Signal

Oil tumbles on hopes for US-Iran peace deal

Financial Times · Wed 06 May, 13:02

Trump says US military campaign will end if Iran ‘agrees to give what has been agreed to’

Financial Times

Trump pauses US plan to guide ships through Strait of Hormuz

US and Iranian forces clashed in the strait during the brief mission to help commercial vessels through the waterway

Financial Times

China calls for Iran war ceasefire in meeting with top envoy

Beijing’s foreign minister meets his Iranian counterpart days before summit between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump

Financial Times

Can Britain’s star tech investor dodge the SaaSpocalypse?

Delayed IPO of €19bn software group Visma was meant to be a crowning moment for PE group Hg — and London

Financial Times

We must be mindful of the risks of private credit

The sector remains untested in a severe or prolonged economic downturn

BBC News

Cruise passengers tell of life on board stranded ship after hantavirus outbreak

While passengers onboard the MV Hondius say the situation is calm, they face days at sea as officials warn the...

BBC News

Two people arrested after BBC asylum investigation

A BBC report revealed some immigration advisers are helping asylum seekers pretend to be gay to stay in the country.

BBC News

Oil prices drop and stock markets rise after reports of deal to end Iran war

Reports have raised hopes of an agreement between the US and Iran after days of escalation.

BBC News

Airlines cut 13,000 flights in May as jet fuel prices soar

Airlines have removed nearly two million seats from flights over the month, data from Cirium shows.

The Economist

America must hope Donald Trump is not a new Caligula

America must hope Donald Trump is not a new Caligula The Economist

The Economist

How AI tools could enable bioterrorism

How AI tools could enable bioterrorism The Economist

NYT Europe

In Romania, Living With Weapons of War Spilling Into NATO Territory

Four years of battle in Ukraine is taking a toll on neighboring Romanians. Even if the war has not crossed the...

NYT Europe

Hantavirus Outbreaks Are Rare, but They Aren’t Going Away and There’s No Cure

Since the family of rodent-borne infections were identified in the 1950s, they have turned up all over the world.

The Telegraph

Tetanus

The Telegraph

Strep A

Wales

BBC Wales

Parents urged to act after hepatitis A infection cluster

Health officials are working with local parents to understand how the infection is being passed on

BBC Wales

Rice cooker leads to £260k payout to sacked university cleaner

The cleaner says she was accused of buying a student a rice cooker, which are banned.

BBC Wales

Nigel Farage says Wales has become a 'basket case' under Labour

Reform's leader called for voters to leave Labour in "smithereens" at his party's final Welsh campaign rally.

BBC Wales

Chapel for sale at just £7,000 as census records declining number open

Property comes up for auction as census of Welsh chapels is launched to monitor declining numbers.

Sport

BBC Sport · Football

Was Arsenal ecstasy justified or a 'bit too much'?

Arsenal have reached the Champions League final for the first time in 20 years but did they over-celebrate Tuesday's...

BBC Sport · Rugby Union

Smaller balls for women's rugby 'worst decision ever'

England fly-half Zoe Harrison says the introduction of smaller balls for this autumn's WXV Global Series is "the...

BBC Sport · Cricket

Wait to name England selector ridiculous - Vaughan

Former captain Michael Vaughan says it is "ridiculous" England are yet to appoint their new national selector.

BBC Sport · Golf

DeChambeau to focus on YouTube if LIV Golf fails

Bryson DeChambeau says he will focus on growing his YouTube channel and only "play tournaments that want me" if LIV...

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

The Race

Why Hamilton thinks Ferrari simulator is hurting him right now

Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari's simulator is hindering him more than it's helping

The Race · F1

F1's leftfield idea to help energy management

The Race can reveal that F1 teams will discuss ways to reduce downforce levels for 2027 in an attempt to improve...

Formula 1 Official · Formula 1

Emerson Fittipaldi on when he shocked Formula 1

Emerson Fittipaldi joins the Beyond The Grid podcast to reflect on his remarkable story in the sport.

Formula 1 Official · F1

How Cadillac's first home race in F1 panned out

Cadillac made its debut in front of its home fans at the Miami Grand Prix, but what was the reception to Formula 1's...

ESPN Cricinfo

Ahmedabad, not Bengaluru, to host IPL 2026 final

Dharamsala will stage Qualifier 1 while New Chandigarh will host the Eliminator and Qualifier 2

ESPN Cricinfo

'Bit of an up-and-down curve' - Badani on navigating home pitches

DC have played five matches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in IPL 2026 and have won just one so far

Science

New Scientist

Extinct relative of koalas discovered in Western Australia

Fossils reveal that there were at least two kinds of koala when humans first arrived in Australia, but one died out...

New Scientist

The 50-year quest to create a quantum spin liquid may finally be over

Creating quantum entanglement inside a solid material is tricky in the lab – but crystals buried in the earth could...

New Scientist

Backlash builds over NHS plan to hide source code from AI hacking risk

NHS England is pulling its open-source software from the internet because of fears around computer-hacking AI models...

New Scientist

Hantavirus: Where has the deadly cruise ship outbreak come from?

Three people have died on board the cruise ship MV Hondius due to an outbreak of hantavirus, a rare illness...

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

25 years of chemistry that simply clicks

Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01155-xWhen the concept of ‘click’ chemistry — highly...

Nature

I’m burnt out and leaving academia. How do I finish my PhD?

Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00797-1Burnout is a systemic problem, but individuals...

Nature

‘Alternative COP’ must drive real, cooperative change in climate action

Nature, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01423-wA new climate coalition to steer the transition...

Technology

The Verge