Thursday January 1 2026
The Times & The Sunday Times
A gif of people partying in a bar with a flaming drink on the bar.
LIVE
Dozens dead after fire at Swiss ski resort

About 100 people were injured after a bar in Crans-Montana went up in flames. Witnesses have blamed the fire on sparklers allegedly used inside

5 minutes ago
NEW
COMMENT
Crans-Montana grew, but ‘le Constel’ was always its beating heart

Claire Irvin has frequented Le Constellation since a gap year in the Nineties and watched it morph through its roles at centre of an expanding resort

12 minutes ago
NEW
COMMENT
Crans-Montana grew, but ‘le Constel’ was always its beating heart

Claire Irvin has frequented Le Constellation since a gap year in the Nineties and watched it morph through its roles at centre of an expanding resort

12 minutes ago
NEW
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

NEW
Farage to go ‘double or quits’ on local elections with £5m spend
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca reacting after a Premier League match.
UPDATED
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
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca reacting after a Premier League match.
UPDATED
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
UPDATED
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
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird returns to thunder across Lake District once again
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.
FIRST PERSON
‘It takes a village to bring up a child, so we built our own’
Property & Home
Reservist Oleg on duty in a war-damaged building with a destroyed council building visible outside.
Reservist Oleg on duty in a war-damaged building with a destroyed council building visible outside.
NEW
IN DEPTH
Times correspondents reflect on Ukraine — and what 2026 might hold
Russia-Ukraine war
14 minutes ago
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.
UPDATED
Channel crossings in small boats up 5,000 in a year
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.
UPDATED
Channel crossings in small boats up 5,000 in a year
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
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
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird returns to thunder across Lake District once again
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird returns to thunder across Lake District once again
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.
FIRST PERSON
‘It takes a village to bring up a child, so we built our own’
Property & Home
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.
FIRST PERSON
‘It takes a village to bring up a child, so we built our own’
Property & Home
Reservist Oleg on duty in a war-damaged building with a destroyed council building visible outside.
Reservist Oleg on duty in a war-damaged building with a destroyed council building visible outside.
NEW
IN DEPTH
Times correspondents reflect on Ukraine — and what 2026 might hold
Russia-Ukraine war
14 minutes ago
Reservist Oleg on duty in a war-damaged building with a destroyed council building visible outside.
Reservist Oleg on duty in a war-damaged building with a destroyed council building visible outside.
NEW
IN DEPTH
Times correspondents reflect on Ukraine — and what 2026 might hold
Russia-Ukraine war
14 minutes ago
UPDATED
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
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird returns to thunder across Lake District once again
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.
UPDATED
Channel crossings in small boats up 5,000 in a year
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.
UPDATED
Channel crossings in small boats up 5,000 in a year
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
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
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird returns to thunder across Lake District once again
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird returns to thunder across Lake District once again
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.
FIRST PERSON
