Wednesday December 17 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
Chelsea's owner Roman Abramovich applauds, while wearing a Chelsea F.C. scarf.
NEW
Starmer threatens to seize £2.5bn from Abramovich after Chelsea sale

The prime minister told the Russian the ‘clock is ticking’ after proceeds from the Premier League club’s sale were supposed to be given to Ukraine

NEW
Six wealthy councils in south will get power to hike council tax

Labour will scrap the need for locals to approve big increases in a referendum as it seeks to ‘rebalance’ funding to poorer northern areas

NEW
Six wealthy councils in south will get power to hike council tax

Labour will scrap the need for locals to approve big increases in a referendum as it seeks to ‘rebalance’ funding to poorer northern areas

NEW
UK to pay nearly £1bn a year to rejoin Erasmus student scheme

European diplomats warn that the £570m cost of first year includes a 30 per cent discount that will not be repeated

44 minutes ago
NEW
UK to pay nearly £1bn a year to rejoin Erasmus student scheme
44 minutes ago
The 12th Duke of Marlborough opening a contemplative garden in Oxford.
UPDATED
Duke of Marlborough charged with intentional strangulation

Charles James Spencer-Churchill, a relative of Sir Winston Churchill and Diana, Princess of Wales, is accused of three offences

The 12th Duke of Marlborough opening a contemplative garden in Oxford.
UPDATED
Duke of Marlborough charged with intentional strangulation

Charles James Spencer-Churchill, a relative of Sir Winston Churchill and Diana, Princess of Wales, is accused of three offences

Cricket Snicko real-time replay of a bat hitting a ball, shown with an audio waveform.
Tech firm admits error which gave Australia the edge in Ashes Test

Batsman Alex Carey was given not out after a review using the Snicko technology on 72. He went on to make 106

The Ashes
Cricket Snicko real-time replay of a bat hitting a ball, shown with an audio waveform.
Tech firm admits error which gave Australia the edge in Ashes Test

Batsman Alex Carey was given not out after a review using the Snicko technology on 72. He went on to make 106

The Ashes
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Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible

BMA members rejected a deal by the health secretary, leading to industrial action that may stretch the NHS during the busy Christmas period

31 minutes ago
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
NEW
Timothée Chalamet reveals one of his top Britons is … Susan Boyle
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Blow to Starmer as leftwinger ousts key union ally
Pro-Palestinian students hold signs and banners at a counter-protest.
Pro-Palestinian students hold signs and banners at a counter-protest.
NEW
Police will arrest protesters who chant ‘globalise the intifada’
Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere.
Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere.
NEW
Warner Bros urges shareholders to reject ‘illusory’ Paramount bid
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
LIVE
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
31 minutes ago
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
LIVE
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
31 minutes ago
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
NEW
Timothée Chalamet reveals one of his top Britons is … Susan Boyle
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
NEW
Timothée Chalamet reveals one of his top Britons is … Susan Boyle
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Blow to Starmer as leftwinger ousts key union ally
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Blow to Starmer as leftwinger ousts key union ally
Pro-Palestinian students hold signs and banners at a counter-protest.
Pro-Palestinian students hold signs and banners at a counter-protest.
NEW
Police will arrest protesters who chant ‘globalise the intifada’
Pro-Palestinian students hold signs and banners at a counter-protest.
Pro-Palestinian students hold signs and banners at a counter-protest.
NEW
Police will arrest protesters who chant ‘globalise the intifada’
Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere.
Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere.
NEW
Warner Bros urges shareholders to reject ‘illusory’ Paramount bid
Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere.
Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere.
NEW
Warner Bros urges shareholders to reject ‘illusory’ Paramount bid
LIVE
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible

BMA members rejected a deal by the health secretary, leading to industrial action that may stretch the NHS during the busy Christmas period

