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🔺 BREAKING: Russell Brand has been found guilty of one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault following a three-week trial Follow live updates ⬇️ thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…

Russell Brand trial latest: verdict expected — follow live

Russell Brand, whose wife is Laura Gallacher, is on trial for three charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of attempted indecent assault. He denies the charges

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 9:09 AM UTC

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WH Smith turnaround could be Leo Quinn’s greatest test thetimes.com/business/compan…

WH Smith turnaround could be Leo Quinn’s greatest test

The executive believed his appointment at Balfour Beatty was the biggest gamble of his career, but now he faces for an even tougher challenge

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 9:05 AM UTC

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Why so quiet about giving 16-year-olds the vote? thetimes.com/comment/columni…

Why so quiet about giving 16-year-olds the vote?

Women had to fight for suffrage but there is little debate over plans to lower the age threshold

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 8:44 AM UTC

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The Yorkshire Shepherdess on raising nine ‘feral’ children, tough love and co-parenting with Clive thetimes.com/life-style/pare…

Amanda Owen: I got a yellow flag from social services

The Yorkshire Shepherdess on raising nine ‘feral’ children, tough love and co-parenting with Clive

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 8:44 AM UTC

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The fried chicken battle for Britain’s high streets thetimes.com/business/compan…

Feathers to fly in fight for prime cut of fried chicken property

One in three new fast-food restaurants specialises in fried chicken but American chains and home-grown upstarts are all scrambling to open in similar spots

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 8:41 AM UTC

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🔺 UPDATED: A former schoolmate in Poland said the 24-year-old suspect who has died in hospital drew pictures of hangings and armed attacks on schools while in class thetimes.com/world/europe/ar…

Who is Michal Oksinski, Krakow shooting suspect?

A former schoolmate in Poland said the 24-year-old suspect who has died in hospital drew pictures of hangings and armed attacks on schools while in class

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 8:39 AM UTC

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Who is Michal Oksinski, Krakow shooting suspect? thetimes.com/world/europe/ar…

Who is Michal Oksinski, Krakow shooting suspect?

A former schoolmate in Poland said the 24-year-old suspect who has died in hospital drew pictures of hangings and armed attacks on schools while in class

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 8:13 AM UTC

Ciara Mageean obituary: European 1,500m champion from Ireland thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/a…

Ciara Mageean obituary: European 1,500m champion from Ireland

Athlete who overcame Olympic heartbreak to become one of the world’s best 1,500m runners and inspired many with her courage while dying of cancer dies aged 34

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 8:05 AM UTC

Police refuse to charge intruder as witness is ‘biased’ wife thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…

Police refuse to charge intruder as witness is ‘biased’ wife

Husband who fought with alleged home invader told breaking and entering is not a criminal offence and no burglary charges could be made since nothing was stolen

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 7:51 AM UTC

Asian markets rebound after chaotic 72 hours in wake of midterms thetimes.com/business/compan…

Asian markets rebound after chaotic 72 hours in wake of midterms

The Nikkei and Kospi rose after being caught up in the tech sell-off sparked by the Democratic party winning back both houses of Congress

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 7:50 AM UTC

🔺 BREAKING: A gunman suspected of killing six people in a mass shooting in Krakow has died in hospital, Polish police have said thetimes.com/world/europe/ar…

Krakow mass shooting suspect dies in hospital

A man suspected of killing six people in a mass shooting in Krakow has died in hospital after being wounded in a gunfight with police

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 7:49 AM UTC

Man United have no plan on or off the field — that’s why they’re in chaos thetimes.com/sport/football/…

Man United have no plan on or off the field — that’s why they’re in chaos

The fans back Michael Carrick and the players belatedly fight for him, which may be enough to save his job. No one at the club seems to have a better strategy, anyway

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 7:23 AM UTC

How Barrow is training pupils to bridge skills divide thetimes.com/uk/education/ar…

How Barrow is training pupils to bridge skills divide

The shipyard town is adding workshops to secondary schools in a national push to give teenagers practical skills alongside GCSEs

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 7:17 AM UTC

Is there something fishy about UK farmed salmon? thetimes.com/uk/environment/…

Is there something fishy about UK farmed salmon?

Prominent advertising campaigns have the industry in their sights. We dive into the evidence to see if their alarming claims stack up

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 7:05 AM UTC

My new watchdog would strengthen society thetimes.com/comment/columni…

My new watchdog would strengthen society

We need to incentivise people to behave in ways that make our country safe, pleasant and economically sustainable

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 6:50 AM UTC

The war game that simulates a Russian attack on Nato thetimes.com/video/originals…

The war game that simulates a Russian attack on Nato

Can British troops hold off an armoured force for 48 hours? A high-stakes test of British combat-readiness aims to find out

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 6:37 AM UTC

Britain pushes for ‘electric century’ deal at Cop31 climate summit thetimes.com/uk/environment/…

Britain pushes for ‘electric century’ deal at Cop31 climate summit

Ministers urge a switch to cleaner cars and heating but are cautious about a new 2035 target that has EU support but is opposed by countries such as India

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 6:27 AM UTC

I saw an elephant attacked by poachers. Now I live in a forest protecting them thetimes.com/world/africa/ar…

I saw an elephant attacked by poachers. Now I live in a forest protecting them

After 15 years as a radio host Raabia Hawa turned to conservation, this week she will be given a Tusk award in recognition of her work in Kenya

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 6:13 AM UTC

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Game on: Wimbledon unveils design for Chelsea Flower Show 2027 thetimes.com/uk/london/artic…

Game on: Wimbledon unveils design for Chelsea Flower Show 2027

Marking the 150th anniversary of the Championships, the plot will explore climate-resilient gardening. Hint: there is not a blade of lawn grass in sight

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 2:50 AM UTC

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Andrew befriends woman at centre of Norfolk’s ‘turnip toffs’ thetimes.com/uk/royal-family…

Andrew befriends woman at centre of Norfolk’s ‘turnip toffs’

Aliba Bellingham, whose godmother was Princess Diana’s mother, says she ‘hangs out’ with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — but denies they are romantically involved

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The Times and Sunday Times · Nov 9, 2026 · 2:06 AM UTC

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Bake and obey: meet the British tradwives thetimes.com/life-style/sex-…

Bake and obey: meet the British tradwives

In America women who homeschool, submit to their husbands and make bread are a social media phenomenon. Katie Glass meets their UK counterparts