Saturday April 19 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
UPDATED
Russia calls 30-hour ‘truce’ but air raid sirens blare in Kyiv

Putin says he has ordered an end to all military operations ‘for humanitarian reasons’
Russia-Ukraine war
Massimo Amitrano, a cable car driver, stands outdoors.
‘I was saved by a coffee’: inside Naples’ fatal cable car crash
Europe
View of Cowes harbor, Isle of Wight.
Is anyone buying second homes? Selling our place was a struggle
Money
Collage of Putin, Zelenskyy, and Ukrainian refugees.
ANALYSIS
MARK GALEOTTI
Putin’s ‘truce’ is no peace deal — so what next for Ukraine?
Russia-Ukraine war
Portrait of two women from For Women Scotland.
HADLEY FREEMAN
We’re bloody-minded, not bigots — the Supreme Court women who changed history
Scotland
Vance and his forty 4x4s visit the Vatican
UPDATED
Vance and his forty 4x4s visit the Vatican
Europe
9 minutes ago
Collage of a rugby player holding a trophy, a woman in a black dress, and a woman in a black jacket and blue skirt.
39 UK private schools could be bought by corporate giants
Companies
Collage of Putin, Zelenskyy, and Ukrainian refugees.
ANALYSIS
MARK GALEOTTI
Putin’s ‘truce’ is no peace deal — so what next for Ukraine?
Russia-Ukraine war
Portrait of two women from For Women Scotland.
HADLEY FREEMAN
We’re bloody-minded, not bigots — the Supreme Court women who changed history
Scotland
Vance and his forty 4x4s visit the Vatican
UPDATED
Vance and his forty 4x4s visit the Vatican
Europe
9 minutes ago
Collage of a rugby player holding a trophy, a woman in a black dress, and a woman in a black jacket and blue skirt.
39 UK private schools could be bought by corporate giants
Companies
Massimo Amitrano, a cable car driver, stands outdoors.
‘I was saved by a coffee’: inside Naples’ fatal cable car crash
Europe
View of Cowes harbor, Isle of Wight.
Is anyone buying second homes? Selling our place was a struggle
Money
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Illustration of an exploded view of a smartphone's components.
Why even Donald Trump bows to the power of the iPhone

The US president’s exemption of smartphones from his tariff crusade is a sign that Apple’s monument to globalisation is an unlikely force for peace
P. Diddy at his 6th annual White Party.
IN DEPTH
The downfall of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs — by those who knew him
The Sunday Times Magazine
Aerial view of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain.
Vatican needs a miracle or two to make ‘God’s architect’ a saint
Europe
Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain.
This new rail pass is your ticket to Spain’s most exciting cities
Spain
Black and white photo of Edna O'Brien in her Chelsea home.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Barbara Broccoli on Edna O’Brien: My friend with a taste for chaos
Books
58 minutes ago
Amber Heard walking with her dog.
Don’t give your dog walkies? Then you could lose it in a divorce
Sex & Relationships
Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain.
This new rail pass is your ticket to Spain’s most exciting cities
Spain
Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain.
This new rail pass is your ticket to Spain’s most exciting cities
Spain
Black and white photo of Edna O'Brien in her Chelsea home.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Barbara Broccoli on Edna O’Brien: My friend with a taste for chaos
Books
58 minutes ago
Black and white photo of Edna O'Brien in her Chelsea home.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Barbara Broccoli on Edna O’Brien: My friend with a taste for chaos
Books
58 minutes ago
Amber Heard walking with her dog.
Don’t give your dog walkies? Then you could lose it in a divorce
Sex & Relationships
Amber Heard walking with her dog.
Don’t give your dog walkies? Then you could lose it in a divorce
Sex & Relationships
Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain.
This new rail pass is your ticket to Spain’s most exciting cities
Spain
Black and white photo of Edna O'Brien in her Chelsea home.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Barbara Broccoli on Edna O’Brien: My friend with a taste for chaos
Books
58 minutes ago
Amber Heard walking with her dog.
Don’t give your dog walkies? Then you could lose it in a divorce
Sex & Relationships
Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain.
This new rail pass is your ticket to Spain’s most exciting cities
Spain
Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain.
This new rail pass is your ticket to Spain’s most exciting cities
Spain
Black and white photo of Edna O'Brien in her Chelsea home.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Barbara Broccoli on Edna O’Brien: My friend with a taste for chaos
Books
58 minutes ago
Black and white photo of Edna O'Brien in her Chelsea home.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Barbara Broccoli on Edna O’Brien: My friend with a taste for chaos
Books
58 minutes ago
Amber Heard walking with her dog.
Don’t give your dog walkies? Then you could lose it in a divorce
Sex & Relationships
Amber Heard walking with her dog.
Don’t give your dog walkies? Then you could lose it in a divorce
Sex & Relationships
Portrait of Baroness Emma Nicholson and Brian Plunkett.
Baroness Nicholson on marrying at 83: ‘Age in love is irrelevant’
Sex & Relationships
How Britain’s poshest eggs cracked the mainstream (at £3.20 a box)
Food & Drink
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Editor's picks

