Wednesday April 23 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
President Zelenskyy meeting with President Trump and Vice President Vance in the Oval Office.
LIVE
Trump says peace ‘very close’ but warns Zelensky over Crimea

US president launches a scathing attack on Ukrainian leader after he appeared to reject a US ultimatum
Russia-Ukraine war
57 minutes ago
Leigh Hurley and Sean Stratford walking outside the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
Judge rules Scottish schools must provide single-sex lavatories
Scotland
Portrait of Prince Louis smiling for his 7th birthday.
Prince Louis turns seven with a gap-toothed grin
Royal family
Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller celebrating mass in Krakow, Poland.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
Church risks split if it elects a liberal pope, Cardinal Müller says
Europe
31 minutes ago
Photo of Chancellor Rachel Reeves at a roundtable meeting.
Government borrows £14.6bn more than expected in year to March
Economics
Mugshot of a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair.
Paddleboard guide jailed for manslaughter after four river deaths
Crime
Artist Catherine de Renee standing beside her artwork.
NEW
‘Artist on benefits’ loses divorce battle against millionaire
Law
Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller celebrating mass in Krakow, Poland.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
Church risks split if it elects a liberal pope, Cardinal Müller says
Europe
31 minutes ago
Photo of Chancellor Rachel Reeves at a roundtable meeting.
Government borrows £14.6bn more than expected in year to March
Economics
Mugshot of a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair.
Paddleboard guide jailed for manslaughter after four river deaths
Crime
Artist Catherine de Renee standing beside her artwork.
NEW
‘Artist on benefits’ loses divorce battle against millionaire
Law
Leigh Hurley and Sean Stratford walking outside the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
Judge rules Scottish schools must provide single-sex lavatories
Scotland
Portrait of Prince Louis smiling for his 7th birthday.
Prince Louis turns seven with a gap-toothed grin
Royal family
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A model surrounded by rhubarb stalks.
NEW
Bumper crop of asparagus and rhubarb after record March sunshine
Environment
Driving test backlog ‘to be cleared by summer 2026’
Politics
Woman with severe facial injuries in a hospital.
23 images of war — a photo essay by The Times’s Jack Hill

Our chief photographer, who was on the ground when the Russians invaded Ukraine, has documented the conflict through stories of courage, loss, resilience and survival
Russia-Ukraine war
Portrait of Michael Gove sitting on a park bench.
Gove takes title Lord Gove of Torry, honouring Aberdeen roots
Scotland
Photo of Robin Reed and his son Owen.
NEW
British father and son who drowned off Great Barrier Reef named
Australasia
57 minutes ago
Diver exploring a World War I shipwreck underwater.
Diver buys First World War shipwreck on Facebook for £300
History
Two photos of a bone fragment with a ruler for scale.
York skeleton is ‘first evidence of Roman gladiator battling a lion’
History
Photo illustration of a smartphone displaying the Google Gemini logo against a blurred artificial intelligence background.
Can’t lick a badger twice: how AI invents meaning for nonsense sayings
Media
Diver exploring a World War I shipwreck underwater.
Diver buys First World War shipwreck on Facebook for £300
History
Diver exploring a World War I shipwreck underwater.
Diver buys First World War shipwreck on Facebook for £300
History
Two photos of a bone fragment with a ruler for scale.
York skeleton is ‘first evidence of Roman gladiator battling a lion’
History
Two photos of a bone fragment with a ruler for scale.
York skeleton is ‘first evidence of Roman gladiator battling a lion’
History
Photo illustration of a smartphone displaying the Google Gemini logo against a blurred artificial intelligence background.
Can’t lick a badger twice: how AI invents meaning for nonsense sayings
Media
Photo illustration of a smartphone displaying the Google Gemini logo against a blurred artificial intelligence background.
Can’t lick a badger twice: how AI invents meaning for nonsense sayings
Media
Diver exploring a World War I shipwreck underwater.
Diver buys First World War shipwreck on Facebook for £300
History
Two photos of a bone fragment with a ruler for scale.
York skeleton is ‘first evidence of Roman gladiator battling a lion’
History
Photo illustration of a smartphone displaying the Google Gemini logo against a blurred artificial intelligence background.
Can’t lick a badger twice: how AI invents meaning for nonsense sayings
Media
Diver exploring a World War I shipwreck underwater.
Diver buys First World War shipwreck on Facebook for £300
History
Diver exploring a World War I shipwreck underwater.
Diver buys First World War shipwreck on Facebook for £300
History
Two photos of a bone fragment with a ruler for scale.
York skeleton is ‘first evidence of Roman gladiator battling a lion’
History
Two photos of a bone fragment with a ruler for scale.
York skeleton is ‘first evidence of Roman gladiator battling a lion’
History
Photo illustration of a smartphone displaying the Google Gemini logo against a blurred artificial intelligence background.
Can’t lick a badger twice: how AI invents meaning for nonsense sayings
Media
Photo illustration of a smartphone displaying the Google Gemini logo against a blurred artificial intelligence background.
Can’t lick a badger twice: how AI invents meaning for nonsense sayings
Media
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Royal Navy sailors in uniform.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Royal Navy sailors in uniform.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures

Editor's picks

World
Illustration of Xi Jinping waving, a rocket on a launchpad, and a large moon with stars.
China plans a nuclear power plant on the moon

The International Lunar Research Station is due to be built by 2035
Asia
Istanbul earthquake spooks Turks who fear another disaster
Istanbul earthquake spooks Turks who fear another disaster
Asia
Illustration of President Trump walking in front of the words
ANALYSIS
TOM WHIPPLE
Trump goes all-in on Covid lab leak theory — but it has a few holes
US politics
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou leaving a cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace.
PM’s daughter reveals ‘assault by priest’ at school
Europe
A Russian woman reunites with her prisoner of war boyfriend in Kyiv.
INTERVIEW
I went to Ukraine to bring my Russian PoW boyfriend home. He said no
Russia-Ukraine war
Basket of baguettes with a French flag and a calendar showing May 1st.
NEW
French baker threatened with €79k fine for opening on Labour Day
Europe
Cardinal Angelo Becciu.
NEW
Convicted cardinal intends to vote in conclave to choose new pope
Europe
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou leaving a cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace.
PM’s daughter reveals ‘assault by priest’ at school
Europe
A Russian woman reunites with her prisoner of war boyfriend in Kyiv.
INTERVIEW
I went to Ukraine to bring my Russian PoW boyfriend home. He said no
Russia-Ukraine war
Basket of baguettes with a French flag and a calendar showing May 1st.
NEW
French baker threatened with €79k fine for opening on Labour Day
Europe
Cardinal Angelo Becciu.
NEW
Convicted cardinal intends to vote in conclave to choose new pope
Europe
Istanbul earthquake spooks Turks who fear another disaster
Istanbul earthquake spooks Turks who fear another disaster
Asia
Illustration of President Trump walking in front of the words
ANALYSIS
TOM WHIPPLE
Trump goes all-in on Covid lab leak theory — but it has a few holes
US politics
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Comment
a woman wearing a blue jacket and white shirt smiles for the camera
JULIET SAMUEL Princess brain rot and the end of civilisation

It’s not just teenage mental health, the damage smartphones are doing to our ability to think is becoming ever clearer
Illustration of a political cartoon depicting trade negotiations as a game of chicken.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt smiles for the camera
EDWARD LUCAS Flatter Trump — our security depends on it
a man with a beard is wearing a black shirt
HUGO RIFKIND Cameron’s ‘bonkers’ guru is now a Trumpist
Headshot of Daniel Finkelstein.
DANIEL FINKELSTEIN All Tories have left is to say what they think
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
JAWAD IQBAL | THUNDERER MPs have a duty to steer clear of sectarian politics
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt smiles for the camera
EDWARD LUCAS Flatter Trump — our security depends on it
a man with a beard is wearing a black shirt
Headshot of Daniel Finkelstein.
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt smiles for the camera
a man with a beard is wearing a black shirt
Headshot of Daniel Finkelstein.
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.

Business
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent adjusting his glasses outside the White House.
NEW
Markets rally as Scott Bessent talks of ‘big US deal’ with China

