
The oldest Miss France yet has faced a wave of online insults since she was crowned, including racism, ageism and mockery of her hairstyle. Now organisers of the beauty pageant say they fear for the safety of Angélique Angarni-Filopon, 34, after...The oldest Miss France yet has faced a wave of online insults since she was crowned, including...The oldest Miss France yet has faced a wave of online insults since she was crowned, including...
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A large-scale Russian aerial attack against critical Ukrainian infrastructure on Tuesday night plunged the country...A large-scale Russian aerial attack against critical Ukrainian infrastructure on Tuesday night...A large-scale Russian aerial attack against critical Ukrainian infrastructure on Tuesday night...
David Schwimmer, the Friends actor, has told how he once served divorce papers to Sir Rod Stewart while helping his...David Schwimmer, the Friends actor, has told how he once served divorce papers to Sir Rod Stewart...David Schwimmer, the Friends actor, has told how he once served divorce papers to Sir Rod Stewart...
GDP grew 0.1 per cent over the month but the economy still continues to be broadly flat
updatedRachel Reeves warned that it would take time to see significant improvements in the economy after new figures showed that growth was lower than expected in November. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that GDP had expanded by 0.1 per cent, up from a 0.1 per cent contraction in the...Rachel Reeves warned that it would take time to see significant improvements in the economy after new figures showed that growth was lower than expected in November. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that GDP had expanded by 0.1 per cent, up from a 0.1 per cent contraction in the...Rachel Reeves warned that it would take time to see significant improvements in the economy after new figures showed that...
BP has announced that it will shed about 4,700 staff, equivalent to more than 5 per cent of its global workforce, as part of the chief executive Murray Auchincloss’s $2 billion cost-cutting drive. The cuts, which were announced in an internal memo to staff at the London-based energy group, will also include a further 3,000 contractor...BP has announced that it will shed about 4,700 staff, equivalent to more than 5 per cent of its global workforce, as part of the chief executive Murray Auchincloss’s $2 billion cost-cutting drive. The cuts, which were announced in an internal memo to staff at the London-based energy group, will also include a further 3,000 contractor...BP has announced that it will shed about 4,700 staff, equivalent to more than 5 per cent of its global workforce, as part of...
Tie-ups with retailers from B&Q to Ann Summers have lifted order numbers at Deliveroo, the takeaway delivery business. The FTSE 250 company told shareholders that adjusted underlying profit for the year ended December 31 is expected to be towards the top end of the £110 million to £130 million guidance range.Tie-ups with retailers from B&Q to Ann Summers have lifted order numbers at Deliveroo...Tie-ups with retailers from B&Q to Ann Summers have lifted order numbers at Deliveroo...
alistair osborne | business commentary
Stock market investing throws up all sorts of ethical questions. Take this one, for example: should the world’s...Stock market investing throws up all sorts of ethical questions. Take this one, for example...Stock market investing throws up all sorts of ethical questions. Take this one, for example...
patrick hosking
It’s that time of year when one of Britain’s biggest and most successful institutional investors lifts its petticoats...It’s that time of year when one of Britain’s biggest and most successful institutional investors...It’s that time of year when one of Britain’s biggest and most successful institutional investors...
ryan bourne
Our supposedly growth-focused Labour government has found another distraction to regulate: ticket touts. Last week...Our supposedly growth-focused Labour government has found another distraction to regulate: ticket...Our supposedly growth-focused Labour government has found another distraction to regulate: ticket...
tempus
Value investing is not as popular as it once was among first-time retail investors, with most market newcomers...Value investing is not as popular as it once was among first-time retail investors, with most...Value investing is not as popular as it once was among first-time retail investors, with most...
The operator of the chains All Bar One, Harvester and Toby Carvery blamed dismal weather for taking the shine off an...The operator of the chains All Bar One, Harvester and Toby Carvery blamed dismal weather for...The operator of the chains All Bar One, Harvester and Toby Carvery blamed dismal weather for...
