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Charles aides fixed CBE for Saudi tycoon who gave £1.5m

One of Prince Charles’s closest aides quit last night after claims that he had fixed an honour for a Saudi tycoon who donated more than £1.5 million to royal charities.Michael Fawcett, the prince’s former valet, stepped down temporarily as chief executive of the Prince’s Foundation after...One of Prince Charles’s closest aides quit last night after claims that he had fixed an honour for a Saudi tycoon who donated more than £1.5 million to royal charities.Michael Fawcett, the prince’s former valet, stepped down temporarily as chief executive of the Prince’s Foundation after...One of Prince Charles’s closest aides quit last night after claims that he had fixed an honour for a Saudi tycoon who donated...

The nine lives of Charles’s toothpaste squeezer-in-chief

As a former senior valet to thePrince of Wales, Michael Fawcett was once known for squeezing Charles’s toothpaste so the heir could brush his teeth. The pair were so close that the prince has said: “I can manage without just about anyone except Michael.” The son of an accountant from Orpington, southeast London, Fawcett arrived...As a former senior valet to thePrince of Wales, Michael Fawcett was once known for squeezing Charles’s toothpaste so the heir could brush his teeth. The pair were so close that the prince has said: “I can manage without just about anyone except Michael.” The son of an accountant from Orpington, southeast London, Fawcett arrived...As a former senior valet to thePrince of Wales, Michael Fawcett was once known for squeezing Charles’s toothpaste so the...

Top adviser surprised by rejection of mass vaccination of children

A government scientific adviser said he was “surprised” the independent vaccine body decided not to recommend mass vaccination of children. Professor Peter Openshaw, vice-chairman of Nervtag, a health department committee that advises the government on emerging respiratory threats, became the latest leading figure...A government scientific adviser said he was “surprised” the independent vaccine body decided not...A government scientific adviser said he was “surprised” the independent vaccine body decided not...

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Grenfell Tower to be torn down amid safety fears

Virtual GP visits are ‘costing lives’

‘Worst place to live in England’ leads the field in being green

Shuttered canteens mean hot meals are still off the menu for returning pupils

Back to the office: will you be at your desk on Monday?

Tomorrow morning, Kevin Ellis, chairman of the consultancy firm PwC in Britain, will welcome 1,100 new recruits. “They’re going to be in the office.” He repeats for emphasis. “Yeah, in theoffice.” Eleven hundred school leavers and graduates...Tomorrow morning, Kevin Ellis, chairman of the consultancy firm PwC in Britain, will welcome...Tomorrow morning, Kevin Ellis, chairman of the consultancy firm PwC in Britain, will welcome...

Teepees and videocall campfires: Google’s workplace of the future is already here

Antivax has taken my wife and killed our 30-year marriage

Spreading out: Nigella ditches Marmite for Australian rival

Takeover! The billionaires ripping up the City rule book

Tom Stoppard: my secret Holocaust history

Headsets on for Burning Man, the virtual-reality version

Every time I try to be more like Greta, I put my carbon footprint in it

I am a good person. By which I mean that I’m often awful to my wife and inattentive to my children, I backstab my...I am a good person. By which I mean that I’m often awful to my wife and inattentive to my...I am a good person. By which I mean that I’m often awful to my wife and inattentive to my...

Too much sausage, not enough dog

They have won the hearts of famous figures from Princess Margaret and David Hockney to Adele and the Kardashians. But...They have won the hearts of famous figures from Princess Margaret and David Hockney to Adele and...They have won the hearts of famous figures from Princess Margaret and David Hockney to Adele and...

Making a real exhibition of yourself — it’s the best part of being a human canvas

Summer 2022 staycations are selling out already

Cuts to music funding risk creating ‘racial divide’ in schools, warns Sussexes’ cellist

Abusive monks were my model for Judge Dredd

Cambridge study triggers fears of ‘screening’ test for autism

Autistic people have called for the UK’s largest study yet into autism to be halted amid concerns over how data collected from 10,000 participants could be used. There are fears that sufficient safeguards are not in place to...Autistic people have called for the UK’s largest study yet into autism to be halted amid concerns over how data collected from 10,000 participants could be used. There are fears that sufficient safeguards are not in place to...Autistic people have called for the UK’s largest study yet into autism to be halted amid concerns over how data...

Fourteen missed chances to stop the Isis ‘Beatles’

Members of the Isis hostage-taking gang known as the Beatles were arrested or flagged by the authorities at least 14 times before their murderous spree in Syria. The full extent of the missed opportunities to stop the four...Members of the Isis hostage-taking gang known as the Beatles were arrested or flagged by the authorities at least 14 times before their murderous spree in Syria. The full extent of the missed opportunities to stop the four...Members of the Isis hostage-taking gang known as the Beatles were arrested or flagged by the authorities at least 14...

