`
        
      17/04/2026 Last update: 09:50     Use browser reload/refresh to ensure latest page is displayed
  
BBC weather             UK FTSE 100                                                    BBC news headline

Directory
Travel
Money
Media streams
Services

Google Maps

Radio Times-TV
Radio Times-Radio

Services
Met Office
FTSE100, Dow
Oil Price
Vix Index


News : BBC
Live. Iran says Strait of Hormuz is 'open' but tracking shows few ships moving, as Trump says US blockade will continue Oil prices drop after Iran's announcement. Meanwhile, the US president says on social media that Israel is "prohibited" from "bombing Lebanon".
'Staggering' I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says PM Attribution
Key questions facing government over Mandelson checks Attribution
Man guilty of 2003 rape that saw innocent Andrew Malkinson jailed for 17 years Attribution
Irish fugitive and alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai Attribution
Live. Clair Obscur wins three Bafta Games Awards including best game Attribution
Nursery worker jailed over death of toddler restrained during nap time Attribution
Birmingham & Black Country Posted
No evidence Epsom rape took place as reported, say police Attribution
Kanye West concert in Poland cancelled over antisemitic comments Attribution
Former Radio 1 DJ and Live Aid presenter Andy Kershaw dies aged 66 Attribution

News : New York Times
Lebanon-Israel Cease-Fire Goes Into Effect
Hezbollah Acknowledged Truce but Did Not Say if It Would Abide by It
White House Shrugs Off Shaky Economy as War Exceeds Trump’s Timeline
Jesus Memes, Threats and a War in Iran: A Portrait of Trump Under Pressure
In Las Vegas, Trump Brushes Off Rising Fuel Prices
Pentagon Seeks Help From Ford and G.M.
Trump Under Pressure
Fight Over Federal Reserve
Acting ICE Director Says He Plans to Resign in May
Kennedy Shifts Tone on Vaccines in Congressional Hearing
Trump to Pick Ousted FEMA Head to Lead Agency Again

Sport
: Telegraph

County Championship Division 1 scoreboards
County Championship Division 2 scoreboards
Grand National runners and riders
McIlroy becomes a golfing great with back-to-back Masters titles Golf
Arsenal or Man City: Our writers say who will win the Premier League Football
ExclusiveWest Brom face points deduction as Championship relegation battle takes fresh twist Football
King pays tribute to McIlroy’s ‘extraordinary’ Masters win Golf
Case for England hiring Northampton’s coaches is getting stronger Rugby union
Sky, ITV and Netflix deliver past, present and future of sports broadcasting Comment



 
New : Scientist
This week's magazine
Explore our newsletters
See more latest news
MindHow autoimmune conditions can unexpectedly drive mental illnessFeatures
SocietyMy life as a meteorologist in Chernobyl under Russian occupationFeatures
PhysicsThe man who crawls into the perilous heart of the Chernobyl reactorFeatures
PhysicsA once-fantastical collider could answer physics’ biggest mysteriesFeatures
HealthThe profound effect the heart-brain connection has on your healthFeatures
EnvironmentPlug-in solar is coming – how dangerous is it and is it worth it?News

Showbiz : Hello
Prince Harry breaks silence on father
Guy Ritchie's detective drama confirms return
Robert De Niro's $1.5m NY estate
A beginner’s guide to tarot
HELLO! - Daily royal, celebrity, fashion, beauty & lifestyle news
Exclusives & Interviews
Red carpet & events
Health & Fitness
Sarah Ferguson pictured for first time in months at luxury £14k a week ski resort It has been 213 days since Sarah was last seen in public, when she attended the Duchess of Kents funeral in Westminster Cathedral
Victoria Beckham put on the spot about son Brooklyn: 'That's all I really want to say'
See Tom Cruise's jaw-dropping film transformation as 'wild' oil baron

