Friday March 7 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
NEW
Councillors to be stripped of powers to block planning schemes

In an effort to push more building and development projects, councillors will be prevented from interfering in the majority of planning applications

Politics
27 minutes ago
NEW
Trump: Putin does ‘what anybody else would do’ in Ukraine

Hopes for a ceasefire rest on Saudi Arabia talks between President Zelensky and US officials next week, after the proposed minerals deal stalled

US politics
27 minutes ago
UPDATED
Spies found guilty of doing Putin’s bidding in Britain

Two ‘honeytrap’ agents and a champion swimmer have been convicted at the Old Bailey in a case compared to the plot of a novel

Crime
Portrait of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa.
UPDATED
Gene Hackman died of heart disease seven days after his wife

Autopsy results showed that Betsy Arakawa died of a severe lung disease. The actor had Alzheimer’s and was potentially not aware of his wife’s death

US news
17 minutes ago
Woman surrounded by plastic bottles.
We tested our blood for microplastics. This is what we found
US news
Woman holding a chip with two bowls of chips in front of her.
NEW
Are a Michelin-starred chef’s oven chips tastier than McCain’s?
Woman surrounded by plastic bottles.
We tested our blood for microplastics. This is what we found
US news
Woman holding a chip with two bowls of chips in front of her.
NEW
Are a Michelin-starred chef’s oven chips tastier than McCain’s?
Wanted poster for Jan Marsalek on a digital billboard.
NEW
How a maverick finance boss built network of agents
Crime
27 minutes ago
Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe at a conference.
NEW
Reform reports own MP to police over threats of violence
Politics
Aerial view of a £20 million Sandbanks development in Dorset.
Boundary disputes surge as neighbours want day in court despite costs
Law
Aerial view of GCHQ headquarters in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
NEW
‘Woeful’ system means spy agencies not held accountable, MPs warn
Politics
Photos of Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber, and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, victims of the Nottingham attack.
NEW
Watchdog reopens inquiry into failings to stop Nottingham killer
Crime
Wanted poster for Jan Marsalek on a digital billboard.
NEW
How a maverick finance boss built network of agents
Crime
27 minutes ago
Wanted poster for Jan Marsalek on a digital billboard.
NEW
How a maverick finance boss built network of agents
Crime
27 minutes ago
Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe at a conference.
NEW
Reform reports own MP to police over threats of violence
Politics
Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe at a conference.
NEW
Reform reports own MP to police over threats of violence
Politics
Aerial view of a £20 million Sandbanks development in Dorset.
Boundary disputes surge as neighbours want day in court despite costs
Law
Aerial view of a £20 million Sandbanks development in Dorset.
Boundary disputes surge as neighbours want day in court despite costs
Law
Aerial view of GCHQ headquarters in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
NEW
‘Woeful’ system means spy agencies not held accountable, MPs warn
Politics
Aerial view of GCHQ headquarters in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
NEW
‘Woeful’ system means spy agencies not held accountable, MPs warn
Politics
Photos of Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber, and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, victims of the Nottingham attack.
NEW
Watchdog reopens inquiry into failings to stop Nottingham killer
Crime
Photos of Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber, and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, victims of the Nottingham attack.
NEW
Watchdog reopens inquiry into failings to stop Nottingham killer
Crime
Wanted poster for Jan Marsalek on a digital billboard.
NEW
How a maverick finance boss built network of agents
Crime
27 minutes ago
Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe at a conference.
NEW
Reform reports own MP to police over threats of violence
Politics
Aerial view of a £20 million Sandbanks development in Dorset.
Boundary disputes surge as neighbours want day in court despite costs
Law
Wanted poster for Jan Marsalek on a digital billboard.
NEW
How a maverick finance boss built network of agents
Crime
27 minutes ago
Wanted poster for Jan Marsalek on a digital billboard.
NEW
How a maverick finance boss built network of agents
Crime
27 minutes ago
Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe at a conference.
NEW
Reform reports own MP to police over threats of violence
Politics
Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe at a conference.
NEW
Reform reports own MP to police over threats of violence
Politics
Aerial view of a £20 million Sandbanks development in Dorset.
Boundary disputes surge as neighbours want day in court despite costs
Law
