Thursday December 4 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
NEW
UK bids to unlock £8bn of frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine

Ministers are prepared to hand the frozen funds to Ukraine, warning that Putin is an active threat to Britain’s citizens and its security

9 minutes ago
Eden Golan from Israel holding the Israeli flag during the opening ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Grand Final.
UPDATED
Ireland and Spain boycott Eurovision after Israel is allowed to compete

Netherlands and Slovenia also withdraw from song contest and more countries are expected to follow amid mounting protests over war in Gaza

NEW
Sacked workers could get unlimited payouts for unfair dismissal

Ministers want to ditch £118,000 limit for compensation to appease unions after Labour watered down employment rights reforms

Teenage Virginia Roberts Giuffre in a pink dress standing in the ocean.
NEW
Virginia Giuffre’s estate is ‘worth $311,000’. Where are Andrew’s millions?

Giuffre received $12 million from the disgraced former Duke of York and millions more from Epstein’s estate; now her family are at war over her will

Sergei Skripal and Yulia Skripal smiling while holding drinks.
UPDATED
Putin ordered Skripal poisoning to show Russian power, inquiry finds

A public inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess concluded that the assassination attempt in Salisbury must have had ‘senior approval’

37 seconds ago
Soldiers in military fatigues and winter gear on a tank, with a red patterned blanket draped over part of the tank.
Soldiers in military fatigues and winter gear on a tank, with a red patterned blanket draped over part of the tank.
NEW
JACK CLOVER
‘I took a grenade blast to escape Putin’s war’

As more and more Russian troops go Awol, three former soldiers reveal their horror and guilt at fighting in Ukraine and the price they paid to get out

Sergei Skripal and Yulia Skripal smiling while holding drinks.
UPDATED
Putin ordered Skripal poisoning to show Russian power, inquiry finds

A public inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess concluded that the assassination attempt in Salisbury must have had ‘senior approval’

37 seconds ago
Soldiers in military fatigues and winter gear on a tank, with a red patterned blanket draped over part of the tank.
Soldiers in military fatigues and winter gear on a tank, with a red patterned blanket draped over part of the tank.
NEW
JACK CLOVER
‘I took a grenade blast to escape Putin’s war’

As more and more Russian troops go Awol, three former soldiers reveal their horror and guilt at fighting in Ukraine and the price they paid to get out

NEW
New levies will wipe out most of Rachel Reeves’s energy bill cut

Households face paying an extra £116 a year by 2030 to fund power grid and pipeline upgrades, leaving them with only about £83 of the promised £150 discount

30 minutes ago
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
UPDATED
Now it’s The Liz Truss Show: ex-PM launches ‘the home of counter-revolution’
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
NEW
POLITICAL SKETCH
Be it jury trials or mayoral elections, voting is so last decade
30 minutes ago
Illustration of various words and images associated with how words are pronounced.
Illustration of various words and images associated with how words are pronounced.
QUIZ
The most mispronounced words of 2025: can you say Mounjaro?
Collage of sheep grazing and feta cheese on a cutting board.
Collage of sheep grazing and feta cheese on a cutting board.
Fears of crumbling feta stocks after sheep and goat cull in Greece
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
NEW
New levies will wipe out most of Rachel Reeves’s energy bill cut
30 minutes ago
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
NEW
New levies will wipe out most of Rachel Reeves’s energy bill cut
30 minutes ago
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
UPDATED
Now it’s The Liz Truss Show: ex-PM launches ‘the home of counter-revolution’
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
UPDATED
Now it’s The Liz Truss Show: ex-PM launches ‘the home of counter-revolution’
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
NEW
POLITICAL SKETCH
Be it jury trials or mayoral elections, voting is so last decade
30 minutes ago
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
NEW
POLITICAL SKETCH
Be it jury trials or mayoral elections, voting is so last decade
30 minutes ago
Illustration of various words and images associated with how words are pronounced.
Illustration of various words and images associated with how words are pronounced.
QUIZ
The most mispronounced words of 2025: can you say Mounjaro?
Illustration of various words and images associated with how words are pronounced.
Illustration of various words and images associated with how words are pronounced.
QUIZ
The most mispronounced words of 2025: can you say Mounjaro?
Collage of sheep grazing and feta cheese on a cutting board.
Collage of sheep grazing and feta cheese on a cutting board.
Fears of crumbling feta stocks after sheep and goat cull in Greece
Collage of sheep grazing and feta cheese on a cutting board.
Collage of sheep grazing and feta cheese on a cutting board.
Fears of crumbling feta stocks after sheep and goat cull in Greece
NEW
New levies will wipe out most of Rachel Reeves’s energy bill cut

