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‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 Covid deaths

Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds

11 minutes ago
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POLITICAL SKETCH
What Covid inquiry chair didn’t quite say about Johnson’s efforts

Baroness Hallett had her work cut out not stating the obvious about the political response to the pandemic

Some migrants to wait up to 25 years to get settled status

Shabana Mahmood announces restrictions to force hundreds of thousands of people who arrived after Brexit to wait longer to qualify

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Miss Universe judge exposes ‘secret committees, rigged votes and an affair’

A number of judges have dropped out before the final in Thailand on Friday. One alleged to The Times that the 30 finalists were predetermined

Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein walk through Central Park.
Andrew ignores invitation to speak to Congress on Epstein

The former prince has missed the November 20 deadline set by Democrats who want to question him

Patagonia blizzard survivor: Our hiking holiday turned into a ‘horror film’
Patagonia blizzard survivor: Our hiking holiday turned into a ‘horror film’
Patagonia blizzard survivor: Our hiking holiday turned into a ‘horror film’

A friend of the British woman who died while trekking in Chile said that park rangers had abandoned a refuge without telling them

Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein walk through Central Park.
Andrew ignores invitation to speak to Congress on Epstein

The former prince has missed the November 20 deadline set by Democrats who want to question him

Patagonia blizzard survivor: Our hiking holiday turned into a ‘horror film’
Patagonia blizzard survivor: Our hiking holiday turned into a ‘horror film’
Patagonia blizzard survivor: Our hiking holiday turned into a ‘horror film’

A friend of the British woman who died while trekking in Chile said that park rangers had abandoned a refuge without telling them

UPDATED
Zelensky to discuss Ukraine peace plan with Trump

The 28-point proposal, drafted by Trump’s special envoy and a Kremlin negotiator, faces criticism for its ‘absurd and unacceptable’ demands on Kyiv

Russia-Ukraine war
56 minutes ago
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
UPDATED
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, Stone Roses bassist, dies aged 63
Music
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
NEW
Your next takeaway could be brought to you by a robot
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
NEW
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
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Collage of two women in speech bubbles with the "TIMES RADIO" logo at the top.
NEW
Opposing sides face off in Gender Debate on Times Radio tonight
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Zelensky to discuss Ukraine peace plan with Trump
Russia-Ukraine war
56 minutes ago
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Zelensky to discuss Ukraine peace plan with Trump
Russia-Ukraine war
56 minutes ago
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
UPDATED
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, Stone Roses bassist, dies aged 63
Music
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
UPDATED
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, Stone Roses bassist, dies aged 63
Music
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
NEW
Your next takeaway could be brought to you by a robot
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
NEW
Your next takeaway could be brought to you by a robot
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
NEW
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
NEW
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
Collage of two women in speech bubbles with the "TIMES RADIO" logo at the top.
Collage of two women in speech bubbles with the "TIMES RADIO" logo at the top.
NEW
Opposing sides face off in Gender Debate on Times Radio tonight
Collage of two women in speech bubbles with the "TIMES RADIO" logo at the top.
Collage of two women in speech bubbles with the "TIMES RADIO" logo at the top.
NEW
Opposing sides face off in Gender Debate on Times Radio tonight
UPDATED
Zelensky to discuss Ukraine peace plan with Trump

The 28-point proposal, drafted by Trump’s special envoy and a Kremlin negotiator, faces criticism for its ‘absurd and unacceptable’ demands on Kyiv

Russia-Ukraine war
56 minutes ago
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
UPDATED
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, Stone Roses bassist, dies aged 63
Music
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
NEW
Your next takeaway could be brought to you by a robot
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Zelensky to discuss Ukraine peace plan with Trump
Russia-Ukraine war
56 minutes ago
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Zelensky to discuss Ukraine peace plan with Trump
Russia-Ukraine war
56 minutes ago
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
UPDATED
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, Stone Roses bassist, dies aged 63
Music
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
UPDATED
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, Stone Roses bassist, dies aged 63
Music
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
NEW
Your next takeaway could be brought to you by a robot
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
NEW
Your next takeaway could be brought to you by a robot
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
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Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash

Charity’s new chairman quits only weeks into his post after admitting causing serious injuries to a woman when he ran her over in his BMW

Collage of two women in speech bubbles with the "TIMES RADIO" logo at the top.
Collage of two women in speech bubbles with the "TIMES RADIO" logo at the top.
NEW
Opposing sides face off in Gender Debate on Times Radio tonight

Dr Helen Webberly, an advocate of child gender medicine, will take on the gender-critical campaigner Helen Joyce at 9pm

Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Zelensky to discuss Ukraine peace plan with Trump
Russia-Ukraine war
56 minutes ago
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
UPDATED
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, Stone Roses bassist, dies aged 63
Music
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
NEW
Your next takeaway could be brought to you by a robot
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
NEW
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
Collage of two women in speech bubbles with the "TIMES RADIO" logo at the top.
Collage of two women in speech bubbles with the "TIMES RADIO" logo at the top.
NEW
Opposing sides face off in Gender Debate on Times Radio tonight
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Zelensky to discuss Ukraine peace plan with Trump
Russia-Ukraine war
56 minutes ago
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Zelensky to discuss Ukraine peace plan with Trump
Russia-Ukraine war
56 minutes ago
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
UPDATED
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, Stone Roses bassist, dies aged 63
Music
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
UPDATED
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, Stone Roses bassist, dies aged 63
Music
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
NEW
Your next takeaway could be brought to you by a robot
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
NEW
Your next takeaway could be brought to you by a robot
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
NEW
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
NEW
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
Collage of two women in speech bubbles with the "TIMES RADIO" logo at the top.
Collage of two women in speech bubbles with the "TIMES RADIO" logo at the top.
NEW
Opposing sides face off in Gender Debate on Times Radio tonight
Collage of two women in speech bubbles with the "TIMES RADIO" logo at the top.
Collage of two women in speech bubbles with the "TIMES RADIO" logo at the top.
NEW
Opposing sides face off in Gender Debate on Times Radio tonight
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Zelensky to discuss Ukraine peace plan with Trump
Russia-Ukraine war
56 minutes ago
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
UPDATED
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, Stone Roses bassist, dies aged 63
Music
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
NEW
Your next takeaway could be brought to you by a robot
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Zelensky to discuss Ukraine peace plan with Trump
Russia-Ukraine war
56 minutes ago
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
Rescuers clear debris from a damaged apartment building in Ternopil, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Zelensky to discuss Ukraine peace plan with Trump
Russia-Ukraine war
56 minutes ago
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
UPDATED
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, Stone Roses bassist, dies aged 63
Music
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
Mani of The Stone Roses playing bass guitar in concert.
UPDATED
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, Stone Roses bassist, dies aged 63
Music
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
NEW
Your next takeaway could be brought to you by a robot
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
A delivery robot on a sidewalk in front of a store.
NEW
Your next takeaway could be brought to you by a robot
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
NEW
Children in Need chair resigns after conviction for cyclist crash
Collage of two women in speech bubbles with the "TIMES RADIO" logo at the top.
Collage of two women in speech bubbles with the "TIMES RADIO" logo at the top.
NEW
Opposing sides face off in Gender Debate on Times Radio tonight
Collage of two images, one with cricketer Steve Smith smiling and the other with Harbhajan Singh.
THE ASHES
‘I’d rather be bad at general knowledge than a cheat’ — Panesar hits back at Smith

Stand-in Australia captain took aim at former England spinner’s appearance on Mastermind after he advised Stokes on how to gain psychological edge

