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• The battle for the left in the heart of London

  October 7, 2026 · 33 min

  Tomorrow sees the Greens and Labour battle it out for control of Holborn and St. Pancras, following Keir Starmer’s resignation as the constituency’s MP last month. The stakes are particularly high for the Green candidate and leader Zack…

• Is Spain’s PM next for eviction?

  October 6, 2026 · 25 min

  Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap election, after losing a key vote on his housing reforms. Protests have been rocking the country since an 87-year-old woman was evicted on a stretcher. Sánchez is gambling that he can…

• The UK’s overprescription epidemic

  October 5, 2026 · 31 min

  A Sunday Times investigation has found England is in an overprescribing epidemic. Adverse reactions to cocktails of medicines are sending a thousand older people to A&E every day, potentially causing deaths, and costing the NHS billions…

• How I broke free from my abusive boyfriend - The Sunday Story

  October 4, 2026 · 19 min

  When Times reporter Sasha Nugara fell for a charismatic musician she met online, she didn’t imagine she would end up in a coercive relationship. But love bombing quickly soured into manipulation and violence, and Sasha decided to break…

• The Ranulph Fiennes mystery - The Saturday Story

  October 3, 2026 · 33 min

  Sir Ranulph Fiennes is one of the world’s greatest living explorers. After he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2020, he continued to speak publicly about his career and illness. That is, until 2024. Since then, he hasn’t been seen…

• Inside the Man City cheating scandal

  October 2, 2026 · 33 min

  In one of the biggest scandals in English football history, Manchester City football club was found guilty this week on all charges of serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. So how did we get here? What will happen to…

• Why does the UK have the most expensive energy in Europe?

  October 1, 2026 · 28 min

  The energy price cap goes up again today by 4% – but more pain is around the corner, with forecasts yesterday suggesting a further 16% rise in the new year. Why are UK energy prices, particularly electricity, much more expensive than the…

• What Tennessee’s only female death row inmate told us before her execution

  September 30, 2026 · 30 min

  Christa Pike is set to be executed today, making her the first woman to be put to death in Tennessee in 200 years. Ahead of the execution, Pike has spoken with The Times about her regrets, her fears, and what it’s been like awaiting her…