David Leask
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Charlotte Nichols MP: a photo of me naked was sent to 70 men
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Charlotte Nichols MP: a photo of me naked was sent to 70 men
The Labour MP tells Anna Mikhailova why she decided to speak out about her rape trial ordeal, which ended in the acquittal of the man she had accused
https://www.thetimes.com/article/923a8d3c-e831-435d-9205-f5bfd60c9cfa?shareToken=03c2cd63a2883dc3bd29becd85b7c7fb
about 10 hours ago
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Al Carns implying Trump did not think through his war on Iran âto the endâ.
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Iran war latest: British aircraft carriers are toys, Trump says
Iran war news: live updates from Israel, the US and the Middle East today as Pete Hegseth suggested London was within striking distance for Iranian missiles
https://www.thetimes.com/article/b9e81eec-c09f-40d2-9ebd-a56604dd55ee?shareToken=d6b113d94021a5a40e773b35c55bd807
about 11 hours ago
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Why the BBC rejected Jon Sopelâs Afghanistan expenses claim
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Why the BBC rejected Jon Sopelâs Afghanistan expenses claim
Plus: Beebâs new director-general in the hot seat; Reformâs squeezed MPs; Blue Labour and resurrection; the supreme misleader; and Prince Philipâs firm landing
https://www.thetimes.com/article/71c086dc-150a-4c4b-b7dd-ab16f8e6ce3f?shareToken=ac07218067f85ae05f97d7e43cbf582c
about 11 hours ago
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âI admire Putinâ: the Ukrainians who fell for Russian propaganda
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âI admire Putinâ: the Ukrainians who fell for Russian propaganda
Thousands have been convicted of collaborating with Moscow or supporting Russiaâs invasion and jailed for treason. Many are unrepentant
https://www.thetimes.com/article/d1ebeb59-67c1-41fe-bdb1-2b139e1bffba?shareToken=122f801c1cadb246ac92a27058c5345f
about 20 hours ago
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Chinese wind farms and US cloud computing. Isnât it amazing how our reliance on foreign tech is - maybe belatedly - is now being seen as a security risk for Europeâs democracies.
www.thetimes.com/article/7460...
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about 20 hours ago
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Matt Goodwin accused of AI blunders in new book on migration
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Matt Goodwin accused of AI blunders in new book on migration
The Reform UK candidate has been accused of inventing quotes and misunderstanding statistics in Suicide of a Nation, but says critics are âleft-wing activistsâ
https://www.thetimes.com/article/ecc036e1-73d4-437d-9a1e-dfd247c91ac5?shareToken=6605a7d2e97ffdc7107ef3d1eeb887af
about 20 hours ago
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Kate Forbes blasts Westminster âsabotageâ of Highland factory
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Kate Forbes blasts Westminster âsabotageâ of Highland factory
Deputy first minister furious after ÂŁ1.5bn Chinese investment into wind turbine plant is blocked on national security grounds
https://www.thetimes.com/article/0d685625-7a00-4f3d-a570-a116c800ce70?shareToken=737b70630879d0d58f6fe1f4153308ac
about 20 hours ago
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How Trump jolted Europe into action over its dependency on US tech
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How Trump jolted Europe into action over its dependency on US tech
From the risk of personal data being confiscated to devastating blackouts of American cloud platforms, officials say independence is a matter of security
https://www.thetimes.com/article/1bc8f27e-8354-4c60-bd5c-4ee257e5f771?shareToken=e448348d585e89a3ff99488cdc554b2b
1 day ago
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Harsh reality of Iran war shows UK is no longer its own master
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Harsh reality of Iran war shows UK is no longer its own master
We are about to wake up collectively to how much poorer, weaker and softer we are than we pretend
https://www.thetimes.com/article/b6cb90be-f53b-40b5-90b2-42abe5cabf3d?shareToken=feeb25cbaa597049d2bc779bbce6fd36
2 days ago
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British Army could only âseize a small market town on a good dayâ
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British Army could only âseize a small market town on a good dayâ
The force is critically short of artillery and now so small at 70,000 troops that it âcannot do anything substantialâ, says General Sir Richard Barrons
https://www.thetimes.com/article/dcd153b0-7ca3-4650-9bf7-695d369190f7?shareToken=7a90f78bd5f58c608d867d50ce758778
2 days ago
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Franceâs socialists win Paris mayoralty in blow to the right
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Franceâs socialists win Paris mayoralty in blow to the right
French elections: Emmanuel Grégoire beats Rachida Dati. Latest news from France
https://www.thetimes.com/article/959df0b7-b5f3-4c24-9a8a-79382ea7e504?shareToken=afc8628f57edeb610e0a3c5269025f8d
3 days ago
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We looked at mass net migration into Scotland from England last year in the Sunday Times. For what It is worth, I think itâs one of the great undertold British stories of recent years.
