Monday April 14 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
Worker carrying a long pole in front of a fiery blast furnace.
UPDATED
Labour backed Chinese investment in critical UK infrastructure

Ed Miliband promised ‘close co-operation’ with Beijing a month before the government wrested control of British Steel from Jingye

Politics
NEW
Steel war shows extent of China’s grip on UK’s critical infrastructure

Jingye’s actions in Scunthorpe serve as a warning to the government to distance itself from Beijing

Politics
NEW
How Scunthorpe furnace was saved from shutdown in British Steel saga
Politics
41 minutes ago
Photo of Hashem Abedi holding a rocket launcher.
Manchester bomber’s brother ‘should be isolated even if he goes mad’, expert says

Hashem Abedi attacked prison officers at HMP Frankland last weekend

Crime
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
NEW
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
27 minutes ago
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
UPDATED
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Craig Williams, Conservative parliamentary candidate, being interviewed after election.
Former Sunak aide charged over bets placed on general election date
Politics
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
COMMENT
JAWAD IQBAL
Miliband’s net zero obsession left British Steel on the brink
Columnists
A person walks past overflowing trash bags piled high on a street during a bin strike.
Birmingham bin workers reject ‘totally inadequate’ council pay offer
Politics
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
NEW
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
27 minutes ago
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
NEW
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
27 minutes ago
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
UPDATED
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
UPDATED
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Craig Williams, Conservative parliamentary candidate, being interviewed after election.
Former Sunak aide charged over bets placed on general election date
Politics
Craig Williams, Conservative parliamentary candidate, being interviewed after election.
Former Sunak aide charged over bets placed on general election date
Politics
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
COMMENT
JAWAD IQBAL
Miliband’s net zero obsession left British Steel on the brink
Columnists
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
COMMENT
JAWAD IQBAL
Miliband’s net zero obsession left British Steel on the brink
Columnists
A person walks past overflowing trash bags piled high on a street during a bin strike.
Birmingham bin workers reject ‘totally inadequate’ council pay offer
Politics
A person walks past overflowing trash bags piled high on a street during a bin strike.
Birmingham bin workers reject ‘totally inadequate’ council pay offer
Politics
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
NEW
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
27 minutes ago
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
UPDATED
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Craig Williams, Conservative parliamentary candidate, being interviewed after election.
Former Sunak aide charged over bets placed on general election date
Politics
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
NEW
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
27 minutes ago
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
NEW
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
27 minutes ago
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
UPDATED
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
UPDATED
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Craig Williams, Conservative parliamentary candidate, being interviewed after election.
Former Sunak aide charged over bets placed on general election date
Politics
Craig Williams, Conservative parliamentary candidate, being interviewed after election.
Former Sunak aide charged over bets placed on general election date
Politics
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
COMMENT
JAWAD IQBAL
Miliband’s net zero obsession left British Steel on the brink
Columnists
A person walks past overflowing trash bags piled high on a street during a bin strike.
Birmingham bin workers reject ‘totally inadequate’ council pay offer
Politics
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
NEW
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
27 minutes ago
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
UPDATED
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Craig Williams, Conservative parliamentary candidate, being interviewed after election.
Former Sunak aide charged over bets placed on general election date
Politics
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
COMMENT
JAWAD IQBAL
Miliband’s net zero obsession left British Steel on the brink
Columnists
A person walks past overflowing trash bags piled high on a street during a bin strike.
Birmingham bin workers reject ‘totally inadequate’ council pay offer
Politics
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
NEW
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
27 minutes ago
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
NEW
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
27 minutes ago
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
UPDATED
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
UPDATED
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Craig Williams, Conservative parliamentary candidate, being interviewed after election.
Former Sunak aide charged over bets placed on general election date
Politics
Craig Williams, Conservative parliamentary candidate, being interviewed after election.
Former Sunak aide charged over bets placed on general election date
Politics
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
COMMENT
JAWAD IQBAL
Miliband’s net zero obsession left British Steel on the brink
Columnists
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
COMMENT
JAWAD IQBAL
Miliband’s net zero obsession left British Steel on the brink
Columnists
A person walks past overflowing trash bags piled high on a street during a bin strike.
Birmingham bin workers reject ‘totally inadequate’ council pay offer
Politics
A person walks past overflowing trash bags piled high on a street during a bin strike.
Birmingham bin workers reject ‘totally inadequate’ council pay offer
Politics
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
NEW
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
27 minutes ago
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
UPDATED
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Craig Williams, Conservative parliamentary candidate, being interviewed after election.
Former Sunak aide charged over bets placed on general election date
Politics
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
NEW
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
27 minutes ago
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
NEW
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
27 minutes ago
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
UPDATED
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
UPDATED
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Craig Williams, Conservative parliamentary candidate, being interviewed after election.
Former Sunak aide charged over bets placed on general election date
Politics
Craig Williams, Conservative parliamentary candidate, being interviewed after election.
Former Sunak aide charged over bets placed on general election date
Politics
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
COMMENT
JAWAD IQBAL
Miliband’s net zero obsession left British Steel on the brink
Columnists
A person walks past overflowing trash bags piled high on a street during a bin strike.
Birmingham bin workers reject ‘totally inadequate’ council pay offer
Politics
ADVERTISEMENT
Collage of two men and steel pipes against a background of the Chinese flag.
Why did the government take control of British Steel?
Politics
NEW
Military clerk stole £1m for luxury goods and cosmetics in Turkey
Crime
41 minutes ago
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Editor's picks

