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18 best new books to read in 2024, from historical fiction to romance novels

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The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to refresh your reading pile. Whether you have a penchant for a crime caper or love reading a romantic romp, there’s no better way to cure any January blues than with a good book (or two).

While we eagerly await stretching out on a sun lounger with a book in the summer, the colder months offer ample opportunity to cosy up and dive into a new tome. From immersive historical epics to novels that transport you to warmer climes, the main criteria for a good winter book is simple: you won’t want to put it down.

Luckily, last year’s titles and this year’s early releases leave you spoiled for choice. From romance novels to Booker Prize-nominated tomes and laugh-out-loud stories, the mix is as eclectic as ever.

This year’s reading pile sees plenty of acclaimed debuts from the likes of Yomi Adegoke, Maud Ventura and Alice Winn, as well as eagerly anticipated titles from acclaimed authors such as Kiley Reid, Paul Murray, Dolly Alderton, Zadie Smith , Colson Whitehead and Jen Beagin.

The varied authorship is reflected in the diverse themes addressed, ranging from an Irish family in turmoil and love in the trenches of the First World War to slavery in the Caribbean, and dating across the political spectrum and dark domestic dramas.

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To narrow down our list of the best books to read this winter, we looked for original page-turners with superb quality prose and a captivating story that stayed with us after we’d reached the end. From books for history-lovers to romance novels, witty romantic comedies and acclaimed prize-winners, there’s something for every type of reader.

The best new books to read in winter 2024 are:

  • Best new release – The Bee Sting by Paul Murray, published by Hamish Hamilton: £17.49, Amazon.co.uk
  • Best literary thriller – Yellowface by Rebecca F Kuang, published by The Borough Press: £13.39, Amazon.co.uk
  • Best war novel – In Memoriam by Alice Winn, published by Viking: £11.72, Amazon.co.uk 
  • Best buzzy book – The List by Yomi Adegoke, published by Fourth Estate: £8, Amazon.co.uk
  • Best subversive romance novel – Everything’s Fine by Cecilia Rabess: £12.99, Amazon.co.uk

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‘The Bee Sting’ by Paul Murray, published by Hamish Hamilton

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  • Best : Overall new release
  • Genre : Comedy drama
  • Release date : 8 June 2023

Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting is a tour de force of fiction. The Barnes, a once-well-off Irish family, are in the midst of emotional and financial strain. Set during turbulent months in their claustrophobic town (think floods, droughts and the aftermath of recession), Murray expertly gives us each family member’s perspective of the same events – with flashbacks unravelling an intricate story of betrayal, crime and lust.

Profound on the human condition, utterly gripping and peppered with comedy, Murray’s novel is a must-read this year.

  • Apple Books: £9.99, Apple.com
  • Kindle: £9.99, Amazon.co.uk
  • Audible: £14.87, Amazon.co.uk

‘Good Material’ by Dolly Alderton, published by Fig Tree

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  • Best : Comedy novel
  • Genre : Comedy
  • Release date : 9 November 2023

Some writers suffer from second-novel syndrome, but not Dolly Alderton. The author and columinist’s second book Good Material is a cliché-avoiding break-up novel, in the vein of Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity .

Told through the eyes of recently dumped Andy, we follow him as he grapples with single life after his girlfriend realised she wanted to be alone. This in itself is a powerful narrative, with Alderton making a case for the happy and single 30-something woman.

Genuinely laugh-out-loud funny – with characters straight out of a Richard Curtis film (the elderly lodger who’s prepping for doomsday is a highlight) – whipsmart dialogue and relatable millennial themes (Alderton’s forte) mean there’s never a dull moment. Despite it being a pleasingly easy read (we tore through it in a single day), Good Material still manages to be thought-provoking and wise.

  • Audible: £11.37, Amazon.co.uk

‘Yellowface’ by Rebecca F Kuang, published by The Borough Press

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  • Best : Literary thriller
  • Genre : Thriller
  • Release date : 25 May 2023

A satire of the publishing industry and brazen exploration of cancel culture, Rebecca F Kuang’s literary heist Yellowface is one the most gripping books of the year. It begins with the freak accident death of young, famed writer Athena Liu (she chokes on pancake mixture, setting the preposterous tone for the rest of the book), witnessed by her sometimes-friend and aspiring (currently failing) novelist June Hayward.

After June steals Athena’s unfinished manuscript and publishes it under her own name to acclaim, she is thrown into the fame, money and relevance she’s always desired. But when her secret threatens to become known, June must decide how far she will go to maintain her reputation. Addictive and uncomfortable, with plenty of savagely funny moments, Kuang’s novel is a must-read this autumn.

  • Apple Books: £4.99, Apple.com
  • Kindle: £7.99, Amazon.co.uk
  • Audible: £11.38, Amazon.co.uk

‘In Memoriam’ by Alice Winn, published by Viking

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  • Best : War novel
  • Genre : Historical fiction
  • Release date : 9 March 2023

Beginning in a private boarding school for boys, before taking us to the horror of the trenches during World War One, Alice Winn’s blistering debut is an unforgettable read. We’re first introduced to the book’s central figures – Gaunt and Ellwood – in 1914, when both schoolboys are secretly in love with each other. When half-German Gaunt is pressured by his mother to enlist in the British army, he is relieved to run away from his forbidden feelings for his best friend. But when the true terror of the war is revealed to him, he is soon devastated when Ellwood and other classmates follow him to the Western Front.

A love story set against the tragedies of war, Winn’s rousing writing transports you to the trenches, where an entire generation of lost men are brought to vivid life – the characters will stick with you, long after the final page.

  • Apple Books: £7.99, Apple.com

‘The Fraud’ by Zadie Smith, published by Hamish Hamilton

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  • Best : Novel about real people
  • Genre : Historical
  • Release date : 7 September 2023

Zadie Smith’s first foray into historical fiction, The Fraud is based on true events and juxtaposes a portrait of Victorian life and slavery in the Caribbean. The titular fraud in question is the Tichborne Claimant – a butcher who claimed to be an aristocratic heir in an 1873 trial that gripped the country. Real-life cousin and housekeeper to the largely forgotten novelist William Ainsworth, Smith reimagines Eliza Touchet’s mostly unknown life and her fascination with the case and its prime witness, an ageing Black man named Andrew Bogle.

The author’s version of Bogle’s backstory provides most of the second half of the book, beginning with his father’s abduction in the 1770s to the Hope Plantation in Jamaica. Affecting and devastating, it’s in stark contrast to the humdrum domestic middle-class Victorian life also explored. In typical Zadie style, the narrative structure and decade leaping require you to pay attention – but you’re heavily rewarded with the sheer breadth of the novel and its vividly painted characters.

‘The List’ by Yomi Adegoke, published by Fourth Estate

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  • Best : Buzzy summer book
  • Genre : Relationships, social media
  • Release date : 20 July 2023

The book that everyone’s talking about, Slay In Your Lane writerYomi Adegoke’s debut novel is so buzzy that an HBO TV adaptation is already in the works. Podcaster Michael and journalist Ola are a young couple on the cusp of marriage when their world is blown apart by allegations of abuse made against Michael online in “The List”.

Having made a career of exposing such men, Ola is torn between believing Michael’s innocence or supporting the women who anonymously submitted their stories to the list. Thought-provoking and topical in its exploration of life both online and offline, and the fallout of cancel culture, it’s written with sharp insight and is impossible to put down. The hype is real.

  • Kindle: £4.99, Amazon.co.uk
  • Apple Books: £11.99, Apple.com

‘Big Swiss’ by Jen Beagin

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  • Best : Sex comedy
  • Genre : Dark comedy
  • Release date : 18 May 2023

A sex comedy with darkness at its centre, Jen Beagin’s latest novel is narrated by Greta, a 45-year-old who lives in a decrepit Dutch farmhouse and transcribes for a sex therapist. Knowing everyone’s secrets in the small town of Hudson is no problem when you’re a relative recluse – that is until she bumps into Flavia, aka Big Swiss, her nickname for the 28-year-old married Swiss woman who suffered a terrible beating that she regularly transcribes (and is infatuated with).

Their dog park meeting leads to a passionate relationship with both women trying to escape their own traumas. Greta’s mother committed suicide when she was 13 years old while Flavia’s attacker has just been released from prison. An off-kilter romance with lashings of psychological thriller, darker moments are balanced with Beagin’s witty writing, idiosyncratic characters and laugh-out-loud passages. Naturally, there’s already an HBO adaptation starring Jodie Comer in the works.

  • Apple Books: £8.99, Apple.com

‘Everything’s Fine’ by Cecilia Rabess, published by Simon & Schuster

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  • Best : Subversive romance novel
  • Genre : Romance

A subversive love story set against the political polarisation of America, Cecilia Rabess’s Everything’s Fine is a funny and punchy debut. Jess – Black and liberal – immediately dislikes her Ivy League college classmate Josh – white and conservative – but when they find themselves working in the same company after graduating, a cantankerous friendship turns into a passionate relationship.

Set against the backdrop of Trump’s presidential campaign, the novel explores if ideological opposites can be together – with its most heated moments taking place over arguments about Maga hats, wealth inequality and wokeism. Commenting perceptively on politics and economics, Rabess’s writing is just as enthralling on lust and sex. Concluding on the eve of the 2016 election, the novel questions whether love really can conquer all. We tore through it in two sittings.

  • Apple Books: £0.99, Apple.com

‘Crook Manifesto’ by Colson Whitehead, published by Fleet

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  • Best : Best crime novel
  • Genre : Crime, historical
  • Release date : 18 July 2023

Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Colson Whitehead is back with the second instalment to his New York crime trilogy. First introduced in 2021’s Harlem Shuffle , furniture salesman and ex-fence Ray Carney returns to the criminal underbelly of the city in Crook Manifesto , in a bid to secure Jackson 5 tickets (which were like gold dust in 1971) for his daughter.

Jumping through the years up to 1976, Whitehead casts a satirical eye on New York during the tumultuous decade, touching on everything from police corruption and the Black Liberation Army to Blaxploitation. Blending family drama with history and culture, the sequel has the feel of a Quentin Tarantino movie and we were hooked.

‘Romantic Comedy' by Curtis Sittenfeld, published by Doubleday

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  • Best : Rom-com
  • Genre : Romantic comedy
  • Release date : 6 April 2023

Having previously given voice to President’s wives in the acclaimed American Wife and Rodham , Curtis Sittenfeld has set her sights on the comedy world in her latest novel – aptly named Romantic Comedy . Protagonist Sally is a successful writer at a Saturday Night Live -inspired sketch show, and has, thus far, been unlucky in love. When she meets pop idol Noah Brewster on the show in 2018, she develops a school-girl crush that challenges her cynicism about love.