Households face paying an extra £116 a year by 2030 to fund power grid and pipeline upgrades, leaving them with only about £83 of the promised £150 discount

30 minutes ago
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
UPDATED
Now it’s The Liz Truss Show: ex-PM launches ‘the home of counter-revolution’
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
NEW
POLITICAL SKETCH
Be it jury trials or mayoral elections, voting is so last decade
30 minutes ago
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
NEW
New levies will wipe out most of Rachel Reeves’s energy bill cut
30 minutes ago
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
NEW
New levies will wipe out most of Rachel Reeves’s energy bill cut
30 minutes ago
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
UPDATED
Now it’s The Liz Truss Show: ex-PM launches ‘the home of counter-revolution’
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
UPDATED
Now it’s The Liz Truss Show: ex-PM launches ‘the home of counter-revolution’
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
NEW
POLITICAL SKETCH
Be it jury trials or mayoral elections, voting is so last decade
30 minutes ago
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
NEW
POLITICAL SKETCH
Be it jury trials or mayoral elections, voting is so last decade
30 minutes ago
Illustration of various words and images associated with how words are pronounced.
QUIZ
The most mispronounced words of 2025: can you say Mounjaro?

Louvre, knafeh and Skarsgård caught out many public figures — see how you fare with five of the most notorious

Collage of sheep grazing and feta cheese on a cutting board.
Collage of sheep grazing and feta cheese on a cutting board.
Fears of crumbling feta stocks after sheep and goat cull in Greece

Retailers brace for a cheese shortage after a prolonged outbreak of pox forces farmers to destroy thousands of livestock

Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
NEW
New levies will wipe out most of Rachel Reeves’s energy bill cut
30 minutes ago
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
UPDATED
Now it’s The Liz Truss Show: ex-PM launches ‘the home of counter-revolution’
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
NEW
POLITICAL SKETCH
Be it jury trials or mayoral elections, voting is so last decade
30 minutes ago
Illustration of various words and images associated with how words are pronounced.
Illustration of various words and images associated with how words are pronounced.
QUIZ
The most mispronounced words of 2025: can you say Mounjaro?
Collage of sheep grazing and feta cheese on a cutting board.
Collage of sheep grazing and feta cheese on a cutting board.
Fears of crumbling feta stocks after sheep and goat cull in Greece
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
NEW
New levies will wipe out most of Rachel Reeves’s energy bill cut
30 minutes ago
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
NEW
New levies will wipe out most of Rachel Reeves’s energy bill cut
30 minutes ago
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
UPDATED
Now it’s The Liz Truss Show: ex-PM launches ‘the home of counter-revolution’
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
UPDATED
Now it’s The Liz Truss Show: ex-PM launches ‘the home of counter-revolution’
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
NEW
POLITICAL SKETCH
Be it jury trials or mayoral elections, voting is so last decade
30 minutes ago
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
NEW
POLITICAL SKETCH
Be it jury trials or mayoral elections, voting is so last decade
30 minutes ago
Illustration of various words and images associated with how words are pronounced.
Illustration of various words and images associated with how words are pronounced.
QUIZ
The most mispronounced words of 2025: can you say Mounjaro?
Illustration of various words and images associated with how words are pronounced.
Illustration of various words and images associated with how words are pronounced.
QUIZ
The most mispronounced words of 2025: can you say Mounjaro?
Collage of sheep grazing and feta cheese on a cutting board.
Collage of sheep grazing and feta cheese on a cutting board.
Fears of crumbling feta stocks after sheep and goat cull in Greece
Collage of sheep grazing and feta cheese on a cutting board.
Collage of sheep grazing and feta cheese on a cutting board.
Fears of crumbling feta stocks after sheep and goat cull in Greece
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
NEW
New levies will wipe out most of Rachel Reeves’s energy bill cut
30 minutes ago
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
UPDATED
Now it’s The Liz Truss Show: ex-PM launches ‘the home of counter-revolution’
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
NEW
POLITICAL SKETCH
Be it jury trials or mayoral elections, voting is so last decade
30 minutes ago
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
NEW
New levies will wipe out most of Rachel Reeves’s energy bill cut
30 minutes ago
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
Rachel Reeves speaking at an announcement for the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
NEW
New levies will wipe out most of Rachel Reeves’s energy bill cut
30 minutes ago
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
UPDATED
Now it’s The Liz Truss Show: ex-PM launches ‘the home of counter-revolution’
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Liz Truss speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
UPDATED
Now it’s The Liz Truss Show: ex-PM launches ‘the home of counter-revolution’
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
NEW
POLITICAL SKETCH
Be it jury trials or mayoral elections, voting is so last decade
30 minutes ago
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
Illustration of a smiling Black man in a white barrister wig and white jabot, against a background of red, blue, and black blocks.
NEW
POLITICAL SKETCH
Be it jury trials or mayoral elections, voting is so last decade
30 minutes ago
Illustration of various words and images associated with how words are pronounced.
Illustration of various words and images associated with how words are pronounced.
QUIZ
The most mispronounced words of 2025: can you say Mounjaro?
Collage of sheep grazing and feta cheese on a cutting board.
Collage of sheep grazing and feta cheese on a cutting board.
Fears of crumbling feta stocks after sheep and goat cull in Greece
Overhead black and white view of a boat moving through water.
UPDATED
IN DEPTH
MICHAEL EVANS
Why the US admiral blamed for deadly strike is set to fight back

