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Maldives magic
Full throttle or the lap of luxury: how to pick the right resort for you
Nailed it
Why Martin Luther and his Ninety-Five Theses changed British art for ever
Road to recovery
How can millennials claw their way out of credit card and overdraft debt?
BREXIT
Brexit trade talks ‘can begin in December’
Germany and France have removed their block to beginning Brexit trade and transition talks after Theresa May’s personal pleas for urgent progress. EU leaders have agreed to begin work on the final stage of Brexit negotiations on the understanding that the prime minister will make further concessions on money over the coming weeks. Mrs May told the other leaders that she...Germany and France have removed their block to beginning Brexit trade and transition talks after...Germany and France have removed their block to beginning Brexit trade and transition talks after...
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BREXIT | ANALYSIS
Don’t kick a prime minister when she’s down, but . . .
European leaders decided today not to kick a prime minister when she is down. The European Council ended with a warm...European leaders decided today not to kick a prime minister when she is down. The European Council ended with a warm afterglow and stress on progress, and more to come, in hitherto troubled Brexit negotiations. After a week of telephone calls by Theresa May to EU leaders and a summit dinner speech, described by...European leaders decided today not to kick a prime minister when she is down. The European Council ended with a warm afterglow...
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MPs urge head of NHS watchdog to quit Tory whip
The new chairwoman of an NHS regulator should give up the Tory whip in the House of Lords for the duration of her appointment, MPs have urged. The health select committee recommended that Baroness Harding of Winscombe should...The new chairwoman of an NHS regulator should give up the Tory whip in the House of Lords for the duration of her appointment, MPs have urged. The health select committee recommended that Baroness Harding of Winscombe should...The new chairwoman of an NHS regulator should give up the Tory whip in the House of Lords for the duration of her...
Read the full storyLandmark vote piles pressure on Anglicans over same-sex marriage
In a landmark step towards the acceptance of gay relationships in the Church of England, one diocese has voted to support services and prayers to bless same-sex unions. The diocese of Hereford has the highest proportion of...In a landmark step towards the acceptance of gay relationships in the Church of England, one diocese has voted to support services and prayers to bless same-sex unions. The diocese of Hereford has the highest proportion of...In a landmark step towards the acceptance of gay relationships in the Church of England, one diocese has voted to...
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Don’t mention the war, says cabinet minister
Damian Green has condemned the “sad and completely ridiculous rise of routine comparisons to Hitler” in public life. The cabinet minister, one of Theresa May’s most loyal allies, spoke out against repeated references to the...Damian Green has condemned the “sad and completely ridiculous rise of routine comparisons to Hitler” in public life. The cabinet minister, one of Theresa May’s most loyal allies, spoke out against repeated references to the...Damian Green has condemned the “sad and completely ridiculous rise of routine comparisons to Hitler” in public life.
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Green is to May what Whitelaw was to Thatcher
It was Margaret Thatcher who famously said that “every prime minister needs a Willie”, referring to Willie Whitelaw, her deputy, enforcer and closest ally. Damian Green performs the same role today: while Theresa May is in...It was Margaret Thatcher who famously said that “every prime minister needs a Willie”, referring to Willie Whitelaw, her deputy, enforcer and closest ally. Damian Green performs the same role today: while Theresa May is in...It was Margaret Thatcher who famously said that “every prime minister needs a Willie”, referring to Willie Whitelaw...
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Crown Prosecution Service
Failed CPS lawyers are paid off with public money
Crown Prosecution Service
Judge condemns court blunders
Crown Prosecution Service
Overworked rape units ‘unable to investigate properly’
Penny Lancaster: I suffered sex assault as teen model
The model Penny Lancaster has revealed that she was sexually assaulted while a virgin as she started out in the fashion industry. The 46-year-old, who is married to Sir Rod Stewart, said a fashion designer spiked her drink when she went to his...The model Penny Lancaster has revealed that she was sexually assaulted while a virgin as she...The model Penny Lancaster has revealed that she was sexually assaulted while a virgin as she...
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Universities | analysis
Graduate tax v student loans
Universities
Watchdog to tell students where their money goes
news in brief
Raising the roof (and the rest of the house with it)
Senior officers face inquiry over bribery investigation
Northern Ireland’s police chief and other senior officers are being investigated for alleged misconduct in public...Northern Ireland’s police chief and other senior officers are being investigated for alleged...Northern Ireland’s police chief and other senior officers are being investigated for alleged...
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Teacher sacked over porn in class awarded £33,000
A teacher who lost his job at an independent girls’ school after pupils viewed pornographic images in his class has...A teacher who lost his job at an independent girls’ school after pupils viewed pornographic...A teacher who lost his job at an independent girls’ school after pupils viewed pornographic...
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Red Box | Comment
May needs to face down the ‘no deal’ fanatics
Red Box | Comment
Bereaved parents need guaranteed time off work to grieve
Red Box | Comment
Is Nick Clegg’s triple lock behind the rise of Corbyn?
COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS
Xi saved China by foiling coup plotter, Party congress is told
President Xi foiled an attempted coup by a rival who was once considered a likely successor, the Communist Party congress in Beijing has been told. The plotter was named as Sun Zhengcai, party chief of the metropolis of Chongqing until July. He has been expelled from the party and faces charges...President Xi foiled an attempted coup by a rival who was once considered a likely successor, the Communist Party congress in Beijing has been told. The plotter was named as Sun Zhengcai, party chief of the metropolis of Chongqing until July. He has been expelled from the party and faces charges...President Xi foiled an attempted coup by a rival who was once considered a likely successor, the Communist Party congress in...
