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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet at 10 Downing Street.

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Starmer praises Trump’s efforts to end war as Zelensky arrives

PM says a Ukraine peace deal must be ‘just’ and backed with ‘hard-edged’ guarantees as he hosts European leaders in Downing Street

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Britain on brink of losing Atlantic to Russia, navy chief warns

The top naval commander says hostile activity beneath the waves is his biggest concern and that the service must modernise quickly to keep pace

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Britain on brink of losing Atlantic to Russia, navy chief warns

The top naval commander says hostile activity beneath the waves is his biggest concern and that the service must modernise quickly to keep pace

53 minutes ago

Mortgage prices cut as interest rates tipped to fall

Lowest deals offered since mini-budget as more base rate cuts expected

Mortgage prices cut as interest rates tipped to fall

Kerstin Gurtner and Thomas Plamberger pose for a selfie on a rocky mountain.

Climber ‘left girlfriend to freeze to death’ on Austrian mountain

Thomas Plamberger has been charged with the manslaughter of Kerstin Gurtner after life-threatening errors left her defenceless against the cold

Climber ‘left girlfriend to freeze to death’ on Austrian mountain

Thomas Plamberger has been charged with the manslaughter of Kerstin Gurtner after life-threatening errors left her defenceless against the cold

Cynthia Erivo, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jeremy Allen White.

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COMMENT

Golden Globes nominations: a snub for Wicked — and female directors

Leonardo DiCaprio’s box-office flop One Battle After Another leads the pack with nine nominations and the best director shortlist is dominated by men

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COMMENT

Golden Globes nominations: a snub for Wicked — and female directors

Leonardo DiCaprio’s box-office flop One Battle After Another leads the pack with nine nominations and the best director shortlist is dominated by men

UPDATED

NHS nurse wins part of her trans row tribunal

Sandie Peggie was harassed by Fife health board after complaining about sharing a female-only changing room with a biological man

Tom Cruise in aviator sunglasses and an olive green flight suit on a motorcycle.

UPDATED

Paramount makes $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros to trump Netflix

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Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.

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Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays

Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.

Has a wise man at Nasa solved the Star of Bethlehem mystery?

Prince Harry smiling as he departs court.

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Prince Harry’s UK security to be reviewed without ministers’ input

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NHS nurse wins part of her trans row tribunal

Sandie Peggie was harassed by Fife health board after complaining about sharing a female-only changing room with a biological man

UPDATED

Paramount makes $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros to trump Netflix

8 minutes ago

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Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays

Sandie Peggie, a nurse, wearing a white puffer jacket, looking forward.

UPDATED

NHS nurse wins part of her trans row tribunal

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NHS nurse wins part of her trans row tribunal

UPDATED

Paramount makes $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros to trump Netflix

8 minutes ago

UPDATED

Paramount makes $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros to trump Netflix

8 minutes ago

NEW

Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays

NEW

Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays

Has a wise man at Nasa solved the Star of Bethlehem mystery?

UPDATED

Prince Harry’s UK security to be reviewed without ministers’ input

UPDATED

NHS nurse wins part of her trans row tribunal

UPDATED

Paramount makes $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros to trump Netflix

8 minutes ago

NEW

Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays

Has a wise man at Nasa solved the Star of Bethlehem mystery?

UPDATED

Prince Harry’s UK security to be reviewed without ministers’ input

Edward Adoo shaking hands with head teacher Philip Lawrence, while RE teacher Ed Conway stands behind them.

Philip Lawrence was my headmaster. I’m still thankful 30 years on

On the anniversary of Lawrence’s murder at the school gates, a former pupil pays tribute to a fierce protector, fantastic leader and snappy dresser

Mothercare store entrance with merchandise and sale signs visible through the glass windows.

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Mothercare manager wins £67,000 over maternity discrimination

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves reacting on stage.

Replacing Starmer risks causing a Truss-like rout, say traders

How Israeli settlements are reshaping the West Bank

Since the outbreak of the Gaza conflict, land disputes have heightened in the West Bank, prompting renewed questions over governance of the territory

Five wire-haired Daxi puppies in a wicker basket.

PHOTOGRAPHY

A basket of adorables — and other news in pictures

Times picture editors select photos from Britain and around the world, including macaws, mullets and a surprise under the Christmas tree. Which is your favourite?