News : London Evening Standard
'I faced 10 years,' says Green London candidate jailed as drugs mule
Arrest of Daniel Kinahan follows lengthy investigation spanning continents
No 10 defends Starmer’s case over Mandelson revelations with document release
Starmer: UK and France to lead mission in Strait of Hormuz when war ends
Fourth person charged over Golders Green 'arson attack'
Fact check: Fake AI-edited image of Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin circulates online
London shop that hired ‘drug dealer’ illegal worker keeps its licence
Alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan arrested in United Arab Emirates
Government urged to crack down on ‘frightening’ gig ticket prices
Met PC guarding Iranian embassy sacked for turning up to work drunk
I was ‘a handy patsy’ for police, says Andrew Malkinson as real rapist convicted

News : Sky

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz - as Trump tells NATO to 'STAY AWAY'
Iran contradicts Trump over nuclear claims
Negotiations 'not a weakness', defiant Lebanese president says
Watch: Ceasefire 'a bit of hope for all Lebanese people', teacher tells Sky News
Iran claims US 'appears to intend' to break ceasefire - as division over blockade continues
Watch: War briefing day 49 - will the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon hold?
US Navy admits extent of Iranian mining in Strait of Hormuz 'not fully understood'
The world has lost $50bn of oil in nearly 50 days of Iran war, analysts say
In pictures: Displaced people head to south Lebanon - but Israel warns them not to return
Analysis: What may be behind Donald Trump's deluge of social media posts
Calls grow for PM to resign - as allies of sacked civil servant 'scapegoat' hit back
'No evidence' of alleged rape that sparked asylum seeker protests in Epsom
Daniel Kinahan arrested over alleged links to 'international organised crime'
Nursery worker jailed over death of toddler suffocated in sleeping bag
Labour MP's former aide who downloaded hundreds of indecent images of children spared jail
What's really happened with Mandelson's vetting

News
: Telegraph

Starmer goes to war with Whitehall over Mandelson Calls mount for Prime Minister to resign as he accuses Foreign Office of misleading him
Inside the 48 hours of fury in No 10
Robbins in line for massive payout as allies insist he did nothing wrong
Starmer has just admitted he’s not up to the job of being Prime Minister
LiveIran tells Trump: Our uranium is not going anywhere It comes as Tehran declares Strait of Hormuz open
Malta-flagged oil tanker off Basra, after sailing through the strait
Starmer and Macron play catch-up as Trump exposes European irrelevance
‘Open’ Hormuz could mean very different things in Tehran and Washington
Iran has dug its heels in and paid the price
Farage tempts ‘forgotten’ voters with referendum on leaving London
IMF: Britain cannot afford energy bailout

News : Guardian
RevealedMandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision
PoliticsOfficials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament
Five key questionsWho overruled the decision to deny Mandelson security clearance?
RevealedMandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision
PoliticsOfficials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament
Five key questionsWho overruled the decision to deny Mandelson security clearance?
Full reportTrump announces 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon after ‘excellent conversations’
LebanonIsrael escalates attacks on medics in Lebanon with deadly ‘quadruple tap’
In picturesShattered lives in Lebanon after Israeli airstrikes
ExplainedWhat mines has Iran laid in the strait of Hormuz and how can the US remove them?
Cost of energyReeves looking to break link between gas cost and electricity prices

News : Huffington Post
Elevating Exports with UK Export Finance
Joe Rogan Breaks Down Over Trump's Unhinged Excuse For Posting AI Jesus Image
Asa Butterfield Shares Disappointment At Being Turned Down For New Beatles Movies
JD Vance's Abysmal Crowd Size At Speaking Event Goes Viral
A New Nasal Spray Appeared To Reverse Brain Ageing In 'Weeks'
What Immediately Happens When An Actor Becomes Aroused While Filming Sex Scenes
2026 Could Have A 'Super El Niño', And It May Impact The UK
Six Habits A GP Says Can Extend Your 'Peak Span' Beyond Your 20s And 30s
Trump Threatens To Rip Up US-UK Trade Deal In Latest Attack On Starmer
Lena Dunham Names The String Of A-List Stars Who Were Turned Down For Roles In Girls