Picking up the story two years later, in 2020, during the pandemic, the two reconnect over email (this section is stellar) and meet up in LA.

Sittenfeld explores the world of celebrity, modern dating, lockdown and Covid-19 with wit, humour and often profundity. A light-hearted page-turner that’s funny, romantic and heartwarming.

  • Kindle: £8.99, Amazon.co.uk
  • Apple Books:  £7.99,  Apple.com
  • Audible:  £11,37,  Amazon.co.uk

‘Ordinary Human Failings’ by Megan Nolan, published by Vintage

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  • Best : Best family drama
  • Genre : Crime
  • Release date : 13 July 2023

Megan Nolan’s Acts of Desperation was one of our favourite reads last year and we loved the writer’s second novel just as much. A unique take on the crime genre, Ordinary Human Failings marks a dramatic departure from the tone and plot in Nolan’s debut. Set in the 1990s in London, tabloid journalist Tom Hargreaves believes he’s stumbled upon a career-making scoop when a child is murdered on a housing estate.

As fingers start pointing towards a family of Irish immigrants, the Greens family, Tom hunkers down with them to drive into their history. At the centre of the family is Carmel, a beautiful yet mysterious young mother, who is forced to reckon with how her 10-year-old daughter is implicated in a murder investigation. Tom’s probing soon reveals the regrets, secrets and silences that have trapped the Greens for decades. Intriguing and vast in scope, it’s an old-fashioned page-turner.

‘The Happy Couple’ by Naoise Dolan, published by Orion Publishing

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  • Best : Anti-romance novel
  • Genre : Comedy/satire

Naoise Dolan’s follow-up to 2020’s Exciting Times, this book is infused with the same biting social commentary and humour. A satirical spin on the marriage genre, it follows late-20-somethings Luke and Celine – both of whom think the other is out of love with them – on the cusp of their wedding day. Whether they’ll make it to the end of the aisle or not forms the tension of the novel.

Switching perspectives between their nearest and dearest, from best man Archie (Luke’s ex and sometimes-lover) to Celine’s sister (suspicious of Luke’s frequent disappearances), Dolan explores the anxieties of modern love. A wedding novel permeated by emotional turmoil rather than romance, its self-aware characters and comedic-timing cement Dolan as one of the sharpest writers around.

‘Penance’ by Eliza Clark, published by Faber & Faber

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  • Best : Fictional non-fiction book
  • Release date : 6 July 2023

A fictional story told in the manner of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, Eliza Clark’s Penance delves into the grisly torture and murder of 16-year-old Joan Wilson on the eve of the Brexit referendum in the seaside town of Crow. Three years after the murder, obsession with true crime is at an all-time high and an American podcast draws awareness to the case.

Ex-tabloid hack Alec Z Carelli sets out to write the “definitive account” of the murder – which was committed by three school girls – through eyewitness accounts, interviews and correspondence. Living in the town, exploring its history and its people, Carelli recounts the lives of the teenage murderers and the sinister world of online true-crime fandoms. As well as questioning Carelli’s morality in exploiting a horrific murder for his own career, Clark questions society’s preoccupation with gruesome true crime. Unnerving, superbly written and engrossing, the ending is pitch perfect.

  • Apple Books: £12.99, Apple.com

‘The Only One Left’ by Riley Sager, published by Hodder & Stoughton

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  • Best : Gothic thriller
  • Genre : Crime, mystery
  • Release date : 4 July 2023

In 1929, three members of the Hope family were murdered in their clifftop mansion. Decades later, the book’s protagonist Kit McDeere takes on a job caring for Lenora Hope who has been in the house ever since and is the only remaining member of the Hope family. She also happens to be the one accused of carrying out the murders.

This book is breathtakingly twisty and while the mystery unravels, the claustrophobia becomes almost unbearable as the Hope’s End mansion itself begins succumbing to the sea and crumbling like the cliffs. We found ourselves literally gasping out loud as secrets were revealed. The Only One Left is a Gothic thriller, with horror elements and is perfect for cosying up with as autumn turns to winter.

  • Apple Books:  £4.99,  Apple.com
  • Kindle:  £4.99,  Amazon.co.uk
  • Apple Books:  £9.99,  Apple.com
  • Audible:  £11.37,  Amazon.co.uk

‘My Husband’ by Maud Ventura, published by Hutchinson Heinemann

My Husband by Maud Ventura best new books 2023

  • Best : Domestic thriller
  • Genre : Domestic noir, thriller
  • Release date : 27 July 2023

Obsessed with her husband, the main character of this dark domestic drama spends her days over-analysing her husband’s words, agonising over perceived slights and fantasising about imagined scenarios that send her swirling into flights of jealousy and passion. Her deep obsession eclipses everything else in her life including her relationship with her children, her work and her friendships.

Her roller-coaster of emotions and unhinged antics are fascinating to follow and we found ourselves devouring this darkly humorous work in less than two days. This fresh and easy-to-read book is translated from French by Emma Ramadan.

‘Kala’ by Colin Walsh, published by Atlantic Books

  • Best : Coming of age thriller
  • Genre : Drama, crime

A group of six friends living in a small Irish seaside town are inseparable until one day, Kala goes missing. Fifteen years later, three of the friends are back in Kinlough and human remains are found in the woods nearby, bringing the past screaming back.

Jumping between the time when the group was in secondary school and the present day, the mystery slowly unravels as we explore the heavy family traumas and broken friendships from the past. A complicated small-town community is the claustrophobic backdrop to the story which creates a refreshing mixture of family drama and crime thriller.

The story is told from the point of view of three of Kala’s friends who come back together and delve into the past to try and make sense of Kala’s death. There’s the loyal Mush who has always been in Kinlough, working in his mother’s cafe, hiding his mysterious facial scars from the world. Helen is the hard-headed former best friend of Kala who is now a journalist and is in town for her father’s impending wedding. And Joe, who is now a world-famous musician, has a hometown residency in a local bar, and is trying to reconnect to his old friends.

The use of three distinct narrative voices is well executed with clues cleverly revealed via the three protagonists and concludes with a major twist that you won’t see coming.

  • Apple Books: £5.99, Apple.com
  • Kindle: £4.68, Amazon.co.uk
  • Audible: £15.74, Amazon.co.uk

‘The Guest’ by Emma Cline, published by Vintage Publishing

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  • Best : Stylish novel
  • Release date : 18 May 2013

A follow-up to the critically acclaimed The Girls , Emma Cline’s The Guest follows 22-year-old escort Alex as she drifts from pool to beach during a chaotic week in sun-drenched Long Island. Cast out by the older man she was staying with, instead of returning to the city, she stays on the island and adapts to survive – believing they can be romantically reunited five days later at his Labor Day party.

In each encounter with individuals, groups at parties or old acquaintances, she leaves disaster in her wake. Though the story is a simple premise, each page is loaded with tension and risk, thanks to Cline’s stylistic writing. The poetic form and metaphorical use of water (swimming is survival) adds to the novel’s hazy feel. The Guest is also a deft exploration of social mobility, as Alex navigates the class system of Long Island.

‘Come and Get It’ by Kiley Reid, published by Bloomsbury publishing

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  • Best : Society satire
  • Release date : 30 January 2024

Kiley Reid’s debut Such a Fun Age was a runaway success in 2020. Now she’s back with Come and Get It , a page-turning take on money and power dynamics. Desperate to get on the property ladder, graduate and land a good job, Millie is working as a student advisor and living in dorms. Meanwhile, visiting professor and writer Agatha is doing research for a new book and wants to interview some of the students in Millie’s dorm.

Jumping at the chance to increase her income, Millie agrees, and the two women become embroiled in a world of student angst, pranks, and theatrics. Despite the story rarely leaving campus grounds, the novel has a gripping wide scope that explores society’s obsession with money, desire, and consumption.

Pre-order this new book now, ahead of its 30 January release date.

  • Apple Books: £10.99, Apple.com
  • Kindle: £7.97, Amazon.co.uk

The verdict: Best novels to read 2024

Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting is storytelling at its best. Moving, witty and funny, the fast-paced tome will keep you gripped until the very last page. Zeitgeist-y and engrossing, Rebecca K Kuang’s Yellowface is the perfect literary thriller for cosying up with this autumn, while the topical and thought-provoking The List by Yomi Adegoke deserves the hype.

For a funny yet wise novel, pick up Dolly Alderton’s Good Material , while historical tome In Memoriam by Alice Winn will linger long in your mind, thanks to its emotional heft.

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Best David Nicholls books to read before you watch the new One Day Netflix series

Here are the romance writer's top books to get you feeling loved up after racing through the new Netflix sensation One Day.

Ambika Mod as Emma & Leo Woodall as Dexter in One Day lying together in a field laughing

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If you're one of the hundreds of thousands of fans of David Nicholls's novel One Day, you've no doubt heard the good news that's it's been transformed into a Netflix series.

Emma and Dex's decades-long love story has now been brought to the small screen after being adapted into a movie starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess in 2011.

The Netflix stars Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod in a bingeable 14 part series available on the streaming platform. But who is the author behind the ultra-romantic tale?

With several of his works adapted for the big and small screen, David Nicholls is somewhat of a household name when it comes to the romance genre. Just like the character Emma in One Day, Nicholls studied English and Drama at university.

He became an actor before transitioning to writing, specialising in novels about love, loss and the intricacies of human relationships and emotions. As of today, David Nicholls has written five books, and famously achieved widespread recognition with his third book One Day.

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Several of his books have been adapted into films and TV shows, and he has also worked as a screenwriter adapting other works such as Great Expectations (2012) and Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) for the screen.

Whether you're a seasoned David Nicholls reader or you've just binged all 14 episodes of One Day without having heard of him before, you're sure to love the rest of his novels. We've rounded up the top David Nicholls books to fill the hole in your heart after binging One Day.

For more on the latest David Nicholls series, take a look at our answer to the question is One Day based on a true story , as well as the One Day ending explained .

Best David Nicholls books at a glance:

  • One Day , £9.99
  • The Understudy , £8.99
  • Starter for Ten , £9.99 £8.18 (save £1.81 or 18%)
  • Sweet Sorrow , £8.99 £8.27 (save 72p or 8%)

Best David Nicholls books

Dexter and Emma lying together on the floor laughing

It's the show that everyone's talking about, including the RadioTimes.com team. David Nicholls's iconic novel follows the story of Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew, beginning on 15th July 1988 when they meet at their graduation from Edinburgh University.

