Defiant PM insists he didn’t break Covid rules
newBoris Johnson remains defiant that he did not break coronavirus rules despite being fined, close allies have said, as he plans to brush aside the controversy with a “business as usual” agenda this week. He will attempt to minimise the fallout of the scandal over lockdown parties as MPs return to...Boris Johnson remains defiant that he did not break coronavirus rules despite being fined, close allies have said, as he plans to brush aside the controversy with a “business as usual” agenda this week. He will attempt to minimise the fallout of the scandal over lockdown parties as MPs return to...Boris Johnson remains defiant that he did not break coronavirus rules despite being fined, close allies have said, as he plans...
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Patel hits out at Welby in Rwanda migrant row
Priti Patel has hit back at the Archbishop of Canterbury for failing to offer his own solutions to the migration crisis after he condemned her plans to send migrants to Rwanda as ungodly. The home secretary has written a joint article for The Times today with Vincent Biruta, the Rwandan foreign minister, defending the policy as a “bold and...Priti Patel has hit back at the Archbishop of Canterbury for failing to offer his own solutions to the migration crisis after he condemned her plans to send migrants to Rwanda as ungodly. The home secretary has written a joint article for The Times today with Vincent Biruta, the Rwandan foreign minister, defending the policy as a “bold and...Priti Patel has hit back at the Archbishop of Canterbury for failing to offer his own solutions to the migration crisis after...
CATHERINE PHILP | DISPATCH
Worshippers turn backs on church led by Putin’s bishop
When Russian troops invaded Ukraine, the congregation of Kyiv’s church of the Mother of God of the Sign went to Father Yuriy with an ultimatum: break with the Moscow-led Russian Orthodox Church and join the Ukrainian one, or quit the parish altogether. “I have no idea where he is now,” said Father Hrihorii Foia, the...When Russian troops invaded Ukraine, the congregation of Kyiv’s church of the Mother of God of...When Russian troops invaded Ukraine, the congregation of Kyiv’s church of the Mother of God of...
WAR IN UKRAINE
I was scared my girl would never know who she was
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WAR IN UKRAINE
Captured Briton is put on show for state TV audience
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TV host’s tirade over lost ship hints at Kremlin splits
UK NEWS
Huge rise in non-EU migrants to Britain
The number of non-EU migrants coming to the UK to work and study soared in the first year of Britain’s post-Brexit immigration system, official figures have revealed. Home Office immigration figures for the whole of last year...The number of non-EU migrants coming to the UK to work and study soared in the first year of Britain’s post-Brexit immigration system, official figures have revealed. Home Office immigration figures for the whole of last year...The number of non-EU migrants coming to the UK to work and study soared in the first year of Britain’s post-Brexit...
UK NEWS
Four in five believe Johnson is out of touch on inflation crisis
Almost four out of five people think Boris Johnson does not understand how soaring energy bills and inflation affect them, a poll has revealed. Even fewer people believe that Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, can relate to the...Almost four out of five people think Boris Johnson does not understand how soaring energy bills and inflation affect them, a poll has revealed. Even fewer people believe that Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, can relate to the...Almost four out of five people think Boris Johnson does not understand how soaring energy bills and inflation affect...
The baby idea that grew up to be a very, very big deal
Laura Tenison was lying in hospital nursing 20 broken bones after a car crash when she watched how a young mother in the next bed struggled to buy her children clothes from mail-order catalogues. Despite stacking up a number of catalogues, the...Laura Tenison was lying in hospital nursing 20 broken bones after a car crash when she watched...Laura Tenison was lying in hospital nursing 20 broken bones after a car crash when she watched...
