21 Apr 2026, 4:33 am
American pop music icon Madonna said a vintage costume she wore during her surprise performance last week at Coachella has gone missing.
21 Apr 2026, 4:26 am
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to gain sweeping new powers to scrutinise the bank accounts of benefit claimants under proposed legislation.The Eligibility Verification Bill forms a central part of the Government’s efforts to reduce fraud and errors across the welfare system.Under the plans, those receiving Pension Credit, Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance could have their financial information examined where potential irregul…
21 Apr 2026, 4:25 am
Hundreds of thousands of German components can be found in Russian drones and weapons systems. How do these components get to Russia? Research shows complex supply chains via intermediaries and third countries.
21 Apr 2026, 4:21 am
The bombs have stopped falling for now. But the damage is done, and my life has been wrecked.
21 Apr 2026, 4:20 am
Former Hearts and Hibs midfielder Michael Stewart has launched a scathing attack on the Scottish Football Association, labelling their decision to bar him from Hampden Park as "petty" and "pathetic."The 45-year-old pundit was prevented from entering Scotland's national stadium for both Scottish Cup semi-final matches over the weekend, a move he claims establishes a "dangerous precedent" for the sport.Stewart, who was scheduled to appear as part of Premier Sports' br…
21 Apr 2026, 4:20 am
Washington and Tehran have both expressed readiness to resume hostilities as Pakistan peace talks remain in limbo after Iran pulled out of the second round of negotiations.
21 Apr 2026, 4:15 am
Jones, whose credits at Apple TV include 'Masters of the Air' with Austin Butler and Alfonso Cuarón's 'Disclaimer,' is set to be Amazon's senior commissioner for U.K. scripted.
21 Apr 2026, 4:11 am
Sir James Cleverly has called on the Prime Minister to "take responsibility" and resign following his statement on the Lord Mandelson row.Speaking to GB News, the Shadow Housing Secretary hit out at Sir Keir Starmer and the "unbelievable" scandal surrounding the disgraced peer.Sir James told GB News: "It was felt that Peter Mandelson's deal making history, the fact he's a schmooze, the fact he can be a charmer would work with President Trump. So the calculation was…
21 Apr 2026, 4:11 am
Countries continue to turn to renewables for national security despite Trump's attacks on wind and solar.
21 Apr 2026, 4:08 am
An "Asian grooming gang" has been accused of exploiting, trafficking and raping girls in a Welsh seaside town, a court has heard. Three teenage girls were treated as "sexual commodities" and exploited by a gang of men in in Rhyl, north Wales over a period of two years. The four defendants allegedly pressured the girls into providing sexual services in exchange for cannabis and cocaine.Mustafa Iqbal, 43, Ziaullah Badsha, 25, Mohamed Arshad, 36, and Jaswinder Singh, 6…
21 Apr 2026, 4:08 am
Injured civilians, having escaped the raging inferno, gathered on a pavement west of Miyuki-bashi in Hiroshima, Japan, at about 11 a.m. on 6 August 1945. Credit: UN Photo/Yoshito MatsushigeBy Alon Ben-MeirNEW YORK, Apr 21 2026 (IPS) It is hard to exaggerate the dire implications of Trump’s April 7 post on Truth Social, stating that a civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” if no deal is reached with Iran. Such a damning statement implies…
21 Apr 2026, 4:05 am
This clears the way for Japan to sell weapons to more than a dozen countries.
21 Apr 2026, 4:05 am
Saffron Pastries has issued an urgent recall affecting more than two dozen items across UK shops due to concerns over rodent contamination.In a statement, the company announced it is pulling 25 products from shelves after identifying what it describes as "physical contamination from pest activity".The official notice warns that the items present "a safety risk to consumers" and should not be consumed under any circumstances.The affected range spans cakes, biscuits,…
21 Apr 2026, 4:04 am
Olly Robbins is offering his “blockbuster” defence against Starmer at the Foreign Affairs Select Committee right now. Round two……
21 Apr 2026, 4:03 am
The passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz - the world's busiest oil shipping canal - has been severely disrupted amid the US-Israeli war with Iran. Timelapse footage shows maritime traffic in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz from April 18 to April 20, amid a fragile US-Iran truce.
