Saturday April 5 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
Illustration of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping with a graph depicting a market decline.
China’s tit-for-tat with Trump on tariffs raises fears of trade war

Beijing raised tariffs on US goods as global stock markets continued to fall, with the FTSE 100 dropping 4.95 per cent

US news
IN DEPTH
Why Starmer hopes Trump’s tariffs could be good news for the UK

Prime minister believes the world is entering a new era of instability and change — but that external crisis brings opportunities for reform

Politics
Prince Andrew embroils King in Chinese ‘spy’ scandal
Royal family
Close-up of a man with long, curly hair and a straw hat.
Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault

Comedian due to appear in court on May 2

A multi-millionaire heiress in a yellow and white gown stands in front of Lympne Castle.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
‘Rachel Reeves is making us move to Italy’
Politics
Portrait of a man and a red brick building.
Wealth exodus from UK speeds up over Labour’s non-dom tax raid
Politics
Collage of British slang words with images of women in fashionable clothing.
Americans go bonkers for British slang
Collage of a woman, rising stacks of coins, and a map of the UK.
Revealed: the areas of the UK that pay the most income tax
Politics
Parents arrested for online harassment.
Police make 30 arrests a day for offensive online messages
Crime
A multi-millionaire heiress in a yellow and white gown stands in front of Lympne Castle.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
‘Rachel Reeves is making us move to Italy’
Politics
A multi-millionaire heiress in a yellow and white gown stands in front of Lympne Castle.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
‘Rachel Reeves is making us move to Italy’
Politics
Portrait of a man and a red brick building.
Wealth exodus from UK speeds up over Labour’s non-dom tax raid
Politics
Portrait of a man and a red brick building.
Wealth exodus from UK speeds up over Labour’s non-dom tax raid
Politics
Collage of British slang words with images of women in fashionable clothing.
Americans go bonkers for British slang
Collage of British slang words with images of women in fashionable clothing.
Americans go bonkers for British slang
Collage of a woman, rising stacks of coins, and a map of the UK.
Revealed: the areas of the UK that pay the most income tax
Politics
Collage of a woman, rising stacks of coins, and a map of the UK.
Revealed: the areas of the UK that pay the most income tax
Politics
Parents arrested for online harassment.
Police make 30 arrests a day for offensive online messages
Crime
Parents arrested for online harassment.
Police make 30 arrests a day for offensive online messages
Crime
A multi-millionaire heiress in a yellow and white gown stands in front of Lympne Castle.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
‘Rachel Reeves is making us move to Italy’
Politics
Portrait of a man and a red brick building.
Wealth exodus from UK speeds up over Labour’s non-dom tax raid
Politics
Collage of British slang words with images of women in fashionable clothing.
Americans go bonkers for British slang
A multi-millionaire heiress in a yellow and white gown stands in front of Lympne Castle.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
‘Rachel Reeves is making us move to Italy’
Politics
A multi-millionaire heiress in a yellow and white gown stands in front of Lympne Castle.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
‘Rachel Reeves is making us move to Italy’
Politics
Portrait of a man and a red brick building.
Wealth exodus from UK speeds up over Labour’s non-dom tax raid
Politics
Portrait of a man and a red brick building.
Wealth exodus from UK speeds up over Labour’s non-dom tax raid
Politics
Collage of British slang words with images of women in fashionable clothing.
Americans go bonkers for British slang
Collage of British slang words with images of women in fashionable clothing.
Americans go bonkers for British slang
Collage of a woman, rising stacks of coins, and a map of the UK.
Revealed: the areas of the UK that pay the most income tax
