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UK will pay foreign prosecutors to hunt down people smugglers

Sir Keir Starmer will tell the first summit on illegal immigration that he will set up an international unit of the Crown Prosecution Service

Politics

‘Very angry’ Trump threatens Putin with tariffs if no peace deal

The US president said the Russian leader was aware of his anger but that it would dissipate ‘if he does the right thing’

Russia-Ukraine war
50 minutes ago

Police risk ‘curtailing democracy’ by stopping MPs doing their job

After parents arrested over messages in WhatsApp school group, Oliver Dowden says elected officials must not be threatened for representing local people



Three women enjoying Prosecco and lemon sorbet at an outdoor cafe.
Wine and ice cream, the unlikely pairing that has Gen Z going wild

The Times asks two Boomers to taste test some of the latest combinations as searches for ‘ice cream’ and ‘wine’ on TikTok soar



Sophie Chandauka, chairwoman of the Sentebale board, on Sky News.
Sentebale boss accuses ‘toxic’ Harry of bullying claim cover-up

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump meeting in Washington.
Keir Starmer won’t hit back with tariffs on US ‘liberation day’

Illustration of two TikTok videos showing a woman in office attire.

Sophie Chandauka, chairwoman of the Sentebale board, on Sky News.
Sentebale boss accuses ‘toxic’ Harry of bullying claim cover-up






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Illustration of a pregnant person's belly with a UK flag in the background.
Loophole allows Britons to ‘buy babies’ abroad, campaigners warn


Britons brace for April rise in household bills



‘Explosives caused my bladder cancer’, says army bomb-disposal officer
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Editor's picks



A Buddhist monk walks past a collapsed pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar.
‘How could I have survived? I couldn’t save my friend who was inside’

Even as people make pyres of branches and burn the bodies of relatives in the open air, stories of survival are emerging from Myanmar’s devastating earthquake


French Minister of Economy Eric Lombard at the Eurenco plant.
French accuse Trump of interference in business over DEI demands
Europe
55 minutes ago


Marine Le Pen leaving a Paris gathering in support of detained writer Boualem Sansal.
Trial verdict is life or death for our movement, says Marine Le Pen

A portrait of Benjamin Netanyahu on a banner at an anti-government protest in Tel Aviv.
Netanyahu: I won’t stop when Hamas ready to fall


Indoor atrium with waterfall and koi pond at the Guangzhou White Swan Hotel.
The happy hotel where 82,000 Chinese orphans found US parents



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The wilting statistics behind Mother’s Day

The world is in the middle of fertility collapse. We owe young adults more help and more optimism about parenthood



Illustration of Putin, Xi Jinping, and Trump sharing a box of Turkish Delight.

Cartoon by Peter Brookes



a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera
Police do us all an injustice with these arrests






a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera
Police do us all an injustice with these arrests







Collage of various bottled beers.
Pete BrownSix of the finest best bitters (or amber ales, if you insist)





Headshot of Paul Johnson.
Paul JohnsonCut aid and benefits to boost defence? The sums don’t quite add up


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Siya Kolisi of South Africa lifts the Rugby World Cup trophy with his team.
Gulf states plan Rugby World Cup bid — despite never having played in it


Evanilson of Bournemouth scores a goal against Manchester City.
Haaland misses penalty and picks up injury but City reach seventh semi-final on spin

Rugby player running with the ball during a match.
Stuart BarnesRugby used to sneer at mavericks like Pollock — now it’s celebrating them



Rashford rediscovers scoring touch to send Villa into semi-finals





Portrait of David Hockney seated at a table, smoking a cigarette, and looking at a book of art reproductions.

The great artist discusses his new retrospective, a royal visit — and his campaign against bossiness

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