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Large crowd of people celebrating in the street.

How the Liverpool horror unfolded, minute by minute

By comparing the footage released after Monday night’s shocking events with locations on Google Maps, we reveal the exact path of the destruction

Crime

Why were police quick to describe Liverpool suspect as white British?

Officers issued guidance early in a bid to stop the spread of disinformation, as had happened after the Southport attacks, which led to riots

Crime

Trump tariffs to drag on UK growth, says IMF

Economics

King Charles III delivering the Speech from the Throne next to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

NEW

Canada is ‘strong and free’, King says amid Trump row

Monarch tells parliament the country faces a ‘critical moment’ as he announces increased defence spending

Royal family

Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth in a scene from the 1995 Pride and Prejudice miniseries.

NEW

Stop ‘talking posh’ in period dramas, Austen producer tells actors

Jane Tranter, the woman behind the BBC’s Jane Austen adaptation The Other Bennet Sister, said actors should forget they are in period costume

Media

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BRUNO WATERFIELD

Finnish air force teaches Nato how to land their way — on the highway

Europe

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Sentencing reforms will benefit domestic abusers, says victim

Law

Illustration of a Neanderthal and a stone tool.

NEW

Could Neanderthal fingerprint be the world’s oldest portrait?

Science

Man working on laptop and phone outdoors.

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Bosses shouldn’t discipline staff for working from home, judge rules

Law

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Minette Batters, president of the NFU, feeding sheep on her Wiltshire farm.

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Every new housing development should have an allotment, says peer

Environment

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BRUNO WATERFIELD

Finnish air force teaches Nato how to land their way — on the highway

Europe

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BRUNO WATERFIELD

Finnish air force teaches Nato how to land their way — on the highway

Europe

48 minutes ago

Sentencing reforms will benefit domestic abusers, says victim

Law

Sentencing reforms will benefit domestic abusers, says victim

Law

NEW

Could Neanderthal fingerprint be the world’s oldest portrait?

Science

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Could Neanderthal fingerprint be the world’s oldest portrait?

Science

NEW

Bosses shouldn’t discipline staff for working from home, judge rules

Law

58 minutes ago

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Bosses shouldn’t discipline staff for working from home, judge rules

Law

58 minutes ago

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Every new housing development should have an allotment, says peer

Environment

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Every new housing development should have an allotment, says peer

Environment

58 minutes ago

NEW

BRUNO WATERFIELD

Finnish air force teaches Nato how to land their way — on the highway

Europe

48 minutes ago

Sentencing reforms will benefit domestic abusers, says victim

Law

NEW

Could Neanderthal fingerprint be the world’s oldest portrait?

Science

NEW

BRUNO WATERFIELD

Finnish air force teaches Nato how to land their way — on the highway

Europe

48 minutes ago

NEW

BRUNO WATERFIELD

Finnish air force teaches Nato how to land their way — on the highway

Europe

48 minutes ago

Sentencing reforms will benefit domestic abusers, says victim

Law

Sentencing reforms will benefit domestic abusers, says victim

Law

NEW

Could Neanderthal fingerprint be the world’s oldest portrait?

Science

NEW

Could Neanderthal fingerprint be the world’s oldest portrait?

Science

NEW

Bosses shouldn’t discipline staff for working from home, judge rules

Law

58 minutes ago

NEW

Every new housing development should have an allotment, says peer

Environment

58 minutes ago

NEW

BRUNO WATERFIELD

Finnish air force teaches Nato how to land their way — on the highway

Europe

48 minutes ago

Sentencing reforms will benefit domestic abusers, says victim

Law

NEW

Could Neanderthal fingerprint be the world’s oldest portrait?