PHOTOGRAPHY

A basket of adorables — and other news in pictures

First Falklands oil field could be ready for drilling in 2028

A "Welcome to The Falkland Islands" sign at the port of Stanley.

First Falklands oil field could be ready for drilling in 2028

EXPLAINER

Why does the EU still get to tell us what a sausage is?

Grilled sausage on a fork over the European Union flag.

EXPLAINER

Why does the EU still get to tell us what a sausage is?

Britain’s dream home in 2025? A small three-bed in southwest Wales

Pencader village in rural Carmarthenshire, West Wales, UK.

Britain’s dream home in 2025? A small three-bed in southwest Wales

Editor's picks

Andy Keates, caretaker for Benenden School, standing in a large green lawn in front of a house.

INTERVIEW

I live in ‘Hagrid’s hut’ at a boarding school for girls

The lodge in Benenden School bears more than a passing resemblance to the fictional home of the Hogwarts gamekeeper

Collage of a security camera, baby high chair, Wi-Fi router, electric kettle, stick vacuum cleaner, oven, and mattress.

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A sneak peek at the Which? top 50 home and tech products for 2025

Penny Mordaunt in a black dress against a pink and white background.

INTERVIEW

WHAT I’VE LEARNT

Penny Mordaunt: ‘Being stalked has a very severe impact’

Stephen Yeomans in front of the renovated 14th-century bakery.

A Grand Designs star’s move from Rusty Metal House to bakehouse

Three people at a party, with a man smiling at the camera and two women with exclamation points in thought bubbles.

Psst! What we’re all talking about at parties in 2025

COMMENT

BETA MALE

Regret, pain, no sleep — the Ashes are taking their toll on me

Collage of a man smiling and a lavender field with a building and tree.

INTERVIEW

MY HOLS

Rick Stein: ‘We were robbed while sleeping on the beach in Acapulco’

A Grand Designs star’s move from Rusty Metal House to bakehouse

Psst! What we’re all talking about at parties in 2025

COMMENT

BETA MALE

Regret, pain, no sleep — the Ashes are taking their toll on me

INTERVIEW

MY HOLS

Rick Stein: ‘We were robbed while sleeping on the beach in Acapulco’

NEW

A sneak peek at the Which? top 50 home and tech products for 2025

INTERVIEW

WHAT I’VE LEARNT

Penny Mordaunt: ‘Being stalked has a very severe impact’

Best schools in the UK 2026

Five students pose in front of a green chalkboard filled with mathematical equations and diagrams.

PARENT POWER

School league tables 2026: the best UK secondary schools revealed

The top schools are preparing pupils to be curious, problem-solving and risk taking, ready for anything that comes their way — as well as academic success

Secondary schools

PARENT POWER

School league tables 2026: the best UK secondary schools revealed

Secondary schools

How to know — and cope — if your child is a genius

Dione-Warren, Kalil Warren's mother, and Sadio, his brother, smiling.

How to know — and cope — if your child is a genius

Stem was the future, but has it gone too far?

Illustration of the Big Bang, showing a bright, colorful explosion of light and particles against a dark, starry background.

Stem was the future, but has it gone too far?

Top 1,000 primary schools in England

Two girls in school uniform playing and laughing.

Top 1,000 primary schools in England

World

Hassan Attar being captured by the Puntland Maritime Police Force.

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INTERVIEW

TOM BALL

The Isis fighter who left the Netherlands to wage jihad in Somalia

Hassan Attar joined the terror group under the promise of money, a home and a wife. Now, he faces the death penalty

Injured Thai soldier being evacuated on a stretcher after clashes on the Thai-Cambodia border.

Thailand vows to ‘cripple’ Cambodia’s military as border clashes reignite

Collage of a man's face, a protest with a man raising his fist, and a truck with Arabic writing, against a green background with red stars.

RICHARD SPENCER IN HOMS

A year on, the ‘carriage of death’ still rolls down Syrian streets

Comment

a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera

WILLIAM HAGUE Speed up, Sir Keir, or face political oblivion

The countdown to local elections has started: the PM has five months to push through key policies that might just save him

Illustration of three men in top hats singing carols, with lyrics about "fifty thousand migrants" and "nine million quid."

Cartoon by Peter Brookes

a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera

LIBBY PURVES Ireland’s Eurovision exit upsets me the most

CINDY YU Chinese cancel culture plays to the crowd

a woman wearing a blue jacket and white shirt smiles for the camera

JULIET SAMUEL | NOTEBOOK Inspirational man behind the counter revolution

GUS JASPERT | THUNDERER Britain is a leading light in wind power — don’t blow it now

Money

Illustration of a child leaving a private school, telling their ragged, impoverished parents that they learned about VAT.

