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Israel’s military launched airstrikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon and Houthi rebels in Yemen on Sunday. Dozens of targets including missile launchers, weapon stores, power plants and a sea port were hit, according to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Meanwhile Israel appeared to be preparing...Israel’s military launched airstrikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon and Houthi rebels in Yemen on Sunday. Dozens of targets including missile launchers, weapon stores, power plants and a sea port were hit, according to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Meanwhile Israel appeared to be preparing...Israel’s military launched airstrikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon and Houthi rebels in Yemen on Sunday. Dozens of targets...
Hezbollah had long been seen as Israel’s most formidable enemy, Iran’s most valuable ally and ultimate weapon against its regional arch rival. But in less than a fortnight, Israel has killed virtually all of Hezbollah’s top military commanders and its veteran leader, Hassan Nasrallah, while destroying thousands of its rockets. The militia...Hezbollah had long been seen as Israel’s most formidable enemy, Iran’s most valuable ally and ultimate weapon against its regional arch rival. But in less than a fortnight, Israel has killed virtually all of Hezbollah’s top military commanders and its veteran leader, Hassan Nasrallah, while destroying thousands of its rockets. The militia...Hezbollah had long been seen as Israel’s most formidable enemy, Iran’s most valuable ally and ultimate weapon against its...
Statutory maternity pay places an “excessive” burden on business and women need to take more “personal responsibility” for their finances when they have children, Kemi Badenoch has suggested. In comments that have been seized upon by her Conservative leadership rivals, Badenoch told Times Radio that the present...Statutory maternity pay places an “excessive” burden on business and women need to take more...Statutory maternity pay places an “excessive” burden on business and women need to take more...
On Monday, in her first speech to Labour conference as chancellor, Rachel Reeves identified a key problem at the root of Britain’s economic malaise: underinvestment. Reeves’s assessment is correct: underinvestment is at the heart of our problems.On Monday, in her first speech to Labour conference as chancellor, Rachel Reeves identified a key...On Monday, in her first speech to Labour conference as chancellor, Rachel Reeves identified a key...
first person
I was filming in Paris when the news of Maggie Smith’s death came through, and a number of actors, American and French, came up to console me. They knew nothing of any personal relationship I might have with her, they simply knew that the British...I was filming in Paris when the news of Maggie Smith’s death came through, and a number of actors...I was filming in Paris when the news of Maggie Smith’s death came through, and a number of actors...
Above the hum of air conditioners and whirr of fans, there is a strange high-pitched tweeting. I glance up, half-expecting to see a small bird flapping above the server stacks in this sterile data centre on the outskirts of Reading. But the noise...Above the hum of air conditioners and whirr of fans, there is a strange high-pitched tweeting. I...Above the hum of air conditioners and whirr of fans, there is a strange high-pitched tweeting. I...
Rory Cellan-Jones
It’s fair to say I’m a cruising nerd. Over 25 years of nerdery I’ve been on more than 200 ships, which have taken me all over the world. I’ve hiked in Greenland, swum with wild sea lions off Mexico in the Sea of Cortez and watched elephants...It’s fair to say I’m a cruising nerd. Over 25 years of nerdery I’ve been on more than 200 ships...It’s fair to say I’m a cruising nerd. Over 25 years of nerdery I’ve been on more than 200 ships...
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Last week the government announced it would deploy anti-theft police units to robbery hotspots to tackle the rise in phone theft. The City of London Police has been operating this kind of undercover unit for three years. Here, Inspector Dan...Last week the government announced it would deploy anti-theft police units to robbery hotspots to...Last week the government announced it would deploy anti-theft police units to robbery hotspots to...
DISPATCH FROM the border
As families flee Israeli bombardment, first responders are refusing to leave ‘until every person is safe’
It took Fadi Oukaybi almost two hours to pick up the pieces of his children. The missile hit the boys as they poured water into the rusted trough in the middle of the valley. The Israeli drone strike blew the two brothers and their cousin apart as they were tending to their flock of goats on...It took Fadi Oukaybi almost two hours to pick up the pieces of his children. The missile hit the boys as they poured water into the rusted trough in the middle of the valley. The Israeli drone strike blew the two brothers and their cousin apart as they were tending to their flock of goats on...It took Fadi Oukaybi almost two hours to pick up the pieces of his children. The missile hit the boys as they poured water into...
Ukraine carried out widespread counterattacks with drones in Russia on Sunday, including destroying an ammunitions warehouse thought to have been used to store Iranian ballistic missiles. Ukraine has been conducting targeted drone strikes on military infrastructure inside Russia and has spent months begging allies for permission to use...Ukraine carried out widespread counterattacks with drones in Russia on Sunday, including destroying an ammunitions warehouse thought to have been used to store Iranian ballistic missiles. Ukraine has been conducting targeted drone strikes on military infrastructure inside Russia and has spent months begging allies for permission to use...Ukraine carried out widespread counterattacks with drones in Russia on Sunday, including destroying an ammunitions warehouse...
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More than 130 people have died in floods in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, after the city experienced its highest daily rainfall in more than 40 years. Heavy rainfall that began on Friday became torrential on Saturday, turning streets into turbulent waterways as rivers burst their banks, including the Bagmati...More than 130 people have died in floods in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, after the city...More than 130 people have died in floods in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, after the city...
