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Trump flown to hospital
President Trump was flown to a hospital near Washington last night “out of an abundance of caution” after he and his wife, Melania, tested positive for coronavirus and announced that they would go into quarantine. The White House said that Mr Trump, 74, “has mild symptoms” and would work...President Trump was flown to a hospital near Washington last night “out of an abundance of caution” after he and his wife, Melania, tested positive for coronavirus and announced that they would go into quarantine. The White House said that Mr Trump, 74, “has mild symptoms” and would work...President Trump was flown to a hospital near Washington last night “out of an abundance of caution” after he and his wife...
Read the full storyHopes grow for vaccine
A mass roll-out of a coronavirus vaccine could be completed in as little as three months, raising the prospect of every adult in the country receiving a jab as early as Easter, The Times has learnt. Scientists working on the Oxford vaccine hope it could be approved by regulators before the start of next year, with some health officials...A mass roll-out of a coronavirus vaccine could be completed in as little as three months, raising the prospect of every adult in the country receiving a jab as early as Easter, The Times has learnt. Scientists working on the Oxford vaccine hope it could be approved by regulators before the start of next year, with some health officials...A mass roll-out of a coronavirus vaccine could be completed in as little as three months, raising the prospect of every adult...
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Patel to revamp ‘broken’ system that sends back 1 Channel migrant in 70
Priti Patel will tell the Conservative party conference this weekend that the asylum system is broken as official figures suggest that just one in 70 cross-channel migrants has been deported. The Home Office disclosed that only 76 migrants have been deported from the UK since April. Over the same period 5,330 have...Priti Patel will tell the Conservative party conference this weekend that the asylum system is...Priti Patel will tell the Conservative party conference this weekend that the asylum system is...
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Coronavirus | Times investigation
Test centres forced to turn away patients referred by GPs
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Coronavirus
Super-lab designed to meet rising demand is delayed by a month
coronavirus | in depth
A handful of vaccine volunteers could save your summer holiday
There are perhaps half a dozen people in the world who have any idea how the most important scientific trial in...There are perhaps half a dozen people in the world who have any idea how the most important...There are perhaps half a dozen people in the world who have any idea how the most important...
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Booming Wuhan is full of smiles again
The Wuhan Sports Centre, which served as an emergency quarantine hospital at the height of the pandemic, reopened...The Wuhan Sports Centre, which served as an emergency quarantine hospital at the height of the...The Wuhan Sports Centre, which served as an emergency quarantine hospital at the height of the...
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Rio floats frozen as ‘world’s biggest party’ is cancelled
In any normal year, preparations for Rio’s carnival would be in full swing. The sounds of samba would throb from rehearsals and in back-street warehouses massive, outlandish carnival floats, built in secret and not revealed until February, would...In any normal year, preparations for Rio’s carnival would be in full swing. The sounds of samba...In any normal year, preparations for Rio’s carnival would be in full swing. The sounds of samba...
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Home office cooking
How to make a stylish and fast WFH lunch for yourself
Caitlin Moran
What’s stopping Jeff Bezos from saving the world?
Greek getaways
From glitzy Patmos to laid-back Naxos: 25 island breaks
Stocks broken
How the FTSE 100 turned into an emerging market
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Children in lockdown scared off Hallowe’en
Coronavirus around the world
Pan and pot protests from restaurateurs
Savers lose as scam ads stay on Google
Google is failing to take down scam adverts from its search engine even after they are flagged by the City watchdog, The Times can reveal. Record numbers of savers have fallen victim to investment fraud as the US tech giant...Google is failing to take down scam adverts from its search engine even after they are flagged by the City watchdog, The Times can reveal. Record numbers of savers have fallen victim to investment fraud as the US tech giant...Google is failing to take down scam adverts from its search engine even after they are flagged by the City watchdog...
Read the full storyBattle-weary PM prepares to fight off Tory plotters
When Boris Johnson addressed cabinet on Wednesday he was in a “resolute” mood. He is said to have told ministers that no government in our lifetime had faced as many challenges and that it was doing “remarkably well” in the...When Boris Johnson addressed cabinet on Wednesday he was in a “resolute” mood. He is said to have told ministers that no government in our lifetime had faced as many challenges and that it was doing “remarkably well” in the...When Boris Johnson addressed cabinet on Wednesday he was in a “resolute” mood. He is said to have told ministers that...
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Kazakhs studying in UK forced to reveal passwords
Hundreds of Kazakh students in Britain have been forced by their government to reveal their university passwords amid...Hundreds of Kazakh students in Britain have been forced by their government to reveal their...Hundreds of Kazakh students in Britain have been forced by their government to reveal their...
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The Times Diary
Fond farewell to feline friend
It is my sad duty to report the death of one of The Times’s most popular neighbours. Doorkins Magnificat...It is my sad duty to report the death of one of The Times’s most popular neighbours.It is my sad duty to report the death of one of The Times’s most popular neighbours.
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My father’s a warrior but needs your prayers, says Trump Jnr
Eric Trump called his father a “true warrior” and urged Americans to pray last night as the president was airlifted to hospital for treatment of Covid-19. News of President Trump’s diagnosis sent members of his inner circle and the top tier of the US government scrambling to get tested yesterday with several figures in his orbit announcing that they, too, were infected.Eric Trump called his father a “true warrior” and urged Americans to pray last night as the...Eric Trump called his father a “true warrior” and urged Americans to pray last night as the...