FIRST PERSON

We’re almost broke and still paying for private school

One couple — she works for the NHS and he for the RAF — are doing everything they can to give their children an independent education

A person's hand using a smartphone to check stocks and investments, with a trading chart visible on the screen.

FCA unveils shake-up to cut jargon in boost for investment

Four graduates in caps and gowns with stoles, seen from behind, embracing.

Graduates will be £24,500 worse off from the budget

Collage of a black and white portrait of an older man next to a framed painting of three younger men in work uniforms.

We worked a lifetime for our pensions — then they were taken away

Illustration of two houses, one larger brick house and one smaller green house.

TIMES WEALTH SURVEY

How rich are you?

Illustration of a woman in a bikini and sunglasses relaxing in a pool-like area on top of a stack of five-pound notes.

CALCULATOR

How to get the retirement you really want

Illustration showing a man on a street of colorful houses with graphs and images of other houses overlaid, representing property.

House price tracker: will property values go up or down in your area?

We worked a lifetime for our pensions — then they were taken away

TIMES WEALTH SURVEY

How rich are you?

CALCULATOR

How to get the retirement you really want

House price tracker: will property values go up or down in your area?

FCA unveils shake-up to cut jargon in boost for investment

Graduates will be £24,500 worse off from the budget

Life & Style

Lando Norris in a black racing suit kissing Magui Corceiro while surrounded by people after winning the World Drivers' Championship.

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Life in the fast lane — meet Formula 1’s new WAG pack

A new tribe has emerged, living life in the fast lane. Alexandra Saint Mleux has over 300,000 Pinterest saves for her trackside looks, leading the F1 WAGs

Collage of a woman in a pink shirt and a sandwich with prosciutto and mozzarella.

POLLY VERNON

Is offering women smaller sarnies than men anti-feminist? Maybe not

Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC standing in The Old Courtroom at Lincoln's Inn, wearing a black suit jacket and a bright pink ruffled shirt, with a wall of books behind her.

Violent threats, ‘soft sexism’ at the Bar — and defending Jimmy Lai

Jessica Hope and her two daughters in Bolivia, inside a vehicle, with an orange suitcase behind them.

FIRST PERSON

My marriage ended, then I moved to the Amazon with my young daughters

Inside Birdie Fortescue’s house at Christmas

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VIDEO

LIVING WITH STYLE

Inside Birdie Fortescue’s house at Christmas

PROFESSOR TANYA BYRON

My sister is rigidly controlling. It’s ruining her life

A happy woman holding a Christmas-themed mug of hot chocolate at home with Christmas decorations.

My Christmases from hell with a narcissist

FIRST PERSON

My marriage ended, then I moved to the Amazon with my young daughters

NEW

VIDEO

LIVING WITH STYLE

Inside Birdie Fortescue’s house at Christmas

PROFESSOR TANYA BYRON

My sister is rigidly controlling. It’s ruining her life

My Christmases from hell with a narcissist

POLLY VERNON

Is offering women smaller sarnies than men anti-feminist? Maybe not

Violent threats, ‘soft sexism’ at the Bar — and defending Jimmy Lai

Business

Peter ter Kulve, CEO of The Magnum Ice Cream Co., hits a gong at Euronext Amsterdam.

NEW

Magnum Ice Cream valued at €8bn on its debut after Unilever spin-off

A man in a suit looking at a digital board displaying stock price information.

Gilt yields rise, pound and stock market subdued

a bald man wearing glasses and a suit looks at the camera

Gerard Lyons Labour should stop obsessing about fiscal headroom and focus on debt

António Simões Pensions are a valuable resource that should be put to work

Anglo American drops £8.5m bonus plan for boss after investor pressure

London housing market is forecast to flatline for three years

Taxes on oil and gas firms ‘put UK jobs and security at risk’

IN DEPTH

Baillie Gifford under fire again after £1.5bn merger blocked by Saba

Duncan Wanblad speaking at the World Mining Congress.

Anglo American drops £8.5m bonus plan for boss after investor pressure

A "For Sale" sign by "The Stow Brothers" estate agency displayed outside terraced houses in Walthamstow, London.

