Saturday April 12 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
Trump envoy: Ukraine could be divided like postwar Berlin

General Keith Kellogg suggests UK and France could lead western zone of control in interview with The Times

US politics
Breakthrough on US tariff deal could be days away for UK

Rachel Reeves said the UK is holding talks to secure the ‘best deal possible’

Politics
IN DEPTH
‘Starmer won’t do a Hugh Grant’: why PM will try to keep Trump on side

The prime minister has resisted calls to take a stronger line with the US president, pursuing closer ties at every turn. Will his strategy work?

Politics
Portrait of a man sitting at a table.
Tim Spector: I took a dementia test – with surprising results

With a family history of the condition, the nutrition expert was keen to understand his own risk

Health & Fitness
Orlando Fraser and Clemmie Hambro at Chartwell.
INTERVIEW
‘Charities should avoid culture wars and stick to their core aims’
BBC Breakfast presenters Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty in the new studio.
BBC bullying row: Naga Munchetty and editor ‘barely speaking’
Media
Orlando Fraser and Clemmie Hambro at Chartwell.
INTERVIEW
‘Charities should avoid culture wars and stick to their core aims’
BBC Breakfast presenters Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty in the new studio.
BBC bullying row: Naga Munchetty and editor ‘barely speaking’
Media
Collage of a police officer and a smartphone.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
We need a social media ban for under-16s, police chiefs say
Crime
Aerial view of British Steel's Scunthorpe plant.
British Steel crisis puts national security ‘on the line’ says PM
Politics
Collage of a hand holding a phone, a torn airline ticket, and an airplane.
New airport rules will get rid of boarding passes and check-in
Transport
Prince Harry leaving the High Court in London.
I’m exhausted by court fight over security, says Prince Harry
Royal family
Press photo of You Me Bum Bum Train.
Rich crowd threatens to derail Bum Bum Train
Theatre & Dance
Collage of a police officer and a smartphone.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
We need a social media ban for under-16s, police chiefs say
Crime
Collage of a police officer and a smartphone.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
We need a social media ban for under-16s, police chiefs say
Crime
Aerial view of British Steel's Scunthorpe plant.
British Steel crisis puts national security ‘on the line’ says PM
Politics
Aerial view of British Steel's Scunthorpe plant.
British Steel crisis puts national security ‘on the line’ says PM
Politics
Collage of a hand holding a phone, a torn airline ticket, and an airplane.
New airport rules will get rid of boarding passes and check-in
Transport
Collage of a hand holding a phone, a torn airline ticket, and an airplane.
New airport rules will get rid of boarding passes and check-in
Transport
Prince Harry leaving the High Court in London.
I’m exhausted by court fight over security, says Prince Harry
Royal family
Prince Harry leaving the High Court in London.
I’m exhausted by court fight over security, says Prince Harry
Royal family
Press photo of You Me Bum Bum Train.
Rich crowd threatens to derail Bum Bum Train
Theatre & Dance
Press photo of You Me Bum Bum Train.
Rich crowd threatens to derail Bum Bum Train
Theatre & Dance
Collage of a police officer and a smartphone.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
We need a social media ban for under-16s, police chiefs say
Crime
Aerial view of British Steel's Scunthorpe plant.
British Steel crisis puts national security ‘on the line’ says PM
Politics
Collage of a hand holding a phone, a torn airline ticket, and an airplane.
New airport rules will get rid of boarding passes and check-in
Transport
Collage of a police officer and a smartphone.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
We need a social media ban for under-16s, police chiefs say
Crime
Collage of a police officer and a smartphone.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
We need a social media ban for under-16s, police chiefs say
Crime
Aerial view of British Steel's Scunthorpe plant.
British Steel crisis puts national security ‘on the line’ says PM
Politics
Aerial view of British Steel's Scunthorpe plant.
British Steel crisis puts national security ‘on the line’ says PM
Politics
Collage of a hand holding a phone, a torn airline ticket, and an airplane.
New airport rules will get rid of boarding passes and check-in
Transport
Collage of a hand holding a phone, a torn airline ticket, and an airplane.
New airport rules will get rid of boarding passes and check-in
Transport
Prince Harry leaving the High Court in London.
I’m exhausted by court fight over security, says Prince Harry
Royal family
Press photo of You Me Bum Bum Train.
Rich crowd threatens to derail Bum Bum Train
Theatre & Dance
Collage of a police officer and a smartphone.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
We need a social media ban for under-16s, police chiefs say
Crime
Aerial view of British Steel's Scunthorpe plant.
British Steel crisis puts national security ‘on the line’ says PM
Politics
Collage of a hand holding a phone, a torn airline ticket, and an airplane.
New airport rules will get rid of boarding passes and check-in
Transport
Prince Harry leaving the High Court in London.
I’m exhausted by court fight over security, says Prince Harry
Royal family
Press photo of You Me Bum Bum Train.
Rich crowd threatens to derail Bum Bum Train
Theatre & Dance
Collage of a police officer and a smartphone.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
We need a social media ban for under-16s, police chiefs say
Crime
Collage of a police officer and a smartphone.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
We need a social media ban for under-16s, police chiefs say
Crime
Aerial view of British Steel's Scunthorpe plant.
British Steel crisis puts national security ‘on the line’ says PM
Politics
Aerial view of British Steel's Scunthorpe plant.
British Steel crisis puts national security ‘on the line’ says PM
Politics
Collage of a hand holding a phone, a torn airline ticket, and an airplane.
New airport rules will get rid of boarding passes and check-in
Transport
Collage of a hand holding a phone, a torn airline ticket, and an airplane.
New airport rules will get rid of boarding passes and check-in
Transport
Prince Harry leaving the High Court in London.
I’m exhausted by court fight over security, says Prince Harry
Royal family
Prince Harry leaving the High Court in London.
I’m exhausted by court fight over security, says Prince Harry
Royal family
Press photo of You Me Bum Bum Train.
Rich crowd threatens to derail Bum Bum Train
Theatre & Dance
Press photo of You Me Bum Bum Train.
Rich crowd threatens to derail Bum Bum Train
Theatre & Dance
Collage of a police officer and a smartphone.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
We need a social media ban for under-16s, police chiefs say
Crime
Aerial view of British Steel's Scunthorpe plant.
British Steel crisis puts national security ‘on the line’ says PM
Politics
Collage of a hand holding a phone, a torn airline ticket, and an airplane.
New airport rules will get rid of boarding passes and check-in
Transport
Collage of a police officer and a smartphone.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
We need a social media ban for under-16s, police chiefs say
Crime
Collage of a police officer and a smartphone.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
We need a social media ban for under-16s, police chiefs say
Crime
Aerial view of British Steel's Scunthorpe plant.
British Steel crisis puts national security ‘on the line’ says PM
Politics
Aerial view of British Steel's Scunthorpe plant.
British Steel crisis puts national security ‘on the line’ says PM
Politics
Collage of a hand holding a phone, a torn airline ticket, and an airplane.
New airport rules will get rid of boarding passes and check-in
Transport
Collage of a hand holding a phone, a torn airline ticket, and an airplane.
New airport rules will get rid of boarding passes and check-in
Transport
Prince Harry leaving the High Court in London.
I’m exhausted by court fight over security, says Prince Harry
Royal family
Press photo of You Me Bum Bum Train.
Rich crowd threatens to derail Bum Bum Train
Theatre & Dance
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Family of five posing in front of a helicopter.
How did the Hudson helicopter crash happen?
US news
Mother arrested for ‘confiscating iPad from daughters’
Law
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Editor's picks

