‘Disgraceful’ Thames Water told not to punish consumers
Bosses want to raise bills by 40%
Britain’s biggest water supplier must not “hit consumers” to prop up its finances and avoid nationalisation, the government has said after the company asked to increase bills by 40 per cent. Thames Water wants to raise bills from an average of £436 to £609 a year by the end of the decade and be...Britain’s biggest water supplier must not “hit consumers” to prop up its finances and avoid nationalisation, the government has said after the company asked to increase bills by 40 per cent. Thames Water wants to raise bills from an average of £436 to £609 a year by the end of the decade and be...Britain’s biggest water supplier must not “hit consumers” to prop up its finances and avoid nationalisation, the government...
health
Fertility clinics ‘pressuring’ young women to freeze their eggs
newGazing out at the Mediterranean sea from an idyllic rocky mountaintop, Sophie Hermann announced to her half a million Instagram followers that she had decided to freeze her eggs. Since that post in August, the 37-year-old former Made in Chelsea star has shared details on social media of every aspect of the egg-freezing process, which she...Gazing out at the Mediterranean sea from an idyllic rocky mountaintop, Sophie Hermann announced to her half a million Instagram followers that she had decided to freeze her eggs. Since that post in August, the 37-year-old former Made in Chelsea star has shared details on social media of every aspect of the egg-freezing process, which she...Gazing out at the Mediterranean sea from an idyllic rocky mountaintop, Sophie Hermann announced to her half a million Instagram...
uk news
He went with a smile: assisted dying saved my husband from torment
A widow who drove her husband to an assisted dying clinic in Switzerland said he died smiling after months of “absolute torment” suffering from motor neurone disease (MND). Barbara Shooter, 67, called for the UK to decriminalise assisted dying and stop “outsourcing compassion to a foreign country”. She said the...A widow who drove her husband to an assisted dying clinic in Switzerland said he died smiling...A widow who drove her husband to an assisted dying clinic in Switzerland said he died smiling...
post office scandal
Post Office knew court defence was false, draft report shows
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football | paul joyce
Liverpool look elsewhere as Alonso set to stay at Leverkusen
updatedXabi Alonso will not feature on the final shortlist to become Jürgen Klopp’s successor as Liverpool believe the...Xabi Alonso will not feature on the final shortlist to become Jürgen Klopp’s successor as...Xabi Alonso will not feature on the final shortlist to become Jürgen Klopp’s successor as...
obituary
Larry Lloyd, fearsome defender and one of the ‘Miracle Men’ at Nottingham Forest
It was a highly unusual way to seal a footballing deal. Nottingham Forest’s idiosyncratic manager, Brian Clough...It was a highly unusual way to seal a footballing deal. Nottingham Forest’s idiosyncratic manager...It was a highly unusual way to seal a footballing deal. Nottingham Forest’s idiosyncratic manager...
Politics
politics
Islamophobic tweets just ‘hurty words’, says mayoral candidate
The Tory candidate for mayor of London has claimed in an interview that the town of Crawley, 30km to the south, is in the capital, and that Islamophobic tweets are just “hurty words”. Susan Hall’s campaign has been beset by a series of blunders...The Tory candidate for mayor of London has claimed in an interview that the town of Crawley, 30km...The Tory candidate for mayor of London has claimed in an interview that the town of Crawley, 30km...
photography
Kate’s wasn’t the first royal photo to be edited, Times archive shows
One photograph led the headlines this month as leading news agencies withdrew an image of the Princess of Wales, citing concerns over image manipulation. The Associated Press confirmed: “At closer inspection, it appears that the source has manipulated the image.” Photo manipulation has existed since the beginning of photography — only the methods have changed. Early...One photograph led the headlines this month as leading news agencies withdrew an image of the...One photograph led the headlines this month as leading news agencies withdrew an image of the...
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royal family
King plans to ‘dial up’ engagements towards summer, says Palace
The King plans to “dial up” his official engagements towards the summer and has already increased the number of...The King plans to “dial up” his official engagements towards the summer and has already increased the number of people he can meet inside, a Palace source said. After Easter the King and Queen will take a break to enjoy “a quiet period”, a Palace source said, before returning to “gradually dial up” the King’s diary...The King plans to “dial up” his official engagements towards the summer and has already increased the number of people he can...
religion
Clergyman who called trans archdeacon ‘a bloke’ cleared by tribunal
A clergyman who called the Church of England’s first trans woman archdeacon a “bloke” should not be punished, a...A clergyman who called the Church of England’s first trans woman archdeacon a “bloke” should not...A clergyman who called the Church of England’s first trans woman archdeacon a “bloke” should not...
the times diary
Tory candidate rocks up and rocks out on the doorstep
When courting the electorate, it helps to make them laugh. In a new book on general elections since 1830, the...When courting the electorate, it helps to make them laugh. In a new book on general elections...When courting the electorate, it helps to make them laugh. In a new book on general elections...
