unshitnews — 2026-04-23

BBC News +4 more

US boards ship carrying Iranian oil, as Trump orders navy to shoot any boat laying mines in strait

The Guardian First Thing: ‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran says
The Independent Trump orders navy to ‘shoot and kill’ all of Iran’s mine boats in Strait of Hormuz
BBC News Lyse Doucet: In Tehran, money is short and a return to war looms over daily life
The Guardian Strait of Hormuz is hosting gunboat diplomacy as US and Iran vie for most effective blockade

BBC News +1 more

Lebanon accuses Israel of targeting journalist killed in air strike

Lebanon's prime minister accused Israel of war crimes after IDF attacks on Red Cross vehicles also stopped rescuers from reaching the site.

BBC News Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians in Gaza, first responders say

The Guardian +6 more

Olly Robbins refused to give Mandelson vetting summary to Cabinet Office, says Cat Little

The Guardian After Starmer and Robbins, McSweeney faces a grilling on Mandelson. Can this government survive? Our panel responds
The Independent Starmer accuses critics of smear campaign after cabinet rift reported in Mandelson row
The Independent The buck stops on Keir Starmer’s desk for the Mandelson mistake
The Guardian Starmer brushes off reports that cabinet ministers don’t support him over sacking of Olly Robbins
The Guardian In Peter Mandelson evidence, Cat Little had the best weapon: an audit trail
The Guardian Five things we learned from Cat Little’s evidence to MPs

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The Independent +1 more

UK funding France’s ‘violent tactics’ that will lead to more Channel crossings, charities warn

BBC News Riot police to deploy on French beaches under new deal to stop illegal Channel migrant crossings

BBC News

UK mini-marts selling cocaine, cannabis and prescription drugs, BBC secret filming reveals

Across the UK, shopfronts are being exploited by criminal gangs pushing illegal drugs, experts say.

The Independent

Ukraine says it is in strongest frontline position ‘in a year’ due to drone tactics

The Independent

Hospital boss arrested for perverting course of justice in Lucy Letby baby deaths probe

The Guardian

Is a gangster assassinating India's enemies from prison?

The Independent

Russell Brand admits ‘exploitative’ sex with 16-year-old girl – but denies he broke the law

Slate

Harvey Weinstein Is Being Tried a Third Time in Manhattan for Rape. It Never Should Have Gotten to This Point. Jeffrey Seaman

The Guardian

Chornobyl’s wildlife thrives amid pro-nuclear shift

The Guardian

The British Indians showing support for Nigel Farage

US News

The Guardian +3 more

Trump administration moves to reclassify marijuana to schedule III drug

The Independent What is a Schedule III drug? Trump reclassifies medical marijuana
The Independent Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana in historic shift
BBC News Trump administration reclassifies cannabis as less dangerous

BBC News +1 more

US Senate clears key hurdle in bid to fund two immigration agencies

The Guardian Senate Republicans bypass Democrats to advance $70bn ICE and border patrol plan in ‘vote-a-rama’– US politics live

Slate +2 more

Republicans Started a Nationwide Fight Over Redistricting. Did They Just Lose? Jim Newell

The Independent Trump loses it after Virginia redistricting vote: ‘RIGGED ELECTION’
BBC News Court pauses redistricting in Virginia, day after voters approve new maps

BBC News

US Navy chief leaving post 'effective immediately', Pentagon says

Reports say Phelan, whose role was largely administrative, left amid tension over US shipbuilding.

The Guardian

Republican lawmakers attempt to shield big oil from climate lawsuits in ‘alarming’ bills

Slate

The One Part of the Court System Where Trump’s Takeover Plans Have Been a Smashing Success Shirin Ali

Slate

A New Supreme Court Leak Shows John Roberts at His Worst Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern

Slate

Red States Thought They Could Stop Abortions. They Ended Up Stopping Only the Lifesaving Ones. Greer Donley and Yvonne Lindgren Abortion bans are failing.

BBC News

Georgia Democrat David Scott, 80, dies after casting final House vote

The veteran lawmaker's death was confirmed a day after he cast his final vote on the floor of the US House.

The Independent

US weighs plan to send Afghans who helped with war effort from Qatar to a third country

The Independent

Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges related to past use of paid informants

Slate

A Strange Coalition of Justices Just Gave Wounded Veterans a Major Victory Alexis Romero

Slate

The Supreme Court Just Twisted Its Cop Immunity Doctrine in an Even

Ars Technica +1 more

RFK Jr. won’t back CDC director on vaccines as agency scraps positive data

Kennedy’s tesimony sets up another clash over vaccines with next CDC director.

The Guardian RFK Jr faces intense questions in US Senate on measles and flu deaths

Technology

BBC News +2 more

UK Biobank health data listed for sale in China, government confirms

The UK government says the medical data of 500,000 people was affected but no personally identifiable information has been made available.

