See how East Devon ranks in The Times best places to live in the UKThe district of East Devon named 17th best place to live in the UK. East Devon has been rated the 17th best place to live in the UK, according to new data published by The Times today (January 8). The Times has ranked the "Best Places to Live 2025" but this year’s rankings have taken a unique turn. Other regions in the South West, East Devon ranked 17th best place in the UK with a crime rate of 53 per cent. The best place to live in the UK was Richmond, regional winners were Cheltenham, Ribble Valley, Mole Valley, Warwick and Gateshead.

The decision by Meta to stop using fact-checkers on its Facebook and Instagram platforms leads many of the papers. The Financial Times, external says the change will help the social media giant to build bridges with Donald Trump as he prepares to return to the White House. The Guardian, external says the decision has been condemned by critics as a "major step back" for public discourse. The ongoing row about grooming gangs - and whether a new national inquiry into the issue is needed - is addressed by a number of leader columns. The Daily Express, external supports calls for a fresh investigation, insisting Britain has "not yet faced up" to the full horror of the gangs.

See how Somerset ranks in The Times Best Place to Live in the UK listThe county of Somerset The Times best place to live in the UK. SOMERSET has been rated the 73rd best place to live in the UK, according to new data published by The Times today (January 8). The Times has ranked the "Best Places to Live 2025" but this year’s rankings have taken a unique turn. Other regions in the South West, East Devon ranked 17th best place in the UK with a crime rate of 53 per cent. The best place to live in the UK was Richmond, regional winners were Cheltenham, Ribble Valley, Mole Valley, Warwick and Gateshead.

The Times has ranked the "Best Places to Live 2025" but this year’s rankings have taken a unique turn. Categories such as crime rates, Ofsted reports, GP satisfaction, and Green Flag parks have been used to calculate Britain’s best place to call home. Other regions in the South West, East Devon ranked 17th best place in the UK with a crime rate of 53 per cent. The best place to live in the UK was Richmond, regional winners were Cheltenham, Ribble Valley, Mole Valley, Warwick and Gateshead. See the full list on The Times website The UK’s best places to live according to data.

Travelers from the United States, Canada and dozens of other countries who do not require visas to enter the United Kingdom will now need to apply for digital authorization in order to visit or transit through the country. The electronic travel authorization, called ETA and linked to a traveler’s passport, costs 10 pounds, or around $13, and lasts two years. It will eventually apply to all visa-exempt travelers wishing to visit the United Kingdom, including those from the European Union. Travelers connecting through airports in the United Kingdom who have final destinations elsewhere will also need to apply for ETA, though this policy is currently under review. The ETA system is part of a mission to “deliver a more streamlined, digital immigration system” that will enhance border security, according to a news release from the British Home Office.

Poll Is the use of the term 'Asian grooming gangs' fair or harmful to the community? Why should we be classified as part of these gangs,” asked Jay Shah, spokesperson for Friends of India Society International UK. When it comes to grooming gangs , we are Asian, when they talk about Kashmir, we are suddenly Indian. If a British person commits a crime in Asia, it isn’t reported as European.”“This use of the vague reference to Asian grooming gangs is extremely disappointing from the PM,” Network of Sikh Organisations said. “We have dealt with thousands of cases of Sikh victims,” said its head, Deepa Singh.

Journalist, broadcaster, and Sunday Times columnist Rod Liddle will be the new host of its Saturday morning show starting this weekend. A long-standing columnist for The Sunday Times, as well a writer for The Sun and associate editor of The Spectator, Rod also worked on the BBC Today programme from 1988, later becoming its editor for five years. Rod has made TV documentaries for Channel 4 and BBC Two, as well as a series for BBC Radio 4 on the relationships between wild animals and humans. Rod Liddle said:”I am thrilled, honoured and slightly terrified to be joining Times Radio as a weekly presenter. Times Radio is the voice of The Times and Sunday Times, and this continues our mission to bring the best writers from the paper to our listeners.

