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Met smash down door of Quaker meeting house to arrest activists

Twenty officers handcuffed six women in what is thought to be the first raid on a meeting house

TIM SHIPMAN
PM keeps his distance as Reeves takes tax and tariffs flak

As the chancellor was sent over the top, Sir Keir Starmer remained far from the front line, and still to come is Trump’s barrage of US tariffs

Politics
Revealed: The six universities worst hit by student loan fraud

A total of £7m, paid directly to students for maintenance loans and grants, has been lost in a scandal blamed on ‘organised networks’

Education
Portrait of Geri Halliwell in a cream coat, reclining on a chair in a garden.
INTERVIEW
Geri Horner: ‘Christian and me? We’re quite silly’

The pop star turned author of fantasy fiction is reading Tolstoy, enjoying nights in with her ‘old school’ husband and dropping hints about a Spice Girls reunion

Celebrity
A protester at a nighttime demonstration in Istanbul holds up a Turkish flag with Atatürk's image.
TIM MARSHALL
Turkey is too useful to the West. That’s why Erdogan gets away with it
Middle East
MP Taiwo Owatemi holding her cockapoo dog, Bella.
Labour MP charged taxpayers £900 ‘pet rent’ for her cockapoo
Politics
Police officers arriving at a home.
Police told councillor not to help parents in school WhatsApp group row
Education
Prince Harry showing children a photograph in Lesotho.
UPDATED
Prince Harry accused of ‘harassment and bullying at scale’ by charity boss
Royal family
Barber trimming a man's beard with scissors.
Police investigate ‘Turkish’ barber shops over money laundering
Crime
A protester at a nighttime demonstration in Istanbul holds up a Turkish flag with Atatürk's image.
TIM MARSHALL
Turkey is too useful to the West. That’s why Erdogan gets away with it
Middle East
A protester at a nighttime demonstration in Istanbul holds up a Turkish flag with Atatürk's image.
TIM MARSHALL
Turkey is too useful to the West. That’s why Erdogan gets away with it
Middle East
MP Taiwo Owatemi holding her cockapoo dog, Bella.
Labour MP charged taxpayers £900 ‘pet rent’ for her cockapoo
Politics
MP Taiwo Owatemi holding her cockapoo dog, Bella.
Labour MP charged taxpayers £900 ‘pet rent’ for her cockapoo
Politics
Police officers arriving at a home.
Police told councillor not to help parents in school WhatsApp group row
Education
Police officers arriving at a home.
Police told councillor not to help parents in school WhatsApp group row
Education
Prince Harry showing children a photograph in Lesotho.
UPDATED
Prince Harry accused of ‘harassment and bullying at scale’ by charity boss
Royal family
Prince Harry showing children a photograph in Lesotho.
UPDATED
Prince Harry accused of ‘harassment and bullying at scale’ by charity boss
Royal family
Barber trimming a man's beard with scissors.
Police investigate ‘Turkish’ barber shops over money laundering
Crime
Barber trimming a man's beard with scissors.
Police investigate ‘Turkish’ barber shops over money laundering
Crime
A protester at a nighttime demonstration in Istanbul holds up a Turkish flag with Atatürk's image.
TIM MARSHALL
Turkey is too useful to the West. That’s why Erdogan gets away with it
Middle East
MP Taiwo Owatemi holding her cockapoo dog, Bella.
Labour MP charged taxpayers £900 ‘pet rent’ for her cockapoo
Politics
Police officers arriving at a home.
Police told councillor not to help parents in school WhatsApp group row
Education
A protester at a nighttime demonstration in Istanbul holds up a Turkish flag with Atatürk's image.
TIM MARSHALL
Turkey is too useful to the West. That’s why Erdogan gets away with it
Middle East
A protester at a nighttime demonstration in Istanbul holds up a Turkish flag with Atatürk's image.
TIM MARSHALL
Turkey is too useful to the West. That’s why Erdogan gets away with it
Middle East
MP Taiwo Owatemi holding her cockapoo dog, Bella.
Labour MP charged taxpayers £900 ‘pet rent’ for her cockapoo
Politics
MP Taiwo Owatemi holding her cockapoo dog, Bella.
Labour MP charged taxpayers £900 ‘pet rent’ for her cockapoo
Politics
Police officers arriving at a home.
Police told councillor not to help parents in school WhatsApp group row
Education
Police officers arriving at a home.
Police told councillor not to help parents in school WhatsApp group row
Education
