Equipes de resgate e moradores locais se reúnem enquanto uma escavadeira recupera os destroços de um barco de cruzeiro que virou no reservatório da barragem de Bargi, em Jabalpur. | Crédito da foto: ANI
“Mergulhadores do exército e equipes de resposta a desastres no sábado (2 de maio de 2026) expandiram suas buscas na represa Bargi em Madhya Pradesh para localizar um homem e três crianças ainda desaparecidos após a tragédia do barco de cruzeiro que ceifou nove vidas há dois dias”, disseram as autoridades.
Com 28 dos 41 passageiros identificados a bordo do malfadado barco de cruzeiro resgatados com segurança, a polícia está se preparando para registrar um FIR em conexão com o acidente ocorrido no reservatório no distrito de Jabalpur na noite de quinta-feira (30 de abril de 2026)”, disseram.
Lembro-me claramente da primeira vez que ouvi Prince. Eu period uma criança sonhadora e artística que cresceu na Austrália rural dos anos 80, sentindo-se completamente deslocada. Um dia, virei-me para o rádio cassete do meu quarto e ouvi algo totalmente diferente do rock com o qual cresci – algo elétrico e vivo. Foi o Príncipe. Meu corpo se moveu. A partir daquele momento, ele se tornou meu amigo secreto, sua música carregava uma mistura poderosa de sexualidade e espiritualidade para a qual eu ainda não tinha linguagem. Músicas como Controversy e Purple Rain pareciam uma permissão para ser totalmente expressivo e totalmente eu mesmo.
Meu amor por Prince permaneceu enquanto eu crescia. Mudei-me para Nova York para seguir carreira nas artes, mas nunca a consegui totalmente, terminando como administrador artístico. Apoiei outros artistas, organizei programas, vivi ao lado da criatividade e não dentro dela.
Durante toda a minha vida eu quis ver Prince ao vivo, mas sempre hesitei. Cheguei perto, pairando sobre os ingressos para um present no Madison Sq. Backyard, mas não fui. Após a sua conversão religiosa em 2001, penso que tive medo de vê-lo mudado, diminuído da emocionante visão de libertação que tinha na minha imaginação. É um arrependimento que moldou tudo o que veio a seguir.
Quando ele morreu, em 2016, eu estava numa estação de metrô. Li a notícia no meu telefone e tropecei fisicamente para trás, encostando-me na parede de azulejos. A dor foi avassaladora e imediata. Fui para casa e chorei por dias, consumindo tudo que pude sobre Prince. Vasculhei a cidade em busca de uma peça de roupa roxa e acabei comprando um vestido roxo de lantejoulas, que se tornou minha armadura. Usei-o da loja direto para o metrô, o que parecia absurdo e certo. Em uma semana, os cinemas de toda a cidade exibiam Purple Rain. Por cerca de um mês, fui às exibições todos os dias depois do trabalho. Às vezes eles estavam lotados, outras vezes éramos apenas eu e Prince na sala.
Poucas semanas após sua morte, a ideia de visitar Minneapolis, a casa de Prince, começou a se consolidar. Não parecia lógico – Prince havia sumido, o que eu poderia encontrar lá agora? – mas eu não conseguia me livrar disso. Então reservei um ingresso. Desde o momento em que entrei no táxi no aeroporto, as pessoas começaram a me contar suas histórias de Príncipe. Visitei pela primeira vez a sua propriedade, Paisley Park, onde estranhos se reuniam em torno da cerca, deixando oferendas – flores, cartas, obras de arte – conversando uns com os outros com uma abertura refrescante. Toda a cidade começou a se encantar com esse amor e experiência compartilhados.
Voltei para Nova York, mas não consegui me acomodar. Voltei para Minneapolis várias vezes. Em poucos meses, decidi que iria me mudar. Ao contrário do resto da minha vida, onde me tornei administrador em vez de artista, pensei: “E se desta vez eu apenas ouvir este chamado e ver aonde esta misteriosa jornada leva?” Finalmente, cerca de um ano após a morte de Prince, larguei meu emprego e deixei minha vida em Nova York. Eu não tinha um plano claro. Eu estava no meio de um doutorado, pesquisando o papel dos artistas na sociedade, e mudei meu foco inteiramente para Prince e seu legado. Dessa forma, Minneapolis tornou-se meu tema e minha casa.
