Scotland's vape capital - what's behind the boom? 04. May 2026 (23:47) New research has shown a 28% growth in shops selling vape products in Scottish towns and cities - concentrated in the most deprived areas.(BBC News)
Australia news live: four Australians among passengers on luxury cruise ship hit by deadly suspected hantavirus outbreak 04. May 2026 (23:45) MV Hondius remains off the coast of Cape Verde after a suspected respiratory virus outbreak killed three people and left three more seriously ill. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThanks so much to Martin Farrer for kicking us off this morning. I’m Stephanie Convery and I’ll be bringing you all the live news until mid-afternoon today.Mortgage holders are set to be hundreds of dollars worse off per month than they were at the start of the year as the Reserve Bank prepares to unload a third consecutive interest rate hike on borrowers, Australian Associated Press reports. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit over acrimonious It Ends With Us production 04. May 2026 (23:42) Settlement details were not revealed in the agreement that put an end to a highly anticipated trial before it beganSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled their legal dispute from the acrimonious production of their 2024 film It Ends With Us, just weeks before a highly anticipated scheduled trial.In a joint statement on Monday, legal representatives of both parties said: “The end product – the movie It Ends With Us – is a source of pride to all of us who worked to bring it to life. Raising awareness, and making a meaningful impact in the lives of domestic violence survivors – and all survivors – is a goal that we stand behind.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
GameStop shares fall 10% after CEO skirts questions over eBay acquisition details 04. May 2026 (23:33) Ryan Cohen said he didn’t understand questions about how the video games retailer could afford its $55.5bn bidSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailGameStop’s shares fell more than 10% on Monday as questions emerged about how the company would finance its surprise $55.5bn bid for eBay.In an interview with CNBC, Ryan Cohen, GameStop’s CEO, skirted repeated inquiries about how the video games retailer could afford the deal, saying he didn’t understand the questions. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘A test of our values’: Starmer to call for whole-society response to rising antisemitism 04. May 2026 (23:30) PM will say responsibility to stand with Jewish communities lies with ‘every one of us’ at event on TuesdayKeir Starmer will call for a whole-of-society response to rising antisemitism on Tuesday, saying that it is not enough simply to condemn the scourge, but people “must show it” through their actions too.Before a roundtable event at Downing Street, the prime minister will call for action on all forms of antisemitism, after a knife attack against the Jewish community in Golders Green last week, a spate of serious arson attacks and the terror incident in Heaton Park in October. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Obama confesses Trump has caused 'tension' in his marriage after Michelle issues dramatic plea