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Sara suffered at the hands of her father, Urfan Sharif, 43, and his wife, Beinash Batool, 30, during a...The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif have been sentenced to life in prison for murdering the ten-year-old after subjecting her to “torture” and “despicable treatment” in “plain sight”. Sara suffered at the hands of her father, Urfan Sharif, 43, and his wife, Beinash Batool, 30, during a...The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif have been sentenced to life in prison for murdering the ten-year-old after subjecting... WHAT HAPPENED TO SARA SHARIF? THE MISSED CHANCES TO SAVE HER The trial for Sara Sharif’s murder heard there were numerous occasions when the police and local authorities could have intervened to remove the schoolgirl from her violent family. The authorities’ involvement with the family will be the subject of a review, but The Times has identified at least 15 missed opportunities to save Sara’s life.The trial for Sara Sharif’s murder heard there were numerous occasions when the police and local authorities could have intervened to remove the schoolgirl from her violent family. The authorities’ involvement with the family will be the subject of a review, but The Times has identified at least 15 missed opportunities to save Sara’s life.The trial for Sara Sharif’s murder heard there were numerous occasions when the police and local authorities could have... STARMER DASHES HOPES OF WASPI WOMEN FOR PENSION COMPENSATION Sir Keir Starmer has dashed the hopes of millions of Waspi women by refusing compensation, in another blow to older people. 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We are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this video PAEDOPHILE SPARED JAIL TO BE ‘IN PARITY’ WITH HUW EDWARDS’S SENTENCE new EX-CANDIDATE BRANDED ‘BIGOT’ OVER FEMINIST T-SHIRT SUES LIB DEMS new EARLY ALISTAIR COOKE EPISODES FOUND ON B-SIDE OF OLD OPERA RECORDINGS new MET POLICE OFFICER ‘TOLD WOMAN TO JUST TAKE IT’ IN RAPE TRIAL new EDITOR'S PICKS THE LOCKERS HAVE NUMBERS, NOT NAMES — WE DON’T KNOW WHO THESE KIDS ARE new WHICH CHRISTMAS JUMPER TRIBE ARE YOU THIS SEASON? new first night review LA BOHÈME AT COVENT GARDEN — PUCCINI REVIVED WITH A KNOCKOUT MIMÌ It always seems strange when La bohème is scheduled as a Christmas treat. True, half of it is set on Christmas Eve...It always seems strange when La bohème is scheduled as a Christmas treat. True, half of it is set...It always seems strange when La bohème is scheduled as a Christmas treat. True, half of it is set... martyn ziegler EUROPEAN SUPER LEAGUE RELAUNCHED – BUT UEFA SAYS IT’S A ‘PANTOMIME’ A fresh attempt is to be made to form a European Super League, with the backers of the original plan relaunching it...A fresh attempt is to be made to form a European Super League, with the backers of the original...A fresh attempt is to be made to form a European Super League, with the backers of the original... CHINESE 'SPYING' SCANDAL GORDONSTOUN SCRAPS CAMPUS DEAL WITH ALLEGED CHINESE SPY’S FIRM ‘SPY’ WAS AT THE HEART OF ANDREW’S VENTURE IN CHINA MI5 ‘ACTED TO PROTECT DEMOCRACY’ BY OUTING ALLEGED CHINESE SPY CHRISTINE LEE profile EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT YANG TENGBO, THE CHINESE ‘SPY’ LINKED TO ANDREW POLITICS ‘NO GUARANTEE’ PLANS TO CUT IMMIGRATION WILL WORK, ADVISERS WARN Migration Advisory Committee urges PM to consider specific measures political sketch BROMANCE IN BERGEN SENDS CRINGE LEVELS OFF THE CHARTS HOW CIVIL SERVANTS REALLY USE AI, FROM LESSON PLANS TO RECRUITMENT Even senior appointments are powered by intelligence beyond the human, transparency files show UK COULD RETURN TO EU LAWS AS STARMER SEEKS NEW TRADE DEAL The prime minister has refused to rule out accepting the European Court of Justice’s jurisdiction as part of an improved deal with Brussels FLAT RATE OF TAX IS ‘VERY ATTRACTIVE’, SAYS KEMI BADENOCH The Conservative leader said