Former footballer Theirry Henry reacts while commenting for CBS Sports Network and Paramount+ prior to a UEFA Champions League match.
Former footballer Theirry Henry reacts while commenting for CBS Sports Network and Paramount+ prior to a UEFA Champions League match.
TNT loses Champions League rights to US-based Paramount+
Football
A blue 2019 Bentley GTW12.
A blue 2019 Bentley GTW12.
Harry Kane’s surgeon sues car dealership over stolen Bentley
Illustration of home renovation, with construction workers, a painter, artificial grass, and a woman carrying a garbage bag.
How to devalue your home and avoid Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’
Property & Home
Donna Frenette and Pierre-Marcel Frenette, who were arrested over the burial of their late father in a garden.
Donna Frenette and Pierre-Marcel Frenette, who were arrested over the burial of their late father in a garden.
Royal engraver who buried father in garden sues police
Illustration of a girl solving math problems and counting with her fingers.
Illustration of a girl solving math problems and counting with her fingers.
Maths teachers told: Don’t stop children counting on their fingers
Illustration of home renovation, with construction workers, a painter, artificial grass, and a woman carrying a garbage bag.
Illustration of home renovation, with construction workers, a painter, artificial grass, and a woman carrying a garbage bag.
How to devalue your home and avoid Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’
Property & Home
Illustration of home renovation, with construction workers, a painter, artificial grass, and a woman carrying a garbage bag.
Illustration of home renovation, with construction workers, a painter, artificial grass, and a woman carrying a garbage bag.
How to devalue your home and avoid Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’
Property & Home
Donna Frenette and Pierre-Marcel Frenette, who were arrested over the burial of their late father in a garden.
Donna Frenette and Pierre-Marcel Frenette, who were arrested over the burial of their late father in a garden.
Royal engraver who buried father in garden sues police
Donna Frenette and Pierre-Marcel Frenette, who were arrested over the burial of their late father in a garden.
Donna Frenette and Pierre-Marcel Frenette, who were arrested over the burial of their late father in a garden.
Royal engraver who buried father in garden sues police
Illustration of a girl solving math problems and counting with her fingers.
Illustration of a girl solving math problems and counting with her fingers.
Maths teachers told: Don’t stop children counting on their fingers
Illustration of a girl solving math problems and counting with her fingers.
Illustration of a girl solving math problems and counting with her fingers.
Maths teachers told: Don’t stop children counting on their fingers
Illustration of home renovation, with construction workers, a painter, artificial grass, and a woman carrying a garbage bag.
How to devalue your home and avoid Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’
Property & Home
Donna Frenette and Pierre-Marcel Frenette, who were arrested over the burial of their late father in a garden.
Donna Frenette and Pierre-Marcel Frenette, who were arrested over the burial of their late father in a garden.
Royal engraver who buried father in garden sues police
Illustration of a girl solving math problems and counting with her fingers.
Illustration of a girl solving math problems and counting with her fingers.
Maths teachers told: Don’t stop children counting on their fingers
Illustration of home renovation, with construction workers, a painter, artificial grass, and a woman carrying a garbage bag.
Illustration of home renovation, with construction workers, a painter, artificial grass, and a woman carrying a garbage bag.
How to devalue your home and avoid Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’
Property & Home
Illustration of home renovation, with construction workers, a painter, artificial grass, and a woman carrying a garbage bag.
Illustration of home renovation, with construction workers, a painter, artificial grass, and a woman carrying a garbage bag.
How to devalue your home and avoid Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’
Property & Home
Donna Frenette and Pierre-Marcel Frenette, who were arrested over the burial of their late father in a garden.
Donna Frenette and Pierre-Marcel Frenette, who were arrested over the burial of their late father in a garden.
Royal engraver who buried father in garden sues police
Donna Frenette and Pierre-Marcel Frenette, who were arrested over the burial of their late father in a garden.
Donna Frenette and Pierre-Marcel Frenette, who were arrested over the burial of their late father in a garden.
Royal engraver who buried father in garden sues police
Illustration of a girl solving math problems and counting with her fingers.
Illustration of a girl solving math problems and counting with her fingers.
Maths teachers told: Don’t stop children counting on their fingers
Illustration of a girl solving math problems and counting with her fingers.
Illustration of a girl solving math problems and counting with her fingers.
Maths teachers told: Don’t stop children counting on their fingers
Matt Smith as Bunny Munro and Rafael Mathe as Bunny Junior holding cans.
REVIEW
Matt Smith is perfect as a narcissistic sex addict in The Death of Bunny Munro