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30 years after reunification, German city blooms anew
In its heyday the vast red-brick hall near the west bank of the Elbe turned out gun turrets for the imperial German...In its heyday the vast red-brick hall near the west bank of the Elbe turned out gun turrets for the imperial German army, then Panzer IV tanks for Hitler’s Wehrmacht and later the cranes and steel-mill machinery that were the industrial ligaments of socialist East Germany. Now its ruins hum like an angry beehive...In its heyday the vast red-brick hall near the west bank of the Elbe turned out gun turrets for the imperial German army, then...
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Debate of the deputies becomes most important in decades
US ELECTION 2020
What happens to Trump now and what if his condition worsens?
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Leaked call portrays Melania as Grinch who ‘doesn’t give a f***’
WORLD AT FIVE
Fires tear through California wine country
China’s decade-long project to seize global agenda pays off
When Britain clashed with China over the imposition of a new national security law in Hong Kong, the issue ended up...When Britain clashed with China over the imposition of a new national security law in Hong Kong...When Britain clashed with China over the imposition of a new national security law in Hong Kong...
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Podcast musical turns the lights back on for beleaguered Broadway
Early in his career the musical actor AJ Holmes was performing in The Book of Mormon on Broadway and then at the...Early in his career the musical actor AJ Holmes was performing in The Book of Mormon on Broadway...Early in his career the musical actor AJ Holmes was performing in The Book of Mormon on Broadway...
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Asda back in British hands after £6.8bn deal
The billionaire Issa brothers and the private equity firm TDR Capital have clinched the acquisition of Asda from Walmart in a £6.8 billion deal which is likely be examined by the competition regulator. The Blackburn-based brothers, Mohsin, 49, and Zuber, 48, who turned a petrol station in Bury...The billionaire Issa brothers and the private equity firm TDR Capital have clinched the acquisition of Asda from Walmart in a £6.8 billion deal which is likely be examined by the competition regulator. The Blackburn-based brothers, Mohsin, 49, and Zuber, 48, who turned a petrol station in Bury...The billionaire Issa brothers and the private equity firm TDR Capital have clinched the acquisition of Asda from Walmart in a...
Read the full storyLV= in talks over historic buyout by US investor
An American private equity group is closing in on a takeover of one of Britain’s biggest mutuals in a deal that could be valued at more than £500 million. Bain Capital has entered exclusive talks to acquire LV=, the life assurance and pensions group formerly known as Liverpool Victoria. A deal could lead to a payout for the 1.1 million...An American private equity group is closing in on a takeover of one of Britain’s biggest mutuals in a deal that could be valued at more than £500 million. Bain Capital has entered exclusive talks to acquire LV=, the life assurance and pensions group formerly known as Liverpool Victoria. A deal could lead to a payout for the 1.1 million...An American private equity group is closing in on a takeover of one of Britain’s biggest mutuals in a deal that could be valued...
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Damages claim against KPMG for Quindell audit
KPMG is facing a damages claim over an accounting scandal at the insurance services group Quindell. A claim was filed this week against the accounting firm by its former client, which is now known as Watchstone Group. The filing is understood to relate to KPMG’s audit of Quindell’s 2013 accounts. Quindell was a...KPMG is facing a damages claim over an accounting scandal at the insurance services group Quindell.KPMG is facing a damages claim over an accounting scandal at the insurance services group Quindell.
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Mutual delivers grave blow to members
LV was founded 177 years ago to help the poor save for their burial costs. It is now in the process of burying itself.LV was founded 177 years ago to help the poor save for their burial costs. It is now in the...LV was founded 177 years ago to help the poor save for their burial costs. It is now in the...
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The government has a grand vision for Britain, well beyond Covid and Brexit
What with the endless war against Covid and that other skirmish with Brussels, it’s easy to think the government is...What with the endless war against Covid and that other skirmish with Brussels, it’s easy to think...What with the endless war against Covid and that other skirmish with Brussels, it’s easy to think...
Read the full storyApproval of first deep coalmine in 30 years delayed by Whitehall
The government has intervened to delay approval for Britain’s first new deep coalmine in 30 years. Cumbria county council yesterday voted in favour of issuing planning permission to West Cumbria Mining for the £160 million Woodhouse Colliery, near...The government has intervened to delay approval for Britain’s first new deep coalmine in 30 years.The government has intervened to delay approval for Britain’s first new deep coalmine in 30 years.
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Max grounding will weigh on Boeing for months yet
Steve Dickson was full of praise for Boeing’s 737 Max after taking the aircraft for a spin on Wednesday. “I like what I saw,” Mr Dickson, America’s aviation safety chief, said shortly after his two-hour test flight. When he was appointed to head...Steve Dickson was full of praise for Boeing’s 737 Max after taking the aircraft for a spin on...Steve Dickson was full of praise for Boeing’s 737 Max after taking the aircraft for a spin on...
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Football | Romelu Lukaku interview
‘At United, my critics said I was lazy. Now you see what I could have been doing in England’
It is just after 7.30pm in Milan as Romelu Lukaku leans into the camera to tell one final tale. Over the past hour, there have been many — from his poverty-stricken childhood, to the complicated transfer saga of 2017, before the fallout at Manchester United that saw him leave for Inter Milan last...It is just after 7.30pm in Milan as Romelu Lukaku leans into the camera to tell one final tale. Over the past hour, there have been many — from his poverty-stricken childhood, to the complicated transfer saga of 2017, before the fallout at Manchester United that saw him leave for Inter Milan last...It is just after 7.30pm in Milan as Romelu Lukaku leans into the camera to tell one final tale. Over the past hour, there have...
