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The chancellor tells the IMF that ‘well-meaning’ regulations have gone too far and are hindering the construction of windfarms, houses and railways

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The extra £75k you will need for private school

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Laurence Fox denies sharing upskirting photo of TV star Narinder Kaur
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Laurence Fox denies sharing upskirting photo of TV star Narinder Kaur
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Laurence Fox leaving Westminster Magistrates' Court, smoking a cigarette.
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Laurence Fox denies sharing upskirting photo of TV star Narinder Kaur
Crime
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INTERVIEW
Robert Harris: A conclave is the ultimate global election
Religion
Portrait of Robert Harris standing in front of bookshelves.
INTERVIEW
Robert Harris: A conclave is the ultimate global election
Religion
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UPDATED
From Francis’s funeral to the new Pope: a complete guide
Religion
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NEW
INTERVIEW
My son took his life. Why did the NHS ignore the warning signs?
Healthcare
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Mother feeling lonely? Pay for an AI app to give her a call
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NEW
INTERVIEW
My son took his life. Why did the NHS ignore the warning signs?
Healthcare
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My son took his life. Why did the NHS ignore the warning signs?
Healthcare
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Laurence Fox denies sharing upskirting photo of TV star Narinder Kaur
Crime
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INTERVIEW
Robert Harris: A conclave is the ultimate global election
Religion
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Religion
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INTERVIEW
My son took his life. Why did the NHS ignore the warning signs?
Healthcare
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Mother feeling lonely? Pay for an AI app to give her a call
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Laurence Fox denies sharing upskirting photo of TV star Narinder Kaur
Crime
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INTERVIEW
Robert Harris: A conclave is the ultimate global election
Religion
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UPDATED
From Francis’s funeral to the new Pope: a complete guide
Religion
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From Francis’s funeral to the new Pope: a complete guide
Religion
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INTERVIEW
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Healthcare
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My son took his life. Why did the NHS ignore the warning signs?
Healthcare
Mother feeling lonely? Pay for an AI app to give her a call
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Mother feeling lonely? Pay for an AI app to give her a call
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NEW
Laurence Fox denies sharing upskirting photo of TV star Narinder Kaur
Crime
Laurence Fox leaving Westminster Magistrates' Court, smoking a cigarette.
NEW
Laurence Fox denies sharing upskirting photo of TV star Narinder Kaur
Crime
Portrait of Robert Harris standing in front of bookshelves.
INTERVIEW
Robert Harris: A conclave is the ultimate global election
Religion
Portrait of Robert Harris standing in front of bookshelves.
INTERVIEW
Robert Harris: A conclave is the ultimate global election
Religion
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UPDATED
From Francis’s funeral to the new Pope: a complete guide
Religion
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NEW
INTERVIEW
My son took his life. Why did the NHS ignore the warning signs?
Healthcare
Mother feeling lonely? Pay for an AI app to give her a call
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Mother feeling lonely? Pay for an AI app to give her a call
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UPDATED
From Francis’s funeral to the new Pope: a complete guide
Religion
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From Francis’s funeral to the new Pope: a complete guide
Religion
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NEW
INTERVIEW
My son took his life. Why did the NHS ignore the warning signs?
Healthcare
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INTERVIEW
My son took his life. Why did the NHS ignore the warning signs?
Healthcare
Mother feeling lonely? Pay for an AI app to give her a call
NEW
Mother feeling lonely? Pay for an AI app to give her a call
Mother feeling lonely? Pay for an AI app to give her a call
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Mother feeling lonely? Pay for an AI app to give her a call
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Laurence Fox denies sharing upskirting photo of TV star Narinder Kaur
Crime
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INTERVIEW
Robert Harris: A conclave is the ultimate global election
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The high-end restaurants that charge diners for window seats

Would you pay £25 for the best view in the house? Some restaurants are embracing budget airline-style add-ons for the right table

Food & Drink
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Yvette Cooper considers ‘one in one out’ EU youth mobility scheme
Politics
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NEW
Ambulance drivers fined for stopping in London’s low-traffic streets
London
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Mini heatwave to hit UK before bank holiday weekend
Environment
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Valerie the sausage dog found after 529 days in Australian wilderness
Australasia
Steve Hilton announcing his candidacy for California governor.
INTERVIEW
Cameron’s guru Steve Hilton: Why I’m running for California governor
Politics
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I was still single at 25 — so I had a donor’s baby via IVF
Healthcare
People paddleboarding, kayaking, and riding on a swan-shaped inflatable in a river.
Mini heatwave to hit UK before bank holiday weekend
Environment
A black and tan miniature dachshund lying on its back.
NEW
Valerie the sausage dog found after 529 days in Australian wilderness
Australasia
Steve Hilton announcing his candidacy for California governor.
INTERVIEW
Cameron’s guru Steve Hilton: Why I’m running for California governor
Politics
A nurse holds her young son.
I was still single at 25 — so I had a donor’s baby via IVF
Healthcare
Portrait of a woman in a blue jacket against a map of Europe.
Yvette Cooper considers ‘one in one out’ EU youth mobility scheme
Politics
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NEW
Ambulance drivers fined for stopping in London’s low-traffic streets
London
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Editor's picks