‘It takes a village to bring up a child, so we built our own’
Property & Home
Reservist Oleg on duty in a war-damaged building with a destroyed council building visible outside.
Reservist Oleg on duty in a war-damaged building with a destroyed council building visible outside.
NEW
IN DEPTH
Times correspondents reflect on Ukraine — and what 2026 might hold
Russia-Ukraine war
14 minutes ago
A young girl being lifted into a small boat with a group of people, thought to be migrants, in Gravelines, France.
UPDATED
Channel crossings in small boats up 5,000 in a year
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
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird returns to thunder across Lake District once again
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.
FIRST PERSON
‘It takes a village to bring up a child, so we built our own’
Property & Home
Reservist Oleg on duty in a war-damaged building with a destroyed council building visible outside.
Reservist Oleg on duty in a war-damaged building with a destroyed council building visible outside.
NEW
IN DEPTH
Times correspondents reflect on Ukraine — and what 2026 might hold
Russia-Ukraine war
14 minutes ago
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.
UPDATED
Channel crossings in small boats up 5,000 in a year
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.
UPDATED
Channel crossings in small boats up 5,000 in a year
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
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
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird returns to thunder across Lake District once again
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird returns to thunder across Lake District once again
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.
FIRST PERSON
‘It takes a village to bring up a child, so we built our own’
Property & Home
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.
FIRST PERSON
‘It takes a village to bring up a child, so we built our own’
Property & Home
Reservist Oleg on duty in a war-damaged building with a destroyed council building visible outside.
Reservist Oleg on duty in a war-damaged building with a destroyed council building visible outside.
NEW
IN DEPTH
Times correspondents reflect on Ukraine — and what 2026 might hold
Russia-Ukraine war
14 minutes ago
Reservist Oleg on duty in a war-damaged building with a destroyed council building visible outside.
Reservist Oleg on duty in a war-damaged building with a destroyed council building visible outside.
NEW
IN DEPTH
Times correspondents reflect on Ukraine — and what 2026 might hold
Russia-Ukraine war
14 minutes ago
A young girl being lifted into a small boat with a group of people, thought to be migrants, in Gravelines, France.
UPDATED
Channel crossings in small boats up 5,000 in a year
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
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird returns to thunder across Lake District once again
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.
UPDATED
Channel crossings in small boats up 5,000 in a year
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.
UPDATED
Channel crossings in small boats up 5,000 in a year
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
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
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird returns to thunder across Lake District once again
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird K7 hydroplane creating a large spray of water while speeding across a lake.
Bluebird returns to thunder across Lake District once again
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.
FIRST PERSON
‘It takes a village to bring up a child, so we built our own’
Property & Home
Reservist Oleg on duty in a war-damaged building with a destroyed council building visible outside.
Reservist Oleg on duty in a war-damaged building with a destroyed council building visible outside.
NEW
IN DEPTH
Times correspondents reflect on Ukraine — and what 2026 might hold
Russia-Ukraine war
14 minutes ago
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

