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• If leaders stay silent, the US won’t survive Trump’s next 100 days | Robert Reich

  30-04-2025 20:07
  We are tottering on the edge of dictatorship. Powerful voices across institutions, from politics to academia and religion, must speak outWe have witnessed the first 100 days of the odious Trump regime.The US constitution is in peril. Civil and human rights are being trampled upon. The economy is in disarray.If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and the
  
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• The Guardian view on Labour and net zero politics: lean in and ignore bad advice | Editorial

  30-04-2025 19:44
  Sir Tony Blair’s ill-conceived contribution to the climate debate was a political gift to Nigel Farage. But public support for the green transition remains strongThe Climate Change Committee’s latest report on the UK’s response to unprecedented environmental challenges makes for grim reading. Recalling the extreme weather swings of the last few years – which delivered both the wettest 18 months on record and the largest number of wildfires – the report’s autho
  
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• The Guardian view on Argentina’s bailout: when Trump’s ally calls, the IMF obeys – at a cost | Editorial

  30-04-2025 19:44
  The deal with Javier Milei shows how America-first dealmaking is bending global finance to serve authoritarian and extractive endsIt is famed for hard-nosed bargaining with crisis-hit countries, so why did the International Monetary Fund throw a $20bn lifeline to the serial defaulter Argentina – despite alarm on its board? The answer is that the country’s rightwing leader, Javier Milei, is Donald Trump’s “favourite president”. Amid unease over handing a third of the
  
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• Meta slowest to remove scam content, says City watchdog

  30-04-2025 19:35
  FCA says Instagram and Facebook owner takes up to six weeks to act on warnings about finfluencer postsThe owner of Instagram and Facebook is the slowest social media company to take down content posted by finfluencers and fraudsters running financial scams, taking up to six weeks to respond to requests from the City watchdog.Lucy Castledine, director of consumer investments at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said that while the regulator has “reasonable powers” when identifyin
  
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• Minister warns against blaming Spain’s blackout on renewable energy

  30-04-2025 19:26
  Spain’s environment minister Sara Aagesen promises ‘complete audit’ into causes of power outageEurope live – latest updatesSpain’s environment minister has warned against attempts to blame Monday’s unprecedented blackout across the Iberian peninsula on the increasing use of renewable energy, defending the reliability of the national grid and promising a “complete audit” to establish the causes of the outage.Speaking on Wednesday afternoon as a spec
  
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• Martin Lewis shares the 3 digits to dial if you fear you have been scammed

  30-04-2025 19:12 via express.co.uk
  
  The founder of Money Supermarket Martin Lewis has been working with charities on increasing awareness of financial scams.
  
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• Inheritance tax trap you must avoid after key Rachel Reeves pensions change

  30-04-2025 19:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Britons would be well-advised to fill out a specific form that could save a lot of hassle.
  
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• 'Two-tier society' alert issued as millions at risk over cash say MPs

  30-04-2025 17:34 via express.co.uk
  
  In a report, the Treasury Committee called on the Government to vastly improve its monitoring of where and when cash is being accepted
  
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• ‘No one knew what to do’: power cuts bring chaos, connection and revaluation of digital dependency

  30-04-2025 17:15
  People share their experiences of Monday’s massive power outage across Spain, Portugal and parts of France that upended modern life“It felt like chaos,” said Iñigo, a doctor at a hospital in northern Spain.With no electricity from noon on Monday, the building’s emergency generators were kept for the critical areas, leaving staff without access to patient data, broken communications due to no telephone signal or email, and colleagues unable to carry out some of thei
  
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• Treasury warned as cyber attacks and blackouts pushing people back to cash

  30-04-2025 17:12 via express.co.uk
  
  Businesses may potentially be forced to accept cash, a new report showed
  
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• Petrol car drivers paying more per mile than EV drivers, figures show

  30-04-2025 15:55 via express.co.uk
  Despite forecasts of a 6p-per-litre drop in petrol prices earlier this month, average prices at the pumps have barely moved
  
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• Ed Miliband is tearing Labour apart AGAIN - and Nigel Farage is loving it

  30-04-2025 15:01 via express.co.uk
  Energy secretary Ed Miliband has destroyed Labour before. Now he's doing it all over again.
  
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• Barclays says bank will bar trans women from using female bathrooms

  30-04-2025 14:56
  Boss confirms policy change as businesses move to comply with recent supreme court rulingThe boss of Barclays has said the bank will prohibit trans women from using female bathrooms in its buildings in the wake of the recent supreme court ruling.The bank’s chief executive, CS Venkatakrishnan, told reporters that the group would not allow trans women to use female bathrooms, to ensure that it complies with the law. Continue reading...
  
