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Una organización benéfica de asesoramiento también está ayudando a miles de inquilinos antes de que la Renters’ Rights Act entre en vigor el viernes. Los Solicitors afirman que se han visto inundados de peticiones para notificar avisos de desahucio sin culpa de la section 21 de última hora antes de que sean prohibidos cuando la Renters’ Rights Act entre en vigor en England el viernes. La legislación, que ha sido aclamada como el mayor cambio en el sector del alquiler en una generación, prohíbe los desahucios sin culpa, limita las subidas de los alquileres y elimina los contratos de arrendamiento de duración determinada. Continuar leyendo...

Shayndi Raice dirigirá la cobertura internacional de CBS después de que Weiss destituyera al jefe de la oficina por las tensiones reportadas Regístrese en el correo de Breaking News US para recibir alertas del boletín en su bandeja de entrada Bari Weiss, la jefa de CBS News, ha destituido a un veterano jefe de oficina tras las tensiones por la cobertura de Oriente Medio y ha incorporado a una nueva editora de internacional que, según fuentes, está más alineada con la agenda pro-Israel de Weiss. Paramount, propietaria de CBS, anunció el miércoles que había contratado a Shayndi Raice, una editora de Wall Street Journal que recientemente se desempeñó como subdirectora de la oficina del periódico para Oriente Medio y el norte de África, con sede en Israel. Raice se trasladará a Londres, donde supervisará la cobertura internacional de la cadena en un puesto de nueva creación, según informó la empresa. En una publicación en redes sociales, Weiss calificó a Raice como “una reportera cazaprimicias, una editora brillante y una líder con las ideas claras”. Continuar leyendo...

Una herramienta de datos podría ayudar al NHS a priorizar quién obtiene acceso a medicamentos limitados para la pérdida de peso, afirman los científicos. Una nueva herramienta que puede arrojar luz sobre quién tiene mayor riesgo de padecer enfermedades relacionadas con la obesidad podría ayudar a identificar a las personas que más se beneficiarían de los medicamentos para bajar de peso, han señalado los investigadores. Datos recientes sugieren que aproximadamente dos tercios de los adultos en England tienen sobrepeso o son obesos, una situación que ha generado preocupación entre los expertos en salud. Continuar leyendo...

Un hombre ha sido detenido después de que dos personas fueran atacadas en el norte de Londres, según ha informado el grupo de vigilancia vecinal judío Shomrim. Este último incidente ocurre tras una serie de ataques incendiarios dirigidos a lugares judíos en el norte de Londres. En una publicación en redes sociales, la organización benéfica judía Community Security Trust declaró: Ha habido un ataque con cuchillo hoy en Golders Green. El sospechoso ha sido detenido. Queremos agradecer a @shomrimlondon, @Hatzola y @metpoliceuk por su rápida respuesta. Estamos trabajando estrechamente con la policía e instamos a cualquier persona que tenga información a que se ponga en contacto con la policía, Shomrim y CST de inmediato. Estamos al tanto de un incidente de apuñalamiento reportado en Golders Green, con dos heridos. La policía ha detenido a un sospechoso. Estamos en contacto con el CST, el gobierno y la policía para entender lo sucedido y asegurar una respuesta contundente. Es profundamente preocupante para todos en esta cámara. Ahora hay una investigación policial en curso, y creo que todos debemos hacer todo lo posible para apoyar esa investigación y ser absolutamente claros en nuestra determinación de hacer frente a cualquiera de estos delitos, del tipo que hemos visto demasiado recientemente. El ataque antisemita en Golders Green es absolutamente atroz. Los ataques a nuestra comunidad judía son ataques a Gran Bretaña. Gracias a Shomrim, Hatzola y a la policía por actuar con rapidez. Continuar leyendo...

• La sesión 'Asked and Answered' de los Pittsburgh Steelers del 28 de abril abordó las inquietudes de los aficionados sobre las recientes selecciones de primera ronda de la línea ofensiva. • La discusión hizo referencia a fallos pasados como Jamain Stephens y a récords de mariscales de campo como la marca de 5-4-1 de Mason Rudolph. • Las lesiones resaltan los riesgos de seleccionar linieros, lo que afecta la estrategia del equipo para las próximas temporadas.

En el incidente ocurrido el 17 de mayo de 2024 en la localidad de Ulu Tiram, Johor Bahru, dos agentes de policía murieron y el presunto atacante, Radin Luqman Radin Imran, fue abatido.

