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A building engulfed in flames with smoke billowing out.

UPDATED

At least ten dead after explosion at Swiss ski resort

A bar in Crans-Montana went up in flames with more than 100 people inside, leaving several injured. Police say the cause of the blast is unknown

27 minutes ago

ECHR challenges removal of Shamima Begum’s citizenship

Strasbourg court asks government to explain whether it acted unlawfully in banning Begum after she joined Isis as a teenager

ECHR challenges removal of Shamima Begum’s citizenship

Strasbourg court asks government to explain whether it acted unlawfully in banning Begum after she joined Isis as a teenager

Children ‘to lose right to Send support’ except in severe cases

Schools to take over from parents to deal with authorities directly for pupils with only ‘moderate’ needs in government proposal to cut soaring bills

Children ‘to lose right to Send support’ except in severe cases

Fireworks over the London Eye during New Year's celebrations.

New Year 2026: London marks occasion with spectacular fireworks

About 100,000 people gathered in the capital as the chimes of Big Ben rang out at midnight

London

New Year 2026: London marks occasion with spectacular fireworks

About 100,000 people gathered in the capital as the chimes of Big Ben rang out at midnight

London

Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.

NEW

Bluebird returns to thunder across Lake District once again

Almost 60 years after a fatal crash, the record-breaking hydroplane is ready for one more run, aided by engineers beavering away in a secret location

NEW

Bluebird returns to thunder across Lake District once again

Almost 60 years after a fatal crash, the record-breaking hydroplane is ready for one more run, aided by engineers beavering away in a secret location

Man charged after intruder breaks into Kensington Palace twice

Prince and Princess of Wales are understood not to have been in London at the time of the incidents

Royal family

Prince Charles and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, greet each other at the premiere of "No Time To Die."

King and Princess of Wales share family link in fight with cancer

Royal family

Zohran Mamdani sworn in as first Muslim mayor of New York City

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Zohran Mamdani sworn in as first Muslim mayor of New York City

Anthony Joshua sitting shirtless in the back of a crashed vehicle.

UPDATED

Anthony Joshua’s driver may face court over ‘speeding’ car crash

32 minutes ago

Vanessa Rio and Tom Tester, who moved to the Philippines to create their own village.

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FIRST PERSON

‘It takes a village to bring up a child, so we built our own’

Property & Home

Man charged after intruder breaks into Kensington Palace twice

Prince and Princess of Wales are understood not to have been in London at the time of the incidents

Royal family

King and Princess of Wales share family link in fight with cancer

Royal family

NEW

Zohran Mamdani sworn in as first Muslim mayor of New York City

UPDATED

Anthony Joshua’s driver may face court over ‘speeding’ car crash

32 minutes ago

NEW

FIRST PERSON

‘It takes a village to bring up a child, so we built our own’

Property & Home

Exterior of Kensington Palace with a bronze statue of William III of Orange and ornate black and gold gates.

Man charged after intruder breaks into Kensington Palace twice

Royal family

King and Princess of Wales share family link in fight with cancer

Royal family

NEW

Zohran Mamdani sworn in as first Muslim mayor of New York City

UPDATED

Anthony Joshua’s driver may face court over ‘speeding’ car crash

32 minutes ago

NEW

FIRST PERSON

‘It takes a village to bring up a child, so we built our own’

Property & Home

Keir Starmer admits frustration at slowness of economic change

The prime minister’s new year speech promises Britons will soon start to feel a ‘sense of hope’ as Labour’s reforms take effect

Collage of photos of a man in a beige suit, a woman with curly red hair, a woman with dark hair speaking, King Charles III, and two open flip phones, set against a green background with pink, yellow, and teal circles.

What to expect from 2026 in science, arts, politics and society

Fat-busting pills, Andrew’s eviction, a moon visit, folding phones, BBC and police reform — Times writers look ahead to the next 12 months

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What will happen in 2026? Take our quiz to make your predictions

Guess how the year will go for Sir Keir Starmer, Donald Trump, England at the World Cup and more — and in 12 months’ time, we’ll show you how you did

Ed and Izzy Hudson on their wedding day with Ed using a physiotherapy unit to walk.

Paralysed at 23, I walked down the aisle five years later

An accident left Ed Hudson a quadriplegic, but help from a rehabilitation centre and an innovative exoskeleton meant he could fulfil one of his dreams

Drone footage showing a tank in a snowy, wooded area firing a projectile, causing an explosion near the treeline.

