U-turn on lorry visas as stations ration fuel
Firm sets £30 cap to stop panic buying
Boris Johnson has agreed to allow up to 5,000 foreign lorry drivers into Britain on short-term visas in a U-turn after BP shut 20 petrol stations and rationed fuel at up to 100 sites. The EG Group, which owns 400 service stations in Britain, has imposed a £30 limit on fuel purchases in an attempt...Boris Johnson has agreed to allow up to 5,000 foreign lorry drivers into Britain on short-term visas in a U-turn after BP shut 20 petrol stations and rationed fuel at up to 100 sites. The EG Group, which owns 400 service stations in Britain, has imposed a £30 limit on fuel purchases in an attempt...Boris Johnson has agreed to allow up to 5,000 foreign lorry drivers into Britain on short-term visas in a U-turn after BP shut...
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Johnson flies back to face big test and ‘skittish’ Tories
It must have been a curious sight for commuters. Hunched in the middle of an Amtrak carriage passing through the Joseph R Biden Jr Railroad Station in Wilmington, Delaware, Boris Johnson held court with journalists for half an hour. Approaching the end of his trip to the US, he was in exuberant form. “From my point of view the trip...It must have been a curious sight for commuters. Hunched in the middle of an Amtrak carriage passing through the Joseph R Biden Jr Railroad Station in Wilmington, Delaware, Boris Johnson held court with journalists for half an hour. Approaching the end of his trip to the US, he was in exuberant form. “From my point of view the trip...It must have been a curious sight for commuters. Hunched in the middle of an Amtrak carriage passing through the Joseph R Biden...
Cardiac unit nears collapse in row over ‘malpractice’
A leading NHS cardiac unit is on the brink of collapse after a contested review that blamed surgeons for the deaths of more than 60 patients, according to a letter seen by The Times. St George’s Hospital in London, once an international hub for cardiac surgery and research, is operating at a third of its...A leading NHS cardiac unit is on the brink of collapse after a contested review that blamed...A leading NHS cardiac unit is on the brink of collapse after a contested review that blamed...
interview
Angela Rayner: ‘I find it difficult feeling happy’
Angela Rayner is one of the most powerful women at Westminster, the deputy leader of the Labour Party and shadow...Angela Rayner is one of the most powerful women at Westminster, the deputy leader of the Labour...Angela Rayner is one of the most powerful women at Westminster, the deputy leader of the Labour...
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Merkel: I mastered world’s crises, now it’s over to you
Angela Merkel has warned that Germany’s stability and prosperity are in jeopardy as her party closes to within a single percentage point of its centre-left rival on the eve of one of the nation’s most tense elections in living memory. The chancellor’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is on the cusp of an 11th-hour comeback after sinking to historically low ratings...Angela Merkel has warned that Germany’s stability and prosperity are in jeopardy as her party...Angela Merkel has warned that Germany’s stability and prosperity are in jeopardy as her party...
German election Analysis
Could Laschet pull off an unlikely win?
The situation looked hopeless. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was trailing in the polls days before the...The situation looked hopeless. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was trailing in the polls days before the election, and its leader, Armin Laschet, seemed unable to close the gap. Then, at the last minute, Laschet deployed his secret weapon: Angela Merkel. The result swung in his favour and the CDU squeaked...The situation looked hopeless. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was trailing in the polls days before the election, and its...
Taliban return to cutting off thieves’ hands and feet
Until a few months ago Hameed was studying engineering in a college in Pakistan. As the Taliban swept through...Until a few months ago Hameed was studying engineering in a college in Pakistan. As the Taliban...Until a few months ago Hameed was studying engineering in a college in Pakistan. As the Taliban...
Curtain ready to rise on Mein Kampf the musical
A musical interpretation of Adolf Hitler’s autobiography with cheery pop numbers opened last night in Germany. The...A musical interpretation of Adolf Hitler’s autobiography with cheery pop numbers opened last...A musical interpretation of Adolf Hitler’s autobiography with cheery pop numbers opened last...
