
Politician alleges NSW corrections illegally snooped on her calls with prisoners
Exclusive: Greens MLC Sue Higginson tells parliament that Corrective Services knew things ‘which made it very clear they had monitored our conversation’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A New South Wales parliamentarian has alleged prison officers unlawfully listened to her calls with inmates and then threatened those who had sought her help. The Greens’ justice spokesperson, Sue Higginson, alleged that her phone calls were “routinely” monitored despite it being against the law for corrective services officers to listen to calls between parliamentarians and prisoners. Continue reading...

Senior Queensland judge criticises ‘glacial’ years-long delays in serious criminal trials
Exclusive: Justice Jim Henry published data from his own court revealing recent cases took more than a year to reach committal Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A Queensland supreme court judge says serious criminal cases are taking “excruciatingly longer” to finalise due to “glacial” delays in the state’s magistrates court, where some matters are spending several years in procedural limbo. Justice Jim Henry, who is based at the supreme court in Cairns, published data from his own court revealing that of 31 recent criminal cases he finalised between November and February, on average each case took more than a year (370 days) in the lower courts before a committal. Continue reading...

Federal government claims some states standing in the way of ‘getting those guns off our streets’
PM’s deadline to establish the biggest gun buyback in 30 years passes with half of the nation’s governments refusing to join Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The federal government has accused state and territory leaders who refuse to sign up to its proposed national gun buy back scheme, of “standing in the way” of efforts to get dangerous weapons off Australian streets. Anthony Albanese’s end of March deadline to establish the biggest gun buyback in 30 years has now passed with half of the nation’s governments refusing to join. There is no timeline for the buyback, announced in the weeks after the Bondi terror attack, and it remains unclear how costs will be split. Continue reading...

‘Fossil-fuel imperialism’: Trump’s hankering for Iranian oil runs deep
Experts say the US believes it is entitled to resources it desires – a perspective president has supported for decades Donald Trump said this past weekend he wants to “take the oil in Iran” by seizing control of a key export hub, echoing a refrain he has returned to for over a decade. It’s a sign of his disregard for international law and belief in “fossil-fuel imperialism”, experts say. Continue reading...

‘Human tragedy’: Leqaa Kordia on how ICE jail echoes life in occupied Palestine
In her first print interview since release, the Palestinian immigrant says after year in custody, she sees it as her duty to denounce ICE detention in the US A Palestinian woman who was released last month after spending a year in a Texas immigration detention center told the Guardian in an exclusive interview that she sees “a lot of similarities” between the treatment of people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody and that of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation. Leqaa Kordia, who was detained by ICE following her arrest at a protest against Israel’s war in Gaza, says that she will continue to speak up about the rights of Palestinians, but that she now also sees it as her duty to denounce the “human tragedy” of immigration detention in the US. Continue reading...

Basketak etter dramatisk krasj
Forsøkte å rømme etter den dramatiske krasjen. Det ville ikke medtrafikanter ha noe av.

– Det er jo helt «galematias»
(Nordlys): Se den ville forbikjøringen.
Wall Street åpner opp
Saken oppdateres gjennom handelsdagen.

Pot Noodle pizza and Liz Truss joining Nasa were among the best April fools this year
The discovery of a medieval Scottish ferry with a roll-on, roll-off feature for carts also provided some much-needed levity The media ecosystem may have changed since the BBC’s spaghetti harvest report in 1957 or the Guardian’s 1977 travel supplement about the island of San Serriffe, but April fool stories are still with us. Indeed, if you picked up Wednesday’s edition of the Guardian, you may have been taken in by our report that evidence had been found of coffee being consumed in England a couple of centuries before the first known examples, thanks in part to an expert called Macky Arto. Continue reading...

Manchester United-stjerne siktet
Harry Maguire kan få en enda lengre utestengelse.