Builders may have to fix fire-risk flats

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Texas Talibanistas, take note: freedom will win

Wrong kind of sentence, m’lud. Great books don’t improve us

Does reading classic literature have a beneficial effect on the criminal mind? Judge Timothy Spencer QC apparently...Does reading classic literature have a beneficial effect on the criminal mind? Judge Timothy...Does reading classic literature have a beneficial effect on the criminal mind? Judge Timothy...

The Tories should stop fretting: leftie culture bosses have lost their power

Let me tell you a story about a battle that is raging over control of an obscure regulatory agency. Hang on – where...Let me tell you a story about a battle that is raging over control of an obscure regulatory agency.Let me tell you a story about a battle that is raging over control of an obscure regulatory agency.

To revive city centres we need less talk, more action

The battle for compensation insults Post Office victims

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Afghan animal airlift only added to our national shame

I read your coverage of the efforts torescue 200 cats and dogs from Kabul with utter disbelief (News, last week). Amid awful scenes of human despair, this was a race against time to extract as many people as possible, who would fear for their...I read your coverage of the efforts torescue 200 cats and dogs from Kabul with utter disbelief...I read your coverage of the efforts torescue 200 cats and dogs from Kabul with utter disbelief...

It’s no crime to enjoy Osman’s whodunnits

Rock on, lads — I’ll be there with my Zimmer frame

Women gave suits the boot. Now smart guys should too

Bikini battles and bargain bottles

Paddleboards at the ready ... let battle commence

Faith, not reason, is driving the SNP

Readers’ poll: should employers be able to demand that staff work at the office?

With most children returning to school this week, many employers are taking measures to end home working and bring...With most children returning to school this week, many employers are taking measures to end home...With most children returning to school this week, many employers are taking measures to end home...

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Our graphic “Taliban’s new arsenal” (News, last week) showed equipment supplied by the US to Afghan armed forces...Our graphic “Taliban’s new arsenal” (News, last week) showed equipment supplied by the US to...Our graphic “Taliban’s new arsenal” (News, last week) showed equipment supplied by the US to...

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Supermarket terrorist thwarted plans to deport him for three years

Social media ‘fasting’ contest aims to cure Jains’ addiction

Assad and Biden unite to sort out Lebanese power

The Assad regime and the United States say that they are prepared to co-operate on a plan to rescue Lebanon’s...The Assad regime and the United States say that they are prepared to co-operate on a plan to...The Assad regime and the United States say that they are prepared to co-operate on a plan to...

Exploring the ancient depths of Rome

This summer in Rome small groups are being ushered through a door by a church 200 yards from the Palatine Hill to...This summer in Rome small groups are being ushered through a door by a church 200 yards from the...This summer in Rome small groups are being ushered through a door by a church 200 yards from the...

An imperial family at the mercy of the Y chromosome

Out with judges, in with bitcoin under El Salvador’s maverick president

‘Culture of impunity’ makes Malta haven for crime and corruption

Aussie Rules final moves ground as states squabble over ending lockdowns

Hit film shatters peace of hidden hamlet that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson

On a warm autumn evening in 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson and his donkey trudged into Saint-Germain-de-Calberte and marvelled at the tranquil beauty of the Cévennes village. “The pulse of human life now beats so low and still in this hamlet of the...On a warm autumn evening in 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson and his donkey trudged into...On a warm autumn evening in 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson and his donkey trudged into...

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Bale hat-trick keeps alive sloppy Wales’s World Cup dream

Gareth Bale spoke calmly on the eve of the game of being happy again at Real Madrid and eyeing-up a first appearance for Wales at the World Cup finals. Should he fulfil the dream he may pinpoint as crucial his scrappy winner in the third minute of stoppage time which rescued Wales in a qualifier they had to win and did their best to lose. Bale also struck two penalties...Gareth Bale spoke calmly on the eve of the game of being happy again at Real Madrid and eyeing-up...Gareth Bale spoke calmly on the eve of the game of being happy again at Real Madrid and eyeing-up...

Free-flowing Arsenal conquer the champions in breathless encounter

Arsenal Women produced a wonderful display of free-flowing football to beat the defending Women’s Super League...Arsenal Women produced a wonderful display of free-flowing football to beat the defending Women’s Super League champions, Chelsea, 3-2 in an enthralling, breathless match. This was the kind of performance from the home side that has been so far lacking from the men’s team, who are languishing at the foot of the...Arsenal Women produced a wonderful display of free-flowing football to beat the defending Women’s Super League champions...