PHOTOGRAPHY | BEHIND THE SHOT
Death and destruction are all around, but Ukrainians are already starting to rebuild
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Italian PM: Talking to Kremlin ‘a waste of time’
WAR IN UKRAINE
Supersonic jets drop dumb bombs on steel plant
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Plea to Russia: ‘Bring back my mum’
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Liev Schreiber cooks Passover feast for refugees
WAR IN UKRAINE
Censorship forces Russian paper to publish abroad
Robots could pick fruit to help farm labour shortage
Robot fruit pickers could be deployed as part of a series of measures to address potential food shortages in Britain...Robot fruit pickers could be deployed as part of a series of measures to address potential food...Robot fruit pickers could be deployed as part of a series of measures to address potential food...
Clampdown on anglophobia ‘undermines genuine racism cases’
Plans to treat anti-English sentiment in the same way as Islamophobia are motivated by political “mischief-making”...Plans to treat anti-English sentiment in the same way as Islamophobia are motivated by political...Plans to treat anti-English sentiment in the same way as Islamophobia are motivated by political...
First night | Pop
Hits and a few misses as Sting jazzes up his classics
Bacon friend to snub Tate with French donation
A collection of art by Francis Bacon will not be given to the Tate and will instead go to France after a row between...A collection of art by Francis Bacon will not be given to the Tate and will instead go to France...A collection of art by Francis Bacon will not be given to the Tate and will instead go to France...
Glass of Norwegian? Global warming brings a new wine to the table
Chablis, champagne or Château Sognefjord? A vineyard nestled on the banks of Norway’s largest fjord says it is ready...Chablis, champagne or Château Sognefjord? A vineyard nestled on the banks of Norway’s largest...Chablis, champagne or Château Sognefjord? A vineyard nestled on the banks of Norway’s largest...
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New Kim missile ‘poses nuclear threat to Seoul’
North Korea launched what is believed to be a short range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile that could threaten Seoul and the region’s American bases. The test firing, the 12th this year, was launched on the eve of annual joint US and South Korean military exercises. Pyongyang has denounced the...North Korea launched what is believed to be a short range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile that could threaten Seoul and the region’s American bases. The test firing, the 12th this year, was launched on the eve of annual joint US and South Korean military exercises. Pyongyang has denounced the...North Korea launched what is believed to be a short range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile that could threaten Seoul and the...
Covid crackdown threatens global supply of iPhones
Strict anti-Covid rules have been imposed at factories that make half the world’s iPhones, threatening a global tech crunch as China tackles its worst outbreak of the pandemic. A Beijing government notice issued yesterday forced the economic zone in the central east metropolis of Zhengzhou, home to a Foxconn factory employing up to 120,000...Strict anti-Covid rules have been imposed at factories that make half the world’s iPhones, threatening a global tech crunch as China tackles its worst outbreak of the pandemic. A Beijing government notice issued yesterday forced the economic zone in the central east metropolis of Zhengzhou, home to a Foxconn factory employing up to 120,000...Strict anti-Covid rules have been imposed at factories that make half the world’s iPhones, threatening a global tech crunch as...
Token amount on offer for Twitter chief’s first message
An entrepreneur who paid $2.9 million for a “unique” version of the Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s first message on the platform faces making a huge loss after his efforts to resell it attracted a top bid of $30,000. Sina Estavi bought the non-fungible token, or NFT — a digital certificate proving his ownership...An entrepreneur who paid $2.9 million for a “unique” version of the Twitter founder Jack Dorsey...An entrepreneur who paid $2.9 million for a “unique” version of the Twitter founder Jack Dorsey...
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
Delhi dhobi men are all washed up by modernity
Some words in a new language make the banal sound exotic. When I started learning Hindi, dhobi ghat — the place where men handwash laundry — was such an example. It triggered visions of sloshing around on the banks of the Yamuna in Delhi...Some words in a new language make the banal sound exotic. When I started learning Hindi, dhobi...Some words in a new language make the banal sound exotic. When I started learning Hindi, dhobi...