Comecei a colecionar histórias, percebendo como as pessoas criavam suas próprias homenagens, suas próprias formas de memorial. Isso se tornou O Museu do Povo para o Príncipe, um museu fashionable que fundei, que traça o impacto transformacional de Prince através das memórias daqueles cujas vidas ele tocou.
Na mesma época, amigos me colocaram em contato com um homem que precisava de uma babá para sua casa em Minneapolis enquanto viajava no verão. No momento em que nos conhecemos, nos apaixonamos. Mudei-me para a casa dele enquanto ele estava fora. Quando ele voltou, eu não me mudei. Foi intenso e avassalador, e a aceleração emocional refletiu tudo o mais na minha vida. Por um tempo, parecia que Minneapolis tinha me dado tudo de uma vez.
Aí o relacionamento acabou, de forma intensa e devastadora. Na sequência disso, deixei a cidade, regressando eventualmente à Austrália durante a pandemia. Mas Minneapolis ainda parecia uma segunda casa. Agora, aos 55 anos, moro entre a Austrália e Minneapolis, continuando no museu, fazendo filmes – incluindo um curta-metragem documental, Caro Amadosobre minha jornada de conexão com Prince – finalizando o trabalho que ali começou.
Vim para Minneapolis em busca de Prince, traçando os lugares onde ele morou, pesquisando sua vida. Em vez disso, o que encontrei foi uma comunidade e, o mais importante, uma redescoberta do meu eu artístico. Fui em busca de Prince e encontrei um caminho de volta para minha própria vida e para o artista que sempre sonhei em me tornar.
Querido Amado é atualmente em exibição em festivais. Um longa-metragem baseado no short está em desenvolvimento.
Quando eu decidi para fazer uma viagem de esqui de última hora, apesar de nunca ter esquiado antes, fui direto para Columbia. Eu estava destruindo as encostas? Absolutamente não, mas pelo menos eu estava aquecido, graças ao meu Jaqueta Isolada Snowy Summit e Calças Bugaboo II. Aqui na WIRED, somos fãs da Columbia. A marca fabrica equipamentos para atividades ao ar livre confiáveis e com bons preços para esquiar, fazer caminhadas, caçar ou apenas um dia na praia. Além disso, quase sempre há um acordo a ser encontrado.
O revisor da WIRED, Chris Haslam, adora o Columbia Konos Trillium ATR como um tênis de corrida versátil para caminhadas mais rápidas, passeios de um dia e excursões em terrenos mistos. O amortecimento macio e a queda de 8 milímetros são ideais em caminhos de terra batida, cascalho e floresta. Para botas de caminhada, ele recomenda o Tellurix Titânio OutDryque são à prova d’água, oferecem grande tração em rocha molhada e lama e são surpreendentemente leves, pesando 1,6 libras por par.
Com o verão se aproximando, agora é a hora de se preparar para os passeios e, se você está de olho em equipamentos para neve, o período de entressafra é quando os preços atingem seus níveis mais baixos. Reuni os códigos promocionais mais recentes da Columbia para melhorar o negócio.
Código promocional Columbia: 15% de desconto em todos os pedidos
Juntar Programa Greater Rewards da Columbia– a inscrição é gratuita e você não precisa de um código promocional da Columbia – para obter 15% de desconto em seu primeiro pedido on-line. Observe que este cupom específico não pode ser combinado com nenhum outro código de desconto ou oferta da Columbia e expira se não for resgatado dentro de 30 dias a partir da knowledge de emissão. Além disso, como membro, você ganhará pontos em compras, receberá frete padrão gratuito e receberá um desconto de 20% no seu aniversário.
Desbloqueie códigos de desconto Columbia e ganhe $ 20 de desconto
Depois de se inscrever Programa Greater Rewards da Columbia e optar por receber notificações por e-mail, você adquirirá um código de cupom exclusivo da Columbia com US$ 10 de desconto em sua compra on-line ao gastar US$ 100 ou mais. Se você assinar notificações por e-mail e texto, o cupom Columbia de uso único aumentará para US$ 20 em compras de US$ 100 ou mais.
Principais ofertas da Columbia para estudantes atuais
A Colômbia oferece um 10% de desconto para alunos e professores. Você deve fazer login no ID.me e verificar seu standing para receber o código promocional Columbia.
