New Labour PM appoints cabinet including first female chancellor
newSir Keir Starmer has pledged to usher in an era of “stability and moderation” and said that his government would be “unburdened by doctrine” after winning a landslide election victory. In a speech outside Downing Street the prime minister, 61, said that he wanted to “rebuild our country” and promised that his politics would “tread more lightly on your lives”. He said...Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to usher in an era of “stability and moderation” and said that his...Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to usher in an era of “stability and moderation” and said that his...
in depth
One of the first visible manifestations of Sir Keir Starmer’s new power is the appointment of a new government.One of the first visible manifestations of Sir Keir Starmer’s new power is the appointment of a new government. Although it is unusual for a shadow cabinet to transfer wholesale, drastic changes would clash with Starmer’s oft-stated preference for stability and consistency. Here’s the top team who will be running...One of the first visible manifestations of Sir Keir Starmer’s new power is the appointment of a new government. Although it is...
James Kanagasooriam
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analysis
‘My jaw hit the floor when the offers started coming in,” says Vanessa, who is in the process of selling a...‘My jaw hit the floor when the offers started coming in,” says Vanessa, who is in the process of...‘My jaw hit the floor when the offers started coming in,” says Vanessa, who is in the process of...
giles coren
That’s it, then. The end of an era. One chapter finishes and another begins. It is frightening, yes. But we must be...That’s it, then. The end of an era. One chapter finishes and another begins. It is frightening, yes.That’s it, then. The end of an era. One chapter finishes and another begins. It is frightening, yes.
Ben Macintyre
And so it came to pass, the electoral flood of biblical proportions, as predicted for weeks by every forecaster, yet somehow still shocking in its power. It began in downpour and ended in deluge, sweeping away 14 years of Tory rule in an...And so it came to pass, the electoral flood of biblical proportions, as predicted for weeks by...And so it came to pass, the electoral flood of biblical proportions, as predicted for weeks by...
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Rayner confirmed as deputy PM while Reeves is new chancellor
updatedIn the end, the polls were broadly right: Labour has won a landslide victory, and Sir Keir Starmer will be the prime minister after 14 years of Conservative-led government. Yet dig a little deeper, and the data paints a complex picture. Labour’s...In the end, the polls were broadly right: Labour has won a landslide victory, and Sir Keir...In the end, the polls were broadly right: Labour has won a landslide victory, and Sir Keir...
President vows to stay put but others believe Kamala Harris must step in
newAs President Biden vowed to fight on for a second term, despite worsening polls and growing calls to step aside, Democratic activists appear to be coalescing around the view that Kamala Harris could be their best bet as the party’s presidential candidate. The vice-president has remained steadfastly loyal to Biden after his disastrous debate performance against...As President Biden vowed to fight on for a second term, despite worsening polls and growing calls...As President Biden vowed to fight on for a second term, despite worsening polls and growing calls...
profile
If there was a television anchor President Biden could have chosen to interview him after his awful debate...If there was a television anchor President Biden could have chosen to interview him after his awful debate performance against Donald Trump, it would probably have been George Stephanopoulos. The 63-year-old presenter has been a mainstay on US television for almost 30 years, working most recently as a co-host on...If there was a television anchor President Biden could have chosen to interview him after his awful debate performance against...
spain confidential
Summer has hit Madrid. The temperature is rising to 39C. Its inhabitants, those who can, flee to the coast and mountains. But there is no end to the war of Spanish politics, which appears increasingly as brutal and senseless as the scene depicted...Summer has hit Madrid. The temperature is rising to 39C. Its inhabitants, those who can, flee to...Summer has hit Madrid. The temperature is rising to 39C. Its inhabitants, those who can, flee to...
adam sage | dispatch
There are some books that require concentrated effort to read, densely populated as they are with rhythmic...There are some books that require concentrated effort to read, densely populated as they are with...There are some books that require concentrated effort to read, densely populated as they are with...