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Bielsa and Guardiola: rivals, boffins and blood brothers
When Marcelo Bielsa, then the manager of Argentina, was designing his game plan to face Spain in a friendly in November 1999, he was as relentless in his attention to detail as you would expect. His team would mark man-to-man to neutralise the key roles of the Spanish system. The Rosario-born manager already had the game in his head: what...When Marcelo Bielsa, then the manager of Argentina, was designing his game plan to face Spain in a friendly in November 1999, he was as relentless in his attention to detail as you would expect. His team would mark man-to-man to neutralise the key roles of the Spanish system. The Rosario-born manager already had the game in his head: what...When Marcelo Bielsa, then the manager of Argentina, was designing his game plan to face Spain in a friendly in November 1999...
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rugby union
Sale outbreak puts them on brink of missing play-offs
The Gallagher Premiership was in a state of disarray last night after a Covid-19 crisis engulfed Sale Sharks whose final game of the regular season, against Worcester Warriors, is now likely to be cancelled. Sale were shocked yesterday when their Thursday test results were returned with a high number of positives.The Gallagher Premiership was in a state of disarray last night after a Covid-19 crisis engulfed...The Gallagher Premiership was in a state of disarray last night after a Covid-19 crisis engulfed...
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football | jamie redknapp interview
‘I played keepy-uppy with George Best but my childhood was no shortcut’
Cricket | Jason Gillespie interview
‘Jofra seems laid-back but don’t let that fool you – he is desperate to succeed’
Rugby Union | Ben Kay
Drop stars to deal with the loss of Lawes and Tuilagi
England could not have suffered two bigger, more disruptive injuries than losing Manu Tuilagi for six months and...England could not have suffered two bigger, more disruptive injuries than losing Manu Tuilagi for...England could not have suffered two bigger, more disruptive injuries than losing Manu Tuilagi for...
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Premier League | James Gheerbrant
Leicester’s shrewd recruiting could make fairytale look like real life
In February 2017, nine months after Andrea Bocelli’s soaring serenade, Leicester City were down in the dumps. They...In February 2017, nine months after Andrea Bocelli’s soaring serenade, Leicester City were down...In February 2017, nine months after Andrea Bocelli’s soaring serenade, Leicester City were down...
Read the full storyFootball | Henry Winter
‘Cutting futsal funding could set Southgate’s team back 20 years’
“Fight for us.” The message to Gareth Southgate from England’s angry futsal players could not be clearer. Doug Reed, who has represented England at futsal 101 times, warns that unless Southgate fights the FA’s decision to end funding for futsal...“Fight for us.” The message to Gareth Southgate from England’s angry futsal players could not be...“Fight for us.” The message to Gareth Southgate from England’s angry futsal players could not be...
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SPORT NOTEBOOK | MARTYN ZIEGLER
‘Snooper squads’ to ensure EFL clubs follow Covid rules
Clubs in the EFL have been warned that “snooper squads” will be carrying out surprise swoops on training grounds and...Clubs in the EFL have been warned that “snooper squads” will be carrying out surprise swoops on...Clubs in the EFL have been warned that “snooper squads” will be carrying out surprise swoops on...
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The Slice | Stuart Fraser
‘There is nowhere to go’ – season is over for most players on the women’s tour
The decimated women’s tour schedule after the French Open was summed up by a few words from Venus Williams in the...The decimated women’s tour schedule after the French Open was summed up by a few words from Venus...The decimated women’s tour schedule after the French Open was summed up by a few words from Venus...
Read the full storyMe and my medals | Kate Richardson-Walsh
‘London 2012 was amazing but in Rio we were in this flow – it was so special’
100th England cap
In hockey it’s a little bit different because we play for England, but we also obviously play for Great Britain. We accrue our home countries’ caps for England, Scotland, Wales, and then we also then accrue GB caps. This is...100th England cap
In hockey it’s a little bit different because we play for England, but we...100th England cap
In hockey it’s a little bit different because we play for England, but we...
Premier League
Klopp gives blessing to Brewster switch
french open
Korda the latest in sporting family to make name for himself
If some still believed before this week that the Kordas had not already achieved enough to be considered one of the great sporting families, then the run of 20-year-old Sebastian to the last 16 of the French Open has surely persuaded them otherwise.If some still believed before this week that the Kordas had not already achieved enough to be...If some still believed before this week that the Kordas had not already achieved enough to be...
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The Tailender | Patrick Kidd
Hungry hippos turn marathon into sprint
The traditional sight of rhinoceroses pounding across Tower Bridge will be absent from tomorrow’s London Marathon.The traditional sight of rhinoceroses pounding across Tower Bridge will be absent from tomorrow’s...The traditional sight of rhinoceroses pounding across Tower Bridge will be absent from tomorrow’s...
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NFL | Nat Coombs
Reid takes on Belichick in battle of NFL’s greatest minds
Week three of the 2020 season brought together the two most exciting young quarterbacks in the NFL as Patrick Mahomes...Week three of the 2020 season brought together the two most exciting young quarterbacks in the...Week three of the 2020 season brought together the two most exciting young quarterbacks in the...
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Colonel John Waddy
Former head of the SAS who was to become the last surviving officer from the Battle of Arnhem, despite his many wounds
As his Dakota aircraft approached the drop zone near Arnhem on September 18, 1944, Major John Waddy, a company commander in the Parachute Regiment, stood by the side of the open door and looked down. They were so near to the ground he could see the upturned faces of the German ack-ack gun crews below. “We were travelling across the Dutch countryside when the aircraft to...As his Dakota aircraft approached the drop zone near Arnhem on September 18, 1944, Major John...As his Dakota aircraft approached the drop zone near Arnhem on September 18, 1944, Major John...
