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• Israeli strike on Gaza City school kills 27, health ministry says - BBC

  03-04-2025 21:26 via news.google.com
  Israeli strike on Gaza City school kills 27, health ministry says  BBCLIVE: Israel kills mostly children as 33 ‘massacred’ in Gaza school attacks  Al JazeeraIsraeli airstrike kills at least 27 sheltering at Gaza school, says Hamas-run health ministry  Sky NewsAt least 27 killed in Israeli bombing of shelter in Gaza City, rescuers say  The Guardian'Torn up body parts': Israeli dawn shelling kills dozens of Palestinians  Middle East Eye
  
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• Swiss leader says Trump administration foresees ‘privileged’ talks with 15 countries on US tariffs – US politics live

  25-04-2025 12:19 via theguardian.com
  Karin Keller-Sutter, Swiss president, says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which US plans to hold negotiations to reach deals over tariffsSocial security, the sacred cow of the US welfare system dating back to Franklin Roosevelt’s 1930s New Deal, faces significant threat as it reels under the stress of Elon Musk’s aggressive incursions, its former head has said.Martin O’Malley, former commissioner of the social security administration (SSA) under Joe Biden, said such a b
  
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• Apple ‘aims to source all US iPhones from India’, reducing reliance on China

  25-04-2025 12:16 via theguardian.com
  Report suggests tech firm – swept up in Donald Trump’s trade war – will make change as soon as 2026Apple is reportedly planning to switch assembly of all iPhones for the US market to India as the company seeks to reduce its reliance on a Chinese manufacturing base amid Donald Trump’s trade war.The $3tn (£2.3tn) technology company aims to make the shift as soon as next year, the Financial Times reported. Continue reading...
  
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• Add to playlist: Kashus Culpepper’s ‘southern sounds’ and the week’s best new tracks

  25-04-2025 12:14 via theguardian.com
  Welcome to our new series highlighting the best emerging artists – first up, a former firefighter and US Navy recruit who counts Samuel L Jackson as a fanFrom Alabama
  Recommended if you like Luke Combs, Tony Joe White, Charles Bradley
  Up next Supporting Leon Bridges in the USKashus Culpepper’s story has something of the Hollywood movie about it. A former firefighter who went on to enlist in the US Navy, he only picked up a guitar five years ago to entertain his fellow troops when the
  
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• Santa Maria Maggiore: why Pope Francis decided ‘this is my place’ to be buried

  25-04-2025 12:08 via theguardian.com
  
  The pontiff shunned fanfare by picking a small niche in the basilica he visited more than 100 times during his papacyAs a priest, and then cardinal, Jorge Mario Bergoglio would always call into Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major), one of the four papal basilicas in Rome, during his regular visits to the Italian capital.The fourth-century basilica with its distinctive bell tower is perched on one of Rome’s seven ancient hills in Esquilino, a neighbourhood that lies between the Colosseum
  
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• Six-way title tilts and angry Bulls: non-league football stories you may have missed

  25-04-2025 12:02 via theguardian.com
  Astonishing final-game deciders, postponed playoffs and the unluckiest team in the country with 100 pointsSix years after Bury were expelled from the league, last weekend they smashed a North West Counties league record by attracting a crowd of 8,719 to Gigg Lane as they sealed the first promotion since they were reborn by thrashing Burscough 4-0, a 15th successive victory. A measure of this achievement: the previous record crowd, the 6,023 who watched FC United of Manchester lose 1-0 to Great H
  
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• Want to beat authoritarianism? Look to Latin America | Greg Grandin

  25-04-2025 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The region has grappled with dictatorships, coups and inequality. But its democratic spirit remains vital – and offers a lesson for the USInspiration on how to beat back authoritarianism is in short supply, but those searching for hope in these dark times might consider Latin America.It’s not the first place that comes to mind when thinking about democracy, associated as it is with coups, death squads, dictatorships, inequality, drug violence and now a country, El Salvador, offering
  
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• Canadian ex-PM seeks to help Liberals match his 1993 landslide victory

  25-04-2025 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Jean Chrétien, 91, appears keen to wield his influence to fight for a Liberal victory, drumming up support for CarneyIn the frenzy of a Canadian general election campaign, few things drain party activists more than the relentless travel, as they crisscross the country’s vast geography to drum up support in far-flung electoral districts.But ahead of what has been described as the most consequential general election in a lifetime, the 91-year-old former prime minister Jean Chré
  
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• Ain’t no sunshine? How to embrace your shady, north-facing garden

  25-04-2025 12:00 via theguardian.com
  Observe where the light falls, and plant leafy, textural and woodland-inspired species to create a lush oasisI’m at the point in my 30s when everyone seems to be moving house – or at least trying to. I’m among them; sometimes I dream in floor plans. But one thing that persists among all the conversations about postcodes, rail connections and side returns is the subject of north-facing gardens: a horticultural bogeyman even among those who profess not to
  
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• Steve Witkoff arrives in Moscow for further talks with Russia about Ukraine peace plan – Europe live

