Monday December 8 2025
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NEW
Junior doctors’ strike ‘would cause mayhem’ as flu cases surge

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges urges medics to ‘end their painful dispute’ in the face of rising hospitalisations for the virus

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

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

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

Colorful row houses in Denbigh Terrace, Notting Hill, London.
Mortgage prices cut as interest rates tipped to fall

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

An AI-generated character wearing a winter coat and tactical gear, kneeling in a snowy mountain landscape.
An AI-generated character wearing a winter coat and tactical gear, kneeling in a snowy mountain landscape.
NEW
Contestants fight polar bears and snakes in new AI reality show

A murderer, a Navy Seal and a content creator parachute into the jungle — move over I’m a Celeb, virtual reality is taking over

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Colorful row houses in Denbigh Terrace, Notting Hill, London.
Mortgage prices cut as interest rates tipped to fall

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

An AI-generated character wearing a winter coat and tactical gear, kneeling in a snowy mountain landscape.
An AI-generated character wearing a winter coat and tactical gear, kneeling in a snowy mountain landscape.
NEW
Contestants fight polar bears and snakes in new AI reality show

A murderer, a Navy Seal and a content creator parachute into the jungle — move over I’m a Celeb, virtual reality is taking over

42 minutes ago
NEW
Whitehall censors report on top British agent’s IRA crimes

The inquiry into Stakeknife, the British agent linked to 13 murders, is formally censored as the government bans his official identification

Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
NEW
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
53 minutes ago
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays
Tom Cruise in aviator sunglasses and an olive green flight suit on a motorcycle.
Tom Cruise in aviator sunglasses and an olive green flight suit on a motorcycle.
Paramount makes $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros to trump Netflix
Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.
Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.
Has a wise man at Nasa solved the Star of Bethlehem mystery?
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
NEW
Whitehall censors report on top British agent’s IRA crimes
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
NEW
Whitehall censors report on top British agent’s IRA crimes
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
NEW
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
53 minutes ago
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
NEW
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
53 minutes ago
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays
Tom Cruise in aviator sunglasses and an olive green flight suit on a motorcycle.
Tom Cruise in aviator sunglasses and an olive green flight suit on a motorcycle.
Paramount makes $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros to trump Netflix
Tom Cruise in aviator sunglasses and an olive green flight suit on a motorcycle.
Tom Cruise in aviator sunglasses and an olive green flight suit on a motorcycle.
Paramount makes $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros to trump Netflix
Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.
Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.
Has a wise man at Nasa solved the Star of Bethlehem mystery?
Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.
Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.
Has a wise man at Nasa solved the Star of Bethlehem mystery?
NEW
Whitehall censors report on top British agent’s IRA crimes

The inquiry into Stakeknife, the British agent linked to 13 murders, is formally censored as the government bans his official identification

Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
NEW
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
53 minutes ago
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
NEW
Whitehall censors report on top British agent’s IRA crimes
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
NEW
Whitehall censors report on top British agent’s IRA crimes
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
NEW
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
53 minutes ago
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
NEW
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
53 minutes ago
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays
Tom Cruise in aviator sunglasses and an olive green flight suit on a motorcycle.
Paramount makes $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros to trump Netflix

David Ellison claims his company has made a ‘superior all-cash offer’ to streaming giant’s cash-and-shares $83 billion bid

Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.
Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.
Has a wise man at Nasa solved the Star of Bethlehem mystery?

It seems miraculous that a comet would hover, stationary, over a small town. Not if you look at Chinese astronomers’ records, says one scientist

Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
NEW
Whitehall censors report on top British agent’s IRA crimes
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
NEW
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
53 minutes ago
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays
Tom Cruise in aviator sunglasses and an olive green flight suit on a motorcycle.
Tom Cruise in aviator sunglasses and an olive green flight suit on a motorcycle.
Paramount makes $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros to trump Netflix
Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.
Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.
Has a wise man at Nasa solved the Star of Bethlehem mystery?
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
NEW
Whitehall censors report on top British agent’s IRA crimes
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
NEW
Whitehall censors report on top British agent’s IRA crimes
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
NEW
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
53 minutes ago
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
NEW
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
53 minutes ago
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays
Tom Cruise in aviator sunglasses and an olive green flight suit on a motorcycle.
Tom Cruise in aviator sunglasses and an olive green flight suit on a motorcycle.
Paramount makes $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros to trump Netflix
Tom Cruise in aviator sunglasses and an olive green flight suit on a motorcycle.
Tom Cruise in aviator sunglasses and an olive green flight suit on a motorcycle.
Paramount makes $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros to trump Netflix
Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.
Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.
Has a wise man at Nasa solved the Star of Bethlehem mystery?
Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.
Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.
Has a wise man at Nasa solved the Star of Bethlehem mystery?
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
NEW
Whitehall censors report on top British agent’s IRA crimes
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
NEW
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
53 minutes ago
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
NEW
Whitehall censors report on top British agent’s IRA crimes
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
Collage of a man's face, an AK-47, a balaclava, and a government building.
NEW
Whitehall censors report on top British agent’s IRA crimes
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
NEW
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
53 minutes ago
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp at a press conference regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs.
NEW
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
53 minutes ago
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Collage of Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, and Caroline Spencer.
Earl Spencer’s wife settles girlfriend’s legal claim — but he pays
Tom Cruise in aviator sunglasses and an olive green flight suit on a motorcycle.
Tom Cruise in aviator sunglasses and an olive green flight suit on a motorcycle.
Paramount makes $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros to trump Netflix
Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.
Illustration of three magi on camels following the Star of Bethlehem.
Has a wise man at Nasa solved the Star of Bethlehem mystery?
Stormy weather with large waves hitting the coast of Selsey in West Sussex.
NEW
Storm Bram to batter Britain with a month’s rain and 90mph winds

The Met Office has issued amber and yellow weather warnings as Storm Bram threatens flooding, power cuts and serious travel disruption across the country

A television screen displaying a tsunami warning in Japanese, with a live feed of a boat in a port and a map of Japan highlighting affected areas.
A television screen displaying a tsunami warning in Japanese, with a live feed of a boat in a port and a map of Japan highlighting affected areas.
Japan issues tsunami warning after earthquake off northeast coast
Commuters crowded in a London tube train before a strike.
Commuters crowded in a London tube train before a strike.
NEW
Londoners miss out on Tube fare freeze and face above-inflation hike
48 minutes ago
Christmas market with several figures in alien costumes under blue and green lights.
NEW
Festive outing ‘ruined’ after private company books Christmas market
43 minutes ago
Headshot of Zhe Wang, a 31-year-old Chinese national.
Headshot of Zhe Wang, a 31-year-old Chinese national.
NEW
American student at Goldsmiths murdered girlfriend after STD row
Toddler Leon Dulia sitting in a yellow toy chair and holding a white rabbit.
Toddler Leon Dulia sitting in a yellow toy chair and holding a white rabbit.
NEW
British boy, two, killed by parents’ rescue pitbull in Greece
Christmas market with several figures in alien costumes under blue and green lights.
Christmas market with several figures in alien costumes under blue and green lights.
NEW
Festive outing ‘ruined’ after private company books Christmas market
43 minutes ago
Christmas market with several figures in alien costumes under blue and green lights.
Christmas market with several figures in alien costumes under blue and green lights.
NEW
Festive outing ‘ruined’ after private company books Christmas market
43 minutes ago
Headshot of Zhe Wang, a 31-year-old Chinese national.
Headshot of Zhe Wang, a 31-year-old Chinese national.
NEW
American student at Goldsmiths murdered girlfriend after STD row
Headshot of Zhe Wang, a 31-year-old Chinese national.
Headshot of Zhe Wang, a 31-year-old Chinese national.
NEW
American student at Goldsmiths murdered girlfriend after STD row
Toddler Leon Dulia sitting in a yellow toy chair and holding a white rabbit.
Toddler Leon Dulia sitting in a yellow toy chair and holding a white rabbit.
NEW
British boy, two, killed by parents’ rescue pitbull in Greece
Toddler Leon Dulia sitting in a yellow toy chair and holding a white rabbit.
Toddler Leon Dulia sitting in a yellow toy chair and holding a white rabbit.
NEW
British boy, two, killed by parents’ rescue pitbull in Greece
Christmas market with several figures in alien costumes under blue and green lights.
NEW
Festive outing ‘ruined’ after private company books Christmas market
43 minutes ago
Headshot of Zhe Wang, a 31-year-old Chinese national.
Headshot of Zhe Wang, a 31-year-old Chinese national.
NEW
American student at Goldsmiths murdered girlfriend after STD row
Toddler Leon Dulia sitting in a yellow toy chair and holding a white rabbit.
Toddler Leon Dulia sitting in a yellow toy chair and holding a white rabbit.
NEW
British boy, two, killed by parents’ rescue pitbull in Greece
Christmas market with several figures in alien costumes under blue and green lights.
Christmas market with several figures in alien costumes under blue and green lights.
NEW
Festive outing ‘ruined’ after private company books Christmas market
43 minutes ago
Christmas market with several figures in alien costumes under blue and green lights.
Christmas market with several figures in alien costumes under blue and green lights.
NEW
Festive outing ‘ruined’ after private company books Christmas market
43 minutes ago
Headshot of Zhe Wang, a 31-year-old Chinese national.
Headshot of Zhe Wang, a 31-year-old Chinese national.
NEW
American student at Goldsmiths murdered girlfriend after STD row
Headshot of Zhe Wang, a 31-year-old Chinese national.
Headshot of Zhe Wang, a 31-year-old Chinese national.
NEW
American student at Goldsmiths murdered girlfriend after STD row
Toddler Leon Dulia sitting in a yellow toy chair and holding a white rabbit.
Toddler Leon Dulia sitting in a yellow toy chair and holding a white rabbit.
NEW
British boy, two, killed by parents’ rescue pitbull in Greece
Toddler Leon Dulia sitting in a yellow toy chair and holding a white rabbit.
Toddler Leon Dulia sitting in a yellow toy chair and holding a white rabbit.
NEW
British boy, two, killed by parents’ rescue pitbull in Greece
How Israeli settlements are reshaping the West Bank
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