David Petraeus & Andrew Roberts
MARK URBAN
Manufacturers of bottles and packaging are to be charged less for the costs of collecting, recycling and disposing of the waste
Ministers are set to water down a £1 billion “packaging tax” proposed by the former Conservative government following a backlash from the food and drink industry. Businesses that handle and supply packaging to consumers, or to other companies, are to be charged for the costs of collecting...Ministers are set to water down a £1 billion “packaging tax” proposed by the former Conservative government following a backlash from the food and drink industry. Businesses that handle and supply packaging to consumers, or to other companies, are to be charged for the costs of collecting...Ministers are set to water down a £1 billion “packaging tax” proposed by the former Conservative government following a...
The private equity-owned drinks giant behind Tropicana fruit juice has warned of a squeeze on profits because of a citrus blight that has destroyed crops and will lead to price rises for consumers. Naked Juice, which owns the Tropicana brand, told lenders this month that it expects to make underlying profits of $322 million (£241 million)...The private equity-owned drinks giant behind Tropicana fruit juice has warned of a squeeze on profits because of a citrus blight that has destroyed crops and will lead to price rises for consumers. Naked Juice, which owns the Tropicana brand, told lenders this month that it expects to make underlying profits of $322 million (£241 million)...The private equity-owned drinks giant behind Tropicana fruit juice has warned of a squeeze on profits because of a citrus...
John Tregoning, a university worker, is one of a growing number of people suffering from what is being dubbed “parcel anxiety”. We’ve all been there: you order your shopping online, knowing that the chances are that your parcel will be delivered to your house when you’re out and the driver will dump it on your...John Tregoning, a university worker, is one of a growing number of people suffering from what is...John Tregoning, a university worker, is one of a growing number of people suffering from what is...
OLIVER SHAH | AGENDA
The wardrobe additions you tend to regret are not the expensive items you love, but the marginal purchases that seem...The wardrobe additions you tend to regret are not the expensive items you love, but the marginal...The wardrobe additions you tend to regret are not the expensive items you love, but the marginal...
DAVID SMITH | ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The days are getting shorter and Labour’s attempt to cheer us all up has merely confirmed, to adapt PG Wodehouse...The days are getting shorter and Labour’s attempt to cheer us all up has merely confirmed, to...The days are getting shorter and Labour’s attempt to cheer us all up has merely confirmed, to...
THE SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS PROFILE
While City bankers are still stuck in something of a post-Covid torpor, one corner of the Square Mile is still making a killing. The Lloyd’s of London insurance market is in the pink — premiums are high, claims relatively low. That means huge...While City bankers are still stuck in something of a post-Covid torpor, one corner of the Square...While City bankers are still stuck in something of a post-Covid torpor, one corner of the Square...
Lloyds Banking Group is set for a £120 million High Court showdown with a Scottish hotels tycoon who claims it forced him into selling parts of his empire at a knockdown price. Donald Macdonald is suing over claims he was...Lloyds Banking Group is set for a £120 million High Court showdown with a Scottish hotels tycoon who claims it forced him into selling parts of his empire at a knockdown price. Donald Macdonald is suing over claims he was...Lloyds Banking Group is set for a £120 million High Court showdown with a Scottish hotels tycoon who claims it forced...
Short-seller ShadowFall Capital and Research has taken out a multimillion-pound bet against FTSE 100 private equity group 3i on the basis that the star company in its portfolio, the European discount retail chain Action, is...Short-seller ShadowFall Capital and Research has taken out a multimillion-pound bet against FTSE 100 private equity group 3i on the basis that the star company in its portfolio, the European discount retail chain Action, is...Short-seller ShadowFall Capital and Research has taken out a multimillion-pound bet against FTSE 100 private equity...
seema shah | viewpoint
RICHARD HARPIN | COMMENT
Martyn Day looked out his window and saw tanks staring back at him. It was 2006 and the co-founder of the law firm Leigh Day had travelled to the Ivory Coast as part of a legal battle against the commodity trading giant Trafigura, which had been...Martyn Day looked out his window and saw tanks staring back at him. It was 2006 and the...Martyn Day looked out his window and saw tanks staring back at him. It was 2006 and the...
IRWIN STELZER | AMERICAN ACCOUNT
HOW I MADE IT
Tim Appleton was enjoying a glass of wine in the garden of his Harrogate home and casting an eye over his new furniture when he came up with his business idea. He had paid £8,000 for an outdoor dining table and chairs and was unhappy with the...Tim Appleton was enjoying a glass of wine in the garden of his Harrogate home and casting an eye...Tim Appleton was enjoying a glass of wine in the garden of his Harrogate home and casting an eye...
Two customers of the same firm each lost their money — but NatWest wouldn’t refund them both, reports Ali Hussain
Jacob Eade from Bethersden in Kent and Mary Gough from Hordle in Hampshire both wanted to extend their homes. They used the websites Mybuilder and Checkatrade to find contractors and were each contacted by the same firm. The quotes were low and the builder’s professional-looking website boasted...Jacob Eade from Bethersden in Kent and Mary Gough from Hordle in Hampshire both wanted to extend their homes. They used the websites Mybuilder and Checkatrade to find contractors and were each contacted by the same firm. The quotes were low and the builder’s professional-looking website boasted...Jacob Eade from Bethersden in Kent and Mary Gough from Hordle in Hampshire both wanted to extend their homes. They used the...
