Sunday June 15 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
Britain on a war footing as it moves combat jets to Middle East

Starmer confirms military build up after Iran threat as Netanyahu warns that Israeli jets ‘will be seen over Tehran’

Defence
Iranian Red Crescent volunteers at the site of a building destroyed in an Israeli strike in Tehran.
NEW
1,200 miles apart, two cities quake as missiles rain down

Iranian and Israeli citizens in Tehran and Tel Aviv describe their nights under bombardment

Israel-Iran
NEW
ANALYSIS
MARK URBAN
The question now for Iran and Israel: who can take more pain?

Doubts remain about how hard Israel can hit Tehran’s nuclear programme but there is room for escalation — and the risk of a grave miscalculation

US politics
Donald Trump saluting at a military parade.
LIVE
Parade live: Trump praises ‘supreme sacrifice’ of soldiers

Celebrations in Washington DC to mark 250 years of the United States army coincide with President Trump’s 79th birthday — and nationwide protests

US politics
46 minutes ago
Kier Starmer, Prime Minister, leaving 10 Downing Street.
Starmer announces national grooming gangs inquiry
Politics
Arnold Schwarzenegger riding a bicycle in his home.
INTERVIEW
DECCA AITKENHEAD
Arnold Schwarzenegger: ‘If my children out do me, I’m in heaven’
Celebrity
Kier Starmer, Prime Minister, leaving 10 Downing Street.
Starmer announces national grooming gangs inquiry
Politics
Arnold Schwarzenegger riding a bicycle in his home.
INTERVIEW
DECCA AITKENHEAD
Arnold Schwarzenegger: ‘If my children out do me, I’m in heaven’
Celebrity
Portrait of Dr. Elizabeth Whittaker in a hospital room.
NEW
‘Measles knocks Covid out the water’: meet the doctor fighting the vaccine slump
Healthcare
Julia and Hans Rausing at a table outdoors.
HANS RAUSING
From tragic addict to a knighthood — the heir who gave away £500m
London
HS2 CEO Mark Wild at the Old Oak Common station box site.
NEW
Taxman begins fraud investigation into HS2
Transport
Godolphin and Latymer School gate with crests.
Emails that reveal sex scandal at one of Britain’s top private schools
Education
Photo of a young girl sitting on her mother's lap outdoors.
DECCA AITKENHEAD
I was 9 when a GP risked jail to help mum die. The law must change
Healthcare
Portrait of Dr. Elizabeth Whittaker in a hospital room.
NEW
‘Measles knocks Covid out the water’: meet the doctor fighting the vaccine slump
Healthcare
Portrait of Dr. Elizabeth Whittaker in a hospital room.
NEW
‘Measles knocks Covid out the water’: meet the doctor fighting the vaccine slump
Healthcare
Julia and Hans Rausing at a table outdoors.
HANS RAUSING
From tragic addict to a knighthood — the heir who gave away £500m
London
Julia and Hans Rausing at a table outdoors.
HANS RAUSING
From tragic addict to a knighthood — the heir who gave away £500m
London
HS2 CEO Mark Wild at the Old Oak Common station box site.
NEW
Taxman begins fraud investigation into HS2
Transport
HS2 CEO Mark Wild at the Old Oak Common station box site.
NEW
Taxman begins fraud investigation into HS2
Transport
Godolphin and Latymer School gate with crests.
Emails that reveal sex scandal at one of Britain’s top private schools
Education
Godolphin and Latymer School gate with crests.
Emails that reveal sex scandal at one of Britain’s top private schools
Education
Photo of a young girl sitting on her mother's lap outdoors.
DECCA AITKENHEAD
I was 9 when a GP risked jail to help mum die. The law must change
Healthcare
Photo of a young girl sitting on her mother's lap outdoors.
DECCA AITKENHEAD
I was 9 when a GP risked jail to help mum die. The law must change
Healthcare
Portrait of Dr. Elizabeth Whittaker in a hospital room.
NEW
‘Measles knocks Covid out the water’: meet the doctor fighting the vaccine slump
Healthcare
Julia and Hans Rausing at a table outdoors.
HANS RAUSING
From tragic addict to a knighthood — the heir who gave away £500m
London
HS2 CEO Mark Wild at the Old Oak Common station box site.
NEW
Taxman begins fraud investigation into HS2
Transport
Portrait of Dr. Elizabeth Whittaker in a hospital room.
NEW
‘Measles knocks Covid out the water’: meet the doctor fighting the vaccine slump
Healthcare
Portrait of Dr. Elizabeth Whittaker in a hospital room.
NEW
‘Measles knocks Covid out the water’: meet the doctor fighting the vaccine slump
Healthcare
Julia and Hans Rausing at a table outdoors.
