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Fire chaos puts Heathrow and Grid bosses in the firing line

Departures are starting up again but so are questions about how one accident can cost thousands of holidays — and millions of pounds for airlines

Labour considers sending migrants to the Balkans

The government is drawing up proposals for ‘return hubs’ abroad where people would be sent after being rejected for asylum

IN DEPTH

Why Reeves may be entering her hardest week yet

At her spring statement the chancellor will try to cast parlous growth and Trump’s trade war as an opportunity — but the awkward news probably won’t stop there

What happened at Heathrow? How power outage shut the airport

First, darkness — then fire filled the sky

INTERVIEW

I wrote Adolescence. I won’t give my son a smartphone till he’s 14

Trouble at Today? The Radio 4 hosts who rarely appear together

INTERVIEW

I wrote Adolescence. I won’t give my son a smartphone till he’s 14

Trouble at Today? The Radio 4 hosts who rarely appear together

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed

Learn to make an omelette, judge tells loser of £2.5m divorce claim

NEW

One mother’s win over Meta will change social media for everyone

NEW

IN DEPTH

Hunt for the Night Watcher: what do new clues reveal about the thief?

IN DEPTH

Motability and the service so poor people are handing back EVs

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed

Learn to make an omelette, judge tells loser of £2.5m divorce claim

Learn to make an omelette, judge tells loser of £2.5m divorce claim

NEW

One mother’s win over Meta will change social media for everyone

NEW

One mother’s win over Meta will change social media for everyone

NEW

IN DEPTH

Hunt for the Night Watcher: what do new clues reveal about the thief?

NEW

IN DEPTH

Hunt for the Night Watcher: what do new clues reveal about the thief?

IN DEPTH

Motability and the service so poor people are handing back EVs

IN DEPTH

Motability and the service so poor people are handing back EVs

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed

Learn to make an omelette, judge tells loser of £2.5m divorce claim

NEW

One mother’s win over Meta will change social media for everyone

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed

Learn to make an omelette, judge tells loser of £2.5m divorce claim

Learn to make an omelette, judge tells loser of £2.5m divorce claim

NEW

One mother’s win over Meta will change social media for everyone

NEW

One mother’s win over Meta will change social media for everyone

NEW

IN DEPTH

Hunt for the Night Watcher: what do new clues reveal about the thief?

IN DEPTH

Motability and the service so poor people are handing back EVs

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed

Learn to make an omelette, judge tells loser of £2.5m divorce claim

NEW

One mother’s win over Meta will change social media for everyone

NEW

IN DEPTH

Hunt for the Night Watcher: what do new clues reveal about the thief?

IN DEPTH

Motability and the service so poor people are handing back EVs

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed

Learn to make an omelette, judge tells loser of £2.5m divorce claim

Learn to make an omelette, judge tells loser of £2.5m divorce claim

NEW

One mother’s win over Meta will change social media for everyone

NEW

One mother’s win over Meta will change social media for everyone

NEW

IN DEPTH

Hunt for the Night Watcher: what do new clues reveal about the thief?

NEW

IN DEPTH

Hunt for the Night Watcher: what do new clues reveal about the thief?

IN DEPTH

Motability and the service so poor people are handing back EVs

IN DEPTH

Motability and the service so poor people are handing back EVs

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed

Learn to make an omelette, judge tells loser of £2.5m divorce claim

NEW

One mother’s win over Meta will change social media for everyone

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed

Learn to make an omelette, judge tells loser of £2.5m divorce claim

Learn to make an omelette, judge tells loser of £2.5m divorce claim

NEW

One mother’s win over Meta will change social media for everyone

NEW

One mother’s win over Meta will change social media for everyone

NEW

IN DEPTH

Hunt for the Night Watcher: what do new clues reveal about the thief?