Petrofac in plea deal on bribery case
Oil group agrees settlement with fraud office
Petrofac has struck a plea deal with the Serious Fraud Office as it seeks to draw a line under a long-running inquiry into suspected bribery, money laundering and corruption. The London-listed oil services group and the crime agency revealed yesterday that Petrofac intended to plead guilty to...Petrofac has struck a plea deal with the Serious Fraud Office as it seeks to draw a line under a long-running inquiry into suspected bribery, money laundering and corruption. The London-listed oil services group and the crime agency revealed yesterday that Petrofac intended to plead guilty to...Petrofac has struck a plea deal with the Serious Fraud Office as it seeks to draw a line under a long-running inquiry into...
China bans all cryptocurrency transactions
China has declared that all transactions in the country involving cryptocurrencies are “illegal”, dramatically escalating a crackdown on bitcoin and other digital money. Bitcoin, the world’s largest digital asset, dropped in value by almost 8 per cent after the announcement. Ethereum, another cryptocurrency, fell by about 11 per cent...China has declared that all transactions in the country involving cryptocurrencies are “illegal”, dramatically escalating a crackdown on bitcoin and other digital money. Bitcoin, the world’s largest digital asset, dropped in value by almost 8 per cent after the announcement. Ethereum, another cryptocurrency, fell by about 11 per cent...China has declared that all transactions in the country involving cryptocurrencies are “illegal”, dramatically escalating a...
business commentary
Energy firms need closer scrutiny
Regulating the dwindling band of energy suppliers takes myriad skills. But keeping up with their Companies House...Regulating the dwindling band of energy suppliers takes myriad skills. But keeping up with their...Regulating the dwindling band of energy suppliers takes myriad skills. But keeping up with their...
ryder cup
Home heavyweights leave dismal Europe reeling
The drama and mayhem of the Ryder Cup was summed up in one miraculous stroke on a hole called Pinched Nerve yesterday morning. Jordan Spieth had all but abseiled down a cliff to play a blind shot from what resembled the foot of Becher’s Brook. He swung away, and as his momentum took him hurtling down the sheer bank towards Lake Michigan, his ball plopped down six feet...The drama and mayhem of the Ryder Cup was summed up in one miraculous stroke on a hole called...The drama and mayhem of the Ryder Cup was summed up in one miraculous stroke on a hole called...
boxing
Pressing pause on fast-forward career let Joshua hone his craft
They used to say there are two kinds of boxing — heavyweight boxing and everything else. In Britain, there is...They used to say there are two kinds of boxing — heavyweight boxing and everything else. In Britain, there is heavyweight boxing, everything else and then there is Anthony Joshua. He has had plenty of arrows fired at him since he won Olympic gold nine years ago, but his popularity remains as high as ever and his...They used to say there are two kinds of boxing — heavyweight boxing and everything else. In Britain, there is heavyweight...
Ryder Cup | Alasdair Reid
Poulter and McIlroy’s golf as unpalatable as boorish fans
Yesterday’s lead story on Sheboygan County’s local radio stations concerned an 18-year-old drunk driver who had...Yesterday’s lead story on Sheboygan County’s local radio stations concerned an 18-year-old drunk...Yesterday’s lead story on Sheboygan County’s local radio stations concerned an 18-year-old drunk...
cricket | mike atherton
ECB must end its cowardly silence over Pakistan
The ECB’s silence is deafening. The board assumes it can put out a feeble, mealy-mouthed statement and hide behind it...The ECB’s silence is deafening. The board assumes it can put out a feeble, mealy-mouthed...The ECB’s silence is deafening. The board assumes it can put out a feeble, mealy-mouthed...