The number of house sales continued to rise in December as the property market ended 2024 on a high note with buyer...The number of house sales continued to rise in December as the property market ended 2024 on a...The number of house sales continued to rise in December as the property market ended 2024 on a...
family business
The Earl of Kerry has shared his ancestral home with the public for most of his life. He explains the ins and outs of running the estate
Policy
Many businesses are not eligible to take advantage of the changes announced in the budget and could face big penalties, accountants warn
expert tips
More than 40% of UK managers have concerns about AI in recruitment. Can human judgment be replaced in hiring?
Corporate Finance
Confidence
Seven in ten small firms feel ignored by the government, a new survey reveals, as rising costs and taxes threaten future growth
recruitment
Interest in pre-loved goods is giving rise to new career paths and a new sector
Second-hand is no longer second choice. One in ten Christmas gifts was bought pre-loved in the UK over the festive season at an estimated cost of £2.05 billion, moving vintage shopping firmly from cult status to mainstream. Initiatives such as “Second Hand September” where shoppers are encouraged to buy only used items and Primark’s “Swap Shop”, which sees customers...Second-hand is no longer second choice. One in ten Christmas gifts was bought pre-loved in the UK...Second-hand is no longer second choice. One in ten Christmas gifts was bought pre-loved in the UK...
recruitment
Known as “Blue Monday”, January 20 is said to be the most depressing day of the year, but as chief executive of the...
Known as “Blue Monday”, January 20 is said to be the most depressing day of the year, but as chief executive of the award-winning B-Corp platform Neighbourly, which matches company funds and volunteers with local good causes, Steve Butterworth’s career is focused on building happier communities. Here he shares his...
Known as “Blue Monday”, January 20 is said to be the most depressing day of the year, but as chief executive of the...
interview | owen slot
South Africa icon on why he’s tired of people celebrating his triumph over childhood struggle and leaving Paris to ‘feel’ his homeland again
newIn the everyday setting of a coffee shop in Durban, I am talking to Siya Kolisi and trying to come to terms with what he did on the night before the 2019 World Cup final. On the eve of momentous sporting occasions such as these, a lot of athletes will revise their game tactics, visualise the big moments they are anticipating, or perhaps go over any motivational scraps...In the everyday setting of a coffee shop in Durban, I am talking to Siya Kolisi and trying to...In the everyday setting of a coffee shop in Durban, I am talking to Siya Kolisi and trying to...
australian open
There are any number of ways of reacting to the barbs of overlubricated home fans in late-night sessions at the...There are any number of ways of reacting to the barbs of overlubricated home fans in late-night sessions at the Australian Open. Against Nick Kyrgios, Jacob Fearnley kept his head down, preferring not to provide them with further ammunition, while Jack Draper playfully cupped an ear during his second-round match...There are any number of ways of reacting to the barbs of overlubricated home fans in late-night sessions at the Australian Open.
Stuart Fraser
Tom Allnutt
This was more than a just a derby victory for Arsenal, one that proved what everyone already knew about this rivalry; that Mikel Arteta’s team are four or five years, eight or nine players, and now 19 points ahead of this patched-up, flailing...This was more than a just a derby victory for Arsenal, one that proved what everyone already knew...This was more than a just a derby victory for Arsenal, one that proved what everyone already knew...
Premier League Quiz
matthew syed
There aren’t many times these days when I read a story in The Times and do a double take. Or check that it isn’t...There aren’t many times these days when I read a story in The Times and do a double take. Or...There aren’t many times these days when I read a story in The Times and do a double take. Or...
PAUL HIRST
Manchester United have just gone toe-to-toe with two of the best teams in Europe, but you would not know it judging...Manchester United have just gone toe-to-toe with two of the best teams in Europe, but you would...Manchester United have just gone toe-to-toe with two of the best teams in Europe, but you would...
Ruck Podcast interview
When Eddie Jones was England head coach, he held the Gallagher Premiership in such scant regard that any player with...When Eddie Jones was England head coach, he held the Gallagher Premiership in such scant regard...When Eddie Jones was England head coach, he held the Gallagher Premiership in such scant regard...
Mike Atherton
When 160 parliamentarians sent a letter recently asking the ECB to condemn the Taliban’s abhorrent treatment of women...When 160 parliamentarians sent a letter recently asking the ECB to condemn the Taliban’s...When 160 parliamentarians sent a letter recently asking the ECB to condemn the Taliban’s...