the UK was wired for an ‘old world’, held back by high standards of regulation that ‘aggressive’ competitors did not share DO SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL THIS CHRISTMAS Support our appeal to help allergy research, homeless children and men's mental health Find out more and donate DON’T FOCUS ON CLIMATE ACTION AT EXPENSE OF NATURE, SAYS UN new The UN has warned a narrow focus on tackling climate change at the expense of other environmental challenges could negatively impact nature, inadvertently creating new forests devoid of wildlife. The Nexus assessment by the UN’s biodiversity science panel, Ipbes, found that biodiversity is declining in all parts of the world. The report, approved by almost 150 countries...The UN has warned a narrow focus on tackling climate change at the expense of other environmental...The UN has warned a narrow focus on tackling climate change at the expense of other environmental... A MILLION MORE HOMES AT RISK OF FLOODING THAN SIX YEARS AGO Almost a million more homes in England are at risk from flooding than six years ago due to climate change, new houses...Almost a million more homes in England are at risk from flooding than six years ago due to climate change, new houses built in floodplains and a more accurate assessment of the threat, according to the Environment Agency. There are 6.3 million residential properties in areas of medium and high flood risk, up from...Almost a million more homes in England are at risk from flooding than six years ago due to climate change, new houses built in... LETBY EXPERT ACCUSES DEFENCE OF ‘UNFOUNDED, INACCURATE’ CLAIMS LONDON COUNCIL TO DIM STREET LIGHTS AFTER £25M CLIMATE SPENDING DON’T DESTROY EACH OTHER, DIVORCE JUDGE TELLS SUSPENDED VICE-CHANCELLOR AND WIFE INTERMITTENT FASTING ‘CAN MAKE YOUR HAIR SHORTER AND THINNER’ SCIENTISTS TELL DISNEY PRINCESSES HOW TO LIVE HEALTHILY EVER AFTER Being a Disney princess seems like an enviable occupation, filled with banquets and ball gowns — but researchers have warned that the fictional royals would be at risk of developing some serious health problems from their adventures. Belle could...Being a Disney princess seems like an enviable occupation, filled with banquets and ball gowns —...Being a Disney princess seems like an enviable occupation, filled with banquets and ball gowns —... AI TRAINING ON COPYRIGHTED WORKS WILL ‘WIPE OUT’ ARTISTS, WARNS MCCARTNEY NO ONE TOLD ME ABOUT HORIZON, VENNELLS TELLS POST OFFICE INQUIRY GIVING PATIENTS RIGHT TO SECOND OPINION IS SAVING LIVES, NHS DATA SUGGESTS 7,000 STEPS TO HAPPINESS? WALKERS ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE DEPRESSED video WATCH BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH PLAY EVIL EXECUTIVE IN PENSION AD Benedict Cumberbatch has starred as a malevolent deforestation fat cat in a new campaign criticising the relationship between pension funds and the fossil fuel industry, a year after a similar performance by Olivia Colman. Cumberbatch, 48, plays...Benedict Cumberbatch has starred as a malevolent deforestation fat cat in a new campaign...Benedict Cumberbatch has starred as a malevolent deforestation fat cat in a new campaign... 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We are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this video HALF-SIBLINGS WIN COURT BATTLE FOR CHEATING FATHER’S INHERITANCE 3D-PRINTED GUN BLUEPRINTS FOUND ONLINE AS LAW CHANGE LOOMS TAXI AND AMBULANCE DRIVERS LESS LIKELY TO DIE FROM ALZHEIMER’S WOMAN KILLED IN LONDON SHOOTING NAMED AS POLICE HUNT GUNMAN FORMER MI5 CHIEF TO LEAD SEARCH FOR NEW ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY GIRL, 12, FACES COURT OVER DEATH OF 80-YEAR-OLD DOG WALKER SPACE JUNK ISN’T POLLUTION — IT’S ARCHAEOLOGY, SAYS PROFESSOR Close up, parts of Mars must look like a fly-tipping site. Since the 1970s, we’ve sent at least 16 probes, landers...Close up, parts of Mars must look like a fly-tipping site. Since the 1970s, we’ve sent at least...Close