Shell’s profits jump as Iran war delivers windfall

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Energy major warns of lower gas production after damage to its facilities in the Gulf
Financial Times

Emirates soars to record profit despite Iran war grounding planes

Dubai airline says it has restored most flights after conflict closed airspace and sent jet fuel prices soaring
Financial Times

Inside the Mandelson scandal: ‘Keir didn’t even like him’

How the prime minister’s search for a political operator to liaise with Donald Trump dramatically backfired
Financial Times

The leverage layer cake behind HSBC’s private credit losses

HSBC did not lend to collapsed mortgage provider MFS. It took a $400mn hit anyway
Financial Times

Apple, Berkshire and the virtue of patience

Waiting for outstanding opportunities has paid off but it is getting increasingly difficult
BBC News

Two Britons self-isolating in UK after leaving hantavirus cruise ship

A British man is among three people evacuated from the ship while two other Britons are self-isolating in the UK.
BBC News

Watch: Passengers told virus-hit ship 'not infectious' after first death

YouTuber Ruhi Çenet was on board the ship, and filmed the announcement made on 12 April.
BBC News

Iran considering US proposal as Trump says war will be 'over quickly'

Mediator Pakistan says it is "endeavouring to convert this ceasefire into a permanent end to this war".
BBC News

Shocking stories of nursery abuse have emerged. Now cameras may be used to prevent more

With reports of abuse and deaths fuelling concern among parents, questions are growing over whether CCTV can offer...
The Economist

Vladimir Putin is losing his grip on Russia

Vladimir Putin is losing his grip on Russia  The Economist
The Economist

How worried should you be about hantavirus?

How worried should you be about hantavirus?  The Economist
NYT Europe

Starmer Braces for Local Election Losses Amid New Era of UK Politics

Polls predict historic losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party on Thursday as anti-immigrant Reform...
NYT Europe

Starmer Faces a Major Test in a Set of UK Elections: What to Know

Local elections in England, and parliamentary elections in Scotland and Wales, take place on Thursday. The governing...
The Telegraph

‘Build it and they will come’: How to turn your garden into a hedgehog haven

From DIY shelters to simple feeding tricks, readers reveal their tips for helping hedgehogs thrive in their gardens
The Telegraph

Irrepressible PSG show size of task facing Arsenal in Champions League final

Irrepressible PSG show size of task facing Arsenal in Champions League final
Wales
BBC Wales

Drivers 'chucking stuff out of windows' blamed as litter on 99% of main roads

Sweet wrappers, drinks containers and fast-food packaging were the most common items, campaigners said.
BBC Wales

Attenborough superfan, 6, draws 100th animal for broadcaster's birthday

Despite the 94-year age gap, six-year-old Max Evans-Browning calls Sir David his "favourite person".
BBC Wales

Polls open for voting in Senedd election

Polling stations open across Wales to elect 96 members to the expanded Welsh Parliament.
BBC Wales

Bonnie Tyler recovering after being taken to hospital for surgery

The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer is being treated in Faro, Portugal, where she has a home.
Sport
BBC Sport · Football

From ego-ridden team to complete package - why PSG pose ultimate test

Luis Enrique's expertise at rebuilding a culture as well as a team means Arsenal will confront the complete package...
BBC Sport

The AI fitness instructors selling unreal gains

A BBC Sport investigation finds misleading adverts for fitness apps that use AI-generated instructors to make...
BBC Sport · Football

Late Bayern pressure not enough as PSG return to Champions League final

Harry Kane's injury-time equaliser earns Bayern Munich a 1-1 second leg draw at the Allianz Arena as holders PSG...
BBC Sport · Football

Inside Man City's WSL title-winning season

Manchester City have won a first Women's Super League title in 10 years - but how did they achieve it?
The Race · F1

The biggest annoyance drivers still have with 2026 F1 cars

Though the rule tweaks for Miami helped, F1 would be to wrong to feel drivers are now happy with the 2026 cars
The Race · F1