Times Sport Unseen
Our first Unseen gallery of 2025 concentrates on a week covering the football pyramid. Marc made two trips to the Emirates as Arsenal played Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup semi-final, first leg and Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup — which ended with United winning a dramatic penalty shoot-out. In between there was Tottenham’s Carabao Cup...Our first Unseen gallery of 2025 concentrates on a week covering the football pyramid. Marc made...Our first Unseen gallery of 2025 concentrates on a week covering the football pyramid. Marc made...
Racecards Brosay (1.35 Newcastle) This lightly-raced sprinter has run well on both starts since moving to Britain...Racecards Brosay (1.35 Newcastle) This lightly-raced sprinter has run well on both starts since moving to Britain from Ireland and he looks to have solid claims here. A winner at Southwell last month, Brosay was unlucky not to follow up at Lingfield last time, losing ground when forced wide on the home turn before...Racecards Brosay (1.35 Newcastle) This lightly-raced sprinter has run well on both starts since moving to Britain from Ireland...
first person
The 23-year-old’s tragic story struck Rosemary Behan as horribly familiar, after what she had witnessed as child
She may look pristine once more but recovering from cancer has changed the Princess of Wales and she won’t be pushed into royal duties, says Kate Mansey
RICHARD MORRISON
It’s the 25th anniversary of Somerset House’s turning from a dusty tax office into a self-funding arts centre
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In the aftermath of the LA fires, there are calls to scrap the annual awards ceremony for the first time in its 96-year history
When did we all become so delusional, asks Shane Watson
first night review
Mary Skeaping’s ultra-traditional staging is back at the London Coliseum
English National Ballet has not one but two Giselles in its repertoire. In September the company opened its season with a revival of Akram Khan’s radical 2016 rewrite, which turned the iconic 19th-century tale of an innocent peasant girl duped by a two-timing duke into a dark and disturbing story set in the world of 21st-century migrant workers. Now ENB turns the clock...English National Ballet has not one but two Giselles in its repertoire. In September the company...English National Ballet has not one but two Giselles in its repertoire. In September the company...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
It is the charm rather than the wow factor that stands out in this beautifully mounted Cirque du Soleil production.It is the charm rather than the wow factor that stands out in this beautifully mounted Cirque du Soleil production. The title, Corteo, is Italian for cortege or procession. The show’s premise is that a clown named Mauro is organising his own funeral celebration. The result is a softer, dreamier extravaganza than...It is the charm rather than the wow factor that stands out in this beautifully mounted Cirque du Soleil production. The title...
What I’ve learnt
film
Conclave and Emilia Pérez dominate this year’s list with 12 and 11 nominations apiece
Bafta has done it again. It’s gone rogue. Having lavished the efficient if hardly remarkable war movie All Quiet on the Western Front with 14 nominations and seven wins in 2023, the academy has once more demonstrated its adoration of that film’s German director, Edward Berger, by anointing his papal thriller Conclave as the official pack leader, with 12 nominations...Bafta has done it again. It’s gone rogue. Having lavished the efficient if hardly remarkable war...Bafta has done it again. It’s gone rogue. Having lavished the efficient if hardly remarkable war...
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Even Khloé Kardashian’s PR person can’t summon much more than half-hearted enthusiasm for her employer’s IQ-damaging...Even Khloé Kardashian’s PR person can’t summon much more than half-hearted enthusiasm for her employer’s IQ-damaging, inane new podcast. According to the publicity copy, Kardashian will offer “intimate conversations with the people who inspire her the most”. She will cover “relatable and thought-provoking topics...Even Khloé Kardashian’s PR person can’t summon much more than half-hearted enthusiasm for her employer’s IQ-damaging, inane new...
CAITLIN MORAN’S CELEBRITY WATCH
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Among the fun to be had from A Complete Unknown is comparing Timothée Chalamet’s renditions of His Bobness’s songs with the originals, and here we have an entire album of them. Chalamet doesn’t have the manic urgency of Dylan in the early to...Among the fun to be had from A Complete Unknown is comparing Timothée Chalamet’s renditions of...Among the fun to be had from A Complete Unknown is comparing Timothée Chalamet’s renditions of...
