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संसदीय समिति ने यूटिलिटी प्रदाता के अधिकारियों के प्रति अविश्वास व्यक्त करने का असामान्य कदम उठाया है। सांसदों ने दसियों हज़ार ग्राहकों के लिए बार-बार होने वाली पानी की कटौती को लेकर South East Water के नेतृत्व पर अक्षमता का आरोप लगाया है, और कंपनी में सुधार करने की उनकी क्षमता पर अविश्वास व्यक्त किया है। विभिन्न राजनीतिक विचारधाराओं के सांसदों ने कहा कि SEW के मुख्य कार्यकारी David Hinton और निदेशक मंडल ने कंपनी में गैर-जवाबदेही की संस्कृति अपनाई है, जो Berkshire, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey और Sussex में 2.3 मिलियन ग्राहकों को पीने का पानी उपलब्ध कराती है। पढ़ना जारी रखें...

• House Democrats ने Iran युद्ध शुरू होने के बाद पहली बार रक्षा सचिव Pete Hegseth से संदेहात्मक रूप से सवाल किए, और 29 अप्रैल की सुनवाई के दौरान रणनीति और लागत पर दबाव डाला। • एक Democrat ने Hegseth पर पक्षपात का आरोप लगाया, और एक तीखी बहस के दौरान उनके पिछले बयानों का विवरण देते हुए उन्हें घेरा। • यह टकराव गिरती हुई अप्रूवल रेटिंग्स के बीच युद्ध के आर्थिक नुकसान और Trump की विदेश नीति पर गहरे दलीय मतभेदों को उजागर करता है।

• Amber Davidson-Orozco ने कहा कि California से बाहर जाने के दौरान परिवार ने अपना बिल्ली, Dodger, खो दिया था • California से पूरे अमेरिका में स्थानांतरण के दौरान खो जाने वाला एक पारिवारिक बिल्ली, सात साल से अधिक समय के बाद हुए एक अप्रत्याशित – लेकिन लंबे समय से प्रतीक्षित – पुनर्मिलन के बाद अब Georgia में अपने नए घर में अपने इंसानों के साथ फिर से अपनी पुरानी आदतों में ढल रहा है। • जैसा कि मालकिन Amber Davidson-Orozco ने बुधवार को एक साक्षात्कार में बताया, उनका बिल्ली Dodger अभी भी अपने नाम पर प्रतिक्रिया देता है और उनके बेटों को खेल-खेल में उसे अपने कंधों पर उठाने देता है, बावजूद इसके कि वह उनसे इतने समय तक दूर रहा जो एक बिल्ली के लिए लगभग 24 वर्षों के बराबर था। आगे पढ़ें...

जैसे ही उनके रक्षा सचिव ने House committee के सामने गवाही दी, Trump ने हथियार के साथ अपनी एक AI-generated छवि पोस्ट की और कैप्शन दिया ‘NO MORE MR. NICE GUY’। Pete Hegseth ने इस बात से इनकार किया है कि ईरान पर US-Israel युद्ध “एक दलदल” है और दावा किया कि इस ऑपरेशन के आलोचकों ने US के लिए स्वयं ईरान की तुलना में कहीं अधिक बड़ा खतरा पैदा किया है, क्योंकि उन पर संघर्ष के लिए Washington की रणनीति स्पष्ट करने का दबाव था। Gen Dan Caine, chair of the joint chiefs of staff, के साथ House armed services committee के सामने पेश होते हुए, US रक्षा सचिव ने सांसदों से सैन्य खर्च में $1.5tn के बजट को मंजूरी देने का अनुरोध किया – और फिर उनमें से कुछ को युद्ध के प्रयासों के लिए “सबसे बड़ी चुनौती” के रूप में वर्णित किया। आगे पढ़ें...

ईंधन संकट के कारण अधिक मतदाता जीवाश्म ईंधन (fossil fuels) पर टिके रहने के बजाय नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा (renewable energy) की ओर बढ़ने के इच्छुक दिख रहे हैं। हमारा ब्रेकिंग न्यूज़ ईमेल, मुफ़्त ऐप या दैनिक समाचार पॉडकास्ट प्राप्त करें। नवीनतम Guardian Essential पोल के अनुसार, अधिकांश ऑस्ट्रेलियाई गैस निर्यात से होने वाले मुनाफे पर कर लगाने और ईंधन उत्पाद शुल्क (fuel excise) में कटौती को बढ़ाने का समर्थन करते हैं, हालांकि Anthony Albanese ने बुधवार को मौजूदा गैस निर्यात अनुबंधों पर नए कर की संभावना को खारिज कर दिया है। पोल में यह भी पाया गया कि ईंधन संकट के कारण अधिक मतदाता जीवाश्म ईंधन के बजाय नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा की ओर रुख करने के लिए उत्साहित हैं। ऑस्ट्रेलियाई लोगों का यह भी कहना है कि वैश्विक ईंधन अनिश्चितता के बीच वे पहले से ही यात्रा कम कर रहे हैं, सार्वजनिक परिवहन का विकल्प चुन रहे हैं और एयरकंडीशनर व हीटिंग का उपयोग कम कर रहे हैं। आगे पढ़ें...

• सिद्धांत रूप में, Musk और Altman की कानूनी लड़ाई AI सुरक्षा के बारे में महत्वपूर्ण सवाल खड़े कर सकती है - लेकिन वास्तव में, यह पैसे और व्यक्तिगत शिकायतों से प्रेरित है। • TechScape न्यूज़लेटर के लिए साइन अप करें: हमारा मुफ्त टेक्नोलॉजी ईमेल। • नमस्ते, और TechScape में आपका स्वागत है। मैं आपका होस्ट, Blake Montgomery, Guardian का US टेक एडिटर हूँ, जो आपको न्यूयॉर्क शहर के Prospect Park में एक चेरी ब्लॉसम पेड़ के नीचे से लिख रहा हूँ। वसंत आ गया है!

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.