Wednesday May 28 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
A person holds up a broken heart-shaped sign with "NHS" written on it during a junior doctors' strike in London.
UPDATED
Public no longer supports doctors’ strikes amid demand for 29% pay rise

The British Medical Association is polling members on further industrial action which could lead to a ‘summer of discontent’ for the NHS

Healthcare
Six police chiefs tell Starmer that crime pledges are in peril

Knife crime cannot be halved without more funding, the officers say

Crime
Thames Water fined record £123 million by regulator
Companies & Markets
A large crowd of people surrounding a car.
NEW
Liverpool police scour dashcam video from car that hit crowd

Merseyside officers have until lunchtime to question the suspect

Crime
Photo of Rebecca Turner in a light blue dress.
Fake cocaine killed British tourists in Thailand, inquest told
Crime
Photo of a prison guard walking down a prison corridor.
Early prison releases risk public safety, police warn
Politics
Photo of Sadiq Khan.
Sadiq Khan calls for cannabis to be decriminalised
London
Protest at Columbia University against ICE agents and for the release of Mahmoud Khalil.
US to vet all foreign students’ social media
US politics
Photo illustration of a person using a prepayment electricity key in a meter.
Energy firms to pay £18.6m over force-fitting prepayment meters
Photo of Rebecca Turner in a light blue dress.
Fake cocaine killed British tourists in Thailand, inquest told
Crime
Photo of Rebecca Turner in a light blue dress.
Fake cocaine killed British tourists in Thailand, inquest told
Crime
Photo of a prison guard walking down a prison corridor.
Early prison releases risk public safety, police warn
Politics
Photo of a prison guard walking down a prison corridor.
Early prison releases risk public safety, police warn
Politics
Photo of Sadiq Khan.
Sadiq Khan calls for cannabis to be decriminalised
London
Photo of Sadiq Khan.
Sadiq Khan calls for cannabis to be decriminalised
London
Protest at Columbia University against ICE agents and for the release of Mahmoud Khalil.
US to vet all foreign students’ social media
US politics
Protest at Columbia University against ICE agents and for the release of Mahmoud Khalil.
US to vet all foreign students’ social media
US politics
Photo illustration of a person using a prepayment electricity key in a meter.
Energy firms to pay £18.6m over force-fitting prepayment meters
Photo illustration of a person using a prepayment electricity key in a meter.
Energy firms to pay £18.6m over force-fitting prepayment meters
Photo of Rebecca Turner in a light blue dress.
Fake cocaine killed British tourists in Thailand, inquest told
Crime
Photo of a prison guard walking down a prison corridor.
Early prison releases risk public safety, police warn
Politics
Photo of Sadiq Khan.
Sadiq Khan calls for cannabis to be decriminalised
London
Photo of Rebecca Turner in a light blue dress.
Fake cocaine killed British tourists in Thailand, inquest told
Crime
Photo of Rebecca Turner in a light blue dress.
Fake cocaine killed British tourists in Thailand, inquest told
Crime
Photo of a prison guard walking down a prison corridor.
Early prison releases risk public safety, police warn
Politics
Photo of a prison guard walking down a prison corridor.
Early prison releases risk public safety, police warn
Politics
Photo of Sadiq Khan.
Sadiq Khan calls for cannabis to be decriminalised
London
Photo of Sadiq Khan.
Sadiq Khan calls for cannabis to be decriminalised
London
Protest at Columbia University against ICE agents and for the release of Mahmoud Khalil.
US to vet all foreign students’ social media
US politics
Photo illustration of a person using a prepayment electricity key in a meter.
Energy firms to pay £18.6m over force-fitting prepayment meters
Photo of Rebecca Turner in a light blue dress.
Fake cocaine killed British tourists in Thailand, inquest told
Crime
Photo of a prison guard walking down a prison corridor.
Early prison releases risk public safety, police warn
Politics
Photo of Sadiq Khan.
Sadiq Khan calls for cannabis to be decriminalised
London
Protest at Columbia University against ICE agents and for the release of Mahmoud Khalil.
US to vet all foreign students’ social media
US politics
Photo illustration of a person using a prepayment electricity key in a meter.
Energy firms to pay £18.6m over force-fitting prepayment meters
Photo of Rebecca Turner in a light blue dress.
Fake cocaine killed British tourists in Thailand, inquest told
Crime
Photo of Rebecca Turner in a light blue dress.
Fake cocaine killed British tourists in Thailand, inquest told
Crime
Photo of a prison guard walking down a prison corridor.
Early prison releases risk public safety, police warn
Politics
Photo of a prison guard walking down a prison corridor.
Early prison releases risk public safety, police warn
Politics
Photo of Sadiq Khan.
Sadiq Khan calls for cannabis to be decriminalised
London
Photo of Sadiq Khan.
Sadiq Khan calls for cannabis to be decriminalised
London
Protest at Columbia University against ICE agents and for the release of Mahmoud Khalil.
US to vet all foreign students’ social media
US politics
Protest at Columbia University against ICE agents and for the release of Mahmoud Khalil.
US to vet all foreign students’ social media
US politics
Photo illustration of a person using a prepayment electricity key in a meter.
Energy firms to pay £18.6m over force-fitting prepayment meters
Photo illustration of a person using a prepayment electricity key in a meter.
Energy firms to pay £18.6m over force-fitting prepayment meters
Photo of Rebecca Turner in a light blue dress.
Fake cocaine killed British tourists in Thailand, inquest told
Crime
Photo of a prison guard walking down a prison corridor.
Early prison releases risk public safety, police warn
Politics
Photo of Sadiq Khan.
Sadiq Khan calls for cannabis to be decriminalised
London
Photo of Rebecca Turner in a light blue dress.
Fake cocaine killed British tourists in Thailand, inquest told
Crime
Photo of Rebecca Turner in a light blue dress.
Fake cocaine killed British tourists in Thailand, inquest told
Crime
Photo of a prison guard walking down a prison corridor.
Early prison releases risk public safety, police warn
Politics
Photo of a prison guard walking down a prison corridor.
Early prison releases risk public safety, police warn
Politics
Photo of Sadiq Khan.
Sadiq Khan calls for cannabis to be decriminalised
London
Photo of Sadiq Khan.
Sadiq Khan calls for cannabis to be decriminalised
London
Protest at Columbia University against ICE agents and for the release of Mahmoud Khalil.
US to vet all foreign students’ social media
US politics
Photo illustration of a person using a prepayment electricity key in a meter.
Energy firms to pay £18.6m over force-fitting prepayment meters
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Canada is ‘strong and free’, King says amid Trump row

