Tuesday April 15 2025
The Times & The Sunday Times
Labour backed Chinese investment in critical UK infrastructure

Ed Miliband promised ‘close co-operation’ with Beijing a month before the government wrested control of British Steel from Jingye

Politics
Steel war shows extent of China’s grip on UK’s critical infrastructure

Jingye’s actions in Scunthorpe serve as a warning to the government to distance itself from Beijing

Politics
How Scunthorpe furnace was saved from shutdown in British Steel saga

The government faced a race against time to halt the Chinese owner Jingye’s plan to close the plant and preserve 2,700 jobs

Politics
Cate Blanchett accepting the Donostia Award.
Cate Blanchett suggests she may have performed her final role

The Oscar-winning actress claims she never enjoyed the attention and wants to do other things

Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
Photo of Hashem Abedi holding a rocket launcher.
Manchester bomber’s brother ‘should be completely isolated’, expert says
Crime
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Pile of rubbish in Birmingham during a refuse worker strike.
Birmingham bin strikes cost Unite £1m for workers and legal costs
Politics
President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Ohio State's Coach Day at the White House.
ANALYSIS
DAVID CHARTER
The bad news for Britain in smallprint of Trump’s tariffs
US politics
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
Photo of Hashem Abedi holding a rocket launcher.
Manchester bomber’s brother ‘should be completely isolated’, expert says
Crime
Photo of Hashem Abedi holding a rocket launcher.
Manchester bomber’s brother ‘should be completely isolated’, expert says
Crime
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Pile of rubbish in Birmingham during a refuse worker strike.
Birmingham bin strikes cost Unite £1m for workers and legal costs
Politics
Pile of rubbish in Birmingham during a refuse worker strike.
Birmingham bin strikes cost Unite £1m for workers and legal costs
Politics
President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Ohio State's Coach Day at the White House.
ANALYSIS
DAVID CHARTER
The bad news for Britain in smallprint of Trump’s tariffs
US politics
President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Ohio State's Coach Day at the White House.
ANALYSIS
DAVID CHARTER
The bad news for Britain in smallprint of Trump’s tariffs
US politics
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
Photo of Hashem Abedi holding a rocket launcher.
Manchester bomber’s brother ‘should be completely isolated’, expert says
Crime
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
Photo of Hashem Abedi holding a rocket launcher.
Manchester bomber’s brother ‘should be completely isolated’, expert says
Crime
Photo of Hashem Abedi holding a rocket launcher.
Manchester bomber’s brother ‘should be completely isolated’, expert says
Crime
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Pile of rubbish in Birmingham during a refuse worker strike.
Birmingham bin strikes cost Unite £1m for workers and legal costs
Politics
President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Ohio State's Coach Day at the White House.
ANALYSIS
DAVID CHARTER
The bad news for Britain in smallprint of Trump’s tariffs
US politics
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
Photo of Hashem Abedi holding a rocket launcher.
Manchester bomber’s brother ‘should be completely isolated’, expert says
Crime
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Pile of rubbish in Birmingham during a refuse worker strike.
Birmingham bin strikes cost Unite £1m for workers and legal costs
Politics
President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Ohio State's Coach Day at the White House.
ANALYSIS
DAVID CHARTER
The bad news for Britain in smallprint of Trump’s tariffs
US politics
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
Photo of Hashem Abedi holding a rocket launcher.
Manchester bomber’s brother ‘should be completely isolated’, expert says
Crime
Photo of Hashem Abedi holding a rocket launcher.
Manchester bomber’s brother ‘should be completely isolated’, expert says
Crime
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Pile of rubbish in Birmingham during a refuse worker strike.
Birmingham bin strikes cost Unite £1m for workers and legal costs
Politics
Pile of rubbish in Birmingham during a refuse worker strike.
Birmingham bin strikes cost Unite £1m for workers and legal costs
Politics
President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Ohio State's Coach Day at the White House.
ANALYSIS
DAVID CHARTER
The bad news for Britain in smallprint of Trump’s tariffs
US politics
President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Ohio State's Coach Day at the White House.
ANALYSIS
DAVID CHARTER
The bad news for Britain in smallprint of Trump’s tariffs
US politics
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
Photo of Hashem Abedi holding a rocket launcher.
Manchester bomber’s brother ‘should be completely isolated’, expert says
Crime
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
Collage of three actors from the Harry Potter films.
New cast members of Harry Potter TV show announced
Media
Photo of Hashem Abedi holding a rocket launcher.
Manchester bomber’s brother ‘should be completely isolated’, expert says
Crime
Photo of Hashem Abedi holding a rocket launcher.
Manchester bomber’s brother ‘should be completely isolated’, expert says
Crime
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Shabana Mahmood leaving 10 Downing Street after a cabinet meeting.
CRIME AND JUSTICE COMMISSION
Proposals by Times Crime and Justice Commission could become law
Crime
Pile of rubbish in Birmingham during a refuse worker strike.
Birmingham bin strikes cost Unite £1m for workers and legal costs
Politics
President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Ohio State's Coach Day at the White House.
ANALYSIS
DAVID CHARTER
The bad news for Britain in smallprint of Trump’s tariffs
US politics
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The Princess of Wales with Scouts looking at a map.
Kate celebrates ‘peace and reconnection’ in nature with Scouts
Royal family
Military clerk stole £1m for luxury goods and cosmetics in Turkey
Crime
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Editor's picks