El presidente de EE. UU., Donald Trump, no está conforme con la última propuesta iraní para resolver la guerra de dos meses, señaló un funcionario de EE. UU., debilitando las esperanzas de una resolución al conflicto que ha perturbado el suministro de energía, alimentado la inflación y causado miles de muertes.

El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Irán llegó a Rusia el lunes, tras un intenso fin de semana de diplomacia, buscando ganar influencia política y respaldo extranjero mientras las conversaciones de paz con los EE. UU. permanecen suspendidas.(Imagen: Dmitry Lovetsky)

Una serie de ataques contra civiles y bases militares en la región suroccidental de Colombia ha generado preocupaciones de seguridad mientras el país se encamina a las elecciones presidenciales de mayo.(Crédito de la imagen: Santiago Saldarriaga)

• La Unión Europea anunció el lunes nuevos aranceles provisionales sobre las baterías de vehículos eléctricos y componentes solares chinos, alegando subsidios estatales desleales y precios predatorios que perjudican a los fabricantes europeos. • Pekín advirtió que los aranceles violan las normas de la World Trade Organization y amenazó con medidas retaliatorias sobre las importaciones agrícolas europeas, intensificando la fricción comercial entre ambos bloques económicos. • Funcionarios de EE. UU. expresaron su apoyo a la medida de la UE, considerándola una protección necesaria para las industrias de energía limpia, al tiempo que señalaron una posible alineación en la política comercial respecto a China.

Details about the shooting at the White House correspondents gala have started to surface as the alleged shooter is set to be charged.The suspect was able to get close to where Donald Trump and many other senior officials were gathered, before law enforcement stopped him. It happened less than two years since Trump was the target of an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, and a subsequent attempt at a golf course in Florida.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief David Smith, who was in attendance. Continue reading...

Across country, more than 10 people have been injured as Ukrainian prime minister Julia Svyrydenko prepares to visit PolandAnother night of Russian drone attacks on Ukraine overnight left more than 10 people injured, particularly damaging residential buildings in the Odesa region.The strikes caused the biggest damage in the central Prymorskyi district, where residential buildings, a hotel and facilities in the center of the city were damaged, Serhiy Lysak, the head of the local military administration, said on Telegram in comments reported by Reuters. Continue reading...

Special session comes after Virginia voted to redraw maps and as Trump pressures Republicans to protect House majorityFlorida begins a special session on Tuesday in what may be the last front of the redistricting war before the 2026 election, with Republicans trying to redraw maps to pick up more seats in Congress.Lawmakers enter the session in Tallahassee cloaked in mystery, with no preview of a proposed map to consider and no clear path for Republicans to increase their representation in what appears to be a hostile year for their party. Continue reading...

US president says venue was ‘not a particularly secure building’ as man is held after shots fired at annual press dinnerHello and welcome to our live updates on US politics.A suspect is in custody following a shooting incident at last night’s White House correspondents’ dinner. Continue reading...

• The United Nations has issued an urgent warning that Haiti faces a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe as gang violence has displaced over 300,000 people in the past two months alone. • The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports critical shortages of food, water, and medical supplies; gang-controlled areas now cover approximately 60% of Port-au-Prince. • The US has deployed additional Coast Guard vessels to monitor the situation and assist with refugee operations, while discussions continue about potential military intervention or expanded peacekeeping measures.

Kendrick Guidry, alone among judges, initially ruled that the state supreme court’s decision to uphold a ‘lookback window’ for abuse claims did not set a binding precedentOnly one judge in Louisiana has ruled in favor of the Catholic church’s ongoing attempts to strike down a law there which allowed old abuse claims their day in court – even after a state supreme court decision upheld the constitutionality of that so-called “lookback window”.But now, that judge – Kendrick J Guidry of Lake Charles – is being forced to acknowledge that his ruling benefited a specific church on whose finance committee he sits, giving him a direct financial interest that required his recusal under the state’s judicial code. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Samaritans calls for mandatory training for firefighters amid rise in incidentsSuicide-related callouts to fire and rescue services in England have tripled in the last decade, with Samaritans now calling for mandatory training for firefighters, who they say are struggling to deal with the increase in traumatic incidents.New figures show that fire services in England attended 3,250 suicide callouts in the year ending September 2025, the equivalent to 62 callouts a week. This was up from 997 callouts in 2009-10 when records begin.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email [email protected] or [email protected]. In the US, you can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

With the EU approving a €90bn loan for Ukraine, a surprise visit from Prince Harry, and data suggesting Russian troops made almost no territorial gains in March – are there reasons for optimism in Kyiv? Lucy Hough speaks to senior international correspondent Luke Harding – watch on YouTube Continue reading...

