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UK must strike ‘extraordinary deal’ or face permanent 10% tariffs

Senior advisers to President Trump say the White House is negotiating with 20 countries, with two countries close to finishing a trade deal

Politics
NEW
Doubts over Kemi Badenoch’s grit lead to drop in donations

Underwhelmed by the Tory leader’s performance in the face of Labour’s woes, would-be backers suspect she may be ousted before the next general election

Politics
US tariffs threaten production of Aukus nuclear submarines

The sweeping measures on steel and aluminium could make it harder and more costly to produce them, a senior Democrat has said

Defence
King Charles III and Prince Harry.
Harry and Charles: will the royal family rift ever heal?

The prince’s high-profile court case in London has overshadowed the King’s state visit to Italy

Celebrity
Prince Harry speaks with a war-wounded person at an orthopedic clinic in Ukraine.
Prince Harry meets war victims in surprise Ukraine visit
Royal family
Debris of a helicopter crash in the Hudson River, with emergency personnel on the scene.
UPDATED
‘Tourist family from Spain and pilot’ killed in helicopter crash
US news
28 minutes ago
Prince Harry speaks with a war-wounded person at an orthopedic clinic in Ukraine.
Prince Harry meets war victims in surprise Ukraine visit
Royal family
Debris of a helicopter crash in the Hudson River, with emergency personnel on the scene.
UPDATED
‘Tourist family from Spain and pilot’ killed in helicopter crash
US news
28 minutes ago
Woman and golden retriever in field of cuckoo flowers.
Wildfire warning as hottest day of the year expected
Environment
Migrants in a small boat and in the water attempting to cross the English Channel.
Number of visa applications falls by more than a third
Politics
Brianna Stern and Andrew Tate at a dinner table.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
I was under Andrew Tate’s spell. Then he beat me
US news
Kemi Badenoch answering questions from students.
Badenoch accepts Reform coalitions to retain control of councils
Politics
Portrait of Michael Gove sitting on a park bench.
Peerage for Gove as Sunak’s resignation honours finally unveiled
Politics
Woman and golden retriever in field of cuckoo flowers.
Wildfire warning as hottest day of the year expected
Environment
Woman and golden retriever in field of cuckoo flowers.
Wildfire warning as hottest day of the year expected
Environment
Migrants in a small boat and in the water attempting to cross the English Channel.
Number of visa applications falls by more than a third
Politics
Migrants in a small boat and in the water attempting to cross the English Channel.
Number of visa applications falls by more than a third
Politics
Brianna Stern and Andrew Tate at a dinner table.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
I was under Andrew Tate’s spell. Then he beat me
US news
Brianna Stern and Andrew Tate at a dinner table.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
I was under Andrew Tate’s spell. Then he beat me
US news
Kemi Badenoch answering questions from students.
Badenoch accepts Reform coalitions to retain control of councils
Politics
Kemi Badenoch answering questions from students.
Badenoch accepts Reform coalitions to retain control of councils
Politics
Portrait of Michael Gove sitting on a park bench.
Peerage for Gove as Sunak’s resignation honours finally unveiled
Politics
Portrait of Michael Gove sitting on a park bench.
Peerage for Gove as Sunak’s resignation honours finally unveiled
Politics
Woman and golden retriever in field of cuckoo flowers.
Wildfire warning as hottest day of the year expected
Environment
Migrants in a small boat and in the water attempting to cross the English Channel.
Number of visa applications falls by more than a third
Politics
Brianna Stern and Andrew Tate at a dinner table.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
I was under Andrew Tate’s spell. Then he beat me
US news
Woman and golden retriever in field of cuckoo flowers.
Wildfire warning as hottest day of the year expected
Environment
Woman and golden retriever in field of cuckoo flowers.
Wildfire warning as hottest day of the year expected
Environment
Migrants in a small boat and in the water attempting to cross the English Channel.
Number of visa applications falls by more than a third
Politics
Migrants in a small boat and in the water attempting to cross the English Channel.
Number of visa applications falls by more than a third
