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Chinese citizens ‘captured in Ukraine’

President Zelensky accuses Beijing of joining Russia’s war and urges US and Europe to respond

Russia-Ukraine war
4 minutes ago
LIVE
EU chief urges China to avoid escalating US trade war

Beijing condemned America’s ‘blackmailing nature’ before Ursula von der Leyen spoke with the Chinese premier

Politics
25 minutes ago
UPDATED
Streeting attacks union over Birmingham bin lorry blockade

Unite stopped vehicles from leaving depot with 17,000 tonnes of rubbish piled up in streets during strike

Politics
19 minutes ago
Italy delivers joint flypast for Charles and Camilla

The Red Arrows and the Frecce Tricolori demonstrated the allies’ close ties as the royals prepared to visit the Colosseum

Royal family
Madonna and Elton John embracing backstage.
Elton John and Madonna reconcile after decades-long feud
US news
Photo of Bhim Sen Kohli, an 80-year-old dog walker who was allegedly murdered.
NEW
Boy, 15, and girl, 13, guilty of manslaughter after park attack
Crime
Madonna and Elton John embracing backstage.
Elton John and Madonna reconcile after decades-long feud
US news
Photo of Bhim Sen Kohli, an 80-year-old dog walker who was allegedly murdered.
NEW
Boy, 15, and girl, 13, guilty of manslaughter after park attack
Crime
Prince Harry arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
UPDATED
Prince Harry tells court he was singled out for inferior treatment
Royal family
Dr. Anthony John Felton arriving at Swansea Magistrates' Court.
Head teacher attacked deputy with wrench over ‘love triangle’
Crime
Group photo of Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Naomi Campbell, Sienna Miller, Suki Waterhouse, and Sir Philip Green at a private dinner.
Philip Green loses challenge to parliamentary privilege at ECHR
Law
Aerial view of a dense residential area with many terraced houses.
Lenders set to slash fixed rates in mortgage price war
Politics
Business meeting in Asia.
Stop reading texts in meetings, JP Morgan boss tells staff
US business
Prince Harry arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
UPDATED
Prince Harry tells court he was singled out for inferior treatment
Royal family
Prince Harry arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
UPDATED
Prince Harry tells court he was singled out for inferior treatment
Royal family
Dr. Anthony John Felton arriving at Swansea Magistrates' Court.
Head teacher attacked deputy with wrench over ‘love triangle’
Crime
Dr. Anthony John Felton arriving at Swansea Magistrates' Court.
Head teacher attacked deputy with wrench over ‘love triangle’
Crime
Group photo of Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Naomi Campbell, Sienna Miller, Suki Waterhouse, and Sir Philip Green at a private dinner.
Philip Green loses challenge to parliamentary privilege at ECHR
Law
Group photo of Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Naomi Campbell, Sienna Miller, Suki Waterhouse, and Sir Philip Green at a private dinner.
Philip Green loses challenge to parliamentary privilege at ECHR
Law
Aerial view of a dense residential area with many terraced houses.
Lenders set to slash fixed rates in mortgage price war
Politics
Aerial view of a dense residential area with many terraced houses.
Lenders set to slash fixed rates in mortgage price war
Politics
Business meeting in Asia.
Stop reading texts in meetings, JP Morgan boss tells staff
US business
Business meeting in Asia.
Stop reading texts in meetings, JP Morgan boss tells staff
US business
Prince Harry arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
UPDATED
Prince Harry tells court he was singled out for inferior treatment
Royal family
Dr. Anthony John Felton arriving at Swansea Magistrates' Court.
Head teacher attacked deputy with wrench over ‘love triangle’
Crime
Group photo of Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Naomi Campbell, Sienna Miller, Suki Waterhouse, and Sir Philip Green at a private dinner.
Philip Green loses challenge to parliamentary privilege at ECHR
Law
Prince Harry arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
UPDATED
Prince Harry tells court he was singled out for inferior treatment
Royal family
Prince Harry arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
UPDATED
Prince Harry tells court he was singled out for inferior treatment
Royal family
Dr. Anthony John Felton arriving at Swansea Magistrates' Court.
Head teacher attacked deputy with wrench over ‘love triangle’
Crime
Dr. Anthony John Felton arriving at Swansea Magistrates' Court.
Head teacher attacked deputy with wrench over ‘love triangle’
Crime
Group photo of Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Naomi Campbell, Sienna Miller, Suki Waterhouse, and Sir Philip Green at a private dinner.
Philip Green loses challenge to parliamentary privilege at ECHR
Law
