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INSIGHT
Revealed: Farage struck comeback deal long before election

Supervised by the convicted fraudster George Cottrell, the agreement undermines Farage’s claim about when he decided to return to politics

Local authorities aiding a migrant on a beach in Ceuta, Spain.
NEW
KATIE GATENS IN CEUTA
Migrants were lured across by videos promising sanctuary

The unprecedented mass crossing from Morocco had been brewing for weeks. Most of the 60,000 have left but hundreds are on the streets

NEW
ANALYSIS
PETER CONRADI
Haunted by 2015 migrant crisis, EU states turn against Spain

Ironically, the Ceuta surge comes as illegal crossings into Europe are falling. Schengen members want it to stay that way

Illustration of many small brown houses on a blue landmass that resembles a map.
NEW
The revolt against HMO Britain: how many are in your area?

Landlords are splitting ever more properties to make bigger rents — councils who fear for their neighbourhoods are fighting back

FIFA President Gianni Infantino holding the winners' trophy during a press conference.
MARTYN ZIEGLER
Efforts to oust Infantino intensify as Fifa president clings to power

Support is flooding away from the Swiss, who is likely to be asked to resign at emergency council meeting and is scrambling to establish base of backers

Football
Illustration of a man in a desert trying to cool himself with a fan, next to a melting laptop.
Illustration of a man in a desert trying to cool himself with a fan, next to a melting laptop.
‘Summer hours’: the offices where staff expect a 2pm Friday finish

More and more British businesses are cutting the week short in hot weather to assist with health and childcare. Is it good for productivity too?

FIFA President Gianni Infantino holding the winners' trophy during a press conference.
MARTYN ZIEGLER
Efforts to oust Infantino intensify as Fifa president clings to power

Support is flooding away from the Swiss, who is likely to be asked to resign at emergency council meeting and is scrambling to establish base of backers

Football
Illustration of a man in a desert trying to cool himself with a fan, next to a melting laptop.
Illustration of a man in a desert trying to cool himself with a fan, next to a melting laptop.
‘Summer hours’: the offices where staff expect a 2pm Friday finish

More and more British businesses are cutting the week short in hot weather to assist with health and childcare. Is it good for productivity too?

NEW
INTERVIEW
Britain’s first AI minister: ‘People are right to worry’

Kanishka Narayan acknowledges the fear, especially for children, but wants our finest minds to shape the future and ‘cut through the slop’

Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
INTERVIEW
Those are my biceps on the Odyssey poster — I’m 4ft 6in
Film
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
NEW
The £45m painting and the charity gift that never arrived
Art
Nigel Farage campaigning in Weeley, leaning out of a truck window while holding a British flag.
Nigel Farage campaigning in Weeley, leaning out of a truck window while holding a British flag.
NEW
JOSH GLANCY
To stop Reform’s slump, Farage needs to win places like this
Illustration of two male profiles overlaid with glitch effects on a pink background.
Illustration of two male profiles overlaid with glitch effects on a pink background.
‘When my ADHD diagnosis was removed, it was a relief’
Health & Fitness
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Britain’s first AI minister: ‘People are right to worry’
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Britain’s first AI minister: ‘People are right to worry’
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
INTERVIEW
Those are my biceps on the Odyssey poster — I’m 4ft 6in
Film
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
INTERVIEW
Those are my biceps on the Odyssey poster — I’m 4ft 6in
Film
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
NEW
The £45m painting and the charity gift that never arrived
Art
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
NEW
The £45m painting and the charity gift that never arrived
Art
Nigel Farage campaigning in Weeley, leaning out of a truck window while holding a British flag.
Nigel Farage campaigning in Weeley, leaning out of a truck window while holding a British flag.
NEW
JOSH GLANCY
To stop Reform’s slump, Farage needs to win places like this
Nigel Farage campaigning in Weeley, leaning out of a truck window while holding a British flag.
Nigel Farage campaigning in Weeley, leaning out of a truck window while holding a British flag.
NEW
JOSH GLANCY
To stop Reform’s slump, Farage needs to win places like this
Illustration of two male profiles overlaid with glitch effects on a pink background.
Illustration of two male profiles overlaid with glitch effects on a pink background.
‘When my ADHD diagnosis was removed, it was a relief’
Health & Fitness
Illustration of two male profiles overlaid with glitch effects on a pink background.
Illustration of two male profiles overlaid with glitch effects on a pink background.
‘When my ADHD diagnosis was removed, it was a relief’
Health & Fitness
NEW
INTERVIEW
Britain’s first AI minister: ‘People are right to worry’

Kanishka Narayan acknowledges the fear, especially for children, but wants our finest minds to shape the future and ‘cut through the slop’

Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
INTERVIEW
Those are my biceps on the Odyssey poster — I’m 4ft 6in
Film
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
NEW
The £45m painting and the charity gift that never arrived
Art
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Britain’s first AI minister: ‘People are right to worry’
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Britain’s first AI minister: ‘People are right to worry’
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
INTERVIEW
Those are my biceps on the Odyssey poster — I’m 4ft 6in
Film
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
INTERVIEW
Those are my biceps on the Odyssey poster — I’m 4ft 6in
Film
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
NEW
The £45m painting and the charity gift that never arrived
Art
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
NEW
The £45m painting and the charity gift that never arrived
Art
Nigel Farage campaigning in Weeley, leaning out of a truck window while holding a British flag.
NEW
JOSH GLANCY
To stop Reform’s slump, Farage needs to win places like this

Suella Braverman’s seat of Fareham & Waterlooville should be prime territory for the party, but it seems to be losing its mojo

Illustration of two male profiles overlaid with glitch effects on a pink background.
Illustration of two male profiles overlaid with glitch effects on a pink background.
‘When my ADHD diagnosis was removed, it was a relief’

Rates of conditions such as ADHD and autism seem to be ever growing, but some adults diagnosed in childhood are happy to be free of their labels

Health & Fitness
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Britain’s first AI minister: ‘People are right to worry’
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
INTERVIEW
Those are my biceps on the Odyssey poster — I’m 4ft 6in
Film
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
NEW
The £45m painting and the charity gift that never arrived
Art
Nigel Farage campaigning in Weeley, leaning out of a truck window while holding a British flag.
Nigel Farage campaigning in Weeley, leaning out of a truck window while holding a British flag.
NEW
JOSH GLANCY
To stop Reform’s slump, Farage needs to win places like this
Illustration of two male profiles overlaid with glitch effects on a pink background.
Illustration of two male profiles overlaid with glitch effects on a pink background.
‘When my ADHD diagnosis was removed, it was a relief’
Health & Fitness
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Britain’s first AI minister: ‘People are right to worry’
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Britain’s first AI minister: ‘People are right to worry’
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
INTERVIEW
Those are my biceps on the Odyssey poster — I’m 4ft 6in
Film
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
INTERVIEW
Those are my biceps on the Odyssey poster — I’m 4ft 6in
Film
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
NEW
The £45m painting and the charity gift that never arrived
Art
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
NEW
The £45m painting and the charity gift that never arrived
Art
Nigel Farage campaigning in Weeley, leaning out of a truck window while holding a British flag.
Nigel Farage campaigning in Weeley, leaning out of a truck window while holding a British flag.
NEW
JOSH GLANCY
To stop Reform’s slump, Farage needs to win places like this
Nigel Farage campaigning in Weeley, leaning out of a truck window while holding a British flag.
Nigel Farage campaigning in Weeley, leaning out of a truck window while holding a British flag.
NEW
JOSH GLANCY
To stop Reform’s slump, Farage needs to win places like this
Illustration of two male profiles overlaid with glitch effects on a pink background.
Illustration of two male profiles overlaid with glitch effects on a pink background.
‘When my ADHD diagnosis was removed, it was a relief’
Health & Fitness
Illustration of two male profiles overlaid with glitch effects on a pink background.
Illustration of two male profiles overlaid with glitch effects on a pink background.
‘When my ADHD diagnosis was removed, it was a relief’
Health & Fitness
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Britain’s first AI minister: ‘People are right to worry’
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
INTERVIEW
Those are my biceps on the Odyssey poster — I’m 4ft 6in
Film
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
NEW
The £45m painting and the charity gift that never arrived
Art
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Britain’s first AI minister: ‘People are right to worry’
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
Kanishka Narayan seated at a desk with a red folder, a red dispatch box, and a British flag in the background.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Britain’s first AI minister: ‘People are right to worry’
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
INTERVIEW
Those are my biceps on the Odyssey poster — I’m 4ft 6in
Film
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
Collage of an illustration of a medieval battle and a photo of a smiling woman.
INTERVIEW
Those are my biceps on the Odyssey poster — I’m 4ft 6in
Film
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
NEW
The £45m painting and the charity gift that never arrived
Art
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
Contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri stands on his record-breaking painting entitled 'The Journey of Humanity'.
NEW
The £45m painting and the charity gift that never arrived
Art
Nigel Farage campaigning in Weeley, leaning out of a truck window while holding a British flag.
Nigel Farage campaigning in Weeley, leaning out of a truck window while holding a British flag.
NEW
JOSH GLANCY
To stop Reform’s slump, Farage needs to win places like this
Illustration of two male profiles overlaid with glitch effects on a pink background.
Illustration of two male profiles overlaid with glitch effects on a pink background.
‘When my ADHD diagnosis was removed, it was a relief’
Health & Fitness
Collage of two black and white portraits of an older man with a beard; the left shows him with hands covering his face, and the right is a close-up of his face with a serious expression.
NEW
INTERVIEW
DECCA AITKENHEAD
Phil Collins at 75: ‘My personal life? It’s a minefield’

Two years ago, he lay on his deathbed in a Swiss hospital. Now the mega-selling singer is open to the idea of a fourth wife

Isabelle Rose Welsh as a toddler in a stroller.
EXCLUSIVE
Abuser had arrest warrant 18 months before he killed girl

Cleveland police failed to detain Harrison Simpson before he and his girlfriend murdered her two-year-old daughter

