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• Comediante retirado del escenario en Birmingham unos 45 minutos después de iniciada la actuación y se pide a la audiencia que abandone el recinto • Un espectáculo en vivo del comediante Peter Kay en Birmingham ha sido interrumpido tras el hallazgo de una “posible bolsa sospechosa” en los alrededores del lugar • El Utilita Arena Birmingham fue evacuado y un joven de 19 años fue puesto bajo custodia, informó la policía de West Midlands el viernes por la noche

Una comisión parlamentaria toma la medida inusual de declarar su falta de confianza en los ejecutivos de la empresa de servicios públicos. Los parlamentarios han acusado a la dirección de South East Water de incompetencia por los repetidos cortes de agua que afectaron a decenas de miles de clientes, y han expresado su falta de confianza en su capacidad para reformar la empresa. Parlamentarios de todo el espectro político afirmaron que David Hinton, director ejecutivo de SEW, y la junta directiva operaban bajo una cultura de falta de rendición de cuentas en la empresa, que suministra agua potable a 2,3 millones de clientes en Berkshire, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey y Sussex. Continuar leyendo...

• Los demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes cuestionaron con escepticismo al Secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth, por primera vez desde que comenzó la guerra de Irán, presionando sobre la estrategia y los costos durante una audiencia celebrada el 29 de abril. • Un demócrata acusó a Hegseth de partidismo, citando sus declaraciones previas ante él en un acalorado intercambio. • El enfrentamiento pone de relieve las divisiones partidistas sobre el costo económico de la guerra y la política exterior de Trump en medio de una estrepitosa caída en los índices de aprobación.

• Amber Davidson-Orozco dijo que la familia había perdido a Dodger, su gato, durante su mudanza fuera de California • Se dice que un gato familiar que se perdió en medio de una mudanza desde California a través de US se está adaptando de nuevo a sus viejas costumbres con sus humanos en su nuevo hogar en Georgia tras vivir un reencuentro improbable —pero largamente esperado— que tardó más de siete años en producirse. • Como relató la dueña Amber Davidson-Orozco en una entrevista el miércoles, su gato Dodger aún responde a su nombre y permite que sus hijos lo coloquen juguetonamente sobre sus hombros a pesar de una ausencia que para el gato duró el equivalente a aproximadamente 24 años.

Mientras su secretario de defensa testificaba ante un comité de la Cámara de Representantes, Trump publicó una imagen de sí mismo generada por IA con un arma y una leyenda que decía «NO MORE MR. NICE GUY». Pete Hegseth ha negado que la guerra de EE. UU. e Israel contra Irán sea un «atolladero» y afirmó que los críticos de la operación representaban una amenaza mayor para EE. UU. que el propio Irán, al verse bajo presión para detallar la estrategia de Washington para el conflicto. Al comparecer ante el comité de servicios armados de la Cámara de Representantes junto al general Dan Caine, presidente del Estado Mayor Conjunto, el secretario de defensa de EE. UU. pidió a los legisladores que aprobaran un presupuesto de 1,5 billones de dólares en gasto militar, y luego describió a algunos de ellos como «el mayor desafío» para el esfuerzo bélico. Continuar leyendo...

• La crisis del combustible está provocando que más votantes se inclinen por cambiar a las energías renovables en lugar de seguir con los combustibles fósiles • Reciba nuestro correo electrónico de noticias de última hora, nuestra aplicación gratuita o nuestro podcast diario de noticias • Una mayoría de australianos apoya gravar los beneficios de las exportaciones de gas y prorrogar la reducción del impuesto especial sobre el combustible, según la última encuesta de Guardian Essential, a pesar de que Anthony Albanese descartó el miércoles un nuevo impuesto sobre los contratos de exportación de gas existentes

En teoría, la batalla judicial entre Musk y Altman podría plantear preguntas clave sobre la seguridad de la IA; en realidad, está motivada por el dinero y agravios personales.Regístrese en el boletín TechScape: nuestro correo electrónico gratuito de tecnología.Hola y bienvenidos a TechScape. Soy su anfitrión, Blake Montgomery, editor de tecnología en EE. UU. de The Guardian, escribiéndoles desde debajo de un cerezo en Prospect Park, en la ciudad de Nueva York. ¡Ha llegado la primavera!Ante la IA y un mercado laboral difícil, la generación Z recurre al emprendimiento: 'Tengo que demostrar mi valor' Seguir leyendo...

NHS chiefs fear rising costs and healthcare shortages due to the shipping standstill in the GulfThe war in Iran has put the NHS on high alert amid fears about looming shortages and rising costs for medicines and medical products such as syringes, intravenous bags and gloves.Much of modern healthcare is dependent on the petrochemicals now held up by the Gulf shipping standstill – whether for active pharmaceutical ingredients or to produce the millions of sterile single-use items, ranging from personal protective equipment (PPE) to catheters and diagnostic-device casings. Continue reading...