Politics
Brianna Stern and Andrew Tate at a dinner table.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
I was under Andrew Tate’s spell. Then he beat me
US news
Brianna Stern and Andrew Tate at a dinner table.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
I was under Andrew Tate’s spell. Then he beat me
US news
Kemi Badenoch answering questions from students.
Badenoch accepts Reform coalitions to retain control of councils
Politics
Portrait of Michael Gove sitting on a park bench.
Peerage for Gove as Sunak’s resignation honours finally unveiled
Politics
Woman and golden retriever in field of cuckoo flowers.
Wildfire warning as hottest day of the year expected
Environment
Migrants in a small boat and in the water attempting to cross the English Channel.
Number of visa applications falls by more than a third
Politics
Brianna Stern and Andrew Tate at a dinner table.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
I was under Andrew Tate’s spell. Then he beat me
US news
Kemi Badenoch answering questions from students.
Badenoch accepts Reform coalitions to retain control of councils
Politics
Portrait of Michael Gove sitting on a park bench.
Peerage for Gove as Sunak’s resignation honours finally unveiled
Politics
Woman and golden retriever in field of cuckoo flowers.
Wildfire warning as hottest day of the year expected
Environment
Woman and golden retriever in field of cuckoo flowers.
Wildfire warning as hottest day of the year expected
Environment
Migrants in a small boat and in the water attempting to cross the English Channel.
Number of visa applications falls by more than a third
Politics
Migrants in a small boat and in the water attempting to cross the English Channel.
Number of visa applications falls by more than a third
Politics
Brianna Stern and Andrew Tate at a dinner table.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
I was under Andrew Tate’s spell. Then he beat me
US news
Brianna Stern and Andrew Tate at a dinner table.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
I was under Andrew Tate’s spell. Then he beat me
US news
Kemi Badenoch answering questions from students.
Badenoch accepts Reform coalitions to retain control of councils
Politics
Kemi Badenoch answering questions from students.
Badenoch accepts Reform coalitions to retain control of councils
Politics
Portrait of Michael Gove sitting on a park bench.
Peerage for Gove as Sunak’s resignation honours finally unveiled
Politics
Portrait of Michael Gove sitting on a park bench.
Peerage for Gove as Sunak’s resignation honours finally unveiled
Politics
Woman and golden retriever in field of cuckoo flowers.
Wildfire warning as hottest day of the year expected
Environment
Migrants in a small boat and in the water attempting to cross the English Channel.
Number of visa applications falls by more than a third
Politics
Brianna Stern and Andrew Tate at a dinner table.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
I was under Andrew Tate’s spell. Then he beat me
US news
Woman and golden retriever in field of cuckoo flowers.
Wildfire warning as hottest day of the year expected
Environment
Woman and golden retriever in field of cuckoo flowers.
Wildfire warning as hottest day of the year expected
Environment
Migrants in a small boat and in the water attempting to cross the English Channel.
Number of visa applications falls by more than a third
Politics
Migrants in a small boat and in the water attempting to cross the English Channel.
Number of visa applications falls by more than a third
Politics
Brianna Stern and Andrew Tate at a dinner table.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
I was under Andrew Tate’s spell. Then he beat me
US news
Brianna Stern and Andrew Tate at a dinner table.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
I was under Andrew Tate’s spell. Then he beat me
US news
Kemi Badenoch answering questions from students.
Badenoch accepts Reform coalitions to retain control of councils
Politics
Portrait of Michael Gove sitting on a park bench.
Peerage for Gove as Sunak’s resignation honours finally unveiled
Politics
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Editor's picks

World

Collage of Xi Jinping and Donald Trump with declining stock market graph and flags.
NEW
IN DEPTH
Why China is not afraid of a trade war with Trump

President Xi’s government outlined a series of policies to boost domestic consumption last month and has been working on diversifying its markets

