In an interview with The Times, Boris Johnson has promised that "this Christmas will be considerably better than last" when asked about the risks that worker shortages pose to supplies over the holiday thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-…
In a wide-ranging interview on the eve of the Conservative Party conference, Boris Johnson brushes aside the rising threat of economic turmoil and tells Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) that companies must increase salaries and investment
Johnson reserves his strongest intervention for police following the murder of Sarah Everard
The force, he says, are failing to take violence against women and girls seriously
The prime minister held talks on Thursday with Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, about how to boost the prosecutions for rape and secure more convictions
“Do I fundamentally believe the police are on our side? Yes, absolutely they are. Can you trust the police? Yes you can." Johnson claims
On the fuel crisis and its underlying causes, Johnson presents a choice:
"Do we go forward with steady improvements in productivity or back to a policy of low-wage, low-skilled, uncontrolled immigration?" thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-…
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A year ago, Boris Johnson claimed to be battling Covid-19 to “save Christmas”. Now he is facing a multi-fronted shortage crisis that industry leaders say raises the prospect of scaled-down dinners as demand surges in the festive season thetimes.co.uk/article/fuel-a…
Rising gas prices, a lack of skilled meatpackers and the shortage of HGV drivers now threatens to result in a food shortage
As the army prepares to start driving fuel tankers, a spectacular row has erupted in Whitehall between business leaders and ministers over who is to blame
Industry accuses the government of failing to listen to months of warnings, while ministers take to the airwaves to express absolute confidence that all will be fine.
Britain’s most decorated diver turned crafting icon arrives on foot to his interview with The Times, a suitcase of homemade creations in tow
Daley took up needles during lockdown – sight many witnessed on the sidelines of this year’s Olympics
“My coach wanted me to find something to chill out with and stop me overthinking”
He shows off his “cosy” – a little woollen home he fashioned for his long-anticipated medal, featuring the Union Jack on one side and the Japanese flag on the other.
“I thought that I can’t be autistic, I really care about people. It’s really embarrassing to even say this now because it’s such a mistaken idea.”
When Charlotte’s autistic friend suggested to her that she too could be on the spectrum, she laughed it off at first
As a child, Charlotte was always seen as eccentric and living in her own world, but no one inquired about it. Her brother, who has ADHD, drew more attention because adults wanted to stop what they saw as his disruptive behaviour
#WorldatFive: No longer fought over by the forces that tore Syria, Raqqa has become an unlikely haven for families fleeing problems from all directions. thetimes.co.uk/article/raqqa-…
Paradise Square was once famous as the roundabout where Islamic State crucified and displayed the heads of its victims. Now it has a Nutella House café.
The café, newly built next to one of the bombsites that filled Raqqa four years ago, is just one symptom of the city’s stark change in fortunes.
The lightning-quick development of effective Covid vaccines is one of the great scientific successes of our age. But behind this scientific triumph lies a murkier financial tale
Before the fate of the global economy hung in the balance and the search for immunity became pretty much the most important thing in the world, the giants of Big Pharma didn’t really care about vaccines
Vaccines were seen as a distraction from the vast financial rewards that new drugs for diabetes, cancer and other diseases of the rich could bring
In many respects, Daniel Craig’s 007 has become a real, credible modern man. He has also become a much more believable spy, writes @BenMacintyre1. thetimes.co.uk/article/how-no…
The earlier 007 was not really an MI6 officer at all, although that is what he purported to be. He was an assassin, operating semi-independently, with a limitless supply of weaponry, a bottomless expense account and a drinking problem.
The secret agent-lothario now treats women with respect, even love. Today he would never force himself on a non-consenting Pussy Galore, as he did in Goldfinger.
He doesn’t drink like he used to. He doesn’t kill with quite the same abandon or relish. The casual racism is gone.