US Treasury secretary says the White House is willing to reduce trade imbalances with Beijing
US business
Headshot of David Smith.
David Smith If it works, an industrial strategy will have been worth the wait
Headshot of Louisa Clarence-Smith.
Louisa Clarence-Smith Is America’s Ivy League obsession finally coming to an end?
Rachel Reeves, UK chancellor of the exchequer, speaking at the Semafor World Economy Summit.
Rachel Reeves to follow Donald Trump and review import tax loophole
Companies
Rear view of a woman working on a chicken processing plant assembly line.
Britain says no to chlorinated chicken on eve of US trade talks
Economics
Richard Branson at a press conference for Virgin Atlantic's return to Toronto Pearson Airport.
Branson launches fierce attack on Trump over trade and Ukraine
Economics
Pedestrians walking past an IMF Spring Meetings sign in Washington, DC.
Global debt set to exceed 100 per cent of GDP by end of decade
Economics
Rachel Reeves, UK chancellor of the exchequer, speaking at the Semafor World Economy Summit.
Rachel Reeves to follow Donald Trump and review import tax loophole
Companies
Rear view of a woman working on a chicken processing plant assembly line.
Britain says no to chlorinated chicken on eve of US trade talks
Economics
Richard Branson at a press conference for Virgin Atlantic's return to Toronto Pearson Airport.
Branson launches fierce attack on Trump over trade and Ukraine
Economics
Pedestrians walking past an IMF Spring Meetings sign in Washington, DC.
Global debt set to exceed 100 per cent of GDP by end of decade
Economics
Headshot of David Smith.
David Smith If it works, an industrial strategy will have been worth the wait
Headshot of Louisa Clarence-Smith.
Louisa Clarence-Smith Is America’s Ivy League obsession finally coming to an end?

Sport
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Jean-Philippe Mateta of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring a goal during an Arsenal vs Crystal Palace soccer match.
NEW
PREMIER LEAGUE
Mateta magic leaves Liverpool needing a point to start title party

Arsenal 2 Palace 2: Sensational goals from Mateta and Eberechi Eze give Liverpool chance to seal crowning moment against Spurs on Sunday
Football
7 minutes ago
Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose shaking hands after a playoff hole at the Masters Tournament.
NEW
COMMENT
MATTHEW SYED
Rose’s grace stands out in an increasingly puerile world of bad losers
Golf
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Abramovich talks about enforced sale of Chelsea for first time
Football
Aston Villa FC v Nottingham Forest FC - Premier League
Rashford will only consider joining Champions League clubs
Football
Emma Raducanu celebrating during a tennis match.
Raducanu boosts grand-slam seeding hopes in victorious start to clay season
Tennis
ASM Clermont v Racing 92 - Top 14 2024/2025
Youngs: I’d love Owen to stick it to haters — but he won’t get Lions call
Rugby union
Runners participating in the London Marathon.
London Marathon stops posting on X as it has ‘descended into a gutter’
Athletics
Aston Villa FC v Nottingham Forest FC - Premier League
Rashford will only consider joining Champions League clubs
Football
Emma Raducanu celebrating during a tennis match.
Raducanu boosts grand-slam seeding hopes in victorious start to clay season
Tennis
ASM Clermont v Racing 92 - Top 14 2024/2025
Youngs: I’d love Owen to stick it to haters — but he won’t get Lions call
Rugby union
Runners participating in the London Marathon.
London Marathon stops posting on X as it has ‘descended into a gutter’
Athletics
Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose shaking hands after a playoff hole at the Masters Tournament.
NEW
COMMENT
MATTHEW SYED
Rose’s grace stands out in an increasingly puerile world of bad losers
Golf
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Abramovich talks about enforced sale of Chelsea for first time
Football

Life & Style
Melvyn Bragg & Caitlin Moran
INTERVIEW
Melvyn Bragg, my idol: Caitlin Moran meets her hero

Growing up, the broadcasting legend’s South Bank Show was our columnist’s window on a world outside Wolverhampton
Celebrity
Woman hugging Pembroke Welsh Corgi on a sofa.
Deborah Ross Of course owning a dog is better than having a husband. Here’s why
Five bottles of Bordeaux wine.
Will Lyons Six of the best bottles of Bordeaux for £15 and under
A group of people running on a path.
She’s the world’s fastest 77-year-old
Health & Fitness
Collage of Pope Francis, a woman in a yellow shirt, and a man in a suit.
CAITLIN MORAN’S CELEBRITY WATCH
Brace yourselves! Now we are all armchair conclave experts
Celebrity
a young boy in a red vest is taking a selfie
How to raise a teen: embrace ‘emodiversity’
Sex & Relationships
Woman performing back exercises with dumbbells.
EXPLAINER
The best exercises for a toned back
Health & Fitness
A group of people running on a path.
She’s the world’s fastest 77-year-old
Health & Fitness
Collage of Pope Francis, a woman in a yellow shirt, and a man in a suit.
CAITLIN MORAN’S CELEBRITY WATCH
Brace yourselves! Now we are all armchair conclave experts
Celebrity
a young boy in a red vest is taking a selfie
How to raise a teen: embrace ‘emodiversity’
Sex & Relationships
Woman performing back exercises with dumbbells.
EXPLAINER
The best exercises for a toned back
Health & Fitness
Woman hugging Pembroke Welsh Corgi on a sofa.
Deborah Ross Of course owning a dog is better than having a husband. Here’s why
Five bottles of Bordeaux wine.
Will Lyons Six of the best bottles of Bordeaux for £15 and under