The site where Toshihide Takase works his miracle is 6,000 miles from the forests of Burgundy in the obscure Japanese...The site where Toshihide Takase works his miracle is 6,000 miles from the forests of Burgundy in...The site where Toshihide Takase works his miracle is 6,000 miles from the forests of Burgundy in...
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Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Mexico’s biggest tourist destinations early on Friday, triggering a red alert in the region after wreaking destruction on several Caribbean islands. The storm’s core shifted over the Yucatan peninsula, with winds...Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Mexico’s biggest tourist destinations early on Friday...Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Mexico’s biggest tourist destinations early on Friday...
INTERVIEW BY WILLIAM HAGUE
Robert Markel, who followed his friend into politics, says ‘there’s no way to spin that performance’ regarding president’s head-to-head with Trump
Sir Keir Starmer has swept into Downing Street in a landslide Labour election victory, but the party’s honeymoon with business might be short-lived. Labour not only has inherited deep-seated economic problems after 14 years of Conservative rule, ranging from planning to skills to productivity, but it is also more immediately confronted with a series of industrial crises...Sir Keir Starmer has swept into Downing Street in a landslide Labour election victory, but the...Sir Keir Starmer has swept into Downing Street in a landslide Labour election victory, but the...
As Sir Keir Starmer stepped inside No 10 after giving his first speech as prime minister, the leaders of some of...As Sir Keir Starmer stepped inside No 10 after giving his first speech as prime minister, the leaders of some of Britain’s biggest companies delivered their own verdicts on what is needed to boost Britain’s economy. From hitting its target of building 1.5 million homes, to optimising the potential of GB Energy and...As Sir Keir Starmer stepped inside No 10 after giving his first speech as prime minister, the leaders of some of Britain’s...
COMMENT
Time will tell whether this proves to be “the most pro-growth, pro-business Treasury our country has ever seen”, but...
Time will tell whether this proves to be “the most pro-growth, pro-business Treasury our country...
Time will tell whether this proves to be “the most pro-growth, pro-business Treasury our country...
tempus SPECIAL
Can a change in government deliver a long-awaited turnaround in the fortunes of the UK stock market? Some analysts...Can a change in government deliver a long-awaited turnaround in the fortunes of the UK stock market?Can a change in government deliver a long-awaited turnaround in the fortunes of the UK stock market?
lunch with the times
“It’s the one thing that made me not want to become a chief executive,” David Sleath says as he sits back down at our table after spending the past 20 minutes having his photo taken. The picture-shy Sleath is chief executive of Segro, which is, by...“It’s the one thing that made me not want to become a chief executive,” David Sleath says as he...“It’s the one thing that made me not want to become a chief executive,” David Sleath says as he...
No matter that the Indian stock market is as expensive as New York’s and about twice as expensive as London, British retail investors are ploughing their money into the country. The £1.6 billion Jupiter India fund ranks among the most popular...No matter that the Indian stock market is as expensive as New York’s and about twice as expensive...No matter that the Indian stock market is as expensive as New York’s and about twice as expensive...
business commentary
Some companies don’t have a leg to stand on when an activist comes knocking. Not Smith & Nephew. It has the kit to...Some companies don’t have a leg to stand on when an activist comes knocking. Not Smith & Nephew.Some companies don’t have a leg to stand on when an activist comes knocking. Not Smith & Nephew.
Comment
Ikea is one of those businesses that generates eye-catching statistics. In a single year, it distributes 2.5 billion...Ikea is one of those businesses that generates eye-catching statistics. In a single year, it...Ikea is one of those businesses that generates eye-catching statistics. In a single year, it...
