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US banks warn of recession and FTSE plunges after Trump tariffs

President calls for interest rate cuts as borrowing and oil costs fall too

Politics
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Starmer eases green rules to protect car industry

The prime minister says the ‘world has fundamentally changed’ as he announces a reduction in fines for manufacturers failing to meet green targets

Politics
Health workers will be sent house to house to cut sick leave
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Mick Jagger’s £5.5m Marylebone flat — buy a part of rock history

The apartment the Rolling Stone shared with Marianne Faithfull was a notorious party pad in the Swinging Sixties, handily located near Harley Street’s most exclusive clinics

Property & Home
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
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No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
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UK’s most luxurious train offers relaxation on rails — for a price
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Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa speaking at the G20 Religion Forum.
UK security warning as Gaza issue harms integration
Politics
Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.
Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her
Australasia
Russell Brand speaking at the MusiCares Person of the Year event.
Brand fears he could face criminal charges in the US
Law
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
NEW
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
NEW
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
Dior Spa Royal Scotsman cabin with bed, sink, and toiletries.
UK’s most luxurious train offers relaxation on rails — for a price
Transport
Dior Spa Royal Scotsman cabin with bed, sink, and toiletries.
UK’s most luxurious train offers relaxation on rails — for a price
Transport
Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa speaking at the G20 Religion Forum.
UK security warning as Gaza issue harms integration
Politics
Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa speaking at the G20 Religion Forum.
UK security warning as Gaza issue harms integration
Politics
Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.
Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her
Australasia
Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.
Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her
Australasia
Russell Brand speaking at the MusiCares Person of the Year event.
Brand fears he could face criminal charges in the US
Law
Russell Brand speaking at the MusiCares Person of the Year event.
Brand fears he could face criminal charges in the US
Law
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
NEW
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
Dior Spa Royal Scotsman cabin with bed, sink, and toiletries.
UK’s most luxurious train offers relaxation on rails — for a price
Transport
Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa speaking at the G20 Religion Forum.
UK security warning as Gaza issue harms integration
Politics
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
NEW
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
NEW
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
Dior Spa Royal Scotsman cabin with bed, sink, and toiletries.
UK’s most luxurious train offers relaxation on rails — for a price
Transport
Dior Spa Royal Scotsman cabin with bed, sink, and toiletries.
UK’s most luxurious train offers relaxation on rails — for a price
Transport
Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa speaking at the G20 Religion Forum.
UK security warning as Gaza issue harms integration
Politics
Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa speaking at the G20 Religion Forum.
UK security warning as Gaza issue harms integration
Politics
Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.
Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her
Australasia
Russell Brand speaking at the MusiCares Person of the Year event.
Brand fears he could face criminal charges in the US
Law
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
NEW
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
Dior Spa Royal Scotsman cabin with bed, sink, and toiletries.
UK’s most luxurious train offers relaxation on rails — for a price
Transport
Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa speaking at the G20 Religion Forum.
UK security warning as Gaza issue harms integration
Politics
Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.
Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her
Australasia
Russell Brand speaking at the MusiCares Person of the Year event.
Brand fears he could face criminal charges in the US
Law
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
NEW
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
NEW
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
Dior Spa Royal Scotsman cabin with bed, sink, and toiletries.
UK’s most luxurious train offers relaxation on rails — for a price
Transport
Dior Spa Royal Scotsman cabin with bed, sink, and toiletries.
UK’s most luxurious train offers relaxation on rails — for a price
Transport
Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa speaking at the G20 Religion Forum.
UK security warning as Gaza issue harms integration
Politics
Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa speaking at the G20 Religion Forum.
UK security warning as Gaza issue harms integration
Politics
Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.
Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her
Australasia
Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.
Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her
Australasia
Russell Brand speaking at the MusiCares Person of the Year event.
Brand fears he could face criminal charges in the US
Law
Russell Brand speaking at the MusiCares Person of the Year event.
Brand fears he could face criminal charges in the US
Law
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
NEW
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
Dior Spa Royal Scotsman cabin with bed, sink, and toiletries.
UK’s most luxurious train offers relaxation on rails — for a price
Transport
Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa speaking at the G20 Religion Forum.
UK security warning as Gaza issue harms integration
Politics
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
NEW
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
NEW
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
Dior Spa Royal Scotsman cabin with bed, sink, and toiletries.
UK’s most luxurious train offers relaxation on rails — for a price
Transport
Dior Spa Royal Scotsman cabin with bed, sink, and toiletries.
UK’s most luxurious train offers relaxation on rails — for a price
Transport
Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa speaking at the G20 Religion Forum.
UK security warning as Gaza issue harms integration
Politics
Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa speaking at the G20 Religion Forum.
UK security warning as Gaza issue harms integration
Politics
Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.
Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her
Australasia
Russell Brand speaking at the MusiCares Person of the Year event.
Brand fears he could face criminal charges in the US
Law
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John Lithgow brought venom and vulnerability to Roald Dahl role
ANALYSIS
OLIVIER AWARDS
John Lithgow brought venom and vulnerability to Roald Dahl role
Theatre & Dance
THEATRE
Olivier awards 2025: crowning glory for theatre’s finest
Theatre & Dance
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Editor's picks