Doctor’s son says father confessed he ‘tried to kill’ wife after cheating claim
Jurors hear 19-year-old recount FaceTime call after alleged cliffside attack on Oahu during wife’s birthday trip Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The son of a Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife testified on Tuesday that his father told him that his wife had been cheating on him and that he had “tried to kill her”. Emile Konig, 19, told jurors that he had received two FaceTime calls from his father, Gerhardt Konig, 47, on the morning of 24 March 2025 – the same day prosecutors allege that Gerhardt attempted to murder his wife, Arielle Konig, 37, during a hike on Oahu’s “Pali Puka” trail. Continue reading...

Konkurs-drama: Alt håp ute for Brann og Fredrikstad
Klubben er slått konkurs, men NFF står på sitt, og dermed må Lysekloster likevel stille til seriestart.

Aud (73) velger Kiwi foran svenskehandel
Det er en grunn til at Kiwi kan ha hele fire butikker tett ved grensen.

‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists
Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory Snow surveys taking place across the American west this week are offering a grim prognosis, after a historically warm winter and searing March temperatures left the critical snowpack at record-low levels across the region. Experts warned that even as the heat begins to subside, the stunning pace of melt-off over the past month has left key basins in uncharted territory for the dry seasons ahead. Though there’s still potential for more snow in the forecast, experts said it will likely be too little too late. Continue reading...

US’s Royal Navy jibes are uncomfortable because they have substance | Jamie Grierson
While Pete Hegseth has mocked the ‘big bad Royal Navy’ the First Sea Lord has sounded the alarm about its readiness Middle East crisis – live updates The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, had his tongue firmly in his cheek when he singled out the “big bad Royal Navy” in a recent press update on the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. Hegseth’s sarcastic comment was only the latest in a long line of jibes against the capabilities and readiness of the British Royal Navy. Continue reading...

MP rejects Palantir’s claims that criticism of NHS England deal is ‘ideologically motivated’
Head of committee says it was appropriate for government to seek guidance on way out of £330m deal with US data company Claims by Palantir that concerns over the US data analytics company’s multimillion-pound NHS contract are “ideologically motivated” have been rejected by the chair of a parliamentary committee. It was also appropriate for the government to seek guidance on activating a break contract in the deal, said Chi Onwurah, a Labour MP who heads the science, innovation and technology select committee. Continue reading...
18 migranter funnet omkommet utenfor den italienske øya Lampedusa
Den italienske kystvakten har funnet 18 migranter omkommet i en båt utenfor øya Lampedusa.
BT: Politiaksjon i Bergen sentrum
Flere politibiler har rykket ut til sentrum onsdag ettermiddag.
Trump påstår Iran har bedt om våpenhvile
Trump påstår Iran har bedt om våpenhvile – Det iranske regimets nye president, som er mye mindre radikalisert og mye mer intelligent enn sin forgjenger, har akkurat bedt USA om våp

Norge klatrer på Fifa-rankingen
Ståle Solbakkens menn gjør et lite byks til 31.-plass på Fifas liste over verdens best rangerte landslag.

Boy, 17, among new arrests over suspected arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances
Three people arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson, say police investigating Golders Green incident Counter-terrorism police have arrested two men and a boy in connection with a suspected arson attack last week on ambulances run by a Jewish charity in Golders Green, north London. The three people – a 19 year-old man, a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy – were all arrested early on Wednesday, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...

American Heart Association releases dietary guidance counter to some Maha guidelines
Leading US heart health group recommends prioritizing plant-based protein over meat relative to US government The American Heart Association’s new nutrition guidance, released on Tuesday, emphasized a dietary pattern rich in vegetables, fruits and whole grains, prioritizing plant-based protein over meat. It also suggested limiting the use of sugar, salt and ultra-processed foods and replacing full fat dairy with non-fat and low-fat dairy. Continue reading...

Tror Guardiola ville reagert på Norge-bilder
Tror flere kan ha vært stresset over bildene fra Norge.
Gratangen: Person skadet etter ublidt møte med ku med kalv
Løpt ned av ku med kalv.

Nå starter påskekøen
Det begynner å tette seg til på de store utfartsveiene fra osloområdet.

Nå starter påskekøen
Det begynner å tette seg til på de store utfartsveiene fra osloområdet.

Chelsea med rekordunderskudd – tapte 3,4 milliarder
Chelsea fikk et resultat før skatt på minus 3,4 milliarder kroner forrige sesong. Det er historisk høyt i Premier League.

