News from The Times & The Sunday Times

Despairing blood victims ‘in limbo’ waiting for £11.8bn payout

‘Businesses are investing again after two years of cost-cutting’

Ministry of Defence’s vanishing phones prompt security fears

Keir Starmer learnt his lines, if only the world would stick to theirs

Britain to offer EU youth mobility scheme in Brexit reset talks

Nigel Farage cedes control of Reform UK to members

Workers’ rights bill will bring havoc to UK economy, say small businesses

Rachel Reeves ‘investigated over expenses’ in banking job

Elon Musk denies ‘hostile takeover’ of US government

Can Trump shut the Department of Education?

Marc Fogel released from Russian prison after Trump envoy talks

Half of claims for most expensive incapacity benefits are approved

Rachel Reeves to relax non-dom tax rule amid millionaire exodus

Trump reveals what Biden wrote in his Oval Office farewell letter

We still don’t know cause of grooming gangs, says scandal reporter

Rochdale grooming gang leader still living and working in the town

Minister spoke at event for ‘propaganda’ wing of aunt’s political party

UK’s long-term borrowing costs hit 27-year high

The Times view on grooming gangs: Line of Inquiry