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first night review
★★★★★
At the risk of inducing nightmares about slashed cheeks, infanticide and giant ravens, you should beg, borrow or preferably buy a ticket to the Royal Opera’s revival of Janacek’s first great opera. When Claus Guth’s staging was new in 2021...★★★★★
At the risk of inducing nightmares about slashed cheeks, infanticide and giant ravens...★★★★★
At the risk of inducing nightmares about slashed cheeks, infanticide and giant ravens...
first night review
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Can you carry extra pounds yet still be considered fit and healthy? It’s a question that has been posed by doctors for years. This week a group of scientists have added to the debate, proposing a “radical overhaul” to how obesity is diagnosed...Can you carry extra pounds yet still be considered fit and healthy? It’s a question that has been...Can you carry extra pounds yet still be considered fit and healthy? It’s a question that has been...
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Q. I have just filed my self-assessment tax return and it has been another year in which I have had to pay tax on...Q. I have just filed my self-assessment tax return and it has been another year in which I have...Q. I have just filed my self-assessment tax return and it has been another year in which I have...
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A good workout is no longer enough for fitness snobs — we also want stylish interiors, hot instructors and a buzzing juice bar
From a £1,000 skipping rope to solid-marble dumbbells — elevate your fitness regime to new heights
Selling counterfeit accessories and jewellery is the second-biggest source of criminal income worldwide after drugs. But as the fakers get better, so do the detectors
Louisa McKenzie traces the surprising history of the jaunty spot stickers loved by Gen-Z and 17th century women
Go off-grid with our expert’s pick of the most peaceful places to stay, from the smallest hotel in the world to ancient cave dwellings and converted lighthouses
A new hotel with a splash of California cool is just the ticket to altering Singapore’s strait-laced reputation
This perfect winter sun hotspot on Morocco’s southern coast tempts with a gorgeous swathe of sandy beach and a twist of North African style
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British Airways status points are changing, and from April 1 will be based on spend rather than distance. Here are some ways to maintain your elite perks
Competitive socialising is on the up — here are the places that hit the jackpot and how to make a weekend of it
“Portugal, but make it tropical” is the USP that makes Madeira an all-rounder for a late-winter break. The island’s...“Portugal, but make it tropical” is the USP that makes Madeira an all-rounder for a late-winter...“Portugal, but make it tropical” is the USP that makes Madeira an all-rounder for a late-winter...
Since time immemorial, travellers have asked: where is great to visit, yet pleasingly cheap? Having consulted surveys...Since time immemorial, travellers have asked: where is great to visit, yet pleasingly cheap?Since time immemorial, travellers have asked: where is great to visit, yet pleasingly cheap?
OBITUARY
Self-described risqué singer in the Catholic family group, whose hits exploited the disco boom of the 1970s and 1980s
OBITUARY
One of 13 civil rights activists who was beaten up as he rode a Greyhound bus from Washington DC to New Orleans to fight segregation
OBITUARY
Paediatrician dedicated to improving child health worldwide and whose care for Johnny Depp’s daughter resulted in a £1m donation
OBITUARY
Defender who spent many years in non-league football and working as a bricklayer before leading City during a golden period
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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
Balmoral Castle
15th January, 2025
The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone visited The King this morning...Balmoral Castle
15th January, 2025
The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone visited The...Balmoral Castle
15th January, 2025
The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone visited The...
HE GIVETH power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Isaiah 40.29 (AV) Bible verses...HE GIVETH power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Isaiah 40.29...HE GIVETH power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Isaiah 40.29...
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
A women’s rights activist wants accountability for law firms who are paid publicly funded money
Tighter oversight should be applied to lawyers handling crowdfunded cases, according to a women’s rights activist who claims that the law firm she instructed “burnt through” £34,000 in six months. Raquel Rosario Sánchez also calls for greater support for lay people engaging with the Legal Ombudsman’s complaint process after a two-year ordeal that she says felt like a...Tighter oversight should be applied to lawyers handling crowdfunded cases, according to a women’s...Tighter oversight should be applied to lawyers handling crowdfunded cases, according to a women’s...