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Communist women hit the glass ceiling in China
Speculation is rife about who will be the new leaders in the Communist Party next week. One thing is certain though — it will be men only. Despite the party’s advocacy for gender equality, Chinese women are yet to occupy a quarter of the seats in the national party congress or make it to the core leadership. In his 30,000-word report...Speculation is rife about who will be the new leaders in the Communist Party next week. One thing is certain though — it will be men only. Despite the party’s advocacy for gender equality, Chinese women are yet to occupy a quarter of the seats in the national party congress or make it to the core leadership. In his 30,000-word report...Speculation is rife about who will be the new leaders in the Communist Party next week. One thing is certain though — it will...
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Kurds flee Shia militias looting streets of Kirkuk
The businessman fled with his family as dawn broke over Kirkuk on Monday. By Tuesday he was back, hoping that they could continue their lives there despite the new lines that had been drawn in the city’s sands. Last night they were once again in exile, their belongings stuffed into the back of their car and their...The businessman fled with his family as dawn broke over Kirkuk on Monday. By Tuesday he was back...The businessman fled with his family as dawn broke over Kirkuk on Monday. By Tuesday he was back...
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Mormons hit the funny bone on YouTube
The sight of a man being hit repeatedly in the face has turned a group of clean-living Mormon friends into one of the...The sight of a man being hit repeatedly in the face has turned a group of clean-living Mormon...The sight of a man being hit repeatedly in the face has turned a group of clean-living Mormon...
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Ancient Greek theatre fails to impress acoustics experts
A bitter war of words has erupted between a storied Greek institute and a group of Dutch scientists, who claim to...A bitter war of words has erupted between a storied Greek institute and a group of Dutch...A bitter war of words has erupted between a storied Greek institute and a group of Dutch...
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Fake news or fake art? Trump insists his $10m Renoir is the real thing
Fake news, fake polls and fake investigations are among the things President Trump claims have been undermining his administration. Now fake art can be added to the list. Mr Trump is accused of claiming that his copy of Renoir’s Two Sisters on the...Fake news, fake polls and fake investigations are among the things President Trump claims have...Fake news, fake polls and fake investigations are among the things President Trump claims have...
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Gravestone shortage caused by roadworks in Moscow
An urban renewal programme in Moscow has caused such a demand for granite that masons in other parts of Russia do not...An urban renewal programme in Moscow has caused such a demand for granite that masons in other...An urban renewal programme in Moscow has caused such a demand for granite that masons in other...
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Youngest female PM forms fractious Kiwi coalition
New Zealand will have the world’s youngest female leader after Jacinda Ardern broke the country’s month-long...New Zealand will have the world’s youngest female leader after Jacinda Ardern broke the country’s...New Zealand will have the world’s youngest female leader after Jacinda Ardern broke the country’s...
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Hammond boosted by smallest September deficit for ten years
Britain has achieved the smallest budget deficit in September for ten years, according to official figures that will provide a boost for Philip Hammond before his autumn statement next month. Public sector net borrowing, excluding banks, fell by £700 million in September compared to the same...Britain has achieved the smallest budget deficit in September for ten years, according to official figures that will provide a boost for Philip Hammond before his autumn statement next month. Public sector net borrowing, excluding banks, fell by £700 million in September compared to the same...Britain has achieved the smallest budget deficit in September for ten years, according to official figures that will provide a...
Read the full storyFed governor in line to replace Yellen as chief
It’s one of the most powerful jobs in the financial world, with the power to steer interest rates, the value of the dollar and even global economic growth. Jerome Powell, who has already spent five years at the Federal Reserve as governor, could soon be elevated to that top job. He has emerged as the favourite to replace Janet Yellen as...It’s one of the most powerful jobs in the financial world, with the power to steer interest rates, the value of the dollar and even global economic growth. Jerome Powell, who has already spent five years at the Federal Reserve as governor, could soon be elevated to that top job. He has emerged as the favourite to replace Janet Yellen as...It’s one of the most powerful jobs in the financial world, with the power to steer interest rates, the value of the dollar and...
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Intercontinental plans second luxury hotel brand to boost earnings
The hotel company behind the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza brands is seeking to add two new brands, including a super-luxury range to complement its core Intercontinental business. Intercontinental Hotels Group, which launched a new midscale range called Avid Hotels last month, confirmed that it was looking at...The hotel company behind the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza brands is seeking to add two new brands...The hotel company behind the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza brands is seeking to add two new brands...
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Bank ‘threat’ to Lloyds over HBOS loan
The Bank of England threatened to stop Lloyds using its cheap funding scheme if Lloyds did not make its own loan to stricken rival HBOS, according to court documents. Andrew Bailey, the Bank’s executive director of banking in...The Bank of England threatened to stop Lloyds using its cheap funding scheme if Lloyds did not make its own loan to stricken rival HBOS, according to court documents. Andrew Bailey, the Bank’s executive director of banking in...The Bank of England threatened to stop Lloyds using its cheap funding scheme if Lloyds did not make its own loan to...
Read the full storyGovernment contract gives troubled Interserve a break
Interserve has been granted a respite from its recent woes after winning a £227 million government contract. The construction and cleaning group heightened market fears over its future yesterday after revealing that it would...Interserve has been granted a respite from its recent woes after winning a £227 million government contract. The construction and cleaning group heightened market fears over its future yesterday after revealing that it would...Interserve has been granted a respite from its recent woes after winning a £227 million government contract. The...
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The Manifesto
The ‘crisis’ that was never a case of biting off more than you can chew
Glenn Caton is just over one year into his job as president of northern Europe for Mondelez, the American owner of Cadbury, and he needs to get something straight: there never was a “Toblerone crisis” in Britain. “The taste and chocolate would...Glenn Caton is just over one year into his job as president of northern Europe for Mondelez, the...Glenn Caton is just over one year into his job as president of northern Europe for Mondelez, the...
