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Don’t fall for the ‘blue-washing’ drive to hide Mamdani’s cop hate

Don’t fall for the ‘blue-washing’ drive to hide Mamdani’s cop hate

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ALEX BRUMMER: Neglect of UK innovation happening before our eyes

ALEX BRUMMER: Neglect of UK innovation happening before our eyes

about 2 hours ago

Are the Dukes balls good enough? We are constantly having to change them and it's a nonsense, writes DAVID LLOYD

Are the Dukes balls good enough? We are constantly having to change them and it's a nonsense, writes DAVID LLOYD

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Clever Brydon Carse helped England out of a hole - Jamie Smith is great with the bat, but needs someone to stay in with him, writes NASSER HUSSAIN

Clever Brydon Carse helped England out of a hole - Jamie Smith is great with the bat, but needs someone to stay in with him, writes NASSER HUSSAIN

about 2 hours ago

How Trump can stop killings in Ukraine and score a win for the US — and himself

How Trump can stop killings in Ukraine and score a win for the US — and himself

about 3 hours ago

How the Hamptons turned hideous: Local MAUREEN CALLAHAN exposes dirty secrets of wealthy elites... and shames the worst A-list offenders (like a certain TV host with a filthy proclivity)

How the Hamptons turned hideous: Local MAUREEN CALLAHAN exposes dirty secrets of wealthy elites... and shames the worst A-list offenders (like a certain TV host with a filthy proclivity)

about 4 hours ago

BORIS JOHNSON: Channel migrants are shock troops recruited by Emmanuel Macron for his jihad against Brexit

BORIS JOHNSON: Channel migrants are shock troops recruited by Emmanuel Macron for his jihad against Brexit

about 4 hours ago

Behind Grok’s racist debacle, Dems’ violent rage and other commentary

Behind Grok’s racist debacle, Dems’ violent rage and other commentary

about 5 hours ago

AMANDA PLATELL: Why I have no sympathy for vacuous, social-climbing Geri Halliwell after her perfect life careered out of control

AMANDA PLATELL: Why I have no sympathy for vacuous, social-climbing Geri Halliwell after her perfect life careered out of control

about 5 hours ago

Angelina Jolie's spiteful 'f*** you' move with the man Brad Pitt loathes most: Insiders tell how children now 'openly detest' their father and reveal final 'kick in the teeth' to ALISON BOSHOFF

Angelina Jolie's spiteful 'f*** you' move with the man Brad Pitt loathes most: Insiders tell how children now 'openly detest' their father and reveal final 'kick in the teeth' to ALISON BOSHOFF

about 5 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: L.A. Zoo's messy breakup comes 'with heartbreak and deja vu' for former GLAZA employee

Letters to the Editor: L.A. Zoo's messy breakup comes 'with heartbreak and deja vu' for former GLAZA employee

about 8 hours ago

CHRIS HUGHES: 'UK citizens could be harmed as Iran widens its target library'

CHRIS HUGHES: 'UK citizens could be harmed as Iran widens its target library'

about 11 hours ago

Cyber attacks are evolving – so too must government response

Cyber attacks are evolving – so too must government response

about 15 hours ago

Gregg claims he's been hung out to dry - just like a pair of the underpants he never wore: JAN MOIR

Gregg claims he's been hung out to dry - just like a pair of the underpants he never wore: JAN MOIR

about 21 hours ago

Made in Chelsea star hit by fresh setback after bid to crack America ends in sudden failure... amid criticism for ditching dog because of 'busy' schedule: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY

Made in Chelsea star hit by fresh setback after bid to crack America ends in sudden failure... amid criticism for ditching dog because of 'busy' schedule: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY

about 21 hours ago

QUENTIN LETTS: The more Napoleon burbled on, the more you understood why his wife whacked him

QUENTIN LETTS: The more Napoleon burbled on, the more you understood why his wife whacked him

about 21 hours ago

TOM UTLEY: I no longer have the slightest wish to 'save' the decaying NHS. But, for the sake of our mental health, please leave our pubs alone

