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De federale begroting van dinsdag zal 500 miljoen dollar bevatten om snellere goedkeuringen voor woningbouw-, energie- en mijnbouwprojecten te financieren. Volg het nieuws van vandaag live Ontvang onze breaking news e-mail, gratis app of dagelijkse nieuwspodcast Goedemorgen, Krishani Dhanji hier met u. Vrienden, het is begrotingsweek, en dat is wel heel snel gegaan als je het mij vraagt! We krijgen nog een paar laatste aankondigingen van de regering voordat Jim Chalmers morgen zijn begroting presenteert. Dat omvat onder andere geld om milieuvergunningen te versnellen om de productiviteit te verhogen (daar meer over over een moment). Natuurlijk zijn alle grote posten – inclusief hervormingen van de belasting op vermogenswinst, negative gearing en trusts – al weken bekend. Lees verder...

De voormalige leider van de Liberale Partij trad terug als lid voor Farrer nadat ze was afgezet als oppositieleider. Volg de updates live

Labour-partij verliest meer dan 1.400 zetels in Engelse gemeenteraden en stort in bij verkiezingen voor het Welshe en Schotse parlement• Britse politiek live – laatste updates Keir Starmer, de Britse premier, staat onder toenemende druk om een datum voor zijn vertrek vast te stellen nadat verkiezingen in grote delen van het land resulteerden in massale verliezen voor zijn regerende Labour-partij. Nu het grootste deel van de resultaten na de stemming van donderdag is geteld, heeft Labour meer dan 1.400 vertegenwoordigers verloren in Engelse councils, de lokale overheidsstructuren die veel buurtvoorzieningen leveren. Lees verder...

• De uitspraak van Badenoch volgde nadat de Conservatieven de gemeenteraden van Westminster en Wandsworth in Londen herwonnen. • Kemi Badenoch stelt dat de Conservatieven "terugkomen" na het herwinnen van de raden van Westminster en Wandsworth van Labour, ondanks dat haar partij donderdag aanzienlijke verliezen leed in heel Engeland. • De partij wist bovendien een dreiging van Reform in Bexley af te slaan.

• Leider staaft stand tegenover oproepen van sommige van zijn parlementsleden om af te treden, maar geeft toe dat 'de resultaten zwaar zijn en er is geen manier om dit mooier voor te stellen' • Verkiezingen 2026 live: laatste nieuwsupdates • Volledige resultaten uit Engeland, Schotland en Wales

• Reform is de onbetwiste winnaar in het noordoosten, wat Labour waarschijnlijk naar de oppositie drijft in Hartlepool, met andere verliezen voor Starmer in Chorley, Wigan, Redditch en Tamworth • Verkiezingen 2026 live: laatste nieuwsupdates • Volledige uitslagen uit Engeland, Schotland en Wales

• Polomar Health Services (OTCQB: PMHS) disclosed a $10.7 million net loss for fiscal year 2025 in its annual 10-K filing with the SEC. • The filing raises substantial going-concern doubts due to ongoing losses, telehealth partner setbacks, and liquidity issues. • Company plans a merger with Altanine that would dilute existing shareholders to approximately 20% ownership post-deal.

Mamata Banerjee says Narendra Modi’s party ‘forcefully captured’ election that ended her party’s 15 years in powerA political showdown is taking place in the Indian state of West Bengal as the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee – India’s most powerful female politician – has dramatically refused to resign after she lost elections to the prime minister’s party this week.On Monday, Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) won an overwhelming victory in the state elections in West Bengal, where Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress party (TMC) have been in power for 15 years. Continue reading...

• Hangeng Trade Company has ceased operations at Pakistan's Gwadar port, citing an 'unfit business environment,' operational hurdles, financial losses, and stuck shipments despite government contact. • The closure reflects escalating security challenges in Balochistan, where the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has launched multiple attacks on Chinese nationals and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects since 2021. • The development raises concerns for China's $62 billion CPEC investment in Pakistan and threatens the viability of Gwadar as a strategic hub for Beijing's Arabian Sea access, potentially impacting regional connectivity and investment flows.

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...

• The United States naval operations in the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz have caused Iran nearly $4.8 billion in lost oil revenue, according to Pentagon estimates reported by Axios. • Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell, citing Press Secretary Joel Valdez, states the blockade enforces sanctions and curbs Iran's maritime oil trade to weaken funding for militant activities. • The Strait of Hormuz remains central to tensions as a vital global oil chokepoint, risking escalation in energy markets and regional stability.

Staff warned news operations face 15% cut, above BBC-wide 10% target, as corporation pushes through £600m savings planThe BBC’s news operation is to cut costs by a steeper-than-expected 15%, with staff told to expect heavy redundancies.The division, home to about a quarter of all BBC staff, is being saddled with one of the highest cost-cutting targets as the corporation attempts to cut as many as 2,000 jobs in the biggest downsizing of the public service broadcaster in 15 years. Continue reading...

