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La evaluación del Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre significa que un ataque terrorista es 'muy probable'El nivel de amenaza terrorista del Reino Unido ha sido elevado a 'grave' por el Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre tras los apuñalamientos en Golders Green, lo que significa que se considera que un ataque terrorista es 'muy probable'. La ministra del Interior, Shabana Mahmood, describió el ataque del miércoles como un vil acto de terrorismo. 'Hoy, el nivel de amenaza nacional ha aumentado a 'grave', lo que significa que un ataque terrorista se considera muy probable', afirmó. Continuar leyendo...

El World Press Freedom Index, que evaluó a 180 países, concluye que el periodismo establecido está ‘siendo asfixiado’ La libertad de prensa en todo el mundo se encuentra en su nivel más bajo en una generación, según un influyente índice anual que destaca la creciente presión autoritaria sobre los medios de comunicación. La puntuación media de los 180 países evaluados por el World Press Freedom Index, elaborado por Reporters Without Borders (RSF), fue la más baja en los 25 años de historia del índice. Continuar leyendo...

Los precios del petróleo subieron después de que los negociadores se mantuvieran estancados sobre la reapertura del estrecho de Hormuz, elevando los precios $1 más que el año pasado. • Los precios de la gasolina en EE. UU. subieron el jueves al nivel más alto en cuatro años, alcanzando un promedio de $4.18 por galón en el surtidor, mientras las conversaciones de paz entre EE. UU. e Israel con Irán permanecen estancadas. • La última vez que los precios promedio de la gasolina en EE. UU. superaron los $4.15 por galón fue en abril de 2022, cuando los precios del petróleo se dispararon poco después de que Rusia invadiera Ucrania. • Los precios promedio de la gasolina son ahora $1 más altos que hace solo un año, cuando estaban más cerca de los $3.15 por galón. Continuar leyendo...

30m adults hitting 150 minutes moderate activity a weekBut report shows progress not being felt equallyLevels of physical activity in England have broken new records, with more than 30 million adults now meeting the recommended 150 minutes of moderate activity a week, the latest Active Lives survey has revealed.The 10th edition of the gold standard report finds a striking rise in activity among older people with 11% growth among the over-75s in the past decade. There is also a consistent improvement among people with disabilities. But other inequalities have proven stubborn, with no change among black and asian communities in 10 years and a decline in activity among the least affluent over that period. Continue reading...

Iranian intelligence services apparently recruiting via intermediaries to mount attacks aimed at sowing chaosIranian intelligence services and Revolutionary Guards operatives are recruiting teenagers through criminal intermediaries to launch a wave of low-level “hybrid warfare” attacks in Europe and the UK, according to investigators, security officials, analysts and police documents.A first wave of attacks was launched in early March, 10 days after the US and Israel began strikes on Iran, and targeted Jewish community sites in Belgium, the Netherlands and US banks. A second wave has focused on the UK, with a series of arson and attempted arson attacks on synagogues, a Jewish charity and the offices of an Iranian opposition TV network in London. 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.

American Lung Association report comes amid Trump EPA’s expansive rollback of environmental protections Nearly half of children in the United States are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new report, as experts warned Donald Trump’s expansive rollback of protections will make the situation worse.The 27th annual air quality report from the American Lung Association (ALA) released on Wednesday evaluates pollution across the country by grading levels of ground-level ozone – also known as smog – as well as year-round and short-term spikes in particle pollution, commonly referred to as soot. The report analyzed quality-assured data collected between 2022 and 2024. Continue reading...

Civil rights group logs 300% yearly rise from before war and says ‘authoritarian repression … went into overdrive’A civil rights group dedicated to the defense of pro-Palestinian speech said that requests for legal assistance linked to Palestine-related activism in the US continues to far surpass pre-2023 levels, having logged 300% more requests for support last year than in any year prior to Israel’s war in Gaza.Palestine Legal logged some 1,131 requests in 2025. That was less than the record 2,184 requests it received in 2024, amid the peak of student protests and encampments, but well above its yearly average prior to the October 7 2023 Hamas attacks and Israel’s response in Gaza. Continue reading...