HANS RAUSING
From tragic addict to a knighthood — the heir who gave away £500m
London
Julia and Hans Rausing at a table outdoors.
HANS RAUSING
From tragic addict to a knighthood — the heir who gave away £500m
London
HS2 CEO Mark Wild at the Old Oak Common station box site.
NEW
Taxman begins fraud investigation into HS2
Transport
HS2 CEO Mark Wild at the Old Oak Common station box site.
NEW
Taxman begins fraud investigation into HS2
Transport
Godolphin and Latymer School gate with crests.
Emails that reveal sex scandal at one of Britain’s top private schools
Education
Photo of a young girl sitting on her mother's lap outdoors.
DECCA AITKENHEAD
I was 9 when a GP risked jail to help mum die. The law must change
Healthcare
Portrait of Dr. Elizabeth Whittaker in a hospital room.
NEW
‘Measles knocks Covid out the water’: meet the doctor fighting the vaccine slump
Healthcare
Julia and Hans Rausing at a table outdoors.
HANS RAUSING
From tragic addict to a knighthood — the heir who gave away £500m
London
HS2 CEO Mark Wild at the Old Oak Common station box site.
NEW
Taxman begins fraud investigation into HS2
Transport
Godolphin and Latymer School gate with crests.
Emails that reveal sex scandal at one of Britain’s top private schools
Education
Photo of a young girl sitting on her mother's lap outdoors.
DECCA AITKENHEAD
I was 9 when a GP risked jail to help mum die. The law must change
Healthcare
Portrait of Dr. Elizabeth Whittaker in a hospital room.
NEW
‘Measles knocks Covid out the water’: meet the doctor fighting the vaccine slump
Healthcare
Portrait of Dr. Elizabeth Whittaker in a hospital room.
NEW
‘Measles knocks Covid out the water’: meet the doctor fighting the vaccine slump
Healthcare
Julia and Hans Rausing at a table outdoors.
HANS RAUSING
From tragic addict to a knighthood — the heir who gave away £500m
London
Julia and Hans Rausing at a table outdoors.
HANS RAUSING
From tragic addict to a knighthood — the heir who gave away £500m
London
HS2 CEO Mark Wild at the Old Oak Common station box site.
NEW
Taxman begins fraud investigation into HS2
Transport
HS2 CEO Mark Wild at the Old Oak Common station box site.
NEW
Taxman begins fraud investigation into HS2
Transport
Godolphin and Latymer School gate with crests.
Emails that reveal sex scandal at one of Britain’s top private schools
Education
Godolphin and Latymer School gate with crests.
Emails that reveal sex scandal at one of Britain’s top private schools
Education
Photo of a young girl sitting on her mother's lap outdoors.
DECCA AITKENHEAD
I was 9 when a GP risked jail to help mum die. The law must change
Healthcare
Photo of a young girl sitting on her mother's lap outdoors.
DECCA AITKENHEAD
I was 9 when a GP risked jail to help mum die. The law must change
Healthcare
Portrait of Dr. Elizabeth Whittaker in a hospital room.
NEW
‘Measles knocks Covid out the water’: meet the doctor fighting the vaccine slump
Healthcare
Julia and Hans Rausing at a table outdoors.
HANS RAUSING
From tragic addict to a knighthood — the heir who gave away £500m
London
HS2 CEO Mark Wild at the Old Oak Common station box site.
NEW
Taxman begins fraud investigation into HS2
Transport
Portrait of Dr. Elizabeth Whittaker in a hospital room.
NEW
‘Measles knocks Covid out the water’: meet the doctor fighting the vaccine slump
Healthcare
Portrait of Dr. Elizabeth Whittaker in a hospital room.
NEW
‘Measles knocks Covid out the water’: meet the doctor fighting the vaccine slump
Healthcare
Julia and Hans Rausing at a table outdoors.
HANS RAUSING
From tragic addict to a knighthood — the heir who gave away £500m
London
Julia and Hans Rausing at a table outdoors.
HANS RAUSING
From tragic addict to a knighthood — the heir who gave away £500m
London
HS2 CEO Mark Wild at the Old Oak Common station box site.
NEW
Taxman begins fraud investigation into HS2
Transport
HS2 CEO Mark Wild at the Old Oak Common station box site.
NEW
Taxman begins fraud investigation into HS2
Transport
Godolphin and Latymer School gate with crests.
Emails that reveal sex scandal at one of Britain’s top private schools
Education
Photo of a young girl sitting on her mother's lap outdoors.
DECCA AITKENHEAD
I was 9 when a GP risked jail to help mum die. The law must change
Healthcare
MENT
Collage of musicians with concert tickets.
INVESTIGATION
Why are gig tickets so expensive — and is Live Nation to blame?