Påskeværet: Meteorologen kommer med advarsel
Meteorologen advarer bilistene som er på utfart i helgen.

Påskeværet: Meteorologen kommer med advarsel
Meteorologen advarer bilistene som er på utfart i helgen.

Overrasker britene etter ydmykelsen
Japan-fansen vekker oppsikt etter seieren over England.

Housebuilder Berkeley to halt buying new land and hiring staff
Group cuts costs as shares plunge while it grapples with impact of Iran war on property market Business live – latest updates One of Britain’s biggest housebuilders has said it will stop buying new land and hiring new staff, as it grapples with the impact of the Iran war on the property market. Berkeley, a London-focused housebuilder, said it would cut costs as it warned that “geopolitical volatility” and “reduced potential” for interest rate cuts could weigh on the business. Continue reading...

– Jeg er forbanna
– Det er utrolig provoserende å se at prisene hopper og spretter fortsatt, sier MDG-toppen.

Signerer ny avtale mellom Norge og Pakistan
Norge og Pakistan har signert en ny klimaavtale som legger til rette for å kutte utslipp i Pakistan, som kan omgjøres til klimakvoter som Norge kan kjøpe.

Da er det bevist: Avgiftskuttet var bare tull
Nå trenger vi makspris på bensin og diesel.
Sats bekrefter datainnbrudd: – Alvorlig
Flere medlemmer har fått personopplysninger lekket.

Lola Young mest spilt på norsk radio i fjor med «Messy»
Lola Youngs låt «Messy» var fjorårets mest spilte låt på norske radiokanaler – og blant de 100 mest spilte det siste tiåret.
Person skal ha truet vektere med kniv
En person skal ha truet vektere med kniv i Oslo.

Fondene nordmenn strømmer til nå: Slik blir du en vinner i markedet
Mars har vært en het markedsmåned for norske investorer.
Person skal være påkjørt av egen bil
Person skal være påkjørt av egen bil (Drammens Tidene) ÅMOT: Onsdag ettermiddag er nødetatene ved Kiwi-butikken i Åmot, etter at en person skal være påkjørt av sin egen bil. –
Ulykke på E6
En ulykke på E6 skaper kø ut av Oslo.

Dette er eieren av Norges dyreste hytte
Nå er navnene på de nye eierne av Norges dyreste fritidsbolig kjent.

Dette er eieren av Norges dyreste hytte
Nå er navnene på de nye eierne av Norges dyreste fritidsbolig kjent.
Kinesisk turist har gått seg vill i snøen
Hundepatruljen er på vei for å hjelpe en kinesisk turist.

Prominent UK pro-Palestine activists guilty of breaching protest conditions
Judge says in verdict against Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham that conditions imposed were lawful and necessary Two prominent leaders in the Palestine solidarity movement in Britain have been found guilty of breaching protest conditions. Ben Jamal, 62, the director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), and Chris Nineham, 63, vice-chair of the Stop the War Coalition, were accused of failing to comply with conditions imposed on a protest on 18 January 2025. They were subsequently charged with public order offences. Continue reading...
Ringerike: Bil kjørte gjennom butikkvegg
Ingen personer skal være skadet.

Onsdagskveld med V86-fest fra Sverige
Åby og Solvalla står for onsdagens V86-omgang, og nesten som vanlig er det utfordrende. Vi byr på fyldige vurderinger og komplette ranker som hjelp i jakten på V86-kronene.

Innbrudd i bolig: – Livredde barn låste seg inne på badet
De to barna, som begge er under 14 år, skal ha vært alene hjemme da tyvene slo til.

Man remanded in custody after seven pedestrians hit by car in Derby
Sandhu Ponnachan appears in court on charges of dangerous driving and causing grievous bodily harm A 36-year-old man has been remanded into custody after appearing in court accused of dangerous driving after seven people were injured when a car hit pedestrians in Derby on Saturday night. Sandhu Ponnachan, from the Alvaston area of the city, appeared at Southern Derbyshire magistrates court on Wednesday having also been charged with six counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, one count of attempted grievous bodily harm, and one count of possession of a bladed article. Continue reading...

