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• Con Starmer sotto crescente pressione per dimettersi, i gruppi Growth e Tribune propongono idee per una revisione delle politiche • Gruppi collegati al segretario della salute, Wes Streeting, e al sindaco del Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, hanno proposto ampi cambiamenti alla politica governativa, offrendo un'idea di come il paese potrebbe cambiare qualora uno dei due dovesse succeedere a Keir Starmer. • Il Growth Group, alleato di Streeting, e il gruppo Tribune di parlamentari laburisti, alleato di Burnham, hanno pubblicato visioni contrastanti su come la Gran Bretagna dovrebbe essere gestita, tra cui vasti tagli fiscali, aiuti per il costo della vita e grandi riforme dell'apparato governativo.

• Una ricerca della UCL suggerisce che visitare gallerie d'arte o musei, cantare e dipingere possa aiutare a migliorare i risultati in termini di salute • Cantare, dipingere o visitare una galleria o un museo aiuta le persone a invecchiare più lentamente, secondo l'ultimo studio che collega l'interesse attivo per l'arte e la cultura a un miglioramento della salute. • I risultati sono i primi a dimostrare che sia la partecipazione ad attività artistiche che la frequentazione di eventi, come la visita a una mostra, portano le persone a rimanere biologicamente più giovani. Continua a leggere...

• Gli astronomi hanno scoperto una rara sorgente di raggi X che fornisce informazioni cruciali sulla natura dei 'little red dots', galassie compatte dell'universo primordiale rilevate dal James Webb Space Telescope. • La scoperta, riportata l'11 maggio 2026, rivela che questi punti ospitano buchi neri supermassicci che accrescono attivamente materiale, spiegando così il loro intenso bagliore rosso e le loro dimensioni ridotte. • Questa svolta è fondamentale poiché risolve un enigma chiave della cosmologia, confermando i meccanismi di crescita dei buchi neri nel primo miliardo di anni dell'universo e aiutando l'interpretazione dei dati del JWST.

• iShares MSCI South Korea ETF e iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF sono cresciuti rispettivamente del 239% e del 96% negli ultimi 12 mesi nell'ambito della mania per l'IA. • L'indice KOSPI della Corea del Sud ha raggiunto il record di 7.899,32 lunedì con un balzo del 4%, mentre il TAIEX di Taiwan ha chiuso sopra i 42.000 per la prima volta la scorsa settimana. • Goldman Sachs prevede che la crescita del PIL della Corea del Sud sarà del 2,5% nel 2026, con le esportazioni legate all'IA che triplicheranno raggiungendo quasi il 30% del PIL; si prevede che il PIL di Taiwan accelererà fino al 10% con simili aumenti delle esportazioni.

• Un'analisi di 1,5 milioni di beneficiari di Medicare ha mostrato che gli adulti anziani statunitensi che hanno ricevuto il vaccino ricombinante subunitario contro lo zoster (Shingrix) hanno avuto meno probabilità di sviluppare la demenza. • I risultati pubblicati da MedPage Today il 5 maggio 2026 evidenziano il potenziale effetto protettivo del vaccino contro la demenza negli anziani. • Questo aspetto è rilevante poiché suggerisce che la vaccinazione potrebbe ridurre l'incidenza della demenza in un contesto di aumento dei casi di Alzheimer, una delle cause principali di eccesso di morti negli Stati Uniti secondo le ricerche della Boston University.

Roman Lavrynovych is one of three accused of arson attacks on a vehicle and two houses in London tied to the prime ministerA Ukrainian man has admitted setting fire to a car that once belonged to Keir Starmer for £3,000, after telling a court he had been being threatened by a “powerful” Russian-speaking man using the pseudonym El Money.Roman Lavrynovych, 22, is accused, along with Stanislav Carpiuc and Petro Pochynok, of arson attacks on a vehicle and two houses in north London linked to the prime minister. Continue reading...

Patient remains in south Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, say health officials, as vessel heads to Tenerife Explainer: What is hantavirus?A third British national has been diagnosed with suspected hantavirus linked to a cruise ship outbreak, health officials have said.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) had already confirmed two cases among British nationals, who are in hospitals in the Netherlands and South Africa. It said a third has been reported on the south Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, where the patient remains. Continue reading...

• Federal officials are investigating at least four suspicious trades potentially tied to insider knowledge of U.S.-Iran developments. • Sources confirm the trades involved large positions in oil futures ahead of recent Strait of Hormuz tensions. • This probe highlights risks of market manipulation during global conflicts, with implications for financial regulations.