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uk news
Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy government building
photography
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Armed guards at French schools after headscarf-row terror threats
Dozens of French schools have been placed under armed guard after more than 130 received Islamist terrorist threats amid fresh resistance to the ban on religious clothing in schools. The Jean-Perrin Lycée in Rezé, near the city of Nantes in western France, was evacuated on Thursday after pupils...Dozens of French schools have been placed under armed guard after more than 130 received Islamist terrorist threats amid fresh resistance to the ban on religious clothing in schools. The Jean-Perrin Lycée in Rezé, near the city of Nantes in western France, was evacuated on Thursday after pupils...Dozens of French schools have been placed under armed guard after more than 130 received Islamist terrorist threats amid fresh...
Exposed: hard-right European politicians ‘on Putin’s payroll’
A Prague-based news website backed by two pro-Russia businessmen has been covertly paying hard-right politicians in European countries including Germany and France to turn public opinion against support for Ukraine, an investigation led by the Czech government has revealed. Petr Fiala, the prime minister, said on Wednesday that Voice of...A Prague-based news website backed by two pro-Russia businessmen has been covertly paying hard-right politicians in European countries including Germany and France to turn public opinion against support for Ukraine, an investigation led by the Czech government has revealed. Petr Fiala, the prime minister, said on Wednesday that Voice of...A Prague-based news website backed by two pro-Russia businessmen has been covertly paying hard-right politicians in European...
Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for FTX fraud
Standing to address a court in New York before he was sentenced to a lengthy jail term, Sam Bankman-Fried finally acknowledged the thousands of people whose accounts he raided via his failed cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, and apologised. “A lot of people feel really let down, and they were very let down, and I am...Standing to address a court in New York before he was sentenced to a lengthy jail term, Sam...Standing to address a court in New York before he was sentenced to a lengthy jail term, Sam...
The tech entrepreneur working on a reversible male contraceptive
In the middle of the last century, two remarkable women in their seventies drove the production of a contraceptive...In the middle of the last century, two remarkable women in their seventies drove the production...In the middle of the last century, two remarkable women in their seventies drove the production...
Baltimore bridge collapse traps military ships on standby for war
Four US military cargo ships on standby for war are among the vessels trapped in Baltimore as concerns grow about the...Four US military cargo ships on standby for war are among the vessels trapped in Baltimore as...Four US military cargo ships on standby for war are among the vessels trapped in Baltimore as...
Japan turns to tech to help with unfolding dementia crisis
In any other café, Tadashi Iida would be a terrible waiter. Unless he immediately writes them down, he gets the orders wrong and brings green tea instead of white coffee. He frequently gets confused over the change, handing back to customers all...In any other café, Tadashi Iida would be a terrible waiter. Unless he immediately writes them...In any other café, Tadashi Iida would be a terrible waiter. Unless he immediately writes them...
video
South Africa bus crash: Girl, 8, is only survivor as 45 killed
An eight-year-old girl was the only surviving passenger when a bus plunged off a bridge and into a ravine killing 45 people, the South African transport ministry has said. The vehicle was taking people from Botswana, a landlocked country bordering...An eight-year-old girl was the only surviving passenger when a bus plunged off a bridge and into...An eight-year-old girl was the only surviving passenger when a bus plunged off a bridge and into...
analysis
Who will be forced to clean up the Thames Water mess?
The shareholders of Thames Water are prepared to abandon the crisis-hit privatised regional monopoly after failing to persuade Ofwat, the regulator, to cut a special deal to save the utility, which serves 16 million people. Thames Water’s nine shareholders, including some of the heavy hitters of...The shareholders of Thames Water are prepared to abandon the crisis-hit privatised regional monopoly after failing to persuade Ofwat, the regulator, to cut a special deal to save the utility, which serves 16 million people. Thames Water’s nine shareholders, including some of the heavy hitters of...The shareholders of Thames Water are prepared to abandon the crisis-hit privatised regional monopoly after failing to persuade...
Why is Thames Water in so much debt? This is what went wrong
The crisis at Thames Water has created an uncertain future for Britain’s biggest privatised water company. Shareholders are refusing to inject funding in a stand-off with Ofwat. The water industry regulator has refused to allow the company to increase its bills, which investors say makes its proposed turnaround plan “uninvestible”.The crisis at Thames Water has created an uncertain future for Britain’s biggest privatised water company. Shareholders are refusing to inject funding in a stand-off with Ofwat. The water industry regulator has refused to allow the company to increase its bills, which investors say makes its proposed turnaround plan “uninvestible”.The crisis at Thames Water has created an uncertain future for Britain’s biggest privatised water company. Shareholders are...
thames water
Bonds sink as debt investors scramble to sell
Debt investors scrambled to sell bonds linked to Thames Water as fears grew about the financial crisis gripping the heavily indebted utility. The price of a bond issued by the utility’s holding company slumped to 15p in the pound after it emerged that shareholders in the group had refused to inject £500 million that...Debt investors scrambled to sell bonds linked to Thames Water as fears grew about the financial...Debt investors scrambled to sell bonds linked to Thames Water as fears grew about the financial...
tempus
For a giant like Walmart, big is beautiful
Walmart is quintessentially American in its vastness. Last year the supermarket chain made $421 billion in net sales...Walmart is quintessentially American in its vastness. Last year the supermarket chain made $421...Walmart is quintessentially American in its vastness. Last year the supermarket chain made $421...
