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Some Heathrow flights to resume today after fire

Disruption expected for days, says British Airways

Transport
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How will Heathrow closure affect your holiday?

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We’re turning back, said the pilot. That’s when the tutting started
Transport
England v Albania, 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier - 21 Mar 2025
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WORLD CUP QUALIFIER
Tuchel’s England era begins as Burn and Lewis-Skelly start

Updates and analysis from World Cup qualifier as Albania visit Wembley for group K tie

Football
3 minutes ago
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The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed
Andrew Tate giving a thumbs up on a private jet.
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Tate brothers ‘return to Romania to clear their name’
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Soma Sara standing in a playground.
Abuse claims and rape culture identified at 1,600 primary schools
Education
President Trump and Prince Charles toasting at a dinner.
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Trump embraces rumour of US joining Commonwealth
US politics
53 minutes ago
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William visits Estonia in show of support for Nato mission
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Collage of British landmarks and scenery.
The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed
Collage of British landmarks and scenery.
The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed
Andrew Tate giving a thumbs up on a private jet.
UPDATED
Tate brothers ‘return to Romania to clear their name’
US news
Andrew Tate giving a thumbs up on a private jet.
UPDATED
Tate brothers ‘return to Romania to clear their name’
US news
Soma Sara standing in a playground.
Abuse claims and rape culture identified at 1,600 primary schools
Education
Soma Sara standing in a playground.
Abuse claims and rape culture identified at 1,600 primary schools
Education
President Trump and Prince Charles toasting at a dinner.
NEW
Trump embraces rumour of US joining Commonwealth
US politics
53 minutes ago
President Trump and Prince Charles toasting at a dinner.
NEW
Trump embraces rumour of US joining Commonwealth
US politics
53 minutes ago
Prince William in a Challenger 2 tank at Tapa Camp, Estonia.
William visits Estonia in show of support for Nato mission
Royal family
Prince William in a Challenger 2 tank at Tapa Camp, Estonia.
William visits Estonia in show of support for Nato mission
Royal family
Collage of British landmarks and scenery.
The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed
Andrew Tate giving a thumbs up on a private jet.
UPDATED
Tate brothers ‘return to Romania to clear their name’
US news
Soma Sara standing in a playground.
Abuse claims and rape culture identified at 1,600 primary schools
Education
Collage of British landmarks and scenery.
The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed
Collage of British landmarks and scenery.
The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed
Andrew Tate giving a thumbs up on a private jet.
UPDATED
Tate brothers ‘return to Romania to clear their name’
US news
Andrew Tate giving a thumbs up on a private jet.
UPDATED
Tate brothers ‘return to Romania to clear their name’
US news
Soma Sara standing in a playground.
Abuse claims and rape culture identified at 1,600 primary schools
Education
Soma Sara standing in a playground.
Abuse claims and rape culture identified at 1,600 primary schools
Education
President Trump and Prince Charles toasting at a dinner.
NEW
Trump embraces rumour of US joining Commonwealth
US politics
53 minutes ago
Prince William in a Challenger 2 tank at Tapa Camp, Estonia.
William visits Estonia in show of support for Nato mission
Royal family
Collage of British landmarks and scenery.
The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed
Andrew Tate giving a thumbs up on a private jet.
UPDATED
Tate brothers ‘return to Romania to clear their name’
US news
Soma Sara standing in a playground.
Abuse claims and rape culture identified at 1,600 primary schools
Education
President Trump and Prince Charles toasting at a dinner.
NEW
Trump embraces rumour of US joining Commonwealth
US politics
53 minutes ago
Prince William in a Challenger 2 tank at Tapa Camp, Estonia.
William visits Estonia in show of support for Nato mission
Royal family
Collage of British landmarks and scenery.
The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed
Collage of British landmarks and scenery.
The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed
Andrew Tate giving a thumbs up on a private jet.
UPDATED
Tate brothers ‘return to Romania to clear their name’
US news
Andrew Tate giving a thumbs up on a private jet.
UPDATED
Tate brothers ‘return to Romania to clear their name’
US news
Soma Sara standing in a playground.
Abuse claims and rape culture identified at 1,600 primary schools
Education
Soma Sara standing in a playground.
Abuse claims and rape culture identified at 1,600 primary schools
Education
President Trump and Prince Charles toasting at a dinner.
NEW
Trump embraces rumour of US joining Commonwealth
US politics
53 minutes ago
President Trump and Prince Charles toasting at a dinner.
NEW
Trump embraces rumour of US joining Commonwealth
US politics
53 minutes ago
Prince William in a Challenger 2 tank at Tapa Camp, Estonia.
William visits Estonia in show of support for Nato mission
Royal family
Prince William in a Challenger 2 tank at Tapa Camp, Estonia.
William visits Estonia in show of support for Nato mission
Royal family
Collage of British landmarks and scenery.
The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed
Andrew Tate giving a thumbs up on a private jet.
UPDATED
Tate brothers ‘return to Romania to clear their name’
US news
Soma Sara standing in a playground.
Abuse claims and rape culture identified at 1,600 primary schools
Education
Collage of British landmarks and scenery.
The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed
Collage of British landmarks and scenery.
The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed
Andrew Tate giving a thumbs up on a private jet.
UPDATED
Tate brothers ‘return to Romania to clear their name’
US news
Andrew Tate giving a thumbs up on a private jet.
UPDATED
Tate brothers ‘return to Romania to clear their name’
US news
Soma Sara standing in a playground.
Abuse claims and rape culture identified at 1,600 primary schools
Education
Soma Sara standing in a playground.
Abuse claims and rape culture identified at 1,600 primary schools
Education
President Trump and Prince Charles toasting at a dinner.
NEW
Trump embraces rumour of US joining Commonwealth
US politics
53 minutes ago
Prince William in a Challenger 2 tank at Tapa Camp, Estonia.
William visits Estonia in show of support for Nato mission
Royal family
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A medical photographer uses a smartphone app to photograph a mole on a patient's skin.
Global first as NHS hospital uses AI for instant skin cancer checks
Healthcare
POLITICAL SKETCH
A lottery to choose the Lords. Haven’t we got enough on our plates?
Politics
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Woman walking past Harland Miller's "Far Out" artwork at York Art Gallery.
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Editor's picks

