Helen Rumbelow
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Feature writer and interviewer at The Times
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Lucy Worsley: âIâm overvalued. I was the right gender, right colour. I was luckyâ
The UKâs most famous female historian has a PhD and 19 books under her belt but she still feels replaceable. Maybe her male colleagues could learn something, she tells Helen Rumbelow
https://www.thetimes.com/article/9e30e215-bf8a-4424-9a9c-fdca7553affc?shareToken=096d7a1cdd990b5eb04a0b05150eb378
17 days ago
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Britain gets weaker the more knives sold
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Inside the inquiry: what I learnt about Southportâs instinctive heroes
The testimonies of those who fought off the attack brought home both their bravery and the weakness of our knife control laws
https://www.thetimes.com/article/83dd13da-6177-4020-ae11-4cd9577e4fec?shareToken=770601f820e0e57c38026d64acf05a5e
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Can childhood infection trigger schizophrenia? This doctor says so
The psychiatrist Ed Bullmore believes our immune system could hold the key to one of medicineâs most misunderstood mental illnesses
https://www.thetimes.com/article/7c23c6d8-1b5a-4ba4-ab8a-f1d29bbbc4ac?shareToken=8a3d009d72e164fcf9ae74c082297c44
2 months ago
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3 months ago
In a sane world this would be the number one political priority
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low likelihood, study finds
Scientists say âshockingâ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/28/collapse-critical-atlantic-current-amoc-no-longer-low-likelihood-study?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Simon Nixon
3 months ago
Very succinct WSJ summary of the staggering migration shock that successive Tory governments inflicted on Britain as they tried to mitigate and hide the economic consequences of the Brexit disaster
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We are not interested in trad culture any more....
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Anna Wintour, the Vogue test and what it takes to enter the elite now
In the 1990s, anyone aspiring to assist the devil in Prada had to ace an exam to prove their cultural capital. But how would that be tested now?
https://www.thetimes.com/article/e693ffea-1eac-4ec5-bb0d-45b26f57d952?shareToken=0a4e9989091ea5b7d3d066425a3d04d2
3 months ago
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Digging deep into Sally Rooney's politics....via some of her best loved novels
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The millennial icon who branded herself as a âsupporter of terrorâ
Sally Rooney, the author of Normal People and Conversations with Friends, has backed Palestine Action. What will she do next?
https://www.thetimes.com/article/8af540d1-dd0b-4b9c-b667-cc90ae046d41?shareToken=9954a9072bc92d42de3537056f7864cc
3 months ago
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3 months ago
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The most extraordinary story of love and Libor
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Love, Libor and loss: the Kafkaesque ordeal of Tom Hayes
A decade on from his conviction, the trader has been cleared. The impact on his family has been devastating
https://www.thetimes.com/article/bc48c48b-f076-485c-b0df-e883a2ce2b94?shareToken=61ab077fc809937f3188371364faa4dd
4 months ago
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Gen z tracking UV like it's the stock market
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Feel the burn: Ulrika Jonssonâs tan has become a hot topic
Sheâs defiant about sun worship, and so are Gen Z
https://www.thetimes.com/article/a7d92a34-3a75-4e2b-8a78-062ae6b6c0e1?shareToken=0a763b7e6ad6b1d62a6058a458c4341e
4 months ago
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This story continues to resonate - find out why on this The Story podcast
open.spotify.com/episode/2yko...
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The trials of Constance Marten - the Saturday Story
The Story · Episode
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ykodUh5baP0ng4LW86xbd?si=hhIIxgOIRIS5ShIHebMkuQ
4 months ago
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The Constance Marten case is conspiracy culture pushed to its violent extreme
@thetimes.com
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Persecuted by the state? No, Constance Marten was in thrall to conspiracy culture
In court I watched the heiress and her partner, Mark Gordon, claim to be victims. But they prized freedom above their babyâs life
https://www.thetimes.com/article/b5b46c5b-8d2d-4ac2-878d-5a0c56c5f26f?shareToken=c9b5bdb2cce259956af413f0bd20cfff
4 months ago
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These doctors disagree in the kindest, deepest way....