BBC News +2 more

What is Claude Mythos and what risks does it pose?

The company's claim the AI tool can outperform humans at some hacking and cyber-security tasks has sparked fears in the financial world.

The Guardian What is Mythos AI and why could it be a threat to global cybersecurity?
The Guardian Anthropic investigates report of rogue access to hack-enabling Mythos AI

BBC News +1 more

Meta to track workers' clicks and keystrokes to train AI

The Independent Meta to surveil staff to teach its AI to work, report says

BBC News

AI is already leading to fewer jobs for young people, says Sunak

The former prime minister said graduates' concerns about getting entry-level jobs are justified.

The Guardian

Criminal gangs profiting as child sexual abuse websites double, experts say

The Guardian

Chinese hackers are using everyday devices to hack UK firms, warns watchdog

The Guardian

Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations

The Independent

Google says three quarters of all coding is now done by AI

The Independent

Samsung faces mass strike threat as workers demand share of AI profits

The Independent

Microsoft being sued for £1.7 billion over ‘abusing position’ in cloud computing

Ars Technica

Crypto scam lures ships into Strait of Hormuz, falsely promising safe passage

Ship attacked by Iran after possibly falling for safe passage crypto scam.

Ars Technica

Microsoft issues emergency update for macOS and Linux ASP.NET threat

When authentication fails, things can go very, very wrong.

Engadget

Meta will show parents the topics of their teens' AI conversations

Engadget

France's national agency for managing IDs and passports suffered a data breach last week

Engadget

Apple rolls out iOS 26.4.2 to fix a flaw that allowed the FBI to access push notifications

BBC News

Is AI making us forget how to think?

The Guardian

Some Interrail travellers told to cancel passports as hacked data posted online

The Independent

Japan launches ‘origami’ satellite that unfurls to 25 times its size

The Independent

MPs vote against social media ban for under-16s for third time

The Independent

Apple is undergoing its biggest change in 15 years. What will happen?

Slate

A New Kind of Scandal Is Growing Online. It’s Ruining Careers—and Aimed at

Ars Technica

Anthropic tested removing Claude Code from the Pro plan

Untenable demand has Anthropic exploring new approaches to rationing its service.

Engadget

Musk pledges to fix 2019-2023 Teslas that can't fully self drive

The Guardian +1 more

AI-powered robot beats elite table tennis players

The Independent Watch: Robot beats elite table tennis players at their own game

BBC News

UK gaming icon Peter Molyneux on AI, his final creation and a changing industry

Health

BBC News

Bird flu vaccine trial against potential pandemic strain begins

The jab targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide, but has yet to spread between humans.

BBC News

Why aspirin is becoming a weapon against cancer

The 4,000-year-old drug, most commonly used to treat pain, prevents certain tumours from forming and spreading across the body – findings that are already changing health policies.

The Guardian

Iran war pushing up till price of some drugs by up to 30%, pharmacies warn

The Guardian

Use of toxic Pfas in consumer goods must be urgently restricted, MPs say

The Guardian

One person diagnosed with cancer every 80 seconds in UK, report reveals

The Guardian

Plan for healthier school meals in England will hit services, say caterers

The Guardian

UK looked at ways to ‘open doors’ to US chlorinated chicken, FoI request shows

The Guardian

HRT maker censured by UK regulator for ‘systemic failures’ that put patients at risk

The Independent

Why are abortion doctors showing women scans without their consent?

BBC News

Should you really trust health advice from an AI chatbot?

Abi has had very mixed results when asking a chatbot for guidance about her health issues.

The Independent

How to talk to your child about a cancer diagnosis

The Independent

The breast cancer symptom that usually goes undetected, doctors warn

The Independent

Ozempic can stop ‘food noise’ – but what replaces it is even worse

Financial

BBC News +2 more

China weathered Trump's tariffs - but the Iran war is taking a toll

The Middle East conflict is putting pressure on factory orders, costs and jobs in China's export-driven economy.

The Independent Cost of Trump’s war: How Middle East conflict is hitting Britons
The Independent Sainsbury’s and WH Smith among latest firms facing Iran war impact

The Guardian +2 more

What would a permanent ‘Tehran’s tollbooth’ on oil mean for the world?

The Independent Oil prices hold above $100 as Iran seizes ships in Strait of Hormuz
BBC News Oil prices fluctuate as Trump extends Iran war ceasefire

The Independent +1 more

Volatile stock markets plummet amid more Iran war turmoil

The Independent Stock markets fall again as investors warned over more war volatility

The Guardian

Asylum barge contractor admits overcharging UK government £118m

BBC News

Lufthansa cuts 20,000 summer flights as fuel prices surge

The airline is the latest to cut flights as the US-Israel war with Iran sends jet fuel prices soaring.

