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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

Baroness Kishwer Falkner sitting and looking at the camera.

Baroness Falkner: Labour was the party of feminism — not any more

The peer, whose tenure with the EHRC came to an end last week, reflects on her work trying to draw the line between women’s rights and trans rights

‘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

Ben Duckett of England bats during the 2025/26 Ashes Series.

LIVE

Duckett and Crawley reach 45-0 at dinner to reduce Australia lead to 132

Australia tail frustrated flat England after Carey makes half-century on day three in Brisbane

The Ashes

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Garry Kasparov and Rachel Reeves interacting with children at a chess event.

Rachel Reeves caught in sexism row over chess champion title

The chancellor has been accused of making a false claim after former champions insisted her British girls’ under-14 title was not the British Championship

Donald Trump receiving the FIFA Peace Prize from FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

World Cup groups announced as Trump awarded Fifa peace prize

The president was the main event at a ceremony hosted by Gianni Infantino to decide national teams’ fates at next year’s tournament

Rachel Reeves caught in sexism row over chess champion title

The chancellor has been accused of making a false claim after former champions insisted her British girls’ under-14 title was not the British Championship

World Cup groups announced as Trump awarded Fifa peace prize

The president was the main event at a ceremony hosted by Gianni Infantino to decide national teams’ fates at next year’s tournament

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

Miriam Blythe and Robert Cornes holding a framed photo of themselves with their son, Edward Cornes.

INTERVIEW

‘Met were more interested in smearing our gay son than investigating his death’

Prince William, Princess Catherine, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis attend the "Together At Christmas" Carol Service at Westminster Abbey.

Princess of Wales hosts carol service at Westminster Abbey

Meghan ‘reaches out’ to estranged father after he falls seriously ill

A small white autonomous delivery robot with six wheels and an orange flag driving on a path next to a road.

Delivery robots have taken over this city. So do locals love them?

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

INTERVIEW

‘Met were more interested in smearing our gay son than investigating his death’

Princess of Wales hosts carol service at Westminster Abbey

Illustration of Keir Starmer, David Lammy, and Ursula von der Leyen in front of an EU flag with Union Jack flags below.

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

INTERVIEW

‘Met were more interested in smearing our gay son than investigating his death’

INTERVIEW

‘Met were more interested in smearing our gay son than investigating his death’

Princess of Wales hosts carol service at Westminster Abbey

Meghan ‘reaches out’ to estranged father after he falls seriously ill

Thomas Markle, 81, was said to be in a stable condition after undergoing a three-hour operation in a hospital in the Philippines

Delivery robots have taken over this city. So do locals love them?

Since 2018, more than 900,000 deliveries have been made by the six-wheeled fleet across Milton Keynes — despite a few bumps along the way

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

INTERVIEW

‘Met were more interested in smearing our gay son than investigating his death’

Princess of Wales hosts carol service at Westminster Abbey

Meghan ‘reaches out’ to estranged father after he falls seriously ill

Delivery robots have taken over this city. So do locals love them?

John Hurt as Winston Smith playing chess, while being watched by Big Brother on a screen in the movie "1984."

WEEKEND ESSAY | STEVEN PINKER

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

Fears universities and private schools being used for money laundering

Ministers are considering extending checks on donors to cover more organisations despite fears

Liz Truss, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

POLITICAL SKETCH

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

‘Labour’s plan for unlimited unfair dismissal payouts will deter hiring’

Firms warn that an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill to remove the current cap on compensation could increase the cost of doing business

Illustration of David Corenswet as Superman flying.

Hollywood fears for the future of cinema if superdeal goes through

In tinseltown they fear Netflix’s mammoth $83bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery may be ‘a threat to the entertainment industry itself’

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

Secondary schools

Keith Meakins and Kellie Hawes, owners of Sweet Temptations Cakery in Tunbridge Wells, stand behind a counter displaying various sweet treats.

Tunbridge Wells businesses reel as water crisis leaves ‘ghost town’

Jeffrey Epstein's mugshot from the New York State Sex Offender Registry.

Florida judge agrees to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts

Lady Elish Angiolini sitting in her office.

‘Women will get hurt over Christmas. We need to protect them’

Frank Gehry sitting on a light blue couch.