First it was dynamic pricing and VIP packages, now it’s ‘priority entry’ to jump the queues. Our investigation also reveals how prices to see your favourite band may not have peaked

Music
A woman speaking at a podium next to an image of Grenfell Tower engulfed in flames.
NEW
Bosses of US firm ‘knew Grenfell cladding was unsafe’ — and sold it anyway
London
Computed tomography brain scan images.
NHS patients denied breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs
Healthcare
Illustration of a businesswoman struggling to climb an upward-pointing arrow, with downward-pointing arrows on either side.
NEW
Reeves plans billons in infrastructure spending but her luck needs to change
Politics
Illustration of a woman with mental health struggles, depicted with tangled lines above her head and a rising graph, surrounded by pills.
NEW
INVESTIGATION
A generation of women over 50 stuck taking antidepressants
Healthcare
Collage of the Beach Boys with a surfboard and palm trees.
NEW
I gave Brian pizza and a bed. We were friends for 50 years
Media
Illustration of a businesswoman struggling to climb an upward-pointing arrow, with downward-pointing arrows on either side.
NEW
Reeves plans billons in infrastructure spending but her luck needs to change
Politics
Illustration of a businesswoman struggling to climb an upward-pointing arrow, with downward-pointing arrows on either side.
NEW
Reeves plans billons in infrastructure spending but her luck needs to change
Politics
Illustration of a woman with mental health struggles, depicted with tangled lines above her head and a rising graph, surrounded by pills.
NEW
INVESTIGATION
A generation of women over 50 stuck taking antidepressants
Healthcare
Illustration of a woman with mental health struggles, depicted with tangled lines above her head and a rising graph, surrounded by pills.
NEW
INVESTIGATION
A generation of women over 50 stuck taking antidepressants
Healthcare
Collage of the Beach Boys with a surfboard and palm trees.
NEW
I gave Brian pizza and a bed. We were friends for 50 years
Media
Collage of the Beach Boys with a surfboard and palm trees.
NEW
I gave Brian pizza and a bed. We were friends for 50 years
Media
Illustration of a businesswoman struggling to climb an upward-pointing arrow, with downward-pointing arrows on either side.
NEW
Reeves plans billons in infrastructure spending but her luck needs to change
Politics
Illustration of a woman with mental health struggles, depicted with tangled lines above her head and a rising graph, surrounded by pills.
NEW
INVESTIGATION
A generation of women over 50 stuck taking antidepressants
Healthcare
Collage of the Beach Boys with a surfboard and palm trees.
NEW
I gave Brian pizza and a bed. We were friends for 50 years
Media
Illustration of a businesswoman struggling to climb an upward-pointing arrow, with downward-pointing arrows on either side.
NEW
Reeves plans billons in infrastructure spending but her luck needs to change
Politics
Illustration of a businesswoman struggling to climb an upward-pointing arrow, with downward-pointing arrows on either side.
NEW
Reeves plans billons in infrastructure spending but her luck needs to change
Politics
Illustration of a woman with mental health struggles, depicted with tangled lines above her head and a rising graph, surrounded by pills.
NEW
INVESTIGATION
A generation of women over 50 stuck taking antidepressants
Healthcare
Illustration of a woman with mental health struggles, depicted with tangled lines above her head and a rising graph, surrounded by pills.
NEW
INVESTIGATION
A generation of women over 50 stuck taking antidepressants
Healthcare
Collage of the Beach Boys with a surfboard and palm trees.
NEW
I gave Brian pizza and a bed. We were friends for 50 years
Media
Collage of the Beach Boys with a surfboard and palm trees.
NEW
I gave Brian pizza and a bed. We were friends for 50 years
Media
Illustration of an overwhelmed parent being pulled in different directions by two children and a baby.
Love your kids, but can’t bear to see them? You’ve got parental burnout
Parenting
NEW
INTERVIEW
EXCLUSIVE
Wrongly accused of child murder, he’s still seeking justice 10 years on
Politics
MENT
Car engulfed in flames.
NEW
ANALYSIS
The disturbing truth I found at the ‘good craic’ Ballymena riots

