Friday April 4 2025
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Starmer ‘very happy’ with tariff, Trump insists as markets plunge

More than $2 trillion wiped off US stock market

Politics
IN DEPTH
Relief for Starmer — but frustration US rejected trade deal

The PM has called for an agreement, not a war, after the scale of tariffs was not as great as some had feared

Politics
Nowhere is safe from Trump’s tariffs. Not even penguin islands

The president’s levies on remote areas with no US trade — or even any people at all — have left world leaders bemused

US politics
Collage of young athletes and celebrities.
NEW
YOUNG POWER LIST
Revealed: the 30 most powerful people under 30 in the UK

The second annual Sunday Times Young Power List celebrates talent, tenacity and hard work. Read our interviews with all the winners

Young Power List
39 minutes ago
Rachel Zegler as Snow White in the 2025 live-action film adaptation.
As Snow White heads for $115m loss, how can Disney recover?
US movie news
Aerial view of proposed solar farm site near Long Sutton, Hampshire.
Solar farm will turn Britain’s oldest road into a ‘concentration camp’
Environment
Rachel Zegler as Snow White in the 2025 live-action film adaptation.
As Snow White heads for $115m loss, how can Disney recover?
US movie news
Aerial view of proposed solar farm site near Long Sutton, Hampshire.
Solar farm will turn Britain’s oldest road into a ‘concentration camp’
Environment
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Illustration of lungs, an inhaler, and a car, with overlaid graphs.
Working days lost to respiratory illness soar since pandemic
Healthcare
Aerial view of London Luton Airport.
Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers
Transport
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Illustration of lungs, an inhaler, and a car, with overlaid graphs.
Working days lost to respiratory illness soar since pandemic
Healthcare
Illustration of lungs, an inhaler, and a car, with overlaid graphs.
Working days lost to respiratory illness soar since pandemic
Healthcare
Aerial view of London Luton Airport.
Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers
Transport
Aerial view of London Luton Airport.
Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers
Transport
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Illustration of lungs, an inhaler, and a car, with overlaid graphs.
Working days lost to respiratory illness soar since pandemic
Healthcare
Aerial view of London Luton Airport.
Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers
Transport
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Illustration of lungs, an inhaler, and a car, with overlaid graphs.
Working days lost to respiratory illness soar since pandemic
Healthcare
Aerial view of London Luton Airport.
Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers
Transport
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Illustration of lungs, an inhaler, and a car, with overlaid graphs.
Working days lost to respiratory illness soar since pandemic
Healthcare
Illustration of lungs, an inhaler, and a car, with overlaid graphs.
Working days lost to respiratory illness soar since pandemic
Healthcare
Aerial view of London Luton Airport.
Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers
Transport
Aerial view of London Luton Airport.
Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers
Transport
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Collage of a group of pilots, a plane, and Tunnock's Tea Cakes.
Tunnock’s tea cakes cleared for take-off by RAF 60 years after ban
Scotland
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Police officer standing guard at a crime scene memorial.
Girl, 17, killed in gang feud had ‘no problems with anyone’
Crime
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Woman washing dishes while listening to music.
More than 500,000 young people have never worked
Politics
Illustration of lungs, an inhaler, and a car, with overlaid graphs.
Working days lost to respiratory illness soar since pandemic
Healthcare
Aerial view of London Luton Airport.
Luton airport expansion forced through by ministers
Transport
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Soccer players and coaches on the field.
Watch: Mourinho faces long ban after flooring rival coach by pinching his nose
Football
Academic accused of bias for opposing smartphone ban in schools
King Charles III speaking with a pilot and flight programmer at a Mission Aviation Fellowship event.
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News in pictures
King Charles III speaking with a pilot and flight programmer at a Mission Aviation Fellowship event.
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Editor's picks

Young Power List 2025

Lando Norris lounging on a black leather couch with his racing helmet.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Lando Norris: ‘Being happy with myself isn’t easy’
Young Power List
39 minutes ago

World

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaking at a podium.
South Korean President removed from office

