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Defence chiefs are ramping up plans for a huge evacuation of British citizens from Lebanon amid fears of an all-out war with Israel. About 700 British troops are deploying to Cyprus imminently to assist hundreds of those already out there waiting to help stranded British citizens. Military teams...Defence chiefs are ramping up plans for a huge evacuation of British citizens from Lebanon amid fears of an all-out war with Israel. About 700 British troops are deploying to Cyprus imminently to assist hundreds of those already out there waiting to help stranded British citizens. Military teams...Defence chiefs are ramping up plans for a huge evacuation of British citizens from Lebanon amid fears of an all-out war with...
Fresh from Tuesday’s conference speech, Sir Keir Starmer is in New York to address the United Nations security council, focusing his remarks on the conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and Sudan. Before he left he called for British nationals to leave Lebanon immediately and gave more details on the “trade-offs” the UK must face to secure...Fresh from Tuesday’s conference speech, Sir Keir Starmer is in New York to address the United Nations security council, focusing his remarks on the conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and Sudan. Before he left he called for British nationals to leave Lebanon immediately and gave more details on the “trade-offs” the UK must face to secure...Fresh from Tuesday’s conference speech, Sir Keir Starmer is in New York to address the United Nations security council...
Donald Trump has said that Iran poses “big threats” to his life and that he is surrounded by armed security after two apparent attempts to assassinate him. “Big threats on my life by Iran,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday. “The entire US military is watching and waiting. Moves were already made...Donald Trump has said that Iran poses “big threats” to his life and that he is surrounded by...Donald Trump has said that Iran poses “big threats” to his life and that he is surrounded by...
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“I looked ahead and water was coming in like a torrent, just coming down here and gushing,” Joanna Johnson recalls with tears in her eyes. Johnson, 54, was making repairs on her plot of land on Sunday evening when the balancing ponds next to the...“I looked ahead and water was coming in like a torrent, just coming down here and gushing,”...“I looked ahead and water was coming in like a torrent, just coming down here and gushing,”...
first person
Ooof. Pride comes before a fall. A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece for a magazine about my road trip across...Ooof. Pride comes before a fall. A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece for a magazine about my...Ooof. Pride comes before a fall. A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece for a magazine about my...
Carol Midgley
Michael Palin says he stopped doing travelogues with the BBC because they started giving away all the highlights in a...Michael Palin says he stopped doing travelogues with the BBC because they started giving away all...Michael Palin says he stopped doing travelogues with the BBC because they started giving away all...
More than half of Gen Z workers do not want to take middle-management roles because they do not pay enough to make up...More than half of Gen Z workers do not want to take middle-management roles because they do not...More than half of Gen Z workers do not want to take middle-management roles because they do not...
An eight-year-old disabled girl who was found dead at a house in Salford was “doted on” by her mother, neighbours...An eight-year-old disabled girl who was found dead at a house in Salford was “doted on” by her...An eight-year-old disabled girl who was found dead at a house in Salford was “doted on” by her...
paris fashion week
The first day of Paris Fashion Week is known in the industry as Dior day. Each season it is down to one of French fashion’s biggest luxury brands to fire the starting gun, except this time around it was more of a starting arrow. Saint Laurent and...The first day of Paris Fashion Week is known in the industry as Dior day. Each season it is down...The first day of Paris Fashion Week is known in the industry as Dior day. Each season it is down...