World

Collage of historical figures and a rocket launch.
How Iran’s nuclear programme became a threat to the West

There were once real hopes that sharing the secrets of nuclear technology would bring world peace and prosperity

Israel-Iran
Château La France Bordeaux Supérieur wine bottle with vineyard background and red wine splash.
Wine bottles made of paper? The innovation that is dividing connoisseurs
Europe
Illustration of a newborn baby and two illustrations of in-vitro fertilization.
Woman gives birth to another couple’s baby after IVF mix-up
Australasia
Collage of Donald Trump, a stock trader, and soldiers.
DAVID CHARTER
Superpower humbled and currency shattered … was this Trump’s Suez?
US politics
Portrait of Retired General Keith Kellogg, special envoy to Ukraine and Russia.
ANALYSIS
Trump envoy’s ceasefire plan likens Ukraine to defeated Third Reich
Russia-Ukraine war
Float of the pallium of the El Cerro del Aguila brotherhood during its Holy Tuesday penitential journey.
LETTER FROM ANDALUSIA
Unholy row erupts at Easter over cheap imitations of religious robes
Europe
Protestors in Berlin demonstrate against Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
BERLIN CONFIDENTIAL
Have Germany’s insult laws gone too far?
Europe
Collage of Donald Trump, a stock trader, and soldiers.
DAVID CHARTER
Superpower humbled and currency shattered … was this Trump’s Suez?
US politics
Portrait of Retired General Keith Kellogg, special envoy to Ukraine and Russia.
ANALYSIS
Trump envoy’s ceasefire plan likens Ukraine to defeated Third Reich
Russia-Ukraine war
Float of the pallium of the El Cerro del Aguila brotherhood during its Holy Tuesday penitential journey.
LETTER FROM ANDALUSIA
Unholy row erupts at Easter over cheap imitations of religious robes
Europe
Protestors in Berlin demonstrate against Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
BERLIN CONFIDENTIAL
Have Germany’s insult laws gone too far?
Europe
Château La France Bordeaux Supérieur wine bottle with vineyard background and red wine splash.
Wine bottles made of paper? The innovation that is dividing connoisseurs
Europe
Illustration of a newborn baby and two illustrations of in-vitro fertilization.
Woman gives birth to another couple’s baby after IVF mix-up
Australasia
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Comment