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Ann Getty
Ann Getty blossomed from teenage tomboy driving a tractor on her parents’ peach farm in California to the elegant...Ann Getty blossomed from teenage tomboy driving a tractor on her parents’ peach farm in California to the elegant wife of the composer Gordon Getty, who also happened to be the fourth child of the world’s richest man, the oil baron J Paul Getty. Beautiful, effervescent and smart, Getty was the perfect hostess of...Ann Getty blossomed from teenage tomboy driving a tractor on her parents’ peach farm in California to the elegant wife of the...
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Dead actors on the screen
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Avalanche of cold air has a stormy landing
Credo | Ian Bradley
Outdoor worship can bring us closer to our faith
For the past six months we have been told that it is much safer to meet outdoors than inside. Most churches seem to...For the past six months we have been told that it is much safer to meet outdoors than inside.For the past six months we have been told that it is much safer to meet outdoors than inside.
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October 2, 2020
Clarence House
2nd October, 2020
The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay this morning received Mr and Mrs Ross...Clarence House
2nd October, 2020
The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay this morning received Mr...Clarence House
2nd October, 2020
The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay this morning received Mr...
MindGames
The Times Saturday Quiz
1 Ra was the ancient Egyptian god of which celestial body? 2 Who had No 1 albums with the movie soundtracks for G.I. Blues and Blue Hawaii? 3 The Crimean peninsula is the subject of a territorial dispute between which two countries? 4 Who...1 Ra was the ancient Egyptian god of which celestial body? 2 Who had No 1 albums with the movie...1 Ra was the ancient Egyptian god of which celestial body? 2 Who had No 1 albums with the movie...
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marriages and engagements
Romance blossoms at boarding school
remembering loved ones
John Anderson, 79: Top Teesside surgeon who did thousands of hip ops
remembering loved ones
Mike Lomax, 77: Financial PR head and cricketer with a penchant for Turkish rugs
readers’ lives
How to feature a tribute
How the FTSE 100 turned into an emerging market
Brexit uncertainty is making UK shares behave like those in emerging markets, analysts say. A swathe of dividend cuts from previously reliable sources, combined with a volatile pound, are fuelling the view that the UK index is becoming more akin to those in less developed nations. Mark Mobius, who started one of the first emerging market funds more than 30 years ago...Brexit uncertainty is making UK shares behave like those in emerging markets, analysts say. A...Brexit uncertainty is making UK shares behave like those in emerging markets, analysts say. A...
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Get your savings ready for a lottery
‘A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation,” Henry Fielding wrote in 1731. Yet lotteries are what...‘A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation,” Henry Fielding wrote in 1731. Yet lotteries are what savers are now being invited to enter in lieu of a worthwhile interest rate. After months of paltry rates, things took a turn for the even worse last week when state-backed National Savings and Investment...‘A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation,” Henry Fielding wrote in 1731. Yet lotteries are what savers are now...
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ACTIVIST INVESTOR
What I have learnt from my best and worst investments
While rummaging around in the attic recently I came across some old share certificates that gave me a blast from the...While rummaging around in the attic recently I came across some old share certificates that gave...While rummaging around in the attic recently I came across some old share certificates that gave...
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HOME ECONOMICS
These pathetic prize draws are an insult to the prudent
The marshmallow test is a famous 1970s psychological experiment where 32 children between the ages of three and five...The marshmallow test is a famous 1970s psychological experiment where 32 children between the...The marshmallow test is a famous 1970s psychological experiment where 32 children between the...
Read the full storyI lost my husband to coronavirus and my insurer won’t pay up
A widow who lost her husband of 48 years to coronavirus had to fight for five months to get a payout from her private medical insurance. Sonia and Stanley Michaels from Barnet in north London paid £750 a month for private health cover from the...A widow who lost her husband of 48 years to coronavirus had to fight for five months to get a...A widow who lost her husband of 48 years to coronavirus had to fight for five months to get a...
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Wealth manager fee war
Natwest Group has cut investment charges by more than half, making it as cheap as some of the robo-advice companies. The state-owned bank lowered its investment platform fee from 0.35 per cent to 0.15 per cent on Thursday...Natwest Group has cut investment charges by more than half, making it as cheap as some of the robo-advice companies. The state-owned bank lowered its investment platform fee from 0.35 per cent to 0.15 per cent on Thursday...Natwest Group has cut investment charges by more than half, making it as cheap as some of the robo-advice companies.
Read the full storyMoney round-up: Moving on up
UK house prices have risen 5 per cent in a year, according to the Nationwide Building Society. The annual rate of growth is the highest for four years, according to figures based on its lending data. Activity had recovered...UK house prices have risen 5 per cent in a year, according to the Nationwide Building Society. The annual rate of growth is the highest for four years, according to figures based on its lending data. Activity had recovered...UK house prices have risen 5 per cent in a year, according to the Nationwide Building Society. The annual rate of...
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TROUBLESHOOTER
Charity still hasn’t cashed gift cheques from mourners
Barclays saved my £800k from scammers
John Evans nearly lost £800,000 when he was targeted by fraudsters. The retired solicitor from Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire was saved when Barclays branch staff twigged that he was taking instructions from criminals advising him to transfer his...John Evans nearly lost £800,000 when he was targeted by fraudsters. The retired solicitor from...John Evans nearly lost £800,000 when he was targeted by fraudsters. The retired solicitor from...