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Obtenha frete grátis com códigos Columbia
Como um Membro do Greater Rewardsvocê obtém frete padrão gratuito em todos os pedidos on-line, sem exigência mínima de compra. Contanto que você esteja conectado à sua conta, o código de frete grátis Columbia será aplicado automaticamente na finalização da compra.
A Apple acusou o órgão de concorrência da Índia de exceder seus poderes ao pressionar a empresa de tecnologia dos EUA a apresentar suas finanças em um “caso antitruste relacionado ao mercado de aplicativos para iPhone, enquanto a Apple desafia a lei que rege as penalidades, mostram os documentos. Uma petição não pública da Apple ao tribunal indiano em 24 de abril, revisada pela Reuters na quinta-feira, é o mais recente sinal de um confronto crescente entre a empresa e os investigadores indianos sobre um caso em que a Apple diz que pode enfrentar uma multa de até US$ 38 bilhões.
A Comissão de Concorrência da Índia busca desde 2024 informações financeiras da Apple, normalmente necessárias para calcular penalidades, depois que uma investigação descobriu que ela abusou de sua posição dominante. A Apple resistiu, argumentando que desafiou toda a lei de cálculo de penalidades antitruste da Índia em um tribunal de Nova Delhi, e o órgão de fiscalização deve esperar.
In the wake of an exceptionally wet winter and a mercurial March, the UK is crying out for a settled spell of blue skies to coax us out of our coats.
While forecasts for the coming weeks are changeable, some areas are more prone to drier, sunnier conditions. And the good news is that in many parts, May is – on average – the sunniest month of the year.
After scouring Met Office data on the 11 regional climates of the UK and the Channel Islands, and digging into their rainfall and sunshine averages over the past 30 years, here are eight places that are more likely than most to offer a sunny, rain-free escape in May and June.
Take a walk on Eastbourne Pier (Photo: Paul Thompson/Getty)
Eastbourne and the Seven Sisters, East Sussex
Eastbourne has a strong track record when it comes to the weather. In July 1911, it recorded the UK’s highest monthly total of sunshine hours – that remains unbeaten and the town has remained one of the nation’s sunniest, driest spots since. With average sunshine hours of 235, 237, and 232, May, June and July come out as the sunniest months to visit.
A grande dame of the British seaside, it has a three-mile beach, Victorian pier and beach hut-backed promenade. Walk to the top of 530ft Beachy Head for views of the chalk Seven Sisters cliffs and have a drink at the pub on the precipice. Or head a little further west to the National Trust’s Birling Gap to stand at the spot where the South Downs meet the sea, or into the National Park to find the mysterious Long Man of Wilmington chalk figure.
In town, seek out Little Chelsea, the area around Grove Road and South Street that earned its name for the abundance of boutiques, bookshops and cafes.
Plus, keep an eye out for blue plaques pointing out where writer Lewis Carroll and Peter Pan illustrator Mabel Lucie Attwell stayed.
A feature of the seafront for more than 150 years, the five-star Grand Hotel has doubles from £220. Also overlooking the sea, Port has smart doubles from £89 in May.
The coastline at Milford on Sea (Photo: Bernd Brueggemann/Getty)
Milford on Sea, Hampshire
Hampshire’s coastline is another of the sunniest places in mainland UK and average annual sunshine hours can exceed 1,800. May, June and July are sunnier than August, with average sunshine hours reaching 222, 230, and 234 compared to 208.
Just 16 miles east of Bournemouth, and a few miles south of the New Forest, Milford on Sea is a dainty village of redbrick gable-roofed buildings, gift shops, galleries and places to eat such as The Cave, with its tapas and floor-to-ceiling wine shelves, or upmarket fish restaurant Verveine.
The main attraction is the four-mile beach, where in warm weather the water is sprinkled with swimmers, windsurfers, paddleboarders and kayakers.
Away from the sand, six walking trails scribble their way through the village, taking in marsh, sea defences, brooks, woodlands and Hurst Castle – an imposing artillery fortress built by Henry VIII, now run by English Heritage. Just beyond is the pony-roamed New Forest.
A night at cabin-style Lymore Orchard, with a firepit and hot tub, 15 minutes’ walk from the coast, costs £150 a night in May via Coolstays. Seven nights at Needles Gap holiday home from £1,061 in May with New Forest Cottages (sleeps five).
