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Premier League, Championship finale and WCL semi-final buildup – matchday live
⚽ All the latest ahead of a pivotal day’s football action
⚽ Ten things to look out for | Fixtures | Tables | Mail David
That Frenkie de Jong interview leads us nicely – who says this blog is just thrown together? – to La Liga’s title race. In truth, it’s not much of a race at all as Barcelona can clinch the title this weekend with four games to spare. If Barcelona win at Osasuna today and Real Madrid can’t beat Espanyol on Sunday, it’s done. Then again, maybe Barca would prefer it to roll on a week as guess who are the visitors to the Camp Nou next Sunday? Yep, Real Madrid.
Saturday
20.00 Osasuna v Barcelona
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Germany says it expected Trump’s withdrawal of US troops as row over Iran comments grows – live
German defence minister responds to US president’s announcement that 5,000 US troops will leave bases in Germany
Nato spokesperson Allison Hart said the alliance was working with the US to understand its decision to pull 5,000 American troops from Germany.
Echoing earlier remarks by the German defence minister (see post at 9:35), Hart said the move “underscores the need for Europe to continue to invest more in defence and take on a greater share of the responsibility” for the region’s security.
We are working with the US to understand the details of their decision on force posture in Germany. This adjustment underscores the need for Europe to continue to invest more in defence and take on a greater share of the responsibility for our shared security – where we’re already seeing progress since allies agreed to invest 5% of GDP at the Nato Summit in The Hague last year. We remain confident in our ability to provide for our deterrence and defence as this shift towards a stronger Europe in a stronger Nato continues.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 09:06
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After Assad's fall, Syria's Kurds are left in limbo, feeling abandoned by the U.S.
Caught in limbo after the fall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, Kurdish families struggle with cold, loss and uncertainty — feeling abandoned by the U.S. allies they once fought alongside.
2nd May 2026 09:02
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Asylum seeker sent back to France in ‘one in, one out’ scheme to be returned to Syria
Kurdish Syrian man, 26, said he fled forced conscription by YPG militia because he ‘didn’t want to kill people’
An asylum seeker sent back to France under the controversial “one in, one out” scheme faces being returned to Syria after authorities in Paris ruled it was safe to do so, in what is believed to be the first case of its kind.
When the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced the “groundbreaking” deal in July 2025 to stop small boats crowded with asylum seekers from crossing the Channel – by forcibly returning one small-boat asylum seeker to France in exchange for bringing one in northern France legally to the UK – they emphasised that France was a safe country for returnees.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 09:00
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The football chant mystery: where do fans’ favourite songs come from in the first place?
Belting out terrace anthems is part of the experience of watching a match, but why do supporters do it? And would I be able to get a chant going?
A notification on my smartwatch warns me that I’m in a loud environment, and I’m not surprised. Casemiro just played an impudent no-look pass into the penalty area. His Brazilian compatriot, Matheus Cunha, receives the ball on the half-turn and wallops it with a vengeance into the top corner. I’m at Old Trafford, and Manchester United just went 2-0 up against Fulham.
The match-day crowd has become a sea of twirling scarves and flailing limbs, and I’m swept along with it, hugging strangers while shredding my vocal cords. As the celebrations die down and the teams head to the centre circle for the restart, a momentary lull falls over the Stretford End. There’s a popular song that fans at Old Trafford sing at glorious times like this. It goes: “We’ve seen it all, we’ve won the lot, we’re Man United, and we’re never gonna stop.”
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 09:00
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Juliet Stevenson: ‘My biggest disappointment? I never got a role in Harry Potter’
The actor on struggling with body image, her U-turn on marriage and her obsession with Instagram dogs
Born in Essex, Juliet Stevenson, 69, studied at Rada and made her film debut in Drowning By Numbers. Her other film work includes Truly, Madly, Deeply and Bend It Like Beckham. On stage, she has performed for the RSC and the National. She received an Olivier in 1992 for her role in Death and the Maiden and the 2019 Critics’ Circle best actress award for The Doctor. She is current touring By a Lady, a show about Jane Austen which is at the Buxton Opera House 10 May. She is married with two children and lives in London.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
I talk too much.
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2026 Senate races to watch: From most likely to flip to Democratic long shots
Democrats could have a narrow path to winning the Senate, with these specific states on the table.
2nd May 2026 09:00
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Alex Zanardi, former F1 driver and Paralympic champion, dies at 59
Italian driver lost both legs in high-speed cart race crash
He went on to win four Paralympic golds as a para-cyclist
Alex Zanardi, the former Formula One driver who lost both legs in a racing crash and went on to win Paralympic gold medals, has died at the age of 59, his family said on Saturday.
Zanardi, from Bologna, made his F1 debut in 1991 and later achieved success in the Cart series in the United States, winning back-to-back championships in 1997 and 1998. His life took a dramatic turn in September 2001 when he was involved in a high-speed crash during a Cart race in Germany that led to the amputation of both legs.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 08:53
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‘One of the most profound encounters of my life’: could existential therapist Emmy van Deurzen change the way you think?
Her philosophical approach to therapy has become a global phenomenon, and inspired a new book. Could a session with her change Sophie McBain’s life?
The existential therapist Emmy van Deurzen moved to the UK inspired by RD Laing, the Scottish anti-psychiatrist who said insanity is a “perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world”. It was 1977 and Van Deurzen, who is Dutch and had studied philosophy and psychology in France, found work with the Arbours Association in London, a therapeutic community based on Laing’s ideas, in which people in crisis, psychiatrists and therapists lived together as equals. It was a rude awakening.
Arbours aimed to create space for people to “explore their madness”. “Now that was a very interesting idea,” Van Duerzen says, “but in practice it meant that people self-medicated, with alcohol and pot, and it was not a happy situation.” The residents were often very depressed or psychotic, and it was common to be woken up at night because someone was seeing things or had become suicidal. Van Deurzen came to believe that anti-psychiatry had “lost courage”: it had proposed a different way of thinking about madness, but having released people from asylums and taken them off neuroleptic drugs, it was “kind of leaving them to it”. “And this is what I realised wasn’t good enough,” she says. When people are experiencing a mental health crisis, they need help to make sense of what has happened to them, and to find their way to healing. “From that moment on I just knew: nobody’s doing this. I’m going to have to do it myself,” she says.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 08:00
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‘Such huge consequences’: pressure mounts on France to act on enslavement reparatory justice
As a Mast of Fraternity and Memory is unveiled in Nantes, calls are growing for Macron to announce framework for discussions
In the French port city of Nantes, once France’s largest departure point for ships that trafficked enslaved Africans across the Atlantic, a new wooden mast rises 18 metres into the sky from the waterside.