Exchange faces anger over Russia
Polymetal International, the Russian mining company, has become the most highly purchased stock by retail investors since the invasion of Ukraine, raising pressure on the London Stock Exchange to intervene. Shareholders backed the stock after its sharp slump in the early weeks of the crisis.Polymetal International, the Russian mining company, has become the most highly purchased stock by retail investors since the invasion of Ukraine, raising pressure on the London Stock Exchange to intervene. Shareholders backed the stock after its sharp slump in the early weeks of the crisis.Polymetal International, the Russian mining company, has become the most highly purchased stock by retail investors since the...
Americans will have to pay price of Fed’s fight against inflation
The US Federal Reserve cannot avoid inflicting “pain” on the world’s largest economy as a result of its efforts to bring down runaway inflation, a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund has warned. Olivier Blanchard, a fellow at the Peterson Institute and former long-serving IMF chief economist, said that the US...The US Federal Reserve cannot avoid inflicting “pain” on the world’s largest economy as a result of its efforts to bring down runaway inflation, a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund has warned. Olivier Blanchard, a fellow at the Peterson Institute and former long-serving IMF chief economist, said that the US...The US Federal Reserve cannot avoid inflicting “pain” on the world’s largest economy as a result of its efforts to bring down...
Gove to give affordable homes power to councils
Rules that force developers to build a number of “affordable” homes on their developments could be dropped in favour of a levy on developers to give power to local authorities instead. Michael Gove, the secretary of state for levelling up, has held talks with industry leaders about the proposals that would raise £7...Rules that force developers to build a number of “affordable” homes on their developments could...Rules that force developers to build a number of “affordable” homes on their developments could...
COMMENT
Cutting red tape would go a long way to giving the economy a lift
When parliament returns after Easter, one of its first tasks will be to vote on the Online Safety Bill. The...When parliament returns after Easter, one of its first tasks will be to vote on the Online Safety...When parliament returns after Easter, one of its first tasks will be to vote on the Online Safety...
Comment
Takeover offers for small companies expose timid stock market investors
The Air Partner share price went dark on April 1. We had sold the aviation services business to a US competitor who...The Air Partner share price went dark on April 1. We had sold the aviation services business to a...The Air Partner share price went dark on April 1. We had sold the aviation services business to a...
‘I hid pregnancy from investors to seal the deal’
A female entrepreneur says that the business world is so hostile to pregnant women that she felt she had to conceal her pregnancy while selling her company to a private equity firm. Cassandra Stavrou, 38, sold Proper, a healthy snacking...A female entrepreneur says that the business world is so hostile to pregnant women that she felt...A female entrepreneur says that the business world is so hostile to pregnant women that she felt...
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The direct approach keeps Grind’s coffee cup half-full
David Abrahamovitch saw his restaurants close overnight, but then a sideline began to thrive
Cricket | Mike Atherton
Stokes fits Key’s vision for a positive England
Hugh Morris, first of all, then Paul Downton, Andrew Strauss, Ashley Giles and now Rob Key. A job that didn’t exist until the vast swathes of television money came in to the game 15 years ago has now become central to the functioning of the men’s international team. Created on the back of an...Hugh Morris, first of all, then Paul Downton, Andrew Strauss, Ashley Giles and now Rob Key. A job that didn’t exist until the vast swathes of television money came in to the game 15 years ago has now become central to the functioning of the men’s international team. Created on the back of an...Hugh Morris, first of all, then Paul Downton, Andrew Strauss, Ashley Giles and now Rob Key. A job that didn’t exist until the...
FA Cup | Henry Winter
Chelsea set up another Wembley final with win made on Cobham’s fields
Chelsea reached a third successive FA Cup final, setting up a classic showdown with Liverpool back here at Wembley on May 14, because Thomas Tuchel shook his sluggish players into life at the break. They stopped mourning Madrid and their Champions League exit to Real, and focused on overwhelming a spirited Crystal Palace. Chelsea deservedly...Chelsea reached a third successive FA Cup final, setting up a classic showdown with Liverpool back here at Wembley on May 14, because Thomas Tuchel shook his sluggish players into life at the break. They stopped mourning Madrid and their Champions League exit to Real, and focused on overwhelming a spirited Crystal Palace. Chelsea deservedly...Chelsea reached a third successive FA Cup final, setting up a classic showdown with Liverpool back here at Wembley on May 14...
