Wednesday December 10 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times

Police reforms could cut number of forces down to 12

Shabana Mahmood plans a ‘generational shift’ in how crime is tackled in England and Wales


Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets supporters during a protest.
Nobel officials face a conundrum: where is the peace prize winner?

The whereabouts of Venezuela’s opposition leader are unknown just hours before she is due in Oslo to be awarded the accolade


Donbas won’t satisfy Putin: he’ll want more

Trump is trying to pressure Kyiv into handing territory to Russia, but Moscow has signalled repeatedly that invading Ukraine was about more than land



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Turner prizewinner is first to have a learning disability

Nnena Kalu, a Scot, has won the £25,000 award for ‘vigorous, rhythmic’ abstract work. Waldemar Januszczak, The Sunday Times’ chief art critic, is baffled



Europe must reform ECHR to tackle illegal migration, says Starmer

The PM, with Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen, said that without revisions of the treaty ‘the forces that seek to divide us will grow stronger’



Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer shaking hands with Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen at 10 Downing Street.


Too many leaks before the budget, Reeves admits

The PM will take on Badenoch after the chancellor is quizzed by the Treasury committee

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy speak to the media outside of the West Wing of the White House.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy speak to the media outside of the West Wing of the White House.
MPs defy whip on Brexit with vote for UK rejoining customs union

Rachel Reeves answers questions about her budget.
Rachel Reeves answers questions about her budget.
Too many leaks before the budget, Reeves admits
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Jimi Hendrix Experience (L-R Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding) sitting on a bench outdoors.
Estates of Jimi Hendrix’s bandmates sue over streaming rights

Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell ‘died in relative poverty’, High Court told






Claudia Winkleman holding her Member of the Order of the British Empire medal at Windsor Castle.
Claudia Winkleman receives an MBE — and other news in pictures

Times picture editors select photos from Britain and around the world, including daring wingsuit athletes and a frost-covered puma. Which is your favourite?

Claudia Winkleman holding her Member of the Order of the British Empire medal at Windsor Castle.
Claudia Winkleman receives an MBE — and other news in pictures


UK could allow in 40,000 EU citizens under youth mobility scheme


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Editor's picks



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Jilly Cooper’s guide to Christmas: booze, lovers, frozen turkey

Jilly Cooper’s Christmas survival guide was a hit when it came out 40 years ago. Following the death of the bonkbuster queen, we’re bringing it back


Collage of Spencer's activities: cycling, running, and posing in a winter jacket.
Spencer Matthews: An Antarctic  Ironman — are you insane?



Collage of a smiling woman in a navy top and Taylor Swift with Travis Kelce at a football game.
Believe me, Taylor and Travis, there’s nothing like a good marital argument


Emily Watson of "Hamnet" poses in a brown pinstripe blazer and white t-shirt.


Woman boarding steps of corporate jet, pulling Chihuahua on leash.
Should we all worry about private jets?




Colonel Pavlo Yurchuk of Ukraine's 63rd brigade with brigade infantry.

As soldiers face endless Russian pressure, the prospect of dying to defend land that could be given away at the peace table is damaging morale



Trump’s view of Europe sounds the alarm

In pursuit of an America First foreign policy, the president is prepared to jeopardise 80 years of liberal world order



Illustration of a nurse performing an ultrasound on a pregnant woman, where the baby in the ultrasound appears to be holding a paper that reads "recommendations" and making a dismissive gesture. The nurse says, "Baby is scoffing at yet another review into maternity care..." and the woman exclaims, "See?! I told you he wasn't born yesterday!"

Cartoon by Morten Morland



Roger Boyes, a smiling man with glasses and a striped shirt.
Will Britain choose to sup with the Taliban?






Roger Boyes, a smiling man with glasses and a striped shirt.
Will Britain choose to sup with the Taliban?




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Illustration of a man talking on the phone with a map of Poland and British pound notes in the background.

Our consumer champion gives the taxman a nudge over a refund for a Polish resident charged emergency tax on his pension withdrawals


Portrait of Antonia Medlicott.
The inheritance tax threat has rewritten the rules of retirement





Pascal Soriot, CEO of AstraZeneca, looks on during a press conference about a drug pricing deal.
AstraZeneca CEO’s family invested in ‘major partner’ of the company


General view of Anglo American's Los Bronces copper plant in Chile, located in a mountainous, rocky, and barren landscape.
Anglo American shareholders approve $50bn Teck merger

a man in a white shirt and blue tie looks at the camera
David SmithWe’ve let crises go to waste and emerged with a weakened economy



Falling bond yields ‘show Reeves has won markets’ confidence’



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Alex Carey of Australia celebrates taking a catch with teammate Marnus Labuschagne.

Australia wicketkeeper earned his crowning moment at the Gabba after years of hard work that gave him the nous and instinct his Ashes opponents lack

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A mother hugs her child as they look at floral tributes for the victims of a deadly knife attack in Southport, England.

The six parents of the victims of the knife attack had cemented a special bond — who else is able to understand what are going through?




Mount Rushmore featuring the faces of four US presidents carved into the granite mountain.
Why the history of America is ‘a greedy scramble for greatness’

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