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Dozens of migrants drown in Channel dinghy tragedy

At least 27 dead after boat deflates off Calais

At least 27 people drowned yesterday in the worst migrant tragedy in the Channel. Five women and a young child were among the dead after a dinghy rapidly deflated, plunging them into the frigid water. Two more were in a critical condition in hospital with hypothermia. Boris Johnson said last night that he was "shocked, appalled and deeply saddened" and accused France of... At least 27 people drowned yesterday in the worst migrant tragedy in the Channel. Five women and... At least 27 people drowned yesterday in the worst migrant tragedy in the Channel. Five women and...

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Children and babies among 600 migrants to survive Channel crossings today

More than 600 migrants including young children and babies made the perilous journey across the Channel in makeshift... More than 600 migrants including young children and babies made the perilous journey across the Channel in makeshift boats to arrive at Dungeness today. One black inflatable boat carrying 34 people was so flimsy that when a rescuer grabbed its handle it came off in his hand. "The glue wasn't even dry," one of the... More than 600 migrants including young children and babies made the perilous journey across the Channel in makeshift boats to...

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Germany must dare to be more liberal, says new chancellor

Olaf Scholz has secured his place as the next chancellor of Germany with a coalition deal that heralds some of the most socially liberal policies the country has seen in decades. Under the slogan "dare more progress", his government plans to loosen immigration rules and legalise the sale of recreational cannabis. It will allow people to change gender without seeking... Olaf Scholz has secured his place as the next chancellor of Germany with a coalition deal that... Olaf Scholz has secured his place as the next chancellor of Germany with a coalition deal that...

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world at five

Masons and the mob: how ties with lodges shaped Italy's mafia

When magistrates up and down Italy announced the results of a massive operation against Italy's powerful 'Ndrangheta... When magistrates up and down Italy announced the results of a massive operation against Italy's powerful 'Ndrangheta mafia involving 100 arrests and multimillion-euro property seizures, one small detail about the raids went unnoticed. Amid the flurry of news last week about the global reach of the Molés, one of... When magistrates up and down Italy announced the results of a massive operation against Italy's powerful 'Ndrangheta mafia...

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Short-term visas won't solve labour shortages, says Lidl chief

The introduction of short-term visas will not solve labour shortages in the food industry, the boss of Lidl has warned, adding that the retailer was working "harder than ever before" to keep shelves stocked. Christian Härtnagel, chief executive of the German discount retailer's UK business, said... The introduction of short-term visas will not solve labour shortages in the food industry, the boss of Lidl has warned, adding that the retailer was working "harder than ever before" to keep shelves stocked. Christian Härtnagel, chief executive of the German discount retailer's UK business, said... The introduction of short-term visas will not solve labour shortages in the food industry, the boss of Lidl has warned, adding...

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JP Morgan boss apologises for Chinese Communist Party joke

JP Morgan is racing to shore up its relationship with Beijing after it emerged the boss of America's biggest bank had joked that the Wall Street giant would outlast China's Communist party. Jamie Dimon raised eyebrows after he made the quip in public at a business forum in Boston on Tuesday. Western business leaders usually tread carefully... JP Morgan is racing to shore up its relationship with Beijing after it emerged the boss of America's biggest bank had joked that the Wall Street giant would outlast China's Communist party. Jamie Dimon raised eyebrows after he made the quip in public at a business forum in Boston on Tuesday. Western business leaders usually tread carefully... JP Morgan is racing to shore up its relationship with Beijing after it emerged the boss of America's biggest bank had joked...

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Taxpayer provides £1.7bn loan to support Bulb Energy through crisis

The government has set aside up to £1.7 billion to fund the continued operation of Bulb Energy after the supplier collapsed into administration. A court appointed special administrators from Teneo yesterday to keep running Britain's seventh-largest energy utility so supplies and customer services to its 1.6 million... The government has set aside up to £1.7 billion to fund the continued operation of Bulb Energy... The government has set aside up to £1.7 billion to fund the continued operation of Bulb Energy...

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business commentary

All signs pointing to a bumpy road

That's the thing with handbrake turns. It's not always clear if you're back on a better road. A £314 million... That's the thing with handbrake turns. It's not always clear if you're back on a better road. A... That's the thing with handbrake turns. It's not always clear if you're back on a better road. A...