The Mast of Fraternity and Memory, inaugurated this month, marks a turning point in France’s complicated relationship with the legacy of its history of enslavement – just as the French president, Emmanuel Macron, comes under pressure to make key announcements on a process of reparatory justice.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 08:00Spirit Airlines shutting down after failed effort at government rescue deal
The budget carrier Spirit Airlines is ceasing operations after failing to land a $500 million bailout from the Trump administration.
2nd May 2026 07:19What will a Spirit Airlines shutdown mean for travelers?
Have tickets to fly on Spirit? Here's what to know about refunds and alternative flights as the budget airline ceases operations.
2nd May 2026 07:17
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Rejuvenated Casemiro heads for Manchester United exit on a high
The 34-year-old midfielder will leave Old Trafford after conclusively proving high-profile doubters wrong
It was two years ago that Jamie Carragher offered Casemiro a rather withering piece of advice: “Leave the football before the football leaves you.” Fast forward to this season and the Brazilian’s record for Manchester United reads: nine goals (second only to Benjamin Sesko), two assists, and 2,417 minutes played in 31 starts from a total of 32 appearances, with 13 games finished, including seven of the past nine.
Consider, too, how the January announcement of Casemiro’s departure from United at the end of the current campaign has led to supporters pleading with the 34-year-old to stay, and that Casemiro is again a midfield first-choice for his national team in the buildup to a World Cup.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 07:01
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Britain pioneered the comfortable retirement – but that golden age is coming to an end | Helen McCarthy
The once inexorable rise in retiree living standards since the second world war has broken down. Can we keep the dream alive for future generations?
When you think of retirement, what comes to mind? Perhaps it is images of older people enjoying a well-deserved period of leisure and comfort in the final stretch of their lives. Cruise ships, garden centres, golf clubs and bungalows by the sea. The truth is that this image is now, in large part, the artefact of a bygone age. A long and comfortable retirement starting at 60 or 65 is beginning to look like a collective social experience whose moment has passed. The political and economic forces it relied upon appear to have run their course – and it’s time to start thinking about what comes next.
Retirement in Britain has a surprisingly short history, underpinned by dramatic improvements in older people’s quality of life over the past 50 years. Large public and private bureaucracies first started to enrol long-serving employees into pension schemes from the mid-19th century. In 1909, Britain was the first country to pioneer an old age pension, funded by the state and targeting the poorest, who could claim it from the age of 70. But it was only after the second world war that a period of leisured old age become an ordinary expectation for most British workers.
Helen McCarthy is a historian and the author of Double Lives: A History of Working Motherhood
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 07:00
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Cricket’s George Costanza: McCullum makes himself look vital by not turning up | Barney Ronay
England head coach survived Ashes review but going missing for 43% of the county season is straight out of Seinfeld
George: Right now I just sit around pretending I’m busy.
Jerry: How do you do that?
George: I look annoyed. Think about it. When you look annoyed all the time, people think you’re busy. [Rolls his eyes, slaps his forehead, does look busy.]
Does anyone remember Brendon McCullum? You know. Baz. It was a thing. People said “Bazball” in parliament. It was probably in the dictionary, one of those new zeitgeisty words, like rofl. Distinguishing marks? Hat. Jawline. A way of standing. Sports socks provocatively splayed on an ornate balcony. Look, it doesn’t really matter. But has anyone actually … seen him?
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 07:00
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‘Of course, it crossed my mind’: Frenkie de Jong on refusing to leave Barcelona and his World Cup pain
Midfielder broke a Barça Dutch record last week and is potentially one win from a third league title with team he visited as a teenager for fun
A warm sun bathes the Barcelona training ground as Frenkie de Jong arrives to chat. The midfielder’s work is done for the day and the Netherlands international is in his comfort zone here, the first team’s longest-serving player, a regular captain and effortlessly fluent in Spanish. It is a far cry from the day just over 10 years ago when he visited the Camp Nou.
In late December 2015 De Jong made the most of the Eredivisie’s winter shutdown to take a city break in Barcelona with his now wife, Mikky. He was 18 and days from linking up with Ajax, who had signed him four months earlier but loaned him back to Willem II, and he managed to get tickets for Barcelona v Real Betis. It is an occasion that stuck in his mind.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 07:00Spirit Airlines could shut down as soon as Saturday
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
2nd May 2026 06:54
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Spirit Airlines ceases operations after escalating financial struggles
The low-cost carrier, which had been struggling for years, announced it will cease operations. Spirit had been seeking a $500 million lifeline from the White House, but talks failed to yield a deal.
2nd May 2026 06:42
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Spirit Airlines ceases operations after 34 years amid financial struggles and high oil prices
Company had struggled to increase post-pandemic demand before war in Iran pushed up jet fuel costs
Spirit Airlines has announced that it has gone out of business after the low-cost airline ran out of cash and a rescue attempt by the Trump administration appeared to stall.
The airline that once operated hundreds of daily flights on its bright yellow planes and employed about 17,000 people said that after 34 years it had “started an orderly wind-down of our operations, effective immediately”.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 06:37
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Australian activists released in Crete allege mistreatment by Israeli forces who intercepted Gaza flotilla
Three Australians among 175 activists taken by Israel from ships attempting to transport aid to Gaza say they have launched a hunger strike
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Three Australian activists say they have launched a hunger strike in Crete, after being left there by Israeli authorities following the interception of a flotilla attempting to transport aid to Gaza.
