What the cabinet reshuffle means for a divided Tory party

It was one of the most closely guarded secrets in Westminster. A week ago David Cameron met Rishi Sunak in his Downing Street flat to discuss the future. Sunak, who is struggling to make a dent in Labour’s poll lead, had a simple proposition: would Cameron like to return to frontline politics as foreign secretary….

The Chinese city that looks exactly like London

As the actor playing Her Majesty waves demurely from a balcony, Grenadier Guards and a few Metropolitan Police bobbies dance to fanfare all around the Crystal Palace — a glass-topped atrium inspired by the building which once adorned Hyde Park. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-chinese-city-that-looks-exactly-like-london-5w0g7hd5b

The UK’s prettiest towns for Christmas shopping — chosen by you

Your comments in response to our story on the UK’s prettiest towns at Christmas gave us local insight, insider advice and lots of laughs (thanks especially to Brian “Bah-humbug” Crosland, who found such an article to be “pretentious bollards”). So good were your suggestions that we’ve handpicked our favourites. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-uks-prettiest-towns-for-christmas-shopping-chosen-by-you-r2txnfr7v