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The Pope in Rio de Janeiro in 2013, en route to say mass at the Copacabana beach

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The Pope in Rio de Janeiro in 2013, en route to say mass at the Copacabana beach

LIVE

Pope died of stroke and will be buried in Rome, Vatican says

Pope Francis fell into a coma before he died aged 88 just hours after appearing in St Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday

9 minutes ago

a man in a white robe is petting a little girl

Obituary Pope Francis, modernising pontiff who alienated conservatives

Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI speaking together.

AN Wilson Liberal ‘new broom’ showed his true passion was for peace

a man in a white robe is petting a little girl

Obituary Pope Francis, modernising pontiff who alienated conservatives

Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI speaking together.

AN Wilson Liberal ‘new broom’ showed his true passion was for peace

Illustration of a man holding a sign that says "Securing Britain's Future," surrounded by EU stars and British flags.

NEW

Starmer close to EU arms deal — at the expense of fishermen

British firms can bid for the new €150 billion EU defence fund after the UK made concessions on fishing rights

9 minutes ago

Trans rights protesters who defaced statues ‘should be prosecuted’

Seven statues were vandalised amid Saturday’s protest over the Supreme Court ruling on gender, prompting the shadow home secretary to call for charges

NEW

COMMENT

AKUA REINDORF

Ill-informed challenges to Supreme Court decision help nobody

Couple with two pugs boarding a private jet.

NEW

Pampered pets flying by private jet to avoid ‘cargo class’ travel

Passengers are treated to champagne and snacks, but the dogs are not fed for fear of ‘toilet issues’

24 minutes ago

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the White House Easter Egg Roll.

MICHAEL EVANS

Pentagon descends into fear, loathing and lie detectors

Even trusted officials fear a purge

Person arranging LEGO flowers in a vase.

Can’t keep plants alive? Try the Lego versions instead

Property & Home

A crowd gathers around a body covered in a white sheet.

NEW

British man ‘lynched and burnt alive’ in Ecuador village

Donald Trump with two Scottish pipers at a golf course construction site.

NEW

Trump hopes to include Scotland in second UK state visit

49 minutes ago

An illustration of a young woman comforting an elderly woman.

Alzheimer’s patients retain ability to empathise with loved ones

Close-up of two pairs of hands clasped together.

Tackling high blood pressure can help to reduce dementia risk

Person arranging LEGO flowers in a vase.

Can’t keep plants alive? Try the Lego versions instead

Property & Home

A crowd gathers around a body covered in a white sheet.

NEW

British man ‘lynched and burnt alive’ in Ecuador village

Donald Trump with two Scottish pipers at a golf course construction site.

NEW

Trump hopes to include Scotland in second UK state visit

49 minutes ago

An illustration of a young woman comforting an elderly woman.

Alzheimer’s patients retain ability to empathise with loved ones

Close-up of two pairs of hands clasped together.

Tackling high blood pressure can help to reduce dementia risk

Soapbox derby car with a cat toy on top, emitting smoke.

PHOTOGRAPHY

News in pictures

Soapbox derby car with a cat toy on top, emitting smoke.

PHOTOGRAPHY

News in pictures

Former Waitrose boss says Meta ‘stole’ his books to train AI

Portrait of Mark Price, British businessman.

Former Waitrose boss says Meta ‘stole’ his books to train AI

Chimps sharing boozy fruit may point to the origins of pub culture

Chimpanzees seen sharing boozy fruit for the first time

Chimps sharing boozy fruit may point to the origins of pub culture

NEW

Prevent scheme ‘fails to tackle terrorism funded by organised crime’

Portrait of Dr. Mohammed Rahman, a criminologist.

NEW

Prevent scheme ‘fails to tackle terrorism funded by organised crime’

World

a crowd of people are gathered around a man holding a picture of mother teresa

Pope Francis’s legacy: beloved by millions, hated by the old guard

Attempts to clean up corruption, tackle child sex abuse and modernise laws were not always successful but endeared him to millions of Catholics

Photo of many gang members with their heads down, surrounded by guards in a prison.