Best Places to Live 2025

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OVERALL WINNER
Saffron Walden, Essex, named best place to live in the UK 2025

A lively high street, fine food and a new dose of entrepreneurial spirit make this market town the new No 1

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BEST PLACES TO LIVE
Where should I live in the UK? Take this quiz
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BEST PLACES TO LIVE
51 hot properties in the best areas in the UK

World

Illustration of Elon Musk, a Tesla car, and a map of China.
DISPATCH
In Shanghai, where Musk is revered but Teslas are ‘old fashioned’

Tesla sales in China plummeted in February, but billionaire founder remains popular

Asia
Collage of protestors and riot police.
Istanbul mayor urges judges to stand up to tyrant Erdogan after arrest
Europe
Trump signs order to ‘eliminate’ Department of Education
Trump signs order to ‘eliminate’ Department of Education
US politics
Aerial view of the tanker Eventin being towed at sea.
Germany ‘seizes oil tanker from Russian shadow fleet’
Europe
Ronen Bar, head of Israel's Shin Bet security agency, at a Memorial Day ceremony.
Israeli court freezes Netanyahu move to sack security chief
Middle East
Black and white photo of Niomar in the newsroom of Correio da Manha.
INTERVIEW
Art-loving ‘Lady of the Resistance’ who faced down Brazil’s military junta
Europe
Tiphaine Auziere in Paris with the Eiffel Tower in the background.
Macron’s stepdaughter ‘dating hard-right TV host’
Europe
Aerial view of the tanker Eventin being towed at sea.
Germany ‘seizes oil tanker from Russian shadow fleet’
Europe
Ronen Bar, head of Israel's Shin Bet security agency, at a Memorial Day ceremony.
Israeli court freezes Netanyahu move to sack security chief
Middle East
Black and white photo of Niomar in the newsroom of Correio da Manha.
INTERVIEW
Art-loving ‘Lady of the Resistance’ who faced down Brazil’s military junta
Europe
Tiphaine Auziere in Paris with the Eiffel Tower in the background.
Macron’s stepdaughter ‘dating hard-right TV host’
Europe
Collage of protestors and riot police.
Istanbul mayor urges judges to stand up to tyrant Erdogan after arrest
Europe
Trump signs order to ‘eliminate’ Department of Education
Trump signs order to ‘eliminate’ Department of Education
US politics
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Comment

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GILES CORENI fear we’ve lost our Battle of Britain bravery

Group Captain John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway was a hero — dare we hope his like could be found today if we needed them?