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The real Romeo and Juliet (no 2-metre rule needed)
Cesar Corrales is a 24-year-old dancer from Mexico. He is tall, with broad shoulders, thick biceps and a big, Disney prince face that is 90 per cent eyes, nose and grin. Last year, Corrales began rehearsals for a Royal Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet. He was excited to get started. His Juliet, he had just discovered, was to be Francesca Hayward, a...Cesar Corrales is a 24-year-old dancer from Mexico. He is tall, with broad shoulders, thick...Cesar Corrales is a 24-year-old dancer from Mexico. He is tall, with broad shoulders, thick...
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Home!
Water, water everywhere
The framed panorama of the Solent has to be the greatest prize at James and Amy O’Callaghan’s home. With the constant...The framed panorama of the Solent has to be the greatest prize at James and Amy O’Callaghan’s home. With the constant traffic of ships, sailing boats and ferries, it’s a mesmerising vista. No wonder the O’Callaghans and their three children feel as though they are on a permanent holiday when spending time at “Island...The framed panorama of the Solent has to be the greatest prize at James and Amy O’Callaghan’s home. With the constant traffic...
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Visual art
David Hockney: ‘It’s wonderful here. Every window I look out of I see trees’
The artist, 83, tells Rachel Campbell-Johnston about spending the pandemic in his home in Normandy as a show of his new iPad and acrylic paintings opens in Paris
television
We’d say, ‘Margaret’s turning into her Spitting Image puppet!’
As a new series of the show begins today, Dominic Maxwell speaks to its targets the first time round
BOOK OF THE WEEK
Metropolis by Ben Wilson — why do we love cities? Sex and coffee
A sweeping history charts their rise from ancient times to our ‘urburb’ future, says James Marriott
POP
The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey — keep it dramatique! The diva’s life lessons
This is a fun romp with a world-class ego who is never afraid to remind you how fabulous she is
HUGO RIFKIND ON TV
Brave New World — in every lull, people start dutifully humping
INTERVIEW
My culture fix: Pam Ayres
My favourite book
The Street Sweeper by Elliot Perlman. It gives the point of view of a man from a very...My favourite book
The Street Sweeper by Elliot Perlman. It gives the point of view of a man from...My favourite book
The Street Sweeper by Elliot Perlman. It gives the point of view of a man from...
BIOGRAPHY
Tom Stoppard by Hermione Lee — ‘I feel English and love England’
newThere are two narratives nestling against each other in this exceedingly long, conscientious, but overstuffed biography.There are two narratives nestling against each other in this exceedingly long, conscientious, but...There are two narratives nestling against each other in this exceedingly long, conscientious, but...
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Talking Heads: Nights in the Garden of Spain & Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet — starry run saves the best till last
★★★★★
If Alan Bennett’s domestic monologues were a soap opera, they would surely be considered a tad overheated. A serial killer might be living above the grocer’s, a paedophile could be lurking outside the betting shop, and the vicar’s wife would be having a raunchy affair with the newsagent. The quality of the writing and the shrewdness of the observations are...★★★★★
If Alan Bennett’s domestic monologues were a soap opera, they would surely be considered...★★★★★
If Alan Bennett’s domestic monologues were a soap opera, they would surely be considered...
STAYING IN
The best live arts to stream this week
Concert: Bryn Terfel/Britten Sinfonia
The Barbican reopens its concert hall with a heavy hitter, the...Concert: Bryn Terfel/Britten Sinfonia
The Barbican reopens its concert hall with a heavy hitter, the Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel. He is performing with the Britten Sinfonia and the superb oboist Nicholas Daniel in a programme intended to rally the spirits. It includes Bach’s cantata Ich habe genug (“I’ve...Concert: Bryn Terfel/Britten Sinfonia
The Barbican reopens its concert hall with a heavy hitter, the Welsh bass-baritone...
PAPERBACK ROUND-UP
Our pick of the latest paperbacks, October 2020
Audiobook of the week
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman audiobook — a feelgood crime caper that reflects society as it is
Coopers Chase, a luxury retirement village deep in Kent, is Middle England incarnate — the Waitrose delivery van...Coopers Chase, a luxury retirement village deep in Kent, is Middle England incarnate — the...Coopers Chase, a luxury retirement village deep in Kent, is Middle England incarnate — the...
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CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK
The Book of Hopes, edited by Katherine Rundell — dip into these joyous gobbets
This anthology was commissioned during lockdown by Katherine Rundell (The Explorer, The Good Thieves) as a...This anthology was commissioned during lockdown by Katherine Rundell (The Explorer, The...This anthology was commissioned during lockdown by Katherine Rundell (The Explorer, The...
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VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio this weekend
WEEK TWENTY THREE
The Times Film Club — The Chase (1966)
STAYING IN
What to watch on Netflix, BBC, Sky and Amazon now
updatedThis list is geared towards the best box sets recently available for you to stream, and we’ll update it regularly, so...This list is geared towards the best box sets recently available for you to stream, and we’ll...This list is geared towards the best box sets recently available for you to stream, and we’ll...
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BOOKS
What are you reading? Times writers and readers share their September book tips
If the summer was quiet in the publishing world, September is more than making up for it. On super Thursday — the day...If the summer was quiet in the publishing world, September is more than making up for it. On...If the summer was quiet in the publishing world, September is more than making up for it. On...
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The new life skills — how to survive the next six months
Send the perfect email, optimise your home office and pickle your veg — with help from the professionals
Book EXTRACT | part one of five
A black British history lesson for kids (and parents!)