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Private equity
Expert Tips
Misleading environmental statements can now fall foul of regulators. Here’s how to avoid an adverse ruling
recruitment
For whoever collects the keys to No 10 on Friday, overhauling the UK’s sclerotic industrial strategy will be top of the in-tray. All the major parties’ manifestos covered new uses for AI, but there was scant mention of the technology most likely to boost our vital manufacturing sector — robotics. While basic robots have been used on manufacturing lines since the early...For whoever collects the keys to No 10 on Friday, overhauling the UK’s sclerotic industrial...For whoever collects the keys to No 10 on Friday, overhauling the UK’s sclerotic industrial...
recruitment | SIX FROM THE BEST
While many politicians are divisive, Baroness Verma brings communities together. After a successful business career...While many politicians are divisive, Baroness Verma brings communities together. After a successful business career, she was appointed as an international development minister, then as Ministerial Champion for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Overseas. Now chairing Empower, the gender equality campaign, and...While many politicians are divisive, Baroness Verma brings communities together. After a successful business career, she was...
euro 2024
Jude Bellingham will have to be on his best behaviour for the rest of Euro 2024 after Uefa gave him a one-match suspended ban for making a lewd gesture when celebrating his goal against Slovakia. Bellingham was pictured appearing to cup his genitals in the direction of the Slovakia bench in the...Jude Bellingham will have to be on his best behaviour for the rest of Euro 2024 after Uefa gave him a one-match suspended ban for making a lewd gesture when celebrating his goal against Slovakia. Bellingham was pictured appearing to cup his genitals in the direction of the Slovakia bench in the...Jude Bellingham will have to be on his best behaviour for the rest of Euro 2024 after Uefa gave him a one-match suspended ban...
euro 2024 | GREGOR ROBERTSON
Will Saturday be the day then? The day England supporters set eyes upon the lesser-spotted left back, Luke Shaw, for the first time at Euro 2024? And, more to the point, is playing Shaw a gamble Gareth Southgate should really be considering? One hundred and forty days is a long time for a footballer not to have played any football. That’s...Will Saturday be the day then? The day England supporters set eyes upon the lesser-spotted left back, Luke Shaw, for the first time at Euro 2024? And, more to the point, is playing Shaw a gamble Gareth Southgate should really be considering? One hundred and forty days is a long time for a footballer not to have played any football. That’s...Will Saturday be the day then? The day England supporters set eyes upon the lesser-spotted left back, Luke Shaw, for the first...
euro 2024
The home fans among the 51,000-strong crowd in the Stuttgart Arena stayed in their seats well after Anthony Taylor had blown the final whistle on Germany’s participation at Euro 2024. They did so for two reasons. First, because they wanted to say goodbye to Toni Kroos; and after earning 113 caps and spending 17...The home fans among the 51,000-strong crowd in the Stuttgart Arena stayed in their seats well...The home fans among the 51,000-strong crowd in the Stuttgart Arena stayed in their seats well...
martyn ziegler | sport notebook
EURO 2024 | DAVID MOYES
Surviving is a form of success in football management. These days, to do eight years in any job is like running three...Surviving is a form of success in football management. These days, to do eight years in any job...Surviving is a form of success in football management. These days, to do eight years in any job...
Will Kelleher
There are many clichés about New Zealand and its love for rugby that are simply untrue. The grandmothers who are...There are many clichés about New Zealand and its love for rugby that are simply untrue. The...There are many clichés about New Zealand and its love for rugby that are simply untrue. The...
wimbledon | Tom kershaw
patrick kidd
Tommy Docherty, the former Manchester United manager, once complained that there is “a hell of a lot of politics in...Tommy Docherty, the former Manchester United manager, once complained that there is “a hell of a...Tommy Docherty, the former Manchester United manager, once complained that there is “a hell of a...
OWEN SLOT
Burning embers. It has been a week of burning embers at Wimbledon. Final flames flickering. I’m just not sure what...Burning embers. It has been a week of burning embers at Wimbledon. Final flames flickering. I’m...Burning embers. It has been a week of burning embers at Wimbledon. Final flames flickering. I’m...
ALEX ALBON
To have a good lap around Silverstone, you need to have a lot of confidence. It requires high speed and precision driving. A lot of the corners lead to one another; turn 3 leads to 4, turn 6 leads to 7, and through the Maggotts, Becketts and...To have a good lap around Silverstone, you need to have a lot of confidence. It requires high...To have a good lap around Silverstone, you need to have a lot of confidence. It requires high...
