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As detainees go on hunger strike over conditions at Delaney Hall, relatives describe concern for loved ones’ wellbeingIn mid-May, Elder Guerra was showering inside the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility when he slipped and fell.Guerra, a Guatemalan immigrant, has been locked up in the New Jersey jail for nearly five months. He was arrested by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in Newark in January while helping a friend move his snowed-in car. Officers had approached and asked a few questions, according to a relative who spoke with the Guardian. Continue reading...

• The 2026 World Cup in North America will feature an expanded tournament format, creating numerous opportunities for players to break long-standing historical records. • Spain's 18-year-old star Lamine Yamal is highlighted as a primary contender to challenge the record for the youngest Golden Boot winner. • The current record was set 16 years ago by a Bayern Munich forward who won the Golden Boot and Best Young Player award at age 20.

• A new series produced in partnership with the AI Now Institute examines the current state of the European AI market and challenges assumptions found in EU policy documents. • The series highlights strategic partnerships between European firms and US tech giants, such as DeepL with Amazon Web Services and Mistral with Nvidia. • It explores the competitive pressures facing regional startups, illustrating how US-based companies like Anthropic may threaten the market share of smaller players like Sweden's Lovable.

The Hampshire force whose officers responded to the murder of Henry Nowak have a higher than average racial disparityThe police force accused of anti-white racism following the murder of Henry Nowak is over five times more likely to subject black people to a stop and search than white people, according to the latest figures.The racial disparity in the Hampshire force is higher than the average for England and Wales, and has gotten worse in recent years. Continue reading...

• Canadian Culture Minister Marc Miller announced that the government will stop plans to triple the financial contributions required from U.S. streaming services like Netflix for Canadian content. • Instead of hiking payments, the Canadian government intends to invest hundreds of millions of dollars directly into the domestic media sector. • The policy reversal follows pressure from the Motion Picture Association and the U.S. ambassador, who both urged the Canadian Cabinet to rescind the decision.

• NASA has officially declared the MAVEN Mars orbiter dead after the spacecraft suffered a critical anomaly. • The decision follows several months of radio silence and unsuccessful attempts to re-establish contact with the probe. • MAVEN's mission was vital for studying the Martian upper atmosphere and understanding how the planet lost its water and atmosphere over time.

• NASA released observations from the James Webb Space Telescope regarding interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, captured in December 2025. • The data reveals that the comet's composition is fundamentally different from any objects previously observed within our own Solar System. • This discovery is significant as it provides rare insight into the chemical makeup of other star systems and the materials that travel between them.

• Actress Daphne Joy has spoken out after an explicit sex tape featuring her and Sean "Diddy" Combs was leaked online. • Joy stated that she did not consent to being filmed and expressed feeling like "the biggest fool" after believing the two were in love. • The incident highlights ongoing allegations of misconduct and non-consensual behavior surrounding Combs.

Former health secretary described as ‘hysterical’ about the issue by Peter Mandelson in messages disclosed this weekUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting has said he felt he was “hitting up against a brick wall” when he tried to raise concerns about Gaza in government, after private messages from Peter Mandelson were disclosed where he was accused of being “hysterical” about the issue.Among a huge release of documents relating to Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US, WhatsApp messages showed Mandelson being highly critical of Streeting to Pat McFadden, another cabinet minister. Continue reading...

Fab Four are still making waves 60 years on – and upcoming Sam Mendes films are expected to turn the hype up to 11If anyone needed a reminder of the enduring cultural clout of the Beatles, the past few weeks have provided a glut. Firstly, there’s the small matter of The Boys of Dungeon Lane, Paul McCartney’s 20th solo album, billed as “an adventurous and limber take on guitar music” by the Guardian.When England announced their World Cup squad, the soundtrack was Come Together, played alongside a film of fashionable young people in New York and a clip of a young, puckish John Lennon. The same week Stephen Colbert was played off from his final episode of the Late Show by a Paul McCartney rendition of Hello Goodbye. Continue reading...