Prince Harry showing children a photograph in Lesotho.
UPDATED
Prince Harry accused of ‘harassment and bullying at scale’ by charity boss
Royal family
Barber trimming a man's beard with scissors.
Police investigate ‘Turkish’ barber shops over money laundering
Crime
A protester at a nighttime demonstration in Istanbul holds up a Turkish flag with Atatürk's image.
TIM MARSHALL
Turkey is too useful to the West. That’s why Erdogan gets away with it
Middle East
MP Taiwo Owatemi holding her cockapoo dog, Bella.
Labour MP charged taxpayers £900 ‘pet rent’ for her cockapoo
Politics
Police officers arriving at a home.
Police told councillor not to help parents in school WhatsApp group row
Education
Prince Harry showing children a photograph in Lesotho.
UPDATED
Prince Harry accused of ‘harassment and bullying at scale’ by charity boss
Royal family
Barber trimming a man's beard with scissors.
Police investigate ‘Turkish’ barber shops over money laundering
Crime
A protester at a nighttime demonstration in Istanbul holds up a Turkish flag with Atatürk's image.
TIM MARSHALL
Turkey is too useful to the West. That’s why Erdogan gets away with it
Middle East
A protester at a nighttime demonstration in Istanbul holds up a Turkish flag with Atatürk's image.
TIM MARSHALL
Turkey is too useful to the West. That’s why Erdogan gets away with it
Middle East
MP Taiwo Owatemi holding her cockapoo dog, Bella.
Labour MP charged taxpayers £900 ‘pet rent’ for her cockapoo
Politics
MP Taiwo Owatemi holding her cockapoo dog, Bella.
Labour MP charged taxpayers £900 ‘pet rent’ for her cockapoo
Politics
Police officers arriving at a home.
Police told councillor not to help parents in school WhatsApp group row
Education
Police officers arriving at a home.
Police told councillor not to help parents in school WhatsApp group row
Education
Prince Harry showing children a photograph in Lesotho.
UPDATED
Prince Harry accused of ‘harassment and bullying at scale’ by charity boss
Royal family
Prince Harry showing children a photograph in Lesotho.
UPDATED
Prince Harry accused of ‘harassment and bullying at scale’ by charity boss
Royal family
Barber trimming a man's beard with scissors.
Police investigate ‘Turkish’ barber shops over money laundering
Crime
Barber trimming a man's beard with scissors.
Police investigate ‘Turkish’ barber shops over money laundering
Crime
A protester at a nighttime demonstration in Istanbul holds up a Turkish flag with Atatürk's image.
TIM MARSHALL
Turkey is too useful to the West. That’s why Erdogan gets away with it
Middle East
MP Taiwo Owatemi holding her cockapoo dog, Bella.
Labour MP charged taxpayers £900 ‘pet rent’ for her cockapoo
Politics
Police officers arriving at a home.
Police told councillor not to help parents in school WhatsApp group row
Education
A protester at a nighttime demonstration in Istanbul holds up a Turkish flag with Atatürk's image.
TIM MARSHALL
Turkey is too useful to the West. That’s why Erdogan gets away with it
Middle East
A protester at a nighttime demonstration in Istanbul holds up a Turkish flag with Atatürk's image.
TIM MARSHALL
Turkey is too useful to the West. That’s why Erdogan gets away with it
Middle East
MP Taiwo Owatemi holding her cockapoo dog, Bella.
Labour MP charged taxpayers £900 ‘pet rent’ for her cockapoo
Politics
MP Taiwo Owatemi holding her cockapoo dog, Bella.
Labour MP charged taxpayers £900 ‘pet rent’ for her cockapoo
Politics
Police officers arriving at a home.
Police told councillor not to help parents in school WhatsApp group row
Education
Police officers arriving at a home.
Police told councillor not to help parents in school WhatsApp group row
Education
Prince Harry showing children a photograph in Lesotho.
UPDATED
Prince Harry accused of ‘harassment and bullying at scale’ by charity boss
Royal family
Barber trimming a man's beard with scissors.
Police investigate ‘Turkish’ barber shops over money laundering
Crime
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Kathleen Stock, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sussex, sitting on a couch.
EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
Kathleen Stock: I’d love to know what those protesting against me think now
Education
COMMENT
JEREMY CLARKSON
Ozempic left me sick. Now fetch me some snail caviar and ortolans
Columnists
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World

