Wednesday April 30 2025
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Tony Blair speaking at the World Government Summit 2025 in Dubai.
Blair calls for reset of ‘irrational’ net-zero policies in Labour clash

The former prime minister said attempts to phase out fossil fuels are ‘doomed to fail’

Politics
Europe ‘would struggle to put 25,000 troops on the ground in Ukraine’

Defence chiefs’ hopes of a 64,000-strong ‘deterrence’ force is unlikely to be fulfilled, sources say

Defence
Small boat crossings pass 10,000 in record-breaking year
Politics
Woman relaxing on a patterned picnic blanket in a grassy park.
Temperatures could reach 30C in spring heatwave

Parts of central and southern England are set to reach record-breaking highs on local election day

Environment
Royal Marine Commandos on a beach with rifles.
Marine guarding nuclear weapons questioned over ‘neo-Nazi links’
Defence
Illustration of Vladimir Putin, Rishi Sunak, and King Charles III.
Russia using AI to target Britons with flood of fake news
Defence
Elementary school teacher and students playing recorders.
Recorder falls out of favour as children turn to the ukulele
Education
Lush handmade cosmetics store in Leicester, England.
Lush put trans ‘propaganda’ leaflets in party bags for children
Politics
Co-directors of For Women Scotland celebrating outside the Supreme Court after a ruling on the Equality Act.
BMA accused of destroying trust in medicine with stance on sex
Healthcare
Royal Marine Commandos on a beach with rifles.
Marine guarding nuclear weapons questioned over ‘neo-Nazi links’
Defence
Royal Marine Commandos on a beach with rifles.
Marine guarding nuclear weapons questioned over ‘neo-Nazi links’
Defence
Illustration of Vladimir Putin, Rishi Sunak, and King Charles III.
Russia using AI to target Britons with flood of fake news
Defence
Illustration of Vladimir Putin, Rishi Sunak, and King Charles III.
Russia using AI to target Britons with flood of fake news
Defence
Elementary school teacher and students playing recorders.
Recorder falls out of favour as children turn to the ukulele
Education
Elementary school teacher and students playing recorders.
Recorder falls out of favour as children turn to the ukulele
Education
Lush handmade cosmetics store in Leicester, England.
Lush put trans ‘propaganda’ leaflets in party bags for children
Politics
Lush handmade cosmetics store in Leicester, England.
Lush put trans ‘propaganda’ leaflets in party bags for children
Politics
Co-directors of For Women Scotland celebrating outside the Supreme Court after a ruling on the Equality Act.
BMA accused of destroying trust in medicine with stance on sex
Healthcare
Co-directors of For Women Scotland celebrating outside the Supreme Court after a ruling on the Equality Act.
BMA accused of destroying trust in medicine with stance on sex
Healthcare
Royal Marine Commandos on a beach with rifles.
Marine guarding nuclear weapons questioned over ‘neo-Nazi links’
Defence
Illustration of Vladimir Putin, Rishi Sunak, and King Charles III.
Russia using AI to target Britons with flood of fake news
Defence
Elementary school teacher and students playing recorders.
Recorder falls out of favour as children turn to the ukulele
Education
Royal Marine Commandos on a beach with rifles.
Marine guarding nuclear weapons questioned over ‘neo-Nazi links’
Defence
Royal Marine Commandos on a beach with rifles.
Marine guarding nuclear weapons questioned over ‘neo-Nazi links’
Defence
Illustration of Vladimir Putin, Rishi Sunak, and King Charles III.
Russia using AI to target Britons with flood of fake news
Defence
Illustration of Vladimir Putin, Rishi Sunak, and King Charles III.
Russia using AI to target Britons with flood of fake news
Defence
Elementary school teacher and students playing recorders.
Recorder falls out of favour as children turn to the ukulele
Education
Elementary school teacher and students playing recorders.
Recorder falls out of favour as children turn to the ukulele
Education
Lush handmade cosmetics store in Leicester, England.
Lush put trans ‘propaganda’ leaflets in party bags for children
Politics
Co-directors of For Women Scotland celebrating outside the Supreme Court after a ruling on the Equality Act.
BMA accused of destroying trust in medicine with stance on sex
Healthcare
Royal Marine Commandos on a beach with rifles.
Marine guarding nuclear weapons questioned over ‘neo-Nazi links’
Defence
Illustration of Vladimir Putin, Rishi Sunak, and King Charles III.
Russia using AI to target Britons with flood of fake news
Defence
Elementary school teacher and students playing recorders.
Recorder falls out of favour as children turn to the ukulele
Education
Lush handmade cosmetics store in Leicester, England.
Lush put trans ‘propaganda’ leaflets in party bags for children
Politics
Co-directors of For Women Scotland celebrating outside the Supreme Court after a ruling on the Equality Act.
BMA accused of destroying trust in medicine with stance on sex
Healthcare
Royal Marine Commandos on a beach with rifles.
Marine guarding nuclear weapons questioned over ‘neo-Nazi links’
Defence
Royal Marine Commandos on a beach with rifles.
Marine guarding nuclear weapons questioned over ‘neo-Nazi links’
Defence
Illustration of Vladimir Putin, Rishi Sunak, and King Charles III.
Russia using AI to target Britons with flood of fake news
Defence
Illustration of Vladimir Putin, Rishi Sunak, and King Charles III.
Russia using AI to target Britons with flood of fake news
Defence
Elementary school teacher and students playing recorders.
Recorder falls out of favour as children turn to the ukulele
Education
Elementary school teacher and students playing recorders.
Recorder falls out of favour as children turn to the ukulele
Education
Lush handmade cosmetics store in Leicester, England.
Lush put trans ‘propaganda’ leaflets in party bags for children
Politics
Lush handmade cosmetics store in Leicester, England.
Lush put trans ‘propaganda’ leaflets in party bags for children
Politics
Co-directors of For Women Scotland celebrating outside the Supreme Court after a ruling on the Equality Act.
BMA accused of destroying trust in medicine with stance on sex
Healthcare
Co-directors of For Women Scotland celebrating outside the Supreme Court after a ruling on the Equality Act.
BMA accused of destroying trust in medicine with stance on sex
Healthcare
Royal Marine Commandos on a beach with rifles.
Marine guarding nuclear weapons questioned over ‘neo-Nazi links’
Defence
Illustration of Vladimir Putin, Rishi Sunak, and King Charles III.
Russia using AI to target Britons with flood of fake news
Defence
Elementary school teacher and students playing recorders.
Recorder falls out of favour as children turn to the ukulele
Education
Royal Marine Commandos on a beach with rifles.
Marine guarding nuclear weapons questioned over ‘neo-Nazi links’
Defence
Royal Marine Commandos on a beach with rifles.
Marine guarding nuclear weapons questioned over ‘neo-Nazi links’
Defence
Illustration of Vladimir Putin, Rishi Sunak, and King Charles III.
Russia using AI to target Britons with flood of fake news
Defence
Illustration of Vladimir Putin, Rishi Sunak, and King Charles III.
Russia using AI to target Britons with flood of fake news
Defence
Elementary school teacher and students playing recorders.
Recorder falls out of favour as children turn to the ukulele
Education
Elementary school teacher and students playing recorders.
Recorder falls out of favour as children turn to the ukulele
Education
Lush handmade cosmetics store in Leicester, England.
Lush put trans ‘propaganda’ leaflets in party bags for children
Politics
Co-directors of For Women Scotland celebrating outside the Supreme Court after a ruling on the Equality Act.
BMA accused of destroying trust in medicine with stance on sex
Healthcare
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The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay smiling at well-wishers.
William and Kate mark anniversary on Mull with cottage stay