EURO 2024 | PAUL HIRST
STUART BARNES
How do you fill the void left by the retirement of one of the greatest scrum halves of the 21st century? Aaron Smith...How do you fill the void left by the retirement of one of the greatest scrum halves of the 21st...How do you fill the void left by the retirement of one of the greatest scrum halves of the 21st...
steve james
I once described the County Championship as a sporting cockroach that is continually stamped upon but just refuses to...I once described the County Championship as a sporting cockroach that is continually stamped upon...I once described the County Championship as a sporting cockroach that is continually stamped upon...
exclusive book extract
Having been granted unprecedented access, Tom Baldwin’s new biography explores what the Labour leader is really like away from the limelight
The new prime minister’s wife has played a red-hued blinder in recent months, says fashion director Anna Murphy
hilary rose
The new prime minister’s wife and two children are reluctant to leave their home in Kentish Town, north London
Hello, Dolly! Bruce Springsteen, Florence Welch at the Proms and more – our critics pick the hottest tickets for art, dance, film, comedy and family events
interview
In her first interview, Kanneh-Mason shares the secret to raising her very musical family — and her mission to keep classical music alive in state schools
REVIEW | rereading
In his diaries, over the course of March 1991, Anthony Powell gets very cross about Kingsley Amis. “There has been...In his diaries, over the course of March 1991, Anthony Powell gets very cross about Kingsley Amis.In his diaries, over the course of March 1991, Anthony Powell gets very cross about Kingsley Amis.
Review | Memoir
July 2018 and the writer Alexandra Fuller is not in a good place. Her “inimitable” father has recently died, her...July 2018 and the writer Alexandra Fuller is not in a good place. Her “inimitable” father has...July 2018 and the writer Alexandra Fuller is not in a good place. Her “inimitable” father has...
Review
Did anyone spot who was sponsoring Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain (ITV1)? It was tricky. You had to concentrate. The name was only mentioned, oooh, about every five minutes.
It kicked off with the standard puff. Except that it had Kerridge standing in a field actually speaking the advert aloud, referring to himself in the third person: “M&S food sponsors Tom Kerridge...Did anyone spot who was sponsoring Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain (ITV1)? It was tricky. You had...Did anyone spot who was sponsoring Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain (ITV1)? It was tricky. You had...
First person
When I was 12 my mother took me to see the comedy In & Out, in which Tom Selleck passionately kisses Kevin Kline.When I was 12 my mother took me to see the comedy In & Out, in which Tom Selleck passionately kisses Kevin Kline. It was 1998. It was the first time I’d seen two men kiss, anywhere, ever, and they were doing it for a good 12 seconds. Wow, I thought. If Richard from Friends is kissing another man there can’t...When I was 12 my mother took me to see the comedy In & Out, in which Tom Selleck passionately kisses Kevin Kline. It was...
Susie Goldsbrough
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Even Eddie Murphy can’t save this inept Hollywood ‘requel’
video
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In this sequel to the original X, the writer-director Ti West has simply thrown everything at the screen, and none of it holds together particularly well
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Film review
This is a steamy dramedy with smart performances
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review
This gritty British drama about an angry closeted Londoner who falls for a non-white drag artist has compelling performances but is too one-note
review
This garish smack-and-splatterfest is conspicuously pro-Indian military and, ultimately, boring
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FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Paul Weller was in high spirits as he topped off an action-packed set at Trinity College Dublin with The Jam’s classic bopper, Town Called Malice. “[It’s] a bit more special tonight. I don’t know. Something in the air, you know. Let’s hope so —...Paul Weller was in high spirits as he topped off an action-packed set at Trinity College Dublin...Paul Weller was in high spirits as he topped off an action-packed set at Trinity College Dublin...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
first night review
This new play about sexual assault and an alleged rape culture at an Oxbridge-style college was already a knotty...This new play about sexual assault and an alleged rape culture at an Oxbridge-style college was...This new play about sexual assault and an alleged rape culture at an Oxbridge-style college was...