Police and emergency services at the scene of an explosion near a Moscow cafe.
Police and emergency services at the scene of an explosion near a Moscow cafe.
NEW
Moscow says two killed by suicide bomber at restaurant
Collage of Christopher Vincent Kinahan's face with Euro banknotes and what appears to be part of a document from Dubai's Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship.
Collage of Christopher Vincent Kinahan's face with Euro banknotes and what appears to be part of a document from Dubai's Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship.
EXCLUSIVE
No place to hide: Kinahan cartel in crisis as Dubai safe haven ends
Ireland
The cast of the film "The Commitments" gathered for a group photo.
NEW
Where are the cast of The Commitments now?
Music
The interior of The Royal Opera House before a performance.
The interior of The Royal Opera House before a performance.
NEW
Royal Opera House faces £60m repair bill just to stay open
Theatre & Dance
Jorja Smith against a pink background.
Jorja Smith against a pink background.
NEW
STYLE UNZIPPED
Jorja Smith: Indie sleaze wasn’t a good look for me
Fashion
The cast of the film "The Commitments" gathered for a group photo.
The cast of the film "The Commitments" gathered for a group photo.
NEW
Where are the cast of The Commitments now?
Music
The cast of the film "The Commitments" gathered for a group photo.
The cast of the film "The Commitments" gathered for a group photo.
NEW
Where are the cast of The Commitments now?
Music
The interior of The Royal Opera House before a performance.
The interior of The Royal Opera House before a performance.
NEW
Royal Opera House faces £60m repair bill just to stay open
Theatre & Dance
The interior of The Royal Opera House before a performance.
The interior of The Royal Opera House before a performance.
NEW
Royal Opera House faces £60m repair bill just to stay open
Theatre & Dance
Jorja Smith against a pink background.
Jorja Smith against a pink background.
NEW
STYLE UNZIPPED
Jorja Smith: Indie sleaze wasn’t a good look for me
Fashion
Jorja Smith against a pink background.
Jorja Smith against a pink background.
NEW
STYLE UNZIPPED
Jorja Smith: Indie sleaze wasn’t a good look for me
Fashion
The cast of the film "The Commitments" gathered for a group photo.
NEW
Where are the cast of The Commitments now?
Music
The interior of The Royal Opera House before a performance.
The interior of The Royal Opera House before a performance.
NEW
Royal Opera House faces £60m repair bill just to stay open
Theatre & Dance
Jorja Smith against a pink background.
Jorja Smith against a pink background.
NEW
STYLE UNZIPPED
Jorja Smith: Indie sleaze wasn’t a good look for me
Fashion
The cast of the film "The Commitments" gathered for a group photo.
The cast of the film "The Commitments" gathered for a group photo.
NEW
Where are the cast of The Commitments now?
Music
The cast of the film "The Commitments" gathered for a group photo.
The cast of the film "The Commitments" gathered for a group photo.
NEW
Where are the cast of The Commitments now?
Music
The interior of The Royal Opera House before a performance.
The interior of The Royal Opera House before a performance.
NEW
Royal Opera House faces £60m repair bill just to stay open
Theatre & Dance
The interior of The Royal Opera House before a performance.
The interior of The Royal Opera House before a performance.
NEW
Royal Opera House faces £60m repair bill just to stay open
Theatre & Dance
Jorja Smith against a pink background.
Jorja Smith against a pink background.
NEW
STYLE UNZIPPED
Jorja Smith: Indie sleaze wasn’t a good look for me
Fashion
Jorja Smith against a pink background.
Jorja Smith against a pink background.
NEW
STYLE UNZIPPED
Jorja Smith: Indie sleaze wasn’t a good look for me
Fashion
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Samantha Morton, dressed in a white shirt and jeans, sitting on a burnt orange velvet chair.
INTERVIEW
CULTURE MAGAZINE
Samantha Morton on The Odyssey: I spoke for every wronged woman — like my mum

The star of Christopher Nolan’s hit epic says her acclaimed performance was inspired by a childhood in care and her mother

Film
Ed Davey, his wife Emily, and their son John in their garden.
NEW
Ed Davey: How to fix social care without raising taxes

The Lib Dem leader, who’s spent years caring for family, says the private sector should not be cut out of reform