El Salvador offers to swap US deportees for political prisoners

A US Marine and a Philippine Army officer taking a selfie at the opening ceremony of the Balikatan military exercises.

US deploys ‘ship killer’ missiles to Philippines for battle test

Photo of many gang members with their heads down, surrounded by guards in a prison.

El Salvador offers to swap US deportees for political prisoners

A US Marine and a Philippine Army officer taking a selfie at the opening ceremony of the Balikatan military exercises.

US deploys ‘ship killer’ missiles to Philippines for battle test

Comment

a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera

WILLIAM HAGUE If Trump passes on Ukraine, it’ll be up to us

UK and Europe will have to supply arms to Kyiv and strengthen our own defences, which will require a radical rethink

Illustration of a wolf carrying a sheep on its back.

Cartoon by Peter Brookes

Portrait of Trevor Phillips.

TREVOR PHILLIPS Trans row epitomised Looking Glass lunacy

LIBBY PURVES Pensions must change if we all work past 70

Portrait of Sathnam Sanghera.

SATHNAM SANGHERA | NOTEBOOK Workhouse luxury flats tell a tale of two cities

A magnifying glass over an archive letter to the editor.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Trump leading America off the world stage

Business

President Donald Trump and Jerome Powell at a White House announcement.

NEW

US markets fall as Trump attacks Fed chairman

Investors rattled after president calls the central banker ‘too late and wrong’ and demands immediate interest rate cuts

a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera

Simon French UK’s mad energy policy is a potent deterrent to foreign investors

a man in a suit and tie smiles for the camera

Ian King The dollar’s reign as the global reserve currency is at risk

a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera

Simon French UK’s mad energy policy is a potent deterrent to foreign investors

a man in a suit and tie smiles for the camera

Ian King The dollar’s reign as the global reserve currency is at risk

Sport

Leeds United players celebrating a goal.

NEW

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP

‘I will celebrate like a fire beast’ — Farke’s vow as Leeds return to top flight

Leeds United 6 Stoke City 0: Joel Piroe scores four goals to seal place in the elite after Burnley’s 2-1 win against Sheffield United

Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby, Gallagher Premiership Rugby - 19 Apr 2025

COMMENT

STUART BARNES

Shaky 20 minutes in Devon will not change Farrell’s mind on Russell

Collage of three soccer players in action.

ANALYSIS

IAN HAWKEY

Premier League power v proud parochialism in fight for European supremacy

Burnley players celebrating Premier League promotion.

NEW

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP

Brownhill double puts Burnley back in the big time

23 minutes ago

Manchester United's Victor Lindelof after a Premier League match at Old Trafford.

NEW

Lindelof left Lyon match at half-time after son ‘split entire head open’

39 minutes ago

Morgan Rogers of Manchester City in a soccer uniform.

Guardiola: We let an exceptional talent go when City sold Rogers

Brian O'Driscoll of the British and Irish Lions running with the rugby ball.

INTERVIEW

O’Driscoll: I’d choose Itoje over Doris as Lions captain

Burnley players celebrating Premier League promotion.

NEW

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP

Brownhill double puts Burnley back in the big time

23 minutes ago

Manchester United's Victor Lindelof after a Premier League match at Old Trafford.

NEW

Lindelof left Lyon match at half-time after son ‘split entire head open’

39 minutes ago

Morgan Rogers of Manchester City in a soccer uniform.

Guardiola: We let an exceptional talent go when City sold Rogers

Brian O'Driscoll of the British and Irish Lions running with the rugby ball.

INTERVIEW

O’Driscoll: I’d choose Itoje over Doris as Lions captain

Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby, Gallagher Premiership Rugby - 19 Apr 2025

COMMENT

STUART BARNES

Shaky 20 minutes in Devon will not change Farrell’s mind on Russell

Collage of three soccer players in action.

ANALYSIS

IAN HAWKEY

Premier League power v proud parochialism in fight for European supremacy

Life & Style

A chauffeur assists a woman and her son exiting a limousine.