Group photo of Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Naomi Campbell, Sienna Miller, Suki Waterhouse, and Sir Philip Green at a private dinner.
Philip Green loses challenge to parliamentary privilege at ECHR
Law
Aerial view of a dense residential area with many terraced houses.
Lenders set to slash fixed rates in mortgage price war
Politics
Business meeting in Asia.
Stop reading texts in meetings, JP Morgan boss tells staff
US business
Prince Harry arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
UPDATED
Prince Harry tells court he was singled out for inferior treatment
Royal family
Dr. Anthony John Felton arriving at Swansea Magistrates' Court.
Head teacher attacked deputy with wrench over ‘love triangle’
Crime
Group photo of Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Naomi Campbell, Sienna Miller, Suki Waterhouse, and Sir Philip Green at a private dinner.
Philip Green loses challenge to parliamentary privilege at ECHR
Law
Aerial view of a dense residential area with many terraced houses.
Lenders set to slash fixed rates in mortgage price war
Politics
Business meeting in Asia.
Stop reading texts in meetings, JP Morgan boss tells staff
US business
Prince Harry arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
UPDATED
Prince Harry tells court he was singled out for inferior treatment
Royal family
Prince Harry arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
UPDATED
Prince Harry tells court he was singled out for inferior treatment
Royal family
Dr. Anthony John Felton arriving at Swansea Magistrates' Court.
Head teacher attacked deputy with wrench over ‘love triangle’
Crime
Dr. Anthony John Felton arriving at Swansea Magistrates' Court.
Head teacher attacked deputy with wrench over ‘love triangle’
Crime
Group photo of Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Naomi Campbell, Sienna Miller, Suki Waterhouse, and Sir Philip Green at a private dinner.
Philip Green loses challenge to parliamentary privilege at ECHR
Law
Group photo of Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Naomi Campbell, Sienna Miller, Suki Waterhouse, and Sir Philip Green at a private dinner.
Philip Green loses challenge to parliamentary privilege at ECHR
Law
Aerial view of a dense residential area with many terraced houses.
Lenders set to slash fixed rates in mortgage price war
Politics
Aerial view of a dense residential area with many terraced houses.
Lenders set to slash fixed rates in mortgage price war
Politics
Business meeting in Asia.
Stop reading texts in meetings, JP Morgan boss tells staff
US business
Business meeting in Asia.
Stop reading texts in meetings, JP Morgan boss tells staff
US business
Prince Harry arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
UPDATED
Prince Harry tells court he was singled out for inferior treatment
Royal family
Dr. Anthony John Felton arriving at Swansea Magistrates' Court.
Head teacher attacked deputy with wrench over ‘love triangle’
Crime
Group photo of Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Naomi Campbell, Sienna Miller, Suki Waterhouse, and Sir Philip Green at a private dinner.
Philip Green loses challenge to parliamentary privilege at ECHR
Law
Prince Harry arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
UPDATED
Prince Harry tells court he was singled out for inferior treatment
Royal family
Prince Harry arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
UPDATED
Prince Harry tells court he was singled out for inferior treatment
Royal family
Dr. Anthony John Felton arriving at Swansea Magistrates' Court.
Head teacher attacked deputy with wrench over ‘love triangle’
Crime
Dr. Anthony John Felton arriving at Swansea Magistrates' Court.
Head teacher attacked deputy with wrench over ‘love triangle’
Crime
Group photo of Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Naomi Campbell, Sienna Miller, Suki Waterhouse, and Sir Philip Green at a private dinner.
Philip Green loses challenge to parliamentary privilege at ECHR
Law
Group photo of Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Naomi Campbell, Sienna Miller, Suki Waterhouse, and Sir Philip Green at a private dinner.
Philip Green loses challenge to parliamentary privilege at ECHR
Law
Aerial view of a dense residential area with many terraced houses.
Lenders set to slash fixed rates in mortgage price war
Politics
Business meeting in Asia.
Stop reading texts in meetings, JP Morgan boss tells staff
US business
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Woman kissing her cat under a white blanket.
A cat or dog boosts wellbeing as much as a wife or husband
Science
Is it still worth buying an EV? The rule changes explained
Transport
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PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
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News in pictures
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Editor's picks

