Wednesday December 10 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
Home secretary considers merging police into 12 regional forces

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

U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger as he speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One.
Trump calls Europe ‘decaying’ group of nations with weak leaders

US president singles out London, saying it is now a ‘different place’ and referring to Sadiq Khan as ‘vicious and disgusting’

Ukraine to show US new peace plan as land remains sticking point

President Zelensky, under pressure to accept American demands, insists Kyiv will not cede any territories

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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. The Sunday Times chief art critic is baffled

Commuters wearing face masks on the Jubilee Line in East London.
You should wear a mask in public if you have a cold, NHS chief says

Issuing advice reminiscent of the pandemic, Daniel Elkeles says a ‘very nasty strain of flu’ is spreading and warned against a strike by doctors

Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson at the UK premiere of The Naked Gun.
Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson at the UK premiere of The Naked Gun.
Pamela Anderson opens up about romance with Liam Neeson

The Baywatch star said their romance was real after an ‘intimate week’ together

Commuters wearing face masks on the Jubilee Line in East London.
You should wear a mask in public if you have a cold, NHS chief says

Issuing advice reminiscent of the pandemic, Daniel Elkeles says a ‘very nasty strain of flu’ is spreading and warned against a strike by doctors

Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson at the UK premiere of The Naked Gun.
Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson at the UK premiere of The Naked Gun.
Pamela Anderson opens up about romance with Liam Neeson

The Baywatch star said their romance was real after an ‘intimate week’ together

Secrecy shut out justice for top spy in IRA’s sadistic crimes

MI5 knew of Freddie Scappaticci’s track record of torture, abduction and murder, yet the agent known as Stakeknife was never charged with any offence

Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
IN DEPTH
A Rayner-Streeting alliance? She’d ‘rather stick pins in her eyes’
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
A blue Ford Focus car submerged in a flooded stream with a tree branch resting on its front.
A blue Ford Focus car submerged in a flooded stream with a tree branch resting on its front.
Storm Bram batters Britain, with flights cancelled and roads closed
Young romantic couple hugging and about to kiss in beautiful sunset.
Young romantic couple hugging and about to kiss in beautiful sunset.
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Between beavers and meerkats — how humans score on monogamy rating
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Secrecy shut out justice for top spy in IRA’s sadistic crimes
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Secrecy shut out justice for top spy in IRA’s sadistic crimes
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
IN DEPTH
A Rayner-Streeting alliance? She’d ‘rather stick pins in her eyes’
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
IN DEPTH
A Rayner-Streeting alliance? She’d ‘rather stick pins in her eyes’
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
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
A blue Ford Focus car submerged in a flooded stream with a tree branch resting on its front.
A blue Ford Focus car submerged in a flooded stream with a tree branch resting on its front.
Storm Bram batters Britain, with flights cancelled and roads closed
A blue Ford Focus car submerged in a flooded stream with a tree branch resting on its front.
A blue Ford Focus car submerged in a flooded stream with a tree branch resting on its front.
Storm Bram batters Britain, with flights cancelled and roads closed
Young romantic couple hugging and about to kiss in beautiful sunset.
Young romantic couple hugging and about to kiss in beautiful sunset.
NEW
Between beavers and meerkats — how humans score on monogamy rating
Young romantic couple hugging and about to kiss in beautiful sunset.
Young romantic couple hugging and about to kiss in beautiful sunset.
NEW
Between beavers and meerkats — how humans score on monogamy rating
Secrecy shut out justice for top spy in IRA’s sadistic crimes

MI5 knew of Freddie Scappaticci’s track record of torture, abduction and murder, yet the agent known as Stakeknife was never charged with any offence

Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
IN DEPTH
A Rayner-Streeting alliance? She’d ‘rather stick pins in her eyes’
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
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Secrecy shut out justice for top spy in IRA’s sadistic crimes
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Secrecy shut out justice for top spy in IRA’s sadistic crimes
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
IN DEPTH
A Rayner-Streeting alliance? She’d ‘rather stick pins in her eyes’
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
IN DEPTH
A Rayner-Streeting alliance? She’d ‘rather stick pins in her eyes’
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
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
A blue Ford Focus car submerged in a flooded stream with a tree branch resting on its front.
Storm Bram batters Britain, with flights cancelled and roads closed