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• M&S shoppers told to 'take this action' after cyber attack

  30-04-2025 14:50 via express.co.uk
  Customers are still unable to make online orders with M&S after the major incident
  
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• DWP warning for all PIP claimants over '50-week' delay

  30-04-2025 13:56 via express.co.uk
  Ruth Curtice, the chief executive of the Resolution Foundation, told MPs that PIP claimants are at risk of significantly long delays
  
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• Pensioners told ‘just ONE week to grab these sky-high Cash ISA and annuity rates’

  30-04-2025 13:37 via express.co.uk
  Pensioners seeking a high rate of fixed income have been told to act now because returns may quickly decline.
  
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• Co-op forced to shut down part of IT system after hack attempt

  30-04-2025 12:41
  Exclusive: In a letter seen by the Guardian, staff were told steps had been taken to keep systems safeM&S cyber-attack: products run short in some storesThe Co-op has been forced to shut down parts of its IT system after discovering an attempted hack only days after Marks & Spencer faced a serious cyber-incident.In a letter to staff sent on Tuesday and seen by the Guardian, the mutual said it had “taken steps to keep systems safe” so had “pre-emptively withdrawn access
  
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• UK among lowest-ranked countries for ‘human flourishing’ in wellbeing study

  30-04-2025 11:00 via theguardian.com
  Findings of survey on happiness, health, finances, meaning in life and relationships raise concerns for young peopleBritain ranks among the poorest countries for “human flourishing”, according to a major study that raises questions about the nation’s wellbeing and younger people in particular.The survey, which spanned 22 countries on six continents, rated the UK 20th based on a combined score that considered a range of factors from happiness, health and financial security to re
  
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• UK house prices fall but market ‘likely to pick up’ during summer

  30-04-2025 09:18 via theguardian.com
  Average property value drops to £270,752 in April because of stamp duty changes, Nationwide saysBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices dipped by 0.6% on average in April compared with a month earlier, according to a building society, as the market cooled slightly after the rush to beat changes to stamp duty in England and Northern Ireland.Across the UK, the annual rate of house price growth slowed to 3.4% in April, from 3.9% in March, taking the average property value in April
  
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• What to do if your wireless headphones are lost or stolen: some sound advice

  30-04-2025 08:00
  From using the location tracker on your phone to retaining proof of purchase, steps you can takeWhat to do if your phone is lost or stolen: practical steps to restore peace of mindHeadphones are a daily accessory for many, making them a tempting target for thieves. Whether they are stolen from your head or pinched from a bag, here’s what to do.Check the headphones control app on your phone. Many of them have a function that shows where they were last connected to your phone, so you can try
  
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• British Gas has billed my account for Glasgow address that is not mine

  30-04-2025 08:00
  Reader from London worries ‘cuckoo’ will potentially trash credit score and hitch a ride when switching supplierAround a year ago I noticed that my account on the British Gas app had acquired a new address in Glasgow. I have only one house and it is in London.I called up its customer service number and I was told someone would look into it. I waited patiently but nothing happened, so I tried contacting the company via various emails I found online but still received no reply. Continu
  
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• A chiweenie with an overbite and 1.9m followers: how Tuna and Instagram’s other top dogs rake in thousands per post

  30-04-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Pampered poms and Chappell Roan-loving pugs are taking over social media – but what makes a successful petfluencer and how much can they earn?Tuna is a chiweenie with a hyperbolic overbite, a tongue that sticks out aggressively when he sleeps, a neck shrivelled like a raisin – and 1.9m Instagram followers. Fans tune in to watch him pose as Harry Potter next to platform 9¾, dress as a spicy tuna roll or to savour no-frills shots of him in closeup.The miniature dachshund and chi
  
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• ‘Still some fuel in the tank’: the perks and perils of launching a business after 60

  30-04-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Growing numbers of older people are creating enterprises in everything from baking to biodiversity – but does the freedom make up for the graft?Kari Johnston felt ready to retire after 45 years in nursing when, at 63 years old, she decided to launch her own business – a professional decluttering and organising service.She had read about decluttering and, fascinated, quickly created a website and advertised. Her first clients were friends. Three-and-a-half years later, Johnston, from
  
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• From the archive: The last phone boxes: broken glass, cider cans and – amazingly – a dial tone – podcast

  30-04-2025 06:00
  We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2022: Five million payphone calls are still made each year in the UK. Who is making them – and why?By Sophie Elmhirst. Read by Emma Powell Continue reading...
  
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• Mehdi Hasan on Trump’s first 100 days – podcast

  30-04-2025 04:00
  Guardian US columnist Mehdi Hasan on the start of Donald Trump’s second term as president and the threat to democracy in the US“So many things have shocked me about the past 100 days,” says the Guardian US columnist and author of Win Every Argument, Mehdi Hasan.“Even for me, even the person who was saying it’s going to be so bad, it’s much worse than even I thought.” Continue reading...
  
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