Severn Trent increases payout to shareholders despite its 60,000 sewage spills last year (www.theguardian.com)
Final dividend hiked by 9% as MPs write to Ofwat boss urging him to deny water firms’ requests in price review process...
Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, accused of ‘massive’ fraud, set to testify at US trial (www.theguardian.com)
Lawyers for founder of software firm Autonomy, charged over $11bn Hewlett-Packard deal, suggest they may move for mistrial
Rishi Sunak takes gamble by calling UK general election for 4 July (www.theguardian.com)
PM announces date with Tories trailing Labour by 20 points in polls, saying it is ‘the moment for Britain to choose its future’
Patrick Mahomes doesn’t agree with Harrison Butker but says kicker is a ‘great person’ (www.theguardian.com)
Macron arrives in New Caledonia amid calls for France to drop voting changes (www.theguardian.com)
Visit by president intended to quell serious unrest over plans in Paris to expand voting eligibility to include more French nationals...
OpenAI and Wall Street Journal owner News Corp sign content deal (www.theguardian.com)
Deal lets ChatGPT maker use all articles from Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Times and Sunday Times for AI model development
Humanitarian operations ‘near collapse’ in Gaza, says World Food Programme (www.theguardian.com)
UN says 1m people face catastrophic levels of hunger as food aid piles up on Egyptian side of border...
Kate Roughley jailed for 14 years over death of baby at Stockport nursery (www.theguardian.com)
Deputy manager of Tiny Toes nursery sentenced over manslaughter of nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan
Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestinian state (www.theguardian.com)
Irish PM declares ‘unequivocal support’ for two-state solution, as Israel recalls ambassadors from Dublin, Madrid and Oslo...
Newsmax accused of deleting evidence that it was spreading 2020 election lies (www.theguardian.com)
In lawsuit, voting machine firm Smartmatic alleges the outlet destroyed documents that were ‘direct evidence of actual malice’...
Jersey approves plans to allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults (www.theguardian.com)
Legislation expected to be brought by end of 2025, with service for residents in place by mid-2027...
Young Alaskans sue state over fossil fuel project they claim violates their rights (www.theguardian.com)
Plaintiffs claim $38.7bn gas export project, which would triple state’s greenhouse gas emissions, infringes constitutional rights
Uvalde settles for $2m with victims’ families of 2022 Texas school shooting (www.theguardian.com)
City will also overhaul police force and create memorial for victims of shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers
Alaskan rivers turning orange due to climate change, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
As frozen ground below the surface melts, exposed minerals such as iron are giving streams a rusty color that pose a risk to wildlife...
Arizona state lawmaker used ChatGPT to write part of law on deepfakes (www.theguardian.com)
Republican Alexander Kolodin said: ‘I was kind of struggling with the terminology. So I thought, let me just ask the expert’...
US ‘concerned’ by Israel’s isolation, Biden national security adviser says (www.theguardian.com)
Jake Sullivan appears critical of decision by Spain, Ireland and Norway to formally recognise Palestinian state next week...
[Jacob Steinberg] Bayern Munich close to deal for Vincent Kompany to take over as manager (www.theguardian.com)
Rishi Sunak’s snap election decision is likely motivated by damage control (www.theguardian.com)
PM’s only hope seemed to hinge on more time, but a summer poll could ramp up scrutiny of Labour and its policies
‘It’s not vital to spend five days a week in the office’: the bank boss who works from home (www.theguardian.com)
Investigate fossil fuel industry, top Democrats urge justice department | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Jamie Raskin highlight decades-long efforts to sow doubts about climate crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Video of the press conference is here...
Investigate fossil fuel industry, top Democrats urge justice department | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Jamie Raskin highlight decades-long efforts to sow doubts about climate crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Video of the press conference is here...
Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestinian state (www.theguardian.com)
Ireland, Spain and Norway have announced they will formally recognise a Palestinian state on 28 May, triggering an immediate response from Israel, which said it would retaliate by recalling its ambassadors from Dublin, Madrid and Oslo, and withholding vital funds from the Palestinian Authority....
France ‘investigating whether Russia behind’ graffiti on Holocaust memorial (www.theguardian.com)
France is investigating whether graffiti painted on the wall of Paris’s Holocaust memorial last week was a destabilisation operation coordinated from Russia, French media have reported....
Rishi Sunak will call general election for July in surprise move – sources (www.theguardian.com)
Popular car uses 31% more fuel than advertised while other makes fare poorly in Australian efficiency test (www.theguardian.com)
No surprises there I guess :(