Accused of war crimes for bombing a stricken ship, the White House pointed the finger at a veteran commander. He may have evidence to turn the tables

43 minutes ago
David Hinton, South East Water CEO.
David Hinton, South East Water CEO.
NEW
Water boss ‘missing in action’ as Tunbridge Wells crisis stretches on
Businessman Christopher Harborne arrives at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Businessman Christopher Harborne arrives at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
UPDATED
Reform nets biggest donation to any party from a living supporter
25 minutes ago
A woman wearing a "Nia's Hen Party 2025 Team Bride" sash drinks from a glass, standing next to a floral decoration.
PC sacked for groping colleagues and trying to kiss boss on night out
A person in an inflatable purple dinosaur costume runs down a street.
A person in an inflatable purple dinosaur costume runs down a street.
NEW
Do you know this T Rex? Hunt is on for a flytipper in disguise
Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, meeting with residents in High Handenhold.
Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, meeting with residents in High Handenhold.
NEW
Delay to mayoral elections has failed voters, says Labour MP
55 minutes ago
A woman wearing a "Nia's Hen Party 2025 Team Bride" sash drinks from a glass, standing next to a floral decoration.
A woman wearing a "Nia's Hen Party 2025 Team Bride" sash drinks from a glass, standing next to a floral decoration.
PC sacked for groping colleagues and trying to kiss boss on night out
A woman wearing a "Nia's Hen Party 2025 Team Bride" sash drinks from a glass, standing next to a floral decoration.
A woman wearing a "Nia's Hen Party 2025 Team Bride" sash drinks from a glass, standing next to a floral decoration.
PC sacked for groping colleagues and trying to kiss boss on night out
A person in an inflatable purple dinosaur costume runs down a street.
A person in an inflatable purple dinosaur costume runs down a street.
NEW
Do you know this T Rex? Hunt is on for a flytipper in disguise
A person in an inflatable purple dinosaur costume runs down a street.
A person in an inflatable purple dinosaur costume runs down a street.
NEW
Do you know this T Rex? Hunt is on for a flytipper in disguise
Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, meeting with residents in High Handenhold.
Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, meeting with residents in High Handenhold.
NEW
Delay to mayoral elections has failed voters, says Labour MP
55 minutes ago
Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, meeting with residents in High Handenhold.
Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, meeting with residents in High Handenhold.
NEW
Delay to mayoral elections has failed voters, says Labour MP
55 minutes ago
A woman wearing a "Nia's Hen Party 2025 Team Bride" sash drinks from a glass, standing next to a floral decoration.
PC sacked for groping colleagues and trying to kiss boss on night out
A person in an inflatable purple dinosaur costume runs down a street.
A person in an inflatable purple dinosaur costume runs down a street.
NEW
Do you know this T Rex? Hunt is on for a flytipper in disguise
Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, meeting with residents in High Handenhold.
Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, meeting with residents in High Handenhold.
NEW
Delay to mayoral elections has failed voters, says Labour MP
55 minutes ago
A woman wearing a "Nia's Hen Party 2025 Team Bride" sash drinks from a glass, standing next to a floral decoration.
A woman wearing a "Nia's Hen Party 2025 Team Bride" sash drinks from a glass, standing next to a floral decoration.
PC sacked for groping colleagues and trying to kiss boss on night out
A woman wearing a "Nia's Hen Party 2025 Team Bride" sash drinks from a glass, standing next to a floral decoration.
A woman wearing a "Nia's Hen Party 2025 Team Bride" sash drinks from a glass, standing next to a floral decoration.
PC sacked for groping colleagues and trying to kiss boss on night out
A person in an inflatable purple dinosaur costume runs down a street.
A person in an inflatable purple dinosaur costume runs down a street.
NEW
Do you know this T Rex? Hunt is on for a flytipper in disguise
A person in an inflatable purple dinosaur costume runs down a street.
A person in an inflatable purple dinosaur costume runs down a street.
NEW
Do you know this T Rex? Hunt is on for a flytipper in disguise
Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, meeting with residents in High Handenhold.
Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, meeting with residents in High Handenhold.
NEW
Delay to mayoral elections has failed voters, says Labour MP
55 minutes ago
Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, meeting with residents in High Handenhold.
Jim McMahon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, meeting with residents in High Handenhold.
NEW
Delay to mayoral elections has failed voters, says Labour MP
55 minutes ago
A young boy wearing sunglasses playing chess, with posters of chess grandmasters Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov on the wall.
‘We didn’t let our son watch TV … now he’s a chess genius’

Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha, 3, is the youngest player in history to earn an official rating from Fide and his parents want him to become a grandmaster

Teacher in a further education college teaching in a classroom.
Teacher in a further education college teaching in a classroom.
Teaching hits recruitment target as graduates seek future-proof jobs
The Home Office logo is displayed by the entrance to its headquarters on Marsham Street in London.
The Home Office logo is displayed by the entrance to its headquarters on Marsham Street in London.
Migrant granted asylum after claiming woman made him her sex slave
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Elton & Orston train station in the Vale of Belvoir.
Elton & Orston train station in the Vale of Belvoir.
Britain’s ‘loneliest’ station, with fewer than 70 passengers a year
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is interviewed in the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is interviewed in the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
THE TIMES DIARY
Labour peer Jacqui Smith could clean up in new role
Two women viewing Justine Randall's "Night Sky Tapestries" at Roche Court.
Two women viewing Justine Randall's "Night Sky Tapestries" at Roche Court.
The Night Sky Tapestries — and other news in pictures
Two women viewing Justine Randall's "Night Sky Tapestries" at Roche Court.
Two women viewing Justine Randall's "Night Sky Tapestries" at Roche Court.
The Night Sky Tapestries — and other news in pictures
Elton & Orston train station in the Vale of Belvoir.
Elton & Orston train station in the Vale of Belvoir.
Britain’s ‘loneliest’ station, with fewer than 70 passengers a year
Elton & Orston train station in the Vale of Belvoir.
Elton & Orston train station in the Vale of Belvoir.
Britain’s ‘loneliest’ station, with fewer than 70 passengers a year
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is interviewed in the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is interviewed in the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
THE TIMES DIARY
Labour peer Jacqui Smith could clean up in new role
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is interviewed in the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is interviewed in the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
THE TIMES DIARY
Labour peer Jacqui Smith could clean up in new role
Two women viewing Justine Randall's "Night Sky Tapestries" at Roche Court.
The Night Sky Tapestries — and other news in pictures
Elton & Orston train station in the Vale of Belvoir.
Elton & Orston train station in the Vale of Belvoir.
Britain’s ‘loneliest’ station, with fewer than 70 passengers a year
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is interviewed in the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is interviewed in the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
THE TIMES DIARY
Labour peer Jacqui Smith could clean up in new role
Two women viewing Justine Randall's "Night Sky Tapestries" at Roche Court.
Two women viewing Justine Randall's "Night Sky Tapestries" at Roche Court.
The Night Sky Tapestries — and other news in pictures
Two women viewing Justine Randall's "Night Sky Tapestries" at Roche Court.
Two women viewing Justine Randall's "Night Sky Tapestries" at Roche Court.
The Night Sky Tapestries — and other news in pictures
Elton & Orston train station in the Vale of Belvoir.
Elton & Orston train station in the Vale of Belvoir.
Britain’s ‘loneliest’ station, with fewer than 70 passengers a year
Elton & Orston train station in the Vale of Belvoir.
Elton & Orston train station in the Vale of Belvoir.
Britain’s ‘loneliest’ station, with fewer than 70 passengers a year
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is interviewed in the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is interviewed in the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
THE TIMES DIARY
Labour peer Jacqui Smith could clean up in new role
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is interviewed in the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is interviewed in the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
THE TIMES DIARY
Labour peer Jacqui Smith could clean up in new role
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Collage of Prince Harry on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, laughing in one image and with Colbert in the other.
STUART HERITAGE
Whisper it, Prince Harry on late-night US TV was actually funny

His sketch on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert was baffling. Why was he there? What was he doing? But I admit: I enjoyed it

