Sunday April 13 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
Worker in protective gear at Scunthorpe Steel Works, near molten metal.
Navy on alert to escort shipment in steel crisis

Military may be mobilised after MPs vote to seize control in Scunthorpe

Politics
JIM ARMITAGE
Decline of coal raised electricity costs — and shattered our steel industry

Port Talbot, Redcar, the dramatic attempt to rescue Scunthorpe: it all comes back to energy prices

Politics
UPDATED
Arrest warrant issued for Tulip Siddiq in Bangladesh
Politics
7 minutes ago
Portrait of Wera Hobhouse, MP, wearing a yellow jacket.
EXCLUSIVE
MP refused entry to Hong Kong on visit to see newborn grandson

Wera Hobhouse, a Liberal Democrat, is believed to be the first parliamentarian turned away since China took control in 1997

Politics
Rapidly flowing muddy water near buildings.
NEW
Flooding hits tourist island of Lanzarote
Europe
22 minutes ago
Firefighters battling a blaze at the site of a Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Russian missile strike kills at least 32 in Ukrainian city of Sumy
Russia-Ukraine war
57 minutes ago
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Transport
Collage of a graduate with a hand protecting them from falling British pounds.
Universities call in consultants to stave off collapse
Education
Rapidly flowing muddy water near buildings.
NEW
Flooding hits tourist island of Lanzarote
Europe
22 minutes ago
Rapidly flowing muddy water near buildings.
NEW
Flooding hits tourist island of Lanzarote
Europe
22 minutes ago
Firefighters battling a blaze at the site of a Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Russian missile strike kills at least 32 in Ukrainian city of Sumy
Russia-Ukraine war
57 minutes ago
Firefighters battling a blaze at the site of a Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Russian missile strike kills at least 32 in Ukrainian city of Sumy
Russia-Ukraine war
57 minutes ago
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Transport
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Transport
Collage of a graduate with a hand protecting them from falling British pounds.
Universities call in consultants to stave off collapse
Education
Collage of a graduate with a hand protecting them from falling British pounds.
Universities call in consultants to stave off collapse
Education
Rapidly flowing muddy water near buildings.
NEW
Flooding hits tourist island of Lanzarote
Europe
22 minutes ago
Firefighters battling a blaze at the site of a Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Russian missile strike kills at least 32 in Ukrainian city of Sumy
Russia-Ukraine war
57 minutes ago
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Rapidly flowing muddy water near buildings.
NEW
Flooding hits tourist island of Lanzarote
Europe
22 minutes ago
Rapidly flowing muddy water near buildings.
NEW
Flooding hits tourist island of Lanzarote
Europe
22 minutes ago
Firefighters battling a blaze at the site of a Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Russian missile strike kills at least 32 in Ukrainian city of Sumy
Russia-Ukraine war
57 minutes ago
Firefighters battling a blaze at the site of a Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Russian missile strike kills at least 32 in Ukrainian city of Sumy
Russia-Ukraine war
57 minutes ago
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Transport
Collage of a graduate with a hand protecting them from falling British pounds.
Universities call in consultants to stave off collapse
Education
Rapidly flowing muddy water near buildings.
NEW
Flooding hits tourist island of Lanzarote
Europe
22 minutes ago
Firefighters battling a blaze at the site of a Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Russian missile strike kills at least 32 in Ukrainian city of Sumy
Russia-Ukraine war
57 minutes ago
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Transport
Collage of a graduate with a hand protecting them from falling British pounds.
Universities call in consultants to stave off collapse
Education
Rapidly flowing muddy water near buildings.
NEW
Flooding hits tourist island of Lanzarote
Europe
22 minutes ago
Rapidly flowing muddy water near buildings.
NEW
Flooding hits tourist island of Lanzarote
Europe
22 minutes ago
Firefighters battling a blaze at the site of a Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Russian missile strike kills at least 32 in Ukrainian city of Sumy
Russia-Ukraine war
57 minutes ago
Firefighters battling a blaze at the site of a Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Russian missile strike kills at least 32 in Ukrainian city of Sumy
Russia-Ukraine war
57 minutes ago
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Transport
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Transport
Collage of a graduate with a hand protecting them from falling British pounds.
Universities call in consultants to stave off collapse
Education
Collage of a graduate with a hand protecting them from falling British pounds.
Universities call in consultants to stave off collapse
Education
Rapidly flowing muddy water near buildings.
NEW
Flooding hits tourist island of Lanzarote
Europe
22 minutes ago
Firefighters battling a blaze at the site of a Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Russian missile strike kills at least 32 in Ukrainian city of Sumy
Russia-Ukraine war
57 minutes ago
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Rapidly flowing muddy water near buildings.
NEW
Flooding hits tourist island of Lanzarote
Europe
22 minutes ago
Rapidly flowing muddy water near buildings.
NEW
Flooding hits tourist island of Lanzarote
Europe
22 minutes ago
Firefighters battling a blaze at the site of a Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Russian missile strike kills at least 32 in Ukrainian city of Sumy
Russia-Ukraine war
57 minutes ago
Firefighters battling a blaze at the site of a Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine.
UPDATED
Russian missile strike kills at least 32 in Ukrainian city of Sumy
Russia-Ukraine war
57 minutes ago
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Transport
Collage of a graduate with a hand protecting them from falling British pounds.
Universities call in consultants to stave off collapse
Education
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A man and boy walk away from the Manchester Arena bombing, carrying a small dog; police officers are in the background.
I woke from a coma after arena terror. My daughter was dead
Crime
The most toxic Boat Race yet? Oxford and Cambridge are ready
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World