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Palliative care doctors on assisted dying: heâs for, his boss is against
Every week Fiona Chiplen and Adam Baker are asked, âCan you help me die?â As the bill to make it law goes through the Lords, they talk to Helen Rumbelow
https://www.thetimes.com/article/809a76be-63cb-4b41-bcaf-d63cfb1c6d8b?shareToken=97c90162e1cd5979ae48813c7ea09011
5 months ago
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An awfully funny film about Putin - one that this man risked everything to get to the West. Here's Pasha Talankin on Mr Nobody Against Putin....
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âI can say Putin is an idiot â I have that freedom. In Russia that would be dangerousâ
From grenade-throwing contests to marching drills, Pasha Talankin filmed how his school was being used as a military recruiting centre. Now the teacher turned film-maker is in hiding
https://www.thetimes.com/article/edf88525-04fa-405c-8fe7-744be93144cf?shareToken=e5f473220ae6301281629a8dc22f93df
5 months ago
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Zoe Williams
5 months ago
There's a nice, practical distinction between hope and faith at the end of this, and a rally: you can take action without hope, but you can't have hope if you don't take action
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The wedding, Mountainhead and Jeff Bezos.20
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Jeff Bezos, his big wedding â and the tech bro satire
Just as the Amazon founderâs Venice wedding to Lauren SĂĄnchez is looming, along comes Mountainhead, a drama skewering Silicon Valley by the creator of Succession. By Helen Rumbelow
https://www.thetimes.com/article/d04a0544-82ec-4fc4-a2bf-f9c46d35019c?shareToken=0be6ad239f3c7c9e547be7fc76b354d6
5 months ago
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Andrew inspired admiration and affection in equal and enormous amount. A very sad day for his colleagues who were so proud of him and all he achieved.
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Andrew Norfolk obituary: Times reporter who exposed grooming gangs
Investigative journalist whose forensic reporting revealed the systematic sexual abuse of girls by men of Pakistani heritage, dies aged 60
https://www.thetimes.com/article/828cb25d-8dbf-46ba-ba82-83c6cc52bdc6?shareToken=081a629eb300b36d9395f40d31a2ac22
6 months ago
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Virgin Island makes me proud to be British....
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No American sex therapy, please â⊠weâre British
Helen Rumbelow thought there wasnât space in the TV schedule for another show on the love lives of young people. So what did she make of Virgin Island?
https://www.thetimes.com/article/5fc2fca8-57f8-4de7-8662-70199d2714ae?shareToken=d72cf74db1d6257cc5ac86a13c88df68
6 months ago
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A new high bar of male friendship has been set as **wearing the gold trousers for his wedding** - beautiful piece by
@sathnam.bsky.social
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6 months ago
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Here's to every hollow-eyed husk of a teen this exam season
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Teens are bored and stressed for four years â does it matter?
The education system is unfit for adolescents and future employers, two experts tell Helen Rumbelow
https://www.thetimes.com/article/e550113e-792a-4d78-85d1-63689ec3f21e?shareToken=1060cb4dba16643b1bcd47502e3367e5
6 months ago
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With so many famous and powerful men usually the focus I was so proud of The Times Story Podcast for making Virginia Giuffre the centre of this story. Virginia's life was dark, hopeful, and extraordinary. Please give it a listen. With thanks to Manveen Rana & producer Olivia Case
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6 months ago
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Two people, a prince in a royal lodge, and a woman in rural Australia 9,000 miles away, will now be forever bound together by her death
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Virginia Giuffreâs battle to escape the past
She took on Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew. Despite her victories, she couldnât break free
https://www.thetimes.com/article/876649a0-dd66-4671-8202-e8cf48cf1ddb?shareToken=3c348b4dc7f3fbd1d91db7ea25560b1d
7 months ago
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Alex von Tunzelmann
7 months ago
This is such a good piece and such an interesting phenomenon. He looks healthy & happy in both pics, and itâs his body to wear how he likes. But it doesnât surprise me at all that the male gaze and female gaze diverge so sharply on which photo is more appealing.
