Pot Noodle pizza to Dr Who Darlic bread: this year’s best April fools 01. April 2026 (15:31) Taken in by reports of Liz Truss joining Nasa or the launch of nappy ‘Twosies’? It’s that time of year againThe 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 has 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...(The Guardian)
Doctor’s son says father confessed he ‘tried to kill’ wife after cheating claim 01. April 2026 (15:16) Jurors hear 19-year-old recount FaceTime call after alleged cliffside attack on Oahu during wife’s birthday tripSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe 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...(The Guardian)
Can US President Donald Trump withdraw from NATO? 01. April 2026 (14:46) Donald Trump’s latest remarks have sparked concern among allies, but can a US president actually pull the country out of Nato?(London News)
Boy, 17, among new arrests over suspected arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances 01. April 2026 (14:44) Three people arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson, say police investigating Golders Green incidentCounter-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...(The Guardian)
