Kieran Gair

Oct 25, 2024 | thetimes.com | Kieran Gair

Jude Bellingham has been named one of Britain’s most eligible bachelors in Tatler’s annual Little Black Book. The Real Madrid and England footballer edged out royalty, socialites, other sports personalities and an MP to climb the magazine’s list of the top ten most eligible singletons in the country. However, he does have a girlfriend: Laura Celia, a Dutch model.

Oct 8, 2024 | thetimes.com | Tom Whipple |Kieran Gair

The British creators of a tool that has revolutionised biology by predicting the structure of proteins have shared this year’s Nobel prize in chemistry. Sir Demis Hassabis, chief executive and and co-founder of the London-based artificial intelligence start-up Google DeepMind, received the honour alongside John Jumper, a senior research scientist at the company, and David Baker, of the University of Washington.

Aug 7, 2024 | thetimes.com | Kieran Gair

A manhunt is under way after three teenage boys were shot on a residential street in south London on Wednesday night. Emergency services were called to reports of a shooting in Orpington, shortly after 10pm. An 18-year-old boy was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital. His injuries were not life-threatening, the Metropolitan Police said. While officers were carrying out a search of the area, two 14-year-old boys were also found with gunshot wounds and taken to hospital.

Aug 1, 2024 | thetimes.com | Steven Swinford |Kieran Gair

Police are bracing for more violent disorder this weekend as far-right activists prepare to hold rallies across the UK. The government has warned protesters “we will be watching you” and police have promised “swift justice” for any offenders. False claims about Axel Rudakubana, the stabbing attack suspect, have led to calls for changes to the Online Safety Act to cover disinformation.

Aug 1, 2024 | thetimes.com | Kieran Gair

Five Just Stop Oil activists who conspired to cause gridlock on the M25 have been jailed by a judge, who told them it was easy to be dismissive when it was “not your life that’s being disrupted”. George Simonson and Theresa Higginson were each sentenced to two years, Paul Bell was sentenced to 22 months, and Gaie Delap and Paul Sousek were sentenced to 20 months for their part in the protests in November 2022.