Three people at Kobi's Hill with an Israeli flag in the foreground, overlooking a dry, hilly landscape.
Three people at Kobi's Hill with an Israeli flag in the foreground, overlooking a dry, hilly landscape.
NEW
CHRISTINA LAMB
Will Israel embrace the ‘anti-Netanyahu’ who lost a son in Gaza?
Middle East
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Illustration of Andy Burnham wearing glasses and a blue shirt, pointing to the left with an upward-pointing arrow behind him, colored with the Union Jack.
Illustration of Andy Burnham wearing glasses and a blue shirt, pointing to the left with an upward-pointing arrow behind him, colored with the Union Jack.
NEW
Boris Johnson tried levelling up. Can Burnham do any better?
An aerial view shows a large hill ablaze with fire and smoke in the foreground, with city lights and the sea in the background under a cloudy sky at dusk.
How wildfires put climate (and net zero deadlines) back on the agenda
Collage of a wildfire with a plane traveling overhead, a travel insurance form, a passport, coins, sunglasses, and a straw hat.
Collage of a wildfire with a plane traveling overhead, a travel insurance form, a passport, coins, sunglasses, and a straw hat.
NEW
Half of travel insurance policies will not pay out over wildfires
Firefighters spraying water on a blaze.
Firefighters spraying water on a blaze.
FIRST PERSON
Diary of a wildfire fighter working 20-hour shifts in France
An aerial view shows a large hill ablaze with fire and smoke in the foreground, with city lights and the sea in the background under a cloudy sky at dusk.
An aerial view shows a large hill ablaze with fire and smoke in the foreground, with city lights and the sea in the background under a cloudy sky at dusk.
How wildfires put climate (and net zero deadlines) back on the agenda
An aerial view shows a large hill ablaze with fire and smoke in the foreground, with city lights and the sea in the background under a cloudy sky at dusk.
An aerial view shows a large hill ablaze with fire and smoke in the foreground, with city lights and the sea in the background under a cloudy sky at dusk.
How wildfires put climate (and net zero deadlines) back on the agenda
Collage of a wildfire with a plane traveling overhead, a travel insurance form, a passport, coins, sunglasses, and a straw hat.
Collage of a wildfire with a plane traveling overhead, a travel insurance form, a passport, coins, sunglasses, and a straw hat.
NEW
Half of travel insurance policies will not pay out over wildfires
Collage of a wildfire with a plane traveling overhead, a travel insurance form, a passport, coins, sunglasses, and a straw hat.
Collage of a wildfire with a plane traveling overhead, a travel insurance form, a passport, coins, sunglasses, and a straw hat.
NEW
Half of travel insurance policies will not pay out over wildfires
Firefighters spraying water on a blaze.
Firefighters spraying water on a blaze.
FIRST PERSON
Diary of a wildfire fighter working 20-hour shifts in France
Firefighters spraying water on a blaze.
Firefighters spraying water on a blaze.
FIRST PERSON
Diary of a wildfire fighter working 20-hour shifts in France
An aerial view shows a large hill ablaze with fire and smoke in the foreground, with city lights and the sea in the background under a cloudy sky at dusk.
How wildfires put climate (and net zero deadlines) back on the agenda
Collage of a wildfire with a plane traveling overhead, a travel insurance form, a passport, coins, sunglasses, and a straw hat.
Collage of a wildfire with a plane traveling overhead, a travel insurance form, a passport, coins, sunglasses, and a straw hat.
NEW
Half of travel insurance policies will not pay out over wildfires
Firefighters spraying water on a blaze.
Firefighters spraying water on a blaze.
FIRST PERSON
Diary of a wildfire fighter working 20-hour shifts in France
An aerial view shows a large hill ablaze with fire and smoke in the foreground, with city lights and the sea in the background under a cloudy sky at dusk.
An aerial view shows a large hill ablaze with fire and smoke in the foreground, with city lights and the sea in the background under a cloudy sky at dusk.
How wildfires put climate (and net zero deadlines) back on the agenda
An aerial view shows a large hill ablaze with fire and smoke in the foreground, with city lights and the sea in the background under a cloudy sky at dusk.
An aerial view shows a large hill ablaze with fire and smoke in the foreground, with city lights and the sea in the background under a cloudy sky at dusk.
How wildfires put climate (and net zero deadlines) back on the agenda
Collage of a wildfire with a plane traveling overhead, a travel insurance form, a passport, coins, sunglasses, and a straw hat.
Collage of a wildfire with a plane traveling overhead, a travel insurance form, a passport, coins, sunglasses, and a straw hat.
NEW
Half of travel insurance policies will not pay out over wildfires
Collage of a wildfire with a plane traveling overhead, a travel insurance form, a passport, coins, sunglasses, and a straw hat.
Collage of a wildfire with a plane traveling overhead, a travel insurance form, a passport, coins, sunglasses, and a straw hat.
NEW
Half of travel insurance policies will not pay out over wildfires
Firefighters spraying water on a blaze.
Firefighters spraying water on a blaze.
FIRST PERSON
Diary of a wildfire fighter working 20-hour shifts in France
Firefighters spraying water on a blaze.
Firefighters spraying water on a blaze.
FIRST PERSON
Diary of a wildfire fighter working 20-hour shifts in France
A man carrying a child, and other pedestrians, run past a sniper spot in Sarajevo during the civil war.
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THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE
Sarajevo’s human safari: the tourists who paid to shoot civilians

In the 1990s hundreds of residents were killed by snipers. Now foreign nationals are heading to court accused of murdering civilians for fun

A man carrying a child, and other pedestrians, run past a sniper spot in Sarajevo during the civil war.
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THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE
Sarajevo’s human safari: the tourists who paid to shoot civilians
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LINDA MOREY-BURROWS
I banned WFH and lost a third of my staff. It was worth it
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Chef Ben Tonks preparing an octopus for Polbo a Feira at The Seahorse restaurant.
CHARLOTTE IVERS
Should Britain be eating more octopus?

