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President Trump and Prime Minister Starmer boarding Air Force One.

Stop the boats and cut taxes to beat Reform, Trump tells Starmer

The US president delivered advice on a range of topics to the prime minister during their Scotland summit on Monday

IN DEPTH

Farage, Khan… and Lady Starmer — Trump’s chaotic press conference

The US president dominated a briefing in his golf club’s ballroom, holding forth on subjects including tax, Putin, ‘windmills’ and the PM’s wife

Politics

Starmer to set out path to recognising Palestinian state this week

Politics

Lionesses celebrate in Downing Street after Euro 2025 win

England women’s football team returned to the UK to a reception at No 10 ahead of an open-top bus parade along The Mall on Tuesday

Women's football

Dr. Tom Dolphin of the British Medical Association speaking at a pro-EU rally.

BMA ‘risking lives’ by blocking emergency strike exemptions

The doctors’ union has only agreed to a minority of NHS appeals to let striking staff return in urgent cases, including emergency care

Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's *The Odyssey*.

Christopher Nolan accused of ‘colonialism’ over Odyssey filming

Two women holding signs that read "Let's Go Brandon" and "Two Tier Keir" outside Trump Turnberry golf course.

KATY BALLS

Forget DC — Trump makes Turnberry capital of the world (briefly)

Politics

Collage of Keir Starmer and Donald Trump with police officers on a beach.

POLITICAL SKETCH

PM is a ghost at the court of King Donald

Politics

Surveillance image of a man carrying a rifle entering a Manhattan building.

Gunman kills police officer and three others in Manhattan skyscraper shooting

A lonely elderly woman sits at a table looking out a window.

Promising new drug offers hope for Alzheimer’s patients

Christopher Nolan accused of ‘colonialism’ over Odyssey filming

KATY BALLS

Forget DC — Trump makes Turnberry capital of the world (briefly)

Politics

POLITICAL SKETCH

PM is a ghost at the court of King Donald

Politics

Gunman kills police officer and three others in Manhattan skyscraper shooting

Promising new drug offers hope for Alzheimer’s patients

Ella Toone of England with the UEFA Women's EURO trophy.

Lionesses set for golden payday as brands rush to strike deals

Calvin Klein, Google Pixel and Adidas are among the companies teaming up with England’s Euro 2025 winners

Women's football

Collage of a woman running, a brain, and an ear, with a waveform connecting them.

Struggling with exercise? Electric jolt to the ear could help

NEW

Fast walking for 15 minutes a day ‘cuts risk of early death by 20%’

Mariah Carey accepting the iHeartRadio Icon Award.

Ageing doesn’t happen to me and I won’t allow it, says Mariah Carey

Family portrait: a father holds their toddler daughter while embracing their mother.

Mother admits killing daughter, 2, who was found in pond

Malnourished toddler held by a woman in a tent.

Emaciated child caught up in Gaza’s information war

Ageing doesn’t happen to me and I won’t allow it, says Mariah Carey

Mother admits killing daughter, 2, who was found in pond

Emaciated child caught up in Gaza’s information war

Ageing doesn’t happen to me and I won’t allow it, says Mariah Carey

Mother admits killing daughter, 2, who was found in pond

Emaciated child caught up in Gaza’s information war

Ageing doesn’t happen to me and I won’t allow it, says Mariah Carey

Mother admits killing daughter, 2, who was found in pond

Emaciated child caught up in Gaza’s information war

Twelve dogs on a paddleboard break a world record at a UK dog surfing championship.

12 dogs ride a giant paddleboard — and other news in pictures

More than 600,000 graduates are claiming benefits

More than 600,000 graduates are claiming benefits

Oasis stars’ brother charged with rape

Oasis stars’ brother charged with rape

THE TIMES DIARY

Starmer still perfecting the art of how not to bomb at home

Politics

Keir Starmer at VE Day Thanksgiving service.

THE TIMES DIARY

Starmer still perfecting the art of how not to bomb at home

Politics

Editor's picks

Jo Elvin, editor of Glamour magazine, and her husband at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards.

FIRST PERSON

14 ways to tell if you’re married to a Whole Man

Are men allowed to eat salads? Does it matter if they don’t like football? It’s time we celebrated the less macho men like mine

Sex & Relationships

Man measuring his waist with a tape measure.

Arms, belly or thighs? Where you store fat really matters

Health & Fitness

CAITLIN MORAN

The problem I have with Love Island and what it says about men

TV & Radio

Arms, belly or thighs? Where you store fat really matters

Health & Fitness

CAITLIN MORAN

The problem I have with Love Island and what it says about men

TV & Radio

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ANALYSIS

Peace deadline shows Trump has run out of patience with Putin

The US president’s position on the Russia-Ukraine war has hardened for months, but the 10 to 12-day window is his toughest ultimatum yet

Collage of coffee beans, a french press, a cup of coffee, grains in a bowl, and wheat.