Monarch tells parliament the country faces a ‘critical moment’ as he announces increased defence spending

Royal family
Three children smiling while crouching in a grassy field.
New Harry Potter cast revealed for the next generation
Media
Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Being beautiful boosts bank balance (unless you’re too brainy)
Science
Drone attack in Ukraine.
UPDATED
Russian troops massing in north, says Ukraine after drone offensive
Russia-Ukraine war
21 minutes ago
Painting of the Fleet River School in London.
NEW
Hunting London’s lost rivers — and nearly drowning in the Fleet
London
VX4 electric aircraft in flight.
Britain’s first flying taxi completes cross-country flight
Transport
Teenage boy looking bored while holding a rainbow pop-it toy.
‘Overreliance’ on ADHD diagnosis drives rise in pupil support plans
Education
Drone attack in Ukraine.
UPDATED
Russian troops massing in north, says Ukraine after drone offensive
Russia-Ukraine war
21 minutes ago
Painting of the Fleet River School in London.
NEW
Hunting London’s lost rivers — and nearly drowning in the Fleet
London
VX4 electric aircraft in flight.
Britain’s first flying taxi completes cross-country flight
Transport
Teenage boy looking bored while holding a rainbow pop-it toy.
‘Overreliance’ on ADHD diagnosis drives rise in pupil support plans
Education
Three children smiling while crouching in a grassy field.
New Harry Potter cast revealed for the next generation
Media
Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Being beautiful boosts bank balance (unless you’re too brainy)
Science
Woman mourning at her husband's grave on Memorial Day.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Woman mourning at her husband's grave on Memorial Day.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
POLITICAL SKETCH
It’s Farage’s turn to promise the earth and deliver next to nothing
Politics
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Editor's picks