The book then follows them throughout the next 20 years, revisiting them on 15th July each year and catching up on all the twists and turns that happen in between.

It's a story of love, loss and the passage of time as Emma and Dexter's relationship fluctuates between friendship, romance and missed opportunities. Tissues at the ready.

Did you know that One Day isn't the only David Nicholls book that's been adapted for the screen? The author adapted his 2014 novel Us into a four part comedy-drama series on BBC One starring Tom Hollander.

Nicholls's penultimate novel to date tells the story of middle-aged biochemist Douglas Petersen, who embarks on a trip around Europe in an attempt to rekindle his marriage, with both his wife, who has recently told him she wants to leave him, and his rebellious son.

Prepare for a tumultuous reflection on families, love and human relationships, all set against the backdrop of magnificent European cities.

The Understudy

If you fancy a lighter read after finishing One Day and Us teary-eyed, then it's time to pick up The Understudy, where you'll meet Stephen C McQueen, an aspiring actor cast as the understudy to egotistical Josh Harper.

Tensions inevitably rise as the two make their way through the cutthroat theatre world, all told through witty prose and humour. Considering that David Nicholls himself used to be an actor, you're sure to get an accurate insight into the world behind the curtain.

Starter for Ten

Starter for Ten, David Nicholls's debut novel, has also been adapted for the screen, this time in the form of a movie starring James McAvoy.

It's 1985 and Brian Jackson has arrived at Bristol University with hopes of making it onto TV's biggest quiz show. He'll have to stay focused on The Challenge, despite the fact that he's falling hopelessly in love with his teammate Alice...

Sweet Sorrow

It's back to themes of love, loss and the passage of time with the most recent David Nicholls book, Sweet Sorrow. Protagonist Charlie Lewis finds himself at a crossroads in his marriage and reflects on his teenage years and his first love, Fran Fisher.

Charlie's journey sees him reconciling his past with his present and aiming to find hope in the future. This is Nicholls's most recent book to date, but we hope that he has a few more tricks up his sleeve.

Listen up bookworms, we've got some more books to add to your reading list! Check out the best Harlan Coben books to read this year , as well as how to read Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club books in order .

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Prince Harry hints he’s open to family reconciliation after king’s cancer diagnosis

Duke of Sussex, who flew to UK to see his father, says in US interview he was grateful for time with family

Prince Harry has said he was grateful to have been able to fly in from the US to visit his father, and hinted King Charles’s cancer diagnosis could heal the rift within the royal family.

In an interview with a US breakfast TV programme on Friday, the Duke of Sussex said his trip to London to see the king could be a step to reunifying his relatives after years of strained relations.

“I love my family. And the fact that I was able to get on a plane and go and see [my father] and spend any time with him, I’m grateful for that,” he told ABC’s Good Morning America from Whistler, Canada.

The host, Will Reeve, spoke of his own family’s reaction to his father, the late Superman actor Christopher Reeve, being paralysed in 1995. He said: “I’ve also found in my own life that sort of an illness in the family can have a galvanising or a sort of reunifying effect for a family. Is that possible in this case?”

Harry replied: “Absolutely. Yeah, I’m sure. Throughout all these families I see it on a day to day basis, again, the strength of the family unit coming together. I think any illness, any sickness brings families together.”

Prince Harry declined to divulge any information when asked about his outlook on his father’s health, saying: “That stays between me and him.” But he said he would visit him in the future. “I’ve got other trips planned that would take me through the UK or back to the UK, so I’ll stop in and see my family as much as I can,” he said.

Asked about his life in the US, and whether he had contemplated becoming a US citizen, the prince said he had considered it. Harry said: “The American citizenship is a thought that has crossed my mind but certainly not something that’s a high priority for me right now.”

It was Harry’s first interview since the king postponed all public-facing duties because of the diagnosis. He was also expected to discuss his life with the Duchess of Sussex and the Invictus Games during the broadcast.

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Harry, who lives in California with his wife and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, flew to the UK last week to see the king. He made the trip less than 24 hours after the public announcement about his father’s health . Meghan and their children remained in California.

There was no meeting with his brother, the Prince of Wales, after Harry’s 45-minute meeting at Clarence House with their father.

King Charles, 75, is staying at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk while receiving treatment. He has handed over public-facing duties to Prince William , but is continuing with official paperwork.

He was diagnosed with an unspecified cancer after receiving unrelated treatment for an enlarged prostate. Later tests identified a different form of cancer. Officials said the king wanted to share his diagnosis to assist public understanding of the disease.

The royals have been beset by health problems this year, with the Princess of Wales treated in hospital for 13 days after undergoing successful abdominal surgery. She is not expected to return to public duties until after Easter, but the exact time of her return was to be determined by medical advice, Kensington Palace said.

Meghan has joined her husband on the trip to Canada as part of a one-year countdown to the 2025 Invictus Games. The Duke of Sussex earlier tried the skeleton bobsled as he joined competitors training for next year’s event.

Harry’s interview took place after a week of announcements from himself and Meghan, with the duchess signing a deal with Lemonada Media to record new podcast shows. The company will distribute Meghan’s previous Archetypes series about female stereotypes, which ran for just one series before a lucrative deal with Spotify ended in 2023.

The couple also relaunched their Archewell website, the name of their foundation, rebranding it the Office of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

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<p><strong>£8.06</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1035013606">Shop Now</a></p><p>Clinical Psychologist Dr Kirren's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drkirren/?hl=en">popular Instagram account</a> has become a go-to for honest, actionable anxiety advice and useful information on how our minds work, so her book has been a welcome addition to our bookshelves.</p><p>With so many books available on the market claiming to help us beat our anxieties and face our biggest challenges, it can be confusing to know which to go for. Dr Kirren's warm, practical advice is what sets her book apart for us: we like action. If you want insight into how anxiety works and what really goes on in our minds alongside tips and takeaways that you can immediately implement, you'll like this debut. </p>

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With so many guides available claiming to help us beat our anxieties and face our biggest challenges, it can be confusing to know which to go for. Dr Kirren's warm, practical advice is what sets her book apart for us. If you want insight into how anxiety works and what really goes on in our minds, alongside tips and takeaways that you can immediately implement, add this to your basket.

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Fans of Roxie Nafousi's iconic orange bible, Manifest , will understand how exciting it could be to get the children in our lives harnessing the power of manifestation and self-belief from a young age.

As a parent herself, Nafousi knows that teaching children to understand and articulate emotions is challenging for any caregiver, and so in her latest book designed for children ages 8-12, our little ones can learn the power of gratitude and goal setting – which will help both them and you to build better habits.

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Understanding how our minds work is key to adapting them, and James Clear absolutely understands this in his million copy bestseller, Atomic Habits , which will not only motivate and inspire you to change your daily life for the better, but show you how.

The misconception that we must 'think big' to create change often prevents us from doing anything at all but, as Clear shares, it is in understanding our small daily habits that real change happens. You'll learn how our brains form habits – positive ones and negative ones – and how we can use this knowledge to create lives we truly love.

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Written with both extreme sensitivity and powerful force, the messages Doyle shares in Untamed provide life-changing revelations for readers who are open to the idea that the true you may not be present in your day-to-day life – and once you know this, you will want to find her.

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The Body Keeps the Score gives us practical tips and information on how we can release the past from our bodies, enjoy more fulfilling lives, and truly leave our past experiences behind.

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As one of the world’s greatest thinkers, we’re always intrigued by whatever Alain de Botton has to say. Debunking the myth of the ‘happily ever after’ we’re all sold, The Course of Love explores marriage in its most messy, beautiful, modern-day form, and is a must-read for anyone in a romantic relationship.

The book provides a safe sense of familiarity through relatable, real-life anecdotes and learning opportunities, to help all of us nurture our relationships in ways which are real. It’s not all hearts and flowers, it’s not always pretty – and that’s the best thing about it.

<p><strong>£9.99</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-discomfort-zone/farrah-storr/9780349415376">Shop Now</a></p><p>It’s human nature to favour things within our comfort zones – but is that really where we thrive? Former editor-in-chief of <em>Elle UK</em>, <a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/people-parties/bazaar-at-work/a25948381/farrah-storr-having-it-all-ish/">Farrah Storr</a>, has penned this eloquent guide to moving towards the things that scare us and finding power in facing challenges head on. Her book teaches an adaptable method to allow you to – yes – feel the fear and do it anyway.</p><p>Storr shares that “brief moments of discomfort” are what help us to grow and get to where we need to be, and in exploring our discomfort zones, we can achieve great things.</p>

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It’s human nature to favour things within our comfort zones – but is that really where we thrive? Former editor-in-chief of Elle UK , Farrah Storr , has penned this eloquent guide to moving towards the things that scare us and finding power in facing challenges head on. Her book teaches an adaptable method to allow you to feel the fear and do it anyway.

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Churchill, Macmillan and Attlee had proved their virtue in war. Today our leaders are allergic to real risk

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Camilla Long

Poor Rochdale, your best hope is one of the weirdest MPs I’ve met

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Sadiq’s Lioness line only takes London further away from the rest of us

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Hadley Freeman

Our campus culture’s so toxic, a rabbi has to hide

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Dominic Lawson

Lecture the US? A former PM should know better

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jeremy clarkson

The death penalty isn’t just inhumane — it’s bonkers

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Robert Colvile

Starmer won’t have any money — and that’s where his problems will start

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What’s Appening

Jennifer Lopez recruits the male lead for her new film*

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Week Ending | Tomiwa Owolade

If kids don’t go clubbing, how will they know when they’re grown up?

Azhar Ali campaigning before the 2019 election with Jeremy Corbyn, when he was standing as a candidate in Pendle, Lancashire. He lost, with the Tories retaining the seat

CHARLOTTE IVERS

How did Azhar Ali go from Jewish ally to antisemitism storm?

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THE SUNDAY TIMES VIEW

Former Post Office head’s salvo exposes cynicism of officials

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The Sunday Times View

Talking tough on Putin is easy, but the bill will be expensive

Saturday will mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Vladimir Putin has already... Saturday will mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Vladimir... Saturday will mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Vladimir...

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Readers’ poll: would you take a weight-loss drug?

A new class of appetite-suppressant drugs is changing the way many people approach losing weight. The maker of Wegovy... A new class of appetite-suppressant drugs is changing the way many people approach losing weight. A new class of appetite-suppressant drugs is changing the way many people approach losing weight.