Two men sitting in chairs; one shirtless, the other in a corduroy jacket.
INTERVIEW
TommyInnit: he’s the young British antidote to Andrew Tate

The debate about boys and the manosphere intensified in the wake of Adolescence, but YouTube’s male stars mostly remained silent. Not so Tom Simon
Parenting
a bald man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
COMMENT
MATTHEW SYED
If you know a 13-year-old boy, talk to him about what being a man is
Columnists
Collage of three women in flight suits representing each day of the work week.
OUR WEEK
Our Week: The feminist astronauts’ WhatsApp*
Politics
Ralph Fiennes in a tuxedo and shirt, next to a shirtless photo of him.
How Ralph Fiennes got ripped — in his 60s
Health & Fitness
Woman with city view in background.
FIRST PERSON
Janice Turner: ‘This city is the most exciting I’ve visited in years’
Isabel Allende
INTERVIEW
WHAT I’VE LEARNT
Isabel Allende: ‘This guy would write to me. Now we’re married’
Books
Ralph Fiennes in a tuxedo and shirt, next to a shirtless photo of him.
How Ralph Fiennes got ripped — in his 60s
Health & Fitness
Ralph Fiennes in a tuxedo and shirt, next to a shirtless photo of him.
How Ralph Fiennes got ripped — in his 60s
Health & Fitness
Woman with city view in background.
FIRST PERSON
Janice Turner: ‘This city is the most exciting I’ve visited in years’
Woman with city view in background.
FIRST PERSON
Janice Turner: ‘This city is the most exciting I’ve visited in years’
Isabel Allende
INTERVIEW
WHAT I’VE LEARNT
Isabel Allende: ‘This guy would write to me. Now we’re married’
Books
Isabel Allende
INTERVIEW
WHAT I’VE LEARNT
Isabel Allende: ‘This guy would write to me. Now we’re married’
Books
Ralph Fiennes in a tuxedo and shirt, next to a shirtless photo of him.
How Ralph Fiennes got ripped — in his 60s
Health & Fitness
Woman with city view in background.
FIRST PERSON
Janice Turner: ‘This city is the most exciting I’ve visited in years’
Isabel Allende
INTERVIEW
WHAT I’VE LEARNT
Isabel Allende: ‘This guy would write to me. Now we’re married’
Books
Ralph Fiennes in a tuxedo and shirt, next to a shirtless photo of him.
How Ralph Fiennes got ripped — in his 60s
Health & Fitness
Ralph Fiennes in a tuxedo and shirt, next to a shirtless photo of him.
How Ralph Fiennes got ripped — in his 60s
Health & Fitness
Woman with city view in background.
FIRST PERSON
Janice Turner: ‘This city is the most exciting I’ve visited in years’
Woman with city view in background.
FIRST PERSON
Janice Turner: ‘This city is the most exciting I’ve visited in years’
Isabel Allende
INTERVIEW
WHAT I’VE LEARNT
Isabel Allende: ‘This guy would write to me. Now we’re married’
Books
Isabel Allende
INTERVIEW
WHAT I’VE LEARNT
Isabel Allende: ‘This guy would write to me. Now we’re married’
Books

World
Photo of many shirtless detainees sitting on the floor of a prison, surrounded by guards.
STEPHEN GIBBS IN SAN SALVADOR
Phantom cocktails at the El Salvador hotel that’s the centre of Trump’s migrant row

