Monday April 21 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
Collage of a woman holding a container, a man in a suit, and soldiers in combat.
Britain to ramp up explosives production to end reliance on US arms

The defence industry will increase its manufacturing of sovereign munitions amid fears over Trump’s reliability and growing global demand

Defence
NEW
MPs and peers try to block ‘liar’ Trump from parliament address

They claim Trump is not acting in ‘good faith’ towards Britain due to tariffs levied on all imports

Politics
Defence companies boast Trump-proof weapons are free of US parts
Defence
Camel ride at sunset in the desert.
NEW
Dubai launches ‘influencer academy’ to teach the art of allure

The UAE city is to train people to promote tourism on social media

Social media
RAF Typhoon intercepting Ilyushin Il-20M aircraft.
NEW
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft in Nato airspace
Defence
Woman and horse nuzzling.
Horse owner fed rat poison to another woman’s dressage mare
Crime
Dr. Andrew Thomas speaking in front of a Swansea University banner.
Incels ‘need dating coaches to reintegrate into society’
Black and white photo of Suzanne Cherry.
Husband watched in horror as wife killed by van fleeing police
Crime
Close-up of a hand shifting a manual car gear stick.
NEW
Manual cars stall as automatics race ahead
Transport
RAF Typhoon intercepting Ilyushin Il-20M aircraft.
NEW
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft in Nato airspace
Defence
RAF Typhoon intercepting Ilyushin Il-20M aircraft.
NEW
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft in Nato airspace
Defence
Woman and horse nuzzling.
Horse owner fed rat poison to another woman’s dressage mare
Crime
Woman and horse nuzzling.
Horse owner fed rat poison to another woman’s dressage mare
Crime
Dr. Andrew Thomas speaking in front of a Swansea University banner.
Incels ‘need dating coaches to reintegrate into society’
Dr. Andrew Thomas speaking in front of a Swansea University banner.
Incels ‘need dating coaches to reintegrate into society’
Black and white photo of Suzanne Cherry.
Husband watched in horror as wife killed by van fleeing police
Crime
Black and white photo of Suzanne Cherry.
Husband watched in horror as wife killed by van fleeing police
Crime
Close-up of a hand shifting a manual car gear stick.
NEW
Manual cars stall as automatics race ahead
Transport
Close-up of a hand shifting a manual car gear stick.
NEW
Manual cars stall as automatics race ahead
Transport
RAF Typhoon intercepting Ilyushin Il-20M aircraft.
NEW
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft in Nato airspace
Defence
Woman and horse nuzzling.
Horse owner fed rat poison to another woman’s dressage mare
Crime
Dr. Andrew Thomas speaking in front of a Swansea University banner.
Incels ‘need dating coaches to reintegrate into society’
RAF Typhoon intercepting Ilyushin Il-20M aircraft.
NEW
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft in Nato airspace
Defence
RAF Typhoon intercepting Ilyushin Il-20M aircraft.
NEW
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft in Nato airspace
Defence
Woman and horse nuzzling.
Horse owner fed rat poison to another woman’s dressage mare
Crime
Woman and horse nuzzling.
Horse owner fed rat poison to another woman’s dressage mare
Crime
Dr. Andrew Thomas speaking in front of a Swansea University banner.
Incels ‘need dating coaches to reintegrate into society’
Dr. Andrew Thomas speaking in front of a Swansea University banner.
Incels ‘need dating coaches to reintegrate into society’
Black and white photo of Suzanne Cherry.
Husband watched in horror as wife killed by van fleeing police
Crime
Close-up of a hand shifting a manual car gear stick.
NEW
Manual cars stall as automatics race ahead
Transport
RAF Typhoon intercepting Ilyushin Il-20M aircraft.
NEW
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft in Nato airspace
Defence
Woman and horse nuzzling.
Horse owner fed rat poison to another woman’s dressage mare
Crime
Dr. Andrew Thomas speaking in front of a Swansea University banner.
Incels ‘need dating coaches to reintegrate into society’
Black and white photo of Suzanne Cherry.
Husband watched in horror as wife killed by van fleeing police
Crime
Close-up of a hand shifting a manual car gear stick.
NEW
Manual cars stall as automatics race ahead
Transport
RAF Typhoon intercepting Ilyushin Il-20M aircraft.
NEW
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft in Nato airspace
Defence
RAF Typhoon intercepting Ilyushin Il-20M aircraft.
NEW
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft in Nato airspace
Defence
Woman and horse nuzzling.
Horse owner fed rat poison to another woman’s dressage mare
Crime
Woman and horse nuzzling.
Horse owner fed rat poison to another woman’s dressage mare
Crime
Dr. Andrew Thomas speaking in front of a Swansea University banner.
Incels ‘need dating coaches to reintegrate into society’
Dr. Andrew Thomas speaking in front of a Swansea University banner.
Incels ‘need dating coaches to reintegrate into society’
Black and white photo of Suzanne Cherry.
Husband watched in horror as wife killed by van fleeing police
Crime
Black and white photo of Suzanne Cherry.
Husband watched in horror as wife killed by van fleeing police
Crime
Close-up of a hand shifting a manual car gear stick.
NEW
Manual cars stall as automatics race ahead
Transport
Close-up of a hand shifting a manual car gear stick.
NEW
Manual cars stall as automatics race ahead
Transport
RAF Typhoon intercepting Ilyushin Il-20M aircraft.
NEW
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft in Nato airspace
Defence
Woman and horse nuzzling.
Horse owner fed rat poison to another woman’s dressage mare
Crime
Dr. Andrew Thomas speaking in front of a Swansea University banner.
Incels ‘need dating coaches to reintegrate into society’
RAF Typhoon intercepting Ilyushin Il-20M aircraft.
NEW
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft in Nato airspace
Defence
RAF Typhoon intercepting Ilyushin Il-20M aircraft.
NEW
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft in Nato airspace
Defence
Woman and horse nuzzling.
Horse owner fed rat poison to another woman’s dressage mare
Crime
Woman and horse nuzzling.
Horse owner fed rat poison to another woman’s dressage mare
Crime
Dr. Andrew Thomas speaking in front of a Swansea University banner.
Incels ‘need dating coaches to reintegrate into society’
Dr. Andrew Thomas speaking in front of a Swansea University banner.
Incels ‘need dating coaches to reintegrate into society’
Black and white photo of Suzanne Cherry.
Husband watched in horror as wife killed by van fleeing police
Crime
Close-up of a hand shifting a manual car gear stick.
NEW
Manual cars stall as automatics race ahead
Transport
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Worker using a torch at a steel works.
NEW
British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant can run on electricity for £2bn
Energy
Defecting to Reform made me feel alive, says mayoral hopeful
Politics
Soapbox derby car with a cat toy on top, emitting smoke.
NEW
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Soapbox derby car with a cat toy on top, emitting smoke.
NEW
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News in pictures
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Best of the Sunday Times