Fame and fortune
Sydnie Christmas took home £250,000 as the winner of Britain’s Got Talent in June, having earned a “golden buzzer” in her audition, taking her straight through to the semi-finals. Her version of Tomorrow from Annie completely changed Simon Cowell’s opinion of a song he said he used to hate. Before her win, the singer and actress, 29, had...Sydnie Christmas took home £250,000 as the winner of Britain’s Got Talent in June, having earned a “golden buzzer” in her audition, taking her straight through to the semi-finals. Her version of Tomorrow from Annie completely changed Simon Cowell’s opinion of a song he said he used to hate. Before her win, the singer and actress, 29, had...Sydnie Christmas took home £250,000 as the winner of Britain’s Got Talent in June, having earned a “golden buzzer” in her...
johanna noble
Keir Starmer has paid off the mortgage on his £2 million townhouse in north London — well done him. Starmer, 62, became officially mortgage-free on September 16, the Daily Mail reported. He and his wife have joined the 8.1 million households in England and Wales who own their homes outright, according to official data.Keir Starmer has paid off the mortgage on his £2 million townhouse in north London — well done him.Keir Starmer has paid off the mortgage on his £2 million townhouse in north London — well done him.
Ask the experts
Q. My mother-in-law lives with us. When the government stopped paying her pension into her Post Office card account,...Q. My mother-in-law lives with us. When the government stopped paying her pension into her Post...Q. My mother-in-law lives with us. When the government stopped paying her pension into her Post...
The government is being urged to reform the Lifetime Isa in next month’s budget to stop thousands of savers from...The government is being urged to reform the Lifetime Isa in next month’s budget to stop thousands...The government is being urged to reform the Lifetime Isa in next month’s budget to stop thousands...
question of money
My mother, who is 92, very severely disabled and has multiple serious health conditions, has private medical insurance with Axa. Last year she fell over on a stone floor and broke her hip. She had to have urgent surgery on the NHS and a screw was...My mother, who is 92, very severely disabled and has multiple serious health conditions, has...My mother, who is 92, very severely disabled and has multiple serious health conditions, has...
Quantum computing is being heralded as the giant technological leap that could help solve humanity’s most pressing problems. But what on earth is it?
interview
Pamela! After a 50-year career, the actress is back in Gavin & Stacey, in one of her favourite roles. She tells Julia Llewellyn Smith about Mike Leigh, meeting the Beatles, her run-in with Harvey Weinstein and being in demand at 78
interview
They were the sweethearts of British comedy, playing a warring married couple in a hit sitcom. Then the joke stopped
a life in the day
The rapper and actor, 56, on looking good, the Catholic church and chicken and cabbage with the grandkids
relative values
The newsreader on facing up to his illness, his drink problem and being a burden to his wife, Sally
A new endurance trend has taken over long-distance running, says Duncan Craig. Who are the people hooked on running short laps adding up to hundreds of miles?
Last October it took Harvey Lewis four and a half days to run 108 yards. Sounds positively glacial, doesn’t it? But these yards weren’t the imperial measurement. They were the fussily specific units in which a “backyard ultra” race is measured. For those who don’t make a habit of quirky endurance sports, a backyard ultra (or BYU) is a race around a course — or “yard” —...Last October it took Harvey Lewis four and a half days to run 108 yards. Sounds positively...Last October it took Harvey Lewis four and a half days to run 108 yards. Sounds positively...
Tasted
A bowl of muesli can be a nourishing, fibre-packed breakfast that sets you up properly for the day — oats with a...A bowl of muesli can be a nourishing, fibre-packed breakfast that sets you up properly for the day — oats with a generous sprinkling of nuts, raisins and seeds. The problem is that lots of the muesli you find in the supermarket is closer to granola or flapjack mix than cereal, made too cloying with sweetened dried...A bowl of muesli can be a nourishing, fibre-packed breakfast that sets you up properly for the day — oats with a generous...
CHARLOTTE IVERS | TABLE TALK
Car clinic
There is talk that our glorious and visionary leaders are thinking of subjecting farmland to inheritance tax. And obviously this has gone down very badly in the sticks, because it would end the centuries-old practice of farmers begetting farmers.There is talk that our glorious and visionary leaders are thinking of subjecting farmland to...There is talk that our glorious and visionary leaders are thinking of subjecting farmland to...
interview
At 76, the theatre giant is putting a difficult couple of years behind him, and fired up about creating his first new musical since Cinderella
interview
The Game of Thrones actress drew on her own experience to play a notorious Eighties diamond thief in ITV’s new drama Joan
camilla long
Television has been so serious for too long. Enter the corduroy lifer from Peep Show — Ludwig is a delight
review
Our bodies’ circadian rhythms govern everything from sleep to hair growth. Do you know yours?
Interview | James Marriott
The unlikely podcast duo weren’t friends — has that changed now they’re making millions and selling out the O2?
