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Trump compares tariffs to 'medicine' as global markets fall

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US markets fall again after FTSE plunges in wake of Trump tariffs

President writes online: ‘Don’t be weak! Don’t be stupid!’

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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

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ANALYSIS

BRUNO WATERFIELD IN BRUSSELS

Fightback begins as EU bets markets will force US retreat

Europe

Mick Jagger in a red and gold jacket, next to a photo of a building's entrance.

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Mick Jagger’s £5.5m Marylebone flat — buy a part of rock history

The apartment the Rolling Stone shared with Marianne Faithfull was a notorious party pad in the Swinging Sixties, handily located near Harley Street’s most exclusive clinics

Property & Home

Woman applying face cream, with sun and moon illustrations depicting day and night skincare routines.

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The secret to better skin? Tune in to your ‘rush hour’ repair cycle

The processes that maintain healthy skin appear to peak in the dead of night while we sleep, but the cycle is weakened by spending too much time in the sun

Healthcare

CCTV footage of two people on a motorbike driving past a car.

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No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike

Crime

Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking at a factory.

Starmer eases green rules to protect car industry

Politics

Wes Streeting, Britain's Health Secretary, speaking at an event.

Health workers will be sent house to house to cut sick leave

Healthcare

Virginia Giuffre holding a photo of herself as a teenager.

Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her

Australasia

Brand fears he could face criminal charges in the US

Law

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No charge for police over deaths of boys chased on electric bike

Crime

Starmer eases green rules to protect car industry

Politics

Health workers will be sent house to house to cut sick leave

Healthcare

Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre says husband abused her

Australasia

Brand fears he could face criminal charges in the US

Law

Runners passing St. Paul's Cathedral during the London Landmarks Half Marathon.

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Tax ‘supersized’ cars more to pay for potholes, campaigners say

Transport

Row of Mini Countryman cars in a showroom parking lot.

Tax ‘supersized’ cars more to pay for potholes, campaigners say

Transport

Rescued surfer prompts outrage with fundraiser for new wetsuit

Surfers in turquoise ocean waves near a sandy beach and distant headland.

Rescued surfer prompts outrage with fundraiser for new wetsuit

Cornish MPs call for ‘Airbnb bill’ to target second-homeowners

Politics

Elevated view of St. Ives harbor, Cornwall.

Cornish MPs call for ‘Airbnb bill’ to target second-homeowners

Politics

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World

Myanmar People’s Defence Force soldiers in Kyauk Panan village.

In a war to oust Myanmar’s junta, the earthquake barely registers

Rebels declared a ceasefire after the natural disaster, but the country’s civil war has cost many more lives and looks set to rumble on

Asia

Pilgrims viewing the relics of Carlo Acutis.

Millennial saint, medieval rituals: Carlo Acutis’s relics on show

Europe

People dining and walking on Rue de Buci in Paris.

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Battle of the terraces: Parisians losing sleep over café noise

Europe

Millennial saint, medieval rituals: Carlo Acutis’s relics on show

Europe

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Battle of the terraces: Parisians losing sleep over café noise

Europe

Comment

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TREVOR PHILLIPS We must learn to let people offend each other

For once, JD Vance may have a point: we have allowed the state to blur the definitions of persuasion and incitement

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

Cartoon by Peter Schrank

SIMON JENKINS Clandon should remain a cry of devastation

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LIBBY PURVES Don’t let Trump turn us into xenophobes

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EMMA DUNCAN | NOTEBOOK Don’t fence kids in with improvident curriculum

TIMOTHY HALLETT Cutting foreign aid threatens the fight against disease

Business & Money

President Trump speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One.

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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

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Simon French US stock market slump is bad news for British pensions

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David Wighton Will there be a surge in businesses returning to the UK?

Simon French US stock market slump is bad news for British pensions

David Wighton Will there be a surge in businesses returning to the UK?

Sport

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STEVE JAMES

Ferociously blunt on the field, a good man off it — Dan Biggar retires

Fly half calls time on his career after winning 112 caps for Wales and spells at Ospreys, Northampton Saints and Toulon

Rugby union

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.

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Van Dijk: There has been progress in my Liverpool contract talks

Football

ANALYSIS

STUART BARNES

It’s arrogant to be surprised by this English failure in Europe

Rugby union

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Van Dijk: There has been progress in my Liverpool contract talks

Football

Life & Style

Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in *Adolescence*.

What Adolescence gets right (and wrong) about teen boys’ brains

It may make for a compelling drama, but young men’s minds are more complex, says one neuroscientist

Parenting

Jason Isaacs in a tan bathrobe in a scene from The White Lotus.

Huw Oliver This White Lotus wellness trend isn’t a gimmick — it’s life-changing

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Professor Tanya Byron My daughter has a vomit phobia that is ruining her life

Huw Oliver This White Lotus wellness trend isn’t a gimmick — it’s life-changing

Professor Tanya Byron My daughter has a vomit phobia that is ruining her life

Culture

William Morris-patterned Maneki-neko on display.

How William Morris prints took over the world: ‘He’d be inspired and angry’

An exhibition at the William Morris Gallery explores how the artist’s work has been commodified — with items including wellies and chopsticks donated by the public

Art