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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...

I ricercatori affermano che l'aumento non è inevitabile ed è importante analizzare cosa ci sia dietro le differenze nelle tendenze dell'obesità

• I mercati azionari statunitensi sono calati martedì, con l'S&P 500 in ribasso dello 0,9% rispetto ai massimi storici, a causa dell'indebolimento dei titoli tecnologici e della continua crescita dei prezzi del petrolio in mezzo all'incertezza sul conflitto con l'Iran. • Il greggio di riferimento statunitense è balzato di 3,43 dollari a 101,50 dollari al barile, mentre il Brent è salito di 3,62 dollari a 107,83 dollari al barile, dopo che il Presidente Trump ha dichiarato che il cessate il fuoco tra USA e Iran è in "terapia intensiva" avendo rifiutato l'ultima proposta di pace dell'Iran. • Il greggio Brent è aumentato del 50% rispetto ai livelli pre-guerra di circa 70 dollari, contribuendo alle pressioni inflazionistiche globali e mettendo in difficoltà le famiglie statunitensi a causa dei prezzi più alti della benzina e delle merci legati ai nuovi dazi.

• L'aeroporto segnala un calo del 5%, ma il traffico di passeggeri in transito aumenta poiché i viaggiatori utilizzano l'hub per evitare gli aeroporti del Medio Oriente • Business live – aggiornamenti dalle notizie • Il numero di passeggeri in volo da London Heathrow è sceso lo scorso mese, poiché la guerra in Medio Oriente ha influenzato la domanda di viaggi internazionali.

Gli organizzatori della cerimonia stanno prendendo le procedure dell'evento «estremamente seriamente» dopo la trasmissione di un epiteto razziale a febbraio. Continua a leggere...

• Il Straits Times Index (STI) di Singapore è sceso di 20,06 punti, pari allo 0,4%, chiudendo a 4.921,90 l'8 maggio 2026, in un contesto di generale ritirata regionale. • Hongkong Land è stata la performance peggiore tra i componenti dell'STI, crollando del 5,2% (ovvero 0,45 US$) a 8,25 US$. • OCBC ha invertito il trend, salendo dello 0,2% a 21,92 S$ dopo aver riferito un aumento dell'utile netto trimestrale del 5%, pari a 1,97 miliardi di S$ per il primo trimestre conclusosi il 31 marzo.

• I rendimenti dei titoli di stato scendono mentre diminuiscono i timori del mercato che il leader laburista possa essere sostituito da un rivale più orientato a sinistra • Elezioni 2026 – aggiornamenti in diretta • Business live – ultimi aggiornamenti

Il costruttore di automobili lancia uno dei più gravi avvertimenti finora sull'impatto del conflitto sulle imprese, mentre pesano anche i dazi di Trump • Toyota ha riportato una perdita di 3 miliardi di sterline a causa dei costi derivanti dalla guerra in Iran, mentre i prezzi dei componenti e dei materiali sono impennati e le vendite sono diminuite. • Il più grande produttore di auto al mondo ha dichiarato che i profitti sono calati nell'anno fiscale chiuso a marzo, poiché è stato "probabilmente incapace di assorbire il nuovo impatto derivante dal Medio Oriente", in uno dei più forti avvertimenti finora sull'impatto della guerra per le imprese. Continua a leggere...

• Halifax afferma che il costo di una casa tipica è sceso dello 0,1% in aprile, il secondo calo mensile consecutivo, con il ritmo della crescita annuale sceso dallo 0,8% allo 0,4%. • Notizie economiche – aggiornamenti in tempo reale: i prezzi delle case nel Regno Unito sono scesi per il secondo mese consecutivo in aprile, mentre Halifax ha dimezzato la sua stima per il tasso di crescita annuale a causa del conflitto in Medio Oriente. • Halifax, che fa parte di Lloyds – il più grande prestatore ipotecario della Gran Bretagna – ha dichiarato che il costo di una tipica casa nel Regno Unito è sceso dello 0,1% in aprile, arrivando a £299.313. Ciò segue un calo dello 0,5% registrato a marzo. Continua a leggere...

