April jobs report, Fedspeak, earnings: What to watch

Yorkshire Live
Martin Lewis urges Octopus, EDF, OVO and British Gas customers to make £180 demand
The MoneySavingExpert has urged customers to check their energy bills and account balances as they could be owed a rebate of up to £180 from their supplier
The Telegraph
Palestinian student ‘full of joy’ after Oct 7 attack upset she faces deportation
A Palestinian student who said she was “full of pride” after Hamas launched its attack on Israel faces deportation.
HuffPost UK
'Why Do You Hate Pensioners?': Rishi Sunak Suffers Brutal Loose Women Grilling
The prime minister was taken to task live on ITV.
Birmingham Live
DWP bank account checks find 63,000 benefit claimants breaking rules
A test of new DWP plans found thousands of people had an average of £50,000 sitting undeclared in their accounts while claiming low-income benefits
The Telegraph
I’m bored of educating ignorant Argentinians about Britain’s right to the Falklands
It’s now 42 years since Argentina embarked on its doomed attempt to take the Falkland Islands by force and to subjugate the Britons who had lived there for so long. Having been humiliated and kicked out by the British Task Force a mere 70 days later, you might have thought Argentina had learned its lesson: that the Falkland Islanders will fight to the last man and woman to defend their homeland, and Britain will always support them.
The Telegraph
BBC apologises after repeatedly suggesting Tel Aviv is capital of Israel
The BBC has apologised after one of its senior presenters suggested Tel Aviv was Israel’s capital, contradicting its own guidelines.
The Independent
Trump and Melania attend Barron’s graduation after she failed to show at hush money trial
Former president and first lady attended ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida after judge overseeing Trump’s criminal trial granted permission for him to be there
HuffPost
Mary Trump Thinks She Knows Exactly Why Ivanka And Don Jr. Haven't Turned Up In Court
Their no-show at Donald Trump's hush money trial is down to two things, said the former president's niece.
Evening Standard
Theresa May mocks Liz Truss and Boris Johnson at parliamentary lunch
The former PM has had a humour upgrade
The Northern Echo
Universal Credit warning as 180,000 claimants have benefits stopped
New figures released by the DWP revealed more than 180,000 benefit claimants had their payments stopped
The Telegraph
Keir Starmer’s plan for government is vanishing before the voters’ eyes
The strange thing about Keir Starmer’s policy ideas is that they tend to evaporate as the years go on. He ran for Labour leader with clear, radical pledges: to abolish the House of Lords, waive all university tuition fees and more. Over time, such promises were downgraded then, dropped altogether. On Thursday, it seemed his policy vanishing act was complete. Amid great fanfare in an Essex film studio, the Shadow Cabinet gathered to reveal the latest strategy: to promise, in effect, almost nothin
HuffPost
Trump Complains 'I Have The Only' Illegal NDA While His Lawyers Claim He Knew Nothing Of It
In trying to argue that nondisclosure agreements are common and legal, Trump contradicted his lawyers' story that he wasn’t aware of the deal.
CNN
Opinion: Stormy Daniels testified about something billions of humans do. Why was she demeaned for it?
The media decided to erroneously describe a grown woman openly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with a grown man as obscene, writes Danielle Campoamor.
The Daily Beast
MAGA Rep’s Insane Biden Claim Is Too Much Even for Maria Bartiromo
Fox Business NetworkRep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) made a bizarre claim Thursday, insisting that he has “evidence” to support his allegation that President Joe Biden was “jacked up on something” during the State of the Union address. He even offered to show his so-called proof to Fox Business Network host Maria Bartiromo “offline.”The MAGA congressman’s wild accusation seemed to go too far for the pro-Trump conspiracy-loving Bartiromo, who once relied on “wackadoodle” claims made by a woman who thinks
CNN
Opinion: Did Trump’s defense think this strategy would work on Cohen?
Norm Eisen writes that he saw something unprecedented in Trump’s trial: Michael Cohen was talking directly to the jury, and all the jurors were looking at him and listening.
The Independent
Supreme Court Justice Alito faces fury after scathing report on ‘stop the steal’ flag outside his home
The Supreme Court justice said his wife, Martha-Ann, flew the flag in response to signs in neighbors’ gardens.
The Telegraph
Thames Water is worthless, says biggest investor
Thames Water’s biggest investor has slashed the value of its stake in the company to zero in a move that renders the troubled supplier effectively worthless, The Telegraph can disclose.
Time
Trump Breaks Silence About Kristi Noem Killing Her Own Dog
Noem received widespread backlash when she admitted to shooting and killing her 14-month old dog, Cricket.
The Telegraph
Ukraine launches its biggest drone attack on Russian oil facilities
Ukraine appears to have conducted its largest-ever drone strike against Russia, causing a massive fire to break out at an oil refinery hundreds of miles behind the front line.
Business Insider
Putin is putting his bromance with Xi on full display — but China has reason to be wary
China's leader is facing growing pressure over his support for Russia's isolated president.

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April jobs report, Fedspeak, earnings: What to watch

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Martin Lewis urges Octopus, EDF, OVO and British Gas customers to make £180 demand

Palestinian student ‘full of joy’ after Oct 7 attack upset she faces deportation

'Why Do You Hate Pensioners?': Rishi Sunak Suffers Brutal Loose Women Grilling

DWP bank account checks find 63,000 benefit claimants breaking rules

I’m bored of educating ignorant Argentinians about Britain’s right to the Falklands

BBC apologises after repeatedly suggesting Tel Aviv is capital of Israel

Trump and Melania attend Barron’s graduation after she failed to show at hush money trial

Mary Trump Thinks She Knows Exactly Why Ivanka And Don Jr. Haven't Turned Up In Court

Theresa May mocks Liz Truss and Boris Johnson at parliamentary lunch

Universal Credit warning as 180,000 claimants have benefits stopped

Keir Starmer’s plan for government is vanishing before the voters’ eyes

Trump Complains 'I Have The Only' Illegal NDA While His Lawyers Claim He Knew Nothing Of It

Opinion: Stormy Daniels testified about something billions of humans do. Why was she demeaned for it?

MAGA Rep’s Insane Biden Claim Is Too Much Even for Maria Bartiromo

Opinion: Did Trump’s defense think this strategy would work on Cohen?

Supreme Court Justice Alito faces fury after scathing report on ‘stop the steal’ flag outside his home

Thames Water is worthless, says biggest investor

Trump Breaks Silence About Kristi Noem Killing Her Own Dog

Ukraine launches its biggest drone attack on Russian oil facilities

Putin is putting his bromance with Xi on full display — but China has reason to be wary