Sunday October 5 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
UPDATED
China spy trial scrapped days after top-secret Whitehall talks

Official silence on why charges were dropped against two alleged spies has angered Westminster and fuelled suspicions that it was a sop to Beijing

40 minutes ago
The Duchess of Edinburgh watches a woman teach how to apply hair extensions and braids at a women's safe space in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo.
IN DEPTH
Sophie makes high-risk return to war zone to highlight rape crisis

The Duchess of Edinburgh watched Congo’s most famous surgeon operate on a five-year-old, just one of thousands of rape victims in the country

MATTHEW SYED
I asked a simple question at a pro-Palestine protest and it turned ugly

Police arrested 493 people at the London demonstration, where I encountered abuse, swearing, ignorance and virulent, unthinking antisemitism

Victoria Beckham in a white shirt, patterned fishnet tights, and high heels.
INTERVIEW
Victoria Beckham: ‘It takes a lot to make me cry, but I did cry’

The former Spice Girl wanted to make it in fashion, but she had to prove herself. Now, a new Netflix documentary highlights the struggles

First respondent Tom Ludley poses for a photograph at Manchester Central Fire station.
I was at both Manchester terror attacks — this time I got things right
Headshot of a man with dark, curly hair and a beard, wearing a red collared shirt.
JOSH GLANCY
Jews will leave Britain after this murderous attack, but I’m going nowhere
A man at a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, raises his clasped hands to his chin and looks up, appearing to pray or reflect.
Hamas hostages will be free in days, Netanyahu says
Illustration of the Creation of Adam by Michelangelo and a grid representing space-time and gravity.
Does God exist? Modern science shows he must, bestseller argues
Peter holding his son in Kenya.
British soldiers admit: We are the fathers of these Kenyan children
UK
First respondent Tom Ludley poses for a photograph at Manchester Central Fire station.
I was at both Manchester terror attacks — this time I got things right
First respondent Tom Ludley poses for a photograph at Manchester Central Fire station.
I was at both Manchester terror attacks — this time I got things right
Headshot of a man with dark, curly hair and a beard, wearing a red collared shirt.
JOSH GLANCY
Jews will leave Britain after this murderous attack, but I’m going nowhere
Headshot of a man with dark, curly hair and a beard, wearing a red collared shirt.
JOSH GLANCY
Jews will leave Britain after this murderous attack, but I’m going nowhere
A man at a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, raises his clasped hands to his chin and looks up, appearing to pray or reflect.
Hamas hostages will be free in days, Netanyahu says
A man at a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, raises his clasped hands to his chin and looks up, appearing to pray or reflect.
Hamas hostages will be free in days, Netanyahu says
Illustration of the Creation of Adam by Michelangelo and a grid representing space-time and gravity.
Does God exist? Modern science shows he must, bestseller argues
Illustration of the Creation of Adam by Michelangelo and a grid representing space-time and gravity.
Does God exist? Modern science shows he must, bestseller argues
Peter holding his son in Kenya.
British soldiers admit: We are the fathers of these Kenyan children
UK
Peter holding his son in Kenya.
British soldiers admit: We are the fathers of these Kenyan children
UK
First respondent Tom Ludley poses for a photograph at Manchester Central Fire station.
I was at both Manchester terror attacks — this time I got things right
Headshot of a man with dark, curly hair and a beard, wearing a red collared shirt.
JOSH GLANCY
Jews will leave Britain after this murderous attack, but I’m going nowhere
A man at a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, raises his clasped hands to his chin and looks up, appearing to pray or reflect.
Hamas hostages will be free in days, Netanyahu says
First respondent Tom Ludley poses for a photograph at Manchester Central Fire station.
I was at both Manchester terror attacks — this time I got things right
First respondent Tom Ludley poses for a photograph at Manchester Central Fire station.
I was at both Manchester terror attacks — this time I got things right
Headshot of a man with dark, curly hair and a beard, wearing a red collared shirt.
JOSH GLANCY
Jews will leave Britain after this murderous attack, but I’m going nowhere
Headshot of a man with dark, curly hair and a beard, wearing a red collared shirt.
JOSH GLANCY
Jews will leave Britain after this murderous attack, but I’m going nowhere
A man at a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, raises his clasped hands to his chin and looks up, appearing to pray or reflect.
