‘No other plan comes close’: how Labour MPs turned to Burnham with Starmer on the brink 01. May 2026 (19:08) Greater Manchester mayor’s team have been quietly preparing a manifesto and identifying seats where MPs could step aside to allow a Westminster runAndy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies sayWhen the eyes of Westminster were on the committee rooms and voting lobbies of parliament this week, Keir Starmer’s political future was being decided elsewhere.Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner were buttering up Labour MPs in the Strangers’ Bar in parliament as colleagues spoke of their “existential” fear about the crucial elections next week. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Average price of gas in California edges past $6 a gallon, highest level in four years 01. May 2026 (19:00) Analysts say Americans have now paid $21.7bn more to fill their tanks since the start of the US war on IranExxon and Chevron quarterly earnings fall despite soaring oil pricesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe average price for a gallon of gas in California rose to $6 this week as fuel prices across the US reached their highest level in almost four years.The American Automobile Association reported on Friday that California consumers were paying an average of $6.06, while the national average hit $4.39. The Golden state is the most expensive US market for gas but costs have also risen nationally with a 27-cent rise this week following two weeks of falling prices, AAA said in a statement. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say 01. May 2026 (19:00) Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor said to have identified seats where MPs would step aside to allow leadership bid‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on StarmerAndy Burnham has a credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks”, his allies have said, with the Greater Manchester mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out a new agenda for government.Burnham, who was blocked by Labour’s ruling body from running in February’s Gorton and Denton byelection, has identified several seats where MPs are prepared to step aside for his leadership bid. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sabastian Sawe receives hero’s welcome in Kenya after sub-two hour marathon feat 01. May 2026 (18:50) Record-breaker says London Marathon win was ‘a victory for all of us’ as he is greeted by family and friends in EldoretHugged, cheered and adorned with garlands, the first man to run an official marathon in under two hours has returned as a hero to his home village in Kenya.Sabastian Sawe, who stunned the world when he clocked 1h 59m 30s in the London Marathon last weekend, flew in a Kenyan military plane normally reserved for special operations on Thursday to his home region of western Kenya. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Zayn Malik cancels all US dates of upcoming tour following illness 01. May 2026 (18:45) Former One Direction member cancelled US shows after recent hospitalization for an unspecified illnessZayn Malik, the former One Direction musician, has cancelled all US dates for his upcoming tour following hospitalization for an unspecified illness.Malik wrote in an Instagram story: “To my fans: Thank you so much for all the support and love you’ve shown me on the album release and more importantly your love, prayers, and well wishes for my health. I’ve felt it, and it’s meant the world. I’ve been at home recovering and I’m doing well and will be better and stronger than before. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Woman charged over death of two eight-year-old girls after Wimbledon car crash 01. May 2026 (18:45) Claire Freemantle accused of causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving when vehicle hit school in 2023The driver of a car that crashed into a south London primary school has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after two eight-year-old girls were killed.Claire Freemantle is accused of two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and seven counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after the incident at The Study Prep school in Wimbledon in July 2023. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Video of attack on French nun in Jerusalem causes widespread condemnation 01. May 2026 (18:38) Israeli foreign ministry denounces ‘shameful act’ after footage shows man pushing woman to ground and kicking herA video of an attack on a French Catholic nun and archeological researcher in Jerusalem has caused widespread revulsion and been denounced as a “shameful act” by Israel’s foreign ministry.In the video, a man runs up behind the nun as she walks down a street and pushes her over with force, so that the victim comes close to hitting her head on a block of stone. After walking away a few paces, the attacker, who appears to be Jewish, returns to kick the nun as she lies on the ground and only stops when a passerby intervenes. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Octopus Energy boss: some people would accept blackouts if bills cut 01. May 2026 (18:02) Greg Jackson argues against costly investments in UK’s power grid that are adding to household billsThe boss of the UK’s biggest energy supplier has suggested that some households would accept an occasional electricity blackout in exchange for much lower energy bills.A year on from Europe’s largest power outage – which left tens of millions of people in Spain and Portugal without trains, metros, traffic lights, ATMs, phone connections and internet access – the chief executive of Octopus Energy argued against costly investments in the UK’s power grid that are adding to household bills. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Iran offers new peace proposal to US in attempt to end deadlock 01. May 2026 (18:00) Tehran reportedly passed proposal to mediators in Pakistan on Thursday night, though its contents are not yet clearIran has passed a new proposal to Pakistani mediators to end the war with the United States, in the latest effort to break the deadlock in negotiations.Iranian state media reported that Tehran handed the offer to Pakistan on Thursday night, to pass on to Washington, though its contents were not immediately clear. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Foreign Office cuts will weaken oversight of international law, MPs warn 01. May 2026 (18:00) Cross-party group says closure of humanitarian unit will undermine monitoring of legal violations and arms exportsMPs have expressed alarm at the closure of the Foreign Office’s international humanitarian law unit, warning it “will impair the UK’s ability to anticipate, assess and respond to serious violations of international law across multiple contexts”.News of the closure, revealed by the Guardian, was raised with Keir Starmer at prime minister’s questions this week by the independent MP for Dewsbury and Batley, Iqbal Mohamed. Starmer said the work would be undertaken by another team as part of a restructuring. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