Oleksandr Gudilin, a Mariupol defender, walking by a river in Vinnytsia, Ukraine.
INTERVIEW
I was a PoW in Russia — guards played pop music before beatings

Ukrainians released in prisoner swaps with Putin struggle to understand or even remember the horrors they experienced

Russia-Ukraine war
Black and tan dachshund on a beach.
Night vision, satellites and the 500-day hunt for a feral sausage dog
Australasia
Tom Cruise skydiving from a plane in Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
The best movie stunts of all time, according to our critic
US movie news
Illustration of a political collage featuring Joe Biden, the Statue of Liberty, and bombs.
ANALYSIS
LAWRENCE FREEDMAN
Threats won’t stop Iran building the bomb. Diplomacy still could
Israel-Iran
President Donald Trump with Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick in the Oval Office.
EXPLAINER
How Trump’s team of rivals pulled him back from the brink
US politics
Billboard advertising Tomball, Texas: Visit Old Town, Shop Dine Stay Play.
LOUISE CALLAGHAN
Trump claims to speak for Main Street. This Texas town is not so sure
US politics
Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, Farah Diba, and their son Reza in ceremonial dress before a throne.
INTERVIEW
CHRISTINA LAMB
Iran needs regime change — I’m willing to die for it, says Shah’s son
Middle East
Illustration of a political collage featuring Joe Biden, the Statue of Liberty, and bombs.
ANALYSIS
LAWRENCE FREEDMAN
Threats won’t stop Iran building the bomb. Diplomacy still could
Israel-Iran
President Donald Trump with Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick in the Oval Office.
EXPLAINER
How Trump’s team of rivals pulled him back from the brink
US politics
Billboard advertising Tomball, Texas: Visit Old Town, Shop Dine Stay Play.
LOUISE CALLAGHAN
Trump claims to speak for Main Street. This Texas town is not so sure
US politics
Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, Farah Diba, and their son Reza in ceremonial dress before a throne.
INTERVIEW
CHRISTINA LAMB
Iran needs regime change — I’m willing to die for it, says Shah’s son
Middle East
Black and tan dachshund on a beach.
Night vision, satellites and the 500-day hunt for a feral sausage dog
Australasia
Tom Cruise skydiving from a plane in Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
The best movie stunts of all time, according to our critic
US movie news
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Comment

a man with a beard is wearing a red shirt
JOSH GLANCYTrump’s chaos is a stress test of western values. If we pass, we’ll be stronger

The US president is trashing many of our deeply held assumptions. It gives us a chance to define who we are

Illustration of Xi Jinping pulling Donald Trump across a long red ribbon in a tug-of-war.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