31 minutes ago
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
NEW
Timothée Chalamet reveals one of his top Britons is … Susan Boyle
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Blow to Starmer as leftwinger ousts key union ally
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
LIVE
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
31 minutes ago
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
LIVE
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
31 minutes ago
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
NEW
Timothée Chalamet reveals one of his top Britons is … Susan Boyle
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
NEW
Timothée Chalamet reveals one of his top Britons is … Susan Boyle
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Blow to Starmer as leftwinger ousts key union ally
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Blow to Starmer as leftwinger ousts key union ally
Pro-Palestinian students hold signs and banners at a counter-protest.
Pro-Palestinian students hold signs and banners at a counter-protest.
NEW
Police will arrest protesters who chant ‘globalise the intifada’
Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere.
Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere.
NEW
Warner Bros urges shareholders to reject ‘illusory’ Paramount bid
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
LIVE
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
31 minutes ago
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
NEW
Timothée Chalamet reveals one of his top Britons is … Susan Boyle
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Blow to Starmer as leftwinger ousts key union ally
Pro-Palestinian students hold signs and banners at a counter-protest.
Pro-Palestinian students hold signs and banners at a counter-protest.
NEW
Police will arrest protesters who chant ‘globalise the intifada’
Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere.
Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere.
NEW
Warner Bros urges shareholders to reject ‘illusory’ Paramount bid
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
LIVE
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
31 minutes ago
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
LIVE
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
31 minutes ago
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
NEW
Timothée Chalamet reveals one of his top Britons is … Susan Boyle
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
NEW
Timothée Chalamet reveals one of his top Britons is … Susan Boyle
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Blow to Starmer as leftwinger ousts key union ally
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Blow to Starmer as leftwinger ousts key union ally
Pro-Palestinian students hold signs and banners at a counter-protest.
Pro-Palestinian students hold signs and banners at a counter-protest.
NEW
Police will arrest protesters who chant ‘globalise the intifada’
Pro-Palestinian students hold signs and banners at a counter-protest.
Pro-Palestinian students hold signs and banners at a counter-protest.
NEW
Police will arrest protesters who chant ‘globalise the intifada’
Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere.
Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere.
NEW
Warner Bros urges shareholders to reject ‘illusory’ Paramount bid
Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere.
Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere.
NEW
Warner Bros urges shareholders to reject ‘illusory’ Paramount bid
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
LIVE
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
31 minutes ago
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
NEW
Timothée Chalamet reveals one of his top Britons is … Susan Boyle
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Blow to Starmer as leftwinger ousts key union ally
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
LIVE
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
31 minutes ago
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
LIVE
Starmer calls junior doctors’ strikes dangerous and irresponsible
31 minutes ago
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
NEW
Timothée Chalamet reveals one of his top Britons is … Susan Boyle
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
Collage of Timothée Chalamet, David and Victoria Beckham, Susan Boyle, and Lewis Hamilton.
NEW
Timothée Chalamet reveals one of his top Britons is … Susan Boyle
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Blow to Starmer as leftwinger ousts key union ally
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Andrea Egan and Jeremy Corbyn holding a 2025 Election Manifesto with the title "Time to win!".
Blow to Starmer as leftwinger ousts key union ally
Pro-Palestinian students hold signs and banners at a counter-protest.
Pro-Palestinian students hold signs and banners at a counter-protest.
NEW
Police will arrest protesters who chant ‘globalise the intifada’
Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere.
Producer David Ellison poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere.
NEW
Warner Bros urges shareholders to reject ‘illusory’ Paramount bid
Victoria Hull and her children.
UPDATED
Fifteen-year-old boy charged over murder of girl, 9

The boy has appeared in court after Aria Thorpe was found stabbed to death at an address in Weston-super-Mare