People, including children, run from the scene of the 1987 Poppy Day explosion in Enniskillen.
NEW
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

NEW
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
Lucy Worsley, historian and chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces.
INTERVIEW
MY CULTURAL FIRSTS
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

TV & Radio
Anthony Joshua sitting shirtless in the back of a crashed vehicle.
Anthony Joshua’s driver may face court over ‘speeding’ car crash
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Cook can challenge England’s one-dimensional groupthink as McCullum’s No2
The Ashes
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescued hikers in trainers and joggers ‘wouldn’t have survived night’
Scotland
Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.
Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.
Why weight loss jabs could shave thousands off your retirement income
Ana Gabriela, 17, with her Buffalo bike in an impoverished indigenous community.
Ana Gabriela, 17, with her Buffalo bike in an impoverished indigenous community.
How a bicycle helped a 17-year-old mother return to the classroom
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
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
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Cook can challenge England’s one-dimensional groupthink as McCullum’s No2
The Ashes
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Cook can challenge England’s one-dimensional groupthink as McCullum’s No2
The Ashes
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescued hikers in trainers and joggers ‘wouldn’t have survived night’
Scotland
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescued hikers in trainers and joggers ‘wouldn’t have survived night’
Scotland
Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.
Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.
Why weight loss jabs could shave thousands off your retirement income
Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.
Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.
Why weight loss jabs could shave thousands off your retirement income
Ana Gabriela, 17, with her Buffalo bike in an impoverished indigenous community.
Ana Gabriela, 17, with her Buffalo bike in an impoverished indigenous community.
How a bicycle helped a 17-year-old mother return to the classroom
Ana Gabriela, 17, with her Buffalo bike in an impoverished indigenous community.
Ana Gabriela, 17, with her Buffalo bike in an impoverished indigenous community.
How a bicycle helped a 17-year-old mother return to the classroom
Anthony Joshua sitting shirtless in the back of a crashed vehicle.
Anthony Joshua’s driver may face court over ‘speeding’ car crash
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Cook can challenge England’s one-dimensional groupthink as McCullum’s No2
The Ashes
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescued hikers in trainers and joggers ‘wouldn’t have survived night’
Scotland
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
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
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Cook can challenge England’s one-dimensional groupthink as McCullum’s No2
The Ashes
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Cook can challenge England’s one-dimensional groupthink as McCullum’s No2
The Ashes
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescued hikers in trainers and joggers ‘wouldn’t have survived night’
Scotland
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescued hikers in trainers and joggers ‘wouldn’t have survived night’
Scotland
Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.
Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.
Why weight loss jabs could shave thousands off your retirement income
Ana Gabriela, 17, with her Buffalo bike in an impoverished indigenous community.
Ana Gabriela, 17, with her Buffalo bike in an impoverished indigenous community.
How a bicycle helped a 17-year-old mother return to the classroom
Anthony Joshua sitting shirtless in the back of a crashed vehicle.
Anthony Joshua’s driver may face court over ‘speeding’ car crash
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Cook can challenge England’s one-dimensional groupthink as McCullum’s No2
The Ashes
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescued hikers in trainers and joggers ‘wouldn’t have survived night’
Scotland
Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.
Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.
Why weight loss jabs could shave thousands off your retirement income
Ana Gabriela, 17, with her Buffalo bike in an impoverished indigenous community.
Ana Gabriela, 17, with her Buffalo bike in an impoverished indigenous community.
How a bicycle helped a 17-year-old mother return to the classroom
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
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
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Cook can challenge England’s one-dimensional groupthink as McCullum’s No2
The Ashes
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Cook can challenge England’s one-dimensional groupthink as McCullum’s No2
The Ashes
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescued hikers in trainers and joggers ‘wouldn’t have survived night’
Scotland
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescued hikers in trainers and joggers ‘wouldn’t have survived night’
Scotland
Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.
Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.
Why weight loss jabs could shave thousands off your retirement income
Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.
Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.
Why weight loss jabs could shave thousands off your retirement income
Ana Gabriela, 17, with her Buffalo bike in an impoverished indigenous community.
Ana Gabriela, 17, with her Buffalo bike in an impoverished indigenous community.
How a bicycle helped a 17-year-old mother return to the classroom
Ana Gabriela, 17, with her Buffalo bike in an impoverished indigenous community.
Ana Gabriela, 17, with her Buffalo bike in an impoverished indigenous community.
How a bicycle helped a 17-year-old mother return to the classroom
Anthony Joshua sitting shirtless in the back of a crashed vehicle.
Anthony Joshua’s driver may face court over ‘speeding’ car crash
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Cook can challenge England’s one-dimensional groupthink as McCullum’s No2
The Ashes
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescued hikers in trainers and joggers ‘wouldn’t have survived night’
Scotland
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
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
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Cook can challenge England’s one-dimensional groupthink as McCullum’s No2
The Ashes
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Cook can challenge England’s one-dimensional groupthink as McCullum’s No2
The Ashes
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescued hikers in trainers and joggers ‘wouldn’t have survived night’
Scotland
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescue of two ill-equipped hillwalkers in deep snow in the Cairngorms at night.
Rescued hikers in trainers and joggers ‘wouldn’t have survived night’
Scotland
Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.
Woman injecting Mounjaro 5 mg KwikPen into her arm.
Why weight loss jabs could shave thousands off your retirement income
Ana Gabriela, 17, with her Buffalo bike in an impoverished indigenous community.
Ana Gabriela, 17, with her Buffalo bike in an impoverished indigenous community.
How a bicycle helped a 17-year-old mother return to the classroom
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?

