The Times and The Sunday Times Subscription
(or, why not treat yourself?!)
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. There's news and views to read, comment and analysis to digest and mull over. From politics to travel, food and drink to the environment, law, world news, property and home, lifestyle, parenting, health and fitness, culture, sport, business and money - there's plenty to keep you immersed on what's going on. There are cartoons to make us smile and puzzles to work your brain. Writers include Daniel Winkelstein, Matthew Parris, Matt Syed, Janice Turner, Libby Purves, Caitlin Moran, Giles Coren and Dolly Alderton, all penning articles and comments on a wide range of topics.
In The Times on Thursday 2nd April 2026, you can read articles such as:
- Trump threatens to hit Iran 'extremely hard'
- Middle East, Analysis: Trump's ultimate goals in the Iran war? He doesn't seem to care
- Artemis II crew blast into orbit with historic moon launch
- Reeves opens rift with Miliband by backing North Sea drilling
- Starmer withdraws offer of training places for striking doctors
- Chess prodigy, 11, becomes England's female No 1
- Larry the Downing Street cat finally shows off his mousing skills
- Adults less active on social media nad fewer believe it's good for you
- World, In depth: The mounting toll of Iran war on US military bases revealed
- Comment, Juliet Samuel: I was a Remainer - this is why I was wrong
- Money: Smarter with money: The 10 days since 2000 that have made investors the most money
- Comment, Parenting: The special needs crisis - blame the system, not us parents
- UK busineses hit by inflation fears as rate cut hopes fade
- Sport, Football, Analysis, Paul Joyce: Liverpool's big decision: will owners stand by Slot
- Sporit, Cricket: Comment, Mike Atherton: Why I'm against the introduction of injury substitutions
- Culture, Theatre & Dance; Interview: The show must go on! Meet the West End's longest-serving understudy
- Culture, TV & Radio, Review: This Hatton Garden heist documentary is a cracking take on a very British robbery
- Travel: Spain is hard to beat for city breaks - here's where to go in 2026
- Travel: The Black Forest isn't just about cake...it makes a great holiday too
- and lots more!
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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 Basic Subscription gives you Smartphone-only access, on one device and also the Daily Briefing newsletter. Subscribe to the Basic Subscription here
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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.