21 Apr 2026, 4:01 am
The outside of the Geisinger hospital in Lewistown. (Photo by Sydney Roach/WPSU)Geisinger and Risant Health are asking the Pennsylvania Insurance Department to lower the amount of money they have to keep in reserves, which could give the health system access to another $100 million. SEIU Healthcare, the state’s largest healthcare workers’ union, wants to know what Geisinger will do with that money. Matthew Yarnell, SEIU’s president, said the union wants Geisin…
21 Apr 2026, 4:00 am
Once a pioneer in videocards, S3’s legacy is today mostly found in details like texture compression as well as the strong presence of S3-branded videocards in the retro-computing world. There’s however a bit of a funny issue with some of these S3 cards in what is often called a ‘brightness bug’, but which as [Bits und Bolts] covers in a recent video was actually a hardware feature that we can once again blame composite video for. This issue appears with AGP…
21 Apr 2026, 3:59 am
The war in the Middle East has brought renewed attention to Britain's vulnerability to energy price shocks.
21 Apr 2026, 3:57 am
Norway's foreign affairs minister Espen Barth Eide says Europe is 'doing its part' in the Hormuz Strait but argues NATO 'is not party to the conflict' in Iran.
21 Apr 2026, 3:57 am
Austin-based defense startup Aeon has carried out another successful test of its Zeus advanced tactical weapon system, the company announced, continuing a rapid development cycle that has seen the small firm push its guided mini-missile through repeated build-and-iterate testing rounds. Aeon founder and CEO Naweed Tahmas confirmed the test in a public statement: “Another day, […]…
21 Apr 2026, 3:55 am
The US and Iran trade threats as tensions escalate between the countries before their two-week ceasefire ends.
21 Apr 2026, 3:53 am
The final design for a statue of the late Queen Elizabeth is to be unveiled, 100 years after her birth.
21 Apr 2026, 3:47 am
Labour's electric car plans have faced fresh criticism after the UK's truck industry warned that plans to electrify crucial vehicles are falling behind.New figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders showed the shift to electric lorries has stalled, raising serious questions about whether current targets are realistic.Industry leaders have now urged the Government to rethink its approach, calling for a more flexible, "technology-neutral" strategy ins…
21 Apr 2026, 3:45 am
Iran on Tuesday demanded the United States release the Iranian-flagged container ship the U.S. military seized over the weekend, threatening to use "all its capacities" to defend itself.
21 Apr 2026, 3:45 am
Most analysts had predicted the rate would remain unchanged at 5.2%.
21 Apr 2026, 3:44 am
Barcelona's Yamal bags Young Sportsperson of the Year accolade a year after winning the Breakthrough award in 2025.
21 Apr 2026, 3:43 am
The entry-level C-Class EV gets a passenger display, but it's not a touchscreen.