Aerial view of a £20 million Sandbanks development in Dorset.
Boundary disputes surge as neighbours want day in court despite costs
Law
Aerial view of GCHQ headquarters in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
NEW
‘Woeful’ system means spy agencies not held accountable, MPs warn
Politics
Photos of Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber, and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, victims of the Nottingham attack.
NEW
Watchdog reopens inquiry into failings to stop Nottingham killer
Crime
Wanted poster for Jan Marsalek on a digital billboard.
NEW
How a maverick finance boss built network of agents
Crime
27 minutes ago
Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe at a conference.
NEW
Reform reports own MP to police over threats of violence
Politics
Aerial view of a £20 million Sandbanks development in Dorset.
Boundary disputes surge as neighbours want day in court despite costs
Law
Aerial view of GCHQ headquarters in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
NEW
‘Woeful’ system means spy agencies not held accountable, MPs warn
Politics
Photos of Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber, and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, victims of the Nottingham attack.
NEW
Watchdog reopens inquiry into failings to stop Nottingham killer
Crime
Wanted poster for Jan Marsalek on a digital billboard.
NEW
How a maverick finance boss built network of agents
Crime
27 minutes ago
Wanted poster for Jan Marsalek on a digital billboard.
NEW
How a maverick finance boss built network of agents
Crime
27 minutes ago
Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe at a conference.
NEW
Reform reports own MP to police over threats of violence
Politics
Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe at a conference.
NEW
Reform reports own MP to police over threats of violence
Politics
Aerial view of a £20 million Sandbanks development in Dorset.
Boundary disputes surge as neighbours want day in court despite costs
Law
Aerial view of a £20 million Sandbanks development in Dorset.
Boundary disputes surge as neighbours want day in court despite costs
Law
Aerial view of GCHQ headquarters in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
NEW
‘Woeful’ system means spy agencies not held accountable, MPs warn
Politics
Aerial view of GCHQ headquarters in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
NEW
‘Woeful’ system means spy agencies not held accountable, MPs warn
Politics
Photos of Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber, and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, victims of the Nottingham attack.
NEW
Watchdog reopens inquiry into failings to stop Nottingham killer
Crime
Photos of Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber, and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, victims of the Nottingham attack.
NEW
Watchdog reopens inquiry into failings to stop Nottingham killer
Crime
Wanted poster for Jan Marsalek on a digital billboard.
NEW
How a maverick finance boss built network of agents
Crime
27 minutes ago
Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe at a conference.
NEW
Reform reports own MP to police over threats of violence
Politics
Aerial view of a £20 million Sandbanks development in Dorset.
Boundary disputes surge as neighbours want day in court despite costs
Law
Wanted poster for Jan Marsalek on a digital billboard.
NEW
How a maverick finance boss built network of agents
Crime
27 minutes ago
Wanted poster for Jan Marsalek on a digital billboard.
NEW
How a maverick finance boss built network of agents
Crime
27 minutes ago
Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe at a conference.
NEW
Reform reports own MP to police over threats of violence
Politics
Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe at a conference.
NEW
Reform reports own MP to police over threats of violence
Politics
Aerial view of a £20 million Sandbanks development in Dorset.
Boundary disputes surge as neighbours want day in court despite costs
Law
Aerial view of a £20 million Sandbanks development in Dorset.
Boundary disputes surge as neighbours want day in court despite costs
Law
Aerial view of GCHQ headquarters in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
NEW
‘Woeful’ system means spy agencies not held accountable, MPs warn
Politics
Photos of Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber, and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, victims of the Nottingham attack.
NEW
Watchdog reopens inquiry into failings to stop Nottingham killer
Crime
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A woman grooming a Bichon Frise at a dog show.
IN PICTURES
It’s a dog’s life at Crufts
I used my 21st birthday money to patent an app that protects women
Elaine C Smith grooming a Highland cow.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Elaine C Smith grooming a Highland cow.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
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Editor's picks

