Sunday Times

Jessica Elgot

'Shooting The Messenger'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 04.05.2013 | UK

Syria is the deadliest place for journalists, who are deliberately targeted by both the government and rebel groups, according to a new human rights r...

Saying No to Tesco: The Power of Community

Adam Stones | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Adam Stones

Sherborne is renowned in the region for the strength of its independent shops and market... If Tesco builds a store on such an arterial highway, beyond any scale known to the town and demolishing a hotel in the process, it would have a devastating effect.

'I Think We Can Have Some Fun'

The Huffington Post UK\ | Tom Moseley | Posted 07.03.2013 | UK Politics

Vicky Pryce's careful plotting to bring down her Cabinet minister ex-husband has been laid bare by her emails to a journalist. The economist, who w...

Jessica Elgot

Why Syria Is Still No Go For Foreign Reporters, One Year Since Marie Colvin's Death

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 22.02.2013 | UK

When Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin and photojournalist Remi Ochlik were killed in Homs, Syria, the bloody conflict had regularly been the front p...

Vicky Pryce 'Shocked And Horrified' At Sunday Times Chris Huhne Story

PA | Posted 08.02.2013 | UK Politics

Vicky Pryce was shocked and horrified, and "wanted to turn the clock back", when the story about Chris Huhne getting someone to take his speeding poin...

Rupert Murdoch Apologises Over 'Anti-Semitic' Sunday Times Cartoon

PA | Posted 30.03.2013 | UK

Rupert Murdoch has offered a "major apology" for a "grotesque" cartoon in the Sunday Times that has sparked claims of anti-semitism. The media mogu...

Remembrance Begins at Home

Max Wind-Cowie | Posted 23.03.2013 | UK Politics
Max Wind-Cowie

Those who die in conflict for our armed services do so - whether we agree with the particular cause at that particular time or not - in our name and on our behalf. Their deaths are sacrificial.

A Princely Sum For Albert Over Marriage Claims

PA | Posted 15.01.2013 | UK

Prince Albert of Monaco and his wife, Princess Charlene, have accepted an offer of damages over a Sunday Times story which suggested she was reluctant...

The Perilous Politics of Immigration

Peter Kellner | Posted 16.02.2013 | UK Politics
Peter Kellner

Interpreting public opinion on immigration can be a tricky business. Knowing what POLICIES the public want is straightforward enough; the tough bit is making sense of the POLITICAL IMPACT of the issue.

'Gaybrows', Girl Talk and the Sunday Times' Brand of Smart-casual Homophobia

The Guyliner | Posted 18.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
The Guyliner

A shortcut for making something seem immediately undesirable to straight men and the women who get boned by them is to label it 'gay'. Easy when you know how, and, boy, does the world know how.

Supporting the Sportswomen of the Year

Sarah Dean | Posted 08.01.2013 | UK Sport
Sarah Dean

For 25 years the Sunday Times newspaper has championed women in sport, celebrating their achievements with an annual awards ceremony. However... it's hardly in the public eye.

Scotland: Pro-Salmond, Anti-independence

Peter Kellner | Posted 15.12.2012 | UK Politics
Peter Kellner

All YouGov's evidence from the past four years is that independence is a minority passion north of the border.

Investigation Launched Into Lobbying By Retired Military Chiefs

PA | Posted 14.10.2012 | UK Politics

The Ministry of Defence has launched an investigation after former military chiefs were reported to have boasted about lobbying top officials to secur...

The Sunday Times and the Internship Racket

Tom Beardsworth | Posted 22.11.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Tom Beardsworth

Is it okay to sell internships? We know that the Conservative Party certainly thinks so. Their charity ball last year raised tens of thousands of pounds flogging off plum internships in finance, industry and the media to Tory donors.

Houses Of Parliament 'Could Be Closed' For Five Years For Refurbishment

Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.08.2012 | UK Politics

Parliament could be relocated for up to five years whilst essential repairs are made, according to commons officials. Whilst Westminster's rotten p...

'We've Got the Deficit Down by a Quarter': If This Is Success...

Jonathan Portes | Posted 14.09.2012 | UK Politics
Jonathan Portes

The first achievement highlighted today by the Prime Minister in his Sunday Times article was deficit reduction: "We've got the deficit down by a quarter already". This statement is true. But what the Prime Minister didn't say was that the economic outlook the Prime Minister inherited was for precisely this pace of deficit reduction.

Did Murdoch 'Forget He Was Under Oath' At Leveson, Asks Former Editor

Posted 10.07.2012 | UK

A former newspaper editor has recalled an incident which "undermined" the accuracy of evidence media tycoon Rupert Murdoch gave to an inquiry into jou...

1,000 Oil Refinery Jobs Under Threat

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.05.2012 | UK

There are fears for 1,000 oil refinery jobs amid reports that an Essex plant which went bust is likely to be closed and turned into a storage terminal...

Marie Colvin Memorial Service Held

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.05.2012 | UK

Leading figures from the worlds of media, politics and the arts gathered to pay an emotional tribute to "bravest of the brave" war correspondent Marie...

Jeremy Hunt And The Tories, Look Away Now...

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 28.06.2012 | UK Politics

If you're a Tory, the one good thing you can say about the Sunday papers is there aren't any devastating allegations which might make David Cameron or...

AA Gill Branded 'Pitiable Little Sexist' In Wikipedia Revenge Attack

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 24.04.2012 | UK

AA Gill has had his Wikipedia page hacked after insulting classics professor Mary Beard. The new Wiki entry labels him "a pitiable little sexist" ...

Police Investigate Claims UK Doctors Advised On Female Circumcision

Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.04.2012 | UK

Claims that UK doctors were secretly filmed offering to perform and facilitate female circumcision are being investigated by police. A report by th...

Is Dinner With David Cameron Worth £250,000?

Lord Weidenfeld of Chelsea | Posted 03.06.2012 | UK Politics
Lord Weidenfeld of Chelsea

Privileged access of grand donors to political parties to leading members of the government, and subsequent, frequent malpractice, is a constant topic...

Tories in Trouble: The Week of Weakness

Callum Jones | Posted 31.05.2012 | UK Politics
Callum Jones

The Cameron ministry is now blighted by the gravest of political injuries; an incompetent image. Downing Street has simply not been in control.

A Cut-Out Low-Cost Alternative to Meeting David Cameron

Ronnie Joice | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Comedy
Ronnie Joice

This weekend just gone, a Sunday Times undercover sting revealed that if you've got the money, you can meet David Cameron for a cup of tea and a Kit Kat.