Family with three children sitting on hay bales with a lamb.
Labour’s policies mean we can’t survive as farmers in England — so we’re moving to France

A family of five are moving from Hertfordshire to the Limousin, forced out by tax rises, red tape and subsidy cuts

Property & Home
President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron walking with security.
SHANE WATSON
Les Macron and le slap! What does it really mean?
Celebrity
Collage of two groups of people at a party.
My job at a £7,500 dating boot camp — toxic masculinity rules
Celebrity
Two women modeling summer outfits against a blue background.
FIRST PERSON
I am dressed head to toe in childrenswear and I love it
Fashion
Portrait of Ben Harris wearing a black blazer and striped shirt.
FIRST PERSON
I’m still a virgin at 31 — and now jobless
Sex & Relationships
Illustration of two soccer players.
THE TREND | HAMZAH KHALIQUE-LOONAT
Every Premier League club’s season in a stat
Football
Portrait of Kim Wilde, an English pop singer.
INTERVIEW
A LIFE IN THE DAY
Kim Wilde: ‘I ended up naked in a hotel corridor after a knees-up’
Music
Two women modeling summer outfits against a blue background.
FIRST PERSON
I am dressed head to toe in childrenswear and I love it
Fashion
Portrait of Ben Harris wearing a black blazer and striped shirt.
FIRST PERSON
I’m still a virgin at 31 — and now jobless
Sex & Relationships
Illustration of two soccer players.
THE TREND | HAMZAH KHALIQUE-LOONAT
Every Premier League club’s season in a stat
Football
Portrait of Kim Wilde, an English pop singer.
INTERVIEW
A LIFE IN THE DAY
Kim Wilde: ‘I ended up naked in a hotel corridor after a knees-up’
Music
President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron walking with security.
SHANE WATSON
Les Macron and le slap! What does it really mean?
Celebrity
Collage of two groups of people at a party.
My job at a £7,500 dating boot camp — toxic masculinity rules
Celebrity

World

Collage of people working with technology and drones.
MAXIM TUCKER | DISPATCH
Inside Ukraine’s plan to track, jam and destroy Putin’s drones

Waves of drone attacks have been one of Russia’s most lethal weapons in the war, but Ukraine is developing new ways of fighting back

Russia-Ukraine war
Deputies applauding the adoption of a right-to-die bill in the French National Assembly.
Macron hails ‘important step’ as MPs pass assisted dying bill
Europe
A man kneeling beside a wild pig he has hunted.
Return of the bounty hunter as Australia puts a price on its pests
Australasia
Portrait of Alejo Vidal Quadras.
INTERVIEW
How Iran pays drug gangs to carry out assassinations in Europe
Europe
Collage of child-form illustrations of Putin, Trump, Musk, Erdogan, Kim, and Macron.
Putin’s propaganda tsar finds way to brainwash toddlers
Russia-Ukraine war
F-35A fighter jet landing on a highway.
BRUNO WATERFIELD | DISPATCH
Finnish air force teaches Nato how to land their way — on the highway
Europe
Screenshot of Charlotte Walker, Australia's youngest senator, playing Minecraft while discussing housing affordability.
How Australia’s youngest senator wooed voters with Minecraft
Australasia
Portrait of Alejo Vidal Quadras.
INTERVIEW
How Iran pays drug gangs to carry out assassinations in Europe
Europe
Collage of child-form illustrations of Putin, Trump, Musk, Erdogan, Kim, and Macron.
Putin’s propaganda tsar finds way to brainwash toddlers
Russia-Ukraine war
F-35A fighter jet landing on a highway.
BRUNO WATERFIELD | DISPATCH
Finnish air force teaches Nato how to land their way — on the highway
Europe
Screenshot of Charlotte Walker, Australia's youngest senator, playing Minecraft while discussing housing affordability.
How Australia’s youngest senator wooed voters with Minecraft
Australasia
Deputies applauding the adoption of a right-to-die bill in the French National Assembly.
Macron hails ‘important step’ as MPs pass assisted dying bill
Europe
A man kneeling beside a wild pig he has hunted.
Return of the bounty hunter as Australia puts a price on its pests
Australasia

