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Bénéfices supérieurs aux attentes, mais près de la moitié de l'impairment charge de 283 millions de £ fait suite à une réévaluation des prévisions Business live – latest updates NatWest a déclaré que les retombées économiques du conflit au Moyen-Orient pourraient lui coûter 140 millions de £ sur fond de ralentissement de la croissance et de hausse de l'inflation, alors même qu'elle annonçait des bénéfices supérieurs aux attentes. Globalement, le prêteur du FTSE 100 a enregistré une impairment charge de 283 millions de £ et a précisé que près de la moitié de ce montant résultait d'une nouvelle évaluation de ses prévisions économiques afin de « refléter l'augmentation du risque géopolitique et l'affaiblissement des marchés boursiers ». Continue reading...

L’arrestation du potentiel prochain chef, découvert caché dans une canalisation, met en lumière des tactiques renouvelées – et la crainte de luttes intestines au sein du cartel Politique américaine en direct – dernières mises à jour Le cercueil doré d’« El Mencho », le défunt chef du Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG), avait à peine été mis en terre que l’armée mexicaine a porté un second coup au sommet même de l’organisation cette semaine. Alors que les forces spéciales fondaient sur un ranch dans l’État de Nayarit, des images de drone granuleuses montraient le successeur potentiel d’El Mencho, Audias Flores, alias « El Jardinero », être extrait d’une conduite de drainage où il avait tenté de se cacher, le tout sans qu’un seul coup de feu ne soit tiré. Lire la suite...

• Un suspect a été inculpé lundi de tentative d'assassinat contre le Président Trump après avoir pris d'assaut le dîner de la White House Correspondents' Association muni de plusieurs armes en avril 2026. • L'incident a intensifié les différends partisans concernant la rhétorique politique et la violence, les deux partis se rejetant mutuellement la faute pour le langage ayant contribué à l'escalade. • La tentative d'assassinat présumée a choqué Washington et suscité des comparaisons avec la violence politique historique, déclenchant des discussions sur la sécurité et le climat politique actuel.

Sophie Corcoran conteste la 10,000 Interns Foundation, qui travaille avec des personnes issues de groupes sous-représentés Une influenceuse poursuit en justice une organisation caritative organisant des stages pour les personnes noires et issues de minorités ethniques au motif qu'elle ne propose pas de programmes pour les personnes blanches. Sophie Corcoran, commentatrice pour GB News, a postulé à un programme que la 10,000 Interns Foundation menait avec le Bar Council. Elle a déclaré avoir été « choquée de découvrir que le programme est réservé aux candidats d'une origine raciale particulière ». Lire la suite...

Les avocats, citant de nouvelles preuves dont des selfies, ont déposé une requête pour maintenir Cole Tomas Allen en détention jusqu'à son procès Inscrivez-vous à l'e-mail de Breaking News US pour recevoir des alertes de newsletter dans votre boîte de réceptionLes procureurs fédéraux ont fourni mercredi dans un document judiciaire le compte rendu le plus détaillé à ce jour du projet présumé de Cole Tomas Allen, mûri sur plusieurs semaines, visant à tuer Donald Trump et plusieurs membres de son cabinet qui s'étaient joints à plus de 2 500 membres du corps de presse de Washington pour leur dîner annuel des correspondants de la Maison Blanche.La requête, visant à maintenir Allen en détention et déposée par la procureure des États-Unis pour DC, Jeanine Pirro, comprend deux selfies du tireur présumé debout devant un miroir dans sa chambre d'hôtel en costume noir, un léger sourire aux lèvres. Il est équipé de deux armes à feu et de plusieurs couteaux glissés dans sa ceinture. Les procureurs affirment qu'il s'agit des mêmes armes qui ont été confisquées à Allen après l'attaque. Lire la suite...