Frank Gehry, architectural maestro, dies aged 96

PARENT POWER

School league tables 2026: the best UK secondary schools revealed

Secondary schools

Tunbridge Wells businesses reel as water crisis leaves ‘ghost town’

Florida judge agrees to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts

‘Women will get hurt over Christmas. We need to protect them’

Frank Gehry, architectural maestro, dies aged 96

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

The drummer speaks out about young men lacking a sense of purpose and how the charity Kissing it Better is helping them stay happy and healthy

Bill Gates in an interview, wearing a gray suit and white shirt, with his hands clasped.

Bill Gates warns UK aid cuts may result in deaths of thousands of children

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

Editor's picks

What makes Rowan Atkinson tick? ‘I’m perennially dissatisfied with myself’

The comedian reveals how he drives himself to make hit shows from Mr Bean to Blackadder — and the doubts he suffered bringing his Netflix comedy Man Vs Baby to screen

Tony Turnbull and Hannah Evans posing with Christmas decorations and pastries.

Which supermarket has the best Christmas food?

Fiona Rugg sitting on a wooden bench by a window.

INTERVIEW

My father John Smyth, the evangelist, sadist and serial abuser

Choreographer Arlene Phillips sits on a green block.

Arlene Phillips: If I got Alzheimer’s like Dad, I’d go to Dignitas

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 | HUGO RIFKIND

Our week: The White House WhatsApp Group*

Christmas market in Nuremberg with a large crowd, food stalls, and the Frauenkirche in the background at night.

COMMENT

LAURA JACKSON

Nine mistakes I’ve made at Christmas markets

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

The great mince pie taste test

Arlene Phillips: If I got Alzheimer’s like Dad, I’d go to Dignitas

OUR WEEK | HUGO RIFKIND

Our week: The White House WhatsApp Group*

COMMENT

LAURA JACKSON

Nine mistakes I’ve made at Christmas markets

The great mince pie taste test

Which supermarket has the best Christmas food?

INTERVIEW

My father John Smyth, the evangelist, sadist and serial abuser

Best schools in the UK 2026

World

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

RICHARD SPENCER IN DAMASCUS

Despite 43 years in Assad jails, I am optimistic for Syria’s future

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

Two DTEK electrical engineers survey damage in Bilozerske, Donetsk Oblast.

ANTHONY LOYD IN UKRAINE

As war grinds on, electricians risk everything to keep the lights on

Collage of two men in suits and a police officer with protestors.

INTERVIEW

MARC BENNETTS

Putin has poisoned Russian minds, says his former prime minister

Comment

FRASER NELSON 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

JANICE TURNER Women aren’t safe when porn is unpoliced

GILES COREN There’s a surefire way to kill my festive cheer

TOM WHIPPLE If we weren’t so scared of radiation we could have more nuclear power

ANN TRENEMAN | NOTEBOOK Grandfather clock’s face is a sign I’m nearly home

Money

Gold coin specialist Harry Thorne holding up two collectable gold coins in their protective plastic cases.

The coin collectors cashing in on a gold rush

With gold prices up 58 per cent in 12 months, investors have snapped up Royal Mint coins to shelter their wealth from capital gains tax

Illustration of two hands holding a roll of £20 notes and a triangular sign depicting one person picking the pocket of another.

The two-tier tax threat to your state pension

Collage of a man in a red striped shirt with his arms crossed, a document for HM Revenue & Customs, and a one pound coin.

My fiancée and baby nearly died, then the taxman fined me £25,000

Liv Cooke doing a soccer trick with a ball in the air.

INTERVIEW

FAME AND FORTUNE

Liv Cooke: I’m millions of pounds in debt — but it’s good debt

A blue pencil rests on a payroll statement, showing "Year to Date" and numerical values.

Budget pension tax raid to hit three million workers

Illustration of keys on a house-shaped keychain and a document from HM Revenue & Customs.

Q&A

THE TWO ROBS

Is it worth keeping rental properties in light of the budget?

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

TIMES WEALTH SURVEY

How rich are you?

INTERVIEW

FAME AND FORTUNE

Liv Cooke: I’m millions of pounds in debt — but it’s good debt

Budget pension tax raid to hit three million workers

Q&A

THE TWO ROBS

Is it worth keeping rental properties in light of the budget?

TIMES WEALTH SURVEY

How rich are you?

The two-tier tax threat to your state pension

My fiancée and baby nearly died, then the taxman fined me £25,000

Life & Style

A border of colorful flowering foxgloves at RHS Rosemoor Gardens, Devon, UK.

ANN TRENEMAN | NOTEBOOK

The top gardening trends for 2026

From botanical bento boxes to lemonading, our horticultural expert predicts what the green-fingered will be focusing on next year

Renovated kitchen in A House of Wood Shingle, Bath, with exposed wood beam ceiling, terrazzo countertops and backsplash, and sliding glass doors to a patio.

