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President Zelensky and President Trump seated together at Pope Francis' funeral.
UPDATED
Ukraine and US sign long-awaited minerals deal

Kyiv’s economy minister travelled to Washington to finalise the agreement

Russia-Ukraine war
Solar panels on all new homes as part of Labour’s net-zero push

Sir Keir Starmer rejects Sir Tony Blair’s calls to reset ‘irrational’ climate policies because they were ‘doomed to fail’

Environment
Unite urges Labour to heed Blair’s warning on net-zero plans
Politics
Eddie Redmayne in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Harry Potter actors sign pledge to protect trans people in the arts

Stars including Eddie Redmayne and Paapa Essiedu are warning of discrimination and harassment in light of the Supreme Court ruling on sex

Media
Eton schoolboys in tailcoats walking through a gate.
School fees leave families on £100k ‘with less than minimum wage’
Education
Close-up of gloved hands drawing vaccine into a syringe.
Five-minute ‘superjab’ for 15 cancers to be available on NHS
Healthcare
Elon Musk at a White House cabinet meeting.
Trump’s ‘ice maiden’ wins battle to freeze Musk out
US politics
Doncaster street scene with a mobile phone repair shop.
Doncaster, the Yorkshire bellwether where Reform smells victory
Politics
Woman eating cacio e pepe pasta.
Struggling to make cacio e pepe? Scientists cook up a foolproof fix
Food & Drink
Eton schoolboys in tailcoats walking through a gate.
School fees leave families on £100k ‘with less than minimum wage’
Education
Eton schoolboys in tailcoats walking through a gate.
School fees leave families on £100k ‘with less than minimum wage’
Education
Close-up of gloved hands drawing vaccine into a syringe.
Five-minute ‘superjab’ for 15 cancers to be available on NHS
Healthcare
Close-up of gloved hands drawing vaccine into a syringe.
Five-minute ‘superjab’ for 15 cancers to be available on NHS
Healthcare
Elon Musk at a White House cabinet meeting.
Trump’s ‘ice maiden’ wins battle to freeze Musk out
US politics
Elon Musk at a White House cabinet meeting.
Trump’s ‘ice maiden’ wins battle to freeze Musk out
US politics
Doncaster street scene with a mobile phone repair shop.
Doncaster, the Yorkshire bellwether where Reform smells victory
Politics
Doncaster street scene with a mobile phone repair shop.
Doncaster, the Yorkshire bellwether where Reform smells victory
Politics
Woman eating cacio e pepe pasta.
Struggling to make cacio e pepe? Scientists cook up a foolproof fix
Food & Drink
Woman eating cacio e pepe pasta.
Struggling to make cacio e pepe? Scientists cook up a foolproof fix
Food & Drink
Eton schoolboys in tailcoats walking through a gate.
School fees leave families on £100k ‘with less than minimum wage’
Education
Close-up of gloved hands drawing vaccine into a syringe.
Five-minute ‘superjab’ for 15 cancers to be available on NHS
Healthcare
Elon Musk at a White House cabinet meeting.
Trump’s ‘ice maiden’ wins battle to freeze Musk out
US politics
Eton schoolboys in tailcoats walking through a gate.
School fees leave families on £100k ‘with less than minimum wage’
Education
Eton schoolboys in tailcoats walking through a gate.
School fees leave families on £100k ‘with less than minimum wage’
Education
Close-up of gloved hands drawing vaccine into a syringe.
Five-minute ‘superjab’ for 15 cancers to be available on NHS
Healthcare
Close-up of gloved hands drawing vaccine into a syringe.
Five-minute ‘superjab’ for 15 cancers to be available on NHS
Healthcare
Elon Musk at a White House cabinet meeting.
Trump’s ‘ice maiden’ wins battle to freeze Musk out
US politics
Elon Musk at a White House cabinet meeting.
Trump’s ‘ice maiden’ wins battle to freeze Musk out
US politics
Doncaster street scene with a mobile phone repair shop.
Doncaster, the Yorkshire bellwether where Reform smells victory
Politics
Woman eating cacio e pepe pasta.
Struggling to make cacio e pepe? Scientists cook up a foolproof fix
Food & Drink
Eton schoolboys in tailcoats walking through a gate.
School fees leave families on £100k ‘with less than minimum wage’
Education
Close-up of gloved hands drawing vaccine into a syringe.
Five-minute ‘superjab’ for 15 cancers to be available on NHS
Healthcare
Elon Musk at a White House cabinet meeting.
Trump’s ‘ice maiden’ wins battle to freeze Musk out
US politics
Doncaster street scene with a mobile phone repair shop.
Doncaster, the Yorkshire bellwether where Reform smells victory
Politics
Woman eating cacio e pepe pasta.
Struggling to make cacio e pepe? Scientists cook up a foolproof fix
Food & Drink
Eton schoolboys in tailcoats walking through a gate.
School fees leave families on £100k ‘with less than minimum wage’
Education
Eton schoolboys in tailcoats walking through a gate.
School fees leave families on £100k ‘with less than minimum wage’
Education
Close-up of gloved hands drawing vaccine into a syringe.
Five-minute ‘superjab’ for 15 cancers to be available on NHS
Healthcare
Close-up of gloved hands drawing vaccine into a syringe.
Five-minute ‘superjab’ for 15 cancers to be available on NHS
Healthcare
Elon Musk at a White House cabinet meeting.
Trump’s ‘ice maiden’ wins battle to freeze Musk out
US politics
Elon Musk at a White House cabinet meeting.
Trump’s ‘ice maiden’ wins battle to freeze Musk out
US politics
Doncaster street scene with a mobile phone repair shop.
Doncaster, the Yorkshire bellwether where Reform smells victory
Politics
Doncaster street scene with a mobile phone repair shop.
Doncaster, the Yorkshire bellwether where Reform smells victory
Politics
Woman eating cacio e pepe pasta.
Struggling to make cacio e pepe? Scientists cook up a foolproof fix
Food & Drink
Woman eating cacio e pepe pasta.
Struggling to make cacio e pepe? Scientists cook up a foolproof fix
Food & Drink
Eton schoolboys in tailcoats walking through a gate.
School fees leave families on £100k ‘with less than minimum wage’
Education
Close-up of gloved hands drawing vaccine into a syringe.
Five-minute ‘superjab’ for 15 cancers to be available on NHS
Healthcare
Elon Musk at a White House cabinet meeting.
Trump’s ‘ice maiden’ wins battle to freeze Musk out
US politics
Eton schoolboys in tailcoats walking through a gate.
School fees leave families on £100k ‘with less than minimum wage’
Education
Eton schoolboys in tailcoats walking through a gate.
School fees leave families on £100k ‘with less than minimum wage’
Education
Close-up of gloved hands drawing vaccine into a syringe.
Five-minute ‘superjab’ for 15 cancers to be available on NHS
Healthcare
Close-up of gloved hands drawing vaccine into a syringe.
Five-minute ‘superjab’ for 15 cancers to be available on NHS
Healthcare
Elon Musk at a White House cabinet meeting.
Trump’s ‘ice maiden’ wins battle to freeze Musk out
US politics
Elon Musk at a White House cabinet meeting.
Trump’s ‘ice maiden’ wins battle to freeze Musk out
US politics
Doncaster street scene with a mobile phone repair shop.
Doncaster, the Yorkshire bellwether where Reform smells victory
Politics
Woman eating cacio e pepe pasta.
Struggling to make cacio e pepe? Scientists cook up a foolproof fix
Food & Drink
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TikTok video of a man getting his eyelashes trimmed.
Does eyelash shaving make you more masculine? Many men think so

