Sunday April 13 2025
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Worker in protective gear at Scunthorpe Steel Works, near molten metal.
Navy on alert to escort shipment in steel crisis

Military may be mobilised after MPs vote to seize control in Scunthorpe
Politics
JIM ARMITAGE
Decline of coal raised electricity costs — and shattered our steel industry

Port Talbot, Redcar, the dramatic attempt to rescue Scunthorpe: it all comes back to energy prices
Politics
Universities call in consultants to stave off collapse
Education
Portrait of Wera Hobhouse, MP, wearing a yellow jacket.
EXCLUSIVE
MP refused entry to Hong Kong on visit to see newborn grandson

Wera Hobhouse, a Liberal Democrat, is believed to be the first parliamentarian turned away since China took control in 1997
Politics
Nigel Farage and a British Steel worker at the Scunthorpe plant.
INSIDE NO 10
Starmer steels himself for the real battle: Labour v Reform
Politics
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at a state banquet.
King is getting better but won’t slow down, says Camilla
Royal family
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Transport
Illustration of a scale balancing WhatsApp calls and text messages.
School lawyers write rules for parent WhatsApp groups
Parenting
Nigel Farage and a British Steel worker at the Scunthorpe plant.
INSIDE NO 10
Starmer steels himself for the real battle: Labour v Reform
Politics
Nigel Farage and a British Steel worker at the Scunthorpe plant.
INSIDE NO 10
Starmer steels himself for the real battle: Labour v Reform
Politics
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at a state banquet.
King is getting better but won’t slow down, says Camilla
Royal family
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at a state banquet.
King is getting better but won’t slow down, says Camilla
Royal family
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Transport
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Transport
Illustration of a scale balancing WhatsApp calls and text messages.
School lawyers write rules for parent WhatsApp groups
Parenting
Illustration of a scale balancing WhatsApp calls and text messages.
School lawyers write rules for parent WhatsApp groups
Parenting
Nigel Farage and a British Steel worker at the Scunthorpe plant.
INSIDE NO 10
Starmer steels himself for the real battle: Labour v Reform
Politics
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at a state banquet.
King is getting better but won’t slow down, says Camilla
Royal family
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Nigel Farage and a British Steel worker at the Scunthorpe plant.
INSIDE NO 10
Starmer steels himself for the real battle: Labour v Reform
Politics
Nigel Farage and a British Steel worker at the Scunthorpe plant.
INSIDE NO 10
Starmer steels himself for the real battle: Labour v Reform
Politics
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at a state banquet.
King is getting better but won’t slow down, says Camilla
Royal family
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at a state banquet.
King is getting better but won’t slow down, says Camilla
Royal family
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Transport
Illustration of a scale balancing WhatsApp calls and text messages.
School lawyers write rules for parent WhatsApp groups
Parenting
Nigel Farage and a British Steel worker at the Scunthorpe plant.
INSIDE NO 10
Starmer steels himself for the real battle: Labour v Reform
Politics
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at a state banquet.
King is getting better but won’t slow down, says Camilla
Royal family
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Transport
Illustration of a scale balancing WhatsApp calls and text messages.
School lawyers write rules for parent WhatsApp groups
Parenting
Nigel Farage and a British Steel worker at the Scunthorpe plant.
INSIDE NO 10
Starmer steels himself for the real battle: Labour v Reform
Politics
Nigel Farage and a British Steel worker at the Scunthorpe plant.
INSIDE NO 10
Starmer steels himself for the real battle: Labour v Reform
Politics
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at a state banquet.
King is getting better but won’t slow down, says Camilla
Royal family
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at a state banquet.
King is getting better but won’t slow down, says Camilla
Royal family
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Transport
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Transport
Illustration of a scale balancing WhatsApp calls and text messages.
School lawyers write rules for parent WhatsApp groups
Parenting
Illustration of a scale balancing WhatsApp calls and text messages.
School lawyers write rules for parent WhatsApp groups
Parenting
Nigel Farage and a British Steel worker at the Scunthorpe plant.
INSIDE NO 10
Starmer steels himself for the real battle: Labour v Reform
Politics
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at a state banquet.
King is getting better but won’t slow down, says Camilla
Royal family
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Nigel Farage and a British Steel worker at the Scunthorpe plant.
INSIDE NO 10
Starmer steels himself for the real battle: Labour v Reform
Politics
Nigel Farage and a British Steel worker at the Scunthorpe plant.
INSIDE NO 10
Starmer steels himself for the real battle: Labour v Reform
Politics
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at a state banquet.
King is getting better but won’t slow down, says Camilla
Royal family
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at a state banquet.
King is getting better but won’t slow down, says Camilla
Royal family
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Photo of Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, after his detainment in Tripoli.
Terror inquiry as Manchester bomber’s brother stabs prison officers
Crime
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Big car v little car: what happened when our writers swapped
Transport
Illustration of a scale balancing WhatsApp calls and text messages.
School lawyers write rules for parent WhatsApp groups
Parenting
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A man and boy walk away from the Manchester Arena bombing, carrying a small dog; police officers are in the background.
I woke from a coma after arena terror. My daughter was dead
Crime
The most toxic Boat Race yet? Oxford and Cambridge are ready
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World
Oleksandr Gudilin, a Mariupol defender, walking by a river in Vinnytsia, Ukraine.
INTERVIEW
I was a PoW in Russia — guards played pop music before beatings

