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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking at a Labour Party meeting in Ealing.
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I will not walk away, Starmer says after voters punish Labour

Farage hails ‘historic change in British politics’ as Reform sweeps through the ‘red wall’ in the north of England

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a man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
a man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
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ANALYSIS
JOHN CURTICE
Greens helped Reform inflict historic losses on Labour
35 minutes ago
Headshot of Patrick Maguire.
Headshot of Patrick Maguire.
ANALYSIS | PATRICK MAGUIRE
Labour’s heartlands lie in ruins and the worst may be to come
Daniel Finkelstein wearing glasses and a suit jacket.
NEW
COMMENT
DANIEL FINKELSTEIN
Make no mistake: this fundamentally changes British politics
55 minutes ago
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Illustration of a balance scale with the number one on the left pan and the number zero on the right pan, representing binary options.
EXPLAINER
When will local election results be announced? Your guide to the timings
Illustration of the United Kingdom map overlaid with colorful election data, a large white X, and "POLLING STATION" text.
Illustration of the United Kingdom map overlaid with colorful election data, a large white X, and "POLLING STATION" text.
UPDATED
Local election results in maps and charts
Daniel Finkelstein wearing glasses and a suit jacket.
Daniel Finkelstein wearing glasses and a suit jacket.
NEW
COMMENT
DANIEL FINKELSTEIN
Make no mistake: this fundamentally changes British politics
55 minutes ago
Daniel Finkelstein wearing glasses and a suit jacket.
Daniel Finkelstein wearing glasses and a suit jacket.
NEW
COMMENT
DANIEL FINKELSTEIN
Make no mistake: this fundamentally changes British politics
55 minutes ago
Illustration of a balance scale with the number one on the left pan and the number zero on the right pan, representing binary options.
Illustration of a balance scale with the number one on the left pan and the number zero on the right pan, representing binary options.
EXPLAINER
When will local election results be announced? Your guide to the timings
Illustration of a balance scale with the number one on the left pan and the number zero on the right pan, representing binary options.
Illustration of a balance scale with the number one on the left pan and the number zero on the right pan, representing binary options.
EXPLAINER
When will local election results be announced? Your guide to the timings
Illustration of the United Kingdom map overlaid with colorful election data, a large white X, and "POLLING STATION" text.
Illustration of the United Kingdom map overlaid with colorful election data, a large white X, and "POLLING STATION" text.
UPDATED
Local election results in maps and charts
Illustration of the United Kingdom map overlaid with colorful election data, a large white X, and "POLLING STATION" text.
Illustration of the United Kingdom map overlaid with colorful election data, a large white X, and "POLLING STATION" text.
UPDATED
Local election results in maps and charts
Daniel Finkelstein wearing glasses and a suit jacket.
NEW
COMMENT
DANIEL FINKELSTEIN
Make no mistake: this fundamentally changes British politics
55 minutes ago
Illustration of a balance scale with the number one on the left pan and the number zero on the right pan, representing binary options.
Illustration of a balance scale with the number one on the left pan and the number zero on the right pan, representing binary options.
EXPLAINER
When will local election results be announced? Your guide to the timings
Illustration of the United Kingdom map overlaid with colorful election data, a large white X, and "POLLING STATION" text.
Illustration of the United Kingdom map overlaid with colorful election data, a large white X, and "POLLING STATION" text.
UPDATED
Local election results in maps and charts
Daniel Finkelstein wearing glasses and a suit jacket.
Daniel Finkelstein wearing glasses and a suit jacket.
NEW
COMMENT
DANIEL FINKELSTEIN
Make no mistake: this fundamentally changes British politics
55 minutes ago
Daniel Finkelstein wearing glasses and a suit jacket.
Daniel Finkelstein wearing glasses and a suit jacket.
NEW
COMMENT
DANIEL FINKELSTEIN
Make no mistake: this fundamentally changes British politics
55 minutes ago
Illustration of a balance scale with the number one on the left pan and the number zero on the right pan, representing binary options.
Illustration of a balance scale with the number one on the left pan and the number zero on the right pan, representing binary options.
EXPLAINER
When will local election results be announced? Your guide to the timings
Illustration of a balance scale with the number one on the left pan and the number zero on the right pan, representing binary options.
Illustration of a balance scale with the number one on the left pan and the number zero on the right pan, representing binary options.
EXPLAINER
When will local election results be announced? Your guide to the timings
Illustration of the United Kingdom map overlaid with colorful election data, a large white X, and "POLLING STATION" text.
Illustration of the United Kingdom map overlaid with colorful election data, a large white X, and "POLLING STATION" text.
UPDATED
Local election results in maps and charts
Illustration of the United Kingdom map overlaid with colorful election data, a large white X, and "POLLING STATION" text.
Illustration of the United Kingdom map overlaid with colorful election data, a large white X, and "POLLING STATION" text.
UPDATED
Local election results in maps and charts
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Negotiations persist despite the US and Iran having fired at one another in the Strait of Hormuz