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Jimmy Greaves
Deadly striker for England and Spurs who beat alcoholism to endear himself to a later generation on the Saint and Greavsie show
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John Challis
Actor famed for playing the nasally voiced second-hand car dealer Boycie in Only Fools and Horses
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How to tell if your energy firm is about to collapse
Every household in Britain could end up forking out nearly £100 more a year for their energy bills on top of already rising costs to pay for failing companies. Energy firms have been hit by a perfect storm of soaring wholesale energy prices and a price cap that limits what they can charge customers.Every household in Britain could end up forking out nearly £100 more a year for their energy bills on top of already rising costs to pay for failing companies. Energy firms have been hit by a perfect storm of soaring wholesale energy prices and a price cap that limits what they can charge customers.Every household in Britain could end up forking out nearly £100 more a year for their energy bills on top of already rising...
Set your own contactless card limit
Britain’s biggest bank is allowing customers to set their own limit for contactless payments. From October 15 the single tap-and-go limit will be more than doubled from £45 to £100, thanks to the chancellor’s move in the budget. Yet customers of Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Lloyds will be able to set their own limits of between £30 and...Britain’s biggest bank is allowing customers to set their own limit for contactless payments. From October 15 the single tap-and-go limit will be more than doubled from £45 to £100, thanks to the chancellor’s move in the budget. Yet customers of Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Lloyds will be able to set their own limits of between £30 and...Britain’s biggest bank is allowing customers to set their own limit for contactless payments. From October 15 the single...
JAMES CONEY
My one big tip for a wealthy retirement
There have been 11 pensions ministers in the two decades or so that I’ve been a financial journalist. At one point they lasted barely a year, then one hung around for almost five. I met most of them. Some were hopeless, some acted as though they couldn’t care less — they felt the role was a way of passing through to...There have been 11 pensions ministers in the two decades or so that I’ve been a financial...There have been 11 pensions ministers in the two decades or so that I’ve been a financial...
JESSIE HEWITSON | HOME ECONOMICS
I can’t afford a builder. That’s the real effect of inflation
I have been trying to find a builder recently, and boy is it hard. Initially I had high hopes of finding a good one —...I have been trying to find a builder recently, and boy is it hard. Initially I had high hopes of...I have been trying to find a builder recently, and boy is it hard. Initially I had high hopes of...
David Brenchley | Get rich slowly
I wish the young me had thought about investing
I have wanted to be a journalist for as long as I can remember – my earliest expression of ambition was commentating...I have wanted to be a journalist for as long as I can remember – my earliest expression of...I have wanted to be a journalist for as long as I can remember – my earliest expression of...
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interview
Stanley Tucci: ‘Food or sex? That’s the cruellest question I’ve ever been asked’
Stanley Tucci walks into the members’ section of the Olympic Cinema Club in Barnes, south London, chic, bespectacled and quietly, compactly sexy; 60 years old, with the bearing of a man classically trained in ballet (which he isn’t). The room...Stanley Tucci walks into the members’ section of the Olympic Cinema Club in Barnes, south London...Stanley Tucci walks into the members’ section of the Olympic Cinema Club in Barnes, south London...
TRAVEL DOCTOR
‘Help – I can’t access my digital Covid Pass to go abroad’
✉ I’ve had two AstraZeneca vaccine doses. In June I installed the NHS App and was able to access my Covid Pass for...✉ I’ve had two AstraZeneca vaccine doses. In June I installed the NHS App and was able to access...✉ I’ve had two AstraZeneca vaccine doses. In June I installed the NHS App and was able to access...
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Hotel review: Malmaison, York
A few minutes’ walk from the river — and set between the bars of the city on one side and its medieval...A few minutes’ walk from the river — and set between the bars of the city on one side and its...A few minutes’ walk from the river — and set between the bars of the city on one side and its...
