Saturday May 10 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
Queen Elizabeth II with Barbara Woodward at Buckingham Palace.
NEW
New MI6 boss will be a woman — and ‘Beijing Barbara’ is frontrunner

Dame Barbara Woodward, a former ambassador to China who has never been a spy, is one of three women in line for the top job

Politics
UPDATED
Explosions in Kashmir hours after India and Pakistan agree ceasefire

It was unclear who set off the blasts or what they were aimed at. Military chiefs had earlier confirmed a ceasefire and said sides were due to meet

Asia
27 minutes ago
‘People were dying, we were not safe’: Britons caught in Kashmir standoff
Asia
President Trump signing executive orders in the Oval Office, surrounded by staff and press.
The data that proves Trump is the ultimate television president

He was never media shy, but his first term was only a warm-up, as he turns the Oval Office into a TV studio

US politics
Medical student Naomi Brookarsh posing on a university campus.
IN DEPTH
‘I was scared and alone’: the victims of university antisemitism

Nothing could prepare Naomi Brookarsh for the antisemitism she experienced while reading medicine at the University of Manchester

Education
European leaders visiting Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine.
UPDATED
‘No ifs, no buts’ — Keir Starmer calls for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
A nurse taking a blood sample from a man for prostate cancer testing.
My night with the prostate vigilantes offering tests the NHS won’t
Healthcare
Group photo of Kurt Geiger's Business by Design Academy graduates with Clara Amfo, Neil Clifford, and Sophia Johnson.
NEW
No degree? No problem. Why employers are choosing non-graduates
Education
Many snails in a box at a farm.
NEW
A shell company? The tax avoidance ruse that deploys … snails
London
56 minutes ago
Farmer standing in drought-affected wheat field.
IN DEPTH
Farmers watch as dry spring turns their livelihoods to dust
Environment
European leaders visiting Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine.
UPDATED
‘No ifs, no buts’ — Keir Starmer calls for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
European leaders visiting Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine.
UPDATED
‘No ifs, no buts’ — Keir Starmer calls for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
A nurse taking a blood sample from a man for prostate cancer testing.
My night with the prostate vigilantes offering tests the NHS won’t
Healthcare
A nurse taking a blood sample from a man for prostate cancer testing.
My night with the prostate vigilantes offering tests the NHS won’t
Healthcare
Group photo of Kurt Geiger's Business by Design Academy graduates with Clara Amfo, Neil Clifford, and Sophia Johnson.
NEW
No degree? No problem. Why employers are choosing non-graduates
Education
Group photo of Kurt Geiger's Business by Design Academy graduates with Clara Amfo, Neil Clifford, and Sophia Johnson.
NEW
No degree? No problem. Why employers are choosing non-graduates
Education
Many snails in a box at a farm.
NEW
A shell company? The tax avoidance ruse that deploys … snails
London
56 minutes ago
Many snails in a box at a farm.
NEW
A shell company? The tax avoidance ruse that deploys … snails
London
56 minutes ago
Farmer standing in drought-affected wheat field.
IN DEPTH
Farmers watch as dry spring turns their livelihoods to dust
Environment
Farmer standing in drought-affected wheat field.
IN DEPTH
Farmers watch as dry spring turns their livelihoods to dust
Environment
European leaders visiting Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine.
UPDATED
‘No ifs, no buts’ — Keir Starmer calls for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
A nurse taking a blood sample from a man for prostate cancer testing.
My night with the prostate vigilantes offering tests the NHS won’t
Healthcare
Group photo of Kurt Geiger's Business by Design Academy graduates with Clara Amfo, Neil Clifford, and Sophia Johnson.
NEW
No degree? No problem. Why employers are choosing non-graduates
Education
European leaders visiting Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine.
UPDATED
‘No ifs, no buts’ — Keir Starmer calls for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
European leaders visiting Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine.
UPDATED
‘No ifs, no buts’ — Keir Starmer calls for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
A nurse taking a blood sample from a man for prostate cancer testing.
My night with the prostate vigilantes offering tests the NHS won’t
Healthcare
A nurse taking a blood sample from a man for prostate cancer testing.
My night with the prostate vigilantes offering tests the NHS won’t
Healthcare
Group photo of Kurt Geiger's Business by Design Academy graduates with Clara Amfo, Neil Clifford, and Sophia Johnson.
NEW