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In the final days of Lebanon’s war in the summer of 2006, the smouldering remains of heavily-armed Israeli Merkava tanks — considered among the best in the world — became a potent symbol across the region. Hezbollah’s lightly-armed fighters had taken on military and technological superiority and...In the final days of Lebanon’s war in the summer of 2006, the smouldering remains of heavily-armed Israeli Merkava tanks — considered among the best in the world — became a potent symbol across the region. Hezbollah’s lightly-armed fighters had taken on military and technological superiority and...In the final days of Lebanon’s war in the summer of 2006, the smouldering remains of heavily-armed Israeli Merkava tanks —...
analysis
Some weeks ago Hezbollah released an ominous video of a missile battery in a tunnel, to the soundtrack of a speech by its leader Hassan Nasrallah. “These missiles are placed, deployed, and focused on targets, and in perfect secrecy,” he said. His group commanded such an arsenal, he said, that if Israel went to war with the Iranian-backed...Some weeks ago Hezbollah released an ominous video of a missile battery in a tunnel, to the soundtrack of a speech by its leader Hassan Nasrallah. “These missiles are placed, deployed, and focused on targets, and in perfect secrecy,” he said. His group commanded such an arsenal, he said, that if Israel went to war with the Iranian-backed...Some weeks ago Hezbollah released an ominous video of a missile battery in a tunnel, to the soundtrack of a speech by its...
DISPATCH
The phone rang before the bombs fell. Like 80,000 other Lebanese living near the border with Israel, Mahmoud received a message from the Israeli authorities on Monday morning, telling him and his family to leave their home. “The whole village left,” an exhausted Mahmoud said on Tuesday, sitting disconsolate on a...The phone rang before the bombs fell. Like 80,000 other Lebanese living near the border with...The phone rang before the bombs fell. Like 80,000 other Lebanese living near the border with...
For a nation that once endorsed prohibition, it is odd that the national anthem is sung to the tune of an old drinking song from a London gentlemen’s club. Exactly how this came to be has been a mystery for more than 200 years, but it may now have been solved. A historian from Newcastle University has charted how the tune of The Star-Spangled Banner made its way from...For a nation that once endorsed prohibition, it is odd that the national anthem is sung to the...For a nation that once endorsed prohibition, it is odd that the national anthem is sung to the...
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will pavia sketch
The gold and green chamber of the United Nations was packed for the international swansong of Joe Biden. Every chair...The gold and green chamber of the United Nations was packed for the international swansong of Joe Biden. Every chair was filled and a standing crowd huddled in the crevices at either side of the hall. He kept them waiting. As the previous speaker left the stage, his motorcade was just pulling up outside. The...The gold and green chamber of the United Nations was packed for the international swansong of Joe Biden. Every chair was filled...
Donald Trump has said he will end American involvement in the war in Ukraine if he secures a return to the White...Donald Trump has said he will end American involvement in the war in Ukraine if he secures a...Donald Trump has said he will end American involvement in the war in Ukraine if he secures a...
Singaporean prosecutors have dropped corruption charges against a former cabinet minister, sparing embarrassment for...Singaporean prosecutors have dropped corruption charges against a former cabinet minister...Singaporean prosecutors have dropped corruption charges against a former cabinet minister...
Delivery vans are not particularly popular in Paris. Two thirds of the city’s residents blame them for aggravating the traffic jams that waste 120 hours of the average driver’s time every year, while a third say they have had a collision with one...Delivery vans are not particularly popular in Paris. Two thirds of the city’s residents blame...Delivery vans are not particularly popular in Paris. Two thirds of the city’s residents blame...
China’s leading think tank has replaced the leadership of its economic institute and “disappeared” one of its senior academics after a private conversation fell foul of President Xi and his insistence on loyalty. The academic...China’s leading think tank has replaced the leadership of its economic institute and “disappeared” one of its senior academics after a private conversation fell foul of President Xi and his insistence on loyalty. The academic...China’s leading think tank has replaced the leadership of its economic institute and “disappeared” one of its senior...
Spain’s disgraced and exiled former king, Juan Carlos, has announced he will soon publish a memoir, saying that he was prompted to write it as “my story is being stolen from me”. In his first comments about the book, which will...Spain’s disgraced and exiled former king, Juan Carlos, has announced he will soon publish a memoir, saying that he was prompted to write it as “my story is being stolen from me”. In his first comments about the book, which will...Spain’s disgraced and exiled former king, Juan Carlos, has announced he will soon publish a memoir, saying that he...
