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• 面对选举失利的担忧，领导层人选成为关注焦点，Greater Manchester 市长的盟友正在加紧为回归做准备 • 盟友称，Andy Burnham 计划在“几周内”重返 Westminster • 本周，当 Westminster 的目光集中在议会的委员会会议室和投票大厅时，Keir Starmer 的政治前途正在其他地方尘埃落定

• Electoral Commission 正在审查这位 Reform UK 领袖在进入议会前是否应该申报这位亿万富翁的赠礼 • 分析：Farage 试图抢占新闻先机的做法只会引发更多疑问 • Farage 因未披露的 500 万英镑赠礼被移交给标准监督机构

验尸官表示，在 Troubles 期间于 Belfast 发生的事件中，被杀害的五名平民都不应该遭到枪击。一名验尸法庭法官裁定，British army 士兵在 1972 年于 Northern Ireland 杀害五名平民时“失去控制”，并使用了“不合理”的武力。Mr Justice Scoffield 周四表示，1972 年 7 月 9 日在西 Belfast 的 Springhill 和 Westrock 地区被枪击的受害者中，有四人——包括两名青少年、一名六个孩子的父亲和一名 Catholic 神父——在当时并未构成任何风险。继续阅读...

• 2022年，Aneil Karia 凭借由 Riz Ahmed 主演的短片获得奥斯卡奖。现在，他在 Jack Lowden 的帮助下，通过一个出人意料的在线平台，对 Reform 风格的议会候选人进行了辛辣讽刺。 • 一些电影制作人对自己的作品抱有不切实际的期望；Aneil Karia 并不属于那一类。他在谈到他的新片《Vote Gavin Lyle》时表示：“我还没到痴心妄想的地步，认为它能推翻政府”——但谁知道呢，也许真的可以。 • 《Vote Gavin Lyle》是一部风趣、聪明、演技精湛、短小精悍的讽刺剧，由 Jack Lowden 饰演一名在虚构的英格兰中部选区 Fletcham and Wold 参选的 Reform 风格准议会候选人。

Amber Davidson-Orozco 表示，这家人在搬离加利福尼亚州 (California) 的过程中弄丢了家猫 Dodger。 这只在跨美搬家途中走失的家猫，在经历了七年多极不可能但又令人期待已久的重逢后，据称正逐渐适应在佐治亚州 (Georgia) 新家与主人共同生活的往日步调。 正如主人 Amber Davidson-Orozco 在周三的一次采访中所述，尽管猫咪与家人分离的时间按猫龄折算约 24 年之久，但 Dodger 依然会对自己的名字有反应，并允许主人家的儿子们调皮地把它搭在肩膀上。 继续阅读...

Whitbread 将结束在英国和爱尔兰的餐饮业务，并将此次最新的战略调整归咎于成本和税收的上升。受税收上涨以及美国激进投资者压力的影响，Premier Inn 的所有者 Whitbread 在重新调整五年业务战略的过程中，将裁减英国和爱尔兰约 3,800 个岗位，并关闭剩余的 Beefeater 和 Brewers Fayre 餐厅。此次裁员将涉及 Whitbread 在英国和爱尔兰 30,000 名员工中约 12% 的人员，受影响者主要在 Beefeater 和 Brewers Fayre 餐厅工作，这些餐厅通常位于 Premier Inn 酒店旁边或内部。公司表示，与受影响员工的协商将立即开始。继续阅读...

Robert Hayward 预测 Reform 将成为大赢家，从 Labour 和 Conservatives 手中夺取席位 早上好。我们现在进入了 Scottish parliament、Welsh Senedd 和英格兰地方选举竞选的最后一周。Keir Starmer 原计划今天发表重要演讲，但他和其他政治领导人今天正专注于应对 Golders Green 刺伤事件以及英国犹太社区面临的反犹太主义威胁——政府反恐立法独立审查员 Jonathan Hall KC 将此描述为“national security emergency”。这是我们的隔夜报道。这是 Taz Ali 的直播博客。Taz 将报道针对该事件的大部分政治反应，因此我在此不会涉及这些内容。（恐怕由于刑事诉讼正在进行中，下方的评论区将不允许发表与此次袭击相关的评论。）Continue reading...

• 随着保守党主席将 Reform UK 领导人举报至委员，竞争政党要求对其进行调查。 • 独家报道：Farage 收到加密货币大亨未披露的 500 万英镑。 • 分析：Farage 试图抢在报道前发声，但这引发了更多疑问。

• Reform 领导人在收到常驻泰国的加密货币大亨 Christopher Harborne 的馈赠后，改变了关于竞选国会议员的决定。 • 据 Guardian 揭露，Nigel Farage 在宣布参加 2024 年英国大选前不久，收到了加密货币亿万富翁 Christopher Harborne 提供的 500 万英镑。 • Farage 此前曾表示不打算竞选国会议员，但在收到这位常驻泰国的商人提供的私人礼金后几周内便改变了立场。阅读更多...