TOM UTLEY: I no longer have the slightest wish to 'save' the decaying NHS. But, for the sake of our mental health, please leave our pubs alone

about 21 hours ago

Mamdani just latest mayor wannabe who thinks they can police the world

Mamdani just latest mayor wannabe who thinks they can police the world

about 24 hours ago

The NEA’s antisemitic ADL split: Letters to the Editor — July 11, 2025

The NEA’s antisemitic ADL split: Letters to the Editor — July 11, 2025

about 24 hours ago

We’re politicizing Pilates now? Or are Gen Z spending waaay too much time analyzing instead of enjoying themselves

We’re politicizing Pilates now? Or are Gen Z spending waaay too much time analyzing instead of enjoying themselves

about 24 hours ago

Easing cannabis restrictions would set back the ‘Golden Age’ . . . and boost China

Easing cannabis restrictions would set back the ‘Golden Age’ . . . and boost China

about 24 hours ago

America’s largest teachers’ union puts lefty politics over kids — Congress should step in

America’s largest teachers’ union puts lefty politics over kids — Congress should step in

about 24 hours ago

Inside the Times’ sick scaremongering on New Yorkers losing health care

Inside the Times’ sick scaremongering on New Yorkers losing health care

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Mayor Adams is right: New York ABSOLUTELY should ban masked ‘protests’

Mayor Adams is right: New York ABSOLUTELY should ban masked ‘protests’

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The week in whoppers: TV host Tiffany Cross, Dem leader Hakeem Jeffries go bonkers on deportations and more

The week in whoppers: TV host Tiffany Cross, Dem leader Hakeem Jeffries go bonkers on deportations and more

about 24 hours ago

Fresh proof America dodged a Kamala bullet despite her kid gloves treatment from the media

Fresh proof America dodged a Kamala bullet despite her kid gloves treatment from the media

about 24 hours ago

Lying ex-CIA head John Brennan belongs in prison — but I’ll settle for eternal shame

Lying ex-CIA head John Brennan belongs in prison — but I’ll settle for eternal shame

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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews: The Great Plague with Rob Rinder and Ruth Goodman: Moralising TV presenters spoiled this absorbing look at plague-hit London

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews: The Great Plague with Rob Rinder and Ruth Goodman: Moralising TV presenters spoiled this absorbing look at plague-hit London

Why England were right to abandon Bazball on day one - and the technical flaw holding Ollie Pope's batting back: BUMBLE ON THE TEST

Why England were right to abandon Bazball on day one - and the technical flaw holding Ollie Pope's batting back: BUMBLE ON THE TEST

Zohran Mamdani’s 2020 Twitter meltdowns shows he’s no leader —socialist threatens to bring NYC back to bad old days

Zohran Mamdani’s 2020 Twitter meltdowns shows he’s no leader —socialist threatens to bring NYC back to bad old days

Perils of share volatility: Private equity sees Britain's second tier public firms as easy pickings, warns ALEX BRUMMER

Perils of share volatility: Private equity sees Britain's second tier public firms as easy pickings, warns ALEX BRUMMER

How brilliant Jasprit Bumrah left Harry Brook baffled - and what the world's best bowler shares with true greats like Shane Warne and Jimmy Anderson, writes NASSER HUSSAIN

How brilliant Jasprit Bumrah left Harry Brook baffled - and what the world's best bowler shares with true greats like Shane Warne and Jimmy Anderson, writes NASSER HUSSAIN

The horrible reasons the teachers union just endorsed Zohran Mamdani

The horrible reasons the teachers union just endorsed Zohran Mamdani

I saw Columbia craziness up close — and New York City’s headed that way if Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor

I saw Columbia craziness up close — and New York City’s headed that way if Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor

No politics in the pulpit — IRS rule change will ruin reverence

No politics in the pulpit — IRS rule change will ruin reverence

Madness: To fight ICE, City Council aims to let street vendors run wild

Madness: To fight ICE, City Council aims to let street vendors run wild

This is why Gregg Wallace is using autism as his pathetic new PR excuse after being caught behaving badly... it's a disgrace: BRYONY GORDON

This is why Gregg Wallace is using autism as his pathetic new PR excuse after being caught behaving badly... it's a disgrace: BRYONY GORDON

Prince William's act of rebellion during the French state visit that everybody missed - and what it tells us about the future of the monarchy: RICHARD EDEN

Prince William's act of rebellion during the French state visit that everybody missed - and what it tells us about the future of the monarchy: RICHARD EDEN

Contributor: The 'Big Beautiful Bill' got one thing right

Contributor: The 'Big Beautiful Bill' got one thing right

Contributor: When Darrow took on Bryan 100 years ago today, science got the win. Or did it?