The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived on the Isle of Mull to the sound of bagpipes for a two-day visit

Royal family
Arron Banks, Reform's mayoral candidate for the West of England, at his Old Down Estate.
Reform denies party backer offered defection ‘bribe’ to Tory MP
Politics
Aerial view of a large pile of fly-tipped waste on a road being removed by a digger.
Fly-tippers could face jail in crackdown on illegal dumping
Politics
Photo of Owen Lawrence.
‘Incel’ suspect in Leeds crossbow attack dies from self-inflicted wounds
Crime
CCTV image of Hashem Abedi in prison.
Prison guards fear more Islamist attacks by inmates this summer
Crime
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking at a Liberal Party election night rally.
Conservative leader loses seat in historic Canadian election
Canada
Photo of Owen Lawrence.
‘Incel’ suspect in Leeds crossbow attack dies from self-inflicted wounds
Crime
Photo of Owen Lawrence.
‘Incel’ suspect in Leeds crossbow attack dies from self-inflicted wounds
Crime
CCTV image of Hashem Abedi in prison.
Prison guards fear more Islamist attacks by inmates this summer
Crime
CCTV image of Hashem Abedi in prison.
Prison guards fear more Islamist attacks by inmates this summer
Crime
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking at a Liberal Party election night rally.
Conservative leader loses seat in historic Canadian election
Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking at a Liberal Party election night rally.
Conservative leader loses seat in historic Canadian election
Canada
Photo of Owen Lawrence.
‘Incel’ suspect in Leeds crossbow attack dies from self-inflicted wounds
Crime
CCTV image of Hashem Abedi in prison.
Prison guards fear more Islamist attacks by inmates this summer
Crime
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking at a Liberal Party election night rally.
Conservative leader loses seat in historic Canadian election
Canada
Photo of Owen Lawrence.
‘Incel’ suspect in Leeds crossbow attack dies from self-inflicted wounds
Crime
Photo of Owen Lawrence.
‘Incel’ suspect in Leeds crossbow attack dies from self-inflicted wounds
Crime
CCTV image of Hashem Abedi in prison.
Prison guards fear more Islamist attacks by inmates this summer
Crime
CCTV image of Hashem Abedi in prison.
Prison guards fear more Islamist attacks by inmates this summer
Crime
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking at a Liberal Party election night rally.
Conservative leader loses seat in historic Canadian election
Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking at a Liberal Party election night rally.
Conservative leader loses seat in historic Canadian election
Canada
Cardinal Angelo Becciu presiding over a liturgical service.
Disgraced cardinal bows out of conclave after Pope’s letter
Europe
Francis accused of interfering with witness in £300m fraud trial
Religion
COMMENT
FRASER NELSON
Back-up power arrangements should match green energy aspirations
Europe
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World

