What a lot is happening in the world!  Do you like to keep up to date with what’s happening?  Well, The Times and The Sunday Times are always full of interesting articles and news, ideas and comment.

The paper covers a very wide range of topics from politics to sport, home and garden to the environment, and travel to luxury.  

The Comments make for fascinating reading – what do The Times writers and commentators make of news and all the goings-on?  What do Times readers think in their letters?   Do you agree, or are you tut-tutting and shaking your head with every sentence? 

Get all the news on The World from Africa to Latin America, Australasia to Europe, the war in the Middle East and British politics. There’s plenty on business and money, bringing you up to date, plus financial tips and thoughts, and in the section on the UK, read about politics, law, healthcare, education, crime, the Royal family and science.  Of course there’s lots on the Environment, too, with the paper’s Clean It Up campaign to address the country’s polluted waterways.  

Life & Style covers home and property, fashion, beauty, sex and relationships, food and drink, parenting and driving – a great way to pick up ideas and suggestions of things to try.   Get ideas for travel breaks, long or short, and ways to improve your home and garden. 

If you’re a sport lover, The Times writers have plenty to say, especially with the World Cup taking place, with interviews and analysis.  And the Culture section has reviews for books, musicals, theatre, and films, art, opera and TV and radio. 

Summer Sale for The Times and Sunday Times (UK only)! 

Starting on Thursday 11th June 2026 at 9:30am UK time, take out a Digital Subscription and enjoy unlimited digital access across all devices for just £1 for 4 months (UK only, and it’s £30 a month thereafter)! This is a great offer, so don't miss out!  (The basic subscription is for £1 for 4 months but you just get smartphone-only access on one device.)  Subscribe here today!  (This trial offer is not available to current subscribers and the offer ends on Monday 29th June 2026 at 5pm UK time.)

Immerse yourself in The Times and The Sunday Times, as you devour their informative articles and columns, full of thought and news. 

Don't miss out!  Subscribe today!

Gift experience company Into the Blue have lots of experiences to choose from!   

The company began by selling flying experiences out of Biggin Hill in Kent, and they've been making memories since 1996.   Founder and Managing Director Jim Maitland went to Biggin Hill as a child with his father, who opened up Biggin Hill as a civilian airfield back in 1958.  Jim spent many happy hours there and joined his father to help him run the Biggin Hill Air Fair.  Realising lots of people who were at the shows would love to have a go themselves, he worked with his contacts and so Into the Blue was born!   Needless to say, they have lots of flying experiences - including flight simulators - and also adventure, creative, water, sports, food and drink, breaks, days out and at home experiences.  So there's lots to choose from!

What's more, they've got a special offer for you!

Enjoy 20% off*
The code below is valid on experiences up to £250.00
until midnight on 21st June 2026. Some products are excluded.
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How about a Flight Simulator Experience - perhaps a Vulcan Bomber?
Take a look at the Flight Simulator Experiences here.

How about a Champagne & Sparkling wine experience?  Choose between a 
Champagne & Wine Tasting Evening or a Champagne & Fizz with Lunch from £49.00

There are Chocolate Making Experiences too! 
Perfect for anyone who loves chocolate!

The Animal Experiences include a Sheepdog Experience in Yorkshire - 
just imagine a day with border collies, as you learn how to handle and train them
and shepherd a small flock of sheep! 

There are lots of Gourmet Gifts and Subscriptions as well, 
just the thing for lovers of gin, rum, wine, spices, brownies, sweets,
charcuterie, and cocktails.  


They've got lots of Afternoon Tea options, too,
including Afternoon Tea for Two at Fishmore Hall in Shropshire.
View the Afternoon Tea products here and tuck in!

Subscription and membership gifts include one for knitters.
See the subscription and membership gifts here.

Use 20DADITB for 20% off* experiences up to £250.00
until midnight on 21st June 2026.

(*Some products are excluded from this offer.)

Head over to Into the Blue 

It’s time for RHS Chelsea Flower Show from 19th to 23^th May 2026.  It will be full of beautiful gardens, lots of ideas, tips and advice and plenty of shopping, as well as chances to eat and drink! 

There are show gardens, balcony and container gardens (particularly great if you've got a small garden or balcony and you want some ideas), All About Plants Gardens, to celebrate the wonders plants can bring to a garden, Houseplant Gardens, and floral gardens. There's the RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year and GreenSTEM which highlights horticultural science and technological innovations.  

And - big news - this year, the RHS is lifting the ban on gnomes at the Show.  Why is this?, I hear you ask.  Well, they are raising funds for the next generation of gardeners and the RHS Campaign for School Gardening! 

The themes in 2026 are aiming to show that great design and sustainability can go hand in hand, using water wisely, and the joy of gardens and how we can attract a younger and more diverse audience to gardenin

Find out more about the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.  The RHS is saying that tickets have sold out although there's the chance returns may become available.  

However, here are two other options for you:

You could watch the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on BBC1 and BBC2 this week.   There's a couple of hours coverage a day, from 2 to 3 on BBC1 and 8 to 9 on BBC2.  It's a great chance to get a really good coverage of the Show.   It all kicks off at 8pm on BBC2 on Sunday 17th May, with Countdown to RHS Chelsea Flower Show. 

Alternatively, there are other shows you could go to and some of them are new this year, such as the RHS Badminton Flower Show from 8th to 12th July 2026, and the RHS Sandringham Flower Show from the 22nd to 26th July 2026.  

Don't forget that members get reduced rate tickets to RHS Flower Shows, so you can become a member here.

Visit the RHS here

Wow!  If you've got someone in your life who LOVES cheese, then take a look at Pong Cheese.

Pong Cheese have some of the very best cheeses produced by the leading independent and artisan producers, together.  They have a huge range, just the thing for anyone who loves cheese and has everything, and they've also got a cheese gift subscription  as well so your loved one can get cheese every month to enjoy and tuck in!  (You can choose from 3, 6 or 12 months' subscription.)

Buy a cheese gift subscription!

This is the Welsh Selection Box for £38.00
with the Black Bomber (a strong extra mature cheddar),
the Perl Mas Blue mini, an organic blue cheese with a pale gold natural rind,
the Perl Wren, a soft cheese with a lemony centre, and
the Golden Cenarth.  Go on, indulge them!  

Visit Pong Cheese here to see all their mouth-watering delicious baked cheeses!