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Trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
LIVE
Trump escalates trade war with China as markets reel

FTSE 100 falls for fifth straight day as PM calls for cool heads

Politics
30 minutes ago
Why are share prices falling and what does it mean for the UK?

Trillions of dollars have been wiped off stock markets after Trump introduced his tariffs, here are the reasons economists fear a recession

Economics
ANALYSIS
BRUNO WATERFIELD IN BRUSSELS
Fightback begins as EU bets markets will force US retreat
Europe
King Charles III and Queen Camilla arriving in Rome for a state visit.
UPDATED
King and Queen begin ‘historic’ tour of Italy

The tour will be aimed at strengthening ties as part of a reset of Britain’s relationships with its European partners

Royal family
10 minutes ago
Mick Jagger in a red and gold jacket, next to a photo of a building's entrance.
Mick Jagger’s £5.5m Marylebone flat — buy a part of rock history
Property & Home
Woman applying face cream, with sun and moon illustrations depicting day and night skincare routines.
The secret to better skin? Carry out your beauty regime before bed
Healthcare
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
A senior woman looks out a window while talking to her doctor.
NEW
Ozempic ‘cuts dementia risk by a third’
Healthcare
Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.
Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her
Australasia
Mick Jagger in a red and gold jacket, next to a photo of a building's entrance.
Mick Jagger’s £5.5m Marylebone flat — buy a part of rock history
Property & Home
Mick Jagger in a red and gold jacket, next to a photo of a building's entrance.
Mick Jagger’s £5.5m Marylebone flat — buy a part of rock history
Property & Home
Woman applying face cream, with sun and moon illustrations depicting day and night skincare routines.
The secret to better skin? Carry out your beauty regime before bed
Healthcare
Woman applying face cream, with sun and moon illustrations depicting day and night skincare routines.
The secret to better skin? Carry out your beauty regime before bed
Healthcare
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
A senior woman looks out a window while talking to her doctor.
NEW
Ozempic ‘cuts dementia risk by a third’
Healthcare
A senior woman looks out a window while talking to her doctor.
NEW
Ozempic ‘cuts dementia risk by a third’
Healthcare
Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.
Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her
Australasia
Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.
Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her
Australasia
Mick Jagger in a red and gold jacket, next to a photo of a building's entrance.
Mick Jagger’s £5.5m Marylebone flat — buy a part of rock history
Property & Home
Woman applying face cream, with sun and moon illustrations depicting day and night skincare routines.
The secret to better skin? Carry out your beauty regime before bed
Healthcare
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
Mick Jagger in a red and gold jacket, next to a photo of a building's entrance.
Mick Jagger’s £5.5m Marylebone flat — buy a part of rock history
Property & Home
Mick Jagger in a red and gold jacket, next to a photo of a building's entrance.
Mick Jagger’s £5.5m Marylebone flat — buy a part of rock history
Property & Home
Woman applying face cream, with sun and moon illustrations depicting day and night skincare routines.
The secret to better skin? Carry out your beauty regime before bed
Healthcare
Woman applying face cream, with sun and moon illustrations depicting day and night skincare routines.
The secret to better skin? Carry out your beauty regime before bed
Healthcare
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
A senior woman looks out a window while talking to her doctor.
NEW
Ozempic ‘cuts dementia risk by a third’
Healthcare
Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.
Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her
Australasia
Mick Jagger in a red and gold jacket, next to a photo of a building's entrance.
Mick Jagger’s £5.5m Marylebone flat — buy a part of rock history
Property & Home
Woman applying face cream, with sun and moon illustrations depicting day and night skincare routines.
The secret to better skin? Carry out your beauty regime before bed
Healthcare
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
A senior woman looks out a window while talking to her doctor.
NEW
Ozempic ‘cuts dementia risk by a third’
Healthcare
Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.
Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her
Australasia
Mick Jagger in a red and gold jacket, next to a photo of a building's entrance.
Mick Jagger’s £5.5m Marylebone flat — buy a part of rock history
Property & Home
Mick Jagger in a red and gold jacket, next to a photo of a building's entrance.
Mick Jagger’s £5.5m Marylebone flat — buy a part of rock history
Property & Home
Woman applying face cream, with sun and moon illustrations depicting day and night skincare routines.
The secret to better skin? Carry out your beauty regime before bed
Healthcare
Woman applying face cream, with sun and moon illustrations depicting day and night skincare routines.
The secret to better skin? Carry out your beauty regime before bed
Healthcare
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
A senior woman looks out a window while talking to her doctor.
NEW
Ozempic ‘cuts dementia risk by a third’
Healthcare
A senior woman looks out a window while talking to her doctor.
NEW
Ozempic ‘cuts dementia risk by a third’
Healthcare
Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.
Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her
Australasia
Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.
Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her
Australasia
Mick Jagger in a red and gold jacket, next to a photo of a building's entrance.
Mick Jagger’s £5.5m Marylebone flat — buy a part of rock history
Property & Home
Woman applying face cream, with sun and moon illustrations depicting day and night skincare routines.
The secret to better skin? Carry out your beauty regime before bed
Healthcare
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
Mick Jagger in a red and gold jacket, next to a photo of a building's entrance.
Mick Jagger’s £5.5m Marylebone flat — buy a part of rock history
Property & Home
Mick Jagger in a red and gold jacket, next to a photo of a building's entrance.
Mick Jagger’s £5.5m Marylebone flat — buy a part of rock history
Property & Home
Woman applying face cream, with sun and moon illustrations depicting day and night skincare routines.
The secret to better skin? Carry out your beauty regime before bed
Healthcare
Woman applying face cream, with sun and moon illustrations depicting day and night skincare routines.
The secret to better skin? Carry out your beauty regime before bed
Healthcare
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.
No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike
Crime
A senior woman looks out a window while talking to her doctor.
NEW
Ozempic ‘cuts dementia risk by a third’
Healthcare
Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.
Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her
Australasia
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Photo of Agnes Wanjiru-Wanjiku.
NEW
Defence secretary meets family of Kenyan ‘murdered by soldier’
Crime
59 minutes ago
ANALYSIS
OLIVIER AWARDS
John Lithgow brought venom and vulnerability to Roald Dahl role
Theatre & Dance
Runners passing St. Paul's Cathedral during the London Landmarks Half Marathon.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Runners passing St. Paul's Cathedral during the London Landmarks Half Marathon.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
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Editor's picks

