
Laurence Sleator
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Never disagreed with an editorial more than today's one from The Times and The Sunday Times Noise-cancelling headphones are one of the great inventions of modern life. Travel on any bus/train past 10pm on a Friday and Sat and tell me about life's "pleasing soundtrack".







The paywall of The Times and The Sunday Times is down this weekend - meaning it is free for everyone to read. Here you will find the best interviews, political scoops and foreign coverage. My bit this weekend is revealing how a chef is using CCTV to count king prawns. thetimes.com/uk/society/art…



How the phrase “Brexit means Brexit” came to define a tackle. Thanks to Adam Hurrey who said that Boris Johnson’s effort in a 2007 charity match may be “hyper-representative”. “Headbutting a German in the balls is about as ‘Brexit’ as it can get.” thetimes.com/article/c7fb98…


NEW: Thieves are stealing Lime bike batteries to sell or convert their own pedal bike into a souped-up e-bike. TikTok videos - now removed - show users how to remove the battery case and override safety features. My investigation for The Times and The Sunday Times thetimes.com/uk/transport/a…



The Conclave live blog on The Times and The Sunday Times website today is producing the goods. Asparagus, ravioli and chicken on the bone is off the menu for cardinals.


NEW: A new poll has found Jeremy Clarkson is Gen Z's eco-champion, above environmentalists such as Chris Packham. He told The Times and The Sunday Times it was because his ideology was “tinged with realism”. “I like nature but I accept people like to eat beef burgers.” thetimes.com/uk/environment…

At the weekend I wrote about how 🏴 England Squash 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 The Times and The Sunday Times thetimes.com/uk/london/arti…

E-scooters: A menace? Or the transport mode of the future? This week I went to Oslo, Norway for The Times and The Sunday Times to speak with a senior boss at VOI Technology and politicians in the city about what they have got right and wrong. thetimes.com/uk/transport/a…

Here is my mate Ed Halford intently inspecting the inside of a toilet. But it is not just your bog-standard toilet, it is a Japanese one. They can cost up to £14,000 and sales of them are soaring in the UK. Read here: thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/…