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• Il risarcimento per l'installazione forzata di dispositivi nelle case di persone vulnerabili include una penale di 20 milioni di sterline e 70 milioni di sterline in cancellazioni di debiti. • Migliaia di clienti British Gas a cui sono stati installati forzatamente contatori prepagati riceveranno fino a 112 milioni di sterline in compensazioni e storni di debiti sulle loro bollette energetiche. • Il regolatore dell'energia della Gran Bretagna ha stabilito che British Gas ha imposto contatori prepagati in abitazioni che non riuscivano a pagare le bollette durante il picco della crisi del gas russo, in una delle indagini più complesse della storia di Ofgem. Continua a leggere...

• Re Carlo visita Golders Green per mostrare il suo sostegno, mentre il commissario rivela che il team antiterrorismo sta conducendo 11 indagini • Gli agenti antiterrorismo di Londra hanno avviato 11 indagini e arrestato 35 persone dopo "un periodo prolungato di attacchi" contro la comunità ebraica, ha rivelato il capo della più grande forza di polizia del Regno Unito. • In uno dei suoi commenti più severi sull'antisemitismo nel Regno Unito, Mark Rowley, commissario della Met, ha scritto in una lettera ai parlamentari: "Gli ebrei britannici attualmente non sono al sicuro nella loro città capitale."

• La startup di Londra Fractile ha raccolto 220 milioni di dollari in un round di finanziamento Serie guidato da Accel, Factorial Funds e Founders Fund per sviluppare chip AI specializzati nell'accelerazione dell'inferenza. • Fondata nel 2022 dal ricercatore di Oxford Walter Goodwin, Fractile sta costruendo architetture hardware progettate per aumentare le prestazioni di inferenza da 40 token al secondo a circa 1.200 token al secondo. • L'azienda sostiene che i suoi sistemi potrebbero comprimere carichi di lavoro che attualmente richiedono un mese in un singolo giorno, risolvendo un collo di bottiglia critico nell'implementazione dell'AI.

Un membro della squadra dell'esercito, inviata insieme a dei medici per assistere un paziente con sospetto hantavirus, racconta la discesa verso l'isola remota. La parte più difficile del salto con il paracadute, secondo il Capt George Lacey, è cadere all'indietro nell'aria. È sabato e Lacey, insieme alla sua squadra di sei persone e due medici, è appena saltato da un trasporto della RAF, a 2.500 metri di quota sopra l'Atlantico meridionale. "Il paracadute può avanzare solo a una certa velocità", spiega, intendendo che deve essere aperto esattamente nel momento giusto. "Quindi devi girarti verso il vento e fondamentalmente volare all'indietro, il che è una sensazione molto strana, come potete immaginare". Continua a leggere...

• Lindsay e Craig Foreman sono stati condannati a 10 anni di prigione dopo essere entrati nel paese durante un viaggio in moto • La famiglia, definita "terrorizzata", di una coppia britannica condannata a 10 anni di carcere in Iran con accuse di spionaggio ha dichiarato di aver perso ogni contatto con loro. • Lindsay e Craig Foreman, entrambi di 53 anni, sono stati arrestati nel gennaio 2025 mentre attraversavano l'Iran durante un viaggio in motocicletta intorno al mondo. Continua a leggere...

• Il piano di Keir Starmer per la piena proprietà statale segna l'ultimo capitolo della tormentata storia dello stabilimento di Scunthorpe • La nazionalizzazione completa di British Steel è attesa nel discorso del Re • Nils Pratley: Più domande che risposte sul futuro

• In una rara apparizione pubblica, la whistleblower di Meta Sarah Wynn-Williams ha messo in guardia contro le «reti di élite potenti» che utilizzano ricchezza e influenza per mettere a tacere le voci dissidenti. • La whistleblower di Meta Sarah Wynn-Williams e la defunta Virginia Giuffre hanno vinto congiuntamente il premio Freedom to Publish ai British Book Awards di quest'anno, segnando la prima volta in cui il premio è stato condiviso. • Wynn-Williams, ex dirigente di Facebook, è stata premiata per "Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism", le sue memorie bestseller sugli anni trascorsi all'interno di Meta, precedentemente Facebook. Il libro contiene accuse sulla cultura e le pratiche interne dell'azienda, tra cui l'approccio all'influenza politica, la Cina e il benessere degli adolescenti. Meta ha contestato tali affermazioni.