The flowering gardens at Cawdor Castle (Photo: Dennis Barnes/Getty)
Moray Coast, Highlands
Thanks to the rain shadow cast by the Grampian Mountains, the towns lining the Moray Firth are some of the sunniest and driest in northern Scotland, with average rainfall of 700mm – not far off the 500mm in the driest parts of East Anglia.
Overlooking the Firth, 16 miles east of Inverness, Nairn was crowned Scotland’s best seaside town by Which? last year. Its centre of old red sandstone buildings, lively cafes and pubs gives way to four dune-backed beaches, from where you can sometimes spot bottlenose dolphins and harbour seals from May to September.
Golfers have two Championship courses, while in neighbouring Culbin Forest, walking trails pass pinewoods, ponds and red squirrel sanctuaries. Cawdor Castle and gardens are also nearby, and
Speyside distilleries within reach, too. The Met Office earmarks May and June as the sunniest months, but in August you can catch the last free Highland Games in the country.
Seabank House has simple rooms with touches of tartan, from £153 B&B in May. Glen Lyon Lodge has a resident spaniel and homely doubles from £135 B&B in May.
Stop at The Griffin in Dale (Photo: The Griffin)
Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire
With average annual sunshine comparable to many places on the south coast of England, southwest Pembrokeshire is the sunniest place in Wales. Since 1955, Dale Head, a rocky promontory butting out into the western edge of Milford Haven estuary, has held the record for the highest monthly sunshine hours in Wales.
According to University of East Anglia research, this outcrop is also one of the driest westerly coastal locations in the UK. It’s possible to stay here, in a 19th-century fort turned Field Studies Council hostel, with bunks and singles from £24 and doubles from £50, via Booking.com. June is both the sunniest and driest month to visit, with average sunshine hours of 8.7 a day and just eight days of rain.
The Dale Peninsula brings together sheer sandstone cliffs traversed by walking trails, lighthouses and dozens of beaches, including the huge Marloes Sands. Dale village is a cluster of pastel-coloured houses, gift shops and sea-view pubs – try the local seafood at beachside The Griffin.
Walkers can pick up parts of the 186-mile Pembrokeshire Coast Path, while birders can take boat trips out to spot puffins, kittiwakes and gannets on Skomer and Skokholm Islands.
A short walk from the shore, Beachside Glamping Dale has four bell tents, each with a double bed and two singles, plus private shower rooms and cooking facilities. Two-night stays in May from £225 (sleeps up to six with additional fold-out beds available on request).
The picturesque Eden Valley (Photo: visitlakedistrict.com)
Eden Valley, Cumbria
It’s no secret the northwest is one of the soggier parts of the UK, but there’s respite in Cumbria’s Eden Valley, thanks to the rain shadow that the higher ground of the Lake District provides. After April, May is the driest month to visit, with under 53mm of rainfall on average.
Hugging the banks of the River Eden, this part of the county is all chequered green countryside and traditional market towns, such as Kirkby Stephen, where the grey stone buildings teem with tea rooms, antique shops and traditional pubs.
Visitors can ride the Eden Valley Railway’s 2.2-mile heritage line, explore the rugged ruins of Brough Castle and walk across the valley’s viaducts. There are three in total, connected by the Viaduct Round walking trail.
Newly refurbished by ex-Soho House designer Georgina Kentish, three-bedroom The Gatehouse, just outside Kirkby Stephen centre, offers stays from £196 a night through Kip Hideaways (sleeps four). The boutique Wilding Hotel, close to Brough Castle, has doubles from £157 in May.
The Victorian seaside town of Ventnor (Photo: Graham Custance/Getty)
Ventnor, Isle of Wight
Annual sunshine levels can reach 1,800 hours along the Isle of Wight’s coast, making it one of the sunniest places in the UK. The weather station at Saint Catherine’s Point reports 725mm of annual rainfall, while Shanklin, 10 miles away, sees 941mm, with May, June and July being the driest months at both.
In between these two points, Ventnor has been a popular holiday destination since Victorian times. The town has a 300-metre beach, a botanic garden (known as “Britain’s hottest garden” due to the local microclimate), coastal walking trails and a generous helping of cafes, chippies and pubs. Try the
Spyglass Inn or Smoking Lobster for seafood with sea views, and walk to Steephill Cove beach for fish pasties at The Crab Shed.
Close by there’s the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary, the Dinosaur Expedition Centre, and Blackgang Chine, one of the UK’s oldest theme parks. St Boniface Down, a five-minute drive away, is one of the best places on the island for stargazing.