Comment

Headshot of Daniel Finkelstein.
DANIEL FINKELSTEINWhat do I feel about Gaza? Distress and despair

Israel’s safety needs to be defended, but for Netanyahu’s government to drive out the Palestinians would be a disaster

Illustration of a fairy godfather figure in a political cartoon.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes is wearing a blue jacket
ALICE THOMSONWith every tax, Reeves does more damage
a man in a white shirt smiles for the camera
MATTHEW PARRIS | NOTEBOOKTrump take note: Charles is the King of Canada
a black and white logo for thunderer with a lion
SAM CARLISLEStarmer is wrong to slash legal rights of disabled children
a man wearing glasses and a striped shirt smiles for the camera
ROGER BOYESTrump joins scramble for Africa’s minerals
a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes is wearing a blue jacket
ALICE THOMSONWith every tax, Reeves does more damage
a man in a white shirt smiles for the camera
a black and white logo for thunderer with a lion
a man wearing glasses and a striped shirt smiles for the camera
a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes is wearing a blue jacket
a man in a white shirt smiles for the camera
a black and white logo for thunderer with a lion
a man wearing glasses and a striped shirt smiles for the camera
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Life & Style

Portrait of a man and a photo of a restaurant interior.
REVIEW
GILES COREN
Town restaurant review: ‘I’ll go every day, if that’s OK with them’

‘The warm loaf of potato sourdough with “Town house gravy” — a bowl of hot beef dripping — was show-stopping’

Food & Drink
a woman in a blue shirt smiles for the camera
Carol MidgleyI’d like to defenestrate people who play loud music in public places
Table setting with brass salt and pepper mills in a field of yellow flowers.
Helen AtkinTen things to buy now: beauty, accessories and more
Back view of a woman with styled white hair, wearing a black dress and gloves.
FIRST PERSON
Awful stepmothers? Mine’s vain and mean
Parenting
Three women modeling cropped pants in different colors and styles.
HARRIET WALKER
Get shorty! Capri pants are back
Fashion
Portrait collage of Chioma Nnadi and a model.
What the fashion set pack (in a carry-on bag)
Fashion
Two dinner plates featuring steak with fries and sauce, alongside a baked brie with bread.
RECIPE
Easy date night recipes for two, from steak to sea bass
Food & Drink
Back view of a woman with styled white hair, wearing a black dress and gloves.
FIRST PERSON
Awful stepmothers? Mine’s vain and mean
Parenting
Three women modeling cropped pants in different colors and styles.
HARRIET WALKER
Get shorty! Capri pants are back
Fashion
Portrait collage of Chioma Nnadi and a model.
What the fashion set pack (in a carry-on bag)
Fashion
Two dinner plates featuring steak with fries and sauce, alongside a baked brie with bread.
RECIPE
Easy date night recipes for two, from steak to sea bass
Food & Drink
a woman in a blue shirt smiles for the camera
Carol MidgleyI’d like to defenestrate people who play loud music in public places
Table setting with brass salt and pepper mills in a field of yellow flowers.
Helen AtkinTen things to buy now: beauty, accessories and more

Business

Models at a Shein fashion show in Paris.
NEW
Shein to move float from London to Hong Kong

Fast-fashion retailer is reported to be preparing to file a draft prospectus with the Asian stock exchange after Chinese regulator blocked UK listing

