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The Times

January 2026

Tui cancelled our holiday… then demanded £1,000 extra

We apologise for the confusion caused and are reviewing our processes to ensure our teams are fully aware of our policies to prevent this from happening again. We would like to thank Mr and Mrs Ready‑Syrat for their patience and understanding, and hope they have a wonderful holiday to the Maldives.”

Our favourite women’s designer coats

So, while a blouse, the perfect pair of jeans and louche knitwear are all important parts of the winter wardrobe, the designer coat is arguably the one most worth investing in

EasyJet’s ‘from £5.99’ cabin bag advert banned as misleading

We always aim to provide clear information to our customers on pricing and the purpose of this page was to display factual information on fees and charges to customers. We always have some large cabin bags available for the lowest price. In light of the ASA’s feedback we have made some changes to the page to ensure the information is as clear as possible for consumers.”
There is a culture of airlines using low headline fares, then charging exorbitant prices on top to take a standard cabin bag.”

The billion dollar business behind your airline luggage fees

The return flight cost £50.85 — a bargain — but Ryanair would only allow a small underseat handbag

Willie Walsh (businessman)irish airline executive
Consumers will be disappointed with higher costs for all and they will be frustrated with the operational chaos of determining which bags meet the requirements and which do not.”
We found Wizz Air flights in 2024 where adding a cabin bag and choosing seats made the fare four times higher than the initial price shown.”

China has network of 75 covert influence outposts across Britain

These stations have been in the UK for decades and constitute the CCP’s ‘whole of society’ approach to infiltration. It has bent UK institutions and individuals to the will of CCP.”
David Altonlord
The evidence is indisputable: the United Front is not a benign cultural body, it plays a massive and calculated role in the persecution of dissidents here in the UK. We cannot allow foreign agents to silence critics on our streets.”
Alex Sobela British Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds Central and Headingley, previously Leeds North West, since 2017
People in Leeds have been harassed and intimidated by groups linked to the United Front. This isn’t just geopolitics; it is happening on our doorsteps.”
We take all forms of political interference extremely seriously and we will not hesitate to hold all state threat actors accountable.... We will take all necessary measures to protect our national interests, our citizens, and our democratic way of life.”
While the prime minister prepares to depart for Beijing, this is the domestic reality, which only stands to intensify if the mega embassy gets built.”
The government must wake up to the reality of this threat. When I was security minister, we fought hard to get the necessary legislation in place to protect our country. It is unacceptable that the government has still not placed China on the ‘enhanced tier’ of the foreign influence registration scheme. We need to give our intelligence service the tools they can use to address these threats to UK national security.”

Tony Bloom betting account lost £10m in first month, court documents claim

A betting account funded by Tony Bloom, the owner of Brighton & Hove Albion, and fronted by Nigel Farage’s former chief of staff lost more than £10million only a month after being set up, it has emerged

Naming the dead: meet the team finding Ukraine’s missing soldiers

Along the 800 miles of the front line, thousands of bodies lie unreachable in no man’s land, while more than 150,000 soldiers on both sides remain missing — their fates unknown, their loved ones left waiting

Fifty shades of grey — in velvet, leather and plaid: the menswear trends from Milan

There was a good roster of celebrities present — in particular Ralph Lauren, which had Tom Hiddleston, Liam Hemsworth, Colman Domingo, Nick Jonas and Noah Schnapp in attendance

Simon Hollowayenglish fashion designer
It’s really a nod to Edwardian styles and was popular in the Sixties but back then it was more extreme, buttoning even higher,
The bomber is a great classic piece and is so easy to wear. You can drive in one because of its length, and it’s great to pack in luggage for travel because it’s not bulky. It’s also a good outdoor/indoor piece too, so very versatile.”
Simon Hollowayenglish fashion designer
The collection is inspired by Lord Snowdon and his rugged elegance,
Miuccia Pradaitalian fashion designer and entrepreneur
We wanted to focus on important things, beautiful things that feel familiar but can be reconsidered,... Uncomfortable is the perfect word, for me, for the psychology of this moment in time. We know so little — we can’t predict the future. So we need a clarity, a precision in clothes.”
The bomber has another benefit,
The fabric captures the light when it moves — it’s very romantic,
I like to design the fabrics to make them exclusive, and one way to do that is to recolour established patterns,
We’ve never really done a lot of black,... so dark navy and grey are good neutrals.”
Domenico Dolceitalian fashion designer
My father always used velvet, brown, burgundy and green — brown more for parties, and green and burgundy for the home,
The way I’ve approached leather is to try to find core pieces and give them some depth,

These are the best places in the UK for seeing the northern lights

The rare spectacle is caused by heightened solar activity known as solar maximum — a period bringing more frequent and more intense aurora sightings

‘We didn’t have time to connect at Heathrow and lost our holiday’

The itinerary involved flights from Glasgow to Chiang Mai via Heathrow and Beijing, with British Airways and Air China, and required a transfer at Heathrow from Terminal 5 to Terminal 2

We have been in close contact with the airline and they have confirmed that the minimum connection time at London Heathrow is 90 minutes. As a gesture of goodwill, the airline has agreed to refund both tickets in full, despite the tickets originally being non-refundable. Once the refund has been settled back into our account by the airline, we will process the full refund to the passengers without delay.”