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5 days ago
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Iran is turning up the pain â is Trump about to blink first?
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Iran is turning up the pain â is Trump about to blink first?
The president says he is âconsidering winding downâ Americaâs war, but the damage Tehran is inflicting may mean he fights on
https://www.thetimes.com/article/d4eee9dd-7412-46ca-8877-34331c717868?shareToken=79c9cb012617b676d2c72be78980fab3
5 days ago
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Will Tucker Carlson run for president?
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Will Tucker Carlson run for president?
The former Fox News host, a polarising but influential voice on the right, has risen in the odds amid his strong opposition to the Iran war
https://www.thetimes.com/article/b14713d5-6a40-40cc-a28a-d91643d8492f?shareToken=d51b3e8b4bea39a45f60a3d02ed7259b
6 days ago
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Dame Jenni Murray, former host of Radio 4âs Womanâs Hour, dies aged 75
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Dame Jenni Murray, former host of Radio 4âs Womanâs Hour, dies aged 75
Murray was the BBCâs longest-serving presenter, fronting the programme for more than 30 years
https://www.thetimes.com/article/8886e393-1d20-406d-aba3-14a5fa8d2fef?shareToken=e2bccdb554074e8ed628f067dfd13343
6 days ago
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David Leask
Fellow journalists! Gaelic isnât an ancient language. Thank you, as the well-kent American son of a Lewis mother might say, for your attention to this matter. đ§”
8 days ago
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Fellow journalists! Gaelic isnât an ancient language. Thank you, as the well-kent American son of a Lewis mother might say, for your attention to this matter. đ§”
8 days ago
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Meet the racist cop lampooning populists â and uniting Spain
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Meet the racist cop lampooning populists â and uniting Spain
Torrente for President is smashing box-office records by mocking Vox as well as the left, proving the broad appeal of political parody
https://www.thetimes.com/article/6df707af-c8c0-40b8-9fd2-f9a75621258c?shareToken=0f1d307d51333867a78b2c93fc8a4231
8 days ago
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Len Deighton obituary: writer who redefined spy thrillers dies aged 97
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Len Deighton obituary: writer who redefined spy thrillers dies aged 97
The creator of Harry Palmer brought anti-establishment edge to the Sixties while mastering everything from military history to âgastrosexualâ cookery
https://www.thetimes.com/article/4a263e98-0444-4473-9f9b-24fb5c3b0020?shareToken=e30ad54f10fa73f4cfa96123f8994505
10 days ago
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I know there are more important things and I know we shouldnât take Trumpâs words literally but surely Britain isnât Americaâs oldest ally. I thought that was France. Or am I missing something?
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https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/donald-trump-keir-starmer-uk-response-hormuz-crisis-3lwfslxpp
10 days ago
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Scotlandâs educated professional and middle classes lean heavily to the centre left. This is both a/ kinda obvious b/ routinely ignored & c/ sets up a hella interesting & multi-dimensional battle for high-info voters between SNP, Labour, Greens.
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Tories have lost their grip on middle-class Scottish voters
Polling suggests better-educated voters now favour centre-left parties in the run up to the Holyrood elections
https://www.thetimes.com/article/17564347-1ef2-4adc-880f-ecc5106fcb55?shareToken=2bf007352378962e425546a19a1c8941
10 days ago
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A visual guide to the Iran war: death, drones and dollars
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A visual guide to the Iran war: death, drones and dollars
Two weeks of conflict have killed thousands and crippled Iranâs nuclear sites â but the cost is being felt globally. We map the human and economic toll
https://www.thetimes.com/article/4ee721c8-c72f-491d-b44c-47047945b7b8?shareToken=d224d6f14fa9afb1b61a3248303cd8f8
13 days ago
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What, like, a âlimited contingentâ?
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13 days ago
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Second charity cuts ties with Kaye Adams over âbullyingâ
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https://www.thetimes.com/article/7820333e-2a39-438b-9125-619e617bf669?shareToken=55262b45de28d809679309241ab6dadd
13 days ago
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When did America last win a war?
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14 days ago
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David Leask
Hugo Rifkind
14 days ago
Column. On Trump, Hegseth, small dick energy, and moral decline.
www.thetimes.com/article/7091...
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Genuinely canât remember the last time I paid cash for anything (in the UK) and have absolutely no clue what is on Scottish bank notes.