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings, with the threat of flooding, power cuts and serious travel disruption across the country

Young romantic couple hugging and about to kiss in beautiful sunset.
Young romantic couple hugging and about to kiss in beautiful sunset.
NEW
Between beavers and meerkats — how humans score on monogamy rating

People rank near the top of a new multi-species fidelity league table. We aren’t as faithful as some mammals, but we are less promiscuous than chimps

Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Secrecy shut out justice for top spy in IRA’s sadistic crimes
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
IN DEPTH
A Rayner-Streeting alliance? She’d ‘rather stick pins in her eyes’
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
A blue Ford Focus car submerged in a flooded stream with a tree branch resting on its front.
A blue Ford Focus car submerged in a flooded stream with a tree branch resting on its front.
Storm Bram batters Britain, with flights cancelled and roads closed
Young romantic couple hugging and about to kiss in beautiful sunset.
Young romantic couple hugging and about to kiss in beautiful sunset.
NEW
Between beavers and meerkats — how humans score on monogamy rating
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Secrecy shut out justice for top spy in IRA’s sadistic crimes
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Secrecy shut out justice for top spy in IRA’s sadistic crimes
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
IN DEPTH
A Rayner-Streeting alliance? She’d ‘rather stick pins in her eyes’
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
IN DEPTH
A Rayner-Streeting alliance? She’d ‘rather stick pins in her eyes’
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
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
A blue Ford Focus car submerged in a flooded stream with a tree branch resting on its front.
A blue Ford Focus car submerged in a flooded stream with a tree branch resting on its front.
Storm Bram batters Britain, with flights cancelled and roads closed
A blue Ford Focus car submerged in a flooded stream with a tree branch resting on its front.
A blue Ford Focus car submerged in a flooded stream with a tree branch resting on its front.
Storm Bram batters Britain, with flights cancelled and roads closed
Young romantic couple hugging and about to kiss in beautiful sunset.
Young romantic couple hugging and about to kiss in beautiful sunset.
NEW
Between beavers and meerkats — how humans score on monogamy rating
Young romantic couple hugging and about to kiss in beautiful sunset.
Young romantic couple hugging and about to kiss in beautiful sunset.
NEW
Between beavers and meerkats — how humans score on monogamy rating
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Secrecy shut out justice for top spy in IRA’s sadistic crimes
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
IN DEPTH
A Rayner-Streeting alliance? She’d ‘rather stick pins in her eyes’
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
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Secrecy shut out justice for top spy in IRA’s sadistic crimes
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, outside the offices of the Andersonstown News in west Belfast in 2003.
Secrecy shut out justice for top spy in IRA’s sadistic crimes
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
IN DEPTH
A Rayner-Streeting alliance? She’d ‘rather stick pins in her eyes’
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner at the Labour Party general election manifesto launch.
IN DEPTH
A Rayner-Streeting alliance? She’d ‘rather stick pins in her eyes’
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
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
A blue Ford Focus car submerged in a flooded stream with a tree branch resting on its front.
A blue Ford Focus car submerged in a flooded stream with a tree branch resting on its front.
Storm Bram batters Britain, with flights cancelled and roads closed
Young romantic couple hugging and about to kiss in beautiful sunset.
Young romantic couple hugging and about to kiss in beautiful sunset.
NEW
Between beavers and meerkats — how humans score on monogamy rating
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