Long waits for elderly patients have led to fierce criticism of the NHS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The A&E doctor will see you … in 50 hours

Michael Gove is adamant that housing reform will turn around the government’s fortunes

Gove is not the answer to our housing crisis

The Sunday Times is calling for the government to help savers

Don’t let politicians make a mess of our pensions

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Nick Newman’s week

Barclays eyes £9bn reward for investors.

Barclays is expected to hand its embattled shareholders as much as £9 billion over the next three years as a part of a turnaround plan to be unveiled by its chief executive on Tuesday. C S Venkatakrishnan, known as Venkat, is under intense pressure to boost the share price of Barclays by... Barclays is expected to hand its embattled shareholders as much as £9 billion over the next three years as a part of a turnaround plan to be unveiled by its chief executive on Tuesday. C S Venkatakrishnan, known as Venkat, is under intense pressure to boost the share price of Barclays by... Barclays is expected to hand its embattled shareholders as much as £9 billion over the next three years as a part of a...

‘Under-employed’ staff in the firing line at the Big Four

Underemployed staff at the Big Four auditors risk losing their jobs as firms step up their scrutiny of employee workloads in a downturn. EY and Deloitte are among firms that are letting inactive employees go at performance reviews outside of already announced job cuts, according to sources. These companies are looking more carefully at... Underemployed staff at the Big Four auditors risk losing their jobs as firms step up their scrutiny of employee workloads in a downturn. EY and Deloitte are among firms that are letting inactive employees go at performance reviews outside of already announced job cuts, according to sources. These companies are looking more carefully at... Underemployed staff at the Big Four auditors risk losing their jobs as firms step up their scrutiny of employee workloads in a...

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David Smith

What does recession mean for the UK? The economy in five charts

Official figures showed last week that the UK slipped into a “technical” recession in the second half of last year, with a drop in gross domestic product of 0.3 per cent in the fourth quarter following a 0.1 per cent fall in the third. But there’s more to be gleaned about the state of the economy than just what the... Official figures showed last week that the UK slipped into a “technical” recession in the second... Official figures showed last week that the UK slipped into a “technical” recession in the second...

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Putting a house on Airbnb? Soon you may need planning permission

Airbus says technology allows aircraft to be flown by one pilot, or none

Planes can be flown with ‘just one pilot’, says Airbus chief

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OLIVER SHAH | AGENDA

Barclays needs to resolve its identity crisis

Comparisons to 1997 abound in politics, but echoes of D:Ream aren’t only to be heard in Westminster. The year of New... Comparisons to 1997 abound in politics, but echoes of D:Ream aren’t only to be heard in Westminster. Comparisons to 1997 abound in politics, but echoes of D:Ream aren’t only to be heard in Westminster.

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DAVID SMITH | ECONOMIC ACCOUNT

Why we should embrace an ageing but active population

It has been a busy week, with lots of economic data. I shall leave it until a little later to say something about the... It has been a busy week, with lots of economic data. I shall leave it until a little later to say... It has been a busy week, with lots of economic data. I shall leave it until a little later to say...

Man Group chief: Being different is my superpower

Robyn Grew spends so much time travelling that her business card has two sides: one with her details in New York and one with her details in London. The chief executive of what is often described as the world’s biggest listed hedge fund — Man Group — is formally based in its offices on the banks of the River Thames, but being responsible for $160 billion of assets held... Robyn Grew spends so much time travelling that her business card has two sides: one with her... Robyn Grew spends so much time travelling that her business card has two sides: one with her...

Robyn Grew, boss of Man Group, admits to a “sense of responsibility to be part of the conversation” about diversity

Currys rejects £700m Elliott takeover bid

Currys has rebuffed a near-£700 million takeover bid from Elliott Advisors, claiming that the US activist hedge fund... Currys has rebuffed a near-£700 million takeover bid from Elliott Advisors, claiming that the US activist hedge fund “significantly undervalued” the electronics retailer. Elliott, which is famed for its campaigns at some of the world’s biggest companies, lodged an unsolicited cash bid of 62p a share for the company... Currys has rebuffed a near-£700 million takeover bid from Elliott Advisors, claiming that the US activist hedge fund...

The stop-start nature of lockdowns meant millions of pints of beer had to be poured down the drain

Why Britain’s brewers are in crisis — and your pint is costing more

Evan Spiegel, the chief executive of Snap Inc, with his wife Miranda Kerr

Investors are mere bystanders in Snap’s quest to turn a profit

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kathryn parsons | cOMMENT

AI mania is cooling as Silicon Valley plays the long game

Generative AI dominated headlines in 2023. The technology, showcased by the launch of OpenAI’s super intelligent... Generative AI dominated headlines in 2023. The technology, showcased by the launch of OpenAI’s... Generative AI dominated headlines in 2023. The technology, showcased by the launch of OpenAI’s...

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KAREN JONES | COMMENT

Can you say in one sentence what your new business is all about?

So, you have your business idea and you build your new venture. It goes well: customers love it, the team is... So, you have your business idea and you build your new venture. It goes well: customers love it... So, you have your business idea and you build your new venture. It goes well: customers love it...

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Danny in the Valley

Climactic's Raj Kapoor: "We need 1,000 climate tech unicorns"

how I made it

Dad was killed by the mafia, now I help others overcome adversity

Scott Vincent can pinpoint the moment that changed the direction of his life. He was 20 and had recently moved to London from Canberra, where he had spent his teenage years supporting his mother and younger brother after his father was killed by the Australian mafia. He wanted to put the trauma behind him and “reinvent” himself. Top of the to-do list was to land a job... Scott Vincent can pinpoint the moment that changed the direction of his life. He was 20 and had... Scott Vincent can pinpoint the moment that changed the direction of his life. He was 20 and had...

Scott Vincent, founder of Digital Futures, likes to create electronic music in his spare time.

Private equity looks to check out of Village Hotels for £800m

An American private equity fund has kicked off an £800 million auction of Village Hotels, one of the UK’s biggest... An American private equity fund has kicked off an £800 million auction of Village Hotels, one of the UK’s biggest mid-market chains. Advisers to KSL Capital Partners have begun marketing Village by sharing “teaser” documents with interested parties, City sources say. Morgan Stanley, the investment bank, was selected... An American private equity fund has kicked off an £800 million auction of Village Hotels, one of the UK’s biggest mid-market...

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The Times Enterprise Network

Providing inspiration and advice for entrepreneurs on how to run and grow their businesses

The publisher Bloomsbury is enjoying huge demand for its roster of fantasy novels, notably those of Sarah J Maas. The American author has been called a “publishing phenomenon”

Five fantasy franchises conjuring up magic profits

Francesca Lagerberg, the chief executive of the accounting firm Baker Tilly, sees private equity moves as a “trade-off”

Barbarians waving cash tempt the City’s old guard

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LUCY TOBIN | the tipster

Share tip: splash out on this merchant

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Irwin Stelzer | american account

Whether it’s Donald Trump or Joe Biden, Nato’s in trouble

Plug the Pension Gap campaign

The families who fear they may never be able to retire

The Sunday Times is calling for action on pensions. Savers reveal why our five-point plan is so urgently needed

Millions of people are falling into the gaps in our pension system. The Sunday Times’s Plug the Pension Gap campaign is calling on the government to take action, or risk creating a generation of people who may never be able to afford to retire. Here are just some of the people who would be helped... Millions of people are falling into the gaps in our pension system. The Sunday Times’s Plug the Pension Gap campaign is calling on the government to take action, or risk creating a generation of people who may never be able to afford to retire. Here are just some of the people who would be helped... Millions of people are falling into the gaps in our pension system. The Sunday Times’s Plug the Pension Gap campaign is calling...

Should the super-rich pay a wealth tax?

Phil White thinks he should be paying more tax. White, 71, from Chichester, was a partner in a consulting firm and became a multi-millionaire when it was sold in 2015. He paid 20 per cent capital gains tax on the sale. “I haven’t inherited wealth, I have worked for it,” said White. “But the wealthy can afford to pay more in tax and we... Phil White thinks he should be paying more tax. White, 71, from Chichester, was a partner in a consulting firm and became a multi-millionaire when it was sold in 2015. He paid 20 per cent capital gains tax on the sale. “I haven’t inherited wealth, I have worked for it,” said White. “But the wealthy can afford to pay more in tax and we... Phil White thinks he should be paying more tax. White, 71, from Chichester, was a partner in a consulting firm and became a...

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johanna noble | money editor

First HMRC, now probate. Not answering the phone doesn’t make us go away

Being forced to listen to hold music, getting cut off after almost an hour or being promised a call back that never happens — we have all experienced shoddy service. “Press one if you’re an existing customer”, then “press two if you are calling about billing”, then “We are experiencing high call volumes right now... Being forced to listen to hold music, getting cut off after almost an hour or being promised a... Being forced to listen to hold music, getting cut off after almost an hour or being promised a...

fame and fortune

Tony Hadley: ‘We played punk clubs in London for £10 and a pint’

Tony Hadley, on stage in 2016, says he is “quite financially inept”

ian cowie | personal account

Oil is still powering my portfolio, and we will need more fuel in the fight for Ukraine

The gap between fixed and variable rates has widened

Now may be the time to ditch that tracker mortgage

I had to borrow money for childcare when i got promoted, quick, get yourself an inflation-beating savings rate, why buy-to-let needs a lifeline, justify your fees, financial advisers told.

consumer rights

Watch out for private parking fines — they raked in 1bn last year

3.6 million waspi women were waiting for their pension. here’s what happened.

Jill Insley | Question of Money

‘TfL, why am I paying four times the normal Tube fare?’

I am owed about £200 by Transport for London (TfL) because it has been overcharging me for journeys when I tapped in and out of the barrier with my Chase credit card. I have been trying to sort it with TfL. I had a phone conversation two weeks ago... I am owed about £200 by Transport for London (TfL) because it has been overcharging me for... I am owed about £200 by Transport for London (TfL) because it has been overcharging me for...

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The Sunday Times Magazine

Matt Rudd

Wheelie bin nation: is all our sorting going to waste?

Ninety per cent of us routinely recycle — so why does so much of our rubbish still end up in landfill? Matt Rudd lifts the lid on the packaging revolution that could change everything

Young troops prepare for an assault. All the pictures in this story are stills from Sean Langan’s documentary

Between autumn 2022 and spring 2023, the film-maker Sean Langan gained unprecedented access to the men waging Putin’s war — and saw them wielding British weapons. This is their seldom-told story

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zing tsjeng

It’s Gen Z v Gen Alpha, and millennials are the big winners

‘The young have always hated the old and vice versa. Aristotle bemoaned the fecklessness of Athenian youth’

Gary Stevenson: “I decided I’d show ’em we’re not all stupid, us kids in tracksuits”

Confessions of a millionaire City trader — who quit aged 27

Gary Stevenson tells Jim Armitage why he had to give up his job before it killed him

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‘Wellness gummies’ are a $7 billion industry. But do they work?