World

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife arriving in Washington, D.C.
NEW
ANALYSIS
GABRIELLE WEINIGER IN TEL AVIV
How Netanyahu’s Washington visit could ignite Trump’s riviera dream

Israeli PM will set out plans for postwar Gaza, including total security control and the migration of civilians

Israel-Hamas war
Film still of a green, Frankenstein-like character riding a chicken in a boxing ring.
Minecraft Movie was panned but rowdy fans made it a monster hit
US movie news
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan laying flowers at a war veterans monument.
Japanese emperor makes first visit to Iwo-Jima to honour war dead
Asia
President Trump and President Macron at the Bastille Day military parade in Paris.
NEW
Trump’s birthday present to himself: a military parade?
US politics
39 minutes ago
Police officers placing flowers at a memorial for a murdered colleague.
NEW
Mystery of Russian web searches about terror attack days beforehand
Europe
Jasleen Royal performing with Coldplay.
Coldplay’s ‘disastrous’ Indian warm-up act shifts blame in film
Asia
Protesters burning objects outside the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
NEW
Why Trump threats have cowed Tehran’s axis of resistance in Iraq
Middle East
15 minutes ago
President Trump and President Macron at the Bastille Day military parade in Paris.
NEW
Trump’s birthday present to himself: a military parade?
US politics
39 minutes ago
Police officers placing flowers at a memorial for a murdered colleague.
NEW
Mystery of Russian web searches about terror attack days beforehand
Europe
Jasleen Royal performing with Coldplay.
Coldplay’s ‘disastrous’ Indian warm-up act shifts blame in film
Asia
Protesters burning objects outside the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
NEW
Why Trump threats have cowed Tehran’s axis of resistance in Iraq
Middle East
15 minutes ago
Film still of a green, Frankenstein-like character riding a chicken in a boxing ring.
Minecraft Movie was panned but rowdy fans made it a monster hit
US movie news
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan laying flowers at a war veterans monument.
Japanese emperor makes first visit to Iwo-Jima to honour war dead
Asia

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 Donald Trump running off a cliff while carrying a globe-shaped bomb labeled "Acme Tariffs."