up, parts of Mars must look like a fly-tipping site. Since the 1970s, we’ve sent at least... THE TIMES DIARY MICHAEL WHITEHALL’S DARKEST SECRET AND THE PERILS OF GENEALOGY Be careful with genealogy — you never know what you might discover. The theatrical agent Michael Whitehall found this...Be careful with genealogy — you never know what you might discover. The theatrical agent Michael...Be careful with genealogy — you never know what you might discover. The theatrical agent Michael... PHOTOGRAPHY NEWS IN PICTURES For more pictures from The Times follow us on InstagramFor more pictures from The Times follow us on InstagramFor more pictures from The Times follow us on Instagram Show more Black Friday Offer DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION Unlimited access to our journalism BLACK FRIDAY OFFER Only £1 for the first 4 months SUBSCRIBER BENEFITS Exclusive offers and events WORLD in depth INSIDE RUSSIA’S CHEMICAL WEAPON CAMPAIGN AGAINST UKRAINE Moscow has been accused of illegally using tear gas to drive out Ukrainian forces Anton Shmahai, a Ukrainian solider, never saw the Russian gas grenade fall from a drone. Within seconds, his trench was full of thick, green smoke and he was overcome by the choking fumes. “I inhaled a lot of it. My uncovered skin and throat burnt. Tears streamed from my eyes and they felt like...Anton Shmahai, a Ukrainian solider, never saw the Russian gas grenade fall from a drone. Within seconds, his trench was full of thick, green smoke and he was overcome by the choking fumes. “I inhaled a lot of it. My uncovered skin and throat burnt. Tears streamed from my eyes and they felt like...Anton Shmahai, a Ukrainian solider, never saw the Russian gas grenade fall from a drone. Within seconds, his trench was full of... HOPES RISE FOR GAZA CEASEFIRE AS NEGOTIATORS EDGE TOWARDS DEAL updated Israel has said that it will take “full security control” of the Gaza Strip once fighting has ended, as negotiators edged closer towards a deal to release the hostages still being held in the enclave. Hopes of a ceasefire have been rising for several days, with sources on both sides briefing that an agreement, which would halt the conflict...Israel has said that it will take “full security control” of the Gaza Strip once fighting has ended, as negotiators edged closer towards a deal to release the hostages still being held in the enclave. Hopes of a ceasefire have been rising for several days, with sources on both sides briefing that an agreement, which would halt the conflict...Israel has said that it will take “full security control” of the Gaza Strip once fighting has ended, as negotiators edged... INTERVIEW SYRIA WON’T BE BASE FOR ATTACKS ON ISRAEL, VOWS NEW LEADER exclusive Syria’s new leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani has said that he will not allow the country to be used as a launchpad for attacks against Israel or any other state. Speaking to The Times in his first interview since taking control of the country, Jolani called on the West to lift sanctions imposed on Syria during the...Syria’s new leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani has said that he will not allow the country to be used...Syria’s new leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani has said that he will not allow the country to be used... GIRL, 15, SHOOTS DEAD TEACHER AND FELLOW PUPIL AT WISCONSIN SCHOOL updated FEMALE SCHOOL SHOOTERS LIKE NATALIE RUPNOW ARE RARE — AND HARDER TO UNDERSTAND TRAPPED ITALIAN CAVER WILL NOT BE FREED FOR DAYS, SAY RESCUERS new HUNDREDS ARRESTED OVER NIGERIAN CRYPTO-ROMANCE SCAMS WHERE HAVE DRONES BEEN SPOTTED? THE US SIGHTINGS MAPPED new video ‘DEVASTATING’ 7.3 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS VANUATU’S CAPITAL A severe earthquake has flattened buildings, triggered landslides and twisted roads in the Pacific state of Vanuatu. Casualties are feared in Port Vila, the capital, where video showed collapsed buildings, landslides and deformed roads after a...A severe earthquake has flattened buildings, triggered landslides and twisted roads in the...A severe earthquake has flattened buildings, triggered landslides and twisted roads in the... Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Mute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded: 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE Remaining Time -0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters * Chapters Descriptions * descriptions off, selected Captions * captions settings, opens captions settings dialog * captions off, selected Audio Track Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. 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We are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this video FRENCH PM CRITICISED FOR FLYING TO PYRENEES AND SNUBBING MAYOTTE new WHY INDIA’S ‘CHILLI GRENADE’ GHOST PEPPER IS LOSING ITS FIRE new ESTONIA’S PM TELLS NATO LEADERS TO ‘PREPARE FOR WAR IF YOU WANT PEACE’ BRITISH SPIES FOILED SUICIDE BOMB PLOT MEANT TO KILL ME, REVEALS POPE Richard Spencer in Syria HOW HORROR OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACKS SEALED ASSAD’S FATE BANK WORKER STOLE £5M FROM SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES video BLOCKING MY MIGRANT DEAL A BOON FOR MAFIA, MELONI WARNS RUSSIA HAS THE UPPER HAND IN UKRAINE WAR, PUTIN TELLS OFFICIALS david charter | analysis THE DEMOCRAT WHO BACKS ISRAEL, TRANS SURGERY FOR KIDS — AND A PARDON FOR TRUMP Co-operation with Donald Trump is so unthinkable for most Democrats that the one senator who has extended an olive branch has been told “you’re dead to us” by the left. John Fetterman, who was elected in Pennsylvania in 2022, was already being...Co-operation with Donald Trump is so unthinkable for most Democrats that the one senator who has...Co-operation with Donald Trump is so unthinkable for most Democrats that the one senator who has... WHITE HOUSE OFFERS EXPLANATION FOR MYSTERY DRONE SIGHTINGS DISPATCH IS RUSSIA USING CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN UKRAINE? ON THE GROUND WITH THE TEAM INVESTIGATING TRUMP HAS NO IMMUNITY FROM FRAUD CONVICTION, JUDGE RULES Donald Trump does not have immunity from prosecution for the hush money case in which he was convicted of fraud...Donald Trump does not have immunity from prosecution for the hush money case in which he was...Donald Trump does not have immunity from prosecution for the hush money case in which he was... UPROAR OVER PLAN TO BULLDOZE BRITISH BARRACKS IN MALTA The planned demolition of a British colonial barracks in Malta to make way for luxury homes has provoked angry...The planned demolition of a British colonial barracks in Malta to make way for luxury homes has...The planned demolition of a British colonial barracks in Malta to make way for luxury homes has... Show more COMMENT STUDENTS SHOULDN’T PAY THE PRICE OF STRIKES Daniel Finkelstein The Labour government is easing the way for more unjustifiable action by university lecturers instigated by militant minorities new melanie phillips CHURCH’S REAL SCANDAL IS ITS SPIRITUAL COLLAPSE Susie Goldsbrough BURIED WAR STORY CHALLENGES OUR NEAT NARRATIVES giles coren | notebook I’M ON THE RIGHT TRACK FOR A NICE LITTLE EARNER Jawad Iqbal JUDGES IN CASE OF SARA SHARIF HAVE NO RIGHT TO ANONYMITY georgia heneage | notebook WELCOME TO MY FAMILY — CONSIDER WEARING A WATERPROOF I am part of a very large family and everyone gets a bit crackers this time of year. There are spillages, squabbles, various neuroses, dogs (one has a broken leg so has to be carried everywhere; the other is a rescue from Greece with the frazzled...I am part of a very large family and everyone gets a bit crackers this time of year. There are...I am part of a very large family and everyone gets a bit crackers this time of year. There are... Leading Articles FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES The government must not allow Beijing’s sustained campaign of espionage in