From PMS to weight loss, there are now candyceuticals for everything. Kate Wills reports

Main: Emily (left), 58, and Josie, 65, with Bagpuss in Josie’s pottery shop in Canterbury

relative values

‘Dad sewed Bagpuss and bribed Emily to get into that frilly frock’

Frank Skinner: “When you retire, it’s not just the money you lose; it’s the camaraderie, your identity, a sense of purpose”

a life in the day

Frank Skinner: ‘Teetotal parents are the best gift for a child’

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What is the best peanut butter? The supermarket brands, ranked

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FARMER CLARKSON

The eco mob should go after golfers not pheasant shooters

Wish you were here photographs from 1970s holiday brochures.

In the 1970s the photographer Trevor Clark was one of the first to capture the Great British package holiday in all its beachball-bouncing, piña colada-swigging glory. Born in 1933, Clark, from east London, made his name in the Swinging Sixties... In the 1970s the photographer Trevor Clark was one of the first to capture the Great British... In the 1970s the photographer Trevor Clark was one of the first to capture the Great British...

For many of the millions of Brits visiting Mallorca annually in the 1970s, the main interaction with locals was ordering more cervezas

charlotte ivers | table talk

Food Leigh-on-Sea review: ‘Roast with bottomless wine? What a concept’

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7 ways to make your gym workout as effective as possible

Chicken in creamy honey mustard sauce

Three quick and easy chicken recipes — by Nicky Corbishley

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WINE | WILL LYONS

Australian shiraz: six wines that will convert you

COLLECTORS’ CLASSICS

DMC DeLorean: ‘It looked like a spaceship to a 1950s family’

‘Wait a minute, Doc, are you telling me that you built a time machine … out of a DeLorean?” exclaims Marty McFly. “The way I see it, if you’re gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?” replies Dr Emmett Brown. Chosen for Back to the Future because its gull-wing doors and stainless steel finish made it look like a spaceship to a 1950s family... ‘Wait a minute, Doc, are you telling me that you built a time machine … out of a DeLorean?”... ‘Wait a minute, Doc, are you telling me that you built a time machine … out of a DeLorean?”...

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Audi SQ8 E-Tron: disappointing range but it does do massages

Back in 2018 Audi flew a group of journalists to the edge of the Kalahari Desert so we could report back on its... Back in 2018 Audi flew a group of journalists to the edge of the Kalahari Desert so we could report back on its groundbreaking new “e-tron” electric SUV. The German carmaker was anxious to win back customers it was losing to Tesla, an American company that had come from nowhere to dominate the electric car scene. To... Back in 2018 Audi flew a group of journalists to the edge of the Kalahari Desert so we could report back on its groundbreaking...

In case you missed it

Nigel Farage

interview | decca Aitkenhead

Nigel Farage: ‘The Tories are desperate. They want to know what I’ll do’

Lorraine Kelly

Lorraine Kelly: ‘Phillip Schofield was generous. Not all men are’

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The ‘unnecessary’ NHS teeth extractions that led to lifetimes of pain

At SITDEF 2019 in Lima, the Peruvian army are  ready to talk tanks with the Ukrainian Defence Industry

Making a killing: inside the murky world of weapons fairs

The legendary frontman is about to turn 80. He talks about the Swinging Sixties, why rap is now more vital than pop — and his schooldays with Rod Stewart

Maisie Williams: “There’s something beautiful about fashion — you can be whoever you want to be”

Maisie Williams: I lost my identity in Game of Thrones

She shot to fame at 12 as Arya Stark, but life after Westeros was tough. Her new role in a glossy 1940s fashion drama is a fresh start

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TV REVIEWS | CAMILLA LONG

I’ll miss Clarkson’s Grand Tour, but these petrolheads are out of gas

When is this show finally going to die — and in what world is James May a TV star?

David Baddiel: “The truth is I don’t think of Israel as my homeland”

books | interview

David Baddiel: October 7 was a pogrom, I couldn’t ignore it

The author says for years he was intellectually detached from Israel — but that’s changed

A Ukrainian soldier fires towards the Russian position on the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine last year

The best war memoirs chosen by Max Hastings

The veteran war correspondent and military historian picks the most rewarding books written by warriors

Baftas 2024 predictions: who should win and who will win?

The Baftas are on the rise. It has been a stellar year for British film — All of Us Strangers , The Zone of Interest , Rye Lane — and while the viewership of the Oscar plummets, last year’s Baftas audience was up 1.4 million on the 2022 broadcast, with a peak of 3.8 million tuning in to catch the speeches, tears and twists. This Sunday’s ceremony, hosted by David... The Baftas are on the rise. It has been a stellar year for British film — All of Us Strangers ... The Baftas are on the rise. It has been a stellar year for British film — All of Us Strangers ...

From left: Carey Mulligan in Maestro; Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer; Sandra Hüller in Anatomy of a Fall; Jacob Elordi in Saltburn

film reviews | tom shone

This Juliette Binoche film will make you salivate

What is it with French cinema and food? Whether it’s Gérard Depardieu and lapin à la cocotte (rabbit stew) in Jean de ... What is it with French cinema and food? Whether it’s Gérard Depardieu and lapin à la cocotte (rabbit stew) in Jean de Florette , or Stéphane Audran bringing her French flair to conquer hearts with stuffed quail and rum sponge cake in Danish drama Babette’s Feast, or Juliette Binoche roasting a young chicken with... What is it with French cinema and food? Whether it’s Gérard Depardieu and lapin à la cocotte (rabbit stew) in Jean de Florette ...

Ladies in Hyde Park, 1905

BOOK OF THE WEEK | Dominic Sandbrook

The real Edwardian Britain: swindlers, soft porn and the Fat Boy of Peckham

Kanae Kijima, the “Konkatsu Killer”

BOOKS | FICTION

Don’t eat her beef stew — the gourmet cook turned serial killer

Diane Foley with her son James, who was murdered by Islamic State in Syria

BOOKS | MEMOIR

My son was decapitated by an Isis killer from Shepherd’s Bush. Then I met him

Jay Russell, Sam Shipstone, James Smith and Ryan Needham of Yard Act

music | interview

Yard Act: We’ve hit the big time but we still can’t afford a house

What did the game of thrones cast do next who’s thriving … and who’s not.

Game of Thrones is a global phenomenon and one of the most talked-about television shows of the 21st century. It brought alive George RR Martin’s fantasy world of Westeros in all its brutal, backstabbing and bloody glory when it first aired between 2011 and 2019. The HBO show may not have delivered the ending that many of its loyal fans were hoping for (although can any... Game of Thrones is a global phenomenon and one of the most talked-about television shows of the... Game of Thrones is a global phenomenon and one of the most talked-about television shows of the...

Bella Ramsey, Pedro Pascal, Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones

The best films of 2024 so far — the critic’s verdict

2023 was a bumper year for film, but what cinematic treats will this year have in store? Timothée Chalamet is back... 2023 was a bumper year for film, but what cinematic treats will this year have in store? Timothée Chalamet is back for Dune: Part Two , Zendaya will be stuck in a tense tennis love triangle in Challengers , and there are Bob Marley and Amy Winehouse biopics on the horizon. Plus our favourite marmalade-loving bear... 2023 was a bumper year for film, but what cinematic treats will this year have in store? Timothée Chalamet is back for Dune: ...

Kwame Kwei-Armah: “Audiences aren’t dumb. They don’t need a lecture”

THEATRE | interview

The boss who quit the Young Vic: ‘Theatre can’t go on like this’

Yoko Ono with Glass Hammer 1967 from HALF-A-WIND SHOW, Lisson Gallery, London, 1967. Photo © Clay Perry , , , , All works © Yoko Ono

art | Waldemar Januszczak

Yoko Ono is a true original — and you’ll have real fun at her show

Denim do-gooder: Craige Els as Bob Geldof with the cast of Just for One Day

theatre review | Dominic Maxwell

Live Aid the musical? At least the singing’s better this time

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Books charts

The Sunday Times Bestsellers List — the UK’s definitive book sales chart

Berlin film festival 2024 reviews: the best and worst films.

Pity Berlin. The scrappy third member, after Venice and Cannes, of the prestigious European Film Festival triumvirate is best understood as the movie world’s version of Craig Logan from the 1980s boy band Bros — the two glamorous blonds soak up... Pity Berlin. The scrappy third member, after Venice and Cannes, of the prestigious European Film... Pity Berlin. The scrappy third member, after Venice and Cannes, of the prestigious European Film...

Cillian Murphy in Small Things Like These

Grandaddy, Paloma Faith — and the best albums of the year so far

Serial: the case of Adnan Syed and Hae Min Lee gripped millions

podcasts | Patricia Nicol

True crime podcasts — from the courtroom and beyond

Sloane Crosley is compared to Nora Ephron

INTErVIEW | Hadley freeman

Sloane Crosley on losing her best friend to suicide

‘OK, here we go, welcome to the Thunderdome,” the author Sloane Crosley says, self-mocking with glimpses of... ‘OK, here we go, welcome to the Thunderdome,” the author Sloane Crosley says, self-mocking with... ‘OK, here we go, welcome to the Thunderdome,” the author Sloane Crosley says, self-mocking with...

At age 12, Leo Vardiashvili fled Georgia

I searched for dad, and found Boris the Hippo

In this beguiling novel about a Georgian-born Londoner returning to Tbilisi for the first time since fleeing the... In this beguiling novel about a Georgian-born Londoner returning to Tbilisi for the first time... In this beguiling novel about a Georgian-born Londoner returning to Tbilisi for the first time...

Your viewing guide

VIEWING GUIDE

What to watch this week: The British Academy Film Awards 2024 and more

The British Academy Film Awards (Today, BBC1, 7pm) David Tennant plays host for this year’s celebration of celluloid and backslapping from London’s Royal Festival Hall. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer leads the pack with 13 nominations, followed by 11 nods for Poor Things , starring Emma Stone. Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone ... The British Academy Film Awards (Today, BBC1, 7pm) David Tennant plays host for this... The British Academy Film Awards (Today, BBC1, 7pm) David Tennant plays host for this...

