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Protest outside Parliament against winter fuel payment cuts.

BREAKING

Starmer in U-turn on winter fuel payments

The prime minister has said he wants more pensioners to receive the benefit in a major climbdown

40 minutes ago

Marks & Spencer faces £300m hit from cyberattack

The high street retailer said online sales and trading profit had been ‘heavily impacted’ by the breach and warned disruption was expected until July

Companies & Markets

UK inflation jumps to 3.5%, led by rise in household bills

Economics

Two Palestinian boys sitting amidst the rubble of a bombed-out building in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip.

LIVE

Israel’s actions in Gaza ‘close to war crime’ as aid fears grow

An ex-Israeli PM condemned Binyamin Netanyahu’s government which has come under pressure for starving Palestinians of food and medicine since March

Israel-Hamas war

5 minutes ago

Leanne Lucas: Why is it up to survivors to make a difference?

EXCLUSIVE

Southport yoga teacher: I haven’t used a knife since the attack

The Southport survivor Leanne Lucas gives her first newspaper interview, reflecting on the stabbing attack and her decision to start a ‘blunt’ campaign

Crime

NEW

Three killed by ‘vicious’ floods in south of France

Europe

Court sketch of Petro Pochynok at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

UPDATED

Ukrainian is third man charged over Starmer ‘arson’

Crime

British mountaineering team on Everest summit holding UK flag.

British soldiers summit Everest using groundbreaking method

Asia

Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner walking in a new housing development.

Politics

UPDATED

Supreme Court rules wild camping on Dartmoor is legal

Environment

NEW

Three killed by ‘vicious’ floods in south of France

Europe

UPDATED

Ukrainian is third man charged over Starmer ‘arson’

Crime

British soldiers summit Everest using groundbreaking method

Asia

Politics

UPDATED

Supreme Court rules wild camping on Dartmoor is legal

Environment

Kazuyuki Ishihara, designer of the RHS Chelsea Garden of the Year, at the Chelsea Flower Show.

We must pass nature on to the next generation, says Chelsea winner

Kazuyuki Ishihara wins garden of the year at the flower show, his 13th gold medal

Environment

Residents stranded in tower block for a week after lifts break down

London

Collage of an airport control tower, an air traffic control map, and an airport runway.

EXCLUSIVE

FIRST PERSON

I was alone, talking to four planes. Then air traffic control went dark

US news

Residents stranded in tower block for a week after lifts break down

London

EXCLUSIVE

FIRST PERSON

I was alone, talking to four planes. Then air traffic control went dark

US news

Women in fashionable hats and clothing attend the UN Fashion and Lifestyle Network Annual Meeting.

PHOTOGRAPHY

News in pictures

PHOTOGRAPHY

News in pictures

Trump ‘wants UK to boost defence spending to 3% by 2029’

Defence

Illustration of Ben Wallace and Donald Trump flanking an upward-pointing arrow with a tank and missile, respectively. A UK flag is below the tank.

Trump ‘wants UK to boost defence spending to 3% by 2029’

Defence

Working from home is here to stay — if workers get their way

Companies & Markets

Woman wearing headset, using laptop at kitchen table.

Working from home is here to stay — if workers get their way

Companies & Markets

THE TIMES DIARY

Boris Johnson questions teenage angst — over a strong cup of tea

Politics

THE TIMES DIARY

Boris Johnson questions teenage angst — over a strong cup of tea

Politics

Editor's picks

FIRST PERSON

Our Mounjaro diaries: six months on, has it changed our lives?

One wanted to lose three stone; the other fancied microdosing. So what effects have weight-loss injections had on Harriet Walker and Daisy Goodwin?

Health & Fitness

Split image of Donald Trump and James Comey.

INTERVIEW

James Comey on Trump: ‘He’s the monster in a horror sequel’

US politics

Chef and upscale restaurant dining room.

REVIEW

GILES COREN

Tom Brown restaurant review: ‘To my relief, I enjoyed this hugely’

Food & Drink

INTERVIEW

James Comey on Trump: ‘He’s the monster in a horror sequel’

US politics

REVIEW

GILES COREN

Tom Brown restaurant review: ‘To my relief, I enjoyed this hugely’

Food & Drink

World

Photo of a woman holding a young boy in traditional Ukrainian clothing.

MAXIM TUCKER IN VASYLKIV

I found my wife curled around our son — her last act was to shield him

Serhii Yefimenko lost Anna, 27, in Russia’s biggest drone onslaught since the Ukraine war began; his four-year-old survived but suffered life-changing injuries

Russia-Ukraine war

Courtroom sketch of Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial.