Sarah Schloegl bloccata ad Alicante dopo che è emerso che l'undicimese non aveva documenti validi secondo le nuove norme

• Il gruppo sindacale chiede che l'aliquota torni dal 3% all'8% dopo che i quattro maggiori istituti di credito del Regno Unito hanno rivelato un profitto totale di 14 miliardi di sterline nel primo trimestre. • Secondo i leader dei sindacati, dovrebbe essere imposta una windfall tax maggiorata sulle banche più grandi del Regno Unito, dopo che i quattro principali prestatori hanno riportato quasi 14 miliardi di sterline di profitti nel primo trimestre, alimentati in parte dalla turbolenza del mercato causata dalla guerra in Iran. • Il Trades Union Congress (TUC) ha rinnovato l'appello per un aumento dell'attuale sovraccarico bancario, che era stato ridotto dall'8% al 3% sui profitti superiori a 100 milioni di sterline dal governo conservatore nel 2023, mentre le banche beneficiano dell'ambiente ad alti tassi di interesse. Continua a leggere...

London-headquartered bank’s shares slide as it sets aside an extra $300m to cover effects of Middle East conflictBusiness live – latest updatesHSBC has suffered a $1.3bn (£961m) hit to profits, fuelled by the fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran and fraud in the troubled private credit sector.The London-headquartered bank said profits fell 4% in the first three months of the year, dropping $100m to $9.4bn, compared with the same period in 2025. Revenue increased 6% to $18.6bn. Continue reading...

Ryan Cohen said he didn’t understand questions about how the video games retailer could afford its $55.5bn bidSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailGameStop’s shares fell more than 10% on Monday as questions emerged about how the company would finance its surprise $55.5bn bid for eBay.In an interview with CNBC, Ryan Cohen, GameStop’s CEO, skirted repeated inquiries about how the video games retailer could afford the deal, saying he didn’t understand the questions. Continue reading...

Foil boarders were pursued by shark – likely a great white – off Santa Barbara before it lost interest and swam awaySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxRon Takeda and Tavis Boise were a few miles off the coast of Santa Barbara when they noticed the large mass trailing behind them.“Tavis, is it a dolphin?” asked Takeda as he stood on his foil board, a specialized form of surfing, propelling himself through the waves. Boise, who was filming their run, recognized the question as an ominous sign – the veteran surfers are familiar enough with dolphins that Takeda should have recognized one immediately. Continue reading...

Actor and presenter broke his hip, right leg, pelvis and ribs when he gave a talk at CogX festival at O2 Arena in 2023Stephen Fry is suing two companies that organised a tech conference where he was injured in 2023 after falling off the stage, high court documents show.The actor and presenter broke his hip and had multiple breaks in his right leg, pelvis and ribs when he attended the CogX festival at the O2 Arena, where he delivered a talk on artificial intelligence on 14 September 2023. Continue reading...

FTSE 250 firms Paragon and OSB Group, owner of Kent Reliance and Precise Mortgages, slide on London Stock ExchangeRachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war falloutBusiness live – latest updatesShares in some of the UK’s biggest buy-to-let lenders such as Paragon and One Savings Bank have fallen after it emerged that the chancellor may make private landlords commit to a one-year rent freeze.In an effort to protect households from rising living costs as a result of the Iran war, Rachel Reeves is considering whether to ban landlords in England from increasing rents for a limited period of time, the Guardian revealed on Monday night. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Sources say chancellor is examining exceptional measures to protect household budgetsRachel Reeves is considering imposing a one-year rent freeze on private sector homes amid growing alarm in government about the impact of the Iran war on voters’ budgets.Landlords in England would be banned from raising rents for a limited period of time under the proposals, which are being debated within government as part of a major cost of living package to be launched in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

• The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index declined to 98.3 in April 2026, down 4.2 points from March, marking the steepest monthly drop since July 2025 as Americans express renewed concern about inflation and job security. • Consumers' expectations for future economic conditions weakened notably, with the forward-looking component falling 6.8 points as respondents cited concerns about rising prices for groceries, gasoline, and housing costs. • The decline suggests potential headwinds for Q2 consumer spending and retail sales, pressuring guidance from discretionary retailers and restaurant operators ahead of earnings season.

The king faces possibly his most important ever speech and a thin-skinned president, in the shadow of the Sussexes and the Epstein scandal. What could go wrong?On his high-stakes four-day state visit to the US, King Charles will have to walk a diplomatic tightrope as the guest of an erratic Donald Trump against the backdrop of Iran and security concerns after Saturday night’s shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner.Many challenges lie ahead as he takes up his UK government-decreed task to “reaffirm and renew” bilateral ties amid a worsening “special relationship” on the 250th anniversary of American independence. Continue reading...