World

Ursula von der Leyen giving a statement in Brussels.
NEW
ANALYSIS
BRUNO WATERFIELD IN BRUSSELS
Fightback begins as EU bets markets will force US retreat

So far it has been a phoney trade war, but the European Union has ‘cards up its sleeve’

Europe
Film still of a green, Frankenstein-like character riding a chicken in a boxing ring.
NEW
Minecraft Movie was panned but rowdy fans made it a monster hit
US movie news
Pilgrims viewing the relics of Carlo Acutis.
Millennial saint, medieval rituals: Carlo Acutis’s relics on show
Europe
Myanmar People’s Defence Force soldiers in Kyauk Panan village.
In a war to oust Myanmar’s junta, the earthquake barely registers
Asia
Marine Le Pen addressing a Lega party congress via video link.
Marine Le Pen: I am the Martin Luther King Jr of France
Europe
Jasleen Royal performing with Coldplay.
NEW
Coldplay’s ‘disastrous’ Indian warm-up act shifts blame in film
Asia
35 minutes ago
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan laying flowers at a war veterans monument.
NEW
Japanese emperor makes first visit to Iwo-Jima to honour war dead
Asia
59 minutes ago
Myanmar People’s Defence Force soldiers in Kyauk Panan village.
In a war to oust Myanmar’s junta, the earthquake barely registers
Asia
Marine Le Pen addressing a Lega party congress via video link.
Marine Le Pen: I am the Martin Luther King Jr of France
Europe
Jasleen Royal performing with Coldplay.
NEW
Coldplay’s ‘disastrous’ Indian warm-up act shifts blame in film
Asia
35 minutes ago
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan laying flowers at a war veterans monument.
NEW
Japanese emperor makes first visit to Iwo-Jima to honour war dead
Asia
59 minutes ago
Film still of a green, Frankenstein-like character riding a chicken in a boxing ring.
NEW
Minecraft Movie was panned but rowdy fans made it a monster hit
US movie news
Pilgrims viewing the relics of Carlo Acutis.
Millennial saint, medieval rituals: Carlo Acutis’s relics on show
Europe

Comment

a bald man wearing glasses and a black jacket
TREVOR PHILLIPSWe must learn to let people offend each other

For once, JD Vance may have a point: we have allowed the state to blur the definitions of persuasion and incitement

Illustration of Donald Trump running off a cliff while carrying a globe-shaped bomb labeled "Acme Tariffs."

Cartoon by Peter Schrank

Portrait of Simon Jenkins.
SIMON JENKINSClandon should remain a cry of devastation
a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera
LIBBY PURVESDon’t let Trump turn us into xenophobes
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EMMA DUNCAN | NOTEBOOKDon’t fence kids in with improvident curriculum
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TIMOTHY HALLETTCutting foreign aid threatens the fight against disease
Portrait of Simon Jenkins.
SIMON JENKINSClandon should remain a cry of devastation
a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera
a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
a black and white logo for thunderer with a lion
Portrait of Simon Jenkins.
a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera
a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
a black and white logo for thunderer with a lion
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Business & Money

President Trump speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One.
UPDATED
Stock market sell-off deepens as Trump remains defiant

US president indicates he is not worried about losses that have wiped trillions of dollars off assets