• Alors que son secrétaire à la Défense témoignait devant une commission de la Chambre, Trump a publié une image de lui générée par IA avec une arme et une légende disant « NO MORE MR. NICE GUY » • Pete Hegseth a nié que la guerre États-Unis-Israël contre l'Iran soit un « bourbier » et a affirmé que les critiques de l'opération représentaient une menace plus grande pour les États-Unis que l'Iran lui-même, alors qu'il subissait des pressions pour exposer la stratégie de Washington pour le conflit. • Comparaissant devant la commission des services armés de la Chambre aux côtés du général Dan Caine, chef d'état-major interarmées, le secrétaire américain à la Défense a demandé aux législateurs d'approuver un budget de 1,5 billion de dollars de dépenses militaires – avant de qualifier certains d'entre eux de « plus grand défi » pour l'effort de guerre. Continuer la lecture...

Après un succès acclamé et récompensé aux Olivier Awards dans le West End, la reprise de la comédie musicale de Tim Rice et Andrew Lloyd Webber sera transférée à New York Après des mois de spéculation, la reprise primée d'Evita sera officiellement transférée à Broadway au printemps 2027. La production du West End mettait en vedette Rachel Zegler dans le rôle principal, ce qui a valu un Olivier award à l'actrice, et elle suivra la reprise à New York. Cette nouvelle version triomphale du conte musical de Tim Rice et Andrew Lloyd Webber sur l'activiste et actrice Eva Perón est mise en scène par Jamie Lloyd, qui a précédemment remporté un Tony pour sa reprise de Sunset Boulevard. Lire la suite...

• La menace de blocus dans un détroit vital et la position de Trump font monter le brut, poussant les prix à la pompe à leur niveau le plus élevé depuis 2022 • Inscrivez-vous à l'email Breaking News US pour recevoir les alertes d'actualités dans votre boîte de réception • Les prix moyens de l'essence aux États-Unis ont atteint un nouveau sommet à 4,23 $ le gallon, leur niveau le plus élevé depuis 2022 et un record depuis le début de la guerre avec l'Iran, selon le club automobile AAA.

• La banque prévoit que son scénario de base pour la croissance du PIB sera de 0,5 % cette année, soit moins que la prévision de 0,8 % du FMI pour la Grande-Bretagne. • Lloyds a averti que les retombées économiques du conflit au Moyen-Orient pourraient lui coûter 151 millions de livres, dans un contexte de hausse du chômage et de l'inflation, ainsi qu'un ralentissement du marché immobilier. • Le groupe du FTSE 100, dont les marques incluent Lloyds Bank, Halifax et Bank of Scotland, a publié des prévisions économiques pessimistes reflétant les conséquences stagflationnistes — le double coup d'une inflation croissante simultanée à une croissance économique ralentie — pour les économies britannique et mondiale.

• L'envolée des prix du pétrole et le blocus empêchent la livraison de nourriture, de carburant et de médicaments à des millions de personnes dans le besoin, affirment des ONG. • La volatilité des prix mondiaux du pétrole provoquée par la guerre des États-Unis et d'Israël contre l'Iran pèse sur les populations les plus vulnérables, en ralentissant ou en bloquant l'acheminement de l'aide alimentaire et médicale. • Désormais, les organisations humanitaires demandent l'ouverture d'un « corridor humanitaire » à travers le détroit d'Ormuz face à l'explosion des coûts de transport. Lire la suite...

• Le Niesr affirme que même dans le meilleur des scénarios, l'économie croîtra à un rythme plus lent en 2026 et 2027 en raison du conflit • Le Royaume-Uni fait face à un impact économique de 35 milliards de livres et au risque d'une récession cette année, alors que les retombées de la guerre en Iran accentuent la pression sur le gouvernement de Keir Starmer, a averti un important groupe de réflexion. • Le National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) a déclaré que, même dans le meilleur des scénarios, l'économie britannique croîtrait à un rythme beaucoup plus lent cette année et l'année prochaine en raison du conflit au Moyen-Orient. Lire la suite...

Motorists are forced to queue up to six hours for fuel or pay more on the black market, while farmers lack fuel to operate machinery and harvest crops.

A tidal wave of conspiracy theories hit social media as soon as news broke that shots were fired at the Washington Hilton hotel during the White House Correspondents' dinner Saturday. That was to be expected, but some say the dynamics are shifting, with theories coming from liberals and progressives as well as right-wing accounts that are critical of U.S. President Donald Trump.