Trump’s justice department has admitted the deportation of Kilmar Ábrego García was a mistake but he is unlikely to be returned
Latin America
Pilgrims and tourists queueing to enter Jesus's tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem.
Olive tree and grape traces found at traditional site of crucifixion
Middle East
Collage of Biden, Obama, and Trump; Harvard building and flag.
How Trump v Harvard (and Obama) became tipping point in war on woke
US news
Illustration of a matcha drink character running away from a hand.
The tiny Japanese town struggling to supply the West’s thirst for matcha
Asia
Collage of a smiling soldier reading a document, with images of protestors and soldiers in the background.
The rebel poets of Myanmar, armed with pens and guns
Asia
Collage of a person in a gas mask holding canisters, with an x-ray and targeting graphics.
MAXIM TUCKER IN ZAPORIZHZHIA
Kremlin ramps up illegal gas attacks to secure its gains in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
Collage of two men grilling, a clock, and a calendar.
French PM’s call to work harder falls on deaf ears
Europe
Illustration of a matcha drink character running away from a hand.
The tiny Japanese town struggling to supply the West’s thirst for matcha
Asia
Collage of a smiling soldier reading a document, with images of protestors and soldiers in the background.
The rebel poets of Myanmar, armed with pens and guns
Asia
Collage of a person in a gas mask holding canisters, with an x-ray and targeting graphics.
MAXIM TUCKER IN ZAPORIZHZHIA
Kremlin ramps up illegal gas attacks to secure its gains in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war
Collage of two men grilling, a clock, and a calendar.
French PM’s call to work harder falls on deaf ears
Europe
Pilgrims and tourists queueing to enter Jesus's tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem.
Olive tree and grape traces found at traditional site of crucifixion
Middle East
Collage of Biden, Obama, and Trump; Harvard building and flag.
How Trump v Harvard (and Obama) became tipping point in war on woke
US news
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Comment
Portrait of Nelson Fraser.
FRASER NELSON Our multifaith society can revive the church

Rather than threatening British Christianity, the rise of Islam may be helping it by defending religious practice
Illustration of Putin and Xi Jinping watching as multiple figures resembling Donald Trump pull a drowning figure into the sea.

Cartoon by Peter Brookes

a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
JANICE TURNER Let’s not downplay this triumph for women
a man in a white t-shirt and jeans stands with his hands in his pockets
ROBERT CRAMPTON Such a perfect day. I’m glad I spent it at work…
Headshot of a smiling man in a suit.
ROBERT HUTTON Labour Party has always been stuffed with factional characters
Portrait of Anne Treneman.
ANN TRENEMAN | NOTEBOOK Vast Roman arch in Kent was totally Trumpian
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
JANICE TURNER Let’s not downplay this triumph for women
a man in a white t-shirt and jeans stands with his hands in his pockets
Headshot of a smiling man in a suit.
Portrait of Anne Treneman.
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
a man in a white t-shirt and jeans stands with his hands in his pockets
Headshot of a smiling man in a suit.
Portrait of Anne Treneman.

Business
DHL Airbus A300-600(F) taking off.
DHL suspends high-value US deliveries amid Trump’s trade war

Email from German logistics giant reveals that increase in customs bureaucracy has forced it to pause business-to-consumer shipments worth over $800
Companies
Portrait of Irwin Stelzer.
Irwin Stelzer Will Donald Trump say ‘you’re fired’ to Jerome Powell?
a man in a suit and tie stands with his arms crossed
Dominic O'Connell Ministers’ Scunthorpe panic shows the folly of hasty policymaking
Harry Phipps of Dagenham & Redbridge scoring a goal.
OLIVER SHAH
Why the new football regulator could be a massive own goal
Politics
Woman walking past a Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) building.
PwC drops senior Middle East executives to placate Saudi Arabia
Companies
Aerial view of boats washed ashore in Punta Gorda, Florida, after Hurricane Milton.
DANNY FORTSON
US real estate’s next crisis is climate change, warns Big Short guru
Companies
Mario Draghi speaking at a press conference.
Draghi’s billions: how the EU is spending its Covid recovery cash
Economics
Harry Phipps of Dagenham & Redbridge scoring a goal.
OLIVER SHAH
Why the new football regulator could be a massive own goal
Politics
Woman walking past a Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) building.
PwC drops senior Middle East executives to placate Saudi Arabia
Companies
Aerial view of boats washed ashore in Punta Gorda, Florida, after Hurricane Milton.
DANNY FORTSON
US real estate’s next crisis is climate change, warns Big Short guru
Companies
Mario Draghi speaking at a press conference.
Draghi’s billions: how the EU is spending its Covid recovery cash
Economics
Portrait of Irwin Stelzer.
Irwin Stelzer Will Donald Trump say ‘you’re fired’ to Jerome Powell?
a man in a suit and tie stands with his arms crossed
Dominic O'Connell Ministers’ Scunthorpe panic shows the folly of hasty policymaking