• La stazione sarà la prima a ricevere il branding completo GBR e collegherà direttamente il Biomedical Campus della città a Londra, Brighton e l'aeroporto di Stansted • La stazione di Cambridge South, precedentemente ritardata, aprirà finalmente a fine giugno – e diventerà la prima stazione a ricevere il branding completo Great British Railways, secondo quanto annunciato dal governo. • La stazione si trova accanto al Biomedical Campus della città, il più grande centro di ricerca medica d'Europa, e lo collegherà con treni diretti per Londra, Brighton e l'aeroporto di Stansted, oltre a consentire fino a nove treni l'ora verso il centro di Cambridge.

I soldati hanno consegnato scorte di ossigeno e aiuti medici nel territorio d'oltremare più remoto della Gran Bretagna • Cos'è l'hantavirus?I paracadutisti sono sbarcati in un "campo da golf coperto di rocce" per fornire personale medico e ossigeno al territorio d'oltremare più remoto della Gran Bretagna, mentre quest'ultimo affronta un sospetto caso di hantavirus, ha dichiarato un comandante dell'esercito. La UK Health Security Agency ha confermato venerdì che un cittadino britannico è sbarcato dalla nave da crociera MV Hondius sull'isola di Tristan da Cunha, nel Sud Atlantico, dove risiede, con un sospetto caso di hantavirus. Continua a leggere...

• Secondo quanto riferito, i funzionari starebbero redigendo una legislazione probabilmente volta a salvaguardare gli ultimi altiforni della Gran Bretagna e a salvare migliaia di posti di lavoro • La nazionalizzazione completa di British Steel dovrebbe essere annunciata nel discorso del Re questa settimana, a un anno di distanza da quando il governo ha assunto la gestione quotidiana dell'azienda in perdita dal suo proprietario cinese • Il produttore di acciaio, che impiega 3.500 persone nel suo impianto di Scunthorpe, è passato sotto il controllo del governo lo scorso aprile, a causa dei timori che il proprietario Jingye stesse pianificando la chiusura del sito. Continua a leggere...

Il partito laburista perde più di 1.400 seggi nei consigli inglesi e crolla nelle votazioni dei parlamenti gallese e scozzese • Politica del Regno Unito in diretta – ultimi aggiornamenti Keir Starmer, il primo ministro britannico, sta affrontando una pressione crescente affinché fissi una data per le sue dimissioni, dopo che le elezioni in gran parte del paese hanno portato a perdite massicce per il suo partito di governo, il Labour. Con la maggior parte dei risultati ora conteggiati dopo le votazioni di giovedì, il Labour ha perso più di 1.400 rappresentanti nei consigli inglesi, le strutture di governo locale che gestiscono molti servizi di quartiere. Continua a leggere...

Former David Cameron adviser says a vote for him will make California ‘Califordable’ – not everyone is convinced He “knows how to wind people up like Trump”, according to friends, and made his name in the UK with zany policy ideas including making the country sunnier using state-owned cloud busters.Now the controversial strategist Steve Hilton, named the “pint-sized Rasputin” of Conservative politics, has become an unlikely frontrunner in the primary race for California governor. Continue reading...

International Airlines Group expects to spend £1.7bn more on fuel than planned since US-Israeli attack on IranBusiness news – live updatesThe parent company of British Airways has issued a profit warning and said it expects to spend about €2bn (£1.72bn) more on fuel than planned this year due to the Iran war.International Airlines Group (IAG), which also owns Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling, said it has hedged 70% of its expected fuel use for this year with costs expected to be about €9bn, up from previous forecasts of €7.1bn. Continue reading...