Kawsar Ahmad, 53, and Zeinab Ahmad, 31, appear in Melbourne as Janai Safar, 32, due to face Sydney court on separate charges including joining a terrorist organisationTwo Australian women charged with committing crimes against humanity including slavery offences during the rule of Islamic State in Syria have faced a Melbourne court.Kawsar Ahmad, 53, also known as Abbas, and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, 31, were arrested by officers from the Victorian joint counter-terrorism team (JCTT) at Melbourne airport on Thursday. Continue reading...

The group of 13 women and children left Syria for Australia on Wednesday, with authorities saying some adults may be chargedA group of 11 women and children have landed in Melbourne after being detained for more than seven years in Syrian detention camps since the fall of Islamic State.Some the women may face and possible criminal charges – including terrorism and slavery related offences – with the Australian federal police (AFP) expected to provide an update later on Thursday. Continue reading...

As Reform vows to block solar and windfarms, energy leaders say renewables offer most secure future, insulating UK from hostile forcesUK politics live – latest updates• May elections: What’s at stake across England, Wales and Scotland?The defining issue of Thursday’s local elections, feedback from doorsteps suggests, will be the UK’s soaring cost of living. But voters should be told about the links between inflation and the affects of fossil fuels and the climate crisis – or the remedies they choose – may make the situation worse, green campaigners have warned.Ami McCarthy, the head of politics at Greenpeace UK, said: “With people’s bills and prices soaring from yet another fossil fuel crisis, these local elections have a global context – driven by the Iran war. Continue reading...

Glyphosate is currently sprayed on cereal and pulse crops to dessicate them and make them easier to harvestA new trade deal with the EU could lead to restrictions on the use of the controversial weedkiller glyphosate on UK food crops.The full-spectrum herbicide, which kills almost every plant it touches, is often sprayed on wheat, oats and other cereal and pulse crops immediately before harvest to desiccate them and make them easier to handle. Continue reading...

Home affairs minister says government continues to refuse to assist the group of 13, who are expected leave Syria soonThe Albanese government has confirmed that four Australian women and nine of their children who were linked to suspected Islamic State fighters in Syria are set to travel home.The group of 13 were expected to fly into Australia very soon, the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Figures for England and Wales prompt calls for more rigorous police investigations of casesOnly 3% of suicides related to domestic abuse in England and Wales in the past five years have resulted in any sort of prosecution, figures show.Between 2020 and 2025, 553 people took their own lives after suspected abuse in an intimate relationship, but only 17 posthumous charges were brought.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email [email protected] or [email protected]. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

HAYI has taken responsibility for a string of incidents targeting Jewish sites, but investigators say the latest claim may be opportunistic rather than state-backedPolice treating stabbing of two men in Golders Green as terrorismIt took just over an hour after the horrific knife attack on two British Jewish people in Golders Green, north London, for an Iran-linked terror group, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI), to make a claim of responsibility on a Telegram channel.Counter-terror police are aware of the initial posting – a brief statement accompanied by the group’s logo – put online at 12.23pm and a follow-up 40 minutes later showing a violent attack at a bus stop. Continue reading...

Three defendants deny plotting arson attack on two homes and a car connected to prime minister in London last yearA series of arson attacks on property linked to Keir Starmer was masterminded by a Russian-speaking contact using the pseudonym “El Money”, a court has heard.Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Petro Pochynok, 35, both from Ukraine, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, a Romanian national, sat with their heads bent towards interpreters as Duncan Atkinson KC, prosecuting, opened the trial over the arson attacks in May last year. Continue reading...

Police warn of violent pornography and ‘toxic’ influencers as suicides outstrip homicides for third year runningThe first teenage girl has been identified as having been driven to kill herself after domestic violence, as police chiefs blamed violent pornography and “toxic” influencers for being behind a rise in teen abuse.Suicides after domestic abuse have outstripped homicides for the third year running, according to the Domestic Homicide Project, which records deaths in England and Wales after domestic abuse. 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...

Calls for ‘urgent, sustained action’ over rising number of children who do not have permanent homeLiving in temporary accommodation has contributed to the deaths of 104 children in England in the past six years, 76 of whom were under the age of one, according to data.Statistics also show there were 64 stillbirths and 27 neonatal deaths involving mothers living in temporary accommodation (TA) in the UK in 2024. Experts say the housing crisis is pushing families into conditions that endanger their lives. Continue reading...