Young people reject jobs they believe are beneath them, says Badenoch
Young people reject jobs they believe are beneath them, says Badenoch
Young people reject jobs they believe are beneath them, says Badenoch
Tourists with luggage on a St. Pancras Eurostar train platform.
Tourists with luggage on a St. Pancras Eurostar train platform.
UK could allow in 40,000 EU citizens under youth mobility scheme
Collage of a food stall, a person holding a burrito, and a person holding a large hotdog.
Is this TikTok star’s Christmas market as bad as everyone says?
Two women carving a roasted turkey at a Christmas dinner table.
Two women carving a roasted turkey at a Christmas dinner table.
Cost of Christmas dinner drops (by 11p) thanks to frozen turkeys
Illustration of hands holding a wrapped gift and a holiday card with an alarm clock.
Illustration of hands holding a wrapped gift and a holiday card with an alarm clock.
Why people forgive a late gift but not a forgotten one
Collage of a food stall, a person holding a burrito, and a person holding a large hotdog.
Collage of a food stall, a person holding a burrito, and a person holding a large hotdog.
Is this TikTok star’s Christmas market as bad as everyone says?
Collage of a food stall, a person holding a burrito, and a person holding a large hotdog.
Collage of a food stall, a person holding a burrito, and a person holding a large hotdog.
Is this TikTok star’s Christmas market as bad as everyone says?
Two women carving a roasted turkey at a Christmas dinner table.
Two women carving a roasted turkey at a Christmas dinner table.
Cost of Christmas dinner drops (by 11p) thanks to frozen turkeys
Two women carving a roasted turkey at a Christmas dinner table.
Two women carving a roasted turkey at a Christmas dinner table.
Cost of Christmas dinner drops (by 11p) thanks to frozen turkeys
Illustration of hands holding a wrapped gift and a holiday card with an alarm clock.
Illustration of hands holding a wrapped gift and a holiday card with an alarm clock.
Why people forgive a late gift but not a forgotten one
Illustration of hands holding a wrapped gift and a holiday card with an alarm clock.
Illustration of hands holding a wrapped gift and a holiday card with an alarm clock.
Why people forgive a late gift but not a forgotten one
Collage of a food stall, a person holding a burrito, and a person holding a large hotdog.
Is this TikTok star’s Christmas market as bad as everyone says?
Two women carving a roasted turkey at a Christmas dinner table.
Two women carving a roasted turkey at a Christmas dinner table.
Cost of Christmas dinner drops (by 11p) thanks to frozen turkeys
Illustration of hands holding a wrapped gift and a holiday card with an alarm clock.
Illustration of hands holding a wrapped gift and a holiday card with an alarm clock.
Why people forgive a late gift but not a forgotten one
Collage of a food stall, a person holding a burrito, and a person holding a large hotdog.
Collage of a food stall, a person holding a burrito, and a person holding a large hotdog.
Is this TikTok star’s Christmas market as bad as everyone says?
Collage of a food stall, a person holding a burrito, and a person holding a large hotdog.
Collage of a food stall, a person holding a burrito, and a person holding a large hotdog.
Is this TikTok star’s Christmas market as bad as everyone says?
Two women carving a roasted turkey at a Christmas dinner table.
Two women carving a roasted turkey at a Christmas dinner table.
Cost of Christmas dinner drops (by 11p) thanks to frozen turkeys
Two women carving a roasted turkey at a Christmas dinner table.
Two women carving a roasted turkey at a Christmas dinner table.
Cost of Christmas dinner drops (by 11p) thanks to frozen turkeys
Illustration of hands holding a wrapped gift and a holiday card with an alarm clock.
Illustration of hands holding a wrapped gift and a holiday card with an alarm clock.
Why people forgive a late gift but not a forgotten one
Illustration of hands holding a wrapped gift and a holiday card with an alarm clock.
Illustration of hands holding a wrapped gift and a holiday card with an alarm clock.
Why people forgive a late gift but not a forgotten one
Colonel Pavlo Yurchuk of Ukraine's 63rd brigade with brigade infantry.
DISPATCH | MAXIM TUCKER
Ukraine’s exhausted troops fear US-brokered betrayal in Donbas