Market report
FTSE 100 enters holiday weekend at a 12-month high
Investors entered the long Easter weekend with a spring in their step as the FTSE 100 finished at a 12-month high...Investors entered the long Easter weekend with a spring in their step as the FTSE 100 finished at...Investors entered the long Easter weekend with a spring in their step as the FTSE 100 finished at...
comment | rhymer rigby
I know just the place if you want a different skull every month
Would you subscribe to a restaurant? A car? A hotel? A service that delivers you a different animal skull every month?Would you subscribe to a restaurant? A car? A hotel? A service that delivers you a different...Would you subscribe to a restaurant? A car? A hotel? A service that delivers you a different...
Government debt servicing costs will be high for years, says IMF
Governments face years of high debt interest costs even as central banks are poised to cut interest rates in 2024...Governments face years of high debt interest costs even as central banks are poised to cut...Governments face years of high debt interest costs even as central banks are poised to cut...
International trade
Gary Neville has his eyes on a new goal — overseas expansion
Minimum wage
Pay living wage at 18, government urged
RECRUITMENT
Religious jobs are a broad church — there’s more than just clergy
As perhaps the ultimate job with purpose, careers in the church are enjoying a second coming. In a world of zero-hours contracts and corporate greed, doing God’s work is an increasingly attractive option for those seeking a meaningful role making a difference to communities locally and worldwide. Two factors have combined to resurrect interest in church employment.As perhaps the ultimate job with purpose, careers in the church are enjoying a second coming. In...As perhaps the ultimate job with purpose, careers in the church are enjoying a second coming. In...
RECRUITMENT: SIX FROM THE BEST
Inspire your team by being your true self at work
Lee Gilbert is chief marketing officer of Nourish Care, the UK’s largest provider of software for the adult care...Lee Gilbert is chief marketing officer of Nourish Care, the UK’s largest provider of software for the adult care sector, and one of the few trans women in UK C-suite roles. Before International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, Gilbert shares her advice for being truly you through your career. Be authentic....Lee Gilbert is chief marketing officer of Nourish Care, the UK’s largest provider of software for the adult care sector, and...
football | paul joyce
Liverpool look elsewhere as Alonso set to stay at Leverkusen
updatedXabi Alonso will not feature on the final shortlist to become Jürgen Klopp’s successor as Liverpool believe the Spaniard will not be available this summer. The development strengthens the hand of candidates such as the Sporting Lisbon head coach, Rúben Amorim, who is highly regarded at Anfield...Xabi Alonso will not feature on the final shortlist to become Jürgen Klopp’s successor as Liverpool believe the Spaniard will not be available this summer. The development strengthens the hand of candidates such as the Sporting Lisbon head coach, Rúben Amorim, who is highly regarded at Anfield...Xabi Alonso will not feature on the final shortlist to become Jürgen Klopp’s successor as Liverpool believe the Spaniard will...
RUGBY UNION | SAM WARBURTON
Rees-Zammit’s NFL switch can be great sports story – but I fear for Wales
Louis Rees-Zammit reminds me a bit of my former team-mate Jamie Roberts. They are not your usual Welsh rugby players. Their personalities mean that they can see well beyond the traditional confines and career paths of others, and as a result they can attract some criticism from the more blinkered quarters, but good on them, I say. Roberts...Louis Rees-Zammit reminds me a bit of my former team-mate Jamie Roberts. They are not your usual Welsh rugby players. Their personalities mean that they can see well beyond the traditional confines and career paths of others, and as a result they can attract some criticism from the more blinkered quarters, but good on them, I say. Roberts...Louis Rees-Zammit reminds me a bit of my former team-mate Jamie Roberts. They are not your usual Welsh rugby players. Their...
tennis
‘He made me feel 13 years old’ – Alcaraz humbled by resurgent Dimitrov
newCarlos Alcaraz made the stark admission that he was made to feel like he was “13 years old” on the court as his attempt at winning the “Sunshine Double” was brought to a halt by the brilliance of a reinvigorated Grigor Dimitrov in Miami. The 20-year-old top seed from Spain was aiming to become the first man since...Carlos Alcaraz made the stark admission that he was made to feel like he was “13 years old” on...Carlos Alcaraz made the stark admission that he was made to feel like he was “13 years old” on...
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RUGBY UNION | STUART BARNES
England to benefit from club game that’s gone from turgid to thrilling
The Gallagher Premiership is a product. Yuck. Yep, it is a business and its business is to pack the stadiums and draw...The Gallagher Premiership is a product. Yuck. Yep, it is a business and its business is to pack...The Gallagher Premiership is a product. Yuck. Yep, it is a business and its business is to pack...
rugby union
Slade reveals how senior players helped switch on England’s attack
Henry Slade has revealed England’s improved attacking performances in the Six Nations were the result of a “flip”...Henry Slade has revealed England’s improved attacking performances in the Six Nations were the...Henry Slade has revealed England’s improved attacking performances in the Six Nations were the...
