Wednesday April 23 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
President Zelenskyy meeting with President Trump and Vice President Vance in the Oval Office.
LIVE
Give up land or we’ll quit peace talks, US tells Ukraine and Russia

After American envoys withdrew from negotiations in London, the vice-president JD Vance said both sides had been given a ‘very explicit proposal’ to end the war

Russia-Ukraine war
Government borrows £14.6bn more than expected in year to March

Increase suggests further tax rises or spending cuts from Rachel Reeves may be necessary

Economics
Miliband to ban Chinese ‘slave-trade’ solar panels
Politics
Pope Francis coffin carried to St Peter’s Basilica
Pope Francis coffin carried to St Peter’s Basilica

Watch live as mourners pay tribute to the late pontiff before his funeral on Saturday

Religion
Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell seated and reading a book.
PROFILE
Meet Cardinal Farrell — the Irishman now leading the Vatican

Kevin Farrell, who became the acting head of the Catholic Church after Francis’s death, will lead the conclave to choose the new pope

Religion
Portrait of Prince Louis smiling for his 7th birthday.
Prince Louis turns seven with a gap-toothed grin
Royal family
Mugshot of a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair.
UPDATED
Paddleboard guide jailed for manslaughter after four river deaths
Crime
Leigh Hurley and Sean Stratford walking outside the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
EXCLUSIVE
Judge rules Scottish schools must provide single-sex lavatories
Scotland
26 dead in Kashmir terrorist attack
26 dead in Kashmir terrorist attack
Asia
Donald Trump and Elon Musk in a red Tesla.
Musk to scale back White House work as Tesla profits slump
Technology
Portrait of Prince Louis smiling for his 7th birthday.
Prince Louis turns seven with a gap-toothed grin
Royal family
Portrait of Prince Louis smiling for his 7th birthday.
Prince Louis turns seven with a gap-toothed grin
Royal family
Mugshot of a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair.
UPDATED
Paddleboard guide jailed for manslaughter after four river deaths
Crime
Mugshot of a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair.
UPDATED
Paddleboard guide jailed for manslaughter after four river deaths
Crime
Leigh Hurley and Sean Stratford walking outside the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
EXCLUSIVE
Judge rules Scottish schools must provide single-sex lavatories
Scotland
Leigh Hurley and Sean Stratford walking outside the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
EXCLUSIVE
Judge rules Scottish schools must provide single-sex lavatories
Scotland
26 dead in Kashmir terrorist attack
26 dead in Kashmir terrorist attack
Asia
26 dead in Kashmir terrorist attack
26 dead in Kashmir terrorist attack
Asia
Donald Trump and Elon Musk in a red Tesla.
Musk to scale back White House work as Tesla profits slump
Technology
Donald Trump and Elon Musk in a red Tesla.
Musk to scale back White House work as Tesla profits slump
Technology
Portrait of Prince Louis smiling for his 7th birthday.
Prince Louis turns seven with a gap-toothed grin
Royal family
Mugshot of a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair.
UPDATED
Paddleboard guide jailed for manslaughter after four river deaths
Crime
Leigh Hurley and Sean Stratford walking outside the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
EXCLUSIVE
Judge rules Scottish schools must provide single-sex lavatories
Scotland
Portrait of Prince Louis smiling for his 7th birthday.
Prince Louis turns seven with a gap-toothed grin
Royal family
Portrait of Prince Louis smiling for his 7th birthday.
Prince Louis turns seven with a gap-toothed grin
Royal family
Mugshot of a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair.
UPDATED
Paddleboard guide jailed for manslaughter after four river deaths
Crime
Mugshot of a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair.
UPDATED
Paddleboard guide jailed for manslaughter after four river deaths
Crime
Leigh Hurley and Sean Stratford walking outside the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
EXCLUSIVE
Judge rules Scottish schools must provide single-sex lavatories
Scotland
Leigh Hurley and Sean Stratford walking outside the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
EXCLUSIVE
Judge rules Scottish schools must provide single-sex lavatories
Scotland
26 dead in Kashmir terrorist attack
26 dead in Kashmir terrorist attack
Asia
Donald Trump and Elon Musk in a red Tesla.
Musk to scale back White House work as Tesla profits slump
Technology
Portrait of Prince Louis smiling for his 7th birthday.
Prince Louis turns seven with a gap-toothed grin
Royal family
Mugshot of a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair.
UPDATED
Paddleboard guide jailed for manslaughter after four river deaths
Crime
Leigh Hurley and Sean Stratford walking outside the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
EXCLUSIVE
Judge rules Scottish schools must provide single-sex lavatories
Scotland
26 dead in Kashmir terrorist attack
26 dead in Kashmir terrorist attack
Asia
Donald Trump and Elon Musk in a red Tesla.
Musk to scale back White House work as Tesla profits slump
Technology
Portrait of Prince Louis smiling for his 7th birthday.
Prince Louis turns seven with a gap-toothed grin
Royal family
Portrait of Prince Louis smiling for his 7th birthday.
Prince Louis turns seven with a gap-toothed grin
Royal family
Mugshot of a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair.
UPDATED
Paddleboard guide jailed for manslaughter after four river deaths
Crime
Mugshot of a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair.
UPDATED
Paddleboard guide jailed for manslaughter after four river deaths
Crime
Leigh Hurley and Sean Stratford walking outside the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
EXCLUSIVE
Judge rules Scottish schools must provide single-sex lavatories
Scotland
Leigh Hurley and Sean Stratford walking outside the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
EXCLUSIVE
Judge rules Scottish schools must provide single-sex lavatories
Scotland
26 dead in Kashmir terrorist attack
26 dead in Kashmir terrorist attack
Asia
26 dead in Kashmir terrorist attack
26 dead in Kashmir terrorist attack
Asia
Donald Trump and Elon Musk in a red Tesla.
Musk to scale back White House work as Tesla profits slump
Technology
Donald Trump and Elon Musk in a red Tesla.
Musk to scale back White House work as Tesla profits slump
Technology
Portrait of Prince Louis smiling for his 7th birthday.
Prince Louis turns seven with a gap-toothed grin
Royal family
Mugshot of a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair.
UPDATED
Paddleboard guide jailed for manslaughter after four river deaths
Crime
Leigh Hurley and Sean Stratford walking outside the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
EXCLUSIVE
Judge rules Scottish schools must provide single-sex lavatories
Scotland
Portrait of Prince Louis smiling for his 7th birthday.
Prince Louis turns seven with a gap-toothed grin
Royal family
Portrait of Prince Louis smiling for his 7th birthday.
Prince Louis turns seven with a gap-toothed grin
Royal family
Mugshot of a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair.
UPDATED
Paddleboard guide jailed for manslaughter after four river deaths
Crime
Mugshot of a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair.
UPDATED
Paddleboard guide jailed for manslaughter after four river deaths
Crime
Leigh Hurley and Sean Stratford walking outside the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
EXCLUSIVE
Judge rules Scottish schools must provide single-sex lavatories
Scotland
Leigh Hurley and Sean Stratford walking outside the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
EXCLUSIVE
Judge rules Scottish schools must provide single-sex lavatories
Scotland
26 dead in Kashmir terrorist attack
26 dead in Kashmir terrorist attack
Asia
Donald Trump and Elon Musk in a red Tesla.
Musk to scale back White House work as Tesla profits slump
Technology
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Aerial view of Osea Island.
Private Essex island beloved by Stormzy and Rihanna for sale at £25m