Hamas hostages will be free in days, Netanyahu says
A man at a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, raises his clasped hands to his chin and looks up, appearing to pray or reflect.
Hamas hostages will be free in days, Netanyahu says
Illustration of the Creation of Adam by Michelangelo and a grid representing space-time and gravity.
Does God exist? Modern science shows he must, bestseller argues
Peter holding his son in Kenya.
British soldiers admit: We are the fathers of these Kenyan children
UK
First respondent Tom Ludley poses for a photograph at Manchester Central Fire station.
I was at both Manchester terror attacks — this time I got things right
Headshot of a man with dark, curly hair and a beard, wearing a red collared shirt.
JOSH GLANCY
Jews will leave Britain after this murderous attack, but I’m going nowhere
A man at a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, raises his clasped hands to his chin and looks up, appearing to pray or reflect.
Hamas hostages will be free in days, Netanyahu says
Illustration of the Creation of Adam by Michelangelo and a grid representing space-time and gravity.
Does God exist? Modern science shows he must, bestseller argues
Peter holding his son in Kenya.
British soldiers admit: We are the fathers of these Kenyan children
UK
First respondent Tom Ludley poses for a photograph at Manchester Central Fire station.
I was at both Manchester terror attacks — this time I got things right
First respondent Tom Ludley poses for a photograph at Manchester Central Fire station.
I was at both Manchester terror attacks — this time I got things right
Headshot of a man with dark, curly hair and a beard, wearing a red collared shirt.
JOSH GLANCY
Jews will leave Britain after this murderous attack, but I’m going nowhere
Headshot of a man with dark, curly hair and a beard, wearing a red collared shirt.
JOSH GLANCY
Jews will leave Britain after this murderous attack, but I’m going nowhere
A man at a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, raises his clasped hands to his chin and looks up, appearing to pray or reflect.
Hamas hostages will be free in days, Netanyahu says
A man at a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, raises his clasped hands to his chin and looks up, appearing to pray or reflect.
Hamas hostages will be free in days, Netanyahu says
Illustration of the Creation of Adam by Michelangelo and a grid representing space-time and gravity.
Does God exist? Modern science shows he must, bestseller argues
Illustration of the Creation of Adam by Michelangelo and a grid representing space-time and gravity.
Does God exist? Modern science shows he must, bestseller argues
Peter holding his son in Kenya.
British soldiers admit: We are the fathers of these Kenyan children
UK
Peter holding his son in Kenya.
British soldiers admit: We are the fathers of these Kenyan children
UK
First respondent Tom Ludley poses for a photograph at Manchester Central Fire station.
I was at both Manchester terror attacks — this time I got things right
Headshot of a man with dark, curly hair and a beard, wearing a red collared shirt.
JOSH GLANCY
Jews will leave Britain after this murderous attack, but I’m going nowhere
A man at a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, raises his clasped hands to his chin and looks up, appearing to pray or reflect.
Hamas hostages will be free in days, Netanyahu says
First respondent Tom Ludley poses for a photograph at Manchester Central Fire station.
I was at both Manchester terror attacks — this time I got things right
First respondent Tom Ludley poses for a photograph at Manchester Central Fire station.
I was at both Manchester terror attacks — this time I got things right
Headshot of a man with dark, curly hair and a beard, wearing a red collared shirt.
JOSH GLANCY
Jews will leave Britain after this murderous attack, but I’m going nowhere
Headshot of a man with dark, curly hair and a beard, wearing a red collared shirt.
JOSH GLANCY
Jews will leave Britain after this murderous attack, but I’m going nowhere
A man at a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, raises his clasped hands to his chin and looks up, appearing to pray or reflect.
Hamas hostages will be free in days, Netanyahu says
A man at a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, raises his clasped hands to his chin and looks up, appearing to pray or reflect.
Hamas hostages will be free in days, Netanyahu says
Illustration of the Creation of Adam by Michelangelo and a grid representing space-time and gravity.
Does God exist? Modern science shows he must, bestseller argues
Peter holding his son in Kenya.
British soldiers admit: We are the fathers of these Kenyan children
UK
Freddie Flintoff holding a cricket bat.
Freddie Flintoff: Half my face is different. But I’m not dead. I’m still here