The Spanish and Greeks have long been suckers for it, and now we’re swimming with them. Chefs in Devon show our former restaurant critic how it’s done

Food & Drink
Jeremy Clarkson in a black leather jacket.
Jeremy ClarksonThe biggest welfare scroungers? Dogs
Francesca Hong speaks into a megaphone at a protest.
Katy BallsAre socialists taking charge of the Democratic Party?
Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsey leaving Bath Abbey after their wedding.
Parents must ‘improve as people’ before we reconcile, says Adam Ramsay-Peaty
Fresh cheating claims hit club at centre of ‘Clicky Ponting’ scandal
Fresh cheating claims hit club at centre of ‘Clicky Ponting’ scandal
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Luke Combs, the new country icon filling Wembley three times over
Music
Prince Philip of Greece at Gordonstoun public school.
Prince Philip’s school report revealed: ‘irritable but a born leader’
Scotland
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Parents must ‘improve as people’ before we reconcile, says Adam Ramsay-Peaty
Fresh cheating claims hit club at centre of ‘Clicky Ponting’ scandal
Fresh cheating claims hit club at centre of ‘Clicky Ponting’ scandal
Cricket
Luke Combs performing at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.
Luke Combs, the new country icon filling Wembley three times over
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Prince Philip’s school report revealed: ‘irritable but a born leader’
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Francesca Hong speaks into a megaphone at a protest.
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MATTHEW GOULD
The Gulf states’ reaction to this war exposes fault lines between allies

While Riyadh has adopted a new muscular approach, the UAE has moved towards dialogue and Oman is trying to position itself as neutral

Middle East
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Illustration of a collage showing a man's face, soldiers, a missile, and a ruler, symbolizing conflict.
Russians face a war trial. Ukrainians face having to defend them
Russia-Ukraine war
Bernard Arnault and Helene Mercier-Arnault arriving at the Élysée Palace for a dinner.
Bernard Arnault and Helene Mercier-Arnault arriving at the Élysée Palace for a dinner.
France’s last monarch? Not moi, says luxury king Bernard Arnault
Karlie Kloss in a white gown and Joshua Kushner in a black tuxedo at the Met Gala.
Who is the super-rich Kushner who wanted a stake in the World Cup?
A health worker in PPE stands among a crowd of displaced people at a camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A health worker in PPE stands among a crowd of displaced people at a camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ebola spreading at ‘exceptional pace’ in Congo, warns WHO
Ina and David Steiner in Natick, MA.
Ina and David Steiner in Natick, MA.
eBay sent them a dead pig and worse. They sued and won $56m
Karlie Kloss in a white gown and Joshua Kushner in a black tuxedo at the Met Gala.
Karlie Kloss in a white gown and Joshua Kushner in a black tuxedo at the Met Gala.
Who is the super-rich Kushner who wanted a stake in the World Cup?
Karlie Kloss in a white gown and Joshua Kushner in a black tuxedo at the Met Gala.
Karlie Kloss in a white gown and Joshua Kushner in a black tuxedo at the Met Gala.
Who is the super-rich Kushner who wanted a stake in the World Cup?
A health worker in PPE stands among a crowd of displaced people at a camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A health worker in PPE stands among a crowd of displaced people at a camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ebola spreading at ‘exceptional pace’ in Congo, warns WHO
A health worker in PPE stands among a crowd of displaced people at a camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A health worker in PPE stands among a crowd of displaced people at a camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ebola spreading at ‘exceptional pace’ in Congo, warns WHO
Ina and David Steiner in Natick, MA.
Ina and David Steiner in Natick, MA.
eBay sent them a dead pig and worse. They sued and won $56m
Ina and David Steiner in Natick, MA.
Ina and David Steiner in Natick, MA.
eBay sent them a dead pig and worse. They sued and won $56m
Karlie Kloss in a white gown and Joshua Kushner in a black tuxedo at the Met Gala.
Who is the super-rich Kushner who wanted a stake in the World Cup?
A health worker in PPE stands among a crowd of displaced people at a camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A health worker in PPE stands among a crowd of displaced people at a camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ebola spreading at ‘exceptional pace’ in Congo, warns WHO
Ina and David Steiner in Natick, MA.
Ina and David Steiner in Natick, MA.
eBay sent them a dead pig and worse. They sued and won $56m
Karlie Kloss in a white gown and Joshua Kushner in a black tuxedo at the Met Gala.
Karlie Kloss in a white gown and Joshua Kushner in a black tuxedo at the Met Gala.
Who is the super-rich Kushner who wanted a stake in the World Cup?
Karlie Kloss in a white gown and Joshua Kushner in a black tuxedo at the Met Gala.
Karlie Kloss in a white gown and Joshua Kushner in a black tuxedo at the Met Gala.
Who is the super-rich Kushner who wanted a stake in the World Cup?
A health worker in PPE stands among a crowd of displaced people at a camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A health worker in PPE stands among a crowd of displaced people at a camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ebola spreading at ‘exceptional pace’ in Congo, warns WHO
A health worker in PPE stands among a crowd of displaced people at a camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A health worker in PPE stands among a crowd of displaced people at a camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ebola spreading at ‘exceptional pace’ in Congo, warns WHO
Ina and David Steiner in Natick, MA.
Ina and David Steiner in Natick, MA.
eBay sent them a dead pig and worse. They sued and won $56m
Ina and David Steiner in Natick, MA.
Ina and David Steiner in Natick, MA.
eBay sent them a dead pig and worse. They sued and won $56m