Horseback troops face drones as old and new tactics clash in Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine war

Meg Lynch, the nurse allegedly attacked by an Afghan migrant, looking at the camera.

Nurse says she was nearly beaten to death in crowbar attack

Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.

NEW

Why weight loss jabs could shave thousands off your retirement income

Smiling woman with a ponytail in a plank position on a yoga mat at home.

Single ten-minute workout could halt progression of bowel cancer

Boy shared an image of Squid Game character hours before he died

Horseback troops face drones as old and new tactics clash in Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine war

Nurse says she was nearly beaten to death in crowbar attack

NEW

Why weight loss jabs could shave thousands off your retirement income

Single ten-minute workout could halt progression of bowel cancer

Boy shared an image of Squid Game character hours before he died

Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in a red leather jacket and keyboard graphic t-shirt.

The best films to watch in 2026 chosen by the critics

Spielberg’s latest UFO extravaganza, Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights and the sequel to The Devil Wears Prada are incoming — what are you looking forward to?

Film

Two images of a cheeseburger and fries, the first image labeled "BEFORE" shows the burger patty appearing slightly gray, while the second image labeled "AFTER" shows the burger patty appearing pinker.

Fraudsters scam Deliveroo by making food look undercooked

South Western Railway Revenue Protection officers at Waterloo Station.

How to catch a fare dodger: what I saw on patrol at Waterloo

Editor's Picks

Collage of Ella Mills and an aubergine taco.

Deliciously Ella: what the queen of healthy eating did next

Ella Mills built a multimillion-pound health food business. Now she’s sold it, but she’s still got ideas about what we should eat

Food & Drink

A close-up of a woman's butt and thighs wearing black underwear.

INTERVIEW

The rise of the £500 lunchtime bottom lift

Health & Fitness

Collage of Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings, and Michael Gove.

‘Dominic Cummings wants to run the country. Bad idea. But he did sack me’

INTERVIEW

The rise of the £500 lunchtime bottom lift

Health & Fitness

‘Dominic Cummings wants to run the country. Bad idea. But he did sack me’

World

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenka walk side-by-side with other delegates on a red carpet.

Will year of the horse be when Xi Jinping’s China gallops ahead?

Beijing is showing a growing desire to play an ambitious role in global affairs, retreating from a position of focusing purely on domestic ambitions

A cargo semi-truck engulfed in flames at a logistics center after a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine.

Kremlin orders Russian army to advance into northern Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering his annual New Year's televised address to the nation.

We will be victorious, Putin tells troops in new year’s address

Russia-Ukraine war

Comment

SONIA SODHA Happy new year — same unhappy old Keir

With his approval ratings through the floor, it will take a miracle for the PM to survive 2026 but can a replacement do any better?

Illustration of a train tunnel with "2026" written above it, a megaphone saying "WE'D LIKE TO APOLOGISE FOR FURTHER DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS ON THE LINE," and a dove with an olive branch and a suitcase labeled "Peace Train" outside the tunnel.

Cartoon by Peter Schrank

a man wearing a green jacket with the letter m on it

ROHAN SILVA How AI could turn us all into Dr Dolittles

a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt smiles for the camera

EDWARD LUCAS My battle with pension providers is so Soviet

a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it

JANICE TURNER | NOTEBOOK Public thank you from Starmer was a snub to all the rest

Richard Spencer wearing glasses and a dark jacket over a checkered shirt.

RICHARD SPENCER | THUNDERER Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s old tweets should not eclipse his courage

Money

A sad, middle-aged couple at home, reviewing financial documents and bills, symbolizing financial distress and planning.

NEW

The pension funds that would have been better off in a savings account

Some final-salary schemes have made such low returns that savers have been asked to pay in more

Vicky Reynal in a white patterned blouse, dark trousers, and a leopard print belt, sitting with arms crossed.

Vicky Reynal How to be better with money in 2026 — and make the habit last a lifetime

Illustration of a distressed elderly couple with stacks of coins representing financial concerns.

Holly Thomas We paid £10,200 into an Isa 15 years ago. Then it vanished

Silver 2015 VW Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate Tdi 4Motion A Bitdi 180 Bluemotion Auto 4Motion A32 Start/Stop LCV Double Cab Pick Up Diesel 1968 cc, 4Motion all-wheel drive, moving right to left on a road.

Firms forced to axe company vehicles after ‘van tax’ changes

A woman placing a white rose on a coffin at a funeral.

Co-op told to pay £1,000 after cramming body into wrong-size coffin

Trader working at Vanguard Asset Management Ltd. in London.