No degree? No problem. Why employers are choosing non-graduates
Education
Group photo of Kurt Geiger's Business by Design Academy graduates with Clara Amfo, Neil Clifford, and Sophia Johnson.
NEW
No degree? No problem. Why employers are choosing non-graduates
Education
Many snails in a box at a farm.
NEW
A shell company? The tax avoidance ruse that deploys … snails
London
56 minutes ago
Farmer standing in drought-affected wheat field.
IN DEPTH
Farmers watch as dry spring turns their livelihoods to dust
Environment
European leaders visiting Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine.
UPDATED
‘No ifs, no buts’ — Keir Starmer calls for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
A nurse taking a blood sample from a man for prostate cancer testing.
My night with the prostate vigilantes offering tests the NHS won’t
Healthcare
Group photo of Kurt Geiger's Business by Design Academy graduates with Clara Amfo, Neil Clifford, and Sophia Johnson.
NEW
No degree? No problem. Why employers are choosing non-graduates
Education
Many snails in a box at a farm.
NEW
A shell company? The tax avoidance ruse that deploys … snails
London
56 minutes ago
Farmer standing in drought-affected wheat field.
IN DEPTH
Farmers watch as dry spring turns their livelihoods to dust
Environment
European leaders visiting Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine.
UPDATED
‘No ifs, no buts’ — Keir Starmer calls for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
European leaders visiting Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine.
UPDATED
‘No ifs, no buts’ — Keir Starmer calls for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
A nurse taking a blood sample from a man for prostate cancer testing.
My night with the prostate vigilantes offering tests the NHS won’t
Healthcare
A nurse taking a blood sample from a man for prostate cancer testing.
My night with the prostate vigilantes offering tests the NHS won’t
Healthcare
Group photo of Kurt Geiger's Business by Design Academy graduates with Clara Amfo, Neil Clifford, and Sophia Johnson.
NEW
No degree? No problem. Why employers are choosing non-graduates
Education
Group photo of Kurt Geiger's Business by Design Academy graduates with Clara Amfo, Neil Clifford, and Sophia Johnson.
NEW
No degree? No problem. Why employers are choosing non-graduates
Education
Many snails in a box at a farm.
NEW
A shell company? The tax avoidance ruse that deploys … snails
London
56 minutes ago
Many snails in a box at a farm.
NEW
A shell company? The tax avoidance ruse that deploys … snails
London
56 minutes ago
Farmer standing in drought-affected wheat field.
IN DEPTH
Farmers watch as dry spring turns their livelihoods to dust
Environment
Farmer standing in drought-affected wheat field.
IN DEPTH
Farmers watch as dry spring turns their livelihoods to dust
Environment
European leaders visiting Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine.
UPDATED
‘No ifs, no buts’ — Keir Starmer calls for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
A nurse taking a blood sample from a man for prostate cancer testing.
My night with the prostate vigilantes offering tests the NHS won’t
Healthcare
Group photo of Kurt Geiger's Business by Design Academy graduates with Clara Amfo, Neil Clifford, and Sophia Johnson.
NEW
No degree? No problem. Why employers are choosing non-graduates
Education
European leaders visiting Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine.
UPDATED
‘No ifs, no buts’ — Keir Starmer calls for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
European leaders visiting Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine.
UPDATED
‘No ifs, no buts’ — Keir Starmer calls for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
A nurse taking a blood sample from a man for prostate cancer testing.
My night with the prostate vigilantes offering tests the NHS won’t
Healthcare
A nurse taking a blood sample from a man for prostate cancer testing.
My night with the prostate vigilantes offering tests the NHS won’t
Healthcare
Group photo of Kurt Geiger's Business by Design Academy graduates with Clara Amfo, Neil Clifford, and Sophia Johnson.
NEW
No degree? No problem. Why employers are choosing non-graduates
Education
Group photo of Kurt Geiger's Business by Design Academy graduates with Clara Amfo, Neil Clifford, and Sophia Johnson.
NEW
No degree? No problem. Why employers are choosing non-graduates
Education
Many snails in a box at a farm.
NEW
A shell company? The tax avoidance ruse that deploys … snails
London
56 minutes ago
Farmer standing in drought-affected wheat field.
IN DEPTH
Farmers watch as dry spring turns their livelihoods to dust
Environment
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Karen Beaumont Carter holding a glass of white wine.
IN DEPTH
An expat, a French lover and a grieving husband: inside the Dordogne killing