Storey’s new chapter, GB’s rugby glory... and the Afghans’ arrival: the top ten moments

USA close in on Europe after foursomes success

Covid vaccine has revealed the athletes who think only of themselves

Ruthless Raducanu cruises into last 16 with near-perfect display

Return of Ronaldo makes Solskjaer’s life a lot more complicated

Warrington’s plans for Las Vegas away day torn up again

Club rugby is back, scrums and all

Rugby used to be played all across the land, by teams representing every city, town, village, hamlet and parking space.Rugby used to be played all across the land, by teams representing every city, town, village...Rugby used to be played all across the land, by teams representing every city, town, village...

Can Solskjaer really build a team around Ronaldo FC?

Two fearless and clever headed goals meant that Cristiano Ronaldo was the headline act of the past week’s World Cup...Two fearless and clever headed goals meant that Cristiano Ronaldo was the headline act of the...Two fearless and clever headed goals meant that Cristiano Ronaldo was the headline act of the...

‘I struggled with my hair loss – but rugby gave me a safe place’

Last week in the Aegean, competition for poolside seats was slightly reduced. Anyone who had followed the implacable, emotional career of Heather Fisher, an England flanker through five World Cups and a Team GB sevens Olympian in 2016, would know...Last week in the Aegean, competition for poolside seats was slightly reduced. Anyone who had...Last week in the Aegean, competition for poolside seats was slightly reduced. Anyone who had...

‘Cantona told me: don’t be like everyone else’

I spoke up to Fergie – now I wish I hadn’t

If England really want to take anti-racist stand, they won’t be going to the World Cup in Qatar

It was the late former Yugoslavia coach Miljan Miljanic who, I think, said: “England, the lions of autumn, are but...It was the late former Yugoslavia coach Miljan Miljanic who, I think, said: “England, the lions...It was the late former Yugoslavia coach Miljan Miljanic who, I think, said: “England, the lions...

British away fans are truly unique, and it’s good to see them back

They’re a different breed, aren’t they? The away fan. It’s become almost a cliché to say they are the true fans of a...They’re a different breed, aren’t they? The away fan. It’s become almost a cliché to say they are...They’re a different breed, aren’t they? The away fan. It’s become almost a cliché to say they are...

India head coach Shastri tests positive for Covid

Romeo Beckham signs first professional contract

Ban countries with racist fans, says Bale

Depleted City puncture Everton’s new-season optimism

Catalans display courage of leaders

Devine intervention sets up winner-takes-all finale

Lessons from a life in sport: Alistair Brownlee

Rob Wright’s racing tips

‘We must be open to US takeovers’

The boss of one of Britain’s major engineering groups has urged ministers not to intervene in a flurry of US takeovers of British companies, saying the UK must protect its reputation as an open, trading economy. Simon Peckham, chief executive of the FTSE 100 giant Melrose Industries, said that...The boss of one of Britain’s major engineering groups has urged ministers not to intervene in a flurry of US takeovers of British companies, saying the UK must protect its reputation as an open, trading economy. Simon Peckham, chief executive of the FTSE 100 giant Melrose Industries, said that...The boss of one of Britain’s major engineering groups has urged ministers not to intervene in a flurry of US takeovers of...

Start-ups thrive with growth of pandemic spirit

Britain’s economy continued to grow this summer despite the so-called pingdemic that forced hundreds of thousands of people to isolate. Official figures this week are expected to show a 0.7 per cent rise in GDP during July, continuing the recovery from the worst economic crash in 300 years. It comes as survey evidence shows increasing...Britain’s economy continued to grow this summer despite the so-called pingdemic that forced hundreds of thousands of people to isolate. Official figures this week are expected to show a 0.7 per cent rise in GDP during July, continuing the recovery from the worst economic crash in 300 years. It comes as survey evidence shows increasing...Britain’s economy continued to grow this summer despite the so-called pingdemic that forced hundreds of thousands of people to...

Ghost town: City of London awaits the back to office rush

A pair of workers amble through the near-deserted streets of the City of London under the watchful eye of 30 St Mary Axe, better known as the “gherkin”. It is Friday, 3 September, and the capital’s financial district is still a shadow of its former self. Squares that would normally bustle with office workers dashing...A pair of workers amble through the near-deserted streets of the City of London under the...A pair of workers amble through the near-deserted streets of the City of London under the...

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The £1bn Post Office victims

During the three months Janet Skinner spent in prison for falsifying accounts at the post office she ran in Hull, she did not see her two children. Skinner, then 36, wanted to spare them the memory of visiting their mother behind bars. “My...During the three months Janet Skinner spent in prison for falsifying accounts at the post office...During the three months Janet Skinner spent in prison for falsifying accounts at the post office...