IN maps and CHARTS
in maps and charts
in mapS and charts
The Bank of England governor says rates will fall ‘gradually’ over the coming year, but warns against expecting a return to near zero
Interest rates will continue to be brought down slowly even as inflation comes under control, and are unlikely to return to the near-zero rates of the previous decade, the governor of the Bank of England has said. Andrew Bailey said he was “very encouraged” by falling inflation, which has dropped...Interest rates will continue to be brought down slowly even as inflation comes under control, and are unlikely to return to the near-zero rates of the previous decade, the governor of the Bank of England has said. Andrew Bailey said he was “very encouraged” by falling inflation, which has dropped...Interest rates will continue to be brought down slowly even as inflation comes under control, and are unlikely to return to the...
The City regulator has admitted that it mishandled plans to start naming firms it is investigating after the proposals faced a fierce backlash from the financial services industry. In a sign that the Financial Conduct Authority is preparing to compromise on elements of its plan, a senior official at the watchdog used a speech on Tuesday to...The City regulator has admitted that it mishandled plans to start naming firms it is investigating after the proposals faced a fierce backlash from the financial services industry. In a sign that the Financial Conduct Authority is preparing to compromise on elements of its plan, a senior official at the watchdog used a speech on Tuesday to...The City regulator has admitted that it mishandled plans to start naming firms it is investigating after the proposals faced a...
Caroline Ellison has been sentenced to two years in jail for her role in the multibillion-dollar collapse of FTX, the crypto exchange led by her former boyfriend Sam Bankman-Fried. Customers of FTX and Alameda Research, its sister company where Ellison was chief executive, were defrauded out of an estimated $8...Caroline Ellison has been sentenced to two years in jail for her role in the multibillion-dollar...Caroline Ellison has been sentenced to two years in jail for her role in the multibillion-dollar...
business commentary
Once a first-time buyer would be lucky to get a home loan of more than three times their annual income. Those days...Once a first-time buyer would be lucky to get a home loan of more than three times their annual...Once a first-time buyer would be lucky to get a home loan of more than three times their annual...
tempus
Shares in Lloyds Banking Group are expected to yield north of 5 per cent over the next 12 months, so it is little...Shares in Lloyds Banking Group are expected to yield north of 5 per cent over the next 12 months...Shares in Lloyds Banking Group are expected to yield north of 5 per cent over the next 12 months...
Corporate chiefs will be asking Labour to refund them for a £3,000-a-head business day at the party’s conference which they said was “bleak” and a “waste of money”. Labour boasted it had hundreds of paying executives attending its largest-ever...Corporate chiefs will be asking Labour to refund them for a £3,000-a-head business day at the...Corporate chiefs will be asking Labour to refund them for a £3,000-a-head business day at the...
david smith
The death was announced at the weekend of Peter Jay at the age of 87. Many will remember him as the BBC’s economics...The death was announced at the weekend of Peter Jay at the age of 87. Many will remember him as...The death was announced at the weekend of Peter Jay at the age of 87. Many will remember him as...
Katie Prescott
Raspberry Pi’s founder playfully refers to Apple as “the other fruit company”. While its £731 million market cap...Raspberry Pi’s founder playfully refers to Apple as “the other fruit company”. While its £731...Raspberry Pi’s founder playfully refers to Apple as “the other fruit company”. While its £731...
SIX FROM THE BEST
Six tips from a social historian and adviser on inclusion, ethics and anti-racism
National inclusion week begins on Monday and as a social historian, author and adviser on inclusion, ethics and anti-racism, Nick Basannavar is at the forefront of global debate. Running his own consultancy, he works with leaders in corporates, charities and governments. Here he shares his simple advice for greater inclusion at work. 1 Stop talking. Just because you’re...National inclusion week begins on Monday and as a social historian, author and adviser on...National inclusion week begins on Monday and as a social historian, author and adviser on...