World

Rescuers searching rubble at a missile strike site in Sumy, Ukraine.
‘Russia wants to break us’: Sumy mourns victims of Palm Sunday strike

Two Iskander missiles that tore out of a bright blue sky killed 34 people in a Ukrainian border town. Those who survived are bloodied but unbowed

Russia-Ukraine war
Jonathan Jacob Meijer holding a baby.
Fears of inbreeding as 85 ‘mass sperm donors’ father thousands
Europe
President Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador meeting in the Oval Office.
Trump thanks El Salvador for prisons and tells Americans: You’re next
US politics
Two Chinese nationals captured in Ukraine at a press conference.
Chinese prisoner in Ukraine: We were trapped into fighting for Russia
Russia-Ukraine war
Burned couch and mugshot of a man.
Terrorism suspect ‘set fire to governor’s house on Passover’
US news
Re-elected Ecuadorean president renews commitment to war on drugs
Re-elected Ecuadorean president renews commitment to war on drugs
Latin America
Rocket launch.
In space, we could all hear Katy Perry scream — Blue Origin blasts off
US news
Two Chinese nationals captured in Ukraine at a press conference.
Chinese prisoner in Ukraine: We were trapped into fighting for Russia
Russia-Ukraine war
Burned couch and mugshot of a man.
Terrorism suspect ‘set fire to governor’s house on Passover’
US news
Re-elected Ecuadorean president renews commitment to war on drugs
Re-elected Ecuadorean president renews commitment to war on drugs
Latin America
Rocket launch.
In space, we could all hear Katy Perry scream — Blue Origin blasts off
US news
Jonathan Jacob Meijer holding a baby.
Fears of inbreeding as 85 ‘mass sperm donors’ father thousands
Europe
President Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador meeting in the Oval Office.
Trump thanks El Salvador for prisons and tells Americans: You’re next
US politics
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Comment

a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera
WILLIAM HAGUETrump’s policy on China is a strategic blunder

US will pay a high price in both wealth and influence after underestimating Beijing’s resolve not to be pushed around

Illustration of rats amidst overflowing garbage bags, commenting on strikes and critical infrastructure.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

a woman wearing glasses and a necklace looks at the camera
MELANIE PHILLIPSKeep children well away from the ballot box
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SARAH DITUMI’ll take Minecraft’s mayhem if it saves cinema
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GILES COREN | NOTEBOOKGardening task brings a net loss. I blame the tree…
Women and children in striped prison uniforms at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after liberation.
SARA TOR | NOTEBOOKBe thankful that liberators of Belsen told their stories
a woman wearing glasses and a necklace looks at the camera
MELANIE PHILLIPSKeep children well away from the ballot box
a woman wearing a leopard print shirt has a gold chain around her neck
a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
Women and children in striped prison uniforms at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after liberation.
a woman wearing glasses and a necklace looks at the camera
a woman wearing a leopard print shirt has a gold chain around her neck
a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
Women and children in striped prison uniforms at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after liberation.