Sport
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Portrait of Graham Thorpe wearing a cricket helmet.
Amanda Thorpe: Some say suicide is selfish but Graham tried so hard to beat his depression

Wife of ex-England cricketer tells of witty rule-breaker who brought her so much joy, as she seeks to raise awareness of his illness
Cricket
a man with a beard wearing a suit and tie
COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
Men who hired Maresca should share blame for weaker, duller Chelsea
Football
Illustration of three cricket bats.
SIMON WILDE
Big bat clampdown gets personal — and how batsmen are trying to swerve it
Cricket
Collage of soccer players in action.
TOM ALLNUTT
Big striker scramble: the top targets clubs will fight for this summer
Football
Lando Norris's McLaren Formula 1 car being lifted after a crash.
NEW
SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX
‘F***ing idiot’ — Norris to start tenth after crashing under pressure
Formula 1
West Ham United FC v Southampton FC - Premier League
UPDATED
PREMIER LEAGUE
Füllkrug: I’m angry. Half of the team stop attacking and we just sink
Football
31 minutes ago
Aston Villa players celebrating a goal.
NEW
PREMIER LEAGUE
Watkins devastating as Emery’s latest masterstroke ignites European dream
Football
Collage of soccer players in action.
TOM ALLNUTT
Big striker scramble: the top targets clubs will fight for this summer
Football
Lando Norris's McLaren Formula 1 car being lifted after a crash.
NEW
SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX
‘F***ing idiot’ — Norris to start tenth after crashing under pressure
Formula 1
West Ham United FC v Southampton FC - Premier League
UPDATED
PREMIER LEAGUE
Füllkrug: I’m angry. Half of the team stop attacking and we just sink
Football
31 minutes ago
Aston Villa players celebrating a goal.
NEW
PREMIER LEAGUE
Watkins devastating as Emery’s latest masterstroke ignites European dream
Football
a man with a beard wearing a suit and tie
COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
Men who hired Maresca should share blame for weaker, duller Chelsea
Football
Illustration of three cricket bats.
SIMON WILDE
Big bat clampdown gets personal — and how batsmen are trying to swerve it
Cricket

Life & Style
Olivia Williams seated in a chair.
INTERVIEW
Olivia Williams: I should have been diagnosed earlier. Now I’ll never be cancer-free

The actress, 56, tells Julia Llewellyn Smith why she is calling for a cheap, simple test to detect pancreatic cancer early
Celebrity
Illustration of a woman standing in front of speech bubbles.
Suzi Godson How do we spice up the empty nest?
Collage of four bottles of sparkling wine.
Jane MacQuitty The best wines for Easter — including the £5 sauvignon blanc to buy
Portrait of Saskia Joss sitting in a chair.
Is your child’s anxiety giving you anxiety? Here’s what to do
Parenting
Model wearing a black bra with shoulder pads, next to Joan Collins in a colorful 80s power suit.
Shoulder pads are back! And this time they’re detachable
Fashion
Tom Kerridge sitting at a table with barbecued food.
RECIPE
Tom Kerridge’s easy bank holiday barbecue recipes
Food & Drink
David Beckham in BOSS underwear, sitting in a leather armchair.
David Beckham is fitter than ever at 50 — he told me how he does it
Health & Fitness
Portrait of Saskia Joss sitting in a chair.
Is your child’s anxiety giving you anxiety? Here’s what to do
Parenting
Model wearing a black bra with shoulder pads, next to Joan Collins in a colorful 80s power suit.
Shoulder pads are back! And this time they’re detachable
Fashion
Tom Kerridge sitting at a table with barbecued food.
RECIPE
Tom Kerridge’s easy bank holiday barbecue recipes
Food & Drink
David Beckham in BOSS underwear, sitting in a leather armchair.
David Beckham is fitter than ever at 50 — he told me how he does it
Health & Fitness
Illustration of a woman standing in front of speech bubbles.
Suzi Godson How do we spice up the empty nest?
Collage of four bottles of sparkling wine.
Jane MacQuitty The best wines for Easter — including the £5 sauvignon blanc to buy