The days may be get shorter and the nights colder, but there is always one great thing about the end of summer — the television schedules overflow with new and returning dramas to help us through the autumn and winter evenings. This year is no exception, and with more streaming services and channels than ever, you’re spoilt for choice. Here are 13 of the best shows...The days may be get shorter and the nights colder, but there is always one great thing about the...The days may be get shorter and the nights colder, but there is always one great thing about the...
The Sunday Times Bestseller List is the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK, and the one that...The Sunday Times Bestseller List is the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK, and the one that every author wants to be on. The listings are based on data collected each Saturday for the following Sunday by Nielsen BookScan (which has been collecting digital data since 1998) and the chart is the...The Sunday Times Bestseller List is the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK, and the one that every author...
review | Business
review | poetry
Margaret Atwood was a poet before she was a novelist. Her early verse was short and punchy. Perhaps her best-known...Margaret Atwood was a poet before she was a novelist. Her early verse was short and punchy.Margaret Atwood was a poet before she was a novelist. Her early verse was short and punchy.
A puzzle for you. Catherine Osler (1854-1924) was a committed suffragist and campaigned to expand the right to vote...A puzzle for you. Catherine Osler (1854-1924) was a committed suffragist and campaigned to expand...A puzzle for you. Catherine Osler (1854-1924) was a committed suffragist and campaigned to expand...
review | Memoir
The Buffalo Stance star was a 1980s icon but her wonderful memoir reveals a childhood blighted by addiction
Five months before the scheduled release of her debut solo single, Buffalo Stance, Neneh Cherry, then 24, discovered she was pregnant with her second child. On paper it wasn’t great timing. Telling her record company, she explains in her wonderful memoir, A Thousand Threads, was “more dramatic than telling my parents I was knocked up when I was 18”, the A&R...Five months before the scheduled release of her debut solo single, Buffalo Stance, Neneh...Five months before the scheduled release of her debut solo single, Buffalo Stance, Neneh...
interview
Words and pots. Books and porcelain. The two have always occupied an equal space in the mind of Edmund de Waal. He is...Words and pots. Books and porcelain. The two have always occupied an equal space in the mind of Edmund de Waal. He is a bestselling author and world-famous contemporary artist. Apart from having numerous art exhibitions opening in several European cities in 2024, de Waal is also chairing the Booker prize judging...Words and pots. Books and porcelain. The two have always occupied an equal space in the mind of Edmund de Waal. He is a...
review | Fiction
intervieW
From Formula One glory to making a film with Brad Pitt — at 39, the sports star is more successful than ever. It’s been tough but he wouldn’t have it any other way
unzipped
Fitted suits, silky PJs and heels with everything: here’s how the designer makes her wardrobe work
Stripes, loafers and a great pair of blue jeans: autumn’s best menswear has landed
Can a spray tan from the man who bronzes Ryan Reynolds convince Jonathan Dean of the merits of a ‘man tan’?
A bit of a geezer? Not any more. The actor is playing an electronics millionaire in adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s Rivals — and he’s loving it
style barometer
It is with a side order of deep regret that we bring you news of the wedge trainer’s return to favour. Yes, triggering memories of mid-Noughties school-gate mums and the skinny leather trousers that came with them, the original ugly trainer is back.It is with a side order of deep regret that we bring you news of the wedge trainer’s return to...It is with a side order of deep regret that we bring you news of the wedge trainer’s return to...
India Knight
I’ve got putting on my make-up down to eight minutes, six if I’m quick, including skin (which takes the longest). You...I’ve got putting on my make-up down to eight minutes, six if I’m quick, including skin (which...I’ve got putting on my make-up down to eight minutes, six if I’m quick, including skin (which...
SArah jossel
I remember when Glossier arrived on the beauty scene ten years ago. It was beauty editor mayhem as we witnessed the...I remember when Glossier arrived on the beauty scene ten years ago. It was beauty editor mayhem...I remember when Glossier arrived on the beauty scene ten years ago. It was beauty editor mayhem...
paris fashion week
After Dior’s display of fierce femininity on day one and Saint Laurent’s masculine tailoring, Chemena Kamali’s second show for Chloé presented a more girlish look and the Loewe designer Jonathan Anderson gave his imagination free rein. Victoria...After Dior’s display of fierce femininity on day one and Saint Laurent’s masculine tailoring...After Dior’s display of fierce femininity on day one and Saint Laurent’s masculine tailoring...
premier league
Man United 0 Tottenham 3
newIt took about an hour for the first Manchester United fans to call it a day and head for the exits, chuntering as they went. Some of those who saw it out until the bitter end, booed and they had every right to do so. Few would have criticised them if they had left earlier, much earlier in fact, given the rubbish that their team had served up. The first-half performance...It took about an hour for the first Manchester United fans to call it a day and head for the...It took about an hour for the first Manchester United fans to call it a day and head for the...
Fifth odi | STEVE JAMES
A victory by 49 runs for Australia via the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern method, and therefore the series taken at 3-2, but...A victory by 49 runs for Australia via the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern method, and therefore the series taken at 3-2, but it was a thoroughly deserved triumph. England had botched the possibility of a massive total in losing eight wickets for 107 before Australia’s Matthew Short played an astonishingly destructive innings...A victory by 49 runs for Australia via the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern method, and therefore the series taken at 3-2, but it was a...