Manchester Airport Terminal 2 Departures area.
I went behind the scenes at Britain’s worst airport — this is what I found
The cast of Friends, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, and Matthew Perry, sitting together on a fountain with buildings in the background.
Friends is leaving Netflix — could it be any more tragic?
Sarah Rainey posing with a Christmas dinner in a kitchen.
NEW
The £25 family Christmas dinner — I put it to the test
Collage of various gift items including hair oil, a mushroom plushie, a red decorative flower, colorful sneakers, a green mug, and a yellow beanie.
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE
This years’ chicest Christmas gifts — all under £50
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REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
King Princess — a rocker born to wreak feelgood havoc
Joe Root celebrates scoring a century at Lord's Cricket Ground.
COMMENT
STEVE JAMES
Where does Root’s ton in Australia rank among his England centuries?
The Ashes
Sarah Rainey posing with a Christmas dinner in a kitchen.
NEW
The £25 family Christmas dinner — I put it to the test
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CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE
This years’ chicest Christmas gifts — all under £50
King Princess performing live on stage, with arms raised to an enthusiastic crowd.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
King Princess — a rocker born to wreak feelgood havoc
Joe Root celebrates scoring a century at Lord's Cricket Ground.
COMMENT
STEVE JAMES
Where does Root’s ton in Australia rank among his England centuries?
The Ashes
Manchester Airport Terminal 2 Departures area.
I went behind the scenes at Britain’s worst airport — this is what I found
The cast of Friends, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, and Matthew Perry, sitting together on a fountain with buildings in the background.
Friends is leaving Netflix — could it be any more tragic?

World

Prime Minister of Belgium Bart De Wever attending the European Council Summit.
BRUNO WATERFIELD
The €210bn question? Why Belgian PM is making a stand on frozen Kremlin cash

EU tensions are threatening to explode as the Belgian PM Bart De Wever stands alone in resisting German demands to raid frozen state assets

Collage of three models in fashion designs and a busy tailoring workshop.
Collage of three models in fashion designs and a busy tailoring workshop.
TOM KINGTON
‘Serious exploitation’: the Prada bags from Chinese sweatshops in Italy
Aharen Beach on Tokashiki Island, Okinawa, Japan.
Aharen Beach on Tokashiki Island, Okinawa, Japan.
RICHARD LLOYD PARRY
Geopolitical trolling: China targets Japan’s tropical paradise
Illustration of a black-and-white portrait of a man, with torn papers of the Syrian flag and an Arabic death certificate layered over it.
Doctors complicit in Assad’s torture now working in Europe
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office making an announcement.
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office making an announcement.
History’s greatest dealmaker? Institute of Peace renamed after Trump
Matthew Perry speaking at the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Matthew Perry speaking at the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Doctor who gave Matthew Perry ketamine jailed for two and a half years
Illustration of a black-and-white portrait of a man, with torn papers of the Syrian flag and an Arabic death certificate layered over it.
Illustration of a black-and-white portrait of a man, with torn papers of the Syrian flag and an Arabic death certificate layered over it.
Doctors complicit in Assad’s torture now working in Europe
Illustration of a black-and-white portrait of a man, with torn papers of the Syrian flag and an Arabic death certificate layered over it.
Illustration of a black-and-white portrait of a man, with torn papers of the Syrian flag and an Arabic death certificate layered over it.
Doctors complicit in Assad’s torture now working in Europe
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office making an announcement.
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office making an announcement.
History’s greatest dealmaker? Institute of Peace renamed after Trump
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office making an announcement.
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office making an announcement.
History’s greatest dealmaker? Institute of Peace renamed after Trump
Matthew Perry speaking at the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Matthew Perry speaking at the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Doctor who gave Matthew Perry ketamine jailed for two and a half years
Matthew Perry speaking at the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Matthew Perry speaking at the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Doctor who gave Matthew Perry ketamine jailed for two and a half years
Illustration of a black-and-white portrait of a man, with torn papers of the Syrian flag and an Arabic death certificate layered over it.
Doctors complicit in Assad’s torture now working in Europe
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office making an announcement.
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office making an announcement.
History’s greatest dealmaker? Institute of Peace renamed after Trump
Matthew Perry speaking at the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Matthew Perry speaking at the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Doctor who gave Matthew Perry ketamine jailed for two and a half years
Illustration of a black-and-white portrait of a man, with torn papers of the Syrian flag and an Arabic death certificate layered over it.
Illustration of a black-and-white portrait of a man, with torn papers of the Syrian flag and an Arabic death certificate layered over it.
Doctors complicit in Assad’s torture now working in Europe
Illustration of a black-and-white portrait of a man, with torn papers of the Syrian flag and an Arabic death certificate layered over it.
Illustration of a black-and-white portrait of a man, with torn papers of the Syrian flag and an Arabic death certificate layered over it.
Doctors complicit in Assad’s torture now working in Europe
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office making an announcement.
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office making an announcement.
History’s greatest dealmaker? Institute of Peace renamed after Trump
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office making an announcement.
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office making an announcement.
History’s greatest dealmaker? Institute of Peace renamed after Trump
Matthew Perry speaking at the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Matthew Perry speaking at the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Doctor who gave Matthew Perry ketamine jailed for two and a half years
Matthew Perry speaking at the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Matthew Perry speaking at the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Doctor who gave Matthew Perry ketamine jailed for two and a half years

