Saturday December 6 2025
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Labour has abandoned women and feminism, former EHRC chief claims

Baroness Falkner says the party has lost touch with its ‘fundamental values’ over trans rights and grooming gangs


Nigel Farage speaking at the MacDonald Inchyra Hotel & Spa in Falkirk.
Another Tory defection gives Reform its first peer

Lord Offord of Garvel, an Edinburgh-based businessman and former Conservative donor, is the latest to join Nigel Farage’s party

38 minutes ago

‘Frustrated’ Tony Blair plotting overhaul to ‘save Labour’

Former prime minister is concerned about the party’s lurch to the left after Keir Starmer’s tax-raising budget



A person throwing a bucket of glitter at the crown jewels on display.
Four arrested at Tower of London after protesters target Crown Jewels

Jewel House closed to the public after food is thrown at a display case by activists from Take Back Power calling for a tax on the rich

51 minutes ago


England slide towards defeat as they crumble again at the Gabba

Brisbane (third day of five; England trail Australia by 43 runs with four wickets remaining): Touring side taught a lesson by imperious Australians

The Ashes
53 minutes ago


England's Ollie Pope leaving the field after being dismissed during the 2025/26 Ashes Series Second Test.


Putin believes he’s winning his war on the West. He may be right

Success on the battlefield and backing from India and China mean the Kremlin leader is under no pressure to sign a Ukraine peace deal

31 minutes ago

Donald Trump receiving the FIFA Peace Prize from FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
Donald Trump receiving the FIFA Peace Prize from FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
World Cup groups announced as Trump awarded Fifa peace prize

Illustration of Vladimir Putin in a suit and tie, with a background of red, white, and blue geometric shapes.
Illustration of Vladimir Putin in a suit and tie, with a background of red, white, and blue geometric shapes.
Putin believes he’s winning his war on the West. He may be right
31 minutes ago







John Hurt as Winston Smith playing chess, while being watched by Big Brother on a screen in the movie "1984."
1984 revisited: Orwell would be relieved at how we’ve done

It’s common to suggest the great dystopian novel was full of warnings that have largely come true. But the evidence shows otherwise



David Lammy ‘opens a can of worms’ over EU customs union

Despite the official Labour line, the deputy prime minister suggested customs union membership could aid growth, reflecting a shift on the stance on Brexit


Liz Truss, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Liz Truss TV, where the world is black, white and Ron Burgundy

From now on 6pm on a Friday is the time of the week where you find out the truth, and you find it — oh yes — from The Liz Truss Show


Starmer pledges to lift 500,000 children out of poverty by 2030

Strategy aims to end long-term use of B&B temporary accommodation, boost childcare support and extend free school meals for millions of families



Olivia Cooke lying on a bed with a book.
The Girlfriend’s Olivia Cooke on class divides and conquering Hollywood

The Oldham-born star began acting at her local theatre group aged eight — now she heads up some of TV’s biggest shows




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



Marisa Abela, Rosa Monckton MBE, Domenica Lawson, and Nigella Lawson smiling at the opening night of Team Domenica's North Star pub.
Nigella opens UK’s first pub designed to train young people with disabilities

The author and food presenter is one of the patrons of Team Domenica, a charity founded by Baroness Monckton which runs North Star in Brighton



Endangered eastern black rhino calf with its mother 'Dakima'.



Editor's picks



Choreographer Arlene Phillips sits on a green block.
Arlene Phillips: If I got Alzheimer’s like Dad, I’d go to Dignitas

The choreographer, 82, talks to Julia Llewellyn Smith about grief, working into her ninth decade and the joy of grandchildren


Headshot of Rowan Atkinson, actor and comedian.
What makes Rowan Atkinson tick? ‘I’m perennially dissatisfied with myself’



Harry and Emma Judd, contestants for Celebrity Race Across the World, pose in Berlin, Germany.
We must tackle loneliness crisis across generations, says McFly’s Harry Judd


Mince pies with pastry star detail, dusted with icing sugar, on a white plate and cake stand.


Collage of Melania Trump, Donald Trump on his phone, and a man on a call, with days of the week in the background.
Our week: The White House WhatsApp Group*


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Brighton College with students walking and sitting outside the school building.
The best private schools in the UK

Boys’ schools are still performing well, but across the country teachers are focusing on the need for resilience and debate than just academic achievement

Brighton College with students walking and sitting outside the school building.
The best private schools in the UK


The best state and grammar schools in the UK




Collage of a man, Syrian flags, and war imagery.

Ragheed al-Tatari was imprisoned when he refused an order to bomb his fellow citizens but believes his compatriots can learn to use power for good



Try this cure for the trainee doctor crisis

The health service needs more recruits but turns away thousands of bright British students. Wes Streeting could fix this



Illustration of a vampire-like Putin holding a postcard of Salisbury Cathedral with a syringe as its spire, and a perfume bottle labeled "EAU DE PUTIN" with a skull and crossbones.

Cartoon by Peter Brookes



a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
Women aren’t safe when porn is unpoliced






a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
Women aren’t safe when porn is unpoliced




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Liv Cooke doing a soccer trick with a ball in the air.
Liv Cooke: I’m millions of pounds in debt — but it’s good debt



Promotional poster for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone with Harry, Ron, and Hermione in front of Hogwarts at night.
Netflix buys Warner Bros studios in blockbuster $83bn deal


Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, stands in a snowy parking lot holding a snow brush.
In Vermont, Ben of Ben & Jerry’s is still fighting his overlords

a man in a suit and tie is looking at the camera
David WightonReeves hasn’t learnt from her mistakes — it will cost us growth



Facebook owner strikes AI deals with news publishers


My £6m supplement brand was born from OCD and post-natal depression


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Australian cricketers celebrate the wicket of England's Ollie Pope.

Pope and Crawley may have 122 Test caps between them but their sloppy caught-and-bowled dismissals show complete lack of nous from this side in Ashes

The Ashes
13 minutes ago



Collage of actor James Woods and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during an interview.
I’d watch David Dimbleby grilling Harry and Meghan





A red Eurostar train engine standing at a platform at Brussels station.
Julia Brookes‘My 81-year-old father had to stand for a Eurostar journey to Antwerp’


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