Neymar slipper unna kjempebot
Den brasilianske fotballstjernen Neymar har fått et krav på over 35 millioner kroner forkastet.

First Thing: Trump launches tirade against Europe for not joining Iran war
Some European countries have blocked Israeli and US planes from moving weapons through their airspace. Plus, a rocket heads to the moon on Wednesday for the first time since 1972 Good morning. Donald Trump has launched a tirade against European countries that refused to join the Israel-US war against Iran, calling out the UK and France, as transatlantic relations continue their downward spiral and the war wreaks havoc on the global economy. What pushback has there been from Europe? France has blocked Israeli planes from flying weapons through its airspace, while Italy refused last-minute permission for US bombers to land in Sicily. Spain has already denied the US use of its bases and airspace. The UK, however, has allowed the US to use its bases for a war that its government says is illegal. For the latest updates, follow our live blog. Continue reading...

US tech firm Oracle cuts thousands of jobs as it steps up AI spending
Company chaired by Trump ally Larry Ellison seeks to reassure investors that bet on AI infrastructure will pay off Oracle is cutting thousands of jobs as the US technology company seeks to reassure investors that its bet on AI infrastructure will pay off. The $420bn firm, headquartered in Austin, Texas, started letting employees go on Tuesday, with thousands of Oracle’s 160,000-strong workforce expected to leave. Continue reading...

Trump to attend supreme court arguments on landmark birthright citizenship case - US politics live
Court case will weigh the constitutionality of his contentious bid to end birthright citizenship President Donald Trump will watch the US supreme court hear a landmark case today weighing the constitutionality of his contentious bid to end birthright citizenship – an extraordinary and possibly unprecedented move for the nation’s highest office. Trump signed an executive order on his return to the White House decreeing that children born to parents in the United States illegally or on temporary visas would not automatically become US citizens. Trump signed an executive order seeking to restrict mail-in voting across the US with a series of new requirements, including the establishment of a national voter list. The move was unprecedented and likely unconstitutional, according to experts. The Brennan Center said in response, “He has no lawful authority to write the rules that govern our elections. He tried a year ago; we sued him; we won. A year later, he has tried again. He can expect the same result.” Several states and Democratic officials criticized the order, describing it as an illegal attack that amounted to voter suppression ahead of the midterms, and said they will take legal action to stop the president, including California. Trump continued to fume over today’s ruling from a US judge that halted the construction of his $400m White House ballroom, and sharply criticized the decision during a press briefing and on social media. Pete Hegseth lifted the suspension of the crew of the military helicopters that hovered near the home of singer Kid Rock, and said there would be no investigation. Continue reading...

UK needs ‘ambitious’ new EU ties amid Iran war, Starmer says
PM to focus on European defence and economic partnership for ‘dangerous world’ in pivot away from US UK politics live – latest updates Britain’s long-term national interest requires closer partnership with the EU, Keir Starmer has said, citing war in the Middle East and the increasingly “volatile” international situation. The prime minister indicated that the conflict had re-focused the government on “ambitious” new ties with Europe, economically and in defence, and said that how Britain emerged from the crisis “would define us for a generation”. Continue reading...

Massive priskutt i hele Sverige
Prisene kuttes, men mange er skeptiske til å at det vil forbli sånn.

US supreme court to weigh whether Trump can deny birthright citizenship
Trump issued executive order in January 2025 that seeks to undo birthright citizenship, overriding the constitution Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US supreme court will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether Trump can reverse generations of precedent and deny birthright citizenship to babies born on US soil, which would impact hundreds of thousands of children annually. On his first day in office, Trump issued an executive order that sought to undo birthright citizenship, overriding the US constitution – or, as his administration has argued, interpret the constitution correctly, in defiance of supreme court precedent. Continue reading...
– Toskete beslutning
Mens politikerne raser mot bensinstasjonskjeder, sender sjeføkonom en klar beskjed tilbake.