President says incident, in which Secret Service agent was saved by bulletproof vest, was ‘totally shocking to me’White House correspondents’ dinner shooting – follow liveDonald Trump said on Saturday night he initially thought that the sound of a gunman charging a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was a tray falling, in his first remarks about what was going through his mind as the incident unfolded.“Actually, it was totally shocking to me, and that never changes,” Trump said, appearing to refer to the assassination attempt against him at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and a second incident on his golf course in Florida during the 2024 presidential campaign. Continue reading...

Sarah Breeden predicts ‘adjustment’ due to elevated risk including private credit and highly valued AI stocksBusiness live – latest updatesRecord-high global stock markets do not reflect the risks in the global economy, and will fall back, a deputy governor at the Bank of England has warned.Sarah Breeden, deputy governor for financial stability at the Bank, fears that macroeconomic risks are not fully priced into equity markets. Continue reading...

State’s strict gun policies heralded as data shows 35% reduction in homicides between 2022 and 2024California officials are touting a historic three-year decrease in homicides and gun violence that has led to the state’s lowest number of killings on record.The number of homicides in California decreased by 35% between 2022 and 2024, with 2,304 deaths reported in 2022 and 1,768 in 2024, according data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The dip in homicides was most pronounced for teenage and young adult Black and Latino males, who have historically faced the highest risk of being killed or injured by gunshot wounds. Suicides, the most common type of gun deaths, also fell to record lows, according to the report. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Brussels seeks to stall awarding of contract to firm fronted by US president’s lawyer in letter seen by GuardianThe EU risks a confrontation with Donald Trump after it sought to stall the awarding of a lucrative Balkans pipeline contract to a company fronted by his personal lawyer, documents seen by the Guardian show.Brussels has clashed with Trump over trade, Ukraine and military spending, but the intervention in the Southern Interconnection pipeline project appears to mark the first time it has challenged a commercial venture by those close to the president. Continue reading...

• Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs sustained a concussion on a hard fall during the second quarter of Game 2 playoff loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night, played only 12 minutes before exiting. • Spurs lost 106-103, evening the first-round series at 1-1; coach Mitch Johnson confirmed Wembanyama is in protocol and out for the game, emphasizing proper steps will be taken. • The incident occurred with 8:57 left in the second quarter while driving to the basket defended by Jrue Holiday, landing chin-first and briefly appearing knocked out.

Use of the illicit drug has plummeted in recent years among gen Zers, compared with their parents’ generationEver since cocaine first emerged as a popular party drug via the shores of Miami in the early 1970s, use of the stimulant has been inextricably entwined with the very essence of capitalist excess and what it is to be American: brash, bombastic and brazen.The wide-scale use of cocaine in the US has left a trail of destruction in its wake, largely thanks to the illegal nature of the trade and the resultant US government policy of a “war on drugs”. Continue reading...

ONS data for three months to February is not expected to alter Bank of England’s decision on interest ratesUnemployment in the UK unexpectedly fell in the three months to February, according to official figures – but the fallout from the conflict in the Middle East is expected to cause a rise in job cuts.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that the rate of unemployment was 4.9% in the three months to February. This compares with 5.2% in the three months to January, a rate that economists had expected to also see in February. Continue reading...

• The average 30-year fixed-rate conforming mortgage rate in the US dropped to 6.230%, down 2 basis points from the prior day and 5 basis points from a week ago. • 15-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.535%, declining 5 basis points daily and 2 basis points weekly, per Optimal Blue data reflecting loans locked as of April 16. • Jumbo 30-year rates fell to 6.528% (down 3 basis points weekly), FHA to 6.060% (down 1), VA to 5.833% (down 5), and USDA to 5.863% (down 10 basis points).

FTSE 100 slides and UK gas prices up amid fears strait of Hormuz will be closed for extended periodBusiness live – latest updatesOil prices rose sharply and European stock markets fell on Monday, after the US seizure of an Iranian vessel hit hopes for a peace deal.Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose by as much as 5% on Monday to $95.50 (£70.75) a barrel. Continue reading...