It’s rare to find something so depressing executed so sensitively

TV & Radio
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Man sitting on a bed, typing on a laptop with his face illuminated by the screen, silhouetted against a bright window.
NEW
500,000 young men aren’t working or studying — and most aren’t looking
36 minutes ago
Two SFO officers in protective vests walk on a sunny street.
Two SFO officers in protective vests walk on a sunny street.
Fraud office arrest two after collapse of £21m crypto scheme
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Tiny harvest mice hide in a sunflower — and other news in pictures
John Neal, Lloyd's CEO, smiling in a modern office with escalators in the background.
John Neal, Lloyd's CEO, smiling in a modern office with escalators in the background.
Lloyd’s investigates affair as ex-boss has AIG job offer withdrawn
A gloved hand holds a broken 19th-century five-pint beer jug inscribed “Geo Painter” from the Ship and Turtle Tavern.
A gloved hand holds a broken 19th-century five-pint beer jug inscribed “Geo Painter” from the Ship and Turtle Tavern.
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Archaeological dig shows how history repeats itself at Westminster
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Two tiny harvest mice peeking out from the yellow petals of a sunflower.
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Two tiny harvest mice peeking out from the yellow petals of a sunflower.
Two tiny harvest mice peeking out from the yellow petals of a sunflower.
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John Neal, Lloyd's CEO, smiling in a modern office with escalators in the background.
John Neal, Lloyd's CEO, smiling in a modern office with escalators in the background.
Lloyd’s investigates affair as ex-boss has AIG job offer withdrawn
John Neal, Lloyd's CEO, smiling in a modern office with escalators in the background.
John Neal, Lloyd's CEO, smiling in a modern office with escalators in the background.
Lloyd’s investigates affair as ex-boss has AIG job offer withdrawn
A gloved hand holds a broken 19th-century five-pint beer jug inscribed “Geo Painter” from the Ship and Turtle Tavern.
A gloved hand holds a broken 19th-century five-pint beer jug inscribed “Geo Painter” from the Ship and Turtle Tavern.
THE TIMES DIARY
Archaeological dig shows how history repeats itself at Westminster
A gloved hand holds a broken 19th-century five-pint beer jug inscribed “Geo Painter” from the Ship and Turtle Tavern.
A gloved hand holds a broken 19th-century five-pint beer jug inscribed “Geo Painter” from the Ship and Turtle Tavern.
THE TIMES DIARY
Archaeological dig shows how history repeats itself at Westminster
Two tiny harvest mice peeking out from the yellow petals of a sunflower.
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John Neal, Lloyd's CEO, smiling in a modern office with escalators in the background.
John Neal, Lloyd's CEO, smiling in a modern office with escalators in the background.
Lloyd’s investigates affair as ex-boss has AIG job offer withdrawn
A gloved hand holds a broken 19th-century five-pint beer jug inscribed “Geo Painter” from the Ship and Turtle Tavern.
A gloved hand holds a broken 19th-century five-pint beer jug inscribed “Geo Painter” from the Ship and Turtle Tavern.
THE TIMES DIARY
Archaeological dig shows how history repeats itself at Westminster
Two tiny harvest mice peeking out from the yellow petals of a sunflower.
Two tiny harvest mice peeking out from the yellow petals of a sunflower.
Tiny harvest mice hide in a sunflower — and other news in pictures
Two tiny harvest mice peeking out from the yellow petals of a sunflower.
Two tiny harvest mice peeking out from the yellow petals of a sunflower.
Tiny harvest mice hide in a sunflower — and other news in pictures
John Neal, Lloyd's CEO, smiling in a modern office with escalators in the background.
John Neal, Lloyd's CEO, smiling in a modern office with escalators in the background.
Lloyd’s investigates affair as ex-boss has AIG job offer withdrawn
John Neal, Lloyd's CEO, smiling in a modern office with escalators in the background.
John Neal, Lloyd's CEO, smiling in a modern office with escalators in the background.
Lloyd’s investigates affair as ex-boss has AIG job offer withdrawn
A gloved hand holds a broken 19th-century five-pint beer jug inscribed “Geo Painter” from the Ship and Turtle Tavern.
A gloved hand holds a broken 19th-century five-pint beer jug inscribed “Geo Painter” from the Ship and Turtle Tavern.
THE TIMES DIARY
Archaeological dig shows how history repeats itself at Westminster
A gloved hand holds a broken 19th-century five-pint beer jug inscribed “Geo Painter” from the Ship and Turtle Tavern.
A gloved hand holds a broken 19th-century five-pint beer jug inscribed “Geo Painter” from the Ship and Turtle Tavern.
THE TIMES DIARY
Archaeological dig shows how history repeats itself at Westminster
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Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pose for a photo at a World Series game.
UPDATED
She learns! She grows! Meghan is making my generation cringe