Ukrainians released in prisoner swaps with Putin struggle to understand or even remember the horrors they experienced
Russia-Ukraine war
Black and tan dachshund on a beach.
Night vision, satellites and the 500-day hunt for a feral sausage dog
Australasia
Tom Cruise skydiving from a plane in Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
The best movie stunts of all time, according to our critic
US movie news
Illustration of a political collage featuring Joe Biden, the Statue of Liberty, and bombs.
ANALYSIS
LAWRENCE FREEDMAN
Threats won’t stop Iran building the bomb. Diplomacy still could
Israel-Iran
President Donald Trump with Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick in the Oval Office.
EXPLAINER
How Trump’s team of rivals pulled him back from the brink
US politics
Billboard advertising Tomball, Texas: Visit Old Town, Shop Dine Stay Play.
LOUISE CALLAGHAN
Trump claims to speak for Main Street. This Texas town is not so sure
US politics
Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, Farah Diba, and their son Reza in ceremonial dress before a throne.
INTERVIEW
CHRISTINA LAMB
Iran needs regime change — I’m willing to die for it, says Shah’s son
Middle East
Illustration of a political collage featuring Joe Biden, the Statue of Liberty, and bombs.
ANALYSIS
LAWRENCE FREEDMAN
Threats won’t stop Iran building the bomb. Diplomacy still could
Israel-Iran
President Donald Trump with Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick in the Oval Office.
EXPLAINER
How Trump’s team of rivals pulled him back from the brink
US politics
Billboard advertising Tomball, Texas: Visit Old Town, Shop Dine Stay Play.
LOUISE CALLAGHAN
Trump claims to speak for Main Street. This Texas town is not so sure
US politics
Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, Farah Diba, and their son Reza in ceremonial dress before a throne.
INTERVIEW
CHRISTINA LAMB
Iran needs regime change — I’m willing to die for it, says Shah’s son
Middle East
Black and tan dachshund on a beach.
Night vision, satellites and the 500-day hunt for a feral sausage dog
Australasia
Tom Cruise skydiving from a plane in Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
The best movie stunts of all time, according to our critic
US movie news
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Comment
a man with a beard is wearing a red shirt
JOSH GLANCY Trump’s chaos is a stress test of western values. If we pass, we’ll be stronger

The US president is trashing many of our deeply held assumptions. It gives us a chance to define who we are
Illustration of Xi Jinping pulling Donald Trump across a long red ribbon in a tug-of-war.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