Denise Coates (File photo)Denise Coates , the UK's highest-paid woman, received 150 million pounds (over RS 1,500 crore) in salary and dividends in 2024, despite accepting a 45 per cent pay cut.Coates is popular for her hefty remuneration packages that crossed over 2 billion pounds during her leadership at Bet365 , an online gambling company she developed from her father Peter's betting shop chain .The British billionaire businesswoman , 57, considers herself an accomplished risk-taker, received 95 million pounds this year and stands to collect at least half of the 110 million poundss dividend, reflecting her majority shareholding exceeding 50 per cent.The Stoke-based enterprise witnessed revenue growth from 3.4 billion poundss to 3.7 billion poundss in the previous year, whilst reducing expenses and gaining from investment valuations amidst improved equity market conditions, reported The Guardian.The company achieved a 626 million pounds profit before tax in the year ending March 2024, a substantial improvement from its 60 million pounds pre-tax loss in the preceding year.The organisation contributed 120 million poundss to the Denise Coates Foundation , a charitable organisation under family and employee control, representing a 20 per cent increase from last year's 100 million poundss contribution.Coates is the founder and joint CEO of Bet365, one of the world's leading online gambling companies.Born on September 26, 1967, in England's Stoke-on-Trent, Coates studied econometrics at the University of Sheffield and began her career managing her family's betting shops.Recognising the potential of online gambling, she launched bet365 in 2000, securing a 15 million pounds loan by using her family’s business as collateral.The platform grew rapidly, pioneering innovations like live in-play betting, and has since become a global leader in the industry. Denise is one of the UK’s wealthiest individuals, with a net worth exceeding 7 billion poundss. Despite her immense success, she is intensely private and rarely appears in public.Through the Denise Coates Foundation, she also actively supports charitable causes, including healthcare, education, and disaster relief.

How does a star batsman like Virat Kohli surf the currents in such a scenario? Meditation is one of the best tools to build resilience. It is like mental strength training that steadies emotions, clears mental clutter and turns obstacles into opportunities. Nature rewards effort, not anxiety.Every high and low is an invitation to evolve, reconnect and build a meaningful life. Is Kohli ready to go with the flow?

Patients at Royal Liverpool University Hospital's accident and emergency unit have been facing waits of up to 50 hours. Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has declared a "critical incident" due to "exceptionally high demand" on services and urged people to only go to A&E in a genuine medical emergency. The hospital said it was "extremely busy" amid a rising number of patients with flu and other respiratory conditions, prompting Liverpool Riverside Labour MP Kim Johnson to call on the government to immediately come up with a plan to increase NHS funding. Critical incidents have also been declared in the East Midlands, Birmingham, Devon, Cornwall, Northamptonshire and Hampshire.

Meta is abandoning the use of independent fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with X-style "community notes" where commenting on the accuracy of posts is left to users. In a video posted alongside a blog post, external by the company on Tuesday, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said third-party moderators were "too politically biased" and it was "time to get back to our roots around free expression". The move comes as Zuckerberg and other tech executives seek to improve relations with US President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office later this month. Trump and his Republican allies have criticised Meta for its fact-checking policy, calling it censorship of right-wing voices.

Write to letters@thetimes.co.ukSir, I was disappointed to read that Sir Kier Starmer’s plan for NHS reform focuses so heavily on the familiar theme of “tackling waiting lists” (“Booking NHS treatment ‘should be as easy as online shopping’”, Jan 7) This is a path well-trodden by previous governments: it is politically popular and easily measurable. However, the unpalatable reality is that waiting list initiatives encourage a fee-for-service mode and can end up prioritising quick, low-value care over sustained whole-system improvement. More troublingly, these measures serve only to reinforce the hospital boardroom’s preoccupation with activity, finance and waiting times as the dominant performance metrics, rather than focusing on clinical outcomes, patient experience and staff engagement. Dr Stephen DormanConsultant cardiologist, Bristol Royal InfirmarySir,

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Why are the Wales kids attending Marlborough instead of Eton? FAQs(You can now subscribe to our(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channelThe royal family is already planning for the upcoming school years for Prince George , 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6. The three will obviously attend a prestigious school, but there has reportedly been a startling departure from royal custom due to maternal and sibling relationships.Several reports state that the three will eventually enrol at Marlborough College . When Prince William became the first senior royal to attend Eton, he was defying royal convention. He felt educators focused too much on success, being the best, or the top.Marlborough College allows all three siblings to attend together, promoting unity and leveraging their mother Kate Middleton's familial ties to the school.Unlike their father and uncle, who attended Eton College, the royal children will attend Marlborough College, which represents a shift away from male-dominated educational traditions.

Poll How Do You Feel About the Future of Deepfake Technology? Concerning and Unpredictable Exciting with Proper ControlWhat the proposed laws say and punishmentThe UK government has announced that it will criminalise the creation and sharing of sexually explicit deepfake images . The government will also introduce a new rule under which perpetrators will be charged for both creating and sharing these images. These new offences will help prevent people being victimised online. We are putting offenders on notice – they will face the full force of the law,” said Davies-Jones.These new offences follow the UK government’s action in September 2024 to add sharing intimate image offences as priority offences under the Online Safety Act.