Asia
Protest against Friedrich Merz's migration policies in Berlin.
ANALYSIS
We’ll cut foreign aid if you don’t take back your migrants, says Merz
Europe
Rachida Dati at a state dinner in Paris.
French minister ‘kept lover’s €400k jewellery gifts quiet’
Europe
Two men and a young boy at an outdoor picnic.
NEW
PROFILE
WILL PAVIA
Meet the money man who talked the president back from the brink
US business
President Trump at a White House cabinet meeting.
NEW
ANALYSIS
DAVID CHARTER
How much damage have the tariffs done to Trump himself?
US politics
Collage of artwork and a woman in uniform examining a photograph.
Masterpiece saved from Nazis to fetch millions at auction
US news
Collage of Pope Francis, Elon Musk, Jeremy Corbyn, and a Roman bust.
Germans happier — but not lazier — with extra €1,200 month
Europe
Two men and a young boy at an outdoor picnic.
NEW
PROFILE
WILL PAVIA
Meet the money man who talked the president back from the brink
US business
President Trump at a White House cabinet meeting.
NEW
ANALYSIS
DAVID CHARTER
How much damage have the tariffs done to Trump himself?
US politics
Collage of artwork and a woman in uniform examining a photograph.
Masterpiece saved from Nazis to fetch millions at auction
US news
Collage of Pope Francis, Elon Musk, Jeremy Corbyn, and a Roman bust.
Germans happier — but not lazier — with extra €1,200 month
Europe
Protest against Friedrich Merz's migration policies in Berlin.
ANALYSIS
We’ll cut foreign aid if you don’t take back your migrants, says Merz
Europe
Rachida Dati at a state dinner in Paris.
French minister ‘kept lover’s €400k jewellery gifts quiet’
Europe

Comment

Portrait of Patrick Maguire.
PATRICK MAGUIREIs this a time to be bold? Not for Starmer

PM is cautious on tax, spending and Europe despite Labour calls to seize the moment of flux for more radical change

Cartoon depicting Donald Trump breaking a vase and having others clean up the mess.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

Portrait of Gerry Baker.
GERARD BAKERThis is a perilous new phase in Trump v China
a man with a beard wearing a suit and tie
MARTIN SAMUEL | NOTEBOOKForget youth demand, here’s my oldie agreement
a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
EMMA DUNCANTrump 0, globalisation 1 — it’s still very much alive
Joanna Williams byline
JOANNA WILLIAMS | THUNDERERPrince Harry the Sad could learn from the King
Portrait of Gerry Baker.
GERARD BAKERThis is a perilous new phase in Trump v China
a man with a beard wearing a suit and tie
a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
Joanna Williams byline
Portrait of Gerry Baker.
a man with a beard wearing a suit and tie
a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
Joanna Williams byline
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Business & Money

Trader at the New York Stock Exchange using a tablet.
NEW
Shares and dollar fall on Wall Street over trade war fears

US equity markets resume their sharp drops as traders are spooked by President Trump’s tariffs seesaw

Companies
a man wearing glasses and a suit stands in front of a white background
Alistair OsborneNinety days in limboland will help no one
Portrait of Alex Ralph.
Alex RalphIs it a good time to buy shares in PureTech Health?
The Bank of England building in London.
Central banks under pressure to tighten leverage rules for hedge funds
Economics
Penny Mordaunt carrying the Sword of State during King Charles III's coronation.
Penny Mordaunt criticised for role as British American Tobacco adviser
Economics
Cristiano Ronaldo applauding after a Portugal soccer game.
‘Superhero’ Cristiano Ronaldo starts movie studio with X-Men film-maker
Companies
Sam Altman speaking at the New York Times Dealbook Summit.
NEW
Sam Altman’s OpenAI accuses Elon Musk of ‘campaign of harassment’
Technology
The Bank of England building in London.
Central banks under pressure to tighten leverage rules for hedge funds
Economics
Penny Mordaunt carrying the Sword of State during King Charles III's coronation.
Penny Mordaunt criticised for role as British American Tobacco adviser
Economics
Cristiano Ronaldo applauding after a Portugal soccer game.
‘Superhero’ Cristiano Ronaldo starts movie studio with X-Men film-maker
Companies
Sam Altman speaking at the New York Times Dealbook Summit.
NEW
Sam Altman’s OpenAI accuses Elon Musk of ‘campaign of harassment’
Technology
a man wearing glasses and a suit stands in front of a white background
Alistair OsborneNinety days in limboland will help no one
Portrait of Alex Ralph.
Alex RalphIs it a good time to buy shares in PureTech Health?