Man charged with 10 firearms offences after Dover counter-terror police arrest
Khalid Ahmed, 24, from Ealing in west London, also charged with one count of possession of prohibited ammunition A 24-year-old man who was stopped at Dover has been charged with 10 counts of possession of a firearm. Khalid Ahmed, from Ealing in west London, who is a dual Dutch and Irish national, is to appear at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday, where he will also face one charge of possession of prohibited ammunition. Continue reading...

Vil bøtelegge bensinstasjoner
1. april er det fremdeles skyhøye pumpepriser etter avgiftskuttet. Nå vil SV be om gransking.

To av tre skeive sensurerer seg selv
Arbeidet med kjønns- og seksualmangfold i akademia oppleves som symbolsk, ifølge en ny studie om vilkårene for skeive ansatte og studenter og skeiv forskning.
Sverige: Moderaterna åpner for Sverigedemokraterna i regjering
Partiet til statsminister Ulf Kristersson åpner for at Sverigedemokraterna kan sitte i regjering etter valget til høsten.
Investtech-analyse: Selg før smulene er borte
Når aksjer faller som en stein og kun en skygge av tidligere verdier står igjen, fryser mange, lukker øynene og håper på at verdiene kommer tilbake om man bare venter litt til. Statistisk fortsetter derimot taperaksjer å falle.
Rosiner trekkes fra markedet etter funn av plantevernmidler
Olenka delikatesser trekker tilbake Alazco rosiner etter funn av plantevernmidler i produktet, melder Mattilsynet.
Minst 18 døde da gummibåt sank i Tyrkia
Minst 18 mennesker mistet livet da en gummibåt med migranter sank utenfor Bodrum på Tyrkias sørvestkyst onsdag.
To barn låste seg inne på bad under innbrudd i hus på Strømmen
To barn var hjemme alene under et innbrudd på Strømmen onsdag formiddag. Barna låste seg inn på badet.

Norges tidligere forsvarssjef om Nato-utspill: – Gratishjelp til Putin
– Puitin sitter og ler, sier tidligere forsvarssjef Harald Sunde om amerikanaskernes siste Nato-utspill.

Rasismeskandale ryster Spania: Politiet etterforsker tilrop
Den spanske justisministeren Félix Bolaños går hardt ut etter at antimuslimske rop skal ha preget Spanias landskamp mot Egypt tirsdag kveld.
The Telegraph: Trump vurderer å trekke USA ut av Nato
President Donald Trump sier at han sterkt vurderer å trekke landet ut av forsvarsalliansen.
Trump: Vurderer sterkt å trekke USA ut av Nato
USAs president Donald Trump sier til avisen at å trekke landet ut av Nato nå er «passert revurdering».

American journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Iraq, US officials say
State department says it is working to ensure release of freelancer ‘as soon as possible’ after abduction in Baghdad An American journalist, Shelly Kittleson, has been kidnapped in Baghdad by a suspected Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, the US said, as regional security deteriorates after the US-Israeli attack on Iran. Kittleson is a longtime freelancer in the region, reporting extensively from Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. Continue reading...
Isalill Kolpus: «Hvem brente John Savio?»
Veldig mange kjenner Isalill Kolpus fra «Nytt på nytt» på NRK. Men hvem og hva hun er blir vi først kjent med gjennom denne sterke debutboka.

Ex-Alex Jones employee reflects on job at Infowars: ‘It was nonsense. It was lies’
Former Infowars video editor and field producer spoke on his experience working on the show in an NPR interview Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A former video editor and field producer for Alex Jones’s Infowars has said his work for the notorious conspiracy theorist was “nonsense” and “lies”, but he kept at it for four years in his 20s because the far-right media company’s founder was a magnetic presence and it earned him good money. Josh Owens made those revealing remarks in an NPR interview published on Tuesday promoting his new memoir about once having been an employee of Jones and Infowars – a conversation that also detailed the hand he said he had in fabricating a video of an operative of the Islamic State (IS) terror group sneaking into the US from Mexico immediately after a beheading. Continue reading...

Trump vil bygge bibliotek i glass og gull i Miami
President Donald Trump har lagt fram planene om presidentbiblioteket han ønsker å bygge i Miami – en svær skyskraper med glassfasade og gullutsmykning.