The Israeli military began carrying out strikes in eastern Lebanon on Monday, expanding the scope of its bombing campaign during a ceasefire that has failed to fully halt hostilities with Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

The chief of the ​District of Columbia police department said investigators believe the suspect was a guest at the Washington Hilton hotel, where the annual dinner was ​taking place, but that no motive had been determined.

• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took questions from reporters as Cole Allen, the suspect accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, prepared for his first court appearance on Monday. • Allen is accused of opening fire at the annual dinner while politicians, journalists, and celebrities were in attendance, with Leavitt and other Trump Cabinet members present in the room. • The incident represents a serious security breach at a high-profile event attended by senior government officials and media figures.

Protester says he migrated from Malaysia as a child and describes home secretary’s immigration policies as cruelUK politics live – latest updatesA protester who heckled Shabana Mahmood said he came to the UK as a child from Malaysia, describing the home secretary’s claim that he was a white liberal as “laughable”.Joe, 32, who did not wish to give his last name, migrated from Malaysia at the age of four with his family. He said the home secretary’s proposed immigration reforms would have left him, and thousands of children like him, in limbo. Continue reading...

Alleged shooter, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, faces potential life sentence. Plus: the Americans renouncing their citizenshipGood morning.The suspect accused of trying to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner was charged on Monday with three federal crimes, including attempting to assassinate the president – a charge that carries a potential sentence of up to life in prison.What was his motive? Investigators have yet to release one. However, to establish the charge of attempted assassination, the affidavit quotes from a part of a manifesto Allen allegedly sent to family members that states: “I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.”Was lax security to blame? While many have praised the actions of law enforcement officers in swiftly stopping the attack, Allen’s alleged manifesto mocked an “insane” lack of security at the Washington dinner.What is the Trump administration saying about the attack? Several officials, including the president, have seized on the incident to advance their case for the completion of Trump’s $40m White House ballroom project, with the justice department pressuring a preservation group to drop a lawsuit seeking to halt the construction.Will there be an Oval Office meeting? Sources told the Guardian that Charles will pose for the cameras at the start of his centerpiece bilateral meeting on Tuesday, but that British officials have pushed for the Oval Office meeting to be held off camera, for fear of a repeat of the scenes when Trump berated the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in front of the world’s press.What challenges does the king face with this visit? Relations between the UK and the US are already tense following Trump’s public criticism of Britain’s refusal to back military action against Iran, but Charles is also meeting Trump under the shadow of Jeffrey Epstein. Charles’s brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his connection with Epstein. Continue reading...

Bank’s chief executive points to rising fraud as it sets aside a further £105m for motor finance compensationBusiness live – latest updatesBarclays is pulling back from lending to risky borrowers, as its chief executive warned of increasing numbers of fraud cases and the bank took a £228m hit from the failure of a mortgage lender.The mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS) collapsed in February amid allegations of fraud and the UK’s financial regulator has since launched an investigation into the scandal. Continue reading...

Lawyers for Avara Foods and Freemans of Newent say legal claim backed by 1,300 people is ‘entirely inferential’Lawyers for one of the country’s biggest producers of industrially farmed chicken have attacked a claim that they are responsible for pollution in the River Wye and River Usk.More than 1,300 people have signed up to sue Avara Foods, its subsidiary Freemans of Newent and the local sewage company Welsh Water for extensive and widespread pollution in the rivers and their catchment areas. Continue reading...

Severe storms put nearly 50 million at risk and follow a deadly weekend after tornado killed two people in TexasSevere storms are expected to sweep across the mid-Mississippi valley and midwest regions of the US on Monday, putting nearly 50 million people at risk.The storm prediction center has issued a level 4 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms across south-west Illinois and south-east Missouri, including major cities such as St Louis. Forecasters warned of “multiple strong to intense tornadoes, widespread severe/damaging wind gusts and scattered large to very large hail”, with some hail potentially reaching baseball size. Continue reading...

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...