Football | martin ziegler
Uefa may axe club ranking plan for places
Plans to award two Champions League places based on clubs’ European ranking could still be changed, with talks over the next month critical to the outcome. Sources say there is pressure from some figures within Uefa as well as the European Leagues organisation for it to be dropped or at least altered. A year on from...Plans to award two Champions League places based on clubs’ European ranking could still be...Plans to award two Champions League places based on clubs’ European ranking could still be...
STEVE THOMPSON BOOK EXTRACT
‘Mum kicked me out at 17 and left me fending for myself. We’ve still not spoken’
Football | Martyn Ziegler
Why European Super League threat still lingers a year on
FA Cup | Alyson Rudd
Grunt work – rather than goals – makes Werner a cult hero
As it was revealed over the Wembley Tannoy that Timo Werner was the man of the match there were a few raised eyebrows...As it was revealed over the Wembley Tannoy that Timo Werner was the man of the match there were a...As it was revealed over the Wembley Tannoy that Timo Werner was the man of the match there were a...
rugby union | Stuart Barnes
Farrell misses kicks too – but only Smith creates magic
Had Marcus Smith missed that conversion in the middle of the first half, no one would have mentioned it. But then...Had Marcus Smith missed that conversion in the middle of the first half, no one would have...Had Marcus Smith missed that conversion in the middle of the first half, no one would have...
rugby union | Will Kelleher
The path is set for Leicester to roll back years
Mention the mouthwatering prospect of Leinster coming to Welford Road in early May for a European quarter-final and you will be met with a bristling Tiger. For this Leicester Tigers team, built on pain-staking processes and minute-to-minute...Mention the mouthwatering prospect of Leinster coming to Welford Road in early May for a European...Mention the mouthwatering prospect of Leinster coming to Welford Road in early May for a European...
Football | Ian Hawkey
Another league title will not mask the bubbling discontent at Bayern
On the bright morning after the night before, Oliver Kahn and his wife, Svenja, set out for one of their favourite...On the bright morning after the night before, Oliver Kahn and his wife, Svenja, set out for one...On the bright morning after the night before, Oliver Kahn and his wife, Svenja, set out for one...
Steve Thompson Book extract
‘I’d have a meal and then heave it up – I knew it was bulimia’
I was 16 when I first deliberately threw up my food. That was the age I became truly aware of my need for fitness...I was 16 when I first deliberately threw up my food. That was the age I became truly aware of my...I was 16 when I first deliberately threw up my food. That was the age I became truly aware of my...
Football | Bill Edgar
Chelsea’s familiar feat and Ronaldo’s latest landmark
FA Cup | Paul Hirst
Liverpool’s squad better than ours, insists Guardiola
Premier League
Sorry decline of Rashford top of Ten Hag’s in-tray
Premier League | James Gheerbrant
Potter’s masterclass in how to blunt Spurs
Premier League | Paul Rowan
Yet another blown chance, but Arteta refuses to turn on players
WOMEN'S FA CUP
Chelsea’s depth tells as understudies seal place in FA Cup final
Arsenal Women 0 Chelsea Women 2
There is a recurrent criticism of Chelsea that they are over-reliant on star players to produce a scintillating piece of skill or an incredible goal to win matches. But what would happen with two of those world-class talents, Fran Kirby and Pernille Harder, absent from the starting line-up? As it transpired, those star players were simply replaced as Chelsea’s depth...There is a recurrent criticism of Chelsea that they are over-reliant on star players to produce a...There is a recurrent criticism of Chelsea that they are over-reliant on star players to produce a...