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business commentary
The warnings just keep on coming
Connoisseurs of profit warnings are savouring a bumper crop. Marvel at the attempts by companies to look on the...Connoisseurs of profit warnings are savouring a bumper crop. Marvel at the attempts by companies...Connoisseurs of profit warnings are savouring a bumper crop. Marvel at the attempts by companies...
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New owner on board for Musto
A Norwegian outdoor clothing company has snapped up Musto, the nautical clothing retailer favoured by the Queen and...A Norwegian outdoor clothing company has snapped up Musto, the nautical clothing retailer...A Norwegian outdoor clothing company has snapped up Musto, the nautical clothing retailer...
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city people
Caz bids fond farewell to Mr IPO after 37 years
The end of an era at JP Morgan Cazenove, which yesterday announced the retirement of Laurence Hollingworth after 37...The end of an era at JP Morgan Cazenove, which yesterday announced the retirement of Laurence...The end of an era at JP Morgan Cazenove, which yesterday announced the retirement of Laurence...
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M&S Bank moves into mortgages
Marks & Spencer Bank will start offering mortgages from next year, describing the move as the final step in its...Marks & Spencer Bank will start offering mortgages from next year, describing the move as the...Marks & Spencer Bank will start offering mortgages from next year, describing the move as the...
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Oliver Kay
How De Bruyne became the best player in the Premier League
As a young boy, Kevin De Bruyne would often spend Christmas visiting his mother’s family in London — Ealing, to be precise. On cold winter days he would plead with his parents to let him go to the local park. He spoke no English, but he would end up playing games with groups of older boys, who would end up mesmerised by the brilliance of this child with the red cheeks...As a young boy, Kevin De Bruyne would often spend Christmas visiting his mother’s family in...As a young boy, Kevin De Bruyne would often spend Christmas visiting his mother’s family in...
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video | europa league
Fan who struck player is banned by Everton
An Everton fan has been banned by the club for striking the Lyons goalkeeper, Anthony Lopes, during Thursday’s Europa...An Everton fan has been banned by the club for striking the Lyons goalkeeper, Anthony Lopes, during Thursday’s Europa League tie. The supporter, who was holding a young child when he lashed out at Lopes, was identified by Everton officials who reviewed footage of the incident this morning. He has been banned from...An Everton fan has been banned by the club for striking the Lyons goalkeeper, Anthony Lopes, during Thursday’s Europa League tie.
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premier league
Be honest: which opposition fans are best in league?
The Game Daily | James Gheerbrant
The rise of Winks is a lesson for clubs like Leicester
On Tuesday afternoon, Craig Shakespeare was sacked by Leicester City after eight months in charge. On Tuesday evening...On Tuesday afternoon, Craig Shakespeare was sacked by Leicester City after eight months in charge.On Tuesday afternoon, Craig Shakespeare was sacked by Leicester City after eight months in charge.
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Ben Kay
Blunt Wasps need Cipriani back to handle new laws
Academics continue to debate “The Big Mo”, examining whether or not momentum in sport is a myth. Whatever the science...Academics continue to debate “The Big Mo”, examining whether or not momentum in sport is a myth.Academics continue to debate “The Big Mo”, examining whether or not momentum in sport is a myth.
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Emre Can interview
‘I love being at Liverpool - but I can play better’
Friday lunchtime and Emre Can found himself in the shadow of Goodison Park. Training with Liverpool was still a few hours away and, had he been spied, the presence of the midfielder at the home of their rivals Everton could easily have started one...Friday lunchtime and Emre Can found himself in the shadow of Goodison Park. Training with...Friday lunchtime and Emre Can found himself in the shadow of Goodison Park. Training with...
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rugby union
Scots target English talent
matt dickinson
It will take a long time for FA to win back faith
Amid the wreckage, and the smell of FA pants on fire, eye-catching details about the state of English football...Amid the wreckage, and the smell of FA pants on fire, eye-catching details about the state of...Amid the wreckage, and the smell of FA pants on fire, eye-catching details about the state of...
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stuart barnes
Will it be Bath or Scarlets who channel the Saracens way?
Could Saracens win the Six Nations? Should Mark McCall be the next coach of the British & Irish Lions? The...Could Saracens win the Six Nations? Should Mark McCall be the next coach of the British &...;Could Saracens win the Six Nations? Should Mark McCall be the next coach of the British &...;
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Europa League
Ugly clashes were referee’s fault, says Koeman
europa league
Wenger: Wilshere will get league chance
Rick Broadbent
Best and worst: Svilar’s honest apology in stark contrast to ‘transparent’ Leicester
Star of the week
Mile Svilar
The architect of Benfica’s Estádio da Luz once showed me around his new arena and I had to feign ambivalence when I went to the toilet as a large golden eagle stood guard outside. The stadium was empty but I locked...Star of the week
Mile Svilar
The architect of Benfica’s Estádio da Luz once showed me around...Star of the week
Mile Svilar
The architect of Benfica’s Estádio da Luz once showed me around...
Premier League
Sky scraps plan to broadcast Christmas Eve fixture
Premier League
Silva unhappy with Deeney’s Arsenal taunts
premier league
Dyche refuses to reject Leicester link
premier league
Herrera set for extra year at United
The game daily | henry winter
Sport needs its own seat in the cabinet – only then will football change
I’ve been in the private office of the Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport...I’ve been in the private office of the Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture...I’ve been in the private office of the Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture...
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Mark Souster | Inside Line
Moore should show racing fans a little more respect
It is time we talked about Ryan. Indeed a lot of people have been talking about one of the finest jockeys of all time...It is time we talked about Ryan. Indeed a lot of people have been talking about one of the finest...It is time we talked about Ryan. Indeed a lot of people have been talking about one of the finest...
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Premier League
Home comforts or away blues: who has the best record over 2017?
