Wednesday January 21 2026
The Times & The Sunday Times
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Britain is letting us down over Chagos, US says

Rachel Reeves has said the UK will not be ‘buffeted around’ by Trump’s threats, with president to speak in Davos today

7 minutes ago

How Europe angered Trump by accident in a blizzard of Greenland confusion

Social media grandstanding and a misplaced whisper in the president’s ear are thought to explain his sudden tariffs threat




David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz attend the Netflix 'Beckham' UK Premiere.



UK inflation rises to 3.4%, the first increase in five months

Office for National Statistics data shows inflation in December was driven higher by Rachel Reeves’s increase in taxes on cigarettes and rising airfares


Nigel Farage presenting his first show on GB News channel.
Nigel Farage presenting his first show on GB News channel.
‘I don’t do computers’: Farage defends breaking MPs’ rules 17 times
15 minutes ago

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain reacting during her Women's Singles Second Round match at the 2026 Australian Open.
Emma Raducanu of Great Britain reacting during her Women's Singles Second Round match at the 2026 Australian Open.
Tame Raducanu dumped out after one of her worst displays on big stage
Tennis

Various fruits, including mangos, pears, avocados, and peaches, for sale at Borough Market with their prices displayed.
Various fruits, including mangos, pears, avocados, and peaches, for sale at Borough Market with their prices displayed.
UK inflation rises to 3.4%, the first increase in five months





Jennifer Melle celebrating after being reinstated to her NHS job.
Jennifer Melle celebrating after being reinstated to her NHS job.
Nurse who misgendered paedophile steps up legal fight with NHS trust



Illustration of the Moon rising above Earth's horizon.
Inside Nasa’s Artemis II mission to the Moon

More than half a century since the last man stood on the lunar surface, astronauts are preparing to venture further into space than ever before



Starmer to visit China amid fallout from mega-embassy deal

Prime minister will travel to Beijing to revive trade ties despite warnings that the regime poses a threat to national security

48 minutes ago

Carmen Lau, a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, poses for a photograph.
Activist warns of torture threat at embassy

Carmen Lau, a pro-democracy campaigner who fled to Britain, fears ‘secret rooms’ at the site, which has been approved despite security risks


Cost of keeping China happy won’t buy much in return

Ministers hoping that approving the controversial embassy plans will lead to a better relationship with Beijing are likely to be disappointed



Catherine, Princess of Wales, practices curling with a stone on an ice rink, with Prince William observing.
Kate and William tell children curling is ‘harder than it looks’

Sympathetic laughs mixed with clapping at the National Curling Academy in Stirling where the royal couple tried the sport




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Collage of a man running, a man playing tennis, and a woman doing a forearm stand.
Mixing up gym routine ‘can lead to a longer life’

People with a greater variety of physical activities are likely to have a lower risk of early death, according to data from two large studies


A young boy lying down and intently watching something on a mobile device in a dimly lit room.
A young boy lying down and intently watching something on a mobile device in a dimly lit room.



Illustration of the Sheephouse Wood bat protection structure for the HS2 railway.



Editor's picks



Katie Glass posing in front of a bar.
‘I stopped my fat jabs — there’s more to life than being thin’

Katie Glass has twice lost 2st on fat jabs, which were just the latest of many attempts to lose weight. So why has she now given up?


Brooklyn Beckham in a kitchen with several dishes he prepared.
The Brooklyn Beckham I met two years after his marriage loved his parents



Two men wear dress pants and brown monk strap shoes.
The men’s shoes that give me the ick — by the fashion editor


Collage of an armed man, Ariana Grande as Glinda, and a Na'vi from Avatar.


Lord Alan Sugar with the candidates for The Apprentice 2026.
Axe The Apprentice with its arrogant motormouth show-offs? It’s about time


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Three children playing ice hockey and ice skating on a frozen pond in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Vitali Klitschko, mayor of the Ukrainian capital, has urged residents to join the 600,000 who have already fled. Many refuse to be bowed



No future in Kruger’s backward thinking

The ex-Conservative shaping Farage’s policies has a romantic view of Britain that has little to do with today’s realities



Illustration of men carrying Donald Trump in a gilded bed through the snow to the World Economic Forum.

Cartoon by Morten Morland



a man wearing glasses and a striped shirt smiles for the camera
The big winner in Iran? Chinese repression






a man wearing glasses and a striped shirt smiles for the camera
The big winner in Iran? Chinese repression







Andrew Perratt, head of residential at Savills, smiles wearing glasses and a suit jacket.
Andrew PerrattDon’t wait for spring — sell your house before the May elections


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The exterior of the 79th Group offices, with a large blue sign bearing the company's logo and name.
‘Ponzi scheme’ operators bankrupted amid efforts to recover lost funds


Pedestrians walk past a Burberry store on Canton Road in Hong Kong, China.
Burberry shares rise as China’s Gen Z fuel sales rebound

a man in a white shirt and blue tie looks at the camera
David SmithStonking US productivity revival leaves UK green with envy



Next buys Russell & Bromley, putting 33 stores and 440 jobs at risk
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Netflix beats forecasts and makes all-cash bid for Warner Bros





A red and black racing yacht with "GB" on its sail, moving through water creating a large splash.
Ainslie: I thought, ‘Shit how am I going to manage this?’


Senegal player Idrissa Gueye calls his teammates to walk off the pitch during the Africa Cup of Nations final.
Yes, Senegal were wrong — but football isn’t fair so this has been coming
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A man holds up a photo of himself as a young girl, standing outside a house.

This documentary about ‘Kristi’ — who spent years as a girl and is now living as a man — lifted the lid on the practice of surgery on babies born intersex




A woman in a green jacket holding a lamb.
The Yorkshire Shepherdess: ‘I had no TV — I missed Diana’s death’

Collage of Lieutenant Colonel Lalbahadur Pun and soldiers emplaning to rescue the Sultan of Brunei in 1962.
Lt-Col Lalbahadur Pun, trailblazing Gurkha officer

Gurkha who was the first to attend Sandhurst and won the MC for a daring assault on Indonesian troops in Borneo, dies aged 88

Collage of Lieutenant Colonel Lalbahadur Pun and soldiers emplaning to rescue the Sultan of Brunei in 1962.
Lt-Col Lalbahadur Pun, trailblazing Gurkha officer


Claudette Colvin, original Alabama bus boycotter


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