Middle East
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How MI5 uncovered the Chinese spy ring at heart of civil service

Bill Yuen and Peter Wai tracked Hong Kong dissidents in an operation masterminded by Chinese agents — but Britain’s secret service was on their trail

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Thirty passengers disembarked at St Helena alongside the body of the first victim of the rat-borne disease

Sir David Attenborough with a meerkat on his shoulder in the Kalahari Desert.
I thought I’d have a quiet one, Attenborough jokes before 100th birthday concert

The broadcaster says he has been overwhelmed by kind messages from the public and greetings cards before the big day on Friday

Collage of a young man smiling in an outdoor setting and David Attenborough looking at a large spotted flower.
FIRST PERSON
My first job — as a researcher for David Attenborough

When he was 21, Tony Lee Moral got to observe the presenter in his natural habitat. He recalls a man who was as he appeared on screen — if not more so

TV & Radio
Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and another person at an event.
Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and another person at an event.
NEW
JANE FLANAGAN
Winnie Mandela: revered, reviled and revived in South Africa

To the country’s ‘born free’ generation she is anything from child killer to mother of the nation. A new documentary reassesses an extreme figure

Collage of a young man smiling in an outdoor setting and David Attenborough looking at a large spotted flower.
FIRST PERSON
My first job — as a researcher for David Attenborough

When he was 21, Tony Lee Moral got to observe the presenter in his natural habitat. He recalls a man who was as he appeared on screen — if not more so

TV & Radio
Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and another person at an event.
Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and another person at an event.
NEW
JANE FLANAGAN
Winnie Mandela: revered, reviled and revived in South Africa

To the country’s ‘born free’ generation she is anything from child killer to mother of the nation. A new documentary reassesses an extreme figure

Second-home owners and landlords are paying majority of stamp duty

The surcharge on additional homes has helped boost property tax receipts by £2.2 billion in a year

Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
King helped out my Wallis Simpson biopic, says Joan Collins
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Man charged after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘threatened near home’
Marinela Atomei leaving Warwick Crown Court.
Marinela Atomei leaving Warwick Crown Court.
Art historian faces trial for stalking Earl Spencer
School nurse Claire Bridger with her estranged husband Keith.
School nurse Claire Bridger with her estranged husband Keith.
Woman who stabbed husband after death of pet dogs jailed
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Second-home owners and landlords are paying majority of stamp duty
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Second-home owners and landlords are paying majority of stamp duty
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
King helped out my Wallis Simpson biopic, says Joan Collins
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
King helped out my Wallis Simpson biopic, says Joan Collins
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Man charged after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘threatened near home’
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Man charged after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘threatened near home’
Marinela Atomei leaving Warwick Crown Court.
Marinela Atomei leaving Warwick Crown Court.
Art historian faces trial for stalking Earl Spencer
Marinela Atomei leaving Warwick Crown Court.
Marinela Atomei leaving Warwick Crown Court.
Art historian faces trial for stalking Earl Spencer
School nurse Claire Bridger with her estranged husband Keith.
School nurse Claire Bridger with her estranged husband Keith.
Woman who stabbed husband after death of pet dogs jailed
School nurse Claire Bridger with her estranged husband Keith.
School nurse Claire Bridger with her estranged husband Keith.
Woman who stabbed husband after death of pet dogs jailed
Second-home owners and landlords are paying majority of stamp duty

The surcharge on additional homes has helped boost property tax receipts by £2.2 billion in a year

Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
King helped out my Wallis Simpson biopic, says Joan Collins
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Man charged after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘threatened near home’
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Second-home owners and landlords are paying majority of stamp duty
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Second-home owners and landlords are paying majority of stamp duty
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
King helped out my Wallis Simpson biopic, says Joan Collins
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
King helped out my Wallis Simpson biopic, says Joan Collins
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Man charged after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘threatened near home’
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Man charged after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘threatened near home’
Marinela Atomei leaving Warwick Crown Court.
Art historian faces trial for stalking Earl Spencer

Marinela Atomei, 44, is alleged to have sent love letters to the earl and repeatedly visited his Althorp estate, where Princess Diana is buried

School nurse Claire Bridger with her estranged husband Keith.
School nurse Claire Bridger with her estranged husband Keith.
Woman who stabbed husband after death of pet dogs jailed

Claire Bridger sentenced to three years in prison after attacking her estranged partner with a kitchen knife

Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Second-home owners and landlords are paying majority of stamp duty
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
King helped out my Wallis Simpson biopic, says Joan Collins
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Man charged after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘threatened near home’
Marinela Atomei leaving Warwick Crown Court.
Marinela Atomei leaving Warwick Crown Court.
Art historian faces trial for stalking Earl Spencer
School nurse Claire Bridger with her estranged husband Keith.
School nurse Claire Bridger with her estranged husband Keith.
Woman who stabbed husband after death of pet dogs jailed
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Second-home owners and landlords are paying majority of stamp duty
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Second-home owners and landlords are paying majority of stamp duty
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
King helped out my Wallis Simpson biopic, says Joan Collins
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
King helped out my Wallis Simpson biopic, says Joan Collins
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Man charged after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘threatened near home’
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Man charged after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘threatened near home’
Marinela Atomei leaving Warwick Crown Court.
Marinela Atomei leaving Warwick Crown Court.
Art historian faces trial for stalking Earl Spencer
Marinela Atomei leaving Warwick Crown Court.
Marinela Atomei leaving Warwick Crown Court.
Art historian faces trial for stalking Earl Spencer
School nurse Claire Bridger with her estranged husband Keith.
School nurse Claire Bridger with her estranged husband Keith.
Woman who stabbed husband after death of pet dogs jailed
School nurse Claire Bridger with her estranged husband Keith.
School nurse Claire Bridger with her estranged husband Keith.
Woman who stabbed husband after death of pet dogs jailed
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Second-home owners and landlords are paying majority of stamp duty
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
King helped out my Wallis Simpson biopic, says Joan Collins
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Man charged after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘threatened near home’
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Second-home owners and landlords are paying majority of stamp duty
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Row of residential buildings with different colored facades along a cobbled street in Kingston upon Hull.
Second-home owners and landlords are paying majority of stamp duty
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
King helped out my Wallis Simpson biopic, says Joan Collins
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
Joan Collins as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and Isabella Rossellini as Suzanne Blum, in a promotional image for *My Duchess*.
King helped out my Wallis Simpson biopic, says Joan Collins
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Man charged after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘threatened near home’
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with a concerned expression.
Man charged after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘threatened near home’
Marinela Atomei leaving Warwick Crown Court.
Marinela Atomei leaving Warwick Crown Court.
Art historian faces trial for stalking Earl Spencer
School nurse Claire Bridger with her estranged husband Keith.
School nurse Claire Bridger with her estranged husband Keith.
Woman who stabbed husband after death of pet dogs jailed
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Karim Khan says sexual harassment disciplinary process is ‘unfair’

International Criminal Court prosecutor condemns the decision to press ahead with charges despite panel finding insufficient evidence of misconduct

Erupting ash cloud from Mount Dukono volcano.
NEW
Three hikers killed and ten missing in Indonesian volcano eruption

The deaths occurred on the eastern island of Halmahera where a rescue mission is trying to locate a number of people who are unaccounted for

Graeme Hall "The Dogfather" stands next to a Devon & Cornwall Police vehicle.
After ‘horror movie’ on farm only one man could help: The Dogfather

Ali Dawe, whose prized sheep were killed, has relived the experience with Graeme Hall to raise awareness about the dangers dogs can pose to livestock

Kim Kardashian attending the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala 2026.
Kim Kardashian attending the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala 2026.
Kent garage was behind Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala look

The owner had no idea the couture breastplate he spray-painted was destined for the limelight on one of fashion’s most closely watched red carpets

Fashion
Graeme Hall "The Dogfather" stands next to a Devon & Cornwall Police vehicle.
After ‘horror movie’ on farm only one man could help: The Dogfather

Ali Dawe, whose prized sheep were killed, has relived the experience with Graeme Hall to raise awareness about the dangers dogs can pose to livestock

Kim Kardashian attending the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala 2026.
Kim Kardashian attending the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala 2026.
Kent garage was behind Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala look

The owner had no idea the couture breastplate he spray-painted was destined for the limelight on one of fashion’s most closely watched red carpets

Fashion
BBC gears up for ‘David v Goliath’ Beatles battle with Hollywood

An unknown cast of actors, armed with a handful of cover tracks, will aim to win over audiences before Sam Mendes’s quartet of biopics air

Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Transplant lets mother hold dead daughter’s hand again
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Teenager’s £116k shoplifting spree ‘worst seen by magistrate’
Protestors carrying yellow PCS flags and a large yellow PCS balloon march in London.
Protestors carrying yellow PCS flags and a large yellow PCS balloon march in London.
Civil servants will be paid for time off at union conferences
Kevin Brennan and band performing at the Parliamentary Palace of Varieties Show.
Kevin Brennan and band performing at the Parliamentary Palace of Varieties Show.
THE TIMES DIARY
Parliamentary maestro of music upstages Bjorn again
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
BBC gears up for ‘David v Goliath’ Beatles battle with Hollywood
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
BBC gears up for ‘David v Goliath’ Beatles battle with Hollywood
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Transplant lets mother hold dead daughter’s hand again
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Transplant lets mother hold dead daughter’s hand again
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Teenager’s £116k shoplifting spree ‘worst seen by magistrate’
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Teenager’s £116k shoplifting spree ‘worst seen by magistrate’
Protestors carrying yellow PCS flags and a large yellow PCS balloon march in London.
Protestors carrying yellow PCS flags and a large yellow PCS balloon march in London.
Civil servants will be paid for time off at union conferences
Protestors carrying yellow PCS flags and a large yellow PCS balloon march in London.
Protestors carrying yellow PCS flags and a large yellow PCS balloon march in London.
Civil servants will be paid for time off at union conferences
Kevin Brennan and band performing at the Parliamentary Palace of Varieties Show.
Kevin Brennan and band performing at the Parliamentary Palace of Varieties Show.
THE TIMES DIARY
Parliamentary maestro of music upstages Bjorn again
Kevin Brennan and band performing at the Parliamentary Palace of Varieties Show.
Kevin Brennan and band performing at the Parliamentary Palace of Varieties Show.
THE TIMES DIARY
Parliamentary maestro of music upstages Bjorn again
BBC gears up for ‘David v Goliath’ Beatles battle with Hollywood

