Tuesday December 9 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
NEW
British spy inside IRA ‘was pampered and protected by MI5’

Stakeknife’s handlers turned a blind eye to his involvement in abductions and murder, Operation Kenova report says

30 minutes ago
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shaking hands with Pope Leo XIV.
UPDATED
Ukraine prepares to present new peace plan for Trump after London talks

Starmer believes deal to unlock £100bn in Russian assets for Kyiv is close

NHS maternity units fail despite ‘staggering’ number of recommendations

Baroness Amos, who is leading a national investigation, said the situation was ‘much worse’ than she had anticipated

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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

Bombardier BD-700-1A10 executive plane with registration CS-DVI landing at Farnborough Airport.
NEW
How private jet airfields risk becoming a back door into Britain

Threat of new border scandal after claims that flights are landing without any checks — and staff who are scared of being ‘shouted at by posh people’

Headshot of Huw Edwards looking directly at the camera.
Headshot of Huw Edwards looking directly at the camera.
‘Shameless’ Huw Edwards condemned over social media portrait

The post on his Facebook account has prompted speculation that the disgraced newsreader is planning a return to public life

Bombardier BD-700-1A10 executive plane with registration CS-DVI landing at Farnborough Airport.
NEW
How private jet airfields risk becoming a back door into Britain

Threat of new border scandal after claims that flights are landing without any checks — and staff who are scared of being ‘shouted at by posh people’

Headshot of Huw Edwards looking directly at the camera.
Headshot of Huw Edwards looking directly at the camera.
‘Shameless’ Huw Edwards condemned over social media portrait

The post on his Facebook account has prompted speculation that the disgraced newsreader is planning a return to public life

BREAKING
Two men charged after ‘pepper spray’ incident at Heathrow

Armed officers were called to a multi-storey car park at Terminal 3 on Sunday morning

Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
NEW
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Rocket-launcher with a mad streak let down by his body: is this the end for Wood?
31 minutes ago
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
NEW
All change, please: Great British Railways’ branding revealed
Khaled al-Ayoubi, a Syrian diplomat, sits on a park bench.
Khaled al-Ayoubi, a Syrian diplomat, sits on a park bench.
Assad’s diplomat defector returns to Syria after years in hiding
Sina Faily and his staff at the opening of his restaurant, Bundem.
Sina Faily and his staff at the opening of his restaurant, Bundem.
NEW
I opened a £7m restaurant in Battersea — a year after leaving prison
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
BREAKING
Two men charged after ‘pepper spray’ incident at Heathrow
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
BREAKING
Two men charged after ‘pepper spray’ incident at Heathrow
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
NEW
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Rocket-launcher with a mad streak let down by his body: is this the end for Wood?
31 minutes ago
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
NEW
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Rocket-launcher with a mad streak let down by his body: is this the end for Wood?
31 minutes ago
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
NEW
All change, please: Great British Railways’ branding revealed
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
NEW
All change, please: Great British Railways’ branding revealed
Khaled al-Ayoubi, a Syrian diplomat, sits on a park bench.
Khaled al-Ayoubi, a Syrian diplomat, sits on a park bench.
Assad’s diplomat defector returns to Syria after years in hiding
Khaled al-Ayoubi, a Syrian diplomat, sits on a park bench.
Khaled al-Ayoubi, a Syrian diplomat, sits on a park bench.
Assad’s diplomat defector returns to Syria after years in hiding
Sina Faily and his staff at the opening of his restaurant, Bundem.
Sina Faily and his staff at the opening of his restaurant, Bundem.
NEW
I opened a £7m restaurant in Battersea — a year after leaving prison
Sina Faily and his staff at the opening of his restaurant, Bundem.
Sina Faily and his staff at the opening of his restaurant, Bundem.
NEW
I opened a £7m restaurant in Battersea — a year after leaving prison
BREAKING
Two men charged after ‘pepper spray’ incident at Heathrow

Armed officers were called to a multi-storey car park at Terminal 3 on Sunday morning

Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
NEW
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Rocket-launcher with a mad streak let down by his body: is this the end for Wood?
31 minutes ago
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
NEW
All change, please: Great British Railways’ branding revealed
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
BREAKING
Two men charged after ‘pepper spray’ incident at Heathrow
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
BREAKING
Two men charged after ‘pepper spray’ incident at Heathrow
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
NEW
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Rocket-launcher with a mad streak let down by his body: is this the end for Wood?
31 minutes ago
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
NEW
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Rocket-launcher with a mad streak let down by his body: is this the end for Wood?
31 minutes ago
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
NEW
All change, please: Great British Railways’ branding revealed
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
NEW
All change, please: Great British Railways’ branding revealed
Khaled al-Ayoubi, a Syrian diplomat, sits on a park bench.
Assad’s diplomat defector returns to Syria after years in hiding

Khaled Alayoubi lost everything and feared for his life when he rejected the regime. Now he is home to rebuild his devastated country

Sina Faily and his staff at the opening of his restaurant, Bundem.
Sina Faily and his staff at the opening of his restaurant, Bundem.
NEW
I opened a £7m restaurant in Battersea — a year after leaving prison

Sina Faily has turned his life around in just a few years — with help from the Switchback mentoring scheme that gives inmates a fresh start

Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
BREAKING
Two men charged after ‘pepper spray’ incident at Heathrow
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
NEW
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Rocket-launcher with a mad streak let down by his body: is this the end for Wood?
31 minutes ago
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
NEW
All change, please: Great British Railways’ branding revealed
Khaled al-Ayoubi, a Syrian diplomat, sits on a park bench.
Khaled al-Ayoubi, a Syrian diplomat, sits on a park bench.
Assad’s diplomat defector returns to Syria after years in hiding
Sina Faily and his staff at the opening of his restaurant, Bundem.
Sina Faily and his staff at the opening of his restaurant, Bundem.
NEW
I opened a £7m restaurant in Battersea — a year after leaving prison
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
BREAKING
Two men charged after ‘pepper spray’ incident at Heathrow
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
BREAKING
Two men charged after ‘pepper spray’ incident at Heathrow
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
NEW
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Rocket-launcher with a mad streak let down by his body: is this the end for Wood?
31 minutes ago
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
NEW
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Rocket-launcher with a mad streak let down by his body: is this the end for Wood?
31 minutes ago
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
NEW
All change, please: Great British Railways’ branding revealed
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
NEW
All change, please: Great British Railways’ branding revealed
Khaled al-Ayoubi, a Syrian diplomat, sits on a park bench.
Khaled al-Ayoubi, a Syrian diplomat, sits on a park bench.
Assad’s diplomat defector returns to Syria after years in hiding
Khaled al-Ayoubi, a Syrian diplomat, sits on a park bench.
Khaled al-Ayoubi, a Syrian diplomat, sits on a park bench.
Assad’s diplomat defector returns to Syria after years in hiding
Sina Faily and his staff at the opening of his restaurant, Bundem.
Sina Faily and his staff at the opening of his restaurant, Bundem.
NEW
I opened a £7m restaurant in Battersea — a year after leaving prison
Sina Faily and his staff at the opening of his restaurant, Bundem.
Sina Faily and his staff at the opening of his restaurant, Bundem.
NEW
I opened a £7m restaurant in Battersea — a year after leaving prison
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
BREAKING
Two men charged after ‘pepper spray’ incident at Heathrow
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
NEW
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Rocket-launcher with a mad streak let down by his body: is this the end for Wood?
31 minutes ago
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
NEW
All change, please: Great British Railways’ branding revealed
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
BREAKING
Two men charged after ‘pepper spray’ incident at Heathrow
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
Traffic and police vehicles blocking the roadway at Heathrow Airport Terminal 3.
BREAKING
Two men charged after ‘pepper spray’ incident at Heathrow
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
NEW
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Rocket-launcher with a mad streak let down by his body: is this the end for Wood?
31 minutes ago
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
Mark Wood and Ben Stokes of England celebrate with the Ashes urn.
NEW
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Rocket-launcher with a mad streak let down by his body: is this the end for Wood?
31 minutes ago
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
NEW
All change, please: Great British Railways’ branding revealed
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
A Great British Railways train, painted blue and red with white, on a track under a blue sky.
NEW
All change, please: Great British Railways’ branding revealed
Khaled al-Ayoubi, a Syrian diplomat, sits on a park bench.
Khaled al-Ayoubi, a Syrian diplomat, sits on a park bench.
Assad’s diplomat defector returns to Syria after years in hiding
Sina Faily and his staff at the opening of his restaurant, Bundem.
Sina Faily and his staff at the opening of his restaurant, Bundem.
NEW
I opened a £7m restaurant in Battersea — a year after leaving prison
Christmas market with several figures in alien costumes under blue and green lights.
Festive outing ‘ruined’ after private company books Christmas market

