Friday June 27 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
Starmer gives in to welfare rebels by offering to water down cuts

More than 120 Labour MPs have backed an amendment that would effectively kill the bill

Politics
Migrants in a crowded inflatable boat crossing the English Channel.
UK and France discuss ‘one-in, one-out’ migrant returns

Plan being considered by Keir Starmer and President Macron would allow Britain to return illegal small boat arrivals to France

Politics
IN DEPTH
‘Damage as much as possible’: undercover on Palestine Action’s recruitment drive

The activists, who are set to be proscribed as a terror group, told new members that they could ‘take the resistance into prisons’

Crime
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez kissing in a boat in Venice.
‘Jeff in Venice’: Bezos’s three-day wedding party gets under way

The Amazon owner’s nuptials with Lauren Sánchez are being held in five-star locations across the Italian city, with a slew of A-list celebrities in attendance

Europe
Photo of Air Force Gen. Dan Caine at a Pentagon press conference.
Team Trump hits back as doubts linger over Iran’s nuclear programme
US news
Home caregiver assisting a senior woman to get out of bed using a walking stick.
IN DEPTH
UK spends more on disability than defence — how did we get here?
Politics
Photo of Air Force Gen. Dan Caine at a Pentagon press conference.
Team Trump hits back as doubts linger over Iran’s nuclear programme
US news
Home caregiver assisting a senior woman to get out of bed using a walking stick.
IN DEPTH
UK spends more on disability than defence — how did we get here?
Politics
Keir Starmer addressing the House of Commons regarding the NATO summit.
POLITICAL SKETCH
Badenoch digs Starmer out of the abyss
Politics
Morgan McSweeney, 10 Downing Street Chief of Staff, in Westminster, London.
ANALYSIS
Why is Morgan McSweeney now a lightning rod for Labour rebels?
Politics
John Healey and Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton conversing, flanked by guards in bearskin hats.
No 10 gags civil servants to stop them speaking out in public
Politics
US Treasury Secretary and Chinese Vice Premier shaking hands during trade discussions in London.
Trump says trade agreement with China is a ‘done deal’
Economics
Princess Diana and Christopher Balfour at a charity auction of dresses.
Largest collection of Princess Diana’s belongings goes up for auction
Royal family
Keir Starmer addressing the House of Commons regarding the NATO summit.
POLITICAL SKETCH
Badenoch digs Starmer out of the abyss
Politics
Keir Starmer addressing the House of Commons regarding the NATO summit.
POLITICAL SKETCH
Badenoch digs Starmer out of the abyss
Politics
Morgan McSweeney, 10 Downing Street Chief of Staff, in Westminster, London.
ANALYSIS
Why is Morgan McSweeney now a lightning rod for Labour rebels?
Politics
Morgan McSweeney, 10 Downing Street Chief of Staff, in Westminster, London.
ANALYSIS
Why is Morgan McSweeney now a lightning rod for Labour rebels?
Politics
John Healey and Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton conversing, flanked by guards in bearskin hats.
No 10 gags civil servants to stop them speaking out in public
Politics
John Healey and Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton conversing, flanked by guards in bearskin hats.
No 10 gags civil servants to stop them speaking out in public
Politics
US Treasury Secretary and Chinese Vice Premier shaking hands during trade discussions in London.
Trump says trade agreement with China is a ‘done deal’
Economics
US Treasury Secretary and Chinese Vice Premier shaking hands during trade discussions in London.
Trump says trade agreement with China is a ‘done deal’
Economics
Princess Diana and Christopher Balfour at a charity auction of dresses.
Largest collection of Princess Diana’s belongings goes up for auction
Royal family
Princess Diana and Christopher Balfour at a charity auction of dresses.
Largest collection of Princess Diana’s belongings goes up for auction
Royal family
Keir Starmer addressing the House of Commons regarding the NATO summit.
POLITICAL SKETCH
Badenoch digs Starmer out of the abyss
Politics
Morgan McSweeney, 10 Downing Street Chief of Staff, in Westminster, London.
ANALYSIS
Why is Morgan McSweeney now a lightning rod for Labour rebels?
Politics
John Healey and Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton conversing, flanked by guards in bearskin hats.
No 10 gags civil servants to stop them speaking out in public
Politics
Keir Starmer addressing the House of Commons regarding the NATO summit.
POLITICAL SKETCH
Badenoch digs Starmer out of the abyss
Politics
Keir Starmer addressing the House of Commons regarding the NATO summit.
POLITICAL SKETCH
Badenoch digs Starmer out of the abyss
Politics
Morgan McSweeney, 10 Downing Street Chief of Staff, in Westminster, London.
ANALYSIS
Why is Morgan McSweeney now a lightning rod for Labour rebels?
Politics
Morgan McSweeney, 10 Downing Street Chief of Staff, in Westminster, London.
ANALYSIS