Cartoon by Peter Schrank

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TREVOR PHILLIPSWe must learn to let people offend each other
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GILES COREN | NOTEBOOKI’ve glimpsed the end of days — in a tiny wearable mic
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LIBBY PURVESDon’t let Trump turn us into xenophobes
Portrait of Simon Jenkins.
SIMON JENKINSClandon should remain a cry of devastation
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TREVOR PHILLIPSWe must learn to let people offend each other
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GILES COREN | NOTEBOOKI’ve glimpsed the end of days — in a tiny wearable mic15 minutes ago
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Portrait of Simon Jenkins.
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Portrait of Simon Jenkins.
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Business & Money

President Trump speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One.
UPDATED
Stock market sell-off deepens as Trump remains defiant

US president indicates he is not worried about losses that have wiped trillions of dollars off assets

Economics
a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera
Simon FrenchUS stock market slump is bad news for British pensions
a man in a suit and tie is looking at the camera
David WightonWill there be a surge in businesses returning to the UK?
Bill Ackman speaking at a conference.
World faces ‘economic nuclear winter’, says Trump ally
Economics
Row of terraced houses in London with "For Sale" and "To Let" signs.
UPDATED
UK house price growth stalls as stamp duty holiday ends
Companies
38 minutes ago
Christine, Isabel, and Kevin Maxwell, siblings of Ghislaine Maxwell, leaving a courthouse.
Kevin Maxwell risks bankruptcy in Fortress Capital Partners case
Companies
Green Microolino electric car at the EDF London to Brighton Electric Vehicle Rally.
Brighton makes milestone move in electric vehicle charging
Energy
Bill Ackman speaking at a conference.
World faces ‘economic nuclear winter’, says Trump ally
Economics
Row of terraced houses in London with "For Sale" and "To Let" signs.
UPDATED
UK house price growth stalls as stamp duty holiday ends
Companies
38 minutes ago
Christine, Isabel, and Kevin Maxwell, siblings of Ghislaine Maxwell, leaving a courthouse.
Kevin Maxwell risks bankruptcy in Fortress Capital Partners case
Companies
Green Microolino electric car at the EDF London to Brighton Electric Vehicle Rally.
Brighton makes milestone move in electric vehicle charging
Energy
a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera
Simon FrenchUS stock market slump is bad news for British pensions
a man in a suit and tie is looking at the camera
David WightonWill there be a surge in businesses returning to the UK?

Sport

Ivan Juric, Southampton manager, looking dejected.
Juric leaves Southampton — with all-time worst Premier League record

Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl among contenders for job

Football
Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool reacts during a Premier League match.
Van Dijk: There has been progress in my Liverpool contract talks
Football
Bukayo Saka of Arsenal celebrating.
NEW
Saka: I want to stay at Arsenal and win big trophies — I love the fans
Football
Dan Biggar of Wales waves to the fans.
ANALYSIS
STEVE JAMES
Ferociously blunt on the field, a good man off it — Dan Biggar retires
Rugby union
Collage of four soccer coaches.
MARTIN SAMUEL
Stoke in ’85 was freakish — Southampton are now part of worrying trend
Football
Mathieu Flamini, former footballer and entrepreneur.
INTERVIEW
The unlikely hero last time injury-hit Arsenal beat mighty Real
Football
Marcus Smith of Harlequins during a rugby match.
ANALYSIS
STUART BARNES
It’s arrogant to be surprised by this English failure in Europe
Rugby union
Dan Biggar of Wales waves to the fans.
ANALYSIS
STEVE JAMES
Ferociously blunt on the field, a good man off it — Dan Biggar retires
Rugby union
Collage of four soccer coaches.
MARTIN SAMUEL
Stoke in ’85 was freakish — Southampton are now part of worrying trend
Football
Mathieu Flamini, former footballer and entrepreneur.
INTERVIEW
The unlikely hero last time injury-hit Arsenal beat mighty Real
Football
Marcus Smith of Harlequins during a rugby match.
ANALYSIS
STUART BARNES
It’s arrogant to be surprised by this English failure in Europe
Rugby union
Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool reacts during a Premier League match.
Van Dijk: There has been progress in my Liverpool contract talks
Football
Bukayo Saka of Arsenal celebrating.
NEW
Saka: I want to stay at Arsenal and win big trophies — I love the fans
Football
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Life & Style

Frustrated student studying at a cafe.
NEW
GCSEs? A-levels? The online revision guide for families

Swot up with these podcasts and videos that will entertain and educate teens ahead of exam season