Politics
Parents arrested for online harassment.
Police make 30 arrests a day for offensive online messages
Crime
A multi-millionaire heiress in a yellow and white gown stands in front of Lympne Castle.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
‘Rachel Reeves is making us move to Italy’
Politics
Portrait of a man and a red brick building.
Wealth exodus from UK speeds up over Labour’s non-dom tax raid
Politics
Collage of British slang words with images of women in fashionable clothing.
Americans go bonkers for British slang
Collage of a woman, rising stacks of coins, and a map of the UK.
Revealed: the areas of the UK that pay the most income tax
Politics
Parents arrested for online harassment.
Police make 30 arrests a day for offensive online messages
Crime
A multi-millionaire heiress in a yellow and white gown stands in front of Lympne Castle.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
‘Rachel Reeves is making us move to Italy’
Politics
A multi-millionaire heiress in a yellow and white gown stands in front of Lympne Castle.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
‘Rachel Reeves is making us move to Italy’
Politics
Portrait of a man and a red brick building.
Wealth exodus from UK speeds up over Labour’s non-dom tax raid
Politics
Portrait of a man and a red brick building.
Wealth exodus from UK speeds up over Labour’s non-dom tax raid
Politics
Collage of British slang words with images of women in fashionable clothing.
Americans go bonkers for British slang
Collage of British slang words with images of women in fashionable clothing.
Americans go bonkers for British slang
Collage of a woman, rising stacks of coins, and a map of the UK.
Revealed: the areas of the UK that pay the most income tax
Politics
Collage of a woman, rising stacks of coins, and a map of the UK.
Revealed: the areas of the UK that pay the most income tax
Politics
Parents arrested for online harassment.
Police make 30 arrests a day for offensive online messages
Crime
Parents arrested for online harassment.
Police make 30 arrests a day for offensive online messages
Crime
A multi-millionaire heiress in a yellow and white gown stands in front of Lympne Castle.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
‘Rachel Reeves is making us move to Italy’
Politics
Portrait of a man and a red brick building.
Wealth exodus from UK speeds up over Labour’s non-dom tax raid
Politics
Collage of British slang words with images of women in fashionable clothing.
Americans go bonkers for British slang
A multi-millionaire heiress in a yellow and white gown stands in front of Lympne Castle.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
‘Rachel Reeves is making us move to Italy’
Politics
A multi-millionaire heiress in a yellow and white gown stands in front of Lympne Castle.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
‘Rachel Reeves is making us move to Italy’
Politics
Portrait of a man and a red brick building.
Wealth exodus from UK speeds up over Labour’s non-dom tax raid
Politics
Portrait of a man and a red brick building.
Wealth exodus from UK speeds up over Labour’s non-dom tax raid
Politics
Collage of British slang words with images of women in fashionable clothing.
Americans go bonkers for British slang
Collage of British slang words with images of women in fashionable clothing.
Americans go bonkers for British slang
Collage of a woman, rising stacks of coins, and a map of the UK.
Revealed: the areas of the UK that pay the most income tax
Politics
Parents arrested for online harassment.
Police make 30 arrests a day for offensive online messages
Crime
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Collage of film stills and an 18+ rating, with arrows indicating increasing and decreasing viewership.
Film sex is back in fashion — these are the numbers that prove it
Film
IN DEPTH
Families lose ‘life savings’ on developer’s retirement flats
Sculptor Andrian Melka working in his studio on a clay bust.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Sculptor Andrian Melka working in his studio on a clay bust.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
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Editor's picks

EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
Tony Mowbray: My kids thought I was going to die. I could see fear in their eyes
Football

Young Power List 2025

Collage of young athletes and celebrities.
YOUNG POWER LIST
Revealed: the 30 most inspiring people under 30 in the UK
Young Power List

World

Person walking past fire-damaged buildings and debris.
‘Fire leapt from the earth as the quake struck’

Homes built on the site of an old rubbish dump in one of the poorest areas of Mandalay were set ablaze and destroyed

Asia
A person runs away from burning cars and a building after a drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
US ‘will not be fooled’ by Putin over ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
President Trump speaking with journalists aboard Air Force One.
The real reasons Trump wants to keep Musk close, according to aides
US politics
Collage of Marine Le Pen, a cathedral, and Éric Zemmour.
DISPATCH
Love or loathe Marine Le Pen, French are angry about broken system
Europe
Close-up of Donald Trump in court.
‘I love getting even with people’ — Trump’s vengeance agenda
US politics
Rocket launcher firing rockets.
RICHARD SPENCER
How China’s relentless Taiwan drills illustrate invasion plan
Asia
Svetlana Zakharova of the Bolshoi Ballet performing in a production of The Sleeping Beauty.
MARC BENNETTS
Bolshoi ballet’s ‘clumsy’ new star shows arts stifled by Putin’s hold
Europe
Collage of Marine Le Pen, a cathedral, and Éric Zemmour.
DISPATCH
Love or loathe Marine Le Pen, French are angry about broken system
Europe
Close-up of Donald Trump in court.
‘I love getting even with people’ — Trump’s vengeance agenda
US politics
Rocket launcher firing rockets.
RICHARD SPENCER
How China’s relentless Taiwan drills illustrate invasion plan
Asia
Svetlana Zakharova of the Bolshoi Ballet performing in a production of The Sleeping Beauty.
MARC BENNETTS
Bolshoi ballet’s ‘clumsy’ new star shows arts stifled by Putin’s hold
Europe
A person runs away from burning cars and a building after a drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
US ‘will not be fooled’ by Putin over ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
President Trump speaking with journalists aboard Air Force One.
The real reasons Trump wants to keep Musk close, according to aides
US politics
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Comment

Portrait of Nelson Fraser.
FRASER NELSONThis is our chance to be free-trade champions

With Trump leading a new wave of protectionism, Starmer should seize the moment with rest of G7 to lower barriers

Illustration of Donald Trump meeting the Queen and Prince Philip; the Queen is kneeling.

Cartoon by Peter Brookes

a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
JANICE TURNERCalling all parents: put that damn phone down
a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
GILES CORENCan I get away without understanding tariffs?
Portrait of Ann Treneman.
ANN TRENEMAN | NOTEBOOKMiracle on the marsh trumps our dismal news
a woman wearing a blue shirt has a necklace around her neck
LARA SPIRITStarmer seeks a stealthy Brexit reset but can he sneak one bill past Farage?
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
JANICE TURNERCalling all parents: put that damn phone down
a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
Portrait of Ann Treneman.
a woman wearing a blue shirt has a necklace around her neck
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
Portrait of Ann Treneman.
a woman wearing a blue shirt has a necklace around her neck

Business & Money

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Global markets in meltdown

FTSE 100 suffers worst day since Covid and the Dow falls more than 2,000 points

Companies
a man wearing glasses and a suit stands in front of a white background
Alistair OsborneTrump’s tariffs: those pesky penguins had it coming
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopCEOs should give LinkedIn a rest
A person holds a smartphone displaying a TikTok video of Donald Trump.
Clock ticks on for TikTok after Trump presses pause on ban
Companies
Harley motorcycle rider saluting at a parade.
UK draws up £18.5bn retaliation list of US imports
Companies
Jennifer Lopez and James Corden posing with a car for Carpool Karaoke.
NEW
Jaguar Land Rover pauses US car exports amid Trump’s global trade war
Companies
35 minutes ago
Princess Michael of Kent and BP Chairman Helge Lund at a state banquet at Buckingham Palace.
What went wrong for BP while Helge Lund was in charge?
Energy
A person holds a smartphone displaying a TikTok video of Donald Trump.
Clock ticks on for TikTok after Trump presses pause on ban
Companies
Harley motorcycle rider saluting at a parade.
UK draws up £18.5bn retaliation list of US imports
Companies
Jennifer Lopez and James Corden posing with a car for Carpool Karaoke.
NEW
Jaguar Land Rover pauses US car exports amid Trump’s global trade war
Companies
35 minutes ago
Princess Michael of Kent and BP Chairman Helge Lund at a state banquet at Buckingham Palace.
What went wrong for BP while Helge Lund was in charge?
Energy
a man wearing glasses and a suit stands in front of a white background
Alistair OsborneTrump’s tariffs: those pesky penguins had it coming
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopCEOs should give LinkedIn a rest