Portrait of Nelson Fraser.
FRASER NELSONEurope may be looking to China but Britain shouldn’t

Trump’s upending of world trade propels many countries towards Beijing, but doing business with Xi is a poisoned chalice

Illustration of Donald Trump upside down on a red carpet leading up to a government building, with a sign that says "Trade Talks".

Cartoon by Ella Baron

a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
JANICE TURNEREveryday joy of a long marriage is hard to beat
a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
GILES CORENLet’s make America make again — oh, wait
a woman wearing a blue shirt has a necklace around her neck
LARA SPIRITThere’s a clear winner from Ed Davey’s stunts, and it’s not the Lib Dems
Portrait of Ann Treneman.
ANN TRENEMAN | NOTEBOOKI’ve a bee in my bonnet about this huge outrage
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
JANICE TURNEREveryday joy of a long marriage is hard to beat
a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
a woman wearing a blue shirt has a necklace around her neck
Portrait of Ann Treneman.
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
a woman wearing a blue shirt has a necklace around her neck
Portrait of Ann Treneman.

Business & Money

Trader at the New York Stock Exchange with his hand on his face.
TARIFFS
JP Morgan boss puts US recession odds at 50:50

Jamie Dimon warns of ‘considerable turbulence’ for the American economy

Economics
a man in a suit and tie smiles for the camera
Ian KingWhy more finance chiefs are stepping up to head companies
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopWhy it’s high time we rediscovered the tea break
Workers in protective suits operating pharmaceutical machinery.
AstraZeneca chairman urges Trump to lift drug tariff threat
Economics
Illustration of two men and a shipping container marked with "Tariffs," referencing Davos.
Davos man: the bosses who got it wrong about Trump’s tariffs
Companies
Woman holding Shein shopping bags.
Shein one step closer to £50bn London float
Companies
Worker in protective gear using a long tool near molten metal in a steelworks.
How much does the UK need British Steel?
Companies
Workers in protective suits operating pharmaceutical machinery.
AstraZeneca chairman urges Trump to lift drug tariff threat
Economics
Illustration of two men and a shipping container marked with "Tariffs," referencing Davos.
Davos man: the bosses who got it wrong about Trump’s tariffs
Companies
Woman holding Shein shopping bags.
Shein one step closer to £50bn London float
Companies
Worker in protective gear using a long tool near molten metal in a steelworks.
How much does the UK need British Steel?
Companies
a man in a suit and tie smiles for the camera
Ian KingWhy more finance chiefs are stepping up to head companies
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopWhy it’s high time we rediscovered the tea break

Money

Illustration of an elderly couple standing on a stack of coins on a tropical island, with sharks circling in the water.
NEW
What the stock market chaos means for your pension

Don’t panic! Here are some practical steps to ride the Trump tariff-fuelled turmoil without derailing your pension