Betrayal and buried secrets are emerging in the sleepy French village of Trémolat

Europe
Tesla driving on a road, viewed from the driver's seat.
I tried the new self-driving Tesla — relaxing is impossible
US news
Collage of a man, a newspaper, and a politician.
The Sadiq Khan deputy who faked a football career on social media
Politics
Mugshot of a young man with dark skin and dreadlocks.
Southport killer ‘threw boiling water over prison guard’
Politics
Admiral Sir Ben Key at a Royal National Lifeboat Institution service.
Head of Royal Navy suspended over ‘affair with subordinate’
Defence
Children participating in archery at a summer camp.
Fears over Iran-linked charity’s plans for children’s summer camp
Crime
Collage of a bishop with photos of his younger self, Pope John Paul II, and another man.
The real Pope Leo XIV — by those who knew him in Rome, Chicago and Peru
Europe
Mugshot of a young man with dark skin and dreadlocks.
Southport killer ‘threw boiling water over prison guard’
Politics
Admiral Sir Ben Key at a Royal National Lifeboat Institution service.
Head of Royal Navy suspended over ‘affair with subordinate’
Defence
Children participating in archery at a summer camp.
Fears over Iran-linked charity’s plans for children’s summer camp
Crime
Collage of a bishop with photos of his younger self, Pope John Paul II, and another man.
The real Pope Leo XIV — by those who knew him in Rome, Chicago and Peru
Europe
Tesla driving on a road, viewed from the driver's seat.
I tried the new self-driving Tesla — relaxing is impossible
US news
Collage of a man, a newspaper, and a politician.
The Sadiq Khan deputy who faked a football career on social media
Politics
Black and white photo of eight supermodels sitting at a table.
Fifty is new 25 at glam high street chain Zara
Fashion
Giving obese people Ozempic ‘will boost economy and cut sick days’
Healthcare
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Editor's picks

Race car driver holding helmet and perfume bottles.
NEW
INTERVIEW
My day with Brooklyn Beckham as he left his worries behind (at 140mph)

Amid talk of a family feud, the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham finds peace in the unlikely setting of a Formula E track

Celebrity
Jo Malone standing on a path in a resort, Dubai skyline in the background.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Jo Malone on losing her sense of smell and why she moved to Dubai
Celebrity
12 minutes ago
Aerial view of a coastal town and pier.
NEW
Priced out of your dream location? Try these cheaper alternatives
Property & Home
Collage of Donald Trump, a portrait of a king, and a university building.
COMMENT
WEEKEND ESSAY
Harvard, you’ve got a problem — but Trump’s war will backfire
Columnists
Photos of fire damage inside a home.
My house burnt down — then the council taxed me because it was empty
Money
Illustration of Donald Trump as the Pope with days of the week surrounding him.
MY WEEK
My week: Donald Trump*
Politics
Portrait of Laura Bates at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
INTERVIEW
Laura Bates: ‘I’ll get 200 rape and death threats on a bad day’
Collage of Donald Trump, a portrait of a king, and a university building.
COMMENT
WEEKEND ESSAY
Harvard, you’ve got a problem — but Trump’s war will backfire
Columnists
Photos of fire damage inside a home.
My house burnt down — then the council taxed me because it was empty
Money
Illustration of Donald Trump as the Pope with days of the week surrounding him.
MY WEEK
My week: Donald Trump*
Politics
Portrait of Laura Bates at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
INTERVIEW
Laura Bates: ‘I’ll get 200 rape and death threats on a bad day’
Jo Malone standing on a path in a resort, Dubai skyline in the background.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Jo Malone on losing her sense of smell and why she moved to Dubai
Celebrity
12 minutes ago
Aerial view of a coastal town and pier.
NEW
Priced out of your dream location? Try these cheaper alternatives
Property & Home

World

Coltan and manganese miners in Rubaya, Democratic Republic of Congo.
CATHERINE PHILP IN REBEL-HELD CONGO
Engines of chaos: inside the mines fuelling Congo’s brutal war

Battlefield triumphs by M23 rebels backed by Rwanda have sparked an international scramble for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s modern gold