Osea Island, a renowned party destination for celebrities, comes with its own village pub and 90 bedrooms across 38 properties

Property & Home
Nerys Lloyd on a paddleboard.
Police officer ‘not qualified’ to lead fatal paddleboard trip
Crime
Rita Ora performing at Mighty Hoopla 2024.
Oscar winner’s fight over festivals that turn park into ‘prison camp’
London
Sarah, Duchess of York hugging a parent.
Sarah Ferguson: ‘A cancer diagnosis feels like a death sentence’
Royal family
Portrait of Sarah Ferguson.
SARAH FERGUSON
Amplify the voices of teens with cancer
Royal family
Portrait of a man in clerical garb.
Retired vicar linked to ‘eunuch-makers’ pleads guilty over extreme images
Crime
Deborah James with her dog Winston.
Blood test for bowel cancer (and 11 others) to be trialled on NHS
Healthcare
Sarah, Duchess of York hugging a parent.
Sarah Ferguson: ‘A cancer diagnosis feels like a death sentence’
Royal family
Portrait of Sarah Ferguson.
SARAH FERGUSON
Amplify the voices of teens with cancer
Royal family
Portrait of a man in clerical garb.
Retired vicar linked to ‘eunuch-makers’ pleads guilty over extreme images
Crime
Deborah James with her dog Winston.
Blood test for bowel cancer (and 11 others) to be trialled on NHS
Healthcare
Nerys Lloyd on a paddleboard.
Police officer ‘not qualified’ to lead fatal paddleboard trip
Crime
Rita Ora performing at Mighty Hoopla 2024.
Oscar winner’s fight over festivals that turn park into ‘prison camp’
London
Royal Navy sailors in uniform.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Royal Navy sailors in uniform.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Mob that lynched British man in Ecuador ‘too much for police to handle’
Crime
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Editor's picks