Why F1's slowest car has a new urgent problem to fix

Aston Martin and Honda have addressed their biggest F1 problem but as the issues run so deep, there is immediately...
The Race

Gary Anderson's take on the grey areas Ferrari's exploiting

Some of Ferrari's latest F1 car upgrades are pushing the limits of the 2026 rules, reckons Gary Anderson
The Race · F1

What's going on with Mercedes' 'unacceptable' F1 starts

While Mercedes remains unbeaten in grands prix, it has another less enviable streak in 2026
Formula 1 Official

The transformative upgrades behind Red Bull's turnaround

Mark Hughes examines the extensive changes that Red Bull made to the RB22 for the Miami Grand Prix weekend.
Formula 1 Official

All the sports megastars at the Miami Grand Prix

Formula 1 always attracts sporting royalty, but Miami took it to another level – here are all the megastars at the...
ESPN Cricinfo · Cricket

Former India Under-19 cricketer Amanpreet Singh Gill dies at 36

Amanpreet Singh Gill played youth one-dayers and a three-day Test in 2007, touring England, Malaysia and Sri Lanka...
ESPN Cricinfo

Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood unlikely for Pakistan ODIs as dates overlap with IPL

Australia's three-match ODI tour will begin on May 30 in Rawalpindi before the final two matches are played on June...
Science
New Scientist

Dating over 50 is probably on the rise – but we know little about it

Research into dating has until now almost exclusively focused on younger people, but we’re finally beginning to...
New Scientist

Bronze Age Britons fashioned copper-mining tools out of old bones

An analysis of 150 artefacts from a site in Wales shows that the ancient practice of making tools out of bone...
New Scientist

Red-light therapy does have health benefits but not the ones you think

Red-light therapy promises to treat everything from acne and hair loss to depression and chronic pain. Many of these...
New Scientist

Deforestation could trigger Amazon tipping point in the 2030s

At least 15 per cent of the Amazon has already been lost, and further destruction could unleash widespread...
Nature

Author Correction: Enteric neurons increase maternal food intake during reproduction

Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10201-7Author Correction: Enteric neurons increase...
Nature

Author Correction: Multidimensional profiling of heterogeneity in supratentorial ependymomas

Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10602-8Author Correction: Multidimensional profiling...
Nature

Anaesthetized brains can still process podcasts

Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01480-1Neuronal recordings taken during surgery reveal...
Nature

Two-qubit logic and teleportation with mobile spin qubits in silicon

Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10423-9A device architecture comprising silicon-based...
Technology
The Verge

Musk’s biggest loyalist became his biggest liability

I sat down in the Musk v. Altman trial courtroom today, painfully aware that no one was going to ask Shivon Zilis...
The Verge

Nintendo announces a new Star Fox for the Switch 2

It turns out Fox McCloud's appearance in the Super Mario Galaxy Movie was a tease of things to come: Nintendo just...
The Verge

Google shuts down Project Mariner

Google has pulled the plug on Project Mariner, an experimental feature designed to perform tasks for you across the...
The Verge

How David Sacks crashed and burned in the White House

Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter exclusively for Verge subscribers about tech, politics, and Washington...
Techcrunch

Five architects of the AI economy explain where the wheels are coming off

Earlier this week, five people who touch every layer of the AI supply chain sat down at the Milken Global Conference...
Techcrunch

A 20-minute pitch wins Indian startup Pronto backing from Lachy Groom

The investment comes as Pronto scales to 26,000 daily bookings and the market heads toward a potential $18 billion size.
Techcrunch

Barry Diller trusts Sam Altman. But ‘trust is irrelevant’ as AGI nears, he says.

Barry Diller defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while warning that AGI remains an unpredictable force needing guardrails.
Techcrunch

Snap says its $400M deal with Perplexity ‘amicably ended’

The deal, announced last November, would have seen Perplexity's AI search engine integrated directly into Snapchat.
Wired

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