Stopping the app rip-off

Electric upstarts on a rocky road

Regions scrap for a share of the freeport funding pot

Apple set for its MeToo moment

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Rolls-Royce back in a tailspin

The summer lull is officially over for Warren East. The chief executive of Rolls-Royce had a busy schedule of investor meetings on Zoom lined up after the August bank holiday when news broke last week that his biggest shareholder had gone public with a call to “refresh” the engineer’s board and sell off a key division. Los Angeles-based Causeway Capital was firing a...The summer lull is officially over for Warren East. The chief executive of Rolls-Royce had a busy...The summer lull is officially over for Warren East. The chief executive of Rolls-Royce had a busy...

Pay and pricing rows dog Meggitt’s £7 billion bidder

Catching Covid during a bitter takeover dispute is not ideal, particularly when your rival is winning the PR battle.Catching Covid during a bitter takeover dispute is not ideal, particularly when your rival is winning the PR battle. But that’s the position Kevin Stein has been in for the past fortnight, since saying his aerospace engineer TransDigm could enter the battle to buy UK defence group Meggitt. Now, having finished...Catching Covid during a bitter takeover dispute is not ideal, particularly when your rival is winning the PR battle. But that’s...

Superdry’s sustainable pilot flies into trouble

Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton says he wants the naff dadswear brand to be the most sustainable fashion label in the world by 2030. “This is no gimmick,” he declared last year. “It has to be embedded in what we do.” Not...Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton says he wants the naff dadswear brand to be the most sustainable fashion label in the world by 2030. “This is no gimmick,” he declared last year. “It has to be embedded in what we do.” Not...Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton says he wants the naff dadswear brand to be the most sustainable fashion label...

Jazz hands Redx a big dose of good news

For a company that sold off its star asset in 2017, Redx has made a remarkable recovery. The AIM-quoted Cheshire drugs developer, led by former Astra Zeneca executive Lisa Anson, has two drugs in clinical development in...For a company that sold off its star asset in 2017, Redx has made a remarkable recovery. The AIM-quoted Cheshire drugs developer, led by former Astra Zeneca executive Lisa Anson, has two drugs in clinical development in...For a company that sold off its star asset in 2017, Redx has made a remarkable recovery. The AIM-quoted Cheshire...

Virus still shaping the labour market

Mistakes are valuable — so let’s celebrate them

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NatWest locked us out of our accounts, and we had to fight for miserly payouts

Customers who werelocked out of their bank accounts for months have been given compensation as low as £100. Those with NatWest who could not get at their cash when their bank accounts were closed suddenly have started getting compensation after taking their complaints to the ombudsman. It comes...Customers who werelocked out of their bank accounts for months have been given compensation as low as £100. Those with NatWest who could not get at their cash when their bank accounts were closed suddenly have started getting compensation after taking their complaints to the ombudsman. It comes...Customers who werelocked out of their bank accounts for months have been given compensation as low as £100. Those with NatWest...

How Woodford investors lost £1.1bn from bungled fire sale

Savers would be almost £1 billion better off if the administrator of Neil Woodford’s defunct fund had not engaged in a fire sale of the portfolio last year. Link Fund Solutions, which oversaw the management of LF Woodford Equity Income, once the most popular fund in the country, closed it in October 2019, trapping investors savings. Link...Savers would be almost £1 billion better off if the administrator of Neil Woodford’s defunct fund had not engaged in a fire sale of the portfolio last year. Link Fund Solutions, which oversaw the management of LF Woodford Equity Income, once the most popular fund in the country, closed it in October 2019, trapping investors savings. Link...Savers would be almost £1 billion better off if the administrator of Neil Woodford’s defunct fund had not engaged in a fire...

What have I learnt since 9/11? Go global, embrace change and never despair

Saturday will mark 20 years since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and a shock that was felt around the world. Most attention focuses on military and political consequences but the destruction of the World Trade Center also had economic effects. The United States’ role as the only global superpower went unchallenged in...Saturday will mark 20 years since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and a shock that was felt around...Saturday will mark 20 years since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and a shock that was felt around...

Lauren Steadman: ‘I’m saving for a first home, but I still spent £800 on a gold ballgown’

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Still no sign of Treasury’s buy now, pay later clampdown

The Treasury has refused to confirm when it will publish rules regulating Britain’s booming “buy now, pay later”...The Treasury has refused to confirm when it will publish rules regulating Britain’s booming “buy...The Treasury has refused to confirm when it will publish rules regulating Britain’s booming “buy...