Science

NEW

Bosses shouldn’t discipline staff for working from home, judge rules

Law

58 minutes ago

NEW

Every new housing development should have an allotment, says peer

Environment

58 minutes ago

NEW

BRUNO WATERFIELD

Finnish air force teaches Nato how to land their way — on the highway

Europe

48 minutes ago

NEW

BRUNO WATERFIELD

Finnish air force teaches Nato how to land their way — on the highway

Europe

48 minutes ago

Sentencing reforms will benefit domestic abusers, says victim

Law

Sentencing reforms will benefit domestic abusers, says victim

Law

NEW

Could Neanderthal fingerprint be the world’s oldest portrait?

Science

NEW

Could Neanderthal fingerprint be the world’s oldest portrait?

Science

NEW

Bosses shouldn’t discipline staff for working from home, judge rules

Law

58 minutes ago

NEW

Bosses shouldn’t discipline staff for working from home, judge rules

Law

58 minutes ago

NEW

Every new housing development should have an allotment, says peer

Environment

58 minutes ago

NEW

Every new housing development should have an allotment, says peer

Environment

58 minutes ago

NEW

BRUNO WATERFIELD

Finnish air force teaches Nato how to land their way — on the highway

Europe

48 minutes ago

Sentencing reforms will benefit domestic abusers, says victim

Law

NEW

Could Neanderthal fingerprint be the world’s oldest portrait?

Science

NEW

BRUNO WATERFIELD

Finnish air force teaches Nato how to land their way — on the highway

Europe

48 minutes ago

NEW

BRUNO WATERFIELD

Finnish air force teaches Nato how to land their way — on the highway

Europe

48 minutes ago

Sentencing reforms will benefit domestic abusers, says victim

Law

Sentencing reforms will benefit domestic abusers, says victim

Law

NEW

Could Neanderthal fingerprint be the world’s oldest portrait?

Science

NEW

Could Neanderthal fingerprint be the world’s oldest portrait?

Science

NEW

Bosses shouldn’t discipline staff for working from home, judge rules

Law

58 minutes ago

NEW

Every new housing development should have an allotment, says peer

Environment

58 minutes ago

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Meghan: It’s easy to think ‘I’ll never have enough money’

The duchess discussed attitudes to wealth with the Spanx billionaire Sara Blakely on the latest episode of her podcast

US news

Barbara Broccoli at the Governors Awards.

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Man denies breaching restraining order by contacting ex-Bond producer

Crime

Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Being beautiful boosts bank balance (unless you’re too brainy)

Science

NEW

Man denies breaching restraining order by contacting ex-Bond producer

Crime

Being beautiful boosts bank balance (unless you’re too brainy)

Science

News in pictures

I thought I was going to die, says British woman attacked by shark

Caribbean

Woman sitting on a swing set near a tennis court.

I thought I was going to die, says British woman attacked by shark

Caribbean

UPDATED

Tesla sales down 49% across Europe in April

Companies & Markets

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Tesla Model Y electric vehicle at Gigafactory Berlin.

UPDATED

Tesla sales down 49% across Europe in April

Companies & Markets

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THE TIMES DIARY

Political fates of High Wycombe MPs hang in the balance

Politics

THE TIMES DIARY

Political fates of High Wycombe MPs hang in the balance

Politics

Editor's picks

An 86-year-old woman sitting outside her newly built home, reading a book.

I built my own home by the seaside at the age of 87

After being widowed, Gillian Harrison decided to make plans for leaving London — by building a chalet on the north Devon coast

Property & Home

I’m 52. My biological age is 32. Can that be true?

Health & Fitness

Anderson Paak performing at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Anderson .Paak — a rapper turns Ronnie Scott’s into a five-star rave

Music

I’m 52. My biological age is 32. Can that be true?

Health & Fitness

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Anderson .Paak — a rapper turns Ronnie Scott’s into a five-star rave

Music

World

Girl in Gaza smiles in front of heavy machinery.

PROFILE

Gaza mourns youngest influencer: ‘What did she do to deserve this?’

Yaqeen Hammad, 11, who posted videos on social media to share humanitarian updates and survival tips from Gaza, was killed by an Israeli airstrike

Israel-Hamas war

A man kneeling beside a wild pig he has hunted.