Headshot of Jason Cowley.
JASON COWLEY We’re in the era of Hard Labour. Now Starmer must show who’s in charge
A woman is standing in a room.
CHARLOTTE IVERS Changing Oxbridge culture would end the reign of chancers like me
a man with gray hair is wearing a white shirt with blue leaves on it
ROD LIDDLE Give me Picasso and all his flaws over today’s puritans
Portrait of Robert Colvile.
ROBERT COLVILE Activist judges are getting too big for their wigs
Headshot of Jason Cowley.
JASON COWLEY We’re in the era of Hard Labour. Now Starmer must show who’s in charge
A woman is standing in a room.
a man with gray hair is wearing a white shirt with blue leaves on it
Portrait of Robert Colvile.
Headshot of Jason Cowley.
A woman is standing in a room.
a man with gray hair is wearing a white shirt with blue leaves on it
Portrait of Robert Colvile.

Business
Illustration of a caricature of Donald Trump launching people on a roller coaster.
Our white-knuckle week riding the Trump tariffs rollercoaster

Life on the financial front line in one of the most volatile weeks ever in world markets
Markets & Tempus
Headshot of David Smith.
David Smith Can we get through this storm without a surge in debt?
Headshot of David Ross.
David Ross Trump is giving Britain the chance to take back control
WPP logo on a window.
WPP puts on free lunch Friday to fill the office
Companies
Illustration of a robotic hand typing on a keyboard, with a robotic face and binary code in the background.
I built a game in minutes with AI. The thrill took me back 25 years
Technology
Illustration of two men and a shipping container marked with
Davos man: the bosses who got it wrong about Trump’s tariffs
Companies
Trader at the New York Stock Exchange with his hand on his face.
TARIFFS
JP Morgan boss puts US recession odds at 50:50
Economics
WPP logo on a window.
WPP puts on free lunch Friday to fill the office
Companies
Illustration of a robotic hand typing on a keyboard, with a robotic face and binary code in the background.
I built a game in minutes with AI. The thrill took me back 25 years
Technology
Illustration of two men and a shipping container marked with
Davos man: the bosses who got it wrong about Trump’s tariffs
Companies
Trader at the New York Stock Exchange with his hand on his face.
TARIFFS
JP Morgan boss puts US recession odds at 50:50
Economics
Headshot of David Smith.
David Smith Can we get through this storm without a surge in debt?
Headshot of David Ross.
David Ross Trump is giving Britain the chance to take back control

Money
Illustration of a woman with a UK flag umbrella standing next to a stack of gold coins, protected from stormy weather.
How your finances can weather the Trump storm

Chaos in the markets could trigger a recession, rattle your pension and push up the price of an iPhone — by at least £300
Illustration of vaccine injection, mine workers, and British pound coins, with an upward-trending arrow.
Ian Cowie I’m buying mining and medicines while the markets are choppy
Portrait of a woman with long brown hair.
Rachel Mortimer We are in our thirties living at home — just like everyone else apparently
Illustration of two Lamborghini Countach cars, one red and one purple, held in hands with question marks.
A decade of pension freedoms: where are all the Lamborghinis?
Illustration of a woman with stacks of coins and miniature houses representing homeownership costs.
NEW
I inherited my parents’ house, now I’m classed as a second-home owner
Illustration of a car crash next to a collapsing dealership.
YOUR MONEY MATTERS
My £20,000 Suzuki had a fault within days
Collage of a man looking at a clock and stacks of coins with letters spelling
NEW
The clock is ticking to grab the best Isa rates
Illustration of two Lamborghini Countach cars, one red and one purple, held in hands with question marks.
A decade of pension freedoms: where are all the Lamborghinis?
Illustration of a woman with stacks of coins and miniature houses representing homeownership costs.
NEW
I inherited my parents’ house, now I’m classed as a second-home owner
Illustration of a car crash next to a collapsing dealership.
YOUR MONEY MATTERS
My £20,000 Suzuki had a fault within days
Collage of a man looking at a clock and stacks of coins with letters spelling
NEW
The clock is ticking to grab the best Isa rates
Illustration of vaccine injection, mine workers, and British pound coins, with an upward-trending arrow.
Ian Cowie I’m buying mining and medicines while the markets are choppy
Portrait of a woman with long brown hair.
Rachel Mortimer We are in our thirties living at home — just like everyone else apparently
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Sport
Rory McIlroy at The Masters.
NEW
RICK BROADBENT
Majestic McIlroy sets up revenge match with DeChambeau for place in history