Increase your pension pot while lowering your tax bill

Salary sacrifice, where a worker reduces their earnings in exchange for an equal amount paid through a tax-free...Salary sacrifice, where a worker reduces their earnings in exchange for an equal amount paid...Salary sacrifice, where a worker reduces their earnings in exchange for an equal amount paid...

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How Shiza Shahid brought a little bit of Pakistan to her LA home

For Shiza Shahid, the concept of home is “a complicated feeling”. The Pakistan-born social entrepreneur, who in her twenties co-founded the Malala Fund, which promotes education for every girl, and who has just brought her cookware brand, Our...For Shiza Shahid, the concept of home is “a complicated feeling”. The Pakistan-born social...For Shiza Shahid, the concept of home is “a complicated feeling”. The Pakistan-born social...

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Bellotto at the National Gallery — paintings in a different league from his uncle, Canaletto

Bernardo Bellotto (1721-80) is an indistinct presence in the annals of art. Some of the haziness is down to his origins, which are simultaneously fruitful and confusing. He was the nephew of the great Canaletto, who was also his teacher and promoter.Bernardo Bellotto (1721-80) is an indistinct presence in the annals of art. Some of the haziness...Bernardo Bellotto (1721-80) is an indistinct presence in the annals of art. Some of the haziness...

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Three new films for this weekend: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Cinderella and Wildfire

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The best crime fiction for September 2021: Paula Hawkins, Anthony Horowitz and more

The Dark by Emma Haughton
(Hodder £12.99) Imagine being shut up with a dozen strangers in one of the most hostile environments on Earth. That is what awaits an A&E doctor, Kate North, when she arrives at a UN research station in Antarctica...The Dark by Emma Haughton
(Hodder £12.99) Imagine being shut up with a dozen strangers in one...The Dark by Emma Haughton
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Rape, vengeance, murder: the ancient Greek myths retold

Once Upon a Time in Nazi Occupied Tunisia — enough with the Nazis, please

Matthew Bourne on why The Midnight Bell might be one of his last pieces

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Little Simz: ‘Considering how I grew up, I’m proud of what I’ve achieved’

Little Simz may have made this year’s best album, but don’t ask her to admit it. In person the London-born rapper is the polar opposite of her ferocious, fast-tongued, posturing stage persona — petite, polite, softly spoken and self-effacing. Her...Little Simz may have made this year’s best album, but don’t ask her to admit it. In person the...Little Simz may have made this year’s best album, but don’t ask her to admit it. In person the...

Meet Christian Dior’s heroic sister: resistance fighter and torture victim

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You say: readers’ views on Mastermind, BBC Proms and more

We love you, Clive Myrie. You are an excellent reporter, and should be used more, but presenting theBBC Proms is not...We love you, Clive Myrie. You are an excellent reporter, and should be used more, but presenting...We love you, Clive Myrie. You are an excellent reporter, and should be used more, but presenting...

The best books of 2021

Welcome toThe TimesandThe Sunday Times’s list of the best books of the year so far. Our expert critics comb through hundreds of books to recommend the ones that are really worth your time. We’ll be updating this list throughout the year so...Welcome toThe TimesandThe Sunday Times’s list of the best books of the year so far. Our...Welcome toThe TimesandThe Sunday Times’s list of the best books of the year so far. Our...

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Congratulations to Colin Allen, whose shot of a gondola on the Venetian Lagoon in Italy is this week’s winner of our Big Shot competition, in association with the adventure cruise specialist Hurtigruten Expeditions (020 3553 9842,hurtigruten.co.uk...Congratulations to Colin Allen, whose shot of a gondola on the Venetian Lagoon in Italy is this...Congratulations to Colin Allen, whose shot of a gondola on the Venetian Lagoon in Italy is this...

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Lustworthy seaside homes for sale now

What could be better for beating those holiday blues than a house by the sea? Coastal homes must rank alongside loo rolls and firepits as one of the possessions most prized during the pandemic, with urbanites going doolally over properties by the...What could be better for beating those holiday blues than a house by the sea? Coastal homes must...What could be better for beating those holiday blues than a house by the sea? Coastal homes must...

Take conference online, Alba told

Police ‘learnt nothing from M9 death of my daughter’

Big charities defend the size of their cash reserves

Harvie told to use head and wear helmet

Misery of Loch Ness fails to scare off Stephen King

Secret of her success is not saying a Dickie bird until films hit screens

Women are fall guys in a self-identification fantasy

The argument over the rights of transgender people and the extent, if any, to which their rights conflict with...The argument over the rights of transgender people and the extent, if any, to which their rights...The argument over the rights of transgender people and the extent, if any, to which their rights...