The county’s constitutional court upheld the impeachment of Yoon Suk-yeol

Asia
Detail of Andre Derain's Waterloo Bridge painting.
Fauvist colours shine afresh in restoration of Derain’s Waterloo Bridge
Europe
Two women sewing clothes at a market.
CATHERINE PHILP IN PHNOM PENH
Trump’s tariffs on Cambodia deepen wounds of a scarred country
Asia
President Zelenskyy poses with a Ukrainian family whose home was destroyed during the Russian invasion.
Zelensky: Ceasefire weeks away if West turns up heat on Putin
Russia-Ukraine war
Prime Ministers Viktor Orban and Benjamin Netanyahu walking together.
Hungarian leader quits ICC amid defiant state visit by Netanyahu
Europe
Elton John and David Furnish at the Elton John AIDS Foundation's Academy Awards Viewing Party.
Elton John’s Aids charity blacklisted in Russia
Europe
A man holding a machine gun stands with a man in traditional clothing by a lake.
American tourist arrested for trying to contact isolated tribe
Asia
President Zelenskyy poses with a Ukrainian family whose home was destroyed during the Russian invasion.
Zelensky: Ceasefire weeks away if West turns up heat on Putin
Russia-Ukraine war
Prime Ministers Viktor Orban and Benjamin Netanyahu walking together.
Hungarian leader quits ICC amid defiant state visit by Netanyahu
Europe
Elton John and David Furnish at the Elton John AIDS Foundation's Academy Awards Viewing Party.
Elton John’s Aids charity blacklisted in Russia
Europe
A man holding a machine gun stands with a man in traditional clothing by a lake.
American tourist arrested for trying to contact isolated tribe
Asia
Detail of Andre Derain's Waterloo Bridge painting.
Fauvist colours shine afresh in restoration of Derain’s Waterloo Bridge
Europe
Two women sewing clothes at a market.
CATHERINE PHILP IN PHNOM PENH
Trump’s tariffs on Cambodia deepen wounds of a scarred country
Asia
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Comment

a man in a suit with his arms crossed looks at the camera
PATRICK MAGUIREThere’s one war Labour is ready to fight

Frustrated with its inability to push through reforms, Downing Street is gearing up for an assault on Whitehall’s powers

Illustration of a man saying he can change another man who is injured and unconscious.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

Portrait of Gerry Baker.
GERARD BAKERTrump tests America’s threshold for pain
a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
EMMA DUNCANChoose Europe — because we can’t rely on the US
Blurred photo of a busy hospital emergency ward.
SEBASTIAN PAYNEWould the NHS save your life? It depends where you live
a man wearing glasses and a tan suit looks at the camera
MAX HASTINGS | NOTEBOOKStill moved by a soldier’s astonishing heroism
Portrait of Gerry Baker.
GERARD BAKERTrump tests America’s threshold for pain
a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
Blurred photo of a busy hospital emergency ward.
a man wearing glasses and a tan suit looks at the camera
Portrait of Gerry Baker.
a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
Blurred photo of a busy hospital emergency ward.
a man wearing glasses and a tan suit looks at the camera

Business & Money

President Trump speaking at a podium, holding a report on foreign trade barriers.
Technology firms lead shares sell-off

Apple shares head plunging markets in US as FTSE 100 records worst day in six months and recession fears mount worldwide

Companies
a man wearing glasses and a suit stands in front of a white background
Alistair OsborneTrump’s tariffs: those pesky penguins had it coming
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopCEOs should give LinkedIn a rest
US flag at the Port of Long Beach with container ships and cranes in the background.
US tariffs ‘will push UK, Europe and Asia into recession’
Economics
Dentist showing a patient a dental X-ray on a screen.
NHS landlord steps up its battle for rival Assura
Companies
President Trump speaking at a podium, holding a chart detailing reciprocal tariffs.
How did Trump calculate his tariffs? The basic maths unpacked
Economics
President Trump at the White House signing an executive order adding tariffs to imported goods.
How the Trump tariff market turmoil unfolded — hour by hour
Economics
US flag at the Port of Long Beach with container ships and cranes in the background.
US tariffs ‘will push UK, Europe and Asia into recession’
Economics
Dentist showing a patient a dental X-ray on a screen.
NHS landlord steps up its battle for rival Assura
Companies
President Trump speaking at a podium, holding a chart detailing reciprocal tariffs.
How did Trump calculate his tariffs? The basic maths unpacked
Economics
President Trump at the White House signing an executive order adding tariffs to imported goods.
How the Trump tariff market turmoil unfolded — hour by hour
Economics
a man wearing glasses and a suit stands in front of a white background
Alistair OsborneTrump’s tariffs: those pesky penguins had it coming
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopCEOs should give LinkedIn a rest