Africa
President Trump signing an executive order on copper tariffs in the Oval Office.
Mexico sues Google for calling it ‘Gulf of America’
US news
Stage production photo and portrait of Carmen.
LETTER FROM PARIS
The French 19th-century Beyoncé whose eroticism made Carmen red hot
Europe
Crane ship recovering a yacht at sea.
Diver dies as operation to raise the Bayesian superyacht begins
Europe
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping at the Victory Day military parade in Moscow.
IN DEPTH
Exiles accuse Putin of exploiting Soviet wins at Victory Day parade
Russia-Ukraine war
Protestors outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria hold signs that read "Refuge Please" and "Trump Help!!".
Trump grants ‘persecuted’ white South Africans refugee status
Africa
Bus windshield shattered by shelling.
Pakistan and India move closer to war with wave of strikes
Asia
Crane ship recovering a yacht at sea.
Diver dies as operation to raise the Bayesian superyacht begins
Europe
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping at the Victory Day military parade in Moscow.
IN DEPTH
Exiles accuse Putin of exploiting Soviet wins at Victory Day parade
Russia-Ukraine war
Protestors outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria hold signs that read "Refuge Please" and "Trump Help!!".
Trump grants ‘persecuted’ white South Africans refugee status
Africa
Bus windshield shattered by shelling.
Pakistan and India move closer to war with wave of strikes
Asia
President Trump signing an executive order on copper tariffs in the Oval Office.
Mexico sues Google for calling it ‘Gulf of America’
US news
Stage production photo and portrait of Carmen.
LETTER FROM PARIS
The French 19th-century Beyoncé whose eroticism made Carmen red hot
Europe

Comment

Portrait of Nelson Fraser.
FRASER NELSONCalm, unflashy Pope is just what the world needs

Leo XIV’s first steps suggest a back-to-basics approach from a man with a popular touch and no interest in culture wars

Illustration of a general signing a surrender document.

Cartoon by Peter Brookes

a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
JANICE TURNERVoters are sick of lectures from the lanyard class
a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
GILES CORENI’m with Michelle Obama, an empty nest could break me
Portrait of Anne Treneman.
ANN TRENEMAN | NOTEBOOKTheme park memorials aren’t fit for a Queen
a man in a pink shirt stands in front of a white background
TOM WHIPPLETidal power was once the future, but 800 years on it’s still all at sea
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
JANICE TURNERVoters are sick of lectures from the lanyard class
a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
Portrait of Anne Treneman.
a man in a pink shirt stands in front of a white background
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
Portrait of Anne Treneman.
a man in a pink shirt stands in front of a white background
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Life & Style

Man relaxing on a watermelon-shaped inflatable ring in a pool.
How to get a beach body in six weeks: a guide for men

Lose the paunch and shed up to a stone by July with our diet and fitness plan

Health & Fitness
Illustration of a person using a pry bar to separate wooden planks.
Wayne PerreyHow to build raised garden planters
a man with his arms crossed is wearing a grey shirt
Matt RuddNo drivers will let me turn right. Is the human contract broken?
Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews at the BAFTAs and Vogue Williams at home with her dog.
INTERVIEW
How Vogue Williams became a millennial power player
Celebrity
Diptych of Nicholas Cullinan, British Museum director, and the Parthenon Marbles.
INTERVIEW
Inside the British Museum: stolen treasures and a £1bn revamp
Art
Bride in lace wedding dress holding bouquet.
FIRST PERSON
I was diagnosed with cancer two weeks before my wedding
Health & Fitness
Stanley Tucci eating lampredotto in Florence.
Stanley Tucci: I know the secret to the perfect Italian sandwich
Food & Drink
Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews at the BAFTAs and Vogue Williams at home with her dog.
INTERVIEW
How Vogue Williams became a millennial power player
Celebrity
Diptych of Nicholas Cullinan, British Museum director, and the Parthenon Marbles.
INTERVIEW
Inside the British Museum: stolen treasures and a £1bn revamp
Art
Bride in lace wedding dress holding bouquet.
FIRST PERSON
I was diagnosed with cancer two weeks before my wedding
Health & Fitness
Stanley Tucci eating lampredotto in Florence.
Stanley Tucci: I know the secret to the perfect Italian sandwich
Food & Drink
Illustration of a person using a pry bar to separate wooden planks.
Wayne PerreyHow to build raised garden planters
a man with his arms crossed is wearing a grey shirt
Matt RuddNo drivers will let me turn right. Is the human contract broken?