Culture
Man with cane walking toward large house by lake.
Skies, scandal and stately homes: my walk round Turner’s Britain

To celebrate the anniversary of his birth, Matt Rudd retraces the great painter’s steps
Art
Diptych of a woman reading a vintage magazine and a baby elephant flying in a circus.
The best films to watch at home this week — The Firm and Widows
TV & Radio
Jyn Erso in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
UPDATED
The best Star Wars films and TV shows ranked — and the worst
TV & Radio
Tropical fish on a Red Sea coral reef.
REVIEW
NATURE
A deep dive into the strange kingdom of the ocean
Books
Film still of soldiers in combat.
Warfare is the most realistic war film I’ve seen — by Anthony Loyd
Film
Marina Abramovic and Igor Levit at a piano performance.
The pianist preparing to play one piece 840 times in a row
Classical & Opera
Elton John and Brandi Carlile performing together on stage.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio this weekend — Doctor Who
TV & Radio
Tropical fish on a Red Sea coral reef.
REVIEW
NATURE
A deep dive into the strange kingdom of the ocean
Books
Film still of soldiers in combat.
Warfare is the most realistic war film I’ve seen — by Anthony Loyd
Film
Marina Abramovic and Igor Levit at a piano performance.
The pianist preparing to play one piece 840 times in a row
Classical & Opera
Elton John and Brandi Carlile performing together on stage.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio this weekend — Doctor Who
TV & Radio
Diptych of a woman reading a vintage magazine and a baby elephant flying in a circus.
The best films to watch at home this week — The Firm and Widows
TV & Radio
Jyn Erso in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
UPDATED
The best Star Wars films and TV shows ranked — and the worst
TV & Radio
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Travel
Chateau Buera winery in a vineyard.
Why you’ll love Europe’s oldest wine region — with new direct flights

In Kakheti, just a two-hour drive from the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, oenophiles can sip in style with 500 grape varieties, a luxury hotel and plenty of opportunities for feasting
Aerial view of Cape Panwa Hotel in Phuket, Thailand.
12 of the best last-minute holiday deals, from the Cotswolds to Campania
The Valsana Hotel Arosa in the Swiss Alps
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
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Aerial view of the MSC World America cruise ship sailing at sunset.
What it’s like on board one of the world’s biggest cruise ships
Cruises
Woman on tropical beach with hammock.
MY HOLS
Liza Goddard: ‘My dad refused to go to Europe because of wartime memories’
Inspiration
Italian garden at Tatton Hall.
Can the ‘Notswolds’ match the Cotswolds as a holiday destination?
England
A woman and child lie on sleeping bags in a museum space gallery, pointing at space artifacts.
The secret to spending a night in space — without leaving London
London
Aerial view of the MSC World America cruise ship sailing at sunset.
What it’s like on board one of the world’s biggest cruise ships
Cruises
Woman on tropical beach with hammock.
MY HOLS
Liza Goddard: ‘My dad refused to go to Europe because of wartime memories’
Inspiration
Italian garden at Tatton Hall.
Can the ‘Notswolds’ match the Cotswolds as a holiday destination?
England
A woman and child lie on sleeping bags in a museum space gallery, pointing at space artifacts.
The secret to spending a night in space — without leaving London
London
Aerial view of Cape Panwa Hotel in Phuket, Thailand.
12 of the best last-minute holiday deals, from the Cotswolds to Campania
The Valsana Hotel Arosa in the Swiss Alps
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury Swiss Alps break for two worth up to £1,500 with the Valsana Hotel Arosa

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