An unknown cast of actors, armed with a handful of cover tracks, will aim to win over audiences before Sam Mendes’s quartet of biopics air

Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Transplant lets mother hold dead daughter’s hand again
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Teenager’s £116k shoplifting spree ‘worst seen by magistrate’
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
BBC gears up for ‘David v Goliath’ Beatles battle with Hollywood
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
BBC gears up for ‘David v Goliath’ Beatles battle with Hollywood
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Transplant lets mother hold dead daughter’s hand again
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Transplant lets mother hold dead daughter’s hand again
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Teenager’s £116k shoplifting spree ‘worst seen by magistrate’
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Teenager’s £116k shoplifting spree ‘worst seen by magistrate’
Protestors carrying yellow PCS flags and a large yellow PCS balloon march in London.
Civil servants will be paid for time off at union conferences

The government lifted the hard cap on the proportion of a department’s paybill that can be spent on union time, a move branded an ‘insult to taxpayers’

Kevin Brennan and band performing at the Parliamentary Palace of Varieties Show.
Kevin Brennan and band performing at the Parliamentary Palace of Varieties Show.
THE TIMES DIARY
Parliamentary maestro of music upstages Bjorn again

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Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
BBC gears up for ‘David v Goliath’ Beatles battle with Hollywood
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Transplant lets mother hold dead daughter’s hand again
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Teenager’s £116k shoplifting spree ‘worst seen by magistrate’
Protestors carrying yellow PCS flags and a large yellow PCS balloon march in London.
Protestors carrying yellow PCS flags and a large yellow PCS balloon march in London.
Civil servants will be paid for time off at union conferences
Kevin Brennan and band performing at the Parliamentary Palace of Varieties Show.
Kevin Brennan and band performing at the Parliamentary Palace of Varieties Show.
THE TIMES DIARY
Parliamentary maestro of music upstages Bjorn again
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
BBC gears up for ‘David v Goliath’ Beatles battle with Hollywood
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
BBC gears up for ‘David v Goliath’ Beatles battle with Hollywood
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Transplant lets mother hold dead daughter’s hand again
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Transplant lets mother hold dead daughter’s hand again
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Teenager’s £116k shoplifting spree ‘worst seen by magistrate’
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Teenager’s £116k shoplifting spree ‘worst seen by magistrate’
Protestors carrying yellow PCS flags and a large yellow PCS balloon march in London.
Protestors carrying yellow PCS flags and a large yellow PCS balloon march in London.
Civil servants will be paid for time off at union conferences
Protestors carrying yellow PCS flags and a large yellow PCS balloon march in London.
Protestors carrying yellow PCS flags and a large yellow PCS balloon march in London.
Civil servants will be paid for time off at union conferences
Kevin Brennan and band performing at the Parliamentary Palace of Varieties Show.
Kevin Brennan and band performing at the Parliamentary Palace of Varieties Show.
THE TIMES DIARY
Parliamentary maestro of music upstages Bjorn again
Kevin Brennan and band performing at the Parliamentary Palace of Varieties Show.
Kevin Brennan and band performing at the Parliamentary Palace of Varieties Show.
THE TIMES DIARY
Parliamentary maestro of music upstages Bjorn again
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
BBC gears up for ‘David v Goliath’ Beatles battle with Hollywood
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Transplant lets mother hold dead daughter’s hand again
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Teenager’s £116k shoplifting spree ‘worst seen by magistrate’
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
BBC gears up for ‘David v Goliath’ Beatles battle with Hollywood
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Stuart Sutcliff, depicted by actors, stand in front of a wooden fence.
BBC gears up for ‘David v Goliath’ Beatles battle with Hollywood
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Transplant lets mother hold dead daughter’s hand again
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Kim Smith, a hand transplant recipient, joyfully touches the arm of Jackie Kirwan, the mother of her hand donor, Georgie Peterson.
Transplant lets mother hold dead daughter’s hand again
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Teenager’s £116k shoplifting spree ‘worst seen by magistrate’
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Boots pharmacy in a shopping mall.
Teenager’s £116k shoplifting spree ‘worst seen by magistrate’
Protestors carrying yellow PCS flags and a large yellow PCS balloon march in London.
Protestors carrying yellow PCS flags and a large yellow PCS balloon march in London.
Civil servants will be paid for time off at union conferences
Kevin Brennan and band performing at the Parliamentary Palace of Varieties Show.
Kevin Brennan and band performing at the Parliamentary Palace of Varieties Show.
THE TIMES DIARY
Parliamentary maestro of music upstages Bjorn again
A giant sand portrait of David Attenborough with three artists adding finishing touches.
Sir David Attenborough’s sand portrait — and other news in pictures

Times editors select photos from around the world, including temple dogs and crying K-pop fans — which is your favourite?