World

Collage of Vladimir Putin and another man shaking hands, with images of war-torn buildings and burning vehicles in the background.
ANALYSIS
MARC BENNETTS
Palm Sunday attack illustrates Putin’s brutal negotiating tactics

The strike came after a meeting between President Trump’s envoy and President Putin on Friday

Russia-Ukraine war
President Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador meeting in the Oval Office.
NEW
Trump thanks Bukele for prisons and tells Americans: You’re next
US politics
22 minutes ago
Illustration of robots delivering goods to a 7-Eleven store.
The future of shopping: robot staff and hydrogen-powered smoothies
Asia
Collage of Elon Musk, Javier Milei, and Donald Trump juxtaposed with a crowd holding a chainsaw.
STEPHEN GIBBS
Is Milei’s chainsaw revolution working?
Latin America
Jonathan Jacob Meijer holding a baby.
Fears of inbreeding as 85 ‘mass sperm donors’ father thousands
Europe
Daniel Noboa wins re-election in Ecuador amid unrest and cries of foul play
Daniel Noboa wins re-election in Ecuador amid unrest and cries of foul play
Latin America
Two Messor cephalotes ants on the ground carrying a piece of plant.
NEW
Teenagers found with 5,000 queen ants to sell as exotic pets
Africa
Collage of Elon Musk, Javier Milei, and Donald Trump juxtaposed with a crowd holding a chainsaw.
STEPHEN GIBBS
Is Milei’s chainsaw revolution working?
Latin America
Jonathan Jacob Meijer holding a baby.
Fears of inbreeding as 85 ‘mass sperm donors’ father thousands
Europe
Daniel Noboa wins re-election in Ecuador amid unrest and cries of foul play
Daniel Noboa wins re-election in Ecuador amid unrest and cries of foul play
Latin America
Two Messor cephalotes ants on the ground carrying a piece of plant.
NEW
Teenagers found with 5,000 queen ants to sell as exotic pets
Africa
President Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador meeting in the Oval Office.
NEW
Trump thanks Bukele for prisons and tells Americans: You’re next
US politics
22 minutes ago
Illustration of robots delivering goods to a 7-Eleven store.
The future of shopping: robot staff and hydrogen-powered smoothies
Asia
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Comment

a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera
WILLIAM HAGUETrump’s policy on China is a strategic blunder

US will pay a high price in both wealth and influence after underestimating Beijing’s resolve not to be pushed around

Illustration of rats amidst overflowing garbage bags, commenting on strikes and critical infrastructure.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

a woman wearing glasses and a necklace looks at the camera
MELANIE PHILLIPSKeep children well away from the ballot box
a woman wearing a leopard print shirt has a gold chain around her neck
SARAH DITUMI’ll take Minecraft’s mayhem if it saves cinema
a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
GILES COREN | NOTEBOOKGardening task brings a net loss. I blame the tree…
Women and children in striped prison uniforms at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after liberation.
SARA TOR | NOTEBOOKBe thankful that liberators of Belsen told their stories
a woman wearing glasses and a necklace looks at the camera
MELANIE PHILLIPSKeep children well away from the ballot box
a woman wearing a leopard print shirt has a gold chain around her neck
a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
Women and children in striped prison uniforms at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after liberation.
a woman wearing glasses and a necklace looks at the camera
a woman wearing a leopard print shirt has a gold chain around her neck
a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
Women and children in striped prison uniforms at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after liberation.

