Wednesday October 15 2025
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Starmer: We’ll publish evidence in collapsed China spy case

Prime minister tells the Commons that the witness statements will be released in full, as he seeks to blame the Conservatives

59 minutes ago

Illustration of three men against the Chinese flag.
Chaos and contradictions over China spy case leave Starmer boxed in

Row between No 10 and CPS over collapse of the trial made it almost inevitable that the government would have to publish key evidence


Waymo’s driverless taxis will be on London’s roads by next year

A small number of the Google-owned robocars, already a common sight in parts of the US, will initially be available via an app



Samuel Williams was studying philosophy, politics and economics at Balliol College
Oxford student who led ‘put Zios in the ground’ chant suspended

Balliol College student Samuel Williams was allegedly caught on video calling for Gaza to ‘make us proud’



A convoy of white Red Cross vehicles, including refrigerated trucks, parked on a dirt road, waiting to receive bodies of Palestinians held in Israeli custody in central Gaza.
Wrong body handed over by Hamas, IDF says
Middle East
9 minutes ago

Videograb allegedly showing a Hamas firing squad executing collaborators, with people kneeling on the ground and others standing, while a person in the foreground records the scene on a phone.
Violence intensifies as Hamas seeks to maintain control

Collage of a child dressed as Harry Potter holding a clapperboard, and a man carrying a prop street lamp in a village.

A convoy of white Red Cross vehicles, including refrigerated trucks, parked on a dirt road, waiting to receive bodies of Palestinians held in Israeli custody in central Gaza.
Wrong body handed over by Hamas, IDF says
Middle East
9 minutes ago





Collage of a child dressed as Harry Potter holding a clapperboard, and a man carrying a prop street lamp in a village.
Harry Potter TV crew pays for Dartmoor potholes to be filled
49 minutes ago


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Collage of three male runners crossing the finish line.
The forgotten distance: why hasn’t mile record been broken for 26 years?

James Gheerbrant goes in search of the great milers, an exclusive but dwindling club, and discovers how a new breed of runners are chasing immortality


The Gherkin and Canary Wharf at sunrise in London.






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Editor's picks



Collage of actor Charlie Sheen in two photos.
Charlie Sheen: The day that Clint Eastwood sent me to rehab

He was the highest-paid actor on TV until his drug-fuelled public unravelling. In a new memoir he reveals the truth about his implosion


a man opens the door of a white wayne car
An unsettling day in the driverless taxi coming to London


Collage of Kris Jenner and Khloe Kardashian, the latter appearing to be mimicking her mother's look.
Why the A-list are getting $700,000 ‘deep plane’ facelifts

Young soccer players sitting on chairs on sidelines while parents and families talk and cheer in the background.
One sports dad complained because we fielded a ‘kid with leukaemia’


Collage of a soccer player and a coach with abstract patterns.
Amorim is improving United — and here are the stats to prove it







Donald Trump speaks to reporters with microphones around him and an American flag in the background.
Trump pursues peace between Iran and Israel after Gaza ceasefire


For peace to last, Hamas must admit defeat

Once the militants see they can gain no more from killing, Israelis should seize this moment to forge a shared future



Illustration of a golden statue of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, adorned with a halo and wings, tied to the top of an airplane, with the caption "Zelenskyy Goes to Washington". Below, a small figure on a red carpet states, "I'm better prepared this time..."

Morten Morland’s Times cartoon: October 15, 2025



a man wearing glasses and a striped shirt smiles for the camera
We’re not prepared for an apocalypse now






a man wearing glasses and a striped shirt smiles for the camera
We’re not prepared for an apocalypse now




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A Royal Mail postman loads his vehicle.
Royal Mail fined £21m by regulator for poor performance


Donald Trump playing golf at Trump International Golf Links course in Doonbeg, Ireland.
Donald Trump’s Scottish golf courses still making losses

a man in a suit and tie is wearing glasses
Alistair OsborneFomo is no way to manage a fund



Is this a good time to buy shares in Meta?


Oura, maker of stars’ health tracker rings, valued at $11bn




Collage of three male runners crossing the finish line.

James Gheerbrant goes in search of the great milers, an exclusive but dwindling club, and discovers how a new breed of runners are chasing immortality

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Marina Abramović performs on a stage with a portrait of Tito, Christmas lights, and figures in white costumes.

The art superstar’s new four-hour epic is a sometimes mesmerising, sometimes daft exploration of sex and death


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I’m buying a house with my daughter. Will it land her with a big tax bill?


Our pensions are about to get riskier. It’s making me nervous


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