21 Apr 2026, 3:42 am
Iranian official stresses no decision made on taking part, as US vice-president JD Vance is set to travel to Islamabad for negotiations JD Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talksIran’s armed forces are ready to deliver an “immediate and decisive response” to any renewed hostile action by its adversaries, Ali Abdollahi, commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, was quoted by the Tasnim news agency as having said.He said Teh…
21 Apr 2026, 3:38 am
Representatives from EU countries are meeting in Luxembourg todayEU foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg this morning to discuss the latest on Ukraine, Russia and the Middle East.The ministers are awaiting an update on the Druzbha pipeline carrying Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, which is understood to be close to being operational against after months of bitter disputes between Ukraine and the two countries.“Now this country [has recently] had the ele…
21 Apr 2026, 3:37 am
Admins are tired of taking photos, so this enables secure on-site unattended enrolment Japanese industrial giant Panasonic has created a new form of QR code it says will only work on designated devices and environments.……
21 Apr 2026, 3:37 am
The U.S. Navy conducted a live-fire test of AeroVironment’s LOCUST Laser Weapon System aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). Military technology writer Jared Keller, author of the Los Angeles-based Laser Wars newsletter, was among the first to flag the test after official imagery surfaced publicly. Photos published to DVIDSHub show […]…
21 Apr 2026, 3:36 am
Philadelphia district leaders say have proposed cutting 340 school-based positions to reduce the district's budget deficit. (Photo by Caroline Gutman for Chalkbeat)This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools. Nearly every Philadelphia school would lose staff next year under the district’s preliminary plan to eliminate 340 school-based positions to plug its budget hole. But some schools woul…
21 Apr 2026, 3:35 am
In The Verge, Liz Lopatto writes well on a tried-and-true theme: "Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want".Within recent memory, people who made software and hardware understood their job was to serve their customer. It was to identify a need, and then fill it. But at some point following the financial crisis, would-be entrepreneurs got it into their heads that their job was to invent the future, and consumers' job was to go along with that invented fut…
21 Apr 2026, 3:32 am
Britain's armed forces are set to receive a new main battle tank that defence officials believe will surpass anything Vladimir Putin's military can field in combat.The Challenger 3 represents a joint Anglo-German venture expected to deliver 148 vehicles at a total cost of nearly £1billion.Each tank costs roughly £6million and weighs 66 tons, capable of reaching 37mph whilst travelling up to 300 miles on a single tank of fuel.Construction is currently underway at a…
21 Apr 2026, 3:30 am
New York's 420 crowds filled Washington Square Park and Tompkins Square Park as revellers marked legal cannabis with music, joints and shifting police controls.
21 Apr 2026, 3:26 am
Lee Anderson has been fiercely defended by Carole Malone after being thrown out of the House of Commons on Monday.Speaking on GB News, the broadcaster threw her support behind the Reform MP after he was ordered to leave the House by Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle.Following Sir Keir Starmer's statement to MPs on the scandal surrounding Lord Peter Mandelson, Mr Anderson accused the Prime Minister of "lying" to the public and Parliament.Mr Anderson said: "The problem is no…
21 Apr 2026, 3:25 am
Donald Trump recently posted a clip of Frank Sinatra singing his seminal hit song ‘My Way’. No context. Just the clip. And now, Frank's daughter Nancy is speaking out...
21 Apr 2026, 3:24 am
The race is tight, and a win could result in more seats in Congress for the Democrats.
21 Apr 2026, 3:24 am
Pigeon-keeping remains a therapeutic and communal escape for Delhi residents amid the city's chaos and demands.
21 Apr 2026, 3:23 am
While the UK unemployment rate stands at 4.9%, increasing numbers of those in work have more than one job.
21 Apr 2026, 3:20 am
Miliband on Sky News this morning: “As you know, I steered well clear of Mandelson when I became Labour leader in 2010… I had a conversation with David Lammy about it before the appointment, and I said I was worried about it… I think [Lammy] was worried about it too.” A perfect time to remind……
21 Apr 2026, 3:18 am
Israel has killed more than 700 people in Gaza since last year's US-brokered 'ceasefire'.
21 Apr 2026, 3:14 am
There have been reports of threat actors using a .wav file as a vector for malware. It's a proper .wav file, but they didn't use staganography. The .wav file will play, but you'll just hear noise: That's because the TAs have just replaced the bytes that encode the sound with the BASE64 representation of their payload: Thus I don't need a .wav parser to extract the encoded payload, I can just use my base64dump.py tool: The BASE64-decoded payload is an XOR-e…
21 Apr 2026, 3:12 am
Queen Elizabeth II’s reign still remembered highly positively by Britons…
21 Apr 2026, 3:12 am
US officials say an agreement is nearing completion as negotiations resume. Meanwhile, videos of violence inside a German gurudwara are causing a stir in India. Follow live.