Members of the public were turned away from an annual event in Cambridge when ‘elitist’ Arm Holdings monopolised the funfair on Saturday

Illustration of the Google logo on a smartphone in front of the European Union flag.
Illustration of the Google logo on a smartphone in front of the European Union flag.
LIVE
Google AI faces EU competition investigation
7 minutes ago
Alyssa Tapley on holiday, sitting on a large fallen tree trunk with mountains in the background.
Alyssa Tapley on holiday, sitting on a large fallen tree trunk with mountains in the background.
Pioneering treatment offers lifeline to ‘incurable’ blood cancer patients
Keir Starmer and a woman walk through an arched doorway.
POLITICAL SKETCH | TOM PECK
Is Starmer’s TikTok run by a child? It would make sense
A young girl reading a Harry Potter book in bed.
A young girl reading a Harry Potter book in bed.
Trigger warning slapped on Harry Potter for ‘outdated attitudes’
View looking over the town of Bolton with the city Manchester in the distance.
View looking over the town of Bolton with the city Manchester in the distance.
NEW
Afghan charged with raping two teenage girls in Bolton flat
Keir Starmer and a woman walk through an arched doorway.
Keir Starmer and a woman walk through an arched doorway.
POLITICAL SKETCH | TOM PECK
Is Starmer’s TikTok run by a child? It would make sense
Keir Starmer and a woman walk through an arched doorway.
Keir Starmer and a woman walk through an arched doorway.
POLITICAL SKETCH | TOM PECK
Is Starmer’s TikTok run by a child? It would make sense
A young girl reading a Harry Potter book in bed.
A young girl reading a Harry Potter book in bed.
Trigger warning slapped on Harry Potter for ‘outdated attitudes’
A young girl reading a Harry Potter book in bed.
A young girl reading a Harry Potter book in bed.
Trigger warning slapped on Harry Potter for ‘outdated attitudes’
View looking over the town of Bolton with the city Manchester in the distance.
View looking over the town of Bolton with the city Manchester in the distance.
NEW
Afghan charged with raping two teenage girls in Bolton flat
View looking over the town of Bolton with the city Manchester in the distance.
View looking over the town of Bolton with the city Manchester in the distance.
NEW
Afghan charged with raping two teenage girls in Bolton flat
Keir Starmer and a woman walk through an arched doorway.
POLITICAL SKETCH | TOM PECK
Is Starmer’s TikTok run by a child? It would make sense
A young girl reading a Harry Potter book in bed.
A young girl reading a Harry Potter book in bed.
Trigger warning slapped on Harry Potter for ‘outdated attitudes’
View looking over the town of Bolton with the city Manchester in the distance.
View looking over the town of Bolton with the city Manchester in the distance.
NEW
Afghan charged with raping two teenage girls in Bolton flat
Keir Starmer and a woman walk through an arched doorway.
Keir Starmer and a woman walk through an arched doorway.
POLITICAL SKETCH | TOM PECK
Is Starmer’s TikTok run by a child? It would make sense
Keir Starmer and a woman walk through an arched doorway.
Keir Starmer and a woman walk through an arched doorway.
POLITICAL SKETCH | TOM PECK
Is Starmer’s TikTok run by a child? It would make sense
A young girl reading a Harry Potter book in bed.
A young girl reading a Harry Potter book in bed.
Trigger warning slapped on Harry Potter for ‘outdated attitudes’
A young girl reading a Harry Potter book in bed.
A young girl reading a Harry Potter book in bed.
Trigger warning slapped on Harry Potter for ‘outdated attitudes’
View looking over the town of Bolton with the city Manchester in the distance.
View looking over the town of Bolton with the city Manchester in the distance.
NEW
Afghan charged with raping two teenage girls in Bolton flat
View looking over the town of Bolton with the city Manchester in the distance.
View looking over the town of Bolton with the city Manchester in the distance.
NEW
Afghan charged with raping two teenage girls in Bolton flat
Teihgan Cheyne pictured with her dog, Summer.
‘I’ve left it too late’ — the workers who fear they’ll never retire