57 minutes ago
Graduates from behind at a graduation ceremony.
Graduates from behind at a graduation ceremony.
NEW
Widespread cheating on university essays is an ‘open secret’
34 minutes ago
A UK Border sign hangs over an airport passport control area with multiple lanes and people.
A UK Border sign hangs over an airport passport control area with multiple lanes and people.
Migrant partners cost Britain £5.6 billion over their lifetime
Members of the Freemasons parade through the City of London during the Lord Mayor's Show.
Freemasons challenge Met police order to declare membership
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, speaking with his mouth open.
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, speaking with his mouth open.
Farage’s schoolmates urge him to apologise after racism claims
Illustration of gold bars floating in iridescent bubbles on a green background.
Illustration of gold bars floating in iridescent bubbles on a green background.
Pensions and investments at risk from a double bubble
Members of the Freemasons parade through the City of London during the Lord Mayor's Show.
Members of the Freemasons parade through the City of London during the Lord Mayor's Show.
Freemasons challenge Met police order to declare membership
Members of the Freemasons parade through the City of London during the Lord Mayor's Show.
Members of the Freemasons parade through the City of London during the Lord Mayor's Show.
Freemasons challenge Met police order to declare membership
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, speaking with his mouth open.
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, speaking with his mouth open.
Farage’s schoolmates urge him to apologise after racism claims
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, speaking with his mouth open.
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, speaking with his mouth open.
Farage’s schoolmates urge him to apologise after racism claims
Illustration of gold bars floating in iridescent bubbles on a green background.
Illustration of gold bars floating in iridescent bubbles on a green background.
Pensions and investments at risk from a double bubble
Illustration of gold bars floating in iridescent bubbles on a green background.
Illustration of gold bars floating in iridescent bubbles on a green background.
Pensions and investments at risk from a double bubble
Members of the Freemasons parade through the City of London during the Lord Mayor's Show.
Freemasons challenge Met police order to declare membership
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, speaking with his mouth open.
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, speaking with his mouth open.
Farage’s schoolmates urge him to apologise after racism claims
Illustration of gold bars floating in iridescent bubbles on a green background.
Illustration of gold bars floating in iridescent bubbles on a green background.
Pensions and investments at risk from a double bubble
Members of the Freemasons parade through the City of London during the Lord Mayor's Show.
Members of the Freemasons parade through the City of London during the Lord Mayor's Show.
Freemasons challenge Met police order to declare membership
Members of the Freemasons parade through the City of London during the Lord Mayor's Show.
Members of the Freemasons parade through the City of London during the Lord Mayor's Show.
Freemasons challenge Met police order to declare membership
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, speaking with his mouth open.
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, speaking with his mouth open.
Farage’s schoolmates urge him to apologise after racism claims
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, speaking with his mouth open.
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, speaking with his mouth open.
Farage’s schoolmates urge him to apologise after racism claims
Illustration of gold bars floating in iridescent bubbles on a green background.
Illustration of gold bars floating in iridescent bubbles on a green background.
Pensions and investments at risk from a double bubble
Illustration of gold bars floating in iridescent bubbles on a green background.
Illustration of gold bars floating in iridescent bubbles on a green background.
Pensions and investments at risk from a double bubble
Reindeer standing on snow-covered ground.
A reindeer caught off guard in Norway — and other news in pictures

Times picture editors select the day’s best photos, including a grinning monkey and a buffalo race through a muddy field. Which is your favourite?

Reindeer standing on snow-covered ground.
A reindeer caught off guard in Norway — and other news in pictures
Hackers steal 200 million personal records of Pornhub users
THE TIMES DIARY
Wetherspoons or Harrods: how voters think parties might party at Christmas
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Editor's picks

Collage of Ella Braimer Jones holding a puppy and two women smiling on Bondi Beach.
I was at Bondi when the gunfire started

It was just a fun day at Australia’s famous beach for Londoner Ella Braimer Jones — then she found herself amid the carnage of a massacre

Collage of a man and a full table of Sunday roast.
Giles Coren: my top 10 restaurants of the year
Food & Drink
Jessie Buckley as Agnes and Paul Mescal as William in "Hamnet."
Can’t understand Shakespeare? A guide for cheats
Collage of people having Christmas dinner and a person receiving a flu shot.
What the scientists are doing to avoid superflu
Health & Fitness
Collage of parents investing in a child's future, with money being released from the house.
The second-time buyers still getting help from Bank of Mum and Dad
Guy Ritchie, Rocco Ritchie, and Madonna posing in front of paintings.
I know how Madonna and Guy Ritchie must have felt in that room
Fashion
Collage of two images of Anna Murphy posing.
I’ve succumbed to ‘naked dressing’ look (and I love it)
Fashion
Collage of people having Christmas dinner and a person receiving a flu shot.
What the scientists are doing to avoid superflu
Health & Fitness
Collage of parents investing in a child's future, with money being released from the house.
The second-time buyers still getting help from Bank of Mum and Dad
Guy Ritchie, Rocco Ritchie, and Madonna posing in front of paintings.
I know how Madonna and Guy Ritchie must have felt in that room
Fashion
Collage of two images of Anna Murphy posing.
I’ve succumbed to ‘naked dressing’ look (and I love it)
Fashion
Collage of a man and a full table of Sunday roast.
Giles Coren: my top 10 restaurants of the year
Food & Drink
Jessie Buckley as Agnes and Paul Mescal as William in "Hamnet."
Can’t understand Shakespeare? A guide for cheats

World

Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles during a bilateral meeting in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
NEW
Putin allows seizure of Ukrainians’ abandoned homes

A law permits the confiscation of thousands of properties left vacant as owners fled or died in the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions

Russia-Ukraine war
47 minutes ago
Collage of two men, one in a black shirt and tan pants climbing over a barrier with a backpack, and another in a black shirt with a weapon, looking over a wall.
Collage of two men, one in a black shirt and tan pants climbing over a barrier with a backpack, and another in a black shirt with a weapon, looking over a wall.
Bondi beach suspect charged with 15 counts of murder
Trump orders blockade of all Venezuela’s ‘sanctioned oil tankers’
Trump orders blockade of all Venezuela’s ‘sanctioned oil tankers’
Trump orders blockade of all Venezuela’s ‘sanctioned oil tankers’
A large bear looking into a house through a glass door at a person.
Don’t fall for AI-generated bear videos, experts warn Japan
A razor-sharp knife cutting a thin slice from a leg of cured Iberian ham, with a blurred round slice of ham in the background.
A razor-sharp knife cutting a thin slice from a leg of cured Iberian ham, with a blurred round slice of ham in the background.
NEW
Oldest ham goes under the knife at last — and brings some to tears
Aung San Suu Kyi and her son Kim Aris pose for pictures at an airport.
Aung San Suu Kyi and her son Kim Aris pose for pictures at an airport.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son: ‘For all I know, she could be dead’
A large bear looking into a house through a glass door at a person.
A large bear looking into a house through a glass door at a person.
Don’t fall for AI-generated bear videos, experts warn Japan
A large bear looking into a house through a glass door at a person.
A large bear looking into a house through a glass door at a person.
Don’t fall for AI-generated bear videos, experts warn Japan
A razor-sharp knife cutting a thin slice from a leg of cured Iberian ham, with a blurred round slice of ham in the background.
A razor-sharp knife cutting a thin slice from a leg of cured Iberian ham, with a blurred round slice of ham in the background.
NEW
Oldest ham goes under the knife at last — and brings some to tears
A razor-sharp knife cutting a thin slice from a leg of cured Iberian ham, with a blurred round slice of ham in the background.
A razor-sharp knife cutting a thin slice from a leg of cured Iberian ham, with a blurred round slice of ham in the background.
NEW
Oldest ham goes under the knife at last — and brings some to tears
Aung San Suu Kyi and her son Kim Aris pose for pictures at an airport.
Aung San Suu Kyi and her son Kim Aris pose for pictures at an airport.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son: ‘For all I know, she could be dead’
Aung San Suu Kyi and her son Kim Aris pose for pictures at an airport.
Aung San Suu Kyi and her son Kim Aris pose for pictures at an airport.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son: ‘For all I know, she could be dead’
A large bear looking into a house through a glass door at a person.
Don’t fall for AI-generated bear videos, experts warn Japan
A razor-sharp knife cutting a thin slice from a leg of cured Iberian ham, with a blurred round slice of ham in the background.
A razor-sharp knife cutting a thin slice from a leg of cured Iberian ham, with a blurred round slice of ham in the background.
NEW
Oldest ham goes under the knife at last — and brings some to tears
Aung San Suu Kyi and her son Kim Aris pose for pictures at an airport.
Aung San Suu Kyi and her son Kim Aris pose for pictures at an airport.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son: ‘For all I know, she could be dead’
A large bear looking into a house through a glass door at a person.
A large bear looking into a house through a glass door at a person.
Don’t fall for AI-generated bear videos, experts warn Japan
A large bear looking into a house through a glass door at a person.
A large bear looking into a house through a glass door at a person.
Don’t fall for AI-generated bear videos, experts warn Japan
A razor-sharp knife cutting a thin slice from a leg of cured Iberian ham, with a blurred round slice of ham in the background.
A razor-sharp knife cutting a thin slice from a leg of cured Iberian ham, with a blurred round slice of ham in the background.
NEW
Oldest ham goes under the knife at last — and brings some to tears
A razor-sharp knife cutting a thin slice from a leg of cured Iberian ham, with a blurred round slice of ham in the background.
A razor-sharp knife cutting a thin slice from a leg of cured Iberian ham, with a blurred round slice of ham in the background.
NEW
Oldest ham goes under the knife at last — and brings some to tears
Aung San Suu Kyi and her son Kim Aris pose for pictures at an airport.
Aung San Suu Kyi and her son Kim Aris pose for pictures at an airport.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son: ‘For all I know, she could be dead’
Aung San Suu Kyi and her son Kim Aris pose for pictures at an airport.
Aung San Suu Kyi and her son Kim Aris pose for pictures at an airport.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son: ‘For all I know, she could be dead’

Comment

Daniel Finkelstein smiling and wearing a suit jacket and glasses.
DANIEL FINKELSTEINWhat I learnt when I took on Nick Fuentes

