
Laurence Sleator
Reporter at The Times
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4 weeks ago |
thetimes.com | Laurence Sleator
Loretta Swit, the award-winning American actress who starred in M*A*S*H, has died at the age of 87. The New Jersey-born actress won two Emmy awards for her portrayal of the army head nurse Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in the US comedy series that was broadcast for more than a decade from 1973. Harlan Boll, her publicist, said she died at her home in New York City in what was suspected to be natural causes.
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4 weeks ago |
thetimes.com | Laurence Sleator
For some, one large glass of wine may just be a well-earned reward for getting through another day at the office. However, according to a former government adviser, humans really should only be consuming up to one large glass of wine a year or risk causing themselves harm. Professor David Nutt, a neuropsychopharmacologist at Imperial College London, said that if alcohol was invented today, it would not pass safety checks and would be banned from shops.
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4 weeks ago |
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1 month ago |
thetimes.com | Ben Ellery |Laurence Sleator |Seren Hughes
An IT professional and former Royal Marine has been charged after a car was driven into a crowd of people celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title win. Father of three Paul Doyle, 53, previously described by police as a white British man from West Derby in Liverpool, was arrested at the scene on Monday. Merseyside Police say Doyle has been charged with dangerous driving, grievous bodily harm with intent and causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
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1 month ago |
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E-scooters: A menace? Or the transport mode of the future? This week I went to Oslo, Norway for @thetimes to speak with a senior boss at VOI Technology and politicians in the city about what they have got right and wrong. https://t.co/GjZt3xcu8L

At the weekend I wrote about how @englandsquash is fighting back against "trendier" racket sports such as padel and pickleball. Organisers are targeting influencers to promote the sport and are looking to build outdoor courts across the UK @thetimes https://t.co/XDMS7QEPK9

NEW: A new poll has found @JeremyClarkson is Gen Z's eco-champion, above environmentalists such as Chris Packham. He told @thetimes it was because his ideology was “tinged with realism”. “I like nature but I accept people like to eat beef burgers.” https://t.co/ZF5Llb9OzS