Britain to go unchallenged FAMILY AFFAIRS Rachel Reeves has put the future of farms and family-run businesses in jeopardy UNHEALTHILY EVER AFTER Disney princess is one of the most hazardous jobs known to woman LETTERS TO THE EDITOR FAILURE OF SAFEGUARDING IN CHURCH OF ENGLAND Write to letters@thetimes.co.uk Sir, The seemingly constant turmoil in the Church of England, with calls for the resignation of the Archbishop of York, is the result of continuing failure over several years fully to address the necessity for truly...Write to letters@thetimes.co.uk Sir, The seemingly constant turmoil in the Church of England...Write to letters@thetimes.co.uk Sir, The seemingly constant turmoil in the Church of England... DAILY UNIVERSAL REGISTER BRIEFING UK: Labour market statistics published; BBC Sports Personality of the Year award prizegiving. France: Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought award ceremony at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. ON THIS DAY In 1903 the first powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine took place at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville and Wilbur Wright made four brief flights in their Wright Flyer; in 1942 the foreign secretary, Anthony Eden, told the House of Commons that Germany was carrying out “Hitler’s oft-repeated intention to exterminate the Jewish people in Europe”; in 1983 an IRA car bomb killed six people and injured 91 outside Harrods department store in Knightsbridge, central London; in 1986 Davina Thompson, aged 35, received the world’s first heart, lung and liver transplant, at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, in a seven-hour operation. She died on August 13, 1998; in 1999 the British government officially lifted its ban on selling beef-on-the-bone, which had been in force since December 15, 1997, as a result of public health fears. NATURE NOTES In the cold soil beneath trees, on trunks, twigs and branches, and deep in leaf litter and brush, millions of next year’s moths and butterflies are spending winter pupating in protective cocoons, ready to emerge next year: one reason why it’s so important to try to leave as much of your garden undisturbed until spring as you can. The puss-moth caterpillar constructs a hard cocoon from chewed-up wood pulp cemented to the trunks of trees, so well disguised as to be almost invisible. The blackish-brown, pointed pupa of the poplar hawk-moth can often be found in quite large numbers in the soil beneath poplars and willows. Orange-tips create a crescent-shaped chrysalis that hangs from plant stems by threads of silk. Melissa Harrison Melissa Harrison Show more BIRTHDAYS TODAY Kay Burley, presenter, Sky News, 64; Charlotte Edwards, cricketer, England (1996-2016) and former captain, 45; Peter Farrelly, film director, There’s Something About Mary (1998), Green Book (2018), 68; Claire Forlani, actress, Meet Joe Black (1998), 53; Rick Haythornthwaite, chairman, NatWest Group (banking and insurance), Ocado Group (2021-Nov 2024, online groceries), 68; Wendy Hoyte, sprinter, holder of the UK indoor 50m record (set in 1981), 67; Milla Jovovich, model and actress, The Fifth Element (1997), the Resident Evil film series, 49; the Right Rev Stephen Lake, Bishop of Salisbury, 61; Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times columnist, editor, The Sunday Telegraph (1995-2005), 68; Mike Mills, musician, founding member of REM, Around the Sun (2004), 66; Gavin O’Reilly, businessman, chairman, The New European, and his brother Tony O’Reilly, businessman, chief executive, dCarbonX Ltd (geo-energy company), 58; Manny Pacquiao, boxer, winner of world titles in eight weight divisions, and politician, 46; Steve Parkin, founder of Clipper Logistics and racehorse owner, 64; Sarah Paulson, actress, American Horror Story (2011-21), Ratched (2020), 50; the Pope, 88; Paula Radcliffe, women’s marathon world record holder (2003-19) and three-time winner of the London Marathon (2002, 2003 and 2005), 51; Vikki Slade, Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset & North Poole, 52; Tommy Steele (Sir Thomas Hicks), actor and singer, Half a Sixpence (1967), 88; the Earl of Wessex, 17; Dame Jacqueline Wilson, children’s author, The Story of Tracy Beaker (1991), Wave Me Goodbye (2017), 79; Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 59. 