News : ITN
Trump says he 'feels good' after Strait of Hormuz 'fully open'
What Trump told ITV News about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
'Unforgivable': I wasn't told Mandelson failed security vetting, says Starmer
'We're desperate': Sons of jailed Imran Khan criticise Pakistan's government
Starmer and Macron rally coalition for mission to protect the Strait of Hormuz
ITV News in Iran: Reporting During Fragile Ceasefire
What is the developed security vetting Peter Mandelson reportedly failed?
Nursery worker jailed for more than three years over death of toddler
Man guilty of rape of woman 23 years ago in 'miscarriage of justice' case
Scotland's North Sea dilemma: Where rising bills meet rising tides
'No evidence' found over alleged rape which sparked Epsom protests, police says
Tui holidaymaker suffering from stomach problems years after 'scary' sickness
Woman arrested over autistic girl's death in golf course pond incident
Lebanon wakes to a welcome but fragile peace, many wonder if it will last
‘Best spring’ in a decade as horticulturalists herald ‘condensed’ blooms of blossom
Why is Trump blocking Iran's ports, and could this drive up oil prices?
What is Hezbollah and how is the group involved in the Iran war?
Which European countries are moving away from Trump?
What is in Iran's 10-point ceasefire plan?
Bin strikes, potholes and the Middle East: What's driving Birmingham voters
Driver jailed over 'horrific' crash at illegal car meet

Internet : Wired News
The Battle for OpenAI’s Soul
Where the DOGE Operatives Are Now
The Online Fiction Boom Reimagining China’s History
MAGA Indians Went All In on Trump. Many Right-Wingers Can’t Stand Them
Google's AI Mode Update Tries to Kill Tab Hopping in Chrome
The UK Launches Its $675 Million Sovereign AI Fund
The Star Trek Communicator Is Now a High-End Wristwatch
Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its Own
The Best MagSafe Grips for Getting a Handle on Things
The Best Smart Plugs and When to Use Them
These Are the Essential MacBook Accessories Everyone Needs
How Dyson’s and Shark’s New AI Robot Vacs Compare Against Each Other
Marine Animals in the Strait of Hormuz Don’t Get a Ceasefire
How the Internet Broke Everyone’s Bullshit Detectors
MAGA Media Seems to Have Hit Its Breaking Point Over Iran
The Pro-Iran Meme Machine Trolling Trump With AI Lego Cartoons

News Mail
Trump brutally rebuffs NATO after Hormuz reopens and oil prices plunge: 'STAY AWAY'
Keir's latest 'fall guy' fights back: Allies of Foreign Office chief warn there was 'no basis' to sack him over  Mandelson vetting... amid fears he is now in line for a bumper payoff
Nursery worker, 23, who killed 14-month-old boy after she wrapped him in sleeping bag and put him face down in an indoor teeppee during nap time is jailed for more than three years
A court heard Noah Sibanda, who was 14 months old, died after being wrapped tightly in a camping sleeping bag and put face down to sleep at Fairytales Day Nursery in Dudley, West Midlands.
I was just three when dad fatally stabbed mum 36 times with her own dressmaking scissors. Yet after his two years in prison, I was forced to move back in with him
Gemma was just three years old when her father killed her mother - stabbing her 36 times with her scissors - while their young daughter ate her breakfast downstairs.
Hope Street star Finnian Garbutt dead aged 28: Actor passes away after entering hospice care after terminal cancer diagnosis
The actor's passing was announced three weeks after he shared he'd entered hospice care in a heartbreaking social media post.
Moment criminals deal drugs INSIDE prison is revealed as smuggling gang that included corrupt officer are jailed
Jason Thompson (pictured), 34, abused his position at HMP Isis to help an organised crime group ferry cannabis, mobile phones and other items into HMP Isis.
Meghan spends two hours at 'Megstock' festival posing for photos with fans who had paid £1,700 and telling them about her 'very hard life'

Misc. : Vice
Ravers Tell Us What Actually Happened When EggTek Was Violently Shut Down by Police
Tech Bros, Edgelords, and E-girls Threw a ‘Will Trump Nuke Iran?’ Party in NYC
VICE Magazine Presents: ‘The Not The Photo Issue’
VICE’s Slang Amnesty: The Silly Words You’re Too Old to Say
Adam Christopher Smith
Things We Hate and Love Online This Week
Adam Christopher Smith
All the Times That AI Was Humiliated This Weekend
Adam Christopher Smith