Alyson Rudd
Molineux rocked as well as any ground can when the home team is bottom of the table and facing one that would go top...Molineux rocked as well as any ground can when the home team is bottom of the table and facing...Molineux rocked as well as any ground can when the home team is bottom of the table and facing...
rod liddle
‘El Dibu” is in trouble, and not for the first time. The Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez has been banned...‘El Dibu” is in trouble, and not for the first time. The Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez...‘El Dibu” is in trouble, and not for the first time. The Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez...
johnny sexton book extracts
In 2013, the British & Irish Lions won their first Test series in 16 years, 2-1 against Australia. Johnny Sexton started all three Tests and his memories of the tour are sweet. His feelings about the next two Lions tours — to New Zealand and South Africa — are more complicated. The Saturday before the first Test, we played the Maori in Rotorua — the fourth Test, as it...In 2013, the British & Irish Lions won their first Test series in 16 years, 2-1 against Australia....In 2013, the British & Irish Lions won their first Test series in 16 years, 2-1 against Australia....
JOHNNY SEXTON BOOK EXTRACTS
In April 2009, Sexton was struggling to get a game for Leinster when he came on as a replacement against Munster at...In April 2009, Sexton was struggling to get a game for Leinster when he came on as a replacement against Munster at Thomond Park. The real flare-up started when I went to clear out Lifeimi Mafi after he’d tip-tackled Chris Whitaker. I caught him above the eye with a stud by accident and he retaliated. A few fists...In April 2009, Sexton was struggling to get a game for Leinster when he came on as a replacement against Munster at Thomond Park....
Rugby Championship | Stuart Barnes
South Africa’s brutal battering of Argentina in the first ten minutes of their 48-7 win was the most intense start to...South Africa’s brutal battering of Argentina in the first ten minutes of their 48-7 win was the...South Africa’s brutal battering of Argentina in the first ten minutes of their 48-7 win was the...
david walsh
After winning the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth last weekend, Billy Horschel admitted to feeling disappointment...After winning the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth last weekend, Billy Horschel admitted to...After winning the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth last weekend, Billy Horschel admitted to...
premier league | James Gheerbrant
premier league | Jonathan Northcroft
Gallagher premiership
gallagher premiership | Stephen Jones
intervieW
From Formula One glory to making a film with Brad Pitt — at 39, the sports star is more successful than ever. It’s been tough but he wouldn’t have it any other way
Sir Lewis Hamilton is the most successful Formula 1 driver in history, with 105 (at the time of writing) grand prix victories to his name, as well as seven championships and a knighthood in 2021. What makes this achievement even more extraordinary is Hamilton’s background. He is the first and only black man to race in F1, a sport dominated by the gilded progeny of...Sir Lewis Hamilton is the most successful Formula 1 driver in history, with 105 (at the time of...Sir Lewis Hamilton is the most successful Formula 1 driver in history, with 105 (at the time of...
Stephen Jones
One of sport’s longest and bravest battles, fought against all the odds and against apathy, could be over. David...One of sport’s longest and bravest battles, fought against all the odds and against apathy, could be over. David Hughes, the businessman who owns London Broncos, who finished bottom of rugby league’s Super League, has had enough. “After 27 eventful years of which we spent 20 in Super League, I have decided on behalf...One of sport’s longest and bravest battles, fought against all the odds and against apathy, could be over. David Hughes, the...
gallagher premiership
premier league
Jamal Musiala interview | Jonathan Northcroft
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Matt Rudd
A boat with access to deserted beaches and natural air-con allowed Matt Rudd and his wife to properly relax for the first time in 18 years
INDIAN OCEAN SPECIAL
A cruise on a small local boat is the most adventurous way to visit these beautiful islands — and to ensure that you meet like-minded travellers too
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You don’t have to wait for winter to watch mother nature’s greatest show — aim for central Finland and you’ll get saunas and scenic hikes to boot
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Our writer says reclining your seat is a human right — just follow these four rules. Do you agree? Have your say in the poll
INDIAN OCEAN SPECIAL
Loved-up couples have always flocked to Mauritius but the opportunity to wakeboard, kitesurf and zoom along zip wires makes this hotel a surefire bet for teens too
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
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Think you know which type of getaway you’re most suited to? Put your theory to the test with seven quick questions that will map your holiday wishes against a range of trips and whittle it down to one perfect fit. • Mostly As: A cruise is on the...Think you know which type of getaway you’re most suited to? Put your theory to the test with...Think you know which type of getaway you’re most suited to? Put your theory to the test with...
The grand mansions on the London street are being replaced with retirement homes
Pollinators are essential, but their numbers are falling. From planting spring bulbs to rethinking garden lighting, here’s how to welcome beetles and bugs
Proposed changes to rules will make it easier extend upwards. From mezzanines to floating beds, the sky’s the limit when it comes to attic conversions
The new standard for homes would mean more solar panels and no more gas boilers
Before the cold weather arrives, it’s time to deal with damp and draughts, check your boiler and insulation, and tie down that trampoline
I’m looking at a row of scarecrows but I’m not on a farm. The path behind me leads to safety; the path in front to possible danger. What am I doing? That question echoes in my mind as I walk past the scarecrows towards a house covered in grotesque...I’m looking at a row of scarecrows but I’m not on a farm. The path behind me leads to safety; the...I’m looking at a row of scarecrows but I’m not on a farm. The path behind me leads to safety; the...
the TWO ROBS
I have a second home on the coast that I purchased 12 years ago. I’ve let it out as a holiday home for the past four...I have a second home on the coast that I purchased 12 years ago. I’ve let it out as a holiday...I have a second home on the coast that I purchased 12 years ago. I’ve let it out as a holiday...
