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Read trusted, award-winning journalism. Just £1 for 6 months. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Login NEWS video LABOUR SETS OUT PLAN TO ABOLISH HOUSE OF LORDS live Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants to abolish the “indefensible” House of Lords in the first term of a Labour government. The Labour leader said he wanted an elected second chamber “as quickly as possible” but stopped short of pledging that this would form part of his manifesto at the next election.Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants to abolish the “indefensible” House of Lords in the first term of a Labour government. The Labour leader said he wanted an elected second chamber “as quickly as possible” but stopped short of pledging that this would form part of his manifesto at the next election.Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants to abolish the “indefensible” House of Lords in the first term of a Labour government. The... DISPATCH FROM KYIV ZELENSKY DECLARES WAR ON ENEMY WITHIN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH The raid began at dawn and went on all day. Church services were interrupted as soldiers and security agents spread across the vast territory of the ancient monastery. They were courteous but insistent; they searched churches and chapels, offices, and the personal quarters of priests, monks and acolytes. They checked passports and ID cards...The raid began at dawn and went on all day. Church services were interrupted as soldiers and security agents spread across the vast territory of the ancient monastery. They were courteous but insistent; they searched churches and chapels, offices, and the personal quarters of priests, monks and acolytes. They checked passports and ID cards...The raid began at dawn and went on all day. Church services were interrupted as soldiers and security agents spread across the... World Cup JEWELLERY AND WATCHES STOLEN IN BURGLARY AT STERLING’S FAMILY HOME updated Burglars swiped jewellery and watches from Raheem Sterling’s mansion while his family were out, police confirmed today. Surrey police said no threats of violence had been made during the break-in over the weekend. Sterling, 27, missed England’s 3-0 victory over Senegal at the World Cup in Qatar yesterday after...Burglars swiped jewellery and watches from Raheem Sterling’s mansion while his family were out...Burglars swiped jewellery and watches from Raheem Sterling’s mansion while his family were out... CRICKET | PAKISTAN V ENGLAND ENGLAND BEAT PAKISTAN BY 74 RUNS AFTER ASTONISHING FINAL SESSION live world cup | OWEN SLOT EXUBERANT ENGLAND CAN’T HELP BUT GET OUR HOPES UP HEALTH MIDLIFE HEALTH CHECKS GO DIGITAL winter of discontent GOVERNMENT SITTING ON HANDS OVER STRIKES, STARMER SAYS updated royal family HARRY AND MEGHAN LOSE ANOTHER AIDE in depth WITH HYDROGEN UP IN THE AIR, TOYOTA GOES BIG ON BATTERY-ELECTRIC new crime BRITISH HOTELIER SHOT DEAD IN ST LUCIA health BOY, 12, BECOMES SEVENTH VICTIM OF STREP A SURGE new A 12-year-old schoolboy from London has become the seventh child to die after contracting strep A amid a surge in cases.A 12-year-old schoolboy from London has become the seventh child to die after contracting strep A...A 12-year-old schoolboy from London has become the seventh child to die after contracting strep A... Business VODAFONE BOSS STEPS DOWN AFTER 44% SLIDE IN SHARE PRICE Nick Read has stepped down as Vodafone’s chief executive after four years in the role, to be replaced by Margherita...Nick Read has stepped down as Vodafone’s chief executive after four years in the role, to be...Nick Read has stepped down as Vodafone’s chief executive after four years in the role, to be... ROYAL FAMILY SKINNER WOUNDED BY DOWNBEAT CONCERT REVIEW FROM WESSEXES obituary NICK BOLLETTIERI, RENOWNED TENNIS COACH, DIES AGED 91 television KIM PHILBY’S GREATEST BETRAYAL? HIS BEST FRIEND MUSIC MICK FLEETWOOD’S WOODEN BALLS AUCTIONED FOR $128,000 new DON’T FORGET TO GROW Businesses are concerned that Sunak has no plan to get the economy growing Leading article christmas appeal 2022 SANITATION GIVES AFGHAN GIRLS FAITH IN STUDYING As the sun rises over the snow-dappled mountains, small