Headshot of Jason Cowley.
JASON COWLEYWe’re in the era of Hard Labour. Now Starmer must show who’s in charge
a man with gray hair is wearing a white shirt with blue leaves on it
ROD LIDDLEGive me Picasso and all his flaws over today’s puritans
Portrait of Robert Colvile.
ROBERT COLVILEActivist judges are getting too big for their wigs
Headshot of Kathleen Stock.
KATHLEEN STOCKBy refusing to see that ethnicity matters we fail grooming victims again
Headshot of Jason Cowley.
JASON COWLEYWe’re in the era of Hard Labour. Now Starmer must show who’s in charge
a man with gray hair is wearing a white shirt with blue leaves on it
Portrait of Robert Colvile.
Headshot of Kathleen Stock.
Headshot of Jason Cowley.
a man with gray hair is wearing a white shirt with blue leaves on it
Portrait of Robert Colvile.
Headshot of Kathleen Stock.

Business

a man is standing in a warehouse holding a remote control
NEW
Britain’s exporters at a loss over US tariff turmoil

Donald Trump has hit pause and the UK may have got off lightly, but many products have multinational supply chains. Now their pricing is up in the air

Companies
52 minutes ago
Headshot of Irwin Stelzer.
Irwin StelzerThe American economy is now powered by uncertainty on steroids
a man in a suit and tie is smiling for the camera
Jim ArmitageEmergency action may be needed to ensure Thames Water’s survival
Jennifer Lopez and Donatella Versace at a fashion show.
Will the devil wear Versace? How Prada could revive ailing label
Companies
Illustration of Mattel CEO with Barbie, Uno, and Lightning McQueen.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS INTERVIEW
Mattel boss: ‘I was made a buffoon in Barbie. It was brilliant’
Companies
Seaplane on a beach at sunset with three people sitting on the sand.
Loch Lomond Seaplanes grounded by lack of spare parts
Companies
Hydrogen-powered JCB backhoe loader being refueled.
UK businesses plan £6.5bn project to raise hydrogen production
Companies
Jennifer Lopez and Donatella Versace at a fashion show.
Will the devil wear Versace? How Prada could revive ailing label
Companies
Illustration of Mattel CEO with Barbie, Uno, and Lightning McQueen.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS INTERVIEW
Mattel boss: ‘I was made a buffoon in Barbie. It was brilliant’
Companies
Seaplane on a beach at sunset with three people sitting on the sand.
Loch Lomond Seaplanes grounded by lack of spare parts
Companies
Hydrogen-powered JCB backhoe loader being refueled.
UK businesses plan £6.5bn project to raise hydrogen production
Companies
Headshot of Irwin Stelzer.
Irwin StelzerThe American economy is now powered by uncertainty on steroids
a man in a suit and tie is smiling for the camera
Jim ArmitageEmergency action may be needed to ensure Thames Water’s survival

Money

Illustration of a woman with a UK flag umbrella standing next to a stack of gold coins, protected from stormy weather.
How your finances can weather the Trump storm

Chaos in the markets could trigger a recession, rattle your pension and push up the price of an iPhone — by at least £300

Illustration of vaccine injection, mine workers, and British pound coins, with an upward-trending arrow.
Ian CowieI’m buying mining and medicines while the markets are choppy
Portrait of a woman with long brown hair.
Rachel MortimerWe are in our thirties living at home — just like everyone else apparently
Illustration of two Lamborghini Countach cars, one red and one purple, held in hands with question marks.
A decade of pension freedoms: where are all the Lamborghinis?
Illustration of a woman with stacks of coins and miniature houses representing homeownership costs.
I inherited my parents’ house, now I’m classed as a second-home owner
Illustration of a car crash next to a collapsing dealership.
YOUR MONEY MATTERS
My £20,000 Suzuki had a fault within days
Collage of a man looking at a clock and stacks of coins with letters spelling "ISA".
The clock is ticking to grab the best Isa rates
Illustration of two Lamborghini Countach cars, one red and one purple, held in hands with question marks.
A decade of pension freedoms: where are all the Lamborghinis?
Illustration of a woman with stacks of coins and miniature houses representing homeownership costs.
I inherited my parents’ house, now I’m classed as a second-home owner
Illustration of a car crash next to a collapsing dealership.
YOUR MONEY MATTERS
My £20,000 Suzuki had a fault within days
Collage of a man looking at a clock and stacks of coins with letters spelling "ISA".
The clock is ticking to grab the best Isa rates
Illustration of vaccine injection, mine workers, and British pound coins, with an upward-trending arrow.
Ian CowieI’m buying mining and medicines while the markets are choppy
Portrait of a woman with long brown hair.
Rachel MortimerWe are in our thirties living at home — just like everyone else apparently
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Sport

