Friday April 25 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
Rachel Reeves speaking at the IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings.
NEW
EU trade relationship ‘more important’ than US, says Reeves

The chancellor is due to meet Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, in an effort to mitigate the worst of Trump’s tariffs

Politics
Yvette Cooper considers ‘one in one out’ EU youth mobility scheme

The home secretary is considering several options which would allow British and European young people to work and study across the Continent

Politics
Pool bans trans women from female category after Supreme Court decision
Politics
A burning car engulfed in flames and smoke.
LIVE
Crimea must stay with Russia, Trump says, as top general killed in Moscow

US president again blames Ukraine for triggering the conflict

Russia-Ukraine war
5 minutes ago
Black and white photo of Bill de Ropp speaking with a Nazi printer, watched by two SS officers.
How a spy used his British charm to infiltrate Hitler’s inner circle
History
Two women joyfully jump in a sunny outdoor swimming pool.
NEW
Mini heatwave to hit UK ahead of bank holiday weekend
Environment
A nurse holds her young son.
NEW
I was still single at 25 — so I had a donor’s baby via IVF
Healthcare
50 minutes ago
AI visualization of a T-Rex leather tote bag.
NEW
The next killer fashion item? A handbag made from T rex leather
Science
Ciara swimming with sharks.
Selfie-seekers ‘fuelling rise in shark attacks’
Science
Black and white photo of Bill de Ropp speaking with a Nazi printer, watched by two SS officers.
How a spy used his British charm to infiltrate Hitler’s inner circle
History
Black and white photo of Bill de Ropp speaking with a Nazi printer, watched by two SS officers.
How a spy used his British charm to infiltrate Hitler’s inner circle
History
Two women joyfully jump in a sunny outdoor swimming pool.
NEW
Mini heatwave to hit UK ahead of bank holiday weekend
Environment
Two women joyfully jump in a sunny outdoor swimming pool.
NEW
Mini heatwave to hit UK ahead of bank holiday weekend
Environment
A nurse holds her young son.
NEW
I was still single at 25 — so I had a donor’s baby via IVF
Healthcare
50 minutes ago
A nurse holds her young son.
NEW
I was still single at 25 — so I had a donor’s baby via IVF
Healthcare
50 minutes ago
AI visualization of a T-Rex leather tote bag.
NEW
The next killer fashion item? A handbag made from T rex leather
Science
AI visualization of a T-Rex leather tote bag.
NEW
The next killer fashion item? A handbag made from T rex leather
Science
Ciara swimming with sharks.
Selfie-seekers ‘fuelling rise in shark attacks’
Science
Ciara swimming with sharks.
Selfie-seekers ‘fuelling rise in shark attacks’
Science
Black and white photo of Bill de Ropp speaking with a Nazi printer, watched by two SS officers.
How a spy used his British charm to infiltrate Hitler’s inner circle
History
Two women joyfully jump in a sunny outdoor swimming pool.
NEW
Mini heatwave to hit UK ahead of bank holiday weekend
Environment
A nurse holds her young son.
NEW
I was still single at 25 — so I had a donor’s baby via IVF
Healthcare
50 minutes ago
Black and white photo of Bill de Ropp speaking with a Nazi printer, watched by two SS officers.
How a spy used his British charm to infiltrate Hitler’s inner circle
History
Black and white photo of Bill de Ropp speaking with a Nazi printer, watched by two SS officers.
How a spy used his British charm to infiltrate Hitler’s inner circle
History
Two women joyfully jump in a sunny outdoor swimming pool.
NEW
Mini heatwave to hit UK ahead of bank holiday weekend
Environment
Two women joyfully jump in a sunny outdoor swimming pool.
NEW
Mini heatwave to hit UK ahead of bank holiday weekend
Environment
A nurse holds her young son.
NEW
I was still single at 25 — so I had a donor’s baby via IVF
Healthcare
50 minutes ago
A nurse holds her young son.
NEW