Business

David Solomon, Goldman Sachs managing director, speaking at a panel.
Goldman Sachs boss warns of ‘material risks’ from trade war

David Solomon’s remarks come as the investment bank reveals record revenues from equities trading of $4.2 billion

Companies
a woman wearing glasses and a black jacket looks at the camera
Mehreen KhanOdds are in favour of China winning trade war with America
a man in a suit and tie looks at the camera
William KayIs it a good time to add Derwent shares to your portfolio?
A robot placing an orange in a basket.
Nvidia plans to build AI supercomputers entirely in the US
Technology
President Trump throws a hat reading "Trump was right about everything" in the Oval Office.
UK law firm orders team not to comment on Trump
Companies
Molly, Lennon, Anais, and Gene Gallagher at the Burberry Summer 2025 show.
Debts from collapse of MatchesFashion rise to £50m
Companies
Aerial view of a retirement housing village under construction.
Vistry spends £14m with plant hire supplier linked to boss
Companies
A robot placing an orange in a basket.
Nvidia plans to build AI supercomputers entirely in the US
Technology
President Trump throws a hat reading "Trump was right about everything" in the Oval Office.
UK law firm orders team not to comment on Trump
Companies
Molly, Lennon, Anais, and Gene Gallagher at the Burberry Summer 2025 show.
Debts from collapse of MatchesFashion rise to £50m
Companies
Aerial view of a retirement housing village under construction.
Vistry spends £14m with plant hire supplier linked to boss
Companies
a woman wearing glasses and a black jacket looks at the camera
Mehreen KhanOdds are in favour of China winning trade war with America
a man in a suit and tie looks at the camera
William KayIs it a good time to add Derwent shares to your portfolio?

Sport

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Diptych of a golfer wiping sweat from his brow and another golfer celebrating a win.
NEW
DAVID WALSH
Agony to ecstasy: my 19 holes following McIlroy’s path to glory

I’ve walked the Augusta course more than 100 times but witnessed some unique scenes on Sunday, including football-like chanting and unpatriotic Americans

Golf
Rory McIlroy celebrates winning the Masters Tournament.
COMMENT
OWEN SLOT
Ludicrously, relentlessly riveting — was this the greatest Masters of all?
Golf
Rory McIlroy laughs with his caddie, Harry Diamond, at the Masters Tournament.
NEW
McIlroy’s redemption watched by 1.85m — but 250,000 switch off for finale
Golf
Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau at the Masters Tournament.
THE MASTERS
DeChambeau: Rory did not talk to me for the whole final round
Golf
Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa celebrating a goal.
NEW
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Watkins can show he is still Villa’s main man by inspiring famous comeback
Football
41 minutes ago
Eddie Howe, Newcastle United manager, applauding.
Howe in hospital with pneumonia and will miss two more games
Football
Collage of Kevin De Bruyne in a Manchester City jersey, holding his jersey, and a seated man.
COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
If you want to kick out City, can you really savour De Bruyne?
Football
Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau at the Masters Tournament.
THE MASTERS
DeChambeau: Rory did not talk to me for the whole final round
Golf
Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa celebrating a goal.
NEW
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Watkins can show he is still Villa’s main man by inspiring famous comeback
Football
41 minutes ago
Eddie Howe, Newcastle United manager, applauding.
Howe in hospital with pneumonia and will miss two more games
Football
Collage of Kevin De Bruyne in a Manchester City jersey, holding his jersey, and a seated man.
COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
If you want to kick out City, can you really savour De Bruyne?
Football
Rory McIlroy celebrates winning the Masters Tournament.
COMMENT
OWEN SLOT
Ludicrously, relentlessly riveting — was this the greatest Masters of all?
Golf
Rory McIlroy laughs with his caddie, Harry Diamond, at the Masters Tournament.
NEW
McIlroy’s redemption watched by 1.85m — but 250,000 switch off for finale
Golf

Life & Style

Jennifer George with her long-haired miniature dachshund, Geoffrey.
Don’t ask if I’m having babies: what not to say to a childless woman like me

I have always assumed a maternal longing would kick in — but it hasn’t. I’m fine with that, though plenty of others aren’t, writes Jennifer George

