The Times and Money Saving Expert website homepages on 7 January 2026The Times, Substack and Money Saving Expert were among the winners from a “rough” Google core update rolled out in December. However, many major newsbrands published in the UK saw their prominence in Google search results fall sharply, including: The Guardian, The Telegraph, The New York Times and The Independent, according to Sistrix search visibility data. The Google core algorithm update rollout took place between 11 December and 29 December. Google described it as a “regular update designed to better surface relevant, satisfying content for searchers from all types of sites”. Despite seeing the biggest drop, The Guardian remained the site with by far the highest search visibility score.

Source: The Times January 07, 2026 16:19 UTC