A new book for kids (and parents!) by historian and presenter David Olusoga teaches the history that he was never taught. Lesson one: Romans, Tudors and the Age of Discovery
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Why getting outside is key to good health and happiness
The more you can do in the fresh air, the greater your wellbeing, say the experts
outside
Winter birds — a spotter’s guide by Derwent May
After 40 years on The Times, our much-loved nature writer died last week at the age of 90. Here, we share one of his most popular ‘Feather Report’ dispatches
food & drink
Cooking for one? How to make the perfect WFH lunch
The kids are back at school and now you’re eating solo. Here’s how to make great fast food for yourself
FOOD & DRINK
The great new wave of South African wines
South Africa and its wine need all the help they can get right now. In an unprecedented, lockdown-spooked move, the...South Africa and its wine need all the help they can get right now. In an unprecedented...South Africa and its wine need all the help they can get right now. In an unprecedented...
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SEX COUNSEL
Ask Suzi Godson: Has he got performance anxiety?
Q I am 30 and have a new boyfriend who is 25. He is fit and physically confident in bed . . . until it comes to the...Q I am 30 and have a new boyfriend who is 25. He is fit and physically confident in bed . . ....Q I am 30 and have a new boyfriend who is 25. He is fit and physically confident in bed . . ....
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A good walk: Owslebury and Upham, Hampshire
Apples were ripening in the village gardens and the old houses looked trim under their thatched roofs. Beyond the churchyard we picked up the Monarch’s Way path and followed it along green lanes through steeply rolling countryside of corn stubbles...Apples were ripening in the village gardens and the old houses looked trim under their thatched...Apples were ripening in the village gardens and the old houses looked trim under their thatched...
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AUTUMN ESCAPES
25 spectacular Greek island breaks
Rub shoulders with the A-list on glitzy Patmos or marvel at a volcanic wonderland in Milos
Please note that if returning to Scotland from anywhere in Greece, or to England, Wales or Northern Ireland from selected islands (not on this list) you’ll need to quarantine. For up-to-date advice, see gov.uk 1. Walking on Andros
Under-the-tourism-radar Andros produced some of Greece’s wealthiest shipping dynasties, and its immaculate neoclassical main town, piled on...Please note that if returning to Scotland from anywhere in Greece, or to England, Wales or...Please note that if returning to Scotland from anywhere in Greece, or to England, Wales or...
UK
Sex, drugs and B&B: inside the Albion Rooms, the Libertines’ new Margate hotel
Margate has long associations with the arts. In the 19th century JMW Turner stared out of his seaside B&B window...Margate has long associations with the arts. In the 19th century JMW Turner stared out of his seaside B&B window, marvelled at the Kent coast’s wide skies and, inspired, picked up his paintbrush. Tracey Emin, a nominee of his namesake prize, grew up here and returned in recent years to open a studio. In 1922 TS...Margate has long associations with the arts. In the 19th century JMW Turner stared out of his seaside B&B window, marvelled...
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MAP
Where can I travel now? The latest quarantine list and coronavirus cases
updatedOverseas travel this year is proving to be a risky business, with sudden changes in quarantine rules and Foreign Office advisories, and complex entry requirements for some countries. So where can we go right now and what are the restrictions? To...Overseas travel this year is proving to be a risky business, with sudden changes in quarantine...Overseas travel this year is proving to be a risky business, with sudden changes in quarantine...
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Alex Salmond inquiry
New policy drafted after Salmond’s plea for help
Scottish government officials drafted a new harassment policy to include former ministers the day after Alex Salmond alerted them to allegations about his behaviour. The former first minister and his legal team contacted civil servants on November 5 and 6 in 2017 as part of efforts to rebut...Scottish government officials drafted a new harassment policy to include former ministers the day after Alex Salmond alerted them to allegations about his behaviour. The former first minister and his legal team contacted civil servants on November 5 and 6 in 2017 as part of efforts to rebut...Scottish government officials drafted a new harassment policy to include former ministers the day after Alex Salmond alerted...
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Furious Sturgeon calls for resignation of rule-breaking MP
An SNP MP who travelled from Westminster to Glasgow after testing positive for coronavirus was last night resisting calls from her own leader to resign. Margaret Ferrier’s actions are being investigated by the Metropolitan Police, working with the British Transport police, the forces said yesterday. Ms Ferrier, who is now an independent...An SNP MP who travelled from Westminster to Glasgow after testing positive for coronavirus was last night resisting calls from her own leader to resign. Margaret Ferrier’s actions are being investigated by the Metropolitan Police, working with the British Transport police, the forces said yesterday. Ms Ferrier, who is now an independent...An SNP MP who travelled from Westminster to Glasgow after testing positive for coronavirus was last night resisting calls from...
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Boys’ club ex-chief faces abuse charges
A former senior figure at Celtic FC’s feeder club will face charges of sexual abuse within weeks. Frank Cairney, 84, served as general manager of Celtic Boys Club from 1974 until 1991. The Crown Office confirmed that Mr Cairney, of Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, has been charged and is involved in a live case. It is...A former senior figure at Celtic FC’s feeder club will face charges of sexual abuse within weeks.A former senior figure at Celtic FC’s feeder club will face charges of sexual abuse within weeks.