Overlooking the seafront, The Terrace Rooms & Wine has doubles from £250 including a four-course breakfast and nightly wine tastings. A week’s stay at the beach-front, two-bedroom Villa Amanti costs £972 from 4 May with Simply Owners.
St Ouen’s Bay, Jersey
The Channel Islands excel when it comes to sunshine, with some areas exceeding 1,900 hours a year, compared to the UK average of 1,402. June and July are the sunniest months to visit, with 8.8 hours of sun daily, followed closely by May, which averages 8.3 hours.
St Ouen’s Bay, in Jersey, is a prime spot for soaking up the sun, with the longest beach in the Channel Islands. It’s also popular for surfing, windsurfing, and blokarting – riding in wind-powered karts,available with Absolute Adventures.
Overlooking the bay are attractions like the Channel Islands Military Museum and free-to-visit Wetlands Centre. And the War Tunnels – a partially completed underground hospital built by the occupying Germans in the 1940s – are less than a 15-minute drive away.
The new 48-mile Tidal Trail tendrils through St Ouen’s, connecting the bay to spots including hilltop Grosnez Castle and the Strongpoint Corbière German infantry fortifications.
At the southern end of the bay, the Atlantic Hotel has double golf course-view rooms from £130 a night in May. For something quirkier, Jersey Heritage rents out the six-person restored 1930s Art Deco Barge Around chalet from £52.50 per person per night.
Rd cliffs at Old Hunstanton beach (Photo: Joel Santos/Getty)
Hunstanton, Norfolk
East Anglia has a strong track record for weather. It was also one of the driest, with just 103mm of rainfall – 62 per cent of the region’s seasonal average over 30 years. It was also one of the driest, with just 103mm of rainfall – 62 per cent of the season’s average.
Hunstanton, on Norfolk’s north-west coast, isn’t nicknamed “Sunny Hunny” for nothing. In May and June, average sunshine hours in this seaside resort are 211 and 200 respectively, and there are just eight or nine days of rain per month.
The town has a wide, sandy beach, and as it’s west-facing you can watch the sun set over the Wash. Away from the arcades of Hunstanton proper you’ll find the dunes and beach huts of Old Hunstanton.
Windswept Holme Dunes and RSPB Titchwell Marsh are just a short drive away, while further afield is Holkham Beach, a wild stretch of sand and nature reserve where royal horses are trained each summer.
Le Strange Arms in Old Hunstanton has doubles from £138 in May, while its recently refurbished sister pub next door, The Ancient Mariner Inn, serves pub classics and local seafood.
Um alto juiz boliviano foi morto a tiros por pistoleiros enquanto andava de táxi na cidade de Santa Cruz, no leste, disse a polícia na sexta-feira (1º de maio de 2026).
O assassinato de Victor Hugo Claure, juiz mais graduado do mais alto tribunal agroambiental da Bolívia, ocorreu na noite de quinta-feira (30 de abril de 2026) e está sob investigação.
Sir Keir Starmer’s team breathed a quiet sigh of relief when Parliament broke up for a two-week recess with the Prime Minister still in his job.
It is a measure of his profound weakness that simply surviving from week to week now counts as a victory. And the terrorist stabbing attack in North London which happened on the same day was a reminder that away from Westminster, this country faces profound challenges.
But fears the Peter Mandelson scandal could topple the premier even before the upcoming local elections did not come to pass. The evidence given by Starmer’s former consigliere Morgan McSweeney’s to a committee of MPs investigating Mandelson’s appointment as Washington Ambassador proving helpful rather than further undermining him.
Shorts – Quick stories
According to the estate agent Hamptons, landlords in the UK are now paying 40% more in interest payments than last year (Photo: Susannah Ireland/AFP via Getty Images)
HOUSING
What the Renters’ Rights Act means for tenants and landlords
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 will introduce new rules for private landlords and give tenants new rights from 1 May, 2026.
The Government said the new legislation will will improve the current system for both the 11 million private renters and 2.3 million landlords in England.
What will the new legislation mean for renters?
The Act will give renters much greater security and stability so they can stay in their homes for longer, build lives in their communities and avoid the risk of homelessness, the Government said.
