Disruptive £2m Warminster sewer project is extended
Wessex Water said its operatives had been “hampered by challenging ground conditions this winter,” and they had to push the finishing date back several months. Additionally, access down Weymouth Street for southbound through traffic from the B3414 is set to be maintained, a Wessex Water spokesperson told the Times. (Image: Wessex Water) Though it was initially due to be completed this month, its extension until July follows a consultation between Wessex Water and Wiltshire Council. It has been continuing below ground in a small car park towards the north end of Weymouth Street after an initial short pause in January. While excavating the shaft for the tank, Wessex Water says the disruptive groundwater meant its team initially required the use of pumps and generators before the project could resume.
Source:The Times
March 24, 2025 07:35 UTC
Football gossip, paper talk and transfer rumours: Jadon Sancho, Andre Onana and Antoine Semenyo
The top stories and football transfer rumours from Monday's newspapers. THE ATHLETICChelsea will have to pay Manchester United £5m if they do not turn Jadon Sancho's loan into a permanent deal in summer. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player There were familiar faces at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Spurs Legends beat AC Milan Glorie. DAILY MIRRORLiverpool could use their sought-after winger Ben Doak as bait to land Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo. A pitch-side confrontation in which a fan allegedly attempted to punch Wrexham captain James McClean will be scrutinised by the Football Association.
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March 24, 2025 05:15 UTC
'Today's rulers worse than the British': Arvind Kejriwal attacks BJP
Live Events(You can now subscribe to our(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channelAAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday accused the BJP of disregarding the legacy of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and social reformer Bhimrao Ambedkar. Bhagat Singh used to say that merely removing the British was not enough, the structure of society had to change. Otherwise, brown rulers would replace the British. "They tried to trap and destroy Abhimanyu (Kejriwal), but he is alive and will return with full strength. The strength of this Abhimanyu comes from martyrs like Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev, who fought against British tyranny," Rai said.
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March 24, 2025 03:03 UTC
Fraud experts brought in over student loan allegations
Student Loans Company (SLC) also identified suspicious applications involving fake documents and address duplication, along with franchised colleges enrolling students who can not speak adequate English, the paper said. Ms Phillipson said she plans to bring forward legislation to ensure the OfS has new powers to protect public money. The UK's student loan debt currently stands at £236.2bn. The tuition fees are paid directly to a university or education provider, while the maintenance loan is paid directly to a student's bank account in instalments. The Public Sector Fraud Authority is part of the Cabinet Office and Treasury and works with the government and public bodies on reducing fraud.
Source:The Times
March 24, 2025 01:46 UTC
Ashley Davies chats with Jason Manford
artsAshley Davies chats with Jason ManfordJason ManfordRecent Nostalgia. As a 17-year-old, he was working at Manchester’s now-closed Buzz Club, collecting and washing glasses, when one of the comedy acts couldn’t make it. The boss, noticing that Jason had the kind of wit and likeability that would work well on stage, asked him to come on as a substitute. “A lot of the show is about where I am in my life, with things changing very quickly. I literally ring them every year,” he laughs.And then there’s the singing - something else he makes look easy.
Source:The Times
March 24, 2025 01:13 UTC
Times letters: In search of bravery in modern Britain
Write to letters@thetimes.co.ukSir, Giles Coren fears “we’ve lost our Battle of Britain bravery” in his comment piece (Mar 22) on Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving RAF pilot to have flown in the Battle of Britain. Maybe he need not fret quite so much. A few pages earlier in the same edition is an article highlighting Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb’s praise of Nathan Newby, a patient who calmly talked the would-be bomber Mohammad Farooq from detonating a homemade bomb in St James’s Hospital, Leeds, in 2023 (“Patient praised for talking down lone hospital bomber”, Mar 22). Coren points out that Hemingway insisted he was not exceptional and that he did what anyone would have done. Hemingway’s spirit is echoed
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March 24, 2025 00:58 UTC
Whisper it, but the UK economy may be starting to turn a corner
You may have noticed that last weekend the paywall on our website was temporarily opened, allowing people to read what they liked, either from the latest edition or our extensive archive. Out of curiosity, I looked at my back catalogue, and it struck me how gloomy the columns were, particularly in recent months. Perhaps the gloom was justified. The economy has been flatlining and the chancellor has struggled to put a foot right. Many people remain downbeat, but maybe there can be too much of
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March 23, 2025 22:45 UTC
UK’s first permanent facial recognition cameras installed in London
Facial recognition cameras that scan for wanted criminals are being installed permanently on UK high streets for the first time. The Metropolitan Police will permanently put up live facial recognition (LFR) cameras in Croydon, south London, as part of a pilot project that may see the scheme extended across the capital. The cameras, set to go live in June or July, will monitor the faces of people on the high street and match their image to a database of alleged criminals, including rapists, burglars and robbers. It marks the progression of a successful programme the force has been running for the past two years, which involved deploying vans equipped with LFR cameras and resulted in hundreds of arrests. Vans with facial recognition technology have been deployed over the past two years as part of a pilot scheme TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JACK HILLHowever, privacy campaigners described the move as
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March 23, 2025 21:37 UTC
Following the footsteps of Jane Austen in Bath, hotbed of 1800s gossip and novel plots
“But no offer came,” says Roche, of Strictly Jane Austen Tours, as we navigate the cobbled streets of Bath. The annual Jane Austen Festival is set to hold an elevated edition in September, alongside extended events like two Jane Austen balls in summer and one at Christmas (sign me up for the Sanditon-inspired seaside ball, please). It’s easy to see why two million people descend upon Bath every year, Jane Austen’s milestone birthday or not. Afternoon tea at the Jane Austen CentreDuring her time in Bath, Austen skilfully avoided marriage (she was engaged for one whole evening, before she broke it off the next day). You don’t always need a lot of imagination to envisage the Bath of Jane Austen’s day, but sometimes it helps.