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15 days ago
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Surrounded by enemies, can the Iran regime survive Trumpâs war?
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Surrounded by enemies, can the Iran regime survive Trumpâs war?
The US presidentâs allies fear he may pull out of the region and leave people to face the aftermath. How will the new ayatollah fare?
https://www.thetimes.com/article/900f3852-a534-4bc2-a056-c54ef3cf630b?shareToken=3271799ce129099b35ba89f4d23d8150
15 days ago
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AI is making us all sound â and think â the same, study suggests
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AI is making us all sound â and think â the same, study suggests
As hundreds of millions of people turn to the same large language models for ideas, scientists warn humanity is becoming more predictable and less imaginative
https://www.thetimes.com/article/b7c7b750-6af3-4130-b728-e1eff4df01b0?shareToken=b0ce7740cd2412d0bf31f910d9a908df
15 days ago
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Non-English music climbs Spotify charts amid growing UK demand
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Non-English music climbs Spotify charts amid growing UK demand
The number of languages featuring in the global top 50 has more than doubled in five years, as artists such as RosalĂa and Bad Bunny surge in popularity
https://www.thetimes.com/article/9f98b4d4-8835-4c28-aab1-c09178172324?shareToken=f6483e7e01ab8749a051427e9c2e0f3f
15 days ago
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The Scots for âLaikaâ is âbowferâ in case you need some Russian translation for your poetry culture wars and controversies.
www.thetimes.com/article/6551...
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Defiant Len Pennie joins Worst Poets Club event after review row
The writer whose work sparked suggestions of plagiarism is looking forward to âcelebrating artistsâ resilienceâ alongside Hollie McNish
https://www.thetimes.com/article/6551dd73-15b5-4a0a-9909-420e2d47a6dd?shareToken=0e5981081d572f176a469e3cd64b37a0
16 days ago
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Glasgow has had some horror fires recently and quite a few social media types and enjoying some *nudge, nudge, wink, wink* banter about why this is. But the reality, for what it is worth, is that the number of in fires in city buildings has halved in 15 years as Times reports today.
17 days ago
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Next stage of Iran war looks perilous for US
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Next stage of Iran war looks perilous for US
Unless he calls a halt soon, Donald Trump will find he has to police the Strait of Hormuz and be ready to intervene on the ground
https://www.thetimes.com/article/c950ecc9-830a-4af9-9bec-cd011624e57a?shareToken=14b85e33ea0ed18e8baed11eb6870fd5
17 days ago
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Mojtaba Khamenei named Iranâs new supreme leader in challenge to Trump
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Mojtaba Khamenei named Iranâs new supreme leader in challenge to Trump
Hardline clerics choose son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as successor while Israeli attack on a fuel depot raises fears of acid rain
https://www.thetimes.com/article/5c02e038-e88d-4a4b-a84c-87f15134ee7d?shareToken=1de1e7e8584a2e4d2b61bee4a9b52370
18 days ago
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Why does a German media giant want to own The Telegraph?
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Why does a German media giant want to own The Telegraph?
Axel Springer has agreed a ÂŁ575m deal for the newspaper. The acquisition raises questions about the future of British journalism and its editorial independence
https://www.thetimes.com/article/65efbb40-1d3d-4353-9dce-70df3fb48094?shareToken=cf73e1954eb4a1d601fd31d229f45b6c
19 days ago
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Is this the beginning of the worst gas crisis the world has seen?
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Is this the beginning of the worst gas crisis the world has seen?
The closure of the Ras Laffan energy complex â and threats to the Strait of Hormuz â could cripple economies, send prices soaring and halt oil supplies
https://www.thetimes.com/article/8fe37e7e-78c9-4542-be8e-abc4158ac286?shareToken=391478690d62cafdbe6a09d525bc6244
20 days ago
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Holyrood election âwill be dirtiest since devolutionâ
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Holyrood election âwill be dirtiest since devolutionâ
As Labour pushes a presidential-style campaign to oust John Swinney, the SNP is calling Anas Sarwar a nepo-baby â and Reform UK slings mud in all directions
https://www.thetimes.com/article/8c915a49-9fd6-4722-a1c1-13067c7078eb?shareToken=bb8e40ae1fbc2ea3976d9dc739d323d2
20 days ago
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Hannah Graham
20 days ago
The Sheriff said, "It's somewhat ironic that your claimed motivation for being there was concern about public safety. You have an extensive record yourself. You seem to be the risk to your community..." Anti-immigration protest organiser in court
#Falkirk
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Anti-immigration protest organiser in court after threatening cop outside hotel
Connor Graham, 28, pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner towards a police officer.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/anti-immigration-protest-organiser-court-36827879#ICID=Android_DailyRecordNewsApp_AppShare
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Who will win the Scottish parliament election? Polls and predictions
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Who will win the Scottish parliament election? Polls and predictions
The SNP leads as Mayâs election nears, with Reform UK climbing while Labour, the Tories, Lib Dems and Greens fight for regional list seats
https://www.thetimes.com/article/c5e49d8d-3c51-44b3-b71d-e58d48da7ced?shareToken=ed63f7d77ee2e9ab67e3792af3e0e5f8
20 days ago
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Who is Markwayne Mullin, Trumpâs new homeland security secretary? (Clue: heâs the plumbing millionaire who thought the Ayatollah killed last week was the same dude who started the Iranian revolution half a century ago).
