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Meet the storyteller horsing around on Mull charity trek
In Scots folklore, shape-shifting beasts such as kelpies lure humans onto their backs before carrying them to a watery grave.However one mythology expert is turning this tale on its head in a bid for his own legendary status. Tony Bonning, 76, is walking 175 miles around the Isle of Mull …
Unions split over ‘ridiculous’ Birmingham bin strike
Unite is pursuing a “vexatious” strike using “bully boy tactics of the past”, it has been claimed, as talks over Birmingham’s bin dispute remained in deadlock for another day.
Amyth of Mykonos Super Paradise review: a slick design hotel that celebrates Greek craftsmanship
It may be set near one of the island’s buzziest beaches, but this boutique bolthole provides a sun-kissed haven of peace and quiet...
New workers’ rights bill allows officers to go into homes
Officers enforcing Labour’s workers’ rights overhaul will have the power to enter people’s homes and seize documents and laptops while investigating potential breaches of new laws.
Kalesma Mykonos hotel review: a serene pad away from the island’s party scene
Hotels on Mykonos broadly fall into two camps: smart, boutique properties located right in the middle of the action in Mykonos Town, or those set by one of the beautiful beaches, such as Agios Ioannis or Paraga...
Biological sex erased from official data on health, crime and education
Cancer referrals have been missed and previous convictions overlooked because biological sex has been erased from official data on health, crime and education, a review has found.
Six of the best restaurants with rooms in Scotland
In the Middle Ages, coaching inns, baronial mansions and castles provided hospitality for the weary traveller. Guests would feast on hearty stews, warm themselves by the open fire, then haul their bones upstairs and hit the hay (sometimes literally). Across Scotland, chefs are reigniting this food-first hospitality. No designated drivers, …
Workers’ bill ‘won’t work unless tribunal backlog is cleared’
Labour’s promises on workers’ rights will be “illusory” and nothing more than “virtue signalling” unless the growing backlog in tribunals is tackled, employment lawyers have warned.
Efficiency tsar targets ‘Friday night scramble’ for migrant hotels
The government’s money-saving tsar is considering taking over booking hotels and hostels for the homeless and asylum seekers in an effort to find £4 billion in savings.
29 great summer getaways in Europe for under £800
Nothing gets me through the first few gloomy months of the year like knowing I have a guaranteed holiday ahead. I only have to see the dates in the diary to imagine that blast of oven-warm air when I step off the plane; that first sip of ice-cold rosé in …
Peter Kyle: I’ll use AI to boost efficiency like Musk
The technology secretary has described himself as a “disruptor” with similarities to Elon Musk or Dominic Cummings, but with the added “hard work of delivery”, as he boosted public sector pay to attract AI experts.
Chinese group backing new embassy gave award to ‘spy’
A business group supporting China’s application to open a super-embassy in London gave a “contribution of the year” award to the alleged Chinese spy linked to Prince Andrew, it has been claimed.
Labour shelves plans to make gender change easier
Labour has mothballed plans to make it easier to legally change gender, The Times has learnt, in a step to counter Reform UK’s surge in the polls.
Second Labour MP in sacked minister’s WhatsApp group named
A second Labour MP has been named as being part of a WhatsApp group with the sacked minister who joked about a constituent being “mown down” by a truck.
Tory HQ has cut staffing by three quarters since election loss
Conservative headquarters has reduced staffing by three quarters since the general election in July, as members were warned there was no “magic money tree” to help the party recover from the defeat.
I excluded 11 pupils on day one as head — look at our school now
When Simon Ward arrived at Kingsway Park High School in Rochdale two years ago, he had to exclude 11 pupils on the first day. Now the school, in one of the town’s most deprived neighbourhoods, rarely sees a fight — and Ward proudly displays a counter on his whiteboard saying …
Lord Hermer claimed pledge to ‘control our borders’ was de-humanising
The attorney-general said that pledges to “control our borders” are de-humanising and there is a “moral argument” for Britain to pay reparations for slavery, in comments which put him at odds with key government positions, The Times can reveal.
Lord Hermer KC’s legal guidance has led to ‘freeze on government’
The attorney-general is facing a backlash from cabinet ministers over claims that his changes to legal advice have led to an effective “freeze on government”.
Doctors’ union demands never-ending right to strike
Doctors are demanding an indefinite right to strike during industrial disputes under Labour’s workers’ rights overhaul.