21 Apr 2026, 3:11 am
A Morrisons store manager with nearly three decades of service has been sacked after physically confronting a serial shoplifter, tackling him to the ground.Sean Egan, 46, had been employed at the Aldridge store near Walsall since the age of 17, building a 29-year career with the supermarket chain.Despite contacting police about the theft, Mr Egan subsequently faced an internal investigation by Morrisons that resulted in his termination.Mr Egan described the alleged…
21 Apr 2026, 3:10 am
Diplomatic efforts to end the US-Israel war on Iran are stalled as Tehran rejects talks under pressure.
21 Apr 2026, 3:04 am
Police seek warrant for Bang Si-Hyuk over allegations he illegally gained millions in investor fraud schemeSouth Korean police are seeking to arrest Bang Si-Hyuk, the chair of the agency behind the K-pop band BTS, as they expand an investigation into allegations that he illegally gained more than $100m (£74m) in an investor fraud scheme.The Seoul metropolitan police agency confirmed it had asked prosecutors to request a court warrant for the arrest of Bang, the fou…
21 Apr 2026, 3:01 am
It’s got amazing names attached, from Christopher Eccleston to Siobhan Finneran – but the new Netflix drama starts off workmanlike then goes downhill. Why would these stars ever sign up?Unchosen is set in the world of a Christian splinter sect. Everyone lives simply in grace and harmony, following Christ’s teaching of peace and love for all humankind, with men and women sharing equally in domestic and other labour. They exist as shining lights for what is poss…
21 Apr 2026, 3:00 am
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions.
21 Apr 2026, 3:00 am
Millions of Ukrainians remain under EU protection, yet some are heading back. From rising living costs to emotional strain, what’s driving this unexpected reversal?
21 Apr 2026, 3:00 am
The journey from the Von Neumann to the Niemann affair has much to teach us about the changed landscape of the sportThere really is, it turns out, a true story involving cheating in chess and a vibrating crotch. Only this one is a whodunnit that dates back more than 30 years and was only solved last week.Imagine the scene at the World Open in Philadelphia in 1993 when a mysterious unrated player with fake dreadlocks and headphones, and with a bulge that vibrates in…
21 Apr 2026, 3:00 am
IFR budget has risen from £10m previously projectedLevy imposed on clubs will be tiny fraction of revenuesPremier League clubs are increasingly unhappy at the Independent Football Regulator’s (IFR’s) rising costs and uncertainty about how much each club will be made to pay.Premier League and EFL clubs have repeatedly asked the IFR for an update on its operating budget, which is believed to have risen significantly from the annual £10m projected by the previous…
21 Apr 2026, 3:00 am
Actor Tony Danza turns 75 and actor Patti LuPone turns 77, among the famous birthdays for April 21.
21 Apr 2026, 3:00 am
On April 21, 1975, Nguyen Van Thieu resigned as president of South Vietnam after denouncing the United States as untrustworthy.
21 Apr 2026, 3:00 am
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman posted an out-of-this-world iPhone video on Sunday, showing Earth disappear behind the Moon at 8x zoom. "I could barely see the Moon through the docking hatch window but the iPhone was the perfect size to catch the view," said Wiseman, noting that this video is "uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom" and "quite comparable to the view of the human eye." The New York Times says the video marks the first time an "Earthset" has been captured on video…
21 Apr 2026, 2:59 am
The outlets are to close forever on Tuesday or Wednesday next week…
21 Apr 2026, 2:57 am
People with critical information should call 999…
21 Apr 2026, 2:54 am
Palantir's 'manifesto' has been described as an 'AI-driven threat to humanity’s existence' and 'technofascism'.
21 Apr 2026, 2:54 am
Two ultra-Orthodox Jews tore down Israeli flags in Beit Shemesh, before being arrested by Israeli authorities.