Companies & Markets
16 minutes ago
a man in a white shirt and blue tie looks at the camera
David SmithWhy Reeves has to hold the line on public sector pay
a man wearing glasses and a suit stands in front of a white background
Alistair OsborneMusk is facing his moment of truth
Workers on a car assembly line.
UK backs struggling Nissan with £1 billion loan
Companies & Markets
Raman Bhatia, CEO of OVO Energy, at an event announcing the company's new "Path to Zero" customer offering.
NEW
Starling takes a £28m hit from Covid bounce back loans
Companies & Markets
Pug at the veterinary clinic.
NEW
Pets at Home profits boosted by demand for vet services
Companies & Markets
Exterior of the Bank of England in London.
UK at risk of gilts turmoil, IMF warns
Economics
Workers on a car assembly line.
UK backs struggling Nissan with £1 billion loan
Companies & Markets
Raman Bhatia, CEO of OVO Energy, at an event announcing the company's new "Path to Zero" customer offering.
NEW
Starling takes a £28m hit from Covid bounce back loans
Companies & Markets
Pug at the veterinary clinic.
NEW
Pets at Home profits boosted by demand for vet services
Companies & Markets
Exterior of the Bank of England in London.
UK at risk of gilts turmoil, IMF warns
Economics
a man in a white shirt and blue tie looks at the camera
David SmithWhy Reeves has to hold the line on public sector pay
a man wearing glasses and a suit stands in front of a white background
Alistair OsborneMusk is facing his moment of truth

Sport

Illustration of two soccer players.
THE TREND | HAMZAH KHALIQUE-LOONAT
Every Premier League club’s season in a stat

From deplorable return for Mikel Arteta to Newcastle striker’s crazy impact, our stats guru reveals numerical nuggets that may have passed you by

Football
Mary Earps holding the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
Is Mary Earps just looking out for No1?
Women's football
Lloyd Pope of Australia holding up eight fingers after taking eight wickets in a cricket match.
NEW
COMMENT
STEVE JAMES
Anderson’s first T20 for decade and spinner once dubbed ‘Ginger Warne’ in new Blast
Cricket
Mykhailo Mudryk and Sirayah Shiraz in Wroclaw before the UEFA Conference League final.
Maresca stunned as suspended Mudryk turns up for final in Chelsea kit
Football
Joe Worsley of England catching a rugby ball during a lineout.
NEW
COMMENT
THE RUGBYMAN
Ex-England star aiming to give French rugby its Football Italia moment
Rugby union
Emma Raducanu celebrating a point at the French Open.
ANALYSIS
STUART FRASER
Raducanu steps into Swiatek’s backyard for a test like no other
Tennis
Cameron Norrie celebrating a point at the French Open.
STUART FRASER
Six Britons in second round for first time in 52 years as Norrie beats Medvedev
Tennis
Mykhailo Mudryk and Sirayah Shiraz in Wroclaw before the UEFA Conference League final.
Maresca stunned as suspended Mudryk turns up for final in Chelsea kit
Football
Joe Worsley of England catching a rugby ball during a lineout.
NEW
COMMENT
THE RUGBYMAN
Ex-England star aiming to give French rugby its Football Italia moment
Rugby union
Emma Raducanu celebrating a point at the French Open.
ANALYSIS
STUART FRASER
Raducanu steps into Swiatek’s backyard for a test like no other
Tennis
Cameron Norrie celebrating a point at the French Open.
STUART FRASER
Six Britons in second round for first time in 52 years as Norrie beats Medvedev
Tennis
Mary Earps holding the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
Is Mary Earps just looking out for No1?
Women's football
Lloyd Pope of Australia holding up eight fingers after taking eight wickets in a cricket match.
NEW
COMMENT
STEVE JAMES
Anderson’s first T20 for decade and spinner once dubbed ‘Ginger Warne’ in new Blast
Cricket
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Culture