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

Illustration of Vladimir Putin overlaid on Russian rubles.
Illustration of Vladimir Putin overlaid on Russian rubles.
Can frozen Russian assets help turn the tide of the Ukraine war?
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, dressed in black, looks directly at the camera.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, dressed in black, looks directly at the camera.
Donbas won’t satisfy Putin: he’ll want more
Claudia Winkleman holding her Member of the Order of the British Empire medal at Windsor Castle.
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Mitch Winehouse arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
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Nick Clegg, former global policy chief of Meta Platforms Inc.
Nick Clegg, former global policy chief of Meta Platforms Inc.
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Claudia Winkleman holding her Member of the Order of the British Empire medal at Windsor Castle.
Claudia Winkleman holding her Member of the Order of the British Empire medal at Windsor Castle.
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Claudia Winkleman holding her Member of the Order of the British Empire medal at Windsor Castle.
Claudia Winkleman holding her Member of the Order of the British Empire medal at Windsor Castle.
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Mitch Winehouse arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Mitch Winehouse arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
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Mitch Winehouse arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Mitch Winehouse arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Amy Winehouse’s father denies jealousy led to suing singer’s friends
Nick Clegg, former global policy chief of Meta Platforms Inc.
Nick Clegg, former global policy chief of Meta Platforms Inc.
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Nick Clegg, former global policy chief of Meta Platforms Inc.
Nick Clegg, former global policy chief of Meta Platforms Inc.
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Nick Clegg’s a veggie at Christmas while Europe gets it wrong
Claudia Winkleman holding her Member of the Order of the British Empire medal at Windsor Castle.
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Mitch Winehouse arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Mitch Winehouse arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
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Nick Clegg, former global policy chief of Meta Platforms Inc.
Nick Clegg, former global policy chief of Meta Platforms Inc.
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Nick Clegg’s a veggie at Christmas while Europe gets it wrong
Claudia Winkleman holding her Member of the Order of the British Empire medal at Windsor Castle.
Claudia Winkleman holding her Member of the Order of the British Empire medal at Windsor Castle.
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Claudia Winkleman holding her Member of the Order of the British Empire medal at Windsor Castle.
Claudia Winkleman holding her Member of the Order of the British Empire medal at Windsor Castle.
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Mitch Winehouse arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Mitch Winehouse arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Amy Winehouse’s father denies jealousy led to suing singer’s friends
Mitch Winehouse arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Mitch Winehouse arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Amy Winehouse’s father denies jealousy led to suing singer’s friends
Nick Clegg, former global policy chief of Meta Platforms Inc.
Nick Clegg, former global policy chief of Meta Platforms Inc.
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Nick Clegg, former global policy chief of Meta Platforms Inc.
Nick Clegg, former global policy chief of Meta Platforms Inc.
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We don’t need Trump to save our democracy, says German chancellor
We don’t need Trump to save our democracy, says German chancellor

Friedrich Merz hits back at ‘unacceptable’ US security strategy and rejects the notion that Europe’s democracies are under threat from their own political elites