Comment

Portrait of Camilla Long.
CAMILLA LONGCeuta is what happens when you’re not serious about migration

Ursula von der Leyen doesn’t seem to care about the tide of people rushing the Spanish border. Voters in Britain will

Illustration about the FIFA World Cup being for the people, not private investors, featuring a World Cup trophy and a soccer ball that resembles Earth.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

a bald man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
MATTHEW SYEDFrom Trump to Fifa, a free press is key to exposing sharp practice
a man wearing glasses and a suit looks at the camera
ROBERT COLVILEFor devolution to have a chance, we must ditch postcode lottery paranoia
A woman is standing in a room.
CHARLOTTE IVERSWe are ending up with the BBC we deserve
a man in a suit and blue shirt looks at the camera
DOMINIC LAWSONPay-after-you-go is a just way to fund elderly care
a bald man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
MATTHEW SYEDFrom Trump to Fifa, a free press is key to exposing sharp practice
a man wearing glasses and a suit looks at the camera
A woman is standing in a room.
a man in a suit and blue shirt looks at the camera
a bald man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
a man wearing glasses and a suit looks at the camera
A woman is standing in a room.
a man in a suit and blue shirt looks at the camera

Life & Style

Cathy Adams sits on a gray couch in her London home while her son lies on a blue couch beside her.
Did a c-section ruin my fertility?

Pregnancy came easily for Cathy Adams — but not second time around. Six rounds of IVF and one operation later, she looks at why that might be

A woman smiles as she holds the head of a dark horse emerging from an opening in an ivy-covered stone wall, with a black dog lying in the grass to her right.
INTERVIEW
Meet the woman who invented glamping
Collage of a halved strawberry, grapes, blueberries, orange, apple, pear, and lime against a purple and white striped background.
What’s the healthiest fruit? The UK’s bestsellers, ranked
Health & Fitness
Woman in a bikini on a boat watching the ocean and cliffs.
Help, I’m stuck on a superyacht — here’s what could go wrong
A neutral-toned room with a kitchen on the right, a dining area on the left with a curved bench and round table, and light wood herringbone floors.
The new trend in interiors? Restaurant chic — at home
Property & Home
Knight India.
INDIA KNIGHT
Want sunkissed, golden hour skin all day? I’ve got the answer
Beauty
British journalist Ellen Scott poses at home.
FIRST PERSON
‘I’m donating my eggs — someone else may as well use them’
Parenting
Woman in a bikini on a boat watching the ocean and cliffs.
Help, I’m stuck on a superyacht — here’s what could go wrong
A neutral-toned room with a kitchen on the right, a dining area on the left with a curved bench and round table, and light wood herringbone floors.
The new trend in interiors? Restaurant chic — at home
Property & Home
Knight India.
INDIA KNIGHT
Want sunkissed, golden hour skin all day? I’ve got the answer
Beauty
British journalist Ellen Scott poses at home.
FIRST PERSON
‘I’m donating my eggs — someone else may as well use them’
Parenting
A woman smiles as she holds the head of a dark horse emerging from an opening in an ivy-covered stone wall, with a black dog lying in the grass to her right.
INTERVIEW
Meet the woman who invented glamping
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What’s the healthiest fruit? The UK’s bestsellers, ranked
Health & Fitness
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Business

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham smiles while visiting Alstom in Derby.
NEW
Burnham gets £2bn boost from George Osborne’s Help to Buy

‘Active review’ being conducted by the housing minister into reviving incentives to help new buyers on to the property ladder

Headshot of a man in a suit and glasses.
Jon YeomansIt’s only surprising BP didn’t sail away from the North Sea earlier
Headshot of David Smith.
David SmithBurnham’s ten-year plan won’t save UK from a debt trap
Collage of three men working around a leaky water pipe system with multiple plastic bottles of water.
South East Water boss turns down bonus — but can he fix the utility?
Aerial view of the London Stock Exchange Paternoster Square.
‘Dark pool’ trading rife in the City, says FCA
Illustration of a man as a puppeteer, controlling four people holding laptops with microchips and strings.
DANNY FORTSON
Nvidia is becoming tech’s Bank of Mum and Dad
A British Airways airplane preparing to take off from London City Airport with the Canary Wharf skyline in the background.
Business-class meals halted by British Airways at City
Collage of three men working around a leaky water pipe system with multiple plastic bottles of water.
South East Water boss turns down bonus — but can he fix the utility?
Aerial view of the London Stock Exchange Paternoster Square.
‘Dark pool’ trading rife in the City, says FCA
Illustration of a man as a puppeteer, controlling four people holding laptops with microchips and strings.
DANNY FORTSON
Nvidia is becoming tech’s Bank of Mum and Dad
A British Airways airplane preparing to take off from London City Airport with the Canary Wharf skyline in the background.
Business-class meals halted by British Airways at City
Headshot of a man in a suit and glasses.
Jon YeomansIt’s only surprising BP didn’t sail away from the North Sea earlier
Headshot of David Smith.
David SmithBurnham’s ten-year plan won’t save UK from a debt trap