Big queues at petrol stations as drivers told no need to panic
Large queues formed at forecourts around Scotland in spite of pleas to avoid panic buying and repeated assurances there was no shortage of fuel. Problems finding enough tanker drivers to deliver diesel and petrol had caused a small number of BP and Tesco Alliance sites to close temporarily on...Large queues formed at forecourts around Scotland in spite of pleas to avoid panic buying and repeated assurances there was no shortage of fuel. Problems finding enough tanker drivers to deliver diesel and petrol had caused a small number of BP and Tesco Alliance sites to close temporarily on...Large queues formed at forecourts around Scotland in spite of pleas to avoid panic buying and repeated assurances there was no...
Labour rattled after McLeish says he’d back independence
Henry McLeish, the former Scottish Labour first minister, has revealed he would vote for independence in a second referendum unless the UK is radically reformed. McLeish expressed pessimism about any reform of the “highly centralised” Union on the eve of the Labour Party conference. He said Boris Johnson’s “brutal Unionism” risks...Henry McLeish, the former Scottish Labour first minister, has revealed he would vote for independence in a second referendum unless the UK is radically reformed. McLeish expressed pessimism about any reform of the “highly centralised” Union on the eve of the Labour Party conference. He said Boris Johnson’s “brutal Unionism” risks...Henry McLeish, the former Scottish Labour first minister, has revealed he would vote for independence in a second referendum...
Cinch executive worked for Scots football chairman
A senior executive at an online car dealership involved in a sponsorship row between Rangers and Scotland’s football chiefs used to work for the chairman of the Scottish league. Robert Bridge was hired as the chief customer officer at Telegraph Media Group (TMG) in 2016 and reported directly to Murdoch MacLennan...A senior executive at an online car dealership involved in a sponsorship row between Rangers and...A senior executive at an online car dealership involved in a sponsorship row between Rangers and...
TRAVEL
Visit a ghost town that has been brought back to life
Culross isn’t big on change. Once the bustling epicentre of 16th-century Scottish coalmining and salt production, the hamlet failed to move with the times and was a ghost town by the 1800s. However, progress’s loss was history’s gain: frozen in...Culross isn’t big on change. Once the bustling epicentre of 16th-century Scottish coalmining and...Culross isn’t big on change. Once the bustling epicentre of 16th-century Scottish coalmining and...
TRAVEL
Home in on the range for a terrific mountain biking trail
As a fiftysomething Mamil with sixtysomething love handles, I’ve always fancied mountain biking at Nevis Range near...As a fiftysomething Mamil with sixtysomething love handles, I’ve always fancied mountain biking...As a fiftysomething Mamil with sixtysomething love handles, I’ve always fancied mountain biking...
GABRIELLA BENNETT
I confess: I’ve never had a nice dinner in Dundee
It doesn’t make me feel great to say I have never had a good dinner in Dundee. In fact, it makes me feel awful. I...It doesn’t make me feel great to say I have never had a good dinner in Dundee. In fact, it makes...It doesn’t make me feel great to say I have never had a good dinner in Dundee. In fact, it makes...
coronavirus
Booster jab plan based on hope not science, says expert
The effectiveness of a third Covid-19 vaccine dose to immunocompromised groups is “hope-based, rather than solid data-based”, a virologist has said. Gerald Barry, a professor of virology at University College Dublin, said the decision to administer booster shots to at-risk groups had been taken without sufficient evidence that the extra dose would produce an effective...The effectiveness of a third Covid-19 vaccine dose to immunocompromised groups is “hope-based...The effectiveness of a third Covid-19 vaccine dose to immunocompromised groups is “hope-based...
Television
Daithí Ó Sé on doing another ten years of The Today Show
The Talking Heads song Once in a Lifetime seems a fitting soundtrack for Daithí Ó Sé as the presenter goes into his...The Talking Heads song Once in a Lifetime seems a fitting soundtrack for Daithí Ó Sé as the presenter goes into his tenth season of The Today Show on RTE Television. When he walks on to the show-home set tomorrow, it will mark almost a decade of co-presenting with his “telly wife”, Maura Derrane, from RTE’s Cork...The Talking Heads song Once in a Lifetime seems a fitting soundtrack for Daithí Ó Sé as the presenter goes into his tenth...