Comment

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PATRICK MAGUIREDavid Lammy’s picked a side — over to you Keir Starmer

Justice secretary is determined not to be a prisoner of circumstance, unlike many of his shrinking cabinet colleagues

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Morten Morland’s Times cartoon: December 5, 2025

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EMMA DUNCANWe do well on integration, so let’s not ruin it
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MARTIN SAMUEL | NOTEBOOKMansion tax is looking like daylight robbery
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GERARD BAKERDrug pardon shows Trump losing his touch
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
JAWAD IQBAL | THUNDERERDelaying mayoral elections erodes the public’s trust
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EMMA DUNCANWe do well on integration, so let’s not ruin it
a man with a beard wearing a suit and tie
a bald man in a suit and tie looks at the camera
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
a man with a beard wearing a suit and tie
a bald man in a suit and tie looks at the camera
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
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Money

Illustration of the letters "I", "S", and "A" as Scrabble tiles over a five-pound note.
Cash Isa raid may punish investors sheltering from market downturn

Rachel Reeves’s proposals have been widely criticised for making the Isa system more complicated

Miners coming off the last shift at Kellingley Colliery.
John RalfeRachel Reeves’s £3.8bn miners pension giveaway is pure madness
a man stands in front of a speech bubble with a question mark on it
Martyn JamesMy £2,300 sofa arrived with huge stains — can I get compensation?
Marcin Janiarczyk, Marta, Oliwer, and Adam smiling together.
‘We would be better off there’ — the disillusioned Poles heading back home
A clear Christmas bauble with a painted winter village scene and pine needles in the foreground.
Why holiday let owners are struggling this Christmas
Rima Moktan posing in a striped jumpsuit on a cliff overlooking a bay.
‘I worked 12-hour days and never partied’: meet the solo homebuyers
Income tax letter from HM Revenue and Customs among a pile of British pound notes.
Top earners face £9,000 tax bills after cash Isa raid
Marcin Janiarczyk, Marta, Oliwer, and Adam smiling together.
‘We would be better off there’ — the disillusioned Poles heading back home
A clear Christmas bauble with a painted winter village scene and pine needles in the foreground.
Why holiday let owners are struggling this Christmas
Rima Moktan posing in a striped jumpsuit on a cliff overlooking a bay.
‘I worked 12-hour days and never partied’: meet the solo homebuyers
Income tax letter from HM Revenue and Customs among a pile of British pound notes.
Top earners face £9,000 tax bills after cash Isa raid
Miners coming off the last shift at Kellingley Colliery.
John RalfeRachel Reeves’s £3.8bn miners pension giveaway is pure madness
a man stands in front of a speech bubble with a question mark on it
Martyn JamesMy £2,300 sofa arrived with huge stains — can I get compensation?

Life & Style

Collage of Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew in front of Royal Lodge.
What’s really happening with Andrew, Fergie and Royal Lodge

Sarah Ferguson may be hunting for a new home but Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor doesn’t seem quite ready to relinquish the keys to his estate

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KATY BALLS
My adventures in Magaland: power, parties, politics and Trump
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How on trend is your shopping basket?
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PETE BROWN
My 12 beers of Christmas
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A £10 tote and tilted shelves: how Daunt Books beat Amazon
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COMMENT
DEBORAH ROSS
Fancy being a ‘rage baiter’? Get a feel for it, I’ll start you off
A man in sunglasses and a black polo shirt leans against a blue Alpine A390 car.
REVIEW
Alpine A390: the fast — and so very French — family EV
An assortment of beer bottles and cans with colorful labels, chilling in ice.
PETE BROWN
My 12 beers of Christmas
Collage of a woman walking past "Daunt Books" and a woman browsing books inside.
A £10 tote and tilted shelves: how Daunt Books beat Amazon
Collage of a woman in a black shirt and a woman screaming at a laptop.
COMMENT
DEBORAH ROSS
Fancy being a ‘rage baiter’? Get a feel for it, I’ll start you off
A man in sunglasses and a black polo shirt leans against a blue Alpine A390 car.
REVIEW
Alpine A390: the fast — and so very French — family EV
Collage of a woman on a blue background and Donald Trump in a blue suit and red tie.
KATY BALLS
My adventures in Magaland: power, parties, politics and Trump
Collage of two images, one with an overhead view of hummus, lentils, and couscous salad, and the other with cooked chicken thighs and roasted potatoes in a pan.
How on trend is your shopping basket?