Economics
35 minutes ago
a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera
Simon FrenchUS stock market slump is bad news for British pensions
a man in a suit and tie is looking at the camera
David WightonWill there be a surge in businesses returning to the UK?
Bill Ackman speaking at a conference.
NEW
World faces ‘economic nuclear winter’, says Trump ally
Economics
Row of terraced houses in London with "For Sale" and "To Let" signs.
NEW
UK house price growth stalls as stamp duty holiday ends
Christine, Isabel, and Kevin Maxwell, siblings of Ghislaine Maxwell, leaving a courthouse.
Kevin Maxwell risks bankruptcy in Fortress Capital Partners case
Companies
Green Microolino electric car at the EDF London to Brighton Electric Vehicle Rally.
Brighton makes milestone move in electric vehicle charging
Energy
Bill Ackman speaking at a conference.
NEW
World faces ‘economic nuclear winter’, says Trump ally
Economics
Row of terraced houses in London with "For Sale" and "To Let" signs.
NEW
UK house price growth stalls as stamp duty holiday ends
Christine, Isabel, and Kevin Maxwell, siblings of Ghislaine Maxwell, leaving a courthouse.
Kevin Maxwell risks bankruptcy in Fortress Capital Partners case
Companies
Green Microolino electric car at the EDF London to Brighton Electric Vehicle Rally.
Brighton makes milestone move in electric vehicle charging
Energy
a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera
Simon FrenchUS stock market slump is bad news for British pensions
a man in a suit and tie is looking at the camera
David WightonWill there be a surge in businesses returning to the UK?

Sport

Dan Biggar of Wales waves to the fans.
NEW
ANALYSIS
STEVE JAMES
Ferociously blunt on the field, a good man off it — Dan Biggar retires

Fly half calls time on his career after winning 112 caps for Wales and spells at Ospreys, Northampton Saints and Toulon

Rugby union
Marcus Smith of Harlequins during a rugby match.
ANALYSIS
STUART BARNES
It’s arrogant to be surprised by this English failure in Europe
Rugby union
Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool reacts during a Premier League match.
NEW
Van Dijk: There has been progress in my Liverpool contract talks
Football
Ivan Juric, Southampton manager, looking dejected.
NEW
Juric leaves Southampton — with all-time worst Premier League record
Football
England cricket captain Harry Brook celebrates a century.
NEW
Brook succeeds Buttler as England white-ball captain
Cricket
Collage of four soccer coaches.
MARTIN SAMUEL
Stoke in ’85 was freakish — Southampton are now part of worrying trend
Football
Mathieu Flamini, former footballer and entrepreneur.
INTERVIEW
The unlikely hero last time injury-hit Arsenal beat mighty Real
Football
Ivan Juric, Southampton manager, looking dejected.
NEW
Juric leaves Southampton — with all-time worst Premier League record
Football
England cricket captain Harry Brook celebrates a century.
NEW
Brook succeeds Buttler as England white-ball captain
Cricket
Collage of four soccer coaches.
MARTIN SAMUEL
Stoke in ’85 was freakish — Southampton are now part of worrying trend
Football
Mathieu Flamini, former footballer and entrepreneur.
INTERVIEW
The unlikely hero last time injury-hit Arsenal beat mighty Real
Football
Marcus Smith of Harlequins during a rugby match.
ANALYSIS
STUART BARNES
It’s arrogant to be surprised by this English failure in Europe
Rugby union
Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool reacts during a Premier League match.
NEW
Van Dijk: There has been progress in my Liverpool contract talks
Football
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Life & Style

Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in *Adolescence*.
What Adolescence gets right (and wrong) about teen boys’ brains

It may make for a compelling drama, but young men’s minds are more complex, says one neuroscientist