A woman cries while being comforted by a man at the site of a collapsed building in Bangkok, Thailand.
My daughter was working on the 22nd floor. I pray that the Buddha protected her

While Myanmar reels from its death toll, in Thailand grief is turning to anger over the collapse of a single tower

Asia
Gerard Depardieu at the El Gouna Film Festival.
IN DEPTH
PETER CONRADI
Will France finally shun Gérard Depardieu, its ‘sacred monster’ of cinema?
Europe
Illustration of Putin as a devil flying over Moscow.
ANALYSIS
MARK GALEOTTI
Putin’s winning strategy? He knows exactly how to tempt Trump
Russia-Ukraine war
Erdogan’s jailed rival: saviour of the poor or threat to the state?
Erdogan’s jailed rival: saviour of the poor or threat to the state?
Middle East
Protestors at a veteran support rally hold signs advocating for veterans and against Elon Musk's presidency.
LOUISE CALLAGHAN
‘I felt my 20 years of service meant nothing’: Musk’s axe falls on veterans
US politics
A soldier stands near the wreckage of a small plane in a forest.
IN DEPTH
After an Amazon plane crash, these children survived for 40 days — how?
Latin America
Illustration of JD Vance in a speech bubble with text messages discussing a target.
IN DEPTH
MARK URBAN
What the US intelligence blunder means for its enemies — and allies
US politics
Erdogan’s jailed rival: saviour of the poor or threat to the state?
Erdogan’s jailed rival: saviour of the poor or threat to the state?
Middle East
Protestors at a veteran support rally hold signs advocating for veterans and against Elon Musk's presidency.
LOUISE CALLAGHAN
‘I felt my 20 years of service meant nothing’: Musk’s axe falls on veterans
US politics
A soldier stands near the wreckage of a small plane in a forest.
IN DEPTH
After an Amazon plane crash, these children survived for 40 days — how?
Latin America
Illustration of JD Vance in a speech bubble with text messages discussing a target.
IN DEPTH
MARK URBAN
What the US intelligence blunder means for its enemies — and allies
US politics
Gerard Depardieu at the El Gouna Film Festival.
IN DEPTH
PETER CONRADI
Will France finally shun Gérard Depardieu, its ‘sacred monster’ of cinema?
Europe
Illustration of Putin as a devil flying over Moscow.
ANALYSIS
MARK GALEOTTI
Putin’s winning strategy? He knows exactly how to tempt Trump
Russia-Ukraine war

Comment

A woman is standing in a room.
CHARLOTTE IVERSGeneration Rent is trapped in a horror story

My friend’s excellent ghost tale brings to mind the psychological effect of instability and rootlessness experienced by those dependent on landlords

