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Trump’s Iran war leaves US with sharpest fuel shock in G7
Financial Times · Fri 01 May, 21:59
Petrol and diesel prices are rising more swiftly in America than other major economies including the UK and Canada
Financial Times
Oil market one month from crunch point as global stockpiles dwindle
Traders warn of further jump in prices and ‘huge pain’ as economies cut consumption
Financial Times
Exxon and Chevron defy Trump pressure to boost oil production
US supermajors stick to prewar strategies despite White House plea for more drilling to curb soaring petrol prices
Financial Times
MBZ, the Emirati sheikh who shook up the Gulf
From foreign interventions to abandoning Opec, the UAE’s leader is charting a different path for his country
Financial Times
The shrinking of Jewish life in Britain
It should be entirely possible to be anti-Israel without sinking to dehumanising language
BBC News
Trump tells Congress ceasefire means he does not need their approval for Iran war
The president writes that hostilities "have terminated" because of the ceasefire, arguing he does not need...
BBC News
Polanski apologises for sharing post criticising officers who arrested Golders Green suspect
The Green leader was facing a growing backlash for appearing to back criticism of arresting officers.
BBC News
Golders Green stabbing suspect in court on three charges of attempted murder
Essa Suleiman, 45, is also accused of attempting to murder a third man on the same day in south London.
BBC News
Peter Kay show evacuated and man held as police investigate 'suspicious bag'
A 19-year-old man is in custody and the Birmingham site is being searched.
The Economist
How to capitalise on London’s thriving financial industry
How to capitalise on London’s thriving financial industry The Economist
The Economist
Still in La La land
Still in La La land The Economist
NYT Europe
‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Director’s Oscar Is Found After Airline Lost It
Pavel Talankin, a co-director and star of the documentary “Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” was told by T.S.A. agents that...
NYT Europe
Co-Founder of Superdry Fashion Brand Is Convicted of Rape
A British jury convicted James Holder, who rose to fame for his role in creating the streetwear brand, of raping a...
The Telegraph
The best beach hotels in Greece
If the most important part of your holiday is sun, glittering sea and buttery-soft sand – these Greek seaside...
The Telegraph
The best plays and musicals in London (and beyond) to book in 2026
These shows are the finest on stage, both the best-rated productions we have already seen and those to which we are...
Wales
BBC Wales
Teen who took laughing gas before driving into couple outside club guilty of murder
Shelley Davies died in hospital three weeks after Kian Bateman drove into her and her partner.
BBC Wales
'I earn £36k but I can't afford to buy a house'
Shelter Cymru says privately rented homes are unaffordable for most people across Wales.
BBC Wales
Warning after fires near popular mountain ahead of holiday weekend
Crews are tackling wildfires across Wales, including in Bannau Brycheiniog - the Brecon Beacons.
BBC Wales
James McAvoy says filming in Wales fuelled his love for the outdoors
One of the Scottish actor's earliest roles was in the 2000 BBC costume drama Lorna Doone.
Sport
Formula 1
Race
Miami GP
Sun 03 May
Qualifying
Miami GP
Sat 02 May
BBC Sport · Formula
Norris on Miami sprint pole as McLaren return to form
McLaren's Lando Norris becomes the first driver to beat a Mercedes in qualifying this year with sprint pole at the...
BBC Sport · Snooker
'Embarrassment to snooker' - Wu and Allen play longest Crucible frame
Mark Allen and Wu Yize play out the longest frame in Crucible history during the second session of their World...
BBC Sport · Football
'It's like we're all crying and relegated' - Spurs' De Zerbi delivers monologue
Manager Roberto de Zerbi urges Tottenham to "silence the voice inside of us" as the club battle to avoid relegation...
BBC Sport · Tennis
Raducanu links up with coach from US Open win
Emma Raducanu has linked up again with Andrew Richardson, who coached her to the US Open title as a teenage qualifier.
The Race · F1
F1 Miami GP 2026 sprint qualifying results
For the first time in the 2026 F1 season there will be a non-Mercedes polesitter when the Miami GP sprint race takes place
The Race
Red Bull's even more extreme upside-down wing revealed
Red Bull has become the first Formula 1 team to run its own version of Ferrari's upside-down rear wing and seems to...
The Race
How Mercedes - and others - have copied Ferrari's exhaust wing
Mercedes has joined F1's latest design trend in the scramble to copy Ferrari's exhaust wing, with six teams adding...
The Race
Five things we learned about Ford's 'all-in' commitment to racing
Ford has offered a revealing look into its 20-year journey back to Formula 1 for 2026 at a packed ‘Fueling the...
Formula 1 Official
Norris seizes pole in Miami Sprint Qualifying
Lando Norris will line up in pole position for the Sprint at the Miami Grand Prix, the McLaren driver having set the...
Formula 1 Official
F2: Maini beats Camara to pole in closely fought Miami Qualifying
Alpine Academy ART Grand Prix driver Kush Maini sealed pole position during F2 Qualifying in Miami.