Women's FA Cup
Return of injured stars allowing City to shine once again
Chloe Kelly’s goal against West Ham United was far from Manchester City’s best in their Women’s FA Cup semi-final win...Chloe Kelly’s goal against West Ham United was far from Manchester City’s best in their Women’s FA Cup semi-final win on Saturday. The West Ham captain, Gilly Flaherty, handed it to Kelly, playing a pass across goal straight to the City winger. But while Lauren Hemp’s double kept up her impressive goalscoring form...Chloe Kelly’s goal against West Ham United was far from Manchester City’s best in their Women’s FA Cup semi-final win on Saturday.
Football | Michael Grant
Inexhaustible Rangers find a way through
Football
Who can go up and down today
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There is a reason no one has done Quadruple – Van Dijk
Virgil van Dijk said that Liverpool were dreaming of completing an unprecedented Quadruple but stressed that much...Virgil van Dijk said that Liverpool were dreaming of completing an unprecedented Quadruple but...Virgil van Dijk said that Liverpool were dreaming of completing an unprecedented Quadruple but...
Premier League
Frank: Watford’s lack of strategy is costing them
Thomas Frank has outlined the reasons why his Brentford side will be staying in the Premier League and why Watford...Thomas Frank has outlined the reasons why his Brentford side will be staying in the Premier...Thomas Frank has outlined the reasons why his Brentford side will be staying in the Premier...
Boxing
Brutal Benn looks beyond Khan to the US
The biggest thing Conor Benn might have achieved in Manchester on Saturday night was persuading Amir Khan that the right time to retire is now. It took Benn until just 59 seconds of the second round to leave Chris van Heerden sprawling on the canvas.The biggest thing Conor Benn might have achieved in Manchester on Saturday night was persuading...The biggest thing Conor Benn might have achieved in Manchester on Saturday night was persuading...
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
The big Easter bank holiday quiz
War in Ukraine, madness at the Oscars: 2022 has already been a seismic year. Olav Bjortomt tests your memory of it
A fish phobia? My husband found it funny
Lucy Billen’s fear of marine life was no laughing matter. Could the cure be a technique used to treat trauma?
arts
The Ukrainian rappers tipped to win Eurovision
Kalush Orchestra are the favourites for this year’s song contest. After that, they could fight in the war
first night ? classical
St John Passion — a rare and rich performance of Bach’s alternative version
FIRST NIGHT | THEATRE
Scandaltown — anti-woke jokes fall flat in modern Restoration comedy
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Panto season seems to have arrived earlier than usual. Mike Bartlett’s new play is billed as a modern take...★★☆☆☆
Panto season seems to have arrived earlier than usual. Mike Bartlett’s new play is billed...★★☆☆☆
Panto season seems to have arrived earlier than usual. Mike Bartlett’s new play is billed...
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FIRST NIGHT | POP
Sphinx-like Dua Lipa has the world at her feet
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The Rev Richard Coles on retirement and what comes next
One day in 1985, when I was 23 and the unlikeliest pop star since the Singing Nun, my manager put a piece of paper in front of me and told me to sign. I did, without looking, like any self-respecting artiste. Fortunately it was not a wildly...One day in 1985, when I was 23 and the unlikeliest pop star since the Singing Nun, my manager put...One day in 1985, when I was 23 and the unlikeliest pop star since the Singing Nun, my manager put...
OBITUARY
Elizabeth Harris Aitken
Socialite who chronicled her turbulent marriages to two film stars before settling down with a disgraced former cabinet minister
It was a highlight of the wedding of Elizabeth Harris to Jonathan Aitken at St Matthew’s Westminster in 2003 that when Father Philip Chester asked “Who gives this woman in marriage?” her three sons, Damian, Jared and Jamie, shouted in robust unity: “We do.” Nuptials figured prominently in the narrative of the bride’s life, and this wedding was her fourth. It opened with...It was a highlight of the wedding of Elizabeth Harris to Jonathan Aitken at St Matthew’s...It was a highlight of the wedding of Elizabeth Harris to Jonathan Aitken at St Matthew’s...