Will shortages be Grinch that stole Christmas?

The Donald Russell Christmas shop opened this year on August 29, on a glorious bank holiday weekend when the...The Donald Russell Christmas shop opened this year on August 29, on a glorious bank holiday...The Donald Russell Christmas shop opened this year on August 29, on a glorious bank holiday...

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Apology is no surprise from sorry excuse for opposition

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Will Harvie’s axe fell Scotland’s industries?

Lorna Slater, co-leader of the Scottish Greens boasted last week that the power-sharing deal that catapulted her party into government presented the ideal opportunity to “show we can deliver”. Scottish businesses hope it doesn’t. Slater and her...Lorna Slater, co-leader of the Scottish Greens boasted last week that the power-sharing deal that...Lorna Slater, co-leader of the Scottish Greens boasted last week that the power-sharing deal that...

Scotland stay on course for Qatar World Cup after narrow win

The win was all-important, says Clarke after Scots scrape home

Last week’s Old Firm showed that we should have a much more competitive title race this season

It was always going to be a contrasting transfer window this summer for Celtic and Rangers. Steven Gerrard’s...It was always going to be a contrasting transfer window this summer for Celtic and Rangers.It was always going to be a contrasting transfer window this summer for Celtic and Rangers.

Dour Scotland risk returning to the international wilderness

Brace yourself for the “Good Night, Vienna” headlines on Wednesday’s back pages should Scotland lose at the...Brace yourself for the “Good Night, Vienna” headlines on Wednesday’s back pages should Scotland...Brace yourself for the “Good Night, Vienna” headlines on Wednesday’s back pages should Scotland...

Robertson’s meteoric rise reaches 50 caps

For a while the rags-to-riches stuff about Andy Robertson’s story was trotted out so often there were hermits in the Outer Hebrides who get fed up hearing it. Yes, yes, released by Celtic as a teenager for being too wee. The kid who answered the...For a while the rags-to-riches stuff about Andy Robertson’s story was trotted out so often there...For a while the rags-to-riches stuff about Andy Robertson’s story was trotted out so often there...

No more slow starts, Hanley warns Scotland

Covid, vaccinations and money – Martindale facing old foes and new in Premiership battle

‘I need to get comfortable with the role model label’

Weir still a Warrior but wants success with new comrades

Coveney faces Dail grilling on deletion of texts

Simon Coveney, the foreign affairs minister, will be quizzed at an Oireachtas committee on Tuesday if he deleted texts with Leo Varadkar, the tanaiste, from his phone after freedom of information requests were submitted by journalists and opposition politicians seeking copies of the messages. It...Simon Coveney, the foreign affairs minister, will be quizzed at an Oireachtas committee on Tuesday if he deleted texts with Leo Varadkar, the tanaiste, from his phone after freedom of information requests were submitted by journalists and opposition politicians seeking copies of the messages. It...Simon Coveney, the foreign affairs minister, will be quizzed at an Oireachtas committee on Tuesday if he deleted texts with Leo...

Mica protesters ‘threaten’ quarry lawyer

A solicitor for the quarry that supplied the blocks of mica blamed for causing structural damage to homes in Donegal has complained to gardai about “threats and intimidation” after he sent legal letters to the leader of the 100 per centMica Redress campaign. Edmond Dillon, the solicitor for Cassidy Brothers, the Buncrana building...A solicitor for the quarry that supplied the blocks of mica blamed for causing structural damage to homes in Donegal has complained to gardai about “threats and intimidation” after he sent legal letters to the leader of the 100 per centMica Redress campaign. Edmond Dillon, the solicitor for Cassidy Brothers, the Buncrana building...A solicitor for the quarry that supplied the blocks of mica blamed for causing structural damage to homes in Donegal has...

O’Dea seethes over racism jibe in Green tweet

Willie O’Dea, the Fianna Fail backbench TD and former government minister, is to complain to Eamon Ryan, the Green Party leader, after he was branded a “racist bollix” by a Green councillor for asking a parliamentary question about plans for citizenship rights for children born in Ireland to non-Irish parents. On...Willie O’Dea, the Fianna Fail backbench TD and former government minister, is to complain to...Willie O’Dea, the Fianna Fail backbench TD and former government minister, is to complain to...

Martin calls for ideas on tribute to victims of pandemic

Ryanair boss to land €700,000 a year from his luxury rentals

His airline may be “no frills” but his property business is all about high-end luxury. Michael O’Leary, the chief executive of Ryanair, has put two properties in Dublin 4 on the rental market, which will bring in a combined monthly income of €27,000.His airline may be “no frills” but his property business is all about high-end luxury. Michael...His airline may be “no frills” but his property business is all about high-end luxury. Michael...