The Duchess of Sussex has given an interview that sums up why older and younger women can’t stand us millennials

Chris Van Tulleken sits in an auditorium holding a popcorn balloon.
Ultra-processed foods — just how bad for us are they?
Health & Fitness
Flora Gill holding her son at home.
FIRST PERSON
The night I could have died in a house fire with my unborn child
Parenting
Ethan Hawke in a denim jumpsuit.
INTERVIEW
HADLEY FREEMAN
Ethan Hawke: ‘It is tremendously difficult to stay married’
Film
Collage of Deborah Ross and Donald Trump.
DEBORAH ROSS
If you don’t want to be called a ‘piggy’, quietly listen to my advice
Bride figurine standing next to an inverted groom figurine stuck headfirst into a wedding cake.
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COMMENT
POPPY SOWERBY
Why don’t girls plan to get married? These are the warnings they face
Kate Winslet washing dishes in a kitchen with Anne Sebba.
FIRST PERSON
I had that Kate Winslet in my kitchen
Ethan Hawke in a denim jumpsuit.
INTERVIEW
HADLEY FREEMAN
Ethan Hawke: ‘It is tremendously difficult to stay married’
Film
Collage of Deborah Ross and Donald Trump.
DEBORAH ROSS
If you don’t want to be called a ‘piggy’, quietly listen to my advice
Bride figurine standing next to an inverted groom figurine stuck headfirst into a wedding cake.
NEW
COMMENT
POPPY SOWERBY
Why don’t girls plan to get married? These are the warnings they face
Kate Winslet washing dishes in a kitchen with Anne Sebba.
FIRST PERSON
I had that Kate Winslet in my kitchen
Chris Van Tulleken sits in an auditorium holding a popcorn balloon.
Ultra-processed foods — just how bad for us are they?
Health & Fitness
Flora Gill holding her son at home.
FIRST PERSON
The night I could have died in a house fire with my unborn child
Parenting

World

French President Emmanuel Macron and Chief of Military Staff Fabien Mandon ride in a command car during a World War I Armistice Day commemoration in Paris.
French general: We must be ready to ‘lose our children’ in war with Putin

The new head of the armed forces has caused an outcry by claiming his countrymen lacked the ‘strength of soul’ needed for conflict