People gather in prayer before the Virgin of Macarena in the Seville Basilica.
People gather in prayer before the Virgin of Macarena in the Seville Basilica.
The immaculate restoration of the Virgin Mary
Painting of Cleopatra arriving in Cilicia on a lavish barge with many attendants.
Painting of Cleopatra arriving in Cilicia on a lavish barge with many attendants.
Ancient Egyptian ‘superyacht’ hints at existence of Cleopatra’s barge
A couple kissing on the balcony of Juliet's House in Verona, Italy.
Forbidden love: Verona restricts access to Juliet’s balcony
Collage of a painting of Queen Victoria, a photo of Farah Pahlavi, two emerald and diamond crowns, a pearl, ruby, and emerald crown, and an etching of a Parisian square.
Collage of a painting of Queen Victoria, a photo of Farah Pahlavi, two emerald and diamond crowns, a pearl, ruby, and emerald crown, and an etching of a Parisian square.
Paris dares to display royal jewels — and V&A dares to lend them
Officer inspecting a balloon used to carry cigarettes.
Officer inspecting a balloon used to carry cigarettes.
Lithuania declares emergency over Belarus balloons in airspace
A couple kissing on the balcony of Juliet's House in Verona, Italy.
A couple kissing on the balcony of Juliet's House in Verona, Italy.
Forbidden love: Verona restricts access to Juliet’s balcony
A couple kissing on the balcony of Juliet's House in Verona, Italy.
A couple kissing on the balcony of Juliet's House in Verona, Italy.
Forbidden love: Verona restricts access to Juliet’s balcony
Collage of a painting of Queen Victoria, a photo of Farah Pahlavi, two emerald and diamond crowns, a pearl, ruby, and emerald crown, and an etching of a Parisian square.
Collage of a painting of Queen Victoria, a photo of Farah Pahlavi, two emerald and diamond crowns, a pearl, ruby, and emerald crown, and an etching of a Parisian square.
Paris dares to display royal jewels — and V&A dares to lend them
Collage of a painting of Queen Victoria, a photo of Farah Pahlavi, two emerald and diamond crowns, a pearl, ruby, and emerald crown, and an etching of a Parisian square.
Collage of a painting of Queen Victoria, a photo of Farah Pahlavi, two emerald and diamond crowns, a pearl, ruby, and emerald crown, and an etching of a Parisian square.
Paris dares to display royal jewels — and V&A dares to lend them
Officer inspecting a balloon used to carry cigarettes.
Officer inspecting a balloon used to carry cigarettes.
Lithuania declares emergency over Belarus balloons in airspace
Officer inspecting a balloon used to carry cigarettes.
Officer inspecting a balloon used to carry cigarettes.
Lithuania declares emergency over Belarus balloons in airspace
A couple kissing on the balcony of Juliet's House in Verona, Italy.
Forbidden love: Verona restricts access to Juliet’s balcony
Collage of a painting of Queen Victoria, a photo of Farah Pahlavi, two emerald and diamond crowns, a pearl, ruby, and emerald crown, and an etching of a Parisian square.
Collage of a painting of Queen Victoria, a photo of Farah Pahlavi, two emerald and diamond crowns, a pearl, ruby, and emerald crown, and an etching of a Parisian square.
Paris dares to display royal jewels — and V&A dares to lend them
Officer inspecting a balloon used to carry cigarettes.
Officer inspecting a balloon used to carry cigarettes.
Lithuania declares emergency over Belarus balloons in airspace
A couple kissing on the balcony of Juliet's House in Verona, Italy.
A couple kissing on the balcony of Juliet's House in Verona, Italy.
Forbidden love: Verona restricts access to Juliet’s balcony
A couple kissing on the balcony of Juliet's House in Verona, Italy.
A couple kissing on the balcony of Juliet's House in Verona, Italy.
Forbidden love: Verona restricts access to Juliet’s balcony
Collage of a painting of Queen Victoria, a photo of Farah Pahlavi, two emerald and diamond crowns, a pearl, ruby, and emerald crown, and an etching of a Parisian square.
Collage of a painting of Queen Victoria, a photo of Farah Pahlavi, two emerald and diamond crowns, a pearl, ruby, and emerald crown, and an etching of a Parisian square.
Paris dares to display royal jewels — and V&A dares to lend them
Collage of a painting of Queen Victoria, a photo of Farah Pahlavi, two emerald and diamond crowns, a pearl, ruby, and emerald crown, and an etching of a Parisian square.
Collage of a painting of Queen Victoria, a photo of Farah Pahlavi, two emerald and diamond crowns, a pearl, ruby, and emerald crown, and an etching of a Parisian square.
Paris dares to display royal jewels — and V&A dares to lend them
Officer inspecting a balloon used to carry cigarettes.
Officer inspecting a balloon used to carry cigarettes.
Lithuania declares emergency over Belarus balloons in airspace
Officer inspecting a balloon used to carry cigarettes.
Officer inspecting a balloon used to carry cigarettes.
Lithuania declares emergency over Belarus balloons in airspace

Comment

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DANIEL FINKELSTEINTrump’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!"