Crowded subway platform in Madrid after a widespread power outage.
Cause of blackout remains unexplained, Spain says

Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister, refused to rule out “any hypothesis” while the EU said the failure was not caused by a cyberattack

Europe
Kim Kardashian at the Givenchy show, Paris Fashion Week.
Robber on trial for Kim Kardashian heist: I totally regret it
Europe
President Zelensky and President Trump seated together at Pope Francis' funeral.
Zelensky says Putin is ‘deceiving’ Trump with Victory Day ceasefire
Europe
Illustration of Fancy Bear, APT 28, with Russian imagery.
Russian intelligence agency ‘waged silent war’ on France for a decade
Europe
Prime Minister Mark Carney celebrating at a Liberal Party election night event.
IN DEPTH
Carney’s gamble pays off — Canada’s election results in maps and charts
Canada
Mark Carney, Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Party Leader, addresses supporters after winning the federal election.
ANALYSIS
Why Carney may have the shortest honeymoon in political history
US politics
Collage of photos and documents related to Nazi Argentina.
Argentina lifts the shroud on Nazi war criminals it sheltered
Latin America
Illustration of Fancy Bear, APT 28, with Russian imagery.
Russian intelligence agency ‘waged silent war’ on France for a decade
Europe
Prime Minister Mark Carney celebrating at a Liberal Party election night event.
IN DEPTH
Carney’s gamble pays off — Canada’s election results in maps and charts
Canada
Mark Carney, Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Party Leader, addresses supporters after winning the federal election.
ANALYSIS
Why Carney may have the shortest honeymoon in political history
US politics
Collage of photos and documents related to Nazi Argentina.
Argentina lifts the shroud on Nazi war criminals it sheltered
Latin America
Kim Kardashian at the Givenchy show, Paris Fashion Week.
Robber on trial for Kim Kardashian heist: I totally regret it
Europe
President Zelensky and President Trump seated together at Pope Francis' funeral.
Zelensky says Putin is ‘deceiving’ Trump with Victory Day ceasefire
Europe

Comment

a man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
DANIEL FINKELSTEINReform’s rapid ascent offers risk and reward

Nigel Farage’s party will no longer be the upstart — and there the problems may begin

Illustration of Donald Trump reacting to positive Canadian Liberal opinion polls.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes is wearing a blue jacket
ALICE THOMSONThe fight to protect women’s bodies goes on
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ROGER BOYESDonald Trump will learn that only a just peace endures
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ROBERT HALLPower failures show urgent need for resilience strategy
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MATTHEW PARRIS | NOTEBOOKA friendly cup of maté held no fear for Francis
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ALICE THOMSONThe fight to protect women’s bodies goes on
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a man in a white shirt smiles for the camera
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Business

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a news article about Amazon partnering with a Chinese propaganda arm.
Amazon retreats from plan to show cost of Trump tariffs at checkout

Angry president called the online retailer’s founder Jeff Bezos, who denied that the proposal had ever been approved

