What the lightning Houthi advance means for the world
The Iranian-backed Houthis have seized large swathes of territory in Yemen and taken control of the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a key shipping cor...
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Will superintelligent AI destroy humanity?
Warnings about the dangers of AI are reaching fever pitch, with cases of AI agents going rogue and attempts by malicious actors to use the t...
Cover-ups, incompetence, and ‘a litany of failures’ exposed at the Nottingham inquiry - The Sunday Story
In June 2023, Grace O’Malley-Kumar, Barnaby Webber and Ian Coates were stabbed to death by Valdo Calocane, a paranoid schizophrenic who is c...
My life with Freddie Mercury - The Saturday Story
When Freddie Mercury, lead vocalist of Queen and one of the all-time greats of rock music, died from Aids in 1991, he left his beloved Kensi...
He went to jail for exposing America’s darkest 9/11 secret. Should Trump pardon him?
It’s 25 years since the 9/11 attacks; in the aftermath, the CIA hunted down those responsible – detaining suspects and subjecting them to ‘e...
How the AfD became a nightmare for Friedrich Merz
The AfD’s thumping victory in the Saxony-Anhalt regional election has sent shockwaves across the German political landscape and left chancel...
Inside the West Bank crisis driving Britain to act
Yesterday, foreign secretary Ed Miliband announced new sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank in response to an increase in settl...
Is Britain's economy really turning a corner?
John Healey gave his first major speech as Chancellor on Monday, aiming to show that the economy has ‘turned a corner’. But his comments hav...
LATEST: Anti-immigration protests in Dover and Portsmouth
Hundreds of protestors in Portsmouth clashed with police last night and early this morning. It was the second mass demonstration against sma...
The state of asylum in the UK
Asylum seekers now make up one in ten of all migrants coming to the UK each year but just one in sixty of those that leave. This week, The T...
The Bayeux Tapestry’s long road back to Britain - The Sunday Story
This week, after a meticulously planned voyage for the 11th-century retelling of the Battle of Hastings, the British Museum’s long-awaited B...
Why are autism diagnoses up? - The Saturday Story
Autism diagnoses in England have shot up in recent years from 700,000 three years ago to around 1.1 million today. It's led to a backlash, w...
Can Reform reset at conference?
As the Reform conference kicks off today, Nigel Farage and his team are looking to pitch themselves as a serious party ready to win a genera...
The Business: How will Scott Bessent and the bond markets affect your tax and pension?
How will US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and global bond markets impact UK borrowing, John Healey’s UK Budget, and the wider UK economy?...
How has Giorgia Meloni lasted this long?
On Friday, Giorgia Meloni will break Italy’s record and become the longest-serving continuous prime minister since the Second World War. Her...
Can the ‘Burnham bounce’ survive reality?
Andy Burnham faced parliament for the first time as prime minister on Tuesday. He’s spent the summer projecting a sunny, optimistic vision o...
How much longer can the US afford the Iran war?
It’s been six months since President Trump announced the US and Israel had launched a military campaign against Iran. And despite some early...
The man fighting to help the families of seriously ill children
When Ceri Menai-Davis’ five year old son Hugh was diagnosed with cancer, his whole family’s life was transformed. The emotional toll was uni...
As Notting Hill Carnival turns 60, how long can it continue? - The Sunday Story
The Notting Hill Carnival began in the sixties as a celebration of the culture of Britain’s Windrush generation - but as the tradition has s...
The silent crisis of sleep rape in Britain
It’s a crime that many victims don’t know is illegal. Now a Times investigation has found that online platforms are hosting graphic content...