OBITUARY
Art Rupe
One day in early 1955 a scratchy audition tape arrived at the Los Angeles office of Art Rupe, the owner of Specialty...One day in early 1955 a scratchy audition tape arrived at the Los Angeles office of Art Rupe, the owner of Specialty Records. The tape, one of hundreds mailed in by hopeful young singers from all over America, sat there unplayed for several months until Richard Penniman, who had sent it, rang the label for the...One day in early 1955 a scratchy audition tape arrived at the Los Angeles office of Art Rupe, the owner of Specialty Records.
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SO they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. And behold, Jesus met...SO they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.SO they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
LAW REPORT
Banning same-sex marriage for religious reasons not contrary to Bermuda constitution
Privy Council
Published on April 18, 2022
Attorney-General for Bermuda v Ferguson and others
Before Lord Reed...Privy Council
Published on April 18, 2022
Attorney-General for Bermuda v Ferguson and others
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Published on April 18, 2022
Attorney-General for Bermuda v Ferguson and others
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WEATHER EYE
Leeches rose to the challenge of foretelling storms
The year 1850 was plagued by stormy weather and the turbulent conditions were closely followed by the aptly named George Merryweather, a doctor in Whitby, North Yorkshire, who claimed to forecast storms using leeches. Merryweather had been...The year 1850 was plagued by stormy weather and the turbulent conditions were closely followed by...The year 1850 was plagued by stormy weather and the turbulent conditions were closely followed by...
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Sturgeon reported for not wearing mask
updatedNicola Sturgeon has been reported to the police over a video that shows her not wearing a mask in a barber’s shop in a possible breach of her own pandemic laws. Video emerged from a campaign visit in East Kilbride on Saturday, which was part of the run-up to the May 5 council elections. The...Nicola Sturgeon has been reported to the police over a video that shows her not wearing a mask in a barber’s shop in a possible breach of her own pandemic laws. Video emerged from a campaign visit in East Kilbride on Saturday, which was part of the run-up to the May 5 council elections. The...Nicola Sturgeon has been reported to the police over a video that shows her not wearing a mask in a barber’s shop in a possible...
Islanders criticise ship-owner’s ‘bias’ towards big ferries
Islanders have accused the Scottish government’s ship-owning company of a “deceptive, biased” procurement process that will result in costly replacement ferries and less frequent services. The Mull and Iona Ferry Committee said that Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (Cmal) should have ordered four smaller ships rather than two large vessels...Islanders have accused the Scottish government’s ship-owning company of a “deceptive, biased” procurement process that will result in costly replacement ferries and less frequent services. The Mull and Iona Ferry Committee said that Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (Cmal) should have ordered four smaller ships rather than two large vessels...Islanders have accused the Scottish government’s ship-owning company of a “deceptive, biased” procurement process that will...
Party worker considers Blackford complaint
An SNP employee who accused two nationalist MPs of sexual harassment is considering reporting the party’s Westminster leader to Commons authorities over his handling of the allegations. It emerged yesterday that Westminster authorities have upheld complaints against Patrick Grady and Patricia Gibson. The pair have...An SNP employee who accused two nationalist MPs of sexual harassment is considering reporting the...An SNP employee who accused two nationalist MPs of sexual harassment is considering reporting the...
Playgrounds ‘left to rust by SNP cuts’
The Scottish government has been accused of “selling the next generation short” after an almost 40 per cent drop in spending on parks. According to the Local Government Benchmarking Framework (LGBF), a dataset that logs council statistics, net...The Scottish government has been accused of “selling the next generation short” after an almost...The Scottish government has been accused of “selling the next generation short” after an almost...