Film
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as first Muslim mayor of New York City
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as first Muslim mayor of New York City
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as first Muslim mayor of New York City
Smiling woman with a ponytail in a plank position on a yoga mat at home.
Smiling woman with a ponytail in a plank position on a yoga mat at home.
Single ten-minute workout could halt progression of bowel cancer
Eloise Smith and racehorse Milldam celebrate their shared birthday.
Racehorses share new year birthday — and other news in pictures
Ed and Izzy Hudson on their wedding day with Ed using a physiotherapy unit to walk.
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
Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, and Keir Starmer at a Labour Party event.
Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, and Keir Starmer at a Labour Party event.
THE TIMES DIARY
Stars suggest Labour coup, but do they favour Rayner or Streeting?
Eloise Smith and racehorse Milldam celebrate their shared birthday.
Eloise Smith and racehorse Milldam celebrate their shared birthday.
Racehorses share new year birthday — and other news in pictures
Eloise Smith and racehorse Milldam celebrate their shared birthday.
Eloise Smith and racehorse Milldam celebrate their shared birthday.
Racehorses share new year birthday — and other news in pictures
Ed and Izzy Hudson on their wedding day with Ed using a physiotherapy unit to walk.
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
Ed and Izzy Hudson on their wedding day with Ed using a physiotherapy unit to walk.
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
Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, and Keir Starmer at a Labour Party event.
Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, and Keir Starmer at a Labour Party event.
THE TIMES DIARY
Stars suggest Labour coup, but do they favour Rayner or Streeting?
Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, and Keir Starmer at a Labour Party event.
Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, and Keir Starmer at a Labour Party event.
THE TIMES DIARY
Stars suggest Labour coup, but do they favour Rayner or Streeting?
Eloise Smith and racehorse Milldam celebrate their shared birthday.
Racehorses share new year birthday — and other news in pictures
Ed and Izzy Hudson on their wedding day with Ed using a physiotherapy unit to walk.
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
Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, and Keir Starmer at a Labour Party event.
Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, and Keir Starmer at a Labour Party event.
THE TIMES DIARY
Stars suggest Labour coup, but do they favour Rayner or Streeting?
Eloise Smith and racehorse Milldam celebrate their shared birthday.
Eloise Smith and racehorse Milldam celebrate their shared birthday.
Racehorses share new year birthday — and other news in pictures
Eloise Smith and racehorse Milldam celebrate their shared birthday.
Eloise Smith and racehorse Milldam celebrate their shared birthday.
Racehorses share new year birthday — and other news in pictures
Ed and Izzy Hudson on their wedding day with Ed using a physiotherapy unit to walk.
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
Ed and Izzy Hudson on their wedding day with Ed using a physiotherapy unit to walk.
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
Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, and Keir Starmer at a Labour Party event.
Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, and Keir Starmer at a Labour Party event.
THE TIMES DIARY
Stars suggest Labour coup, but do they favour Rayner or Streeting?
Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, and Keir Starmer at a Labour Party event.
Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, and Keir Starmer at a Labour Party event.
THE TIMES DIARY
Stars suggest Labour coup, but do they favour Rayner or Streeting?
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Editor's Picks

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

Food & Drink
A close-up of a woman's butt and thighs wearing black underwear.
INTERVIEW
The rise of the £500 lunchtime bottom lift
Health & Fitness
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
Property & Home
A young woman sitting on the floor typing on a typewriter with crumpled papers scattered around her.
REVIEW
WRITING
Want to write a novel in 2026? Start by reading this book
Books
COMO Le Beauvallon hotel in St Tropez, France, overlooking the coastline.
The world’s most exciting hotel openings for the year ahead
A gala concert with countertenor Iestyn Davies and The English Concert.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
My five-star New Year’s Eve — with Britain’s greatest countertenor
Classical & Opera
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
Property & Home
A young woman sitting on the floor typing on a typewriter with crumpled papers scattered around her.
REVIEW
WRITING
Want to write a novel in 2026? Start by reading this book
Books
COMO Le Beauvallon hotel in St Tropez, France, overlooking the coastline.
The world’s most exciting hotel openings for the year ahead
A gala concert with countertenor Iestyn Davies and The English Concert.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
My five-star New Year’s Eve — with Britain’s greatest countertenor
Classical & Opera
A close-up of a woman's butt and thighs wearing black underwear.
INTERVIEW
The rise of the £500 lunchtime bottom lift
Health & Fitness
The private beach at Shangri-La Boracay.
My tropical adventure in southeast Asia’s undervisited island paradise

World

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenka walk side-by-side with other delegates on a red carpet.
Will year of the horse be when Xi Jinping’s China gallops ahead?