Ethan Floyd, Neve O’Connor and Zack Schofield – three of six Australians released after their ships were intercepted on Wednesday – said they and their colleagues were subjected to mistreatment while held for two days onboard an Israeli vessel.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 06:33
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What links Igor Tudor, Eric Ramsay and Brian Clough? The Saturday quiz
From carpetbaggers to Melodifestivalen, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz
1 What theatrical legacy did Mathew Prichard receive on his ninth birthday?
2 What conditions does the Tdap vaccine protect against?
3 The bestselling book in the US in 1981 was a guide to solving what?
4 What is selected each year at the Melodifestivalen?
5 Carpetbaggers were profiteers in the aftermath of which conflict?
6 The confectionery lokum is better known as what?
7 In 1996, which UK sport moved from a winter to a summer season?
8 Who founded the Peripatetic school of philosophy?
What links:
9 Thomas Tyers; Hester Piozzi; John Hawkins; James Boswell?
10 Admiralty Islands; New Britain; New Hanover; New Ireland?
11 Millbank, 1897; Merseyside, 1988; Cornwall, 1993; Bankside, 2000?
12 Sodium (1); carbon (2); oxygen (3); sulphur (4); tin (10)?
13 Kelpie; melusine; naiad; nixie; rusalka; selkie?
14 Igor Tudor at Spurs; Eric Ramsay at WBA; Brian Clough and Jock Stein at Leeds?
15 Made in America; -30-; Felina; Person to Person; The Iron Throne?
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BBC News to bear deepest cuts amid 2,000 planned job losses
Staff warned news operations face 15% cut, above BBC-wide 10% target, as corporation pushes through £600m savings plan
The BBC’s news operation is to cut costs by a steeper-than-expected 15%, with staff told to expect heavy redundancies.
The division, home to about a quarter of all BBC staff, is being saddled with one of the highest cost-cutting targets as the corporation attempts to cut as many as 2,000 jobs in the biggest downsizing of the public service broadcaster in 15 years.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 06:00
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‘The air resounds with a Babel’s Tower of languages’: why I wrote a novel based in Victoria Square, Athens
It once housed the fanciest shops and restaurants in Greece’s capital city – then it crashed. Now the area is reborn as a vibrant, multicultural neighbourhood
After my father’s will banned me and my siblings from his funeral, I wrote a novel about some brothers and sisters stealing their dad in his coffin. The emotions were drawn from my painful experiences, but I invented the characters and the tragi-comic narrative in Stealing Dad. Despite growing up in England, I’ve lived in and written about Athens for 25 years, and it came naturally to create several Greek characters. Alekos is a wild sculptor who dies in London, and his daughter Iris (one of seven dispersed half-siblings) lives off Victoria Square – one of Athens’ most fascinating corners.
In the 1960s, Plateia Viktorias was a fashionable neighbourhood with the fanciest restaurants, shops and theatres. Townhouses from the interwar period were being demolished and Athenians were occupying the new six-storey apartment blocks so fast that construction dust and the constant drilling were the main problem. Today, through wrought-iron and glass doors, elegant, marble-lined halls reveal concierges’ desks and traces of a vanished bourgeois life.
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‘People can see it – but can’t use it’: mystery of completed East-West Rail line that has no passenger trains
The East West Rail project linking Oxford to Milton Keynes was finished in 2024. There’s just one hitch: no services
The rumbling noise in the night, still enough to waken the unhabituated, is what really goads some people living in Winslow, Buckinghamshire. Freight trains running through the new station since late 2024 prove this stretch of railway is operational. But the long-promised passenger services have yet to appear – and there is no sign of any arriving soon.
Welcome to East West Rail, open or not. For well over a decade, ministers have talked up a new railway linking Oxford to Cambridge via Milton Keynes to accelerate the drive for housing, jobs and growth – an arc of tech industry hailed as the UK’s answer to Silicon Valley.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 06:00
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Air Force says former Qatari 747 will be ready to fly as Air Force One this summer
The U.S. Air Force has finished modifying and testing a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One and expects to have it ready for President Trump to use this summer.
2nd May 2026 05:49
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U.S. to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months
The United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany, the Pentagon said Friday, fulfilling President Donald Trump's threat as he clashes with the German leader over the U.S. war with Iran.
2nd May 2026 05:33
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The king went to Washington to save Britain’s bacon. He may also have shown the US how to save itself | Simon Tisdall
Charles III’s subtle, much needed history lesson delivered the US some tough love. But will Trump get the message?
Of the many jokes cracked by King Charles during his visit to Washington, the one recalling the definitive 18th-century Anglo-French contest for dominion over the New World was the most pointed. Speaking at a state banquet in the White House, Charles turned to Donald Trump and said: “You recently commented, Mr President, that if it were not for the United States, European countries would be speaking German. Dare I say that, if it wasn’t for us, you’d be speaking French!”
Did Trump get it? Who knows? Broadly speaking, history, even their own, is not most Americans’ favourite subject. A forward-looking people, they do not dwell on the past, nor hanker after the illusory felicities of former glories. While generations of Britons still wallow in nostalgia for Spitfires, Churchill and Vera Lynn (and beating the French), Americans typically seek new metaphorical mountains to climb. Theirs is a positive outlook, on the whole. Except, under Trump, it has twisted into a revived, ugly version of US “manifest destiny” imperialism.
Simon Tisdall is a Guardian foreign affairs commentator
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 05:00
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‘We feel angry – and we have reason to be’: Brazil’s resurgent punk scene is a howl of outrage at injustice
Thriving punk culture seen as response to frustrations at unemployment, urban violence, police brutality and deprivation
As black-clad police combatants charged into the hillside favela and opened fire, a black-clad punk scurried out of the community in the opposite direction, his hands trembling from fright.
“Holy shit! All those guns! Things are getting ugly!” spluttered Rodrigo Cilirio, the founder and bassist of one of Rio’s most enduring punk bands, as he took cover behind a tree.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 05:00
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The tipping point: what happens when deaths outnumber births?
The social and economic impact of people living longer and having fewer babies is hitting countries worldwide. Adaptation is key
In Japan, there are now companies that specialise in cleaning the apartments of elderly people who have died alone and gone undiscovered for weeks or months, while adult incontinence pads have outstripped nappy sales for more than a decade. In Italy, depopulating villages are selling homes for €1 to attract new residents and keep services running. In the UK, falling pupil numbers are already closing schools and classrooms in parts of London.