Portrait of Imogen Tew.
Imogen TewInvesting needs a little risk, but the Aim is too much for me
Illustration of a man with glasses and a question mark in a speech bubble.
Tom SelbyI’ve realised my retirement age is 67 — this will leave me short
Illustration of a house made of stacks of twenty-pound notes.
The rise of the jumbo house deposit
Collage of four people with overlaid stock market graphs and upward arrow.
NEW
How to cope with the Trump tariff turmoil: stick, twist or sell?
Illustration of the Bank of England.
THE BIG QUESTION
Should the Bank of England cut interest rates?
Collage of a senior reviewing paperwork, British coins, and the Vanguard logo.
YOUR MONEY MATTERS
Vanguard won’t return my granddaughter’s £5,000 Junior Isa
Illustration of a house made of stacks of twenty-pound notes.
The rise of the jumbo house deposit
Collage of four people with overlaid stock market graphs and upward arrow.
NEW
How to cope with the Trump tariff turmoil: stick, twist or sell?
Illustration of the Bank of England.
THE BIG QUESTION
Should the Bank of England cut interest rates?
Collage of a senior reviewing paperwork, British coins, and the Vanguard logo.
YOUR MONEY MATTERS
Vanguard won’t return my granddaughter’s £5,000 Junior Isa
Portrait of Imogen Tew.
Imogen TewInvesting needs a little risk, but the Aim is too much for me
Illustration of a man with glasses and a question mark in a speech bubble.
Tom SelbyI’ve realised my retirement age is 67 — this will leave me short
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Sport

Rory McIlroy reacting after an eagle on the thirteenth hole during the 2025 Masters Tournament.
NEW
RICK BROADBENT
Bold, brilliant McIlroy back in hunt as Augusta gears up for thrilling finale

Justin Rose holds on to Masters lead but McIlroy storms into chasing pack, with nine major winners in top 16 promising mouthwatering weekend

Golf
Rory McIlroy at the 2025 Masters Tournament.
David WalshAs resurrections go, crowd-favourite McIlroy’s ranks among best
Chelsea FC logo and lettering on Stamford Bridge stadium.
Martyn ZieglerChelsea’s owners lose £1bn in two years despite club’s £130m ‘profit’
Justin Rose at the Masters Tournament.
OWEN SLOT
Rose’s old-school resilience more than match for youthful brilliance
Golf
Sandro Tonali of Newcastle United celebrates a goal.
Tonali under investigation again over illegal gambling
Football
Mohamed Salah smiles while sitting in a chair, wearing his Liverpool jersey.
NEW
ANALYSIS
PAUL JOYCE
Why Salah can show he’s still the king
Football
Sakhir, Bahrain. 10th Apr, 2025. Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren. 10.04.2025. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 4, Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir, Bahrain, Preparation Day. Credit: James Moy/Alamy Live News
Norris: Red Bull should copy our designs, not complain about them
Formula 1
Justin Rose at the Masters Tournament.
OWEN SLOT
Rose’s old-school resilience more than match for youthful brilliance
Golf
Sandro Tonali of Newcastle United celebrates a goal.
Tonali under investigation again over illegal gambling
Football
Mohamed Salah smiles while sitting in a chair, wearing his Liverpool jersey.
NEW
ANALYSIS
PAUL JOYCE
Why Salah can show he’s still the king
Football
Sakhir, Bahrain. 10th Apr, 2025. Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren. 10.04.2025. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 4, Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir, Bahrain, Preparation Day. Credit: James Moy/Alamy Live News
Norris: Red Bull should copy our designs, not complain about them
Formula 1
Rory McIlroy at the 2025 Masters Tournament.
David WalshAs resurrections go, crowd-favourite McIlroy’s ranks among best
Chelsea FC logo and lettering on Stamford Bridge stadium.
Martyn ZieglerChelsea’s owners lose £1bn in two years despite club’s £130m ‘profit’

Life & Style

Portrait of Antonia Hoyle.
As a lifelong insomniac, can magnesium really help me sleep?

Celebrities swear by magnesium’s sleep enhancing properties. Are they right?

Health & Fitness
Portrait of Ben Machell.
Ben MachellI got a text about my student loan. A bit like an STI clinic calling
Stone path through a cottage garden with blooming perennials.
Joe SwiftThe seven best plants for a cottage garden look this summer
Portrait of Friederike Otto walking towards the camera, wearing a white vest and pants, in front of a fiery ring.
INTERVIEW
Who’s causing climate change? This expert has the answer
Science
A grandmother pushing a baby in a pram through a park.
Becoming a grandmother has been better than therapy
Parenting
Collage of blueberries, a woman relaxing in a sauna, and a healthy salad.
Nine ways to keep your brain healthy
Health & Fitness
Portrait of Levison Wood.
Levison Wood: I took ayahuasca and felt the trees talk to me
Wildlife & Nature
Portrait of Friederike Otto walking towards the camera, wearing a white vest and pants, in front of a fiery ring.
INTERVIEW
Who’s causing climate change? This expert has the answer
Science
A grandmother pushing a baby in a pram through a park.
Becoming a grandmother has been better than therapy
Parenting
Collage of blueberries, a woman relaxing in a sauna, and a healthy salad.
Nine ways to keep your brain healthy
Health & Fitness
Portrait of Levison Wood.
Levison Wood: I took ayahuasca and felt the trees talk to me
Wildlife & Nature
Portrait of Ben Machell.
Ben MachellI got a text about my student loan. A bit like an STI clinic calling
Stone path through a cottage garden with blooming perennials.
Joe SwiftThe seven best plants for a cottage garden look this summer
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Culture