World

Cars burning at Corbas prison in Lyons.
NEW
Inside France’s lawless prisons, where inmates rule by fear

Arson and death threats may be show of force by drug lords running operations from behind bars as the government promises a crackdown

Europe
A burning car engulfed in flames and smoke.
UPDATED
Senior Russian general killed by car bomb near Moscow
Russia-Ukraine war
5 minutes ago
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LETTER FROM BELGIUM
Birdsong battle: meet the finch fanciers reviving a medieval competition
Europe
Erin Patterson speaking to the media outside her home.
NEW
True-crime fanatics descend on small town for mushroom murder trial
Australasia
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IN DEPTH
TOM WHIPPLE
Trump brain drain starts global tug-of-war for the best science minds
US news
President Zelenskyy meeting with Ukrainian Armed Forces officers in Donetsk.
ANALYSIS
ROGER BOYES
Zelensky the fall guy: why Trump wants to topple the leader he has learnt to loathe
Russia-Ukraine war
Portrait of Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas, a Spanish writer.
NEW
Lost work reveals swashbuckling writer’s feud with king’s favourite
Europe
31 minutes ago
Erin Patterson speaking to the media outside her home.
NEW
True-crime fanatics descend on small town for mushroom murder trial
Australasia
Illustration of a brain over a US map with mathematical formulas.
IN DEPTH
TOM WHIPPLE
Trump brain drain starts global tug-of-war for the best science minds
US news
President Zelenskyy meeting with Ukrainian Armed Forces officers in Donetsk.
ANALYSIS
ROGER BOYES
Zelensky the fall guy: why Trump wants to topple the leader he has learnt to loathe
Russia-Ukraine war
Portrait of Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas, a Spanish writer.
NEW
Lost work reveals swashbuckling writer’s feud with king’s favourite
Europe
31 minutes ago
A burning car engulfed in flames and smoke.
UPDATED
Senior Russian general killed by car bomb near Moscow
Russia-Ukraine war
5 minutes ago
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LETTER FROM BELGIUM
Birdsong battle: meet the finch fanciers reviving a medieval competition
Europe

Comment

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GILES CORENI can be quite sniffy when it comes to friends

Women choose their acquaintances by how they smell but to be my amigo you must not be fat or tall or rich or poor or vape …

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Cartoon by Ella Baron

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LARA SPIRITLord Hermer was deemed a blocker: now he’s key to getting it all on the move
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EMMA DUNCANIt’s money that keeps Trump’s chaos in check
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MATTHEW PARRIS | THUNDERERSpeaker’s failure to call Rosie Duffield looks suspicious
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PATRICK MAGUIREYvette Cooper is the government’s new gatekeeper
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LARA SPIRITLord Hermer was deemed a blocker: now he’s key to getting it all on the move
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Business

Donald Trump speaking in the Oval Office.
Trump: I’ve made 200 tariff deals and spoken to President Xi

US president says that agreements with other countries could be finalised in next four weeks

US business
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Alistair OsborneWater regulation is a mess just when we need the spending taps
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Harry WallopWhy JP Morgan and Amazon brought back the staff suggestion box
Collage of Larry Fink, BlackRock CEO, a teddy bear, a bitcoin, a cargo ship, and the Federal Reserve seal.
EXCLUSIVE
BlackRock CEO: We’re investing in ‘undervalued’ Britain
Economics
Two young women shopping on Oxford Street in London.
Spring sunshine gives retailers an unexpected boost
Economics
Shop window display on Regent Street, London, featuring a woman and a red dress.
UPDATED
WPP revenue falls more than expected as tariffs hit spending
Companies
31 minutes ago
LG OLED TVs on display at a Best Buy.
Small UK firm Nanoco sues LG for patent infringement
Companies
Collage of Larry Fink, BlackRock CEO, a teddy bear, a bitcoin, a cargo ship, and the Federal Reserve seal.
EXCLUSIVE
BlackRock CEO: We’re investing in ‘undervalued’ Britain
Economics
Two young women shopping on Oxford Street in London.
Spring sunshine gives retailers an unexpected boost
Economics
Shop window display on Regent Street, London, featuring a woman and a red dress.
UPDATED
WPP revenue falls more than expected as tariffs hit spending
Companies
31 minutes ago
LG OLED TVs on display at a Best Buy.
Small UK firm Nanoco sues LG for patent infringement
Companies
a man wearing glasses and a suit stands in front of a white background
Alistair OsborneWater regulation is a mess just when we need the spending taps
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopWhy JP Morgan and Amazon brought back the staff suggestion box