World

Friedrich Merz giving a statement after coalition talks in Berlin.
EXPLAINER
‘Unlimited’ military spending, a mountain of debt and a shaky coalition — how Germany’s gamble could reshape Europe

Electrified by Trump’s hostility, Friedrich Merz has two weeks to overcome Bundestag resistance to pursue one of the most momentous reforms since 1990

Europe
Illustration of a family at an airport departure gate, alongside a politician.
INTERVIEW
The outspoken upstart looking to make New Zealand great again
Australasia
Collage of ammunition manufacturing and military deployment.
ANDREA BLANCO | DISPATCH
‘We are proud of the work’ — inside the US factory that arms Ukraine
US news
Dozens killed in clashes as Syria fails to heal divides
UPDATED
Dozens killed in clashes as Syria fails to heal divides
Middle East
42 minutes ago
Collage of Bellingham's transfer to Real Madrid.
SPAIN CONFIDENTIAL
Spain’s civil service: cultural powerhouse or 19th-century relic?
Europe
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a press conference.
Betrayed by ‘blowhard’ Trump? Ally with us instead, says China
Asia
Five things we learned from China’s National People’s Congress
ANALYSIS
Five things we learned from China’s National People’s Congress
Asia
Dozens killed in clashes as Syria fails to heal divides
UPDATED
Dozens killed in clashes as Syria fails to heal divides
Middle East
42 minutes ago
Collage of Bellingham's transfer to Real Madrid.
SPAIN CONFIDENTIAL
Spain’s civil service: cultural powerhouse or 19th-century relic?
Europe
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a press conference.
Betrayed by ‘blowhard’ Trump? Ally with us instead, says China
Asia
Five things we learned from China’s National People’s Congress
ANALYSIS
Five things we learned from China’s National People’s Congress
Asia
Illustration of a family at an airport departure gate, alongside a politician.
INTERVIEW
The outspoken upstart looking to make New Zealand great again
Australasia
Collage of ammunition manufacturing and military deployment.
ANDREA BLANCO | DISPATCH
‘We are proud of the work’ — inside the US factory that arms Ukraine
US news

Comment

Fraser Nelson
FRASER NELSONFrom welfare to warfare can define Starmer

If PM makes curing Britain’s biggest social ill his guiding mission he’ll unlock the cash to pay for the defence we need

Illustration of Trump and Putin as Grant Wood's American Gothic, with a smaller figure impaled on a pitchfork.

Cartoon by Peter Brookes

a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
JANICE TURNER‘Two-tier Keir’ should ask why name has stuck
a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
GILES CORENThis Lent I will turn atheism to ashes
a woman wearing a blue shirt has a necklace around her neck
LARA SPIRITHow do you modernise parliament? Making the bills work is a good start
Hilary Rose
HILARY ROSEMy dilemma over niece’s marvellous marathon
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
JANICE TURNER‘Two-tier Keir’ should ask why name has stuck
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a woman wearing a blue shirt has a necklace around her neck
Hilary Rose
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
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Hilary Rose
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Life & Style

Three teenagers looking at a phone on a bus.
FIRST PERSON
Social media does teenagers more harm than good — I should know

A new survey has revealed the dangers of the online world for young people. Ceci Browning says she isn’t surprised

Social media
Silhouette of a woman holding a microphone on stage.
Gavanndra HodgeHow to talk to your children about confidence
a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black shirt
Deborah RossI miss you, old boiler. My Nest smart thermostat is the devil’s work
Collage of a man, Michael Jackson, and a young boy.
INTERVIEW
Michael Jackson abused me when I was 10. I still want justice
Film
Three men holding a large pike they caught while fishing.
21 of the best fishing spots in the UK
Wildlife & Nature
A young couple holding hands, viewed from behind.
FIRST PERSON
We’re Henrys* but we’re not saying hooray
Property & Home
Two schoolgirls looking at a cell phone together in a classroom.
NEW
Government accused of ‘betraying children’ over smartphone ban
Parenting
Collage of a man, Michael Jackson, and a young boy.
INTERVIEW
Michael Jackson abused me when I was 10. I still want justice
Film
Three men holding a large pike they caught while fishing.
21 of the best fishing spots in the UK
Wildlife & Nature
A young couple holding hands, viewed from behind.
FIRST PERSON
We’re Henrys* but we’re not saying hooray
Property & Home
Two schoolgirls looking at a cell phone together in a classroom.
NEW
Government accused of ‘betraying children’ over smartphone ban
Parenting
Silhouette of a woman holding a microphone on stage.
Gavanndra HodgeHow to talk to your children about confidence
a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black shirt
Deborah RossI miss you, old boiler. My Nest smart thermostat is the devil’s work

Business

Worker installing a dashboard in a red Nissan Leaf on an assembly line.
UK ready to relax emission mandate after Nissan warning

Carmaker said zero-emission vehicle targets put manufacturing at its Sunderland plant at risk