Illustration of a woman on horseback leading an army, with the text "Let's get our thrashing over with!" and "Local Elections".

Cartoon by Morten Morland

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LARA SPIRITMinisters yacking on TikTok? That really would be a reason to switch off
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PATRICK MAGUIRETask for Rachel Reeves is to re-educate Labour
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MARTIN SAMUEL | NOTEBOOKHappiness index shows most unlikely states Finnish first
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LETTERS TO THE EDITORPutin’s winning hand in the Ukraine deal
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LARA SPIRITMinisters yacking on TikTok? That really would be a reason to switch off
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Close-up of aged archive letters to the editor.
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Close-up of aged archive letters to the editor.

Life & Style

Diptych portrait of Mary Berry in a red coat and a black hat with a feather.
Mary Berry gets a Vogue makeover for her 90th

At last a woman who is embracing her age — and in full gloss, too. How fabulous, says Anna Murphy

Celebrity
Illustration of cleaning rusty garden shears with a rag.
Wayne PerreyHow to fix and protect rusty garden tools
Collage of four wine bottles.
Jane MacQuittyThe best Australian wines to buy now
Rachel Zegler as Snow White singing with the seven dwarfs.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Critics hate it — but what do kids think of the new Snow White?
Dining room with brass and wood furniture, patterned chairs, and artwork.
How a couple transformed a seaside villa into a vintage-filled home
Property & Home
Friends enjoying a meal outdoors.
RECIPE
Easy dinner party recipes by the millennials’ new favourite chef
Food & Drink
Illustration of a brick house outlined by a tape measure on a grassy hill.
Why size matters in the property market
Property & Home
Rachel Zegler as Snow White singing with the seven dwarfs.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Critics hate it — but what do kids think of the new Snow White?
Dining room with brass and wood furniture, patterned chairs, and artwork.
How a couple transformed a seaside villa into a vintage-filled home
Property & Home
Friends enjoying a meal outdoors.
RECIPE
Easy dinner party recipes by the millennials’ new favourite chef
Food & Drink
Illustration of a brick house outlined by a tape measure on a grassy hill.
Why size matters in the property market
Property & Home
Illustration of cleaning rusty garden shears with a rag.
Wayne PerreyHow to fix and protect rusty garden tools
Collage of four wine bottles.
Jane MacQuittyThe best Australian wines to buy now

Business

Pascal Soriot at an AstraZeneca press conference.
UPDATED
AstraZeneca to invest $2.5bn in China after snub for UK plant

Investment is seen as a sign that the pharmaceutical company is likely to avoid penalties from potentially damaging Chinese investigations

Technology
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Dominic O'ConnellTesla is no longer exceptional — thanks to its Chinese rivals
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Harry WallopBegone, desk munchers! The real reasons we want to work from home
Production staff member monitoring BT Sport broadcast on a multi-screen monitor.
BBC among four broadcasters fined £4m for colluding on freelance pay
Companies
Bartender pouring a pint of Fosters lager.
UPDATED
Wetherspoon shares drop as higher labour and energy costs bite
Companies
58 minutes ago
Julia Goddard, CEO of Harvey Nichols, at the department store's restaurant.
INTERVIEW
LUNCH WITH THE TIMES
I’ll make Harvey Nichols absolutely fabulous again
Companies
Two models posing against a light blue background; one in a green suit and the other in a green and light blue cardigan.
Asos fashions a comeback with shares up 22 per cent
Technology
Production staff member monitoring BT Sport broadcast on a multi-screen monitor.
BBC among four broadcasters fined £4m for colluding on freelance pay
Companies
Bartender pouring a pint of Fosters lager.
UPDATED
Wetherspoon shares drop as higher labour and energy costs bite
Companies
58 minutes ago
Julia Goddard, CEO of Harvey Nichols, at the department store's restaurant.
INTERVIEW
LUNCH WITH THE TIMES
I’ll make Harvey Nichols absolutely fabulous again
Companies
Two models posing against a light blue background; one in a green suit and the other in a green and light blue cardigan.
Asos fashions a comeback with shares up 22 per cent
Technology
a man in a suit and tie stands with his arms crossed
Dominic O'ConnellTesla is no longer exceptional — thanks to its Chinese rivals
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopBegone, desk munchers! The real reasons we want to work from home
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Isa guide