Source:The Times
March 23, 2025 20:33 UTC
CM lands in London, holds prep meetings
On Tuesday, the CM will be at an investment meeting with British business leaders. She had a stopover in Dubai, from where she boarded the A380 Airbus for London. The CM landed in London at 7am on Sunday (12.30pm IST). She did not have any scheduled engagements on Sunday.At Dubai airport, the CM was among the excited audience watching two women from Gujarat dancing. As she entered the business lounge, she noticed two women practising for mehndi celebrations they were going to attend in Europe.
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March 23, 2025 20:10 UTC
Ahead of key speech, UK Chancellor says 10K civil service jobs to be cut
"I'm confident we can reduce civil servant numbers by 10,000," she told Sky News in a Sunday interview. "During Covid there were big increases in the number of people working in the civil service; that was the right thing to do to respond to those challenges, but it's not right that we just keep those numbers there forever. "When asked for examples where technology could be used to help reduce the size of the civil service that had numbered over 540,000 last year, Reeves listed briefing roles and said the UK's tax collecting office was already using AI to reduce fraud. The headroom that allows the chancellor to meet her own fiscal rules has been wiped out since her October 30 budget, due to weak growth and high borrowing costs. She is likely to cut plans for government spending and welfare so as to rebuild the headroom, having promised to avoid further tax rises.
Source:The Times
March 23, 2025 20:01 UTC
2 colleges to send students to UK for internships next year
Chennai: Ethiraj College for Women in Chennai and PSGR Krishnammal College for Women in Coimbatore both arts and science colleges in Tamil Nadu plan to send some of their students to universities in the UK for summer internships next year.Students pursuing biological sciences, computer science programmes, business studies, and humanities can do the internship. We are planning to do an internship abroad programme with a minimum of 20 students in the first batch," said S Uma Gowrie, principal of Ethiraj College for Women. "We wanted to have a research collaboration with the University of Nottingham for life science courses," said P B Harathi, principal of the college. Students pursuing BBA courses, BSc computer science with AI and data science, and BCom will also be considered for the internship. De Montfort University will be suitable for these students to do internships as it specialises in fashion designing," she said.
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March 23, 2025 19:16 UTC
The North East venues whose opening times change as summer inches closer
With the clocks due to go forward on March 30, many outdoor sites and venues will change their opening times to adjust to the extended daylight and school holidays that are on their way. Still, we gather some of the most popular venues from across the region and round up their upcoming summer opening times, allowing you to make the most of your next visit. The Summer opening times are in operation from April:Monday - 10:00 - 17:00Tuesday - 10:00 - 17:00Wednesday - 10:00 - 17:00Thursday - 10:00 - 17:00Friday - 10:00 - 17:00Saturday - 10:00 - 17:00Sunday - 10:00 - 17:00Lindisfarne PrioryBuilt over 1,400 years ago, Lindisfarne Priory is nestled amongst the coastal beauty of Holy Island. Not only does The Alnwick Gardens have its own opening times, but it also has its own prices depending on the time of year. The Summer opening times are in operation from April:Monday - 10:00 - 17:00Tuesday - 10:00 - 17:00Wednesday - 10:00 - 17:00Thursday - 10:00 - 17:00Friday - 10:00 - 17:00Saturday - 10:00 - 17:00Sunday - 10:00 - 17:00
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March 23, 2025 18:00 UTC
Keir Starmer Talks Trump, Russia-Ukraine War and the Fragile Europe-US Alliance
It was just a drill, conducted last Monday for a visiting V.I.P., Prime Minister Keir Starmer. “You’re looking for the ideal conditions?” Mr. Starmer asked softly, as the captain explained how the Vanguard must be maneuvered to the right depth to launch its Trident missiles. Mr. Starmer leaned forward in the captain’s chair, the blue glow from a bank of screens reflected in his eyeglasses. Later, after he had climbed a 32-foot ladder to the submarine’s deck, Mr. Starmer reflected on its nearly seven-month-long mission. At a time when Europe’s capacity to defend itself has come under criticism, not least from President Trump, Mr. Starmer said these mighty boats were an ironclad symbol of Britain’s commitment to NATO.
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March 23, 2025 17:45 UTC
Bulls Head Craswall appears in The Times best places to stay
The Bull's Head in Craswall recently featured in The Time's 100 Best Places to Stay in the UK list, welcoming writer Pamela Goodman to experience the stay. Ms Goodman spoke of the "true immersion" in nature the accommodation gives, with windows framed by fruit trees, and "rugged hills beyond". "Food is what makes this place tick, and menus are intrinsically linked to local produce, particularly the meat," she said. "The team here is young, super-friendly and deeply engaged in the concept of regenerative farming practices and a celebration of Black Mountain food and culture." The pub was reopened by owner Jake Townley in 2021, after having been closed for six years.
Source:The Times
March 23, 2025 17:44 UTC