The Premier League returns this weekend following the Champions League action in midweek and the table is starting to take shape. But who will be confident as they are appearing in front of their home fans, and who will be fearful due to playing away? We looked at the home and away tables for the whole of 2017 and wonder how the records might affect the dynamic of this...The Premier League returns this weekend following the Champions League action in midweek and the...The Premier League returns this weekend following the Champions League action in midweek and the...
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Tony Cascarino
Elite managers have English clubs punching weight again
England’s five clubs in the Champions League this season all top their groups and I believe a new era of Premier...England’s five clubs in the Champions League this season all top their groups and I believe a new era of Premier League success is emerging in Europe. I know only three rounds of games have been played but already it is clear that the difficult times that English clubs have endured when facing the continent’s elite...England’s five clubs in the Champions League this season all top their groups and I believe a new era of Premier League success...
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premier league
Potential buyers boost Ashley’s Newcastle sale attempt
obituary
Daphne Caruana Galizia
Influential Maltese journalist who was murdered in a car bombing after a career in which she used her blog to denounce corruption
On Monday afternoon Daphne Caruana Galizia sat down at her computer in the elegant limestone house that she shared with her husband in a rural area of Malta and tapped out another hard-hitting blog post, mixing reportage with vitriolic commentary. Her subject was Keith Schembri — the chief of staff to the Maltese prime minister, Joseph Muscat — who was testifying in a...On Monday afternoon Daphne Caruana Galizia sat down at her computer in the elegant limestone...On Monday afternoon Daphne Caruana Galizia sat down at her computer in the elegant limestone...
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obituary
Count Nicholas Egon
Although barely 5ft tall, Nicholas Egon always stood out from the crowd. This was partly to do with his elegant dress...Although barely 5ft tall, Nicholas Egon always stood out from the crowd. This was partly to do with his elegant dress sense, from his distinctive Windsor-knot tie to his black, Astrakhan furcollared coat; partly to do with the intensity of his gaze. Those who sat for his portraits would remark how he could really...Although barely 5ft tall, Nicholas Egon always stood out from the crowd. This was partly to do with his elegant dress sense...
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Danielle Darrieux
Danielle Darrieux always denied that she was a collaborator during the war. Yet in 1941 the French actress had starred in a film produced by Continental, a company set up by Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s head of propaganda. “As I’d...Danielle Darrieux always denied that she was a collaborator during the war. Yet in 1941 the French actress had starred in a film produced by Continental, a company set up by Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s head of propaganda. “As I’d...Danielle Darrieux always denied that she was a collaborator during the war. Yet in 1941 the French actress had...
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Frank Vincent
In the 1960s and early 1970s Frank Vincent rubbed shoulders with gangsters on a nightly basis. In later years he made a living playing such characters on film and television in Goodfellas (1990) and the last two seasons of The...In the 1960s and early 1970s Frank Vincent rubbed shoulders with gangsters on a nightly basis. In later years he made a living playing such characters on film and television in Goodfellas (1990) and the last two seasons of The...In the 1960s and early 1970s Frank Vincent rubbed shoulders with gangsters on a nightly basis. In later years he made...
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THANKSGIVING SERVICE
Sir Alan Urwick
court circular
October 19
weather eye
A new weapon to spread propaganda leaflets: the balloon
It was 100 years ago during the First World War that Britain invented a weapon in the fight against the Germans. It was a paper balloon, designed to drop propaganda leaflets behind enemy lines on the Western Front. Aircraft had previously been used, but the flights were dangerous. When the Germans caught two British flying officers with the leaflets they were sentenced...It was 100 years ago during the First World War that Britain invented a weapon in the fight...It was 100 years ago during the First World War that Britain invented a weapon in the fight...
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october 20, 1917
Flying men’s adventures in east Africa
Details of a series of adventures which befell Flight-Commander Edwin Roland Moon, DSO, RN, of Southampton, who was...Details of a series of adventures which befell Flight-Commander Edwin Roland Moon, DSO, RN, of Southampton, who was at first reported killed in East Africa, but is now a prisoner in the hands of the Germans, and Commander the Hon Richard Bridgeman, DSO, RN, who lost his life, have been received. It appears from the...Details of a series of adventures which befell Flight-Commander Edwin Roland Moon, DSO, RN, of Southampton, who was at first...
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From dragons to dancing girls — 30 cultural tickets for half-term
Our critics choose the best family theatre, comedy, dance, opera, films and storytelling for the holiday
the arts column
Richard Morrison: The world of classical music has had many quasi-Weinsteins
It’s time leaders in classical music and opera are put under proper scrutiny, with a zero tolerance of sexual harassment
RADIO REVIEW
Ed Miliband: unlikely king of podcasting
We bullied him and now he has gone. And now we have Jeremy Corbyn. The joke’s on us
A proud — but sad — end for the last Concorde to fly
Tom Whipple sees the jet’s resting place, a fine new museum in Bristol
film review
Brawl in Cell Block 99
visual art
The neglected master of the overlooked
new music
Essential tracks
the big film
The Death of Stalin
★★★★☆
The demise of a leader is always juicy terrain for dramatists. From Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar to Oliver Stone’s JFK to Oliver Hirschbiegel’s controversial Hitler flick Downfall (poor Adolf, in that bunker and everything), the sudden exit of an iconic political figure, be they benevolent or tyrannical, offers rich material for storytellers. What is the true...★★★★☆
The demise of a leader is always juicy terrain for dramatists. From Shakespeare’s ...★★★★☆
The demise of a leader is always juicy terrain for dramatists. From Shakespeare’s ...
THE TIMES FILM SHOW
The Death of Stalin
Watch our critics discuss the big new release. This week, Kevin Maher and Ed Potton give their verdicts on The Death...Watch our critics discuss the big new release. This week, Kevin Maher and Ed Potton give their verdicts on The Death of Stalin. See the Times+ website for details of our year-round offer of 2-for-1 Odeon cinema ticketsWatch our critics discuss the big new release. This week, Kevin Maher and Ed Potton give their verdicts on The Death of Stalin...