Whitbread to call time on restaurants in UK and Ireland blaming higher costs and taxes for latest strategic resetPremier Inn owner Whitbread is to cut about 3,800 jobs in the UK and Ireland and shut its remaining Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants as it resets its five-year business strategy, amid tax rises and pressure from a US activist investor.The cuts will affect about 12% of Whitbread’s 30,000-strong workforce in the UK and Ireland working in its Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants, which are usually located next to, or inside, Premier Inn hotels. The company said consultations with affected employees would begin immediately. Continue reading...

Sources say staff have been asked to pack up final stock and equipment after waves of closuresJewellery chain Claire’s is closing its final UK stores on Tuesday, cutting about 1,000 jobs months after falling into administration.Sources said staff at Claire’s, which collapsed in January, had been asked to pack up the final stock and equipment with the final outlets to formally close on Tuesday after successive waves of closures in recent weeks. Continue reading...

Judge’s repeal of Trump ban on gender-affirming care for children ‘a meaningful win for patients’, experts sayA federal judge overturned the Trump administration’s ban on gender-affirming care for children on Saturday, decrying Robert F Kennedy Jr’s “wanton disregard” for the law that “causes very real harm to very real people”.It’s another loss for Kennedy’s agenda as secretary for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the second Trump administration – an agenda that has focused on restricting healthcare, including vaccines, abortion and gender-affirming care. Continue reading...

All signs point to a record-low performance for Labour in May in what will be a moment of high jeopardy for Keir StarmerLabour is on track for its worst local election performance, data analysed by the Guardian shows, in a blow that will pile further pressure on Keir Starmer’s leadership.Barring a drastic change in fortunes, Labour’s vote-share could fall to historic lows across elections for councils in England and devolved parliaments in Wales and Scotland on 7 May, with big gains for Reform, the Greens and nationalist parties, according to recent polling. 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.

• The New York Mets lost their 12th consecutive game following Devin Williams' struggles in the ninth inning, allowing two runs in a defeat highlighted on SNY's Post Game Live. • Gary Apple and Todd Zeile reacted to Williams' performance costing the team, amid ongoing woes for the squad covering New York sports. • Juan Soto returned to the lineup on Wednesday, providing a potential boost as Mets seek to end their skid in MLB action.

Mandelson received two ‘clearance denied’ red ticks yet top Foreign Office civil servant says he did not have access to file – which he later readUK politics live – latest updatesThe verdict on Olly Robbins’ parliamentary testimony, among fellow knights of the civil service realm at least, was unanimous. Lord Sedwill, a former Cabinet secretary, called on the prime minister to “retract his accusations against Olly Robbins and reinstate him”.Simon McDonald, who once held Robbins’ job as top civil servant in the Foreign Office, said if Keir Starmer had only waited to hear his evidence to the foreign affairs select committee he would never have sacked him. Continue reading...

• Fraud incidents continue climbing at US banks even with substantial spending on advanced detection tools and analytics. • The gap highlights limitations in current tech defenses against evolving fraudster tactics. • This trend matters as it pressures financial institutions to innovate faster, amid rising economic impacts from cyber fraud.

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Landmark ruling finds Wright Prospecting successfully made out its contractual claim to 50% of past and future royalties from Hope Downs iron ore projectGina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has lost its bid to retain royalties from the mammoth Hope Downs iron ore project and will be forced to pay Wright Prospecting half of its earnings from the project, worth hundreds of millions of dollars.In a landmark ruling in the Western Auestralia supreme court on Wednesday, justice Jennifer Smith said that Wright Prospecting had successfully made out its contractual claim to 50% of past and future royalties paid from the project. Continue reading...

Massachusetts liberal arts college laments ‘heartbreaking reality’ and says financial pressures to blameA Massachusetts liberal arts college is set to close permanently due to low enrollment and financial problems.The board of trustees of Hampshire College, a small liberal arts school in Amherst founded in 1965, pointed to “financial pressures” that have been “compounded by shifting external factors”. Continue reading...

Experts say any short-term financial benefit will be outweighed by long-term health costs related to obesityFaced with high demand for GLP-1 drugs, some American cities and states that previously covered the cost of the weight-loss medication for low-income residents and public employees have now started to restrict or eliminate coverage.The pullback stems from the dramatic increase in public spending on drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy in recent years. Continue reading...

• The Milwaukee Brewers struggled offensively in a disappointing loss to the Washington Nationals in an April 11 MLB matchup. • The Brewers' bats remained relatively silent throughout the contest, contributing to their inability to secure a victory. • The loss highlights the Brewers' ongoing offensive challenges as they continue to find consistency at the plate.

• The S&P 500 fell 2% for its fifth consecutive weekly decline, the first such streak since 2022, amid Mideast conflict de-escalation hopes. • Brent crude rose to $112 per barrel, with U.S. 10-year yields climbing to 4.43% on inflation fears from sustained high energy prices. • BlackRock warns elevated oil could shift focus from rate cuts to whether central bank policies can match rising inflation.