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Monarchy is a lottery. Sometimes you get a dud - Tanya Gold
But this month has brought revelations from which he is unlikely to recover. A newly disclosed email shows Andrew was in touch with Epstein after the date he said he’d severed all contact. In the email he wrote that they’d “play more soon” and...
Javier Milei must balance competing US and Chinese demands
Javier Milei’s surprise election victory reassured the markets after economic turmoil LUIS ROBAYO/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Javier Milei’s reform package seemed to be hanging by a thread when Argentina voted at the weekend in midterm elections for...
UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | October 20 to October 26, 2025
Every Monday, we bring you UPSC Current Affairs Pointers—a concise, exam-focused guide to help you stay ahead in your Prelims and Mains preparation. Report (FYI: The data provided in these reports can be used to substantiate your Mains answer and...
Are We Ready? | The China Reckoning, With Rush Doshi
V.O.: Three, two, one... LINDSAY: The world has turned dangerous. Russia wages, war on Ukraine, talk of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan grows. North Korea's nuclear arsenal continues to expand. Iran clings to its nuclear ambitions. At the same time,...
Emotional veterans say LGBT memorial ‘means everything to us’
Military veterans who were thrown out of the armed forces and had their lives wrecked by the ban on gay personnel have spoken of their pride as the King attended the dedication of an LGBT memorial. Carol Morgan, from Surrey, was one of dozens of...
Research vessel charting the Americas docks in Bermuda
Created: Oct 27, 2025 08:34 AM Mark Schrader, the captain of One Ocean for the Around the Americas expedition (Photograph from Facebook) A group of sailors circumnavigating the Americas is in Bermuda this week to offer free presentations on marine...
Lessons from 19th-century N.S. crop failure resonate in age of climate change
As climate change threatens global food security today, the story of a Nova Scotia potato blight 180 years ago offers a sobering historical parallel. This same plant disease, the destructive water mould Phytophthora infestans, crossed the Atlantic...
Froth gone, stock market returns hinge on earnings growth, says HDFC AMC's Navneet Munot
There aren’t extreme pockets of froth on one side and a deep value on the other, he said in an interview. “Now, returns will largely depend on earnings growth…" There was consolidation over the last year with earnings growth coming below...
Reviving school cruises would thrill a new generation
Sixty years ago this week, the former troopship SS Nevasa sailed out of Southampton harbour to begin a new life as the first ship to provide mass subsidised voyages for schools. Trips involved sailing around ports in the Mediterranean, the Baltic...
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Might James Hewitt's new charitable chapter inspire Prince Andrew?
The path to redemption looks long and almost impossibly tortuous for Prince Andrew, now humiliatingly shorn of his royal dukedom. But, as he reflects on his threadbare reputation, he can seek inspiration from a fellow military man once nearly as...
Alastair Stewart: The fact memories still flood back despite my dementia is both reassuring and heartening
As is so often the case, events on the world stage prompt memories of moments I covered in my pre-dementia days as a TV news presenter and reporter. That they flood back despite my dementia is both reassuring and heartening. There’s a popular...
Brian Harris, leading Times photographer
It is often said that newspaper reporters are responsible for the first draft of history. Brian Harris respectfully disagreed. “It seems to me that we merry band of photographers are really the history boys and gals,” he claimed. “It is us who...
Specialist autism and learning disability supported living service launched in Hull
Bamford Avenue, east Hull, where Priory has opened a new supported living service(Image: google.com) A new specialist autism and learning disability service has been launched in Hull. Priory, the UK’s largest independent provider of mental health...
Kudos should be given to Senator Pocock for revealing a grubby deal
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Senator David Pocock has been cancelled by the leadership of the Parliamentary Sports Club...
Priory opens supported living service in East Yorkshire
Priory has opened a supported living service in Hull, East Yorkshire, expanding the organisation’s provision in the region. Priory Falkland House, which comprises 12 modern self-contained flats for people aged 18 to 65, has been developed to...
Time for Netanyahu to step down
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest – serving prime minister, may not admit it, but he’s at his wit’s end on the Gaza situation. Fondly called Bibi, Netanyahu has seen it all in service of the Jewish State. His public career has spanned over 40...
Inside the Fred Winter Centre and meeting the people who know it as a safe place
ARMY veteran Jamie Rogers spent four years in the parachute regiment and completed tours of Afghanistan and the Falklands. The 42-year-old, who suffers from PTSD and has personality disorders, found himself homeless after breaking up with his...
Historical first: Royal and Papal titles exchanged
From St. Paul’s tomb to Windsor Chapel, Charles and Leo XIV mark a milestone of spiritual friendship and shared history. As part of his state visit to the Holy See on October 23, 2025, King Charles III received a unique and deeply symbolic welcome...
'They forced me to share dirty bathroom with addicts after major surgery'
Ex-forces David Nixon was forced to share showers with drug users(Image: Fen Sharman) A veteran says he was forced to share toilets and showers with addicts at a homeless centre after a serious cancer operation. Ex-soldier David Nixon felt “messed...