I was still single at 25 — so I had a donor’s baby via IVF
Healthcare
50 minutes ago
AI visualization of a T-Rex leather tote bag.
NEW
The next killer fashion item? A handbag made from T rex leather
Science
Ciara swimming with sharks.
Selfie-seekers ‘fuelling rise in shark attacks’
Science
Black and white photo of Bill de Ropp speaking with a Nazi printer, watched by two SS officers.
How a spy used his British charm to infiltrate Hitler’s inner circle
History
Two women joyfully jump in a sunny outdoor swimming pool.
NEW
Mini heatwave to hit UK ahead of bank holiday weekend
Environment
A nurse holds her young son.
NEW
I was still single at 25 — so I had a donor’s baby via IVF
Healthcare
50 minutes ago
AI visualization of a T-Rex leather tote bag.
NEW
The next killer fashion item? A handbag made from T rex leather
Science
Ciara swimming with sharks.
Selfie-seekers ‘fuelling rise in shark attacks’
Science
Black and white photo of Bill de Ropp speaking with a Nazi printer, watched by two SS officers.
How a spy used his British charm to infiltrate Hitler’s inner circle
History
Black and white photo of Bill de Ropp speaking with a Nazi printer, watched by two SS officers.
How a spy used his British charm to infiltrate Hitler’s inner circle
History
Two women joyfully jump in a sunny outdoor swimming pool.
NEW
Mini heatwave to hit UK ahead of bank holiday weekend
Environment
Two women joyfully jump in a sunny outdoor swimming pool.
NEW
Mini heatwave to hit UK ahead of bank holiday weekend
Environment
A nurse holds her young son.
NEW
I was still single at 25 — so I had a donor’s baby via IVF
Healthcare
50 minutes ago
A nurse holds her young son.
NEW
I was still single at 25 — so I had a donor’s baby via IVF
Healthcare
50 minutes ago
AI visualization of a T-Rex leather tote bag.
NEW
The next killer fashion item? A handbag made from T rex leather
Science
AI visualization of a T-Rex leather tote bag.
NEW
The next killer fashion item? A handbag made from T rex leather
Science
Ciara swimming with sharks.
Selfie-seekers ‘fuelling rise in shark attacks’
Science
Ciara swimming with sharks.
Selfie-seekers ‘fuelling rise in shark attacks’
Science
Black and white photo of Bill de Ropp speaking with a Nazi printer, watched by two SS officers.
How a spy used his British charm to infiltrate Hitler’s inner circle
History
Two women joyfully jump in a sunny outdoor swimming pool.
NEW
Mini heatwave to hit UK ahead of bank holiday weekend
Environment
A nurse holds her young son.
NEW
I was still single at 25 — so I had a donor’s baby via IVF
Healthcare
50 minutes ago
Black and white photo of Bill de Ropp speaking with a Nazi printer, watched by two SS officers.
How a spy used his British charm to infiltrate Hitler’s inner circle
History
Black and white photo of Bill de Ropp speaking with a Nazi printer, watched by two SS officers.
How a spy used his British charm to infiltrate Hitler’s inner circle
History
Two women joyfully jump in a sunny outdoor swimming pool.
NEW
Mini heatwave to hit UK ahead of bank holiday weekend
Environment
Two women joyfully jump in a sunny outdoor swimming pool.
NEW
Mini heatwave to hit UK ahead of bank holiday weekend
Environment
A nurse holds her young son.
NEW
I was still single at 25 — so I had a donor’s baby via IVF
Healthcare
50 minutes ago
A nurse holds her young son.
NEW
I was still single at 25 — so I had a donor’s baby via IVF
Healthcare
50 minutes ago
AI visualization of a T-Rex leather tote bag.
NEW
The next killer fashion item? A handbag made from T rex leather
Science
Ciara swimming with sharks.
Selfie-seekers ‘fuelling rise in shark attacks’
Science
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Four young women at a nightclub, smiling and holding cocktails.
Party lifestyle takes its toll on health ‘from age 36’

Researchers in Finland found relatively few consequences to heavy drinking and smoking in your twenties — but the damage mounts quickly afterwards