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Alex Salmond inquiry
Committee reaches for legal big guns in the battle to hold government to account
Kirk pressured to increase numbers of child migrants
The Church of Scotland was pressured to get more child migrants sent to Australia in the 1950s and 1960s to keep up...The Church of Scotland was pressured to get more child migrants sent to Australia in the 1950s...The Church of Scotland was pressured to get more child migrants sent to Australia in the 1950s...
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Better mental healthcare ‘may have prevented girl’s suicide’
The suicide of a 13-year-old girl may have been prevented if the local health board had provided better support, a...The suicide of a 13-year-old girl may have been prevented if the local health board had provided...The suicide of a 13-year-old girl may have been prevented if the local health board had provided...
Read the full storyWhales still in loch before drills begin
Rescuers trying to herd a pod of whales out to sea before military exercises begin in the area are assessing the situation from the shore after attempts to move them were unsuccessful. Boats were used on Thursday to try to shepherd the mammals out...Rescuers trying to herd a pod of whales out to sea before military exercises begin in the area...Rescuers trying to herd a pod of whales out to sea before military exercises begin in the area...
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coronavirus
Survivors of virus urged to donate blood
Golf | Graham Spiers
Lawrie’s Open win is the truly great achievement of a humble home hero
I have always believed Paul Lawrie must have a streak of genius in him. No ordinary man — and certainly no regular...I have always believed Paul Lawrie must have a streak of genius in him. No ordinary man — and...I have always believed Paul Lawrie must have a streak of genius in him. No ordinary man — and...
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Guinness Pro14 | John Barclay
Edinburgh and Glasgow must evolve this term
And so one season has ended and the players have enjoyed a restful off-season. All two weeks of it. But I’m sure they...And so one season has ended and the players have enjoyed a restful off-season. All two weeks of it.And so one season has ended and the players have enjoyed a restful off-season. All two weeks of it.
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Hopscotch through the Hebrides with CalMac
This mainstay operator will transport visitors to a world of water sports, whale watching, history and ageing whisky. Here is our pick of the seven best trips
The promised land for families offers plenty for young and old
Our writer discovers his inner child on a 900ft zip wire at the Crieff Hydro hotel, Perthshire
SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND
Artists look to a new wave of thinking
GABRIELLA BENNETT
Troving through trinkets reminds us of who we are
‘Toto, we’re not in Haghill any more,” my partner remarked as we drove into the car park at the Scottish Antiques and...‘Toto, we’re not in Haghill any more,” my partner remarked as we drove into the car park at the...‘Toto, we’re not in Haghill any more,” my partner remarked as we drove into the car park at the...
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TABLE SCRAPS
Cure your cold-night blues with beer, beef and chocolate
Breweries strive to outdo each other in the beer pun name stakes, but Harviestoun has surely taken the lead. Its...Breweries strive to outdo each other in the beer pun name stakes, but Harviestoun has surely...Breweries strive to outdo each other in the beer pun name stakes, but Harviestoun has surely...
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Revealed: the emails that pushed Calleary to quit
Voters vented anger at minister’s golf dinner with 80 other guests
Dara Calleary, the former agriculture minister, began receiving angry emails from the public just minutes after a story was published about his attendance at the Oireachtas golf function. The event in Clifden, Co Galway, in August was in breach of the government’s public health guidance to stop the spread of Covid-19 because it included an indoor dinner with 81 people...Dara Calleary, the former agriculture minister, began receiving angry emails from the public just...Dara Calleary, the former agriculture minister, began receiving angry emails from the public just...
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Coronavirus
Republic ‘may be only weeks behind’ hotspot regions in the North
A Donegal-based doctor has warned that the spread of Covid-19 in Ireland could be just weeks behind Northern Ireland...A Donegal-based doctor has warned that the spread of Covid-19 in Ireland could be just weeks behind Northern Ireland, after the region recorded a record number of cases yesterday. Denis McCauley, a GP in Stranorlar near the Irish border, said he expected more restrictions in Northern Ireland in the coming days after...A Donegal-based doctor has warned that the spread of Covid-19 in Ireland could be just weeks behind Northern Ireland, after the...
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books | memoir
When death came calling
culture | television
Swoons with a view from Lucy
culture | film
Comment
BBC isn’t telling us the full story on Covid
Matthew Parris
The corporation is sticking to ministers’ line that ‘the science’ supports their policy when the truth is far more complex
Carol Midgley | notebook
The days of a romp with a love-rat are long gone
Robert Crampton
Hooray! We’re back in dull, snobby old England
Ben Macintyre
For savage satire, nothing beats a puppet
rose wild | feedback
Only a plonker would call time on sozzled bonking
letters to the editor
Processing asylum seekers on disused ferries
Jim Dixon | nature notebook
Squirrel and acorns are on the menu for birdlife
janice turner
How many baffling rule changes can we take?
On Thursday, in a rush to send an important document, I blundered into my local sub-post office without a mask. The...On Thursday, in a rush to send an important document, I blundered into my local sub-post office...On Thursday, in a rush to send an important document, I blundered into my local sub-post office...
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Savile Row Sunak isn’t the messiah, he’s just the bloke from accounts
What links the England football team, Prince William, Kevin Pietersen, Theresa May and Spillarious, who is “alwayz...What links the England football team, Prince William, Kevin Pietersen, Theresa May and...What links the England football team, Prince William, Kevin Pietersen, Theresa May and...
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Trump v Biden is likely to be settled in court or on the streets
Amid the unedifying and sometimes indecipherable US presidential debate this week, one comment rang clear: President Trump’s chilling prediction that the election, already under way, “is not going to end well”. The remark was not a bolt from the...Amid the unedifying and sometimes indecipherable US presidential debate this week, one comment...Amid the unedifying and sometimes indecipherable US presidential debate this week, one comment...