Sport

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Enzo Fernandez of Chelsea celebrates scoring a goal.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Postecoglou and Spurs fans at breaking point as Chelsea boost top-four hopes
Football
Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham Hotspur manager, reacts during a Premier League match.
Postecoglou: Football is going to be refereed by AI soon
Football
Illustration of a soccer game, showing Luis Díaz in an offside position but not interfering with play.
Gregor RobertsonThe biggest refereeing injustice at Anfield on Wednesday (no, not that one)
Thomas Müller of Bayern Munich holding the Bundesliga trophy on a balcony overlooking a crowd of celebrating fans.
James GheerbrantMüller made magic moves — now he faces an unimaginable one
England selfish if they ask Stokes to be ODI captain, says Vaughan
Cricket
MOLLY HUDSON
Hamilton’s overperformance in China masks big problems for Ferrari
Formula 1
CHAMPIONS CUP
England’s fallen giants have little more than blind optimism on their side
Rugby union
MIKE ATHERTON
Championship may lack glamour but it remains the one players want to win
Cricket
Ben Stokes and Harry Brook of England during a cricket nets session.
England selfish if they ask Stokes to be ODI captain, says Vaughan
Cricket
Lewis Hamilton putting in earphones at the 2025 Grand Prix of China.
MOLLY HUDSON
Hamilton’s overperformance in China masks big problems for Ferrari
Formula 1
Maro Itoje of Saracens during a rugby match.
CHAMPIONS CUP
England’s fallen giants have little more than blind optimism on their side
Rugby union
Rory Burns holding the County Championship trophy.
MIKE ATHERTON
Championship may lack glamour but it remains the one players want to win
Cricket
Illustration of a soccer game, showing Luis Díaz in an offside position but not interfering with play.
Gregor RobertsonThe biggest refereeing injustice at Anfield on Wednesday (no, not that one)
Thomas Müller of Bayern Munich holding the Bundesliga trophy on a balcony overlooking a crowd of celebrating fans.
James GheerbrantMüller made magic moves — now he faces an unimaginable one

Life & Style

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INTERVIEW
Larry Lamb at 77: ‘I’m lucky to have been with amazing women’

He’s famous for playing nice guy Mick in Gavin & Stacey, but the actor admits he wasn’t always so likeable

TV & Radio
Garden fountain surrounded by spring flowers.
Ann TrenemanWhy a water feature is a must for your garden
a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black shirt
Deborah RossI’d like to be minister for Hope, Good Vibes and Positivity. Really
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FIRST PERSON
I’m a middle-aged man with a dirty secret. Will I get found out?
Sex & Relationships
Two brothers and teachers, Adam and Lee Parkinson, posing for a photo.
FIRST PERSON
Male teachers? We’re role models. It’s the most important thing we’ll do
Parenting
Two men smiling in their kitchen.
Mr and Mr John Lewis: meet the shop’s interiors guru and his husband
Property & Home
Rachel Johnson, editor of The Lady magazine, sitting on an orange chaise lounge.
FIRST PERSON
‘Vain, shallow, over-paid’ — Rachel Johnson on her life at The Lady
Celebrity
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FIRST PERSON
I’m a middle-aged man with a dirty secret. Will I get found out?
Sex & Relationships
Two brothers and teachers, Adam and Lee Parkinson, posing for a photo.
FIRST PERSON
Male teachers? We’re role models. It’s the most important thing we’ll do
Parenting
Two men smiling in their kitchen.
Mr and Mr John Lewis: meet the shop’s interiors guru and his husband
Property & Home
Rachel Johnson, editor of The Lady magazine, sitting on an orange chaise lounge.
FIRST PERSON
‘Vain, shallow, over-paid’ — Rachel Johnson on her life at The Lady
Celebrity
Garden fountain surrounded by spring flowers.
Ann TrenemanWhy a water feature is a must for your garden
a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black shirt
Deborah RossI’d like to be minister for Hope, Good Vibes and Positivity. Really

