Thursday January 1 2026
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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

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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


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



Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca reacting after a Premier League match.
Maresca leaves Chelsea after club hold crisis talks

Head coach departs having won two trophies during 18-month tenure, but position deemed untenable after breakdown in relations with club’s hierarchy

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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


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’

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





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




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


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


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






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?


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.
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.



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


James Brown with declutter expert Julieanne Steel.
I got hearing aids in my fifties — I wish I’d got them sooner






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




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

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


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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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