Business

Stefano Pessina, Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO, in a television interview.
NEW
Stefano Pessina tightens grip on Boots in $10bn takeover

Billionaire chairman to put in money and take his Walgreens Boots Alliance stake to almost 50 per cent as part of Sycamore’s private equity deal

Companies & Markets
a man in a suit and tie stands with his arms crossed
Dominic O'ConnellOrsted has taken the wind out of Miliband’s net-zero sails
a woman wearing glasses and a black jacket looks at the camera
Mehreen KhanRather than groupthink, Bank is now at risk of doublespeak
William Shu, CEO of Deliveroo, standing with a bicycle and delivery bag on a London street.
Deliveroo’s Will Shu: UK is a great place to start a business
Companies & Markets
British Airways planes at Heathrow Airport.
British Airways owner IAG splashes out billions on new planes
Companies & Markets
Illustration of Saudi Arabia's culture, including its leader, people celebrating, and women shopping.
Luxury resorts now swarm Saudi Arabia… but will westerners come?
Companies & Markets
Illustration of oil spill with Shell and BP logos.
Does it make sense for Shell to buy BP?
Companies & Markets
William Shu, CEO of Deliveroo, standing with a bicycle and delivery bag on a London street.
Deliveroo’s Will Shu: UK is a great place to start a business
Companies & Markets
British Airways planes at Heathrow Airport.
British Airways owner IAG splashes out billions on new planes
Companies & Markets
Illustration of Saudi Arabia's culture, including its leader, people celebrating, and women shopping.
Luxury resorts now swarm Saudi Arabia… but will westerners come?
Companies & Markets
Illustration of oil spill with Shell and BP logos.
Does it make sense for Shell to buy BP?
Companies & Markets
a man in a suit and tie stands with his arms crossed
Dominic O'ConnellOrsted has taken the wind out of Miliband’s net-zero sails
a woman wearing glasses and a black jacket looks at the camera
Mehreen KhanRather than groupthink, Bank is now at risk of doublespeak

Sport

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Virat Kohli celebrating an India cricket victory.
ANALYSIS
SIMON WILDE
Kohli is cricket’s biggest star — his retirement would be blow to Test game

Former India captain, who may quit before tour to England, is one of the greatest champions of five-day format and world’s most influential player

Cricket
Italian Open
ITALIAN OPEN
I’m not comfortable on clay but I’m fighting, says victorious Raducanu
Tennis
Gary Lineker sitting with his rescue dog, Filbert.
INTERVIEW
ALYSON RUDD
Lineker: I’m a better presenter now than I’ve ever been, which is a good time to go
Football
Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks - Gallagher Premiership - Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium
GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP
Curry limps off with hamstring injury — one day after Lions call
Rugby union
Four Northampton Saints rugby players in British & Irish Lions jerseys.
ALEX LOWE
The ‘Luke Littler’ of rugby: Pollock’s rise so fast he still doesn’t have boot deal
Rugby union
Geraint Thomas of Ineos Grenadiers at the start of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege cycling race.
EXCLUSIVE
Multimillion-pound deal backed to spark Ineos Grenadiers revival
Cycling
Jofra Archer of the Rajasthan Royals warming up during an IPL match.
England offer to host IPL matches after season is suspended
Cricket
Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks - Gallagher Premiership - Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium
GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP
Curry limps off with hamstring injury — one day after Lions call
Rugby union
Four Northampton Saints rugby players in British & Irish Lions jerseys.
ALEX LOWE
The ‘Luke Littler’ of rugby: Pollock’s rise so fast he still doesn’t have boot deal
Rugby union
Geraint Thomas of Ineos Grenadiers at the start of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege cycling race.
EXCLUSIVE
Multimillion-pound deal backed to spark Ineos Grenadiers revival
Cycling
Jofra Archer of the Rajasthan Royals warming up during an IPL match.
England offer to host IPL matches after season is suspended
Cricket
Italian Open
ITALIAN OPEN
I’m not comfortable on clay but I’m fighting, says victorious Raducanu
Tennis
Gary Lineker sitting with his rescue dog, Filbert.
INTERVIEW
ALYSON RUDD
Lineker: I’m a better presenter now than I’ve ever been, which is a good time to go
Football