Inspired by a viral video in Turkey, barbers across the world are performing the service

Europe
BAE Systems autonomous navigation test boat.
Britain must pay for companies to bid for European arms deals
Politics
Rachel Reeves speaking at a global finance forum.
Reeves under investigation over late declaration of free theatre tickets
Politics
White cat with ears amputated, sitting amongst rocks and plants.
Vet issues suncream plea after cat loses ears to skin cancer
Healthcare
Court drawing of Yostin Mosquera and his interpreter at the Old Bailey.
Couple dismembered at home and put in suitcases by porn actor, court told
Law
Screengrab of Agatha Christie in a teaser trailer.
AI Agatha Christie adds suspense to BBC crime-writing course
Media
A smiling baby boy in a baby seat after a successful gene therapy trial.
Gene therapy trial saves boy, 4, from ‘death sentence’
Healthcare
White cat with ears amputated, sitting amongst rocks and plants.
Vet issues suncream plea after cat loses ears to skin cancer
Healthcare
Court drawing of Yostin Mosquera and his interpreter at the Old Bailey.
Couple dismembered at home and put in suitcases by porn actor, court told
Law
Screengrab of Agatha Christie in a teaser trailer.
AI Agatha Christie adds suspense to BBC crime-writing course
Media
A smiling baby boy in a baby seat after a successful gene therapy trial.
Gene therapy trial saves boy, 4, from ‘death sentence’
Healthcare
BAE Systems autonomous navigation test boat.
Britain must pay for companies to bid for European arms deals
Politics
Rachel Reeves speaking at a global finance forum.
Reeves under investigation over late declaration of free theatre tickets
Politics
Volunteers planting ceramic poppies at the Tower of London for VE Day commemorations.
Tower of London fills with poppies again to mark VE day salute
History
NEW
Taylor Swift and Beyoncé lead country music sales boom in UK
Music
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Household Cavalry on horseback during an inspection in Hyde Park.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Household Cavalry on horseback during an inspection in Hyde Park.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures

Editor's picks

World

Illustration of Trump, Putin, Zelenskyy, and another man, with the Ukrainian, American, and Russian flags.
ANALYSIS
What happens if the US walks away from Ukraine?

Many in Kyiv hope President Trump will keep sending arms for fear of repeating the disaster of Joe Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal

Russia-Ukraine war
Portrait of Raniero Mancinelli in his ecclesiastical tailor shop.
The veteran tailor hoping to dress the next pope
Europe
North Korean soldiers training with Russian military.
North Koreans ‘more proficient’, despite deaths, after fighting Ukraine
Asia
Court sketch of Erin Patterson.
Mushroom murder suspect ate off different-coloured plate, trial told
Australasia
Firefighters battling a forest fire near Jerusalem.
Israel declares state of emergency as wildfires rage near Jerusalem
Middle East
Family eating by candlelight during a blackout.
Spain’s PM blames energy firms for lack of clarity about blackout
Europe
Illustration of a young child using a smartphone, surrounded by social media icons.
Ban screens for children under age of six, France told
Europe
Court sketch of Erin Patterson.
Mushroom murder suspect ate off different-coloured plate, trial told
Australasia
Firefighters battling a forest fire near Jerusalem.
Israel declares state of emergency as wildfires rage near Jerusalem
Middle East
Family eating by candlelight during a blackout.
Spain’s PM blames energy firms for lack of clarity about blackout
Europe
Illustration of a young child using a smartphone, surrounded by social media icons.
Ban screens for children under age of six, France told
Europe
Portrait of Raniero Mancinelli in his ecclesiastical tailor shop.
The veteran tailor hoping to dress the next pope
Europe
North Korean soldiers training with Russian military.
North Koreans ‘more proficient’, despite deaths, after fighting Ukraine
Asia
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Comment

Headshot of Juliet Samuel.
JULIET SAMUELFarage’s leftist economics are in tune with times

Labour and Conservatives are both timid in grasping policies that could actually improve prospects for working people

Illustration of dogs outside a polling station.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

Headshot of Lucas-Edward Grey.
EDWARD LUCASIf our lights go out, will we know what to do?
a man with a beard is wearing a black shirt
HUGO RIFKINDGiving Trump the Open isn’t weak, it’s dirty
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
JANICE TURNER | NOTEBOOKIf money talks, cash says I’m a bit dodgy
Portrait of Ellwood Tobias.
TOBIAS ELLWOOD | THUNDERERFirst past the post electoral system has surely had its day
Headshot of Lucas-Edward Grey.
EDWARD LUCASIf our lights go out, will we know what to do?
a man with a beard is wearing a black shirt
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
Portrait of Ellwood Tobias.
Headshot of Lucas-Edward Grey.
a man with a beard is wearing a black shirt
a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
Portrait of Ellwood Tobias.

Business

Brad Smith speaking at the Atlantic Council in Brussels about Europe's cybersecurity.
Microsoft sales jump amid AI investment and Europe pledge

Technology company plans to spend ‘tens of billions’ on expanding its data centres across the UK and 15 other countries