The England legend discusses the 2005 Ashes and how Field of Dreams helped save him after his life-changing crash

Cricket
Group of schoolgirls in red jackets and straw hats walking away from the camera.
Girls’ schools hit hardest by VAT on fees
The Rt Rev Dame Sarah Mullally DB, Bishop of London, giving a speech at the Grenfell Tower anniversary memorial event.
First female Archbishop faces battle for England’s soul
Emily Damari smiling and making a "rock on" gesture with her left hand, missing two fingers, in a hospital bed.
FIRST PERSON
15 months as a Gaza hostage — I never lost the courage to stand up to my captors
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood addresses the press, flanked by Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and other officials, after stabbings at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue.
Shabana Mahmood stood against antisemitism in Labour. Her fight just got bigger
Collage of a grayscale man's face with a red bar covering his eyes and textured background elements.
My 48 hours with Christian Brückner, and the nightmare for German police
Emily Damari smiling and making a "rock on" gesture with her left hand, missing two fingers, in a hospital bed.
FIRST PERSON
15 months as a Gaza hostage — I never lost the courage to stand up to my captors
Emily Damari smiling and making a "rock on" gesture with her left hand, missing two fingers, in a hospital bed.
FIRST PERSON
15 months as a Gaza hostage — I never lost the courage to stand up to my captors
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood addresses the press, flanked by Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and other officials, after stabbings at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue.
Shabana Mahmood stood against antisemitism in Labour. Her fight just got bigger
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood addresses the press, flanked by Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and other officials, after stabbings at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue.
Shabana Mahmood stood against antisemitism in Labour. Her fight just got bigger
Collage of a grayscale man's face with a red bar covering his eyes and textured background elements.
My 48 hours with Christian Brückner, and the nightmare for German police
Collage of a grayscale man's face with a red bar covering his eyes and textured background elements.
My 48 hours with Christian Brückner, and the nightmare for German police
Emily Damari smiling and making a "rock on" gesture with her left hand, missing two fingers, in a hospital bed.
FIRST PERSON
15 months as a Gaza hostage — I never lost the courage to stand up to my captors
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood addresses the press, flanked by Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and other officials, after stabbings at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue.
Shabana Mahmood stood against antisemitism in Labour. Her fight just got bigger
Collage of a grayscale man's face with a red bar covering his eyes and textured background elements.
My 48 hours with Christian Brückner, and the nightmare for German police
Emily Damari smiling and making a "rock on" gesture with her left hand, missing two fingers, in a hospital bed.
FIRST PERSON
15 months as a Gaza hostage — I never lost the courage to stand up to my captors
Emily Damari smiling and making a "rock on" gesture with her left hand, missing two fingers, in a hospital bed.
FIRST PERSON
15 months as a Gaza hostage — I never lost the courage to stand up to my captors
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood addresses the press, flanked by Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and other officials, after stabbings at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue.
Shabana Mahmood stood against antisemitism in Labour. Her fight just got bigger
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood addresses the press, flanked by Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and other officials, after stabbings at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue.
Shabana Mahmood stood against antisemitism in Labour. Her fight just got bigger
Collage of a grayscale man's face with a red bar covering his eyes and textured background elements.
My 48 hours with Christian Brückner, and the nightmare for German police
Collage of a grayscale man's face with a red bar covering his eyes and textured background elements.
My 48 hours with Christian Brückner, and the nightmare for German police
Illustration of Kemi Badenoch speaking and a profile of Margaret Thatcher, with a Union Jack flag in the background.
JASON COWLEY
Does Britain need a second Thatcher or must the Tories finally let go?