Northern Irishman has two-shot lead over American who beat him at last year’s US Open going into final round of Masters as he bids to win career grand slam
Golf
Rory McIlroy smiles with his caddie after making an eagle.
David Walsh McIlroy shows brilliance of his 16-year-old self — and his new resilience
Illustration of a man playing chess with players' faces as chess pieces.
Martin Samuel Rice is no longer just a water-carrier — and that gives Tuchel a headache
Collage of Mohamed Salah and Liverpool staff.
ANALYSIS
JONATHAN NORTHCROFT
Art and science behind Liverpool’s decision to spend £40m on ageing Salah
Football
Collage of three cricket players bowling.
SIMON WILDE
Fully fit and hitting 93mph: it’s time to unleash Archer in Test cricket again
Cricket
George Furbank of Northampton Saints catching a rugby pass.
CHAMPIONS CUP
Furbank’s stylish return sets Saints up for ferocious test
Rugby union
A boxer and his promoter posing together.
EXCLUSIVE
TOM KERSHAW
Cricket spot-fixer who became boxing big fish is declared bankrupt
Boxing
Collage of Mohamed Salah and Liverpool staff.
ANALYSIS
JONATHAN NORTHCROFT
Art and science behind Liverpool’s decision to spend £40m on ageing Salah
Football
Collage of three cricket players bowling.
SIMON WILDE
Fully fit and hitting 93mph: it’s time to unleash Archer in Test cricket again
Cricket
George Furbank of Northampton Saints catching a rugby pass.
CHAMPIONS CUP
Furbank’s stylish return sets Saints up for ferocious test
Rugby union
A boxer and his promoter posing together.
EXCLUSIVE
TOM KERSHAW
Cricket spot-fixer who became boxing big fish is declared bankrupt
Boxing
Rory McIlroy smiles with his caddie after making an eagle.
David Walsh McIlroy shows brilliance of his 16-year-old self — and his new resilience
Illustration of a man playing chess with players' faces as chess pieces.
Martin Samuel Rice is no longer just a water-carrier — and that gives Tuchel a headache

Life & Style
Woman in red leather jacket on city street.
9 high street pieces you need for spring

Woolly jumpers begone: these are the essential pieces the fashion team will be wearing this season
Fashion
a man wearing a hat and a jacket looks at the camera
Jeremy Clarkson I mentioned a spring-clean and Kaleb did a runner
a man in a plaid shirt smiles for the camera
Stephen Bleach I love my imaginary grandchildren — hope I’ll live to see real ones
Two men standing in a garden.
FIRST PERSON
RELATIVE VALUES
Malcolm and Hugo Rifkind: ‘We both think the Tories have gone mad’
Celebrity
Athlete resting on a racetrack.
How to exercise to get the best night’s sleep — by elite athlete coaches
Health & Fitness
Man in patterned cardigan leaning against doorway.
INTERVIEW
Three famous men on the stories behind their watches
Fashion
Isa Guha with giraffes in the African savanna.
Isa Guha: How a Kenyan safari helped me to rest and reset
Two men standing in a garden.
FIRST PERSON
RELATIVE VALUES
Malcolm and Hugo Rifkind: ‘We both think the Tories have gone mad’
Celebrity
Athlete resting on a racetrack.
How to exercise to get the best night’s sleep — by elite athlete coaches
Health & Fitness
Man in patterned cardigan leaning against doorway.
INTERVIEW
Three famous men on the stories behind their watches
Fashion
Isa Guha with giraffes in the African savanna.
Isa Guha: How a Kenyan safari helped me to rest and reset
a man wearing a hat and a jacket looks at the camera
Jeremy Clarkson I mentioned a spring-clean and Kaleb did a runner
a man in a plaid shirt smiles for the camera
Stephen Bleach I love my imaginary grandchildren — hope I’ll live to see real ones
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Culture
Collage of Oasis band members.
Mad for it! Inside the weird world of Oasis tribute bands