Why is Morgan McSweeney now a lightning rod for Labour rebels?
Politics
John Healey and Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton conversing, flanked by guards in bearskin hats.
No 10 gags civil servants to stop them speaking out in public
Politics
John Healey and Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton conversing, flanked by guards in bearskin hats.
No 10 gags civil servants to stop them speaking out in public
Politics
US Treasury Secretary and Chinese Vice Premier shaking hands during trade discussions in London.
Trump says trade agreement with China is a ‘done deal’
Economics
Princess Diana and Christopher Balfour at a charity auction of dresses.
Largest collection of Princess Diana’s belongings goes up for auction
Royal family
Keir Starmer addressing the House of Commons regarding the NATO summit.
POLITICAL SKETCH
Badenoch digs Starmer out of the abyss
Politics
Morgan McSweeney, 10 Downing Street Chief of Staff, in Westminster, London.
ANALYSIS
Why is Morgan McSweeney now a lightning rod for Labour rebels?
Politics
John Healey and Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton conversing, flanked by guards in bearskin hats.
No 10 gags civil servants to stop them speaking out in public
Politics
US Treasury Secretary and Chinese Vice Premier shaking hands during trade discussions in London.
Trump says trade agreement with China is a ‘done deal’
Economics
Princess Diana and Christopher Balfour at a charity auction of dresses.
Largest collection of Princess Diana’s belongings goes up for auction
Royal family
Keir Starmer addressing the House of Commons regarding the NATO summit.
POLITICAL SKETCH
Badenoch digs Starmer out of the abyss
Politics
Keir Starmer addressing the House of Commons regarding the NATO summit.
POLITICAL SKETCH
Badenoch digs Starmer out of the abyss
Politics
Morgan McSweeney, 10 Downing Street Chief of Staff, in Westminster, London.
ANALYSIS
Why is Morgan McSweeney now a lightning rod for Labour rebels?
Politics
Morgan McSweeney, 10 Downing Street Chief of Staff, in Westminster, London.
ANALYSIS
Why is Morgan McSweeney now a lightning rod for Labour rebels?
Politics
John Healey and Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton conversing, flanked by guards in bearskin hats.
No 10 gags civil servants to stop them speaking out in public
Politics
John Healey and Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton conversing, flanked by guards in bearskin hats.
No 10 gags civil servants to stop them speaking out in public
Politics
US Treasury Secretary and Chinese Vice Premier shaking hands during trade discussions in London.
Trump says trade agreement with China is a ‘done deal’
Economics
US Treasury Secretary and Chinese Vice Premier shaking hands during trade discussions in London.
Trump says trade agreement with China is a ‘done deal’
Economics
Princess Diana and Christopher Balfour at a charity auction of dresses.
Largest collection of Princess Diana’s belongings goes up for auction
Royal family
Princess Diana and Christopher Balfour at a charity auction of dresses.
Largest collection of Princess Diana’s belongings goes up for auction
Royal family
Keir Starmer addressing the House of Commons regarding the NATO summit.
POLITICAL SKETCH
Badenoch digs Starmer out of the abyss
Politics
Morgan McSweeney, 10 Downing Street Chief of Staff, in Westminster, London.
ANALYSIS
Why is Morgan McSweeney now a lightning rod for Labour rebels?
Politics
John Healey and Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton conversing, flanked by guards in bearskin hats.
No 10 gags civil servants to stop them speaking out in public
Politics
Keir Starmer addressing the House of Commons regarding the NATO summit.
POLITICAL SKETCH
Badenoch digs Starmer out of the abyss
Politics
Keir Starmer addressing the House of Commons regarding the NATO summit.
POLITICAL SKETCH
Badenoch digs Starmer out of the abyss
Politics
Morgan McSweeney, 10 Downing Street Chief of Staff, in Westminster, London.
ANALYSIS
Why is Morgan McSweeney now a lightning rod for Labour rebels?
Politics
Morgan McSweeney, 10 Downing Street Chief of Staff, in Westminster, London.
ANALYSIS
Why is Morgan McSweeney now a lightning rod for Labour rebels?
Politics
John Healey and Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton conversing, flanked by guards in bearskin hats.
No 10 gags civil servants to stop them speaking out in public
Politics
John Healey and Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton conversing, flanked by guards in bearskin hats.
No 10 gags civil servants to stop them speaking out in public
Politics
US Treasury Secretary and Chinese Vice Premier shaking hands during trade discussions in London.
Trump says trade agreement with China is a ‘done deal’
Economics
Princess Diana and Christopher Balfour at a charity auction of dresses.
Largest collection of Princess Diana’s belongings goes up for auction
Royal family
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Anna Wintour at the 2022 Met Gala.
Anna Wintour steps back from running Vogue — leaving big Manolos to fill