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

Happy senior couple using a laptop at home.
Happy senior couple using a laptop at home.
NEW
The top six retirement regrets — and how to avoid them
A person in a hooded sweatshirt using a smartphone in the dark, with their hands illuminated by a blue light.
A person in a hooded sweatshirt using a smartphone in the dark, with their hands illuminated by a blue light.
Scam losses rise on the watch of the UK’s first fraud minister
Officers ride Sumatran elephants through debris after floods in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya, Indonesia.
Sumatran elephants clear flood debris — and other news in pictures
Brigitte Trogneux and her daughter Tiphaine Auziere listening to Emmanuel Macron's speech during a campaign rally.
Brigitte Trogneux and her daughter Tiphaine Auziere listening to Emmanuel Macron's speech during a campaign rally.
Brigitte Macron caught calling feminist hecklers ‘stupid bitches’
Michael Gove leaving the Covid inquiry.
Michael Gove leaving the Covid inquiry.
THE TIMES DIARY
Michael Gove’s Christmas cards reveal Tory friendships come and go
Officers ride Sumatran elephants through debris after floods in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya, Indonesia.
Officers ride Sumatran elephants through debris after floods in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya, Indonesia.
Sumatran elephants clear flood debris — and other news in pictures
Officers ride Sumatran elephants through debris after floods in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya, Indonesia.
Officers ride Sumatran elephants through debris after floods in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya, Indonesia.
Sumatran elephants clear flood debris — and other news in pictures
Brigitte Trogneux and her daughter Tiphaine Auziere listening to Emmanuel Macron's speech during a campaign rally.
Brigitte Trogneux and her daughter Tiphaine Auziere listening to Emmanuel Macron's speech during a campaign rally.
Brigitte Macron caught calling feminist hecklers ‘stupid bitches’
Brigitte Trogneux and her daughter Tiphaine Auziere listening to Emmanuel Macron's speech during a campaign rally.
Brigitte Trogneux and her daughter Tiphaine Auziere listening to Emmanuel Macron's speech during a campaign rally.
Brigitte Macron caught calling feminist hecklers ‘stupid bitches’
Michael Gove leaving the Covid inquiry.
Michael Gove leaving the Covid inquiry.
THE TIMES DIARY
Michael Gove’s Christmas cards reveal Tory friendships come and go
Michael Gove leaving the Covid inquiry.
Michael Gove leaving the Covid inquiry.
THE TIMES DIARY
Michael Gove’s Christmas cards reveal Tory friendships come and go
Officers ride Sumatran elephants through debris after floods in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya, Indonesia.
Sumatran elephants clear flood debris — and other news in pictures
Brigitte Trogneux and her daughter Tiphaine Auziere listening to Emmanuel Macron's speech during a campaign rally.
Brigitte Trogneux and her daughter Tiphaine Auziere listening to Emmanuel Macron's speech during a campaign rally.
Brigitte Macron caught calling feminist hecklers ‘stupid bitches’
Michael Gove leaving the Covid inquiry.
Michael Gove leaving the Covid inquiry.
THE TIMES DIARY
Michael Gove’s Christmas cards reveal Tory friendships come and go
Officers ride Sumatran elephants through debris after floods in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya, Indonesia.
Officers ride Sumatran elephants through debris after floods in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya, Indonesia.
Sumatran elephants clear flood debris — and other news in pictures
Officers ride Sumatran elephants through debris after floods in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya, Indonesia.
Officers ride Sumatran elephants through debris after floods in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya, Indonesia.
Sumatran elephants clear flood debris — and other news in pictures
Brigitte Trogneux and her daughter Tiphaine Auziere listening to Emmanuel Macron's speech during a campaign rally.
Brigitte Trogneux and her daughter Tiphaine Auziere listening to Emmanuel Macron's speech during a campaign rally.
Brigitte Macron caught calling feminist hecklers ‘stupid bitches’
Brigitte Trogneux and her daughter Tiphaine Auziere listening to Emmanuel Macron's speech during a campaign rally.
Brigitte Trogneux and her daughter Tiphaine Auziere listening to Emmanuel Macron's speech during a campaign rally.
Brigitte Macron caught calling feminist hecklers ‘stupid bitches’
Michael Gove leaving the Covid inquiry.
Michael Gove leaving the Covid inquiry.
THE TIMES DIARY
Michael Gove’s Christmas cards reveal Tory friendships come and go
Michael Gove leaving the Covid inquiry.
Michael Gove leaving the Covid inquiry.
THE TIMES DIARY
Michael Gove’s Christmas cards reveal Tory friendships come and go
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Editor's picks