THE SECRET AGENT
A great friend asked me to read the beginning of a book he has written. It’s a thriller, set in a beautiful house on...A great friend asked me to read the beginning of a book he has written. It’s a thriller, set in a...A great friend asked me to read the beginning of a book he has written. It’s a thriller, set in a...
London N6, £3.5 million
As you step through the gothic arch, glancing up at the twisting, intricate decorative spires and gables, you might find it difficult to believe you’re in suburban Highgate rather than Hogwarts. A three-bedroom house is for sale in Holly Village, a small development of 12 grade II* listed Victorian gothic revival-style houses, built...London N6, £3.5 million
As you step through the gothic arch, glancing up at the...London N6, £3.5 million
As you step through the gothic arch, glancing up at the...
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Buying and selling property takes too long in Britain. The TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp (Location,...Buying and selling property takes too long in Britain. The TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp (Location, Location, Location) agrees. She vented recently on Radio 4’s consumer programme You and Yours about how delayed property transactions are. Many solicitors are still blaming Covid for the lag, she says, even though...Buying and selling property takes too long in Britain. The TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp (Location, Location, Location)...
Puzzles to solve at your leisure on paper
Humza Yousaf has been accused of breaking the ministerial code after using his office to lobby the Foreign Office to put his mother and father-in-law on a “priority list” for evacuation from Gaza last year. Official documents have revealed that Scotland’s former first minister attempted to get...Humza Yousaf has been accused of breaking the ministerial code after using his office to lobby the Foreign Office to put his mother and father-in-law on a “priority list” for evacuation from Gaza last year. Official documents have revealed that Scotland’s former first minister attempted to get...Humza Yousaf has been accused of breaking the ministerial code after using his office to lobby the Foreign Office to put his...
Residents of a coastal village that has been settled for more than 700 years have been warned it is facing an “existential threat” thanks to extreme weather caused by climate change. Golspie, in Sutherland, has been hit by several floods in recent months that have affected about 100 homes near the seafront as well as the local golf course...Residents of a coastal village that has been settled for more than 700 years have been warned it is facing an “existential threat” thanks to extreme weather caused by climate change. Golspie, in Sutherland, has been hit by several floods in recent months that have affected about 100 homes near the seafront as well as the local golf course...Residents of a coastal village that has been settled for more than 700 years have been warned it is facing an “existential...
Iain Macwhirter
Peter and Florence Fanning could become national treasures this winter. The Coatbridge pensioners are suing the Scottish government and Liz Kendall, the UK work and pensions secretary, over the controversial cut to the winter fuel payment. Their judicial review in the Court of Session is backed by the Govan Law...Peter and Florence Fanning could become national treasures this winter. The Coatbridge pensioners...Peter and Florence Fanning could become national treasures this winter. The Coatbridge pensioners...
Melanie Reid | notebook
Glasgow’s bleak but irresistible sense of humour works in subliminal ways. As I saw when, for the first time in years...Glasgow’s bleak but irresistible sense of humour works in subliminal ways. As I saw when, for the...Glasgow’s bleak but irresistible sense of humour works in subliminal ways. As I saw when, for the...
ALEX MASSIE
There are, heaven help us, any number of ways in which you can measure the scale of the predicament in which the...There are, heaven help us, any number of ways in which you can measure the scale of the...There are, heaven help us, any number of ways in which you can measure the scale of the...
Stirling is the best place to grow old in Scotland if you require residential care as it has the highest-rated homes on average across the country. Homes for the elderly in the council area were mostly rated “good” or “very good” in all categories...Stirling is the best place to grow old in Scotland if you require residential care as it has the...Stirling is the best place to grow old in Scotland if you require residential care as it has the...
GILLIAN BOWDITCH
It might have taken 50 years but the vivid flash of electric blue as a kingfisher arrows along the Water of Leith is emblematic of one of the most extraordinary conservation stories Scotland has seen. This is Edinburgh’s main river. Once it was...It might have taken 50 years but the vivid flash of electric blue as a kingfisher arrows along...It might have taken 50 years but the vivid flash of electric blue as a kingfisher arrows along...
NATASHA RADMEHR | HOME FRONT
ALF YOUNG | BUSINESS COMMENT
The contrast could scarcely be more stark. While Scotland’s first minister, John Swinney, was on Thursday embracing a...The contrast could scarcely be more stark. While Scotland’s first minister, John Swinney, was on...The contrast could scarcely be more stark. While Scotland’s first minister, John Swinney, was on...
United Rugby Championship
Talk of a fresh start for Edinburgh is beginning to look like wishful thinking. For the second match in succession...Talk of a fresh start for Edinburgh is beginning to look like wishful thinking. For the second...Talk of a fresh start for Edinburgh is beginning to look like wishful thinking. For the second...