As rioters hurled bricks and cobblestones at immigrants’ homes last week, onlookers — middle-aged couples, young families — cheer them on and laugh

Politics
Collage of Donald Trump with protest imagery.
Katy BallsTank commander Trump now weighs up rolling over the courts
A man at a summit samples a drink.
Matt RuddI witnessed the birth of an immortality cult — surely it can’t last?
Three men posing for a photo on a hillside.
NEW
A revolution that started in a Scottish pub could save the world’s oceans
Environment
Person riding an electric bike.
My day on the super e-bikes fuelling the phone-snatching epidemic
Dr. Alice Evans, Lecturer in the Social Science of Development at King's College London, sitting in a red armchair.
We’re in a ‘global fertility crisis’. Does this woman have a solution?
Sex & Relationships
Deputy head with students at school assembly.
NEW
Inside the Liverpool school with an in-house ADHD clinic
Education
Three men posing for a photo on a hillside.
NEW
A revolution that started in a Scottish pub could save the world’s oceans
Environment
Person riding an electric bike.
My day on the super e-bikes fuelling the phone-snatching epidemic
Dr. Alice Evans, Lecturer in the Social Science of Development at King's College London, sitting in a red armchair.
We’re in a ‘global fertility crisis’. Does this woman have a solution?
Sex & Relationships
Deputy head with students at school assembly.
NEW
Inside the Liverpool school with an in-house ADHD clinic
Education
Collage of Donald Trump with protest imagery.
Katy BallsTank commander Trump now weighs up rolling over the courts
A man at a summit samples a drink.
Matt RuddI witnessed the birth of an immortality cult — surely it can’t last?

World

A woman mourns the death of her brother after an Air India plane crash.
NEW
IN DEPTH
‘Thrust not achieved. Falling’: 30 seconds and Flight 171 was lost

Questions are mounting for both Boeing and the airline’s owner Tata Group about how a plane carrying 242 people can drop out of the sky

Asia
Collage of a woman, mushrooms, and a plate of food.
NEW
Death cap cook faces her final reckoning in mushroom murder trial
Australasia
BTS RM and V discharged from South Korean military service.
IN DEPTH
South Korea’s BTS are out of the army and into a changing world
Asia
Portrait of Melissa Hortman, Speaker, holding a gavel.
Hunt for ‘assassin’ who killed Minnesota democrat and shot senator
US news
Benjamin Netanyahu placing a note in the Western Wall.
NEW
IN DEPTH
MATTHEW CAMPBELL
Is attack on Iran Netanyahu’s attempt to etch his place in history?
Israel-Iran
Cyclists riding bikes in a city square.
NEW
IN DEPTH
Bikelash: Parisians declare war on reckless cyclists
Europe
Man in black hoodie holding a hawk.
NEW
ANALYSIS
The Czech Trump on a mission to stop Europe ‘losing everywhere’
Europe
Portrait of Melissa Hortman, Speaker, holding a gavel.
Hunt for ‘assassin’ who killed Minnesota democrat and shot senator
US news
Benjamin Netanyahu placing a note in the Western Wall.
NEW
IN DEPTH
MATTHEW CAMPBELL
Is attack on Iran Netanyahu’s attempt to etch his place in history?
Israel-Iran
Cyclists riding bikes in a city square.
NEW
IN DEPTH
Bikelash: Parisians declare war on reckless cyclists
Europe
Man in black hoodie holding a hawk.
NEW
ANALYSIS
The Czech Trump on a mission to stop Europe ‘losing everywhere’
Europe
Collage of a woman, mushrooms, and a plate of food.
NEW
Death cap cook faces her final reckoning in mushroom murder trial
Australasia
BTS RM and V discharged from South Korean military service.
IN DEPTH
South Korea’s BTS are out of the army and into a changing world
Asia

Comment

a bald man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
MATTHEW SYEDIsrael knows what we won’t accept: the mullahs want nuclear war

