The Times

The Times
Type	website
Shortcut	WP:THETIMES
Status	Generally reliable
Deprecated	no
Blacklisted	no
Recency	2025
Domain thetimes.com
	In source code; External links in articles; Spamcheck tool
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Link	Rfc
Date	RfC: The Times

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This source in a nutshell: The Times is considered

generally reliable. See § Summary.

The Times is a source that has been repeatedly discussed at the Reliable sources noticeboard. This page collects and links information about previous discussions and current consensus, and summarizes it here for convenience.

Summary

The Times, including its sister paper The Sunday Times, is considered generally reliable.

Excerpt

The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register, adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. The Times and its sister paper, The Sunday Times (founded in 1821), are published by Times Media, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, in turn wholly owned by News Corp. The Times and The Sunday Times were founded independently and have had common ownership since 1966. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK.

Discussions

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Recency

2025

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Perennial sources
Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
Source	Status (legend)	List	Last	Summary	Use
The Times (The Times of London, The London Times, The Sunday Times) WP:THETIMESWP:THETIMES 📌		2022	2025	The Times, including its sister paper The Sunday Times, is considered generally reliable.	1 2 3 4