The Times and The Sunday Times Subscription

If you know of someone who loves keeping up with the news, how about giving them a subscription to TheTimes and The Sunday Times?

The papers both pride themselves on keeping us all well informed, and some of the biggest names in journalism and writers enable them to do that.   Daniel Winkelstein, Matthew Parris, Matt Syed, Janice Turner, Libby Purves, Caitlin Moran, Giles Coren and Dolly Alderton are among them.  There's plenty of news and views to read, comment and analysis to digest and mull over.   With 2024 being an election year in many countries, this would be a very good time to give a subscription or take one out for yourself!    

There are cartoons to make us smile and cheer us all along.  There are puzzles to work your brain (depending on how easy or difficult you find them!), with crosswords, brain teasers, Sodoku, Quintagrams and the Times Cryptic and Polygons.  

On Thursday 25th July, 2024, you can read all about the Elections, of course on the Politics page, and other news such as.

• I am passing the torch to unite the nation, Biden tells America
• Man charged with attempted murder of soldier
• Police officer suspended after video showed airport attack
• Shoplifting at record high as thieves 'operate without fear'
• Revolut given UK banking licence after three-year wait
• Mafia gang find a cash cow in cattle farming to launder heist money
• Climate activists block runways at Germany's busiest airport
• Comment:  Tories look to Megan McSweeney for lessons in renewal (Katy Balls) 
• Comment:  Reeves would be right to reverse Tory tax cuts  (Iain Martin)
  
  

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If you've had quite enough of hearing about the Election - any Election...and world news, you could immerse yourself in... 

• How healthy are your kids' snacks?
• Paris 2024:  The athletics rivalries I'm most excited about watching in Paris (Michael Johnson)
• Olympics:  Why winning at all costs takes second place to wellbeing
• JD Vance:  leave the childless cat ladies alone!  It's a tough gig
• Top talent:  the breakthrough stars who stunned our critics
• The best spas in London
• Seven of the UK's best vintage clothes shops
• These are the 30 most characterful places to stay in France
• and lots more! 

The Times' history

The Times was founded back in 1785 by editor and publisher John Walter I, the aim being "to record the principal occurrences of the times” for the service of the public.  It was actually calledl Daily Universal Register at first, and then it became The Times in 1788.  Today, it is very much reporting on the main occurences of our times, covering everything from World News to business, sport, law,  fashion, wellbeing , home and garden, the environment, society, politics, Scotland, the Register – and of course Letters to the Editor, Comment (always good to read).  

In the first edition, Walter explained that "like a well-covered table, it should contain something suited to every palate” including politics, foreign affairs, matters of trade, legal trials, advertisements and “amusements” and it still holds true to that today. 

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The Sunday Times has had an innovative and pioneering career ...

The Sunday Times was founded in 1822.  It was a separate newspaper, and was innovative and pioneering, with the first female prorprietor in 1887 and female editor (1894), large illustrations, book serialisations and separate sections.  It also had the first colour magazine supplement in 1962.  Today, The Sunday Times has three magazines in print, Culture (useful for identifying the TV programmes you want to see in the week and immersing yourself in reviews of books, plays, the threatre etc), Style (all about fashion, places to eat and so on) and The Sunday Times magazine with fascinating articles 

Online, there’s an Explore option, to take you to areas such as Politics, Life and Style, Luxury, Business and Finance, Society, Travel, Environment, Sport, Arts and Culture, Russian-Ukraine war.  So wherever you are, you can keep in touch with what's happening!  

You can take a quick look at what's covered each day through a drop down tab at the top of the page, and you can also check what's been featured and reported on in the last six days, too.  

Subscriptions to The Times and The Sunday Times...

The Basic Subscription gives you Smartphone-only access, on one device and also the Best of Times newsletter.