NFL | Paddy von behr
Trick plays and new rules – why Chiefs are perfect fit for Rees-Zammit
So, Louis Rees-Zammit is joining the Kansas City Chiefs, back-to-back Super Bowl winners and the best team in the NFL. That will probably hinder his chances of getting on the field and writing a cross-Atlantic success story, right? Not exactly. Of course, the Carolina Panthers or (whisper it) New England Patriots have a far greater need for raw but athletically gifted...So, Louis Rees-Zammit is joining the Kansas City Chiefs, back-to-back Super Bowl winners and the...So, Louis Rees-Zammit is joining the Kansas City Chiefs, back-to-back Super Bowl winners and the...
NFL
Rees-Zammit set to join Super Bowl champions
Louis Rees-Zammit will this week sign with Kansas City Chiefs, the Super Bowl champions who count Taylor Swift as...Louis Rees-Zammit will this week sign with Kansas City Chiefs, the Super Bowl champions who count Taylor Swift as their most famous fan. The 23-year-old Welshman has been visiting clubs over the past week after taking part in the pro day for those on the International Player Pathway (IPP). Rees-Zammit recorded a...Louis Rees-Zammit will this week sign with Kansas City Chiefs, the Super Bowl champions who count Taylor Swift as their most...
football | Ashley westwood interview
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RUGBY UNION | FIN SMITH INTERVIEW
‘I learnt a lot from Ford – he’s best fly half in the world’
For a burgeoning international player to grow into a consistently top-class talent, the transition between club and country is a skill that must be mastered. George Ford has had to cope with this for much of his career. The ultimate fly-half...For a burgeoning international player to grow into a consistently top-class talent, the...For a burgeoning international player to grow into a consistently top-class talent, the...
Bill Edgar’s Deep Dive
The (sometimes chaotic) history of the Easter weekend in English football
Women’s football
Leicester sack manager over alleged relationship with player
FOOTBALL | conti cup final
Russo has last chance to salvage Arsenal’s season – and end trophy wait
football
Most goals at 8.15pm, away day woe at 12.30pm – kick-off times analysed
Early kick-off times have been part of the English footballing calendar since the 1990s. They were designed to reduce fan violence and alcohol consumption, particularly before derby games. However, with the global appeal of the Premier League and the need to appease new audiences, the reasons behind their increasing prominence in today’s game have come into question.Early kick-off times have been part of the English footballing calendar since the 1990s. They...Early kick-off times have been part of the English footballing calendar since the 1990s. They...
racing
Thunderer’s racing tips
BET OF THE DAY
Nine Tenths (3.0, Newcastle)
This smart mare has to concede plenty of weight but she’s dropping in...BET OF THE DAY
Nine Tenths (3.0, Newcastle)
This smart mare has to concede plenty of weight but she’s dropping in grade and her form claims are extremely solid. Racecards Newcastle
1.18 Thunderer’s choice: Orne has the strongest form and looks open to more improvement stepping back up to a mile. Dangers: Silent...BET OF THE DAY
Nine Tenths (3.0, Newcastle)
This smart mare has to concede plenty of weight but she’s dropping in grade and...
MUSIC
How Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter made her the new queen of country
The R&B superstar has released her first country album — drawing on her Texan roots and a global craze for American storytelling ballads
interview
I feared my daughter, Lily Allen, would end up like Amy Winehouse
The film producer Alison Owen on her daughter, Lily Allen, and her treatment by the tabloid press
CAITLIN MORAN’S CELEBRITY WATCH
Are teenage boys going to buy Andrew Tate’s gold coffee mugs?
Let’s hope future ex-Tate-fans will enjoy looking back at his merch in the same way adult women look back at Nineties brown lip-liner
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FILM review
Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain are perfect rivals in Mothers’ Instinct
The actresses are magnificent in this Hitchcock-inflected tale of Sixties suburbia
THE ARTS COLUMN
Who will be brave enough to turn off the Arts Council’s tap?
The Wigmore Hall is throwing off the shackles of nannying by the box-ticking quango and going it alone
video
Film REVIEW
Disco Boy is an extraordinary army flick with a spiritual twist
album review
Sheryl Crow still charms with new album Evolution
At 62, Sheryl Crow didn’t think she would be making another album. In 2019 she called up her friends Neil Young, Bob...At 62, Sheryl Crow didn’t think she would be making another album. In 2019 she called up her...At 62, Sheryl Crow didn’t think she would be making another album. In 2019 she called up her...
video
TV REVIEW
Nicola Coughlan excels in bipolar comedy Big Mood
Big Mood
Channel 4 The Twelve
ITV1 If your spirits sank a little in the opening minutes of Big Mood, don’t feel bad.Big Mood
Channel 4 The Twelve
ITV1 If your spirits sank a little in the opening minutes of Big...Big Mood
Channel 4 The Twelve
ITV1 If your spirits sank a little in the opening minutes of Big...
