Saturday November 8 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
Illustration of caricatures of Nigel Farage, Michael Gove, and Suella Braverman towering over a high street.
Why the next election will be fought on our corrupted high streets

Farage has spent years channelling anger about the rise of vape shops and barbers that suck the life out of town centres. Can his rivals catch up?

15 minutes ago

Nine million pensioners face paying extra £380 a year in budget tax rise

Rachel Reeves is expected to raise income tax and cut national insurance — which will leave many retirees out of pocket

Money



Davina McCall posing against a red background during Red Nose Day for Comic Relief.



Trump lambasts ‘fake news’ BBC for editing speech

White House denounces corporation as a ‘propaganda machine’


Martine Croxall, a BBC news presenter, speaking on air.
Martine Croxall, a BBC news presenter, speaking on air.
BBC staff among complainers in Martine Croxall ‘women’ row
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
Martine Croxall’s eye-roll spoke for a nation

Jens Stoltenberg at The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Jens Stoltenberg at The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Jens Stoltenberg feared he would be Nato’s last secretary-general
Russia-Ukraine war
31 minutes ago

US President Donald Trump addressing supporters in front of multiple American flags.
US President Donald Trump addressing supporters in front of multiple American flags.
Trump lambasts ‘fake news’ BBC for editing speech





Jens Stoltenberg at The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Jens Stoltenberg at The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Jens Stoltenberg feared he would be Nato’s last secretary-general
Russia-Ukraine war
31 minutes ago




Ian Terence Botham, Baron Botham holding a glass of white wine while sitting in a large red leather chair.
Botham at 70: I’d have a Caribbean island if I was playing today

Still ferociously competitive as he approaches landmark, the England great discusses the toll his career – and charity walks — have taken on his body


Caleb Muntz of Fiji scores his team's second try during the Quilter Nations Series 2025 match between England and Fiji.
Caleb Muntz of Fiji scores his team's second try during the Quilter Nations Series 2025 match between England and Fiji.
Feyi-Waboso gives England lead at half-time against impressive Fiji
Rugby union
7 minutes ago



Alan Bates, a lead person in the Post Office Horizon scandal, sitting at a desk with papers and a laptop in his home.








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Editor's picks



A steelworker, wearing a hard hat and face shield, holds a long rod in front of an operational blast furnace.
The Cops have failed: it’s time for a big dose of climate realism

Ed Miliband is the latest energy secretary to focus on a net zero policy that doesn’t add up. Leaders gathering in Brazil must ask the right questions


Collage of Carmel Allen and Christopher embracing on a Greek island, and Michael Odell and Susanna holding their dog.
We found love again after 50 — just like Jennifer Aniston


Maxine Bradley, LEGO influencer, building a giant zoo scape with thousands of LEGO pieces.
Meet the adult Lego fans transforming their homes for their hobby

Jon Bon Jovi, wearing a blue jacket and sunglasses, photographed in New York at the Waldorf Astoria.
Jon Bon Jovi: my radical surgery to save my voice


Oskar Lloyd Gaiger on steps at University of Glasgow surrounded by autumn foliage.
Autumnal trees in Glasgow — and other news in pictures








Vibe shift could put the Tories back in play

Labour MPs misread US elections, where economic competence trumps all. Farage gets it but may be too late to change



Illustration of a prisoner tallying marks on a wall and saying, "IT'S NOT DAYS SPENT INSIDE... IT'S THE ACCIDENTAL RELEASE TALLY!"

Cartoon by Peter Brookes



Portrait of Coren Giles.
Life’s a lottery and now your death can be too






Portrait of Coren Giles.
Life’s a lottery and now your death can be too




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A Vauxhall Vivaro Electric van being charged at Gatwick Airport, with a man in the driver's seat holding a coffee cup.
Vans to swerve EV pay-per-mile tax raid but other vehicles to be hit
31 minutes ago


People arrive at the KPMG offices in 15 Canada Square, Canary Wharf in London.
KPMG cuts pay offers for some staff in fresh blow to Big Four

a man in a suit and tie stands with his arms crossed
Dominic O'ConnellWeight-loss fever inspires epic battle of the pharma giants



Jobs and kebabs on the line in UK steel’s civil war over tariffs
31 minutes ago


Staysure founder Ryan Howsam may bid for Sheffield Wednesday




Caleb Muntz of Fiji scores his team's second try during the Quilter Nations Series 2025 match between England and Fiji.

Borthwick’s side searching for ninth straight win in second week of Quilter Nations Series — Genge captains with Itoje as replacement

Rugby union
7 minutes ago
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Woman in a blue dress with confetti falling around her.

Even her co-star Robert Pattinson seems slack-jawed at what the actress gets up to in this psychological pressure cooker about postnatal depression

Film
31 minutes ago



Silhouette of a hand holding a champagne glass against an airplane window.
John ArlidgeMistakes I’ve made travelling in first and business class


A boy sitting at a table with coins, a calculator, and a piggy bank.
The five money lessons every child should learn

With primary school children set to be taught how to manage their finances from 2028, George Nixon works out what should be on the curriculum

A boy sitting at a table with coins, a calculator, and a piggy bank.
The five money lessons every child should learn


How to solve the state pension problem


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