London housing market is forecast to flatline for three years

North Sea oil platform flaring off into the night sky with a full moon and a support vessel.

Taxes on oil and gas firms ‘put UK jobs and security at risk’

Boaz Weinstein, founder and chief investment officer of Saba Capital Management LP, following an interview in London.

IN DEPTH

Baillie Gifford under fire again after £1.5bn merger blocked by Saba

Gerard Lyons Labour should stop obsessing about fiscal headroom and focus on debt

António Simões Pensions are a valuable resource that should be put to work

Sport

Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai and striker Mohamed Salah during a team training session.

UPDATED

Salah left out of squad for Champions League tie with Inter

Despite his involvement in training today, head coach Arne Slot omits Egyptian from squad for game in Milan after his incendiary interview on Saturday

England's coach Brendon McCullum and selector Rob Key sit on the grass during a training session.

COMMENT

MIKE ATHERTON

Defeats and ‘overprepared’ remark put focus on McCullum for first time

The Ashes

SIMON WILDE

What do England do now? Stick with Jacks and time for Bethell?

The Ashes

Gianfranco Zola signing a Chelsea FC jersey.

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INTERVIEW

Zola: Maresca is a serious coach — look how rich Chelsea’s identity is now

38 minutes ago

Will Stuart of Bath during the Gallagher PREM match between Bath Rugby and Gloucester Rugby.

EXCLUSIVE

Stuart set to miss rest of season after rupturing achilles

LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil with his arms spread open in front of a screen displaying "LIV Golf Adelaide 2031."

INTERVIEW

RICK BROADBENT

LIV chief: Future lies in growing young stars, not just buying them

Max Verstappen and Dr. Helmut Marko talking in a garage.

NEW

Verstappen’s ‘second father’ Marko to leave Red Bull

NEW

INTERVIEW

Zola: Maresca is a serious coach — look how rich Chelsea’s identity is now

38 minutes ago

EXCLUSIVE

Stuart set to miss rest of season after rupturing achilles

INTERVIEW

RICK BROADBENT

LIV chief: Future lies in growing young stars, not just buying them

NEW

Verstappen’s ‘second father’ Marko to leave Red Bull

COMMENT

MIKE ATHERTON

Defeats and ‘overprepared’ remark put focus on McCullum for first time

The Ashes

SIMON WILDE

What do England do now? Stick with Jacks and time for Bethell?

The Ashes

Culture

Siobhan Finneran attends a screening of BBC Drama "Happy Valley" Series 3.

INTERVIEW

Happy Valley star Siobhan Finneran: ‘I’m never desperate to play the lead’

The prolific TV actress on returning to the stage, her northern roots — and why she and her partner, Don Gilet, have separate homes

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Madness — why did this gig feel so flat?

Craig McLean, Stephen Docherty and Lee Harris on stage taking a selfie, one holding a bottle of red wine, all wearing pink cowboy hats.

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Dancing Shoes — only a Scrooge could resist this feelgood comedy

Julia Sitkovetsky, Sir Antonio Pappano, and Ashley Riches performing with the London Symphony Orchestra.

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Antonio Pappano and the LSO’s five-star Tchaikovsky left me a nervous wreck

A person with blue-gray scaly skin, fins behind their ears, and sculpted armor-like clothing.

REVIEW

The War Between the Land and the Sea — Doctor Who goes eco, and it’s great fun

Collage of a man with glasses and the book cover for "Live" by Luke Palmer.

REVIEW

CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK

This is a good read for teenage boys

Marta Salogni, musical director for Vari/ations - An Ode to Oram, using a reel-to-reel tape recorder.

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Daphne Oram tribute — keeping the BBC sonic pioneer’s spirit alive

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Antonio Pappano and the LSO’s five-star Tchaikovsky left me a nervous wreck

REVIEW

The War Between the Land and the Sea — Doctor Who goes eco, and it’s great fun

REVIEW

CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK

This is a good read for teenage boys

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Daphne Oram tribute — keeping the BBC sonic pioneer’s spirit alive

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Madness — why did this gig feel so flat?

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Dancing Shoes — only a Scrooge could resist this feelgood comedy

Travel

View of the ornate Brandenburg Gate and a fountain from Luisenplatz, Potsdam, Germany.

The Berlin alternative that’s better value… and more beautiful

With its historic palaces, Unesco-rated parks and a pretty old town, Potsdam — 45 minutes from the German capital – is the perfect pick for a weekend getaway