Sport

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Collage of Manchester City executives, coach, and trophy.
MATT LAWTON
City accuse Premier League of distorting rules in Arsenal’s favour
Football
Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City celebrates winning the Premier League.
De Bruyne set for City statue — and Pep already has replacement in mind
Football
Max Verstappen celebrates his fourth World Drivers' Championship.
Owen SlotWhen should F1’s owners cash in on Netflix-driven boom?
Thomas Müller of Bayern Munich holding the Bundesliga trophy on a balcony overlooking a crowd of celebrating fans.
James GheerbrantMüller made magic moves — now he faces an unimaginable one
INTERVIEW
How all-day pub session forged Lions centres in the making: meet Huwipulotu
Rugby union
NEW
JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
Brilliant Verstappen snatches pole from Norris in ‘undriveable’ Red Bull
Formula 1
NEW
ROB WRIGHT
Who Tipster of the Year thinks will win the Grand National
Horse racing
CHAMPIONS CUP
Freeman scores hat-trick to save Saints’ season and strengthen Lions case
Rugby union
Two rugby players, one in casual wear and the other in a Scotland rugby jersey.
INTERVIEW
How all-day pub session forged Lions centres in the making: meet Huwipulotu
Rugby union
Max Verstappen celebrates in first place at the Japanese Grand Prix.
NEW
JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
Brilliant Verstappen snatches pole from Norris in ‘undriveable’ Red Bull
Formula 1
Illustration of a jockey on a horse racing, with a man standing beside them.
NEW
ROB WRIGHT
Who Tipster of the Year thinks will win the Grand National
Horse racing
Northampton Saints player Tommy Freeman celebrating a try.
CHAMPIONS CUP
Freeman scores hat-trick to save Saints’ season and strengthen Lions case
Rugby union
Max Verstappen celebrates his fourth World Drivers' Championship.
Owen SlotWhen should F1’s owners cash in on Netflix-driven boom?
Thomas Müller of Bayern Munich holding the Bundesliga trophy on a balcony overlooking a crowd of celebrating fans.
James GheerbrantMüller made magic moves — now he faces an unimaginable one

Life & Style

Father and son playing chess at home.
Are you an overachieving parent? Why you need to back off

The child psychologist Dr Tara Porter tells Anna Maxted why being a perfectionist won’t help your child

Parenting
Portrait of Molly Gunn wearing a black t-shirt that says "MOTHER" in white lettering.
Molly GunnAfter the split: socialising as a single mum
Illustration of a person cleaning a refrigerator condenser coil with a brush.
Wayne PerreyHow to fix your fridge with a fiver
Portrait of a woman in a brown sleeveless top and jeans, shown standing and sitting in a wooden chair.
FIRST PERSON
Diary of a millennial anorexic: 5 rehabs and 15 lost years
Health & Fitness
Portrait of Anne Marie Duff sitting on the floor in a floral dress.
Anne-Marie Duff: How on earth do people navigate this care system?
Celebrity
Collage of a man in an apron with jars of peat smoked tomato sauce and peanut rayu, and a package of stir fry greens.
The food editor’s favourite ready meals and supermarket buys
Food & Drink
Chef Tom Tsappis with a "Very Old Fashioned" cocktail.
UPDATED
RECIPE
Whisky, bitters and saké from 1703 — how to make a very old-fashioned
Scotland
Portrait of a woman in a brown sleeveless top and jeans, shown standing and sitting in a wooden chair.
FIRST PERSON
Diary of a millennial anorexic: 5 rehabs and 15 lost years
Health & Fitness
Portrait of Anne Marie Duff sitting on the floor in a floral dress.
Anne-Marie Duff: How on earth do people navigate this care system?
Celebrity
Collage of a man in an apron with jars of peat smoked tomato sauce and peanut rayu, and a package of stir fry greens.
The food editor’s favourite ready meals and supermarket buys
Food & Drink
Chef Tom Tsappis with a "Very Old Fashioned" cocktail.
UPDATED
RECIPE
Whisky, bitters and saké from 1703 — how to make a very old-fashioned
Scotland
Portrait of Molly Gunn wearing a black t-shirt that says "MOTHER" in white lettering.
Molly GunnAfter the split: socialising as a single mum
Illustration of a person cleaning a refrigerator condenser coil with a brush.
Wayne PerreyHow to fix your fridge with a fiver