Beijing is showing a growing desire to play an ambitious role in global affairs, retreating from a position of focusing purely on domestic ambitions

A cargo semi-truck engulfed in flames at a logistics center after a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine.
A cargo semi-truck engulfed in flames at a logistics center after a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine.
Kremlin orders Russian army to advance into northern Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
We will be victorious, Putin tells troops in new year’s address
We will be victorious, Putin tells troops in new year’s address
We will be victorious, Putin tells troops in new year’s address
Russia-Ukraine war
Drone footage showing a tank in a snowy, wooded area firing a projectile, causing an explosion near the treeline.
Horseback troops face drones as old and new tactics clash in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
Collage of fruit and an Italian village.
Collage of fruit and an Italian village.
Why farmers in Sicily are growing bananas — not lemons
A man walks past closed shops in the Tehran Grand Bazaar after protests.
A man walks past closed shops in the Tehran Grand Bazaar after protests.
Iran protests spread as shutdown is enforced in Tehran
Middle East
Drone footage showing a tank in a snowy, wooded area firing a projectile, causing an explosion near the treeline.
Drone footage showing a tank in a snowy, wooded area firing a projectile, causing an explosion near the treeline.
Horseback troops face drones as old and new tactics clash in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
Drone footage showing a tank in a snowy, wooded area firing a projectile, causing an explosion near the treeline.
Drone footage showing a tank in a snowy, wooded area firing a projectile, causing an explosion near the treeline.
Horseback troops face drones as old and new tactics clash in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
Collage of fruit and an Italian village.
Collage of fruit and an Italian village.
Why farmers in Sicily are growing bananas — not lemons
Collage of fruit and an Italian village.
Collage of fruit and an Italian village.
Why farmers in Sicily are growing bananas — not lemons
A man walks past closed shops in the Tehran Grand Bazaar after protests.
A man walks past closed shops in the Tehran Grand Bazaar after protests.
Iran protests spread as shutdown is enforced in Tehran
Middle East
A man walks past closed shops in the Tehran Grand Bazaar after protests.
A man walks past closed shops in the Tehran Grand Bazaar after protests.
Iran protests spread as shutdown is enforced in Tehran
Middle East
Drone footage showing a tank in a snowy, wooded area firing a projectile, causing an explosion near the treeline.
Horseback troops face drones as old and new tactics clash in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
Collage of fruit and an Italian village.
Collage of fruit and an Italian village.
Why farmers in Sicily are growing bananas — not lemons
A man walks past closed shops in the Tehran Grand Bazaar after protests.
A man walks past closed shops in the Tehran Grand Bazaar after protests.
Iran protests spread as shutdown is enforced in Tehran
Middle East
Drone footage showing a tank in a snowy, wooded area firing a projectile, causing an explosion near the treeline.
Drone footage showing a tank in a snowy, wooded area firing a projectile, causing an explosion near the treeline.
Horseback troops face drones as old and new tactics clash in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
Drone footage showing a tank in a snowy, wooded area firing a projectile, causing an explosion near the treeline.
Drone footage showing a tank in a snowy, wooded area firing a projectile, causing an explosion near the treeline.
Horseback troops face drones as old and new tactics clash in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
Collage of fruit and an Italian village.
Collage of fruit and an Italian village.
Why farmers in Sicily are growing bananas — not lemons
Collage of fruit and an Italian village.
Collage of fruit and an Italian village.
Why farmers in Sicily are growing bananas — not lemons
A man walks past closed shops in the Tehran Grand Bazaar after protests.
A man walks past closed shops in the Tehran Grand Bazaar after protests.
Iran protests spread as shutdown is enforced in Tehran
Middle East
A man walks past closed shops in the Tehran Grand Bazaar after protests.
A man walks past closed shops in the Tehran Grand Bazaar after protests.
Iran protests spread as shutdown is enforced in Tehran
Middle East