Business

Bobblehead of Donald Trump on a desk at the NYSE.
Stock markets rally as Trump eases tariffs

Despite Trump’s climbdown on computers and smartphones, the US Federal Reserve warns of recession and flight from the dollar continues

Economics
a man in a suit and tie is wearing glasses
Alistair OsborneFinal act of the British Steel caper needs a rewrite
a woman wearing glasses and a black jacket looks at the camera
Mehreen KhanOdds are in favour of China winning trade war with America
David Solomon, Goldman Sachs managing director, speaking at a panel.
Goldman Sachs boss warns of ‘material risks’ from trade war
Companies
Aerial view of a retirement housing village under construction.
Vistry spends £14m with plant hire supplier linked to boss
Companies
President Trump throws a hat reading "Trump was right about everything" in the Oval Office.
UK law firm orders team not to comment on Trump
Companies
A robot placing an orange in a basket.
Nvidia plans to build AI supercomputers solely in America
Technology
David Solomon, Goldman Sachs managing director, speaking at a panel.
Goldman Sachs boss warns of ‘material risks’ from trade war
Companies
Aerial view of a retirement housing village under construction.
Vistry spends £14m with plant hire supplier linked to boss
Companies
President Trump throws a hat reading "Trump was right about everything" in the Oval Office.
UK law firm orders team not to comment on Trump
Companies
A robot placing an orange in a basket.
Nvidia plans to build AI supercomputers solely in America
Technology
a man in a suit and tie is wearing glasses
Alistair OsborneFinal act of the British Steel caper needs a rewrite
a woman wearing glasses and a black jacket looks at the camera
Mehreen KhanOdds are in favour of China winning trade war with America

Sport

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Diptych of a golfer wiping sweat from his brow and another golfer celebrating a win.
DAVID WALSH
Agony to ecstasy: my 19 holes following McIlroy’s path to glory

I’ve walked the Augusta course more than 100 times but witnessed some unique scenes on Sunday, including football-like chanting and unpatriotic Americans

Golf
Rory McIlroy celebrates winning the Masters Tournament.
COMMENT
OWEN SLOT
Ludicrously, relentlessly riveting — was this the greatest Masters of all?
Golf
Rory McIlroy laughs with his caddie, Harry Diamond, at the Masters Tournament.
McIlroy’s redemption watched by 1.85million — but 250,000 switch off for finale
Golf
Eddie Howe, Newcastle United manager, applauding.
Howe in hospital with pneumonia and will miss two more games
Football
Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa celebrating a goal.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Watkins can show he is still Villa’s main man by inspiring famous comeback
Football
Luka Modric of Real Madrid celebrates scoring a goal.
Modric to become part owner of Championship club Swansea
Football
Fulham manager Marco Silva and players reacting during a Premier League match.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Silva fury at ‘confused’ official after wrong player substituted in defeat
Football
Eddie Howe, Newcastle United manager, applauding.
Howe in hospital with pneumonia and will miss two more games
Football
Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa celebrating a goal.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Watkins can show he is still Villa’s main man by inspiring famous comeback
Football
Luka Modric of Real Madrid celebrates scoring a goal.
Modric to become part owner of Championship club Swansea
Football
Fulham manager Marco Silva and players reacting during a Premier League match.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Silva fury at ‘confused’ official after wrong player substituted in defeat
Football
Rory McIlroy celebrates winning the Masters Tournament.
COMMENT
OWEN SLOT
Ludicrously, relentlessly riveting — was this the greatest Masters of all?
Golf
Rory McIlroy laughs with his caddie, Harry Diamond, at the Masters Tournament.
McIlroy’s redemption watched by 1.85million — but 250,000 switch off for finale
Golf

Life & Style

Collage of astronauts in spacesuits; one woman winks at the camera.
My space adventure (I was there for longer than Katy Perry and Lauren Sánchez)

The female crew who say an 11-minute rocket ride changed their lives didn’t experience what Jannicke Mikkelsen did as a rookie

Celebrity
Two ballet dancers performing on stage.
Robert CramptonNo one wants to see a fatty at the ballet. It just doesn’t stack up
a man wearing a blue vest and a pink shirt
Dr Mark PorterCT scans could increase your risk of cancer. Here are the facts
Fit couple taking a break from jogging.
How to run a marathon — without injury
Health & Fitness
A psychologist and teenage girl talking on a couch.
INTERVIEW
The autistic psychiatrist who diagnoses (autistic) patients
Health & Fitness
Night view of lit homes in South London with a skyline of high-rise buildings in the background.
Towers of London: the slew of new skyscrapers looming over the capital
Property & Home
Medieval Bottcherstrasse street in Bremen, Germany, with tourists.
The underrated German city that’s full of fairytales
Germany
Fit couple taking a break from jogging.
How to run a marathon — without injury
Health & Fitness
A psychologist and teenage girl talking on a couch.
INTERVIEW
The autistic psychiatrist who diagnoses (autistic) patients
Health & Fitness
Night view of lit homes in South London with a skyline of high-rise buildings in the background.
Towers of London: the slew of new skyscrapers looming over the capital
Property & Home
Medieval Bottcherstrasse street in Bremen, Germany, with tourists.
The underrated German city that’s full of fairytales
Germany
Two ballet dancers performing on stage.
Robert CramptonNo one wants to see a fatty at the ballet. It just doesn’t stack up
a man wearing a blue vest and a pink shirt
Dr Mark PorterCT scans could increase your risk of cancer. Here are the facts

