Friday April 4 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
Starmer ‘very happy’ with tariff, Trump insists as markets plunge

More than $2 trillion wiped off US stock market

Politics
IN DEPTH
Relief for Starmer — but frustration US rejected trade deal

The PM has called for an agreement, not a war, after the scale of tariffs was not as great as some had feared

Politics
Nowhere is safe from Trump’s tariffs. Not even penguin islands

The president’s levies on remote areas with no US trade — or even any people at all — have left world leaders bemused

US politics
Bruce Springsteen seated, holding a guitar.
Bruce Springsteen unearths seven albums of unreleased tracks

More than 70 never-before-heard songs are set for release, revealing a hidden chapter in the rock legend’s career

Music
Rachel Zegler as Snow White in the 2025 live-action film adaptation.
As Snow White heads for $115m loss, how can Disney recover?
US movie news
Aerial view of proposed solar farm site near Long Sutton, Hampshire.
Solar farm will turn Britain’s oldest road into a ‘concentration camp’
Environment
Rachel Zegler as Snow White in the 2025 live-action film adaptation.
As Snow White heads for $115m loss, how can Disney recover?
US movie news
Aerial view of proposed solar farm site near Long Sutton, Hampshire.
Solar farm will turn Britain’s oldest road into a ‘concentration camp’
Environment
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Illustration of lungs, an inhaler, and a car, with overlaid graphs.
Working days lost to respiratory illness soar since pandemic
Healthcare
Aerial view of London Luton Airport.
Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers
Transport
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Illustration of lungs, an inhaler, and a car, with overlaid graphs.
Working days lost to respiratory illness soar since pandemic
Healthcare
Illustration of lungs, an inhaler, and a car, with overlaid graphs.
Working days lost to respiratory illness soar since pandemic
Healthcare
Aerial view of London Luton Airport.
Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers
Transport
Aerial view of London Luton Airport.
Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers
Transport
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Illustration of lungs, an inhaler, and a car, with overlaid graphs.
Working days lost to respiratory illness soar since pandemic
Healthcare
Aerial view of London Luton Airport.
Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers
Transport
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Illustration of lungs, an inhaler, and a car, with overlaid graphs.
Working days lost to respiratory illness soar since pandemic
Healthcare
Aerial view of London Luton Airport.
Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers
Transport
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Illustration of lungs, an inhaler, and a car, with overlaid graphs.
Working days lost to respiratory illness soar since pandemic
Healthcare
Illustration of lungs, an inhaler, and a car, with overlaid graphs.
Working days lost to respiratory illness soar since pandemic
Healthcare
Aerial view of London Luton Airport.
Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers
Transport
Aerial view of London Luton Airport.
Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers
Transport
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Illustration of lungs, an inhaler, and a car, with overlaid graphs.
Working days lost to respiratory illness soar since pandemic
Healthcare
Aerial view of London Luton Airport.
Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers
Transport
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Soccer players and coaches on the field.
Watch: Mourinho faces long ban after flooring rival coach by pinching his nose
Football
Academic accused of bias for opposing smartphone ban in schools
King Charles III speaking with a pilot and flight programmer at a Mission Aviation Fellowship event.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
King Charles III speaking with a pilot and flight programmer at a Mission Aviation Fellowship event.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
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Editor's picks

World

Prime Ministers Viktor Orban and Benjamin Netanyahu walking together.
Hungarian leader quits ICC amid defiant state visit by Netanyahu