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

Mothercare store entrance with merchandise and sale signs visible through the glass windows.
Mothercare store entrance with merchandise and sale signs visible through the glass windows.
Mothercare manager wins £67,000 over maternity discrimination
Kerstin Gurtner and Thomas Plamberger pose for a selfie on a rocky mountain.
Kerstin Gurtner and Thomas Plamberger pose for a selfie on a rocky mountain.
Climber ‘left girlfriend to freeze to death’ on Austrian mountain
Five wire-haired Daxi puppies in a wicker basket.
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A basket of adorables — and other news in pictures
Hasan Ali Al-Taraiki speaking at the Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous conference.
Hasan Ali Al-Taraiki speaking at the Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous conference.
London cleric attended conference with Hamas and Hezbollah figures
Junead Ahmed, 36, in a handout photo.
Junead Ahmed, 36, in a handout photo.
NEW
Fraudster who used forged court order to escape prison is jailed
Five wire-haired Daxi puppies in a wicker basket.
Five wire-haired Daxi puppies in a wicker basket.
PHOTOGRAPHY
A basket of adorables — and other news in pictures
Five wire-haired Daxi puppies in a wicker basket.
Five wire-haired Daxi puppies in a wicker basket.
PHOTOGRAPHY
A basket of adorables — and other news in pictures
Hasan Ali Al-Taraiki speaking at the Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous conference.
Hasan Ali Al-Taraiki speaking at the Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous conference.
London cleric attended conference with Hamas and Hezbollah figures
Hasan Ali Al-Taraiki speaking at the Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous conference.
Hasan Ali Al-Taraiki speaking at the Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous conference.
London cleric attended conference with Hamas and Hezbollah figures
Junead Ahmed, 36, in a handout photo.
Junead Ahmed, 36, in a handout photo.
NEW
Fraudster who used forged court order to escape prison is jailed
Junead Ahmed, 36, in a handout photo.
Junead Ahmed, 36, in a handout photo.
NEW
Fraudster who used forged court order to escape prison is jailed
Five wire-haired Daxi puppies in a wicker basket.
PHOTOGRAPHY
A basket of adorables — and other news in pictures
Hasan Ali Al-Taraiki speaking at the Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous conference.
Hasan Ali Al-Taraiki speaking at the Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous conference.
London cleric attended conference with Hamas and Hezbollah figures
Junead Ahmed, 36, in a handout photo.
Junead Ahmed, 36, in a handout photo.
NEW
Fraudster who used forged court order to escape prison is jailed
Five wire-haired Daxi puppies in a wicker basket.
Five wire-haired Daxi puppies in a wicker basket.
PHOTOGRAPHY
A basket of adorables — and other news in pictures
Five wire-haired Daxi puppies in a wicker basket.
Five wire-haired Daxi puppies in a wicker basket.
PHOTOGRAPHY
A basket of adorables — and other news in pictures
Hasan Ali Al-Taraiki speaking at the Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous conference.
Hasan Ali Al-Taraiki speaking at the Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous conference.
London cleric attended conference with Hamas and Hezbollah figures
Hasan Ali Al-Taraiki speaking at the Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous conference.
Hasan Ali Al-Taraiki speaking at the Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous conference.
London cleric attended conference with Hamas and Hezbollah figures
Junead Ahmed, 36, in a handout photo.
Junead Ahmed, 36, in a handout photo.
NEW
Fraudster who used forged court order to escape prison is jailed
Junead Ahmed, 36, in a handout photo.
Junead Ahmed, 36, in a handout photo.
NEW
Fraudster who used forged court order to escape prison is jailed