Culture

David Hockney standing in front of his painting, "The Arrival of Spring."
The day David Hockney painted me — and said: ‘Your mother won’t like it’

Donatien Grau reveals the extraordinary experience of sitting for the artist, as the largest exhibition devoted to his work opens in Paris

Art
Elton John and Brandi Carlile in a promotional photo.
REVIEW
Elton John and Brandi Carlile’s album is a gutsy, flamboyant tearjerker
Music
Elizabeth Taylor in a green dress and white fur wrap.
UPDATED
EXPLAINER
TV Talk: Liz Taylor’s life of excess and The White Lotus finale
TV & Radio
Dennis Hopper on the set of Apocalypse Now.
INTERVIEW
‘He was a stoned Forrest Gump’ — Mike Scott on Dennis Hopper
Music
Film still of Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, and Jason Momoa in *A Minecraft Movie*.
REVIEW
A Minecraft Movie — zero stars for this unforgivable disaster
Film
Band photo of four people in front of a red car.
UPDATED
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
Art
Travis Fimmel in Black Snow season 2.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Black Snow
TV & Radio
Dennis Hopper on the set of Apocalypse Now.
INTERVIEW
‘He was a stoned Forrest Gump’ — Mike Scott on Dennis Hopper
Music
Film still of Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, and Jason Momoa in *A Minecraft Movie*.
REVIEW
A Minecraft Movie — zero stars for this unforgivable disaster
Film
Band photo of four people in front of a red car.
UPDATED
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
Art
Travis Fimmel in Black Snow season 2.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Black Snow
TV & Radio
Elton John and Brandi Carlile in a promotional photo.
REVIEW
Elton John and Brandi Carlile’s album is a gutsy, flamboyant tearjerker
Music
Elizabeth Taylor in a green dress and white fur wrap.
UPDATED
EXPLAINER
TV Talk: Liz Taylor’s life of excess and The White Lotus finale
TV & Radio
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Travel

Collage of a barn conversion and a woman in an ice bath.
What I learnt on the fitness retreat celebrities love — in Wiltshire

The Body Camp is loved by the likes of Mel C and Gabby Logan. After a high-energy programme of ice baths, boxing sessions and burpees, Lizzie Frainier can see why

England
Gorizia, Italy town square with colorful buildings.
The capital of culture — and smuggling — that straddles two countries
Person booking cheap airline flights on a mobile app.
TRAVEL DOCTOR
‘I fell for a travel WhatsApp scam — but my bank won’t refund me’
Advice
Place des Vosges in Paris, France.
An insider’s guide to the best neighbourhoods in Paris
Paris
Pool and lounge area at the Magnolia Hotel, one of the best affordable hotels in the Algarve
10 of the best affordable hotels in the Algarve under £200
Algarve
Cherry blossom trees in bloom at Kew Gardens.
Seven of the best places to enjoy cherry blossom in the UK this spring
UK
Bar and lounge at Montcalm Mayfair hotel in London
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury London break worth up to £1,380 at Montcalm Mayfair
Place des Vosges in Paris, France.
An insider’s guide to the best neighbourhoods in Paris
Paris
Pool and lounge area at the Magnolia Hotel, one of the best affordable hotels in the Algarve
10 of the best affordable hotels in the Algarve under £200
Algarve
Cherry blossom trees in bloom at Kew Gardens.
Seven of the best places to enjoy cherry blossom in the UK this spring
UK
Bar and lounge at Montcalm Mayfair hotel in London
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury London break worth up to £1,380 at Montcalm Mayfair
Gorizia, Italy town square with colorful buildings.
The capital of culture — and smuggling — that straddles two countries
Person booking cheap airline flights on a mobile app.
TRAVEL DOCTOR
‘I fell for a travel WhatsApp scam — but my bank won’t refund me’
Advice

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