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Foreign Office not consulted ahead of Mandelson appointment
Financial Times · Tue 28 Apr, 09:01
Vote on whether Starmer misled parliament will follow testimony from key figures
Financial Times
Key Labour MPs start to accept need for UK welfare reforms
Opposition to overhaul softens with the cost of benefits linked to ill health forecast to exceed £100bn by end of decade
Financial Times
Iran’s hardliners clash over talks with US
As the regime’s leaders project unity, lawmakers are divided on negotiations about Tehran’s nuclear programme
Financial Times
Get used to the long Iran war
Tehran has a strong incentive to keep the conflict going
Financial Times
The real lesson of Reform’s war on the history curriculum
Proposals for a new patriotic syllabus reveal the ambiguous appeal of rightwing populism
BBC News
Three key statements Starmer made to MPs about Mandelson vetting
BBC Verify looks into some of the statements the prime minister made about the appointment of Lord Mandelson as UK...
BBC News
UK and US always find ways to come together, King to tell Congress
King Charles will address the US Congress on Tuesday at a time of diplomatic tensions between London and Washington.
BBC News
Jimmy Kimmel rejects White House criticism over Melania widow joke
In a parody aired days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Kimmel called Melania an "expectant widow".
BBC News
Man admits plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
The state prosecutor told the court that police found an almost completed bomb in a search of the man's house.
The Economist
The fashion influencer speaking truth to Putin
The fashion influencer speaking truth to Putin The Economist
The Economist
San Francisco, AI capital of the world, is an economic laggard
San Francisco, AI capital of the world, is an economic laggard The Economist
NYT Europe
The Small U.K. Agency That’s a 911 for Ships in the Strait of Hormuz
At a military base outside Portsmouth, England, a 24-hour service monitors the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and part of...
NYT Europe
Internet Restrictions Spur Russians to Openly Question Putin’s Moves
From beauty influencers to the token political opposition, Russians are openly questioning President Vladimir V....
The Telegraph
Marlborough racing tips and best bets for today’s races
Welcome to our racing tips and best bets service provided by Telegraph Sport’s champion tipster – updated here every day
The Telegraph
‘No money and no plan’ behind UK aid strategy, MPs warn
A scathing cross-party report said Britain’s new strategy has ‘significant gaps’, including a ‘lack of clarity’...
Wales
BBC Wales
Road-rage driver caught on his own dashcam knocking motorist out
John Lee was caught on his own vehicle's camera attacking another driver in Conwy.
BBC Wales
'My husband might give up work to care for our kids' - nursery bills in Wales highest in Britain
Parents in Wales say the cost of childcare is one of their biggest worries ahead of the election.
BBC Wales
Rent an idyllic farmhouse for just £700 a month - but it comes with a catch
New tenants must keep a "watchful eye" on National Trust-owned Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant in Conwy.
BBC Wales
Party leaders gear up for debate in election where no-one can afford a slip-up
Leaders will be looking to sell themselves - but live TV debates are not without their peril.
Sport
BBC Sport · Football
Stones to leave Man City this summer
England defender John Stones will leave Manchester City after 10 years when his contract expires.
BBC Sport · Football
Ranking the players who could decide Champions League semi-finals
Which players will prove key to their team’s chances in the Champions League last four? We've ranked the top 10 -...
BBC Sport · Football
Tactical fluidity that makes PSG such a threat to Bayern
Despite boasting squads that have included the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, it is the current...
BBC Sport · Cricket
England's next opener? Durham's Gay stakes his claim
After his match-winning century for Durham, BBC Sport assesses whether Emilio Gay has the skills to be England's...
The Race
Everything Red Bull's doing to convince Verstappen to stay
With Max Verstappen openly contemplating his future, Red Bull knows it needs to leave no stone unturned
The Race · F1
Why F1's new era has been such a rude awakening for Williams
2026 has been one big rude awakening for Williams
The Race · F1
FIA mooted a very different F1 engine upgrade system
The FIA has revealed that manufacturers last year rejected its offer for a different process to establish Formula...
The Race · F1
F1 sim racing has become a sad missed opportunity
F1 Sim Racing used to be well ahead of the curve - now it's become a sad missed opportunity
Formula 1 Official
Inside the extreme approach of Newey's Aston Martin design
Mark Hughes and Giorgio Piola highlight some of the individual aspects to Aston Martin's AMR26 that showcase the...
