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The Times, founded in 1785 as the Daily Universal Register, is the oldest national daily newspaper in the UK and holds an important place as the “paper of record” on public life, from politics and world affairs to business and sport. 

In his first edition, John Walter I 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”. In its tone and political neutrality, Walter reserved the right of the newspaper “to censure or applaud either [political party]” and to cover contending issues with respectful “fair argument”. More than 200 years later, these founding principles hold true today. The Times has supported both New Labour and the Conservatives in recent times and supported Remain in the 2016 EU referendum.

In an age when world leaders routinely dismiss unwelcome reports as “fake news”, readers need a source they can trust for honest journalism that informs, entertains and analyses without bias. In The Times they can find agenda-setting investigations and exclusives, unrivalled coverage of politics and business at home and abroad, and a range of columnists from across the political spectrum showcased on our digital platforms and in print. Leading news reporting and analysis are complemented by an incisive Comment section, featuring columnists from across the political spectrum and the best satirical cartoonists. Other prominent fixtures include obituaries, business, sport, culture and puzzles (The Times introduced Sudoku to the nation in 2004).

The Times and Sunday Times have unrivalled specialists in science, health, education, environment and social affairs. While their well-connected teams of political reporters provide unique insight into the workings of Westminster and Whitehall, their royal correspondents combine authority with a record of delivering scoops that are followed by media around the world. 

The foreign coverage of The Times is unmatched, with frontline reporting from award-winning writers and photographers such as Anthony Loyd and Jack Hill, and resident correspondents in key cities across the globe. Lively, expert coverage of business, sport, features, fashion, travel and food completes a weekly package unrivalled in its range and depth.

The Times continues to innovate and to campaign for change. The Times Education Commission was a year-long project to examine every aspect of Britain’s education system and produce proposals for reform. Its recommendations were welcomed and endorsed across the political spectrum. The Times Health Commission, which published its report in February 2024, aims to do the same for health. The paper’s campaigns for clean air, clean water and safer cycling have all helped to effect real change. 

The Sunday Times was founded in 1822 as a separate newspaper and has a history of innovation stretching from a female proprietor in 1887 and a female editor in 1894, through to pioneering the publication of large illustrations, book serialisations, separate sections and the first colour magazine supplement in 1962. The Sunday Times supported Leave in the 2016 EU referendum.

The Times and The Sunday Times were first held under common ownership by Lord Thomson in 1966 as Times Media Limited and were bought by Rupert Murdoch in 1981. Times Media is now part of News UK. Both papers introduced digital subscriptions in 2010 to help ensure a sustainable future for their journalism.

The titles are the biggest-selling quality print newspapers in the UK and in 2018 The Times was named Britain’s most trusted national newspaper by the Reuters Institute for Journalism at the University of Oxford.

Both The Times and The Sunday Times have landed some of the industry’s top awards for investigations, foreign reporting, magazine features and interviews. The Sunday Times won Sunday Newspaper of the Year at the Press Awards 2023 and The Times won Newspaper of the Year at the London Press Club Awards 2023.

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