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album review
Pop: The Smiths: The Queen is Dead
★★★★★
With their third album, the Smiths achieved their guitarist Johnny Marr’s dream of ranking alongside the Rolling Stones, the Stooges and all the other great rock bands who changed lives and alarmed parents through the sheer power of conviction.★★★★★
With their third album, the Smiths achieved their guitarist Johnny Marr’s dream of ranking...★★★★★
With their third album, the Smiths achieved their guitarist Johnny Marr’s dream of ranking...
film review
Happy Death Day
film review
Jungle
film review
I Am Not a Witch
film review
Dina
film review
My Little Pony: The Movie
film review
Earth: One Amazing Day
film review
Marshall
CLASSIC FILM OF THE WEEK
North by Northwest (1959)
film review
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
★★★★☆
Twenty years after releasing their Grammy-winning debut album with Ry Cooder and 18 years after Wim Wenders’s original film, Cuba’s geriatric music troupe get a touching send-off in Lucy Walker’s hagiographic but moving documentary. The...★★★★☆
Twenty years after releasing their Grammy-winning debut album with Ry Cooder and 18...★★★★☆
Twenty years after releasing their Grammy-winning debut album with Ry Cooder and 18...
ALBUM REVIEW
Pop: Margo Price: All American Made
album review
Pop: Jessie Ware: Glasshouse
ALBUM REVIEW
Pop: Niall Horan: Flicker
★★☆☆☆
The former members of One Direction have headed off in various directions: Zayn Malik towards...★★☆☆☆
The former members of One Direction have headed off in various directions: Zayn...★★☆☆☆
The former members of One Direction have headed off in various directions: Zayn...
album review
Jazz: Gregory Porter: Nat “King” Cole and Me
★★★☆☆
It took Nat King Cole half his career to graduate from small groups to string orchestras. Gregory Porter...★★★☆☆
It took Nat King Cole half his career to graduate from small groups to string...★★★☆☆
It took Nat King Cole half his career to graduate from small groups to string...
first night
Dance: Kenneth MacMillan Celebration at Covent Garden
★★★★☆
Twenty-five years ago Jeremy Isaacs, then director of the Royal Opera House, sent shockwaves through the audience when he went on stage at the end of Mayerling to announce that the man who choreographed the ballet, Kenneth MacMillan, had...★★★★☆
Twenty-five years ago Jeremy Isaacs, then director of the Royal Opera House, sent...★★★★☆
Twenty-five years ago Jeremy Isaacs, then director of the Royal Opera House, sent...
FIRST NIGHT
Theatre: The Lady from the Sea at the Donmar Warehouse, WC2
Kwame Kwei-Armah’s reinvention of Ibsen is lucid and resonant, but diluted by the clumsy presence of a fish tank on stage
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on tonight and when
MindGames
The Times Daily Quiz
dinner tonight
Lindsey Bareham’s smoked haddock, leeks and poached egg
MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Buyers go wild for a place in the country
The slowdown in London, the region with the slowest growth this year (see statistics below), has sparked a trend for “staying put”. Many homeowners are biding their time and renovating. However, some families are making a different assessment of conditions and opting to relocate to the country now, before the gap between property values in the metropolis and those in...The slowdown in London, the region with the slowest growth this year (see statistics below), has...The slowdown in London, the region with the slowest growth this year (see statistics below), has...
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MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Marooned in the capital
Londoners wanting to move out of the capital are having problems. The first issue is that they can’t easily sell...Londoners wanting to move out of the capital are having problems. The first issue is that they can’t easily sell their home for the price they want, causing delays. The second is that vendors in the areas they want to relocate to know this, and are choosing to sell their homes to non-Londoners in the hope of a...Londoners wanting to move out of the capital are having problems. The first issue is that they can’t easily sell their home for...
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INTERIORS
Get a taste for mindful eating
MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Why the crash pad is going out of fashion
INTERIORS
Save, spend, splurge: cushions
SAVE Oversized geometric chenille cushion £19.50, marksandspencer.com, above Shudder cushion, silver...SAVE Oversized geometric chenille cushion £19.50, marksandspencer.com, above Shudder...SAVE Oversized geometric chenille cushion £19.50, marksandspencer.com, above Shudder...
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COMMENT
Anne Ashworth: Ease the burden on Generation Rent
Let’s talk about stamp duty, because the national conversation on this controversial tax has taken a new turn. The...Let’s talk about stamp duty, because the national conversation on this controversial tax has...Let’s talk about stamp duty, because the national conversation on this controversial tax has...
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A dream house for entertaining
The Surrey countryside is associated with peace and calm. Yet for many centuries gunpowder was manufactured in the village of Chilworth, southeast of Guildford. This bellicose era of history ended in the early part of the 20th century and by the...The Surrey countryside is associated with peace and calm. Yet for many centuries gunpowder was...The Surrey countryside is associated with peace and calm. Yet for many centuries gunpowder was...
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INTERIORS
Trend alert: candle holders
Lotus white metal, pearlescent candle holder £9.59 maisonsdumonde.com, above Marsden forest brown marble...Lotus white metal, pearlescent candle holder £9.59 maisonsdumonde.com, above Marsden forest...Lotus white metal, pearlescent candle holder £9.59 maisonsdumonde.com, above Marsden forest...
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LONDON
Searching for a bargain in bohemia
Think of Camden Town in north London and you might picture listening to live acts at the Roundhouse, wandering...Think of Camden Town in north London and you might picture listening to live acts at the...Think of Camden Town in north London and you might picture listening to live acts at the...