These are not isolated curiosities, but signs of a broader shift taking place across much of the developed world. “In the EU in 2024, 21 of 27 countries had more deaths than births,” said Prof Sarah Harper, the director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing. Across Asia and the Americas, too – from Japan and South Korea, to Cuba and Uruguay – many countries are seeing the same pattern.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 05:00
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Blind date: ‘What would I change? Nothing. It was perfect’
Josh, 30, a video game designer, meets Hannah, 31, an architectural lighting designer
What were you hoping for?
A fun evening and easy chat with an interesting and unique human being.
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Gaga, Dior and $24 tweezers: how The Devil Wears Prada 2 turns rags to riches
From celebrity cameos to lucrative brand partnerships, The Devil Wears Prada 2’s approach to maximising revenue is worthy of Runway’s finest
For a film that serves as a commentary on the perilous economics of today’s media landscape, it’s fitting that promotion for The Devil Wears Prada 2 has been so frank about its finances.
Speaking ahead of the New York premiere, Meryl Streep revealed she initially turned down the role of withering fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly in the 2006 original in a bid to extract more money from its producers.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 05:00
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Wyoming celebrates 'nuclear renaissance' as feds approve license for a new reactor
Construction of an advanced nuclear power plant partly funded by the U.S. government is now underway in Wyoming. The Bill Gates-backed company says its technology is proven but there are still hurdles to nuclear.
2nd May 2026 04:01
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Hope out of chaos: how the dark era of Trump is creating a new approach to global politics
There is cautious optimism that ‘a majority of multilateralists’ may be able to enduringly reshape the world order
Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Brazil’s ambassador to London, had no difficulty joining the dystopians describing the modern world in a recent speech, a world suffering from “global warming and environmental degradation, multiple conflicts, rising military budgets, disregard for international law and international humanitarian law, disruptions to trade, erosion of democratic governance and technological developments that are met with excitement and fear”.
Yet beneath the surface, he said, “something is happening. Something is moving.”
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 04:00Bard College President Leon Botstein retiring after Jeffrey Epstein ties detailed
Bard College's long-time leader Leon Botstein has faced pressure since the DOJ released documents about his communications with Jeffrey Epstein.
2nd May 2026 03:12
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Ukraine war briefing: Russian oil hub of Tuapse hit for fourth time as environmental disaster mounts
Ukrainian drone attacks on refinery in Black Sea port cause toxic clouds and oil slicks on resort’s coastline; Kyiv to reform army. What we know on day 1,529
Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse on Friday for the fourth time in 16 days as authorities struggled to cope with a growing environmental disaster from toxic black smoke clouds and oil leaking into the sea. Ukraine’s SBU security service said drones had again struck the seaport and refinery that make Tuapse an important hub for Russian oil exports. Local Russian officials said a major operation was under way to put out a fire at the port but no casualties were reported. The refinery has been hit and set ablaze at least twice since 16 April, halting production, in attacks that have thrown up dense black clouds over the town and caused oil slicks along the coastline, ruining the beaches of the popular resort.
Russian authorities had so far cleared more than 13,300 cubic metres of fuel oil and contaminated soil along the coast, they said on Friday. State TV showed a reporter standing on a blackened beach and using a spade to show how deep the oozing filth had seeped.
Russia launched almost 410 drones at Ukraine in a daytime attack that including injuring 10 people in the western city of Ternopil, Ukrainian officials said on Friday. Air force units downed or neutralised 388 of them in the north, south, centre and west of the country, Ukraine’s air force said. In Ternopil, about 150-200km from the Polish border, 10 people were hurt in the attack, which hit industrial and infrastructure facilities, the city’s mayor said.
In central Ukraine, 19 drones were downed over the Cherkasy region, the regional governor said, reporting damage to a nursery, a school, seven private houses and a power line. A woman was hurt in the central Vinnytsia region, the local governor said, adding that a building was destroyed. Near the southern city of Odesa, which had come under the overnight attack, another daytime attack damaged the roof of a shopping centre and caused a fire, the regional governor said, while Zelenskyy said at least five people were wounded in the region.
Ukraine has announced plans to carry out reforms of the army this summer to address problems with infantry shortages and the discharge of the longest-serving soldiers, four years into the war with Russia. Manpower shortages have become an even more pressing issue as enthusiasm for service has waned amid reports of poor training and support, as well as heavy-handed draft officers. “Now, in May, all key details will be finalised,” Zelenskyy said on Telegram on Friday. “In June, the reform will begin – and the first results must already be delivered in June.” He promised higher pay for the infantry, saying: “A Ukrainian infantryman who holds the front line must feel that our state truly respects him.” Ukraine had to be ready to fight on if a peace deal could not be reached, Zelenskyy said. Mykhailo Fedorov, who was named defence minister in January, said the changes announced amounted to a “systemic” transformation of the army.
Public prosecutors in Peru said they were investigating an alleged trafficking network offering fake jobs in Russia to Peruvians before forcing them to fight in Moscow’s war on Ukraine. Individuals including former military personnel and police officers were allegedly recruited through social media with deceptive offers of well-paid work as security agents and other jobs in Russia, the attorney general’s office said. According to information provided to the police, “victims were reportedly taken to Russia and, once on foreign soil, forced to take part in combat operations in the context of the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine”, it said. Thirteen Peruvians had died in the Ukraine war, a lawyer for the victims’ families told local media.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 02:50Bard College president to retire after revelations of his ties to Epstein
The longtime president of Bard College announced his retirement, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein than was previously known.
2nd May 2026 02:31
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Cuba says Trump’s fresh sanctions on its economy amount to ‘collective punishment’
The US sanctions target people operating in broad sections of Cuban economy, including energy, defence and mining
Cuba’s government has said new sanctions imposed on the island by Donald Trump amounted to “collective punishment”, as an enormous 1 May procession outside the American embassy in Havana vowed to “defend the homeland”.
In an executive order on Friday, the US president said he would impose sanctions on people involved in broad sections of the Cuban economy, as he seeks to put more pressure on Havana after ousting Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, earlier this year.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 01:34
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Gerry Conway, creator of the Punisher in Spider-Man comics, dies at 73
Marvel praises ‘undeniable and indelible impact’ of celebrated comic book writer who also worked for DC
Gerry Conway, a renowned comic book writer who helped create characters and stories for Marvel and DC, including the Punisher character in the Spider-Man comics, has died. He was 73.