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In a world that pays little attention to the older female - all hail the magnificence of badass Jeannie Rice
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Sheâs the worldâs fastest 77-year-old
Jeannie Rice is fitter than most women are in their twenties. Scientists are baffled
https://www.thetimes.com/article/6ba82e10-b135-47e6-bf45-867b1d320e22?shareToken=5524d9061d168ca576dc54967af75a37
7 months ago
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Would you be surprised if psychiatry had the highest proportion of autistic doctors? Does it matter if your psychiatrist is autistic?
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The autistic psychiatrist who diagnoses (autistic) patients
Anna Rebowska was encouraged to pursue a role that required less talking, she tells Helen Rumbelow
https://www.thetimes.com/article/631beedf-9348-404a-881e-f30d06382d89?shareToken=ca2e8a16944d90dd729c1587165bb0ae
7 months ago
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The Times & Sunday Times
7 months ago
Donald Trumpâs right-hand man has at least 14 children and apparently wants âa legionâ of them. He has a Mr Fixit to handle the mothers of his children
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If youâre having Elon Muskâs baby, this is what to expect
https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/celebrity/article/elon-musk-children-ashley-stclair-experience-9x97q9krj?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1744833945-2
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Why is the message for teens always "don't send nudes" and never "don't ask for nudes" ?
7 months ago
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In a debate much trodden by adults this 22 year old has fresh and essential things to say
#roxylongworth
#behindourscreens
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At 13 I was pressured into sending explicit photos. At 22, Iâm fighting online abuse
Roxy Longworth has launched a campaign about child safety online. She tells Helen Rumbelow why itâs needed
https://www.thetimes.com/article/0b707aa3-97f0-4d29-8799-76bb48cd027c?shareToken=06bf6933cd75405267dea96519aefa8d
7 months ago
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8 months ago
I hate the clocks changing because it makes me feel stupid
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Everything you wanted to know about oral sex and cancer - and more!
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Why more men are getting throat cancer like Michael Douglas
Itâs more than a decade since the Hollywood star blamed oral sex for his illness. Helen Rumbelow on how the HPV virus became a male problem
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/why-more-men-are-getting-throat-cancer-like-michael-douglas-zmbxjd3lp
8 months ago
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Dads & lads (& burkas) - Matthew Syed on fine form, free to read in
@thetimes.com
today
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If you know a 13-year-old boy, talk to him about what being a man is
Male violence towards women is a poison in our society that is inexplicably tolerated and even endorsed
https://www.thetimes.com/article/29e423d9-263e-4c86-9b37-a2fe388c7fec?shareToken=4488326b1fbba5c09c597c4e9db38544
8 months ago
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Excellent piece by
@andrewbillen.bsky.social
in
@thetimes.com
today - all free to read this weekend
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Michael Lewis: Everything Elon Musk does feels sick and false
The author of The Big Short talks about his new book, which puts him on a collision course with Donald Trump and Elon Musk, and the tragic loss of his teenage daughter
https://www.thetimes.com/article/eccc997f-b1cf-44ec-a487-c2eec34378eb?shareToken=36328a94801c538ab65d03e66e7ff4e3
8 months ago
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A surgeonâs tour of the human body
In Alive, the doctor Gabriel Weston delves into the workings of human organs
https://www.thetimes.com/article/4e7d56fa-a183-493d-bde5-5a097b4d84dc?shareToken=7b11c967f43f4776f0a6d16eb010632e
8 months ago
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This is truly a golden ticket - any young journalist should take a chance on applying
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9 months ago
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Gentle parenting vs Katherine Birbalsingh (and most Boomer dads)
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Is âgentle parentingâ ruining our kids?
The self-styled âdragon ladyâ behind the unashamedly strictest school in Britain has some stern advice for soft, middle-class parents
https://www.thetimes.com/article/cf81b22a-e725-4f9c-b84d-e62fd3e64b13?shareToken=0f8e30634a0b45804d5181e352896e81
9 months ago
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I so enjoyed talking (quietly) to Mark Steel
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Mark Steel: âI did the worst two things â have a fling and get cancerâ
The stand-up talks about dating during radiotherapy, tracking down his biological father â and how cancer saved his relationship with Shappi Khorsandi
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mark-steel-interview-comedian-cancer-cz8gbsbcj
9 months ago
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Why little X is the chosen child
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Elon Musk takes his four-year-old son, X, to work. Why?