Companies
a man in a suit and tie stands with his arms crossed
Dominic O'ConnellReeves has trapped herself with fiscal rules
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopWhy the disemvowelment of Aberdeen made me shuddr
Boots pharmacy at Westfield London shopping mall.
Boots tipped to be sold or spun off after $10bn takeover of parent
Companies
HMS Anson, a Royal Navy Astute-class submarine, departs shipyard.
Labour MPs urge investors to back defence companies
Companies
Allan Leighton, Asda Chairman, in an Asda store.
IN DEPTH
Back on the shop floor with Asda’s man of the people
Companies
Trader on the NYSE floor revealing a Trump t-shirt.
IN DEPTH
Economists tear up 2025 forecasts after a wild week for markets
Companies
Boots pharmacy at Westfield London shopping mall.
Boots tipped to be sold or spun off after $10bn takeover of parent
Companies
HMS Anson, a Royal Navy Astute-class submarine, departs shipyard.
Labour MPs urge investors to back defence companies
Companies
Allan Leighton, Asda Chairman, in an Asda store.
IN DEPTH
Back on the shop floor with Asda’s man of the people
Companies
Trader on the NYSE floor revealing a Trump t-shirt.
IN DEPTH
Economists tear up 2025 forecasts after a wild week for markets
Companies
a man in a suit and tie stands with his arms crossed
Dominic O'ConnellReeves has trapped herself with fiscal rules
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopWhy the disemvowelment of Aberdeen made me shuddr

Sport

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Collage of a rugby player at different ages with his family.
SIX NATIONS
Saint George: 100-cap hero who never forgot kid on other side of fence

Even when unceremoniously stripped of captaincy, Jamie George, who prepares for his landmark match, never allowed setback to dull his passion

Rugby union
President Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino with the Club World Cup trophy.
Martyn ZieglerWill Fifa ignore rule over longer half-time show at World Cup final?
Head coach Susie Appleby of Exeter Chiefs at a rugby match.
Owen SlotHow can women’s sport grow if female coaches aren’t trusted?
Oscar Jegou and Antoine Dupont of France during a Six Nations rugby match.
SIX NATIONS
Shut the shops, close the roads — Ireland v France has makings of classic
Rugby union
Zirkzee celebrates a goal against Sociedad that came only days after his penalty miss in United’s exit from the FA Cup
PAUL HIRST
The Zirkzee paradox: tall but can’t head it and feet of a ballerina
Football
Emma Raducanu playing tennis at the BNP Paribas Open.
NEW
‘It would have been coaching suicide’ — Raducanu new coach rejected job in 2021
Tennis
Hunter Bell was suffering with an ear infection but refused to use it as an excuse for her modest performance
NEW
Hunter Bell misses out on coronation and fades to shock fourth place
Athletics
7 minutes ago
Oscar Jegou and Antoine Dupont of France during a Six Nations rugby match.
SIX NATIONS
Shut the shops, close the roads — Ireland v France has makings of classic
Rugby union
Zirkzee celebrates a goal against Sociedad that came only days after his penalty miss in United’s exit from the FA Cup
PAUL HIRST
The Zirkzee paradox: tall but can’t head it and feet of a ballerina
Football
Emma Raducanu playing tennis at the BNP Paribas Open.
NEW
‘It would have been coaching suicide’ — Raducanu new coach rejected job in 2021
Tennis
Hunter Bell was suffering with an ear infection but refused to use it as an excuse for her modest performance
NEW
Hunter Bell misses out on coronation and fades to shock fourth place
Athletics
7 minutes ago
President Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino with the Club World Cup trophy.
Martyn ZieglerWill Fifa ignore rule over longer half-time show at World Cup final?
Head coach Susie Appleby of Exeter Chiefs at a rugby match.
Owen SlotHow can women’s sport grow if female coaches aren’t trusted?

Culture

Toby Jones as Bickford in "A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story."
What courtroom dramas get wrong about the law — by a KC

Objection! In A Cruel Love and Towards Zero lawyers act in ways that would get them disbarred in real life, writes the author and KC Guy Morpuss

TV & Radio
Soldiers running from an explosion.
The 10 best one-take wonders in film — from Rope to 1917
Film
Three actors in grey sweatsuits performing a scene on stage.
UPDATED
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
Art
Depressed young man sitting on the floor.
REVIEW
REVIEW
Lucky Boy — why are we so dismissive when sexual abuse victims are male?
TV & Radio
Portrait of Henri Christophe, King of Haiti.
REVIEW
HISTORY
Every school should teach the true story of the first and last king of Haiti
Books
Screengrab of a woman wearing glasses and a pink gingham shirt.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio this weekend — Candy: A Death in Texas
TV & Radio
The Last Duel (Film4, Sunday, 9pm); Asteroid City (Sky Cinema Hits, Thursday, 9.55pm)
UPDATED
The best films to watch at home this week — The Last Duel and Asteroid City
TV & Radio
Depressed young man sitting on the floor.
REVIEW
REVIEW
Lucky Boy — why are we so dismissive when sexual abuse victims are male?
TV & Radio
Portrait of Henri Christophe, King of Haiti.
REVIEW
HISTORY
Every school should teach the true story of the first and last king of Haiti
Books
Screengrab of a woman wearing glasses and a pink gingham shirt.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio this weekend — Candy: A Death in Texas
TV & Radio
The Last Duel (Film4, Sunday, 9pm); Asteroid City (Sky Cinema Hits, Thursday, 9.55pm)
UPDATED
The best films to watch at home this week — The Last Duel and Asteroid City
TV & Radio
Soldiers running from an explosion.
The 10 best one-take wonders in film — from Rope to 1917
Film
Three actors in grey sweatsuits performing a scene on stage.
UPDATED
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
Art