Illustration of a Greenland takeover plot.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

a bald man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
MATTHEW SYEDArresting parents for complaining devalues the very idea of ‘harm’
a man with gray hair is wearing a white shirt with blue leaves on it
ROD LIDDLEGigs used to be about getting mad for it. Now we’re just getting fleeced
a woman wearing a red sweater and a grey shirt smiles for the camera
HADLEY FREEMANHarry is a member of a strange new breed: the influencer’s husband
a man wearing glasses and a suit looks at the camera
ROBERT COLVILEWe can barely make steel any more, so extra weapons might be a stretch
a bald man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
MATTHEW SYEDArresting parents for complaining devalues the very idea of ‘harm’
a man with gray hair is wearing a white shirt with blue leaves on it
a woman wearing a red sweater and a grey shirt smiles for the camera
a man wearing glasses and a suit looks at the camera
a bald man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
a man with gray hair is wearing a white shirt with blue leaves on it
a woman wearing a red sweater and a grey shirt smiles for the camera
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Life & Style

Portrait of Geri Halliwell in a cream coat, reclining on a chair in a garden.
INTERVIEW
Geri Horner: ‘Christian and me? We’re quite silly’

The pop star turned author of fantasy fiction is reading Tolstoy, enjoying nights in with her ‘old school’ husband and dropping hints about a Spice Girls reunion

Celebrity
a close up of a woman 's face with her hand on her chin
Dolly AldertonDear Dolly: ‘Should I break up with my therapist?’
Collage of various bottled beers.
Pete BrownSix of the finest best bitters (or amber ales, if you insist)
Two women embracing and smiling.
INTERVIEW
Neneh Cherry and her daughter Mabel on the joy of Mother’s Day
Parenting
Portrait of Owain Mulligan with camouflage paint on his face.
I was a teacher one week. The next I was fighting in Iraq
Defence
Man in suit with tropical beach scene.
Amol Rajan: what I learnt holidaying with four kids under eight
Lanzarote
Two-seater metal garden bistro set by Habitat.
Dust off the deckchairs: this year’s top garden furniture trends
Property & Home
Two women embracing and smiling.
INTERVIEW
Neneh Cherry and her daughter Mabel on the joy of Mother’s Day
Parenting
Portrait of Owain Mulligan with camouflage paint on his face.
I was a teacher one week. The next I was fighting in Iraq
Defence
Man in suit with tropical beach scene.
Amol Rajan: what I learnt holidaying with four kids under eight
Lanzarote
Two-seater metal garden bistro set by Habitat.
Dust off the deckchairs: this year’s top garden furniture trends
Property & Home
a close up of a woman 's face with her hand on her chin
Dolly AldertonDear Dolly: ‘Should I break up with my therapist?’
Collage of various bottled beers.
Pete BrownSix of the finest best bitters (or amber ales, if you insist)

Business

Illustration of Guillaume Faury, Donald Trump, and an airplane.
INTERVIEW
Airbus boss: Trade war will get worse before it gets better

Donald Trump is expected to act to protect Boeing, but Guillaume Faury says his company will adapt

Companies
a man in a suit and tie is smiling for the camera
Jim ArmitageLloyd’s of London has been set adrift with a lame duck at the helm
a woman in a green jacket and necklace looks at the camera
Seema ShahEurope must slash red tape if it wants its moment in the sun
Lynn Calder, CEO of INEOS Automotive, speaking at a decarbonisation event.
‘Life and death’ tariffs are the EU’s fault, says Ineos car boss
Companies
Worker in protective gear operating machinery at Scunthorpe Steel Works.
Six weeks to save British Steel furnaces from closure
Companies
CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator celebrating the company's IPO at the Nasdaq.
How New York is battling London to win new IPOs
Companies
Illustration of a man standing in front of a Lululemon store.
INTERVIEW
Lululemon boss: We want to be the number-one choice for athletes
Companies
Lynn Calder, CEO of INEOS Automotive, speaking at a decarbonisation event.
‘Life and death’ tariffs are the EU’s fault, says Ineos car boss
Companies
Worker in protective gear operating machinery at Scunthorpe Steel Works.
Six weeks to save British Steel furnaces from closure
Companies
CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator celebrating the company's IPO at the Nasdaq.
How New York is battling London to win new IPOs
Companies
Illustration of a man standing in front of a Lululemon store.
INTERVIEW
Lululemon boss: We want to be the number-one choice for athletes
Companies
a man in a suit and tie is smiling for the camera
Jim ArmitageLloyd’s of London has been set adrift with a lame duck at the helm
a woman in a green jacket and necklace looks at the camera
Seema ShahEurope must slash red tape if it wants its moment in the sun

