Downing Street rules out temporary rent freeze
Chancellor Rachel Reeves stirred speculation by promising to ‘use every lever’ to help renters hit by Iran war fallout
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Russian oligarch’s superyacht allowed through strait of Hormuz, source says | Strait of Hormuz
A superyacht owned by the Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov was able to transit the blockaded strait of Hormuz after undergoing maintenance in Dubai because neither Iran nor the US objected, a source close to Mordashov said on Tuesday. It has been unclear how the multi-deck pleasure vessel, worth more than $500m (£370m), gained permission to…
US Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Edges Up
The Conference Board’s gauge of US consumer confidence increased to 92.8, from 92.2 in March, data out Tuesday showed. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a reading of 89. Mike McKee reports on “Bloomberg Open Interest.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Who is Ali al-Zaidi, the businessman named as Iraq’s PM-designate? | Politics News
After months of political wrangling, Iraq’s Coordination Framework on Monday named Ali al-Zaidi, a multimillionaire business figure, as the compromise candidate of the governing Shia bloc. “After considering the names of the candidates, Ali al-Zaidi was chosen to be the candidate of the Coordination Framework bloc, as the largest bloc in the House of Representatives,…
Northern Beaches hospital handed to NSW government, ending troubled public-private partnership | Health
Sydney’s Northern Beaches hospital is officially entering the public system, ending a troubled eight-year public-private partnership, although uncertainty about the future of private services remains. The transition and legal handover of the hospital from private operator Healthscope to New South Wales Health will occur at 7am on Wednesday. The New South Wales health minister, Ryan…
25 years ago, Jeff Bezos said this is the best way to deal with stress. Science says he’s still right
Want to lower your level of stress? Take a page from the Bezos (and research) playbook. While it sounds silly, especially since I have a variety of construction skills, I lay awake some nights stressing about our stairs. We had gotten quotes for replacing the carpet on our stairs with white oak, but the average estimate, not…
Sydney Sweeney throws underwear from stage at Stagecoach Music Festival 2026
Sydney Sweeney, 28, stunned crowds with a saucy on-stage move when she made a surprise appearance with Diplo, 47, at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival. The Euphoria star threw handfuls of underwear out at fans in the audience of the DJ’s annual HonkeyTonk set. Well, not just any underwear, but ones from her new lingerie…
Why Your Team Won’t Speak Up (And How to Fix It)
ADI IGNATIUS: I’m Adi Ignatius. ALISON BEARD: I’m Alison Beard and this is the HBR IdeaCast. ADI IGNATIUS: So I’m sure every manager has experienced this at some time or another. You sincerely encourage your employees to speak up truthfully, to give their unvarnished opinions about what’s happening at work without fear of retribution. You…
Japan Airlines trials humanoid robots as ground handlers
These robots may in future help clean cabins and operate ground support equipment.