Kezia dugdale | Comment
New normal looks suspiciously like the old
Football | Michael Grant
Inexhaustible Rangers find a way through
The makers of Red Bull and all those other energy drinks should get on the blower to Rangers and find out what further ingredients seem to exist for even more adrenaline. Rangers look inexhaustible. Just 63 hours after reaching the semi-finals of the Europa League, after extra-time, they went another two hours against Celtic to deliver an epic Scottish Cup win. They...The makers of Red Bull and all those other energy drinks should get on the blower to Rangers and...The makers of Red Bull and all those other energy drinks should get on the blower to Rangers and...
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‘Phenomenal’ Rangers find an extra gear
Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst praised his players’ “phenomenal” character as they dumped Celtic 2-1 in the...Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst praised his players’ “phenomenal” character as they dumped Celtic 2-1 in the Scottish Cup semi-final and won a game in extra time for the second time in four days. They are 90 minutes from landing their first domestic cup in 11 years and face Hearts in the final on May 21.Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst praised his players’ “phenomenal” character as they dumped Celtic 2-1 in the Scottish...
football | graham spiers
Neilson dares to dream as Hearts win Euro millions
rugby union | alasdair reid
Blair working magic at Edinburgh
Ukrainian resistance compared to Easter Rising
Parallels were drawn between Ukraine’s resistance to the Russian invasion and Ireland’s struggle for self-determination during the annual commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin city centre yesterday. The blue and yellow colours of the Ukrainian flags on O’Connell Street, combined with...Parallels were drawn between Ukraine’s resistance to the Russian invasion and Ireland’s struggle for self-determination during the annual commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin city centre yesterday. The blue and yellow colours of the Ukrainian flags on O’Connell Street, combined with...Parallels were drawn between Ukraine’s resistance to the Russian invasion and Ireland’s struggle for self-determination during...
war in ukraine
Dozens of Ukrainian refugees hit by suspected vomiting bug
Emergency services were rushed to a facility housing Ukrainian refugees in north Cork yesterday after a number of them suddenly fell ill from a suspected vomiting bug. About 46 Ukrainians arrived at the Astra Turf complex in Banteer at about 7pm on Saturday after fleeing the conflict. It is understood a number of them had complained...Emergency services were rushed to a facility housing Ukrainian refugees in north Cork yesterday after a number of them suddenly fell ill from a suspected vomiting bug. About 46 Ukrainians arrived at the Astra Turf complex in Banteer at about 7pm on Saturday after fleeing the conflict. It is understood a number of them had complained...Emergency services were rushed to a facility housing Ukrainian refugees in north Cork yesterday after a number of them suddenly...
Sinn Fein seeks partnership with unionists to achieve united Ireland
Sinn Fein has sought “partnership” with unionists to help realise the party’s objective of achieving a united Ireland. Mary Lou McDonald, the leader of Sinn Fein, said unionists must have an “equal part” in building what she described as a “new Ireland”. McDonald made the comments in Belfast yesterday, during...Sinn Fein has sought “partnership” with unionists to help realise the party’s objective of...Sinn Fein has sought “partnership” with unionists to help realise the party’s objective of...
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Broadcaster Alison Curtis: ‘I have a thing for jackets and I can’t seem to stop buying them’
The broadcaster Alison Curtis, 45, was born and raised in Canada. In her early twenties she moved to Ireland and began working as a researcher on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show on Today FM in 1999. Curtis took the hot seat as a presenter on the...The broadcaster Alison Curtis, 45, was born and raised in Canada. In her early twenties she moved...The broadcaster Alison Curtis, 45, was born and raised in Canada. In her early twenties she moved...