Healthcare
Aerial view of Ladybower Reservoir and the A57 Snake Pass in the Peak District.
CLEAN IT UP
Regulators failed to secure safe, clean water supply, watchdog finds
Environment
Smiling senior woman lifting weights at the gym.
Older adults lead charge as record number of Britons get active
Healthcare
A person shoplifting in a supermarket.
Half a million shoplifting offences recorded by police for first time
Crime
Illustration of a child sitting on a yellow pouf in front of the letters NHS, with a brain and paperwork in the background.
NEW
Children wait years for mental health care
Healthcare
49 minutes ago
Princess Diana and her private secretary, Patrick Jephson, at Heathrow Airport.
BBC faces fresh scrutiny over Diana interview scandal in new book
Royal family
Detail of the Bayeux Tapestry showing two figures with clubs and dogs.
Mystery appendage fascinates Bayeux Tapestry historians
History
A person shoplifting in a supermarket.
Half a million shoplifting offences recorded by police for first time
Crime
Illustration of a child sitting on a yellow pouf in front of the letters NHS, with a brain and paperwork in the background.
NEW
Children wait years for mental health care
Healthcare
49 minutes ago
Princess Diana and her private secretary, Patrick Jephson, at Heathrow Airport.
BBC faces fresh scrutiny over Diana interview scandal in new book
Royal family
Detail of the Bayeux Tapestry showing two figures with clubs and dogs.
Mystery appendage fascinates Bayeux Tapestry historians
History
Aerial view of Ladybower Reservoir and the A57 Snake Pass in the Peak District.
CLEAN IT UP
Regulators failed to secure safe, clean water supply, watchdog finds
Environment
Smiling senior woman lifting weights at the gym.
Older adults lead charge as record number of Britons get active
Healthcare
Kingfisher diving into water.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Kingfisher diving into water.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Pepper spray to be used in youth custody after surge in assaults
Crime
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Editor's picks

World

President Zelenskyy meeting with Ukrainian Armed Forces officers in Donetsk.
NEW
ANALYSIS
ROGER BOYES
Zelensky the fall guy: why Trump wants to topple the leader he has learnt to loathe

The American president has walked unblinking into a Kremlin trap

Russia-Ukraine war
37 minutes ago
Pope Francis lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica.
Vatican asks visitors not to take pictures of Pope in coffin
Europe
Boy, 15, stabs teenage girl to death in school attack
Boy, 15, stabs teenage girl to death in school attack
Europe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Saudi-Indian Strategic Partnership Council meeting.
UPDATED
Indian and Pakistani troops exchange fire after Kashmir attack
Asia
Prime Minister Mark Carney playing street hockey with children.
EXPLAINER
Who will Canada choose — political novice or ‘maple-syrup Maga’?
Canada
Illustration of a hawfinch singing, with two chaffinches and musical notes, set against the Belgian flag.
NEW
LETTER FROM BELGIUM
Birdsong battle: meet the finch fanciers reviving a medieval competition
Europe
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands at the opening of an Andy Warhol exhibition.
NEW
Modern art is rubbish? Dutch town hall accidentally bins Warhol print
Europe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Saudi-Indian Strategic Partnership Council meeting.
UPDATED
Indian and Pakistani troops exchange fire after Kashmir attack
Asia
Prime Minister Mark Carney playing street hockey with children.
EXPLAINER
Who will Canada choose — political novice or ‘maple-syrup Maga’?
Canada
Illustration of a hawfinch singing, with two chaffinches and musical notes, set against the Belgian flag.
NEW
LETTER FROM BELGIUM
Birdsong battle: meet the finch fanciers reviving a medieval competition
Europe
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands at the opening of an Andy Warhol exhibition.
NEW
Modern art is rubbish? Dutch town hall accidentally bins Warhol print
Europe
Pope Francis lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica.
Vatican asks visitors not to take pictures of Pope in coffin
Europe
Boy, 15, stabs teenage girl to death in school attack
Boy, 15, stabs teenage girl to death in school attack
Europe

Comment

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PATRICK MAGUIREYvette Cooper is the government’s new gatekeeper

The overlooked Home Office is where tough decisions will be made that may ultimately decide next general election

Illustration of a man watching a large mural depicting Trump and Putin kissing.