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BLUEBELL CAPITAL PUTS ITS HEDGE FUND OUT TO PASTURE JOHNSON MATTHEY FACES BREAK-UP CALL FROM LARGEST SHAREHOLDER ARM HOLDINGS CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO JOIN BOARD OF ASTRAZENECA CANAL+ SHARES IN CHOPPY WATERS ON LONDON DEBUT THE TIMES ENTERPRISE NETWORK Providing inspiration and advice for entrepreneurs on how to run and grow their businesses EXPLORE Government WHAT I LEARNT … TRYING TO CHANGE WHITEHALL Food supplements VITABIOTICS MAKES WELL MEN OF ITS OWNERS WITH £15M DIVIDEND Company whose brands include Wellman and Pregnacare lifts payout by 50% after rise in profits amid burgeoning market for food supplements and vitamins family business FIRMS ROOTED IN TRADITION BRAINSTORM SUCCESSION PLANS TO STAY AFLOAT lynda gratton WHY TECH ISN’T THE SOLUTION TO BRITAIN’S PRODUCTIVITY ISSUES HOW I MADE IT WE WERE SO POOR, THE COUNCIL GAVE US SHOES. 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As chief executive...Britain is undergoing a pre-loved revolution, with one in ten Christmas gifts bought second-hand. As chief executive of Depop, the tech firm, Kruti Patel Goyal is helping to popularise second-hand fashion. Previously chief product officer at Etsy, Goyal has built a career around empowering entrepreneurs through...Britain is undergoing a pre-loved revolution, with one in ten Christmas gifts bought second-hand. As chief executive of Depop... Show more SPORT CHELSEA’S MUDRYK SUSPENDED AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR MELDONIUM The £89million winger, who hasn’t played since November 28, says the adverse finding has come as a ‘complete shock’ Mykhailo Mudryk has been provisionally suspended from football after being notified of a positive drugs test by the FA. 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The company A22 Sports Management — backed by Real Madrid — has said it will submit the proposal to Fifa and Uefa, believing that the organisations will have no option but to give permission to the new...A fresh attempt is to be made to form a European Super League, with the backers of the original plan relaunching it as the “Unify League”. The company A22 Sports Management — backed by Real Madrid — has said it will submit the proposal to Fifa and Uefa, believing that the organisations will have no option but to give permission to the new...A fresh attempt is to be made to form a European Super League, with the backers of the original plan relaunching it as the... FURBANK A DOUBT FOR SIX NATIONS WITH BROKEN ARM new George Furbank is a serious doubt for the Six Nations after scans revealed that he fractured his right forearm playing for Northampton Saints last weekend. 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Newcastle have not won a major domestic competition since 1955, and after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment...Eddie Howe has admitted that financial rules brought in by the Premier League after the Saudi takeover of Newcastle United have... Interview ‘GIORGIO ARMANI CALLED ME BELLA’ – SPOTY WIN WOULD CAP KEELY’S SURREAL, GOLDEN YEAR BBC AND ITV TO SHARE TV RIGHTS FOR NEXT TWO WORLD CUPS STOKES: INJURY WILL NOT CHANGE HOW I PLAY – I’VE WORKED MY ARSE OFF UNITED STARS QUIZZED BY CLUB OVER LEAKED STARTING XI FOR DERBY WIN stuart fraser RADUCANU: OFF-COURT BUSINESS IS DRAINING – I’VE LEARNT HOW TO SAY NO Playing the piano and painting with her grandmother in China in September, Emma Raducanu suddenly realised that changes were required. 