Comment

Portrait of Sonia Sodha.
SONIA SODHAHappy 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
ROHAN SILVAHow AI could turn us all into Dr Dolittles
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt smiles for the camera
EDWARD LUCASMy battle with pension providers is so Soviet
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
JANICE TURNER | NOTEBOOKPublic thank you from Starmer was a snub to all the rest
Richard Spencer wearing glasses and a dark jacket over a checkered shirt.
RICHARD SPENCER | THUNDERERAlaa Abd el-Fattah’s old tweets should not eclipse his courage
a man wearing a green jacket with the letter m on it
ROHAN SILVAHow AI could turn us all into Dr Dolittles
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt smiles for the camera
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
Richard Spencer wearing glasses and a dark jacket over a checkered shirt.
a man wearing a green jacket with the letter m on it
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt smiles for the camera
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
Richard Spencer wearing glasses and a dark jacket over a checkered shirt.
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Money

A sad, middle-aged couple at home, reviewing financial documents and bills, symbolizing financial distress and planning.
The pension funds that would have been better off in a savings account

Some final-salary schemes have made such low returns that savers have been asked to pay in more

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
Illustration of a distressed elderly couple with stacks of coins representing financial concerns.
Holly ThomasWe paid £10,200 into an Isa 15 years ago. Then it vanished
Burnsall village, river, and bridge in Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Why you’ll pay a ‘paradise premium’ to live in a national park
Property & Home
Silver 2015 VW Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate Tdi 4Motion A Bitdi 180 Bluemotion Auto 4Motion A32 Start/Stop LCV Double Cab Pick Up Diesel 1968 cc, 4Motion all-wheel drive, moving right to left on a road.
Firms forced to axe company vehicles after ‘van tax’ changes
A woman placing a white rose on a coffin at a funeral.
Co-op told to pay £1,000 after cramming body into wrong-size coffin
Trader working at Vanguard Asset Management Ltd. in London.
It’s cheap, but is Vanguard worth it?
Burnsall village, river, and bridge in Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Why you’ll pay a ‘paradise premium’ to live in a national park
Property & Home
Silver 2015 VW Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate Tdi 4Motion A Bitdi 180 Bluemotion Auto 4Motion A32 Start/Stop LCV Double Cab Pick Up Diesel 1968 cc, 4Motion all-wheel drive, moving right to left on a road.
Firms forced to axe company vehicles after ‘van tax’ changes
A woman placing a white rose on a coffin at a funeral.
Co-op told to pay £1,000 after cramming body into wrong-size coffin
Trader working at Vanguard Asset Management Ltd. in London.
It’s cheap, but is Vanguard worth it?
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
Illustration of a distressed elderly couple with stacks of coins representing financial concerns.
Holly ThomasWe paid £10,200 into an Isa 15 years ago. Then it vanished

Life & Style

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

James Brown on midlife hearing loss (and what not to say to anyone struggling with it)

Health & Fitness
Four bottles of alcohol-free wine: two sparkling and two still.
JANE MACQUITTY
The 8 best alcohol-free wines for dry January — chosen by our critic
Food & Drink
Collage of a woman and a child with an adult holding their hand.
COMMENT
DEBORAH ROSS
That GP isn’t the only woman to fib about childcare. I did it too
Parenting
George and Amal Clooney at The Albies hosted by the Clooney Foundation.
Now you’re a Gaul, George Clooney, here’s how to be French
Woman holding a spray bottle and yellow cleaning gloves.
Mrs Hinch’s guide to cleaning the house
Portobello mushrooms and onions with mashed green vegetables and sauce.
EXCLUSIVE
Quick Wins: four recipes from Ella Mills’s latest collection
Food & Drink
Philippa Perry at home with a black and white cat on a table.
Philippa Perry’s guide to being emotionally intelligent
George and Amal Clooney at The Albies hosted by the Clooney Foundation.
Now you’re a Gaul, George Clooney, here’s how to be French
Woman holding a spray bottle and yellow cleaning gloves.
Mrs Hinch’s guide to cleaning the house
Portobello mushrooms and onions with mashed green vegetables and sauce.
EXCLUSIVE
Quick Wins: four recipes from Ella Mills’s latest collection
Food & Drink
Philippa Perry at home with a black and white cat on a table.
Philippa Perry’s guide to being emotionally intelligent
Four bottles of alcohol-free wine: two sparkling and two still.
JANE MACQUITTY
The 8 best alcohol-free wines for dry January — chosen by our critic
Food & Drink
Collage of a woman and a child with an adult holding their hand.
COMMENT
DEBORAH ROSS
That GP isn’t the only woman to fib about childcare. I did it too
Parenting