Fnyser av utspill fra VM-motstander: – Latterlig
Verken Ståle Solbakken eller Sander Berge biter på utspillet fra Afrika.

Ødegaard bytter skomerke
Landslagskaptein Martin Ødegaard har inngått et samarbeid med utstyrsgiganten Adidas etter mange år i Nike-stallen.

Pornostjernen lurte «alle»: – Har tjent 10 millioner
I februar hevdet pornostjernen Bonnie Blue at hun var gravid. Men nå kan det virket som at dette bare var lureri.
Oslo: Full stans på T-banen
Oslo: Full stans på T-banen Ruter skriver på sine nettsider at det er stans i all trafikk på T-banen. Det skyldes en signalfeil, skriver AO.
Oslo: Full stans på T-banen
Gjelder alle linjer.

Partimålingene i mars: Frp og Høyre mest opp
Fremskrittspartiet og Høyre øker mest på meningsmålingene i mars, ifølge Poll of polls. Arbeiderpartiet og Senterpartiet har størst nedgang.

Oil price falls and markets rally after Trump says Iran war over in ‘two to three weeks’
US president’s claim that conflict is nearing end prompts 15% drop in Brent crude and stock market climb in Asia Business live – latest updates Oil prices tumbled and stock markets rallied across the world on Wednesday after Donald Trump said the war in Iran would end in “two to three weeks”. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil, dropped to $99.78 a barrel, down more than 15% compared with its price on Tuesday – its lowest level in a week. Continue reading...

Hjelpen kom fra Bergen. Aksjonen ble historisk
Bulkskipet mistet motorkraften ut i Norskehavet. Da drivbanen viste at det kunne være på vei mot oljeinstallasjoner, måtte man gripe inn.

Svein–Frode døde i brann på Grønland
– Han var en markant skikkelse i norsk fagforeningsarbeid, skriver Fellesforbundet om Svein–Frode Pettersbakken.

– Dette var en dårlig aprilspøk
Frustrasjon og fortsatt misnøye er det som preger bilistene Nettavisen har snakket med onsdag morgen etter statens lovede prisreduksjon på bensin og diesel.

Raser etter at dieselprisene økte: – Uakseptabelt
– Dette vil bli straffet av kundene, sier Senterparti-leder Trygve Slagsvold Vedum.

UK food inflation ‘could hit 9% this year’ as Iran war drives up energy prices
Even if cargo route of strait of Hormuz reopens soon, Food and Drink Federation almost triples earlier forecast Business live – latest updates Food inflation could hit 9% in the UK this year, even if the strait of Hormuz opens within the next few weeks, figures suggest, as the war in Iran pushes up energy prices. The Food and Drink Federation (FDF), which represents 12,000 food and drink manufacturers, has predicted that prices will rise by “at least” 9% the end of 2026, almost tripling a forecast made before the conflict of 3.2%. Continue reading...
Stor utfartsdag: Dette tidspunktet kan bli verst
Skal du ut på veien i dag? Da bør du følge med på klokka. Vegtrafikksentralen forventer et rush på Østlandet de nærmeste timene.

Drivstoffprisene går opp – det kan du takke Listhaug og Vedum for
Sylvi Listhaug og Trygve Magnus Slagsvold Vedum har vært håpløst naive.

Zelenskyy to talk with US negotiators about war with Russia after Easter ceasefire proposal – Europe live
Ukrainian president says he hopes for ‘results’ as he sits down with negotiators later today Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone manufacturers are meeting Romanian defence ministry and army officials in Bucharest this week to discuss potential joint production under a new European Union rearmament funding mechanism, the ministry said in a statement quoted by Reuters. Romania, an EU and Nato state, shares a 650-km land border with Ukraine and has had drones breach its airspace and fragments fall on its territory repeatedly since Russia began attacking Kyiv’s ports located across the Danube from Romania. Continue reading...

Her var prisene høyere enn i går
Regjeringen har fjernet veibruksavgiften fra 1. april. GD har sjekket prisene i Lillehammer.