• INDYCAR series leader Alex Palou maintains his position atop the standings as competitors intensify their pursuit and grapple with mounting pressure. • Other drivers face critical decisions regarding their approach to closing the gap with Palou in the championship race. • The competitive environment reflects the high stakes of the INDYCAR season as it progresses into its middle stages.

• Nvidia launched Blackwell Ultra B300 GPUs on April 25, 2026, at GTC US, delivering 20 petaflops FP4 performance for training models up to 10 trillion parameters. • New chips feature 4.5TB HBM4 memory and NVLink 6 interconnect, reducing training costs by 40% for hyperscalers like Microsoft Azure. • Announcement bolsters Nvidia's 92% AI accelerator market dominance amid US export controls on China sales.

Where Olly Robbins relied on recollections, Cabinet Office’s top civil servant was at pains to link her account to paper trail Seen through the Westminster bubble, the Peter Mandelson vetting affair looks like an age-old conflict pitting ministers against mandarins. Yet the latest top civil servant to testify to parliament over what some are now calling “Mandygate” gave an intriguing account that suggested it has never been as simple as that.Cat Little, the top civil servant at the Cabinet Office, did not put it in these terms, but what she revealed was an extraordinary dispute between the country’s most senior civil servants. Continue reading...

Permanent secretary, Cat Little, to give evidence to foreign affairs committee as pressure increases on Keir Starmer The UK government budget came in below its annual borrowing target by £700m, official figures show – but the Iran war is likely to blow a hole in Rachel Reeves’s carefully calculated fiscal “headroom” over the coming months. Tom Knowles has the story.Good morning. As Kiran Stacey, Pippa Crerar and Jessica Elgot report in the Guardian’s splash, “Keir Starmer is looking increasingly isolated over his handling of the Peter Mandelson scandal with divisions emerging in cabinet over his decision to sack the Foreign Office civil servant Olly Robbins.” Continue reading...

Chemicals known to affect brains of common garden birds, and to kill unborn chicks, found in most feather samplesConservationists have called for restrictions on pet flea treatments after research found songbird feathers widely contaminated with substances that can damage the birds’ brains and kill unborn chicks.Almost every feather sample tested from five common species of UK garden birds contained either permethrin, imidacloprid or fipronil – all insecticides that are banned for agricultural use but still common in pet tick and flea treatments. Continue reading...

Exclusive: deputy PM says UK will not join Iran conflict despite Trump’s sometimes ‘incomprehensible’ social-media barbsDonald Trump’s insults towards Keir Starmer are “small and petty” and designed to put pressure on the prime minister to change his position on Iran, David Lammy has said, as he insisted the UK would not get dragged into the conflict.The deputy prime minister argued the US president should be able to “disagree agreeably” with allies rather than publishing attacks on social media, and that US actions had “made things worse, not better” as far as global instability was concerned. Continue reading...

Autotrader says average EV cost is £785 cheaper, in an important milestone in the move away from fossil fuelsBusiness live – latest updatesThe price of new battery electric cars has fallen below petrol cars in the UK for the first time ever, according to the car sales website Autotrader, in a significant milestone in Britain’s transition away from fossil fuels.The average price of a new electric car listed on the website was £42,620, compared with £43,405 for a new petrol model – making the former £785 cheaper based on advertised prices after discounts. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Adrian Fulford will also examine wider national security vetting system after Foreign Office controversyUK politics live – latest updatesA retired high court judge is expected to review Peter Mandelson’s vetting process and the wider national security vetting system.The review, commissioned by Downing Street, comes after a Guardian investigation revealing that security officials decided Mandelson should not receive developed vetting clearance, but were overruled by the Foreign Office to allow him to become US ambassador. Continue reading...

How much fuel does Australia have left today, and when could we run out? Track how much petrol and diesel prices have risen near you in Sydney, Melbourne and across the country.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government has released fuel reserves, cut fuel excise taxes and rolled out a national fuel security plan as Australia battles a fuel crisis.While we know there have been outages and price increases, it can be difficult to get a full picture of what is happening – this is partly due to the thousands of independent businesses and different governments involved. We have brought together the latest data on prices, outages and oil tanker deliveries. Continue reading...

Exclusive: ministers consider restricting pesticide-based treatments, which can get into waterways and harm wildlifePet owners across the UK could be banned from buying flea treatment for cats and dogs under new government rules.Ministers have begun an eight-week consultation on letting only veterinary practitioners or pharmacists give out the potent, pesticide-based flea treatments, to ensure “correct usage”. At the moment, the flea and tick treatments can be bought from any pet shop. Continue reading...