Chi Leung Wai and Chung Biu Yuen convicted over surveillance of dissidents in ‘shadow policing’ operationA UK Border Force officer and Hong Kong trade official based in London have been found guilty of spying for China and surveilling dissidents through a “shadow policing” operation.Chi Leung “Peter” Wai, 38, and Chung Biu Yuen, 65, also known as Bill, were found guilty at the Old Bailey of assisting a foreign intelligence service, making them the first people in British history to be convicted of spying for China. Continue reading...

Objection after museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from list of countries of ancient Levant and Egypt and from some explanatory panelsThe Palestinian ambassador to the UK has called for Foreign Office intervention after the British Museum removed references to Palestine from its exhibits.The UK recognised the state of Palestine in September 2025, but the same year the museum removed the name “Palestine” from a panel listing the present-day countries encompassed by the ancient Levant, and replaced it with Gaza and the West Bank. Continue reading...

Green party leader also accused of incorrectly stating he was a full member of the National Council of HypnotherapyZack Polanski falsely claimed to be a spokesperson for the British Red Cross while campaigning for Green party leadership, the charity has said.This was also mentioned on his personal website in 2020, where he said he was “really proud of the work we do”. Continue reading...

Briton to be evacuated from MV Hondius with Dutch colleague, after both began suffering respiratory symptomsWhat is hantavirus, the infection thought to have killed three on cruise ship?A British crew member who became ill after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a luxury cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean is to be medically evacuated, officials have said.The crew member is being prepared for medical evacuation from the MV Hondius along with a Dutch colleague, with Dutch authorities overseeing the operation. The two crew members needed “urgent medical care” after experiencing respiratory symptoms, the tour operator Oceanwide Expeditions said. Continue reading...

The race to succeed Gavin Newsom has teetered wildly, and with Democrats in disarray, the Republican ex-Downing Street adviser is leading in the polls. Can he really pull it off?Few political aspirations have proved more futile over the past two decades than running as a Republican for statewide office in California. Yet Steve Hilton – transplanted Brit, erstwhile business entrepreneur, a former Downing Street adviser to David Cameron and a former Fox News host who says he is friends with half of Donald Trump’s cabinet – is having a remarkably good time of it.With less than six weeks to go before a primary election that has proved to be both dramatic and wildly unpredictable, most polls put Hilton narrowly ahead of a fractured field of Democrats in the race to succeed Gavin Newsom as governor. It is an astonishing turn of events in a state where Democrats enjoy supermajorities in the state legislature and a two-to-one advantage over the Republicans in voter registration. Continue reading...

PM worried about ‘cumulative’ effect of marches, as Met chief says Jewish communities facing biggest threatSome pro-Palestinian demonstrations could be stopped, the prime minister has warned, as the UK’s most senior police officer said the threat to the Jewish ­community was greater than it has ever been.Keir Starmer indicated he wanted the language expressed on some protest marches to be subjected to “tougher action” as he sought to allay the fears of British Jews after a series of attacks on their communities in recent weeks. Continue reading...

As antisemitic incidents rise, some Jewish people are asking if it’s time to leave – and where they might go nextFor many Jews sitting down with family and friends for Friday night dinner, the conversation is now turning to their “red line”. “What do we do? Do we have to leave?” asked Barry Frankfurt. Israel had once been a place some might have considered retiring to, to live by the sea. “Never in our lifetime has it been considered we need to run away, we need to seek refuge … and that place might have to be Israel,” said Frankfurt, a brand consultant in north London. “We might have to do that because we don’t feel safe in the country we call home.“Every couple of weeks you’ll hear of another couple or family in the community who have moved or will be moving soon to Israel,” he said. “And that should be the thing that shocks us as a country.” Continue reading...

Exclusive: Sev.en Global Investments could turn state-owned businesses into Britain’s biggest steelmakerBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of the UK’s largest electric steelworks has said the government should find a single buyer for British Steel and Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), a move that would create the country’s biggest steelmaker.Sev.en Global Investments, owned by the Czech billionaire Pavel Tykač, said it not only plans to invest £100m in the UK – mainly in the electric arc steelworks in Cardiff it bought last year – but also has the ability to invest “hundreds of millions of pounds” more in Britain under its 7 Steel brand. Continue reading...