Parenting
Portrait of Caitlin Moran.
Caitlin MoranMy worst trait? I’m a terrible gossip. As in, I’m terrible at it
Two ballet dancers performing on stage.
Robert CramptonNo one wants to see a fatty at the ballet. It just doesn’t stack up
Portrait of Jefferson Fisher.
This man can teach you how to argue (and keep your cool)
Sex & Relationships
Portrait of Carla Jenkins, Times Audience Editor, sitting on the floor in a black dress.
What I  learnt from having a breast op, aged 19
Health & Fitness
Woman biting into a chocolate bar.
How healthy is dark chocolate really?
Health & Fitness
Smiling businessman carrying a bag and using a smartphone.
Guys — stop using ChatGPT to flirt
Sex & Relationships
Portrait of Jefferson Fisher.
This man can teach you how to argue (and keep your cool)
Sex & Relationships
Portrait of Carla Jenkins, Times Audience Editor, sitting on the floor in a black dress.
What I  learnt from having a breast op, aged 19
Health & Fitness
Woman biting into a chocolate bar.
How healthy is dark chocolate really?
Health & Fitness
Smiling businessman carrying a bag and using a smartphone.
Guys — stop using ChatGPT to flirt
Sex & Relationships
Portrait of Caitlin Moran.
Caitlin MoranMy worst trait? I’m a terrible gossip. As in, I’m terrible at it
Two ballet dancers performing on stage.
Robert CramptonNo one wants to see a fatty at the ballet. It just doesn’t stack up

Culture

James B Partridge at a school assembly.
Put your hands in the air! My big night out clubbing to school assembly hymns

James Partridge is a music teacher who plays Glastonbury with his Assembly Bangers, a set dedicated to 1990s hymns. Sophia Money-Coutts went along to join the congregation

Music
A girl from The Last of Us holds a shotgun.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — The Last of Us
TV & Radio
A man and woman sitting together, holding hands.
Black Mirror’s best episodes — ranked by our critics
TV & Radio
Collage of thriller book covers.
UPDATED
REVIEW
Great new crime fiction — our critics’ top books
Books
Maurizio Cattelan at the launch of his exhibition, Bones.
INTERVIEW
Maurizio Cattelan: ‘I want to find a new life for my golden toilet’
Art
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili performing with the London Symphony Orchestra.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
LSO/Noseda — all hail this chaotic ode to Lenin
Classical & Opera
Benny Hill in a scout uniform surrounded by women in swimsuits.
REVIEW
The Cancellation of Benny Hill review — what happened when Gen Z watched his sketches
TV & Radio
Collage of thriller book covers.
UPDATED
REVIEW
Great new crime fiction — our critics’ top books
Books
Maurizio Cattelan at the launch of his exhibition, Bones.
INTERVIEW
Maurizio Cattelan: ‘I want to find a new life for my golden toilet’
Art
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili performing with the London Symphony Orchestra.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
LSO/Noseda — all hail this chaotic ode to Lenin
Classical & Opera
Benny Hill in a scout uniform surrounded by women in swimsuits.
REVIEW
The Cancellation of Benny Hill review — what happened when Gen Z watched his sketches
TV & Radio
A girl from The Last of Us holds a shotgun.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — The Last of Us
TV & Radio
A man and woman sitting together, holding hands.
Black Mirror’s best episodes — ranked by our critics
TV & Radio
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Travel

Medieval Bottcherstrasse street in Bremen, Germany, with tourists.
The underrated German city that’s full of fairytales

A gothic town hall, a connection to the Brothers Grimm and a hotel in a former grain silo — expect tales of the unexpected on a break in Bremen

Germany
Sunset over Scheveningen beach with pier and Ferris wheel.
The overlooked Dutch city with great beaches and a chic new stay
Sydney Opera House and the Melbourne skyline
Sydney v Melbourne: which is better?
Australia
Businessman sleeping in an airport terminal.
COMMENT
CHRIS HASLAM
Poor airport etiquette? It’s time passengers stopped getting the blame
Lanzarote floods: is it safe to travel and should I cancel my holiday?
EXPLAINER
Lanzarote floods: is it safe to travel and should I cancel my holiday?
Advice
Cruise ship sailing past snow-capped mountains reflected in calm water.
I’ve found the perfect cruise … for people who think they’ll hate cruises
Cruises
Penmaenuchaf Hotel in Eryri (Snowdonia)
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break in Snowdonia worth up to £1,290 at Penmaenuchaf Hotel
Businessman sleeping in an airport terminal.
COMMENT
CHRIS HASLAM
Poor airport etiquette? It’s time passengers stopped getting the blame
Lanzarote floods: is it safe to travel and should I cancel my holiday?
EXPLAINER
Lanzarote floods: is it safe to travel and should I cancel my holiday?
Advice
Cruise ship sailing past snow-capped mountains reflected in calm water.
I’ve found the perfect cruise … for people who think they’ll hate cruises
Cruises
Penmaenuchaf Hotel in Eryri (Snowdonia)
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break in Snowdonia worth up to £1,290 at Penmaenuchaf Hotel
Sunset over Scheveningen beach with pier and Ferris wheel.
The overlooked Dutch city with great beaches and a chic new stay
Sydney Opera House and the Melbourne skyline
Sydney v Melbourne: which is better?
Australia

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