Money

Illustration of a house made of money with a hand taking a banknote.
Why equity release might save your retirement (or wreck your wealth)

Pensioners are facing an income crisis but there’s plenty of money tied up in property — here’s what to do

a man in a blue shirt stands in front of a pie chart
Tom CalverFor many British parents, employment increasingly doesn’t pay
Illustration of a gas pump feeding diesel to a car.
Holly ThomasEnterprise billed me £3.5k for using the wrong fuel — but I didn’t do it
Illustration of a pink piggy bank with gold coins featuring a pound sterling symbol falling into it and scattered around it.
You can get 8% on your savings. Here’s why you should take 5%
Meerna Faraj poses for a portrait in central London.
How my fairytale marriage became a £6.5m nightmare divorce
Collage of an older woman with a caregiver looking at a house with a "For Sale" sign, and a man in a suit speaking.
How to pay for care (without selling the family home)
Illustration of a keyring with keys and a house-shaped tag overlaying a grayscale apartment building.
Q&A
THE TWO ROBS
Will the government start taking rental tax from my salary?
Property & Home
Illustration of a pink piggy bank with gold coins featuring a pound sterling symbol falling into it and scattered around it.
You can get 8% on your savings. Here’s why you should take 5%
Meerna Faraj poses for a portrait in central London.
How my fairytale marriage became a £6.5m nightmare divorce
Collage of an older woman with a caregiver looking at a house with a "For Sale" sign, and a man in a suit speaking.
How to pay for care (without selling the family home)
Illustration of a keyring with keys and a house-shaped tag overlaying a grayscale apartment building.
Q&A
THE TWO ROBS
Will the government start taking rental tax from my salary?
Property & Home
a man in a blue shirt stands in front of a pie chart
Tom CalverFor many British parents, employment increasingly doesn’t pay
Illustration of a gas pump feeding diesel to a car.
Holly ThomasEnterprise billed me £3.5k for using the wrong fuel — but I didn’t do it

Sport

Collage of Gianni Infantino with other men, including Donald Trump and a soccer player, posing with the World Cup trophy.
ANALYSIS
MARTYN ZIEGLER
How Infantino engineered World Cup to sell his doomed plan

From President Trump’s peace prize to the Folarin Balogun saga, the US tournament was the perfect opportunity for Fifa president to impress investors

Football
Collage of a man holding a cricket trophy, a cricket player in a white uniform, and cricket players celebrating a victory.
COMMENT
MIKE BREARLEY
Finger-clicking is near the top of any scale of cricketing sin
Cricket
Pieter-Steph du Toit of South Africa runs with the ball.
COMMENT
STUART BARNES
No Englishmen in my World XV — and only one makes the bench
Rugby union
Collage of Lewis Hamilton celebrating with champagne, two men embracing, a man in glasses looking right, and a Formula 1 car.
MOLLY HUDSON
Attitude, innovation and an unsung hero — inside story of Ferrari’s revival
Formula 1
FIFA President Gianni Infantino looking on with the FIFA World Cup trophy in the background.
COMMENT
ALYSON RUDD
Only resigning can stop Infantino being most despised man in football history
Football
Brendon McCullum and Stephen Fleming celebrating a wicket.
COMMENT
SIMON WILDE
The closest of mates — but McCullum thought Fleming’s team lacked ‘soul’
Cricket
Newcastle United Co-Owner and CEO Amanda Staveley smiling and clapping.
Staveley gazumps Kretinsky to agree £150m deal for 25% stake in West Ham
Football
Collage of Lewis Hamilton celebrating with champagne, two men embracing, a man in glasses looking right, and a Formula 1 car.
MOLLY HUDSON
Attitude, innovation and an unsung hero — inside story of Ferrari’s revival
Formula 1
FIFA President Gianni Infantino looking on with the FIFA World Cup trophy in the background.
COMMENT
ALYSON RUDD
Only resigning can stop Infantino being most despised man in football history
Football
Brendon McCullum and Stephen Fleming celebrating a wicket.
COMMENT
SIMON WILDE
The closest of mates — but McCullum thought Fleming’s team lacked ‘soul’
Cricket
Newcastle United Co-Owner and CEO Amanda Staveley smiling and clapping.
Staveley gazumps Kretinsky to agree £150m deal for 25% stake in West Ham
Football
Collage of a man holding a cricket trophy, a cricket player in a white uniform, and cricket players celebrating a victory.
COMMENT
MIKE BREARLEY
Finger-clicking is near the top of any scale of cricketing sin
Cricket
Pieter-Steph du Toit of South Africa runs with the ball.
COMMENT
STUART BARNES
No Englishmen in my World XV — and only one makes the bench
Rugby union
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Culture