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

Collage of Alice Figueiredo and her parents.
Our daughter died. The NHS failed her
Collage of a woman on a light blue background and two people driving a convertible down a winding road.
Londoners drink drive in the country like it’s 1950
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
Palm trees on a sunny white sand beach with turquoise Caribbean sea and distant sailboats.
TRAVEL DOCTOR
‘My Jamaica hotel is closed because of hurricane damage — but the agent won’t refund’
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
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
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
Palm trees on a sunny white sand beach with turquoise Caribbean sea and distant sailboats.
TRAVEL DOCTOR
‘My Jamaica hotel is closed because of hurricane damage — but the agent won’t refund’
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
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
Collage of Alice Figueiredo and her parents.
Our daughter died. The NHS failed her
Collage of a woman on a light blue background and two people driving a convertible down a winding road.
Londoners drink drive in the country like it’s 1950

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

Cambodia vows to retaliate against Thailand as border clashes reignite
Cambodia vows to retaliate against Thailand as border clashes reignite
Cambodia vows to retaliate against Thailand as border clashes reignite
Dozens injured as earthquake off Japan coast triggers tsunami warnings
Dozens injured as earthquake off Japan coast triggers tsunami warnings
Dozens injured as earthquake off Japan coast triggers tsunami warnings
Red Light District in Amsterdam, the Netherlands by night, with brick buildings illuminated by red and white lights, bicycles on the canal bank, and a sunset sky.
NEW
Why the French hard right wants to bring back brothels
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
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.
Versailles admits prized artwork was pillaged by Nazis
Red Light District in Amsterdam, the Netherlands by night, with brick buildings illuminated by red and white lights, bicycles on the canal bank, and a sunset sky.
Red Light District in Amsterdam, the Netherlands by night, with brick buildings illuminated by red and white lights, bicycles on the canal bank, and a sunset sky.
NEW
Why the French hard right wants to bring back brothels
Red Light District in Amsterdam, the Netherlands by night, with brick buildings illuminated by red and white lights, bicycles on the canal bank, and a sunset sky.
Red Light District in Amsterdam, the Netherlands by night, with brick buildings illuminated by red and white lights, bicycles on the canal bank, and a sunset sky.
NEW
Why the French hard right wants to bring back brothels
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
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
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.
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.
Versailles admits prized artwork was pillaged by Nazis
Red Light District in Amsterdam, the Netherlands by night, with brick buildings illuminated by red and white lights, bicycles on the canal bank, and a sunset sky.
NEW
Why the French hard right wants to bring back brothels
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
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.
Versailles admits prized artwork was pillaged by Nazis
Red Light District in Amsterdam, the Netherlands by night, with brick buildings illuminated by red and white lights, bicycles on the canal bank, and a sunset sky.
Red Light District in Amsterdam, the Netherlands by night, with brick buildings illuminated by red and white lights, bicycles on the canal bank, and a sunset sky.
NEW
Why the French hard right wants to bring back brothels
Red Light District in Amsterdam, the Netherlands by night, with brick buildings illuminated by red and white lights, bicycles on the canal bank, and a sunset sky.
Red Light District in Amsterdam, the Netherlands by night, with brick buildings illuminated by red and white lights, bicycles on the canal bank, and a sunset sky.
NEW
Why the French hard right wants to bring back brothels
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
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
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.
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.
Versailles admits prized artwork was pillaged by Nazis