• A defiant House incumbent facing low polling numbers and a fragmented base has announced he will not yield to pressure to step aside for another centrist candidate, Zohran Mamdani, in an upcoming primary. • The incumbent's decision to remain in the race despite weak polling reflects confidence in his political base despite internal party divisions. • The contested primary underscores Democratic Party tensions between progressive and centrist factions as ambitious candidates position themselves for the upcoming midterm cycle.

Critics warned of ‘higher ticket prices, more fees, and fewer options’ for passengers if two travel giants try to combineThe CEO of United Airlines is said to have pitched a blockbuster merger with American Airlines during a meeting with Donald Trump, floating the combination of the world’s two largest carriers.Scott Kirby, who leads United, raised the prospect during an encounter with the US president in late February, Reuters reported, citing two unnamed sources. Such a deal would overhaul the global air travel industry – and likely face intense competition scrutiny. Continue reading...

Trips in electric vehicles will be exempt from the temporary fee of 5 cents per kilometre, rideshare firm says Uber customers in Australia will be charged a fuel surcharge for almost two months from Wednesday unless they ride in an electric vehicle.Trips in petrol, diesel, and hybrid vehicles will attract an extra fee of 5 cents per kilometre from 15 April to 8 June, Uber announced on Monday. Continue reading...

• Anthropic and OpenAI are both developing advanced AI cybersecurity products in a competitive race to control offensive and defensive capabilities, with OpenAI finalizing a security product for limited partner release and Anthropic running Project Glasswing internally. • Project Glasswing brings together major tech companies including Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Google, and others to proactively hunt critical software vulnerabilities before attackers exploit them. • A joint study by Anthropic and MATS Fellows found that Claude Sonnet and GPT-5 could produce exploits against Ethereum smart contracts worth $4.6 million and uncovered two novel zero-day vulnerabilities in nearly 3,000 recently deployed contracts.

• The Kansas City Chiefs secured All-Pro cornerback Marcus Peters with a three-year contract extension worth $45 million, keeping their secondary anchor through 2029. • Peters recorded 8 interceptions and 22 passes defensed last season, maintaining his elite performance level at age 31. • The move solidifies Kansas City's defense ahead of the 2026 NFL season after their Super Bowl LXII victory last February.

• Usain Bolt, 39, competed in the 4x100-meter relay at the New York Grand Prix on Friday, marking his official return to competitive sprinting after a five-year retirement. • Bolt's relay team finished second with a time of 39.12 seconds, demonstrating unexpected competitiveness for the legendary sprinter. • The return came as part of a exhibition series celebrating the careers of track and field's all-time greats.

Former UK ambassador to US was photographed in November outside George Osborne’s London homeThe former senior Labour figure Peter Mandelson faces a fixed-penalty notice after being caught urinating in public, it has emerged.Mandelson was photographed in the act while standing outside the home of the former chancellor George Osborne last November, shortly after he had been sacked as the UK’s ambassador to the US over his relationship with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading...

Australia and Singapore will ‘make maximum efforts to meet each other’s energy security needs’ in refined fuels and LNG, according to new agreementGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s largest petrol source has pledged not to cut supplies, with Singapore’s prime minister telling Anthony Albanese that fuel will keep flowing despite the international crisis.Albanese’s whistle-stop visit with his Singaporean counterpart, Lawrence Wong, culminated in a new agreement that the two countries would keep sending one another fuel and liquefied natural gas, amid the “acute energy crisis” caused by the war in the Middle East. Australia and Singapore will also add a legally binding addendum to their free trade agreement on essential supplies like energy. Continue reading...

How much fuel does Australia have left today, and when could we run out? Track how much petrol and diesel prices have risen near you in Sydney, Melbourne and across the country.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHundreds of service stations across Australia have run empty, fuel prices are elevated and oil shipments have been cancelled.Australia is battling a fuel crisis as Iran’s closure of the strait of Hormuz continues to bite. The federal government has released fuel reserves, cut fuel excise taxes and rolled out a national fuel security plan. Continue reading...

How much fuel does Australia have left today, and when could we run out? Check how much petrol and diesel prices have risen near you in Sydney, Melbourne and across the country since the US and Israel’s war on Iran began in late FebruaryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHundreds of service stations across Australia have run empty, fuel prices are elevated and oil shipments have been cancelled.Australia is battling a fuel crisis as Iran’s closure of the strait of Hormuz continues to bite. The federal government has released fuel reserves, cut fuel excise taxes and rolled out a national fuel security plan. Continue reading...

• Nvidia unveiled Blackwell Ultra GPUs on April 9, 2026, at GTC US keynote, delivering 50 petaflops for AI training in a single rack. • Chips target US hyperscalers with 4x inference speed over prior gen, shipping Q4 2026 at $50,000 per unit. • CEO Jensen Huang called it 'the dawn of agentic AI,' boosting Nvidia's dominance in $200B US AI hardware market.