Cartoon by Ella Baron

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GERARD BAKERSecular blowhards just don’t get the papacy
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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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MARTIN SAMUEL | NOTEBOOKFowl dinners in America must not come here
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GERARD BAKERSecular blowhards just don’t get the papacy
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Business

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

Larry Fink praised the government’s pro-growth agenda and said many British stocks were at ‘too deep’ a discount

Economics
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
Ian and Natalie Livingstone at the National Gallery's summer party.
Billionaire Livingstone brothers leave UK over tax changes
Companies
Google logo at the company headquarters.
Google owner beats forecasts and announces $70bn share buyback
Companies
Two young women shopping on Oxford Street in London.
Spring sunshine gives retailers an unexpected boost
Economics
Sir Clive Cowdery speaking at the Intergenerational Commission report launch.
NEW
Insurance tycoon Cowdery takes stake in The Observer
Companies
42 minutes ago
Ian and Natalie Livingstone at the National Gallery's summer party.
Billionaire Livingstone brothers leave UK over tax changes
Companies
Google logo at the company headquarters.
Google owner beats forecasts and announces $70bn share buyback
Companies
Two young women shopping on Oxford Street in London.
Spring sunshine gives retailers an unexpected boost
Economics
Sir Clive Cowdery speaking at the Intergenerational Commission report launch.
NEW
Insurance tycoon Cowdery takes stake in The Observer
Companies
42 minutes ago
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

Alex Yee with his 93-year-old grandfather, Albert, at a 5km parkrun.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Yee’s build-up to London Marathon debut — parkruns with grandad, 93

The Olympic triathlon champion has been taking tips from Eliud Kipchoge as he takes up new challenge, having felt ‘lost’ after Paris gold

Athletics
10 minutes ago
Arsene Wenger speaking with Jack Wilshere at an Arsenal training session.
COMMENT
JAMES GHEERBRANT
Lessons learnt in Wenger’s dark days suggest Wilshere may thrive as manager
Football
Rekeiti Ma'asi-White of England scores a try during a rugby match.
INTERVIEW
ALEX LOWE
Light-footed powerhouse honed by Tuilagi — have England found No12 solution?
Rugby union
TOPSHOT-FBL-ENG-FACUP-BOURNEMOUTH-WOLVES
NEW
ANALYSIS
CHARLOTTE DUNCKER
Cunha has talent to thrive at United — but does he have temperament?
Football
Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing team principal, wearing headphones in the garage.
Horner in push to rein in rivals amid fears Mercedes engine will dominate
Formula 1
Portrait of Tom Wagner, owner and chairman of Birmingham City football club.
NEW
INTERVIEW
‘I can’t wait to take on Villa — in Europe, not just the Premier League’
Football
Oliver Glasner, Crystal Palace manager, at the team's training ground.
INTERVIEW
Glasner: I tell my players ‘don’t be afraid — FA Cup win would last for ever’
Football
TOPSHOT-FBL-ENG-FACUP-BOURNEMOUTH-WOLVES
NEW
ANALYSIS
CHARLOTTE DUNCKER
Cunha has talent to thrive at United — but does he have temperament?
Football
Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing team principal, wearing headphones in the garage.
Horner in push to rein in rivals amid fears Mercedes engine will dominate
Formula 1
Portrait of Tom Wagner, owner and chairman of Birmingham City football club.
NEW
INTERVIEW
‘I can’t wait to take on Villa — in Europe, not just the Premier League’
Football
Oliver Glasner, Crystal Palace manager, at the team's training ground.
INTERVIEW
Glasner: I tell my players ‘don’t be afraid — FA Cup win would last for ever’
Football
Arsene Wenger speaking with Jack Wilshere at an Arsenal training session.
COMMENT
JAMES GHEERBRANT
Lessons learnt in Wenger’s dark days suggest Wilshere may thrive as manager
Football
Rekeiti Ma'asi-White of England scores a try during a rugby match.
INTERVIEW
ALEX LOWE
Light-footed powerhouse honed by Tuilagi — have England found No12 solution?
Rugby union
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Life & Style