Manifesto reportedly written by suspect had Trump administration officials at top of list. Plus, the world’s first marathon run in under two hoursGood morning.The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, from Torrance, California, is due to appear in court later today.What will he be charged with? He faces charges of assault of a federal officer, discharging a firearm and attempting to kill a federal officer, but Blanche said depending on how the investigation went, he might also be charged with the attempted assassination of Trump.What’s the mood like in Washington? A stunned Washington is soul-searching about political violence, while questions are also being asked about security.Follow the latest updates in our liveblog here.What has Donald Trump said about it? Trump has said Iran can telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to the war and that it must agree never to have a nuclear weapon, while Pakistan’s leaders have sought to revive the stalled peace talks between Washington and Tehran. Continue reading...

Former prime minister says policies will lose support without continued lower prices, while Malcolm Turnbull points to some progress in USGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKevin Rudd has described Donald Trump’s cuts to support for green industries as “unfortunate”, warning that Australians would conclude the clean transition was “bullshit” if it did not offer tangible benefits to their lives.But – in some of his first comments since finishing his term as Australia’s ambassador to the US – the former prime minister said climate policies would have staying power if they delivered affordable prices, a reliable energy supply and new job opportunities. Continue reading...

Secret Service director says security succeeded in stopping shooter before he could do further harm but others disagreeThe shooting in the White House correspondents’ gala has prompted questions over security with some asking how a shooter was able to get close to where Donald Trump and many other senior administration officials were gathered and many others praising the actions of law enforcement that swiftly stopped the attack.As details about the shooting at the Washington Hilton continued to surface, the alleged shooter Cole Tomas Allen, 31, mocked an “insane” lack of security at the Washington dinner in a manifesto reportedly send to his family 10 minutes before his assault started. Continue reading...

Alleged shooter expected to appear in federal court and could be charged with trying to assassinate TrumpThe suspected gunman who tried to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner was expected to appear in federal court to face criminal charges on Monday.The alleged shooter, identified by law enforcement agencies as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from Torrance in southern California, faces charges including assault of a federal officer, discharging a firearm and attempting to kill a federal officer. Continue reading...

Suspect in Saturday evening’s shooting – Cole Tomas Allen – expected to be formally charged in court todayGood morning, and welcome to our live coverage of US politics.The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, from Torrance, California, is due to appear in court later today.He is expected to be formally charged with using a firearm during a violent crime and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon. Continue reading...

In today’s newsletter: After the dramatic events of Saturday night, White House security arrangements are under scrutiny and political violence is once again in the spotlightGood morning. On Saturday night the annual Washington ritual of the White House correspondents’ dinner descended into chaos as the US president and first lady were evacuated after the event was interrupted by gunfire.Journalists ducked under tables as authorities rushed Donald Trump and members of his cabinet out of the room. The president and his wife were unharmed, and a suspect is in custody – identified as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from southern California. In today’s newsletter, I will bring you the latest updates on what we know about the incident. First, the headlines.UK politics | Labour figures from across rival factions have begun circulating informal proposals for an “orderly transition” of power away from Keir Starmer, the Guardian understands, shifting their discussions from whether the prime minister could be removed to how.Europe news | Private jets laden with the spoils of those whose wealth swelled during Viktor Orbán’s years in power have been taking off from Vienna, while other individuals are racing to invest their assets abroad.Trade | UK business leaders have called on the government to build an EU-style “trade bazooka” to protect Britain’s economic interests in response to the latest tariff threats from Donald Trump.Middle East | Hopes of a breakthrough in negotiations between Iran and the US faded further on Sunday, amid a deepening sense of a deadlock in the nearly two-month-long conflict.Science | Simultaneous exposure to toxic chemicals and climate change’s impacts likely contributes to the broad global drop in fertility. Continue reading...

• Following an incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner where shots were fired, President Trump called for national unity and extended overtures to the press corps he had previously criticized as enemies of the people. • The shooting occurred at the Washington Hilton, a venue that has hosted the black-tie event for over 50 years, with suspect Cole Thomas Allen, 31, from Torrance, California, taken into custody. • Trump appeared calm following his evacuation and held a press briefing expressing dismay at the violent disruption, signaling a temporary thaw in his combative relationship with the mainstream media.