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Scottish Labour Party members celebrating a by-election victory.

LIVE

Labour pulls off shock win in Hamilton by-election

The SNP vote share collapses to just 29.4 per cent; Reform UK finishes third

Politics

9 minutes ago

NEW

ANALYSIS

JOHN CURTICE

Labour’s by-election win is no victory for Starmer

The party may have landed an unexpected victory but the real story of Hamilton is Reform

Politics

IN DEPTH

ECHR ‘must adapt to backlash against migration’, Council of Europe warns

Europe

Photo of Donald Trump and Elon Musk speaking in the White House.

Elon Musk calls for Trump to be impeached in escalating feud

As the Tesla billionaire ramped up criticism of the president’s spending bill Trump said he was ‘very disappointed’ in his former ally

US politics

Portrait of Zia Yusuf, Reform Party Chairman, sitting on a sofa.

IN DEPTH

‘Zia took a swing and swung too hard’: the rows that split Reform

Party chairman had played a pivotal role in Reform’s rise in the polls, but Nigel Farage showed him ‘clearly who is boss’ over MP’s burka ban question

Politics

Fiona Hill of the Brookings Institution.

NEW

INTERVIEW

From the coal house to the White House: the Briton who profiled Putin

Defence

David and Victoria Beckham at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding.

David Beckham to be knighted in King’s birthday honours

Collage of a man, Peterborough Cathedral, and historical maps.

After 700 years, has a brutal medieval murder finally been solved?

History

Peter Mandelson being presented with a plaque at Butterworths in Washington, D.C.

Lord Mandelson: Starmer and Trump are ‘masters of the same drivers’

US politics

Selfie of a couple at sunrise with a mountain in the background.

Cancer patients priced out of holidays over £3,000 travel insurance

Healthcare

NEW

INTERVIEW

From the coal house to the White House: the Briton who profiled Putin

Defence

David Beckham to be knighted in King’s birthday honours

After 700 years, has a brutal medieval murder finally been solved?

History

Lord Mandelson: Starmer and Trump are ‘masters of the same drivers’

US politics

Cancer patients priced out of holidays over £3,000 travel insurance

Healthcare

Beyoncé performing on stage at a sold-out concert.

REVIEW

Beyoncé — Queen Bey goes big in London with a honky tonk twist

The star’s Cowboy Carter tour proved her versatility with a glitzy extravaganza of hits

Music

Person injecting themselves with a Mounjaro KwikPen.

Alarm raised over side-effects of weight-loss jabs taken by 1.5m

Healthcare

Paramedics attending to a patient in an ambulance.

Paramedics told to treat more people at home to cut waits in A&E

Healthcare

Alarm raised over side-effects of weight-loss jabs taken by 1.5m

Healthcare

Paramedics told to treat more people at home to cut waits in A&E

Healthcare

Four-week-old Turkmenian eagle owl chick at Thorp Perrow Birds of Prey centre.

PHOTOGRAPHY

News in pictures

PHOTOGRAPHY

News in pictures

Prince William gives ocean warning inspired by Attenborough

Royal family

Prince William recording a documentary about wildlife rangers.

Prince William gives ocean warning inspired by Attenborough

Royal family

ANALYSIS

Starmer finds deeper pockets with Farage breathing down his neck

Politics

Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking at a press conference.

ANALYSIS

Starmer finds deeper pockets with Farage breathing down his neck

Politics

THE TIMES DIARY

How David Cameron finally achieved a smaller state

Politics

David Cameron leaving a cabinet meeting at Downing Street.

THE TIMES DIARY

How David Cameron finally achieved a smaller state

Politics

Editor's picks

What you don’t know about the new Pope, by Vatican insiders

His name was barely mentioned before the papal conclave last month. Now the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics are asking, who is the real Robert Prevost?

Religion

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TOM PECK

Inside the Notting Hill court of the (very posh) Camerons

Celebrity

Are you chic or not? Check the fashion editor’s list

Fashion

TOM PECK

Inside the Notting Hill court of the (very posh) Camerons

Celebrity

Are you chic or not? Check the fashion editor’s list

Fashion

World

Portrait of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

What we know about Trump’s links to Jeffrey Epstein

Elon Musk claimed the president was mentioned in the Epstein files, but how well did the two men really know each other?

US news

Smoke and fire erupting from an Israeli airstrike in Beirut.

Israeli airstrikes hit Hezbollah ‘terror targets’ in Lebanon

Israel-Hezbollah war

A Columbia University student suspended for participating in pro-Palestinian protests.