A hundred years after her birth, how might Margaret Thatcher’s example help Kemi Badenoch, the struggling Tories — and the country?

Tommie Denman, a boy who was not diagnosed with profound hearing loss until age three.
NHS ignored warnings on children’s hearing tests for a decade
Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick look at each other and smile.
Tories plan new ‘Removals Force’ based on America’s ICE
Illustration of a robot wearing red cat-eye glasses, with strings of conversation coming out of each side of its head.
‘I saved £1,000 by using ChatGPT as an accountant’
Money
Fitness coach Joe Wicks, with long dark curly hair and a light beard, smiles while wearing a light gray sweatshirt.
INTERVIEW
Joe Wicks: My fight against UPFs and why fat jabs aren’t the answer
Process Technician, Mark Dixon, checks readings at a Pumping Station near Howdon Sewage Treatment Works.
Cleaning up our water is a dirty job … can the AI sewer do it?
Illustration of a robot wearing red cat-eye glasses, with strings of conversation coming out of each side of its head.
‘I saved £1,000 by using ChatGPT as an accountant’
Money
Illustration of a robot wearing red cat-eye glasses, with strings of conversation coming out of each side of its head.
‘I saved £1,000 by using ChatGPT as an accountant’
Money
Fitness coach Joe Wicks, with long dark curly hair and a light beard, smiles while wearing a light gray sweatshirt.
INTERVIEW
Joe Wicks: My fight against UPFs and why fat jabs aren’t the answer
Fitness coach Joe Wicks, with long dark curly hair and a light beard, smiles while wearing a light gray sweatshirt.
INTERVIEW
Joe Wicks: My fight against UPFs and why fat jabs aren’t the answer
Process Technician, Mark Dixon, checks readings at a Pumping Station near Howdon Sewage Treatment Works.
Cleaning up our water is a dirty job … can the AI sewer do it?
Process Technician, Mark Dixon, checks readings at a Pumping Station near Howdon Sewage Treatment Works.
Cleaning up our water is a dirty job … can the AI sewer do it?
Illustration of a robot wearing red cat-eye glasses, with strings of conversation coming out of each side of its head.
‘I saved £1,000 by using ChatGPT as an accountant’
Money
Fitness coach Joe Wicks, with long dark curly hair and a light beard, smiles while wearing a light gray sweatshirt.
INTERVIEW
Joe Wicks: My fight against UPFs and why fat jabs aren’t the answer
Process Technician, Mark Dixon, checks readings at a Pumping Station near Howdon Sewage Treatment Works.
Cleaning up our water is a dirty job … can the AI sewer do it?
Illustration of a robot wearing red cat-eye glasses, with strings of conversation coming out of each side of its head.
‘I saved £1,000 by using ChatGPT as an accountant’
Money
Illustration of a robot wearing red cat-eye glasses, with strings of conversation coming out of each side of its head.
‘I saved £1,000 by using ChatGPT as an accountant’
Money
Fitness coach Joe Wicks, with long dark curly hair and a light beard, smiles while wearing a light gray sweatshirt.
INTERVIEW
Joe Wicks: My fight against UPFs and why fat jabs aren’t the answer
Fitness coach Joe Wicks, with long dark curly hair and a light beard, smiles while wearing a light gray sweatshirt.
INTERVIEW
Joe Wicks: My fight against UPFs and why fat jabs aren’t the answer
Process Technician, Mark Dixon, checks readings at a Pumping Station near Howdon Sewage Treatment Works.
Cleaning up our water is a dirty job … can the AI sewer do it?
Process Technician, Mark Dixon, checks readings at a Pumping Station near Howdon Sewage Treatment Works.
Cleaning up our water is a dirty job … can the AI sewer do it?
India Knight sitting on a sofa in a vibrant living room with her dog.
STYLE
India Knight: I’m obsessed with interiors — here’s everything I know