A “massive legal dataset” should be at the heart of the prime minister’s plans for an artificial intelligence...A “massive legal dataset” should be at the heart of the prime minister’s plans for an artificial intelligence revolution, a “law tech” expert has argued. Sir Keir Starmer KC this week launched a government “action plan” for artificial intelligence (AI), describing the technology as “the defining opportunity for our...A “massive legal dataset” should be at the heart of the prime minister’s plans for an artificial intelligence revolution, a...
historical case of the month
About 1.30 in the morning of January 4, 1859, detective sergeant Simmonds was patrolling what is now Chiltern Street near Manchester Square in Marylebone, central London, when he heard a woman screaming, “Save my children. Oh my children”, from a...About 1.30 in the morning of January 4, 1859, detective sergeant Simmonds was patrolling what is...About 1.30 in the morning of January 4, 1859, detective sergeant Simmonds was patrolling what is...
Survey reveals badly compromised safety as hospitals struggle to find beds and crucial equipment for patients
Patients are routinely coming to harm amid a “corridor care crisis” in Scottish hospitals, a report by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has found. Staff are caring for multiple patients in a single corridor and unable to access oxygen, cardiac monitors, suction and other lifesaving equipment...Patients are routinely coming to harm amid a “corridor care crisis” in Scottish hospitals, a report by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has found. Staff are caring for multiple patients in a single corridor and unable to access oxygen, cardiac monitors, suction and other lifesaving equipment...Patients are routinely coming to harm amid a “corridor care crisis” in Scottish hospitals, a report by the Royal College of...
Stuart Hogg, the former Scotland rugby union captain, must be stripped of his MBE after admitting he abused his estranged wife, the SNP Westminster leader has said. Stephen Flynn MP made the plea during business questions in the House of Commons. Lucy Powell, the leader of the House, said that domestic abuse was not something that should...Stuart Hogg, the former Scotland rugby union captain, must be stripped of his MBE after admitting he abused his estranged wife, the SNP Westminster leader has said. Stephen Flynn MP made the plea during business questions in the House of Commons. Lucy Powell, the leader of the House, said that domestic abuse was not something that should...Stuart Hogg, the former Scotland rugby union captain, must be stripped of his MBE after admitting he abused his estranged wife...
holyrood sketch
The NHS would be the world’s best healthcare provider if only it weren’t for all the sick people. Citizens should reflect on this and rethink their enthusiasm for burdening the NHS with their woes. Who, frankly, do all these patients think they are? Their determination to clutter up hospitals is the only thing...The NHS would be the world’s best healthcare provider if only it weren’t for all the sick people.The NHS would be the world’s best healthcare provider if only it weren’t for all the sick people.
scottish premiership
Results like these take the air out of protests. Sure, there were banners again in the 55th minute at Ibrox — “Time for fans to force change” was the theme in the Broomloan Road end — but Rangers and beleaguered manager Philippe Clement ended...Results like these take the air out of protests. Sure, there were banners again in the 55th...Results like these take the air out of protests. Sure, there were banners again in the 55th...
gabriella bennett
Musselburgh has a proud fishing tradition and the promenade from Fisherrow to the mouth of the River Esk pays homage to this with its statues and memorials above the strand of beach. Beyond this is a remnant of a more recent industrial past; ash...Musselburgh has a proud fishing tradition and the promenade from Fisherrow to the mouth of the...Musselburgh has a proud fishing tradition and the promenade from Fisherrow to the mouth of the...
SIX NATIONS
Recipe
We sell a ton of our vegan lentil soup and it’s a real crowd-pleaser among staff and customers. We keep it incredibly simple — less is more. We use a decent extra-virgin olive oil to sweat off the veg and we always think it tastes better the day...We sell a ton of our vegan lentil soup and it’s a real crowd-pleaser among staff and customers.We sell a ton of our vegan lentil soup and it’s a real crowd-pleaser among staff and customers.