21 Apr 2026, 2:54 am
Senator Matthew Canavan before giving a morning TV interview. Matt Canavan's Facebook pageNationals leader Matt Canavan is giving the concept of the political “ground game” a new twist in the Farrer byelection. Canavan is literally camping out in the southern New South Wales electorate, despite the Nationals seemingly having no chance of victory on May 9, when the tussle is set to be between One Nation and Independent candidate Michelle Milthorpe. After s…
21 Apr 2026, 2:53 am
ABF to demerge fashion chain from firm that owns Kingsmill, Twinings and Patak’s, plus a sugar companyBusiness live – latest updatesPrimark is to break free from its sister food company which owns Twinings, Kingsmill and Patak’s next year despite warning that the conflict in the Middle East was likely to hit consumer spending.The fashion chain’s owner, Associated British Foods (ABF), confirmed the plan to split off Primark from the rest of the group, first m…
21 Apr 2026, 2:52 am
Lord Glasman has launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister, declaring that the controversy surrounding Peter Mandelson has escalated "from a mistake into a calamity". The Labour peer told GB News it is now "obvious" that Sir Keir Starmer cannot fulfil the demands of his role.Lord Glasman, who has previously been a supporter of the Prime Minister, said he had hoped Sir Keir could deliver national renewal but acknowledged there comes a point when difficult judg…
21 Apr 2026, 2:49 am
England’s bench has become one of their biggest weapons in recent seasons, with players like Tom Curry and Henry Pollock making significant impacts off the pine. But one of rugby’s most respected figures believes the sport has gone too far. Join RUCK’s Instagram broadcast channel and get the latest rugby news straight to your phone. Nigel Owens calls for major change to substitutions The former international referee was asked by Ben John…
21 Apr 2026, 2:45 am
Video and photos published by local media shows a man standing with a gun on top of a pyramid while people duck for cover. A number of gunshots ring out in the videos.
21 Apr 2026, 2:44 am
The latest rugby news and headlines from Wales and beyond…
21 Apr 2026, 2:40 am
Stan Moody's dream World Snooker Championship debut turned into a nightmare on Monday evening as the 19-year-old watched a commanding 7-3 advantage slip away against defending champion Kyren Wilson.The teenager looked to have the first-round match firmly in his grasp at the Crucible, but Wilson showed exactly why he lifted the trophy in 2024.The 34-year-old produced a stunning fightback, rattling off seven consecutive frames to seal a 10-7 victory and book his spot…
21 Apr 2026, 2:36 am
Police say HYBE chief Bang Si-hyuk secretly made millions from post-IPO share sales. The case comes as K-pop supergroup BTS embarks on a global tour.
21 Apr 2026, 2:33 am
Chelsea Flower Show has confirmed a major change for just the second time in its entire 113-year history.Britain's most prestigious floral event plans to cede its stringent rules and has lifted its ban on gnomes for the 2026 event, set to take place between May 19 to 23.Now, a list of famous faces are set to decorate gnomes which will feature - and then will be auctioned off - to raise money for the RHS Campaign for School Gardening. Dame Mary Berry, Cate Blanchett…
21 Apr 2026, 2:28 am
Former MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace is selling his 'enormous' £1million home in Kent and is now planning to move to Italy with his family for a new chapter…
21 Apr 2026, 2:25 am
Loewe names 30 finalists for its 2026 Craft Prize, highlighting global makers across disciplines. The shortlisted works will be shown in Singapore.
21 Apr 2026, 2:24 am
Rat poison has been found in HiPP baby food jars across Austria, Czechia and Slovakia in what authorities suspect is a blackmail attempt.
21 Apr 2026, 2:23 am
Usain Bolt urges Australian sprinter Gout Gout not to forget track and field and find a good support network to keep him focused on his career.
21 Apr 2026, 2:22 am
Spain’s premier football league La Liga is claiming a record blow against audiovisual piracy, securing criminal convictions, damages, and fines against one of the largest illegal IPTV networks. The criminal network had more than 2 million users and thousands of channels across three continents, including IPTVStack and RapidIPTV, through which it generated revenues of up […]…
21 Apr 2026, 2:21 am
And China is loving it Iranian media is claiming that the US used backdoors and/or botnets to disable networking equipment during the current war, and Chinese state media is dining out on the allegations.……
21 Apr 2026, 2:21 am
ONS data for three months to February is not expected to alter Bank of England’s decision on interest ratesBusiness live – latest updatesUnemployment in the UK unexpectedly fell in the three months to February, according to official figures – but the fallout from the conflict in the Middle East is expected to cause a rise in job cuts.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that the rate of unemployment was 4.9% in the three months to February. This compa…
21 Apr 2026, 2:18 am
A former high school teacher sexually assaulted his adopted baby before smothering him to death, a court has heard. …
21 Apr 2026, 2:16 am
Weakening demand for wagons is making Mercedes hesitant to greenlight a long-roof C-Class EV.