In a Monday statement announcing his death, Marvel described Conway as a legendary comic book writer with a prolific career. He died of pancreatic cancer on Sunday in Thousand Oaks, California, his wife, Laura Conway, told the Associated Press.
Continue reading... 2nd May 2026 01:03Meet the horses running in the Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby will see a full field of 20 horses in the first leg of the 2026 competition for horse racing's Triple Crown.
2nd May 2026 00:42Tennessee, Alabama take steps to redraw House maps in wake of Supreme Court ruling
The Republican governors of Tennessee and Alabama called state lawmakers into special sessions on Friday, initial steps in what could be a scramble to redraw congressional maps after the Supreme Court narrowed the Voting Rights Act.
2nd May 2026 00:32Spirit Airlines could shut down overnight. Here's what travelers need to know
What travelers who are ticketed on Spirit Airlines need to know if the carrier shuts down.
2nd May 2026 00:26After a fire torched their Nebraska ranch, anonymous donors came to their rescue
Mike and Kayla Wintz lost their entire 11,000-acre ranch to a wildfire in the span of about two hours. They have since been gifted about $80,000 worth of hay, mostly from anonymous donors.
2nd May 2026 00:03ICE reports 18th detainee death in 2026, putting agency on track for new record
ICE reported the 18th death of an individual in its custody so far this year, putting the agency on track to record a new all-time high in detainee deaths.
1st May 2026 23:51Body found in Tampa Bay identified as 2nd missing doctoral student
Nahida Bristy and Zamil Limon were last seen in the Tampa area on April 16. Limon's roommate has been charged with their murders.
1st May 2026 23:47Trump tells Congress "hostilities" with Iran have "terminated"
President Trump on Friday told Congress that hostilities with Iran have "terminated," addressing a critical 60-day deadline.
1st May 2026 23:45Donors pitch in to help Nebraska ranchers who lost everything
The largest wildfire in Nebraska history burned about a thousand square miles of ranchland, including the Wintz's entire 11,000-acre ranch. When they and others faced the threat of losing their livelihoods, thousands of anonymous donors stepped up from across the U.S.
1st May 2026 23:37Missing Florida doctoral student's body found
A body found in Tampa Bay has been identified as the second missing student from the University of South Florida, according to the sheriff, who called their killings a "monstrous crime." Cristian Benavides reports.
1st May 2026 23:31New video shows correspondents' dinner suspect before shooting
According to investigators, a gunman was inside the D.C. Hilton last Friday, waiting for his chance to assassinate President Trump and members of his Cabinet. New video offers the clearest view yet of what happened just before the attack. Nicole Sganga reports.
1st May 2026 23:29Trump says Iran hostilities are over despite continued military presence, blockade
Over 50,000 U.S. military personnel remain deployed across the Middle East and a naval blockade is crippling the Iranian economy. But in a letter Friday, President Trump told lawmakers that "the hostilities that began" in late February "have terminated." Ed O'Keefe has more.
1st May 2026 23:25Appeals court blocks mailing of abortion pill mifepristone in U.S.
A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone.
1st May 2026 23:24Investigators believe stolen vape pen caused Washington state high school stabbings
After multiple stabbings on Thursday at a high school in Tacoma, Washington, a student is facing multiple assault charges. Five people were wounded, including the suspect, and investigators believe it all started over a stolen vape pen.
1st May 2026 23:23Spirit Airlines poised to cease operations as soon as Saturday, barring last minute intervention
Spirit Airlines is essentially out of available cash, so barring last-minute intervention, the company is poised to cease operations as soon as Saturday morning, potentially stranding thousands of fliers. Kris Van Cleave reports.
1st May 2026 23:20Fierce winds, pounding rain sweep through Texas
Fourteen million Americans across the South are under threat as severe weather stretches from New Mexico to Louisiana. Some of the worst of it hit Texas, parts of which have seen deadly flooding, torrential rain and hurricane-force winds. Rob Marciano is tracking it all.
1st May 2026 23:18Ford CEO says company is focusing on making vehicles more affordable
Ford CEO Jim Farley tells CBS News, "Most of our new models are going to be more affordable versions."
1st May 2026 22:43
NPR Topics: News
Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone
A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone.
1st May 2026 22:405/1: CBS Evening News
Severe weather slams Texas; Spirit Airlines expected to cease operations.
1st May 2026 22:3018-year-old facing federal charges in deadly Kentucky bank robbery
Kentucky State Police said a man went to a U.S. Bank in Berea, Kentucky, and shot and killed a man and a woman, both employees at the bank.
1st May 2026 22:27
The Guardian
Allen and Wu toil in 100-minute frame ‘embarrassment’, Higgins leads Murphy
Semi-final poised at 7-7 after attritional 14th frame
John Higgins edges to 13-11 lead over Shaun Murphy
Wu Yize and Mark Allen’s semi-final is poised at seven frames all after their afternoon session ended with a bizarre frame – the longest in the World Snooker Championship’s Crucible era – clocking in at just over 100 minutes.
Allen began the afternoon trailing 6-2 overnight to an opponent high on confidence and belief, but fought back in style, winning five frames in succession to edge 7-6 ahead.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 22:23More Americans are quitting their U.S. jobs to work abroad, study finds
Since 2021, the share of U.S.-based employees who have left their jobs to work in another country has more than doubled.
1st May 2026 22:08Could the FCC really yank ABC's TV licenses amid Trump spat with Kimmel?
Federal telecom regulators can revoke broadcast licenses, but legal experts say the FCC would face a tough road in forcing ABC to go dark.
1st May 2026 22:08
The Guardian
Lando Norris takes Miami GP sprint pole as lightning fears loom over F1 return
Sunday storms could affect first F1 race in five weeks
McLaren edges Mercedes’ Antonelli in sprint qualifying
With Formula One returning after its early season enforced break, the Miami Grand Prix is proving an enticing prospect given most of the teams used the time to work furiously on upgrades to their cars. Many of which are being deployed here. Intriguing enough were it not also for the updated regulations being given their debut outing and the threat of lightning storms on Sunday potentially causing a schedule change.