Business

A hand holding an iPhone displaying the Trustpilot logo and website.
Trustpilot shares dive amid £100m ‘mafia-style extortion’ claims
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves posing with her red ministerial box in front of 11 Downing Street.
Frasers executive attacks ‘chaos’ around Rachel Reeves’s budget
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a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopWord salad of job titles masks the truth: we no longer know our value
Portrait of Ben Grey.
Ben MartinNelson expected to do his duty, for now
Energy bills to rise £116 a year by 2030 to fund grid upgrades
Caterer SSP reviews European rail business
Bank of England’s world-first stress test for private markets
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group blames budget over subdued spending
A senior woman in a rust-colored sweater holds a smartphone showing a smart meter app with an energy efficiency scale from A to G, pointing to the lower, less efficient end.
Energy bills to rise £116 a year by 2030 to fund grid upgrades
A passenger at Reading train station walks with luggage past an Upper Crust baguette sandwich bar.
Caterer SSP reviews European rail business
People walk near the Bank of England building in London.
Bank of England’s world-first stress test for private markets
Michael Murray, CEO of Fraser Group, stands smiling in front of a wall of running shoes at the opening day of a Sports Direct store.
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group blames budget over subdued spending
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopWord salad of job titles masks the truth: we no longer know our value
Portrait of Ben Grey.
Ben MartinNelson expected to do his duty, for now
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Sport

England's Joe Root celebrates his century during the Ashes Series 2025.
MIKE ATHERTON
They call him ‘Average Joe’ — now Australians know what all the fuss is about

Brisbane (England won toss): England batsman records most significant hundred yet as his side overcome loss of two early wickets to reach 325 for 9

The Ashes
England's Harry Kane celebrating his goal with teammates.
NEW
MARTYN ZIEGLER
England’s draw wish list: swerve Haaland, hope for Haiti or Curaçao
World Cup
54 minutes ago
Harry Brook looking up after being dismissed during the 2025/26 Ashes Series Second Test.
ANALYSIS
SIMON WILDE
Brook’s dismissal was lunacy — he is in danger of wasting supreme talent
The Ashes
Joe Root celebrates scoring a century at Lord's Cricket Ground.
COMMENT
STEVE JAMES
Where does Root’s ton in Australia rank among his England centuries?
The Ashes
Rugby match highlights showing a tackle, a referee, and a commentator.
UPDATED
Etzebeth gets 12-week ban for eye gouging — ‘he knew what he was doing’
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NEW
ANALYSIS
MOLLY HUDSON
No regrets if he’s beaten? Ignore the mind games — Norris has it all to lose
25 minutes ago
Henry Arundell of England celebrates a try against Fiji during the 2025 Quilter Nations Series International rugby match.
COMMENT
STUART BARNES
Move Arundell to full back and England have their own Will Jordan
Joe Root celebrates scoring a century at Lord's Cricket Ground.
COMMENT
STEVE JAMES
Where does Root’s ton in Australia rank among his England centuries?
The Ashes
Rugby match highlights showing a tackle, a referee, and a commentator.
UPDATED
Etzebeth gets 12-week ban for eye gouging — ‘he knew what he was doing’
McLaren's Lando Norris with his helmet, in front of his team at Yas Marina Circuit.
NEW
ANALYSIS
MOLLY HUDSON
No regrets if he’s beaten? Ignore the mind games — Norris has it all to lose
25 minutes ago
Henry Arundell of England celebrates a try against Fiji during the 2025 Quilter Nations Series International rugby match.
COMMENT
STUART BARNES
Move Arundell to full back and England have their own Will Jordan
England's Harry Kane celebrating his goal with teammates.
NEW
MARTYN ZIEGLER
England’s draw wish list: swerve Haaland, hope for Haiti or Curaçao
World Cup
54 minutes ago
Harry Brook looking up after being dismissed during the 2025/26 Ashes Series Second Test.
ANALYSIS
SIMON WILDE
Brook’s dismissal was lunacy — he is in danger of wasting supreme talent
The Ashes

Culture

Brigitte Bardot wearing a blue headband on the set of "Le Mepris" ("Contempt").
Brigitte Bardot at 91, in her own words — ‘I carry a sadness in me’

The film star has collaborated on a new documentary, giving rare access to her home in St Tropez. What does it reveal?