RECRUITMENT
No organisation would hire an unqualified pilot, surgeon or engineer, so why hire unqualified managers? Despite about...No organisation would hire an unqualified pilot, surgeon or engineer, so why hire unqualified managers? Despite about 8.4 million people working as managers from a UK working population of 33 million, 82 per cent are “accidental managers” who do not have any formal training when promoted into their role. The result?No organisation would hire an unqualified pilot, surgeon or engineer, so why hire unqualified managers? Despite about 8.4...
THE TREND | Hamzah Khalique-Loonat
In Michael Rosen’s We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, the protagonists are faced with a series of obstacles they must determinedly plough through. “We can’t go over it. We can’t go under it. Oh no! We’ve got to go through it!” they say. For almost the entire second half of Sunday’s match, Manchester City were facing a similar predicament. Arsenal were the obstacle: City...In Michael Rosen’s We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, the protagonists are faced with a series...In Michael Rosen’s We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, the protagonists are faced with a series...
CARABAO CUP
Chelsea’s forgotten man Ben Chilwell made his first appearance of the season and wore the captain’s armband after...Chelsea’s forgotten man Ben Chilwell made his first appearance of the season and wore the captain’s armband after coming off the bench for the second half against Barrow in the Carabao Cup third round. By that stage Chelsea were 3-0 up on a trouble-free evening that ended with Christopher Nkunku recording a hat-trick.Chelsea’s forgotten man Ben Chilwell made his first appearance of the season and wore the captain’s armband after coming off...
third ODI | john westerby
RICK BROADBENT | SIR BEN AINSLIE INTERVIEW
martin samuel
Arsenal were said to be among the clubs lying in wait for the referees’ chief, Howard Webb, at Thursday’s meeting of...Arsenal were said to be among the clubs lying in wait for the referees’ chief, Howard Webb, at...Arsenal were said to be among the clubs lying in wait for the referees’ chief, Howard Webb, at...
the rugbyman
I saw my first rugby match in France when I was seven years old, on October 28, 2000. Six members of the Alderman...I saw my first rugby match in France when I was seven years old, on October 28, 2000. Six members...I saw my first rugby match in France when I was seven years old, on October 28, 2000. Six members...
CARABAO CUP round-up
Alex Lowe
Steve Borthwick arrived at the Premiership Rugby awards dinner in 2022, just 11 days before his Leicester Tigers side...Steve Borthwick arrived at the Premiership Rugby awards dinner in 2022, just 11 days before his...Steve Borthwick arrived at the Premiership Rugby awards dinner in 2022, just 11 days before his...
Charlotte Duncker
The look on Rodri’s face as he was attended to by Manchester City’s medical staff on Sunday afternoon would have been...The look on Rodri’s face as he was attended to by Manchester City’s medical staff on Sunday...The look on Rodri’s face as he was attended to by Manchester City’s medical staff on Sunday...
europa league | Paul Hirst
TIMES SPORT UNSEEN
Flying solo again this week and it includes views taken from Scotland to Cornwall via Bedfordshire using my drone. All other pictures have been taken using my old Apple iPhone SE. I did this to show that photojournalism pictures are all around us, all the time, as they all tell a standalone story which makes up the whole picture. This gallery is about as far removed...Flying solo again this week and it includes views taken from Scotland to Cornwall via...Flying solo again this week and it includes views taken from Scotland to Cornwall via...
Racecards BET OF THE DAY So Quiet (7.30 Kempton Park) This gelding looked a good prospect when winning easily over...Racecards BET OF THE DAY So Quiet (7.30 Kempton Park) This gelding looked a good prospect when winning easily over this course and distance in March and he can strike again here. He failed to handle soft ground on his next start at Doncaster before shaping well in a much higher grade at Goodwood, where he was not...Racecards BET OF THE DAY So Quiet (7.30 Kempton Park) This gelding looked a good prospect when winning easily over this course...
