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The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register. The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers.

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Tim Smedley

Freelance journalist, book author, copywriter.

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Suzy Pope

I'm a freelance travel and food writer based in Edinburgh. I'm the co-author of the DK Eyewitness guidebook to Albania (July 2025) and also specialise in writing about Scotland, Iceland …

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Rachael Pells

Hello! I'm Rachael, an award-winning freelance journalist and author. These days I write mainly about science and research – but I'll cover anything weird and wonderful that takes my interest, …

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Ali Sharman

Freelance copywriter, published author, travel writer, PhD student, English teacher. My varied career paths have one thing in common: love of the written word.What can I bring to your writing …

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Sam Starkey

Dedicated multimedia journalist with a keen curiosity and passion to tell stories that matter. Interested in unique, topical and climate-focused stories.

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