Comment

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WILLIAM HAGUESpeed up, Sir Keir, or face political oblivion

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

Illustration of three figures on camels, resembling the Three Wise Men, in a desert at night, with a glowing comet-like object in the sky depicting Donald Trump's face. One figure says, "IGNORE THAT ONE. IT ONLY EVER SHOWS THE WAY TO RUSSIA..."

Cartoon by Morten Morland

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KATHLEEN STOCKUsing AI-generated text robs us of the gift of thought
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MELANIE PHILLIPSTrump is calling for Europe to save itself
Portrait of Coren Giles.
GILES COREN | NOTEBOOKThis wave of semaglutide is making the Yuletide grey
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LIBBY PURVES | THUNDERERWatch out townies, driving in the country is different
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KATHLEEN STOCKUsing AI-generated text robs us of the gift of thought
Headshot of Melanie Phillips.
Portrait of Coren Giles.
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Headshot of Melanie Phillips.
Portrait of Coren Giles.
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Money

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NEW
FIRST-TIME BUYERS
I bought my first home with friends so I could afford a bigger place

A new wave of challenger mortgage lenders are helping to lower the ladder for first-timers who can’t buy a property on their own

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Mortgage prices cut as interest rates tipped to fall
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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
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TIMES WEALTH SURVEY
How rich are you?
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CALCULATOR
How to get the retirement you really want
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House price tracker: will property values go up or down in your area?
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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
Illustration showing a man on a street of colorful houses with graphs and images of other houses overlaid, representing property.
House price tracker: will property values go up or down in your area?
Colorful row houses in Denbigh Terrace, Notting Hill, London.
Mortgage prices cut as interest rates tipped to fall
Collage of a woman with an IV drip and British pound coins, symbolizing the cost of cancer treatment.
Cancer cost me dearly. Others have to sell their homes for treatment

Life & Style

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ROBERT CRAMPTON
Every year I suffer what I call ‘male delay’. I put off Christmas shopping

Procrastination plagues many men during the festive season

Sir Keir Starmer, his wife Victoria, and Samuel Salamone switching on the Downing Street Christmas lights.
Keir, you’re too old for TikTok — but if you must use it…
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What to eat to control your high cholesterol
Young people dancing with their arms raised at a music venue.
Sweaty dancefloors? No thanks, we’re Gen Z
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DR MARK PORTER
Why surgery is unlikely to be the best option for shoulder pain
Lando Norris in a black racing suit kissing Magui Corceiro while surrounded by people after winning the World Drivers' Championship.
Life in the fast lane — meet Formula 1’s new WAG pack
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SARAH JOSSEL
Hitting 50? Here’s what to do with your skincare routine
Young people dancing with their arms raised at a music venue.
Sweaty dancefloors? No thanks, we’re Gen Z
a man wearing a blue vest and a pink shirt
DR MARK PORTER
Why surgery is unlikely to be the best option for shoulder pain
Lando Norris in a black racing suit kissing Magui Corceiro while surrounded by people after winning the World Drivers' Championship.
Life in the fast lane — meet Formula 1’s new WAG pack
Headshot of Sarah Jossel.
SARAH JOSSEL
Hitting 50? Here’s what to do with your skincare routine
Sir Keir Starmer, his wife Victoria, and Samuel Salamone switching on the Downing Street Christmas lights.
Keir, you’re too old for TikTok — but if you must use it…
Collage of hummus with chickpeas and a woman smelling red wine.
What to eat to control your high cholesterol