Sport

Alex Lozowski at England rugby training.
INTERVIEW
Lozowski: Why I withdrew from England squad after years of mental turmoil
Rugby union
Surrey bowler Dan Worrall during a cricket match.
Australian bowler would jump at chance to help England win Ashes
Cricket
Man smiling into a microphone during a podcast interview.
Owen SlotRugby on the brink and Sweeney doing all he can to save… himself
A rugby player from Scotland being tackled by an England player during a match.
Sam WarburtonEnforcer Martin makes my Lions XV — as do four Scotland backs
NEW
‘I want to take over the world’ — Briton wins indoors 60m title
Athletics
NEW
‘United punishing wrong people’ — season-ticket holders of 25 years forced to move
Football
Hamilton lands shock first Ferrari pole for Shanghai sprint
Formula 1
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
Rookie stepping into Hamilton’s shoes — who only just passed driving test
Formula 1
Jeremiah Azu of Great Britain celebrates winning a gold medal.
NEW
‘I want to take over the world’ — Briton wins indoors 60m title
Athletics
Manchester United substitutes on the bench before a Europa League match.
NEW
‘United punishing wrong people’ — season-ticket holders of 25 years forced to move
Football
Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning pole position with his father.
Hamilton lands shock first Ferrari pole for Shanghai sprint
Formula 1
Kimi Antonelli adjusting his earphones during a test in Austria.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
Rookie stepping into Hamilton’s shoes — who only just passed driving test
Formula 1
Man smiling into a microphone during a podcast interview.
Owen SlotRugby on the brink and Sweeney doing all he can to save… himself
A rugby player from Scotland being tackled by an England player during a match.
Sam WarburtonEnforcer Martin makes my Lions XV — as do four Scotland backs
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Culture

Show dancers in red performing at the Exit music festival in Novi Sad, Serbia.
NEW
The 15 best European music festivals to book for summer 2025

Our critics pick the top pop, rock and jazz bills from around the world with tickets still available

Music
Still from *Adolescence*, showing Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) and Eddie Miller (Stephen Graham) in a small room.
7 shows to watch after Netflix’s Adolescence
TV & Radio
Illustration of a black cat carrying a fish, walking through foliage.
REVIEW
Flow — this Oscar-winning Latvian animation is utterly dreamy
Film
Patty Duke, Barbara Parkins, and Sharon Tate in Valley of the Dolls.
NEW
REVIEW
REREADING
Valley of the Dolls: it’s melodramatic, lurid and camp — what fun
Books
Britt Lower and Adam Scott in a scene from Severance, season 2.
INTERVIEW
The man behind Severance: ‘I’m an accidental cult leader’
TV & Radio
Rachel Zegler as Snow White in the 2025 live-action film.
Snow White: how the fairytale became a nightmare for Disney
Film
A man aiming a gun in Gangs of London.
Gangs of London 3 — the show’s violence is now beyond ridiculous
TV & Radio
Patty Duke, Barbara Parkins, and Sharon Tate in Valley of the Dolls.
NEW
REVIEW
REREADING
Valley of the Dolls: it’s melodramatic, lurid and camp — what fun
Books
Britt Lower and Adam Scott in a scene from Severance, season 2.
INTERVIEW
The man behind Severance: ‘I’m an accidental cult leader’
TV & Radio
Rachel Zegler as Snow White in the 2025 live-action film.
Snow White: how the fairytale became a nightmare for Disney
Film
A man aiming a gun in Gangs of London.
Gangs of London 3 — the show’s violence is now beyond ridiculous
TV & Radio
Still from *Adolescence*, showing Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) and Eddie Miller (Stephen Graham) in a small room.
7 shows to watch after Netflix’s Adolescence
TV & Radio
Illustration of a black cat carrying a fish, walking through foliage.
REVIEW
Flow — this Oscar-winning Latvian animation is utterly dreamy
Film