The British Library building in London on a clear day.
COMMENT
RICHARD MORRISON
Shhh! The British Library is in crisis
Seymour Hersh holding a document while sitting at a cluttered desk with a world map behind him.
NEW
REVIEW
Cover-Up — a thrilling riposte to clickbait journalism
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NEW
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BIOGRAPHY
Jessica Mitford — more than just a silly toff
The Muppets, Michael Caine, and a penguin character stand in a snowy street scene from The Muppet Christmas Carol.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Classic Christmas Movies
Sudan Archives performing on stage, wearing a red outfit and playing the violin under red stage lights.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Sudan Archives — she could become huge, or even more bonkers
Leah Hill as Ebony Scrooge, wearing a white button-up shirt and a long black skirt, stands between Liberty Greig as Dee and Deavion Brown as Tren, both kneeling.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Ebony Scrooge — this breakdancing Christmas Carol is all swagger
Jessica's prison mugshot, early 1970s, with frontal, profile, and full body views.
NEW
REVIEW
BIOGRAPHY
Jessica Mitford — more than just a silly toff
The Muppets, Michael Caine, and a penguin character stand in a snowy street scene from The Muppet Christmas Carol.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Classic Christmas Movies
Sudan Archives performing on stage, wearing a red outfit and playing the violin under red stage lights.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Sudan Archives — she could become huge, or even more bonkers
Leah Hill as Ebony Scrooge, wearing a white button-up shirt and a long black skirt, stands between Liberty Greig as Dee and Deavion Brown as Tren, both kneeling.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Ebony Scrooge — this breakdancing Christmas Carol is all swagger
The British Library building in London on a clear day.
COMMENT
RICHARD MORRISON
Shhh! The British Library is in crisis
Seymour Hersh holding a document while sitting at a cluttered desk with a world map behind him.
NEW
REVIEW
Cover-Up — a thrilling riposte to clickbait journalism

Travel

The romantic Rovinj town in Croatia with its old historic architecture on the Adriatic Sea.
The underrated Croatian city on a charm offensive

Rovinj, in the north of the country, has a Venetian-era old town, a café-lined harbour and restaurants newly minted by Michelin

Paseo del Prado and El Capitolio in Havana city centre
Heritage, style and atmosphere … here’s where to stay in Havana
Cairo is one of the best places to visit in Egypt
A trip to Egypt makes for an unforgettable holiday — here’s where to go
The rice fields of Kochi in Japan, one of the best cruise destinations for 2026
From Japan to Colombia, these are the top cruise destinations for 2026
Fulham Pier Hotel in Stevenage, UK, next to a river with a town and trees in the background.
REVIEW
My stay in London’s fanciest new hotel — in a surprising location
Woolley Grange in Wiltshire restaurant.
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break in Wiltshire worth up to £1,000 at Woolley Grange
Hotel Lucine in Galveston with a pool and people relaxing on lounge chairs and swimming.
America’s motels have had an upgrade — these are the ones to book
The rice fields of Kochi in Japan, one of the best cruise destinations for 2026
From Japan to Colombia, these are the top cruise destinations for 2026
Fulham Pier Hotel in Stevenage, UK, next to a river with a town and trees in the background.
REVIEW
My stay in London’s fanciest new hotel — in a surprising location
Woolley Grange in Wiltshire restaurant.
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break in Wiltshire worth up to £1,000 at Woolley Grange
Hotel Lucine in Galveston with a pool and people relaxing on lounge chairs and swimming.
America’s motels have had an upgrade — these are the ones to book
Paseo del Prado and El Capitolio in Havana city centre
Heritage, style and atmosphere … here’s where to stay in Havana
Cairo is one of the best places to visit in Egypt
A trip to Egypt makes for an unforgettable holiday — here’s where to go
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Obituaries

Alec Reed, chairman of Reed Employment Bureau, standing in front of a Reed Employment office.
NEW
Sir Alec Reed, businessman who ‘revolutionised philanthropy’

Relentlessly positive founder of one of Britain’s most successful recruitment agencies who lauded the benefits of charity, dies aged 91

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Sir Alec Reed, businessman who ‘revolutionised philanthropy’
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Steve Cropper obituary: soul guitarist behind dozens of Stax hits

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