PRemiership
With a sublime goal in the starkest possible contrast to the overall quality of his team’s performance, Tom Lawrence earned Rangers a fourth consecutive victory in all competitions to maintain their recent recovery from a turbulent start to the season. Philippe Clement’s team have kept clean sheets in all of those fixtures since being humbled 3-0 at Celtic Park at the...With a sublime goal in the starkest possible contrast to the overall quality of his team’s...With a sublime goal in the starkest possible contrast to the overall quality of his team’s...
Compared to the start of the month, when they lost 3-0 at Celtic Park and were still locked out of Ibrox, Rangers are...Compared to the start of the month, when they lost 3-0 at Celtic Park and were still locked out of Ibrox, Rangers are now much closer to where they need to be both on and off the pitch. Philippe Clement’s side have won three successive matches in as many competitions since then, the most impressive victory being...Compared to the start of the month, when they lost 3-0 at Celtic Park and were still locked out of Ibrox, Rangers are now much...
Ministers are finalising a pre-election housing and cost of living budget giveawa
The state pension is set to increase by at least €12 a week in the budget on Tuesday, The Sunday Times can reveal. This weekend ministers are finalising a pre-election housing and cost of living budget giveaway that will also include a significant increase in stamp duty on the bulk purchase of...The state pension is set to increase by at least €12 a week in the budget on Tuesday, The Sunday Times can reveal. This weekend ministers are finalising a pre-election housing and cost of living budget giveaway that will also include a significant increase in stamp duty on the bulk purchase of...The state pension is set to increase by at least €12 a week in the budget on Tuesday, The Sunday Times can reveal. This weekend...
BUDGET: BEHIND THE STORY
Last Thursday, with budget negotiations between Roderic O’Gorman and Paschal Donohoe said to have become increasingly fraught, a rumour circulated among ministerial advisers that the Green Party leader was refusing to go to Donohoe’s department for a meeting. The story went that O’Gorman was insisting the public expenditure minister and his...Last Thursday, with budget negotiations between Roderic O’Gorman and Paschal Donohoe said to have become increasingly fraught, a rumour circulated among ministerial advisers that the Green Party leader was refusing to go to Donohoe’s department for a meeting. The story went that O’Gorman was insisting the public expenditure minister and his...Last Thursday, with budget negotiations between Roderic O’Gorman and Paschal Donohoe said to have become increasingly fraught...
johnny sexton book extracts
In 2013, the British & Irish Lions won their first Test series in 16 years, 2-1 against Australia. Johnny Sexton started all three Tests and his memories of the tour are sweet. His feelings about the next two Lions tours — to New Zealand and South Africa — are more complicated. The Saturday before the first Test, we...In 2013, the British & Irish Lions won their first Test series in 16 years, 2-1 against Australia....In 2013, the British & Irish Lions won their first Test series in 16 years, 2-1 against Australia....
JOHNNY SEXTON BOOK EXTRACTS
LEO VARADKAR
World powers distracted by conflicts in Ukraine and Middle East ignore the fighting in northeast Africa at their peril
Brenda Power
Workplace Relations Commission’s decision to award Mohammed Kashif €5,000 after being fired by Aldi
Gary Murphy
Wasting €1.4m on a security hut will anger voters much more than the €2bn overspend on the national children’s hospital
Tom Dunne
90Nobody needs to see commercials that only remind them how old they are
Growing up in Longford in the 1970s, Ciaran Prior was terrified of dying. He could never have imagined that he would grow up to confront death and tragedy on a regular basis as part of his job. Prior’s 32 years as a garda, including 15 as a crime...Growing up in Longford in the 1970s, Ciaran Prior was terrified of dying. He could never have...Growing up in Longford in the 1970s, Ciaran Prior was terrified of dying. He could never have...
political diary
interview
When I was growing up, menopause was something rarely discussed. I knew about “the change” and that one day, in middle age, my periods would stop; to my teenage self suffering with cramps and spots that seemed like something to look forward to...When I was growing up, menopause was something rarely discussed. I knew about “the change” and...When I was growing up, menopause was something rarely discussed. I knew about “the change” and...
Renovating a house in Salthill provided a challenge for architects tasked with creating a space that reflected the owners’ lifestyle
The owners of this house in Salthill in Co Galway had a clear vision of what they wanted from their home. Having previously lived in Australia, they wanted a home that reflected their outdoorsy lifestyle. And with a beautiful property on their hands, with a distinct style, a much-coveted garden area and the sea on their doorstep, they didn’t want to sacrifice the site...The owners of this house in Salthill in Co Galway had a clear vision of what they wanted from...The owners of this house in Salthill in Co Galway had a clear vision of what they wanted from...
The prime living spaces in Tearman, or No 9 Victoria Road, in Dalkey are to be found at the back of this 1840s-built...The prime living spaces in Tearman, or No 9 Victoria Road, in Dalkey are to be found at the back of this 1840s-built semi-detached home, where the views — from the upper floors anyway — stretch across Dublin Bay and Howth. The best spot to enjoy these vistas is the living room located on the entrance level — the...The prime living spaces in Tearman, or No 9 Victoria Road, in Dalkey are to be found at the back of this 1840s-built...
Cormac Lucey | economic Outlook
The prospective date of the next general election may keep changing but there is one thing in Irish politics that...The prospective date of the next general election may keep changing but there is one thing in...The prospective date of the next general election may keep changing but there is one thing in...