It’s cheap, but is Vanguard worth it?

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

TIMES WEALTH SURVEY

How rich are you?

Firms forced to axe company vehicles after ‘van tax’ changes

Co-op told to pay £1,000 after cramming body into wrong-size coffin

It’s cheap, but is Vanguard worth it?

TIMES WEALTH SURVEY

How rich are you?

Vicky Reynal How to be better with money in 2026 — and make the habit last a lifetime

Holly Thomas We paid £10,200 into an Isa 15 years ago. Then it vanished

Life & Style

George and Amal Clooney at The Albies hosted by the Clooney Foundation.

Now you’re a Gaul, George Clooney, here’s how to be French

It took me a decade of living in France to apply — the Hollywood star has only been there since 2021. I have a few tips for him, writes Hannah Meltzer

Woman holding a spray bottle and yellow cleaning gloves.

Mrs Hinch’s guide to cleaning the house

Portobello mushrooms and onions with mashed green vegetables and sauce.

EXCLUSIVE

Quick Wins: four recipes from Ella Mills’s latest collection

Food & Drink

Mrs Hinch’s guide to cleaning the house

EXCLUSIVE

Quick Wins: four recipes from Ella Mills’s latest collection

Food & Drink

Business

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to workers in front of a Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet.

FTSE 100 shrugs off tariffs and war to enjoy best year since 2009

A mobile phone displaying an energy bill next to a lit gas hob.

Energy bills set to drop by £138 in April after green tax shift

Patrick Hosking The UK is stuck, but there is still hope for 2026

a man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera

Ed Warner Another FTSE birthday in the shadow of its American cousins

Political ignorance of business stunting growth, says Iceland boss

The winners and losers in 2025, a year of living dangerously

Meet the music fans fighting to save grassroots venues

Crypto investors forced to declare winnings to taxman

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves takes a selfie with Richard Walker, Managing director of Iceland, outside an Iceland supermarket.

Political ignorance of business stunting growth, says Iceland boss

A sailor in uniform kisses a woman in front of the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier.

The winners and losers in 2025, a year of living dangerously

Rachel McEntee posing at The Snug venue.

Meet the music fans fighting to save grassroots venues

Inflatable orange and white bull with "bitcoin.com" branding at the Australian Crypto Convention.

Crypto investors forced to declare winnings to taxman

Patrick Hosking The UK is stuck, but there is still hope for 2026

Ed Warner Another FTSE birthday in the shadow of its American cousins

Sport

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hugging Rodri, who is wearing a medal.

Pep warns Arsenal: We’ll be even better now Rodri’s back

Ballon d’Or winner expected to play some part in visit to Sunderland on New Year’s Day as Man City aim to move back within striking distance of leaders

Football

Pablo Felipe of Gil Vicente FC in action during a Liga Portugal Betclic match.

WINDOW WATCH

West Ham agree £17m deal for Brazilian striker as Palace and Forest eye Strand Larsen

Football

AFC Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo reacts on the field.

Semenyo’s £11m gift for old club Bristol City — three years after he left

Football

WINDOW WATCH

West Ham agree £17m deal for Brazilian striker as Palace and Forest eye Strand Larsen

Football

Semenyo’s £11m gift for old club Bristol City — three years after he left

Football

Culture

Lucy Worsley, historian and chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces.

INTERVIEW

MY CULTURAL FIRSTS

Lucy Worsley: ‘I’m like Elizabeth I — uptight and swotty’

The historian and presenter laments her failure to get a Blue Peter badge, and the horror of being recognised in the swimming pool changing room — stark naked

TV & Radio

A young woman sitting on the floor typing on a typewriter with crumpled papers scattered around her.

REVIEW

WRITING

Want to write a novel in 2026? Start by reading this book

Books

Seven people celebrating, smiling and holding drinks in a room decorated with party streamers and balloons, framed by golden tinsel and baubles.

REVIEW

Here We Go — the Jessops rule, chaotically, on NYE

TV & Radio

REVIEW

WRITING

Want to write a novel in 2026? Start by reading this book

Books

REVIEW

Here We Go — the Jessops rule, chaotically, on NYE

TV & Radio

Travel

COMO Le Beauvallon hotel in St Tropez, France, overlooking the coastline.

The world’s most exciting hotel openings for the year ahead

Susan d’Arcy picks out the standout stays to have on your radar in 2026 — including a peaceful retreat on Mykonos and the smallest resort in the Maldives