• SpaceX and other companies are exploring the use of electromagnetic catapults, known as mass drivers, to facilitate a lunar economy. • A new report warns that these launchers could be repurposed as potent first-strike weapons systems due to their ability to launch projectiles from space. • The security concern stems from the fact that such a platform would be virtually undetectable and unassailable, creating a significant strategic imbalance.

Speaking at Amazon’s AI on the Lot event, the Rogue One film-maker Gareth Edwards said ‘it’ll do anything you ask’ and ‘it’s going to be better than CGI’Jurassic World Rebirth and Rogue One director Gareth Edwards has enthusiastically endorsed the use of generative AI in film-making, saying “it is a fucking genius at helping you” and “it’s going to be better than CGI”.Edwards was speaking at AI on the Lot, an event in Culver City, California, organised by Amazon, and in remarks reported by the Hollywood Reporter said: “I can’t see a reason why you wouldn’t become interested in this stuff as a film-maker. It’s so clearly a tool that might be up there with the camera. It’s going to be better than CGI.” Continue reading...

• Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson said in a May 27 speech that recent U.S. growth has been solid, but he expects a more modest pace ahead. • Jefferson placed the U.S. economy in a global context, pointing to recent international developments while focusing his remarks on domestic conditions and the outlook for growth. • The comments matter because signals from senior Fed officials can influence expectations for interest rates, bond yields, and equity-market pricing.

• Major financial exchanges are developing derivative products and futures markets for AI tokens, treating them as raw material inputs similar to gold, oil, or electricity. • This shift reflects a growing industry perspective that LLM tokens are essential commodities rather than just computational outputs. • Financial groups are rushing to build the necessary infrastructure to support these trades, signaling a move toward the professionalization of AI resource markets.

• Major EU economies, including Germany and Italy, are currently on track to miss their legally-binding 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. • A report by the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) cites critical failures in Italy's transportation decarbonization and production efficiency as primary obstacles. • In contrast, Spain is positioned to exceed its 32% emissions reduction goal, supported by a renewable energy mix that reached 75% of its electricity supply in 2025.

Local authorities deem UK arrivals to be children more than twice as often as border forces, Home Office data showsYoung asylum seekers in the UK are more than twice as likely to be assessed as adults by immigration officers than by social workers, according to home office data.Between July 2025 and March 2026, 4,320 initial age decisions made by immigration officials found just 1,363 new arrivals (32%) to be children. Continue reading...

• The Sensex and Nifty are expected to experience volatility on May 27, 2026, driven by escalating tensions between the US and Iran. • Nifty has slipped below its 50-day EMA but continues to test the upper band of the 23,200-23,850 breakout zone. • Market activity shows selling pressure in Private Bank, Realty, and Consumer Durable indices, while Metal, FMCG, and Auto stocks saw selective buying.

Data shows even if Iran war ends, shop price inflation on rise, while only 16% of firms left unscathed by conflictHigher prices could persist over the summer even if ceasefire talks between the US and Iran bear fruit, consumers have been warned, with economic shock waves likely to be felt “for many months to come”.Disruption to global shipping, coupled with soaring prices for energy and raw materials, have driven up costs for UK companies, with the impact already filtering through to prices paid at the tills, according to fresh inflation figures. Continue reading...

Former health secretary’s intervention comes as government closes consultation on age limits for social media platformsSocial media companies should be treated like the tobacco industry, Wes Streeting has argued, as he called for a ban on under-16s accessing certain platforms.Speaking publicly about the prospect of a ban for the first time since he left government, the former health secretary said one was needed because large technology companies were trying to dodge regulations. Continue reading...

Boys, aged 15, given youth rehabilitation orders for two separate attacks against two girls in Hampshire A judge’s decision not to jail two teenage boys who raped two girls has been described by one of the victims as a “rock straight in my face”.A trial at Southampton crown court heard the girls were raped in two separate attacks in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, the first attack on 26 November 2024 and the second on 17 January 2025. Continue reading...