Comment
Rule by lawyers is behind Chagos giveaway
Juliet Samuel
From giving up strategic interests to backing ICC warrants, Starmer’s government dances to the tune of the legal classes
edward lucas
Stop all the outrage — we can handle Trump
hugo rifkind
I can’t help telling Reform how to do better
janice turner | notebook
It should be water pistols at dawn for London’s coppers
Jawad Iqbal
Running a football club is none of the state’s business
Leading Articles
Opposite Effect
The Employment Rights Bill is intended to improve the lot of workers. Yet its burdensome provisions threaten to deter firms from hiring
Warnings Unheeded
Coroners’ reports on preventable deaths are disappearing into an administrative void
New Year New Normal
The Duchess of Cambridge begins 2025 with the ordeal of chemotherapy behind her
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Apprenticeship scams and training the young
Write to letters@thetimes.co.uk Sir, Libby Purves is right to mourn the decline in the number of young people undertaking apprenticeships (“Apprenticeship scam is cheating our young”, Jan 13). While much of her analysis is spot on, I disagree...Write to letters@thetimes.co.uk Sir, Libby Purves is right to mourn the decline in the number of...Write to letters@thetimes.co.uk Sir, Libby Purves is right to mourn the decline in the number of...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Monthly GDP estimate and index of production published by the Office for National Statistics; Crown Prosecution Service publishes quarterly performance data including charging rates for different offences; Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, to give a speech; Matt Hancock appears at the Covid-19 inquiry.
US: UN security council meets, including a briefing on the war in Ukraine; confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, nominee for Treasury secretary.
Nature notes
Nesting in the Arctic, snow buntings are the most northerly passerine in the world. Passerines can perch, an ability enjoyed by more than half of all bird species from robins to crows. Most passerines will perch on branches, but snow buntings do their perching on rocks or tundra tussocks because there are few trees in their favoured terrain. About 80 snow buntings breed way south of the Arctic in the treeless areas of the Cairngorms; this is a relic population from the last Ice Age when snow buntings bred across most of northern Europe. About 12,000 probably female individuals spend winter in Scotland and on the beaches of the treeless North Sea English shore. Jonathan Tulloch
On this day
In 1547 Ivan Vasilyevich (Ivan the Terrible), aged 16, was proclaimed the first tsar of Russia. On February 3, 1547, he married Anastasia Romanovna, great-aunt of the first tsar of the Romanov dynasty, the last imperial dynasty to rule Russia; in 1944 General Dwight D Eisenhower, supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe, arrived in London; in 1945 Adolf Hitler moved into his underground bunker in Berlin. He remained there for the next 105 days before committing suicide on April 30; in 1950 Listen With Mother, a programme for under-fives, was first heard on the BBC. In 1982 there was a public outcry when it was announced that the programme was ending; in 1970 Colonel Muammar Gaddafi took control of Libya four months after a bloodless coup that brought an end to the monarchy under King Idris.
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Birthdays today
Neil Back, rugby union player, England (1994-2003), 56; Gavin Bryars, composer and double bass player, 82; John Carpenter, film director, Halloween (1978), 77; Jonathan Douglas, chief executive, National Literacy Trust, 55; Brian Ferneyhough, composer, Shadowtime (2004), 82; Prof Roy Foster, historian and author, On Seamus Heaney (2020), 76; AJ Foyt, the only driver to win the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 90; Charlotte Henshaw, swimmer, Paralympic silver medallist (2012, SB6) and paracanoeist, two-time Paralympic gold medallist (2020, KL2; 2024, VL3), 38; Prof Sir Peter Hirsch, materials scientist, 100; Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano, 91; Roy Jones Jr, boxer, former four-weight world champion, 56; William Kennedy, writer, Ironweed (1983, 1984 Pulitzer prize for fiction), 97; James May, TV presenter, The Grand Tour (2016-24), 62; Prof Lisa Milroy, artist, head of graduate painting, Slade School of Fine Art, 66; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer, playwright, Hamilton (2015), and actor, 45; Christopher Moran, financier, honorary president of Co-operation Ireland (charity), 76; Kate Moss, supermodel, 51; Baroness (Elaine) Murphy, academic psychiatrist, 78; Rufus Norris, artistic director and co-chief executive, National Theatre, 60; Sade, singer, Smooth Operator (1984), 66; Birgitte Hjort Sorensen, actress, Borgen (2010-13, 2022), 43; Cliff Thorburn, world snooker champion (1980), 77; Lady (Marina) Vaizey, art critic, former judge, the Turner prize, 87; Rt Rev Paul Williams, bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, 57; Baroness (Kathy) Willis of Summertown, professor of biodiversity, University of Oxford, and principal, St Edmund Hall, Oxford, 61.