The Guardian

UK consumer confidence falls as consumers get ‘the jitters’; BP’s new chair suffers investor revolt

The Guardian

UK undershoots annual borrowing target by £700m

BBC News +1 more

Billionaire backer sues Trump family's crypto firm over alleged extortion

Billionaire investor Justin Sun is suing the family's World Liberty crypto venture after spending $45m on its tokens.

The Guardian Trump to host bash for crypto investors tied to his coin sales

BBC News

US 'won't dictate terms' of free trade talks, says PM Carney

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, meanwhile, warned Canada's boycott of US alcohol over tariffs might require "enforcement action".

BBC News

Asos demands £7m from US as firms rush to claim tariff refunds

The Guardian

‘Get back to work’: Amazon faces fresh scrutiny over workplace safety record

The Guardian

Sainsbury’s boss urges government to help ease rising energy costs for food producers

The Independent

NS&I customers could be owed millions over missing savings blunder

The Independent

More lenders cut rates in fresh boost to mortgage market

Slate

So, Are We All Going to Get Refunded for Those Illegal Trump Tariffs? Mary Harris

Ars Technica

Investors lost billions on Trump’s memecoin. Another gala won’t fix that.

If Dems take Congress, Trump may face reckoning for “pay-to-play” memecoin galas.

Ars Technica

Tesla reports Q1 2026 earnings: Still profitable

Car sales are up, battery sales and emissions credits are down.

Ars Technica

Lawsuit: Nintendo is getting tariff refunds—its customers should get them instead

Lawsuit demands Nintendo pass Trump tariff refunds on to its customers.

BBC News +1 more

No Fifa plan for Italy to replace Iran at World Cup

Fifa stands by comments made last week by president Gianni Infantino in which he said that "the Iranian team is coming, for sure".

The Independent Could Italy really replace Iran at World Cup 2026?

Lifestyle

BBC News

Dad brain: How fatherhood remakes men's minds

From before their babies are born, men undergo serious hormonal changes that can powerfully influence their behaviour – with consequences for their child's wellbeing.

BBC News

Back to books: Sweden's schools cutting back on digital learning

Swedish classrooms swap laptops for books, pens and paper, raising concerns from the tech sector.

The Independent

Understanding incel culture – and how schools should address it

The Independent

The end of gentle parenting – and why children need to be told ‘no’

Opinion

The Independent +1 more

As his cabinet cracks, how does Keir Starmer carry on regardless?

The Independent Keir Starmer’s worst nightmare? Being compared to Boris Johnson

The Guardian

With his Bible readings, Trump is doubling down on his God complex. Somehow, evangelical Christians are buying it

The Guardian

A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it

The Independent

Trump has locked himself in a forever war and thrown away the key

The Independent

If you thought Keir Starmer was Mr Nice Guy, think again...

The Guardian

Shabana Mahmood’s expletive was shocking. But not for the reason you think

The Guardian

The international right has CPAC. Has the left finally found its answer?

TV & Movies

Radio Times +2 more

Richard Gadd’s Half Man pushes the BBC to its violence limits but will it ever match HBO’s extremes? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Guardian Half Man – more brave, brutal, blazing TV from the maker of Baby Reindeer
The Independent Richard Gadd’s Baby Reindeer follow-up Half Man is a huge misfire

BBC News +1 more

Sara Cox replaces Scott Mills on Radio 2 breakfast show

The Independent Sara Cox announced as Scott Mills’ replacement on BBC Radio 2 show

The Guardian

‘In two years, nobody will care’ if actors are AI or not, predicts La Haine director

The Guardian

Criminal Record season two – Peter Capaldi is just devastating in this intense crime thriller

The Guardian +1 more

Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 – this spinoff takes the sci-fi smash back to happier times

The Independent Stranger Things has misunderstood its own appeal

The Independent +1 more

Why is Michael Jackson so creepy in his new biopic?

The Independent The Michael Jackson biopic is a ghoulish, soulless cash grab

The Guardian

Getting teeth pulled out, punching cars and obsessing about salad – the weird ways actors get into character

The Independent

Mint is a gorgeous Romeo and Juliet retelling starring Loyle Carner

The Independent

Euphoria season 3 doesn’t just own its contradictions, it masters them

The Independent

The new Lord of the Rings has bigger problems than no Viggo Mortensen

Radio Times

Netflix confirms Heartstopper Forever movie release date with new first-look imagery

Radio Times

Miami Vice reboot movie confirms award-winning Sinners and Elvis stars as lead duo

Radio Times

The Vampire Lestat trailer confirms series will adapt disturbing storyline as fans anticipate dark scenes

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