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Roger Boyes, a smiling man with glasses and a striped shirt.
ROGER BOYESWill Britain choose to sup with the Taliban?
a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes is wearing a blue jacket
a man in a white shirt smiles for the camera
a black and white logo for thunderer with a lion
Roger Boyes, a smiling man with glasses and a striped shirt.
a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes is wearing a blue jacket
a man in a white shirt smiles for the camera
a black and white logo for thunderer with a lion
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Money

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The self-employed are saving far too little for retirement, but there are ways to get back on track

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FIRST PERSON
We’re almost broke and still paying for private school
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TIMES WEALTH SURVEY
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CALCULATOR
How to get the retirement you really want
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Cancer cost me dearly. Others have to sell their homes for treatment
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FIRST PERSON
We’re almost broke and still paying for private school
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
Woman in an airport terminal checking her flight details on a smartphone while holding luggage.
Beware: your airline’s ‘phone number’ may be a scammer’s fake call centre
Colorful row houses in Denbigh Terrace, Notting Hill, London.
Mortgage prices cut as interest rates tipped to fall

Life & Style

Caitlin Moran in a bathtub full of potato chips.
COMMENT
Caitlin Moran: my top 11 life hacks (including crisps in tins)

A comfy bra, a cure for my hair loss, a printer that actually works — here are the things that made 2025 just that little bit better

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Londoners drink drive in the country like it’s 1950
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The food editor’s favourite cookbook of 2025: 8 best recipes
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Q&A
RENTAL HEALTH
Thermostat wars: my WFH flatmate has the heating on all day
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SARAH JOSSEL
Hitting 50? Here’s what to do with your skincare routine
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Our daughter died. The NHS failed her
Julia Bradbury embracing her show Cocker Spaniel, Zeus.
INTERVIEW
CELEBS AND THEIR PETS
Julia Bradbury: I’m not a fan of owners kissing their dogs
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Q&A
RENTAL HEALTH
Thermostat wars: my WFH flatmate has the heating on all day
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SARAH JOSSEL
Hitting 50? Here’s what to do with your skincare routine
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Our daughter died. The NHS failed her
Julia Bradbury embracing her show Cocker Spaniel, Zeus.
INTERVIEW
CELEBS AND THEIR PETS
Julia Bradbury: I’m not a fan of owners kissing their dogs
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Business

Pascal Soriot, CEO of AstraZeneca, looks on during a press conference about a drug pricing deal.
EXCLUSIVE
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
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David SmithWe’ve let crises go to waste and emerged with a weakened economy
Headshot of Louisa Clarence-Smith.
Louisa Clarence-SmithWhy Trump is really getting involved with the Warner Bros saga
Falling bond yields ‘show Reeves has won markets’ confidence’
SpaceX to launch $1.5 trillion listing next year
Why Warner Bros takeover spells trouble for Comcast
Bank of England job cuts will pay for modernisation, says official
Rachel Reeves, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, outside 11 Downing Street with the Budget despatch box.
Falling bond yields ‘show Reeves has won markets’ confidence’
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, with a SpaceX building to the right.
SpaceX to launch $1.5 trillion listing next year
Comcast Building at Rockefeller Plaza, NBC Headquarters in New York City.
Why Warner Bros takeover spells trouble for Comcast
People walk along Bank Junction with a Christmas tree outside the Royal Exchange and the Bank of England.
Bank of England job cuts will pay for modernisation, says official
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Sport

Dominik Szoboszlai of Liverpool celebrates scoring a goal at San Siro.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Does Salah feel he’s made mistake? asks Slot after Liverpool gifted win

Inter Milan 0 Liverpool 1: With Salah left behind in England, Slot’s side need fortunate VAR penalty to salvage win in Champions League at San Siro