Editor's picks

Keeley Hawes wearing a black velvet dress with a V-neckline and diamond-like embellishments on the skirt, against a pink background.
INTERVIEW
Keeley Hawes: ‘Everyone assumes I’m posh, that I had it easy’

The actress talks about why she understands giving up everything for love — and the joys of turning 50

Collage of a woman and man over a JP Morgan Chase building facade.
ANALYSIS
The banker who says he was made a ‘sex slave’ by a female boss
MP Samantha Niblett sitting on a desk with adult toys.
INTERVIEW
CAITLIN MORAN
‘I’m crap at talking about sex in bed’: what the Labour sex MP told Caitlin Moran
Greg Davies posing for a photo.
INTERVIEW
Greg Davies: ‘I lost three stone on Ozempic but I didn’t like it’
TV & Radio
Robbie O'Neil as Brendan and Anita Reynolds as Caroline in "The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher".
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher — Mantel adaptation is too thin to shock
Theatre & Dance
Matt Keightley, a garden designer, smiles while seated in a black egg-shaped chair outdoors.
Meet the Chelsea gardener embracing AI design
Property & Home
Collage of a roasted whole chicken and cooked asparagus with lemon.
How to buy organic food (and wine) — by nutrition experts and chefs
Health & Fitness
Greg Davies posing for a photo.
INTERVIEW
Greg Davies: ‘I lost three stone on Ozempic but I didn’t like it’
TV & Radio
Robbie O'Neil as Brendan and Anita Reynolds as Caroline in "The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher".
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher — Mantel adaptation is too thin to shock
Theatre & Dance
Matt Keightley, a garden designer, smiles while seated in a black egg-shaped chair outdoors.
Meet the Chelsea gardener embracing AI design
Property & Home
Collage of a roasted whole chicken and cooked asparagus with lemon.
How to buy organic food (and wine) — by nutrition experts and chefs
Health & Fitness
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ANALYSIS
The banker who says he was made a ‘sex slave’ by a female boss
MP Samantha Niblett sitting on a desk with adult toys.
INTERVIEW
CAITLIN MORAN
‘I’m crap at talking about sex in bed’: what the Labour sex MP told Caitlin Moran
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World

Aerial view of a large demonstration against the US President's plans to take Greenland, with protestors gathered in a snowy street surrounded by colorful houses.
Trump shook the Nordic snow globe — now islands vie for more power

Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Finland’s Alanders are taking steps towards greater independence as the wider region reassesses its alliances

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Collage of three vertical videos showing people celebrating at a bakery in Paris.
Rock with your roll at French bakery gig
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A man carrying a young girl holding a pink stuffed animal, with other children and adults walking behind them and members of the media taking photos.
Isis brides face terror and slavery charges as they return home
Students checking their baccalaureat exam results.
More French pupils will fail their exams this year
Illustration of two armed police officers with a Catalan flag background and yellow police tape.
Illustration of two armed police officers with a Catalan flag background and yellow police tape.
Catalan leaders say crime is falling, so why do people still feel unsafe?
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Collage of a woman from the movie The New World and a blue alien from the movie Avatar.
James Cameron stole my face, actress claims
Students checking their baccalaureat exam results.
Students checking their baccalaureat exam results.
More French pupils will fail their exams this year
Students checking their baccalaureat exam results.
Students checking their baccalaureat exam results.
More French pupils will fail their exams this year
Illustration of two armed police officers with a Catalan flag background and yellow police tape.
Illustration of two armed police officers with a Catalan flag background and yellow police tape.
Catalan leaders say crime is falling, so why do people still feel unsafe?
Illustration of two armed police officers with a Catalan flag background and yellow police tape.
Illustration of two armed police officers with a Catalan flag background and yellow police tape.
Catalan leaders say crime is falling, so why do people still feel unsafe?
Collage of a woman from the movie The New World and a blue alien from the movie Avatar.
Collage of a woman from the movie The New World and a blue alien from the movie Avatar.
James Cameron stole my face, actress claims
Collage of a woman from the movie The New World and a blue alien from the movie Avatar.
Collage of a woman from the movie The New World and a blue alien from the movie Avatar.
James Cameron stole my face, actress claims
Students checking their baccalaureat exam results.
More French pupils will fail their exams this year
Illustration of two armed police officers with a Catalan flag background and yellow police tape.
Illustration of two armed police officers with a Catalan flag background and yellow police tape.
Catalan leaders say crime is falling, so why do people still feel unsafe?
Collage of a woman from the movie The New World and a blue alien from the movie Avatar.
Collage of a woman from the movie The New World and a blue alien from the movie Avatar.
James Cameron stole my face, actress claims
Students checking their baccalaureat exam results.
Students checking their baccalaureat exam results.
More French pupils will fail their exams this year
Students checking their baccalaureat exam results.
Students checking their baccalaureat exam results.
More French pupils will fail their exams this year
Illustration of two armed police officers with a Catalan flag background and yellow police tape.
Illustration of two armed police officers with a Catalan flag background and yellow police tape.
Catalan leaders say crime is falling, so why do people still feel unsafe?
Illustration of two armed police officers with a Catalan flag background and yellow police tape.
Illustration of two armed police officers with a Catalan flag background and yellow police tape.
Catalan leaders say crime is falling, so why do people still feel unsafe?
Collage of a woman from the movie The New World and a blue alien from the movie Avatar.
Collage of a woman from the movie The New World and a blue alien from the movie Avatar.
James Cameron stole my face, actress claims
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Collage of a woman from the movie The New World and a blue alien from the movie Avatar.
James Cameron stole my face, actress claims