Travel

Toronto skyline viewed from a park.
This is Canada’s most vibrant city — and it’s perfect for spring

Toronto’s buzzy neighbourhoods bask in a mild climate and cherry blossom in spring, with peaceful picnic spots, water taxis and a diverse food scene

Woman walking down a narrow street in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia.
The always-sunny Med island with no crowds that finally has a direct flight
The Mandarin Oriental is one of the best hotels in Lake Como
10 of the best hotels in Lake Como for 2025
Italy
Hilltop village of Saint-Suzanne in France.
EXCLUSIVE
25 of the most beautiful villages in France
France
Families enjoying a sunny beach in Lyme Regis, Dorset.
Seven of the UK’s best spring walks
UK
Hallstatt village reflected in a lake, Austria.
The easy way to see central Europe — by train and boat
Europe
Aerial view of Lyme Regis harbor, beach, and town.
My very literary holiday — with a ‘book club on tour’ in Dorset
Hilltop village of Saint-Suzanne in France.
EXCLUSIVE
25 of the most beautiful villages in France
France
Families enjoying a sunny beach in Lyme Regis, Dorset.
Seven of the UK’s best spring walks
UK
Hallstatt village reflected in a lake, Austria.
The easy way to see central Europe — by train and boat
Europe
Aerial view of Lyme Regis harbor, beach, and town.
My very literary holiday — with a ‘book club on tour’ in Dorset
Woman walking down a narrow street in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia.
The always-sunny Med island with no crowds that finally has a direct flight
The Mandarin Oriental is one of the best hotels in Lake Como
10 of the best hotels in Lake Como for 2025
Italy
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Obituaries

Portrait of Francesco Rivella, the inventor of Nutella.
OBITUARY
Francesco Rivella, food scientist behind Nutella
OBITUARY
Malcolm Le Grice, film-maker in Andy Warhol mould
OBITUARY
Joey Molland, Badfinger guitarist

Parenting

Illustration of a man being grabbed by a monstrous hand.
REVIEW
CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK
This book is Stephen King for children
Social media is too toxic and addictive, say Gen Z
How to talk to your child about drugs — by the professor who knows

Science

Starship explosion mid-flight is ‘minor setback’, says Musk
Starship explosion mid-flight is ‘minor setback’, says Musk
The ‘hungry genes’ that make labradors — and humans — fat
How to fix your dodgy knee — use your nose

Environment

Ed Miliband at Siemens Gamesa turbine factory.
UPDATED
Treasury ‘committed’ to GB Energy after reports of funding cuts
TIMES EARTH
I’m a farmer with 400 sheep and only made £500 in a year
Viscountess takes on Met chief in battle over Kew conservation site

Obituaries

Portrait of Francesco Rivella, the inventor of Nutella.
OBITUARY
Francesco Rivella, food scientist behind Nutella
OBITUARY
Malcolm Le Grice, film-maker in Andy Warhol mould
OBITUARY
Joey Molland, Badfinger guitarist

Parenting

Illustration of a man being grabbed by a monstrous hand.
REVIEW
CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK
This book is Stephen King for children
Social media is too toxic and addictive, say Gen Z
How to talk to your child about drugs — by the professor who knows

Science

Starship explosion mid-flight is ‘minor setback’, says Musk
Starship explosion mid-flight is ‘minor setback’, says Musk
The ‘hungry genes’ that make labradors — and humans — fat
How to fix your dodgy knee — use your nose

Environment

Ed Miliband at Siemens Gamesa turbine factory.
UPDATED
Treasury ‘committed’ to GB Energy after reports of funding cuts
TIMES EARTH
I’m a farmer with 400 sheep and only made £500 in a year
Viscountess takes on Met chief in battle over Kew conservation site

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