clusters of children wrapped up warm make their way along the goat paths towards the mosque in the village of Barikak Sufra. Girls in headscarves walk in their own groups, boys in theirs...As the sun rises over the snow-dappled mountains, small clusters of children wrapped up warm make...As the sun rises over the snow-dappled mountains, small clusters of children wrapped up warm make... politics TORY VOTERS BACK WIND FARMS, EVEN CLOSE TO HOME WAR IN UKRAINE FOR A TASTE OF CHANGE, TRY SCHNAPPS RESCUED FROM CHERNOBYL film WINSLET WAS ‘TRAUMATISED’ BY TITANIC SET, SAYS CAMERON Kate Winslet was “a bit traumatised” by the filming of Titanic, James Cameron said before the release of their...Kate Winslet was “a bit traumatised” by the filming of Titanic, James Cameron said before...Kate Winslet was “a bit traumatised” by the filming of Titanic, James Cameron said before... uk news SICKLY DILYN RAISED COVID ALARM IN NO 10 He has been accused of urinating in a handbag and humping the legs of Downing Street aides but perhaps Dilyn the dog...He has been accused of urinating in a handbag and humping the legs of Downing Street aides but...He has been accused of urinating in a handbag and humping the legs of Downing Street aides but... winter of discontent MET OFFICE BRACED FOR STRIKES AS PAY STORM GATHERS winter of discontent EXPECT NHS STRIKES INTO NEXT YEAR, UNION WARNS uk news PENSION CHANGES TO BOOST NUMBER OF NHS DOCTORS uk news MASKS FROM FIRM LINKED TO MONE COST DOUBLE Kate Andersen Brower IF ELIZABETH LIKED SOMETHING, SHE LOVED IT — AND SHE LOVED THIS DIAMOND uk news STAFF CAN REQUEST FLEXIBLE WORK ON FIRST DAY OF NEW JOB uk news POLICE WATCHDOG ‘HAD RELATIONS WITH TEENAGER’ The head of the police watchdog who resigned after a historical allegation is accused of having an inappropriate...The head of the police watchdog who resigned after a historical allegation is accused of having...The head of the police watchdog who resigned after a historical allegation is accused of having... video UK NEWS ECO-ACTIVISTS TURN UP HEAT ON SALT BAE’S £1,450 STEAK Environmental activists held a protest at a restaurant that sells steaks in gold wraps that cost up to £1,450.Environmental activists held a protest at a restaurant that sells steaks in gold wraps that cost...Environmental activists held a protest at a restaurant that sells steaks in gold wraps that cost... ENVIRONMENT 200 COUNTRIES TO THRASH OUT NEW DEAL FOR SAVING WILDLIFE Nearly 200 countries meet in Canada this week with the hope of creating a new Paris Agreement-style deal for saving wildlife, plants and habitats, in the biggest political moment for nature in more than a decade. The UN biodiversity conference in...Nearly 200 countries meet in Canada this week with the hope of creating a new Paris...Nearly 200 countries meet in Canada this week with the hope of creating a new Paris... uk news WOMEN IN THEIR FIFTIES FACE £7,000 PAY GAP uk news ASSISTED DYING WILL BE SCRUTINISED BY MPS NEXT YEAR music BBC PUTS MAIDA VALE STUDIOS ON SALE FOR 10.5M NOTES TRACEY CROUCH | RED BOX HOW MINISTERS CAN STRENGTHEN OUR HAND AT COP15 PHOTOGRAPHY NEWS IN PICTURES For more pictures from The Times follow us on InstagramFor more pictures from The Times follow us on InstagramFor more pictures from The Times follow us on Instagram Show more WORLD CUP World Cup | Henry Winter BELLINGHAM THE PHENOMENON DRIVES ENGLAND TO COMFORTABLE VICTORY The goal-making, headline-taking, show-stopping Jude Bellingham is pure box-to-box office. The teenage phenomenon made his first start for his country only 18 months ago and he already looks embedded in midfield for years to come, giving England a special dimension with his driving runs, whether...The goal-making, headline-taking, show-stopping Jude Bellingham is pure box-to-box office. The teenage phenomenon made his first start for his country only 18 months ago and he already looks embedded in midfield for years to come, giving England a special dimension with his driving runs, whether...The goal-making, headline-taking, show-stopping Jude Bellingham is pure box-to-box office. The teenage phenomenon made his... * Bellingham will be the world’s best midfielder, says Foden World Cup | Jonathan Northcroft FULL BACKS