21 Apr 2026, 2:15 am
Zayne Jason William McMillan’s lawyer says client’s tirade was antisemitic but claims he ‘does not consider himself racist against Jewish community’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man seen mimicking the Bondi beach terror attack before making slurs against Jewish people has been jailed.Zayne Jason William McMillan, 23, was heavily intoxicated when he and a friend went to Bondi…
21 Apr 2026, 2:10 am
Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has snubbed an invitation from Donald Trump to attend a White House state banquet with the King and Queen next week.The Scottish Government confirmed that Mr Swinney "politely declined" the offer to participate in the April 28 event.The banquet forms part of King Charles and Queen Camilla's official state visit to America.Mr Trump personally phoned the First Minister on Monday to extend the invitation, with the call lasting aro…
21 Apr 2026, 2:09 am
A Labour MP has said that Sir Keir Starmer “satisfied a lot of people in Westminster” and has blamed the vetting process for the appointment of Peter Mandelson.Speaking on GB News, Perran Moon also said the situation was "completely different" to that of Boris Johnson: “I totally disagree [that the Prime Minister has a bad day.] He promised he would come to the chamber and explain all of the events that led up to the situation we found ourselves in.“He's don…
21 Apr 2026, 2:05 am
The ceramics industry in Gujarat's Morbi has been badly hit by fuel crisis, with most units closed and workers laid off.
21 Apr 2026, 2:00 am
The Commission presented its plan to protect minors online as it presents a new age-verification system. Member states are legislating to ban children from social media, while the European Parliament is calling for a strict 16-year limit.
21 Apr 2026, 2:00 am
UK’s Rare Breeds Survival Trust says calf numbers of white park cattle last year were less than two-thirds of 2022 levelAn ancient breed of cattle whose ancestors are thought to have accompanied the Celts as they were pushed to Britain’s fringes by the Romans has been designated as urgently at risk by a UK conservation charity.Publishing its 2026 watchlist on Tuesday, the Rare Breeds Survival Trust moved white park cattle to its “priority” category as new ca…
21 Apr 2026, 2:00 am
She left after being held up at gunpoint. Now Silvana Trevale wants to show a different side to the ‘wounded’ country – with a photography project about the resilience of its youth completed last year Continue reading...
21 Apr 2026, 2:00 am
I was forced to lose all the £609 I had paid, although Booking.com couldn’t contact our host, eitherA friend and I paid Booking.com for an apartment in Paris. The next day we received an email informing us our “request” had not been confirmed and advising us to contact the owner.Our many attempts failed, and so did Booking.com’s. A call centre manager suggested we travel to Paris, knock on the door and contact Booking.com if nobody answered. Otherwise we wo…
21 Apr 2026, 2:00 am
Yanar Mohammed’s assassination comes amid a number of killings as fellow campaigners warn women’s rights are going backwardsIn early March, two unidentified gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on Iraq’s most notable women’s rights activist, Yanar Mohammed, as she stood outside her home in the north of the capital, Baghdad. She had long been the target of death threats from Islamic State and other armed groups. Her death was the latest of several killings of w…
21 Apr 2026, 2:00 am
When a veteran of the American war of independence returns to his native country with popular rule on his mind dangerous passions igniteThis Polish historical drama is an odd duck of a feature but there’s definitely a cinematic flair to proceedings. For a start, a lot of it unfolds over one evening in a candlelit setting, so you may have to screw up your eyes in order to make out what’s going on. My advice is to then surrender to its strange tonality and weird f…