MUSIC
Beyond Beyoncé — an essential country music playlist
As the R&B star releases her new album Cowboy Carter, our critic Will Hodgkinson picks ten key tracks
In the past 12 months the country music scene has exploded: in the US, it accounted for more than a third of streams of the top 50 songs on Spotify last year; in the UK, according to the Country Music Association, “consumption was 40 per cent up on 2022”. Shania Twain is playing Glastonbury and headlining a 65,000-capacity British Summer Time concert in July. Lana del...In the past 12 months the country music scene has exploded: in the US, it accounted for more than...In the past 12 months the country music scene has exploded: in the US, it accounted for more than...
ALBUM REVIEW
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter is a slick and starry western epic
After the conversation comes the music. When news came that Beyoncé was releasing a country album it raised all kinds...After the conversation comes the music. When news came that Beyoncé was releasing a country album it raised all kinds of debate over the genre’s African-American roots, and her co-opting of patriotic American imagery on the cover. And she seems to have guessed it would when she came up with the songs in the first...After the conversation comes the music. When news came that Beyoncé was releasing a country album it raised all kinds of debate...
Film reviews
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FILM REVIEW
Wicked star Cynthia Erivo performs with devastating power in Drift
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FILM REVIEW
The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri can’t save The Sweet East
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classic film of the week
The Lavender Hill Mob is the greatest Ealing comedy
First night reviews
FIRST NIGHT | VISUAL ART
Musée d’Orsay’s new show debunks impressionist myths
“If we manage to move just a few thousand people, it will be an achievement.” So said the artist Camille Pissarro in April 1874, on the eve of the opening in Paris of an exhibition of works by artists rejected by the city’s arts establishment — its Salon — who were painting in a new, daring, more naturalistic manner, with rougher brush-strokes and on canvases often...“If we manage to move just a few thousand people, it will be an achievement.” So said the artist...“If we manage to move just a few thousand people, it will be an achievement.” So said the artist...
FIRST NIGHT | CLASSICAL
This five-star Handel passion was an Easter musical miracle
Had you been in Hamburg in 1719, you would have been treated to not one but four Brockes Passions by different local...Had you been in Hamburg in 1719, you would have been treated to not one but four Brockes Passions by different local composers that Easter. You would have needed some serious aural, and vocal, stamina to dramatise Barthold Brockes’s telling of the Easter story. Most of these retellings of the events leading up to...Had you been in Hamburg in 1719, you would have been treated to not one but four Brockes Passions by different local composers...
FIRST NIGHT | THEATRE
Gavin and Stacey’s Mathew Horne shines in this Pinter double bill
first night | visual art
The Stone of Destiny’s new home in Perth revealed
first night | DANCE
This ENB Carmen reframes the classic as a psychological nightmare
first night | classical
These rarely heard Easter pieces by Bach could have been better presented
food
Gooey and good for the soul — Kirsten Gilmour’s posh mac ’n’ cheese
This veg-packed version of the classic from the chef at KJ’s Bothy Bakery is still rich, easy and, most importantly, cheesy
Just two main ingredients, macaroni and cheese, right? Wrong. This take on it swaps the pasta and introduces a whole load of vegetables for a fresher take on the comfort food favourite that’s still easy and still fills you up on a cold day. It’s ideal for batch cooking too. “It’s my favourite post-exercise feast,” says Kirsten Gilmour, who runs KJ’s Bothy Bakery in...Just two main ingredients, macaroni and cheese, right? Wrong. This take on it swaps the pasta and...Just two main ingredients, macaroni and cheese, right? Wrong. This take on it swaps the pasta and...
gabriella bennett
Scottish spring lures you in, then plays by its own rules
Primavera dawns, and maybe hope. The spring equinox is a week in the rear-view mirror, and in front are light-tipped...Primavera dawns, and maybe hope. The spring equinox is a week in the rear-view mirror, and in front are light-tipped mornings. I can feel the change in my garden already, not least as new leaves pop up to remind me that I planted bulbs in truly random places. This is the time to get outdoors, but I am also...Primavera dawns, and maybe hope. The spring equinox is a week in the rear-view mirror, and in front are light-tipped mornings.
MUSIC REVIEWS
The best new music to listen to this week
MindGames
The Times Daily Quiz
The big question
Should Waspi women get compensation?
Between 2010 and 2018 the state pension age gradually increased to 65 for women, bringing them in line with men....Between 2010 and 2018 the state pension age gradually increased to 65 for women, bringing them in...Between 2010 and 2018 the state pension age gradually increased to 65 for women, bringing them in...