World

Pope Francis greeting a crowd of people in Seoul.
NEW
IN DEPTH
Why the Pope’s deal with China may define his legacy

Critics call an agreement giving President Xi influence over bishops’ appointments a betrayal. Others see it as a necessary compromise between global powers

Asia
Oscar statues backstage at the 95th Academy Awards.
Films made with AI can win Oscars, the Academy rules
Film
Illustration of Pete Hegseth with an American flag motif.
ANALYSIS
Will Trump fire Pete Hegseth? He has two big reasons not to
US politics
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou leaving a cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace.
NEW
PM’s daughter reveals ‘assault by priest’ at school
Europe
Rescue workers on a jet ski search for a missing person in the Mediterranean Sea after a suspected shark attack.
Body of man killed in shark attack found off the Israeli coast
Middle East
Black and white photo of a couple kissing in Paris.
French photographer whose kiss melted hearts around the world
Europe
Donald Trump at a rally, injured and surrounded by Secret Service agents.
Russian artist reveals secret portrait Putin gave to Trump
US politics
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou leaving a cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace.
NEW
PM’s daughter reveals ‘assault by priest’ at school
Europe
Rescue workers on a jet ski search for a missing person in the Mediterranean Sea after a suspected shark attack.
Body of man killed in shark attack found off the Israeli coast
Middle East
Black and white photo of a couple kissing in Paris.
French photographer whose kiss melted hearts around the world
Europe
Donald Trump at a rally, injured and surrounded by Secret Service agents.
Russian artist reveals secret portrait Putin gave to Trump
US politics
Oscar statues backstage at the 95th Academy Awards.
Films made with AI can win Oscars, the Academy rules
Film
Illustration of Pete Hegseth with an American flag motif.
ANALYSIS
Will Trump fire Pete Hegseth? He has two big reasons not to
US politics

Comment

Headshot of Daniel Finkelstein.
DANIEL FINKELSTEINAll Tories have left is to say what they think

Trying to strategise against Reform is a dead end, though asserting that Farage threatens Trump-like chaos is a start

Illustration of Donald Trump as the Pope arguing with another cardinal.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

Portrait of Roger Boyes.
ROGER BOYESBlack pope would give Africa voice it deserves
a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes is wearing a blue jacket
ALICE THOMSONMovie magic hides the darker side of Devon
a man in a white shirt smiles for the camera
MATTHEW PARRIS | NOTEBOOKRishi Sunak takes the lead and woos voters in Durham
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
JAWAD IQBAL | THUNDERERIt’s a scandal that GPs with poorest patients earn less
Portrait of Roger Boyes.
ROGER BOYESBlack pope would give Africa voice it deserves
a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes is wearing a blue jacket
a man in a white shirt smiles for the camera
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
Portrait of Roger Boyes.
a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes is wearing a blue jacket
a man in a white shirt smiles for the camera
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
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Business

Fulfillment center workers loading boxes onto a conveyor belt.
Flash PMI shows ‘first clear sign of tariffs impact’