Israeli PM cheers ‘principled’ decision

Europe
Detail of Andre Derain's Waterloo Bridge painting.
Fauvist colours shine afresh in restoration of Derain’s Waterloo Bridge
Europe
Two women sewing clothes at a market.
CATHERINE PHILP IN PHNOM PENH
Trump’s tariffs on Cambodia deepen wounds of a scarred country
Asia
President Zelenskyy poses with a Ukrainian family whose home was destroyed during the Russian invasion.
Zelensky: Ceasefire weeks away if West turns up heat on Putin
Russia-Ukraine war
Protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
INTERVIEW
We will protest until Erdogan calls election, says Turkish opposition
Europe
Elton John and David Furnish at the Elton John AIDS Foundation's Academy Awards Viewing Party.
Elton John’s Aids charity blacklisted in Russia
Europe
A man holding a machine gun stands with a man in traditional clothing by a lake.
American tourist arrested for trying to contact isolated tribe
Asia
President Zelenskyy poses with a Ukrainian family whose home was destroyed during the Russian invasion.
Zelensky: Ceasefire weeks away if West turns up heat on Putin
Russia-Ukraine war
Protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
INTERVIEW
We will protest until Erdogan calls election, says Turkish opposition
Europe
Elton John and David Furnish at the Elton John AIDS Foundation's Academy Awards Viewing Party.
Elton John’s Aids charity blacklisted in Russia
Europe
A man holding a machine gun stands with a man in traditional clothing by a lake.
American tourist arrested for trying to contact isolated tribe
Asia
Detail of Andre Derain's Waterloo Bridge painting.
Fauvist colours shine afresh in restoration of Derain’s Waterloo Bridge
Europe
Two women sewing clothes at a market.
CATHERINE PHILP IN PHNOM PENH
Trump’s tariffs on Cambodia deepen wounds of a scarred country
Asia

Comment

a man in a suit with his arms crossed looks at the camera
PATRICK MAGUIREThere’s one war Labour is ready to fight

Frustrated with its inability to push through reforms, Downing Street is gearing up for an assault on Whitehall’s powers

Illustration of a man saying he can change another man who is injured and unconscious.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

Portrait of Gerry Baker.
GERARD BAKERTrump tests America’s threshold for pain
a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
EMMA DUNCANChoose Europe — because we can’t rely on the US
Blurred photo of a busy hospital emergency ward.
SEBASTIAN PAYNEWould the NHS save your life? It depends where you live
a man wearing glasses and a tan suit looks at the camera
MAX HASTINGS | NOTEBOOKStill moved by a soldier’s astonishing heroism
Portrait of Gerry Baker.
GERARD BAKERTrump tests America’s threshold for pain
a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
Blurred photo of a busy hospital emergency ward.
a man wearing glasses and a tan suit looks at the camera
Portrait of Gerry Baker.
a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
Blurred photo of a busy hospital emergency ward.
a man wearing glasses and a tan suit looks at the camera
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Business & Money

President Trump speaking at a podium, holding a report on foreign trade barriers.
Technology firms lead shares sell-off

Apple shares head plunging markets in US as FTSE 100 records worst day in six months and recession fears mount worldwide

Companies
a man wearing glasses and a suit stands in front of a white background
Alistair OsborneTrump’s tariffs: those pesky penguins had it coming
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopCEOs should give LinkedIn a rest
US flag at the Port of Long Beach with container ships and cranes in the background.
US tariffs ‘will push UK, Europe and Asia into recession’
Economics
Dentist showing a patient a dental X-ray on a screen.
NHS landlord steps up its battle for rival Assura
Companies
President Trump speaking at a podium, holding a chart detailing reciprocal tariffs.
How did Trump calculate his tariffs? The basic maths unpacked
Economics
President Trump at the White House signing an executive order adding tariffs to imported goods.
How the Trump tariff market turmoil unfolded — hour by hour
Economics
US flag at the Port of Long Beach with container ships and cranes in the background.
US tariffs ‘will push UK, Europe and Asia into recession’
Economics
Dentist showing a patient a dental X-ray on a screen.
NHS landlord steps up its battle for rival Assura
Companies
President Trump speaking at a podium, holding a chart detailing reciprocal tariffs.
How did Trump calculate his tariffs? The basic maths unpacked
Economics
President Trump at the White House signing an executive order adding tariffs to imported goods.
How the Trump tariff market turmoil unfolded — hour by hour
Economics
a man wearing glasses and a suit stands in front of a white background
Alistair OsborneTrump’s tariffs: those pesky penguins had it coming
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopCEOs should give LinkedIn a rest