World

President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu meeting in the Oval Office.
US in direct talks with Iran about nuclear ambitions, Trump says

The president suggests a deal could be struck with Tehran

Middle East
Illustration of two Carabinieri officers standing in an olive grove with a large bottle of olive oil.
Criminals target Italy’s ‘green gold’ as price of olive oil soars
Europe
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaking at a Cesar Chavez Day event.
RFK Jr to tell health agency to stop recommending fluoride in water
US
President Trump and President Macron at the Bastille Day military parade in Paris.
Trump’s birthday present to himself: a military parade?
US politics
Police officers placing flowers at a memorial for a murdered colleague.
Mystery of Russian web searches about terror attack days beforehand
Europe
Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett in period costume in a scene from the film *Cyrano*.
Sex and Cyrano: lost work mirrors life of French libertine
Europe
Protesters burning objects outside the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
Why American threats have cowed Tehran’s axis of resistance in Iraq
Middle East
President Trump and President Macron at the Bastille Day military parade in Paris.
Trump’s birthday present to himself: a military parade?
US politics
Police officers placing flowers at a memorial for a murdered colleague.
Mystery of Russian web searches about terror attack days beforehand
Europe
Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett in period costume in a scene from the film *Cyrano*.
Sex and Cyrano: lost work mirrors life of French libertine
Europe
Protesters burning objects outside the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
Why American threats have cowed Tehran’s axis of resistance in Iraq
Middle East
Illustration of two Carabinieri officers standing in an olive grove with a large bottle of olive oil.
Criminals target Italy’s ‘green gold’ as price of olive oil soars
Europe
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaking at a Cesar Chavez Day event.
RFK Jr to tell health agency to stop recommending fluoride in water
US

Comment

a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera
WILLIAM HAGUETariffs show we have to take Trump literally

Received wisdom on the president was wrong: he means precisely what he says, including on Greenland and a third term

Illustration of a robotic bear attacking a bull in a stock market setting.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

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MELANIE PHILLIPSBritain must become a warrior nation again
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JAMES MARRIOTTWhy we can’t seem to cope with free speech
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GILES COREN | NOTEBOOKI’ve glimpsed the end of days — in a tiny wearable mic
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JAWAD IQBALLabour MPs should focus on issues at home, not the West Bank
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MELANIE PHILLIPSBritain must become a warrior nation again
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Business & Money

Illustration of a Chinese Yuan banknote with US and Chinese flags.
NEW
China weakens currency as trade war escalates

Beijing boosts its export competitiveness and lowers the cost of its goods and services in face of extra Trump tariffs

Economics
a man wearing glasses and a suit stands in front of a white background
Alistair OsborneBillionaire boys’ club is getting nervous about Trump
a woman wearing glasses and a black jacket looks at the camera
Mehreen KhanMarkets, Trump or the Fed: who will blink first?
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, leaving the U.S. Capitol.
Trump warned to ease tariffs or risk ‘economic nuclear winter’
Economics
Collage depicting historical stock market crashes.
IN DEPTH
Stock market crashes: how the latest rout compares to 2008 crisis
Economics
Aerial view of the Statfjord B oil rig in the North Sea.
Oil prices fall to four-year low amid tariff chaos
Energy
Jerome Powell speaking at a news conference.
Borrowing costs rise as president demands rate cuts
Economics
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, leaving the U.S. Capitol.
Trump warned to ease tariffs or risk ‘economic nuclear winter’
Economics
Collage depicting historical stock market crashes.
IN DEPTH
Stock market crashes: how the latest rout compares to 2008 crisis
Economics
Aerial view of the Statfjord B oil rig in the North Sea.
Oil prices fall to four-year low amid tariff chaos
Energy
Jerome Powell speaking at a news conference.
Borrowing costs rise as president demands rate cuts
Economics
a man wearing glasses and a suit stands in front of a white background
Alistair OsborneBillionaire boys’ club is getting nervous about Trump
a woman wearing glasses and a black jacket looks at the camera
Mehreen KhanMarkets, Trump or the Fed: who will blink first?