Companies & Markets
a man in a white shirt and blue tie looks at the camera
David SmithThe rich are never popular, but it’s better having them inside the tent
Headshot of Louisa Clarence-Smith.
Louisa Clarence-SmithHow do you run a business when absolutely anything might happen?
Portrait of Pascal Soriot, CEO of AstraZeneca.
AstraZeneca stands by full-year forecasts
Technology
Man using smartphone near Starbucks and Apple stores in Beijing.
Starbucks feels the pinch as turnaround strategy struggles to boost sales
Companies & Markets
Interior view of a Marks & Spencer food hall.
Hacking group linked to Marks & Spencer cyberattack
Technology
Giulia Chierchia at the Lisbon Energy Summit & Exhibition.
BP cuts spending and strategy chief steps down as profits halve
Energy
Portrait of Pascal Soriot, CEO of AstraZeneca.
AstraZeneca stands by full-year forecasts
Technology
Man using smartphone near Starbucks and Apple stores in Beijing.
Starbucks feels the pinch as turnaround strategy struggles to boost sales
Companies & Markets
Interior view of a Marks & Spencer food hall.
Hacking group linked to Marks & Spencer cyberattack
Technology
Giulia Chierchia at the Lisbon Energy Summit & Exhibition.
BP cuts spending and strategy chief steps down as profits halve
Energy
a man in a white shirt and blue tie looks at the camera
David SmithThe rich are never popular, but it’s better having them inside the tent
Headshot of Louisa Clarence-Smith.
Louisa Clarence-SmithHow do you run a business when absolutely anything might happen?
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Life & Style

People celebrating at a political event.
How Mark Carney got his dad moves (his British wife helped)

He won, he danced — but Canada’s PM was already a raver with his wife Diana Fox at his sister-in-law’s UK festival

Celebrity
Woman wearing sunglasses and floral dress by the ocean.
Laura AtkinsonTen things to buy now: beauty, accessories and more
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Caitlin MoranStacey Solomon’s reality show is triggering my feminist rage
Donald Trump kissing Melania Trump at his inauguration.
HUGO RIFKIND
World peace, beautiful tariffs: my first 100 days — Donald Trump*
Celebrity
Roast chicken with couscous and a chicken curry with rice.
RECIPE
Five delicious, easy chicken recipes, from a roast to curry
Food & Drink
The Gerber-Crawford family in a Vuori ad campaign.
Is this the world’s most glamorous family?
Celebrity
Portrait of Katy Balls and a photo of Marco Rubio at a party.
About last night: my Washington party debut
Celebrity
Donald Trump kissing Melania Trump at his inauguration.
HUGO RIFKIND
World peace, beautiful tariffs: my first 100 days — Donald Trump*
Celebrity
Roast chicken with couscous and a chicken curry with rice.
RECIPE
Five delicious, easy chicken recipes, from a roast to curry
Food & Drink
The Gerber-Crawford family in a Vuori ad campaign.
Is this the world’s most glamorous family?
Celebrity
Portrait of Katy Balls and a photo of Marco Rubio at a party.
About last night: my Washington party debut
Celebrity
Woman wearing sunglasses and floral dress by the ocean.
Laura AtkinsonTen things to buy now: beauty, accessories and more
NINTCHDBPICT000884663336
Caitlin MoranStacey Solomon’s reality show is triggering my feminist rage

Culture

Three young men posing for a promotional photo; one wears a balaclava.
COMMENT
Kneecap should know their words have real-world impact

The punks have been condemned for their comments about Israel and Tory MPs. Will Hodgkinson recalls a meeting with the band in Belfast

Music
David Tennant holding a small cube on the set of Genius Game.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Genius Game
TV & Radio
Andrew Garfield portrait for "Who Do You Think You Are?" season 22.
Who Do You Think You Are? The best episodes and revelations, ranked
TV & Radio
A double-decker bus on a cobblestone street in Beamish, the Living Museum of the North.
These are the five best museums in the UK — have you visited them?
Art
Collage of Dolly Parton, Ian Hislop, and Meghan Markle.
Q&A
MY CULTURE FIX
Ian Hislop: I wasted an evening watching With Love, Meghan
TV & Radio
Still from *Thunderbolt* showing Bucky Barnes, Ghost, Yelena Belova, John Walker, and Red Guardian.
REVIEW
Thunderbolts* — we needed this Marvel film with Florence Pugh
Film
The Spike Wilner Trio performing.
UPDATED
REVIEW
Spike Wilner and the best jazz albums of 2025 so far
Music
A double-decker bus on a cobblestone street in Beamish, the Living Museum of the North.
These are the five best museums in the UK — have you visited them?
Art
Collage of Dolly Parton, Ian Hislop, and Meghan Markle.
Q&A
MY CULTURE FIX
Ian Hislop: I wasted an evening watching With Love, Meghan
TV & Radio
Still from *Thunderbolt* showing Bucky Barnes, Ghost, Yelena Belova, John Walker, and Red Guardian.
REVIEW
Thunderbolts* — we needed this Marvel film with Florence Pugh
Film
The Spike Wilner Trio performing.
UPDATED
REVIEW
Spike Wilner and the best jazz albums of 2025 so far
Music
David Tennant holding a small cube on the set of Genius Game.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Genius Game
TV & Radio
Andrew Garfield portrait for "Who Do You Think You Are?" season 22.
Who Do You Think You Are? The best episodes and revelations, ranked
TV & Radio