Culture

Portrait of opera singer Nicky Spence.
UPDATED
INTERVIEW
Nicky Spence: ‘Fat shaming still goes on in opera’

As he tackles Peter Grimes for the first time, the tenor talks about finding the darkness in Britten’s masterpiece and the effects of Arts Council cuts

Classical & Opera
45 minutes ago
The White Lotus season 3 cast on a beach.
The White Lotus finale: who will die and who is the killer?
TV & Radio
Dolly Parton performing with a guitar.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio this weekend — 40 Originals at the BBC
TV & Radio
Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist and writer, in Abu Dhabi.
‘It is not easy to have a writer like Edna O’Brien as your mother’
Film
Three Degas paintings: Ballet Dancers, After the Bath, and Ukrainian Dancers.
We go inside the radical £85m revamp of the National Gallery
Art
Band photo of four people in front of a red car.
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
Art
Split image showing a man in a suit and Paddington Bear.
The best films to watch at home this week — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Paddington in Peru
TV & Radio
Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist and writer, in Abu Dhabi.
‘It is not easy to have a writer like Edna O’Brien as your mother’
Film
Three Degas paintings: Ballet Dancers, After the Bath, and Ukrainian Dancers.
We go inside the radical £85m revamp of the National Gallery
Art
Band photo of four people in front of a red car.
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
Art
Split image showing a man in a suit and Paddington Bear.
The best films to watch at home this week — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Paddington in Peru
TV & Radio
The White Lotus season 3 cast on a beach.
The White Lotus finale: who will die and who is the killer?
TV & Radio
Dolly Parton performing with a guitar.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio this weekend — 40 Originals at the BBC
TV & Radio
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Travel

Stone house with a bench and table in a garden.
Tuscany’s finest villas for your next getaway

From rambling family-friendly farmhouses in Chianti and showstopper homes with infinity pools, these are the best places to book in Italy’s most characterful region

Aerial view of a Tuscan villa with a pool.
I’ve visited Italy for 40 years — and have found the perfect Tuscan stay
Person booking cheap airline flights on a mobile app.
TRAVEL DOCTOR
‘I fell for a travel WhatsApp scam — but my bank won’t refund me’
Advice
Cherry blossom trees in bloom at Kew Gardens.
Seven of the best places to enjoy cherry blossom in the UK this spring
UK
Two Rhodesian giraffes walking in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
My stay at the Zambian safari lodge that hosted Queen Elizabeth II
Africa
Bedruthan Hotel & Spa
16 of the best affordable hotels in Cornwall under £170
Cornwall
A Woodland Hive treehouse at Wildhive Callow Hall in Derbyshire
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury Derbyshire break worth up to £1,200 at Wildhive Callow Hall
Cherry blossom trees in bloom at Kew Gardens.
Seven of the best places to enjoy cherry blossom in the UK this spring
UK
Two Rhodesian giraffes walking in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
My stay at the Zambian safari lodge that hosted Queen Elizabeth II
Africa
Bedruthan Hotel & Spa
16 of the best affordable hotels in Cornwall under £170
Cornwall
A Woodland Hive treehouse at Wildhive Callow Hall in Derbyshire
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury Derbyshire break worth up to £1,200 at Wildhive Callow Hall
Aerial view of a Tuscan villa with a pool.
I’ve visited Italy for 40 years — and have found the perfect Tuscan stay
Person booking cheap airline flights on a mobile app.
TRAVEL DOCTOR
‘I fell for a travel WhatsApp scam — but my bank won’t refund me’
Advice

Obituaries

Today's puzzles

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