Formula 1 Official · F1
What F1 drivers have been up to before the Miami GP
F1 is back for the Miami Grand Prix – here’s a recap of everything the drivers have been up off-track before this...
ESPN Cricinfo
Corteen-Coleman named in England Women's T20 World Cup squad
England name 15-player squad with Sciver-Brunt captaining, and Wyatt-Hodge retained for eighth campaign
ESPN Cricinfo
Bangladesh target series win in rainy Chattogram
If Latham fails to recover from injury in time, Kelly will captain NZ once again
Science
New Scientist
We may finally have a cure for many different autoimmune conditions
A revolutionary cancer treatment is now being applied to a wide range of autoimmune disorders. Columnist Michael Le...
New Scientist
Coral reefs on a remote archipelago shrugged off a massive heatwave
Scientists were shocked to find that the Houtman Abrolhos Islands’ coral reefs survived a prolonged extreme heatwave...
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
Giant Arctic continent launched dinosaurs to world domination
Coincident with the rise of the dinosaurs, a large landmass filled most of the Arctic circle, potentially...
Nature
The equity paradox of environmental DNA for biodiversity monitoring
Nature, Published online: 28 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01349-3The equity paradox of environmental DNA for...
Nature
To hire good scientists, look at their peer-reviewing records
Nature, Published online: 28 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01368-0To hire good scientists, look at their...
Nature
Gulf states must move from efficiency to resilience
Nature, Published online: 28 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01366-2Gulf states must move from efficiency to resilience
Nature
Hungarian science has undergone rapid changes
Nature, Published online: 28 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01367-1Hungarian science has undergone rapid changes
Technology
The Verge
Google and Pentagon reportedly agree on deal for ‘any lawful’ use of AI
Google has signed a classified deal that allows the US Department of Defense to use its AI models for "any lawful...
The Verge
Attack of the killer script kiddies
Last August, some of the best cybersecurity teams in the business gathered in Las Vegas to demonstrate the strength...
The Verge
It’s a busy time for sci-fi, but don’t miss Aphelion
The last few weeks have bordered on overwhelming for science fiction fans. While Project Hail Mary is dominating the...
The Verge
Microsoft Office can now be controlled with Logitech’s MX Creative Console
Logitech has announced a new suite of Productivity Plugins for its entire MX line of accessories, including its...
Techcrunch
Otter’s new feature lets users search across their enterprise tools
Otter is also releasing a new Windows app that can capture meeting notes without joining one
Techcrunch
Drizzle on top: a new high-end dog food brand is coming for the 1%
Golden Child is launching with two "five-star" products: a fresh frozen meal system and, more intriguingly, a...
Techcrunch
India’s Snabbit closes $56M round as investor interest in on-demand home services heats up
Snabbit now processes over 40,000 daily jobs and has cut costs sharply as it expands across cities and services.
Techcrunch
Letterboxd, the social platform for film buffs, reportedly looking for new owner
Potential buyers of Letterboxd include Versant, the parent company of CNBC and MS NOW, and Hollywood media company...
Wired
InkPoster Tela 28.5 Review: A Luxe Home Digital Frame
It’s the world’s best E Ink picture frame, but you’ll need Monet money to make the most of it.
Wired
WIRED’s Smart Home Ecosystem Guide (2026)
If you’re waffling between Alexa, Siri, and Google, the answer may already be in your home.
Hacker News · 30 pts
Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
Hacker News · 103 pts
The World's Most Complex Machine
Hacker News · 424 pts
Talkie: a 13B vintage language model from 1930
Hacker News · 37 pts
New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Whole Nations
Hacker News · 905 pts
Microsoft and OpenAI end their exclusive and revenue-sharing deal
Hacker News · 599 pts
Is my blue your blue? (2024)
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Deep Mind
A web next to a laptop
Scientific Papers
Computer science
HalalBench: A Multilingual OCR Benchmark for Food Packaging Ingredient Extraction
RADIANT-LLM: an Agentic Retrieval Augmented Generation Framework for Reliable Decision Support in Safety-Critical Nuclear Engineering
Your Reviews Replicate You: LLM-Based Agents as Customer Digital Twins for Conjoint Analysis
Economics
Price Cap vs. Per-Unit Subsidies: Selection, Pricing, and Cross Subsidization
Stacked Triple Differences
Realized Regularized Regressions
Congenital Heart Block
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
Role of Hydroxychloroquine in Prevention of Congenital Heart Block in Pregnant Women With Positive Anti-Ro/SSA and/or Anti-La/SSB