World

Collage of Laurent Kabila and soldiers with weapons.
PROFILE
The Congo power battle that could undo Trump’s bid for mineral riches

Joseph Kabila’s return to the DR Congo is fuelling fears of further conflict in the bloody civil war and threatening to derail international interests

Africa
Illustration of Donald Trump with the Earth behind him.
IN DEPTH
A road less travelled: why tourists are shunning Trump’s America
US news
Forensic investigators examining a fire-damaged car in a parking lot.
Fear and extortion: drug gangs control ‘every prison in France’
Europe
Donald Trump holding a photo of an MS-13 gang member's hand tattoos.
IN DEPTH
DAVID CHARTER IN WASHINGTON
Trump takes aim at ‘weak and ineffective’ judges over migrants
US news
Taiwanese soldiers marching during a military exercise.
IN DEPTH
Xi’s espionage invasion: Chinese ‘fifth column’ seeks to topple Taiwan
Asia
Paramedics carry bodies of Palestinian first responders from an ambulance.
IDF deputy commander sacked after errors led to killing of 15 medics
Israel-Hamas war
Vladimir Putin at Orthodox Easter service in Moscow.
MARC BENNETTS IN KYIV
Why Ukrainians have no faith in Putin’s Easter truce
Russia-Ukraine war
Donald Trump holding a photo of an MS-13 gang member's hand tattoos.
IN DEPTH
DAVID CHARTER IN WASHINGTON
Trump takes aim at ‘weak and ineffective’ judges over migrants
US news
Taiwanese soldiers marching during a military exercise.
IN DEPTH
Xi’s espionage invasion: Chinese ‘fifth column’ seeks to topple Taiwan
Asia
Paramedics carry bodies of Palestinian first responders from an ambulance.
IDF deputy commander sacked after errors led to killing of 15 medics
Israel-Hamas war
Vladimir Putin at Orthodox Easter service in Moscow.
MARC BENNETTS IN KYIV
Why Ukrainians have no faith in Putin’s Easter truce
Russia-Ukraine war
Illustration of Donald Trump with the Earth behind him.
IN DEPTH
A road less travelled: why tourists are shunning Trump’s America
US news
Forensic investigators examining a fire-damaged car in a parking lot.
Fear and extortion: drug gangs control ‘every prison in France’
Europe

Comment

Portrait of Trevor Phillips.
TREVOR PHILLIPSTrans row epitomised Looking Glass lunacy

The dangers of our leaders allowing themselves to be gaslit into declaring black is white and white is black are not over

Illustration of a wolf carrying a sheep on its back.