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Champions League

Aggressive City deliver a bold statement of intent

Manchester City 2 PSG 1

If Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino, reportedly a top target for the Manchester United vacancy, are to eventually renew their rivalry on a local stage then they will do so with the Manchester City manager having emphatically won this encounter with his Paris Saint-Germain counterpart. With victory at the Etihad Stadium last night came the guarantee of top spot in... If Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino, reportedly a top target for the Manchester United... If Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino, reportedly a top target for the Manchester United...

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Football

Premier League teams face 10 per cent transfer tax

Premier League clubs should pay about £160 million a year in the form of a 10 per cent levy on top-flight transfers... Premier League clubs should pay about £160 million a year in the form of a 10 per cent levy on top-flight transfers, a fan-led review into English football governance has recommended. The 162-page report, written by Tracey Crouch MP with the assistance of an expert panel, calls for the formation of an independent... Premier League clubs should pay about £160 million a year in the form of a 10 per cent levy on top-flight transfers, a fan-led...

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Champions League | Owen Slot

Star trio's struggles show why Pochettino fancies United

Short of being able to get Mauricio Pochettino into Old Trafford for a face-to-face job interview, here was a decent... Short of being able to get Mauricio Pochettino into Old Trafford for a face-to-face job interview... Short of being able to get Mauricio Pochettino into Old Trafford for a face-to-face job interview...

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Football | Daniel Finkelstein

Our radical proposals are what fan groups want – and deserve

Every member of the Crouch review panel will have their own view of the most impactful moment during our collection... Every member of the Crouch review panel will have their own view of the most impactful moment... Every member of the Crouch review panel will have their own view of the most impactful moment...

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Ho ho ho: a (men only) Christmas survival guide

Not long to go now until Christmas, but are you ready? Are you sufficiently prepped, practically, emotionally and... Not long to go now until Christmas, but are you ready? Are you sufficiently prepped, practically... Not long to go now until Christmas, but are you ready? Are you sufficiently prepped, practically...

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Eating out

Giles Coren reviews BiBo

BiBo is the first London restaurant from the celebrated Spanish chef Dani García. In Spain, García is A Big Deal. His... BiBo is the first London restaurant from the celebrated Spanish chef Dani García. In Spain... BiBo is the first London restaurant from the celebrated Spanish chef Dani García. In Spain...

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OBITUARY

Sibghatullah Kadri

Britain's first Muslim QC as well as founder of the first multiracial chambers and recipient of a rare apology by the Master of the Rolls

On January 6, 1978, Judge Neil McKinnon presided over the trial of John Kingsley Read, the former chairman of the National Front and the founder of a new far-right organisation, the National Party. Read stood accused of inciting racial hatred for a speech in which he used several unambiguously racist terms, including the n-word, and said of the recent murder of an Asian... On January 6, 1978, Judge Neil McKinnon presided over the trial of John Kingsley Read, the former... On January 6, 1978, Judge Neil McKinnon presided over the trial of John Kingsley Read, the former...

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OBITUARY

Judy Totton

Judy Totton had a knack for taming rock stars. In 45 years of dealing with music industry egos, the worst the public... Judy Totton had a knack for taming rock stars. In 45 years of dealing with music industry egos, the worst the public relations executive had to deal with was Ray Davies of the Kinks in a caustic mood, the odd strop from Roger Waters of Pink Floyd and the challenge of lining up Status Quo (and many other bands for... Judy Totton had a knack for taming rock stars. In 45 years of dealing with music industry egos, the worst the public relations...

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Births, marriages and deaths

THIS is how we know that we live in him and he in us: he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify... THIS is how we know that we live in him and he in us: he has given us of his Spirit. And we have... THIS is how we know that we live in him and he in us: he has given us of his Spirit. And we have...

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COURT CIRCULAR

November 24, 2021

Windsor Castle
24th November, 2021
Mr Andrew Bailey (Governor of the Bank of England) was received by The Queen... Windsor Castle
24th November, 2021
Mr Andrew Bailey (Governor of the Bank of England) was... Windsor Castle
24th November, 2021
Mr Andrew Bailey (Governor of the Bank of England) was...

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Word Watch

Can you spot the real definition among the fakes?

Word Watch

Claws out for private prosecutions

Last year a Commons committee told government ministers that more effective safeguards were needed to ensure the fairness of private prosecutions. Experts now say that a failure to heed that warning has allowed individuals and organisations — driven by private interests — to continue misusing the right to bring private prosecutions, wasting taxpayers' money and causing... Last year a Commons committee told government ministers that more effective safeguards were... Last year a Commons committee told government ministers that more effective safeguards were...