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.
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
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Psst! What we’re all talking about at parties in 2025
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COMMENT
BETA MALE
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INTERVIEW
MY HOLS
Rick Stein: ‘We were robbed while sleeping on the beach in Acapulco’
Stephen Yeomans in front of the renovated 14th-century bakery.
A Grand Designs star’s move from Rusty Metal House to bakehouse
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Psst! What we’re all talking about at parties in 2025
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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’
Collage of a security camera, baby high chair, Wi-Fi router, electric kettle, stick vacuum cleaner, oven, and mattress.
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’

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
Five students pose in front of a green chalkboard filled with mathematical equations and diagrams.
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School league tables 2026: the best UK secondary schools revealed
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World

Hassan Attar being captured by the Puntland Maritime Police Force.
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

Painting of Louis XIV wearing armor and holding a helmet.
Painting of Louis XIV wearing armor and holding a helmet.
NEW
Mummified heart of Louis XIV reveals cause of death centuries later
Collage of Israeli politician Benjamin Netanyahu with protest images, including signs that say "Herzog you owe me!" and "BACK HOME".
Collage of Israeli politician Benjamin Netanyahu with protest images, including signs that say "Herzog you owe me!" and "BACK HOME".
IN DEPTH
Netanyahu’s pardon plea divides Israel over rule of law
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
A girl holds a Syrian flag and smiles, with face paint on her cheek.
A girl holds a Syrian flag and smiles, with face paint on her cheek.
NEW
Hopeful Syrians celebrate a year without Assad
Illustration of the Tennis Court Oath in Versailles, depicting numerous men in 18th-century attire gesturing with raised hands in a large, high-ceilinged room.
Illustration of the Tennis Court Oath in Versailles, depicting numerous men in 18th-century attire gesturing with raised hands in a large, high-ceilinged room.
NEW
Versailles admits prized artwork was pillaged by Nazis
Injured Thai soldier being evacuated on a stretcher after clashes on the Thai-Cambodia border.
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
Injured Thai soldier being evacuated on a stretcher after clashes on the Thai-Cambodia border.
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
A girl holds a Syrian flag and smiles, with face paint on her cheek.
A girl holds a Syrian flag and smiles, with face paint on her cheek.
NEW
Hopeful Syrians celebrate a year without Assad
A girl holds a Syrian flag and smiles, with face paint on her cheek.
A girl holds a Syrian flag and smiles, with face paint on her cheek.
NEW
Hopeful Syrians celebrate a year without Assad
Illustration of the Tennis Court Oath in Versailles, depicting numerous men in 18th-century attire gesturing with raised hands in a large, high-ceilinged room.
Illustration of the Tennis Court Oath in Versailles, depicting numerous men in 18th-century attire gesturing with raised hands in a large, high-ceilinged room.
NEW
Versailles admits prized artwork was pillaged by Nazis
Illustration of the Tennis Court Oath in Versailles, depicting numerous men in 18th-century attire gesturing with raised hands in a large, high-ceilinged room.
Illustration of the Tennis Court Oath in Versailles, depicting numerous men in 18th-century attire gesturing with raised hands in a large, high-ceilinged room.
NEW
Versailles admits prized artwork was pillaged by Nazis
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
A girl holds a Syrian flag and smiles, with face paint on her cheek.
A girl holds a Syrian flag and smiles, with face paint on her cheek.
NEW
Hopeful Syrians celebrate a year without Assad
Illustration of the Tennis Court Oath in Versailles, depicting numerous men in 18th-century attire gesturing with raised hands in a large, high-ceilinged room.
Illustration of the Tennis Court Oath in Versailles, depicting numerous men in 18th-century attire gesturing with raised hands in a large, high-ceilinged room.
NEW
Versailles admits prized artwork was pillaged by Nazis
Injured Thai soldier being evacuated on a stretcher after clashes on the Thai-Cambodia border.
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
Injured Thai soldier being evacuated on a stretcher after clashes on the Thai-Cambodia border.
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
A girl holds a Syrian flag and smiles, with face paint on her cheek.
A girl holds a Syrian flag and smiles, with face paint on her cheek.
NEW
Hopeful Syrians celebrate a year without Assad
A girl holds a Syrian flag and smiles, with face paint on her cheek.
A girl holds a Syrian flag and smiles, with face paint on her cheek.
NEW
Hopeful Syrians celebrate a year without Assad
Illustration of the Tennis Court Oath in Versailles, depicting numerous men in 18th-century attire gesturing with raised hands in a large, high-ceilinged room.
Illustration of the Tennis Court Oath in Versailles, depicting numerous men in 18th-century attire gesturing with raised hands in a large, high-ceilinged room.
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Versailles admits prized artwork was pillaged by Nazis
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Illustration of the Tennis Court Oath in Versailles, depicting numerous men in 18th-century attire gesturing with raised hands in a large, high-ceilinged room.
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Versailles admits prized artwork was pillaged by Nazis