Comment

a man in a suit with his arms crossed looks at the camera
PATRICK MAGUIRENigel Farage turns back to the populist songbook

Reform leader cast the flirtation with Tory Lite aside in a crusading campaign that relied again on his big-tent appeal

Illustration of a political cartoon showing a reporter interviewing a man who is literally a pothole.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
EMMA DUNCANBe grateful the City is still doing the business
Portrait of Gerry Baker.
GERARD BAKERTrump has no easy solutions left to end war
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MARTIN SAMUEL | NOTEBOOKLight touch doesn’t work for drivers seeing red
Illustration of a lion with a banner that says "Thunderer".
NIRPAL DHALIWAL | THUNDERERWomen-only cast for David Mamet’s macho classic is plain daft
a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
EMMA DUNCANBe grateful the City is still doing the business
Portrait of Gerry Baker.
Headshot of Martin Samuel, wearing a dark suit and striped tie.
Illustration of a lion with a banner that says "Thunderer".
a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
Portrait of Gerry Baker.
Headshot of Martin Samuel, wearing a dark suit and striped tie.
Illustration of a lion with a banner that says "Thunderer".
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Money

Annette Badland in a floral patterned outfit.
FAME AND FORTUNE
Annette Badland: Bergerac meant I could buy a £17,000 house for my parents

The actress has gone from selling broken biscuits at Woolworths and earning £33 a week at the Royal Shakespeare Company to shooting Ted Lasso

Illustration of a man wearing glasses against an abstract background.
Ben KumarNuclear power is back. Here’s how you can buy uranium
Collage of a black and white photo of Eliza Filby smiling, on an abstract background.
Eliza FilbyCan anyone afford to be an artist any more?
Illustration of a sandcastle with a British pound flag being hit by a wave of water filled with twenty-pound notes.
How to save your summer holiday
Illustration of the J.P. Morgan logo on a crumpled piece of paper with a rising stock graph behind it, money in front of it, and a green background.
ANALYSIS
TEMPUS
Should you buy shares in JP Morgan Global Growth & Income?
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EVENT
The Beginner’s Guide to Investing with Times Money
A Lego construction worker minifigure with a sad face next to a yellow triangular road sign with a red X over a black figure shoveling, indicating no construction.
Iran war leaves Labour housebuilding plans in tatters
Property & Home
Illustration of a sandcastle with a British pound flag being hit by a wave of water filled with twenty-pound notes.
How to save your summer holiday
Illustration of the J.P. Morgan logo on a crumpled piece of paper with a rising stock graph behind it, money in front of it, and a green background.
ANALYSIS
TEMPUS
Should you buy shares in JP Morgan Global Growth & Income?
Illustration of a hand holding a phone displaying a stock chart, next to a sack with a pound sign, representing financial growth.
EVENT
The Beginner’s Guide to Investing with Times Money
A Lego construction worker minifigure with a sad face next to a yellow triangular road sign with a red X over a black figure shoveling, indicating no construction.
Iran war leaves Labour housebuilding plans in tatters
Property & Home
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Ben KumarNuclear power is back. Here’s how you can buy uranium
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Eliza FilbyCan anyone afford to be an artist any more?