Sport

Paris Saint-Germain players celebrating a goal.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Stoic Villa outplayed as PSG’s dynamic and ‘deadly’ attack runs rampant

PSG 3 Aston Villa 1

Football
Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa looking dejected after a soccer match.
Martin SamuelMartínez needed a perfect game — he failed
A crowd of people waiting in line outside a golf shop at The Masters.
David WalshMarketing genius of Augusta may leave my grandson disappointed
Sir Jim Ratcliffe cycling aboard the INEOS Britannia America's Cup boat.
Ratcliffe quits America’s Cup and renews attack on Ainslie
Sailing
Scottie Scheffler holding his son at the Masters Par Three Contest.
RICK BROADBENT
Scheffler back in form as McIlroy aims to make history on new-look course
Golf
Liam Delap celebrating a goal.
Chelsea and United on alert with Delap available for only £30m
Football
Mohamed Salah celebrating a goal.
Salah closing in on new contract at Liverpool
Football
Sir Jim Ratcliffe cycling aboard the INEOS Britannia America's Cup boat.
Ratcliffe quits America’s Cup and renews attack on Ainslie
Sailing
Scottie Scheffler holding his son at the Masters Par Three Contest.
RICK BROADBENT
Scheffler back in form as McIlroy aims to make history on new-look course
Golf
Liam Delap celebrating a goal.
Chelsea and United on alert with Delap available for only £30m
Football
Mohamed Salah celebrating a goal.
Salah closing in on new contract at Liverpool
Football
Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa looking dejected after a soccer match.
Martin SamuelMartínez needed a perfect game — he failed
A crowd of people waiting in line outside a golf shop at The Masters.
David WalshMarketing genius of Augusta may leave my grandson disappointed
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Life & Style

Couple exiting a private helicopter with a pilot standing by.
JOHN ARLIDGE
The rich are leaving the UK. How much will we miss them?

The end of the non-dom tax system has seen 11,000 millionaires flee London in the past year. They will take a lot of business with them

Property & Home
a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black shirt
Deborah RossHow I was cured of my smartphone addiction — for four minutes
Collage of six wine bottles.
Will LyonsSix cracking wines for Easter weekend
Diptych of a young woman in two different white outfits.
What this woman tells us about porn
Sex & Relationships
Phil Hilton with nutritional therapist Rhian Stephenson in a kitchen.
FIRST PERSON
‘As I had the MRI scan, I was more nervous about my prostate than ever’
Health & Fitness
Portrait of John le Carré and Nick Harkaway.
INTERVIEW
My father, John le Carré: He was honest — despite his affairs
Books
Portrait of Caitriona Balfe in a cream blazer and jeans.
INTERVIEW
Caitríona Balfe on saying goodbye to Outlander: ‘It’s nice to be a person again’
Ireland
Diptych of a young woman in two different white outfits.
What this woman tells us about porn
Sex & Relationships
Phil Hilton with nutritional therapist Rhian Stephenson in a kitchen.
FIRST PERSON
‘As I had the MRI scan, I was more nervous about my prostate than ever’
Health & Fitness
Portrait of John le Carré and Nick Harkaway.
INTERVIEW
My father, John le Carré: He was honest — despite his affairs
Books
Portrait of Caitriona Balfe in a cream blazer and jeans.
INTERVIEW
Caitríona Balfe on saying goodbye to Outlander: ‘It’s nice to be a person again’
Ireland
a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black shirt
Deborah RossHow I was cured of my smartphone addiction — for four minutes
Collage of six wine bottles.
Will LyonsSix cracking wines for Easter weekend

Culture

Band photo of Pulp.
REVIEW
Pulp and Jarvis Cocker are back, but is their new single any good?