Sport

Chris Eubank Jr. at a press conference.
RICK BROADBENT
Eubank Jr fined £375,000 for failing to make weight — what a circus this is

Chris Eubank Jr failing to make weight for bout against Conor Benn is latest shambolic chapter in story of this fight

Boxing
Donald Trump in a golf cart at Turnberry golf course.
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MARTYN ZIEGLER | NOTEBOOK
No pressure to hold Open at Trump Turnberry, Whitehall insists
Golf
51 minutes ago
Jacob Kiplimo of Team Uganda celebrates winning the gold medal in the Men's 5000m Final at the Commonwealth Games.
NEW
MATT LAWTON
‘Ugandan Ingebrigtsen’ tipped to break two-hour marathon barrier
Athletics
Manchester City's Bernardo Silva celebrates scoring a goal.
NEW
Guardiola: I knew we were in trouble when we didn’t celebrate goals properly
Football
Sam Finley of Tranmere Rovers dribbling the ball during a soccer match.
NEW
Tranmere player gets record 13-match ban for homophobic slur
Football
36 minutes ago
Diogo Dalot of Manchester United reacts during a soccer match.
NEW
United to face Spain star without first-choice right back after Dalot injury
Football
Graeme Souness and Terry McDermott celebrating Liverpool's league championship win in a bath with the trophy.
Liverpool’s title triumphs — in the words of those who won them
Football
Manchester City's Bernardo Silva celebrates scoring a goal.
NEW
Guardiola: I knew we were in trouble when we didn’t celebrate goals properly
Football
Sam Finley of Tranmere Rovers dribbling the ball during a soccer match.
NEW
Tranmere player gets record 13-match ban for homophobic slur
Football
36 minutes ago
Diogo Dalot of Manchester United reacts during a soccer match.
NEW
United to face Spain star without first-choice right back after Dalot injury
Football
Graeme Souness and Terry McDermott celebrating Liverpool's league championship win in a bath with the trophy.
Liverpool’s title triumphs — in the words of those who won them
Football
Donald Trump in a golf cart at Turnberry golf course.
NEW
COMMENT
MARTYN ZIEGLER | NOTEBOOK
No pressure to hold Open at Trump Turnberry, Whitehall insists
Golf
51 minutes ago
Jacob Kiplimo of Team Uganda celebrates winning the gold medal in the Men's 5000m Final at the Commonwealth Games.
NEW
MATT LAWTON
‘Ugandan Ingebrigtsen’ tipped to break two-hour marathon barrier
Athletics
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Life & Style

Portrait of Hilary Rose, a journalist for The Times.
NEW
COMMENT
HILARY ROSE
Experts say you should get healthy by 36. I didn’t — am I doomed?

New research shows that partying beyond your mid-thirties takes its toll. Here’s what happened when I changed my ways

Health & Fitness
Illustration of five picture frames hanging on a wall above a bed with pillows.
Wayne PerreyHow to arrange the perfect gallery wall
Portrait of Robert Crampton three months into his diet.
Robert CramptonAm I too old to wear a tracksuit to the office?
Woman sitting on a Lime bike.
FIRST PERSON
I was in a Lime Bike accident. At A&E no one was surprised
Health & Fitness
A split image showing a woman in a brown shirt and a woman in a bikini skiing with a raccoon on her back.
INTERVIEW
Chelsea Handler: ‘I want lots of lovers everywhere. Not just one’
Celebrity
Cathy Adams in her kitchen, wearing a yellow apron.
I’m the anti-trad wife — I haven’t cooked a meal since 2009
Parenting
Pete Davidson at a New Year's Eve party rehearsal.
FIRST PERSON
Pete Davidson is losing his tattoos. I removed mine — it hurt
Celebrity
Woman sitting on a Lime bike.
FIRST PERSON
I was in a Lime Bike accident. At A&E no one was surprised
Health & Fitness
A split image showing a woman in a brown shirt and a woman in a bikini skiing with a raccoon on her back.
INTERVIEW
Chelsea Handler: ‘I want lots of lovers everywhere. Not just one’
Celebrity
Cathy Adams in her kitchen, wearing a yellow apron.
I’m the anti-trad wife — I haven’t cooked a meal since 2009
Parenting
Pete Davidson at a New Year's Eve party rehearsal.
FIRST PERSON
Pete Davidson is losing his tattoos. I removed mine — it hurt
Celebrity
Illustration of five picture frames hanging on a wall above a bed with pillows.
Wayne PerreyHow to arrange the perfect gallery wall
Portrait of Robert Crampton three months into his diet.
Robert CramptonAm I too old to wear a tracksuit to the office?