Business

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
Stacked gold bullion bars showing "999.9" purity and "2020" year markings.
Retail investors may be fuelling ‘explosive’ stocks-and-gold bubble
Headshot of Louisa Clarence-Smith.
Louisa Clarence-SmithTrump seizes starring role in Warner Bros takeover saga
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Alistair OsborneNetflix is up against an all-star cast in Paramount battle
Hedge fund ordered to pay bonus to trader who made most of its revenue
Magnum Ice Cream valued at €8bn on its debut after Unilever spin-off
Relief for WPP as it wins £2bn UK government advertising contract
Labour promised to scrap business rates. So why are they going up?
City workers with umbrellas on a wet London street, with the Bank of England and Royal Exchange visible.
Hedge fund ordered to pay bonus to trader who made most of its revenue
Peter ter Kulve, CEO of The Magnum Ice Cream Co., hits a gong at Euronext Amsterdam.
Magnum Ice Cream valued at €8bn on its debut after Unilever spin-off
Branding signage for WPP at their offices in London.
Relief for WPP as it wins £2bn UK government advertising contract
Rachel Reeves leaving 11 Downing Street with the Budget dispatch box.
Labour promised to scrap business rates. So why are they going up?
Headshot of Louisa Clarence-Smith.
Louisa Clarence-SmithTrump seizes starring role in Warner Bros takeover saga
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Alistair OsborneNetflix is up against an all-star cast in Paramount battle
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Sport

Emiliano Sala in a yellow jersey, between the logos of FC Nantes and Cardiff City FC.
EXCLUSIVE
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

Mark Wood of England falls over after bowling during day two of the First 2025/26 Ashes Series Test Match.
‘Desperately disappointed’ Wood ruled out of Ashes series
Mohamed Salah arriving at AXA Training Centre.
UPDATED
Salah trains alone — and Slot has ‘no clue’ whether he’ll play again for Liverpool
Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes celebrates scoring a goal during a Premier League match.
PREMIER LEAGUE
‘Like watching kids play’ — Edwards baffled by woeful Wolves as United run riot
Barry Hearn smiling and pointing at a darts board with darts in it.
INTERVIEW
Hearn: My nightmare? A Chinese player who only hits nine-darters
Real Madrid Head Coach Xabi Alonso reacting.
UPDATED
Dressing-room unrest leaves Alonso fighting for his job at Real
Lando Norris celebrates with his team and champagne as the 2025 F1 World Drivers Champion.
MARTIN SAMUEL
Tears, vodka and a ‘regrettable’ McMuffin: how Norris celebrated world title
Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes celebrates scoring a goal during a Premier League match.
PREMIER LEAGUE
‘Like watching kids play’ — Edwards baffled by woeful Wolves as United run riot
Barry Hearn smiling and pointing at a darts board with darts in it.
INTERVIEW
Hearn: My nightmare? A Chinese player who only hits nine-darters
Real Madrid Head Coach Xabi Alonso reacting.
UPDATED
Dressing-room unrest leaves Alonso fighting for his job at Real
Lando Norris celebrates with his team and champagne as the 2025 F1 World Drivers Champion.
MARTIN SAMUEL
Tears, vodka and a ‘regrettable’ McMuffin: how Norris celebrated world title
Mark Wood of England falls over after bowling during day two of the First 2025/26 Ashes Series Test Match.
‘Desperately disappointed’ Wood ruled out of Ashes series
Mohamed Salah arriving at AXA Training Centre.
UPDATED
Salah trains alone — and Slot has ‘no clue’ whether he’ll play again for Liverpool