Sport

Illustration of a cyclist racing and another cyclist holding a trophy.
COMMENT
DAVID WALSH
Pogacar arrives at Roubaix as greatest athlete on planet — and he’s credible

Previous dopers could prepare for and win the Tour de France but didn’t do much before or after, while Slovenian is supreme for the whole season

Cycling
Ángel Cabrera holding the James Hardie Pro-Football Hall of Fame Invitational 2025 trophy.
‘True champion’ — Augusta welcomes back abuser Cabrera after 30 months in jail
Golf
Mikel Merino of Arsenal scoring a goal against Chelsea.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
‘Our strengths can hurt their weaknesses’ — Arteta’s set-piece plan for Real
Football
Collage of Manchester City executives, coach, and Premier League trophy.
EXCLUSIVE
Premier League faces £20m legal bill for Man City defeat
Football
Illustration of Martin Ødegaard, showing him as a young boy holding a jersey with his name on it and as a mature Arsenal player.
ANALYSIS
IAN HAWKEY
Odegaard: Payback time for shy little kid who Real rejected
Football
Unai Emery reacting to Neymar Jr. falling on the field during a soccer match.
ANALYSIS
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
PSG, a 4-0 lead and harsh lessons from worst night of Emery’s career
Football
Max Homa looking dejected after finishing his second round at The Players Championship.
NEW
ANGUS OLIVER
How tearful Homa slumped from world’s elite to ‘toxic relationship’ with golf
Golf
Collage of Manchester City executives, coach, and Premier League trophy.
EXCLUSIVE
Premier League faces £20m legal bill for Man City defeat
Football
Illustration of Martin Ødegaard, showing him as a young boy holding a jersey with his name on it and as a mature Arsenal player.
ANALYSIS
IAN HAWKEY
Odegaard: Payback time for shy little kid who Real rejected
Football
Unai Emery reacting to Neymar Jr. falling on the field during a soccer match.
ANALYSIS
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
PSG, a 4-0 lead and harsh lessons from worst night of Emery’s career
Football
Max Homa looking dejected after finishing his second round at The Players Championship.
NEW
ANGUS OLIVER
How tearful Homa slumped from world’s elite to ‘toxic relationship’ with golf
Golf
Ángel Cabrera holding the James Hardie Pro-Football Hall of Fame Invitational 2025 trophy.
‘True champion’ — Augusta welcomes back abuser Cabrera after 30 months in jail
Golf
Mikel Merino of Arsenal scoring a goal against Chelsea.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
‘Our strengths can hurt their weaknesses’ — Arteta’s set-piece plan for Real
Football
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Life & Style

Esther Rantzen walking in a garden.
INTERVIEW
WHAT I’VE LEARNT
Esther Rantzen: ‘The assisted dying bill will be too late for me’

The TV presenter, 84, is terminally ill with cancer and a member of Dignitas. Now she’s supporting the MP Kim Leadbeater’s campaign