Collage of Mohamed Salah and Liverpool staff.
ANALYSIS
JONATHAN NORTHCROFT
Art and science behind Liverpool’s decision to spend £40m on ageing Salah

Contract extension takes forward past age at which Barcelona dispensed with Messi and Real with Ronaldo — but fire of injustice still fuels him

Football
Bryson DeChambeau chipping at the Masters Tournament.
Owen SlotDeChambeau keeps on rescuing himself… but surely it can’t last?
Illustration of a man playing chess with players' faces as chess pieces.
Martin SamuelRice is no longer just a water-carrier — and that gives Tuchel a headache
Rory McIlroy at The Masters.
LIVE
THE MASTERS
McIlroy prepares to chase glory as final day awaits at the Masters
Golf
8 minutes ago
Collage of three cricket players bowling.
SIMON WILDE
Fully fit and hitting 93mph: it’s time to unleash Archer in Test cricket again
Cricket
Three men pushing a dark-colored car.
NEW
‘Geordie Clark Kent’ — Burn helps push stuck car off roundabout
Football
32 minutes ago
Andre Onana, Manchester United goalkeeper, at a Europa League match.
Onana to be rested for Newcastle game
Football
Rory McIlroy at The Masters.
LIVE
THE MASTERS
McIlroy prepares to chase glory as final day awaits at the Masters
Golf
8 minutes ago
Collage of three cricket players bowling.
SIMON WILDE
Fully fit and hitting 93mph: it’s time to unleash Archer in Test cricket again
Cricket
Three men pushing a dark-colored car.
NEW
‘Geordie Clark Kent’ — Burn helps push stuck car off roundabout
Football
32 minutes ago
Andre Onana, Manchester United goalkeeper, at a Europa League match.
Onana to be rested for Newcastle game
Football
Bryson DeChambeau chipping at the Masters Tournament.
Owen SlotDeChambeau keeps on rescuing himself… but surely it can’t last?
Illustration of a man playing chess with players' faces as chess pieces.
Martin SamuelRice is no longer just a water-carrier — and that gives Tuchel a headache

Life & Style

Woman in red leather jacket on city street.
9 high street pieces you need for spring

Woolly jumpers begone: these are the essential pieces the fashion team will be wearing this season

Fashion
a man wearing a hat and a jacket looks at the camera
Jeremy ClarksonI mentioned a spring-clean and Kaleb did a runner
a man in a plaid shirt smiles for the camera
Stephen BleachGrandparents matter – but a whole generation may never get to meet theirs
Two men standing in a garden.
FIRST PERSON
RELATIVE VALUES
Malcolm and Hugo Rifkind: ‘We both think the Tories have gone mad’
Celebrity
Illustration of a woman doing a pelvic tilt exercise.
EXPLAINER
My patients used to have bad backs at 40. Now they’re in their 20s
Health & Fitness
Man in patterned cardigan leaning against doorway.
INTERVIEW
Three famous men on the stories behind their watches
Fashion
Isa Guha with giraffes in the African savanna.
Isa Guha: How a Kenyan safari helped me to rest and reset
Two men standing in a garden.
FIRST PERSON
RELATIVE VALUES
Malcolm and Hugo Rifkind: ‘We both think the Tories have gone mad’
Celebrity
Illustration of a woman doing a pelvic tilt exercise.
EXPLAINER
My patients used to have bad backs at 40. Now they’re in their 20s
Health & Fitness
Man in patterned cardigan leaning against doorway.
INTERVIEW
Three famous men on the stories behind their watches
Fashion
Isa Guha with giraffes in the African savanna.
Isa Guha: How a Kenyan safari helped me to rest and reset
a man wearing a hat and a jacket looks at the camera
Jeremy ClarksonI mentioned a spring-clean and Kaleb did a runner
a man in a plaid shirt smiles for the camera
Stephen BleachGrandparents matter – but a whole generation may never get to meet theirs
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Culture