Delaney ‘working as consultant’

John Delaney, the former Football Association of Ireland (FAI) chief executive, had been working as a consultant for an Irish-owned civil engineering firm based outside London until recent weeks. It had been unclear what work...John Delaney, the former Football Association of Ireland (FAI) chief executive, had been working as a consultant for an Irish-owned civil engineering firm based outside London until recent weeks. It had been unclear what work...John Delaney, the former Football Association of Ireland (FAI) chief executive, had been working as a consultant for...

State must allow public to snoop on its text life

It may be open to Jesuitical debate whether Katherine Zappone’s aborted role as a special envoy was a makey-uppy job for an insider but there was nothing contrived about the tanaiste’s reaction when questioned on his text...It may be open to Jesuitical debate whether Katherine Zappone’s aborted role as a special envoy was a makey-uppy job for an insider but there was nothing contrived about the tanaiste’s reaction when questioned on his text...It may be open to Jesuitical debate whether Katherine Zappone’s aborted role as a special envoy was a makey-uppy job...

Small step from basement troll to street abuser

Fianna Fail has everything under control, bar Fine Gael

Data hawks forced the hand of DPC on €225m WhatsApp fine

Almost as soon as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into use in May 2018, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland began to investigate WhatsApp, the instant messaging service. The free app, with no advertising, has...Almost as soon as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into use in May 2018...Almost as soon as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into use in May 2018...

Right to housing is rooted in Christian heritage

At some stage we may have a referendum on housing. In the almost-forgotten programme for government there is a promise to hold public votes on issues such as the protection of women in the home and allowing Irish citizens who...At some stage we may have a referendum on housing. In the almost-forgotten programme for government there is a promise to hold public votes on issues such as the protection of women in the home and allowing Irish citizens who...At some stage we may have a referendum on housing. In the almost-forgotten programme for government there is a...

Locust generation turned state into a Ponzi scheme

September is a new year politically but there are few signs of fresh beginnings. The deliciously named Piglet affair, named for a Dublin wine bar referenced in texts between Leo Varadkar and Katherine Zappone before her...September is a new year politically but there are few signs of fresh beginnings. The deliciously named Piglet affair, named for a Dublin wine bar referenced in texts between Leo Varadkar and Katherine Zappone before her...September is a new year politically but there are few signs of fresh beginnings. The deliciously named Piglet affair...

Zappone’s house sale cushions move to US

Greyhound industry’s critics are barking up the wrong tree

Flutter imposes €500 cap on monthly losses for gamblers under 25

Flutter Entertainment, owner of Paddy Power Betfair, is introducing a €500 monthly cap on losses for its younger Irish customers, as the betting industry grapples to prove it is doing enough to protect problem gamblers. Flutter, the world’s biggest online gambling company, is today introducing the cap, which will block under-25s in the UK and Ireland from losing more...Flutter Entertainment, owner of Paddy Power Betfair, is introducing a €500 monthly cap on losses...Flutter Entertainment, owner of Paddy Power Betfair, is introducing a €500 monthly cap on losses...

Irish broker helps Lingard score in esports

An Irish esports specialist brokered the deal in which the Manchester United and England footballer Jesse Lingard...An Irish esports specialist brokered the deal in which the Manchester United and England footballer Jesse Lingard last week bought and launched his own esports team. Trevor Keane and Sinead Hosey launched Epic Global, an esports and gaming agency, last January and have also worked with Lingard’s England and...An Irish esports specialist brokered the deal in which the Manchester United and England footballer Jesse Lingard last week...

No place like home

Alcopops and firelighters are a love match for Belfast giant

End of restrictions won’t lift cloud over hotels

It’s been a quirk of the pandemic: how the hotel sector has been completely upended. Recent figures from STR, a...It’s been a quirk of the pandemic: how the hotel sector has been completely upended. Recent...It’s been a quirk of the pandemic: how the hotel sector has been completely upended. Recent...

Fragility of national grid amid data centre surge is a shocking state of affairs

In April The New York Times reported that the US military asked the American president Joe Biden to maintain at least...In April The New York Times reported that the US military asked the American president Joe Biden...In April The New York Times reported that the US military asked the American president Joe Biden...

Eagle Street swoops on professionals

DunPort targets mid-market firms with €255 million lending fund

Big firms ‘nervous’ about remote working abroad

Trump ally’s firm eyes Dublin data centres

Foundations for funding

The government’s Housing for All plan promises to build 300,000 social, cost-rental and private homes by 2030. It is backed by €4 billion annually through exchequer funding. It promises reform of the judicial review process, as...The government’s Housing for All plan promises to build 300,000 social, cost-rental and private homes by 2030. It is backed by €4 billion annually through exchequer funding. It promises reform of the judicial review process, as...The government’s Housing for All plan promises to build 300,000 social, cost-rental and private homes by 2030. It is...