Culture

Portrait of John Legend.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
John Legend: ‘Kanye had so much optimism. It’s sad to see where he is now’

The soul singer talks about falling out with his mentor and friend, family life with Chrissy Teigen and why Trump’s America is ‘extremely scary’

Music
Joe Exotic with a tiger.
The top 10 crime documentaries — ranked by our critic
TV & Radio
Portrait of a smiling man wearing a brown corduroy jacket.
REVIEW
FICTION
Obnoxious Oxford — a wickedly funny satire about privileged students
Books
Mother holding her newborn son in a hospital bed.
REVIEW
MEMOIR
‘My baby is ugly’ — a candid warning about the horrors of motherhood
Books
Zoe Ball, BBC radio presenter, in a black suit.
REVIEW
Zoe Ball is back, but Radio 2 now has a brighter star
TV & Radio
Triptych of portraits of women in elegant gowns.
Snobbery and sex appeal: the remarkable lives of Sargent’s ‘dollar princesses’
Art
Sarah, Duchess of York, standing next to a cartoon helicopter.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio this weekend — Fergie: Where Did All The Money Go?
TV & Radio
Mother holding her newborn son in a hospital bed.
REVIEW
MEMOIR
‘My baby is ugly’ — a candid warning about the horrors of motherhood
Books
Zoe Ball, BBC radio presenter, in a black suit.
REVIEW
Zoe Ball is back, but Radio 2 now has a brighter star
TV & Radio
Triptych of portraits of women in elegant gowns.
Snobbery and sex appeal: the remarkable lives of Sargent’s ‘dollar princesses’
Art
Sarah, Duchess of York, standing next to a cartoon helicopter.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio this weekend — Fergie: Where Did All The Money Go?
TV & Radio
Joe Exotic with a tiger.
The top 10 crime documentaries — ranked by our critic
TV & Radio
Portrait of a smiling man wearing a brown corduroy jacket.
REVIEW
FICTION
Obnoxious Oxford — a wickedly funny satire about privileged students
Books

Travel

Leopard mother grooming her cub.
This is the perfect country for your first (easy) family adventure

Leopard safaris, tea plantations and gorgeous beaches — Sri Lanka has all young children and their parents could wish for. And you can take a whistle-stop tour, too…

Sri Lanka
32 minutes ago
A woman walking in a Tuscan vineyard
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a Tuscan walking holiday worth up to £2,600 with Macs Adventure
Overwater bungalow with private pool and ocean view.
It’s not too late! This week’s hottest last-minute holiday deals
Historical train engines on display at the Locomotion National Railway Museum.
All aboard the ‘Nostalgia Express’ — the world’s first steam railway
UK
32 minutes ago
Aerial view of a modern black house with a pool, nestled in a lush green landscape against a mountain backdrop.
Yoga, hikes — and wine? This retreat embodies the Cape Town spirit
Cape Town
James Marriott at lavender fields near St. Paul de Mausole, Remy de Provence.
JAMES MARRIOTT
My journey through Provence in the footsteps of my favourite artists
France
Aerial view of Galapos beach in Arrabida Natural Park, Portugal, showing people swimming and sunbathing.
The secret Portuguese paradise that’s less than an hour from Lisbon
Portugal
Historical train engines on display at the Locomotion National Railway Museum.
All aboard the ‘Nostalgia Express’ — the world’s first steam railway
UK
32 minutes ago
Aerial view of a modern black house with a pool, nestled in a lush green landscape against a mountain backdrop.
Yoga, hikes — and wine? This retreat embodies the Cape Town spirit
Cape Town
James Marriott at lavender fields near St. Paul de Mausole, Remy de Provence.
JAMES MARRIOTT
My journey through Provence in the footsteps of my favourite artists
France
Aerial view of Galapos beach in Arrabida Natural Park, Portugal, showing people swimming and sunbathing.
The secret Portuguese paradise that’s less than an hour from Lisbon
Portugal
A woman walking in a Tuscan vineyard
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a Tuscan walking holiday worth up to £2,600 with Macs Adventure
Overwater bungalow with private pool and ocean view.
It’s not too late! This week’s hottest last-minute holiday deals
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Money

ANALYSIS
Would you be better off if stamp duty and council tax were replaced?

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