David Tennant hosts this year’s British Academy Film Awards tonight on BBC1

The best TV shows of 2024 so far — the critic’s verdict

With more channels and streaming platforms creating more content than ever before, we as viewers have never had so... With more channels and streaming platforms creating more content than ever before, we as viewers have never had so many shows to choose from. However, finding the time to watch everything that’s recommended can be another matter altogether. The good news is that we’ve been watching everything for you and have... With more channels and streaming platforms creating more content than ever before, we as viewers have never had so many shows...

Griselda, One Day and The Queen’s Gambit

The 50 best Netflix TV shows and series to watch right now

Detectorists, Boat Story, Louis Theroux

The 50 best BBC iPlayer TV shows and series

The 40 best prime video tv shows and series, the 40 best disney+ tv shows and series, the 40 best shows to stream on channel 4, the 25 best apple tv+ shows and series, the 30 best free shows and series on itvx, the 20 best shows on paramount+.

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TV listings

What should you watch next?

CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK

The best books for children 2024

The Sunday Times’s Nicolette Jones is one of the country’s most respected commentators on children’s books, and has been picking her favourites for the paper every week for nearly three decades now. We will be bringing together here all her weekly... The Sunday Times’s Nicolette Jones is one of the country’s most respected commentators on... The Sunday Times’s Nicolette Jones is one of the country’s most respected commentators on...

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sarah Jossel | beauty

I’m a top beauty editor. This is everything I know about skincare

Sarah Jossel has been a beauty editor for 14 years — so what does she really, really rate? Here’s what she’s learnt along the way

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Dolly Alderton

Dear Dolly: ‘My partner of five years hasn’t told their parents about us’

Your love, life and friendship dilemmas answered

Juliette Binoche: “I don’t feel like I need to relax”

Juliette Binoche: Working with my ex? I was a little nervous

She is one of the film world’s most in-demand actors, but starring in a movie with her former partner was one of her most intense roles yet

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The 20 best new skincare products to buy now

Whether you’re a skincare newbie or a beauty know-it-all, there’s something for everyone (and every budget)

Tamarin Norwood: “I needed to make the song of Gabriel’s life and death something lovely to behold”

personal essay

How losing my baby changed my idea of motherhood

When Tamarin Norwood was told her son would die moments after birth, she started writing about the experience — the result is a heartbreaking new book

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STYLE BAROMETER

Why the fashion set love EastEnders’ Bianca — plus five more trends to know

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The three easy pieces that will liven up your wardrobe

Studio Peake

How to up your coffee table game — from books to vases

Nicolas Hieronimus: “This is the country of Vivienne Westwood, of Damien Hirst, with lots of disruptive ideas … The UK is a great place to try new things”

Meet the man who’s changing the way we buy beauty

Glazed blue double doors open from the hall; the understairs coat space/powder room is painted in Little Greene’s Arras gloss

Inside a fashionable family home with a grown-up colour palette

Machine-led beauty is projected to grow about 10 per cent annually over the next few years

Bye-bye Botox! Why beauty insiders are using machines now

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BEAUTY | India KnighT

This moisturiser makes my skin look — and feel — younger

This article contains affiliate links that can earn us revenue Here’s the thing with moisturisers: you put them on... This article contains affiliate links that can earn us revenue Here’s the thing with moisturisers... This article contains affiliate links that can earn us revenue Here’s the thing with moisturisers...

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SHOP WITH STYLE

10 stylish things to buy in 2024: fashion, homeware and more

This article contains affiliate links that can earn us revenue Welcome to Shop with Style, where you will find the... This article contains affiliate links that can earn us revenue Welcome to Shop with Style, where... This article contains affiliate links that can earn us revenue Welcome to Shop with Style, where...

London Fashion Week 2024: the key trends so far

Prince Harry, Mark Zuckerberg, London Fashion Week: 2024 is a big year for 40th birthdays. First up is the biannual celebration of British style and festivities across the capital’s catwalks are under way until February 20. London might not have... Prince Harry, Mark Zuckerberg, London Fashion Week: 2024 is a big year for 40th birthdays. First... Prince Harry, Mark Zuckerberg, London Fashion Week: 2024 is a big year for 40th birthdays. First...

Two models for Erdem, left, and Molly Goddard, right, on Saturday

Mark Wood adds 33 from 15 balls but becomes the final English victim and Ravindra Jadeja’s fifth wicket of the innings. India have won this third Test in Rajkot by an enormous 434 runs with the touring side entirely dominated on days three and four. England’s hopes of forcing their way back into... Mark Wood adds 33 from 15 balls but becomes the final English victim and Ravindra Jadeja’s fifth wicket of the innings. India have won this third Test in Rajkot by an enormous 434 runs with the touring side entirely dominated on days three and four. England’s hopes of forcing their way back into... Mark Wood adds 33 from 15 balls but becomes the final English victim and Ravindra Jadeja’s fifth wicket of the innings. India...

FOOTBALL | MARTIN SAMUEL

Pochettino is moulding a fine team – now give him more power

Now, let him roll it. Instead of placing another layer of executive interference between Mauricio Pochettino and his team, instead of poaching another recruitment expert from Brighton & Hove Albion, here’s a novel idea. Let the man who came so close to defeating Manchester City decide what is best for Chelsea. Let the man who is starting to... Now, let him roll it. Instead of placing another layer of executive interference between Mauricio Pochettino and his team, instead of poaching another recruitment expert from Brighton & Hove Albion, here’s a novel idea. Let the man who came so close to defeating Manchester City decide what is best for Chelsea. Let the man who is starting to... Now, let him roll it. Instead of placing another layer of executive interference between Mauricio Pochettino and his team...

Haaland failed to score from nine shots — his most wasteful City display

premier league | jonathan northcroft

Rodri bails out angry Haaland but City machine malfunctions

It was an unusual celebration — running off, banging his head with both fists — but Rodri, the quiet maestro this Manchester City side revolve around, had had enough of watching starrier colleagues squander situations. He had a record to protect. The last time he lost a match for Manchester City was February 5, 2023... It was an unusual celebration — running off, banging his head with both fists — but Rodri, the... It was an unusual celebration — running off, banging his head with both fists — but Rodri, the...

FOOTBALL | neal maupay interview

Confessions of the Premier League’s wind-up king

Maupay recreates the infamous darts celebration he used mockingly against Spurs

football | JONATHAN NORTHCROFT

The man who loved football too much

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How to speed up rugby: our experts’ verdicts

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Martin samuel

Newcastle must not waste this chance – they should demand £60m for Ashworth

How should Newcastle United approach the impending departure of Dan Ashworth? Think of a number and double it. Then... How should Newcastle United approach the impending departure of Dan Ashworth? Think of a number... How should Newcastle United approach the impending departure of Dan Ashworth? Think of a number...

Yousufi and Farzad Mansouri of Afghanistan lead their team during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

DAVID WALSH

IOC should ban Afghanistan until women can play sport

At a conference at Trondheim in Norway 12 days ago, Friba Rezayee told a story about sport, life, the Olympics and... At a conference at Trondheim in Norway 12 days ago, Friba Rezayee told a story about sport, life... At a conference at Trondheim in Norway 12 days ago, Friba Rezayee told a story about sport, life...

rugby union | Rob howley interview

Howley: Betting ban was embarrassing. I let my family and Wales down

On Friday at the Vale of Glamorgan headquarters of the Wales rugby team, it seemed that a welcome air of normality had enveloped Rob Howley (not that Welsh rugby is ever normal). It was a wonderful thing to experience. He is generally regarded as one of the best people in rugby, but he is categorically not without bruising. Howley is back after a three-year absence to... On Friday at the Vale of Glamorgan headquarters of the Wales rugby team, it seemed that a welcome... On Friday at the Vale of Glamorgan headquarters of the Wales rugby team, it seemed that a welcome...

Howley is back after a three-year absence to reprise his role as one of the coaching lieutenants to Gatland

six nations | fin smith interview

‘I couldn’t stop watching rugby – I had to see a psychologist’

One stride takes you to another planet. Fin Smith had coveted a first cap for England so profoundly that he had to... One stride takes you to another planet. Fin Smith had coveted a first cap for England so profoundly that he had to see a psychologist to find some inner calm. In Rome two weeks ago, he sat on England’s replacements’ bench. So near. Smith was just a little agitated. “When you’re on the bench, you have to live every... One stride takes you to another planet. Fin Smith had coveted a first cap for England so profoundly that he had to see a...

Horner has instructed lawyers to assist him in contesting the latest claims about his conduct

Ford boss’s comments add to pressure on Horner

Rashford, 26, has endured a fractious second season under Ten Hag at United

Rashford on PSG’s list of Mbappé replacements

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 10: Josh Adams of Wales jumps for the high ball with Freddie Steward of England during the Guinness Six Nations 2024 match between England and Wales at Twickenham Stadium on February 10, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

SIX NATIONS | STUART BARNES

Steward is world class – and yet a problem

World class. What do the two words even mean? We bandy them around so much. What should be the ultimate praise for... World class. What do the two words even mean? We bandy them around so much. What should be the... World class. What do the two words even mean? We bandy them around so much. What should be the...

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darts | rod liddle

Darts, farts and sweary wonderkids: why not just have a spitting contest?

It’s all happening behind the oche, isn’t it? Darts has inveigled its way into the public consciousness again, with a... It’s all happening behind the oche, isn’t it? Darts has inveigled its way into the public... It’s all happening behind the oche, isn’t it? Darts has inveigled its way into the public...

Phillips’s shaky start to life at West Ham continued as the midfielder was sent off for the first time in the Premier League

Premier league

Phillips sent off and ‘Moyes out’ flag: more misery for West Ham

Salah provided an assist 11 minutes after his introduction and needed only 13 more to find the net himself

premier league

Salah back with a bang but injury crisis deepens for Klopp

Saka made it back-to-back doubles and has now scored six goals in 2024 – more than any other player in the Premier League

PREMIER LEAGUE

Saka makes history as Arsenal complete demolition job (again)

No player has more goal involvements on the road this season in the Premier League than Watkins

Watkins perfects the art of finishing as Villa climb into top four

cricket | alastair cook

Wrong time for Root’s ramp – Stokes needs to have a quiet word

Only cricket does this. A Test match can last for more than 2,500 balls and yet all the conversation can come down to just one of them, in this case Joe Root getting out playing a reverse ramp to Jasprit Bumrah. It has completely split opinion. I’ve seen it described as the worst shot ever played for England in a Test match but other people have said you can’t applaud... Only cricket does this. A Test match can last for more than 2,500 balls and yet all the... Only cricket does this. A Test match can last for more than 2,500 balls and yet all the...

