Thursday January 1 2026
The Times & The Sunday Times
A building engulfed in flames with smoke billowing out.
Dozens dead after fire at Swiss ski resort

About 100 people were injured after Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana went up in flames. Police say the cause is unknown

4 minutes ago

Farage to go ‘double or quits’ on local elections with £5m spend

The Reform leader says he wants to spend ‘every single penny in the bank account’ before May in the hope of converting his party’s rise in the polls

53 minutes ago



Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca reacting after a Premier League match.
Maresca leaves Chelsea after breakdown in relations with club’s hierarchy

Head coach departs having won two trophies during 18-month tenure, but position deemed untenable — Liam Rosenior is in contention to replace him

Football



Channel crossings in small boats up 5,000 in a year

More than 41,000 migrants made the journey in 2025, the second-busiest year on record for crossings, despite Labour’s asylum reforms


Black and white photo of Nu Shearman smiling and embracing her children, Eve and Ohner.
Black and white photo of Nu Shearman smiling and embracing her children, Eve and Ohner.
Father pays tribute to wife and children who died in house fire

Vanessa Rio and Tom Tester, who moved to the Philippines to create their own village.
Vanessa Rio and Tom Tester, who moved to the Philippines to create their own village.
‘It takes a village to bring up a child, so we built our own’

A young girl being lifted into a small boat with a group of people, thought to be migrants, in Gravelines, France.
A young girl being lifted into a small boat with a group of people, thought to be migrants, in Gravelines, France.
Channel crossings in small boats up 5,000 in a year





Anthony Joshua sitting shirtless in the back of a crashed vehicle.
Anthony Joshua sitting shirtless in the back of a crashed vehicle.
Anthony Joshua’s driver may face court over ‘speeding’ car crash




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


People, including children, run from the scene of the 1987 Poppy Day explosion in Enniskillen.
Female IRA commander ‘key member’ of Enniskillen bombing group

The attack in 1987 was one of the most devastating of The Troubles. The suspect subsequently moved to the US but is now back in Northern Ireland

13 minutes ago

How John le Carré grilled playwright lined up to adapt spy novel

David Eldridge reveals former spy ran the rule over him in an ‘unnerving’ meeting to ensure The Spy Who Came in from the Cold was in the right hands

Theatre & Dance
18 minutes ago


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






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?


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



Eloise Smith and racehorse Milldam celebrate their shared birthday.



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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


A close-up of a woman's butt and thighs wearing black underwear.
The rise of the £500 lunchtime bottom lift


The private beach at Shangri-La Boracay.
My tropical adventure in southeast Asia’s undervisited island paradise

St Catherine’s Court, a large historic home with extensive gardens nestled in a green valley.
Nine dream homes for sale in 2026, from Powys to Perugia


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


COMO Le Beauvallon hotel in St Tropez, France, overlooking the coastline.
The world’s most exciting hotel openings for the year ahead





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
How AI could turn us all into Dr Dolittles






a man wearing a green jacket with the letter m on it
How AI could turn us all into Dr Dolittles




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Vicky Reynal in a white patterned blouse, dark trousers, and a leopard print belt, sitting with arms crossed.
Vicky ReynalHow to be better with money in 2026 — and make the habit last a lifetime





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 byline
Patrick HoskingThe UK is stuck, but there is still hope for 2026



Political ignorance of business stunting growth, says Iceland boss



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Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca reacting after a Premier League match.

Head coach departs having won two trophies during 18-month tenure, but position deemed untenable — Liam Rosenior is in contention to replace him


Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
Cook can challenge England’s one-dimensional groupthink as McCullum’s No2




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

This family at the centre of this amiable domestic comedy are now welcome in their familiarity




The Night Manager S2 main character in a black suit.
What’s on TV and radio tonight — The Night Manager

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Stephen Leslie KC, wearing a tartan tuxedo, holding a glass of champagne.
Stephen Leslie KC, popular criminal advocate

Ebullient and colourful figure who became leader of the South Eastern Circuit at the Bar, dies aged 78

Stephen Leslie KC, wearing a tartan tuxedo, holding a glass of champagne.
Stephen Leslie KC, popular criminal advocate


Justin Toper, newspaper astrologer



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