www.thetimes.com/article/37b7...
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21 days ago
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Britain used as much coal last year as it did in 1600
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Britain used as much coal last year as it did in 1600
The use of coal last year fell by 9 million tonnes and helped drive down Britainâs greenhouse gas emissions by 2.4 per cent
https://www.thetimes.com/article/2a1c5bd5-5008-436f-9424-7083f695714c?shareToken=882b8af310abbc3b4da28db1c46f64d0
21 days ago
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What exactly do we mean when we say âallyâ? There was a funny wee tiff on here the other day between a academic and a Canadian conservative about whether Iran and Russia were allies or not. Can BlueSky experts please adjudicate the meaning of this word for we idiots?
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22 days ago
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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei? Son of supreme leader expected to succeed him
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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei? Son of supreme leader expected to succeed him
Khamenei, 56, has strong ties to the IRGC and holds the same hardline views as his father, who was killed in a missile strike on Saturday
https://www.thetimes.com/article/7b309634-2048-4016-b021-af39c80c3b42?shareToken=c500923939ebb44582d3752f60e0bb74
23 days ago
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Churches becoming mosques: âincendiaryâ or a non-problem? (Itâs the latter, Times data shows).
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Churches becoming mosques: âincendiaryâ or a non-problem?
Reform UK wants to stop Christian places of worship becoming Islamic ones. But some believe these rare cases arenât threatening heritage, they help to protect it
https://www.thetimes.com/article/cae9c180-e075-4406-b50e-aed55ee44c7a?shareToken=6109147c66fcdd6bd7926d623190610e
24 days ago
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Tell us, Trump, how this Iran operation ends
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Tell us, Trump, how this Iran operation ends
Invasion of Iraq and intervention in Libya are reminders of the cost of attempting regime change in the Middle East
https://www.thetimes.com/article/c1515035-e7fe-4088-8d07-0145bca02b60?shareToken=b222d6bf300a876ab60eae1e77b6c4a4
24 days ago
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What is âgeopoliticsâ? Look, I know I should have figured this out decades ago and I feel stupid asking but what, actually, do people mean when they use this word?
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24 days ago
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Prepare for chaos unleashed by Ayatollah Khameneiâs fall
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Prepare for chaos unleashed by Ayatollah Khameneiâs fall
Death of the Iranian dictator is undeniably positive but Trumpâs great gamble pushes the world into an uncertain future
https://www.thetimes.com/article/690ee1a5-1179-49e8-ac6f-207470601bc2?shareToken=ad101b16c0fe1d06c56f41c31f688cb6
24 days ago
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Iran latest: Trump says Keir Starmer ânot helpfulâ in US strikes
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Iran latest: Trump says Keir Starmer ânot helpfulâ in US strikes
US-Iran war live: latest news and live updates from the Middle East today
https://www.thetimes.com/article/faec93d8-3896-4b11-9cb5-75e71491cc93?shareToken=69a3d125923a83af5a3a928a0a732a8e
24 days ago
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David Leask
Flamingo Land is a local story with global themes: ridiculous misinformation; polarised online politics & hyper-partisanship, lack of compromise, fears of over-tourism, concern for nature, suspicion of private business, distrust of govt. Our Sunday Times read.
www.thetimes.com/article/49e4...
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Who will invest in Scotland now? Fears after Flamingo Land row
Concerns grow that ministersâ rejection of the contentious ÂŁ40 million Loch Lomond scheme will make investors think twice about putting their money into Scotland
https://www.thetimes.com/article/49e45a8d-e0c1-4e5d-9d54-d1e5cb030226?shareToken=4be1278cf9ca133fd3740abe3dcb1afa
25 days ago
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