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• I Greens sono sempre più conflitti, ma iniziano a trarre beneficio dall'adesione al movimento 'Make America Healthy Again' di Robert F. Kennedy Jr. • I gruppi ambientalisti hanno respinto pubblicamente Kennedy durante la sua corsa presidenziale, ma alcuni si stanno ora allineando silenziosamente con il veterano avvocato ambientalista. • Questo spostamento è significativo poiché colma le divisioni tra i greens tradizionali e l'agenda orientata alla salute del MAHA, amplificando potenzialmente l'influenza sulle politiche.

Le temperature salgono in California e Arizona, mentre le precipitazioni continuano nel Western e Northern Cape • Si prevede che il caldo si intensifichi nelle zone occidentali degli USA e del Messico questa settimana, poiché un crinale di alta pressione spingerà le temperature ben al di sopra della norma stagionale. • In alcune aree, le massime diurne dovrebbero raggiungere valori tra i 10 e i 15°C superiori alla media. • Il National Weather Service statunitense ha emesso avvisi per il caldo in alcune zone della California e dell'Arizona, con allerta per caldo estremo in vigore lunedì e martedì in località come Palm Springs, dove le temperature potrebbero raggiungere i 40-43°C (104-110°F). • In generale, si prevede che le temperature saliranno verso la soglia alta dei 30°C prima che il caldo si sposti verso est, in direzione del Midwest, più avanti questa settimana. Continua a leggere...

I membri delle comunità minoritarie a Birmingham e altrove temono che i risultati possano portare a un aumento della retorica ostile. Ammettendo la sconfitta durante lo spoglio elettorale presso l'Utilita Arena di Birmingham venerdì, il leader uscente del consiglio comunale per il Labour, John Cotton, ha lanciato un appello. "Ciò che incoraggerei la prossima amministrazione di questa città a fare, qualunque sia la forma che essa assumerà, è che si assicuri di sostenere la diversità di questa città", ha dichiarato. Il governo locale del Labour, durato 14 anni, è terminato bruscamente, con Reform che emerge come il partito più grande con 22 consiglieri finora, seguito dai Greens con 19, sebbene entrambi i partiti siano lontani dai 51 necessari per la maggioranza. Continua a leggere...

Deputy leader plays down leadership talk and says party must focus on long-term challenges rather than personnelLabour’s deputy leader has warned there will be “no magic bullet” to solve Labour’s problems – or major challenges facing the country – as its MPs grapple with how to navigate the fallout out from the local elections.Lucy Powell told the Guardian she understood there was “huge anger and despondency” from Labour MPs in the aftermath of the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, but said the prime minister would not make a similar mistake again. Continue reading...

• A newly formed super PAC aligned with Republicans has amassed a $140 million war chest aimed at defeating an incumbent Ohio Democrat seeking to return to the Senate in 2026, according to campaign‑finance disclosures. • The Democrat, who previously served multiple terms in the Senate and is viewed as a key target in the GOP’s strategy to expand its majority, faces a crowded primary and is under pressure on several policy fronts. • Democrats warn that the spending could overwhelm small‑donor‑based campaigns and reshape the state’s media landscape, while Republicans argue the money will keep the candidate’s record under scrutiny.

Patrick Vallance says government working with Chinese officials to remove postings from Alibaba after Biobank data breach last weekThere have been further listings of confidential health records of UK volunteers on the Chinese website Alibaba since the breach reported last week and the government is braced for further leaks, the science minister has said.Addressing a House of Lords debate on the attempted sale of data belonging to 500,000 UK Biobank volunteers, Patrick Vallance said the government has worked with Chinese officials to remove additional postings on the online marketplace. Continue reading...

‘Critical debate’ about party’s identity and direction looms if it loses control of Senedd next month after 27 years in powerWelsh Labour is the democratic world’s most successful election-winning machine, coming first in Wales in every general election since 1922 and every devolved election since 1999. Come next month’s Senedd election, however, this history-making run is expected to end.Labour’s collapse has left a vacuum, and former Labour voters are going to opposite ends of the political spectrum. Plaid Cymru and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK are neck and neck in the latest poll, although coalition maths make it highly unlikely Reform would be able to form a government. Continue reading...

Consumer confidence hit its lowest level since October 2023 this month, with surveys showing the cost pressures companies are facingConfidence in the UK economy has fallen sharply amid the mounting economic fallout from the Iran war, surveys show, as businesses prepare to raise their prices and consumers brace for a fresh cost of living shock.Highlighting the knock-on impact of the Middle East crisis in Britain, several closely-watched surveys of business activity and consumer confidence blamed the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran for a marked deterioration in the outlook in April. Continue reading...