What to watch: your TV and streaming guide
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tELEVISION | STREAMING GUIDE
What to watch now on Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Prime Video and beyond
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design
The doll’s house with its own set of Crown Jewels
Queen Mary’s 100-year-old doll’s house is a study in miniature opulence. Now such luxurious playthings are becoming fashionable again
motoring
The Ineos Grenadier — a car as British as a cup of tea
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s rugged all-terrain beast merges old-fashioned features with new-fangled tech
food
Off the slopes and into Michelin-starred pop-ups in the Dolomites
There is nowhere better for mountain dining, where acclaimed restaurants abound
men’s style
How the bad boys of British tailoring grew up
conversations
How to talk to your children about menstruation
video
Motoring
The ultimate bespoke motorbikes are coming to auction
belize
How Belize taught me travel can help the nature I love so much
Exploring vibrant rainforest, mangroves and mountains, the Times Earth editor sees the positive impact of tourism first hand — and looks at ways to make every trip more eco-friendly
FRANCE
25 of the best mini breaks in France for spring
The pre-summer months are perfect for a balmy French holiday. From new art shows on the Côte d’Azur to wine-tasting in the Loire, let our expert be your guide
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inspiration
I’ve been to 124 countries in a wheelchair — here’s what I’ve learnt
Renee Bruns has used a wheelchair for most of her life. She explains how her disability has inspired her travels and how she’s become a Guinness World Record holder
US
The coolest city in Texas? It’s no longer Austin
Chic new hotels, a thriving creative scene and great restaurants are turning sunny Fort Worth into the state’s latest hotspot. Now is the time to visit ‘Panther City’
Travel advice
Heathrow airport strike dates 2024: when are the Border Force walkouts?
Border Force staff working at Europe’s largest airport will walk out for four days in April
video
rail journeys
My £59 night on the first sleeper train from Brussels to Prague
Travel advice
Seven of the biggest travel scams (and how to avoid them)
The very definition of holiday hell is arriving at the address of the bargain villa you booked online only to...The very definition of holiday hell is arriving at the address of the bargain villa you booked...The very definition of holiday hell is arriving at the address of the bargain villa you booked...
travel advice
What is surge pricing and how does it affect travellers?
Ever noticed how the £40 flight you didn’t book six months ago because, well, there was plenty of time, has now gone...Ever noticed how the £40 flight you didn’t book six months ago because, well, there was plenty of...Ever noticed how the £40 flight you didn’t book six months ago because, well, there was plenty of...
Travel advice
What happens when a passenger falls overboard on a cruise ship?
It’s the one announcement you don’t want to hear on a cruise — “Code Oscar”. If it’s broadcast from the bridge over the ship’s public address system, it’s a call-out to the crew to alert them that someone has gone overboard. The situation is...It’s the one announcement you don’t want to hear on a cruise — “Code Oscar”. If it’s broadcast...It’s the one announcement you don’t want to hear on a cruise — “Code Oscar”. If it’s broadcast...
weather eye
Memorable Easters that had heatwaves or snow
from the archive
Grand National’s grim thrills
announcements
Births, marriages and deaths
WHEN the soldiers had finished making fun of Jesus, they took off the purple robe. They put his own clothes back on...WHEN the soldiers had finished making fun of Jesus, they took off the purple robe. They put his...WHEN the soldiers had finished making fun of Jesus, they took off the purple robe. They put his...
court circular
March 28, 2024
Buckingham Palace
28th March, 2024 His Excellency Mr Epimeni Bapfinda was received in audience by The King today...Buckingham Palace
28th March, 2024 His Excellency Mr Epimeni Bapfinda was received in audience...Buckingham Palace
28th March, 2024 His Excellency Mr Epimeni Bapfinda was received in audience...
Printable Puzzles
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
market watch
How to make a profit as a landlord in 2024
Interest rates may be high but there are ways to make decent money for those who invest in property. Plus: see how affordable homes are in your area
move
Cabin fever: small spaces are this summer’s big trend
It’s the age of shack chic: meet the families who designed their own, from a hut in remote Norway to an American school bus in the South Downs
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Ready to embrace the cabin lifestyle? Be inspired by these hip hut lovers
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Why aren’t property agents licensed?
They manage buildings and services worth thousands, and yet there is no regulation. A code of practice is long overdue
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overseas
‘We built our dream beach house in the Philippines’
Robert Blake and his wife, Paula, first visited the Philippines in the late 1990s. Both keen scuba divers, the couple travelled all over the country, which with more than 7,000 islands is a divers’ dream. Then, just before the pandemic, they decided to buy a beachfront plot in Lobo, about 80 miles south of the capital, Manila. “We were priced out of Anilao, our first...Robert Blake and his wife, Paula, first visited the Philippines in the late 1990s. Both keen...Robert Blake and his wife, Paula, first visited the Philippines in the late 1990s. Both keen...
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Can my granddaughter quit her tenancy if her housemate stays on?
Q. I am guarantor for my granddaughter’s 12-month assured shorthold tenancy agreement. She has given notice to leave...Q. I am guarantor for my granddaughter’s 12-month assured shorthold tenancy agreement. She has given notice to leave at the end of the tenancy but the other tenant wants to stay on. Do both tenants have to give notice? A. Most assured shorthold tenancies are granted for fixed initial periods — 12 or 24...Q. I am guarantor for my granddaughter’s 12-month assured shorthold tenancy agreement. She has given notice to leave at the end...