Culture
Emily Mortimer at her home in New York.
INTERVIEW
Emily Mortimer on her son’s White Lotus sex scene: ‘It was bizarre’

The star talks about watching her son’s incest scene in the hit drama, life in a family of actors and playing ex-Met Chief Cressida Dick in Disney+’s Suspect
TV & Radio
Close-up of an older man holding a glass.
NEW
I, Jack Wright — Trevor Eve, a will and rich greedy people fighting away
TV & Radio
7 minutes ago
Scene from Adolescence showing Jamie Miller and Eddie Miller in a room.
NEW
Use subtitles watching Adolescence, Netflix boss tells Americans
US news
Anoushka Shankar, Brighton Festival 2025 Guest Director.
INTERVIEW
MY CULTURAL FIRSTS
Anoushka Shankar: George Harrison bought me my first CD player
Music
Timothy Spall as Mr. Turner in a scene from the film.
The wild side to JMW Turner — fish, fowl and his favourite moggies
Art
Fin and Sioned on the Great Wall of China.
NEW
REVIEW
Race Across the World: teen lovebirds, divorced exes … get set, go!
TV & Radio
7 minutes ago
Ten contestants on Race Across the World, season five, stand on a bridge in front of mountains.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Race Across the World
TV & Radio
Anoushka Shankar, Brighton Festival 2025 Guest Director.
INTERVIEW
MY CULTURAL FIRSTS
Anoushka Shankar: George Harrison bought me my first CD player
Music
Timothy Spall as Mr. Turner in a scene from the film.
The wild side to JMW Turner — fish, fowl and his favourite moggies
Art
Fin and Sioned on the Great Wall of China.
NEW
REVIEW
Race Across the World: teen lovebirds, divorced exes … get set, go!
TV & Radio
7 minutes ago
Ten contestants on Race Across the World, season five, stand on a bridge in front of mountains.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Race Across the World
TV & Radio
Close-up of an older man holding a glass.
NEW
I, Jack Wright — Trevor Eve, a will and rich greedy people fighting away
TV & Radio
7 minutes ago
Scene from Adolescence showing Jamie Miller and Eddie Miller in a room.
NEW
Use subtitles watching Adolescence, Netflix boss tells Americans
US news
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Travel
Sir Richard Branson and others celebrating Virgin Atlantic's new daily flights to Riyadh.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Why this inclusive airline is now flying to Saudi Arabia

Playful Virgin Atlantic has landed in Riyadh. John Arlidge was one of the first to fly with founder Richard Branson
Powis Castle and its terraced gardens.
Seven of the best National Trust properties to visit
UK
Woman leaving tip at restaurant table.
COMMENT
I avoid tipping on holiday whenever I can — here’s why you should too
Advice
Aerial view of Domaine de Primard Hotel and its gardens.
Catherine Deneuve’s former château near Paris is now an elegant hotel
France
Busy interior of the Palmerston restaurant in Edinburgh with large artwork.
An insider’s guide to Edinburgh’s top restaurants
Aftermath of a building collapse in Istanbul, Turkey, following an eathquake on April 23, 2025
Is it safe to travel to Turkey right now? Latest advice after earthquake
Advice
The Valsana Hotel Arosa in the Swiss Alps
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Aerial view of Domaine de Primard Hotel and its gardens.
Catherine Deneuve’s former château near Paris is now an elegant hotel
France
Busy interior of the Palmerston restaurant in Edinburgh with large artwork.
An insider’s guide to Edinburgh’s top restaurants
Aftermath of a building collapse in Istanbul, Turkey, following an eathquake on April 23, 2025
Is it safe to travel to Turkey right now? Latest advice after earthquake
Advice
The Valsana Hotel Arosa in the Swiss Alps
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Win a luxury Swiss Alps break for two worth up to £1,500 with the Valsana Hotel Arosa
Powis Castle and its terraced gardens.
Seven of the best National Trust properties to visit
UK
Woman leaving tip at restaurant table.
COMMENT
I avoid tipping on holiday whenever I can — here’s why you should too
Advice

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