EXCEL IN DRESS REHEARSAL FOR MBAPPÉ AND CO Bellingham and Henderson run amok against Senegal’s Gueye-less midfield In the group stage Idrissa Gana Gueye was a one-man midfield defensive machine, making the most sprints and blocks and covering the most distance for Senegal. His suspension for this game was an opportunity seized by Gareth Southgate, through a brilliant use of...Bellingham and Henderson run amok against Senegal’s Gueye-less midfield In the group stage Idrissa Gana Gueye was a one-man midfield defensive machine, making the most sprints and blocks and covering the most distance for Senegal. His suspension for this game was an opportunity seized by Gareth Southgate, through a brilliant use of...Bellingham and Henderson run amok against Senegal’s Gueye-less midfield In the group stage Idrissa Gana Gueye was a... World Cup | Matt Dickinson ENGLAND HAVE BECOME THE MASTERS OF TOURNAMENT FOOTBALL The Senegalese drums made an incessant, exuberant noise inside the Al Bayt Stadium but Gareth Southgate marches to his own beat. Some would call it steady, military, even plodding, at times. With another tournament match victory to his credit, the England manager can justly call it patient, pragmatic and ruthlessly...The Senegalese drums made an incessant, exuberant noise inside the Al Bayt Stadium but Gareth...The Senegalese drums made an incessant, exuberant noise inside the Al Bayt Stadium but Gareth... World Cup | David Walsh SOUTHGATE’S FAITH IN YOUTH PAYS OFF AS SAKA AND FODEN SHOW COURAGE TO GO FOR THE KILL world cup CASH: WE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT COULDN’T STOP MBAPPÉ – WALKER IS IN FOR A TOUGH TEST new World Cup GRIEZMANN’S DEEPER ROLE AND DESCHAMPS’ RELIANCE ON RABIOT – HOW ENGLAND CAN BEAT FRANCE Andriy Shevchenko I LOVE YOU FOOTBALL, WITHOUT YOUR JOY MY WORLD WOULD BE DARK AND EMPTY World Cup BRAZIL DRIVEN BY DESIRE TO SEND ‘POSITIVE VIBES’ TO STRICKEN PELÉ World Cup MBAPPÉ BREAKS CLEAR IN GOLDEN BOOT RACE WITH DOUBLE IN FRANCE VICTORY Après toi, Lionel. After Lionel Messi’s masterclass against Australia, it was Kylian Mbappé’s turn to take the torch. The abiding memory of Mbappé from the 2018 World Cup is his sheer, thrilling speed; here he scored with two strikes of stunning...Après toi, Lionel. After Lionel Messi’s masterclass against Australia, it was Kylian Mbappé’s...Après toi, Lionel. After Lionel Messi’s masterclass against Australia, it was Kylian Mbappé’s... world cup AGENTS OF CHAOS MUST DISRUPT MODRIC’S METRONOMIC TEMPO World Cup BEHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE CONFRONTED MESSI – IT BROUGHT OUT HIS FIRE, SAYS MAC ALLISTER World Cup | Tony Cascarino DEPAY’S CUTTING EDGE JUSTIFIES VAN GAAL’S PATIENT APPROACH Holland did not make the same errors as England did against USA. In their group match, Gareth Southgate’s side got...Holland did not make the same errors as England did against USA. In their group match, Gareth...Holland did not make the same errors as England did against USA. In their group match, Gareth... World Cup WENGER: GERMANY’S FOCUS ON ‘POLITICAL DEMONSTRATIONS’ COST THEM KNOCKOUT PLACE Arsène Wenger has made the staggering claim that Germany’s premature exit from this World Cup was a consequence of...Arsène Wenger has made the staggering claim that Germany’s premature exit from this World Cup was...Arsène Wenger has made the staggering claim that Germany’s premature exit from this World Cup was... WORLD CUP 2022 All the fixtures, results and group tables click here World Cup | Bill Edgar WORLD CUP IN NUMBERS: RECORD-BREAKING MBAPPÉ AND LUCKY NO 10 FOR DEPAY England make the difference England recorded the best goal difference of the 55 European nations involved in qualifying for this World Cup; then the best goal difference of the 32 teams who played in the group stage at this tournament; and now...England make the difference England recorded the best goal difference of the 55 European...England make the difference England recorded the best goal difference of the 55 European... james gheerbrant MBAPPÉ NEEDS THIS WORLD CUP MORE THAN EVER world cup WHO WILL WIN THE 2022 WORLD CUP? PLAY OUR PREDICTOR GAME updated world cup KNOCKOUT FIXTURES AND ENGLAND’S POTENTIAL ROUTE TO FINAL – ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT QATAR 2022 updated World Cup SIGN UP TO RECEIVE OUR WORLD CUP NEWSLETTER Show more WORLD WEST WILL ARREST RUSSIANS IF WE LOSE, TV VIEWERS TOLD Kremlin propaganda is trying to boost flagging enthusiasm for the war in Ukraine by warning Russians that the entire country will be punished by western powers if President Putin’s army is defeated. “Everyone will be considered guilty, without exception, regardless of whether they are on the...Kremlin propaganda is trying to boost flagging enthusiasm for the war in Ukraine by warning Russians that the entire country will be punished by western powers if President Putin’s army is defeated. “Everyone will be considered guilty, without exception, regardless of whether they are on the...Kremlin propaganda is trying to boost flagging enthusiasm for the war in Ukraine by warning Russians that the entire country... IRANIAN OFFICIALS DECLARE END TO ‘MORALITY POLICE’ IN BOW TO PROTESTERS Regime leaders in Iran have reportedly scrapped the morality police in a key concession to protesters who have rocked the country in the past ten weeks. The Islamic Republic’s attorney-general, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, also said that the authorities were “reviewing” the rules dictating that women must wear hijab or head-coverings. The...Regime leaders in Iran have reportedly scrapped the morality police in a key concession to protesters who have rocked the country in the past ten weeks. The Islamic Republic’s attorney-general, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, also said that the authorities were “reviewing” the rules dictating that women must wear hijab or head-coverings. The...Regime leaders in Iran have reportedly scrapped the morality police in a key concession to protesters who have rocked the... TRUMP LEAPS ON MUSK REVELATIONS ABOUT NAKED HUNTER BIDEN Donald Trump has called for the termination of the US constitution after Elon Musk disclosed details of Twitter apparently suppressing images of Joe Biden’s naked son at the presidential candidate’s request. Musk allowed a journalist to review internal Twitter communications from October 2020 when it prevented users...Donald Trump has called for the termination of the US constitution after Elon Musk disclosed...Donald Trump has called for the termination of the US constitution after Elon Musk disclosed... A CHILD WOULD BE BETTER THAN OUR CONTENDER, SAYS REPUBLICAN TERROR TRIAL BEGINS SIX YEARS AFTER BRUSSELS BOMBINGS new SAUDI EXECUTIONERS HAVE HAD ONE OF THEIR BLOODIEST YEARS. WHO’S NEXT? CAVERN REVEALS THE INHUMAN FATE OF NAPOLEON’S DEFEATED TROOPS LOST REMAINS OF LAST TASMANIAN TIGER WERE SITTING IN A CLOSET FOR 75 YEARS new US UNIVERSITY TEACHES COURSE IN SACKING STAFF As the economy falters and experts warn of a recession, bosses may be forced into difficult talks with workers. The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, is offering to prepare executives to break bad news. It...As the economy falters and experts warn of a recession, bosses may be forced into difficult talks...As the economy falters and experts warn of a recession, bosses may be forced into difficult talks... MELONI PLEADS WITH THE EU TO HELP STEM FLOW OF MIGRANTS SHOT OF MAFIA WHISKY IS OFF TARGET FOR SICILIANS RAMAPHOSA FIGHTS BACK AGAINST IMPEACHMENT South Africa’s embattled leader is preparing a legal challenge to a report that found evidence he had violated his...South Africa’s embattled leader is preparing a legal challenge to a report that found evidence he...South Africa’s embattled leader is preparing a legal challenge to a report that found evidence he... COLONIAL SKULL AUCTION HALTED AFTER OUTCRY A Brussels auction house has withdrawn the sale of three African skulls after criticism over the sale of human...A Brussels auction house has withdrawn the sale of three African skulls after criticism over the...A Brussels auction house has withdrawn the sale of three African skulls after criticism over the... from our correspondent THE WORLD’S BIGGEST MEGALOPOLIS IS COMING — EVEN TERROR CAN’T STOP IT Bloggers still list the Ivory Coast city of Grand Bassam as one of the planet’s great ghost towns. They do not seem to know that this faded colonial