The Renters’ Reform Act is coming into effect this Friday (Alicia G. Monedero/Getty Images/ iStockphoto)
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The measures to protect tenants
The new rules apply automatically, regardless of whether or not an individual’s tenancy agreement is updated in writing by their landlord.
After 1 May, 2026, it will not be possible for assured tenancy agreements to have a fixed term or a set end date. All tenancies will become rolling tenancies.
Landlords will no longer be able to use rent review clauses for new rent increases.
Renters have the right to request to keep a pet.
Rent can only be raised once a year, and no higher than open market rent.
Landlords will need a legal reason to evict tenants.
Renters will be able to end their tenancy at any point as long as they give at least two months’ notice in writing.
MONEY
The pension plan that could leave you short of cash in retirement
Emily Braeger
Money Reporter
Rising living costs, longer life expectancies and uncertainty around future care needs are changing.
An increasingly popular idea, the so-called “U-shaped” retirement, is gaining traction, but financial experts warn that relying on it too heavily could leave retirees exposed.
What is a ‘U-shaped retirement’?
The theory behind the “U-shaped retirement” is that spending tends to be highest in the years immediately after you finish working, before dipping and rising again later, often due to health or care costs.
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This broadly aligns with what planners see in practice; the early years, sometimes called the “go-go” phase, are when fit and active retirees travel, pursue hobbies and even help family members financially.
Potential downsides
However, it is hard to predict how long you’ll live and how quickly your health may change.
Equally, over-spending in the “go-go” years could backfire if your retirement lasts several decades.
Inflation and policy changes can derail even the best-set plans, and so can any unexpected costs.
There is also no guarantee that your spending will dip as the U-shape model relies upon.
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The top takeaway
Perhaps the most important takeaway is that retirement planning should not be rigid. Instead, experts stress the need for adaptability.
Good retirement planning is less about fitting clients into a predefined curve and more about building a flexible, resilient strategy that can adapt over time.
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You do not need to have it all figured out but you do need to start (Photo: Olha Danylenko/ Getty)
MONEY
How disposable income varies across the UK
There is disparity between UK cities in the level of disposable income that people have left over at the end of each month, new analysis has revealed.
The average Brit’s monthly wallet
According to MoneySuperMarket’s household money index, the average Briton spends £1,477.50 a month on bills and expenses, up £22.50 since the start of 2026.
However, the average person’s disposable income has also risen by £86.41 since the year began, up to £802.33 a month.
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Geographical disparity
Meanwhile, city-to-city disparity in exactly how much money people have left over every month is based on the percentage of income spent on bills and expenses, rather than the actual cash amount in outgoings.
Caption: BRIGHTON, ENGLAND – MAY 03: A general view of teh Brighton Ferris Wheel and visitors to the beach on May 3, 2013 in Brighton, England. Southern England has enjoyed some warm and sunny weather today and it is set to continue throughout the bank-holiday weekend. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images) Photographer: Jordan Mansfield Provider: Getty Images Source: Getty Images Europe Copyright: 2013 Jordan Mansfield
People in Brighton, for example, spend the highest proportion of their income on bills and expenses (75.2 per cent, amounting to £1,567.18 a month on average) and have the least disposable cash remaining, at £516.57.
UK cities with least disposable income
2Edinburgh is next, with 70.2 per cent of income (£1,489.91) going to expenses and £632.34 left over.
3Southampton follows for income spent on outgoings (68.7per cent, £1,479.36), with £672.64 left.
4In Norwich, 65per cent of income (£1,300.68) goes on expenses, with £688.99 in spare cash.
5And Birmingham has the fourth-lowest disposable income on average, at £697.03
UK cities with most disposal income
Caption: Sundays on the Maritime Mile, Belfast Provided by Jenna.Crymble@maritimebelfast.com Photographer: Makenzie-Ray Taylor
Low spend, high cash
In Belfast, just 59.5per cent of income is spent on outgoings, with a UK-high £954.66 left over.
London
Londoners have £1,669.86 outgoings – but that’s 63.9 per cent of average monthly income, with £943.89 left over.
London’s reputation as a magnet for millionaires is in jeopardy as thousands flee to other countries a new report claims (Photo: Daniel Leal/ AFP)
Glasgow University looms over the West End (Photo: PAUL WATT)
Glasgow
In Glasgow, an average of £857.62 is left over after £1,413.63 (62.2per cent of income) goes on expenses.