Sport

Enzo Fernandez of Chelsea celebrates scoring a goal.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Postecoglou and Spurs fans at breaking point as Chelsea boost top-four hopes
Football
Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham Hotspur manager, reacts during a Premier League match.
Postecoglou: Football is going to be refereed by AI soon
Football
Illustration of a soccer game, showing Luis Díaz in an offside position but not interfering with play.
Gregor RobertsonThe biggest refereeing injustice at Anfield on Wednesday (no, not that one)
83-year-old cricketer Cecil Wright tossing a cricket ball.
Mike AthertonFarewell to Jamaican who played until 85 — and era of giants at tiny clubs
England selfish if they ask Stokes to be ODI captain, says Vaughan
Cricket
MOLLY HUDSON
Hamilton’s overperformance in China masks big problems for Ferrari
Formula 1
CHAMPIONS CUP
England’s fallen giants have little more than blind optimism on their side
Rugby union
MIKE ATHERTON
Championship may lack glamour but it remains the one players want to win
Cricket
Ben Stokes and Harry Brook of England during a cricket nets session.
England selfish if they ask Stokes to be ODI captain, says Vaughan
Cricket
Lewis Hamilton putting in earphones at the 2025 Grand Prix of China.
MOLLY HUDSON
Hamilton’s overperformance in China masks big problems for Ferrari
Formula 1
Maro Itoje of Saracens during a rugby match.
CHAMPIONS CUP
England’s fallen giants have little more than blind optimism on their side
Rugby union
Rory Burns holding the County Championship trophy.
MIKE ATHERTON
Championship may lack glamour but it remains the one players want to win
Cricket
Illustration of a soccer game, showing Luis Díaz in an offside position but not interfering with play.
Gregor RobertsonThe biggest refereeing injustice at Anfield on Wednesday (no, not that one)
83-year-old cricketer Cecil Wright tossing a cricket ball.
Mike AthertonFarewell to Jamaican who played until 85 — and era of giants at tiny clubs
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Life & Style

Rachel Johnson, editor of The Lady magazine, sitting on an orange chaise lounge.
FIRST PERSON
‘Vain, shallow, over-paid’ — Rachel Johnson on her life at The Lady

After 140 years, the magazine is closing. My time at the helm was eventful — to say the least

Celebrity
Garden fountain surrounded by spring flowers.
Ann TrenemanWhy a water feature is a must for your garden
a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black shirt
Deborah RossI’d like to be minister for Hope, Good Vibes and Positivity. Really
Portrait of Hannah Betts.
HANNAH BETTS
Can my new AI companion help with my depression?
Health & Fitness
Dolly Parton holding a decorated guitar.
INTERVIEW
WHAT I’VE LEARNT
Dolly Parton at 79: ‘I go to bed with my make-up on’
Music
Portrait of John Lydon.
INTERVIEW
John Lydon: ‘I’m lucky to have a home after the LA wildfires’
Property & Home
A woman hugs her mother, who is sitting in a wheelchair.
How statins might have spared my mother from dementia
Health & Fitness
Portrait of Hannah Betts.
HANNAH BETTS
Can my new AI companion help with my depression?
Health & Fitness
Dolly Parton holding a decorated guitar.
INTERVIEW
WHAT I’VE LEARNT
Dolly Parton at 79: ‘I go to bed with my make-up on’
Music
Portrait of John Lydon.
INTERVIEW
John Lydon: ‘I’m lucky to have a home after the LA wildfires’
Property & Home
A woman hugs her mother, who is sitting in a wheelchair.
How statins might have spared my mother from dementia
Health & Fitness
Garden fountain surrounded by spring flowers.
Ann TrenemanWhy a water feature is a must for your garden
a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black shirt
Deborah RossI’d like to be minister for Hope, Good Vibes and Positivity. Really