The death cult in Tehran has never even tried to hide its intentions towards its Middle East enemy

Illustration of a news reporter's changing reaction to a question about authoritarianism, from concerned to denying.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

A woman is standing in a room.
CHARLOTTE IVERSThese angry young men aren’t giving up — they’re cleaning graffiti
a man with gray hair is wearing a white shirt with blue leaves on it
ROD LIDDLEI’m relying on my Geiger counter to survive Armageddon, if I can only find the batteries
a woman wearing a red sweater and a grey shirt smiles for the camera
HADLEY FREEMANParent says no, stop the screen rot in schools
a man wearing glasses and a suit looks at the camera
ROBERT COLVILEThe state spends £24,000 a year for every adult. Something’s got to give
A woman is standing in a room.
CHARLOTTE IVERSThese angry young men aren’t giving up — they’re cleaning graffiti
a man with gray hair is wearing a white shirt with blue leaves on it
a woman wearing a red sweater and a grey shirt smiles for the camera
a man wearing glasses and a suit looks at the camera
A woman is standing in a room.
a man with gray hair is wearing a white shirt with blue leaves on it
a woman wearing a red sweater and a grey shirt smiles for the camera
a man wearing glasses and a suit looks at the camera
MENT

Life & Style

A woman's yearbook photos from her youth compared to a current photo of her at a formal event with a man.
PROFILE
MEGAN AGNEW
The real Lauren Sánchez — by her friends, colleagues and brother

She’s been a cheerleader, a news reporter, a pilot and an astronaut. Megan Agnew charts the unstoppable rise of the new Mrs Bezos

Celebrity
Illustration of a chef preparing a lobster in a restaurant kitchen at night.
Charlotte IversLury, Hastings, review — ‘I implore you to go’
a man with his arms crossed is wearing a grey shirt
Matt RuddDoes the world really need coconut-scented toilet paper?
Portrait of Kelly Cates in a pub.
INTERVIEW
MOTD’s Kelly Cates: ‘I’ll never be the most famous person in my family, and I love that’
Celebrity
Woman in green and beige outfit with shoulder bag standing against brick wall.
INTERVIEW
Alanis Morissette: ‘Madonna gave me my first designer blouse’
Fashion
Philippa York, a journalist and former cyclist, sits in grass next to her bicycle.
DAVID WALSH
My friend Pippa — who used to be one of Britain’s best male cyclists
Cycling
Illustration of a retired couple jitterbugging in front of a city skyline.
‘Downsize, make money and have fun’: the retirees moving to the city
Property & Home
Portrait of Kelly Cates in a pub.
INTERVIEW
MOTD’s Kelly Cates: ‘I’ll never be the most famous person in my family, and I love that’
Celebrity
Woman in green and beige outfit with shoulder bag standing against brick wall.
INTERVIEW
Alanis Morissette: ‘Madonna gave me my first designer blouse’
Fashion
Philippa York, a journalist and former cyclist, sits in grass next to her bicycle.
DAVID WALSH
My friend Pippa — who used to be one of Britain’s best male cyclists
Cycling
Illustration of a retired couple jitterbugging in front of a city skyline.
‘Downsize, make money and have fun’: the retirees moving to the city
Property & Home
Illustration of a chef preparing a lobster in a restaurant kitchen at night.
Charlotte IversLury, Hastings, review — ‘I implore you to go’
a man with his arms crossed is wearing a grey shirt
Matt RuddDoes the world really need coconut-scented toilet paper?

Business

A British Airways plane landing at London City Airport, with the London skyline in the background.
Macquarie in swoop for three UK city airports

Australian bank finalising deal for Birmingham, Bristol and London City after Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan decides to sell up