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
High-vis vest and hard hat, judge’s wig and gown, hoodie and skateboard aren’t the usual uniform for a choir. But the...High-vis vest and hard hat, judge’s wig and gown, hoodie and skateboard aren’t the usual uniform...High-vis vest and hard hat, judge’s wig and gown, hoodie and skateboard aren’t the usual uniform...
first night review
As, mid-set, Morgan Wallen climbed on to a small B-stage out by the barriers with an acoustic guitar, posses of glamorous cowgirls stampeded across the Hyde Park prairies to hear him tell his sawdust-to-superstar story. “We started out playing...As, mid-set, Morgan Wallen climbed on to a small B-stage out by the barriers with an acoustic...As, mid-set, Morgan Wallen climbed on to a small B-stage out by the barriers with an acoustic...
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MindGames
MINDGAMES
first person
Robert Crampton was the bulkier one in the partnership — then he took action
In an article for Forbes magazine Virgie Tovar, a “leading expert on weight bias”, takes aim at critics of the romance in the Netflix blockbuster Bridgerton between the Nicola Coughlan character (very curvy, 5ft 1in) and the Luke Newton character (borderline skinny). These critics are wrong, Tovar argues, when they say that the depiction of lust and love between people...In an article for Forbes magazine Virgie Tovar, a “leading expert on weight bias”, takes aim at...In an article for Forbes magazine Virgie Tovar, a “leading expert on weight bias”, takes aim at...
first person
My husband is a spendaholic. I sometimes joke, slightly tensely, as I manage our finances, that if he were a...My husband is a spendaholic. I sometimes joke, slightly tensely, as I manage our finances, that if he were a billionaire, there would be no recession. So when he announced that he wanted to build a sauna at our house in Oxfordshire, I thought he’d finally lost the plot. I grew up with the idea that saunas were...My husband is a spendaholic. I sometimes joke, slightly tensely, as I manage our finances, that if he were a billionaire, there...
Lisa Grainger steps inside a 420-year-old nunnery resurrected as Nice’s most heavenly hotel
Creative directors and chief executives select their highlights
beauty
A round-up of the most skilful and subtle aestheticians — they can’t reverse time, but they could help to stall it
The best ones come from Japan and can be costly. Tony Turnbull spends an hour in Soho with a knife concierge in search of a slice of perfection
Chic beach clubs, easy coastal train rides and restaurants in unexpected places — the Côte d’Azur is having a moment. Here’s what to see and do this summer
London
There’s a new wave of good-value hotels in the capital – in handy locations with slick design and excellent food
Cruise for less by opting for an inside stateroom on one of these ships. You’ll have access to all the same facilities, and more cash to splash on extras
Holidays to this cool corner of northern Europe are booming. Striking fjords, photogenic fishing villages and enchanting forested islands await — here are the trips to book now
video
A new, direct flight is your ticket to tiny Torshavn and its enchanting landscapes of heart-stopping fjords, cinematic waterfalls and fortress-like islands
A beloved feature of 1930s Britain, the lido is fashionable all over again, with pretty open-air pools delighting...A beloved feature of 1930s Britain, the lido is fashionable all over again, with pretty open-air...A beloved feature of 1930s Britain, the lido is fashionable all over again, with pretty open-air...
How do you get dinner and a night at Raymond Blanc’s place without blowing four figures in the process? Le Manoir aux...How do you get dinner and a night at Raymond Blanc’s place without blowing four figures in the...How do you get dinner and a night at Raymond Blanc’s place without blowing four figures in the...
video
The Cotswolds is a lot bigger than most think. It’s spread over five counties — Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire — and provides visitors with countless golden villages and sprawling estates to explore. The...The Cotswolds is a lot bigger than most think. It’s spread over five counties — Oxfordshire...The Cotswolds is a lot bigger than most think. It’s spread over five counties — Oxfordshire...
obituary
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The Times has been publishing life stories of the great and the good (and the not so good) for more than 170 years. Now the obituary is also becoming a podcast, explains Anna Temkin
weather eye
LET every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that...LET every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from...LET every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from...