Donald Trump receiving a FIFA Peace Prize from FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
Fifa indulged Messi, Ronaldo and Trump. Is it any wonder there’s no trust?
World Cup
Charles De Ketelaere of Atalanta scores his team's second goal.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | PETER RUTZLER
Atalanta defeat is latest example Chelsea can only raise game for big boys
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Rocket-launcher with a mad streak let down by his body: is this the end for Wood?
The Ashes
Tottenham Hotspur players Mohammed Kudus, Richarlison, and teammates celebrate a goal during a UEFA Champions League match.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | TOM ALLNUTT
Frank finally building momentum after Simons stars in convincing Spurs win
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso gestures during a press conference.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | PAUL HIRST
Alonso calm amid storm — but fans will call for his surrender if Real falter
Collage of F1 moments with Lando Norris celebrating, Lewis Hamilton in a Ferrari jacket, and an F1 team member.
MOLLY HUDSON
Wrong about Lando, a lap with Max and Williams excel — my year in F1
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Rocket-launcher with a mad streak let down by his body: is this the end for Wood?
The Ashes
Tottenham Hotspur players Mohammed Kudus, Richarlison, and teammates celebrate a goal during a UEFA Champions League match.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | TOM ALLNUTT
Frank finally building momentum after Simons stars in convincing Spurs win
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso gestures during a press conference.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | PAUL HIRST
Alonso calm amid storm — but fans will call for his surrender if Real falter
Collage of F1 moments with Lando Norris celebrating, Lewis Hamilton in a Ferrari jacket, and an F1 team member.
MOLLY HUDSON
Wrong about Lando, a lap with Max and Williams excel — my year in F1
Donald Trump receiving a FIFA Peace Prize from FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
Fifa indulged Messi, Ronaldo and Trump. Is it any wonder there’s no trust?
World Cup
Charles De Ketelaere of Atalanta scores his team's second goal.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | PETER RUTZLER
Atalanta defeat is latest example Chelsea can only raise game for big boys

Culture

The Mary Wallopers band members posing for a photo.
INTERVIEW
The Mary Wallopers: ‘The new Pogues? We’ve been called much worse …’

The Mary Wallopers on wild gigs, the power of protest and hanging out with Shane MacGowan

Steve Reich smiling, wearing a black cap and glasses, in front of a colorful striped background.
Tune up! The best classical box sets to buy for Christmas 2025
Leaning trees near wind turbines in East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany.
REVIEW
HISTORY
Duster, Diablo and Pineapple Express are names for what?
Jacob Alon from Koko wearing a Santa hat and gold crop top, standing next to a microphone under orange stage lights.
REVIEW
Jacob Alon review — no wonder Elton John loves this Scottish star
John Church stands in the center of a grand church facing the altar.
NEW
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What’s on TV and radio tonight — See No Evil
Lorna Want, Ciarn Dowd, Stephen Ashfield, Ako Mitchell and Monique Ash-Palmer performing in Dracapella.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Dracapella: is this vampire spoof the battiest show of the season?
Robert Plant singing into a microphone on stage, with two other musicians blurred in the background.
REVIEW
Robert Plant review — a mystical masterclass across 300 years
Jacob Alon from Koko wearing a Santa hat and gold crop top, standing next to a microphone under orange stage lights.
REVIEW
Jacob Alon review — no wonder Elton John loves this Scottish star
John Church stands in the center of a grand church facing the altar.
NEW
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — See No Evil
Lorna Want, Ciarn Dowd, Stephen Ashfield, Ako Mitchell and Monique Ash-Palmer performing in Dracapella.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Dracapella: is this vampire spoof the battiest show of the season?
Robert Plant singing into a microphone on stage, with two other musicians blurred in the background.
REVIEW
Robert Plant review — a mystical masterclass across 300 years
Steve Reich smiling, wearing a black cap and glasses, in front of a colorful striped background.
Tune up! The best classical box sets to buy for Christmas 2025
Leaning trees near wind turbines in East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany.
REVIEW
HISTORY
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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

F Zeen Retreat, Livathos, is one of the best hotels in Cephalonia
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INTERVIEW
MY HOLS
Rick Stein: ‘We were robbed while sleeping on the beach in Acapulco’
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Gauchos, vineyards and a lot of beef — my Argentina adventure
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Win a luxury break worth up to £2,100 at Links House at Royal Dornoch
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REVIEW
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Gauchos, vineyards and a lot of beef — my Argentina adventure
Several buildings with stone facades, including a two-story structure with green trim and a sign that reads "MARA."
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Win a luxury break worth up to £2,100 at Links House at Royal Dornoch
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REVIEW
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INTERVIEW
MY HOLS
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Obituaries

American prisoner Eugene Hasenfus, handcuffed, is led by two armed Sandinista guards.
Eugene Hasenfus, gunrunner in Iran-Contra affair

US marine whose capture by Nicaraguan forces exposed the US government’s involvement in the country’s civil war, dies aged 84

American prisoner Eugene Hasenfus, handcuffed, is led by two armed Sandinista guards.
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