Can you learn to love pigeons? A much-unloved animal in the UK
Features writer Kasia Delgado went on a safari to see if she could look past their rat-like nature
The tour guide
People think pigeons are stupid but lots of studies have shown them to have amazing memories, that they can identify people by their facial features, and they have an extraordinary sense of direction.
Florence Wilkinson, author of Wild City: Encounters with Urban Wildlife, took Kasia on a tour.
Positives of pigeons
War heroes
During the Second World War, carrier pigeons were routinely used to send messages, and they saved thousands of lives.
Homing ability
Scientists have put them in blacked-out vans and put miniature goggles on them to blur their vision and still the pigeons manage to return home.
The Dove family
We think of them as all grey, but they vary in shades, and some of them are quite amazingly coloured, says Florence.
Kasia’s feeding test
As I gingerly chuck some seed, wincing slightly, 15 or so flap their wings at me. I wouldn’t say I feel content or relaxed but I don’t hate it as much as I thought I would. I can see they’re not going to do me harm and after all, they’re just enjoying some free food.
A common myth?
Disease carriers
Research has found that between 1941 and 2004, there were only 207 reports worldwide of pathogens transmitted from pigeons to humans.
Not all walks are created equal
Read on to find out how to supercharge yours into an unbeatable health-builder
How to supercharge your walk
Get a bit breathless
All walking paces are linked with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease but there are additional gains made by those who walk at a moderate-to-vigorous intensity.
Walk uphill
Try to find varying inclines to increase energy and muscle burn.
Add weights
The extra resistance challenges your heart to work harder, increasing cardiovascular fitness.
How to supercharge your walk
Uneven ground
Mountainous and uneven terrain work your stabilising muscles harder, increasing the difficulty and output from your walk.
Go Nordic
Using poles engages the arms as well as the legs and core, turning walking into a full-body workout.
A walk is beneficial at any time of day, but after eating could be best. Research has found that 10- to 30-minute walks taken 10 to 30 minutes after a meal can reduce the peak blood-sugar measurements reached.
Slower and lower blood sugar throughout the day reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
How to supercharge your walk
Go green
Walking in nature has more psychological benefits than concrete. It’s shown to significantly reduce anxiety and depression.
Improve your posture
Staying tall through the spine, open your chest and keep your eyes forward (not leaning over on your phone..).
Meet outside
Walking is a good time to have conversations, whether with your boss or a friend.
Mistakes to avoid
1Focusing on step count – most research suggests that benefits plateau at 7,000 steps a day.
2Using ankle weights – they can tug at the hip flexors and the knees.
3 Doing one-and-done – just hiking for three hours on the weekend, and nothing throughout the week, means you’re missing out on benefits.
4Thinking it’s not a workout – walking packs in cardio and brain-boosting effects without the recovery time of intense exercise.
Eight million people in the UK are living with heart or circulatory disease
And while chest pain is a well-known symptom, there are more subtle signs you should be aware of too.
Overlooked signs of heart disease
Dizziness and fainting
An abnormal heart rhythm can cause a dizzy feeling. While much dizziness is not serious, it can be associated with life-threatening complications.
Increased breathlessness
This breathlessness could be due to blockages and reduced blood flow in the arteries.
Swollen ankles
Unusual swelling can indicate a problem with the body’s circulatory system and kidneys.
Worsening fatigue
Ongoing and worsening fatigue can indicate an underlying health issue, and it could be a sign that your heart isn’t working as effectively as it should be. If persistent fatigue is impacting you day-to-day, the best thing to do is speak with your doctor.
Ruth Goss, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation
Overlooked signs of heart disease
Indigestion-type symptoms Discomfort in the stomach, chest and ribs, or a burning sensation in the chest area, could all be symptoms of heart disease.
Erectile dysfunction If it’s an ongoing issue, there could be an underlying health problem, including atherosclerosis (narrowing of the arteries), diabetes or high blood pressure.
Emotional detachment is a key life skill
Read on to find out how to embrace it, from GP Dr Radha
Healthy detachment
[Detachment] is not selfish – we can still care and empathise. We don’t avoid, we just balance and respond rather than react because we are not too invested in the outcome. This is very different from emotional numbing, which often happens after trauma.
dr Radha Modgil
When we need detachment
Toxic friendships
When you feel that an interaction brings out the worst in you, or that you are having to watch everything you say or do.
Dysfunctional families
Healthy detachment is helpful when we become overly invested in trying to control or fix someone.