Sport

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Ousmane Dembele of PSG celebrates scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League semi-final match against Arsenal.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | MARTIN SAMUEL
Dembélé silences Arsenal to leave toughest of tasks in Paris

Arsenal 0 PSG 1: Frenchman’s strike puts Mikel Arteta’s side on back foot in semi-final tie

Football
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COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
Real’s nefarious attacks on referees are all part of their Super League plan
Football
Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Adam Johnson #47 on the ice.
ANALYSIS
MATT LAWTON
Uncomfortable silence as no charges brought over ice hockey star’s death
Don Charles, trainer of Daniel Dubois, at a press conference for the Usyk v Dubois II heavyweight title fight.
TOM KERSHAW
Dubois’ coach says ‘conman’ Usyk deceived referee over controversial low blow
Boxing
Collage of three men and the Manchester City crest.
City bid to force Arsenal to reveal details of shareholder loans
Football
Cricket match: a batsman is out, the bowler celebrates.
‘Field of Dreams’ star Adnan shines on Lancashire second XI debut
Cricket
Dai Yongge, a prospective Hull owner, and associates in the directors' box at a Premier League match.
Premier League declared Reading owner Yongge unfit eight years ago
Football
Don Charles, trainer of Daniel Dubois, at a press conference for the Usyk v Dubois II heavyweight title fight.
TOM KERSHAW
Dubois’ coach says ‘conman’ Usyk deceived referee over controversial low blow
Boxing
Collage of three men and the Manchester City crest.
City bid to force Arsenal to reveal details of shareholder loans
Football
Cricket match: a batsman is out, the bowler celebrates.
‘Field of Dreams’ star Adnan shines on Lancashire second XI debut
Cricket
Dai Yongge, a prospective Hull owner, and associates in the directors' box at a Premier League match.
Premier League declared Reading owner Yongge unfit eight years ago
Football
a man with a beard wearing a suit and tie
COMMENT
MARTIN SAMUEL
Real’s nefarious attacks on referees are all part of their Super League plan
Football
Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Adam Johnson #47 on the ice.
ANALYSIS
MATT LAWTON
Uncomfortable silence as no charges brought over ice hockey star’s death

Travel

Stone bridge over a canal in Brecon Beacons National Park.
Seven of the UK’s most idyllic boating holidays

Get out and about on the water with our selection of the loveliest waterways to explore by narrowboat — with hikes, museums and waterside pubs along the route

UK
A woman leans on a man holding a surfboard on the beach at Mirissa, Sri Lanka.
22 amazing honeymoon destinations
Luxury holidays
The coastline from above at Coral Reef Club hotel, Barbados
REVIEW
Coral Reef Club hotel review: a cocoon of luxury on the west coast of Barbados
Barbados
Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti and the Grand Canal in Venice
A hotel in Venice for under £200 a night? Here’s 18 to pick from…
Two young women waiting for a flight in an airport departure area
Compensation for cancelled and delayed flights: everything you need to know
Advice
A bather leaps into the mixed swimming pond at Hampstead Heath in London
Great ways to stay cool — and have fun — in London during the heatwave
London
The pool at Camiral Golf & Wellness hotel in Catalonia
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break in Catalonia worth up to £1,450 at Camiral Golf & Wellness
Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti and the Grand Canal in Venice
A hotel in Venice for under £200 a night? Here’s 18 to pick from…
Two young women waiting for a flight in an airport departure area
Compensation for cancelled and delayed flights: everything you need to know
Advice
A bather leaps into the mixed swimming pond at Hampstead Heath in London
Great ways to stay cool — and have fun — in London during the heatwave
London
The pool at Camiral Golf & Wellness hotel in Catalonia
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a luxury break in Catalonia worth up to £1,450 at Camiral Golf & Wellness
A woman leans on a man holding a surfboard on the beach at Mirissa, Sri Lanka.
22 amazing honeymoon destinations
Luxury holidays
The coastline from above at Coral Reef Club hotel, Barbados
REVIEW
Coral Reef Club hotel review: a cocoon of luxury on the west coast of Barbados
Barbados

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