Culture

Collage of thriller book covers.
UPDATED
REVIEW
Great new crime fiction — our critics’ top books

Our expert reviewers pick the year’s most gripping reads. Discover shocking twists and unforgettable characters in this curated selection of crime novels

Books
A man and woman sitting together, holding hands.
Black Mirror’s best episodes — ranked by our critics
TV & Radio
Freddie De Tommaso as Don José and Aigul Akhmetshina as Carmen in a production of Bizet's Carmen.
The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
Classical & Opera
Maurizio Cattelan at the launch of his exhibition, Bones.
INTERVIEW
Maurizio Cattelan: ‘I want to find a new life for my golden toilet’
Art
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili performing with the London Symphony Orchestra.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
LSO/Noseda — all hail this chaotic ode to Lenin
Classical & Opera
Benny Hill in a scout uniform surrounded by women in swimsuits.
REVIEW
The Cancellation of Benny Hill review — what happened when Gen Z watched his sketches
TV & Radio
Barristers Leon Lynch and Kate Riekstina walking down a street.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Barristers: Fighting for Justice
TV & Radio
Maurizio Cattelan at the launch of his exhibition, Bones.
INTERVIEW
Maurizio Cattelan: ‘I want to find a new life for my golden toilet’
Art
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili performing with the London Symphony Orchestra.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
LSO/Noseda — all hail this chaotic ode to Lenin
Classical & Opera
Benny Hill in a scout uniform surrounded by women in swimsuits.
REVIEW
The Cancellation of Benny Hill review — what happened when Gen Z watched his sketches
TV & Radio
Barristers Leon Lynch and Kate Riekstina walking down a street.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Barristers: Fighting for Justice
TV & Radio
A man and woman sitting together, holding hands.
Black Mirror’s best episodes — ranked by our critics
TV & Radio
Freddie De Tommaso as Don José and Aigul Akhmetshina as Carmen in a production of Bizet's Carmen.
The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
Classical & Opera
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Travel

EXPLAINER
Lanzarote floods: is it safe to travel and should I cancel my holiday?

Storm Oliver brought significant rainfall and caused flooding in Lanzarote with a state of emergency declared at the weekend

Advice
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Sydney v Melbourne: which is better?
Australia
View from the top of Durdle Door, Dorset, UK, showing the natural arch and beach below.
The six surprising UK attractions that overseas tourists can’t get enough of
UK
Businessman sleeping in an airport terminal.
COMMENT
CHRIS HASLAM
Poor airport etiquette? It’s time passengers stopped getting the blame
Cruise ship sailing past snow-capped mountains reflected in calm water.
I’ve found the perfect cruise … for people who think they’ll hate cruises
Cruises
Sunset over Scheveningen beach with pier and Ferris wheel.
The overlooked Dutch city with great beaches and a chic new stay
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Win a luxury break in Snowdonia worth up to £1,290 at Penmaenuchaf Hotel
Businessman sleeping in an airport terminal.
COMMENT
CHRIS HASLAM
Poor airport etiquette? It’s time passengers stopped getting the blame
Cruise ship sailing past snow-capped mountains reflected in calm water.
I’ve found the perfect cruise … for people who think they’ll hate cruises
Cruises
Sunset over Scheveningen beach with pier and Ferris wheel.
The overlooked Dutch city with great beaches and a chic new stay
Penmaenuchaf Hotel in Eryri (Snowdonia)
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break in Snowdonia worth up to £1,290 at Penmaenuchaf Hotel
Sydney Opera House and the Melbourne skyline
Sydney v Melbourne: which is better?
Australia
View from the top of Durdle Door, Dorset, UK, showing the natural arch and beach below.
The six surprising UK attractions that overseas tourists can’t get enough of
UK

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