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ON THE MARKET
This week’s prime properties
ON THE MARKET
Make the move to a house with a hidden beach
INTERIORS
Tastemakers: Sophie Ashby
SCOTLAND: INTERIORS
Create that ‘cosy’ feeling this autumn
Google the word “coorie” and you’ll be presented with two definitions. For autumn interiors trend inspiration, discount the first (an obscure Japanese recording artist) and focus on the second: a term traditionally used in Scotland to describe the...Google the word “coorie” and you’ll be presented with two definitions. For autumn interiors trend...Google the word “coorie” and you’ll be presented with two definitions. For autumn interiors trend...
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SCOTLAND: ON THE MARKET
Move to a home with a feature fireplace
SCOTLAND: HOME OF THE WEEK
A house that’s young at heart
SCOTLAND: LEGAL Q&A
How do I go about letting out my flat?
Q I am moving abroad for a year in April 2018 and would like to let my flat in Glasgow while I am away. What steps do...Q I am moving abroad for a year in April 2018 and would like to let my flat in Glasgow while I am...Q I am moving abroad for a year in April 2018 and would like to let my flat in Glasgow while I am...
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scotland: on the market
This week’s prime properties
Luxe development
Lauriston, Edinburgh
What you get A duplex flat on the first floor of a converted hospital within...Luxe development
Lauriston, Edinburgh
What you get A duplex flat on the first floor of a...Luxe development
Lauriston, Edinburgh
What you get A duplex flat on the first floor of a...
MSPs seek to condemn Madrid over Catalonia
The Scottish parliament has been urged to condemn “in the strongest possible terms” the behaviour of the Spanish government in attempting to subdue the Catalan independence movement. Ivan McKee, the MSP for Glasgow Provan, put forward a motion after two prominent Catalan figures were jailed on...The Scottish parliament has been urged to condemn “in the strongest possible terms” the behaviour of the Spanish government in attempting to subdue the Catalan independence movement. Ivan McKee, the MSP for Glasgow Provan, put forward a motion after two prominent Catalan figures were jailed on...The Scottish parliament has been urged to condemn “in the strongest possible terms” the behaviour of the Spanish government in...
Read the full storyCarers’ sleepover pay rise ‘uncosted’
The Scottish health secretary has been criticised for extending the living wage to social care staff who work so-called sleepover hours without explaining how the proposals will be funded. Under plans announced by Shona Robison yesterday, carers who sleep overnight at a patient’s home will receive the same hourly rate of pay, £8.45, as...The Scottish health secretary has been criticised for extending the living wage to social care staff who work so-called sleepover hours without explaining how the proposals will be funded. Under plans announced by Shona Robison yesterday, carers who sleep overnight at a patient’s home will receive the same hourly rate of pay, £8.45, as...The Scottish health secretary has been criticised for extending the living wage to social care staff who work so-called...
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England ‘must follow Scottish ban on smacking’
The children’s commissioner for England has called on Westminster to follow Scotland’s lead on moves to ban the smacking of children. The Scottish government has said it will ensure that a bill brought forward by John Finnie, a Green MSP, would become law. Yesterday Anne Longfield, the children’s commissioner for...The children’s commissioner for England has called on Westminster to follow Scotland’s lead on...The children’s commissioner for England has called on Westminster to follow Scotland’s lead on...
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Woman, 103, bounces back after emergency surgery
A woman who had surgery more than 50 years ago has had to return to hospital for a further operation because of a...A woman who had surgery more than 50 years ago has had to return to hospital for a further...A woman who had surgery more than 50 years ago has had to return to hospital for a further...
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Inquiry into father’s death in custody
An investigation has begun into the death of a “loving father” in police custody. The family of Stephen Craigon...An investigation has begun into the death of a “loving father” in police custody. The family of...An investigation has begun into the death of a “loving father” in police custody. The family of...
Read the full storyCall goes out to the kin of St Columba’s Scots
Previously unpublished photographs of Scottish soldiers enjoying leave in a London church have been collected as part of a project to piece together an extraordinary story from the First World War. They show some of the 50,000 soldiers who would...Previously unpublished photographs of Scottish soldiers enjoying leave in a London church have...Previously unpublished photographs of Scottish soldiers enjoying leave in a London church have...
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Nuclear bunker for sale, would suit cyclists
A pedal-powered nuclear bunker, fitted with two racing bikes to keep the ventilation system going if the diesel generators failed, is up for sale. The Raigmore bunker, near Inverness, was built in 1941 with concrete walls and a...A pedal-powered nuclear bunker, fitted with two racing bikes to keep the ventilation system going if the diesel generators failed, is up for sale. The Raigmore bunker, near Inverness, was built in 1941 with concrete walls and a...A pedal-powered nuclear bunker, fitted with two racing bikes to keep the ventilation system going if the diesel...
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Offside, Ref!
Football fans in Moray watching the Barcelona v Olympiakos clash in the Champions League on TV on Wednesday night may have seen a familiar face on the touchline. One of the linesmen, or assistant referees as they are known...Football fans in Moray watching the Barcelona v Olympiakos clash in the Champions League on TV on Wednesday night may have seen a familiar face on the touchline. One of the linesmen, or assistant referees as they are known...Football fans in Moray watching the Barcelona v Olympiakos clash in the Champions League on TV on Wednesday night may...
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michael grant
Celtic manager defends his faith in staying true to attacking ways
It is startling to consider that in one-and-a-half Champions League campaigns Celtic have had six games against Barcelona, Manchester City, PSG and Bayern Munich and conceded 21 goals. That equates to picking the ball out of their net once every 25 minutes, a figure likely to be even lower by the end of their next two group fixtures against Bayern on October 31 and PSG...It is startling to consider that in one-and-a-half Champions League campaigns Celtic have had six...It is startling to consider that in one-and-a-half Champions League campaigns Celtic have had six...