Barley latte? France wakes up to healthy coffee substitutes

Why gym selfies are the new key campaign tool for Democrats

US aid lets Ukraine upgrade cheap drones into precision weapons

Russia-Ukraine war

A Palestinian boy holds his country's flag amidst the ruins of a destroyed house.

Q&A

What does recognising a Palestinian state mean in practice?

Monk and martial arts students at a temple.

IN DEPTH

Shaolin Temple’s ‘CEO monk’ under investigation for embezzlement

Alarm in Sicily as sister of feared Mafia boss is released

US aid lets Ukraine upgrade cheap drones into precision weapons

Russia-Ukraine war

Q&A

What does recognising a Palestinian state mean in practice?

IN DEPTH

Shaolin Temple’s ‘CEO monk’ under investigation for embezzlement

Alarm in Sicily as sister of feared Mafia boss is released

Barley latte? France wakes up to healthy coffee substitutes

Why gym selfies are the new key campaign tool for Democrats

Comment

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WILLIAM HAGUE Push for peace now or the two-state dream is dead

We are facing a binary choice between a Greater Israel with no scope for Palestinian statehood, or a last effort at a deal for the region

Illustration of a political cartoon depicting two golfers; one says "I'll get this one in, then we talk Gaza!"

Cartoon by Seamus Jennings

MELANIE PHILLIPS Ayn Rand is no figurehead for conservatism

a young man wearing glasses and a black jacket

JAMES MARRIOTT Tech bros threaten to make serfs of us all

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GILES COREN | NOTEBOOK My dad’s hazel tree keeps on giving — to squirrels

Illustration of a lion with a banner that says "Thunderer".

HELEN GRIFFITHS As parks disappear, where will future Lionesses play?

Life & Style

Harry Styles and a woman in a red dress.

Sex toys, Harry Styles and me

The author Zoë Ligon has designed a vibrator with the singer. Charlie Gowans-Eglinton finds out why

Sex & Relationships

Horse-drawn carriage on a cobblestone street in Colonial Williamsburg.

NEW

This US family road trip was the best – and busiest – we’ve ever done

Mother driving with two children in the back seat of a car.

NEW

FIRST PERSON

‘We spend £9k a year on petrol driving our daughter around’

Money

NEW

This US family road trip was the best – and busiest – we’ve ever done

NEW

FIRST PERSON

‘We spend £9k a year on petrol driving our daughter around’

Money

Business

Sport

Collage of the England women's football team celebrating a victory, their coach holding a trophy, and a woman holding a dog.

EURO 2025 | KIT SHEPARD

How Lionesses defied logic to become one of English sport’s greatest teams

From the impact of ‘positive clique’ to an immunity to pressure, Kit Shepard explains how Sarina Wiegman’s team made history in Switzerland

COMMENT

LIONS TOUR | COURTNEY LAWES

Lions must make changes to win and world-class Earl is right man to come in

Rugby union

Yu Zidi of China competing in the Women's 200m Individual Medley final.

Chinese sensation, 12, fractions of a second off medal at World Championships

Swimming

COMMENT

LIONS TOUR | COURTNEY LAWES

Lions must make changes to win and world-class Earl is right man to come in

Rugby union

Chinese sensation, 12, fractions of a second off medal at World Championships

Swimming

Culture

Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood standing with their artwork.

What Radiohead’s artwork tells us about their music (and a new album)

This Is What You Get at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford traces the long-standing relationship between Thom Yorke and the artist Stanley Donwood. It’s a treat for fans

Music

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VIEWING GUIDE

What’s on TV and radio tonight — 1,000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story

TV & Radio

Little Simz performing with an orchestra.

UPDATED

The best concerts in London and the UK to book

Music

Black and white photo of Tom Lehrer holding a record and newspaper.

FIRST PERSON

I was told to be ladylike. Thanks to Tom Lehrer I rebelled

Comedy

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UPDATED

REVIEW

New historical fiction — a murder mystery in Stalin’s Moscow

Books

A masked opera performer in red conducting with two seated masked figures.

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Fête Galante — I was tickled by this Ethel Smyth novelty

Classical & Opera

Illustration of books, a skull, a bird, and a plant on a shelf, with an author's portrait.

Q&A

DEAD, ALIVE AND UNDERRATED

Gary Shteyngart: Want to understand Russia? Then read this novel

Books

FIRST PERSON

I was told to be ladylike. Thanks to Tom Lehrer I rebelled

Comedy

UPDATED

REVIEW

New historical fiction — a murder mystery in Stalin’s Moscow

Books

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Fête Galante — I was tickled by this Ethel Smyth novelty

Classical & Opera

Q&A

DEAD, ALIVE AND UNDERRATED

Gary Shteyngart: Want to understand Russia? Then read this novel

Books

VIEWING GUIDE

What’s on TV and radio tonight — 1,000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story

TV & Radio

UPDATED

The best concerts in London and the UK to book

Music

Travel

Aerial view of Procida old town in Italy

TRAVEL AWARDS

The world’s best countries — according to you

The Times and Sunday Times Travel Awards 2025 are open for your nominations — vote and you could win one of ten great holiday prizes worth from £1,600 to £45,000