Adam Buxton recording a podcast outdoors.
MY CULTURAL FIRSTS
Adam Buxton: ‘I met Johnny Cash on the beach and introduced him to my mum’

The hit podcaster picks his cultural firsts, from a passion for The Muppet Show to interviewing Paul McCartney

TV & Radio
Portrait of Michelle Mone.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — The Rise and Fall of Michelle Mone
TV & Radio
Collage of musicians Justin Timberlake, Little Simz, Charli XCX, Raye, and Neil Young performing on stage.
The 20 best UK music festivals for summer 2025 (that still have tickets)
Music
Ellie Simmonds with family and newborn baby.
REVIEW
Is this Ellie Simmonds’ biggest challenge yet?
TV & Radio
Interior view of the V&A East Storehouse, showing multiple levels of storage and display areas.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
It’s the new V&A: just tell them what you want to see and they’ll get it
Art
Person sitting on a bed surrounded by comic books and posters.
REVIEW
MEMOIR
No misery here — this memoir will have you giggling for pages at a time
Books
UEFA Europa Conference League trophy.
NEW
How to watch Chelsea in the Uefa Conference League final
TV & Radio
Ellie Simmonds with family and newborn baby.
REVIEW
Is this Ellie Simmonds’ biggest challenge yet?
TV & Radio
Interior view of the V&A East Storehouse, showing multiple levels of storage and display areas.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
It’s the new V&A: just tell them what you want to see and they’ll get it
Art
Person sitting on a bed surrounded by comic books and posters.
REVIEW
MEMOIR
No misery here — this memoir will have you giggling for pages at a time
Books
UEFA Europa Conference League trophy.
NEW
How to watch Chelsea in the Uefa Conference League final
TV & Radio
Portrait of Michelle Mone.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — The Rise and Fall of Michelle Mone
TV & Radio
Collage of musicians Justin Timberlake, Little Simz, Charli XCX, Raye, and Neil Young performing on stage.
The 20 best UK music festivals for summer 2025 (that still have tickets)
Music

Travel

Tea plantation in Mauritius with a lake in the background.
The Indian Ocean island with an underrated wild side that few tourists see

Mauritius isn’t just a beach haven for honeymooners. Going beyond the resorts reveals national parks and buzzy markets — along with a tempting, newly-revamped stay

Mauritius
Barcelona residential building facade.
COMMENT
CHRIS HASLAM
Spain has banned some Airbnbs. This is why they’re right to do so
Woman sleeping on airplane.
This fear of flying course costs just £89. Would it cure my phobia?
Advice
Langdale Chase Hotel — one of the best hotels in the Lake District
Our guide to the Lake District’s loveliest hotels for 2025
England
Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, US — one of the best holiday destinations in July
The 20 places to consider for a getaway in July
Inspiration
Lounge area with plush seating and a bar.
REVIEW
Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort hotel review: a grand retreat on the banks of the Clyde
Scotland
Aerial view of the Norwegian Aqua cruise ship in Miami.
Rollercoasters, arcade games and giant slides — I’ve found the most fun-packed cruise ship
Cruises
Langdale Chase Hotel — one of the best hotels in the Lake District
Our guide to the Lake District’s loveliest hotels for 2025
England
Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, US — one of the best holiday destinations in July
The 20 places to consider for a getaway in July
Inspiration
Lounge area with plush seating and a bar.
REVIEW
Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort hotel review: a grand retreat on the banks of the Clyde
Scotland
Aerial view of the Norwegian Aqua cruise ship in Miami.
Rollercoasters, arcade games and giant slides — I’ve found the most fun-packed cruise ship
Cruises
Barcelona residential building facade.
COMMENT
CHRIS HASLAM
Spain has banned some Airbnbs. This is why they’re right to do so
Woman sleeping on airplane.
This fear of flying course costs just £89. Would it cure my phobia?
Advice

Money

Illustration of a senior woman holding a mug.
COMMENT
THE BIG QUESTION
Is Labour right to U-turn on the winter fuel allowance?
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