Comment
Rwanda won’t work: but it will for Johnson
Clare Foges
Critics of the PM’s policy on migrants think they’re striking a blow for compassion when in fact they’re helping him
EDWARD LUCAS
Nato leaders have much to learn from Finland
HELEN RUMBELOW | NOTEBOOK
At last, truth about what our eggs will do to get laid
LIBBY PURVES
This Easter we all deserve to feel some joy
Roland White
The idea that short men are winners is just a tall story
Leading Articles
Counter-Terror Tactics
The Prevent programme to counter violent extremism is being hampered by excessive sensitivity to civil liberties and community relations
Politics from the Pulpit
The Archbishop of Canterbury went too far in criticising government policy
On the Wing
Scientists have found that birds can typically fight or fly, but not do both
Letters to the Editor
Rwanda plan and the immigration problem
Sir, There has been confusion about the government’s deal with Rwanda (letters, Apr 15 & 16). It’s important to be clear about what it is. Those sent to the country have no apparent prospect of returning to the UK, despite reports claiming...Sir, There has been confusion about the government’s deal with Rwanda (letters, Apr 15 & 16).Sir, There has been confusion about the government’s deal with Rwanda (letters, Apr 15 & 16).
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: The legal requirement for people in Scotland to wear facemasks in shops, indoor settings and on public transport is lifted, and advice to regularly test for the coronavirus is dropped; MSPs return from the Easter break; further relaxations are introduced to Wales’s coronavirus restriction measures, with businesses no longer required to undertake specific risk assessments.
US: The Boston marathon, the world’s oldest annual marathon, takes place, with about 36,000 runners.
On this day
In 1899 the St Andrew’s Ambulance Association, now St Andrew’s First Aid, was granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria. Founded in 1882, it provided the first ambulance service in Scotland; in 1906 San Francisco was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 7.9, causing devastating fires and an estimated 3,000 deaths; in 1909 Joan of Arc was beatified by the Roman Catholic church (canonised on May 16, 1920); in 1994 Richard Nixon, the former US president, suffered a stroke at his New Jersey home, four days before dying aged 81.
Nature notes
The catlike “mewing” cry of a buzzard high overhead is surely one of the easiest raptor calls to recognise. The plaintive sound, which takes young birds a couple of years to master, can carry over great distances and is sometimes the first indication that one is near by. Buzzards tend to pair for life, and unpaired males put on impressive aerial displays in spring to attract a mate. The pair will establish several potential nest sites within their breeding territory, moving to a different one each year. In mid-April the hen bird will lay eggs at three-day intervals, incubating them for just over a month.
Melissa Harrison
Birthdays today
Michael Beloff QC, president, Trinity College, Oxford (1996-2006), 80; Dave Calhoun, president and chief executive, The Boeing Company, 65; Samantha Cameron, business executive and fashion designer, 51; Baroness (Frances) D’Souza, lord speaker, House of Lords (2011-16), 78; Nick Farr-Jones, rugby union player, Australia (1984-93), 60; Prof Niall Ferguson, historian and economist, author, Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe (2021), 58; America Ferrera, actress, Ugly Betty (2006-10), 38; Michael D Higgins, president of Ireland, 81; Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, model and actress, Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), 35; Philip Jackson, sculptor, the Bomber Command Memorial (2012), 78; Vanessa Kirby, actress, Mission: Impossible — Fallout (2018), The Crown (2016-17), Pieces of a Woman (2020), 34; Jane Leeves, actress, Frasier (1993-2004), 61; Prof Peter Mathieson, nephrologist, principal and vice-chancellor, University of Edinburgh, 63; Hayley Mills, actress, Pollyanna (1960), The Parent Trap (1961), Wild At Heart (2007-2012), 76; Rick Moranis, actor, Ghostbusters (1984), Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), 69; Lord (Frank) Mulholland QC, senator of the College of Justice in Scotland, lord advocate for Scotland (2011-16), 63; Mark Porter, consultant anaesthetist, chairman, British Medical Association council (2012-17), 60; Graham Rowntree, rugby union player, England (1995-2006), 51; David Tennant, actor, Doctor Who (2005-10, 2013), Around the World in 80 Days (2021), 51; Alex Thomson, round-the-world yachtsman, 48; James Woods, actor, Once Upon a Time in America (1984), The Specialist (1994), 75; Edgar Wright, film director, Shaun of the Dead (2004), Baby Driver (2017), Last Night in Soho (2021), 48.