The editor-in-chief for 37 years has become a fashion giant in her own right, making the magazine much more than a monthly publication

Fashion
Dentist examining a patient's teeth.
UK lags behind Kosovo and Kazakhstan in global women’s health table
Healthcare
Portrait of five confident friends standing against a wall.
One fifth of Britons ‘suffering from a mental health condition’
Healthcare
Illustration of two rifles behind a laptop screen with a pixelated cursor.
Iranian-backed terror groups openly promoted on social media
Crime
Couple selecting wine in a supermarket.
Wine prices up 9p a bottle thanks to net-zero ‘glass tax’
Environment
Composite image of Blaise Metreweli and her grandfather, Constantine Dobrowolski.
New MI6 chief’s grandfather was Nazi ‘Butcher’
Defence
Illustration of two rifles behind a laptop screen with a pixelated cursor.
Iranian-backed terror groups openly promoted on social media
Crime
Illustration of two rifles behind a laptop screen with a pixelated cursor.
Iranian-backed terror groups openly promoted on social media
Crime
Couple selecting wine in a supermarket.
Wine prices up 9p a bottle thanks to net-zero ‘glass tax’
Environment
Couple selecting wine in a supermarket.
Wine prices up 9p a bottle thanks to net-zero ‘glass tax’
Environment
Composite image of Blaise Metreweli and her grandfather, Constantine Dobrowolski.
New MI6 chief’s grandfather was Nazi ‘Butcher’
Defence
Composite image of Blaise Metreweli and her grandfather, Constantine Dobrowolski.
New MI6 chief’s grandfather was Nazi ‘Butcher’
Defence
Illustration of two rifles behind a laptop screen with a pixelated cursor.
Iranian-backed terror groups openly promoted on social media
Crime
Couple selecting wine in a supermarket.
Wine prices up 9p a bottle thanks to net-zero ‘glass tax’
Environment
Composite image of Blaise Metreweli and her grandfather, Constantine Dobrowolski.
New MI6 chief’s grandfather was Nazi ‘Butcher’
Defence
Illustration of two rifles behind a laptop screen with a pixelated cursor.
Iranian-backed terror groups openly promoted on social media
Crime
Illustration of two rifles behind a laptop screen with a pixelated cursor.
Iranian-backed terror groups openly promoted on social media
Crime
Couple selecting wine in a supermarket.
Wine prices up 9p a bottle thanks to net-zero ‘glass tax’
Environment
Couple selecting wine in a supermarket.
Wine prices up 9p a bottle thanks to net-zero ‘glass tax’
Environment
Composite image of Blaise Metreweli and her grandfather, Constantine Dobrowolski.
New MI6 chief’s grandfather was Nazi ‘Butcher’
Defence
Composite image of Blaise Metreweli and her grandfather, Constantine Dobrowolski.
New MI6 chief’s grandfather was Nazi ‘Butcher’
Defence
Woman touching a bronze horse sculpture.
Newby Hall’s ambitious sculpture trail — and other news in pictures
Ash trees evolving resistance to disease that threatened to wipe them out
Science
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Editor's picks

Caitlin Moran and Emily Eavis sitting in the back of a Land Rover.
CAITLIN MORAN
Bands, fans, wizards … what makes Glasto great (again)

Caitlin Moran has attended every festival on Worthy Farm since 1992, and she’s learnt a lot about its magic