Extremists walk among us — and trying to ignore them won’t help. This is a fight for the future of liberal democracy

Illustration of Donald Trump in a nativity scene costume speaking from a lectern while surrounded by onlookers, with speech bubbles containing a Christmas-themed monologue.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

a man wearing glasses and a striped shirt smiles for the camera
ROGER BOYESHow to smuggle an aircraft off the map
a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes is wearing a blue jacket
ALICE THOMSONWhy Reform can’t stand London’s success
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MATTHEW PARRIS | NOTEBOOKJuries offer a safety net have-a-go heroes need
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CLAIRE COUTINHO | THUNDERER‘Islamophobia’ ban will make tackling tough issues harder
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ROGER BOYESHow to smuggle an aircraft off the map
a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes is wearing a blue jacket
a man in a white shirt and tie is smiling for the camera .
Claire Coutinho, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, in a white blazer and red top, smiling.
a man wearing glasses and a striped shirt smiles for the camera
a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes is wearing a blue jacket
a man in a white shirt and tie is smiling for the camera .
Claire Coutinho, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, in a white blazer and red top, smiling.
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Money

A person's hand signing a document titled "Last Will and Testament" with a pen.
NEW
Families cut charities out of their wills, despite the tax perk

A drop in the number planning to donate part of their estate could mean that good causes miss out on up to £1.5 billion a year

Tom Clougherty smiling and wearing a suit jacket and glasses.
Tom CloughertyWe may never see taxes fall in our lifetimes
A mature woman reads a pension statement from The Pension Service.
Ben WilkinsonThe state pension is a threat to your retirement savings
Charlotte and James Parry under a floral arch by the ocean.
NEW
FIRST-TIME BUYERS
We’re renting the home we’re going to buy in two years
Property & Home
Illustration of a car with two thumbs down, and the words "FINANCE" and "LEASE".
Can we afford our addiction to car finance?
Illustration of two houses, one larger brick house and one smaller green house.
TIMES WEALTH SURVEY
How rich are you?
Illustration of a woman in a bikini and sunglasses relaxing in a pool-like area on top of a stack of five-pound notes.
CALCULATOR
How to get the retirement you really want
Charlotte and James Parry under a floral arch by the ocean.
NEW
FIRST-TIME BUYERS
We’re renting the home we’re going to buy in two years
Property & Home
Illustration of a car with two thumbs down, and the words "FINANCE" and "LEASE".
Can we afford our addiction to car finance?
Illustration of two houses, one larger brick house and one smaller green house.
TIMES WEALTH SURVEY
How rich are you?
Illustration of a woman in a bikini and sunglasses relaxing in a pool-like area on top of a stack of five-pound notes.
CALCULATOR
How to get the retirement you really want
Tom Clougherty smiling and wearing a suit jacket and glasses.
Tom CloughertyWe may never see taxes fall in our lifetimes
A mature woman reads a pension statement from The Pension Service.
Ben WilkinsonThe state pension is a threat to your retirement savings

Life & Style

Young man on a city street making refusal gestures.
How to dodge the super spreaders

The flu season is here, with the A(H3N2) subclade K virus causing concern. New strategies are essential to navigate this challenging period unscathed

Health & Fitness
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CAROL MIDGLEY
Kylie, please stop: I have an allergy to Christmas music
Singer and TV presenter Aled Jones smiling, wearing a black blazer and patterned blue shirt, seated at a wooden table in front of a distressed wall.
INTERVIEW
A LIFE IN THE DAY
Aled Jones: ‘Terry Wogan advised me to spread myself thinly’
TV & Radio
A green "BB" branded handbag hanging in front of a display case filled with BuzzBallz ready-to-drink cocktails.
Are BuzzBagz the new Labubus?
Food & Drink
A long shot of the Priory, an old brick house, with green trees and a yard.
A country house on Exmoor or a smallholding in Wales for £895,000?
Property & Home
Collage of two women modeling different earrings.
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Fashion
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Are BuzzBagz the new Labubus?
Food & Drink
A long shot of the Priory, an old brick house, with green trees and a yard.
A country house on Exmoor or a smallholding in Wales for £895,000?
Property & Home
Collage of two women modeling different earrings.
Do you have a curated earlobe?
Fashion
A parking ticket penalty charge notice on a car windshield under a wiper blade.
Q&A
CAR CLINIC
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Driving
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Business