Survey measuring output across the UK private sector indicates 2½-year low

Economics
Headshot of David Smith.
David SmithIf it works, an industrial strategy will have been worth the wait
Headshot of Louisa Clarence-Smith.
Louisa Clarence-SmithIs America’s Ivy League obsession finally coming to an end?
Combo photo of Jerome Powell and Donald Trump.
Trump says he has ‘no intention’ of firing Fed chief
Economics
Richard Branson at a press conference for Virgin Atlantic's return to Toronto Pearson Airport.
Branson launches fierce attack on Trump over trade and Ukraine
Economics
Pedestrians walking past an IMF Spring Meetings sign in Washington, DC.
NEW
Global debt set to exceed 100 per cent of GDP by end of decade
Economics
Cillit Bang cleaning product bottles on a store shelf.
Reckitt Benckiser warns sale of non-core brands could be delayed
Companies
Combo photo of Jerome Powell and Donald Trump.
Trump says he has ‘no intention’ of firing Fed chief
Economics
Richard Branson at a press conference for Virgin Atlantic's return to Toronto Pearson Airport.
Branson launches fierce attack on Trump over trade and Ukraine
Economics
Pedestrians walking past an IMF Spring Meetings sign in Washington, DC.
NEW
Global debt set to exceed 100 per cent of GDP by end of decade
Economics
Cillit Bang cleaning product bottles on a store shelf.
Reckitt Benckiser warns sale of non-core brands could be delayed
Companies
Headshot of David Smith.
David SmithIf it works, an industrial strategy will have been worth the wait
Headshot of Louisa Clarence-Smith.
Louisa Clarence-SmithIs America’s Ivy League obsession finally coming to an end?

Sport

Aston Villa FC v Nottingham Forest FC - Premier League
Rashford will only consider joining Champions League clubs

Aston Villa loanee unlikely to return to Manchester United while Ruben Amorim is still in charge at Old Trafford and has also ruled out move to London clubs

Football
2025 IPL - Punjab Kings v Rajasthan Royals
NEW
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
IPL’s new star only 14 — but it’s hard to grow up in the spotlight
Cricket
26 minutes ago
Black and white photo of the Glossop (Derbyshire) First Division football team, 1899/1900.
BILL EDGAR
From Glossop to Northampton: top flight’s one-season wonders
Football
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NEW
Abramovich talks about enforced sale of Chelsea for first time
Football
Golf, The Masters, Final Round, Augusta, United States - 13 Apr 2025
McIlroy’s win great for golf but scary for rest of us, says Schauffele
Golf
Two men smiling and sitting together.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
MIKE ATHERTON
Flintoff: I still get flashbacks but I’ve found comfort in dressing room again
Cricket
Collage of two track runners.
NEW
Kipyegon’s bid to be first woman to break four-minute mile — with help from Nike
Athletics
56 minutes ago
NINTCHDBPICT000901976366
NEW
Abramovich talks about enforced sale of Chelsea for first time
Football
Golf, The Masters, Final Round, Augusta, United States - 13 Apr 2025
McIlroy’s win great for golf but scary for rest of us, says Schauffele
Golf
Two men smiling and sitting together.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
MIKE ATHERTON
Flintoff: I still get flashbacks but I’ve found comfort in dressing room again
Cricket
Collage of two track runners.
NEW
Kipyegon’s bid to be first woman to break four-minute mile — with help from Nike
Athletics
56 minutes ago
2025 IPL - Punjab Kings v Rajasthan Royals
NEW
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
IPL’s new star only 14 — but it’s hard to grow up in the spotlight
Cricket
26 minutes ago
Black and white photo of the Glossop (Derbyshire) First Division football team, 1899/1900.
BILL EDGAR
From Glossop to Northampton: top flight’s one-season wonders
Football
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Life & Style

Woman performing back exercises with dumbbells.
EXPLAINER
The best exercises for a toned back

Get it right to improve your posture — and your physique. Antonia Hoyle asks the experts for their tips

Health & Fitness
a woman in a blue shirt smiles for the camera
Carol MidgleyI don’t believe working from home encourages rampant lovemaking
Young boy in orange sweatshirt with cartoon creature design.
Flossie Saunders10 things to buy now: beauty, accessories and more
Amal and George Clooney at the 2024 Albie Awards.
The Clooneys have never had a row. Really?
Sex & Relationships
A man and a pub.
REVIEW
GILES COREN
The Angel Inn review — this is the best pub roast, a perfect 10
Food & Drink
Justin Hawkins of The Darkness performing on stage.
INTERVIEW
A LIFE IN THE DAY
The Darkness’s Justin Hawkins: ‘I ended up in rehab at 31’
Music
Illustration of a senior man wearing a hard hat, glasses, and scarf, talking on a cell phone.
NEW
THE BIG QUESTION
Should we be working until we are 70?
Money
Amal and George Clooney at the 2024 Albie Awards.
The Clooneys have never had a row. Really?
Sex & Relationships
A man and a pub.
REVIEW
GILES COREN
The Angel Inn review — this is the best pub roast, a perfect 10
Food & Drink
Justin Hawkins of The Darkness performing on stage.
INTERVIEW
A LIFE IN THE DAY
The Darkness’s Justin Hawkins: ‘I ended up in rehab at 31’
Music
Illustration of a senior man wearing a hard hat, glasses, and scarf, talking on a cell phone.
NEW
THE BIG QUESTION
Should we be working until we are 70?
Money
a woman in a blue shirt smiles for the camera
Carol MidgleyI don’t believe working from home encourages rampant lovemaking
Young boy in orange sweatshirt with cartoon creature design.
Flossie Saunders10 things to buy now: beauty, accessories and more