Cartoon by Peter Brookes

Headshot of Purves-Libby.
LIBBY PURVESPensions must change if we all work past 70
Portrait of Sathnam Sanghera.
SATHNAM SANGHERA | NOTEBOOKWorkhouse luxury flats tell a tale of two cities
A magnifying glass over an archive letter to the editor.
LETTERS TO THE EDITORTrump leading America off the world stage
Headshot of James Kanagasooriam.
JAMES KANAGASOORIAMMaking friends is what keeps us happy
Headshot of Purves-Libby.
LIBBY PURVESPensions must change if we all work past 70
Portrait of Sathnam Sanghera.
A magnifying glass over an archive letter to the editor.
Headshot of James Kanagasooriam.
Headshot of Purves-Libby.
Portrait of Sathnam Sanghera.
A magnifying glass over an archive letter to the editor.
Headshot of James Kanagasooriam.
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Business

Jaidev Janardana, Zopa's chief executive, in London offices.
London market ‘can benefit from instability in America’

British bank Zopa would think twice about listing in New York because of Trump turmoil

Companies
a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera
Simon FrenchUK’s mad energy policy is a potent deterrent to foreign investors
a man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
Ed WarnerIt’s not over yet, and banks’ gain will be their clients’ pain
Photo of Xi Jinping, President of China, at a meeting in Hanoi.
China warned against US bond sell-off in response to tariffs
Companies
Couple looking at houses for sale in an estate agent's window.
Big rise in mortgage completions to beat stamp duty deadline
Economics
Emmanuel Eribo of Loci trainers holding a pair of sneakers.
Cracking US exports with vegan trainers, pop stars and TikTok
Companies
Woman spraying Cif Infinite Clean on a dirty shoe.
Unilever launches ‘dirt-eating’ cleaning spray
Companies
Photo of Xi Jinping, President of China, at a meeting in Hanoi.
China warned against US bond sell-off in response to tariffs
Companies
Couple looking at houses for sale in an estate agent's window.
Big rise in mortgage completions to beat stamp duty deadline
Economics
Emmanuel Eribo of Loci trainers holding a pair of sneakers.
Cracking US exports with vegan trainers, pop stars and TikTok
Companies
Woman spraying Cif Infinite Clean on a dirty shoe.
Unilever launches ‘dirt-eating’ cleaning spray
Companies
a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera
Simon FrenchUK’s mad energy policy is a potent deterrent to foreign investors
a man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
Ed WarnerIt’s not over yet, and banks’ gain will be their clients’ pain

Sport

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PREMIER LEAGUE
Liverpool one win from title after Trent condemns Leicester to second tier

Leicester City 0 Liverpool 1: Right back’s goal secures victory at King Power Stadium and puts Arne Slot’s men on brink of Premier League title

Football
Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby, Gallagher Premiership Rugby - 19 Apr 2025
NEW
COMMENT
STUART BARNES
A shaky 20 minutes in Devon will not change Farrell’s mind on Russell
Rugby union
Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City during a Premier League match.
De Bruyne: I was shocked by City’s decision to let me go — it’s purely business
Football
Liverpool manager Arne Slot hugging Trent Alexander-Arnold after a game.
Slot: It’s ridiculous to question Trent’s commitment
Football
Oscar Piastri celebrating his Formula One Grand Prix win.
SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX
Unflappable Piastri keeps cool to take title lead off Norris
Formula 1
Man in racing shirt looking at a picture of a race car.
NEW
SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX
Horner brings his own pictures to prove Verstappen penalty was harsh
Formula 1
Soccer player falling and injuring his leg.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Sublime Saka runs show before suffering injury scare in horror tackle
Football
Liverpool manager Arne Slot hugging Trent Alexander-Arnold after a game.
Slot: It’s ridiculous to question Trent’s commitment
Football
Oscar Piastri celebrating his Formula One Grand Prix win.
SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX
Unflappable Piastri keeps cool to take title lead off Norris
Formula 1
Man in racing shirt looking at a picture of a race car.
NEW
SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX
Horner brings his own pictures to prove Verstappen penalty was harsh
Formula 1
Soccer player falling and injuring his leg.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Sublime Saka runs show before suffering injury scare in horror tackle
Football
Exeter Chiefs v Bath Rugby, Gallagher Premiership Rugby - 19 Apr 2025
NEW
COMMENT
STUART BARNES
A shaky 20 minutes in Devon will not change Farrell’s mind on Russell
Rugby union
Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City during a Premier League match.
De Bruyne: I was shocked by City’s decision to let me go — it’s purely business
Football
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Life & Style

A chauffeur assists a woman and her son exiting a limousine.
They’re coming — the Donald Dashers fleeing America

It started as a steady exodus of liberal Americans who didn’t fancy Trump’s US. Then came the tariffs — and a rush to the UK