U.S. President Donald Trump, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, and Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, pose for a picture during the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum.
U.S. President Donald Trump, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, and Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, pose for a picture during the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum.
ANALYSIS
How Saudi crown prince won over the White House
Middle East
Church shooting in Nigeria adds fuel to Trump’s persecution claims
Church shooting in Nigeria adds fuel to Trump’s persecution claims
Church shooting in Nigeria adds fuel to Trump’s persecution claims
Illustration of Francisco Franco saluting, a framed image of him against a Spanish flag, a Spanish flag with a religious figure, a large cross monument, and people looking at the cross.
How Spain is still wrestling with Franco’s legacy 50 years later
Collage of a woman on the Danish flag, Nyhavn Harbor, and refugees in a boat.
Collage of a woman on the Danish flag, Nyhavn Harbor, and refugees in a boat.
NEW
ANALYSIS
Danish PM’s dismal polling shows limits of right-turn on migration
Donald Trump, Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell posing together at Mar-a-Lago.
Donald Trump, Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell posing together at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump signs bill asking for release of Epstein files within 30 days
Illustration of Francisco Franco saluting, a framed image of him against a Spanish flag, a Spanish flag with a religious figure, a large cross monument, and people looking at the cross.
Illustration of Francisco Franco saluting, a framed image of him against a Spanish flag, a Spanish flag with a religious figure, a large cross monument, and people looking at the cross.
How Spain is still wrestling with Franco’s legacy 50 years later
Illustration of Francisco Franco saluting, a framed image of him against a Spanish flag, a Spanish flag with a religious figure, a large cross monument, and people looking at the cross.
Illustration of Francisco Franco saluting, a framed image of him against a Spanish flag, a Spanish flag with a religious figure, a large cross monument, and people looking at the cross.
How Spain is still wrestling with Franco’s legacy 50 years later
Collage of a woman on the Danish flag, Nyhavn Harbor, and refugees in a boat.
Collage of a woman on the Danish flag, Nyhavn Harbor, and refugees in a boat.
NEW
ANALYSIS
Danish PM’s dismal polling shows limits of right-turn on migration
Collage of a woman on the Danish flag, Nyhavn Harbor, and refugees in a boat.
Collage of a woman on the Danish flag, Nyhavn Harbor, and refugees in a boat.
NEW
ANALYSIS
Danish PM’s dismal polling shows limits of right-turn on migration
Donald Trump, Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell posing together at Mar-a-Lago.
Donald Trump, Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell posing together at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump signs bill asking for release of Epstein files within 30 days
Donald Trump, Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell posing together at Mar-a-Lago.
Donald Trump, Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell posing together at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump signs bill asking for release of Epstein files within 30 days
Illustration of Francisco Franco saluting, a framed image of him against a Spanish flag, a Spanish flag with a religious figure, a large cross monument, and people looking at the cross.
How Spain is still wrestling with Franco’s legacy 50 years later
Collage of a woman on the Danish flag, Nyhavn Harbor, and refugees in a boat.
Collage of a woman on the Danish flag, Nyhavn Harbor, and refugees in a boat.
NEW
ANALYSIS
Danish PM’s dismal polling shows limits of right-turn on migration
Donald Trump, Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell posing together at Mar-a-Lago.
Donald Trump, Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell posing together at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump signs bill asking for release of Epstein files within 30 days
Illustration of Francisco Franco saluting, a framed image of him against a Spanish flag, a Spanish flag with a religious figure, a large cross monument, and people looking at the cross.
Illustration of Francisco Franco saluting, a framed image of him against a Spanish flag, a Spanish flag with a religious figure, a large cross monument, and people looking at the cross.
How Spain is still wrestling with Franco’s legacy 50 years later
Illustration of Francisco Franco saluting, a framed image of him against a Spanish flag, a Spanish flag with a religious figure, a large cross monument, and people looking at the cross.
Illustration of Francisco Franco saluting, a framed image of him against a Spanish flag, a Spanish flag with a religious figure, a large cross monument, and people looking at the cross.
How Spain is still wrestling with Franco’s legacy 50 years later
Collage of a woman on the Danish flag, Nyhavn Harbor, and refugees in a boat.
Collage of a woman on the Danish flag, Nyhavn Harbor, and refugees in a boat.
NEW
ANALYSIS
Danish PM’s dismal polling shows limits of right-turn on migration
Collage of a woman on the Danish flag, Nyhavn Harbor, and refugees in a boat.
Collage of a woman on the Danish flag, Nyhavn Harbor, and refugees in a boat.
NEW
ANALYSIS
Danish PM’s dismal polling shows limits of right-turn on migration
Donald Trump, Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell posing together at Mar-a-Lago.
Donald Trump, Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell posing together at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump signs bill asking for release of Epstein files within 30 days
Donald Trump, Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell posing together at Mar-a-Lago.
Donald Trump, Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell posing together at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump signs bill asking for release of Epstein files within 30 days

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PATRICK MAGUIREBelieve it, there is such a thing as Mahmoodism

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Money

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Life & Style

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Business

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Sport

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Thomson almost deprived Bumble of his manhood — then they went to the cinema

During the 1974 match in Perth, where Ashes series begins on Friday, the England opener was brought to his knees by the Australian’s vicious bowling

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Culture

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Travel

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Win a luxury break in Wales worth up to £1,000 at Penally Abbey
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Celebrity Xcel cruise ship sailing on the ocean with a cityscape in the distance.
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A historic Penally Abbey hotel surrounded by green foliage and trees with an outdoor patio containing tables and chairs.
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Win a luxury break in Wales worth up to £1,000 at Penally Abbey
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