first person
A few weeks ago Sophia Money-Coutts thought she had found the one; now she can’t stop crying. Why is it so much harder the older we get, ask three writers
It’s the chic look everyone can wear (just make sure it’s not too air hostess), says Anna Murphy
Put your white trainers aside and give the Sambas a rest. Harriet Walker on the loafers to buy now
Gen Z professionals don’t want to climb the workplace ladder. I get it, says Olivia Petter
review
For all its efforts to be the warmest, most joyous place on the box, as The Great British Bake Off (Channel 4) returned for series 15 a chill wind was in the air. Literally, that is. Being filmed back in our Arctic early summer, the temperature...For all its efforts to be the warmest, most joyous place on the box, as The Great British Bake...For all its efforts to be the warmest, most joyous place on the box, as The Great British Bake...
The big question
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has warned councils to tone down their response to what some critics...The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has warned councils to tone down their response to...The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has warned councils to tone down their response to...
REVIEW
Reviewed here are the jazz albums our critic has deemed the finest so far this year. A new review will be added...Reviewed here are the jazz albums our critic has deemed the finest so far this year. A new review...Reviewed here are the jazz albums our critic has deemed the finest so far this year. A new review...
paris fashion week
The first day of Paris Fashion Week is known in the industry as Dior day. Each season it is down to one of French fashion’s biggest luxury brands to fire the starting gun, except this time around it was more of a starting arrow. Saint Laurent and...The first day of Paris Fashion Week is known in the industry as Dior day. Each season it is down...The first day of Paris Fashion Week is known in the industry as Dior day. Each season it is down...
first night REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
first night REVIEW
When you first walk into this minimalist warehouse conversion, there’s a chance you might recognise it. Featured as Konstantin’s bachelor pad in the third season of Killing Eve and “Arsehole Guy’s” flat in the first season of Fleabag, this...When you first walk into this minimalist warehouse conversion, there’s a chance you might...When you first walk into this minimalist warehouse conversion, there’s a chance you might...
MindGames
1 Niagara Falls lies on a natural border between the US and which country? 2 Who composed the score of the musical...1 Niagara Falls lies on a natural border between the US and which country? 2 Who composed the...1 Niagara Falls lies on a natural border between the US and which country? 2 Who composed the...
review
“You’re going to get the nadgers wet, guys,” the explorer and survivalist Ed Stafford told six dads venturing into the unforgiving waterways and tropical undergrowth of Belize for a bonding session with their young offspring. Into the Jungle with...“You’re going to get the nadgers wet, guys,” the explorer and survivalist Ed Stafford told six...“You’re going to get the nadgers wet, guys,” the explorer and survivalist Ed Stafford told six...
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Television
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TELEVISION
TELEVISION
Peter Howarth rounds-up Europe’s top bespoke shoemakers. Just don’t forget to tell the fitter what you want, he says
CULTURE
From holiday antics in Italian splendour to Upper East Side intrigue via tycoon feuds in Texas, these are the best series to watch
The arbiters, auctioneers, lighting experts and framers who can help turn your home into a chichi art gallery
Aristotle wrote that flute tunes could ‘purify the soul’ and Pythagoras used melody to treat psychological conditions
video
Art, markets and fine dining await alongside history and politics await in Washington DC
It’s the perfect time of year in the UK to see forests and woodland at their prettiest
Choose a more intimate sailing for personal service, laid-back days at sea and access to smaller ports the big ships can’t visit
Norway’s Vesteralen archipelago, 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, has spectacular landscapes, whales and lovely hamlets that most tourists miss
chris haslam
Chris Haslam, our chief travel writer, has the inside track on making rail journeys magical
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
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Think you know which type of getaway you’re most suited to? Put your theory to the test with seven quick questions that will map your holiday wishes against a range of trips and whittle it down to one perfect fit. • Mostly As: A cruise is on the...Think you know which type of getaway you’re most suited to? Put your theory to the test with...Think you know which type of getaway you’re most suited to? Put your theory to the test with...