Business

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
a man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
Ed WarnerAnother FTSE birthday in the shadow of its American cousins
Political ignorance of business stunting growth, says Iceland boss
The winners and losers in 2025, a year of living dangerously
Meet the music fans fighting to save grassroots venues
Crypto investors forced to declare winnings to taxman
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves takes a selfie with Richard Walker, Managing director of Iceland, outside an Iceland supermarket.
Political ignorance of business stunting growth, says Iceland boss
A sailor in uniform kisses a woman in front of the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier.
The winners and losers in 2025, a year of living dangerously
Rachel McEntee posing at The Snug venue.
Meet the music fans fighting to save grassroots venues
Inflatable orange and white bull with "bitcoin.com" branding at the Australian Crypto Convention.
Crypto investors forced to declare winnings to taxman
Patrick Hosking byline
Patrick HoskingThe UK is stuck, but there is still hope for 2026
a man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
Ed WarnerAnother FTSE birthday in the shadow of its American cousins
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Sport

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca reacting after a Premier League match.
UPDATED
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
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Cook can challenge England’s one-dimensional groupthink as McCullum’s No2
The Ashes
Collage of three cricketers in different poses against a light blue and grey background.
NEW
ANALYSIS
SIMON WILDE
Why can’t England keep their fast bowlers fit?
The Ashes
Fulham's Adama Traore in action during a Premier League match.
NEW
WINDOW WATCH
West Ham in talks to take Traoré on short-term deal
Football
45 minutes ago
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hugging Rodri, who is wearing a medal.
Pep warns Arsenal: We’ll be even better now Rodri’s back
Football
AFC Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo reacts on the field.
Semenyo’s £11m gift for old club Bristol City — three years after he left
Football
Christian Wade showing 9 fingers for the tries he needs for the record.
INTERVIEW
Wade: I want to leave legacy at Newcastle — and take Ashton’s record too
Rugby union
Fulham's Adama Traore in action during a Premier League match.
NEW
WINDOW WATCH
West Ham in talks to take Traoré on short-term deal
Football
45 minutes ago
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hugging Rodri, who is wearing a medal.
Pep warns Arsenal: We’ll be even better now Rodri’s back
Football
AFC Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo reacts on the field.
Semenyo’s £11m gift for old club Bristol City — three years after he left
Football
Christian Wade showing 9 fingers for the tries he needs for the record.
INTERVIEW
Wade: I want to leave legacy at Newcastle — and take Ashton’s record too
Rugby union
Alastair Cook holding the Ashes Urn in the dressing room.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
Cook can challenge England’s one-dimensional groupthink as McCullum’s No2
The Ashes
Collage of three cricketers in different poses against a light blue and grey background.
NEW
ANALYSIS
SIMON WILDE
Why can’t England keep their fast bowlers fit?
The Ashes

Culture

Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, and Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson in Stranger Things: Season 5.
REVIEW
Stranger Things’ finale was wildly uneven, but the send-off had me in bits

Just when the show seemed to be lost in Marvel-style action nonsense, it found its very best side again in its tear-drenched farewell to each of the beloved characters