Five weeks have passed since the last round in Japan on 29 March after the Saudi Arabian and Bahrain GPs were cancelled because of the war in the Middle East, a break welcomed by many as an unexpected opportunity to assess their cars, which are still very much a work in progress after the rule changes this season.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 21:36
The Guardian
PSG and Bayern in ‘different world’ to tired Premier League teams, says Arteta
Arteta: ‘The difference in the leagues is night and day’
Ødegaard likely to miss Fulham game with knee problem
Mikel Arteta has dismissed suggestions that Premier League sides are incapable of matching the levels hit by their European rivals, saying that freshness was key to Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain producing arguably the game of the season in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.
With the Arsenal manager stressing player availability will make the difference during a defining moment in the club’s history, he argued that English football’s competitiveness cannot be ignored when it comes to accusations that the quality of football has dropped.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 21:31
The Guardian
Iran offers new peace proposal to US but Trump ‘not satisfied’
Tehran reportedly passed proposal to mediators in Pakistan on Thursday night, though its contents are not yet clear
Iran has passed a new proposal to Pakistani mediators in the latest effort to end the war with the US, but Donald Trump said he was not “satisfied” by it.
“Right now, we have talks going on, they’re not getting there,” he told reporters, adding that his options remained “either blast them away or make a deal”.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 21:27
NPR Topics: News
AI robot tech bros dogs run wild in Berlin gallery
In Germany, robotic AI dogs with the faces of tech's most powerful men are on the loose — courtesy of American artist Beeple.
1st May 2026 21:22
NPR Topics: News
Iran war shakes Global economy as energy costs surge and recession fears grow
From energy markets to everyday prices, the fallout from the Iran war is reshaping the global economy.
1st May 2026 21:18Trump tells Congress hostilities in Iran 'have terminated' as war powers deadline hits
Trump said there "is tremendous discord" among Iran's leaders, which has complicated efforts to end the war that the United States began in late February.
1st May 2026 21:085/1: The Takeout with Major Garrett
Spirit Airlines prepares to end operations after failing to secure government rescue deal; Trump tells Congress hostilities in Iran have "terminated."
1st May 2026 21:00Apple's stock gains as company execs cite iPhone, Mac demand in boosting guidance
On its quarterly earnings call, Apple said revenue growth in the current quarter would be between 14% and 17%, well above analysts' estimates.
1st May 2026 20:11
The Guardian
Ancient Roman gravestone found in New Orleans back yard returned to Italy
Nearly 2,000-year-old artifact handed over by FBI matches piece missing from museum near Rome for decades
A nearly 2,000-year-old Roman grave marker discovered in a New Orleans backyard has now been returned to Italy.
The marble epitaph – dating back roughly 1,900 years – was officially handed over to Italian officials in Rome on Wednesday during a ceremony led by the FBI. The event also marked the repatriation of another antiquity recovered in the US, the agency said.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 20:11Atlassian stock soars 29% after earnings show strong cloud, data center growth
Atlassian's stock has been hit hard in the "SaaS-pocalypse" sweeping software names as AI threatens to disrupt their business models.
1st May 2026 19:21
The Guardian
Pope appoints former undocumented immigrant as bishop of West Virginia
Leo, who has criticized Trump’s hardline immigration policy, selected Evelio Menjivar-Ayala as state’s new bishop
Pope Leo XIV has appointed a man who had once entered the United States as an undocumented immigrant, hidden in the trunk of a car, as the new bishop of West Virginia.
The pope approved the resignation of Bishop Mark E Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, and selected Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, 55, of Washington to take his place, reported OSV News.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 19:15Fed dissenters explain 'no' votes, saying they disagreed with hinting next move would be a cut
Federal Reserve officials who voted this week against the post-meeting statement said they didn't think it was appropriate to signal that the next interest rate move would be lower.
1st May 2026 19:15FDA expands access to drug helping pancreatic cancer patients
Former Sen. Ben Sasse, 54, called daraxonrasib "a miracle drug" that was allowing him to live longer and with less pain.
1st May 2026 19:14
The Guardian
Oscars changes allow for double acting nominations while banning AI
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has also rewritten rules on international film eligibility
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a number of major changes for the Oscars on Friday, including a new policy allowing multiple nominations for a single actor in one category, as well as barring acting and writing awards for work done by AI.
According to new statutes decreed by the group’s board of governors, only performances “demonstrably performed” by humans with their consent will be eligible for acting Oscars, while only human-authored screenplays can be up for any writing awards.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 19:12
The Guardian
Florida prosecutors launch criminal investigation into deaths of 31 sloths
Sloths were set to be displayed at controversial new theme park but report revealed mammals died in warehouse
Prosecutors in Florida said on Friday they had launched a criminal investigation into the deaths of dozens of sloths from South America that were set to be displayed at a controversial new theme park.
A Florida fish and wildlife commission (FWC) report revealed last week that 31 mammals taken from rainforests in Peru and Guyana by the owners of Sloth World, a forthcoming tourist attraction in Orlando, perished in an unheated warehouse between December 2024 and February 2025.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 19:05Video shows Cole Allen scouting hotel, storming checkpoint in alleged Trump assassination attempt
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said there's no evidence that a Secret Service officer shot at the Washington Hilton was the victim of friendly fire.
1st May 2026 19:00
The Guardian
European countries still expect to lose money at World Cup despite prize fund increase
European nations wanted more merit-based prize money
High costs of travel and hotels will exceed Fifa payouts
A number of leading European countries still expect to lose money at the World Cup despite Fifa increasing the prize and participation fund by $112m (£82m) this week.
The main host federation, US Soccer, is also understood to be forecasting an operational loss on the tournament, although that will be more than offset by a projected $100m windfall from a revenue-sharing agreement from ticket sales with Fifa that will also benefit the two other co-hosts, Canada and Mexico.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 19:00Pirro keeps pressure on Fed's Powell despite dropping probe
The U.S. attorney is expected to imminently appeal a ruling blocking her investigation of the Fed's cost overruns.
1st May 2026 18:59Comey faces charges over "86 47" post. How strong is the case?
Former FBI Director James Comey was charged with two counts arising out a now-deleted image he shared on Instagram that showed seashells arranged to read "86 47."