• Cavaliers defeated the Raptors in Game 2, pulling away late to take a 2-0 lead in their NBA playoff series. • The win positions Cleveland strongly in the first round, showcasing their late-game execution. • This outcome heightens pressure on Toronto as the series shifts locations.

• The Trump administration will require all 50 states to explain their plans to revalidate Medicaid providers as part of a national escalation of anti-fraud efforts, announced by Dr. Mehmet Oz on Tuesday. • This marks a significant expansion from previous anti-fraud initiatives that have largely focused on specific states rather than a nationwide mandate. • The move aims to strengthen program integrity and reduce fraudulent claims across the Medicaid system.

Robert Albon cannot be declared four-year-old’s father because he ran illegal sperm donation business, court rulesA prolific unregulated sperm donor described in the high court as a “highly dangerous man” has lost a legal fight to be named as the father of a child conceived using his sperm.Robert Albon, who calls himself Joe Donor, was not entitled to be declared the father of a four-year-old child because he was running an illegal sperm donation business, Britain’s most senior family court judge ruled. Continue reading...

The rural Texas region, long spared, is being fast-tracked for the border wall amid bipartisan oppositionTractors suddenly appeared at the entrance to Chispa Road near the US-Mexico border in rural Big Bend, Texas, in late March. Contractors informed Yolanda Alvarado, a cattle rancher, that they were starting work to upgrade the rough county dirt road there into a “highway” – the first step needed for semi trucks to haul the 30-foot steel pillars used to build Donald Trump’s border barrier.“That fence line, that’s where the wall is going to be,” said Alvarado, hopping out of the front seat of her flatbed truck at the gate to the family property located directly along the path of the proposed wall. Continue reading...

Company promises to meet new delivery targets by next May after being fined last year for poor recordBusiness live – latest updatesSecond-class post will be delivered every other weekday and scrapped on Saturdays from next month as part of a £500m plan to tackle late deliveries at struggling Royal Mail.The delivery company has been testing a new letter delivery pattern in a pilot since July, and it will be rolled out nationwide in May. Continue reading...

Growing use of AI tech comes at expense of workers’ rights, protections and pay, report warnsBillion-dollar tech platforms are aggressively pushing for deregulation of the “Uber for nursing” industry in an effort to expand gig work in the healthcare sector, according to a report published Tuesday.The report from the AI Now Institute, Uber for Nursing Part II: How Gig Nursing Companies Are Lobbying States to Deregulate Healthcare, examines the use of artificial intelligence to staff hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Continue reading...

Monarch says Elizabeth II would have been troubled by recent events but she believed ‘goodness will always prevail’King Charles has said his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, would have been troubled deeply by current affairs as he paid a heartfelt tribute to her on what would have been her 100th birthday.In a video message to honour the nation’s longest-reigning monarch, he said she had “remained constant, steadfast and wholly devoted to the people she served”. Continue reading...

Seville could see 34C this week and parts of Brazil could hit high 30s, while storms forecast in southern AfricaOver the course of this week, temperatures in Spain are expected to soar well above the seasonal average. Daytime temperatures could reach about 30C in Madrid on Tuesday, 10C above the norm, while Seville may see 34C, about 9C above its late April average. An area of low pressure situated out in the Atlantic will allow for a south-westerly flow, introducing warm air from north Africa. In addition to this heat, a notable dust plume is expected to travel northwards from the Sahara, covering the skies above Iberia and south-western France, which may lead to some particularly orange or red skies at sunrise and sunset.In Brazil, high temperatures are forecast for the states of São Paulo, Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul and Santa Catarina over the next few days, eventually spreading into Minas Gerais. Here, daytime maximum temperatures are expected to reach the high 30s Celsius later in the week, about 5-10C above the seasonal average. Continue reading...

People in affected areas urged to evacuate as quake registering 7.5 magniture occurred off the coast of SanrikuThe strength of the earthquake has been revised up to 7.5 and the biggest waves due to the tsunami are expected in Iwate, Aomori and Hokkaido prefectures, authorities said.Reuters reported that prime minister Sanae Takaichi said the government had set up an emergency task force and urged citizens in the affected areas to evacuate to safety. Continue reading...