Chuck out the chintz? No thanks, says India Knight in her new book

The galactic task of building a 9,000-piece Lego Death Star
The galactic task of building a 9,000-piece Lego Death Star
Culture secretary wants BBC licence fee replaced with mix of funding
Close-up of a Matter microplastic filter for washing machines, shown with microplastics and water inside.
A £200 solution for those in a spin about microplastics

A new father has made the shortlist for Prince William’s £1m Earthshot prize with his £199 filter for washing machines

Illustration of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump standing on stairs resembling the American flag, with two ornate chairs behind them patterned with the American flag's stars.
Katy BallsWelcome to the court of Jared Kushner: the fixer king is back
Prince William and Eugene Levy having drinks at a pub.
Roya NikkhahWhat the TV interview tells us about how William the Scooter King will reign
A large group of celebrities in a dimly lit room with a long table.
How the stars were picked for Celebrity Traitors
Rosie Millard holding French language learning books outside Birkbeck University.
FIRST PERSON
It’s freshers week and as a 60-year-old first year I’m loving it
Taylor Swift in a bejeweled top lying in a pool of teal water.
My movie night with a Swiftie obsessive who makes dresses out of her lyrics
Louis Partridge pouring a dark beverage from a bottle into a glass.
Irish pour scorn on House of Guinness, the hit Netflix ale tale
Ireland
A large group of celebrities in a dimly lit room with a long table.
How the stars were picked for Celebrity Traitors
Rosie Millard holding French language learning books outside Birkbeck University.
FIRST PERSON
It’s freshers week and as a 60-year-old first year I’m loving it
Taylor Swift in a bejeweled top lying in a pool of teal water.
My movie night with a Swiftie obsessive who makes dresses out of her lyrics
Louis Partridge pouring a dark beverage from a bottle into a glass.
Irish pour scorn on House of Guinness, the hit Netflix ale tale
Ireland
Illustration of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump standing on stairs resembling the American flag, with two ornate chairs behind them patterned with the American flag's stars.
Katy BallsWelcome to the court of Jared Kushner: the fixer king is back
Prince William and Eugene Levy having drinks at a pub.
Roya NikkhahWhat the TV interview tells us about how William the Scooter King will reign

World

Illustration of an older man's profile overlaid with images of conflict, including a man holding a tattered Israeli flag and a sign saying "Please Hamas, Say 'No'".
ANALYSIS
MARK URBAN
Hamas isolated, Israel weary — Trump’s plan to end war has a chance

The Palestinian militant group has not rejected the peace proposals and both Qatar and Netanyahu want to keep the US president on side

Illustration of hands operating a drone controller with a drone flying above.
ANALYSIS
MARK GALEOTTI
Will Europe’s ‘drone wall’ really defend us?
Pam Hemphill, a Jan. 6 rioter who served her sentence, stands outside her home.
INTERVIEW
The ‘Maga granny’ who stormed the Capitol — then refused Trump’s pardon
A man lying in a bed on a train, looking at his smartphone.
Is this the end of the line for the night train to Paris?
Woman in a pink suit sitting on a couch.
The private eye going undercover to expose romance scammers
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi celebrates after winning the LDP leadership election.
Can Japan’s Iron Lady solve the problems that sank her predecessor?
A man lying in a bed on a train, looking at his smartphone.
Is this the end of the line for the night train to Paris?
A man lying in a bed on a train, looking at his smartphone.
Is this the end of the line for the night train to Paris?
Woman in a pink suit sitting on a couch.
The private eye going undercover to expose romance scammers
Woman in a pink suit sitting on a couch.
The private eye going undercover to expose romance scammers
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi celebrates after winning the LDP leadership election.
Can Japan’s Iron Lady solve the problems that sank her predecessor?
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi celebrates after winning the LDP leadership election.
Can Japan’s Iron Lady solve the problems that sank her predecessor?
A man lying in a bed on a train, looking at his smartphone.
Is this the end of the line for the night train to Paris?
Woman in a pink suit sitting on a couch.
The private eye going undercover to expose romance scammers
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi celebrates after winning the LDP leadership election.
Can Japan’s Iron Lady solve the problems that sank her predecessor?
A man lying in a bed on a train, looking at his smartphone.
Is this the end of the line for the night train to Paris?
A man lying in a bed on a train, looking at his smartphone.
Is this the end of the line for the night train to Paris?
Woman in a pink suit sitting on a couch.
The private eye going undercover to expose romance scammers
Woman in a pink suit sitting on a couch.
The private eye going undercover to expose romance scammers
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi celebrates after winning the LDP leadership election.
Can Japan’s Iron Lady solve the problems that sank her predecessor?
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi celebrates after winning the LDP leadership election.
Can Japan’s Iron Lady solve the problems that sank her predecessor?