Cricket – Third Test – India v England – Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot, India – February 17, 2024 England’s Joe Root in action before getting caught out by India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal off the bowling of Jasprit Bumrah REUTERS/Amit Dave

Cricket | mike atherton

Even India’s wicketkeeper is unable to pick variations of Yadav enigma

England collapsed in Rajkot in a manner in which Hemingway said men can go broke, which is to say gradually and then... England collapsed in Rajkot in a manner in which Hemingway said men can go broke, which is to say gradually and then all at once. All the hope and promise at the start of play, with the brilliant Ben Duckett set and Ravichandran Ashwin absent through a family medical emergency, was followed by a testing first hour... England collapsed in Rajkot in a manner in which Hemingway said men can go broke, which is to say gradually and then all at once.

Wolves found an unlikely match-winner in Gomes, who scored twice against Spurs — he had scored only once in 32 previous Premier League appearances

Neto shows class as unlikely source dents Spurs’ top-four hopes

Ritchie scored his first Premier League goal since July 2020

Ritchie emerges from obscurity to rescue a point for Newcastle

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football | alyson rudd

Hodgson has given his all for Palace – it’s time they showed him some respect

If anyone else in the world who was not Roy Hodgson was the manager of Crystal Palace, then the club’s chairman would... If anyone else in the world who was not Roy Hodgson was the manager of Crystal Palace, then the... If anyone else in the world who was not Roy Hodgson was the manager of Crystal Palace, then the...

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Rob Wright’s tips and news

Racecards BET OF THE DAY Photosynthesis (7.00 Kempton Park) This Irish import has shaped well on both starts... Racecards BET OF THE DAY Photosynthesis (7.00 Kempton Park) This Irish import has shaped well... Racecards BET OF THE DAY Photosynthesis (7.00 Kempton Park) This Irish import has shaped well...

There are ways to make Disney, New York City and the national parks more affordable

The 17 tips that will save you thousands on your next US trip

Holidays in America have never seemed so expensive — but our expert hacks will help make yours more affordable. We’ve even found ways to cut the cost of Disney

The Hoodoos rock formation in Bryce Canyon National Park

The 15 most exciting US holiday deals right now — from £799

Including a Utah hiking trip, an underrated Florida beach resort and a new stay in Washington DC

Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn

This is the least stressful way to do New York — and it’s cheaper too

Dodge the expensive Manhattan hotel scene and follow the locals to low-key but just-as-trendy Brooklyn

Expect to be offered a tablet requesting you add a gratuity

Tipping is out of hand in the US — this is how to deal with it

Gratuity culture is so widespread and costly to customers that even the Americans have had enough

The former fishing village of Dona Paula

inspiration

How to have a week in the tropics for less than £900

Goa is a goer for its bohemian spirit, intriguing capital and great-value guest houses

Relaxing weekend

Anyone for a moonymoon? The holiday buzzwords you’ll soon be sick of

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Why I went solo (and single) to Europe’s most romantic city

Alfie Boe took a train through the Blue Mountains

Alfie Boe: ‘I saved the day when things went wrong at a luxury hotel’

On the piste at Männlichen

What it’s like to learn to ski (when you’re 42 and terrified)

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KATHY LETTE | travel troubleshooter

‘My workaholic husband refuses to holiday with me’

Rome, Edinburgh and Paros all feature in the Netflix series

Where is One Day filmed? The six locations to visit after watching

A Boeing 737 Max takes off during a test flight in Seattle in September 2020

What went wrong at Boeing and should passengers be worried?

It’s hard to imagine anything more terrifying. As Alaska Airlines’ Flight 1282 reached 16,000ft en route from... It’s hard to imagine anything more terrifying. As Alaska Airlines’ Flight 1282 reached 16,000ft... It’s hard to imagine anything more terrifying. As Alaska Airlines’ Flight 1282 reached 16,000ft...

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WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION

Win a foodie break in Cumbria worth up to £1,260 at Farlam Hall

I don’t know why I didn’t cotton on to my friend’s intentions. It should have been obvious the moment he refused to... I don’t know why I didn’t cotton on to my friend’s intentions. It should have been obvious the... I don’t know why I didn’t cotton on to my friend’s intentions. It should have been obvious the...

Seven of the UK’s best boutique theatres

From hosting comedians to outdoor performances in Roman amphitheatres, British towns are full of remarkable venues worthy of a visit in their own right

Ticket prices in the West End are at an all-time high — but don’t let that put you off seeing a show. We’ve found plenty of cutting-edge new plays which are being trialled outside the capital. From a theatre beside a loch to exciting productions in half-timbered market towns, these are the greatest venues across the country — with ticket prices a snip of what you’d pay... Ticket prices in the West End are at an all-time high — but don’t let that put you off seeing a... Ticket prices in the West End are at an all-time high — but don’t let that put you off seeing a...

The Georgian Theatre Royal was built in 1788

CIty breaks

The magical crowd-free Italian city that stays warm in winter

In January 1921 the writer DH Lawrence sailed into Cagliari, describing it as “a naked town rising steep, steep... In January 1921 the writer DH Lawrence sailed into Cagliari, describing it as “a naked town rising steep, steep, golden-looking, piled naked to the sky from the plain at the head of a formless hollow bay. It is strange and rather wonderful … One wonders how it ever got there.” More than a century later, the... In January 1921 the writer DH Lawrence sailed into Cagliari, describing it as “a naked town rising steep, steep, golden-looking...

Stanley Tucci learnt to cook at his mother’s side

Stanley Tucci: ‘I’m as famous for cooking as acting now’

The actor on living in southwest London, holidaying in Cornwall and learning cooking from his Italian mother

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‘To ease the pain of my divorce, I transformed my home’

A house renovation can help you move on after a relationship ends. Here’s how to make your space your own again

Carole Annett moved into the house next door but says she feels “100 miles away”

‘Heartbroken after a break-up, I bought and renovated the house next door’

Living around the corner meant Carole Annett knew the pub and her neighbours — so she could start afresh

Dahlia ‘Labyrinth’ — peach is easy to come by in the world of dahlias

How to create a peachy-keen garden

It’s the colour of 2024. Louise Curley picks her 12 favourite pastel-toned plants to grow

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THE SECRET AGENT

‘There’s no such thing as a free pad in London … unless it’s for Taylor Swift’

Our columnist on when Hollywood and high-end property collide — and his own starry encounters

LUSTWORTHY HOMES

Mary Berry’s childhood home is on sale for £2.8m

Bath, £2.8 million The former Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry has vivid memories of South Lawn, the glorious honeystone semi on College Road in Bath where she spent her childhood. “Living there was wonderful — we had so much space,”... Bath, £2.8 million The former Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry has vivid memories of... Bath, £2.8 million The former Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry has vivid memories of...

Mary Berry lived through the Second World War at South Lawn in Bath

Kitchen special

The total cost for renovating the kitchen came to £161.60

I refreshed my tired kitchen for £160. Here’s how I did it

Henry Bird with his favourite kitchen kit

Bake Off’s Henry Bird’s essential kit to get your cakes to the next level

This library-style basement bar designed by Fare Inc features a marble-topped island and sink, and a leather-wrapped bar. The project cost £80,000

Appliance garages and two of everything: the luxe kitchen trends

Around Cate St Hill’s simple dining table, four dining chairs of Scandinavian design lend a relaxed and eclectic feel

Sitting comfortably? Where to buy practical, chic kitchen seating

How can i reduce capital gains taxes when selling my second home.

I am planning on selling my second (holiday) home this year, which I purchased in 2015 and which has been rented out as a short holiday let for the past two years. I have not retained all of my receipts for the work done to the house since I purchased it, especially the ones in the earlier years when the thought of selling was far from my mind. Are there alternative ... I am planning on selling my second (holiday) home this year, which I purchased in 2015 and which ... I am planning on selling my second (holiday) home this year, which I purchased in 2015 and which ...

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Should I pay an agent £1,920 to find a new tenant or do it myself?

My flat is becoming empty for the first time in five years, because my excellent tenants have sadly given notice to ... My flat is becoming empty for the first time in five years, because my excellent tenants have sadly given notice to leave. I’ve started to arrange the re-letting and contacted an agent that was recommended by a friend, but they want a month’s rent as a fee — which is £1,600. Then there’s VAT on top, which I can’t ... My flat is becoming empty for the first time in five years, because my excellent tenants have sadly given notice to leave. I’ve ...

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Los Angeles, California

Is the California dream over for Los Angeles’ super-rich homebuyers?

Steinway Spirio, from £146,830, steinway.co.uk

OBJECT OF DESIRE

The £150,000 piano that plays itself

The Mill Tower by Salvador Dalí; The Sleep of Love by Marc Chagall; The Painter II by Pablo Picasso

Now you can own a Picasso (well, sort of)

The six-bedroom 4,345 sq ft townhouse would have been an excellent place to people-watch

LUXURY home of the week

A Chelsea townhouse next to Bob Marley’s 1970s den is on sale for £9.35 million

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Building on brownfield alone won’t solve the housing crisis

Kanu island in Belize; Chris Krolow, the founder and CEO of Private Islands Inc

I slept rough at 14 — now, I buy and sell private islands

Falmouth, Cornwall

Is this really the most depressing town in Britain?

Swedish Ninja’s Candy Little Circle wall lights, swedishninja.com; available in the UK from amara.com, from £339

Scandi style: how bright colours are changing the traditional look

Crossword club.

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Warm-up sudoku no 410, killer sudoku no 416 moderate.

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Puzzles Puff

Sunday times teaser.

A serious mental workout

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Clue-writing Competition

ST Crossword editor judges your cryptic clues

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Puzzles to solve at your leisure on paper

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The middle-class voters who propelled the Scottish National Party to power are deserting it in the wake of Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation, in-depth polling analysis has found. The examination of public opinion shows that aspirational and middle-aged people have steadily drifted away from the... The middle-class voters who propelled the Scottish National Party to power are deserting it in the wake of Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation, in-depth polling analysis has found. The examination of public opinion shows that aspirational and middle-aged people have steadily drifted away from the... The middle-class voters who propelled the Scottish National Party to power are deserting it in the wake of Nicola Sturgeon’s...

  • Scottish Labour still has work to do to win over middle-class voters

New alliance wants to rein in SNP’s independence spending

A cross-party group has been formed to prevent SNP ministers from spending public money on independence, overseas embassies and foreign aid. The Scottish government has been accused of wasting money on causes over which it has no constitutional control. Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, a Labour peer and former Scotland minister , has teamed up... A cross-party group has been formed to prevent SNP ministers from spending public money on independence, overseas embassies and foreign aid. The Scottish government has been accused of wasting money on causes over which it has no constitutional control. Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, a Labour peer and former Scotland minister , has teamed up... A cross-party group has been formed to prevent SNP ministers from spending public money on independence, overseas embassies and...