Money

Illustration of a person looking confused at a map marked with stocks, shares, and ISA.
Cash is no longer king — our guide to stocks and shares Isas

Cash Isas are by far the most popular road to tax-free saving, but the chancellor seems set on a change of direction. Here’s how to find your way

a woman with blonde hair and a necklace with the letter g on it
Johanna NobleTax is a small price to pay for a good state pension
Illustration of beer being poured from a tap into a glass with coins.
Ian CowieThe drinks industry’s gone flat, but I think it’s time for another round
Portrait of a man with arms crossed.
INTERVIEW
FAME AND FORTUNE
Alan Edwards: I bought one share in Arsenal for £350 and sold it for £35k
Corgi dog on a leash in the snow in front of a castle.
Give the dog a throne: why we’re leaving £30k to a corgi
Friends roasting marshmallows over a bonfire.
HMRC gets fingers sticky in giant marshmallow fight
Illustration of a scale with £214,000 on one side and £1600 on the other.
Our life cover went from £30 a month to £1,600
Portrait of a man with arms crossed.
INTERVIEW
FAME AND FORTUNE
Alan Edwards: I bought one share in Arsenal for £350 and sold it for £35k
Corgi dog on a leash in the snow in front of a castle.
Give the dog a throne: why we’re leaving £30k to a corgi
Friends roasting marshmallows over a bonfire.
HMRC gets fingers sticky in giant marshmallow fight
Illustration of a scale with £214,000 on one side and £1600 on the other.
Our life cover went from £30 a month to £1,600
a woman with blonde hair and a necklace with the letter g on it
Johanna NobleTax is a small price to pay for a good state pension
Illustration of beer being poured from a tap into a glass with coins.
Ian CowieThe drinks industry’s gone flat, but I think it’s time for another round
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Sport

Portrait of Henry Pollock, Northampton Saints and England flanker.
INTERVIEW | DAVID WALSH
Henry Pollock: I annoyed the England players. This little kid was after their place
Rugby union
James Beattie, former England player and AFC Totton sporting director, sits in stadium seats.
INTERVIEW
JONATHAN NORTHCROFT
‘Clive Woodward was just airdropped into training. Nothing was said.’
Football
Harry Redknapp addresses the media outside Southwark Crown Court.
David WalshWhy I won’t be condemning Harry Redknapp
Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool applauding fans.
Martin SamuelFor Trent it is simple: if Real Madrid come calling you have to go
INTERVIEW
How Hearn and Warren finally fixed boxing’s bitterest rivalry
Boxing
FA CUP QUARTER-FINAL
Sels saves twice in shoot-out as Forest end 34-year wait
Football
FA CUP QUARTER-FINAL
Eze’s magic too much for Fulham as Palace look strong cup contenders
Football
GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP
Puppeteer Russell leads Bath title charge: he must be Lions No10
Rugby union
Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren arm wrestling at a table.
INTERVIEW
How Hearn and Warren finally fixed boxing’s bitterest rivalry
Boxing
Soccer goalie diving to save a penalty shot.
FA CUP QUARTER-FINAL
Sels saves twice in shoot-out as Forest end 34-year wait
Football
Eberechi Eze celebrating a goal.
FA CUP QUARTER-FINAL
Eze’s magic too much for Fulham as Palace look strong cup contenders
Football
Max Ojomoh of Bath Rugby scoring a try.
GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP
Puppeteer Russell leads Bath title charge: he must be Lions No10
Rugby union
Harry Redknapp addresses the media outside Southwark Crown Court.
David WalshWhy I won’t be condemning Harry Redknapp
Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool applauding fans.
Martin SamuelFor Trent it is simple: if Real Madrid come calling you have to go

Culture

Yoko Ono reflected in her glasses.
REVIEW
BIOGRAPHY
Yoko Ono is so much more than John Lennon’s widow