Getting cover for older drivers is daylight robbery

Although the new guidelines on personal injury claims should see a reduction in car insurance premiums, it will take a while for them to filter down to the average consumer. In the meantime, despite the fact thatthe cost of...Although the new guidelines on personal injury claims should see a reduction in car insurance premiums, it will take a while for them to filter down to the average consumer. In the meantime, despite the fact thatthe cost of...Although the new guidelines on personal injury claims should see a reduction in car insurance premiums, it will take...

GridBeyond plugs in Chiyoda for Asia plan

Optahaul milks a big cheese in agri-business

Cultural evolution: a stylist’s chic Monaghan semi

Before Oana Baciu and her husband, Bogdan, moved from their native Romania to Ireland in 2007, they were familiar with the touchstones of contemporary Irish culture:Riverdanceand U2. “I watchedRiverdanceover and over, and U2 music videos on MTV with that stunning landscape in the background — that was pretty much what I knew of Ireland,” Oana says. “It looked...Before Oana Baciu and her husband, Bogdan, moved from their native Romania to Ireland in 2007...Before Oana Baciu and her husband, Bogdan, moved from their native Romania to Ireland in 2007...

Stephen Flynn: ‘Starting the Happy Pear and having the courage to go for it — it’s been such a journey’

Stephen Flynn, 41, is one half of the Happy Pear twins. The vegan activist and chef opened the Happy Pear fruit and...Stephen Flynn, 41, is one half of the Happy Pear twins. The vegan activist and chef opened the Happy Pear fruit and vegetable shop in Greystones in 2004 with his twin brother, Dave. They opened a café next door two years later, another in the Shoreline Leisure Centre, Greystones six years later, and have produced a...Stephen Flynn, 41, is one half of the Happy Pear twins. The vegan activist and chef opened the Happy Pear fruit and vegetable...

Tiny answer to some big questions

Magical Mackerel casts a culinary spell

I’m a hoarder who’s buying a doer-upper . . . we’re gonna need a bigger removal van

I have never worshipped at the altar of minimalism, nor have I ever tuned in to thoseMarie Kondo decluttering...I have never worshipped at the altar of minimalism, nor have I ever tuned in to thoseMarie Kondo...I have never worshipped at the altar of minimalism, nor have I ever tuned in to thoseMarie Kondo...

Home made: Burnt lemon cherry tomato pasta recipe and a simple green salad

Can you feel that gentle pull from late summer into early autumn? It’s most noticeable in the light, I think. It’s...Can you feel that gentle pull from late summer into early autumn? It’s most noticeable in the...Can you feel that gentle pull from late summer into early autumn? It’s most noticeable in the...

How to avoid design pitfalls

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Beware of the bare-bulb trend. They work as decorative lights, but as soon as you increase their strength they create... Bobby Berk
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Even the best-designed room can be thrown off by a rug that’s too small. Bobby Berk
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Even the best-designed room can be thrown off by a rug that’s too small.

Louth is your oyster

As the sky darkened over Greenore pier on a dull summer evening, buses, cars and vans pulled up in the gloom.As the sky darkened over Greenore pier on a dull summer evening, buses, cars and vans pulled up in the gloom. Passengers spilled out of their vehicles and a few rummaged in their car boots, pulling out picnic baskets. Others walked toward the shoreline, scanning the horizon for our romantic sunset cruise vessel. As...As the sky darkened over Greenore pier on a dull summer evening, buses, cars and vans pulled up in the gloom. Passengers...

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Hard work pays off for Ireland’s women

Northern Ireland’s in-form Lavery must ‘forget all the hype’

Taylor remains unrivalled after another cruise

Ireland look like flat-track bullies after stuttering loss to Zimbabwe

End of the road for McKillop after finally falling short

Michael McKillop announced his retirment after finishing eighth in the T38 1,500m final in Tokyo yesterday. The 31-year-old’s time of 4min 27.69sec was considerably slower than his best, and he revealed soon after that his Paralympics race was run.Michael McKillop announced his retirment after finishing eighth in the T38 1,500m final in Tokyo...Michael McKillop announced his retirment after finishing eighth in the T38 1,500m final in Tokyo...

Kerry facing a crisis of leadership and no quick fix for issues

Momentum with Meath and underdogs believe anything is possible

Leinster celebrate return home in fine style

Keane on target for jockeys’ championship after 100th win