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alex massie | comment

If Humza Yousaf is the best we can hope for, we are not hoping hard enough

It is a year since Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation and with it the premature ending of an era. Sturgeon is now busy writing her memoirs. Her publishers must hope these constitute something greater than 400 pages of “I do not recall”. Her appearance at the Covid inquiry tarnished what remained of Sturgeon’s... It is a year since Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation and with it the premature ending of... It is a year since Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation and with it the premature ending of...

Meet the women cutting through crofting’s ‘grass ceiling’

Beth Rose is among a new generation of women to embrace crofting, the traditional means of living off the land

JK Rowling donates £70k for legal challenge on defining a woman

Protesters marched outside the Scottish Labour conference calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

Gaza ceasefire support ‘may put Scots MPs at odds with Starmer’

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The unmissable garden that is only open one weekend a year

Sir Chris Hoy carried the baton at the launch of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games at Buckingham Palace in 2013

Outpouring of support for cancer-stricken Chris Hoy

Mackintosh organ still in pieces a decade after being ‘saved’.

When officials intervened a decade ago to save a unique artwork by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, campaigners believed it was finally in “safe hands”. The Mackintosh organ, the only musical instrument designed by the Glasgow-born architect, was... When officials intervened a decade ago to save a unique artwork by Charles Rennie Mackintosh... When officials intervened a decade ago to save a unique artwork by Charles Rennie Mackintosh...

The organ designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh was left in place at Craigie Hall where it suffered significant damage

Children’s lives ‘at risk’ after funding cut to accident-prevention charities

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alf young | business comment

Mess made in ferry procurement cuts islands adrift

Ian and Carol Mackellar back at their home near Aberdeen after he was detained in Dubai

Facing jail in Dubai was hell — but I’m going back in two weeks

Fusaro felt like he had been ‘hit by a train’ after making his Test debut against England in 2014

rugby union | CHRIS FUSARO INTERVIEW

‘It was like playing on a pitch that had been sprayed with manure’

Watson’s stoppage-time equaliser for Kilmarnock resulted in Celtic dropping two valuable points

Scottish Premiership

Wasteful Celtic open door for Rangers in title race after draw

Clement rarely has to stir up the Ibrox crowd but admits he is enjoying the passion and energy that Rangers supporters bring to his match days

Scottish Premiership | Michael Grant

Conductor Clement loving cut and thrust of Ibrox cauldron

The Glasgow captain Stafford McDowall runs in for the Warriors’ second try, after only three minutes

Rugby Union

Warriors quick out of the blocks to make short work of Dragons

Leanne Maiden, 42, spent 66 days and five hours at sea

Maiden voyage: woman conquers world’s toughest row

Dg approved €200k deal for coveney.

Bakhurst and RTE chair signed off payout after resignation

RTE’s director-general approved an exit payment of up to €200,000 made to Rory Coveney, the broadcaster’s former director of strategy, after he tendered his resignation last year. In response to queries from The Sunday Times last night, RTE said the payment was signed off by Kevin Bakhurst and... RTE’s director-general approved an exit payment of up to €200,000 made to Rory Coveney, the broadcaster’s former director of strategy, after he tendered his resignation last year. In response to queries from The Sunday Times last night, RTE said the payment was signed off by Kevin Bakhurst and... RTE’s director-general approved an exit payment of up to €200,000 made to Rory Coveney, the broadcaster’s former director of...

Diplomatic channels to Kremlin ‘stay open’

The tanaiste has said Ireland will continue to engage diplomatically with President Putin’s regime, though the relationship is deteriorating as a consequence of Russia’s ruthless suppression of human rights, its clandestine attacks on sovereign nations and its use of private armies to spread its influence across Saharan Africa. Micheál... The tanaiste has said Ireland will continue to engage diplomatically with President Putin’s regime, though the relationship is deteriorating as a consequence of Russia’s ruthless suppression of human rights, its clandestine attacks on sovereign nations and its use of private armies to spread its influence across Saharan Africa. Micheál... The tanaiste has said Ireland will continue to engage diplomatically with President Putin’s regime, though the relationship is...

Ian Bailey was more frank about himself in his journals than the persona he presented on social media

Ian Bailey, the pervert and stalker who ‘sacrificed his life to debauchery’

On Sunday, December 31 last year at 8.37pm I received a New Year’s Eve text that I would never have expected from a man who for the previous two decades I had as a journalist in national newspapers — including The Sunday Times and subsequently as an author — relentlessly pursued as being responsible for one of the... On Sunday, December 31 last year at 8.37pm I received a New Year’s Eve text that I would never... On Sunday, December 31 last year at 8.37pm I received a New Year’s Eve text that I would never...

‘I swapped the catwalk in Ireland to drive a truck in Australia’s mines’

Gráinne Gallanagh now works in the Australian mining industry

Ireland ‘running out of time’ to act against Russian spies

Spiritan Ireland previously sold a site beside Blackrock College for €16 million to the house builder Lioncor, part of a spate of land sales by religious orders in recent years

Spiritans set to sell more land at schools

Ten Fine Gael TDs are leaving at the next general election

Fine Gael pins its hopes on ‘renewal’ as TDs head for exit

Denis O’Brien took control of the Beacon hospital in Sandyford a decade ago. Last week’s sale, to Macquarie, at about €400 million will deliver him a profit of close to €250 million

Denis O’Brien’s clinical strike

Catherine Toolan has a thirst for her job. “We tell the stories of Guinness past, present and the future,” she says

BUSINESS INTERView

Guinness Storehouse boss brews up even bigger plans

A shortage of places means hundreds of children are being placed on waiting lists

The Irish students ready for secondary school, but with nowhere to go

Johnny Ronan previously received permission to build a 23-storey tower at Tara Street

Ronan faces battle to keep control of landmark project

The developer Johnny Ronan is fighting to retain the rights to develop his flagship Tara Street project, Dublin’s... The developer Johnny Ronan is fighting to retain the rights to develop his flagship Tara Street... The developer Johnny Ronan is fighting to retain the rights to develop his flagship Tara Street...

‘It’s going to have a serious effect on the economy here,’ said former mayor Frank Godfrey

Drogheda plan to house 500 asylum seekers angers locals

Three hundred people attended a protest in Drogheda yesterday over plans to ­convert the town’s four-star D Hotel... Three hundred people attended a protest in Drogheda yesterday over plans to ­convert the town’s... Three hundred people attended a protest in Drogheda yesterday over plans to ­convert the town’s...

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Brenda Power | comment

Danger lurks when we define ‘durable’ tie-ups

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GARY MURPHY | COMMENT

Hospital farce has provided one lesson: the state always pays

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ALISON O’CONNOR | comment

On Copenhagen’s waterfront lies a brighter vision for Dublin

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Tom Dunne | comment

My basket of goods proves I am as typical as a consumer gets

Colm Tóibín is coming to the end of his time as laureate for Irish fiction

Colm Tóibín writes his next chapter

The Peoples Portraits 1899-1918 by Amanda Dunsmore are hung for the preview of A Matter of Time, an exhibition featuring work by 25 Irish and International artists, at Crawford Art Gallery in Cork

The week in pictures: Ireland — February 18, 2024

The consignment was found in a ship’s container and was likely bound for Australia

Gardai investigate Irish links to Mexican drug cartel after record seizure

Gardai are examining any possible links between an Irishman who grew up in Kerry and is now allegedly a member of a... Gardai are examining any possible links between an Irishman who grew up in Kerry and is now... Gardai are examining any possible links between an Irishman who grew up in Kerry and is now...

The physicality of top-level rugby often results in recurrent injuries

Rugby concussions raise risk of further head injury, study shows

A study has found that elite rugby players’ risk of concussion increased tenfold if they had suffered more than two... A study has found that elite rugby players’ risk of concussion increased tenfold if they had... A study has found that elite rugby players’ risk of concussion increased tenfold if they had...

Pontins staff were told to check surnames against a list of “undesirable guests” names to try to identify Irish Travellers

Pontins blacklist of 40 Irish surnames outrages Travellers

Naomi Sheridan said she would like the film to be shown at schools around Ireland as an education tool

Naomi Sheridan: My film Kiki shines light on migrants’ experience

Ivanna McMahon said that finding out she was dyslexic at 17 dented her self-esteem. “I thought potentially that it meant I wasn’t as good or smart as the other people in my class, but that’s absolutely not true”

Miss World is a celebration of women, says Irish contestant

David Cullinane, Sinn Fein’s health spokesman, acknowledged the need to reduce spending on outsourced healthcare

Patients sent abroad for treatment cost taxpayer €170m over five years

Magical connections: Scott’s influences include the Beatles and Van Morrison

Mike Scott: ‘I think U2 learnt a lot from the Waterboys’

Sarah Jane Heffernan, left, and Emma McCormack

The Irish podcasters mixing true crime and comedy to great success

Marcel’s head chef and co-owner, Niall Duffy

A top Belfast bistro with a sublime set-menu for less than €25

4 Belmont Road, Belfast BT4 2AN; ★ 8.5/10 February shone a glorious spotlight on Ireland’s culinary credentials. 4 Belmont Road, Belfast BT4 2AN; ★ 8.5/10 February shone a glorious spotlight on Ireland’s... 4 Belmont Road, Belfast BT4 2AN; ★ 8.5/10 February shone a glorious spotlight on Ireland’s...

Illustrious career: Mullen co-founded the Druid Theatre in Galway and is a Tony award winner

Marie Mullen is Ireland’s reluctant legend

She is an imposing and often fierce presence on stage, but not today. The actress Marie Mullen is in a corner of the... She is an imposing and often fierce presence on stage, but not today. The actress Marie Mullen is... She is an imposing and often fierce presence on stage, but not today. The actress Marie Mullen is...

New pop-up swimming pools aim to solve Ireland’s shortage

Finding swimming lessons in Ireland can feel as if you’re on the hunt for the Holy Grail. Waiting lists, distance and the seemingly small number of teachers available mean that this vital life skill is something lots of children miss out on. Swim... Finding swimming lessons in Ireland can feel as if you’re on the hunt for the Holy Grail. Waiting... Finding swimming lessons in Ireland can feel as if you’re on the hunt for the Holy Grail. Waiting...

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A Dublin 3 red-brick with new bathroom, kitchen and garden up for sale

Amanda Bone

RTE star Amanda Bone: ‘We have so much fun on Home of the Year’

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