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football
I will never compromise, vows Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers will refuse to compromise his principles by making Celtic more defensive in the second half of their...Brendan Rodgers will refuse to compromise his principles by making Celtic more defensive in the second half of their Champions League campaign. Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich have both gone to town on the SPFL champions in Group B, scoring eight unanswered goals over 180 minutes, and former Republic of...Brendan Rodgers will refuse to compromise his principles by making Celtic more defensive in the second half of their Champions...
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rugby union
Scots target English talent
Rugby union
Seymour in the mood to tackle Leinster
Rugby union
Marfo ready to face the might of Siberia
Varadkar: EU cannot sleepwalk into Brexit
Leo Varadkar has warned European Union leaders not to “sleepwalk” into a cliff-edge Brexit as he tried to break an impasse that has stoked fears of negotiations ending in failure. The taoiseach said that sufficient progress had not been made in talks on the future trading relationship between...Leo Varadkar has warned European Union leaders not to “sleepwalk” into a cliff-edge Brexit as he tried to break an impasse that has stoked fears of negotiations ending in failure. The taoiseach said that sufficient progress had not been made in talks on the future trading relationship between...Leo Varadkar has warned European Union leaders not to “sleepwalk” into a cliff-edge Brexit as he tried to break an impasse that...
Read the full storyDrug firms held HSE to ransom with price rises, says Harris
Simon Harris has accused pharmaceutical companies that increase the prices for lifesaving cancer drugs of holding the health service to ransom. The health minister made the remarks after The Times revealed that Aspen, whose European headquarters are in Dublin, increased the cost of some drugs by up to 600 per cent and warned the HSE of...Simon Harris has accused pharmaceutical companies that increase the prices for lifesaving cancer drugs of holding the health service to ransom. The health minister made the remarks after The Times revealed that Aspen, whose European headquarters are in Dublin, increased the cost of some drugs by up to 600 per cent and warned the HSE of...Simon Harris has accused pharmaceutical companies that increase the prices for lifesaving cancer drugs of holding the health...
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PSNI chiefs investigated over bribery allegations
Northern Ireland’s police chief has insisted that an investigation into alleged misconduct in public office will not uncover any wrongdoing. George Hamilton and a number of other senior PSNI officers are being investigated by the region’s police ombudsman. The claims relate to the way in which the PSNI handled an...Northern Ireland’s police chief has insisted that an investigation into alleged misconduct in...Northern Ireland’s police chief has insisted that an investigation into alleged misconduct in...
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Ireland braced for 130km/h gusts as Brian blows over
Ireland will be hit with gusts of up to 130km/h as Storm Brian arrives this weekend, but experts have said it will...
Ireland will be hit with gusts of up to 130km/h as Storm Brian arrives this weekend, but experts...
Ireland will be hit with gusts of up to 130km/h as Storm Brian arrives this weekend, but experts...
nature notes
It’s curtains for late brood of butterflies
Small tortoiseshell butterflies are still about, although scarce. These stragglers, the second brood to hatch this...Small tortoiseshell butterflies are still about, although scarce. These stragglers, the second...Small tortoiseshell butterflies are still about, although scarce. These stragglers, the second...
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business
Redress on mortgage scandal ‘is not enough’
The Central Bank is working with the gardaí and keeping an “open mind” on whether the lenders involved in the tracker mortgage scandal colluded with one another. At least 20,000 accounts have been affected by the overcharging...The Central Bank is working with the gardaí and keeping an “open mind” on whether the lenders involved in the tracker mortgage scandal colluded with one another. At least 20,000 accounts have been affected by the overcharging...The Central Bank is working with the gardaí and keeping an “open mind” on whether the lenders involved in the tracker...
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Stamp duty reform ‘lets regions down’
Paschal Donohoe should have introduced a tapering system in the finance bill for stamp duty on commercial property to support the sector outside Dublin, one of the country’s leading accountants has said. The bill published...Paschal Donohoe should have introduced a tapering system in the finance bill for stamp duty on commercial property to support the sector outside Dublin, one of the country’s leading accountants has said. The bill published...Paschal Donohoe should have introduced a tapering system in the finance bill for stamp duty on commercial property to...
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leading article
Out of Credit
eoin hand interview
World Cup heartbreak, a brush with death and 30 angry Zulus
Eoin Hand was high on morphine but low in every other sense. Suffering from pancreatitis as well as depression, the former manager of Ireland had collapsed a couple of days earlier, was immediately rushed to hospital and told that he had a one-in-five chance of survival. Calmly — “probably because of the amount of morphine in my system” — he started to arrange his own...Eoin Hand was high on morphine but low in every other sense. Suffering from pancreatitis as well...Eoin Hand was high on morphine but low in every other sense. Suffering from pancreatitis as well...
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football
Hand: I had threats of kneecapping
Eoin Hand has revealed how Republican sympathisers threatened to kneecap him during his reign as Ireland’s football...Eoin Hand has revealed how Republican sympathisers threatened to kneecap him during his reign as Ireland’s football manager in the 1980s. The 71-year-old unashamedly capped second generation Irishmen — including Michael Robinson, Chris Hughton, Seamus McDonagh, Tony Grealish, Tony Cascarino and Mick McCarthy —...Eoin Hand has revealed how Republican sympathisers threatened to kneecap him during his reign as Ireland’s football manager in...
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Gaelic football
Champions back on road for 2018
Rugby union
Furlong: we must match standards set by Saracens
Montpellier made the biggest impression in a busy summer of trading in European rugby, but when Tadhg Furlong was asked to select an early stand-out performance in the Champions Cup, he looked to England. An eight-try record defeat of Northampton...Montpellier made the biggest impression in a busy summer of trading in European rugby, but when...Montpellier made the biggest impression in a busy summer of trading in European rugby, but when...
