David Leask
@leaskyd.bsky.social
Reporter, The Times/Sunday Times. Get me at [email protected].
Trump’s negotiator with Russia is too thick for his job. Polite version here >>>>> Steve Witkoff’s been played by Putin. He has to go
www.thetimes.com/article/81aa...
www.thetimes.com/article/81aa...
Steve Witkoff’s been played by Putin. He has to go
Trump’s placeman at the negotiating table is out of his depth when it comes to peace in Ukraine
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Trump’s negotiator with Russia is too thick for his job. Polite version here >>>>> Steve Witkoff’s been played by Putin. He has to go
www.thetimes.com/article/81aa...
www.thetimes.com/article/81aa...
Former pupil says Farage’s racist abuse was ‘persistent’, not ‘banter’
www.thetimes.com/article/94cb...
www.thetimes.com/article/94cb...
Former pupil says Farage’s racist abuse was ‘persistent’, not ‘banter’
Witnesses describe targeted, persistent abuse of Peter Ettedgui at Dulwich College, rejected by Nigel Farage as exaggerated or misunderstood
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Former pupil says Farage’s racist abuse was ‘persistent’, not ‘banter’
www.thetimes.com/article/94cb...
www.thetimes.com/article/94cb...
Far-right misinformation - tolerated, encouraged or even monetised by some social media outlets - has now arrived at Scottish school gates.
www.thetimes.com/article/bf7c...
www.thetimes.com/article/bf7c...
Mothers trying to learn English face demonstration outside school
The protest follows a campaign by YouTube influencers against schools offering migrant parents lessons to improve their language skills
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Far-right misinformation - tolerated, encouraged or even monetised by some social media outlets - has now arrived at Scottish school gates.
www.thetimes.com/article/bf7c...
www.thetimes.com/article/bf7c...
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This story - which is essentially about a stupid vandalism - has stunning photographs and one of the best quotes I’ve seen in a while >>>>Tourists pull down castle wall to avoid ‘getting wet tooties’
www.thetimes.com/article/f1ce...
www.thetimes.com/article/f1ce...
Tourists pull down castle wall to avoid ‘getting wet tooties’
Vandals leave large gap at 500-year-old Ardvreck Castle to create stepping stones and put whole structure at risk
www.thetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
This story - which is essentially about a stupid vandalism - has stunning photographs and one of the best quotes I’ve seen in a while >>>>Tourists pull down castle wall to avoid ‘getting wet tooties’
www.thetimes.com/article/f1ce...
www.thetimes.com/article/f1ce...
Far-right mob plans protest over migrants’ English class at primary school
www.thetimes.com/article/badd...
www.thetimes.com/article/badd...
Far-right mob plans protest over migrants’ English class at primary school
Glasgow city council has rounded on a self-styled child protection group which is aiming to picket a school on Monday
www.thetimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Far-right mob plans protest over migrants’ English class at primary school
www.thetimes.com/article/badd...
www.thetimes.com/article/badd...
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A small act of kindness by Archie Gemmill, impressed Italian in-laws and the hunt for tickets. Another punt for my @heraldscotland.bsky.social piece on following Scotland at the World Cup finals which appeared in the print edition today.
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A small act of kindness by Archie Gemmill, impressed Italian in-laws and the hunt for tickets. Another punt for my @heraldscotland.bsky.social piece on following Scotland at the World Cup finals which appeared in the print edition today.
Meet the man trying to clean up Scotland’s scandal-hit heritage quango
www.thetimes.com/article/793b...
www.thetimes.com/article/793b...
Meet the man trying to clean up Scotland’s scandal-hit heritage quango
Sir Mark Jones has a laid-back air, but will need all his steely determination to turn around Historic Environment Scotland
www.thetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Meet the man trying to clean up Scotland’s scandal-hit heritage quango
www.thetimes.com/article/793b...
www.thetimes.com/article/793b...
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A very good catch by The Guardian on Russianisms that make the “peace deal” sound like it escaped from a Russian grammar workbook and got run over by Google Translate on the way out.
I’d add “NATO expansion” - their trademark phrase, not “NATO enlargement.”
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
I’d add “NATO expansion” - their trademark phrase, not “NATO enlargement.”
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A very good catch by The Guardian on Russianisms that make the “peace deal” sound like it escaped from a Russian grammar workbook and got run over by Google Translate on the way out.
I’d add “NATO expansion” - their trademark phrase, not “NATO enlargement.”
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
I’d add “NATO expansion” - their trademark phrase, not “NATO enlargement.”
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
This is the kind of survey result that keeps political scientists awake at night, says Fraser McMillan of the Scottish election Study.
www.thetimes.com/article/b8bf...
www.thetimes.com/article/b8bf...
Two thirds of Scots think Starmer’s Labour is doing a bad job
A poll by YouGov suggests the popularity of Scottish Labour is rising and falling with the fortunes of the Westminster government
www.thetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This is the kind of survey result that keeps political scientists awake at night, says Fraser McMillan of the Scottish election Study.
www.thetimes.com/article/b8bf...
www.thetimes.com/article/b8bf...
Birmingham City’s £1.2bn plan for 62k-seat stadium — visible 40 miles away
www.thetimes.com/article/1bb5...
www.thetimes.com/article/1bb5...
Birmingham City’s £1.2bn plan for 62k-seat stadium — visible 40 miles away
Birmingham City reveal designs for ‘Powerhouse Stadium’, which they hope to open for 2030-31 season, with 12 giant chimney-form towers visible for 40 miles
www.thetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Birmingham City’s £1.2bn plan for 62k-seat stadium — visible 40 miles away
www.thetimes.com/article/1bb5...
www.thetimes.com/article/1bb5...
Kieran Tierney and Scotland strike late to reach first World Cup in 28 years
www.thetimes.com/article/1b67...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b67...
Kieran Tierney and Scotland strike late to reach first World Cup in 28 years
Scotland 4 Denmark 2: On unforgettable night at Hampden Park, Scott McTominay scores wonder goal, Kieran Tierney strikes from outside box to make it 3-2 before Kenny McLean scores from halfway
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November 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Kieran Tierney and Scotland strike late to reach first World Cup in 28 years
www.thetimes.com/article/1b67...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b67...
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
University leaders to be warned on Chinese security threat >>>>>>MI5 issues alert to parliament over Chinese espionage
www.thetimes.com/article/fe4d...
www.thetimes.com/article/fe4d...
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
University leaders to be warned on Chinese security threat >>>>>>MI5 issues alert to parliament over Chinese espionage
www.thetimes.com/article/fe4d...
www.thetimes.com/article/fe4d...
Italy cracks down on influencers in response to Christmas cake scandal
www.thetimes.com/article/66b2...
www.thetimes.com/article/66b2...
www.thetimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Italy cracks down on influencers in response to Christmas cake scandal
www.thetimes.com/article/66b2...
www.thetimes.com/article/66b2...