Comment

Portrait of Camilla Long.
CAMILLA LONGI want to know whether Charing Cross cops actually solve crimes

What happens if a society becomes obsessed with words over deeds? The Panorama documentary is a good place to start

Illustration of two archbishops, one Black and one white, in ornate robes, speaking in speech bubbles about leading a scandal-ridden, faction-riven institution with a dwindling flock.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

Jeremy Clarkson in a black leather jacket.
JEREMY CLARKSONTo keep us happy, put the NHS out of its misery
Headshot of Jason Cowley.
JASON COWLEYCan Starmer and Reeves survive raising income tax?
a woman wearing a red sweater and a grey shirt smiles for the camera
HADLEY FREEMANThe lone crazies aren’t as scary as the mob
a bald man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
MATTHEW SYEDIn the new age of discovery, human imagination will save us
Jeremy Clarkson in a black leather jacket.
JEREMY CLARKSONTo keep us happy, put the NHS out of its misery
Headshot of Jason Cowley.
a woman wearing a red sweater and a grey shirt smiles for the camera
a bald man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
Jeremy Clarkson in a black leather jacket.
Headshot of Jason Cowley.
a woman wearing a red sweater and a grey shirt smiles for the camera
a bald man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera

Life & Style

How tech made having an affair really tricky
How tech made having an affair really tricky

From the Coldplay cam to secret phone apps, is it possible for anyone to get away with playing away any more?

Sex & Relationships
Nigella Lawson in a black shirt.
Nigella Lawson: my new make-up bag heroes
Beauty
Julia Fox wearing a black polo shirt over a white long-sleeved shirt, a black sheer skirt, and black heels with "Puma" written on them, in front of a red backdrop.
Julia Fox: ‘I own pyjamas but it’s too much effort to put them on’
Fashion
Two women in lumberjack shirts tied around their waists.
STYLE BAROMETER
The check shirt is back, but not as you know it — plus more trends to know
Fashion
Collage of eight cars on colored backgrounds.
The best cars of 2025: from family SUVs to luxury convertibles
Driving
Award-winning beauty products including Clinique Moisture Surge serum, Chanel Les Beiges powder, Lancôme mascara, Dior lipstick, and more.
Style Beauty Awards 2025: the best products and brands, as voted by you
Beauty
Roasted chicken with vegetables on wooden table.
Q&A
KITCHEN CLINIC
What is the secret to cooking the perfect roast chicken?
Food & Drink
Two women in lumberjack shirts tied around their waists.
STYLE BAROMETER
The check shirt is back, but not as you know it — plus more trends to know
Fashion
Collage of eight cars on colored backgrounds.
The best cars of 2025: from family SUVs to luxury convertibles
Driving
Award-winning beauty products including Clinique Moisture Surge serum, Chanel Les Beiges powder, Lancôme mascara, Dior lipstick, and more.
Style Beauty Awards 2025: the best products and brands, as voted by you
Beauty
Roasted chicken with vegetables on wooden table.
Q&A
KITCHEN CLINIC
What is the secret to cooking the perfect roast chicken?
Food & Drink
Nigella Lawson in a black shirt.
Nigella Lawson: my new make-up bag heroes
Beauty
Julia Fox wearing a black polo shirt over a white long-sleeved shirt, a black sheer skirt, and black heels with "Puma" written on them, in front of a red backdrop.
Julia Fox: ‘I own pyjamas but it’s too much effort to put them on’
Fashion

