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• Questions asked and answers given – up to a point. Welcome to lo-fi PMQs | John Crace - The Guardian16 April 2026, 1:30 am
  Questions asked and answers given – up to a point. Welcome to lo-fi PMQs | John Crace  The GuardianStarmer: I’m not complacent on defence  The TelegraphPantomime PMQs suddenly all at sea in these straitened times  The TimesOh the joy of watching Keir Starmer descend into fury!  The SpectatorStarmer says he disagrees with defence spending criticism  City AM
  
• 'Summer of shortages' and 'War windfall' - BBC16 April 2026, 12:19 am
  'Summer of shortages' and 'War windfall'  BBCBritain preparing for food shortages as Iran war bites  The TimesDrug makers warn of NHS shortages within weeks  The TelegraphThe government’s in big trouble – here are the 5 things I’d do to fix it  The IndependentOn The Government’s Zombie Shuffle Into A Fuel Crisis  Scoop - New Zealand News
  
• Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid: Giants deliver Champions League classic - BBC15 April 2026, 11:28 pm
  Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid: Giants deliver Champions League classic  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
• MPs vote against social media ban for under-16s a second time - The Guardian15 April 2026, 10:57 pm
  MPs vote against social media ban for under-16s a second time  The GuardianStarmer calls Downing Street meeting with social media bosses  BBCChild safety is the smokescreen as the nanny state goes digital  The TelegraphGovernment 'frightened' by social media giants: Peer blasts 'indecisive' Labour ahead of crunch vote on child ban  lbc.co.ukStarmer to meet social media bosses over child safety concerns  The Independent
  
• US and Iran in indirect talks to extend two-week ceasefire - The Guardian15 April 2026, 10:57 pm
  US and Iran in indirect talks to extend two-week ceasefire  The GuardianIran war updates: Pakistani army chief in Tehran in bid to restart US talks  Al JazeeraIsrael army chief orders 'Hezbollah kill zone' in southern Lebanon  France 24Iran War News Live Updates: Blockade ‘Fully Implemented’ as Mediators Push for U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Extension  WSJLive updates: White House optimistic about Iran deal as key Pakistani negotiator visits Tehran  CNN
  
• Arsenal vs Sporting CP LIVE: Result and updates from Champions League - London Evening Standard15 April 2026, 10:56 pm
  Arsenal vs Sporting CP LIVE: Result and updates from Champions League  London Evening StandardArteta wanted fire but Arsenal limp to semis - does style matter?  BBCEdgy Arsenal squeeze past Sporting to set up Atlético Madrid semi-final  The Guardian'No frustration, positivity all the way' - Rice hails 'amazing achievement' as Arsenal reach semis  TNT SportsReport: Arsenal 0-0 Sporting  Arseblog News
  
• LIV Golf meeting in New York fuels speculation over rebel tour’s future - The Guardian15 April 2026, 10:14 pm
  LIV Golf meeting in New York fuels speculation over rebel tour’s future  The GuardianLIV Golf: Sergio Garcia says players told Saudi Arabia venture would run for 'many years' amid rumours of collapse  BBCSaudi Arabia’s PIF on verge of cutting support for LIV Golf  Financial TimesLIV Golf holds emergency meeting over Saudi funding fears  The TelegraphReport: LIV Golf on verge of losing funding from Saudi investment fund, putting the tour's future in doubt  Yahoo Sports
  
• Rachel Reeves is warned of more factory closures as she delays energy support - The Telegraph15 April 2026, 9:30 pm
  Rachel Reeves is warned of more factory closures as she delays energy support  The TelegraphFears government cash will come too late to save manufacturing jobs  Sky NewsReeves gives more energy bill support to businesses as Iran war pushes up costs  The GuardianUK energy strategy 'unsustainable' - manufacturer  BBCChancellor cuts bills for thousands more firms as she continues Washington talks  ITVX
  
• Ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah expected ‘soon’, say Lebanese officials - Financial Times15 April 2026, 9:29 pm
  Ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah expected ‘soon’, say Lebanese officials  Financial TimesMiddle East crisis live: US says Iran talks ‘productive’; Israel continues Lebanon strikes as officials reportedly discuss ceasefire  The GuardianAs war rages, Israel and Lebanon hold first direct talks since 1993  BBCIsrael boxes Paris out of Lebanon talks, halts arms buys as French disconnect grows  The Times of IsraelLebanon: Joint Foreign Ministers' Statement, 14 April 2026  GOV.UK
  
• AI is coming for your job, your partner and (apparently) even your god - The Telegraph15 April 2026, 9:00 pm
  AI is coming for your job, your partner and (apparently) even your god  The TelegraphGrayson Perry Has Seen the Future review – some of these insights into AI are just mindblowing  The GuardianGrayson Perry: I’m losing my energy and my body isn’t resilient any more  The TimesTelevision: filling the God-shaped hole  The TabletI'm not sure anyone should be marrying a chatbot – neither is Grayson Perry  Daily Express
  
• Two arrested after attempted arson attack on London synagogue | ITV News - ITVX15 April 2026, 8:06 pm
  Two arrested after attempted arson attack on London synagogue | ITV News  ITVXTwo arson arrests after Finchley synagogue targeted in antisemitic attack  BBCTwo people arrested after attempted arson attack on synagogue in north London  Sky NewsAttempted arson attack a bid to scare British Jews, says leader of London synagogue  The GuardianSynagogue targeted in London’s second antisemitic arson attack in weeks  Financial Times
  
• Protesters demand answers from police after woman raped in Epsom – as suspects remain unknown - The Independent15 April 2026, 7:56 pm
  Protesters demand answers from police after woman raped in Epsom – as suspects remain unknown  The IndependentWoman raped by several men outside church  BBCGive us descriptions of church gang-rape suspects, protesters tell police  The TelegraphSuspects still unknown after rape outside church  BBCRiot police deployed as huge crowds gather in protest after woman raped in Epsom  Yahoo News UK
  
• Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution - Nature15 April 2026, 7:51 pm
  Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution  NatureEvolution thinks red hair is desirable — but we don’t know why  The TimesNature Is Still Molding Human Genes, Study Finds  The New York TimesNatural selection ‘favours gingers’, researchers at Harvard find  The Telegraph'Human evolution didn't slow down; we were just missing the signal': Large DNA study reveals natural selection led to more redheads and less male-pattern baldness  Live Science
  
• Worrying new side effect from smoking cannabis discovered in groundbreaking study - LADbible15 April 2026, 7:17 pm
  Worrying new side effect from smoking cannabis discovered in groundbreaking study  LADbibleThe surprising ways cannabis may affect the aging brain  The Washington PostCannabis and Memory: THC Can Distort Recall  Pakistan TodayNeuroscience Reveals Complexity of Cannabis and Psychosis Link  National TodayCannabis may make you remember events that never happened: study finds  Hum News English
  
• More than £1bn pledged for Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepens - The Guardian15 April 2026, 7:16 pm
  More than £1bn pledged for Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepens  The GuardianThree years of messages at once - a chronicle of Sudan's war pours in as trapped reporter's phone turns on  BBCFallout from vicious Sudan war spills across borders  Financial TimesOpinion | The World Has Forgotten Sudan, but I Haven’t  The New York TimesThe charts that show Sudan’s war is the world’s deadliest – and getting worse  The Telegraph