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Courts fail women 'at every level'

Statistics are renowned for telling whatever story the person promoting them desires and the latest round of criminal... Statistics are renowned for telling whatever story the person promoting them desires and the latest round of criminal prosecutions figures was no different. Last week the government trumpeted that prosecutions of sex offenders had leapt by a third during the previous year, but acknowledged that the total number of... Statistics are renowned for telling whatever story the person promoting them desires and the latest round of criminal...

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Sturgeon plummets in popularity ratings

Nicola Sturgeon's approval ratings have plunged since the height of the pandemic with her domestic record on health and education thought to be putting a dent in her popularity. The slump in her personal appeal — revealed in a YouGov poll for The Times — emerged as the SNP leader said she had "no... Nicola Sturgeon's approval ratings have plunged since the height of the pandemic with her domestic record on health and education thought to be putting a dent in her popularity. The slump in her personal appeal — revealed in a YouGov poll for The Times — emerged as the SNP leader said she had "no... Nicola Sturgeon's approval ratings have plunged since the height of the pandemic with her domestic record on health and...

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POLITICS

Voters lose interest on Union question

Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to focus on the health service after independence slipped to eighth in the list of voters' priorities, a poll has found. The proportion of voters who ranked the constitution in their preference for the Scottish government's top three priorities fell by eight points to 13 per cent. Fewer than one third of SNP... Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to focus on the health service after independence slipped to eighth in the list of voters' priorities, a poll has found. The proportion of voters who ranked the constitution in their preference for the Scottish government's top three priorities fell by eight points to 13 per cent. Fewer than one third of SNP... Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to focus on the health service after independence slipped to eighth in the list of voters'...

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POLITICS | ANALYSIS

Referendum supporters will not endlessly wait for action

At first glance there is little in this poll for Nicola Sturgeon to worry about. Her party appears well placed to maintain its dominance of Scottish representation at Westminster, a prospect that might give it crucial bargaining power in the not unlikely event that the next UK general election produces a hung... At first glance there is little in this poll for Nicola Sturgeon to worry about. Her party... At first glance there is little in this poll for Nicola Sturgeon to worry about. Her party...

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Air Corps will fly PCR tests to Germany to clear backlog

The Defence Forces are flying PCR swabs to Germany for laboratory testing as the health service comes under increasing pressure during the fourth wave of the pandemic. Air Corps crews are scheduled to make three flights to Munich this week to reduce the testing backlog. A similar operation was carried out during the third wave, when 12 flights to Munich provided surge... The Defence Forces are flying PCR swabs to Germany for laboratory testing as the health service... The Defence Forces are flying PCR swabs to Germany for laboratory testing as the health service...

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Ireland unable to protect subsea cables from Russian attack

Ireland is not protecting the subsea cables that carry internet traffic to Europe and the United States due to a... Ireland is not protecting the subsea cables that carry internet traffic to Europe and the United States due to a lacuna in defence policy that has left the data connectors open to attack and vulnerable to espionage. The issue emerged during a parliamentary debate on defence last week between Simon Coveney, the... Ireland is not protecting the subsea cables that carry internet traffic to Europe and the United States due to a lacuna in...

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Only 24% of first-time buyers under 30

The proportion of people getting on the property ladder aged 30 or under has more than halved over the past 18 years, a report has found. Sixty per cent of first-time buyers were 30 or under in 2004 but this fell to 24 per cent... The proportion of people getting on the property ladder aged 30 or under has more than halved over the past 18 years, a report has found. Sixty per cent of first-time buyers were 30 or under in 2004 but this fell to 24 per cent... The proportion of people getting on the property ladder aged 30 or under has more than halved over the past 18 years...

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Activists demand ban on sex being taught with a religious ethos

Reform of sex education in classrooms cannot happen until schools are forbidden from teaching it in line with religious ethos, the chairman of Atheist Ireland has said. Michael Nugent was speaking after a debate in the Dáil... Reform of sex education in classrooms cannot happen until schools are forbidden from teaching it in line with religious ethos, the chairman of Atheist Ireland has said. Michael Nugent was speaking after a debate in the Dáil... Reform of sex education in classrooms cannot happen until schools are forbidden from teaching it in line with...

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