Parenting
Jason Isaacs in a tan bathrobe in a scene from The White Lotus.
Huw OliverThis White Lotus wellness trend isn’t a gimmick — it’s life-changing
a woman wearing a blue jacket and a necklace looks at the camera
Professor Tanya ByronMy daughter has a vomit phobia that is ruining her life
Woman and dog sitting on a couch.
Can I solve my rescue dog’s problems?
Wildlife & Nature
Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, in their official wedding photo.
Argument and lots of laughter: Charles and Camilla’s marriage
Celebrity
A journalist stands near London Bridge carrying a Gucci manbag.
TOM WHIPPLE
‘My day wearing a manbag’
Luxury
Person standing in front of York Minster.
FIRST PERSON
Why I can’t wait to leave York — Britain’s stag and hen do capital
Property & Home
Woman and dog sitting on a couch.
Can I solve my rescue dog’s problems?
Wildlife & Nature
Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, in their official wedding photo.
Argument and lots of laughter: Charles and Camilla’s marriage
Celebrity
A journalist stands near London Bridge carrying a Gucci manbag.
TOM WHIPPLE
‘My day wearing a manbag’
Luxury
Person standing in front of York Minster.
FIRST PERSON
Why I can’t wait to leave York — Britain’s stag and hen do capital
Property & Home
Jason Isaacs in a tan bathrobe in a scene from The White Lotus.
Huw OliverThis White Lotus wellness trend isn’t a gimmick — it’s life-changing
a woman wearing a blue jacket and a necklace looks at the camera
Professor Tanya ByronMy daughter has a vomit phobia that is ruining her life

Culture

William Morris-patterned Maneki-neko on display.
How William Morris prints took over the world: ‘He’d be inspired and angry’

An exhibition at the William Morris Gallery explores how the artist’s work has been commodified — with items including wellies and chopsticks donated by the public

Art
Still image from a video showing a man and woman, both wearing button-down shirts, with sticky notes on their faces.
REVIEW
WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK
If you want to torture an enemy, send them to Tate Britain
Art
Petroc Trelawny sitting on a red bench.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
Radio 3’s Petroc Trelawny: ‘We’ve let classical music become niche’
Music
Illustration of a cat dressed as a cowboy.
NEW
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Cats in Cartoons — artists having fun with our feline friends
Art
A man in a brown jacket gestures emphatically while women stand in the background.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Reunion
TV & Radio
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
Book covers for "Confidence." and "The Prince Without Sorrow."
The Sunday Times Bestsellers List — 100 weeks of The Salt Path
Books
Illustration of a cat dressed as a cowboy.
NEW
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Cats in Cartoons — artists having fun with our feline friends
Art
A man in a brown jacket gestures emphatically while women stand in the background.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Reunion
TV & Radio
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
Book covers for "Confidence." and "The Prince Without Sorrow."
The Sunday Times Bestsellers List — 100 weeks of The Salt Path
Books
Still image from a video showing a man and woman, both wearing button-down shirts, with sticky notes on their faces.
REVIEW
WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK
If you want to torture an enemy, send them to Tate Britain
Art
Petroc Trelawny sitting on a red bench.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
Radio 3’s Petroc Trelawny: ‘We’ve let classical music become niche’
Music

Travel

Cruise ship sailing through a Norwegian fjord.
10 of the best easy adventures at sea

Ziplining and remote hikes not your thing? Our cruise editor has you covered with her pick of the top sailings with just a pinch of adrenaline

Cruises
View of the Danube River from vineyards in the Wachau wine region.
Hilltop honesty bars and £2 fine wine — this is Europe’s best boozy break
Alnwick Castle, England's second largest inhabited castle.
The best way to get your kids to revise? A family holiday
England
A woman stands in front of an aerial view of Khiva, Uzbekistan.
Prue Leith: My holiday of a lifetime on the Silk Road at 85
Stone house with a bench and table in a garden.
Tuscany’s finest villas for your next getaway
Panoramic view of Matera, Italy at sunrise.
18 of the best affordable summer destinations in Europe
Algarve
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
A woman stands in front of an aerial view of Khiva, Uzbekistan.
Prue Leith: My holiday of a lifetime on the Silk Road at 85
Stone house with a bench and table in a garden.
Tuscany’s finest villas for your next getaway
Panoramic view of Matera, Italy at sunrise.
18 of the best affordable summer destinations in Europe
Algarve
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
View of the Danube River from vineyards in the Wachau wine region.
Hilltop honesty bars and £2 fine wine — this is Europe’s best boozy break
Alnwick Castle, England's second largest inhabited castle.
The best way to get your kids to revise? A family holiday
England
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