Category: The Guardian
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US moves to soften capital rules: ‘Big banks can declare mission accomplished’
Fed officials expected to lower capital requirements for banks such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase by 4.8%Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxUS federal regulators are trying to soften bank requirements, lo…
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Indian film board blocks release of Oscar-nominated Gaza drama The Voice of Hind Rajab
Distributor says authorities warned screening Tunisian film-maker Kaouther Ben Hania’s docudrama could harm India–Israel relationsThe Indian release of The Voice of Hind Rajab, the Oscar-nominated Tunisian film about the death of a five-year-old girl d…
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Viktor Orbán refuses to agree to €90bn loan for Ukraine as EU leaders accuse him of betrayal
Hungarian PM is continuing to block the funding, which the EU says is urgently needed for military aid and support for UkraineEU leaders have failed to convince Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s prime minister, to drop his opposition to a vital €90bn (£78bn) loa…
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Concerns raised over ex-Putin interpreter’s key role in monitoring Hungary vote
Daria Boyarskaya coordinating OSCE mission overseeing vote in which pro-Moscow Viktor Orbán could lose powerHungarian rights groups have raised concerns over the appointment of Vladimir Putin’s former interpreter to a key role in an international elect…
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PEN America announce 2026 World Voices festival with Judith Butler and Bill McKibben
The 2024 festival was cancelled after multiple authors pulled out over the non-profit’s stance on the Israel-Gaza warThe literary free speech organization PEN America has announced plans for their 2026 World Voices festival. The four day event will tak…
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Meningitis vaccine eligibility expanded after Kent outbreak rises to 27
Anyone who was at Club Chemistry in Canterbury from 5 March to 15 March advised to get antibiotics and vaccinationThe government has announced a major expansion in vaccination against meningitis in Kent after seven new cases of the disease were confirm…
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Bank of England tipped to raise UK interest rates twice this year to fight inflation shock from Middle East crisis, as oil and gas prices rise – as it happened
UK central bank has left rates on hold, and warned that CPI inflation will be higher in the near term as a result of the ‘new shock to the economy’ from Iran warBank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% and signals rise is possible within monthsWhy…
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Nigel Farage stops accepting Cameo requests after revelations about his use of platform
Reform leader ‘unavailable’ on service after Guardian investigation unearths clips of him repeating extremist slogansFarage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogansNigel Farage has stopped using the personalised video plat…
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No breakthrough on Hungary’s veto of EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereGermany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz also called for de-escalation in the Middle East, welcoming what he said were signals by US president Donald Trump that combat action in Iran could co…
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King opens world’s longest managed coastal walk – but much of it is still closed off
Landowner disputes, coastal erosion and disused ferry hindering completion of King Charles III England coast pathThe longest managed coastal walking route in the world has been opened by the king at the Seven Sisters cliff walk.However, large parts of …