IN DEPTH

Motability and the service so poor people are handing back EVs

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Katherine Ryan reveals second skin cancer diagnosis

Katherine Ryan reveals second skin cancer diagnosis

Military chiefs ‘gagged over limp defence review’

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Military chiefs ‘gagged over limp defence review’

24 minutes ago

Inside the Antarctic research base: ‘entitled men and endless beer’

Inside the Antarctic research base: ‘entitled men and endless beer’

Dentists are obsessed with my gap teeth, says White Lotus star

Dentists are obsessed with my gap teeth, says White Lotus star

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PHOTOGRAPHY

News in pictures

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PHOTOGRAPHY

News in pictures

Trump embraces rumour of US joining Commonwealth: ‘I love King Charles’

Trump embraces rumour of US joining Commonwealth: ‘I love King Charles’

NEW

Cracknell says Boat Race is discriminatory — a KC agrees

NEW

Cracknell says Boat Race is discriminatory — a KC agrees

QUIZ OF THE WEEK

Which British museum had the most visitors in 2024? Take our quiz

QUIZ OF THE WEEK

Which British museum had the most visitors in 2024? Take our quiz

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Editor's picks

FIRST PERSON

I’m an obsessive midlife man. Am I having a crisis?

Health & Fitness

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FIRST PERSON

I’m an obsessive midlife man. Am I having a crisis?

Health & Fitness

25 minutes ago

INTERVIEW

Christo Grozev: how I became Putin’s public enemy No 1

25 minutes ago

INTERVIEW

Christo Grozev: how I became Putin’s public enemy No 1

25 minutes ago

The unexpected country tipped to be Central America’s next big thing

The unexpected country tipped to be Central America’s next big thing

OBITUARY

Oleg Gordievsky, former KGB colonel turned British secret agent

OBITUARY

Oleg Gordievsky, former KGB colonel turned British secret agent

World

How Putin flattered and deceived five US presidents

US leaders have come and gone while Russia’s autocratic leader maintains his grip on power

Russia-Ukraine war

Israeli court freezes Netanyahu move to sack security chief

INTERVIEW

Art-loving ‘Lady of the Resistance’ who faced down Brazil’s military junta

MAXIM TUCKER | DISPATCH

US army veterans fight and die in the fields of Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine war

Riot police clash with ‘300,000’ people in Istanbul protests

Parisians to vote on mayor’s ‘garden capital’ green experiment

IOC president’s parents tied up and robbed in Zimbabwe

MAXIM TUCKER | DISPATCH

US army veterans fight and die in the fields of Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine war

Riot police clash with ‘300,000’ people in Istanbul protests

Parisians to vote on mayor’s ‘garden capital’ green experiment

IOC president’s parents tied up and robbed in Zimbabwe

Israeli court freezes Netanyahu move to sack security chief

INTERVIEW

Art-loving ‘Lady of the Resistance’ who faced down Brazil’s military junta

Comment

FRASER NELSON Time to answer the Andrew Tate question

An absence of male role models in the growing number of fatherless households requires ministers to break a taboo

Cartoon by Peter Brookes

SARAH DITUM Confusion over sex made years of data useless

GILES COREN I fear we’ve lost our Battle of Britain bravery

LARA SPIRIT Ministers yakking on TikTok? That really would be a reason to switch off

ANN TRENEMAN | NOTEBOOK A pox on our house pushes me towards a new drug

SARAH DITUM Confusion over sex made years of data useless

GILES COREN I fear we’ve lost our Battle of Britain bravery

LARA SPIRIT Ministers yakking on TikTok? That really would be a reason to switch off

ANN TRENEMAN | NOTEBOOK A pox on our house pushes me towards a new drug

SARAH DITUM Confusion over sex made years of data useless

GILES COREN I fear we’ve lost our Battle of Britain bravery

LARA SPIRIT Ministers yakking on TikTok? That really would be a reason to switch off

ANN TRENEMAN | NOTEBOOK A pox on our house pushes me towards a new drug

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Best Places to Live 2025

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 revealed

Our team of expert judges have travelled the UK to pick their top spot. Plus: check out our ten regional winners too

BEST PLACES TO LIVE

19 reasons to be cheerful, according to our annual guide

BEST PLACES TO LIVE

51 hot properties in the best areas in the UK

BEST PLACES TO LIVE

19 reasons to be cheerful, according to our annual guide

BEST PLACES TO LIVE

51 hot properties in the best areas in the UK

BEST PLACES TO LIVE

Where should I live in the UK? Take this quiz

BEST PLACES TO LIVE

How we chose this year’s winners

Best places to live in the northwest of England 2025

Best places to live in Wales 2025

Best places to live in the southeast of England 2025

Best places to live in the east of England 2025

BEST PLACES TO LIVE

Where should I live in the UK? Take this quiz

BEST PLACES TO LIVE

How we chose this year’s winners

Best places to live in the northwest of England 2025

Best places to live in Wales 2025

Best places to live in the southeast of England 2025

Best places to live in the east of England 2025

Life & Style

FIRST PERSON

Caitlin Moran: Therapy, sex, tummy tuck — I’m in good nick at 50

As she reaches her half-century, our columnist carries out her midlife MoT — from teeth to thinning hair — and concludes that 50 feels fabulous

Health & Fitness

Robert Crampton My wife finds my uselessness at DIY charming. Or does she?