There would be no Abbey Road or Let It Be without the remarkable artist who actually helped The Beatles stay together longer, argues her friend David Sheff

Books
Illustration of two book covers; one pink with floral illustrations and the title "Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales," the other green with a landscape illustration and the title "Spring."
UPDATED
The Sunday Times Bestsellers List — Michael Morpurgo springs into the top 10
Books
Headshot of a man smiling.
UPDATED
The best podcasts and radio shows of the week — Trust Me, It’s a Classic
TV & Radio
Collage of book covers.
The incredible shrinking novel: why we’re all reading shorter books
Books
Collage of a man in a blue suit, a priest, and a police officer.
INTERVIEW
How to make better TV, by the man who walked out on the BBC
Film
Collage of an elderly man in a chair, a young woman in a fur hat, and scattered pills.
REVIEW
MEDICINE
The shocking truth about Dr Sargant’s Sleep Room
Books
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in a scene from *Mr. & Mrs. Smith*.
REVIEW
PSYCHOLOGY
Why we have affairs — secrets from the therapist’s couch
Books
Collage of book covers.
The incredible shrinking novel: why we’re all reading shorter books
Books
Collage of a man in a blue suit, a priest, and a police officer.
INTERVIEW
How to make better TV, by the man who walked out on the BBC
Film
Collage of an elderly man in a chair, a young woman in a fur hat, and scattered pills.
REVIEW
MEDICINE
The shocking truth about Dr Sargant’s Sleep Room
Books
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in a scene from *Mr. & Mrs. Smith*.
REVIEW
PSYCHOLOGY
Why we have affairs — secrets from the therapist’s couch
Books
Illustration of two book covers; one pink with floral illustrations and the title "Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales," the other green with a landscape illustration and the title "Spring."
UPDATED
The Sunday Times Bestsellers List — Michael Morpurgo springs into the top 10
Books
Headshot of a man smiling.
UPDATED
The best podcasts and radio shows of the week — Trust Me, It’s a Classic
TV & Radio
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Travel

Mt. Shasta reflected in Siskiyou Lake.
How a California grief retreat helped me feel alive again

Mourning the death of a former fiancé, Katie Glass sought solace in a group stay led by a transformational coach in a wilderness hippy town

California
Infinity pool overlooking the sea and mountains with white lounge chairs.
Hotel star ratings? I ignore them. Here’s how to find luxury for less
Aerial view of temple in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, featuring a large golden Buddha statue.
EXPLAINER
Is it safe to travel to Thailand after Myanmar earthquake? Latest advice
Advice
A woman in a wetsuit paddles a yellow surfboard in the ocean.
I take regular sabbaticals — here are nine things I’ve learnt
Advice
Gorizia, Italy town square with colorful buildings.
The capital of culture — and smuggling — that straddles two countries
Playa del Carmen beach with turquoise water and palm trees.
Flights and a beach hotel in Mexico for under £700? It can be done
Bruce Parry with a Mucubal village leader.
MY HOLS
Bruce Parry: ‘I gave up sex and booze when I met Colombia’s Kogi tribe’
Inspiration
A woman in a wetsuit paddles a yellow surfboard in the ocean.
I take regular sabbaticals — here are nine things I’ve learnt
Advice
Gorizia, Italy town square with colorful buildings.
The capital of culture — and smuggling — that straddles two countries
Playa del Carmen beach with turquoise water and palm trees.
Flights and a beach hotel in Mexico for under £700? It can be done
Bruce Parry with a Mucubal village leader.
MY HOLS
Bruce Parry: ‘I gave up sex and booze when I met Colombia’s Kogi tribe’
Inspiration
Infinity pool overlooking the sea and mountains with white lounge chairs.
Hotel star ratings? I ignore them. Here’s how to find luxury for less
Aerial view of temple in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, featuring a large golden Buddha statue.
EXPLAINER
Is it safe to travel to Thailand after Myanmar earthquake? Latest advice
Advice

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