Resident doctors begin longest strike yet as Streeting accuses BMA of hypocrisy over pay – UK politics live 07. April 2026 (11:52) The health secretary and the BMA trade accusations over who bears responsibility for the collapse of talksIn his interviews this morning, Wes Streeting also joined those criticising Wireless festival for its decision to invite Kanye West to peform.Streeting told the Today programme that, given West’s history of antisemitic and pro-Hitler comments, the decision was inexplicable.I cannot for the life of me understand why Wireless still have him as a headliner.There are plenty of other talented artists in this country, let alone internationally, who would benefit from the exposure and who in turn would help drive ticket sales.When Kanye West uses bipolar disorder to justify his actions, I think that is equally appalling, by the way.I would ask people to consider, does using bipolar disorder as an excuse to write and release a song called Heil Hitler and plaster it across T-shirts, does bipolar disorder really justify that? Or is it an excuse to justify rotten behaviour? Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK government caps student loan interest rates at 6% 07. April 2026 (11:50) Minister says change for plan 2 and 3 loans in England and Wales will ‘protect borrowers’ from impact of global conflictUK politics live – latest updatesThe interest rate on plan 2 and plan 3 student loans will be capped at 6%, the Department for Education has announced.Graduates with plan 2 loans currently pay interest rates based on the retail price index (RPI) measure of inflation, plus up to 3% based on their earnings. Current students on plan 2 and plan 3 loans attract an interest rate of RPI +3% while they are studying. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Reform UK would stop visas for people from countries seeking slavery reparations 07. April 2026 (11:49) The ‘bank is closed and the door is locked’, says Zia Yusuf as calls grow for compensation to remedy historical wrongsReform UK would stop issuing visas to people from any country that continues to demand compensation from the UK for its role in the transatlantic trade in enslaved people, the party has said.Zia Yusuf, the party’s home affairs spokesperson, told the Daily Telegraph that the call for reparations was “insulting”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hungary’s foreign minister says JD Vance’s visit signals ‘golden age’ of Hungarian-US relations – Europe live 07. April 2026 (11:39) Hungary’s opposition leader Péter Magyar responds to JD Vance’s visit by saying ‘no foreign country may interfere in Hungarian elections’ … and here they are!JD Vance and Usha Vance off the Air Force Two, welcomed by Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó as they begin their two-day trip to the Hungarian capital. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Oil prices seesaw after Trump says Iran can be ‘taken out’ in one night 07. April 2026 (11:32) Mixed stock market reaction to president’s comments, while IMF chief warns of inflation and slower growthBusiness live – latest updatesOil traded at more than $110 a barrel on Tuesday, before dipping in volatile trading, after Donald Trump said all of Iran could be “taken out” in one night.Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose by 1% to $111 a barrel, before slipping back to $109.40 as traders watched for developments in the Middle East. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Israel warns Iranians their lives will be at risk if they use trains as Trump deadline looms 07. April 2026 (11:23) Threat comes after US president said he would bomb power plants and bridges if Iran did not reopen strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael warned Iranians this morning that their lives would be at risk if they use the country’s railways on Tuesday before the end of a negotiating deadline imposed by Donald Trump with a threat to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants.Israel’s military, writing in Farsi, said in a social media post that “from this moment” – 8.50am Iran time – and “until 21:00 Iran time” Iranians should refrain from “traveling by train throughout Iran” for the sake of their own security. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Kanye West offers to meet UK’s Jewish community after Wireless backlash 07. April 2026 (11:19) Rapper who has previously made antisemitic remarks responds to criticism over his booking at London festivalThe rapper formerly known as Kanye West has broken his silence and offered to “meet and listen” to members of the UK’s Jewish community after a fierce backlash over his booking at London’s Wireless festival.West, who is legally known as Ye, has been criticised for making antisemitic remarks, including voicing admiration for Adolf Hitler. Last year he released a song called Heil Hitler a few months after advertising a swastika T-shirt for sale on his website. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Albanese brings forward Singapore trip and speaks with China in bid to shore up petrol shipments to Australia 07. April 2026 (11:15) Petrol prices have stopped falling, despite the federal government’s cut to the fuel excise last weekTrack Australia’s fuel prices, service station outages and shipments in chartsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese will fly to Singapore this week – Australia’s biggest source of petrol – as the government mounts an international bid to keep fuel prices from rising.Diesel is getting more expensive again and petrol prices have stopped falling, despite the federal government’s cut to fuel excise last week. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