TV & Radio
15 minutes ago
Michael Jackson in a red leather jacket and pants dancing with zombies in the Thriller music video.
Farewell to MTV Music — and to the glory days of the pop video
TV & Radio
The Night Manager S2 main character in a black suit.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — The Night Manager
TV & Radio
Stevie Wonder smiling while wearing sunglasses and a black and red leather jacket, with his hands positioned over a sound mixing board.
The magic of Stevie Wonder — by Trevor Nelson
Seven people celebrating, smiling and holding drinks in a room decorated with party streamers and balloons, framed by golden tinsel and baubles.
REVIEW
Here We Go — the Jessops rule, chaotically, on NYE
TV & Radio
Collage of Lady Gaga in a meat dress, Madonna in a purple jacket and black tights, and Michael Jackson in an orange and black leather suit.
I worked at MTV in the glory years — it will be missed
TV & Radio
Amy Poehler laughing, against a background of colorful geometric shapes.
REVIEW
SUSIE GOLDSBROUGH ON PODCASTS
Good Hang review — Amy Poehler’s Golden Globe-nominated show is piffle
TV & Radio
Stevie Wonder smiling while wearing sunglasses and a black and red leather jacket, with his hands positioned over a sound mixing board.
The magic of Stevie Wonder — by Trevor Nelson
Seven people celebrating, smiling and holding drinks in a room decorated with party streamers and balloons, framed by golden tinsel and baubles.
REVIEW
Here We Go — the Jessops rule, chaotically, on NYE
TV & Radio
Collage of Lady Gaga in a meat dress, Madonna in a purple jacket and black tights, and Michael Jackson in an orange and black leather suit.
I worked at MTV in the glory years — it will be missed
TV & Radio
Amy Poehler laughing, against a background of colorful geometric shapes.
REVIEW
SUSIE GOLDSBROUGH ON PODCASTS
Good Hang review — Amy Poehler’s Golden Globe-nominated show is piffle
TV & Radio
Michael Jackson in a red leather jacket and pants dancing with zombies in the Thriller music video.
Farewell to MTV Music — and to the glory days of the pop video
TV & Radio
The Night Manager S2 main character in a black suit.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — The Night Manager
TV & Radio

Travel

Kyrenia Harbour with boats, mountains, and the castle in Northern Cyprus.
The best holiday deals for the months ahead, from Oban to Oman

Now is the time to find great holiday bargains for 2026. Our expert shares his top finds, whether you’re after a discounted Devon hotel or a far-flung escape

Half-timbered buildings line the river in the Petite France quarter of Strasbourg, one of the best cities to visit in France
The loveliest cities in France — all perfect for an easy weekend break
Laugarás Lagoon in Iceland under the Northern Lights.
Iceland’s new rival to the Blue Lagoon
The bay and mountains of Roseau Dominica with a small town in the distance.
Why you should visit this unspoilt Caribbean island in 2026
Prestonfield House, a white historic house with red umbrellas, seen from a field of yellow flowers with a hill covered in yellow shrubbery behind it.
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury Edinburgh break worth up to £1,075 at Prestonfield House
Nyhavn in Copenhagen at sunset, showing colorful buildings, boats, and people dining outdoors.
Six passport rules and entry requirements you (probably) don’t know about
The Basilica of Sacre Coeur in Montmartre, Paris.
I’ve found a £13 stay in Montmartre — but there’s a catch
The bay and mountains of Roseau Dominica with a small town in the distance.
Why you should visit this unspoilt Caribbean island in 2026
Prestonfield House, a white historic house with red umbrellas, seen from a field of yellow flowers with a hill covered in yellow shrubbery behind it.
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury Edinburgh break worth up to £1,075 at Prestonfield House
Nyhavn in Copenhagen at sunset, showing colorful buildings, boats, and people dining outdoors.
Six passport rules and entry requirements you (probably) don’t know about
The Basilica of Sacre Coeur in Montmartre, Paris.
I’ve found a £13 stay in Montmartre — but there’s a catch
Half-timbered buildings line the river in the Petite France quarter of Strasbourg, one of the best cities to visit in France
The loveliest cities in France — all perfect for an easy weekend break
Laugarás Lagoon in Iceland under the Northern Lights.
Iceland’s new rival to the Blue Lagoon
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Obituaries

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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