Palace of Holyroodhouse
4th July, 2024
The King, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers...Palace of Holyroodhouse
4th July, 2024
The King, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots Dragoon...Palace of Holyroodhouse
4th July, 2024
The King, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots Dragoon...
analysis
If you want to get on the ladder, you’ll have to compete with the beneficiaries of the Bank of Mum and Dad
From furniture to wallpaper, how the new generation of creatives are transforming our domestic spaces
Pretty baskets and detergent dispensers would make laundry day a lot easier, says Victoria Maw
Holiday lets provide an income and the rustic, rugged feel of north Devon is preserved inside and out
It’s 5.30pm on a Monday and Swifty’s alfresco bar at the Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, is already heaving. A colourful cross-section of generations is sipping margaritas under the palms, long-legged stilettoed teenagers side-by-side with ancient grand...It’s 5.30pm on a Monday and Swifty’s alfresco bar at the Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, is already...It’s 5.30pm on a Monday and Swifty’s alfresco bar at the Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, is already...
The SNP has descended into a fresh bout of infighting after John Swinney appeared to accept the disastrous election result had wiped out its mandate for an independence referendum. After the Nationalists recorded their worst electoral performance for 14 years, recriminations erupted among senior...The SNP has descended into a fresh bout of infighting after John Swinney appeared to accept the disastrous election result had wiped out its mandate for an independence referendum. After the Nationalists recorded their worst electoral performance for 14 years, recriminations erupted among senior...The SNP has descended into a fresh bout of infighting after John Swinney appeared to accept the disastrous election result had...
analysis
The electorate has sent SNP MPs homewards to think again and think again they must, or the dream that never dies will remain a dream. It is obvious by now that the SNP’s approach over the past decade has led the party up a cul-de-sac. The SNP’s changing pronouncements on what would constitute a mandate (50 per cent of the vote, a majority...The electorate has sent SNP MPs homewards to think again and think again they must, or the dream that never dies will remain a dream. It is obvious by now that the SNP’s approach over the past decade has led the party up a cul-de-sac. The SNP’s changing pronouncements on what would constitute a mandate (50 per cent of the vote, a majority...The electorate has sent SNP MPs homewards to think again and think again they must, or the dream that never dies will remain a...
Joanna Cherry, the outgoing SNP MP, has criticised Nicola Sturgeon for failing to take responsibility for the party’s collapse and “squandering” chances to achieve Scottish independence. The high-profile rebel, who was defeated by the Labour candidate Scott Arthur despite defending a 12,000 majority, said the party...Joanna Cherry, the outgoing SNP MP, has criticised Nicola Sturgeon for failing to take...Joanna Cherry, the outgoing SNP MP, has criticised Nicola Sturgeon for failing to take...
CalMac directors have been accused of “brazen contempt” towards the islands the company serves as it emerged that some have never visited a single port in almost three years. Four out of six Caledonian MacBrayne board members appointed by SNP ministers have never visited an outer isles port which CalMac serves, in their capacities as non-executive directors. Three of...CalMac directors have been accused of “brazen contempt” towards the islands the company serves as...CalMac directors have been accused of “brazen contempt” towards the islands the company serves as...
Tennis fans have complained to the BBC after the broadcaster scheduled the same match from Wimbledon on two channels...Tennis fans have complained to the BBC after the broadcaster scheduled the same match from Wimbledon on two channels on Thursday and snubbed Jacob Fearnley, the Scottish player. Coverage from SW19 had viewers of BBC1 and BBC2 watching the battle of Britain clash between Harriet Dart and Katie Boulter on Court One.Tennis fans have complained to the BBC after the broadcaster scheduled the same match from Wimbledon on two channels on...
scottish business digest
Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland. 1. Scottish...Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland.Hello and welcome to our daily digest of business, financial and economic news from around Scotland.