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Comment
A couple of misplaced kisses could end my career
Giles Coren
Now I am old, grey and losing muscle tone, over-familiar emails and workplace flirting are likely to leave women repulsed
PHILIP COLLINS
Snowflake students must learn how to argue
ed conway
Globalisation has shaken faith in free trade
edward lucas
Losing my voice taught me a lesson for life
Linda Bauld
Stop exposing children to junk food ads on TV
emma duncan
Life of Brian can save the Tories a lot of trouble
Talking to a Tory recently, I was staggered by the level of vitriol with which he spoke of the enemy — not Labour, of course, but other Tories. The division in the party between Brexiters and Remainers is so bitter that it recalls a seminal moment...Talking to a Tory recently, I was staggered by the level of vitriol with which he spoke of the...Talking to a Tory recently, I was staggered by the level of vitriol with which he spoke of the...
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Fall of Raqqa
The capital of a doomed caliphate has been reduced to rubble. Syria’s war grinds on but this is a moment of triumph for those who dared to confront barbarism
Chaotic Prosecution Service
The backbone of Britain’s criminal legal system cannot put its own interests first
Trading Places
The government is considering Brexit on World Trade Organisation terms. This might strengthen our hand with Brussels but it would be a risky route
The Red Box podcast
Due to popular demand, this episode is a Brexit free zone
letters to the editor
Tuition fees and role of part-time education
Sir, The government decision to raise the student loan repayment threshold from £21,000 to £25,000, and freeze the fee cap, represents a missed opportunity. This arises because the Treasury already expects to write off perhaps 30 per cent of the...Sir, The government decision to raise the student loan repayment threshold from £21,000 to...Sir, The government decision to raise the student loan repayment threshold from £21,000 to...
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Briefing
UK: A Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition opens at the British Library in London, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone; the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition opens at the Natural History Museum in London.
Belgium: The final day of the European Council meeting of EU heads of state and government, with a press conference to be held at the conclusion of the summit.
Italy: Amber Rudd, the home secretary, attends a G7 interior ministers meeting.
On this day
In 1714 the coronation of King George I took place in Westminster Abbey; in 1818 the western border between Canada and the United States was defined as “a line from the farthest northwest part of Lake of the Woods to the 49th parallel and thence west to the Rocky Mountains”; in 1960 the obscenity trial against Penguin Books, publishers of Lady Chatterley’s Lover, began in London with jurors being handed copies of the unexpurgated editon; in 1968 Jackie Kennedy married multimillionaire Aristotle Onassis on the island of Skorpios; in 2011 President Gaddafi was captured and killed by rebel forces in Libya.
Nature notes
Badgers are beginning to make their setts warm and comfortable for the winter by taking in dead leaves and bracken to sleep among. Many of the setts are ancient, with a maze of tunnels and chambers. The badgers live in clans, with a dominant male and female and some grown-up offspring. They all gather in a single chamber on a very cold night. When they come out they dig up worms or roots to feed on and attack young rabbits. Rabbits are very abundant at the moment, because the does have been producing infants in large litters since early spring. The does have a respite from breeding now for three or four months, and the rabbits will be quickly reduced in number — not just by the badgers, but also by foxes, weasels and stoats. They are also killed by buzzards, which in recent years have spread out from the north and west, and are now a common sight in the eastern lowlands of England.
Derwent May
Birthdays today
Monica Ali, novelist, Untold Story (2011), 50; Baroness (Jane) Bonham Carter of Yarnbury, prime minister’s trade envoy for Mexico, 60; Danny Boyle, film director, Slumdog Millionaire (2008), 61; Chris Cowdrey, cricketer, Kent, Glamorgan and England (1984-88), 60; Niamh Cusack, actress, Heartbeat (1992-95), 58; Sandra Dickinson, actress, Superman III (1983), 69; Snoop Dogg, musician, Snoop’s Upside Ya Head (1996), 47; Allan Donald, cricketer, South Africa (1992-2002), 51; Valerie Faris, film director, Little Miss Sunshine (2006), 59; Sir Paul Girvan, Lord Justice of Appeal, Supreme Court of Judicature, Northern Ireland (2007-15), 69; Jess Glynne, singer, I Cry When I Laugh (2015), 28; Elfriede Jelinek, playwright and novelist, Nobel prize in literature (2004), 71; Mark King, musician, Level 42, Something About You (1985), 59; Richard Loncraine, TV and film director, Wimbledon (2004), 71; Eddie Macken, showjumper, two-time silver medallist, world championships (1974, 1978), 68; Michael McClure, poet and playwright, 85; Dannii Minogue, singer, judge on X Factor (2007-10, 2012-15), 46; Hugh Montgomery, geneticist, professor of intensive care medicine, University College London, 55; Viggo Mortensen, actor, Witness (1985), 59; Kate Mosse, novelist, Labyrinth (2005), 56; Mike Murphy, broadcaster, RTE, and property developer, 76; Thomas Newman, film composer, WALL·E (2008), 62; Paul O’Connell, rugby union player, Ireland (2002-15), and British and Irish Lions (2005, 2009, 2013), 38; Michael O’Donnell, writer and broadcaster, 89; Julie Payette, governor general of Canada and former astronaut, 54; Robert Pinsky, poet, The Figured Wheel (1996), 77; Claudio Ranieri, football manager, Leicester City (2015-Feb 2017), 66; Antonia Romeo, permanent secretary, Department for International Trade, 43; Ian Rush, footballer, Liverpool (1980-87, 1988-96) and Wales (1980-96), and commentator, 56; Virender Sehwag, cricketer, India (2001-13), 39; Andrew Trimble, rugby union player, Ulster and Ireland, 33; Fiona Weir, chief executive, Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, 58; Timothy West, actor, Edward the Seventh (1975), 83.