Musk has described âLil Xâ as his âcuteness propâ â but his mother seems less delighted
https://www.thetimes.com/article/c5ff2bba-33d4-4fc3-8cd4-ff23bcd6adaf?shareToken=2974d590df9d7e5f22d38fb1fab62eb5
9 months ago
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Read this to know the courage a parent has to take on the social media giants when their child has died
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One womanâs quest to discover what led to the death of her son
In 2022 Ellen Roome returned home to find her 14-year-old son Jools dead. She still canât find out if social media played a role in his death
https://www.thetimes.com/article/65454cda-479d-4635-8cdc-1b1b0fe28d0b?shareToken=fa821fc3d5501c62d72573f5b08686a1
9 months ago
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The DNA of the wellness scammer
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Belle Gibson said she had brain cancer. She lied
The story of an influencer who falsely claimed to have cured herself of cancer is now a Netflix series, Apple Cider Vinegar
https://www.thetimes.com/article/aaeacdcf-47aa-4c7c-b61d-bc833e7559be?shareToken=f8d97716f54a177a97b176de895fae13
9 months ago
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Henry Mance
9 months ago
Sorry, everyone, them's the rules.
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The sheer audacity of the Pornhub chief to claim no-one under 18 uses their site. Ha!
@hugorifkind.bsky.social
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Porn lords couldnât care less about our kids
Adult sites have the power to remove content harmful to children but pass the buck and blame government inaction
https://www.thetimes.com/article/878b39ea-c8ba-4c5a-ae78-3c46506f02a4?shareToken=6c6ad2ca4f39a0a6e695c3a3df7eab47
9 months ago
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9 months ago
A key reason why the US murder rate is so much higher than Britainâs: they have access to more guns đ
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She tried to get published for 25 years - after 5.000 rejection letters she was selling her furniture on Amazon to earn money - four months later she was top of the Kindle chart. Angela Marsons is a story of incredible persistence - and how the new digital books industry can do it better
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Meet Angela Marsons â the hit author with 5,000 rejection letters
She tried for 25 years to sell a novel to publishers but was constantly knocked back. Finally, she struck lucky. Now she has sold more than six million copies of her Black Country thrillers
https://www.thetimes.com/article/221ea18b-4f07-4d1a-a953-296fa2f1075a?shareToken=31f62d0a68fdf9b3ea31cac798562d52
10 months ago
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"testy testosteronic triumvirate" wonderful from
@andrewbillen.bsky.social
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James May: why Top Gear didnât need to sack Jeremy Clarkson
As his new programme about great explorers hits Channel 5, the former Top Gear presenter talks to Andrew Billen about life after The Grand Tour
https://www.thetimes.com/article/6eb93dea-ad9f-4bea-ad25-6f5894793692?shareToken=115528aad2311c12bea489bd350cbd55
10 months ago
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Tune into
@listentotimesradio.bsky.social
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@aasmahmir.bsky.social
- she has been magnificent
10 months ago
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Only mentioned "cougars" once....
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Older women, younger men â itâs the future!
The impulses of desire are the same, no matter what sex you are, a new study has found. We all covet youth. Why are we surprised, asks Helen Rumbelow
https://www.thetimes.com/article/907c814b-7687-416d-a2bc-411b88754cad?shareToken=ad66138eeeed19fa6d984c15c274666b
10 months ago
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Air Mail
10 months ago
Is Lauren SĂĄnchezâs dĂ©colletage a symbol of the political cleavage between todayâs left and right?
@helenrumbelow.bsky.social
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Air Mail
Air Mail is a mobile-first digital weekly that unfolds like the better weekend editions of your favorite newspapers. Air Mail is delivered to subscribersâ in-boxes every Saturday at 6:00 AM.
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10 months ago
"Air pollution from animal farms is linked to almost eight times more premature deaths than coal-fired power plants." The animal ag industry gets away with such a massive amount of pollution that doesn't get anywhere near the attention it should.
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Meet the new neighbors: 7.5 million chickens and their mountains of manure
A sickening stench and hordes of flies: What itâs like to live near a mega factory farm.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/395967/iowa-factory-farm-pollution-sacrifice-state
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