a woman wearing a pink backpack is looking at pastries in a bakery
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Richard Hughes, leader of the Office of Budget Responsibility, wearing a brown coat and blue scarf.
OBR made budget leak worse by ‘trying to withdraw it prematurely’
a man in a suit and tie is wearing glasses
Alistair OsborneAirlines fly into a rage over Heathrow’s third runway
Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, at a press conference announcing a cut in interest rates.
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Rotisserie oven filled with rows of cooking chickens.
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The Grangemouth Petrochemical Plant at dusk, with smoke emitting from multiple stacks and illuminated by industrial lights.
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George Osborne in the gallery of the British Museum Round Reading Room.
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Santa Claus in a grotto, surrounded by Christmas decorations and presents, reads a "naughty or nice" list.
Santa suffers a pay freeze but elves get early Christmas present
a man in a suit and tie is wearing glasses
Alistair OsborneAirlines fly into a rage over Heathrow’s third runway
Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, at a press conference announcing a cut in interest rates.
Mehreen KhanInflation fall is just what Bank governor was waiting for
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Sport

Josh Tongue of England appeals for the wicket of Alex Carey of Australia during the 2025-26 Ashes Series.
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Usman Khawaja of Australia leaving the field for lunch on Day 1 of the Third Men's Ashes Test.
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Terence Crawford flexing and wearing his WBO welterweight title belt.
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Jack Grealish celebrating with jubilant England supporters after scoring a goal.
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Terence Crawford flexing and wearing his WBO welterweight title belt.
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US boxer, actor, and YouTuber Jake Paul gestures during his weigh-in.
ANALYSIS
TOM KERSHAW
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Jack Grealish celebrating with jubilant England supporters after scoring a goal.
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England's Jofra Archer celebrates taking the wicket of Australia's Cameron Green during the Ashes Series 2025.
MIKE ATHERTON
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Culture

Samuel West as Malvolio in Twelfth Night.
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Samuel West’s Malvolio is the standout in the RSC’s Twelfth Night

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Bel Powley and Samuel Blenkin in "Christmas Day" at Almeida Theatre.
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The Almeida’s Christmas play has nudity, gore and Gaza — and gets my vote
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The Miro Quartet raising mugs in a cozy room with a fireplace, instruments, and a view of a lake and trees.
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A chamber music ensemble performs on stage at Cadogan Hall.
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Mary Berry and Zoe Ball standing in front of Christmas decorations at Royal Windsor Park.
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Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate, in front of Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe works.
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A chamber music ensemble performs on stage at Cadogan Hall.
NEW
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FIRST NIGHT
Janine Jansen and friends — was this the best concert I saw in 2025?
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Actors David Harewood and Matthew Broome for the documentary "Mozart: Genius for Hire."
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Mozart: Genius for Hire: sublime music, saucy letters … I loved this insight
TV & Radio
Mary Berry and Zoe Ball standing in front of Christmas decorations at Royal Windsor Park.
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Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate, in front of Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe works.
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Bel Powley and Samuel Blenkin in "Christmas Day" at Almeida Theatre.
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The Almeida’s Christmas play has nudity, gore and Gaza — and gets my vote
Theatre & Dance
The Miro Quartet raising mugs in a cozy room with a fireplace, instruments, and a view of a lake and trees.
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Travel

A person in ski gear looking down into Corbet's Couloir at Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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View of Collioure in southern France, with its colourful houses along the coast
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The Hotel Chais Monnet & Spa in Cognac, France, a large elegant building with a gray roof, surrounded by green lawns and trees.
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A hotel pool area with lounges and striped umbrellas on a grassy lawn.
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This lakeside hotel is East Sussex’s most stylish place to stay
MSC World America cruise ship docked at Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve.
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Bonifacio old town on the cliffs in Corsica, one of the best places to visit in France for solo travellers
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The Hotel Chais Monnet & Spa in Cognac, France, a large elegant building with a gray roof, surrounded by green lawns and trees.
Cheers to this French town that’s full of convivial history and cocktail bars
A hotel pool area with lounges and striped umbrellas on a grassy lawn.
REVIEW
This lakeside hotel is East Sussex’s most stylish place to stay
MSC World America cruise ship docked at Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve.
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Win a holiday with MSC Cruises worth up to £1,500
Bonifacio old town on the cliffs in Corsica, one of the best places to visit in France for solo travellers
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The pool at Shangri-La The Shard - one of the best luxury hotels in London
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View of Collioure in southern France, with its colourful houses along the coast
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