Diddy went to confront rival with three guns, ex-assistant says

US news

Trump unveils plans for ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence shield

US politics

Diddy went to confront rival with three guns, ex-assistant says

US news

Trump unveils plans for ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence shield

US politics

Comment

DANIEL FINKELSTEIN Malcolm X’s politics are still driving us apart

A hundred years from his birth, the activist’s views on race, identity, capitalism and slavery retain a divisive currency

Illustration of a man offering a rose to another man tending a garden at the Chelsea Flower Show.

Cartoon by Ella Baron

SONIA SODHA Unions and bosses are flouting trans ruling

ROGER BOYES Magnificent mayors show how to really rule

a man in a white shirt smiles for the camera

MATTHEW PARRIS Does anyone believe the promise of Paradise?

STEVE BACKSHALL Showing poor kids green spaces helps them and the planet

Life & Style

The British Red Cross "Here for Humanity" garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

NEW

ANN TRENEMAN

Six gardening trends from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025

From talking trees to Japanese-inspired gardens, this year’s event is full of surprises

Property & Home

Collage of photos commemorating Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's seven-year anniversary.

Charlie Gowans-Eglinton Meghan’s moodboard? It’s catnip for woo-woo millennials

a woman in a blue shirt smiles for the camera

Carol Midgley German car drivers … Enough said? Er, hang on, I’ve become one too

Charlie Gowans-Eglinton Meghan’s moodboard? It’s catnip for woo-woo millennials

Carol Midgley German car drivers … Enough said? Er, hang on, I’ve become one too

Business

Trader at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with Donald Trump on TV.

UPDATED

Bloomberg outage disrupts trading and delays debt sale

Traders and investors said they could no longer access live pricing from the terminal after 9am

Companies & Markets

a man in a white shirt and blue tie looks at the camera

David Smith Yes, pension funds should be investing more in UK productive assets

Louisa Clarence-Smith Even America’s elite professions are turning to side hustles

David Smith Yes, pension funds should be investing more in UK productive assets

Louisa Clarence-Smith Even America’s elite professions are turning to side hustles

Sport

Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino at a White House meeting regarding the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Fifa to use ‘dynamic pricing’ for 2026 World Cup tickets

Strategy, which Oasis used for their sell-out tour, could send prices sky high at North America tournament and give governing body huge payday

Football

Collage of a soccer player, a man, an older man, a stadium, and a trophy.

EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL | PAUL HIRST

Why Ratcliffe will give Amorim £100m for rebuild even if United lose final

Football

Collage of soccer players, coaches, and a trophy.

EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL | TOM ALLNUTT

Can Tottenham liberate their fans and finally shed ‘Spursy’ baggage?

Football

EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL | PAUL HIRST

Why Ratcliffe will give Amorim £100m for rebuild even if United lose final

Football

EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL | TOM ALLNUTT

Can Tottenham liberate their fans and finally shed ‘Spursy’ baggage?

Football

Culture

Sarah Cronin-Stanley and Noel Cronin with film reels and memorabilia.

Ten years of Talking Pictures: ‘I try to watch modern TV but they mumble’

The father and daughter behind the hit channel that resurrects old movies and TV shows from their suburban home say they could teach the BBC a thing or two

TV & Radio

Manchester United's Mazraoui controls the ball while Tottenham's Son Heung-Min pressures him.

UPDATED

How to watch the Europa League final for free

TV & Radio

10 minutes ago

Woman wearing a white one-shoulder top and orange skirt.

REVIEW

FICTION

The American Dirt author returns — and this time she won’t be cancelled

Books

Steven Webb and Monique Ashe-Palmer in a scene from the play *Shucked*.

NEW

REVIEW

Shucked — this five-star screwball musical is perfect escapism

Theatre & Dance

30 minutes ago

Ballet BC dancers performing in a circle.

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Ballet BC — horror and comedy in a classy Canadian double bill

Theatre & Dance

Ivon Hitchens' Day's Rest, Day's Work (1960), an abstract painting on four panels.

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Sussex Modernism — plotting the future of art from the South Downs

Art

Sir David Suchet sitting on rocks near Victoria Falls.

VIEWING GUIDE

What’s on TV and radio tonight — Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet

TV & Radio

NEW

REVIEW

Shucked — this five-star screwball musical is perfect escapism

Theatre & Dance

30 minutes ago

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Ballet BC — horror and comedy in a classy Canadian double bill

Theatre & Dance

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Sussex Modernism — plotting the future of art from the South Downs

Art

VIEWING GUIDE

What’s on TV and radio tonight — Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet

TV & Radio

UPDATED

How to watch the Europa League final for free

TV & Radio

10 minutes ago

REVIEW

FICTION

The American Dirt author returns — and this time she won’t be cancelled

Books

Travel

Pool and lounge chairs overlooking a town nestled in mountains.

The Balearics are calling — these are the islands’ loveliest villas

Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera have some of the world’s most spoiling rentals, perfect for a swish, secluded holiday. Here are 25 of the best

Balearics