The best homes and renovations of 2025 — vote for your favourite

Champagne bottles chilling in a wooden bucket with a lake and mountains in the background.

This winter’s hot hosting trend? Taking the party outside

Kaia Gerber wearing an oversized black blazer, black bra top, and black trousers, with a large spherical pendant necklace.

UNZIPPED

Kaia Gerber: ‘I learnt from my supermodel mom that less is more’

Green and diamond ring on a patterned blue tie.

GIFT GUIDE 2025

Exquisite gifts to give (and receive) this Christmas

A man speaks to a seated group of people in a large room with tall, gridded windows and stone walls.

Wadham College’s first mind-altering thinking retreat

Skipton and the Aire Valley covered in low-hanging mist and clouds on a crisp autumn morning, viewed from Sharp Haw in the Yorkshire Dales.

A GOOD WALK

A rugged 6.5-mile walk around Flasby Fell in the Yorkshire Dales

UNZIPPED

Kaia Gerber: ‘I learnt from my supermodel mom that less is more’

GIFT GUIDE 2025

Exquisite gifts to give (and receive) this Christmas

Wadham College’s first mind-altering thinking retreat

A GOOD WALK

A rugged 6.5-mile walk around Flasby Fell in the Yorkshire Dales

The best homes and renovations of 2025 — vote for your favourite

This winter’s hot hosting trend? Taking the party outside

Business

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

Facebook owner strikes AI deals with news publishers

a man in a suit and tie is looking at the camera

David Wighton Reeves hasn’t learnt from her mistakes — it will cost us growth

a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed

Harry Wallop Word salad of job titles masks the truth: we no longer know our value

In Burton they love Marmite. What would a sale mean for the industrial town?

Jamie Oliver to relaunch his Italian restaurant chain

INTERVIEW

HOW I MADE IT

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

Trustpilot finance chief buys shares after Grizzly ‘mafia’ attack

Illustration of a map of Burton upon Trent, grain silos, and jars of Colman's Mustard, Marmite, and Bovril.

In Burton they love Marmite. What would a sale mean for the industrial town?

Jamie Oliver holding a tray of appetizers with cured meats and hanging garlic behind him.

Jamie Oliver to relaunch his Italian restaurant chain

Melanie Lawson of Bare Biology stands behind a marble table with various Bare Biology products.

INTERVIEW

HOW I MADE IT

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

Man holding iPhone displaying the Trustpilot website with "Search for a company..." and "All Categories" visible.

Trustpilot finance chief buys shares after Grizzly ‘mafia’ attack

David Wighton Reeves hasn’t learnt from her mistakes — it will cost us growth

Harry Wallop Word salad of job titles masks the truth: we no longer know our value

Sport

Jude Bellingham in his England kit with the number 10, standing on the pitch during a FIFA World Cup qualifier match.

ANALYSIS

JONATHAN NORTHCROFT

Venues suit England — but co-hosts in Mexico City may await in last 16

Group of Croatia, Ghana and Panama is no cakewalk for Tuchel’s side, but they have at least avoided energy-sapping heat of Mexico, Miami and West Coast

World Cup

World Cup draw leaves England with difficult task, says Tuchel

World Cup

England pay price for worst bowling of Bazball era and five dropped catches

The Ashes

England cricket captain Ben Stokes speaking with Brydon Carse during the 2025/26 Ashes Series.

SIMON WILDE

Carse bears brunt as Australia dismantle fast-bowling masterplan

Third-placed Lando Norris celebrates winning the 2025 World Constructors Championship during the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore.

MOLLY HUDSON

Norris faces greatest opponent of all in F1 title showdown: himself

Louis Rees-Zammit of Wales attempts to score a try against Freddie Steward of England.

COMMENT

OWEN SLOT

ITV becoming home of England Tests can be game-changer for rugby

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta with Riccardo Calafiori during a training session.

ANALYSIS

How Calafiori is redefining full-back role — and pushing Lewis-Skelly to margins

SIMON WILDE

Carse bears brunt as Australia dismantle fast-bowling masterplan

MOLLY HUDSON

Norris faces greatest opponent of all in F1 title showdown: himself

COMMENT

OWEN SLOT

ITV becoming home of England Tests can be game-changer for rugby

ANALYSIS

How Calafiori is redefining full-back role — and pushing Lewis-Skelly to margins

World Cup draw leaves England with difficult task, says Tuchel

World Cup

England pay price for worst bowling of Bazball era and five dropped catches

The Ashes

Culture

Barbara Hepworth's sculpture, Two Rotating Forms II, consisting of a tall, hollowed-out piece and a smaller, solid piece, both made of light-colored, swirling alabaster, displayed on a black plinth.