Celtic have led tributes to Rosemary Burns, the widow of the club legend Tommy Burns, who died on a flight to Glasgow...Celtic have led tributes to Rosemary Burns, the widow of the club legend Tommy Burns, who died on...Celtic have led tributes to Rosemary Burns, the widow of the club legend Tommy Burns, who died on...
Wimbledon | Stuart Fraser
Andy Murray has at least one more Wimbledon match to come in the mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu, but this was the send-off. After playing with his brother Jamie at the All England Club for the first and last time, he deservedly took the acclaim of his family, friends, rivals and many fans as he walked off Centre Court in near darkness. Murray is likely to return to...Andy Murray has at least one more Wimbledon match to come in the mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu...Andy Murray has at least one more Wimbledon match to come in the mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu...
Less than 24 hours after the rugby players of Canada and Scotland have taken their leave, there is another big match...Less than 24 hours after the rugby players of Canada and Scotland have taken their leave, there is another big match on the bill at TD Place. Atletico Ottawa, the football club founded and owned by the Atletico Madrid powerhouse, host Pacific from Greater Victoria as they bid to build on the commanding lead they...Less than 24 hours after the rugby players of Canada and Scotland have taken their leave, there is another big match on the...
nathan BOMBRYS INTERVIEW
gabriella Bennett
Cassillis in South Ayrshire has been a much-loved home to the Scottish-American TV star Craig Ferguson and his family since 2021. But the 13-bedroom castle and estate of 310 acres was a celebrity in its own right well before the former presenter...Cassillis in South Ayrshire has been a much-loved home to the Scottish-American TV star Craig...Cassillis in South Ayrshire has been a much-loved home to the Scottish-American TV star Craig...
Comment
We ditched the Tories because we felt poor
Matthew Parris
People hate to admit it, but missing prosperity is what fuelled our national rage and Labour will struggle to deliver it
janice turner
Blair gave us hope, this result unsettles me
newgiles coren
Change is always scary, but we must be brave
Ann treneman | notebook
A moving brush with the real Mrs Tiggy-Winkle
newmatt chorley
Sir Keir’s most pressing task: speak truth to purr and evict Larry the Cat
WEEKEND ESSAY
Colonial hoard or public trove: are museums worth saving?
DOMINIC SANDBROOK
Banished beards will always grow back
ROSE WILD | FEEDBACK
Doubles trounce singles: you can quote us on that
newSandra Dunn writes from Cambridge that her A-level English teacher would have put a red line straight through my...Sandra Dunn writes from Cambridge that her A-level English teacher would have put a red line...Sandra Dunn writes from Cambridge that her A-level English teacher would have put a red line...
Miriam Darlington | nature notebook
Life buzzing among the reeds of the lazy Ouse
newIt is 8am and under a polished blue sky the heatwave is already stoking insects and melting the dew in the grass. The...It is 8am and under a polished blue sky the heatwave is already stoking insects and melting the...It is 8am and under a polished blue sky the heatwave is already stoking insects and melting the...
Leading Articles
Labour’s Landslide
Sir Keir Starmer has momentously transformed his party’s fortunes in five years. Yet the fragility of his electoral coalition and the fragmentation of society hold perils
Back to Basics
Principled conservatism rather than populism must be the secret to Tory recovery
Foreign Challenges
A Labour government will have little time to master a forbidding international agenda
letters to the editor
Leaders’ joyless toil and the death of creativity
Sir, I heartily applaud James Marriott for his thoughts on the sub-inspirational efforts of Messrs Sunak and Starmer to win us over during the election campaign. (“Hard work made Rishi and Keir very dull boys”, comment, Jul 4). These no...Sir, I heartily applaud James Marriott for his thoughts on the sub-inspirational efforts of...Sir, I heartily applaud James Marriott for his thoughts on the sub-inspirational efforts of...