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WILLIAM HAGUESpeed up, Sir Keir, or face political oblivion

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Portrait of Coren Giles.
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Headshot of Melanie Phillips.
Portrait of Coren Giles.
a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera

Money

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

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FCA unveils shake-up to cut jargon in boost for investment
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Graduates will be £24,500 worse off from the budget
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We worked a lifetime for our pensions — then they were taken away
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TIMES WEALTH SURVEY
How rich are you?
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CALCULATOR
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PROFESSOR TANYA BYRON
My sister is rigidly controlling. It’s ruining her life
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My Christmases from hell with a narcissist
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POLLY VERNON
Is offering women smaller sarnies than men anti-feminist? Maybe not
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Violent threats, ‘soft sexism’ at the Bar — and defending Jimmy Lai

Business

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Magnum Ice Cream valued at €8bn on its debut after Unilever spin-off
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Gerard LyonsLabour should stop obsessing about fiscal headroom and focus on debt
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Katie PrescottNvidia’s dominance looks set to continue in AI revolution
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Labour promised to scrap business rates. So why are they going up?
Relief for WPP as it wins £2bn UK government advertising contract
Anglo American drops £8.5m bonus plan for boss after investor pressure
First Falklands oil field could be ready for drilling in 2028
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Relief for WPP as it wins £2bn UK government advertising contract
Duncan Wanblad speaking at the World Mining Congress.
Anglo American drops £8.5m bonus plan for boss after investor pressure
A "Welcome to The Falkland Islands" sign at the port of Stanley.
First Falklands oil field could be ready for drilling in 2028
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Gerard LyonsLabour should stop obsessing about fiscal headroom and focus on debt
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Katie PrescottNvidia’s dominance looks set to continue in AI revolution

Sport

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Revealed: banned agent key to Cardiff’s demand for £100m over Sala’s death

Welsh club are suing Nantes in French court, alleging unlicensed agent Willie McKay brokered the deal for striker who died in plane crash

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Dressing-room unrest leaves Alonso fighting for his job at Real
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NEW
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COMMENT
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Defeats and ‘overprepared’ remark put focus on McCullum for first time
The Ashes
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INTERVIEW
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MARTIN SAMUEL
Tears, vodka and a ‘regrettable’ McMuffin: how Norris celebrated world title
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
An England fan raising his scarf with "ENGLAND" written on it during the England vs Serbia FIFA World Cup European Qualifying match.
NEW
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Gianfranco Zola signing a Chelsea FC jersey.
INTERVIEW
Zola: Maresca is a serious coach — look how rich Chelsea’s identity is now
Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai and striker Mohamed Salah during a team training session.
UPDATED
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Culture

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Working with Martin Parr: ‘He would flatter, joke and never ask permission’

Martin Parr glided through crowds, looking for the perfect ‘Parr World’ moment, recalls Sara Rumens, who worked with him at Magnum Photos

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Happy Valley star Siobhan Finneran: ‘I’m never desperate to play the lead’
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REVIEW
The War Between the Land and the Sea — Doctor Who goes eco, and it’s great fun
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’
Jamie Oliver making flavored butters in a kitchen decorated for Christmas.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Jamie’s Cook-Ahead Christmas
Laura Baldwin in costume as Lina Lamont, in “Singin’ in the Rain.”
UPDATED
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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
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
Siglufjordur town with mountains and fishing boats, North Iceland.
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Travel

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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

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Gauchos, vineyards and a lot of beef — my Argentina adventure
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Seven of the best cruise ship cabins for solo travellers
Collage of a smiling woman with long blonde hair over an image of a night market with a bar and fruit stalls.
Gauchos, vineyards and a lot of beef — my Argentina adventure
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