capital on the Atlantic coast of Africa has re-emerged as a prime symbol of some of the fastest...Bloggers still list the Ivory Coast city of Grand Bassam as one of the planet’s great ghost towns.Bloggers still list the Ivory Coast city of Grand Bassam as one of the planet’s great ghost towns. Show more COMMENT STARMER DAREN’T TELL US HE’LL ALIGN WITH EUROPE Patrick Maguire Worries about alienating Red Wall voters mean the cautious Labour leader is ignoring the call of New Labour ghosts Libby Purves ADVENT CHALLENGES OUR TEMPTATION TO GIVE UP Edward Lucas MUDDLED SCHOLZ IS A THREAT TO EUROPE’S FUTURE Sathnam Sanghera BUYING A NEW MATTRESS? I THINK I NEED A LIE DOWN David Pannick HONG KONG MEDIA TRIAL IS CRUNCH TIME FOR ITS RULE OF LAW Leading Articles DON’T FORGET TO GROW The government is right to value market stability, but businesses are understandably concerned that it has no plan to get the British economy growing HELD TO ACCOUNT Online safety laws need to protect children without slipping into censorship NUCLEAR OPTION Ukrainians and Brits are making schnapps from Chernobyl apples. Cheers to that LETTERS TO THE EDITOR NURSES’ STRIKE AND ‘UNSAFE’ LEVELS OF CARE Sir, Your report “Nurses will walk out of cancer and A&E wards” (Dec 3), implying services will be left unsafe, overlooks that NHS services are already unsafe. Using Christmas Day service levels may not be a good benchmark as many Christmas...Sir, Your report “Nurses will walk out of cancer and A&E wards” (Dec 3), implying services...Sir, Your report “Nurses will walk out of cancer and A&E wards” (Dec 3), implying services... DAILY UNIVERSAL REGISTER BRIEFING UK: ONS publishes estimates of associations between self-reported long Covid and labour market outcomes; statistics on the market value and financial and non-financial assets of the UK are released; strike ballot opens for firefighters belonging to the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in an ongoing dispute over pay; the British Fashion Council recognises outstanding talent from the global industry at the Fashion Awards at the Royal Albert Hall, London. US: Artemis 1 mission’s Orion Spacecraft hopes to make flyby of the moon, travelling just 80 miles above its surface. World: G7 nations and Australia plan to implement a cap on Russian crude from today, coinciding with an EU ban on seaborne imports. A cap on refined products is scheduled to take effect from February 5, next year; OECD report looks at health status, health expenditure, access to care, quality of care, and health risk factors in 36 European countries. ON THIS DAY In 1621 a letter sent from London confirmed the importation of honey bees to North America. The native species did not produce honey, unlike Apis mellifera, the European honey bee; in 1707 the Society of Antiquaries held its first recorded meeting at the Bear Tavern in the Strand, London. Set up to study the period before the reign of James I, the society was granted a royal charter in 1751; in 1766 James Christie held his first auction at his Pall Mall, London, sale room, of “the property of a noble personage (deceas’d)”, including two chamber pots. In March 1767 he held his first sale of paintings; in 1848 US president James K Polk confirmed the discovery of an “abundance of gold” in California – triggering a mass migration of fortune-seekers. In his fourth annual message he said: “The accounts . . . in that territory are of such an extraordinary character as would scarcely command belief were they not corroborated by . . . authentic reports”; in 1861 William Ellison Jr, a former African-American slave who became one of the wealthiest slave-owners in the antebellum South, died, aged 71. He and his sons bought Confederate bonds during the US Civil War, ultimately financially ruinous, and offered the army 53 slaves. NATURE NOTES Slowly and effortfully the heron gained height, its great wings grey against a grey December sky. The poet Paul Farley has described these big, ungainly birds’ take-off as “begrudging” and “cranky”, but concedes to “the Icarus thing” once they have gained height — and so it was: as it topped the treeline and tucked its neck and legs in, it began to really soar. The spot by the road bridge where it