Culture

An older man in glasses and a light sweater sits in an office surrounded by photos, a large printer, a desk with computers, and shelves of boxes.
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

Collage of Paddington Bear, Maria Friedman, and Tom Stoppard.
Q&A
MY CULTURE FIX
Maria Friedman: my friend Tom Stoppard helped me understand our chaotic world
Jamie Oliver holding a prepped turkey in a roasting pan.
REVIEW
Jamie Oliver’s Christmas tips put Meghan Markle’s in the shade
Jack Davenport as James Forsyte, Joshua Orpin as Soames, Millie Gibson as Irene Heron, Eleanor Tomlinson as Louisa Byrne, Francesca Annis as Ann Forsyte, Tuppence Middleton as Frances Forsyte & Danny Griffin as Jo Forsyte Jr, Stephen Moyer as Jolyon Senior, standing in front of a building.
The Forsytes are back — here’s why you should read the novels first
A mother hugs her child as they look at floral tributes for the victims of a deadly knife attack in Southport, England.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Our Girls: The Southport Families
Cynthia Erivo, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jeremy Allen White.
COMMENT
Golden Globes nominations: a snub for Wicked — and female directors
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REVIEW
MEMOIR
This tale of life in Iceland proves that memoirs aren’t just for celebs
Jack Davenport as James Forsyte, Joshua Orpin as Soames, Millie Gibson as Irene Heron, Eleanor Tomlinson as Louisa Byrne, Francesca Annis as Ann Forsyte, Tuppence Middleton as Frances Forsyte & Danny Griffin as Jo Forsyte Jr, Stephen Moyer as Jolyon Senior, standing in front of a building.
The Forsytes are back — here’s why you should read the novels first
A mother hugs her child as they look at floral tributes for the victims of a deadly knife attack in Southport, England.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Our Girls: The Southport Families
Cynthia Erivo, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jeremy Allen White.
COMMENT
Golden Globes nominations: a snub for Wicked — and female directors
Siglufjordur town with mountains and fishing boats, North Iceland.
REVIEW
MEMOIR
This tale of life in Iceland proves that memoirs aren’t just for celebs
Collage of Paddington Bear, Maria Friedman, and Tom Stoppard.
Q&A
MY CULTURE FIX
Maria Friedman: my friend Tom Stoppard helped me understand our chaotic world
Jamie Oliver holding a prepped turkey in a roasting pan.
REVIEW
Jamie Oliver’s Christmas tips put Meghan Markle’s in the shade

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
Sun, sea, sand … and standout stays — here are Cephalonia’s top hotels
The pool at 1 Hotel South Beach in Miami, Florida, US
REVIEW
This is one of Miami’s coolest hotels
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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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WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break worth up to £2,100 at Links House at Royal Dornoch
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EXPLAINER
What is an eSim and how does it work?
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INTERVIEW
MY HOLS
Rick Stein: ‘We were robbed while sleeping on the beach in Acapulco’
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
Several buildings with stone facades, including a two-story structure with green trim and a sign that reads "MARA."
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break worth up to £2,100 at Links House at Royal Dornoch
A passenger uses a smartphone in an airport waiting area
EXPLAINER
What is an eSim and how does it work?
F Zeen Retreat, Livathos, is one of the best hotels in Cephalonia
Sun, sea, sand … and standout stays — here are Cephalonia’s top hotels
The pool at 1 Hotel South Beach in Miami, Florida, US
REVIEW
This is one of Miami’s coolest hotels
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Obituaries

Rosa Tarlovsky de Roisinblit looks at a photo of her daughter, Patricia Julia Roisinblit.
Rosa Roisinblit: campaigner and retired obstetrician

Widow who found her grandson two decades after he was kidnapped by the Argentinian junta that ‘disappeared’ her daughter

Rosa Tarlovsky de Roisinblit looks at a photo of her daughter, Patricia Julia Roisinblit.
Rosa Roisinblit: campaigner and retired obstetrician
Sir John Stanley, Thatcher’s parliamentary private secretary

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