25 minutes ago

Ann Treneman Ironing out the kinks in my new garden

25 minutes ago

How to stop your child from scrolling — the doctor’s guide

Mary Berry gets a Vogue makeover for her 90th

UPDATED

RECIPE

How to make a gorse flower martini

25 minutes ago

INTERVIEW

The artist and her hot pink retreat in Ibiza

Property & Home

25 minutes ago

How to stop your child from scrolling — the doctor’s guide

Mary Berry gets a Vogue makeover for her 90th

UPDATED

RECIPE

How to make a gorse flower martini

25 minutes ago

INTERVIEW

The artist and her hot pink retreat in Ibiza

Property & Home

25 minutes ago

Robert Crampton My wife finds my uselessness at DIY charming. Or does she?

25 minutes ago

Ann Treneman Ironing out the kinks in my new garden

25 minutes ago

Business

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

Dominic O'Connell Tesla is no longer exceptional — thanks to its Chinese rivals

Harry Wallop Begone, desk munchers! The real reasons we want to work from home

BBC among four broadcasters fined £4m for colluding on freelance pay

Alphawave feeling chipper despite heavy bets against it

24 minutes ago

The spring statement variables that will decide Reeves’s limits

Big Technologies ‘can no longer rely’ on statement by Sara Murray

24 minutes ago

BBC among four broadcasters fined £4m for colluding on freelance pay

Alphawave feeling chipper despite heavy bets against it

24 minutes ago

The spring statement variables that will decide Reeves’s limits

Big Technologies ‘can no longer rely’ on statement by Sara Murray

24 minutes ago

Dominic O'Connell Tesla is no longer exceptional — thanks to its Chinese rivals

Harry Wallop Begone, desk munchers! The real reasons we want to work from home

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Money

More landlords than chicken shops — how did that happen?

25 minutes ago

The £88,000 household income you need to afford two children

25 minutes ago

Holly Mead Has Daphne the dog sniffed out a new investment opportunity?

25 minutes ago

Anna Bowes I’m an expat — how can I get my Premium Bond winnings faster?

YOUR MONEY MATTERS

Stinky fridge drove me out of my Airbnb flat. Now I’m owed £3,200

What to do if your bank app crashes

25 minutes ago

Q&A

THE BIG QUESTION

Should passengers pay extra if their bag takes up a seat on the train?

INTERACTIVE

Are you wealthy for your age?

YOUR MONEY MATTERS

Stinky fridge drove me out of my Airbnb flat. Now I’m owed £3,200

What to do if your bank app crashes

25 minutes ago

Q&A

THE BIG QUESTION

Should passengers pay extra if their bag takes up a seat on the train?

INTERACTIVE

Are you wealthy for your age?

Holly Mead Has Daphne the dog sniffed out a new investment opportunity?

25 minutes ago

Anna Bowes I’m an expat — how can I get my Premium Bond winnings faster?

Isa guide

Stocks, cash, Junior or Lifetime? Choose the best Isa for you

Stocks, cash, Junior or Lifetime? Choose the best Isa for you

The best way to save for your children: a guide to the Junior Isa

The best way to save for your children: a guide to the Junior Isa

Welcome to a world of opportunity

Welcome to a world of opportunity

RACHEL MORTIMER

Why Argentina may be a team to put your money on

RACHEL MORTIMER

Why Argentina may be a team to put your money on

Sport

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NEW

WORLD CUP QUALIFIER

Lewis-Skelly’s dream debut gets Tuchel era up and running

NEW

WORLD CUP QUALIFIER

I wanted greater impact from Foden and Rashford, says Tuchel

Martin Samuel Lewis-Skelly shines, Foden falters — but real tests lie in USA

Sam Warburton Enforcer Martin makes my Lions XV — as do four Scotland backs

MIAMI OPEN

Who needs a coach? Raducanu beats top-ten player in marathon tie

INTERVIEW

Lozowski: Why I withdrew from England squad after years of mental turmoil

‘United punishing wrong people’ — season-ticket holders of 25 years forced to move