As the band announce their first new album, More, in 24 years, our critic gives a cautious welcome to its first single

Music
Nate Bargatze in a white tuxedo holding a white rose at the Golden Globes.
UPDATED
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
Art
28 minutes ago
Jon Hamm in a tuxedo, adjusting his cufflinks.
REVIEW
​Your Friends and Neighbours — is this Jon Hamm’s best role since Don Draper?
TV & Radio
28 minutes ago
Freddie De Tommaso as Don José and Aigul Akhmetshina as Carmen in a production of Bizet's Carmen.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Covent Garden’s Carmen is blessed with a superb leading lady
Classical & Opera
Film still of Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche in The Return.
REVIEW
The Return — Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche excel in a new take on Homer
Film
Still from High Noon (1952) showing Miller's gang arriving in Hadleyville.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Inside High Noon
TV & Radio
28 minutes ago
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NEW
REVIEW
One to One: John & Yoko — did this have to be such a drag?
Film
28 minutes ago
Freddie De Tommaso as Don José and Aigul Akhmetshina as Carmen in a production of Bizet's Carmen.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Covent Garden’s Carmen is blessed with a superb leading lady
Classical & Opera
Film still of Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche in The Return.
REVIEW
The Return — Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche excel in a new take on Homer
Film
Still from High Noon (1952) showing Miller's gang arriving in Hadleyville.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Inside High Noon
TV & Radio
28 minutes ago
a man playing a guitar next to a woman playing a piano
NEW
REVIEW
One to One: John & Yoko — did this have to be such a drag?
Film
28 minutes ago
Nate Bargatze in a white tuxedo holding a white rose at the Golden Globes.
UPDATED
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
Art
28 minutes ago
Jon Hamm in a tuxedo, adjusting his cufflinks.
REVIEW
​Your Friends and Neighbours — is this Jon Hamm’s best role since Don Draper?
TV & Radio
28 minutes ago

Travel

The Pierhouse, Appin, was once house and office of the pier master
1/5|The Pierhouse, Appin, was once house and office of the pier master

The Pierhouse, Appin, was once house and office of the pier master

I love Scotland more than anywhere else. These are my 25 top stays

From grand estates to remote bothies and chic hotels, our expert shares his favourites for a spring trip. Expect wild landscapes, great food and plenty of whisky

Scotland
The Peacock at Rowsley is one of the best hotels in the Peak District
21 of the best hotels in the Peak District
A woman reading her smartphone on an airport escalator
Could my social media stop me getting through immigration?
Advice
Interior of a room with antique furniture and tools on the wall.
I’ve found the most magical (and unusual) stay in Marseilles
Illustration of Lufthansa Allegris First Class suite with a bed.
The new ‘ultra-first-class’ plane suite — yours for £14,500 return
Advice
Panoramic view of Lublin, Poland's historic city center.
This lesser-known Polish city is also one of its prettiest
Poland
A Woodland Hive treehouse at Wildhive Callow Hall in Derbyshire
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury Derbyshire break worth up to £1,200 at Wildhive Callow Hall
Interior of a room with antique furniture and tools on the wall.
I’ve found the most magical (and unusual) stay in Marseilles
Illustration of Lufthansa Allegris First Class suite with a bed.
The new ‘ultra-first-class’ plane suite — yours for £14,500 return
Advice
Panoramic view of Lublin, Poland's historic city center.
This lesser-known Polish city is also one of its prettiest
Poland
A Woodland Hive treehouse at Wildhive Callow Hall in Derbyshire
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury Derbyshire break worth up to £1,200 at Wildhive Callow Hall
The Peacock at Rowsley is one of the best hotels in the Peak District
21 of the best hotels in the Peak District
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Could my social media stop me getting through immigration?
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