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The England captain was part of the Saracens side who beat Stade Francais in Paris 28-17 on Sunday, to back-up a 27-5 win over the Bulls the previous week.Jamie George believes that an English team can win the Investec Champions Cup this year, despite lacking the depth and money of... tony cascarino HAALAND CAN’T BE HAPPY – PEP MUST REBUILD CITY AROUND HIM michael grant NO SCOTTISH MANAGER IN ENGLAND’S TOP TWO DIVISIONS FOR FIRST TIME IN 132 YEARS women’s euro 2025 ENGLAND TO PLAY WALES IN TOUGH GROUP FOR EURO TITLE DEFENCE ROB WRIGHT’S WEDNESDAY RACING TIPS AND NEWS Show more SPONSORED TIMES2 WHICH CHRISTMAS JUMPER TRIBE ARE YOU THIS SEASON? Fair Isle, hand-knitted or snow white — it is possible to find a stylish festive sweater, says Anna Murphy new INTERVIEW WE BOTH LOST AN EYE TO CANCER — AND NOW WE’RE FRIENDS It’s a remarkable coincidence. 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I get to test virtually every product launched and I dismiss most of them as being too “over”. That’s overpriced, overrated, overpromising and underdelivering — but not these best buys of the year. These really are worth your hard-earned cash because they make life easier and just a little more beautiful. Most of the time a body...I am going to be brutally honest here. I get to test virtually every product launched and I...I am going to be brutally honest here. I get to test virtually every product launched and I... Shane Watson I’M CRYING MY WAY THROUGH THE REST OF 2024. IT’S DRAINING What the hell’s happened in the run-up to Christmas? Has someone decided the season has got way too merry and twinkly...What the hell’s happened in the run-up to Christmas? Has someone decided the season has got way too merry and twinkly and ho ho ho and enough already — we want you crying daily and as if you really mean it? Anyway, it’s working. 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Seventies...Beyoncé’s Deja Vu is my hype for Strictly — she gets me in the right mood for the show. Seventies... review STRIKE: THE INK-BLACK HEART — WILL THESE TWO SLEUTHS EVER ADMIT THEIR LOVE? The murky world of social media, with its stalkers, trolls and weirdos, is something Robert Galbraith, aka JK Rowling, might claim to know something about. But Strike: The Ink Black Heart (BBC1) is a difficult book to dramatise, centring so much...The murky world of social media, with its stalkers, trolls and weirdos, is something Robert...The murky world of social media, with its stalkers, trolls and weirdos, is something Robert... YOUR MONEY MATTERS VODAFONE HAS CONFUSED ME WITH SOMEONE ELSE — AGAIN THE 19 BEST BOOKS OF 2024 DR MARK PORTER ELIGIBLE FOR A MIDLIFE MOT? 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COMPETITION WIN A FOODIE BREAK FOR TWO IN THE RIBBLE VALLEY WORTH UP TO £1,650 AT NORTHCOTE NORWAY’S WEST COAST CITY BREAK THAT’S EVEN BETTER IN WINTER I’VE FOUND THE MOST SPELLBINDING WAY TO SEE INDIA’S CITY OF LAKES 10 OF THE BEST THINGS TO DO IN BANGKOK YOU CAN NOW FLY (EASILY) TO EUROPE’S MOST REMOTE AND CAPTIVATING CAPITAL INSPIRATION 27 OF THE COSIEST PLACES TO STAY IN THE UK THIS WINTER Show more REGISTER OBITUARY CHARLES HANDY, CORPORATE PHILOSOPHER AND AUTHOR Maverick management guru whose strategy was to spend ‘100 days a year earning, 100 days writing and 100 days on fun’ obituary COLONEL EUAN HOUSTOUN, DECORATED GRENADIER GUARDS AND SAS COMMANDER Commander recognised for gathering vital intelligence before the recapture of the Falkland Islands OBITUARY ALAN MONTEFIORE, GENTLE PHILOSOPHER WHO REVELLED IN COMPLEXITY Oxford professor applied his philosophical morals to an interrogation of his Jewish identity OBITUARY JOE BIRRELL, HURDLER WHO COMPETED IN ‘AUSTERITY’ OLYMPICS Athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 110m hurdles at the 1948 Olympics in London video TIMES OBITUARIES BROUGHT TO LIFE IN A PODCAST The Times has been publishing life stories of the great and the good (and the not so good) for more than 170 years. 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