In today’s newsletter: The events in Golders Green this week are the latest in a line of attacks on the Jewish community that have led many to question their future in the UKGood morning. It is a terrible fact of life for British Jews that few were surprised by Wednesday’s knife attack in Golders Green, north London, in which two men were stabbed in an area home to a large Jewish community. A 45-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder.The incident is the latest in a string of antisemitic attacks, on people and property, that have struck fear into many British Jews in recent years. John Mann, the government’s independent adviser on antisemitism, said many in the community are at “breaking point” and feel the UK is no longer a safe place for them to live.Iran | Iran’s supreme leader has broken his recent silence with a defiant statement hailing Iran’s control over shipping in the strait of Hormuz and vowing to guard the country’s nuclear and missile programmes.Environment | Governments have been asked to develop national “roadmaps” setting out how they will end the production and use of fossil fuels, after a landmark climate meeting involving nearly 60 countries.UK news | Winston Marshall, a former member of the band Mumford & Sons and the son of the GB News co-owner Paul Marshall, has said Britain should construct a mine-laden “floating wall” to stop small boat crossings on the Channel.Counter-terrorism | More and more young people are being drawn into the world of violent extremism, a senior police officer has warned, as a young neo-Nazi was convicted of planning a mass gun attack after being caught in an undercover MI5 sting.UK economy | The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at 3.75% but said the UK may need to brace for increases later this year, as “higher inflation is unavoidable” as a result of the war in the Middle East. Continue reading...

Coroner says none of the five civilians killed in incident in Belfast during Troubles should have been shotBritish army soldiers “lost control” and used force that was “not reasonable” in the killing of five civilians in Northern Ireland in 1972, an inquest judge has ruled.Four of the victims – two teenagers, a father of six and a Catholic priest – posed no risk when they were shot in the Springhill and Westrock areas of west Belfast on 9 July 1972, Mr Justice Scoffield said on Thursday. Continue reading...

WPP accused of breaching its climate policy after report reveals firm linked to twice as much oil advertising as US rivalsA British advertising conglomerate has helped the oil companies ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and BP spend an estimated $1.5bn (£1.1bn) on adverts in the US since the 2015 Paris agreement to tackle the climate crisis, a report shows.London-based WPP was the leading advertising group serving the US’s oil industry over the past decade, according to analysis by the climate investigations platform DeSmog. The figure is nearly twice the respective amounts linked to its US rivals Omnicom and Interpublic Group (IPG), which merged in November. Continue reading...

Singer-songwriter was known for collaborations with former husband John Martyn as well as star-studded 1960s singles and 2014 comeback albumBritish folk singer Beverley Martyn, known for her collaborations with her former husband John Martyn as well as spirited, sublime solo work, has died aged 79.A statement from the family of the late John Martyn announced the news, saying she died peacefully at home on Monday. “Beverley was a remarkable woman of great inner strength,” the statement continued. “She was beautiful, intelligent, warm and kind.” Continue reading...

Ittai Gradel died of renal cancer days after museum awarded him medal for ‘very significant contribution’The academic turned antiquities dealer who exposed the theft of hundreds of artefacts from the British Museum has died aged 61.Dr Ittai Gradel, from Denmark, alerted the British Museum and the police after he was able to buy dozens of museum artefacts on eBay over the course of several years. Continue reading...

ONS says sales up by 0.7% in March, spurred by big rise in fuel purchases and sunny weather helping retailersBusiness live – latest updatesRetail sales in Great Britain rose last month due to motorists stocking up on fuel as they watched prices at the pump escalate rapidly because of the Iran war.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that the volume of retail sales rose 0.7% last month, well above analysts’ forecasts of just 0.1%, as the quantity of fuel bought hit the highest level since 2021. Continue reading...