IN DEPTH

How threats and vandalism have changed the lives of Jewish Americans

US news

Israeli airstrikes hit Hezbollah ‘terror targets’ in Lebanon

Israel-Hezbollah war

IN DEPTH

How threats and vandalism have changed the lives of Jewish Americans

US news

Comment

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EMMA DUNCAN No one has ‘betrayed’ white working class

Education secretary’s diagnosis may be wrong but social consequences need urgent attention

Cartoon of Donald Trump and another world leader; Trump is draped in executive orders.

Morten Morland’s Times cartoon

a bald man in a suit and tie looks at the camera

GERARD BAKER Why Liz Truss is starting to scare America

a man in a suit with his arms crossed looks at the camera

PATRICK MAGUIRE Now Farage needs some Five Star thinking

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MARTIN SAMUEL | NOTEBOOK Boys in blue always did get to pick and choose

BÉATRICE BUTSANA-SITA Resilience begins with our neighbours and communities

Life & Style

Kate Moss and Bobby Gillespie in white suits, sitting by a drum set and amplifiers.

Kate Moss and Bobby Gillespie’s rock’n’roll Zara collection lands

The mother-of-cool supermodel and the Primal Scream rocker have joined forces to create a high street collection, and their children are modelling it

Fashion

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Deborah Ross Thank the bus driver? Whatever next — a kiss on the cheek?

Illustration of a woman standing in front of speech bubbles.

Suzi Godson Why don’t my wife’s affairs bother me?

Deborah Ross Thank the bus driver? Whatever next — a kiss on the cheek?

Suzi Godson Why don’t my wife’s affairs bother me?

Business

Kristo Kaarmann, CEO of Wise, eating takeout food.

Wise to move main listing to New York in further blow to London

The £12bn fintech company says America is the biggest market opportunity in the world for its products

Companies & Markets

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Patrick Hosking Wise move to Wall St is a serious blow to London’s reputation

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Harry Wallop Time for some cutting remarks about ballooning company reports

Patrick Hosking Wise move to Wall St is a serious blow to London’s reputation

Harry Wallop Time for some cutting remarks about ballooning company reports

Sport

Collage of three rugby players and a large house.

INTERVIEW

WILL KELLEHER

From basket case to beacon: inside the Bath revival

Johann van Graan and his star players on the turnaround that has left West Country club within two wins of first league title in 29 years

Rugby union

Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa celebrates scoring a goal.

Arsenal add Villa’s Rogers to list of attacking targets

Football

Collage of soccer players adjusting shin guards and showing leg injuries.

GREGOR ROBERTSON

Why have footballers’ shin-pads become so incredibly small?

Football

England men's national team players stretching during training.

ANALYSIS

JONATHAN NORTHCROFT

Southgate brought in Marines, Tuchel prefers Pilates on the lawn

Football

Mary Earps being consoled by Sarina Wiegman after a soccer match.

COMMENT

EURO 2025 | MOLLY HUDSON

Like it or lump it, Wiegman will stay brutally blunt

Women's Euros

Iga Swiatek reacting during a tennis match.

FRENCH OPEN

‘Queen of Clay’ dethroned by Sabalenka as reign comes to tame end

Tennis

Cole Palmer of England sits on steps in a purple England training top.

INTERVIEW

JONATHAN NORTHCROFT

Palmer: I don’t know why goals dried up but it will make me a better player

Football

ANALYSIS

JONATHAN NORTHCROFT

Southgate brought in Marines, Tuchel prefers Pilates on the lawn

Football

COMMENT

EURO 2025 | MOLLY HUDSON

Like it or lump it, Wiegman will stay brutally blunt

Women's Euros

FRENCH OPEN

‘Queen of Clay’ dethroned by Sabalenka as reign comes to tame end

Tennis

INTERVIEW

JONATHAN NORTHCROFT

Palmer: I don’t know why goals dried up but it will make me a better player

Football

Arsenal add Villa’s Rogers to list of attacking targets

Football

GREGOR ROBERTSON

Why have footballers’ shin-pads become so incredibly small?

Football

Culture

Portrait of Chappell Roan in her dressing room.

The 7 best anthems for the summer — by the women taking over pop

Pop’s a woman’s world this summer. From Charli XCX to Beyoncé, essential tracks define the boldest sounds of the season

Music

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Beatie Wolfe and Brian Eno bring depth to background music

Music

NEW

St Denis Medical: what happens when you cross The Office with ER?

TV & Radio

UPDATED

Beatie Wolfe and Brian Eno bring depth to background music

Music

NEW

St Denis Medical: what happens when you cross The Office with ER?

TV & Radio

Travel

Close-up of a jaguar lying in the grass.

This Costa Rica tour feels like a David Attenborough documentary

A remote and action-packed adventure between the country’s luxurious eco lodges is your chance to see toucans, tree frogs and, if you’re lucky, jaguars

Costa Rica