Companies & Markets
Headshot of Irwin Stelzer.
Irwin StelzerTrump is seizing control of data to bend America’s narrative
James Harrison, founder of Cycle pharmaceutical, sitting on brick steps.
Hannah PrevettI get photos of children whose lives we’ve saved. It’s why I do this
Collage of construction workers and a caregiver with an exclamation point.
Jobs market is flashing a warning sign to Rachel Reeves
Economics
Aerial view of Victoria House in Bloomsbury, London.
London property draws in record $87 billion in decade
Economics
Illustration of a person painting a billboard; the UK flag is being replaced with a red flag.
Wanted: a new boss for WPP to take on a resurgent French rival
Companies & Markets
Illustration of Bob Moritz, PwC's Global Chairman, with a PwC logo and a bar graph.
INTERVIEW
THE SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS PROFILE
I had to fix PwC. Now we’re fit for a ‘golden age’ of the Big Four
Companies & Markets
Collage of construction workers and a caregiver with an exclamation point.
Jobs market is flashing a warning sign to Rachel Reeves
Economics
Aerial view of Victoria House in Bloomsbury, London.
London property draws in record $87 billion in decade
Economics
Illustration of a person painting a billboard; the UK flag is being replaced with a red flag.
Wanted: a new boss for WPP to take on a resurgent French rival
Companies & Markets
Illustration of Bob Moritz, PwC's Global Chairman, with a PwC logo and a bar graph.
INTERVIEW
THE SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS PROFILE
I had to fix PwC. Now we’re fit for a ‘golden age’ of the Big Four
Companies & Markets
Headshot of Irwin Stelzer.
Irwin StelzerTrump is seizing control of data to bend America’s narrative
James Harrison, founder of Cycle pharmaceutical, sitting on brick steps.
Hannah PrevettI get photos of children whose lives we’ve saved. It’s why I do this

Sport

Bath Rugby team celebrating their 2025 Gallagher Premiership victory.
GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP FINAL
Bath hold off Leicester surge to win first Premiership title since 1996

Bath 23 Leicester Tigers 21: Finn Russell kicks a decisive penalty as West Country side, who topped the league table, complete a famous Treble

Rugby union
Sam Burns playing a shot during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament.
NEW
US OPEN
Burns and age-defying Scott lead charge as McIlroy heads for exit
Golf
Viktor Gyokeres of Sporting celebrating with a gold medal after a football match.
United suffer setback in Gyokeres pursuit as striker wants Arsenal move
Football
George Russell celebrates winning pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix.
CANADIAN GRAND PRIX
Russell and Verstappen to resume hostilities on front row in Montreal
Formula 1
Collage of three men in suits in front of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Obsessive taskmaster or misunderstood visionary: who is real Daniel Levy?
Football
v Portugal - UEFA Nations League 2025 Semi-final
ANALYSIS
JONATHAN NORTHCROFT
Young, risk-taking playmakers all the rage – it’s summer of the No10
Football
Ollie Pope celebrating a century at Trent Bridge.
COMMENT
ALASTAIR COOK
Pope’s proven ability to score hundreds gives him edge over Bethell in No3 battle
Cricket
George Russell celebrates winning pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix.
CANADIAN GRAND PRIX
Russell and Verstappen to resume hostilities on front row in Montreal
Formula 1
Collage of three men in suits in front of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Obsessive taskmaster or misunderstood visionary: who is real Daniel Levy?
Football
v Portugal - UEFA Nations League 2025 Semi-final
ANALYSIS
JONATHAN NORTHCROFT
Young, risk-taking playmakers all the rage – it’s summer of the No10
Football
Ollie Pope celebrating a century at Trent Bridge.
COMMENT
ALASTAIR COOK
Pope’s proven ability to score hundreds gives him edge over Bethell in No3 battle
Cricket
Sam Burns playing a shot during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament.
NEW
US OPEN
Burns and age-defying Scott lead charge as McIlroy heads for exit
Golf
Viktor Gyokeres of Sporting celebrating with a gold medal after a football match.
United suffer setback in Gyokeres pursuit as striker wants Arsenal move
Football
MENT

Culture

Portrait of Bill Murray.
INTERVIEW
Bill Murray: ‘Fame makes you do a lot of stupid things’

The Hollywood star talks about mistakes, ego, how he ‘lost it for a year or two’ — and why he’s going on tour with his friend the cellist Jan Vogler