Contributor: When Darrow took on Bryan 100 years ago today, science got the win. Or did it?

Epstein followers in shambles as their conspiracies are falling apart

Epstein followers in shambles as their conspiracies are falling apart

Miranda Devine: Susie Wiles brings calm to Trump admin—helping the president rack up wins

Miranda Devine: Susie Wiles brings calm to Trump admin—helping the president rack up wins

It’s crazy to be reminded of how seismic Caitlin Clark’s impact on sports is — both the good and the incredibly ugly

It’s crazy to be reminded of how seismic Caitlin Clark’s impact on sports is — both the good and the incredibly ugly

Anyone who believes in clean sport will hope Novak Djokovic sinks Jannik Sinner, writes OLIVER HOLT

Anyone who believes in clean sport will hope Novak Djokovic sinks Jannik Sinner, writes OLIVER HOLT

KENNEDY: The most vile politicians I've ever met: From the Congressman who can't pleasure a woman to another who smells. They think they're untouchable... but I'm naming names

KENNEDY: The most vile politicians I've ever met: From the Congressman who can't pleasure a woman to another who smells. They think they're untouchable... but I'm naming names

PETER HITCHENS: This is the sinister motivation behind the plans to change our legal system. They must not be allowed to happen... or we'll all be at risk

PETER HITCHENS: This is the sinister motivation behind the plans to change our legal system. They must not be allowed to happen... or we'll all be at risk

Royal chaos as King Charles is accused of 'slap in the face' by late Queen's personal aide over THIS move at state banquet for Macrons: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY

Royal chaos as King Charles is accused of 'slap in the face' by late Queen's personal aide over THIS move at state banquet for Macrons: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Trouble With Mr Doodle: Sensitively drawn portrait of Mr Doodle's psychotic breakdown

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Trouble With Mr Doodle: Sensitively drawn portrait of Mr Doodle's psychotic breakdown

Trump’s embrace of American strength is forging alliances — and peace

Trump’s embrace of American strength is forging alliances — and peace

NY’s legal guardrails will be no match for Zohran Mamdani’s socialist harms

NY’s legal guardrails will be no match for Zohran Mamdani’s socialist harms

An AIDS funding crisis that isn’t, faculty unions drive Jew-hate and other commentary

An AIDS funding crisis that isn’t, faculty unions drive Jew-hate and other commentary

Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s ‘large-scale’ firings is a win for common sense — and democracy

Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s ‘large-scale’ firings is a win for common sense — and democracy

We’re Jewish schoolteachers — our union’s vote against the ADL attacks us too

We’re Jewish schoolteachers — our union’s vote against the ADL attacks us too

The UFT’s Mamdani endorsement: Letters to the Editor — July 10, 2025

The UFT’s Mamdani endorsement: Letters to the Editor — July 10, 2025

Bailey provokes Chancellor over pension fund plan - but he does have a point, says ALEX BRUMMER

Bailey provokes Chancellor over pension fund plan - but he does have a point, says ALEX BRUMMER

Sir David's dig about lawyers drew a prim response from the PM. The House didn't warm to Starmer's tone... QUENTIN LETTS on SAS veterans

Sir David's dig about lawyers drew a prim response from the PM. The House didn't warm to Starmer's tone... QUENTIN LETTS on SAS veterans

Letters to the Editor: Instead of spending money on ads, State Farm should be helping its customers more

Letters to the Editor: Instead of spending money on ads, State Farm should be helping its customers more

Letters to the Editor: Extreme heat on Los Angeles public school campuses must be urgently addressed

Letters to the Editor: Extreme heat on Los Angeles public school campuses must be urgently addressed

Letters to the Editor: Immigration agents in MacArthur Park were 'such a waste of taxpayer money'

Letters to the Editor: Immigration agents in MacArthur Park were 'such a waste of taxpayer money'

Letters to the Editor: There should be a memorial to Pacific Ocean Park's bygone pier

Letters to the Editor: There should be a memorial to Pacific Ocean Park's bygone pier