Computer Weekly
UK’s Sovereign AI supports supercomputing and drug discovery AI startups
CYBERUK ’26: UK lagging on legal protections for cyber pros
Finance regulators to address AI risks after MPs say they are ‘not doing enough’
Starburst intros AI assistant to boost analysis, exploration


Politics
: BBC

'Staggering' I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says PM The PM is facing calls to resign over the revelation that Lord Mandelson did not pass security checks.
Key questions facing government over Mandelson vetting Attribution
AI minister Kendall says she doesn't use AI at work Attribution
What we know about Mandelson's vetting and security clearance Attribution
Chris Mason: Mandelson nightmare haunts Starmer again Attribution
UK seeks closer EU ties in volatile times - but at what cost? Attribution
Home Office investigating after BBC finds migrants making false claims to stay in UK Attribution
Swinney denies SNP grocery price cap is 'potty gimmick' Attribution
Starmer sacks top Foreign Office official after Mandelson vetting revelations Attribution
Migrants making false domestic abuse claims to stay in UK, BBC investigation finds Attribution
No issues with UK fuel supply, says Reeves Attribution
Minister considers banning over-the-counter flea treatments for pets Attribution
Chris Mason: Ministers have to close asylum loopholes while protecting genuinely vulnerable Attribution
Bogus websites, staged protests and pretend atheists: Inside the fake asylum industry Attribution
Legal advisers help migrants pose as gay to get asylum, undercover BBC investigation finds Attribution
Who can I vote for in my area? Attribution
A simple guide to every new constituency in Wales - and all the election candidates Attribution
From our Political Editor Chris Mason
Chris Mason: Mandelson nightmare haunts Starmer again Attribution
Chris Mason: Ministers have to close asylum loopholes while protecting genuinely vulnerable Attribution
Chris Mason: Iran war has trapped Labour in a vicious circle Attribution

Misc. : Verge
See all entertainment
See all transportation
The only way to fight deepfakes is by making deepfakes
Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman’s ‘unconstrained’ relationship with the truth
Age verification is a mess but we’re doing it anyway
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
The Cybertruck of e-bikes is here to replace your car
Much ado about protein
Huel tries to solve the ‘burden’ of eating
AG1 is a lot less science-y than it sounds
Much ado about protein
Huel tries to solve the ‘burden’ of eating
AG1 is a lot less science-y than it sounds
Bluesky Service Interruption
released the fourth beta for Android 17 today
next round of Pixel phones.

News : Independent
Sign up to our newsletters
Foreign Office's top civil servant Olly Robbins to leave role after Mandelson vetting row
Mandelson failed US ambassador vetting – but was given the job anyway
Ten-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon comes into effect
Hegseth warns US is ‘locked and loaded’ to attack Iran again
Bank of England chief warns of ‘difficult judgements’ around interest rates
UK planning for food shortages amid Iran war
Hungary’s new PM tells state broadcaster ‘we are shutting down your lying service’
Zelensky says Putin ‘is a global threat’ after huge wave of deadly strikes
Trump’s AI Jesus post shows he truly believes he is a God Premium
Pope says world ‘being ravaged by handful of tyrants’
Trump team cancels funding for Catholic charity amid Pope feud
Reeves: I’d prefer not to raise taxes again to boost defence spending
Reopening Strait of Hormuz is a ‘global responsibility’, Starmer says
Where is the breaking point for Trump’s unhinged social media posts?
How a satanic goat creature ended up in Trump’s AI Jesus image
Reeves vows to break link between cost of gas and electricity prices
Andrew invited to give up freedom of the city of London
Charli XCX says ‘the dancefloor is dead’ as she announces rock album
Why drilling in the North Sea won’t bring down UK energy prices
Virginia’s former Lt Gov killed wife and then himself, police say
Massive Attack just released the most powerful protest song in years

© 2006-2026 Eagle Vector Consultants Ltd.

Bizztek.com provides links to news items covering UK & International news, Business, Internet & Computing, Science, Politics, Sport, Show business, Arts, and Travel
Any comments or suggestions, please email: brian@eaglevector.com