Music
Wernher von Braun at his desk.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio this weekend — Nasa, Nazis & the Space Race
TV & Radio
Diptych of Audrey Hepburn in a red dress and a man in scrubs on a bridge in London.
The best films to watch at home this week — Funny Face and 28 Days Later
TV & Radio
Still from Echo Valley, showing two women embracing in bed.
REVIEW
TOM SHONE
You’ll want to curl up at home with this Sydney Sweeney thriller (and you can!)
Film
Sophie Habboo and Jamie Laing at the premiere of the Minecraft movie in London.
REVIEW
Is this Made in Chelsea couple really the future of Radio 1?
TV & Radio
Diptych of illustrations depicting young girls; one holds a "Stop the Bombs" sign, the other stands in a dark pool.
REVIEW
WALDEMAR JANUSCZAK
Drawing like a kid isn’t child’s play — but does it deserve a 10-room exhibition?
Art
Woman and Boxer dog sitting on a couch.
Shifty — hypnotising montage of life at the end of the 20th century
TV & Radio
Still from Echo Valley, showing two women embracing in bed.
REVIEW
TOM SHONE
You’ll want to curl up at home with this Sydney Sweeney thriller (and you can!)
Film
Sophie Habboo and Jamie Laing at the premiere of the Minecraft movie in London.
REVIEW
Is this Made in Chelsea couple really the future of Radio 1?
TV & Radio
Diptych of illustrations depicting young girls; one holds a "Stop the Bombs" sign, the other stands in a dark pool.
REVIEW
WALDEMAR JANUSCZAK
Drawing like a kid isn’t child’s play — but does it deserve a 10-room exhibition?
Art
Woman and Boxer dog sitting on a couch.
Shifty — hypnotising montage of life at the end of the 20th century
TV & Radio
Wernher von Braun at his desk.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio this weekend — Nasa, Nazis & the Space Race
TV & Radio
Diptych of Audrey Hepburn in a red dress and a man in scrubs on a bridge in London.
The best films to watch at home this week — Funny Face and 28 Days Later
TV & Radio

Travel

Legoland Billund entrance gate.
This Lego-obsessed city is Europe’s best break for kids

Billund, in Denmark, is where the colourful toy bricks began — and there’s no better place for both children and adult fans to play than the Lego House

Denmark
Buttermere lake and mountains in the Lake District, UK.
Gear up for the UK’s most scenic driving routes
UK
Living room with mid-century modern furniture and decor.
Bed and Biryani? Inside Dishoom’s first lodgings in Notting Hill
London
Beach surrounded by cliffs in Cassis, .
Ooh la la! These are ’s best beaches to laze on this summer
Mutrah harbour in Muscat, Oman
EXPLAINER
Is it safe to travel to the Middle East right now?
Advice
Brasov, Romania: The Black Church in the main town square.
The enchanting fairytale region where a week costs less than £400
Europe
Bluebell Farm in south Devon
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a Devon break for up to 8 worth £1,300 with Sand & Stone escapes
Beach surrounded by cliffs in Cassis, .
Ooh la la! These are ’s best beaches to laze on this summer
Mutrah harbour in Muscat, Oman
EXPLAINER
Is it safe to travel to the Middle East right now?
Advice
Brasov, Romania: The Black Church in the main town square.
The enchanting fairytale region where a week costs less than £400
Europe
Bluebell Farm in south Devon
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a Devon break for up to 8 worth £1,300 with Sand & Stone escapes
Buttermere lake and mountains in the Lake District, UK.
Gear up for the UK’s most scenic driving routes
UK
Living room with mid-century modern furniture and decor.
Bed and Biryani? Inside Dishoom’s first lodgings in Notting Hill
London

Money

Illustration of a businessman stepping on a bear trap with a gold pound sign inside.
NEW
Will you be caught in the £2m inheritance tax trap?

It may sound like a lot, but incoming IHT on pensions and rising property prices will treble those ing the threshold by 2029

a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black top and a gold necklace
NEW
COMMENT
JOHANNA NOBLE
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IAN COWIE
Why I’m still backing Apple
Sir David Hempleman-Adams in a hot air balloon basket.
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Sir David Hempleman-Adams in a hot air balloon basket.
FAME AND FORTUNE
David Hempleman-Adams: I lost £50,000 investing in Swindon Town
Cynergy Bank London office in Fitzrovia.
Savers are locking up their cash in bid to beat falling interest rates
Cynergy Bank London office in Fitzrovia.
Savers are locking up their cash in bid to beat falling interest rates
Photo of Laura Fulcher and her daughter.
I’m grateful to be alive, but cancer cost me £130,000
Photo of Laura Fulcher and her daughter.
I’m grateful to be alive, but cancer cost me £130,000
Illustration of a woman with a question mark in a speech bubble.
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ASK THE EXPERTS
Does de-risking my pension mean I have to put my whole pot in cash?
Illustration of a woman with a question mark in a speech bubble.
Q&A
ASK THE EXPERTS
Does de-risking my pension mean I have to put my whole pot in cash?
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