  25-04-2025 11:37 via theguardian.com
  
  US peace envoy to meet Vladimir Putin to discuss Donald Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine ahead of US president’s 100 days in office next weekReuters has published what it says are details of the Russia-Ukraine Deal Framework being proposed by the US.The news agency says the proposal is described as “the final offer from the United States to both sides”. It goes on to detail the following termsPermanent ceasefireBoth sides immediately engage in technical implementation negot
  
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• County cricket day one: Surrey v Somerset, Notts v Sussex, and more – live

  25-04-2025 11:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from all the latest Championship matchesJosh Hull interview | Email Tanya or comment BTL I’m sitting next to the Wisden editor, who allowed me to touch (once) Jamie Smith’s embossed Cricketer of The Year 2025 edition before it was handed over. Lovely end papers.Any questions for Lawrence? Just email me at tanya.aldred.freelance@theguardian.com, or ask BTL. Continue reading...
  
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• Slot on Liverpool’s final title push, FA Cup and WCL semis, plus team news: football – live

  25-04-2025 11:34 via theguardian.com
  Premier League and FA Cup semis: 10 things to look forFixtures | Latest tables | And you can also email DominicIf you’re planning an idle non-football related trip to Liverpool this weekend this weekend, I’d probably advise against it. No doubt the city will be absolutely packed with fans ready to bask in the warm glow of the club’s 20th league title – and second in the Premier League era.That previous title was in the 2019/20 Covid season, so this will be a proper chance
  
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• Xi announces plan for Chinese economy to counter impact of US trade war

  25-04-2025 11:31 via theguardian.com
  Beijing will ‘strengthen bottom-line thinking’ as reports say it could drop tariffs on some US products Business live – latest updatesXi Jinping has announced a plan to counter China’s continuing economic problems and the impact of the US trade war, as reports swirl that it could drop tariffs on some US products, including semiconductors.Friday’s meeting of the politburo was convened to discuss China’s economic situation, which since the pandemic has faced dif
  
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• Post Office paid £600m to continue using bug-ridden Horizon IT system

  25-04-2025 11:31 via theguardian.com
  Tony Blair was warned about possible problems with the original Fujitsu deal before it was signed in 1999The Post Office has paid more than £600m of public money to continue using the bug-ridden Horizon IT system despite deciding it needed to be replaced more than a decade ago.It has emerged that the government was warned about potential problems with the original £548m deal the Post Office struck with the Japanese company Fujitsu before it was signed in 1999. Continue reading...
  
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• The neglected fans in the loft sense their time is coming: the Stephen Collins cartoon

  25-04-2025 11:30 via theguardian.com
  
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• China’s top leaders pledge to oppose ‘unilateral bullying’ in global trade in veiled rebuke to Trump – US politics live

  25-04-2025 11:30 via theguardian.com
  Beijing’s commerce ministry says there are no trade negotiations between China and the US while US president says ‘we’ve been meeting with China’The US justice department says it did not fire a former pardon attorney, Liz Oyer, after she refused to recommend reinstating Mel Gibson’s gun rights.But in the latest episode of Politics America Weekly Oyer tells Jonathan Freedland a different story, one she believes points to a wider crackdown by the Trump administration
  
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• Reeves hints at priority as she says ‘trading relationship with Europe arguably more important’ than US – UK politics live

  25-04-2025 11:18 via theguardian.com
  Chancellor said she understood the focus on possible deal with US, but added the EU remained ‘our nearest neighbours and trading partners’Water company bosses face up to two years in prison if they cover up illegal sewage spills under new laws coming into force, PA Media reports. PA says:The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said no prison sentences have been handed to water company executives since privatisation despite widespread illegal sewage discharges,
  
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• Pakistan and India exchange fire as UN calls for ‘maximum restraint’

  25-04-2025 11:16 via theguardian.com
  Countries trade blows across line of control in disputed Kashmir as tensions rise after deadly shootingTroops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the line of control in disputed Kashmir, officials have said, after the UN urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show “maximum restraint” after Tuesday’s massacre of Indian tourists by Islamic militants.Relations have plunged to their lowest level in years, with India accusing Pakistan of supporting “cross-border
  
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• Vatican readies for Pope Francis’s funeral as world leaders head to Rome

  25-04-2025 11:09 via theguardian.com
  Tens of thousands of mourners have queued for hours to pay respects to pontiff before coffin is sealed on FridayPope Francis obituaryEurope live – latest updatesAlmost 130,000 people from all over the world have viewed Pope Francis’s body as the Vatican makes the final preparations for his funeral on Saturday, an event that will be attended by 50 heads of state and 10 monarchs.St Peter’s Basilica closed at 2.30am on Friday and reopened three hours later to accommodate the last
  
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• Youth centres may seem tame fare for politicians. But I've seen firsthand how they cut crime | Simon Jenkins

  25-04-2025 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  By steering Britain’s young people down a positive path, these centres answer a chronic need. Why doesn’t the government protect them?At next week’s local elections, few will be voting on how their council is run. They will be passing judgment on Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and other national figures. Local democracy no longer thrives in Britain. An opinion poll would be cheaper.Cut to the humble youth club. I supported a private charity in my old borough of Camden, north Londo
  