Technology
a man in a suit and tie is wearing glasses
Alistair OsborneDonald Trump and drugs: it may just be working
a man in a suit and tie looks at the camera
Patrick HoskingCould Axa’s new retirement village mark a social revolution?
Mark Zuckerberg speaking at LlamaCon 2025.
Meta’s revenue booms as AI pulls in advertising dollars
Technology
President Trump holding a "Gulf of America" hat.
US economy shrinks for first time since 2022
Economics
Electricity pylons in a field near Edinburgh.
Rising energy costs undermine British companies’ growth plans
Energy
Portrait of Julia Hoggett, CEO of the London Stock Exchange.
London Stock Exchange boss: Trump may have done UK a favour
Companies & Markets
Mark Zuckerberg speaking at LlamaCon 2025.
Meta’s revenue booms as AI pulls in advertising dollars
Technology
President Trump holding a "Gulf of America" hat.
US economy shrinks for first time since 2022
Economics
Electricity pylons in a field near Edinburgh.
Rising energy costs undermine British companies’ growth plans
Energy
Portrait of Julia Hoggett, CEO of the London Stock Exchange.
London Stock Exchange boss: Trump may have done UK a favour
Companies & Markets
a man in a suit and tie is wearing glasses
Alistair OsborneDonald Trump and drugs: it may just be working
a man in a suit and tie looks at the camera
Patrick HoskingCould Axa’s new retirement village mark a social revolution?

Life & Style

Collage of Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, with a coastal cottage in the background.
Have William and Kate fallen for ‘west coast bothy frenzy’?

It’s never been more fashionable to hole up in the Scottish isles like the Waleses, says Victoria Brzezinski

Property & Home
a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black shirt
Deborah RossEat raisins to live longer! Or until they make your leg drop off
Collage of six wine bottles.
Will LyonsSix of the best bottles from Australia’s most underrated region
Man holding a paddle tennis racket and ball.
NEW
Padel wars! Do you dislike the new game of ‘gunfire’?
Health & Fitness
Illustration of a 1950s family: a father vacuuming, a mother relaxing on a sofa, and a daughter watching television.
FIRST PERSON
A gender chore gap? I’m 32 and it doesn’t exist in my marriage
Sex & Relationships
Masala dosa with accompanying dishes and a woman.
CHITRA RAMASWAMY
Iconic Glasgow restaurant is still tasty after all these years
Food & Drink
Woman with wild garlic pesto, chorizo, tomatoes, and burrata on toast.
RECIPE
Hey pesto! Try Clare Coghill’s loaded wild garlic and burrata toast recipe
Food & Drink
Man holding a paddle tennis racket and ball.
NEW
Padel wars! Do you dislike the new game of ‘gunfire’?
Health & Fitness
Illustration of a 1950s family: a father vacuuming, a mother relaxing on a sofa, and a daughter watching television.
FIRST PERSON
A gender chore gap? I’m 32 and it doesn’t exist in my marriage
Sex & Relationships
Masala dosa with accompanying dishes and a woman.
CHITRA RAMASWAMY
Iconic Glasgow restaurant is still tasty after all these years
Food & Drink
Woman with wild garlic pesto, chorizo, tomatoes, and burrata on toast.
RECIPE
Hey pesto! Try Clare Coghill’s loaded wild garlic and burrata toast recipe
Food & Drink
a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black shirt
Deborah RossEat raisins to live longer! Or until they make your leg drop off
Collage of six wine bottles.
Will LyonsSix of the best bottles from Australia’s most underrated region
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Culture

The Pogues band outside a recording studio.
INTERVIEW
The Pogues on life after Shane: ‘He wasn’t always drunk. He worked hard’

Jem Finer and Spider Stacy are touring for the first time since their frontman’s death in 2023. They talk about break-ups and make-ups and how they found new singers

Music
Collage of historical fiction book covers.
UPDATED
REVIEW
The lover of Marcel Duchamp — and more great historical fiction
Books
Hannah Betts portrait.
NEW
My strange ‘spinster’ thirties living in Barbara Pym’s attic
Books
Sam Harris participating in a discussion on religion and faith.
REVIEW
JAMES MARRIOTT
Making Sense with Sam Harris — Joe Rogan for centrist dads
TV & Radio
A stage scene depicting a group of actors in somber attire seated before a coffin and a central older man.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Titus Andronicus — Simon Russell Beale doesn’t get the blood pumping
Theatre & Dance
Christopher Abbott and Pico Alexander in Catch-22.
HISTORY
The 14 best Second World War novels — chosen by William Boyd and Max Hastings
Books
VE Day celebrations in London, 1945.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — VE Day: We Were There
TV & Radio
Sam Harris participating in a discussion on religion and faith.
REVIEW
JAMES MARRIOTT
Making Sense with Sam Harris — Joe Rogan for centrist dads
TV & Radio
A stage scene depicting a group of actors in somber attire seated before a coffin and a central older man.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Titus Andronicus — Simon Russell Beale doesn’t get the blood pumping
Theatre & Dance
Christopher Abbott and Pico Alexander in Catch-22.
HISTORY
The 14 best Second World War novels — chosen by William Boyd and Max Hastings
Books
VE Day celebrations in London, 1945.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — VE Day: We Were There
TV & Radio
Collage of historical fiction book covers.
UPDATED
REVIEW
The lover of Marcel Duchamp — and more great historical fiction
Books
Hannah Betts portrait.
NEW
My strange ‘spinster’ thirties living in Barbara Pym’s attic
Books