Luxury

Culture

Portrait of Lily Gladstone wearing a green and yellow ombre dress.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Lily Gladstone: queer, pansexual or straight? I might be demisexual

The star of Killers of the Flower Moon talks about her new comedy Wedding Banquet, defining her sexuality and hanging out with Leonardo DiCaprio

Film
Collage of Eska, Haim, and Lorde.
UPDATED
The best new songs to listen to this week
Music
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NEW
NEWS REVIEW
In search of Enya, the star who sailed away from the spotlight
Ireland
50 minutes ago
Portrait of a smiling woman sitting in a pink armchair.
INTERVIEW
The politics of love — this summer’s rom-com must-read
Books
Illustration of four people sitting and reading books.
UPDATED
What we’re reading this week — by the Times books team
Books
A pianist seated at a grand piano, two people sitting on gray blocks, and scattered sheet music.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
I joined pianist Igor Levit for his 16-hour marathon. It was magnetic
Classical & Opera
Black and white photo of a Nazi swastika flag being carried in a city street parade.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Nazi Ratlines in Franco’s Madrid
TV & Radio
Portrait of a smiling woman sitting in a pink armchair.
INTERVIEW
The politics of love — this summer’s rom-com must-read
Books
Illustration of four people sitting and reading books.
UPDATED
What we’re reading this week — by the Times books team
Books
A pianist seated at a grand piano, two people sitting on gray blocks, and scattered sheet music.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
I joined pianist Igor Levit for his 16-hour marathon. It was magnetic
Classical & Opera
Black and white photo of a Nazi swastika flag being carried in a city street parade.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Nazi Ratlines in Franco’s Madrid
TV & Radio
Collage of Eska, Haim, and Lorde.
UPDATED
The best new songs to listen to this week
Music
Illustration of Enya with superimposed images of a castle and a performance.
NEW
NEWS REVIEW
In search of Enya, the star who sailed away from the spotlight
Ireland
50 minutes ago
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Travel

Hotel Tugu Lombok pool and building.
An expert guide to southeast Asia’s best boutique hotels

From heritage hotels in Thailand to unique beach retreats in Indonesia, Lee Cobaj picks her favourite hideaways — from £41 a night

Asia
Sir Richard Branson and others celebrating Virgin Atlantic's new daily flights to Riyadh.
INTERVIEW
Why this inclusive airline is now flying to Saudi Arabia
Corinthia Palace Hotel, Malta
REVIEW
Corinthia Palace Hotel review: a plush getaway in the quiet heart of Malta
Malta
Sunset over Point Reyes National Seashore.
The cool Californian peninsula that British travellers miss out on
California
The Louvre in Paris
When will EES start? Full guide to the EU’s new Entry/Exit System
Advice
Aerial view of Domaine de Primard Hotel and its gardens.
Catherine Deneuve’s former château near Paris is now an elegant hotel
France
Woman in floral shirt standing in front of a mountain lake.
Rebecca Front: ‘Dad nearly drowned on holiday in the Yorkshire Dales’
Family travel
Sunset over Point Reyes National Seashore.
The cool Californian peninsula that British travellers miss out on
California
The Louvre in Paris
When will EES start? Full guide to the EU’s new Entry/Exit System
Advice
Aerial view of Domaine de Primard Hotel and its gardens.
Catherine Deneuve’s former château near Paris is now an elegant hotel
France
Woman in floral shirt standing in front of a mountain lake.
Rebecca Front: ‘Dad nearly drowned on holiday in the Yorkshire Dales’
Family travel
Sir Richard Branson and others celebrating Virgin Atlantic's new daily flights to Riyadh.
INTERVIEW
Why this inclusive airline is now flying to Saudi Arabia
Corinthia Palace Hotel, Malta
REVIEW
Corinthia Palace Hotel review: a plush getaway in the quiet heart of Malta
Malta

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