Music
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FIRST PERSON
Why women like me are having IVF now
Parenting
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What happened to the homes bought by HS2?
Property & Home
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The best mini fans to keep you cool in a heatwave — tried and tested
Property & Home
Mona Tehrani as a child dancing with her father, and a current photo of her as an adult.
FIRST PERSON
I’ve never been to Iran. Why has the crisis left me in despair?
Middle East
Dan Baines and Serena McCall in a scene from Sadler's Wells' production of *Quadrophenia*.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Quadrophenia — the ballet? Our critic covers her ears
Theatre & Dance
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REVIEW
Lorde is back with her first album in four years — was it worth the wait?
Music
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The best mini fans to keep you cool in a heatwave — tried and tested
Property & Home
Mona Tehrani as a child dancing with her father, and a current photo of her as an adult.
FIRST PERSON
I’ve never been to Iran. Why has the crisis left me in despair?
Middle East
Dan Baines and Serena McCall in a scene from Sadler's Wells' production of *Quadrophenia*.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Quadrophenia — the ballet? Our critic covers her ears
Theatre & Dance
Lorde performing on stage.
REVIEW
Lorde is back with her first album in four years — was it worth the wait?
Music
Portrait of Cathy Adams and her son at home in London.
FIRST PERSON
Why women like me are having IVF now
Parenting
Collage of houses and HS2 train and equipment.
What happened to the homes bought by HS2?
Property & Home

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World

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei giving a televised speech.
ANALYSIS
By Ali Khamenei’s logic, he did beat the US — by surviving

For Iran’s supreme leader, the damaged nuclear programme was just one symbol of his country’s resistance to the West. Hezbollah and Hamas fight on

Israel-Iran
Collection of vintage Renault cars.
From horseless cart to va va voom: France’s love affair with the Renault
Europe
Illustration of a pregnant person's belly, Russian ruble symbol, and stacks of coins.
IN DEPTH
Why payments to pregnant schoolgirls is dividing Putin’s pronatalists
Europe
President Trump speaking at a NATO summit.
Trump ‘sees Putin as obstacle to Ukraine peace talks’
Russia-Ukraine war
Marine Le Pen at the National Assembly.
IN DEPTH
Le Pen says corruption case could block presidential run
Europe
Kim Jong Un, his daughter, and wife watching a person dive into a pool at a water park.
Gucci handbags and water slides: North Korea’s first lady makes rare appearance
Asia
Fresco depicting a scene from the Villa dei Misteri in Pompeii.
Villa of the Mysteries digs expose Pompeii’s tomb-raiding riddle
Europe
President Trump speaking at a NATO summit.
Trump ‘sees Putin as obstacle to Ukraine peace talks’
Russia-Ukraine war
Marine Le Pen at the National Assembly.
IN DEPTH
Le Pen says corruption case could block presidential run
Europe
Kim Jong Un, his daughter, and wife watching a person dive into a pool at a water park.
Gucci handbags and water slides: North Korea’s first lady makes rare appearance
Asia
Fresco depicting a scene from the Villa dei Misteri in Pompeii.
Villa of the Mysteries digs expose Pompeii’s tomb-raiding riddle
Europe
Collection of vintage Renault cars.
From horseless cart to va va voom: France’s love affair with the Renault
Europe
Illustration of a pregnant person's belly, Russian ruble symbol, and stacks of coins.
IN DEPTH
Why payments to pregnant schoolgirls is dividing Putin’s pronatalists
Europe
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Comment

a man in a suit with his arms crossed looks at the camera
PATRICK MAGUIREBackbench revolt shows Labour hasn’t changed

Despite the grand ambitions of the Starmer leadership, No 10 is finding that the party has not been reprogrammed

Illustration of a cartoon depicting a political conflict.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

Portrait of Gerry Baker.
GERARD BAKERMamdani is riding a populist wave, like Trump
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EMMA DUNCANDivision, decline, decay? What a load of rot
a man with a beard wearing a suit and tie
MARTIN SAMUEL | NOTEBOOKI’m at the US border — but will the guards play ball?
Portrait of Sean O'Neill.
SEAN O’NEILL | THUNDERERBranding Kneecap terrorists makes a mockery of justice
Portrait of Gerry Baker.
GERARD BAKERMamdani is riding a populist wave, like Trump
a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
a man with a beard wearing a suit and tie
Portrait of Sean O'Neill.
Portrait of Gerry Baker.
a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
a man with a beard wearing a suit and tie
Portrait of Sean O'Neill.