had been fishing is sometimes visited by a little egret, but there was none there today; it may be that herons do not tolerate competition from these new arrivals well. Melissa Harrison Show more BIRTHDAYS TODAY John Altman, composer and arranger, Little Voice (1998), 73; Viscount (Robin) Bridgeman, 92; José Carreras, tenor, 76; Laura Cha, chairwoman, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX stock market operator), 73; David Cordingly, naval historian, 84; José Cura, operatic tenor, 60; Shikhar Dhawan, cricketer, India, 37; Irene Dorner, chairwoman, Taylor Wimpey (housebuilder), chief executive and president of HSBC USA (2010-14), 68; Lord (Alf) Dubs, Labour MP (1979-87), chairman, Broadcasting Standards Commission (2001-03), 90; Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards, ski jumper, 59; Prof Sheldon Glashow, theoretical physicist, Nobel prizewinner (1979), 90; Sajid Javid, Conservative MP for Bromsgrove, health and social care secretary (2021-Jul 2022), chancellor of the exchequer (2019-20), home secretary (2018-19), 53; Hanif Kureishi, playwright, Venus (2006), novelist and screenwriter, My Beautiful Laundrette (1984), The Buddha of Suburbia (1990), 68; Noel Lucas, KC, circuit judge, 70; Sir David Manning, UK ambassador to the US (2003-07), 73; Anthony Martial, footballer, Manchester United and France, 27; Ronnie O’Sullivan, snooker player, seven-time world champion (2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2022), 47; Lewis Pugh, maritime advocate and endurance swimmer, the first person to complete a long-distance swim in every ocean, 53; Johan Renck, film director, Chernobyl (2019), 56; Joanna Rowsell, two-time Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist (2012, 2016), 34; Dave Ryding, alpine ski racer, alpine world cup silver medallist in the parallel slalom (2019) four-time Olympian, 36; Matthew Taylor, chief executive, NHS Confederation, Royal Society of Arts (2006-21), chief adviser on political strategy to the prime minister (2003-06), 62; Adam Thorpe, poet and novelist, Ulverton (1992), Missing Fay (2017), 66; Lord (Don) Touhig, Labour MP for Islwyn (1995-2010), 75; Krystian Zimerman, pianist, 66. Show more Show more SPONSORED BUSINESS Business VODAFONE BOSS STEPS DOWN AFTER 44% SLIDE IN SHARE PRICE Nick Read has stepped down as Vodafone’s chief executive after four years in the role, to be replaced by Margherita Della Valle, the company’s finance chief, as the interim boss. Shares in the British telecoms giant have fallen 44 per cent since Read was appointed in 2018 and the group cut its...Nick Read has stepped down as Vodafone’s chief executive after four years in the role, to be replaced by Margherita Della Valle, the company’s finance chief, as the interim boss. Shares in the British telecoms giant have fallen 44 per cent since Read was appointed in 2018 and the group cut its...Nick Read has stepped down as Vodafone’s chief executive after four years in the role, to be replaced by Margherita Della Valle... SUNAK MUST FIND A PLAN FOR GROWTH, WARNS CBI The government has no plan for growth and must take urgent steps to rectify a chronic lack of investment, the CBI warns today, as it slashes its forecasts for the economy. Predicting that the economy will shrink by 0.4 per cent next year, a “significant downgrade” on June’s estimate of a 1 per cent rise in GDP, the business lobby group...The government has no plan for growth and must take urgent steps to rectify a chronic lack of investment, the CBI warns today, as it slashes its forecasts for the economy. Predicting that the economy will shrink by 0.4 per cent next year, a “significant downgrade” on June’s estimate of a 1 per cent rise in GDP, the business lobby group...The government has no plan for growth and must take urgent steps to rectify a chronic lack of investment, the CBI warns today... NEW CHALLENGE TO LIBOR CONVICTIONS Four former City traders who were prosecuted for rigging financial benchmarks are hoping to join Tom Hayes in his attempt to have his conviction for Libor manipulation overturned. Carlo Palombo, Philippe Moryoussef, Jay Merchant and Christian Bittar have instructed Ben Rose, co-founding partner of Hickman & Rose, a...Four former City traders who