NEW

ALEX LOWE

Scoreless Saints humiliated as Leicester hammer final nail into title defence

MIAMI OPEN

Who needs a coach? Raducanu beats top-ten player in marathon tie

INTERVIEW

Lozowski: Why I withdrew from England squad after years of mental turmoil

‘United punishing wrong people’ — season-ticket holders of 25 years forced to move

NEW

ALEX LOWE

Scoreless Saints humiliated as Leicester hammer final nail into title defence

Martin Samuel Lewis-Skelly shines, Foden falters — but real tests lie in USA

Sam Warburton Enforcer Martin makes my Lions XV — as do four Scotland backs

Culture

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

7 shows to watch after Netflix’s Adolescence

REVIEW

Flow — this Oscar-winning Latvian animation is utterly dreamy

REVIEW

REREADING

Valley of the Dolls: it’s melodramatic, lurid and camp — what fun

INTERVIEW

The man behind Severance: ‘I’m an accidental cult leader’

Snow White: how the fairytale became a nightmare for Disney

Gangs of London 3 — the show’s violence is now beyond ridiculous

REVIEW

REREADING

Valley of the Dolls: it’s melodramatic, lurid and camp — what fun

INTERVIEW

The man behind Severance: ‘I’m an accidental cult leader’

Snow White: how the fairytale became a nightmare for Disney

Gangs of London 3 — the show’s violence is now beyond ridiculous

7 shows to watch after Netflix’s Adolescence

REVIEW

Flow — this Oscar-winning Latvian animation is utterly dreamy

Travel

The Highland manor that will solve your big party problems

It needs to fit 20, but keep it cosy. Make it luxe, but keep it cheap. Lizzie Roberts finds the perfect place for a trip with all your mates

25 minutes ago

Buckle up! This is Europe’s most extraordinary road trip

Here’s how to see the Hamptons — minus the crowds

It’s not too late: here are 12 deals for the Easter holidays

The new Florence hotel with the city’s best view — and biggest pool

REVIEW

LONDON

Henrietta Experimental hotel review: a chic central London stay with a Parisian vibe

I’ve found the perfect way to book a countryside minibreak

It’s not too late: here are 12 deals for the Easter holidays

The new Florence hotel with the city’s best view — and biggest pool

REVIEW

LONDON

Henrietta Experimental hotel review: a chic central London stay with a Parisian vibe

I’ve found the perfect way to book a countryside minibreak

Buckle up! This is Europe’s most extraordinary road trip

Here’s how to see the Hamptons — minus the crowds

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Obituaries

OBITUARY

Elvi Hale, actress who brought nuance to wife of Henry VIII

OBITUARY

Professor Nigel Bell, radiation expert who studied Chernobyl

OBITUARIES

Lives remembered

Parenting

How to talk to your child about food — from picky toddlers to disordered eating

REVIEW

CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK

Giddy up! This horseback adventure should be made into a movie

FIRST PERSON

Critics hate it — but what do kids think of the new Snow White?

Science

COMMENT

WEEKEND ESSAY | TOM WHIPPLE

Five years on, why the battle over Covid’s origins still rages

Evolutionary road: Galapagos spawns species of car-hating bird

Babies remember more than you think — so why can’t we recall it now?

Environment

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

OBITUARY

Elvi Hale, actress who brought nuance to wife of Henry VIII

OBITUARY

Professor Nigel Bell, radiation expert who studied Chernobyl

OBITUARIES

Lives remembered

Parenting

How to talk to your child about food — from picky toddlers to disordered eating

REVIEW

CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK

Giddy up! This horseback adventure should be made into a movie

FIRST PERSON

Critics hate it — but what do kids think of the new Snow White?

Science

COMMENT

WEEKEND ESSAY | TOM WHIPPLE

Five years on, why the battle over Covid’s origins still rages

Evolutionary road: Galapagos spawns species of car-hating bird

Babies remember more than you think — so why can’t we recall it now?

Environment

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

Today's puzzles

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