Assisted deaths ‘won’t be recorded as suicide’
Deaths of patients who kill themselves under assisted dying laws would be logged as natural rather than suicide, it has emerged. Legislation to introduce assisted dying for terminally ill people in Scotland was published at Holyrood on Thursday. It is the third time MSPs have considered the issue...Deaths of patients who kill themselves under assisted dying laws would be logged as natural rather than suicide, it has emerged. Legislation to introduce assisted dying for terminally ill people in Scotland was published at Holyrood on Thursday. It is the third time MSPs have considered the issue...Deaths of patients who kill themselves under assisted dying laws would be logged as natural rather than suicide, it has emerged.
How could assisted dying in Scotland work? The bill explained
Legislation to introduce assisted dying for terminally ill people in Scotland has been published at Holyrood. Liam McArthur, the Liberal Democrat MSP behind the bill, said he was confident the Scottish parliament would back the legislation when it came to a vote, adding that “robust safeguards” were included. Assisted suicide is banned in...Legislation to introduce assisted dying for terminally ill people in Scotland has been published at Holyrood. Liam McArthur, the Liberal Democrat MSP behind the bill, said he was confident the Scottish parliament would back the legislation when it came to a vote, adding that “robust safeguards” were included. Assisted suicide is banned in...Legislation to introduce assisted dying for terminally ill people in Scotland has been published at Holyrood. Liam McArthur...
uk news
Photographer offered to remove disabled pupils from class photo
A council has apologised for a “totally unacceptable” decision to offer parents a choice of class photograph, some of which had removed pupils with complex needs. Parents at Aboyne Primary School complained after receiving a link from a photography company offering alternative pictures. Aberdeenshire council said...A council has apologised for a “totally unacceptable” decision to offer parents a choice of class...A council has apologised for a “totally unacceptable” decision to offer parents a choice of class...
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Heart of class: inside Edinburgh’s most unlikely new hotel
Our football correspondent (and Aberdeen fan) checks out Hearts’ venture into four-star hospitality
There is a joke to be had about the idea of going to Tynecastle Park in the hope of getting a good sleep. But that’s the reality at Heart of Midlothian’s home in 2024. The 150-year-old club they call the Jambos has opened Edinburgh’s most unlikely place to stay — a four-star hotel owned and operated by the club itself inside its stadium. Opened last month, Tynecastle...There is a joke to be had about the idea of going to Tynecastle Park in the hope of getting a...There is a joke to be had about the idea of going to Tynecastle Park in the hope of getting a...
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How do I know if past alterations to my house are legal?
Q. I am buying a property that appears to have had alterations carried out in recent years. How do I know if the...Q. I am buying a property that appears to have had alterations carried out in recent years. How do I know if the correct permissions are in place? A. When viewing a property you might notice that alterations have been carried out to reconfigure or extend the property. Depending on what stage your purchase is at you...Q. I am buying a property that appears to have had alterations carried out in recent years. How do I know if the correct...
Police reviewing policy on recording non-crime hate incidents
Police Scotland are reviewing their policy on recording non-crime hate incidents as the first minister was accused of...Police Scotland are reviewing their policy on recording non-crime hate incidents as the first...Police Scotland are reviewing their policy on recording non-crime hate incidents as the first...
ALEX MASSIE | HOLYROOD SKETCH
Lumbering Ross lets Yousaf escape unscathed over hate crime law
Douglas Ross has a certain stubbornness that, on his better days, serves to armour-plate him against the brickbats...Douglas Ross has a certain stubbornness that, on his better days, serves to armour-plate him...Douglas Ross has a certain stubbornness that, on his better days, serves to armour-plate him...
FOOD
Best places to eat and drink: two more reasons to head to Broughton St
updatedHere are the restaurants and bars, cafés and food festivals on our radar at the moment. We’ll update the list regularly, so make sure you save this page. And please let us know your personal favourites in the comments section below. We’re always...Here are the restaurants and bars, cafés and food festivals on our radar at the moment. We’ll...Here are the restaurants and bars, cafés and food festivals on our radar at the moment. We’ll...
Calum MacKellar | Comment
Thunderer: We should call assisted dying what it really is — suicide
The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill has been submitted to the Scottish parliament. But what...The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill has been submitted to the Scottish...The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill has been submitted to the Scottish...
SCOTTISH BUSINESS DIGEST
Economy in ‘significant downturn’: 6 need-to-know business stories
Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland. 1. There has...Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland.Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland.
scottish premiership
Rodgers banned for one game but can return for derby
Brendan Rodgers will be in the Ibrox technical area next month after the Celtic manager was handed an immediate one-match ban for criticising the match officials in the aftermath of the recent game against Hearts. The Northern Irishman was accused...Brendan Rodgers will be in the Ibrox technical area next month after the Celtic manager was...Brendan Rodgers will be in the Ibrox technical area next month after the Celtic manager was...