From Oasish to Definitely Mightbe, it’s boom time for Liam and Noel soundalikes — and some might say they’re better than the real thing
Music
A man and woman sitting together, holding hands.
Black Mirror’s best episodes — ranked by our critics
TV & Radio
Illustration of books, a skull, a bird, and a plant on a shelf, with a woman's portrait in the corner.
REVIEW
DEAD, ALIVE AND UNDERRATED
Chloe Dalton: My father read Joseph Conrad to us at the kitchen table
Books
Jeremy Vine, BBC radio presenter.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
Jeremy Vine: ‘Why am I a workaholic? I’m driven by fear of poverty’
Books
A man and toddler at a pool, the toddler drinking from a soda can.
REVIEW
SOCIETY
What’s happened to the white working class?
Books
Meghan Markle in episode 108 of *With Love, Meghan*.
REVIEW
PODCAST
Meghan, here’s how to make your podcast a success — be humble
TV & Radio
Pedro Pascal as Joel in The Last of Us.
UPDATED
VIEWING GUIDE
What to watch on TV this week — The Last of Us, The Piano and more
TV & Radio
Jeremy Vine, BBC radio presenter.
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
Jeremy Vine: ‘Why am I a workaholic? I’m driven by fear of poverty’
Books
A man and toddler at a pool, the toddler drinking from a soda can.
REVIEW
SOCIETY
What’s happened to the white working class?
Books
Meghan Markle in episode 108 of *With Love, Meghan*.
REVIEW
PODCAST
Meghan, here’s how to make your podcast a success — be humble
TV & Radio
Pedro Pascal as Joel in The Last of Us.
UPDATED
VIEWING GUIDE
What to watch on TV this week — The Last of Us, The Piano and more
TV & Radio
A man and woman sitting together, holding hands.
Black Mirror’s best episodes — ranked by our critics
TV & Radio
Illustration of books, a skull, a bird, and a plant on a shelf, with a woman's portrait in the corner.
REVIEW
DEAD, ALIVE AND UNDERRATED
Chloe Dalton: My father read Joseph Conrad to us at the kitchen table
Books

Travel
Aerial view of Es Grau, Menorca, at sunset.
The Med island where you can still find splendid isolation

Gemma Bowes and her family get back to nature at a boho casita among the hills of Menorca — and discover why it’s becoming the coolest choice in the Balearics
Packed yellow suitcase with clothes, hat, and sandals.
Nine things I’ve learnt about packing for trips
Advice
Aerial view of Place Massena in Nice, France, showing red buildings and a fountain.
The secret to a cut-price long weekend in the south of France
Nice
Sunset over Scheveningen beach with pier and Ferris wheel.
The underrated Dutch city with great beaches and a chic new stay
View from the top of Durdle Door, Dorset, UK, showing the natural arch and beach below.
The six surprising UK attractions that overseas tourists can’t get enough of
UK
Positano, Italy, viewed from above, showing colorful buildings on a hillside overlooking the sea.
Inside the luxury Amalfi coast stay that stars in a new crime drama
Amalfi Coast
Wooden sauna and deck in a forest setting.
My visit to the Oxfordshire woodland that inspired Narnia
Family travel
Sunset over Scheveningen beach with pier and Ferris wheel.
The underrated Dutch city with great beaches and a chic new stay
View from the top of Durdle Door, Dorset, UK, showing the natural arch and beach below.
The six surprising UK attractions that overseas tourists can’t get enough of
UK
Positano, Italy, viewed from above, showing colorful buildings on a hillside overlooking the sea.
Inside the luxury Amalfi coast stay that stars in a new crime drama
Amalfi Coast
Wooden sauna and deck in a forest setting.
My visit to the Oxfordshire woodland that inspired Narnia
Family travel
Packed yellow suitcase with clothes, hat, and sandals.
Nine things I’ve learnt about packing for trips
Advice
Aerial view of Place Massena in Nice, France, showing red buildings and a fountain.
The secret to a cut-price long weekend in the south of France
Nice

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