Sport

Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona celebrates scoring a goal.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Inspired Yamal sparks Barcelona fightback in European classic

Barcelona 3 Inter 3: Wonderkid claws hosts back from 2-0 down, with Inter’s Dumfries scoring a brace in spellbinding Champions League semi-final

Football
Liverpool manager Arne Slot gives a thumbs-up.
Matthew SyedLiverpool offer rare lesson in succession for chief executives everywhere
West Indies cricketer Kavem Hodge celebrates his century.
Mike AthertonNot everyone can be a teenage star, so how is cricket helping late developers?
Photo of Joseph Agyei and George Ngoh.
SPECIAL REPORT | OWEN SLOT
The African kids sold a European dream then sent to UAE’s ‘Wild West’
Football
Jack Draper playing tennis at the Madrid Open.
Draper on verge of passing Djokovic in rankings after biggest clay win
Tennis
Ruben Amorim, Manchester United manager, smiles at a press conference.
EUROPA LEAGUE
Amorim: Our problems won’t suddenly vanish if we win trophy
Football
Golden lion statue at Twickenham Stadium.
RFU review calls for scrapping council once dubbed ‘57 old farts’
Rugby union
Photo of Joseph Agyei and George Ngoh.
SPECIAL REPORT | OWEN SLOT
The African kids sold a European dream then sent to UAE’s ‘Wild West’
Football
Jack Draper playing tennis at the Madrid Open.
Draper on verge of passing Djokovic in rankings after biggest clay win
Tennis
Ruben Amorim, Manchester United manager, smiles at a press conference.
EUROPA LEAGUE
Amorim: Our problems won’t suddenly vanish if we win trophy
Football
Golden lion statue at Twickenham Stadium.
RFU review calls for scrapping council once dubbed ‘57 old farts’
Rugby union
Liverpool manager Arne Slot gives a thumbs-up.
Matthew SyedLiverpool offer rare lesson in succession for chief executives everywhere
West Indies cricketer Kavem Hodge celebrates his century.
Mike AthertonNot everyone can be a teenage star, so how is cricket helping late developers?
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Luxury

Travel

Genoa harbor with yachts and colorful buildings.
The historic Italian coastal city that most tourists forget about

Underrated Genoa is often seen as a pitstop — but visit and you’ll find its fascinating past, local produce and art-filled hotels are worth staying put for

Italy
A bather leaps into the mixed swimming pond at Hampstead Heath in London
Great ways to stay cool — and have fun — in London during the heatwave
London
New Orleans streetcars on tracks.
The southern US city everyone should visit at least once
a small town sits on the shore of a large body of water
Scotland’s coolest island — where Kate and Will are celebrating their anniversary
Scotland
Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, one of the best hotels in Kyoto
These are Kyoto’s most atmospheric hotels
Japan
Stone bridge over a canal in Brecon Beacons National Park.
Seven of the UK’s most idyllic boating holidays
UK
The pool at Camiral Golf & Wellness hotel in Catalonia
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break in Catalonia worth up to £1,450 at Camiral Golf & Wellness
a small town sits on the shore of a large body of water
Scotland’s coolest island — where Kate and Will are celebrating their anniversary
Scotland
Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, one of the best hotels in Kyoto
These are Kyoto’s most atmospheric hotels
Japan
Stone bridge over a canal in Brecon Beacons National Park.
Seven of the UK’s most idyllic boating holidays
UK
The pool at Camiral Golf & Wellness hotel in Catalonia
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break in Catalonia worth up to £1,450 at Camiral Golf & Wellness
A bather leaps into the mixed swimming pond at Hampstead Heath in London
Great ways to stay cool — and have fun — in London during the heatwave
London
New Orleans streetcars on tracks.
The southern US city everyone should visit at least once

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