The price of Brent oil soared above $126 a barrel on Wednesday, its highest level since 2022, after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months and peace talks remained stalled. Surging more than 13% in 24 hours, Brent crude hit a record price since the war began on 28 February….
The dawn chorus at RSPB Northward Hill in Kent is a riot of sound: the melodic robin, the two-tone cuckoo, the whitethroat’s scratchy warble. Even the garbling geese and mooing cows from the neighbouring Thames marshes add to the symphony. Dawn chorus Dawn chorus Sorry your browser does not support audio – but you can…
A step-by-step plan for building the capabilities your leadership team needs—before the gap becomes permanent. In March 2026, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey told CNBC that AI had significantly influenced his decision to step down from his post. The company needed, in his words, “someone with the energy to pursue a completely new transformation of the…
Soap opera actor Patrick Muldoon’s official cause of death has been confirmed. The Days of Our Lives star died on April 19, aged 57, from a myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, according to documents obtained by Us Weekly. Underlying causes listed on his death certificate included hereditary coagulopathy disorder, a condition that…
UEFA has released a statement to explain why Arsenal had a late penalty overturned in their Champions League semi-final first leg at Atletico Madrid. Substitute Eberechi Eze initially earned a spot-kick after going down under a challenge from Atletico defender David Hancko after 78 minutes. Despite contact being made with Eze’s foot, the VAR intervened…
A World Cup that Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, billed at the draw last December as “the greatest event that humanity has ever seen” will certainly be the most lucrative competition in sporting history. Fifa has spent the last few years upgrading its revenue projections, with the most recent financial report stating that the world governing…
As loneliness reaches epidemic levels, men are paying the price for a lifetime of emotional isolation disguised as strength. I have spent decades in the high-stakes world of finance, in rooms with CEOs, politicians, and men who run major organizations. On paper, these men have everything figured out. But when the doors close and the…
EXPLAINER Trump says the US blockade of Iranian ports is working, urging Tehran to ‘give up’ amid tensions. Published On 30 Apr 202630 Apr 2026 United States President Donald Trump says Washington’s blockade of Iranian ports has been a success, urging Tehran to “just give up” as pressure mounts in a deepening standoff over the…
15. Fey famously never considered writing a sequel to the hit film, a decision she’s gone on record as regretting. “At the time we did want to start the conversation about the sequel, and for whatever reason I was like, ‘No!!! We shouldn’t do that!’” she told EW in 2014. “Now I look back and I’m…
The all-new 2026 Jeep Cherokee Hybrid is on display during the 2025 Los Angeles Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on November 23, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Josh Lefkowitz | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of auto giant Stellantis fell sharply on Thursday after the company reported a near tripling…