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Failed Test
An investigation into the strains on the test and trace programme strengthens the case for a minister to take charge
Online Harm
A change in the law is needed to stop Google advertising financial scams
Bean Counter
Rowan Atkinson’s creation has become a social media sensation
Daily Universal Register
Briefing
UK: Conservative Party conference opens with a speech by Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary; Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, hold emergency Brexit talks; Turkey and Poland added to the quarantine list.
On this day
Today
In 1906 SOS (three dots, three dashes, three dots) was established as the international distress signal, introduced on July 1, 1908 and first used in an emergency on June 10 1909 by the Cunard liner SS Slavonia; in 1932 the kingdom of Iraq was granted independence after 17 years of British rule; in 1952 the first of three British atomic bombs was tested on the uninhabited Monte Bello islands off the coast of western Australia, which spread radioactivity across mainland Australia; in 1964 57 East German refugees began an escape to West Berlin after a tunnel was dug by university students in West Germany under the Berlin Wall. It was the largest mass escape since the wall was built in 1961; in 1990 East and West Germany formally united, ending 45 years of Cold War division.
Tomorrow
In 1535 the first complete English translation of the Bible was printed, with Miles Coverdale adding the Old Testament to the imprisoned William Tyndale’s work on the New Testament; in 1669 the Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn died at the age of 63, with no official notice of his death; in 1895 the first US Open golf tournament took place, at the nine-hole Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. The winner was Horace Rawlins, 21, an Englishman. The first US amateur championship also took place. One player had a pool cue for use as a putter; in 1957 the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I, the world’s first artificial satellite, which was about the size of a beach ball and took 98 minutes to orbit the Earth.
Nature notes
Sloes glisten on the blackthorn, like bunches of grapes. In spring the shrub’s bridal white flowers lit up the hedgerows and now, thanks to the pollinating services of flies, beetles, bees and wasps, the fruit crop is ready to feed voles, wood mice and larger birds such as thrushes and hawfinches. Is anything as delicious and juicy-looking as a cluster of blue-black autumn sloes? The sloe’s visual allure is enhanced by a yeast, which grows on the fruit’s skin. This reflects ultraviolet light, making the fruit highly noticeable to birds, like a flashing neon light catching the human eye. If collecting sloes for gin, beware of the savage thorns.
Jonathan Tulloch
Birthdays
Birthdays today
Earl (John) Attlee, 64; Roberto Azevêdo, director-general, World Trade Organisation (2013-Aug 2020), 63; Zeinab Badawi, chairwoman, Royal African Society, 61; Richard Bridgeman, Earl of Bradford, restaurateur, 73; Sir Stephen Brown, lord justice of appeal (1983-88), 96; Christopher Bruce, choreographer, 75; Lindsey Buckingham, rock guitarist, Fleetwood Mac, 71; PP Arnold, soul singer, 74;Charles Duke, astronaut, 85; Sir Terence English, cardiac surgeon, 88; Captain David Hart Dyke, naval commander during the Falklands conflict, 82; Denis Haughey, co-founder of the SDLP, 76; Lena Headey, actress, Game of Thrones (2011-19), 47; Ven Dr Alexander Hughes, archdeacon of Cambridge, 45; Earl (William) Peel, lord chamberlain (HM Household), 73; Ruggero Raimondi, operatic bass, 79; Sir Shridath “Sonny” Ramphal, Commonwealth secretary-general (1975-90), 92; Jeff Randall, City and business editor, The Sunday Times (1989-95), 66; Steve Reich, composer, 84; Sir John Ritblat, honorary president (chairman 1970-2006), British Land, 85; Rev Al Sharpton, civil rights activist, 66; Rebecca Stephens, first British woman to reach the summit of Mt Everest (1993), 59; Kathryn D Sullivan, geologist, the first US woman to perform a spacewalk (1984), 69; Alicia Vikander, actress, The Danish Girl (2015), 32; Denis Villeneuve, film director, Arrival (2016), 53.
Birthdays tomorrow
Ana Patricia Botín, banker, chairwoman, Santander Group, 60; Prof Colin Bundy, historian, 76; Rachel Campbell-Johnston, journalist, chief art critic, The Times, 57; Rehman Chishti, Conservative MP for Gillingham and Rainham, 42; Peter Florence, co-founder (1988) and director, Hay Festival, 56; Eddie Gomez, jazz bassist, 76; Peter Hanson, golfer, 43; Adam Johnson, High Court judge, 55; Chris Lowe, musician and songwriter, Pet Shop Boys, 61; Johan Lundgren, chief executive, Easyjet, 54; Anne Rice, author, The Vampire Chronicles, 79; Anneka Rice, TV and radio presenter, 62; John Rutherford, rugby union player, Scotland (1979-87), 65; Susan Sarandon, actress, 74; Liev Schreiber, actor, Ray Donovan (2013-20), 53; Sir Marcus Setchell, surgeon-gynaecologist to the Queen (1990-2014), 77; Thomas Sondergard, music director, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, 51; Jürgen Stock, secretary-general of Interpol, 61; Miles Templeman, chairman, brewer Shepherd Neame (2005-October 19, 2020), 73; Ann Thwaite, biographer of AA Milne, 88; Christoph Waltz, actor, Spectre (2015), 64; Prof Peter Weissberg, chairman, UK Biocentre, 69; Ann Widdecombe, MEP (Brexit Party) for South West England, Conservative MP (1987-2010), 73.