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• Atomfall might have been an apocalyptic classic if it wasn’t for all the walking | Dominik Diamond

  25-04-2025 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Lake District after the 1957 Windscale nuclear disaster is a great setting for a game – and gorgeously rendered. That doesn’t mean I want to endlessly keep traversing it‘Fast travel”. The greatest two words in gaming. Greater even than “infinite lives”, Clive Sinclair or “moustachioed plumber”. It is to go from one location in a game where you are doing something important to another location in the blink of a loading screen, cutting out the re
  
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• Weather tracker: thunderstorms lash Italy in aftermath of Storm Hans

  25-04-2025 10:38 via theguardian.com
  Authorities warn of mudslides during intense rainfall, as Kenya is hit by deadly flash floodingEurope live – latest updatesAfter Storm Hans battered northern Italy in the runup to Easter, severe weather continued to lash much of the country this week. Since Tuesday, the conditions have triggered potent showers and thunderstormsand yellow and orange weather warnings have been issued.With winds generally remaining light this week, the greatest concerns surround the risks from intense rainfal
  
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• Retail sales rise unexpectedly in Great Britain as sunshine lures shoppers

  25-04-2025 10:33 via theguardian.com
  Overall 1.6% rise in sales across first quarter, compared with last quarter of 2024, is strongest rate since July 2021Business live – latest updatesSunny weather fuelled an unexpected increase in retail sales in Great Britain last month, as shoppers flocked to clothing, outdoor and DIY stores.Retail sales volumes rose 0.4% in March, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), defying a forecast of a 0.4% fall by City economists and marking the third straight month of sales growt
  
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• ‘I miss those days terribly’: readers share their defining video store memories

  25-04-2025 10:04 via theguardian.com
  
  With the arrival of a new video store in Brooklyn, we asked you to tell us about your most memorable anecdotesAfter a film had been in the cinema but before a film was on general sale (also called ‘Home Release’) there would be a window of perhaps a few months where the retail price of a single VHS tape would be about £100 [$133]. In a world of digital media that now feels mad, but it was obviously profitable for the rental shops to buy tapes at that price. Continue reading...
  
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• A Complete Unknown to Havoc: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

  25-04-2025 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Timothée Chalamet is the perfect embodiment of the young Bob Dylan, and Tom Hardy unleashes his wild side in a shamelessly violent thriller about dirty copsJames Mangold directed the excellent Johnny Cash drama Walk the Line, and his latest music biopic – which tracks the groundbreaking early phase of Bob Dylan’s career – has the same rewarding fidelity to time and place. It also features a lead performance that is so much more than an impersonation: Timothée Chal
  
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• Zoé Basha: Gamble review | Jude Rogers's folk album of the month

  25-04-2025 09:30 via theguardian.com
  
  (Self-released)
  The Dublin-based French-American singer and guitarist’s heart is in the Appalachian mountains – but her songs swim from country to blues and French chansonBookended with canonical traditional songs and sung in eerily bright a cappellas, Gamble is a confident, self-produced debut by an exciting new voice. This is Zoé Basha, a Dublin-based French-American singer and guitarist whose folk music swims deftly around country, jazz, French chanson and the blues.This is
  
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• Mansfield forward Lucas Akins jailed for 14 months after causing death of cyclist

  25-04-2025 09:13 via theguardian.com
  Leeds crown court heard how Adrian Daniel, 33, died 10 days after he was hit by Akins, who was driving his seven-year-old daughter to a piano lesson in 2022The Mansfield Town forward Lucas Akins has been jailed for 14 months after causing the death of a cyclist he hit as he pulled out from a junction.Leeds crown court heard how Adrian Daniel, 33, died 10 days after he was hit by Akins, who was driving his seven-year-old daughter to a piano lesson in a Mercedes G-Wagon, near Huddersfield in March
  
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• In Brazil, the right creates precarious workers, and precarious workers prefer the right – but the cycle can be broken | Rodrigo Nunes

  25-04-2025 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Rodrigo Nunes, a senior lecturer in political theory, explains how delivery drivers are taking to the street to demand better pay and conditions, while worker-owned delivery app services are thrivingOn 1 April, Brazilian couriers organised a day of action in which thousands of workers engaged in pickets and protests in at least 60 cities, with places such as São Paulo reporting a sharp drop in deliveries. While companies are yet to respond to the demands for better pay and conditions, the
  
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• Week in wildlife: wild ponies, a playful jaguar and penguin chicks taking their first swim

  25-04-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...
  
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• The Four Seasons to Flintoff: the seven best shows to stream this week

  25-04-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Tina Fey’s new cringe comedy tackles three couples whose lives unravel on a doomed holiday. Plus: an intimate documentary about the extraordinary life of the cricketer Three apparently stable couples, all deep into middle age and preoccupied with statins and second homes, go on an annual holiday together. It’s expected to be a gentle affair but Nick (Steve Carell) is about to drop a bombshell: he’s bored and frustrated and he’s leaving Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver). Tina Fey
  
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