88 m. ago Watch: Bitcoin investor’s private SpaceX flight splashes down on Earth

A Bitcoin investor who chartered a SpaceX flight for himself and three others splashed down in the Pacific as the group's privately funded polar tour came to an end on Friday, 4 April.

Economics

3 h. ago Brits ask one key question about April snow as temperatures set to plummet to

With temperatures potentially plummeting as low as -8C later this month, and with reports of snow on the way, some are left baffled over how easily the weather can dramatically change in the UK

Politics

4 h. ago Dramatic pictures show roof ripped off bus carrying dozens of schoolchildren after crash with bridge

Scores of schoolchildren were said to have been left 'traumatised' with 'cuts and bruises' after a bus crashed into a low bridge in Birkenhead, Wirral, on Friday afternoon.

Events

6 h. ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s tariff ultimatum: tribute for access to America’s empire | Editorial

As the White House retools US imperialism with import duties, others must resist dependency – deepening regional ties and reducing exposure to chokepointsWhen Donald Trump stood before union auto workers in the Rose Garden he declared “Liberation Day”, promising to stand up for Main Street. Whether that pledge will be fulfilled is moot. He will declare victory either way. What the US president offered was not just an economic programme, but an imperial one.Mr Trump’s logic, if it exists, lies in the 397-page report on “foreign trade barriers” he brandished on Wednesday. Its message is brutally simple: you may sell your goods to Walmart shoppers, but only if you let US cloud services hoover up your data, US media flood your screens and US tech monopolies operate on their terms – not yours. TikTok is the test case for Trump’s platform nationalism: only US firms may mine data, reap profits and rule the digital empire. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Four space tourists return to Earth after a private flight over the poles

Four space tourists are back on Earth after orbiting over the north and south poles

Politics

6 h. ago Deadly spring storm forces water rescues and fuels tornados leaving a deadly path of destruction in its wake

The ‘generational flooding event’ has forced water rescues in Tennessee and Kentucky

Events

6 h. ago Industrial estate blaze not thought to be suspicious – police

Firefighters have now left the scene in Cumbernauld after four days.

Events

6 h. ago The $2,300 iPhone: Apple products could increase dramatically in price because of Trump tariffs, experts say

Most companies, including Apple, are yet to give clear information on what tariffs might mean for prices or profits

Economics

7 h. ago How Severance became cult TV hit of the year: Secrets of sleeper

When the second series of Severance came to a dramatic end last week, the same question must have been on every viewer's lips: 'Blimey! What the hell was that all about?'

Events

7 h. ago The huge orange star in the night sky that could explode any day

Could Earth soon witness the most explosive event in cosmic history?

Politics

7 h. ago Sir David Attenborough reflects on almost being 99 in new documentary trailer

The film will be screened in cinemas from May 8 – the day the veteran broadcaster turns 99.

Culture

7 h. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing star teases 'gross' Doctor Who transformation

The former EastEnders actress has hinted at a 'dramatic' new look for her 'top secret' role in Doctor Who

Politics

7 h. ago South Korea’s impeached president sacked over illegal martial law

Hardline Yoon Suk Yeol lost his job over his illegal slapping of martial law on his country to flood the streets with troops and tanks - and tried to bar politicians from objecting to the dramatic move

Politics

9 h. ago The film fans who remade Jurassic Park : how an Australian town got behind a $3,000 ‘mockbuster’

Jurassic Park: Castlemaine Redux is a shot-for-shot labour of love made with amateur actors, beanbag dinosaurs and an army of volunteers. Three years later it is finished – and ‘bigger than Ben-Hur’Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThis morning’s location: a field outside Castlemaine, Victoria. The air is thick with flies, attracted to the cow dung but ignoring the nearby dinosaur poo, sturdily constructed from papier-mache.“Oh god,” Sam Neill groans – though these words aren’t actually uttered by Neill but local builder Ian Flavell, who has taken on Neill’s role as palaeontologist Alan Grant – and drops to his knees in front of an ailing triceratops.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother chair undergoes dramatic makeover in first look ahead of new series

Celebrity Big Brother, hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best, will see a new cast of famous faces sit on the iconic Diary Room chair when the new series kicks off on April 7

Events

10 h. ago Ange Postecoglou claims he is ‘the lone voice’ against VAR and laments goal celebration

The Australian had heavily criticised VAR and its application after his side’s 1-0 loss to Chelsea

Politics

10 h. ago Tell us: have your pension savings been affected by turbulent stockmarkets?

We’re interested to hear how people’s invested pension savings have been faring amid sharp ups and downs in recent months and years, and how this may affect themUS president Donald Trump’s trade war, political elections and societal shifts ushering in dramatic change and dire public finances in multiple countries, the war in Ukraine and the Covid pandemic have been creating tumultous conditions on international markets for the past few years.We’d like to hear how people’s invested pension savings have been affected by this series of economic shocks. Has your invested portfolio sustained big losses, or have you enjoyed staggering stockmarket gains? How may you and your plans be affected by it all? Tell us. Continue reading...

Economics

10 h. ago Raspberry scented weirdness: will Elio be Pixar’s wildest ride to date?

The Inside Out studio’s latest, long-awaited project is a neon-drenched star-straddling adventure featuring an orphan, a tardigrade and a wannabe astronautPixar’s film-makers are famously asked to pitch three unique ideas when proposing new projects. In terms of Elio, unique is very much the operative word. Presumably that pitch went somewhere along the lines of: “A lonely kid is mistaken for Earth’s ambassador by a UN-style council of sentient celestial bath bombs dipped in day-glow glitter and floating in a malfunctioning lava lamp.”If you thought Inside Out, with its candy-coloured Freudian crisis management team, was pushing it, the studio’s latest project may make you suspect Pixar has fully surrendered to the void, and is now making films for children who are made of sherbet and tie-dye, rather than flesh and bones. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Belize's Great Blue Hole hides a 'concerning secret', scientists say after drilling to the bottom of the mysterious 410ft cave

Belize's Great Blue Hole is one of Earth's most mysterious features. Now, scientists have discovered the natural oddity provides evidence of a concerning trend.

Science

11 h. ago Coronation Street fans find Mick Michaelis' 'brother' before dramatic exit

The new character's links to the cobbles are yet to be explored following his and his wife Lou's arrival back in February

Events