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Results of the general election are declared; annual meeting of Church of England General Synod begins in York, until Sunday, with the Archbishop of York delivering the opening presidential address; Halifax publishes its monthly house price index.
Switzerland: Montreux Jazz Festival begins, until July 20.
On this day
In 1937 the first can of Spam meat rolled off the Hormel Foods’ production line in the US. The founder Jay Hormel offered a $100 prize at a new year party for a winning name; in 1946 the exotic dancer Micheline Bernardini became the first person to wear a navel-revealing bikini in public, at the Piscine Molitor swimming pool in Paris. The designer Louis Réard named his garment after Bikini Atoll, where the US was performing nuclear testing. A newspaper headline pattern was used, and media coverage led 50,000 admirers to write to Bernardini; in 1948 the National Health Service Act came into effect, creating the NHS. The first minister of health was Aneurin Bevan MP; in 1965 Maria Callas gave her final operatic performance, singing Puccini’s opera Tosca at the Royal Opera House, London; in 1954 the first commercial recording session by Elvis Presley took place at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, of That’s All Right (Mama) by the blues singer Arthur Crudup.
Nature notes
Red-necked phalaropes have ripped up the rule book. In most bird species, males are the brightly coloured ones, but among red-necked phalaropes, it is the female who stands out. During the breeding season, her neck is a wonderful scarlet, complemented by a bright white throat and slate grey head. The male is duller. This role reversal is repeated in the childcare. Males incubate the eggs and then feed the chicks. Even when the young have left the nest, the male will continue to care for them for about a fortnight. The female leaves the male to it, sometimes getting another mate. These tiny, rule-breaking waders breed mainly in the Arctic, but a couple of dozen pairs nest in the Shetland Islands. Jonathan Tulloch
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays today
Sir Paul Smith, pictured, fashion designer, 78; Charlie Appleby, racehorse trainer, British flat racing champion trainer (2021), 49; Sebastian Barry, playwright, novelist and poet, The Secret Scripture (2008), Days Without End (2016), two-time Costa book of the year winner, 69; Mark Cox, former British No 1 tennis player, the first amateur tennis player to beat a professional (1968), 81; Paul Daniel, principal conductor and artistic director, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Galicia (2012-21), 66; Marcus Davey, artistic director and chief executive, the Roundhouse (arts venue) Camden, 57; Susannah Doyle, actress, About a Boy (2002), 58; Ian Durant, chair, Britvic (soft drinks), 66; Elizabeth Emanuel, co-designer of Princess Diana’s wedding dress, 71; Edie Falco, actress, The Sopranos (1999-2007), 61; Shane Filan, singer-songwriter, Westlife, 45; Billy Jenkins, blues guitarist, Sounds Like Bromley (1982), 68; Huey Lewis, singer-songwriter, The Power of Love (1985), 74; Anne Longfield, chair, Commission on Young Lives, children’s commissioner for England (2015-21), 64; Amélie Mauresmo, tennis player, Wimbledon singles champion (2006), 45; Róisín Murphy, singer-songwriter, Mi Senti (2014), Take her up to Monto (2016), 51; Peter Thompson, chief executive, National Physical Laboratory, 57; Prof Christofer Toumazou, founder and chief scientist, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, 63; Gary Warren, actor, The Railway Children (1970), 70; Ian Watmore, chair, England and Wales Cricket Board (2020-21), First Civil Service Commissioner (2016-21), chief executive, Football Association (2009-10), 66; Susan Wojcicki, chief executive, YouTube (2014-23), 56; Whitney Wolfe, entrepreneur, founder and executive chair of Bumble (dating app), 35; John Wright, the first New Zealander to score 5,000 runs in Test cricket, 70; Gianfranco Zola, footballer, Italy (1991-97), Chelsea (1996-2003), and manager, 58.