Celebrity
Woman in red cardigan and pink dress with heart-shaped bag, against painted backdrop.
Phoebe McDowell10 things to buy now: beauty, accessories and more
a man wearing a blue vest and a pink shirt
Dr Mark PorterCould the shingles vaccine stop you from getting dementia?
Collage of two women holding their pets; one holding a chocolate lab puppy, the other holding a tabby cat.
We prefer our pets to partners
Health & Fitness
Frustrated student studying at a cafe.
GCSEs? A-levels? The online revision guide for families
Parenting
Person holding their knee in pain, next to a runner.
The good knee guide: protect your joints
Health & Fitness
Diptych showing a woman in a hospital bed and the same woman healthy and smiling.
Did processed meat cause my bowel cancer at 44?
Health & Fitness
Collage of two women holding their pets; one holding a chocolate lab puppy, the other holding a tabby cat.
We prefer our pets to partners
Health & Fitness
Frustrated student studying at a cafe.
GCSEs? A-levels? The online revision guide for families
Parenting
Person holding their knee in pain, next to a runner.
The good knee guide: protect your joints
Health & Fitness
Diptych showing a woman in a hospital bed and the same woman healthy and smiling.
Did processed meat cause my bowel cancer at 44?
Health & Fitness
Woman in red cardigan and pink dress with heart-shaped bag, against painted backdrop.
Phoebe McDowell10 things to buy now: beauty, accessories and more
a man wearing a blue vest and a pink shirt
Dr Mark PorterCould the shingles vaccine stop you from getting dementia?

Culture

Illustration of a man by a pool, another man swimming underwater.
NEW
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
David Hockney 25 — the artist’s biggest ever show is a five-star epic

In Paris’s Fondation Louis Vuitton a dazzling selection of works from the past quarter of a century make up the largest showcase yet for the 87-year-old British painter

Art
A young woman in a dark dress eats bread and drinks from a bowl on the floor.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — The Art of Joy
TV & Radio
A girl from The Last of Us holding a shotgun.
REVIEW
The Last of Us season 2 first look — this zombie show is still oddly soulful
TV & Radio
The White Lotus season 3 cast on a beach.
COMMENT
White Lotus season 3’s standout moments — from snakes to incest
TV & Radio
Three Olivier Awards winners in formal wear walking down a corridor.
EXCLUSIVE
Back-slapping and a touch of Hollywood — backstage at the Olivier awards
Theatre & Dance
A scene from Doctor Who season 2 showing Belinda Chandra and the Doctor running.
REVIEW
Will the new series of Doctor Who save the show from the axe?
TV & Radio
Airplane landing against a cloudy sky.
REVIEW
FICTION
I want to marry a plane — am I an aerosexual?
Books
The White Lotus season 3 cast on a beach.
COMMENT
White Lotus season 3’s standout moments — from snakes to incest
TV & Radio
Three Olivier Awards winners in formal wear walking down a corridor.
EXCLUSIVE
Back-slapping and a touch of Hollywood — backstage at the Olivier awards
Theatre & Dance
A scene from Doctor Who season 2 showing Belinda Chandra and the Doctor running.
REVIEW
Will the new series of Doctor Who save the show from the axe?
TV & Radio
Airplane landing against a cloudy sky.
REVIEW
FICTION
I want to marry a plane — am I an aerosexual?
Books
A young woman in a dark dress eats bread and drinks from a bowl on the floor.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — The Art of Joy
TV & Radio
A girl from The Last of Us holding a shotgun.
REVIEW
The Last of Us season 2 first look — this zombie show is still oddly soulful
TV & Radio

Travel

Panoramic view of Lublin, Poland's historic city center.
This lesser-known Polish city is also one of its prettiest

Lublin, in the country’s east, has poignant wartime history, intriguing food tours and cool cocktails. Here’s what to eat, see and do on a long weekend

Poland
Cruise ship sailing through a Norwegian fjord.
10 of the best easy adventures at sea
Cruises
View of the Danube River from vineyards in the Wachau wine region.
Hilltop honesty bars and £2 fine wine — this is Europe’s best boozy break
The Peacock at Rowsley is one of the best hotels in the Peak District
21 of the best hotels in the Peak District
Stone house with a bench and table in a garden.
Tuscany’s finest villas for your next getaway
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Could my social media stop me getting through immigration?
Advice
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
Stone house with a bench and table in a garden.
Tuscany’s finest villas for your next getaway
A woman reading her smartphone on an airport escalator
Could my social media stop me getting through immigration?
Advice
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
Cruise ship sailing through a Norwegian fjord.
10 of the best easy adventures at sea
Cruises
View of the Danube River from vineyards in the Wachau wine region.
Hilltop honesty bars and £2 fine wine — this is Europe’s best boozy break
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