Anthony Albanese addresses the nation on the Middle East crisis – read the speech in full
Prime minister says months ahead ‘may not be easy’ and urges Australians to ‘think of others in your community, in the bush and in critical industries’ Australian PMs have addressed the nation only a handful of times. Anthony Albanese will join their ranks Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast My fellow Australians. By nature, we’re an optimistic country. But I understand that right now it’s hard to be positive. Continue reading...

Vedum og Listhaug får skylda etter bensinfadese
SV mener «dieselkameratene» var naive da de satte ned dieselavgiftene. – SV ønsker i bunn høyere drivstoffpriser, svarer Vedum.

Kler seg som dame: Trump reagerer
Tirsdag kunne Daily Mail avsløre at ektemannen til USAs nylig sparkede sikkerhetsminister Kristi Noem lever et dobbeltliv. Nå reagerer Trump på nyheten.

VM-helten Borislav Mikhajlov er død
Bulgarske Borislav Mikhajlov gikk bort i en alder av 63 år.

Rachel Reeves signals that support package for household energy bills won’t kick in until autumn – UK politics live
Chancellor says the government is looking at ways they can support people based on household income Good morning. Keir Starmer is giving a press conference this morning where, according to No 10, he will discuss the Iran war, and how the government is supporting people at home. Now we are in April, the new financial year is starting, and the government is highlighting measures it has introduced that will help people with the cost of living. The Conservatives have an alternative list, and they are claiming this morning that “Keir Starmer and his chancellor have piled on extra costs leaving families almost £1,000 worse off this year”. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has been doing her own media too. She is on the Jeremy Vine show later, but she has already given an interview to BBC Breakfast in which she gave a marginally clearer idea of what she is planning to do to help people with energy bills than she did when she made a statement to MPs last week. From July to September, gas usage, especially by families and pensioners, is the lowest of any months of the year because it is the summer months … It will be really from the autumn onwards that people’s gas usage starts increasing. So at the moment we are working on a range of contingencies. And we are looking at more targeted measures. We are looking at ways we can support people based on their household income. I want to learn the lessons of the past because when Russia invaded Ukraine, the richest, the best-off third of households got more than a third of the support. That makes no sense at all. Continue reading...

Tesla-tall det er nesten vanskelig å tro på
Mer enn 1 av 3 nye biler i Norge, var en Tesla i mars.

Storm i Nord-Norge og stor snøskredfare flere steder
Det er uvær med kraftig vind og regn i Nord-Norge onsdag. Samtidig er det sendt ut farevarsel om snøskred flere steder i landet.

Diselprisene: – Føler meg lurt
Norske billister i Oslo er ikke fornøyde med de høye diselprisene etter at politikerne lovet avgiftskutt.

Nusa gir ut bok: – Betyr mye
Antonio Nusa prøver seg i et nytt yrke. Nå skal fotballstjernen gi ut bok.
Kraftig fall i oljeaksjer
Oljeaksjene faller kraftig på Oslo Børs. Oljeprisen har dempet seg kraftig etter håp om løsning på Iran-krigen.

Artemis II launch: crowds gather for glimpse of historic Nasa moon mission
Fully crewed rocket will head to moon from Florida – first time since 1972 that humans will have left lower Earth orbit A little more than an hour before sunset on Florida’s space coast, up to 400,000 people packed on beaches and causeways will look to the heavens on Wednesday to witness a fiery spectacle not seen in almost 54 years: a fully crewed Nasa rocket heading back to the moon. The launch of Artemis II, scheduled for 6.24pm ET if weather and any late technical gremlins grant their consent, marks the first time since the Apollo 17 mission of December 1972 that humans will have left lower Earth orbit. Continue reading...

Australia wants to sell its social media ban to the world – but are the measures even working?
Two-thirds of teenagers are still on social media platforms included in the ban, according to the eSafety commissioner Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast When the age assurance technology trial released its final report before Australia’s under-16s social media ban came into effect last year, its first finding was: age assurance can be done privately, efficiently and effectively. Four months since the ban came into effect, we can say that was – to paraphrase Yes Minister – a courageous statement. Continue reading...