Collage of Oasis band members.
Mad for it! Inside the weird world of Oasis tribute bands

From Oasish to Definitely Mightbe, it’s boom time for Liam and Noel soundalikes — and some might say they’re better than the real thing

Music
A man and woman sitting together, holding hands.
Black Mirror’s best episodes — ranked by our critics
TV & Radio
Illustration of books, a skull, a bird, and a plant on a shelf, with a woman's portrait in the corner.
REVIEW
DEAD, ALIVE AND UNDERRATED
Chloe Dalton: My father read Joseph Conrad to us at the kitchen table
Books
Jeremy Vine, BBC radio presenter.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
Jeremy Vine: ‘Why am I a workaholic? I’m driven by fear of poverty’
Books
A man and toddler at a pool, the toddler drinking from a soda can.
REVIEW
SOCIETY
What’s happened to the white working class?
Books
Meghan Markle in episode 108 of *With Love, Meghan*.
REVIEW
PODCAST
Meghan, here’s how to make your podcast a success — be humble
TV & Radio
Pedro Pascal as Joel in The Last of Us.
UPDATED
VIEWING GUIDE
What to watch on TV this week — The Last of Us, The Piano and more
TV & Radio
Jeremy Vine, BBC radio presenter.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
Jeremy Vine: ‘Why am I a workaholic? I’m driven by fear of poverty’
Books
A man and toddler at a pool, the toddler drinking from a soda can.
REVIEW
SOCIETY
What’s happened to the white working class?
Books
Meghan Markle in episode 108 of *With Love, Meghan*.
REVIEW
PODCAST
Meghan, here’s how to make your podcast a success — be humble
TV & Radio
Pedro Pascal as Joel in The Last of Us.
UPDATED
VIEWING GUIDE
What to watch on TV this week — The Last of Us, The Piano and more
TV & Radio
A man and woman sitting together, holding hands.
Black Mirror’s best episodes — ranked by our critics
TV & Radio
Illustration of books, a skull, a bird, and a plant on a shelf, with a woman's portrait in the corner.
REVIEW
DEAD, ALIVE AND UNDERRATED
Chloe Dalton: My father read Joseph Conrad to us at the kitchen table
Books

Travel

Aerial view of Es Grau, Menorca, at sunset.
The Med island where you can still find splendid isolation

Gemma Bowes and her family get back to nature at a boho casita among the hills of Menorca — and discover why it’s becoming the coolest choice in the Balearics

Positano, Italy, viewed from above, showing colorful buildings on a hillside overlooking the sea.
Inside the luxury Amalfi coast stay that stars in a new crime drama
Amalfi Coast
Wooden sauna and deck in a forest setting.
My visit to the Oxfordshire woodland that inspired Narnia
Family travel
Businessman sleeping in an airport terminal.
COMMENT
CHRIS HASLAM
Poor airport etiquette? It’s time passengers stopped getting the blame
Sunset over Scheveningen beach with pier and Ferris wheel.
The underrated Dutch city with great beaches and a chic new stay
View from the top of Durdle Door, Dorset, UK, showing the natural arch and beach below.
The six surprising UK attractions that overseas tourists can’t get enough of
UK
Penmaenuchaf Hotel in Eryri (Snowdonia)
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break in Snowdonia worth up to £1,290 at Penmaenuchaf Hotel
Businessman sleeping in an airport terminal.
COMMENT
CHRIS HASLAM
Poor airport etiquette? It’s time passengers stopped getting the blame
Sunset over Scheveningen beach with pier and Ferris wheel.
The underrated Dutch city with great beaches and a chic new stay
View from the top of Durdle Door, Dorset, UK, showing the natural arch and beach below.
The six surprising UK attractions that overseas tourists can’t get enough of
UK
Penmaenuchaf Hotel in Eryri (Snowdonia)
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break in Snowdonia worth up to £1,290 at Penmaenuchaf Hotel
Positano, Italy, viewed from above, showing colorful buildings on a hillside overlooking the sea.
Inside the luxury Amalfi coast stay that stars in a new crime drama
Amalfi Coast
Wooden sauna and deck in a forest setting.
My visit to the Oxfordshire woodland that inspired Narnia
Family travel

Obituaries

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