Cathy Adams in her kitchen, wearing a yellow apron.
I’m the anti-trad wife — I haven’t cooked a meal since 2009

Cathy Adams says she hasn’t got the bandwidth to care about food, cooking or restaurants

Parenting
Portrait of Robert Crampton three months into his diet.
Robert CramptonAm I too old to wear a tracksuit to the office?
Spring garden with stone path, flowering trees, and tulips.
Joe SwiftThe easy guide to ‘no-dig’ gardening
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
Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash sitting on a bench.
INTERVIEW
RELATIVE VALUES
Stacey Solomon: ‘I wasn’t expecting Joe to kiss me — it got awkward’
Celebrity
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex speaking at the TIME100 Summit.
FIRST PERSON
Meghan’s right. The best time of life is your forties
Celebrity
Portrait of Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience.
How to help your child deal with exam stress — by a neuroscientist
Parenting
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
Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash sitting on a bench.
INTERVIEW
RELATIVE VALUES
Stacey Solomon: ‘I wasn’t expecting Joe to kiss me — it got awkward’
Celebrity
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex speaking at the TIME100 Summit.
FIRST PERSON
Meghan’s right. The best time of life is your forties
Celebrity
Portrait of Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience.
How to help your child deal with exam stress — by a neuroscientist
Parenting
Portrait of Robert Crampton three months into his diet.
Robert CramptonAm I too old to wear a tracksuit to the office?
Spring garden with stone path, flowering trees, and tulips.
Joe SwiftThe easy guide to ‘no-dig’ gardening

Luxury

Culture

Bruce Springsteen and Max Weinberg of the E Street Band performing on stage.
INTERVIEW
50 years with Springsteen: my life working for the Boss

As Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band return to the UK, ‘Mighty Max’ Weinberg talks about playing with his ‘brotherhood’

Music
Pope Francis's coffin being carried into St. Peter's Basilica.
UPDATED
EXPLAINER
How to watch the Pope’s funeral: TV channels and timings in the UK
TV & Radio
a man with a beard wearing a beanie stands in front of a city skyline
Five of the best Al Pacino films
Film
Still from Roman Holiday, showing Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck on a scooter.
REVIEW
Eight books that evoke the spirit of Rome
Books
Corbin Bleu, Rachel Tucker, and Jon Robyns in a blue vintage car.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
The Great Gatsby — big, brash, noisy and one-dimensional
Theatre & Dance
Divided image showing Leonardo DiCaprio in *The Beach* and *Titanic*.
UPDATED
The best films to watch at home this week — The Beach and Titanic
TV & Radio
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
Still from Roman Holiday, showing Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck on a scooter.
REVIEW
Eight books that evoke the spirit of Rome
Books
Corbin Bleu, Rachel Tucker, and Jon Robyns in a blue vintage car.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
The Great Gatsby — big, brash, noisy and one-dimensional
Theatre & Dance
Divided image showing Leonardo DiCaprio in *The Beach* and *Titanic*.
UPDATED
The best films to watch at home this week — The Beach and Titanic
TV & Radio
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
Pope Francis's coffin being carried into St. Peter's Basilica.
UPDATED
EXPLAINER
How to watch the Pope’s funeral: TV channels and timings in the UK
TV & Radio
a man with a beard wearing a beanie stands in front of a city skyline
Five of the best Al Pacino films
Film
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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
Down Hall Hotel exterior with garden path.
REVIEW
Down Hall hotel review: an elegant country house with new family rooms
England
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’
Inspiration
Sunset over Point Reyes National Seashore.
The cool Californian peninsula that British travellers miss out on
California
Down Hall Hotel exterior with garden path.
REVIEW
Down Hall hotel review: an elegant country house with new family rooms
England
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’
Inspiration
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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