Business

Woman holding a card reader while a man uses his smartphone for contactless payment.
Outrage as firms brace for £3.7bn energy bill shock
Illustration of a man in a suit smiling, with large stars and Estrella beer bottles in the background.
PROFILE
Estrella Damm brewer: Madri is just marketing, we’re the real deal
Headshot of Irwin Stelzer.
Irwin StelzerA storm is brewing to spoil the big American picnic
Hannah Prevett portrait.
Hannah PrevettYes, save the planet but this stealth tax risks killing businesses
Jaguar Land Rover in £500m supplier bailout as state ‘rescue’ stalls
Immigration raid left us feeling violated, says café owner
Entrepreneurs
EXCLUSIVE
We’re the most artist-friendly streamer, claim Spotify’s new co-CEOs
Big Pharma wants the NHS to pay more for drugs. Can it do a deal?
A factory worker assembles an engine at the Jaguar Land Rover Engine Manufacturing Centre.
Jaguar Land Rover in £500m supplier bailout as state ‘rescue’ stalls
Mandira Sarkar, founder of Mandira's Kitchen, standing in front of her shop.
Immigration raid left us feeling violated, says café owner
Entrepreneurs
Collage of three musical artists in black and white on a green Spotify logo with audio waves in the background.
EXCLUSIVE
We’re the most artist-friendly streamer, claim Spotify’s new co-CEOs
A large white pill broken into several pieces, with two small red pills, two red and white capsules, and a yellow and clear capsule scattered around it on a yellow background.
Big Pharma wants the NHS to pay more for drugs. Can it do a deal?
Headshot of Irwin Stelzer.
Irwin StelzerA storm is brewing to spoil the big American picnic
Hannah Prevett portrait.
Hannah PrevettYes, save the planet but this stealth tax risks killing businesses

Sport

Collage of two images. The left image shows a young boy and a man in matching formal suits. The right image shows a man with a beard looking towards a younger man.
ANDY FARRELL BOOK EXTRACT
Tearful Owen turned down Lions. Here’s the truth about our relationship

Farrell Sr recalls shock of discovering while doing his GCSEs that he was going to be a father — and how Owen rejected place in initial Lions squad

Rugby union
Bryony Frost, a British jockey, stands close to a horse, smiling as she looks at it.
INTERVIEW
DAVID WALSH
Bryony Frost: It took me to dark places but I don’t regret speaking out
Horse racing
Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens reacts during a soccer match.
PREMIER LEAGUE
‘Are you Schmeichel in disguise?’ — United goalkeeper Lammens seizes his moment
Football
Eight Argentinian fans, from left to right, Ignacio Colombo, Enrique Benitez Cruz, Pablo del Franco, Mariano Robles, German Pando, Federico Sisto, Alejandro Sorgentini, and Pablo Barbieri, pose in front of a rugby player statue at Twickenham Stadium.
COMMENT
DAVID WALSH
What eight friends and a bag of boots tell us about Argentina’s amazing rise
Rugby union
Collage of a soccer coach pointing, a soccer player looking up, and a man in a suit sitting on a stool.
COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
Pick Bellingham, don’t treat him like a naughty boy. It’s simple.
Football
Estevao celebrating his second goal with teammate Malo Gusto.
PREMIER LEAGUE | JONATHAN NORTHCROFT
Estêvão’s 95th-minute winner condemns Liverpool to third loss in row
Football
Collage of two cricket players batting, one in a helmet and one without.
ANALYSIS
SIMON WILDE
Solving No3 problem could give England the edge in Ashes
Cricket
Eight Argentinian fans, from left to right, Ignacio Colombo, Enrique Benitez Cruz, Pablo del Franco, Mariano Robles, German Pando, Federico Sisto, Alejandro Sorgentini, and Pablo Barbieri, pose in front of a rugby player statue at Twickenham Stadium.
COMMENT
DAVID WALSH
What eight friends and a bag of boots tell us about Argentina’s amazing rise
Rugby union
Collage of a soccer coach pointing, a soccer player looking up, and a man in a suit sitting on a stool.
COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
Pick Bellingham, don’t treat him like a naughty boy. It’s simple.
Football
Estevao celebrating his second goal with teammate Malo Gusto.
PREMIER LEAGUE | JONATHAN NORTHCROFT
Estêvão’s 95th-minute winner condemns Liverpool to third loss in row
Football
Collage of two cricket players batting, one in a helmet and one without.
ANALYSIS
SIMON WILDE
Solving No3 problem could give England the edge in Ashes
Cricket
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Bryony Frost: It took me to dark places but I don’t regret speaking out
Horse racing
Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens reacts during a soccer match.
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Culture