1st May 2026 18:55
The Guardian
The week around the world in 20 pictures
The Washington Hilton shooting, the crisis in the Middle East, a funeral in Kyiv and the London Marathon – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 17:39
The Guardian
UK defence firm Ultra Electronics to pay £15m after SFO bribery investigation
Company accepts it failed to prevent bribery in connection with contracts in Algeria and Oman sought through agents
The British defence company Ultra Electronics has accepted responsibility for a failure to prevent bribery and agreed to pay £15m after an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office.
The penalties are part of a deferred prosecution approved by the high court on Friday, after an investigation opened in 2018 when the company referred itself to the UK law enforcement agency a month after corruption allegations were published by Algerian media.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 17:27
The Guardian
Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say
Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor said to have identified seats where MPs would step aside to allow leadership bid
Andy Burnham has a credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks”, his allies have said, with the Greater Manchester mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out a new agenda for government.
Burnham, who was blocked by Labour’s ruling body from running in February’s Gorton and Denton byelection, has identified several seats where MPs are prepared to step aside for his leadership bid.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 17:00
The Guardian
A British minority faces a murderous threat on our streets. Where are the so-called anti-racists? | Jonathan Freedland
As Jews face the deadly menace of antisemitism, they should not be alone. It’s time for their fellow Britons to step up
For me, it’s mostly sadness. Among others, the overriding emotion is fear. For some, it’s anger. It was certainly anger that was most vividly on display in Golders Green after the stabbing on Wednesday of two men, both Jews, in the broad daylight of a spring day – much of that fury directed at the government. When the prime minister came to visit, they shouted: “Keir Starmer, Jew harmer.”
I understand that fury, even if I think it’s aimed at the wrong address. British Jews are angry because this was just the latest in a spate of attacks that has included, among other incidents, the torching of ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity and the attempt to burn down not one but two synagogues, all in the course of a few weeks. Jews want those in charge, the government, to make it stop.
Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist
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Continue reading... 1st May 2026 16:55
The Guardian
Sabastian Sawe receives hero’s welcome in Kenya after sub-two hour marathon feat
Record-breaker says London Marathon win was ‘a victory for all of us’ as he is greeted by family and friends in Eldoret
Hugged, cheered and adorned with garlands, the first man to run an official marathon in under two hours has returned as a hero to his home village in Kenya.
Sabastian Sawe, who stunned the world when he clocked 1h 59m 30s in the London Marathon last weekend, flew in a Kenyan military plane normally reserved for special operations on Thursday to his home region of western Kenya.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 16:50
The Guardian
Attack on French nun in Jerusalem draws widespread condemnation
Israeli foreign ministry denounces ‘shameful act’ after video shows man pushing woman to ground and kicking her
A video of an attack on a French Catholic nun and archeological researcher in Jerusalem has caused widespread revulsion and been denounced as a “shameful act” by Israel’s foreign ministry.
In the video, a man runs up behind the nun as she walks down a street and pushes her over with force, so that the victim comes close to hitting her head on a block of stone. After walking away a few paces, the attacker, who appears to be Jewish, returns to kick the nun as she lies on the ground and only stops when a passerby intervenes.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 16:38
The Guardian
‘What’s our red line?’ British Jews question their safety
As antisemitic incidents rise, some Jewish people are asking if it’s time to leave – and where they might go next
For many Jews sitting down with family and friends for Friday night dinner, the conversation is now turning to their “red line”. “What do we do? Do we have to leave?” asked Barry Frankfurt.
Israel had once been a place some might have considered retiring to, to live by the sea. “Never in our lifetime has it been considered we need to run away, we need to seek refuge … and that place might have to be Israel,” said Frankfurt, a brand consultant in north London. “We might have to do that because we don’t feel safe in the country we call home.
“Every couple of weeks you’ll hear of another couple or family in the community who have moved or will be moving soon to Israel,” he said. “And that should be the thing that shocks us as a country.”
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 16:28
The Guardian
The Guide #241: Wintour isn’t coming … and her Devil Wears Prada absence is for the best
In this week’s newsletter: Fans expecting the Vogue matriarch to pop up in Miranda Priestly’s latest outing have been disappointed – but as Hollywood history shows, guest appearances don’t always go to plan …
The Devil Wears Prada 2 has a cameo list more stuffed than the fashion cupboard at the film’s fictional Runway magazine. It runs the gamut from eye-poppingly famous (Lady Gaga, Donatella Versace, Naomi Campbell) to if-you-know-you-know industry famous (Tina Brown, say, or a host of supermodels familiar to anyone on the Paris front row) to “huh, how did they get there?” (Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste, or Chicken Shop Date’s Amelia Dimoldenberg, already on her second cameo of the year after a super-quick turn in an episode of Industry). Missing, though, is the one cameo everyone hoped for, the white – or should that be cerulean? – whale herself: Anna Wintour, Vogue top dog and heavy inspiration in the film for Meryl Streep’s formidable sadist-in-chief, Miranda Priestly.
Wintour, though absent from the original Devil Wears Prada, always hovered over proceedings – it’s said that a number of designers steered clear of cameo appearances in the first film for fear of offending her – and Wintour herself, though present at its premiere, always studiously avoided discussing the film. But in recent months there seems to have been a sudden thawing – fond words from Wintour about the film on the New Yorker podcast, then a shock appearance alongside Streep on a Vogue cover – prompting speculation that the be-fringed one might deign to appear in the sequel.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 16:00
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Kneecap is used to controversy. On new album 'Fenian,' they're leaning further in
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap of the Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap about their new album Fenian.
1st May 2026 15:30UK exports to U.S. plunge by 25% after Trump's 'liberation day' tariffs blitz
The U.K. is now running a trade deficit with its largest trading partner.
1st May 2026 15:11
The Guardian
‘It has become a symbol of hope’: the epic journey of Ukraine’s origami deer to the Venice biennale
As cities emptied on the eve of Russia’s full-scale invasion, artist Zhanna Kadyrova’s defiant concrete sculpture began its odyssey to this year’s festival
On a perfect spring day in Paris, the deer is first visible in the distance, poised between an avenue of just-budding plane trees in the 7th arrondissement. Its head is raised, its body poised. Seen there among the trees, it really could be a wild animal. In reality, it is a concrete deer, and not even a particularly naturalistic one, since it has the distinct look of origami about it. The sculpture is a play of scale and weight, as if feather-light folded paper has been enlarged and transformed into heavy concrete.