The 22 best art gifts to buy for Christmas (from £2.95 to £1.4 million)

Our critic picks presents for every budget, from a festive stamp to an original Tube map — and even a Barbara Hepworth

Collage of actor James Woods and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during an interview.

REVIEW

CAROL MIDGLEY ON TV

I’d watch David Dimbleby grilling Harry and Meghan

Marianna Tsembenhoi in a pale green top, patterned leggings, and pointe shoes, sitting on a chair.

INTERVIEW

Marianna Tsembenhoi on the Nutcracker, race and the family she’s left in Ukraine

Flora Spencer-Longhurst and Joseph Millson on stage for The Forsyte Saga Part 2.

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

The Forsyte Saga at the RSC — a dose of human nature in the round

Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch embracing on a beach.

The five best TV shows and films to watch this weekend

Two opera singers in formal wear performing with an orchestra.

FIRST NIGHT

La rondine — Puccini at his most luscious and tuneful

Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill leaning against a red car.

The 10 best TV spin-offs, from Better Call Saul to Frasier

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

The Forsyte Saga at the RSC — a dose of human nature in the round

The five best TV shows and films to watch this weekend

FIRST NIGHT

La rondine — Puccini at his most luscious and tuneful

The 10 best TV spin-offs, from Better Call Saul to Frasier

REVIEW

CAROL MIDGLEY ON TV

I’d watch David Dimbleby grilling Harry and Meghan

INTERVIEW

Marianna Tsembenhoi on the Nutcracker, race and the family she’s left in Ukraine

Travel

A scenic view of a snowy mountain village, Alta Badia, with snow-covered peaks and evergreen trees.

The striking Dolomites resort that keeps reinventing itself

Postcard-pretty Alta Badia has new cool hotels and mountain huts offering dishes from Michelin-starred restaurants

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’

Close-up of a person's hands holding an airplane boarding pass.

John Arlidge Don’t scrap paper boarding passes — they’re the story of my life

Vintage retro beach tents on Biarritz beach.

This retro cool French seaside town has a glitzy new reason to visit

The Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, one of the host cities for the 2026 World Cup

The 2026 World Cup is putting North America in the spotlight: here’s where to go

The romantic Rovinj town in Croatia with its old historic architecture on the Adriatic Sea.

The underrated Croatian city on a charm offensive

Ski restaurant on the mountain peak near Megeve in French Alps, France.

I visited the Alps’ most chichi resort … this is what it’s really like

This retro cool French seaside town has a glitzy new reason to visit

The 2026 World Cup is putting North America in the spotlight: here’s where to go

The underrated Croatian city on a charm offensive

I visited the Alps’ most chichi resort … this is what it’s really like

Julia Brookes ‘My 81-year-old father had to stand for a Eurostar journey to Antwerp’

John Arlidge Don’t scrap paper boarding passes — they’re the story of my life

Obituaries

Ian Marchant smiling while holding a cane with a cat handle.

Ian Marchant, countercultural enthusiast

Author, and broadcaster whose works combined memoir, travel-writing and social observation dies aged 67

Ian Marchant, countercultural enthusiast

Sinclair Hill, Charles’s polo mentor

Prince Charles and Sinclair Hill on horseback during the Silver Jubilee polo Challenge Match.

Sinclair Hill, Charles’s polo mentor

Peter Whittle, Ukip deputy leader

Peter Whittle and Nigel Farage holding UKIP London Manifestos.

Peter Whittle, Ukip deputy leader

Sir Alec Reed, businessman who ‘revolutionised philanthropy’

Alec Reed, chairman of Reed Employment Bureau, standing in front of a Reed Employment office.

Sir Alec Reed, businessman who ‘revolutionised philanthropy’

Luxury

Andrew Bastawrous, CEO of Peek Vision, with patient Prem Kumar, who received glasses through the Peek Vision program, in Jarmanau, India.

The billionaire bringing eyecare to remote areas of the world

More than 100 million people with cataracts will die before they have surgery and over a billion need glasses. So Andrew Bastawrous set up Peek Vision

The billionaire bringing eyecare to remote areas of the world

HILARY ROSE

The joy of heels: why stilettos are good for the soul