Life & Style

A chef stands with arms crossed next to a strawberry cream sandwich.
Would you eat M&S’s strawberries and cream sandwich? My verdict

Our food editor, Tony Turnbull puts the supermarket’s controversial new snack to the test

Food & Drink
Collage of Kate Moss; one image shows her at a product launch, the other shows her with friends on a beach.
Why the party’s over for Kate Moss’s clean living brand
Celebrity
Portrait of two palliative care doctors.
Palliative care doctors on assisted dying: he’s for, his boss is against
Health & Fitness
Adam Peaty in Speedo swimwear by the pool.
Don’t look now — budgie smugglers are back
Fashion
Portrait of a man in a suit, one image showing his face, the other with his hand covering his face.
FIRST PERSON
Help! I’ve fallen for my chatbot! Is this the future of AI?
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have split: get ready for a pop comeback
Music
a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black shirt
DEBORAH ROSS
Emma Thompson says we need to get sex on the NHS. So I asked for it
Sex & Relationships
Adam Peaty in Speedo swimwear by the pool.
Don’t look now — budgie smugglers are back
Fashion
Portrait of a man in a suit, one image showing his face, the other with his hand covering his face.
FIRST PERSON
Help! I’ve fallen for my chatbot! Is this the future of AI?
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have split: get ready for a pop comeback
Music
a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black shirt
DEBORAH ROSS
Emma Thompson says we need to get sex on the NHS. So I asked for it
Sex & Relationships
Collage of Kate Moss; one image shows her at a product launch, the other shows her with friends on a beach.
Why the party’s over for Kate Moss’s clean living brand
Celebrity
Portrait of two palliative care doctors.
Palliative care doctors on assisted dying: he’s for, his boss is against
Health & Fitness

Business

Jes Staley outside a London court.
Jes Staley fails to have ban over Epstein links scrapped

Former Barclays chief loses legal challenge to FCA decision banning him from top City jobs over his ties to the paedophile

Companies & Markets
a man in a suit and tie is wearing glasses
Alistair OsborneBanker’s reckless endangerment
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopWeight-loss jabs may just nudge producers to offer healthier food
Workers on a Jaguar automobile assembly line.
British vehicle production falls to lowest for May since 1949
Companies & Markets
Jerome Powell speaking at the White House with Donald Trump in the background.
Dollar slumps as Trump hints at new Fed chief
US business
Jes Staley arriving at his trial.
IN DEPTH
How Jes Staley’s gamble to save his reputation backfired
Companies & Markets
Commuters walking past the Monument to the Great Fire of London.
Visma eyes London listing in boost for the City
Companies & Markets
Workers on a Jaguar automobile assembly line.
British vehicle production falls to lowest for May since 1949
Companies & Markets
Jerome Powell speaking at the White House with Donald Trump in the background.
Dollar slumps as Trump hints at new Fed chief
US business
Jes Staley arriving at his trial.
IN DEPTH
How Jes Staley’s gamble to save his reputation backfired
Companies & Markets
Commuters walking past the Monument to the Great Fire of London.
Visma eyes London listing in boost for the City
Companies & Markets
a man in a suit and tie is wearing glasses
Alistair OsborneBanker’s reckless endangerment
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopWeight-loss jabs may just nudge producers to offer healthier food
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Sport

Maro Itoje, British & Irish Lions rugby player, holding a rugby ball.
COMMENT
LIONS TOUR
Itoje’s absence part of Farrell’s plan to create leaders — and competition

Head coach’s decision for Dan Sheehan to lead the Lions against Western Force is about sharing leadership responsibilities and looking after his captain

Rugby union
Henry Pollock of the British & Irish Lions during a rugby match against Argentina.
Stuart BarnesThis is Pollock’s big chance to stake Test claim — or face tour on the margins
Photo of Jofra Archer.
Mike AthertonArcher gamble can wait until third Test — but will he be potent force of old?
Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva celebrating a goal.
CLUB WORLD CUP | MARTIN SAMUEL
City’s swagger is back — they’re team to beat after bullying Juventus
Football
Tennis player Oliver Tarvet celebrating a point.
WIMBLEDON
British world No719 seals Wimbledon spot — but can’t collect £66k prize money
Tennis
Harvey Elliott taking a selfie with his UEFA European Under-21 Championship Player of the Match trophy.
Elliott is star of U21s’ run to final — so why does no one want to sign him?
Football
Joao Pedro of Brighton celebrating a goal.
EXCLUSIVE
Newcastle frustrated as bids totalling £75m for Pedro and Trafford fail
Football
Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva celebrating a goal.
CLUB WORLD CUP | MARTIN SAMUEL
City’s swagger is back — they’re team to beat after bullying Juventus
Football
Tennis player Oliver Tarvet celebrating a point.
WIMBLEDON
British world No719 seals Wimbledon spot — but can’t collect £66k prize money
Tennis
Harvey Elliott taking a selfie with his UEFA European Under-21 Championship Player of the Match trophy.
Elliott is star of U21s’ run to final — so why does no one want to sign him?
Football
Joao Pedro of Brighton celebrating a goal.
EXCLUSIVE
Newcastle frustrated as bids totalling £75m for Pedro and Trafford fail
Football
Henry Pollock of the British & Irish Lions during a rugby match against Argentina.
Stuart BarnesThis is Pollock’s big chance to stake Test claim — or face tour on the margins
Photo of Jofra Archer.
Mike AthertonArcher gamble can wait until third Test — but will he be potent force of old?