Si King standing in a railway station.
REVIEW
CHARLOTTE IVERS ON TV
We all need more joy in our lives — I never thought I’d find it watching this

I couldn’t have been more wrong about Hairy Biker Si King’s tour of railway stations (and as for Tinie Tempah’s home extensions)

TV & Radio
Monochromatic portrait of an older man with white hair looking directly at the viewer, set against a pink circular background.
REVIEW
SARAH DITUM ON PODCASTS
I’m in awe of David Dimbleby — here’s why
Alastair Whatley as Oscar Wilde, kneeling on a circular lit stage, holding a white lily and looking up.
REVIEW
SUSIE GOLDSBROUGH ON THEATRE
I’m suspicious of one-man shows but Oscar Wilde is a five-star triumph
Theatre & Dance
Spider-Man holding up a large metal object.
REVIEW
TOM SHONE ON FILM
At last, a superhero movie worth watching — Tom Holland and Zendaya sizzle
Film
Milla Jovovich as Joan of Arc, in armor and chainmail, looking up with a surprised expression.
REVIEW
CLASSIC FILM
Was Joan of Arc a visionary or mad? Don’t miss this astounding film
Film
Leo Woodall as a tuner in the film "Tuner."
The five best films to watch this weekend
TV & Radio
Brandon Flowers, singer of The Killers, holding a cowboy hat and smiling next to a “Country Inn” sign.
INTERVIEW
The Killers’ Brandon Flowers: ‘How much longer do I want to do this?’
Music
Spider-Man holding up a large metal object.
REVIEW
TOM SHONE ON FILM
At last, a superhero movie worth watching — Tom Holland and Zendaya sizzle
Film
Milla Jovovich as Joan of Arc, in armor and chainmail, looking up with a surprised expression.
REVIEW
CLASSIC FILM
Was Joan of Arc a visionary or mad? Don’t miss this astounding film
Film
Leo Woodall as a tuner in the film "Tuner."
The five best films to watch this weekend
TV & Radio
Brandon Flowers, singer of The Killers, holding a cowboy hat and smiling next to a “Country Inn” sign.
INTERVIEW
The Killers’ Brandon Flowers: ‘How much longer do I want to do this?’
Music
Monochromatic portrait of an older man with white hair looking directly at the viewer, set against a pink circular background.
REVIEW
SARAH DITUM ON PODCASTS
I’m in awe of David Dimbleby — here’s why
Alastair Whatley as Oscar Wilde, kneeling on a circular lit stage, holding a white lily and looking up.
REVIEW
SUSIE GOLDSBROUGH ON THEATRE
I’m suspicious of one-man shows but Oscar Wilde is a five-star triumph
Theatre & Dance

Travel

Amtrak Southwest Chief train traveling through a desert landscape in Los Cerrillos, New Mexico.
Forget about driving America’s Route 66 — it’s best by train

From Chicago to LA, via Kansas City, New Mexico and the Mojave Desert, this is the ideal way to experience the legendary route and soak up the scenery on its centenary

Rear view of a woman in a hat sitting on a hotel bed next to her luggage, looking out a large window.
Sophia Money-CouttsStop giving single people like me the worst room on group holidays
A smartphone screen displaying the Flightradar24 app's listing, with an illustration of a yellow airplane flying over a blue world map in the background.
Cathy AdamsWhy I’m obsessed with the FlightRadar24 app — and you should be too
Beach cabanas on a pier in Hastings, UK.
I’ve been exploring the Sussex coast for 20 years. These are the best bits
View of the bay and fishing village of Vrångö, Sweden, with rocky shores and colorful houses.
The easy European city break that includes a laid-back island escape
Two people standing on a rooftop balcony overlooking a city with historic buildings and a clock tower.
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury Scotland break worth up to £2,600 at W Edinburgh
How to plan your next holiday — whether you want escapism or adventure
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How to plan your next holiday — whether you want escapism or adventure
Beach cabanas on a pier in Hastings, UK.
I’ve been exploring the Sussex coast for 20 years. These are the best bits
View of the bay and fishing village of Vrångö, Sweden, with rocky shores and colorful houses.
The easy European city break that includes a laid-back island escape
Two people standing on a rooftop balcony overlooking a city with historic buildings and a clock tower.
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury Scotland break worth up to £2,600 at W Edinburgh
How to plan your next holiday — whether you want escapism or adventure
PROMOTIONAL CONTENT
How to plan your next holiday — whether you want escapism or adventure
Rear view of a woman in a hat sitting on a hotel bed next to her luggage, looking out a large window.
Sophia Money-CouttsStop giving single people like me the worst room on group holidays
A smartphone screen displaying the Flightradar24 app's listing, with an illustration of a yellow airplane flying over a blue world map in the background.
Cathy AdamsWhy I’m obsessed with the FlightRadar24 app — and you should be too
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