Thursday December 4 2025
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Streeting orders inquiry into mental health ‘overdiagnosis’

Health secretary wants clinical review of the rise in conditions such as ADHD and autism that cause people to drop out of the workforce


Prince Andrew and the Crown Prince of Bahrain smiling in a carriage.
Revealed: Andrew lobbied Middle East royals over business venture

Messages to the crown prince of Bahrain and an Omani government adviser show how Andrew tried to use his contacts to further his interests in the region


Andrew’s rent was just the start — royal entitlement must be reined in

Our monarchy costs us about half a billion pounds a year — Andrew is just an extreme example of a wider culture of questionable royal entitlement



1/4|Root is chasing his first Test century in Australia

Root is chasing his first Test century in Australia

Root chasing first ton in Australia as he and Stokes survive tough conditions

Brook caught behind off poor shot; Crawley dismissed for smart 76 after Duckett and Pope fall for ducks as Starc strikes in first over again

The Ashes
7 minutes ago


MI5 left Sergei Skripal ‘alarmingly accessible’ to Putin’s assassins

Sergei Skripal described as ‘sitting duck’ in inquiry into death of Dawn Sturgess that is expected to strongly criticise failure to protect the public



Rachel Reeves’s budget ‘havoc’ triggered £3bn funds sell-off

Investors withdrew £3.02 billion from funds in November alone. What caused this unprecedented financial reaction?


Illustration of a black-and-white portrait of a man, with torn papers of the Syrian flag and an Arabic death certificate layered over it.
Illustration of a black-and-white portrait of a man, with torn papers of the Syrian flag and an Arabic death certificate layered over it.
Doctors complicit in Assad’s torture now working in Europe

Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, holding the red Budget Box outside 11 Downing Street.
Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, holding the red Budget Box outside 11 Downing Street.
Rachel Reeves’s budget ‘havoc’ triggered £3bn funds sell-off








Government paves way for facial recognition tech use on general public

Live images captured by police cameras could also be run through the driving licence database in plans for a major expansion of the technology


Collage of a man's face with a facial recognition overlay and a van with a "Live Facial Recognition" sign.
My day under the eye of live facial recognition

As ministers consider rolling out the ‘Big Brother’ tool nationwide, The Times sees how quickly it can identify those on police watch lists


Energy bills to rise to pay for £28bn grid upgrade

Energy regulator says investment part of £90bn of funding for the network; £108 will be added to household bills by 2031



King Charles III and Queen Camilla pose with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Budenbender.
We stand together with Ukraine, King tells German president on state visit

President Steinmeier attended a banquet at Windsor and will also visit the ruins of Coventry Cathedral






Aerial view of a 20-foot tall golden Roman Gladiator statue, seen from behind, standing over a street with parked cars and brick buildings.
The wanderer returns: Wigan reunited with its 20ft naked gladiator

Golden Balls has been brought back for the festive period after residents said it would help spread Christmas cheer



Two women viewing Justine Randall's "Night Sky Tapestries" at Roche Court.



Editor's picks



Collage of Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew in front of Royal Lodge.
What’s really happening with Andrew, Fergie and Royal Lodge

Sarah Ferguson may be hunting for a new home but Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor doesn’t seem quite ready to relinquish the keys to his estate


Collage of a woman on a blue background and Donald Trump in a blue suit and red tie.
My adventures in Magaland: power, parties, politics and Trump


Collage of two images, one with an overhead view of hummus, lentils, and couscous salad, and the other with cooked chicken thighs and roasted potatoes in a pan.
How on trend is your shopping basket?

Collage of a woman in a black shirt and a woman screaming at a laptop.
Fancy being a ‘rage baiter’? Get a feel for it, I’ll start you off


Collage of musicians including Halsey, Taylor Swift, Morris Chestnut, and Bad Bunny, and My Little Pony characters, set against a green background with large Spotify logos.
I’m 54, what do you mean my ‘listening age’ is 74?





Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov meet with US Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin in Moscow.

The Russian leader has shown no signs he is ready to give up his imperial ambitions — while talks have deepened the rift between Europe and Washington



Starmerism is the worship of impotence

Tussles with the CPS and OBR are typical of a government whose aim is to hang on to power by pretending it has none



Illustration of a cartoon with a man on the left saying "They know the terms... Surrender territory or continue to suffer terrible losses" and another man on the right saying "Kemi won't hear of it..."

Morten Morland’s Times cartoon: December 4, 2025



a man wearing glasses and a tan suit looks at the camera
Trump’s narco-war is a blow to world order






a man wearing glasses and a tan suit looks at the camera
Trump’s narco-war is a blow to world order







Miners coming off the last shift at Kellingley Colliery.
John RalfeRachel Reeves’s £3.8bn coal industry pension giveaway is pure madness





Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
$300bn AI start-up Anthropic prepares blockbuster IPO


Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield holding "Kamala's Coconut Jubilee" ice cream in front of a "Scoop the Vote" truck.
Magnum warns Ben & Jerry’s charity after audit finds ‘deficiencies’

Portrait of Ben Grey.
Ben MartinNelson expected to do his duty, for now



Glencore axes 1,000 jobs but plans to double copper production



Caterer SSP reviews European rail business
16 minutes ago



Liverpool's Florian Wirtz, right, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during a soccer match.

Liverpool 1 Sunderland 1: £116m playmaker’s barren run goes on despite sparing hosts from another damaging defeat with sensational solo effort




A collage of nine book covers on a yellow background.
Our 12 favourite rediscovered books of the year



A fiery explosion and dark smoke billow from the top of the World Trade Center towers.
Aftershock — a chilling reminder of the US response to 9/11





Collage of Tim Marrs holding a sunflower and the aftermath of the King's Cross Fire.
Tim Marrs, toxicologist who studied King’s Cross fire deaths

Leading authority on lethal poisons such as cyanide at Porton Down who helped uncover the true cause of deaths in the 1987 tragedy, dies aged 80

Collage of Tim Marrs holding a sunflower and the aftermath of the King's Cross Fire.
Tim Marrs, toxicologist who studied King’s Cross fire deaths


Lord Higgins, Olympic runner turned Tory grandee



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