Need to track our changing climate? Forget satellites or weather stations... 🛰️ ...try your local church organ ⛪ 'Goldmine' of data has been found in handwritten notes left by generations of organ-tuners Fun crossover of my science + religion patches! edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

Need to track our changing climate? Forget satellites or weather stations... 🛰️ ...try your local church organ ⛪ 'Goldmine' of data has been found in handwritten notes left by generations of organ-tuners Fun crossover of my science + religion patches! edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

My exclusive from last night: A complaint against the Archbishop-elect of Canterbury, the Right Rev Dame Sarah Mullally, over her handling of an abuse allegation is being formally considered by Church of England officials Full details here:⬇️ www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

Ok I'm going to be a bit of a tease. But check back here at 4pm. The embargo lifts on one of the most exciting scientific discoveries of the year... and one of the most remarkable on British soil.

NEW:🚨 We finally know how the pandemic began! (No, not that one) The extremely surprising role of volcanoes in causing the Black Death to spread to medieval Europe and wipe out half the continent's population 🌋🦠 www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

🚨 MIND-BOGGLING ASTRONOMY NEWS 🚨 Moons, planets, stars and galaxies rotate, but astronomers have now spotted the largest spinning structure ever detected in the universe... ...measuring 𝟱𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 end-to-end Read here ⬇️ www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Fun exclusive: Tacky Christmas jumpers get divine blessing 🎄✝️ Church of England backs festive knitwear, as Dean of Salisbury says God is "tasteless" too www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

Exclusive: Kemi Badenoch thinks welfare is un-Christian? This is "eccentric beyond belief", a former Archbishop of Canterbury told @TheTimes.com Anglican and Catholic bishops express disquiet at the Tory leader citing the Bible to decry welfare spending: www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

FULL REPORT: @thetimes.com was invited to witness the ancient "election" ceremony for the next Archbishop of Canterbury, held under the King's command Read here ⬇️ www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

We all know about the Pope's conclave... But what pomp is there for a new Archbishop of Canterbury? Today the first of three ancient ceremonies confirms Sarah Mullally as "Archbishop-elect" Read @thetimes.com's gorgeous visual guide to the unusual process: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

What does it take to make a British saint? 🇬🇧😇 @thetimes.com goes inside campaigns to canonise seven Brits And reveals the reported miracles that could see them propelled to sainthood... www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

What does it take to make a British saint? 🇬🇧😇 @thetimes.com delves inside the costly campaigns to canonise seven Brits And reveals the reported miracles that could see them propelled to sainthood... www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

What does it take to make a British saint? 🇬🇧😇 @thetimes.com goes inside campaigns to canonise seven Brits And reveals the reported miracles that could see them propelled to sainthood... www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

NEW: Your step-by-step guide to making a saint 👼 Miracles and money - @thetimes.com gets a rare glimpse inside the campaigns to canonise seven new British saints A journey through the divine intervention, cash, publicity... and mountains of paperwork required www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

NEW: Your step-by-step guide to making a saint 👼 Miracles and money - @thetimes.com gets a rare glimpse inside the campaigns to canonise seven new British saints A journey through the divine intervention, cash, publicity... and mountains of paperwork required www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

EXCLUSIVE: Justin Welby has returned to preaching for first time since resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury, delivering sermons (and some jokes) at two services in the US He's in the US doing reconciliation work and was invited to preach by a local bishop: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

EXCLUSIVE: Justin Welby has returned to preaching for first time since resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury, delivering sermons (and some jokes) at two services in the US He's in the US doing reconciliation work and was invited to preach by a local bishop: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

NEW: First interview with one of Britain's richest men, Lord Edmiston, on the £30m+ donation from his company to build a gigantic Christian monument in the Midlands countryside... He also funded Brexit and gave millions to the Tories. Does he anymore?: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

Religion is no longer something inherited from parents, but more of a lifestyle choice for under-35s, study by @IIFL_uk finds They feel freer to adopt - and abandon - a faith depending on how it benefits their wellbeing Read here: edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

This chimes with what I am seeing (have met several parents/grandparents in recent weeks who were invite to church by their children/grandchildren rather than other way round). It also raises important questions for churches @churchofengland.org

Religion is no longer something inherited from parents, but more of a lifestyle choice for under-35s, study by @IIFL_uk finds They feel freer to adopt - and abandon - a faith depending on how it benefits their wellbeing Read here: edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

Reflection in the Regent's Canal looking a lot like an impressionist painting today

Could the Middle East ceasefire help bring peace further afield? Muslim and Jewish women gather over shared cups of tea to be the "antidote" to tensions between their communities While accepting they have to have "difficult conversations" about the war: edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

A 200-year-old mystery over what destroyed Napoleon's armies as they retreated from their disastrous invasion of Russia may finally have been solved... Read here: edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

For centuries it would've been *unthinkable* for a British monarch to pray with a Pope On 'The Royals' podcast I chat with @RoyaNikkhah + @GeorgeGreenwood about the King's trip to the Vatican... ...amid the mushrooming fallout from Prince Andrew's scandals podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Were dinosaurs already in decline, even sliding towards extinction, when an asteroid came in to finish them off? NOPE 🚫 Remarkable new evidence shows they were "thriving" when a huge space rock abruptly ended their 180-million-year reign atop the food chain: www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

How late will a pregnancy test work? Can it still give a positive result 1,000 years after conception? A test to see if the skeletons of ancient women were in the early stages of pregnancy, or had recently given birth, when they died is being developed: www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Before even starting as Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally is facing rejection and a boycott from a faction of conservative Anglican churches Remains to be seen how many will heed Archbishop of Rwanda's call to sever ties with the Church of England: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

BREAKING: King Charles and Pope Leo will pray together in the Sistine Chapel next week First time a British monarch and pontiff have done so publicly since Reformation King also to be given own special chair bearing his coat of arms in a papal basilica www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...