Julia Roberts smiling and looking at the camera.
INTERVIEW
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As she returns in provocative MeToo movie After the Hunt, the star talks about raising boys and why it takes an exceptional film to tempt her away from her family

Film
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INTERVIEW
Martin Scorsese: my wild years with Robert De Niro and Daniel Day-Lewis
Film
Collage of Seamus Heaney at two different ages.
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Books
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Art
Profile of author Virginia Woolf in 1902.
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Alan Partridge in a maroon polo shirt and jeans standing near a woman sitting at a table.
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TV & Radio
Ben Elton looking sideways in glasses.
INTERVIEW
Ben Elton: Why do so many people hate me?
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REVIEW
WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK
The truth about Lee Miller is darker than this show would have us believe
Art
Profile of author Virginia Woolf in 1902.
REVIEW
FICTION
Who’s amused by Virginia Woolf? Our verdict on her lost comic tales
Books
Alan Partridge in a maroon polo shirt and jeans standing near a woman sitting at a table.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)
TV & Radio
Ben Elton looking sideways in glasses.
INTERVIEW
Ben Elton: Why do so many people hate me?
Journalist sitting with Martin Scorsese on a sofa.
INTERVIEW
Martin Scorsese: my wild years with Robert De Niro and Daniel Day-Lewis
Film
Collage of Seamus Heaney at two different ages.
The genius of Seamus Heaney (plus an exclusive new poem)
Books

Travel

Woman snorkeling over coral reef in tropical turquoise water.
My luxury boat trip adventure exploring Indonesia’s remote islands

A private yacht with floating villa vibes, free-dive fishing and learning to cook family recipes charms food writer Hannah Evans in the heart of the Coral Triangle

Five people riding horses through shallow water, splashing, with golden light in the background.
My incredible horse-riding safari in Botswana’s Okavango Delta
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Win a luxury break worth up to £1,500 at the Belfry in Warwickshire
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The glamorous French region loved by the American A-list
A view from the spa at Nizuc Resort & Spa, Cancun, Mexico
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This beach escape on Mexico’s Riviera Maya is the perfect place for winter sun
The Black Bull Inn and Hotel in Coniston, Lake District National Park, with mountains in the background.
PETE BROWN
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Food & Drink
A hotel room with a separate bedroom and living area, featuring a television, two armchairs, and a balcony overlooking green scenery.
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break worth up to £1,500 at the Belfry in Warwickshire
Collage of a woman with long red hair smiling and a scenic view of a river with buildings along its bank.
The glamorous French region loved by the American A-list
A view from the spa at Nizuc Resort & Spa, Cancun, Mexico
REVIEW
This beach escape on Mexico’s Riviera Maya is the perfect place for winter sun
The Black Bull Inn and Hotel in Coniston, Lake District National Park, with mountains in the background.
PETE BROWN
Eight of the best Lake District pubs — chosen by our expert
Food & Drink
Five people riding horses through shallow water, splashing, with golden light in the background.
My incredible horse-riding safari in Botswana’s Okavango Delta
Soneva Jani is one of the best hotels in the Maldives
These are the Maldives’ most amazing hotels, according to our experts

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