Parenting
Donald Trump speaking at a podium.
Polly VernonThe (very) weird day I met Donald Trump
a man wearing a blue vest and a pink shirt
Dr Mark PorterCould the shingles vaccine stop you from getting dementia?
15 minutes ago
Woman and dog sitting on a couch.
Can I solve my rescue dog’s problems?
Wildlife & Nature
Portrait of Sam Mendes.
FIRST PERSON
Sam Mendes: the Holocaust, my family and the film I had to make
TV & Radio
A mother and her son nuzzling noses.
FIRST PERSON
I’m jealous of the free childcare all my friends get
Parenting
Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in *Adolescence*.
What Adolescence gets right (and wrong) about teen boys’ brains
Parenting
Woman and dog sitting on a couch.
Can I solve my rescue dog’s problems?
Wildlife & Nature
Portrait of Sam Mendes.
FIRST PERSON
Sam Mendes: the Holocaust, my family and the film I had to make
TV & Radio
A mother and her son nuzzling noses.
FIRST PERSON
I’m jealous of the free childcare all my friends get
Parenting
Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in *Adolescence*.
What Adolescence gets right (and wrong) about teen boys’ brains
Parenting
Donald Trump speaking at a podium.
Polly VernonThe (very) weird day I met Donald Trump
a man wearing a blue vest and a pink shirt
Dr Mark PorterCould the shingles vaccine stop you from getting dementia?
15 minutes ago

Culture

Illustration of a cat dressed as a cowboy.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Cats in Cartoons — artists having fun with our feline friends

The Cartoon Museum’s exhibition is a cheerily chaotic reflection of our strange relationship with them

Art
Aimee Lou Wood seated, wearing a red sweater and jeans.
INTERVIEW
Aimee Lou Wood: ‘Everyone lost their marbles on The White Lotus’
TV & Radio
A girl from The Last of Us holding a shotgun.
NEW
REVIEW
The Last of Us season 2 first look — this zombie show is still oddly soulful
TV & Radio
15 minutes ago
William Morris-patterned Maneki-neko on display.
How William Morris prints took over the world: ‘He’d be inspired and angry’
Art
Production photo of Doña Croll (Doll Common) in *Playhouse Creatures* at the Orange Tree Theatre.
UPDATED
The best musical, dance and theatre shows to book now
Theatre & Dance
45 minutes ago
A man in a brown jacket gestures emphatically while women stand in the background.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Reunion
TV & Radio
The White Lotus season 3 cast on a beach.
The White Lotus finale: who will die and who is the killer?
TV & Radio
William Morris-patterned Maneki-neko on display.
How William Morris prints took over the world: ‘He’d be inspired and angry’
Art
Production photo of Doña Croll (Doll Common) in *Playhouse Creatures* at the Orange Tree Theatre.
UPDATED
The best musical, dance and theatre shows to book now
Theatre & Dance
45 minutes ago
A man in a brown jacket gestures emphatically while women stand in the background.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Reunion
TV & Radio
The White Lotus season 3 cast on a beach.
The White Lotus finale: who will die and who is the killer?
TV & Radio
Aimee Lou Wood seated, wearing a red sweater and jeans.
INTERVIEW
Aimee Lou Wood: ‘Everyone lost their marbles on The White Lotus’
TV & Radio
A girl from The Last of Us holding a shotgun.
NEW
REVIEW
The Last of Us season 2 first look — this zombie show is still oddly soulful
TV & Radio
15 minutes ago

Travel

Panoramic view of Matera, Italy at sunrise.
18 of the best affordable summer destinations in Europe

From eastern European beach resorts to ancient cities in Italy, these are the places to visit if you’re on a budget

Algarve
Alnwick Castle, England's second largest inhabited castle.
The best way to get your kids to revise? A family holiday
England
Bedruthan Hotel & Spa
16 of the best affordable hotels in Cornwall under £170
Cornwall
A woman stands in front of an aerial view of Khiva, Uzbekistan.
Prue Leith: My holiday of a lifetime on the Silk Road at 85
Stone house with a bench and table in a garden.
Tuscany’s finest villas for your next getaway
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
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
A woman stands in front of an aerial view of Khiva, Uzbekistan.
Prue Leith: My holiday of a lifetime on the Silk Road at 85
Stone house with a bench and table in a garden.
Tuscany’s finest villas for your next getaway
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
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
Alnwick Castle, England's second largest inhabited castle.
The best way to get your kids to revise? A family holiday
England
Bedruthan Hotel & Spa
16 of the best affordable hotels in Cornwall under £170
Cornwall
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