BREAKING: King Charles and Pope Leo will pray together in the Sistine Chapel next week First time a British monarch and pontiff have done so publicly since Reformation King also to be given own special chair bearing his coat of arms in a papal basilica www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...

Saw the legendary Al Stewart at the London Palladium on his farewell UK tour A rendition of the stunning song 'Roads to Moscow' was a highlight, 'Broadway Hotel' sounded brilliant... Wonderful show, great performer, top night Very sad he won't be returning! alstewart.com/shows

🚨 Imposter alert 🚨 Studies into everything from cancer and HIV being plagued by "fraudulent" participants Includes people pretending to have the diseases It's undermining the reliability of trials and potentially harming patients Stark warning here: www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

BREAKING: CofE bishops won't give their green light for 'standalone' blessing services for gay couples, or for gay priests to have civil same-sex marriages, @thetimes.com understands Will say both would need formal rewrite of church law Trial of blessing ceremonies can't go ahead

The next Archbishop of Canterbury was not named via white smoke from a chapel chimney... ...but via a press release on the Downing Street website Not much ceremony to it! But there *will* be some proper pomp as Sarah Mullally takes up the job Read our ⚡️ guide: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

Last night I wrote in @thetimes.com about Canterbury Cathedral covering its walls with graffiti-style artwork Today, US vice-president JD Vance and Elon Musk have weighed in with their views Read their comments, and the cathedral's response, here: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

Last night I wrote in @thetimes.com about Canterbury Cathedral covering its walls with graffiti-style artwork Today, US vice-president JD Vance and Elon Musk have weighed in with their views Read their comments, and the cathedral's response, here: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

Bishop of Birmingham hits back at Robert Jenrick Open letter expresses "dismay and disappointment" at Jenrick's comments about not seeing "another white face" in "worst-integrated" Handsworth Bishop Michael Volland says Jenrick's claims are "entirely wrong and I reject them"

Sherlock and Watson are on their biggest case yet... is there life on Mars? 🔴🦠 The Perseverance rover may have found the clearest signs yet of Martian microbes. The lead scientist told me why: Click here:🔽 www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

138 years after first teaming up, Sherlock and Watson are cracking their biggest case yet ... Is there life on Mars? 🔴🦠 I spoke to the scientist analysing the strongest hint ever found of Martian microbes With a big nod to Conan Doyle's detective duo Read here: www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

138 years after first teaming up, Sherlock and Watson are cracking their biggest case yet ... Is there life on Mars? 🔴🦠 I spoke to the scientist analysing the strongest hint ever found of Martian microbes With a big nod to Conan Doyle's detective duo Read here: www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Funny detail Someone spotted this on Sarah Mullally, the next Archbishop of Canterbury's, Wikipedia page this morning at announcement time Clearly hoping it would make it into news reports Prank was soon removed by another user. But not before it raised some surprised eyebrows

10½ months after Justin Welby said he was quitting, I'm off to Canterbury to hear who'll be next Archbishop of Canterbury at 10am Pete Wilcox, Guli Francis-Dehqani, Sarah Mullally, Michael Beasley, Rachel Treweek are contenders Or will it be a surprise? www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

A prominent UK imam, Qari Asim, who co-chairs the British Muslim Network, has condemned the "abhorrent" attack on a synagogue in Manchester and expressed solidarity with Britain's Jewish community:

NEW: One name that has started coming up repeatedly this week among well-placed sources as a strong contender to be Archbishop of Canterbury... Pete Wilcox, the Bishop of Sheffield All set to be revealed with an announcement expected on Friday morning...

"You answer to God, not the commentariat or opinion polls" "You have to earn credibility" "If you're going to be wrong, be wrong for the right reasons" Rowan Williams told me his advice for the next Archbishop of Canterbury, set to be named within days: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

"You answer to God, not the commentariat or opinion polls" "You have to earn credibility" "If you're going to be wrong, be wrong for the right reasons" Rowan Williams told me his advice for the next Archbishop of Canterbury, set to be named within days: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

The move from the Bronze to the Iron Age was a colossal technological revolution in human history ⚔️ But why, when and where did smiths and smelters first start experimenting with iron ore ~3,000 years ago? ⚒️ Scientists may have unearthed the answer: edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

The move from the Bronze to the Iron Age was a colossal technological revolution in human history ⚔️ But why, when and where did smiths and smelters first start experimenting with iron ore ~3,000 years ago? ⚒️ Scientists may have unearthed the answer: edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

Right. That's it. Any party that pledges to take owners who don't clear up their dog's mess and sentences them to clean pavements (and my children's shoes/bike-tyres) with their toothbrush... They get my vote. This city is a glorified dog toilet.

Who'd want to be Archbishop of Canterbury?! We're close to finding out who's got the job But how are they chosen? Who's in the frame? And what happens next? Is there any conclave-style ceremony to it? Peer behind the cloak of confidentiality, as I explain all: www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...