Culture

David Hockney standing in front of his painting, "The Arrival of Spring."
The day David Hockney painted me — and said: ‘Your mother won’t like it’

Donatien Grau reveals the extraordinary experience of sitting for the artist, as the largest exhibition devoted to his work opens in Paris

Art
The White Lotus season 3 cast on a beach.
The White Lotus season 3 finale: who will die and who’ll do it?
TV & Radio
Val Kilmer in a scene from the film *Heat*.
TRIBUTE
Val Kilmer’s best roles — from Top Gun to Heat
Film
Film still of two men in suits walking on a bridge.
REVIEW
Mr Burton is a tender tale of a young Richard Burton and his teacher
Film
Film still of Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, and Jason Momoa in *A Minecraft Movie*.
REVIEW
A Minecraft Movie — zero stars for this unforgivable disaster
Film
Collage of video game artwork: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Still Wakes the Deep, Astro Bot, and Thank Goodness You're Here!
ANALYSIS
Revealed: the most influential video game of all time — plus our Bafta predictions
Gaming
Travis Fimmel in Black Snow season 2.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Black Snow
TV & Radio
Film still of two men in suits walking on a bridge.
REVIEW
Mr Burton is a tender tale of a young Richard Burton and his teacher
Film
Film still of Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, and Jason Momoa in *A Minecraft Movie*.
REVIEW
A Minecraft Movie — zero stars for this unforgivable disaster
Film
Collage of video game artwork: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Still Wakes the Deep, Astro Bot, and Thank Goodness You're Here!
ANALYSIS
Revealed: the most influential video game of all time — plus our Bafta predictions
Gaming
Travis Fimmel in Black Snow season 2.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Black Snow
TV & Radio
The White Lotus season 3 cast on a beach.
The White Lotus season 3 finale: who will die and who’ll do it?
TV & Radio
Val Kilmer in a scene from the film *Heat*.
TRIBUTE
Val Kilmer’s best roles — from Top Gun to Heat
Film

Travel

Collage of a barn conversion and a woman in an ice bath.
What I learnt on the fitness retreat celebrities love — in Wiltshire

The Body Camp is loved by the likes of Mel C and Gabby Logan. After a high-energy programme of ice baths, boxing sessions and burpees, Lizzie Frainier can see why

England
Chateau des Ducs de Bretagne in Nantes, France.
The underrated, easy-to-reach French city with a knockout food scene
City Breaks
Person booking cheap airline flights on a mobile app.
TRAVEL DOCTOR
‘I fell for a travel WhatsApp scam — but my bank won’t refund me’
Advice
Place des Vosges in Paris, France.
An insider’s guide to the best neighbourhoods in Paris
Paris
Pool and lounge area at the Magnolia Hotel, one of the best affordable hotels in the Algarve
10 of the best affordable hotels in the Algarve under £200
Algarve
Gorizia, Italy town square with colorful buildings.
The capital of culture — and smuggling — that straddles two countries
Bar and lounge at Montcalm Mayfair hotel in London
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury London break worth up to £1,380 at Montcalm Mayfair
Place des Vosges in Paris, France.
An insider’s guide to the best neighbourhoods in Paris
Paris
Pool and lounge area at the Magnolia Hotel, one of the best affordable hotels in the Algarve
10 of the best affordable hotels in the Algarve under £200
Algarve
Gorizia, Italy town square with colorful buildings.
The capital of culture — and smuggling — that straddles two countries
Bar and lounge at Montcalm Mayfair hotel in London
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury London break worth up to £1,380 at Montcalm Mayfair
Chateau des Ducs de Bretagne in Nantes, France.
The underrated, easy-to-reach French city with a knockout food scene
City Breaks
Person booking cheap airline flights on a mobile app.
TRAVEL DOCTOR
‘I fell for a travel WhatsApp scam — but my bank won’t refund me’
Advice
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