Venice opera house fires government-linked music director after months of protests

27/04/2026 12:19 The Guardian

Teatro La Fenice says Beatrice Venezi let go for making ‘repeated offensive’ statementsEurope live – latest updatesTeatro La Fenice, the prestigious Venice opera house, has fired its incoming music director after she insinuated its hiring practices were nepotistic, with jobs “practically passed down from father to son”.After months of controversy over the appointment of Beatrice Venezi, La Fenice Foundation said on Sunday it had decided to “cancel all future collaborations” with the 36-year-old conductor and pianist. Continue reading...

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MPs to vote on holding inquiry into claims Starmer misled parliament over Mandelson – UK politics live

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27/04/2026 14:18 The Guardian

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27/04/2026 14:16 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Iran ‘offers to end chokehold on strait of Hormuz’

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27/04/2026 14:14 The Guardian

UK spring sunshine prompts warnings over unsafe fake designer sunglasses

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27/04/2026 12:34 The Guardian

White House Correspondents’ Dinner suspect to be charged as Trump prepares to welcome king – US politics live

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27/04/2026 11:52 The Guardian

First Thing: White House correspondents’ dinner suspect to be charged as motive examined

Manifesto reportedly written by suspect had Trump administration officials at top of list. Plus, the world’s first marathon run in under two hoursDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner...

27/04/2026 11:47 The Guardian

US supreme court to hear case that could weaken consumers’ ability to sue for failure to warn of product risks

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27/04/2026 11:30 The Guardian

Australians will call ‘bullshit’ on green energy without clearer benefits, Rudd warns

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27/04/2026 11:07 The Guardian

Polish influencer’s nine-day, non-stop live stream raises £50m for cancer charity

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No headway in Middle East peace efforts as US and Iran refuse to yield

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26/04/2026 20:37 The Guardian

UK faces higher prices for eight months after war in Iran ends, says minister

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26/04/2026 18:33 The Guardian

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Beyond cutting back on driving, households are slicing deeper into their budgets, with some even forgoing healthcareFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs soon as petrol prices started to rise in response to the Middle East...

26/04/2026 15:00 The Guardian

Florida is latest US state to enter redistricting war ahead of 2026 election

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26/04/2026 14:00 The Guardian

Ghost MOTs: drivers warned over fake certificates that lead to huge repair bills

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26/04/2026 06:00 The Guardian

From syringes to stents: Iran war exposes NHS dependency on petrochemicals

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26/04/2026 06:00 The Guardian

Ukrainian action thriller billed as Saving Private Ryan for the drone age

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26/04/2026 04:00 The Guardian

Australia news live: Taylor says Coalition preferencing One Nation in Farrer to stop ‘teal policies’; Victoria announces one-off car rego rebate

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTaylor says it’s ‘reasonable to call out’ Iran as he refuses to label Trump’s war a mistakeAngus Taylor has steered clear of endorsing his colleague, frontbencher Andrew Hastie’s condemnation of the US p...

26/04/2026 00:25 The Guardian

One police officer dead after Chicago hospital shooting

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25/04/2026 19:41 The Guardian

After destroying more than 120 homes, wildfires still a danger, Georgia officials say

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25/04/2026 19:32 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Palestinians vote in first elections since outbreak of war; Israel strikes Lebanon despite ceasefire

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25/04/2026 14:10 The Guardian

Russian airstrikes kill at least seven people in Ukraine overnight

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25/04/2026 13:17 The Guardian

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25/04/2026 09:57 The Guardian

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25/04/2026 08:00 The Guardian

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25/04/2026 05:00 The Guardian

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25/04/2026 02:54 The Guardian

Top Democrats demand clarity from Jeanine Pirro over threat to reopen investigation into Jerome Powell – as it happened

This live blog is now closed.Sign up for the Breaking News US emailWhen Pete Hegseth was asked about Pope Leo XIV’s condemnation of the war in Iran, and comments from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops suggesting the conflict is not a “just war”, the defense secretary simply said that the p...

25/04/2026 01:42 The Guardian

UK position on Falklands will not change, No 10 says after leaked Pentagon memo

Internal email proposes US should reassess support for UK claim to islands because of lack of support for Iran warUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has been forced to insist that Britain will not yield sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, after a leaked Pentagon email proposed the...

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