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith peeking out from an antique wardrobe.
INTERVIEW
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith: ‘We really make each other laugh’

The Inside No 9 stars talk about taking it from screen to stage and the secret of their creative chemistry

Theatre & Dance
Zombies emerging from an elevator in Dawn of the Dead (1978).
Ranked: the top ten zombies on screen — from Shaun of the Dead to 28 Days Later
TV & Radio
Portrait of three women, two of whom have tattoos.
UPDATED
Five things to do this week: from Easter egg hunts to Sugababes
Scotland
Specimen jars of fish from Charles Darwin's Beagle voyage.
From pickled hippos to ‘sexy insects’ — what the museums won’t show you
Art
Gareth Malone in a red suit.
INTERVIEW
Gareth Malone: I will die on a hill about the need to learn to read music
Classical & Opera
The Doctor operating the controls of the TARDIS.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio this weekend — Doctor Who
TV & Radio
The Yalta Conference: Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin seated with their foreign ministers.
REVIEW
HISTORY
Mistrust and rivalry — the building of an ‘improbable’ alliance against Hitler
Books
Specimen jars of fish from Charles Darwin's Beagle voyage.
From pickled hippos to ‘sexy insects’ — what the museums won’t show you
Art
Gareth Malone in a red suit.
INTERVIEW
Gareth Malone: I will die on a hill about the need to learn to read music
Classical & Opera
The Doctor operating the controls of the TARDIS.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio this weekend — Doctor Who
TV & Radio
The Yalta Conference: Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin seated with their foreign ministers.
REVIEW
HISTORY
Mistrust and rivalry — the building of an ‘improbable’ alliance against Hitler
Books
Zombies emerging from an elevator in Dawn of the Dead (1978).
Ranked: the top ten zombies on screen — from Shaun of the Dead to 28 Days Later
TV & Radio
Portrait of three women, two of whom have tattoos.
UPDATED
Five things to do this week: from Easter egg hunts to Sugababes
Scotland

Travel

Red train in the Swiss Alps.
12 of the best holiday bargains to book now — from just £220

A fancy weekend away in Pembrokeshire or a cruise along the Panama Canal? Our late deals expert has found options for both, plus lots more

Interior of a room with antique furniture and tools on the wall.
I’ve found the most magical (and unusual) stay in Marseilles
Sydney Opera House and the Melbourne skyline
Sydney v Melbourne: which is better?
Australia
A woman in a black dress next to an aerial view of a luxury house on a cliff overlooking a tropical beach.
INTERVIEW
Charlotte Church: ‘I opened a retreat after facing unimaginable grief’
Inspiration
The Pierhouse Hotel in Appin, Scotland, seen from across the water.
I love Scotland more than anywhere else. These are my 25 top stays
Scotland
Illustration of Lufthansa Allegris First Class suite with a bed.
The new ‘ultra-first-class’ plane suite — yours for £14,500 return
Advice
Kakadu National Park is one of the best Unesco world heritage sites
12 of the best Unesco world heritage sites
Inspiration
A woman in a black dress next to an aerial view of a luxury house on a cliff overlooking a tropical beach.
INTERVIEW
Charlotte Church: ‘I opened a retreat after facing unimaginable grief’
Inspiration
The Pierhouse Hotel in Appin, Scotland, seen from across the water.
I love Scotland more than anywhere else. These are my 25 top stays
Scotland
Illustration of Lufthansa Allegris First Class suite with a bed.
The new ‘ultra-first-class’ plane suite — yours for £14,500 return
Advice
Kakadu National Park is one of the best Unesco world heritage sites
12 of the best Unesco world heritage sites
Inspiration
Interior of a room with antique furniture and tools on the wall.
I’ve found the most magical (and unusual) stay in Marseilles
Sydney Opera House and the Melbourne skyline
Sydney v Melbourne: which is better?
Australia

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