were prosecuted for rigging financial benchmarks are hoping to join...Four former City traders who were prosecuted for rigging financial benchmarks are hoping to join... in depth WITH HYDROGEN UP IN THE AIR, TOYOTA GOES BIG ON BATTERY-ELECTRIC new GOVERNMENT INVESTS IN SMITH & NEPHEW TO PREVENT MOVE ABROAD Ministers committed more than £12 million of public money to a new Smith & Nephew research and development and manufacturing facility in Britain amid fears the company would relocate overseas. The FTSE 100 medical equipment...Ministers committed more than £12 million of public money to a new Smith & Nephew research and development and manufacturing facility in Britain amid fears the company would relocate overseas. The FTSE 100 medical equipment...Ministers committed more than £12 million of public money to a new Smith & Nephew research and development and... RAISING INTEREST RATES WILL MAKE RECESSION WORSE, WARNS BANK DOVE Higher interest rates could deepen a recession in the UK, the newest member of the Bank of England’s rate-setting committee has warned. Swati Dhingra, a trade economist at the London School of Economics, said raising...Higher interest rates could deepen a recession in the UK, the newest member of the Bank of England’s rate-setting committee has warned. Swati Dhingra, a trade economist at the London School of Economics, said raising...Higher interest rates could deepen a recession in the UK, the newest member of the Bank of England’s rate-setting... TESTING TIMES FOR BRITAIN’S DIAGNOSTIC INDUSTRY I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON, SAYS FTX CHIEF the week ahead CAN SPORTS DIRECT OWNER FRASERS GROUP DEFY COST OF LIVING CRISIS? The big question for shareholders in Frasers Group at the half-year stage is whether the FTSE 100 group is as confident as it was in the summer that profits this year could hit £500 million, despite the cost of living crisis. The company, whose...The big question for shareholders in Frasers Group at the half-year stage is whether the FTSE 100...The big question for shareholders in Frasers Group at the half-year stage is whether the FTSE 100... AXING SATURDAY DELIVERIES WILL HIT OUR SALES, SAYS POST OFFICE OPEC SITS TIGHT BEFORE NEW EU EMBARGO ON RUSSIAN OIL Paul Johnson | comment WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE DIVERSITY OF EXPERIENCE ACROSS ETHNIC GROUPS Last week the Office for National Statistics published new data on the ethnic composition of the English and Welsh...Last week the Office for National Statistics published new data on the ethnic composition of the...Last week the Office for National Statistics published new data on the ethnic composition of the... chris turner | comment DIRECTORS MUST ACT FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL, NOT JUST THEIR SHAREHOLDERS The recent Times’ investigation into the fast-fashion giant Boohoo’s shocking conduct in its warehouses was a...The recent Times’ investigation into the fast-fashion giant Boohoo’s shocking conduct in its...The recent Times’ investigation into the fast-fashion giant Boohoo’s shocking conduct in its... WINDFALL TAX ‘HITS GREEN ENERGY PLANS’ CITY SET FOR REFORMS UNDER BIG BANG 2.0 SUPERMARKETS CALL FOR RENEWABLES GROWTH morning briefing GLENCORE PAYS DR CONGO $180M AFTER ADMITTING BRIBES LEAVE THE PHONES AT HOME TO ENJOY CHRISTMAS PARTIES Employers are being urged to tell staff to not take their mobile phones to Christmas parties to avoid inappropriate images ending up on social media. It is far safer to hire an official photographer given that more than one in five people admit...Employers are being urged to tell staff to not take their mobile phones to Christmas parties to...Employers are being urged to tell staff to not take their mobile phones to Christmas parties to... KROO BANKS ON WINNING NEW CUSTOMERS WITH 2% INTEREST EU WILL RELAX STATE AID RULES TO COMPETE WITH US BRASSERIE TO MAKE ROOM FOR MORE PUBS MORE MINORITIES AND WOMEN GET SEATS ON BOARDS CRACKDOWNS HIT BETTING FIRMS WITH £105M IN FINES Global gambling companies have been hit with £105 million of fines this year, almost three times as much as in 2021, as regulators increasingly crack the whip. 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