Life & Style

Isabel Evans and her mother Tina Brown smile while seated on furniture in an apartment.
INTERVIEW
RELATIVE VALUES
Tina Brown: ‘I was the first Condé Nast editor to have a baby’

The former Vanity Fair editor and her daughter Isabel Evans, a film-maker, on hard graft and what Harry Evans was like as a father

Douglas Stuart sitting on a peach-colored sofa in front of a bookshelf.
INTERVIEW
The novelist Douglas Stuart: How I reconciled my past and present
Books
A woman in a red dress beside a science flask with oil, a tomato, and olives.
The olive oil sommelier’s nine rules: how to buy the best bottles
Food & Drink
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SEX COUNSEL
Why does my new boyfriend take so long in bed?
Sex & Relationships
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FIRST PERSON
Like Angela Rayner, I quit vaping. It was hard
Health & Fitness
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FIRST PERSON
I tried the viral ‘jaw release’ fascial massage
Health & Fitness
Claire Cohen standing in a room with a bookshelf behind her and a baby crib to her right.
There’s no such thing as non-judgmental parenting
Parenting
Illustration of Suzi with speech bubbles.
SEX COUNSEL
Why does my new boyfriend take so long in bed?
Sex & Relationships
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FIRST PERSON
Like Angela Rayner, I quit vaping. It was hard
Health & Fitness
Collage of a woman smiling and a gloved hand inserting a finger into a woman's mouth.
FIRST PERSON
I tried the viral ‘jaw release’ fascial massage
Health & Fitness
Claire Cohen standing in a room with a bookshelf behind her and a baby crib to her right.
There’s no such thing as non-judgmental parenting
Parenting
Douglas Stuart sitting on a peach-colored sofa in front of a bookshelf.
INTERVIEW
The novelist Douglas Stuart: How I reconciled my past and present
Books
A woman in a red dress beside a science flask with oil, a tomato, and olives.
The olive oil sommelier’s nine rules: how to buy the best bottles
Food & Drink

Business

British Airways flight taking off from London City Airport.
NEW
British Airways owner warns of €2bn hit as Iran war bites
Claude chatbot logo next to "AI" letters on a laptop screen.
Tech backer Hg Capital marked down two thirds of largest holdings
a man in a suit and tie is wearing glasses
Alistair OsborneEveryone loses with Saba’s win-win
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Harry WallopThe Great Resignation is over — now we’re all too scared to quit
Paddy Power owner may quit London in latest blow to City
NEW
INTERVIEW
LUNCH WITH THE TIMES
‘I like being a CEO’: Currys boss on networking and his next move
NEW
UK house prices fall for second month as mortgage rates rise
Aberdeen deal ends Herald-Saba dispute
A large banner for Flutter Entertainment, parent company of FanDuel, adorns the New York Stock Exchange building, promoting its IPO with the text "CHANGING THE GAME" and showing diverse images of athletes and casino chips.
Paddy Power owner may quit London in latest blow to City
Alex Baldock, outgoing CEO of Currys, smiling at a restaurant table.
NEW
INTERVIEW
LUNCH WITH THE TIMES
‘I like being a CEO’: Currys boss on networking and his next move
Two women look at property listings in an estate agent's window.
NEW
UK house prices fall for second month as mortgage rates rise
Boaz Weinstein, Chief Investment Officer of Saba Capital Management, during an interview.
Aberdeen deal ends Herald-Saba dispute
a man in a suit and tie is wearing glasses
Alistair OsborneEveryone loses with Saba’s win-win
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopThe Great Resignation is over — now we’re all too scared to quit
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Sport

Granit Xhaka at the Academy of Light.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
Xhaka: Dad was beaten in prison … nobody knew if he was alive or not

Sunderland captain opens up on childhood, his infamous substitution by Emery, working under ‘a second Wenger’ and rooting for Arsenal to win league

Football
Seb Adeniran-Olule with his mother, Liz Haynes, at a rugby match.
NEW
Why it’s time to talk about Seb Adeniran-Olule’s death
Rugby union
Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa celebrates scoring while wearing a head bandage.
EUROPA LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL
McGinn sweeps away the doubts as Villa reach first European final in 44 years
Football
Real Madrid players Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni talking during a Champions League match.
Valverde needs stitches after Tchouaméni fight as squad turmoil grips Real
Football
Crystal Palace FC v FC Shakhtar Donetsk - UEFA Conference League 2025/26 Semi-Final Second Leg
CONFERENCE LEAGUE
Glasner one game from perfect finish as Palace stroll into final
Football
Anirban Lahiri of Crushers GC reads his putt on the second hole.
INTERVIEW
‘I know a dozen LIV players who’d rather quit golf than return to PGA Tour’
Golf
Durham batsman Emilio Gay celebrates his century during Day One of the Rothesay County Championship Division 2 match between Durham and Kent.
INTERVIEW
‘Red-ball badger’ averaging nearly 100 — meet England’s most talked-about batsman
Cricket
Real Madrid players Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni talking during a Champions League match.
Valverde needs stitches after Tchouaméni fight as squad turmoil grips Real
Football
Crystal Palace FC v FC Shakhtar Donetsk - UEFA Conference League 2025/26 Semi-Final Second Leg
CONFERENCE LEAGUE
Glasner one game from perfect finish as Palace stroll into final
Football
Anirban Lahiri of Crushers GC reads his putt on the second hole.
INTERVIEW
‘I know a dozen LIV players who’d rather quit golf than return to PGA Tour’
Golf
Durham batsman Emilio Gay celebrates his century during Day One of the Rothesay County Championship Division 2 match between Durham and Kent.
INTERVIEW
‘Red-ball badger’ averaging nearly 100 — meet England’s most talked-about batsman
Cricket
Seb Adeniran-Olule with his mother, Liz Haynes, at a rugby match.
NEW
Why it’s time to talk about Seb Adeniran-Olule’s death
Rugby union
Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa celebrates scoring while wearing a head bandage.
EUROPA LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL
McGinn sweeps away the doubts as Villa reach first European final in 44 years
Football