Culture

Jeremy Allen White as Carmy and Ayo Edebiri as Sydney from The Bear.
REVIEW
TOM PECK ON TV
The Bear is back — all emotional torture and not enough haute cuisine

There are still moments of great subtlety in the award-laden restaurant drama, but now the family drama is front and centre leading to more rather pointless diversions

TV & Radio
Illustration of a person relaxing on a beach towel, reading a book, surrounded by other books, a beach ball, and a life preserver.
80 best books to take on holiday this summer — chosen by the experts
Books
Black and white photo of the band Motörhead.
Motörhead — and the best albums of 2025 so far
Music
The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra performing at the Baltic Opera Festival.
RICHARD MORRISON
Why aren’t arts leaders banging the drum for Ukraine any more?
Art
Helen Mirren holding an Epoca magazine on the set of The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone.
Around the world in 12 novels — an expert’s guide
Books
James Bond and Lea Seydoux in No Time to Die.
Shaken, stirred, or bored? What a James Bond film by Denis Villeneuve will be like
Film
Large crowd of people gathered in front of the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio this weekend: Glastonbury 2025 Live
TV & Radio
The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra performing at the Baltic Opera Festival.
RICHARD MORRISON
Why aren’t arts leaders banging the drum for Ukraine any more?
Art
Helen Mirren holding an Epoca magazine on the set of The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone.
Around the world in 12 novels — an expert’s guide
Books
James Bond and Lea Seydoux in No Time to Die.
Shaken, stirred, or bored? What a James Bond film by Denis Villeneuve will be like
Film
Large crowd of people gathered in front of the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio this weekend: Glastonbury 2025 Live
TV & Radio
Illustration of a person relaxing on a beach towel, reading a book, surrounded by other books, a beach ball, and a life preserver.
80 best books to take on holiday this summer — chosen by the experts
Books
Black and white photo of the band Motörhead.
Motörhead — and the best albums of 2025 so far
Music

Travel

Woman in red dress with Sicilian church in background.
INTERVIEW
MY HOLS
Janet Ellis: ‘I thought my travels were over when my husband died’

The former Blue Peter presenter on Puglia with her daughter, Sophie Ellis-Bextor; her first solo trip; and interviewing the Sri Lankan prime minister without any sleep

Inspiration
traditional houses in the Gasienicowa valley with views of the Tatra Mountains — one of the best places to visit in Poland
The best places to visit in one of Europe’s most underrated countries
Poland
The Alfriston hotel in East Sussex
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break in the South Downs worth up to £1,030 with the Alfriston
Hawkwood College building.
I went on a £1,000 writing retreat — this is what I learnt
Cotswolds
Durdle Door on the Jurassic Coast
Now’s the time to explore England in all its glory … start here
England
Floating icebergs in Disko Bay, Ilulissat, Greenland
These alternative holiday ideas make for great August escapes
Advice
Greek Theatre in Syracuse, Sicily.
The historic Italian city packed with culture — and the hottest tickets in town
Sicily
Hawkwood College building.
I went on a £1,000 writing retreat — this is what I learnt
Cotswolds
Durdle Door on the Jurassic Coast
Now’s the time to explore England in all its glory … start here
England
Floating icebergs in Disko Bay, Ilulissat, Greenland
These alternative holiday ideas make for great August escapes
Advice
Greek Theatre in Syracuse, Sicily.
The historic Italian city packed with culture — and the hottest tickets in town
Sicily
traditional houses in the Gasienicowa valley with views of the Tatra Mountains — one of the best places to visit in Poland
The best places to visit in one of Europe’s most underrated countries
Poland
The Alfriston hotel in East Sussex
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break in the South Downs worth up to £1,030 with the Alfriston
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