The deer is strapped to a flat-bed truck, and it is being driven into the grand modernist headquarters of Unesco, the UN agency that looks after heritage, culture and education. It will stand there for a day in its gardens, with Alexander Calder’s Spirale for company and the Eiffel Tower as a backdrop. It is the last stop on a long overland journey across eastern, central and western Europe before it crosses the Venetian lagoon and docks in Venice for the 2026 art biennale, where, from this month, it will be the most prominent component of Ukraine’s national pavilion.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 15:10Elon Musk billionaires bill supporters draw progressive challengers in Delaware
Musk, whose record pay package was in legal limbo in Delaware, relocated Tesla's incorporation out of state during the spat.
1st May 2026 15:03
The Guardian
I tried to live for 24 hours without using oil-based products. It was ridiculously impossible
The world’s economy is completely dependent on petrochemicals. Is there any way to avoid them?
The US-Israel war on Iran has brought into sharp focus our reliance on petroleum and natural gas. Petrochemicals are the cheap, ubiquitous feedstocks for so much we consume: the raw materials for our digital devices, cosmetics and detergents, plastic packaging, our medical supplies and fertilisers. There are greener alternatives, of course, but for now the world’s economy is hopelessly dependent.
Many of us have been avoiding filling up at the bowser to alleviate the oil and gas crunch, but the pressures are no longer just about transport costs. This left me wondering, in this global economy, could I last 24 hours avoiding petrochemicals altogether?
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 15:00
The Guardian
Rebel Wilson’s courtroom makeover shows why style matters on the stand
Wilson is not the first high profile respondent to change her wardrobe for court, but fashion can also help plaintiffs express themselves when speech is constrained
Pitch Perfect star Rebel Wilson is being sued for defamation by actor Charlotte MacInnes. The trial has seen Wilson arrive in court wearing various iterations of white button-down shirt beneath neutral knitwear or suiting, paired with cropped black trousers and heels. Similar to the undeniably demure, court-appropriate uniform she also adopted during her trial against Bauer Media in the 2010s, her courtroom aesthetic sits in stark contrast to her usual glittery, vivacious style.
This isn’t the first time a celebrity’s courtroom look has diverged from their regular wardrobe. While it shouldn’t materially affect the outcome of a case, famous or not, how one presents at trial can carry real consequences.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 15:00
The Guardian
Could Santa Marta climate talks mark ground zero in push to ditch fossil fuels?
Colombia hosted nearly 60 countries at pivotal time on world stage for fight to transition to a clean energy future
Looking out to sea from the grey sandy beaches of Santa Marta, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, it is never hard to spot evidence of the country’s thriving fossil fuel export trade. Oil tankers ride at anchor on the horizon and sometimes, locals say, lumps of coal wash up on the shore, blown off the collier ships that carry cargos from the nearby mines.
It was here, on Wednesday evening, that the Colombian government took a bold step to shift its economy – and that of the rest of the world – away from dependence on coal, gas and oil and into a new era of clean energy. With the first ever conference on “transitioning away from fossil fuels”, the host joined nearly 60 countries determined to loosen of the grip of petrostates on the world’s future.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 14:19
The Guardian
You are what you keep: why we cling to clutter and how to free yourself of it
Feeling overwhelmed by all the stuff in your life? Understanding why we hold on to things is the first step in finding a healthy way to let go
Most of us have a complicated relationship with our stuff. There’s the endless collection of chargers and wires, the overflowing “everything drawer” in the kitchen, the tote bag of tote bags. Clutter is not a character flaw. It is, more often than not, a conversation your home is having with you about something deeper.
As an integrative therapist, I regularly hear that conversation. Clutter rarely arrives as just a tidying problem. It carries anxiety, grief, identity, shame and transition. Understanding what lies beneath is often the first step to being free of it.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 14:00Artemis crew tells kids moon flight was "the best roller coaster ride"
The Artemis II astronauts joined "CBS Mornings" for a live town hall where they took questions from kids just weeks after returning from their historic moon mission.
1st May 2026 14:00
The Guardian
Italian city orders dog owners to wash away urine or face €500 fine
Livorno council says residents have complained of foul smell after rise in number of pets
Dog owners in an Italian port city will be required to clean up their pets’ urine from public spaces or face fines of up to €500.
Luca Salvetti, the mayor of Livorno, on the Tuscan coast, introduced the measure after complaints from residents about the smell of dog urine, particularly in parks and children’s play areas.
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 13:47Artemis II crew reveals what snack they ate right after splashdown
The Artemis II astronauts said they actually really enjoyed the space food, but it was a familiar candy they enjoyed after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
1st May 2026 13:43
The Guardian
The Artist review – this flamboyant period comedy is like nothing else on TV
The creator of this singular work of art founded his own TV network to get it aired – and its cast is an absolute dream. Mandy Patinkin, Janet McTeer and Patti LuPone are just superb
Details about how a TV series was commissioned or why it ended up on a particular streamer are normally tedious and superfluous: once a piece of art has been made, it stands alone and our assessment of it needn’t be influenced by industry logistics. It’s impossible not to mention, however, that The Artist, a period comedy by writer/director Aram Rappaport, was shown in the US on The Network.
What is The Network? It is a streaming service set up in 2024 by writer and director Aram Rappaport. Its launch show was Rappaport’s TV debut, The Green Veil. That’s right: Rappaport founded a whole new streaming service, then released his own work on it. There’s more to The Network that is of interest, since it also imports original content but only uploads a couple of new titles per week, in the belief that users will value discernment over catalogue depth. But the point is that The Artist, Rappaport’s second series, has been made without him having to pitch it to a network, or take notes from a network, because he is The Network. It is exactly the sort of show you’d think would be made by a man who has the wherewithal, the funds and the sheer nerve to engineer a situation where he can do what he wants. This is not an insult. It might not be a compliment either. It is what it is, and The Artist is not like much else.
The Artist is on MGM+
Continue reading... 1st May 2026 12:57