Property & Home
A man holding his young daughter.
Ben MachellWhat my eight-year-old daughter has taught me about women
a woman wearing a blue jacket and a necklace looks at the camera
Tanya ByronMy life looks good from the outside, so why do I feel hollow?
Hands holding a bowl of noodles with eggs and vegetables.
NEW
Super noodles: what to buy in an Asian supermarket
Food & Drink
24 minutes ago
Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
NEW
COMMENT
Go Bezos! It’s your special day! And now all weddings are absurd
Celebrity
24 minutes ago
Michael Morpurgo sitting on a bench.
INTERVIEW
WHAT I’VE LEARNT
Michael Morpurgo: ‘The first time I saw my father was on TV’
Celebrity
Models walking a runway at Milan Fashion Week.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
A Max Mara coat for £39 on Vinted? I grabbed it
Fashion
Hands holding a bowl of noodles with eggs and vegetables.
NEW
Super noodles: what to buy in an Asian supermarket
Food & Drink
24 minutes ago
Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
NEW
COMMENT
Go Bezos! It’s your special day! And now all weddings are absurd
Celebrity
24 minutes ago
Michael Morpurgo sitting on a bench.
INTERVIEW
WHAT I’VE LEARNT
Michael Morpurgo: ‘The first time I saw my father was on TV’
Celebrity
Models walking a runway at Milan Fashion Week.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
A Max Mara coat for £39 on Vinted? I grabbed it
Fashion
A man holding his young daughter.
Ben MachellWhat my eight-year-old daughter has taught me about women
a woman wearing a blue jacket and a necklace looks at the camera
Tanya ByronMy life looks good from the outside, so why do I feel hollow?

Culture

Benedict Nightingale and a production photo of Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in Samuel Beckett's *Waiting for Godot*.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Benedict Nightingale: I’ve gone from theatre critic to playwright, aged 85

The former Times critic, who has written his first drama, Endgames, about assisted dying, on the joy of a short play

Theatre & Dance
Surgeon performing surgery on a patient.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — 999: The Critical List
TV & Radio
Woman sitting on a couch.
INTERVIEW
Meet Emily Henry, the author who’s written five bestsellers in five years
Books
A group of musicians posing with their instruments in a conservatory.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
St John Passion — embracing the power of Bach for Easter
Classical & Opera
Beck performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Beck — giving his songs a sumptuous sweep
Music
Man with cane walking toward large house by lake.
Skies, scandal and stately homes: my walk round Turner’s Britain
Art
Greg Davies holding a microphone on stage.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Greg Davies — Taskmaster host at his most enjoyable
Comedy
A group of musicians posing with their instruments in a conservatory.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
St John Passion — embracing the power of Bach for Easter
Classical & Opera
Beck performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Beck — giving his songs a sumptuous sweep
Music
Man with cane walking toward large house by lake.
Skies, scandal and stately homes: my walk round Turner’s Britain
Art
Greg Davies holding a microphone on stage.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Greg Davies — Taskmaster host at his most enjoyable
Comedy
Surgeon performing surgery on a patient.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — 999: The Critical List
TV & Radio
Woman sitting on a couch.
INTERVIEW
Meet Emily Henry, the author who’s written five bestsellers in five years
Books

Travel

Luxor Temple courtyard with statues of Ramses II.
I’ve found the easiest (and best-value) way to see Egypt’s treasures

A new Nile ship offers a fuss-free way to see Luxor and Aswan, with expert guides and top-notch food included — and it’s great for first-timers, says Laura Jackson

Cruises
Italian garden at Tatton Hall.
Can the ‘Notswolds’ match the Cotswolds as a holiday destination?
England
Woman leaving tip at restaurant table.
COMMENT
The nine most important things I’ve learnt about tipping abroad
Advice
Chateau Buera winery in a vineyard.
Why you’ll love Europe’s oldest wine region — with new direct flights
Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain.
This new rail pass is your ticket to Spain’s most exciting cities
Spain
A woman and child lie on sleeping bags in a museum space gallery, pointing at space artifacts.
The secret to spending a night in space — without leaving London
London
Aerial view of Cape Panwa Hotel in Phuket, Thailand.
12 of the best last-minute holiday deals, from the Cotswolds to Campania
Chateau Buera winery in a vineyard.
Why you’ll love Europe’s oldest wine region — with new direct flights
Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain.
This new rail pass is your ticket to Spain’s most exciting cities
Spain
A woman and child lie on sleeping bags in a museum space gallery, pointing at space artifacts.
The secret to spending a night in space — without leaving London
London
Aerial view of Cape Panwa Hotel in Phuket, Thailand.
12 of the best last-minute holiday deals, from the Cotswolds to Campania
Italian garden at Tatton Hall.
Can the ‘Notswolds’ match the Cotswolds as a holiday destination?
England
Woman leaving tip at restaurant table.
COMMENT
The nine most important things I’ve learnt about tipping abroad
Advice
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