Culture

Sir James MacMillan, composer and conductor, in a chapel.
INTERVIEW
James MacMillan: ‘We need a spiritual regeneration’

The Ayrshire composer’s music was performed in the Sistine Chapel at the express invitation of Pope Francis. Now he’s gone back to his roots for a radical new concerto

Classical & Opera
Black and white photo of Joan Didion and John Dunne smiling during an interview.
REVIEW
MEMOIR
This new Joan Didion book should never have been published
Books
Portrait of Billy Idol.
NEW
REVIEW
Billy Idol: Dream Into It — punk’s original sell-out in a nostalgic mood
Music
56 minutes ago
Freema Agyeman as Beatrice in a production of Much Ado About Nothing.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Much Ado About Nothing — Shakespeare’s romcom gets a football makeover
Theatre & Dance
Central Cee performing on his UK tour.
NEW
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Central Cee — too much prowling and growling, not enough charm
Music
Four adventurers in a fantasy game setting.
REVIEW
Clair Obscur is a knockout fantasy game in a belle époque-inspired setting
Gaming
Ten contestants on Race Across the World, season five, stand on a bridge in front of mountains.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Race Across the World
TV & Radio
Freema Agyeman as Beatrice in a production of Much Ado About Nothing.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Much Ado About Nothing — Shakespeare’s romcom gets a football makeover
Theatre & Dance
Central Cee performing on his UK tour.
NEW
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Central Cee — too much prowling and growling, not enough charm
Music
Four adventurers in a fantasy game setting.
REVIEW
Clair Obscur is a knockout fantasy game in a belle époque-inspired setting
Gaming
Ten contestants on Race Across the World, season five, stand on a bridge in front of mountains.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Race Across the World
TV & Radio
Black and white photo of Joan Didion and John Dunne smiling during an interview.
REVIEW
MEMOIR
This new Joan Didion book should never have been published
Books
Portrait of Billy Idol.
NEW
REVIEW
Billy Idol: Dream Into It — punk’s original sell-out in a nostalgic mood
Music
56 minutes ago

Travel

Aerial view of Domaine de Primard Hotel and its gardens.
Catherine Deneuve’s former château near Paris is now an elegant hotel

Live the A-list dream at the newly converted Domaine de Primard, a rustic retreat with immaculate gardens, fragrant rooms, fine dining and a 25m heated outdoor pool

France
Powis Castle and its terraced gardens.
Seven of the best National Trust properties to visit
UK
Woman leaving tip at restaurant table.
COMMENT
I avoid tipping on holiday whenever I can — here’s why you should too
Advice
Busy interior of the Palmerston restaurant in Edinburgh with large artwork.
An insider’s guide to Edinburgh’s top restaurants
Aftermath of a building collapse in Istanbul, Turkey, following an eathquake on April 23, 2025
Is it safe to travel to Turkey right now? Latest advice after earthquake
Advice
Tulips in a field with a windmill, of the best things to do in the Netherlands
How to get the most out of a trip to the Netherlands
The Valsana Hotel Arosa in the Swiss Alps
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury Swiss Alps break for two worth up to £1,500 with the Valsana Hotel Arosa
Busy interior of the Palmerston restaurant in Edinburgh with large artwork.
An insider’s guide to Edinburgh’s top restaurants
Aftermath of a building collapse in Istanbul, Turkey, following an eathquake on April 23, 2025
Is it safe to travel to Turkey right now? Latest advice after earthquake
Advice
Tulips in a field with a windmill, of the best things to do in the Netherlands
How to get the most out of a trip to the Netherlands
The Valsana Hotel Arosa in the Swiss Alps
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury Swiss Alps break for two worth up to £1,500 with the Valsana Hotel Arosa
Powis Castle and its terraced gardens.
Seven of the best National Trust properties to visit
UK
Woman leaving tip at restaurant table.
COMMENT
I avoid tipping on holiday whenever I can — here’s why you should too
Advice
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