They’re coming — the Donald Dashers fleeing America

It started as a steady exodus of liberal Americans who didn’t fancy Trump’s US. Then came the tariffs — and a rush to the UK

Property & Home

a woman wearing a blue jacket and a necklace looks at the camera

Tanya Byron My life looks good from the outside, so why do I feel hollow?

Illustration of a man in a suit with a question mark in a speech bubble.

Tim Snaith How can we reduce inheritance tax without using the seven-year rule?

A man holding his young daughter.

COMMENT

BEN MACHELL

What my eight-year-old daughter has taught me about women

Michael Morpurgo sitting on a bench.

INTERVIEW

WHAT I’VE LEARNT

Michael Morpurgo: ‘The first time I saw my father was on TV’

Models walking a runway at Milan Fashion Week.

FIRST PERSON

A Max Mara coat for £39 on Vinted? I grabbed it

Interior view of a home with a yellow and green staircase, built-in bar, and dining area.

I grew up in this Devon beach house — then bought it

Property & Home

A man holding his young daughter.

COMMENT

BEN MACHELL

What my eight-year-old daughter has taught me about women

Michael Morpurgo sitting on a bench.

INTERVIEW

WHAT I’VE LEARNT

Michael Morpurgo: ‘The first time I saw my father was on TV’

Models walking a runway at Milan Fashion Week.

FIRST PERSON

A Max Mara coat for £39 on Vinted? I grabbed it

Interior view of a home with a yellow and green staircase, built-in bar, and dining area.

I grew up in this Devon beach house — then bought it

Property & Home

a woman wearing a blue jacket and a necklace looks at the camera

Tanya Byron My life looks good from the outside, so why do I feel hollow?

Illustration of a man in a suit with a question mark in a speech bubble.

Tim Snaith How can we reduce inheritance tax without using the seven-year rule?

Culture

Benedict Nightingale and a production photo of Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in Samuel Beckett's *Waiting for Godot*.

FIRST PERSON

Benedict Nightingale: I’ve gone from theatre critic to playwright, aged 85

The former Times critic, who has written his first drama, Endgames, about assisted dying, on the joy of a short play

Theatre & Dance

Group photo of eight people and a cow in the Alps.

REVIEW

Pilgrimage: The Road through the Alps — is reality TV a path to enlightenment?

Beck performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall.

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Beck — giving his songs a sumptuous sweep

Group photo of eight people and a cow in the Alps.

REVIEW

Pilgrimage: The Road through the Alps — is reality TV a path to enlightenment?

Beck performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall.

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Beck — giving his songs a sumptuous sweep

Travel

Ancient cannons overlooking Ibiza's historic district.

The historic side of the island that everyone knows for partying

Come for Ibiza Town’s charming old port, seafood and Med views — as well as the legendary nightlife on the White Isle

Italian garden at Tatton Hall.

Can the ‘Notswolds’ match the Cotswolds as a holiday destination?

Woman leaving tip at restaurant table.

COMMENT

The nine most important things I’ve learnt about tipping abroad

Italian garden at Tatton Hall.

Can the ‘Notswolds’ match the Cotswolds as a holiday destination?

Woman leaving tip at restaurant table.

COMMENT

The nine most important things I’ve learnt about tipping abroad

Obituaries

Black and white photo of BBC Radio disc jockeys Colin Berry and Ray Moore in a studio.

Colin Berry, long-serving Radio 2 broadcaster

Black and white photo of BBC Radio disc jockeys Colin Berry and Ray Moore in a studio.

Colin Berry, long-serving Radio 2 broadcaster

Clodagh Rodgers, singer who found fame at Eurovision

Clodagh Rodgers performing on a television show.

Clodagh Rodgers, singer who found fame at Eurovision

Aliza Magen, only female deputy director of Mossad

Aliza Magen, former Mossad deputy director.

Aliza Magen, only female deputy director of Mossad

OBITUARY

Sir John Ashworth, Thatcher’s first chief scientist

Portrait of Sir John Michael Ashworth, Third Vice-Chancellor of the University of Salford.

OBITUARY

Sir John Ashworth, Thatcher’s first chief scientist

Today's puzzles

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