Brian carey | agenda
If there were a competition for the country’s dullest duty, electricity tax would be right up there. The state has...If there were a competition for the country’s dullest duty, electricity tax would be right up there.If there were a competition for the country’s dullest duty, electricity tax would be right up there.
Nick Webb | INSIDE TRACK
Commercial supplement: Climate
Commercial supplement: Climate
Commercial supplement: Climate
Commercial supplement: Climate
Commercial supplement: Climate
Commercial supplement: Climate
Commercial supplement: Climate
This month, the professional services firm PwC Ireland and SustainabilityWorks, a sustainability and ESG...This month, the professional services firm PwC Ireland and SustainabilityWorks, a sustainability...This month, the professional services firm PwC Ireland and SustainabilityWorks, a sustainability...
Commercial supplement: Climate
My vegan take on the classic red velvet cake is a crowd-pleaser, perfect for occasions great and small. The tangy...My vegan take on the classic red velvet cake is a crowd-pleaser, perfect for occasions great and...My vegan take on the classic red velvet cake is a crowd-pleaser, perfect for occasions great and...
johnny sexton book extracts
In 2013, the British & Irish Lions won their first Test series in 16 years, 2-1 against Australia. Johnny Sexton started all three Tests and his memories of the tour are sweet. His feelings about the next two Lions tours — to New Zealand and South Africa — are more complicated. The Saturday before the first Test, we played the Maori in Rotorua — the fourth Test, as it...In 2013, the British & Irish Lions won their first Test series in 16 years, 2-1 against Australia....In 2013, the British & Irish Lions won their first Test series in 16 years, 2-1 against Australia....
JOHNNY SEXTON BOOK EXTRACTS
In April 2009, Sexton was struggling to get a game for Leinster when he came on as a replacement against Munster at...In April 2009, Sexton was struggling to get a game for Leinster when he came on as a replacement against Munster at Thomond Park. The real flare-up started when I went to clear out Lifeimi Mafi after he’d tip-tackled Chris Whitaker. I caught him above the eye with a stud by accident and he retaliated. A few fists...In April 2009, Sexton was struggling to get a game for Leinster when he came on as a replacement against Munster at Thomond Park....
Ciarán Frawley’s dramatic last-ditch drop-goal may have distracted us from the most remarkable aspect of Ireland’s victory in Durban 11 weeks ago: to have won despite coming such a distant second in the scrums. Scrum penalties accounted for nine...Ciarán Frawley’s dramatic last-ditch drop-goal may have distracted us from the most remarkable...Ciarán Frawley’s dramatic last-ditch drop-goal may have distracted us from the most remarkable...
Comment
Israel-Hezbollah conflict hinges on a crude question: who do you want to win?
Matthew Syed
We can’t afford to doubt the West’s moral legitimacy. It is the steel we need to face down enemies of liberty
Camilla Long
Naomi Campbell sets up a charity — what could go wrong? Answer: everything
Rod Liddle
Forget Great British Energy, by 2030 the country will be powered by Ed’s hot air
Hadley Freeman
Wealthy men power the industrial rape machine
Anthony Seldon
Tories can rebuild only with giants, not pygmies
Kathleen Stock
Sex and birth are big business — suicide pods show death is next
Thinking of investing in a sleek, ergonomic vehicle with all mod cons in which you can sail off into the sunset? I don’t mean a yacht or even a caravan, I mean a mobile gas chamber. A 64-year-old American woman in Switzerland last week became the...Thinking of investing in a sleek, ergonomic vehicle with all mod cons in which you can sail off...Thinking of investing in a sleek, ergonomic vehicle with all mod cons in which you can sail off...
Robert Colvile
Sadly for Reeves, her ‘tax the rich’ wheezes will make us poorer
jeremy clarkson
Dear Keir, autocues just stop you speaking human
tom calver | Go Figure
Why do politicians keep insisting they are working class?
What’s Appening
Trump and Keir Starmer: new friends share some magical moments*
The Sunday Times VIew
A victory over Hezbollah but ground war may be a step too far
After the assassination of Hamas’s political leader in Iran and the killing of dozens of Hezbollah terrorists via exploding pagers and walkie-talkies, Israel may have taken a further step towards existential conflict in the Middle East. It claimed the scalp of Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, after an airstrike on the group’s underground headquarters near...After the assassination of Hamas’s political leader in Iran and the killing of dozens of...After the assassination of Hamas’s political leader in Iran and the killing of dozens of...
The Sunday Times VIew
New Conservative leader must end old obsessions to succeed
In 1963, Alec Douglas-Home was crowned Conservative leader and prime minister after the resignation of an ailing...In 1963, Alec Douglas-Home was crowned Conservative leader and prime minister after the resignation of an ailing Harold Macmillan. Jo Grimond, leader of the Liberal Party, remarked that his main qualification seemed to have been “that he did not want the job”. In 2005, a young David Cameron snatched the leadership...In 1963, Alec Douglas-Home was crowned Conservative leader and prime minister after the resignation of an ailing Harold Macmillan.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Politicians have no shame over freebies
THE WAY WE WERE
Country house treasure hunts, razor towels and bad train food
Readers’ poll: should the BBC stop prosecuting licence fee non-payers?
Nick Newman’s week