What people in power think the impact of the Iran war will be
This week was the unique opportunity for the rest of the world to make its economic case to US President Donald Trump’s administration directly at the Spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank – taking place in Washington DC just down the road from the White
‘Embassy drone threat’ closes Kensington Gardens
Police are “assessing a number of discarded items” in London’s Kensington Gardens after a video was shared online in which a group claimed to have targeted the nearby Embassy of Israel with drones carrying dangerous substances. The Metropolitan Police said the embassy had not been attacked and officers were investigating
Could a digital twin make you into a ‘superworker’?
“Digital Richard” is the AI twin Richard Skellett has been building for the past three years. Bound within the confines of a screen, Digital Richard looks largely two dimensional, but he’s no ordinary chatbot. Digital Richard knows everything Skellett knows. He was built as a small language model which used
Europe has ‘maybe six weeks of jet fuel left’, energy boss warns
Europe has “maybe six weeks of jet fuel left”, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned. Stocks would reach a tipping point in June if Europe was unable to replace at least half of its imports from the Middle East, the organisation said in a report this
Guardiola says he enjoys watching Arsenal play
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he enjoys watching Arsenal play as he can “learn a lot” from them. The Gunners are in contention for a Premier League and Champions League double, sitting six points clear at the top of the table and with a European semi-final against Atletico Madrid lined up. But
Avengers reassemble and Top Gun flies back – Hollywood studios preview their new movies
Some of the most hotly anticipated films of the next couple of years have been previewed at the annual gathering of the cinema industry, CinemaCon, in Las Vegas this week. The event gives fans and cinema owners a glimpse of the biggest movies coming down the tracks, with footage and
Ceasefire with Israel brings respite to Lebanon, but obstacles to peace remain
At the stroke of midnight, gunfire and fireworks celebrated the start of the ceasefire in Beirut. Throughout the morning, smiling crowds gathered along roads leading to Lebanon’s south, the heartland of Hezbollah, playing revolutionary music and waving the group’s yellow flag as they started their journey back to where they
Oil prices plunge as Iran says Strait of Hormuz ‘open’ during ceasefire
Oil prices have plummeted after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would be “completely open” to commercial ships for the remainder of the ceasefire. The cost of a barrel of Brent crude fell to $88 dollars a barrel, having been above $98 earlier on Friday. The Strait of Hormuz is
Stop Welsh space radar station because of Trump’s ‘contempt’, first minister says
The UK government should stop working with the US on a deep space radar station because Donald Trump has shown “contempt for our country”, Welsh Labour leader Eluned Morgan has said. The first minister threatened to cause a row within Labour by asking her colleagues in Westminster to “halt” plans
Madonna announces sequel to Confessions On A Dancefloor album
Madonna has officially announced that her next album will be a sequel to 2005’s Confessions On A Dancefloor, the club-focused record that produced hits like Sorry and the Abba-sampling Hung Up. The star has been teasing the plan since 2023. On Tuesday she cleared her Instagram and changed her biography