Comment
Starmer’s growth gambit: put mayors in charge
Patrick Maguire
Labour plans a huge transfer of responsibilities to the regions and will empower local leaders to revive their economies
emma duncan
Minimum wage is a success — don’t max it out
Gerard baker
New Islamist group is political peril for Biden
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Lack of planes for Rwanda shows 1984’s still a way off
Jawad Iqbal
Forget ad bans and train line rebrands, Sadiq, tackle knife crime
Leading Articles
Labour’s Luther
Wes Streeting is one of the most promising members of the shadow cabinet. But the man likely to be health secretary must challenge orthodoxy if he is to save the NHS
Hostage in Moscow
Evan Gershkovich has now been held for a year in prison. Russia should pay a price
The Kindness of Strangers
The King’s message praising those who help in time of need struck a poignant note
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Fixing our neglected and failing prison system
Sir, Your investigation (news, Mar 28) corroborates the findings of a growing number of reports by the Inspectorate of Prisons highlighting the perilous state of our prisons. In some of the worst ones, such as Bedford, there is almost a sense of...Sir, Your investigation (news, Mar 28) corroborates the findings of a growing number of reports...Sir, Your investigation (news, Mar 28) corroborates the findings of a growing number of reports...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Annual conference of NASUWT, a teachers’ union, in Harrogate; National Science Fiction Convention begins in Birmingham; Passion of Jesus event at Trafalgar Square, London, marks the start of Easter.
World: Today is Good Friday, the Christian holiday.
On this day
In 1848 strong winds blew huge amounts of ice across Lake Erie that led to Niagara Falls running dry for 30 hours. People carried lit torches across the brink of the Horseshoe and American Falls; in 1849 the Punjab was officially brought under British rule, ending the reign of Duleep Singh, the fifth and last maharajah of the Sikh empire. A former owner of the Koh-i-noor diamond, he moved to the UK where he was granted a pension and bought Elveden hall and estate, Suffolk in 1863, redesigning the interior to resemble a Mughal palace. He died on October 22, 1886, in Paris, aged 55; in 1867 the British North America Act created the dominion of Canada, uniting the provinces of Canada (divided to form Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; in 1898, in the House of Commons, an MP quizzed a foreign minister as to how The Times correspondent in Peking (Beijing) had been “able on several occasions recently to publish facts of the utmost public importance several days before the Foreign Office had obtained any information in reference to them”. George Curzon (Lord Curzon of Kedleston) replied that it was the “intelligent anticipation of facts even before they occur” which led to the “unequal competition”; in 1912 Captain Robert Scott, storm-bound in a tent near the South Pole, made the last entry in his diary: “We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker, of course, and the end cannot be far. It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R Scott. For God’s sake look after our people”.
Nature notes
You might call it the resurrection tree. The little rowan on the bridleway was planted in the winter of 2019, and grew well for the first two years. Then came summer 2022 when even the north of England sweltered in heatwaves approaching 40C. The sapling was watered regularly, but succumbed to the relentless sun. When autumn brought a little relief from the weather, the sapling appeared dead. It spent the following winter as a mere stick in the ground, but then, the next year grew a handful of leaves. As the season progressed, it seemed to be recovering. Its renaissance has continued. Already this spring, buds of many flowers are visible, their gorgeous white tipped with a beautiful peach colour. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Lord (Henry) Bellingham, Tory MP for North West Norfolk (1983-97, 2001-19), Foreign Office minister (2010-12), 69; Baroness (Louise) Casey of Blackstock, chairwoman, Institute of Global Homelessness, 59; Tess Daly, TV presenter, Strictly Come Dancing (since 2004), 55; Duncan Davidson, founder (1972), Persimmon (housebuilding group), 83; Brendan Gleeson, actor, the Harry Potter films, 69; Georgina Godwin, broadcaster and Zimbabwe activist, 57; Julie Goodyear, actress, Coronation Street (1966-2003), 82; Kasper Holten, stage director, director of opera, Royal Opera House (2011-17), 51; Johnny Hornby, founder, chairman and chief executive, The&Partnership, 57; Eric Idle, actor and comedian best known for the Monty Python series and films, 81; Lord (Richard) Keen of Elie KC, advocate-general for Scotland (2015-20), chairman, Scottish Conservatives (2014-15), 70; Christopher Lambert, actor, Highlander (1986), 67; Elle Macpherson, model, 60; Sir John Major, prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party (1990-97), 81; Crystal Oldman, chief executive, Queen’s Nursing Institute charity, 65; Dame Priti Patel, Tory MP for Witham, home secretary (2019-22), 52; Dame Fiona Reynolds, chairwoman, Royal Agricultural University, vice-president, Campaign to Protect Rural England, chairwoman, National Audit Office, 66; Laurence Robertson, Tory MP for Tewkesbury, 66; Hannah Russell, chief executive, British Science Association, 47; Chris Sainty, UK ambassador to Portugal (2018-Jan 2024), 57; John Suchet, ITN newsreader (1972-2004), 80; Joseph Hooton Taylor, astrophysicist, Nobel prize in physics (1993), 83; Lord (Norman) Tebbit, chairman of the Conservative Party (1985-87), 93; Bola Tinubu, president of Nigeria, 72; Leah Williamson, footballer, Arsenal and England, 27; Duncan Wilson, chief executive, Historic England, 67.