ALWAYS be humble and gentle. Patiently put up with each other and love each other. Try your best to let God’s Spirit...ALWAYS be humble and gentle. Patiently put up with each other and love each other. Try your best...ALWAYS be humble and gentle. Patiently put up with each other and love each other. Try your best...
Kensington Palace
24th September, 2024
The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince...Kensington Palace
24th September, 2024
The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation...Kensington Palace
24th September, 2024
The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation...
MindGames and Brain Boost puzzles to print and solve at your leisure
Most boys aged 13 play computer games daily
Addictive levels of social media use have increased sharply among teenage girls in Scotland, rising at almost double the rate found in other nations, according to a major international report. More than a fifth of 13-year-old girls in Scotland displayed signs of problematic social media use, the...Addictive levels of social media use have increased sharply among teenage girls in Scotland, rising at almost double the rate found in other nations, according to a major international report. More than a fifth of 13-year-old girls in Scotland displayed signs of problematic social media use, the...Addictive levels of social media use have increased sharply among teenage girls in Scotland, rising at almost double the rate...
Police officers in Scotland who abuse their position should face a similar criminal charge to those of colleagues south of the border, a watchdog has said. The chief inspector of constabulary in Scotland, Craig Naylor, has backed legislation proposed at Holyrood to bring about the change. In his annual report, he noted that a recent...Police officers in Scotland who abuse their position should face a similar criminal charge to those of colleagues south of the border, a watchdog has said. The chief inspector of constabulary in Scotland, Craig Naylor, has backed legislation proposed at Holyrood to bring about the change. In his annual report, he noted that a recent...Police officers in Scotland who abuse their position should face a similar criminal charge to those of colleagues south of the...
Kenny Farquharson
The long and winding road that nationalists hope leads to Scottish independence has taken another turn. By now their road map looks like the kind of toddler’s scribble a proud parent sticks on the fridge door with a magnet. When John Swinney inherited the SNP leadership in April few expected him to be a radical...The long and winding road that nationalists hope leads to Scottish independence has taken another...The long and winding road that nationalists hope leads to Scottish independence has taken another...
Mark Palmer
At some point in the course of scaling four peaks in as many days on the Ginza Ridge in the northern Japanese Alps...At some point in the course of scaling four peaks in as many days on the Ginza Ridge in the...At some point in the course of scaling four peaks in as many days on the Ginza Ridge in the...
Homelessness in Scotland is “by design”, charities have warned, as figures showed a record number of Scots were...Homelessness in Scotland is “by design”, charities have warned, as figures showed a record number...Homelessness in Scotland is “by design”, charities have warned, as figures showed a record number...
scottish business digest
Comment
Growth is great, but what’s the actual plan?
Jenni Russell
Without practical proposals to back them up, many of Labour’s ambitious promises are in danger of looking empty
ALICE THOMSON
We can help men turn away from depravity
Roger Boyes
Blood seeps across Africa as UN looks away
MATTHEW PARRIS | NOTEBOOK
Down a hole trying to understand the rabbits
JOANNA WILLIAMS
Turning a teacher into a parent does not help children
Leading Articles
Phoney War
Sir Keir Starmer’s conference speech will be remembered only for an egregious gaffe and his ability to turn the optimism of electoral victory into a lecture in gloom
Royal Peculiar
The exact cost of the monarchy is hard to calculate. Greater transparency is required
Kinda Cool
Generosity and warmth can enhance an individual’s physical appeal
Letters to the editor
Human rights legislation and the rule of law
Sir, Melanie Phillips states that human rights somehow resemble a progressive “religion” that enables radical lawyers to undermine “British” fundamental values (“Human rights culture has eroded our freedoms”, comment, Sep 24). But, as she rightly...Sir, Melanie Phillips states that human rights somehow resemble a progressive “religion” that...Sir, Melanie Phillips states that human rights somehow resemble a progressive “religion” that...
Briefing
On this day
Nature notes
Birthdays today