• 都柏林学者发现了由诺森布里亚牛倌创作的、可追溯至 1,200 年前的《凯德蒙赞美诗》（Caedmon’s Hymn）手稿。 • 这首由诺森布里亚牛倌于七世纪创作的诗歌是现存最早的英语诗歌，其失传副本近日在罗马被发现。 • 来自都柏林圣三一大学（TCD）的学者在罗马国家中央图书馆发现了包含《凯德蒙赞美诗》的手稿。阅读更多...

• Harris County Public Health 的一份新报告显示，休斯顿的结核病发病率在德克萨斯州最高，凸显了城市传播风险。 • 数据显示，休斯顿地区病例数增加与人口密集及社会经济因素相关。 • 结核病发病率上升要求扩大针对性的筛查和治疗，以遏制高风险社区的传播。

Tech giant accused of ‘cynical attempt to bust the union’ in decision to shutter location in Towson, MarylandWorkers at the first Apple store to unionize in the US are pushing back against the company’s decision to shut down the store by June, alleging the company’s decision is rooted in “a cynical attempt to bust the union”.On Monday, the union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Apple, alleging unionized employees at the store in Towson, Maryland, are being denied transfer rights and other rights compared with workers at non-unionized stores. The union is also alleging retaliation for being unionized. 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...

• The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.48% to 16,240.35 on Monday, April 26, driven by weakness in mega-cap technology stocks including Apple (down 1.2%) and Microsoft (down 0.9%), as investors reassess growth expectations ahead of the Federal Reserve's May meeting. • Treasury yields climbed to 4.35% for the 10-year note amid inflation concerns, pressuring valuations of rate-sensitive tech companies and spurring profit-taking after recent market gains. • The decline reflects growing caution among portfolio managers about earnings sustainability in the second quarter, with earnings guidance from major tech firms expected to dominate trading through early May.

Experts report more young people with conditions such as bunions after wearing shoes that are too small or narrowParents should care for their children’s feet in the same way as their eyes and teeth, according to footwear specialists who say they are seeing more young people with painful conditions such as bunions.Bunions are bony lumps on the side of the foot. People can be genetically pre-disposed but ill-fitting shoes are seen as an aggravating factor. Continue reading...

Police say attack in Dunmurry in which no one was hurt shows ‘murderous intent still exists’ in paramilitaries“Murderous intent and capability” still exists within paramilitaries in Northern Ireland, officers have said after a car exploded outside a police station on the outskirts of Belfast.Detectives said they believed the New IRA was involved and are treating it as attempted murder. Continue reading...

Men in tuxedos and women in dresses dove under tables, like a scene from a dozen Hollywood movies, but now it was happening to meShocking. Unnerving. Unpredictable. Violent. For a decade I have been following the twists and turns of Donald Trump’s America with the privilege of journalistic distance. On Saturday night I felt the darkness come viscerally close.Bang! Bang! What was that? Where was it? At 8.36pm panic and pandemonium reigned in the cavernous ballroom at the Washington Hilton hotel. There were men running and cries of “Get down!” and “Stay down!” Continue reading...

• A leading AI startup focused on enterprise AI solutions secured $150 million in Series B funding on April 25, 2026. • The round was led by Lightspeed Ventures and SoftBank, signaling strong investor confidence in scalable AI technologies for businesses. • This funding underscores accelerating growth in the US enterprise AI sector amid rising demand for efficient AI deployment tools.

Mark Young battled dehydration and killed a rattlesnake while his children and others looked for him for daysA Vietnam war veteran says he is a living “miracle” after getting lost in Arizona’s wilderness for four days with precious few supplies – and ultimately being rescued by his own son.“I’ve never felt so loved,” Mark Young said in an interview aired on Phoenix’s KNXV news station about the moment he realized it was his son who had delivered him from his plight. “My gratitude is inexpressible.” Continue reading...

• U.S. Men's National Team fell 3-2 in overtime to Czechia on April 22 in preliminary round of IIHF World Championship. • Goals by American forwards kept game close, but Czechia netted winner late. • Team USA advances to face next opponent Friday, aiming for quarterfinal berth.

Force says it is ‘confident there was no offence’ and condemns ‘shameful’ behaviour by protestersThe investigation into reports of a rape outside a church in Epsom that led to widespread public disorder will close as police are “confident there was no offence”.Surrey police received a report on Saturday 11 April that a woman had been raped near a church in the early hours of the morning after leaving Labyrinth nightclub in Epsom. Continue reading...

• The New York Mets snapped a 12-game losing streak Wednesday night with a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Citi Field, ending their two-week-long skid when Luke Weaver struck out Byron Buxton for the final out. • Shortstop Francisco Lindor was removed from the game with left calf tightness after scoring from first base in the fourth inning and will undergo an MRI to determine the extent of the injury. • The victory marks a crucial turnaround for the struggling Mets, who had not won since early April and faced mounting pressure during their extended drought.

Exclusive: Officials warn department will lose access to database of 26,000 verified cases by cutting fundingThe Foreign Office unit tracking potential breaches of international law by Israel in Gaza and more recently Lebanon has been closed because of cuts within the department, the Guardian can reveal.The decision to shut the international humanitarian law cell follows a review by Olly Robbins, the permanent secretary at the Foreign Office dismissed last week by the prime minister over the Peter Mandelson scandal. 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...