Civil rights group logs 300% yearly rise from before war and says ‘authoritarian repression … went into overdrive’A civil rights group dedicated to the defense of pro-Palestinian speech said that requests for legal assistance linked to Palestine-related activism in the US continues to far surpass pre-2023 levels, having logged 300% more requests for support last year than in any year prior to Israel’s war in Gaza.Palestine Legal logged some 1,131 requests in 2025. That was less than the record 2,184 requests it received in 2024, amid the peak of student protests and encampments, but well above its yearly average prior to the October 7 2023 Hamas attacks and Israel’s response in Gaza. Continue reading...

• The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against cartel-linked casinos and key associates operating on the U.S.-Mexico border on April 14, 2026. • The action represents a continued enforcement effort targeting financial networks connected to organized crime along the southwestern border. • The sanctions highlight the Treasury's commitment to disrupting illicit financial flows and money laundering operations tied to criminal organizations.

Former Australian PM, who has been associated with pro-Orbán Danube Institute since 2023, praises ousted Hungarian leaderGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTony Abbott has likened Viktor Orbán to “[Donald] Trump with brains” and labelled him Hungary’s “greatest modern leader”, as the future of his work for the ousted leader’s pet thinktank hangs in the balance.Orbán’s 16-year grip on power in Hungary has ended after the rightwing populist leader conceded his Fidesz party had lost to the opposition Tisza party led by Péter Magyar, which won at least 138 of the 199 seats in the country’s parliament. Continue reading...

Revealed: JDL 613 Brotherhood has platformed a convicted terrorist and its video recordings display an obsessive antipathy to New York’s mayor, Zohran MamdaniSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA man who has been charged with plotting to firebomb a pro-Palestine activist’s home is tied to a group whose leaders support violence against Palestinians and have platformed a convicted terrorist who fundraises for a violent settler movement in the occupied West Bank.Video recordings by the group, called JDL 613 Brotherhood, also reveal its leaders possess an obsessive antipathy to New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani. They feature the organization’s founder, Yisrael Yaacob Ben Avraham, describing Mamdani as a “Muslim terrorist”, a “cancer”, and his election a “harbinger” of “a creeping Islamic takeover of America”. Continue reading...

• Texas health officials reported 156 measles cases as of April 7, 2026, in a Dallas County outbreak starting March 15, with 12 hospitalizations. • 89% of cases unvaccinated, including 45 children under 5; infection rate 90% among exposed susceptibles. • Declared public health emergency; impacts 2 million residents, straining ERs amid 83% vaccination goal miss.

Police say they found a ballistic-style vest, several notebooks and literature they allege contained extremist referencesTwo New South Wales teenagers have been charged with allegedly possessing violent extremist material after police searched one of their homes and found a ballistic-style vest, several notebooks and literature they allege contained extremist references.The Australian federal police and NSW police released a statement on Friday morning confirming the boys, aged 15 and 16 and both from Moree in northern NSW, had been charged with possession of alleged extremist material after a joint counterterrorism investigation. Continue reading...

• The Iran-supporting group Handala claimed responsibility for hacking Stryker, a Michigan-based medical technology company, in retaliation for US strikes killing Iranian schoolchildren. • DigiCert tracked nearly 5,800 cyberattacks by nearly 50 Iran-tied groups, primarily targeting US and Israeli companies. • Attacks included spyware via fake bomb shelter apps on Android devices during Iranian missile strikes in Israel, accessing cameras, locations, and data.

• Iran-linked hackers posted private messages and photographs belonging to FBI Director Kash Patel in what appears to be a cyber retaliation operation amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions. • The breach represents a significant security incident targeting senior U.S. intelligence leadership during heightened Middle East conflict. • The incident underscores growing cyber threats and Iranian capabilities to penetrate U.S. government security systems.

Raw Farm was also linked to 2024 salmonella outbreak that sickened 165 people and deaths of two cats from bird fluA California raw milk dairy that was previously linked to a fatal outbreak of bird flu in cats has now been linked to an E coli outbreak involving cheddar cheese, affecting nine people in three states.The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in an alert that more than half of the people sickened so far are children under age five. Three people have been hospitalized after contracting a dangerous strain of E coli – O157:H7 – with one developing hemolytic uremic syndrome, a condition that can lead to kidney failure. Continue reading...