Travel

Lounge area in a suite at the Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park hotel
REVIEW
Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park hotel review: an elegant stay in Midtown

A hard-to-beat location, townhouse style and standout service make this Manhattan pad an absolute no-brainer for breaks in the Big Apple

Interior view of a coffee shop with seating area.
Seven of the UK’s best city pubs to plan a weekend break around
UK
Pink sunrise over the Arab-Norman fortress at Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily
26 of the best things to do in Sicily on your next Italian break
Pool and lounge area at the Magnolia Hotel, one of the best affordable hotels in the Algarve
10 of the best affordable hotels in the Algarve under £200
The Sugar Store in Herefordshire
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a Herefordshire break for four worth up to £1,661 with Boutique Retreats
Rooftop pool with ocean view and lounge chairs at Hyatt Centric Playa del Carmen Downtown House hotel in Mexico
REVIEW
Hyatt Centric Playa del Carmen Downtown House hotel review: chic retreat with a rooftop pool
Sailboat near white cliffs and castle.
Forget the ferry or train: this is the new way to cross the Channel
France
Pool and lounge area at the Magnolia Hotel, one of the best affordable hotels in the Algarve
10 of the best affordable hotels in the Algarve under £200
The Sugar Store in Herefordshire
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a Herefordshire break for four worth up to £1,661 with Boutique Retreats
Rooftop pool with ocean view and lounge chairs at Hyatt Centric Playa del Carmen Downtown House hotel in Mexico
REVIEW
Hyatt Centric Playa del Carmen Downtown House hotel review: chic retreat with a rooftop pool
Sailboat near white cliffs and castle.
Forget the ferry or train: this is the new way to cross the Channel
France
Interior view of a coffee shop with seating area.
Seven of the UK’s best city pubs to plan a weekend break around
UK
Pink sunrise over the Arab-Norman fortress at Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily
26 of the best things to do in Sicily on your next Italian break

Obituaries

Professor Richard Fortey at the National History Museum looking up at a dinosaur skeleton.
OBITUARY
Richard Fortey, self-effacing trilobite expert
OBITUARY
Alison Halford, combative senior police officer
OBITUARY
Cocoa Tea, reggae singer

Parenting

Illustration of a baby with a question mark in a thought bubble.
Babies remember more than you think — so why can’t we recall it now?
The 41 best gift ideas for Mother’s Day 2025
17 of the best free things to do with kids in the UK

Science

A split image showing a bustling seafood market and a security guard standing outside the Wuhan Institute.
NEW
COMMENT
WEEKEND ESSAY | TOM WHIPPLE
Five years on, why the battle over Covid’s origins rages on
New drug linked to reduced risk of early-onset Alzheimer’s
Scientists alarmed as Antarctica hits sea ice low four years in a row

Environment

Courtyard of a new primary school with solar panels.
Solar panels on hospitals and schools to cut energy bills
20 million trees to be planted for first national forest in 30 years
Nature goes into overdrive as the sun comes out for spring

Obituaries

Professor Richard Fortey at the National History Museum looking up at a dinosaur skeleton.
OBITUARY
Richard Fortey, self-effacing trilobite expert
OBITUARY
Alison Halford, combative senior police officer
OBITUARY
Cocoa Tea, reggae singer

Parenting

Illustration of a baby with a question mark in a thought bubble.
Babies remember more than you think — so why can’t we recall it now?
The 41 best gift ideas for Mother’s Day 2025
17 of the best free things to do with kids in the UK

Science

A split image showing a bustling seafood market and a security guard standing outside the Wuhan Institute.
NEW
COMMENT
WEEKEND ESSAY | TOM WHIPPLE
Five years on, why the battle over Covid’s origins rages on
New drug linked to reduced risk of early-onset Alzheimer’s
Scientists alarmed as Antarctica hits sea ice low four years in a row

Environment

Courtyard of a new primary school with solar panels.
Solar panels on hospitals and schools to cut energy bills
20 million trees to be planted for first national forest in 30 years
Nature goes into overdrive as the sun comes out for spring
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