Prewar US gas prices averaged about $3 a gallon nationally – kiss that number goodbye for 2026Sorry, US drivers, but don’t expect pump prices to return to prewar levels any time soon, even if the US and Iran agree to a lasting peace deal tomorrow.As the war with Iran enters its third month, drivers have become infuriated by rising gas prices – and inflation – and Donald Trump is facing a historic backlash in the polls. The president promised recently that relief will be swift once the war ends. “I see it going down very substantially when this is over, I think very rapidly too, at levels that you’ve never seen,” he said. Continue reading...

Over 15 months, the ex-Democrat with no notable relevant background took actions seemingly meant to flatter TrumpTulsi Gabbard’s tumultuous 15-month tenure as the US’s top intelligence official ended Friday, when Gabbard submitted her resignation as director of national intelligence.Gabbard was an unconventional choice for the role, given she was a former Democrat with no notable intelligence background. Her political views, particularly on foreign intervention, have at times diverged from Donald Trump’s. But she also undertook norm-breaking actions as the country’s top intelligence chief that appeared designed to flatter Trump and his agenda of election denial. Continue reading...

• Global OTT platforms like Prime Video are implementing India-specific edits and censoring international shows, such as *The Boys*, to comply with local sensibilities. • These modifications are driven by a need for legal risk management and the desire to avoid regulatory backlash in the Indian market. • The trend has sparked significant viewer frustration, with critics arguing that self-censorship compromises artistic integrity and may inadvertently drive audiences toward piracy.

Populist former president’s falling-out with the Tehran regime allegedly drew him into a takeover plotUS and Israel hoped to install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leaderFor all their outward differences, there always seemed to be things that linked Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Donald Trump.A visit to the then Iranian president’s rather humble Tehran neighbourhood nearly 20 years ago highlighted cost of living problems that prefigured those facing Trump now. Continue reading...

The government must act to redress the unequal impact of climate change, or risk rising temperatures making disparities worseUK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warnsIt may not always feel like it, but Britons are going to have to get used to living in a hot country.Temperatures are already 1.4C above the historic norm, and heading for a 2C rise in the next two decades. This may not sound like much, but it will mean far higher temperatures in summer – heatwaves as high as 45C lasting for more than a week, dwarfing the previous record of 40C in 2022 – as well as more frequent droughts and severe flooding, according to a major report published on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Government announces a near tenfold increase but forces fear it will not cover anticipated cost of dedicated teamsKeir Starmer’s government has announced a near tenfold increase in funding for detectives hunting grooming gangs but has been warned by police that the amount will “likely fall short” of what is needed.Operation Beaconport, which was set up last year to review closed group-based sexual exploitation inquiries in England and Wales, will receive nearly £38m, a Home Office statement said – up from £4m given last year. Continue reading...

YouGov polling reveals support for prospective challenger, with members believing Starmer could not secure another victory Unemployment in the UK has unexpectedly risen to 5% while wage growth has slowed, according to official figures, in the first snapshot of how companies are reacting to the impact of the Iran war, Tom Knowles reports.Good morning. A week ago, at cabinet, Keir Starmer delivered a “put up or shut up” message to his critics. Wes Streeting, his leading opponent, decided to do neither – declining to launch a leadership bid, but going public with his lack of confidence in the PM and resigning. And then Andy Burnham found a potential seat, meaning that, if Burnham can win the byelection, a leadership challenge has not been averted, just postponed.Labour members would rather have Burnham than Starmer as leader. Here are the figures when members were asked to rank eight possible candidates. Continue reading...

French police fire teargas and UK shops close for safety reasons as hundreds queue for Royal Pop timepieceThe launch of limited-edition Swatch watches descended into chaos in several European cities and New York, with French police firing teargas to restore order at a store near Paris.Hundreds of people waited through the night from Friday into Saturday – and in some cases for several days – hoping to buy the Royal Pop timepieces, made in collaboration with the luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet. Continue reading...