Culture

Ria Jones and Sally Ann Triplett performing on stage in the play "Fourteen Again."
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Victoria Wood’s songs live again in a poignant, buoyant musical

Ten years after the comedian’s death, her witty ditties have been adapted for the stage in a new show at the Lake District theatre that bears her name

Theatre & Dance
Sir David Attenborough in a vehicle in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya.
The top ten David Attenborough programmes — ranked
TV & Radio
Collage of three actors in school uniforms, a book cover titled "First Term at Malory Towers," and a blue-tinted portrait of Enid Blyton.
REVIEW
DOMINIC MAXWELL ON THEATRE
Malory Towers: Enid Blyton did girl power first
Theatre & Dance
Adeline Rudolph as Kitana in a film still from Mortal Kombat II.
REVIEW
Mortal Kombat II — you’ll want to punch your own lights out
Film
A young woman in a two-piece outfit stands by a blue Suzuki Carry pickup truck with "Bonnie Blue's BANGBUS" written on the side.
REVIEW
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Extreme porn is screwing us up — here’s how we can stop it
Books
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter seated in a red chair, holding her violin and bow.
INTERVIEW
Anne-Sophie Mutter: ‘John Williams is one of the greatest composers of our time’
Classical & Opera
Lena Dunham smiling and waving in a red sequined dress with feather details.
COMMENT
SUSIE GOLDSBROUGH
We love Lena Dunham and Tracey Emin — but, once, we loved to hate them
Art
Adeline Rudolph as Kitana in a film still from Mortal Kombat II.
REVIEW
Mortal Kombat II — you’ll want to punch your own lights out
Film
A young woman in a two-piece outfit stands by a blue Suzuki Carry pickup truck with "Bonnie Blue's BANGBUS" written on the side.
REVIEW
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Extreme porn is screwing us up — here’s how we can stop it
Books
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter seated in a red chair, holding her violin and bow.
INTERVIEW
Anne-Sophie Mutter: ‘John Williams is one of the greatest composers of our time’
Classical & Opera
Lena Dunham smiling and waving in a red sequined dress with feather details.
COMMENT
SUSIE GOLDSBROUGH
We love Lena Dunham and Tracey Emin — but, once, we loved to hate them
Art
Sir David Attenborough in a vehicle in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya.
The top ten David Attenborough programmes — ranked
TV & Radio
Collage of three actors in school uniforms, a book cover titled "First Term at Malory Towers," and a blue-tinted portrait of Enid Blyton.
REVIEW
DOMINIC MAXWELL ON THEATRE
Malory Towers: Enid Blyton did girl power first
Theatre & Dance

Travel

Aerial view of Yelapa, Jalisco, Mexico, with boats anchored in the bay, a pier, and buildings on the beach backed by lush green mountains.
This jungle hotel is Mexico’s best-kept secret

Built by hand and reached by boat and mule-train, this ten-room boho-luxe hotel overlooking Banderas Bay is the place to unplug

Traditional wooden boat on Lake Bled with the island and mountains in the background.
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Windmills near the coast of Mykonos — one of the best Mediterranean islands to visit
Island escape? These are the loveliest in the Med
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What I’ve learnt as a tour guide to Americans
Rooftop dining at the Phoenicia Malta — one of the best hotels in Valletta, Malta
This Med capital is trendier than ever — here’s where to stay
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Aerial view of McCann's Brewery and Goldings, with a patio area for guests, and storage for barrels.
I’ve found the ultimate ‘Britcation’ — a beery break in Kent
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Traditional wooden boat on Lake Bled with the island and mountains in the background.
UK cottage, adventure trip or a villa? This week’s best travel deals
Windmills near the coast of Mykonos — one of the best Mediterranean islands to visit
Island escape? These are the loveliest in the Med
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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary in a green bishop's hat, holding a yellow sign advertising "ONE MILLION SEATS from £10 one way" to various European cities.
EXPLAINER
Cheap flights as we know them are over — but there is some good news

The rising cost of jet fuel could spell the end for £9.99 fares on budget airlines. But there are still deals to find be found, at least for now, says Cathy Adams

Obituaries

Russell Tyner, prosecutor.
Russell Tyner, CPS lawyer

Pioneer in the prosecution of cybercrime who brought international people smugglers and dark-web traders to justice, dies aged 66

Russell Tyner, prosecutor.
Russell Tyner, CPS lawyer
Ron Nabarro, Dunkirk veteran

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