ESPN Cricinfo
Gregory six-for, Thomas maiden hundred as Somerset take charge
Yorkshire lose 7 for 38 - including Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow - to find themselves up against it
ESPN Cricinfo
Bell-Drummond makes hay as Haydon takes five
Crawley makes fluent 44 but remains without a fifty this season
Science
New Scientist
2026 will be the hottest year on record, leading scientist predicts
The second half of this year will almost certainly see the start of an El Niño phase that could lead to extreme heat...
New Scientist
Why the keto diet could be a revolutionary way to treat mental illness
You may think of the high-fat, low-carb eating plan as a faddish way to lose weight. But the keto diet is now being...
New Scientist
NHS England rushes to hide software over AI hacking fears
National Health Service rules state that all software created with public money should be publicly available, but...
New Scientist
The 4 biggest myths about hydration, according to an expert
Should you really be drinking eight glasses of water a day? What about reaching for a sports drink after exercise?...
Nature
Author Correction: Titration of RAS alters senescent state and influences tumour initiation
Nature, Published online: 01 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10601-9Author Correction: Titration of RAS alters...
Nature
Briefing Chat: Stressed mitochondria spawn new 'organelles' in cells
Nature, Published online: 01 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01439-2Nature staff discuss some of the week's top...
Nature
The imperfect legacy
Nature, Published online: 01 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01075-wNot a bug, but a feature.
Nature
US faculty members report high levels of anxiety
Nature, Published online: 01 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01252-xSurveys show the importance of social, familial...
Technology
The Verge
All the evidence revealed so far in Musk v. Altman
The Musk v. Altman trial is underway, and that means exhibits, or the evidence to be presented in court, are being...
The Verge
Birdfy’s smart bird feeder is down to its best-ever price for Mother’s Day
From crafting machines to smart calendars, a number of unique gifts are already on sale in the run-up to Mother’s...
The Verge
Amazon’s built-in AI price history expands to show the entire last year
Amazon's built-in price tracking feature now allows you to see how much a product's price has changed over the past...
The Verge
Dreame — the vacuum company — just ‘launched’ its own phones
Dreame, a Chinese manufacturer best known for its robot vacuums but with ambitions to do much more, says it's making...
Techcrunch
Coatue has a plan to buy up land for data centers, possibly for Anthropic
Coatue, one of the biggest names in venture capital, has a new venture that is reportedly buying land near large...
Techcrunch
Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks
The deals come as the DOD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its...
Techcrunch
Ubuntu services hit by outages after DDoS attack
A group of hacktivists have claimed responsibility for a distributed denial-of-service attack, which has affected...
Techcrunch
Musk v. Altman is just getting started
Elon Musk spent the better part of three days on the witness stand this week in his lawsuit against OpenAI,...
Wired
Dangerous New Linux Exploit Gives Attackers Root Access to Countless Computers
The exploit, dubbed CopyFail and tracked as CVE-2026-31431, allows hackers to take over PCs and data center servers....
Wired
A Dark-Money Campaign Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat
Build American AI, a nonprofit linked to a super PAC bankrolled by executives at OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz, is...
Hacker News · 69 pts
Credit cards are vulnerable to brute force attacks
Hacker News · 87 pts
Ti-84 Evo
Hacker News · 126 pts
New research suggests people can communicate and practice skills while dreaming
Hacker News · 27 pts
Show HN: Destiny – Claude Code's fortune Teller skill
Hacker News · 194 pts
Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2026)
Hacker News · 38 pts
Eka’s robotic claw feels like we're approaching a ChatGPT moment
Reading List
This Week's Sign the Apocalypse Isn't Upon Us
Thomasz Tunguz
I remember growing up reading Sports Illustrated. There was a small column called “This Week’s...
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The best Stratechery content from the week of April 27, 2026, including Amazon and AI, the...
Scientific Papers
Computer science
A Randomized Controlled Trial and Pilot of Scout: an LLM-Based EHR Search and Synthesis Platform
The Impact of LLM Self-Consistency and Reasoning Effort on Automated Scoring Accuracy and Cost
Policy-Governed LLM Routing with Intent Matching for Instrument Laboratories
Economics
Doubly robust local projections difference-in-differences
The Signal Credibility Index for Prediction Markets: A Microstructure-Grounded Diagnostic with Weighted and Time-Varying Extensions
Treatment-effect heterogeneity and interactive fixed effects: Can we control for too much?
Congenital Heart Block
Comorbidities in parents of individuals with congenital heart block: a Swedish nationwide study
Diagnostic Yield of Serial PR Interval Screening for Fetal Heart Block in Anti-SSA/SSB Pregnancies
The Prevalence of Fetal Complete Heart Block and the Role of Positive Autoantibodies in Pregnant Women with Rheumatologic Diseases
Maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnancies affected by mixed connective tissue disease
Prenatal Diagnosis of Immune-Mediated Fetal Complete Heart Block Revealing Maternal Systemic Lupus Erythematosus