Return of the bounty hunter as Australia puts a price on its pests

Australasia

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INTERVIEW

How Iran pays drug gangs to carry out assassinations in Europe

Europe

Return of the bounty hunter as Australia puts a price on its pests

Australasia

NEW

INTERVIEW

How Iran pays drug gangs to carry out assassinations in Europe

Europe

Comment

DANIEL FINKELSTEIN What do I feel about Gaza? Distress and despair

Israel’s safety needs to be defended, but for Netanyahu’s government to drive out the Palestinians would be a disaster

Illustration of Trump, Putin, and a third figure; Putin is being pushed by Trump, while the third figure lies on the ground.

Cartoon by Morten Morland

a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera

WILLIAM HAGUE Trump’s assault on science is a gift for Britain

a young man wearing glasses and a black jacket

JAMES MARRIOTT Let’s be real, some people prefer the artificial

a man in a white shirt smiles for the camera

MATTHEW PARRIS | NOTEBOOK Trump take note: Charles is the King of Canada

a woman wearing glasses and a necklace looks at the camera

MELANIE PHILLIPS Tories must tell a positive new story of home

Life & Style

Andrew Cotter sitting with his two dogs, Mabel and Olive.

INTERVIEW

CELEBS AND THEIR PETS

Andrew Cotter: ‘I’d sell my own body parts to look after my dogs’

The sports broadcaster on his beloved labradors, Olive and Mabel, his dream of rescuing donkeys — and why you should never make your dog wear a hat

Property & Home

Table setting with brass salt and pepper mills in a field of yellow flowers.

Helen Atkin Ten things to buy now: beauty, accessories and more

Brooklyn Beckham kissing Nicola Peltz on the cheek.

Hilary Rose Beckhams in crisis? Grow up!

Helen Atkin Ten things to buy now: beauty, accessories and more

Hilary Rose Beckhams in crisis? Grow up!

Business

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NEW

UK at risk of gilts turmoil, IMF warns

Hedge funds account for nearly a third of UK bond transactions, raising the risk of big swings in prices

Economics

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David Smith Why Reeves has to hold the line on public sector pay

James Kirkup Giving us more freedom with pensions was asking for trouble

David Smith Why Reeves has to hold the line on public sector pay

James Kirkup Giving us more freedom with pensions was asking for trouble

Sport

Portrait of Antony of Real Betis Balompie in team jersey.

NEW

Symbol of United decline to Betis hero — Antony is a player reborn

Much-maligned at Old Trafford, the Brazilian has revitalised his career in Spain and has helped take his new side to cusp of Conference League glory

Football

Mary Earps holding the Finalissima trophy.

Mary Earps retires from international football after losing England place

FRENCH OPEN

Norrie beats world No11 Medvedev in epic five-set tussle

Tennis

Mary Earps retires from international football after losing England place

FRENCH OPEN

Norrie beats world No11 Medvedev in epic five-set tussle

Tennis

Culture

Neil Fisher, executive editor, with a bottle balanced on his top hat during a Fiddler on the Roof rehearsal.

NEW

I joined the cast of the smash-hit Fiddler on the Roof — here’s what I learnt

As the show returns to London, our critic goes backstage to uncover the secrets of turning a story set in a Jewish village during the pogroms into a musical

Theatre & Dance

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Photo of Jacqueline du Pré playing the cello.

VIEWING GUIDE

What’s on TV and radio tonight — Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

TV & Radio

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REVIEW

The latest historical fiction — madness and murder during the gold rush

Books

VIEWING GUIDE

What’s on TV and radio tonight — Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

TV & Radio

REVIEW

The latest historical fiction — madness and murder during the gold rush

Books

Travel

Aerial view of the Norwegian Aqua cruise ship in Miami.

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Rollercoasters, arcade games and giant slides — I’ve found the most fun-packed cruise ship

Norwegian Aqua is a playground for all ages with the world’s first ‘slidecoaster’, hot-ticket shows and fun bars (plus a spa and infinity pools, if you’d rather take it easy)

Cruises