Work issues
It’s helpful in situations you are not in control of and helps you leave work behind at 5pm.
How to start it
Examine your beliefs
You may have been conditioned to think that it is your responsibility to fix everything. Is this a fact or based on old patterns?
Look at the impact
Consider what negative impact your “fixing” has; it can keep situations stuck, or infantilise others from growing up.
Which problems are in your control?
Understanding what problems are ours to hold and which aren’t can help avoid emotional burnout.
How to maintain it
Firm boundaries
This means understanding your sense of self, what is yours and what is not and sticking to it.
Self-care
Recognise and look after your own energy levels, mental health and your need to live your own life.
Be objective
Try to have a factual, calm, rational attitude in moments of conflict. This includes trying to release the need to control.
I spent a week in the world’s happiest country
Here are the five ways I brought Finnish culture back to the UK.
Sauna, sauna, sauna
A regular Finnish sauna boasts a wealth of health benefits: improved cardiovascular health, reduced blood pressure, lower risk of heart disease, stroke and dementia.
In Finnish culture, the sauna is available for everyone: it’s the great equaliser and forms a gently ritualistic part of the day.
Immerse yourself in nature
It is enshrined in Finnish law that anyone living in or visiting Finland has the freedom to roam the countryside, forage, fish, ski, or camp temporarily.
70 per cent of Finland is forest and they have an estimated 180,000 lakes, of which Lake Saimaa (the one I visited) is the largest.
It plays into the Finns’ love of solitude: having space to think. I have found myself not only treasuring the greenery I can find in London.
Eastl local and drink coffee
Finnish diet
Diets are rich in oily fish and local produce: whole grains, Arctic berries, dairy, wild mushrooms, and game like reindeer.
Coffee
The Finns are the number one coffee drinkers in the world. This is both a social ritual and a historic legacy.
I’m cherishing my coffee breaks that bit more, as well as enjoying smoked fish and pickles for lunch
Have fun
Play is embedded from early childhood, as it is seen as a fundamental pillar of development. For every 45-minute lesson, children enjoy unstructured play for 15 mins.
While adults don’t get the same level of structured play, hobbies and a clear demarcation between work and life ensure adults retain a sense of leisure. Every year in July, businesses slow down.
Do not take the good for granted
Finns actively remember not only their suffering through the war, but the fact that the peace they enjoy requires constant maintenance.
Greenwich Park (Photo: AP Photo/Joanna Chan)
Since my visit, I am actively appreciating things like London’s public transport system, or the number of parks my dog can run in. We are fools if we take it for granted.
“It’s certainly been a galvanising and unifying experience for MPs,” a Cabinet minister remarked. “I think some of the more outlandish versions of reality have been dealt with.”
‘No one has a clue’, frustration at failure to publicise Labour help with cost of living
But Labour’s long-term problems remain unsolved. The party is struggling to reach 20 per cent in the polls and is almost certain to take heavy losses in the elections for councils across England and the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, which take place on Thursday.
For most people in the party, other than the now-small Corbynite faction on the left, there is a feeling that Starmer has the right policies – such as the Renters Rights Act which has just come into force – but is doing a poor job of explaining them to voters, perhaps not helped by the fact that he has employed four different directors of communications during his time in No 10.
One Cabinet minister told The i Paper they were struck by how few people were aware of the measures the Government had ushered in that would help ease the cost-of-living burden while out campaigning for the local elections.
“People would complain that we’re not doing anything to help, and I would say: ‘But you realise your state pension is going up by £500 this month, that you’re getting £100 off your energy bills despite the disruption in the Middle East?’ Stuff like that and no one had a clue,” the minister said. “It points to a serious problem in our communications that we’re just not getting our messaging out there.”
A separate member of the Cabinet agreed, but sympathised with the challenge the Prime Minister faces in getting his message across in the fragmented landscape of the modern media.
“No one is getting their news from newspapers and broadcasters anymore,” they lamented. “It’s all on their phones and it is so much harder to cut through.”
No 10 insiders argue that the comms operation has improved over the past couple of months – ironically, while the director of communications job has been absent following the resignation of Mandelson ally Tim Allan.
‘To be told to get f***ed’ every weekend is grating’
No one in Labour has much enjoyed the election campaign in recent weeks. “To go out every weekend and knock doors, and get told to get f***ed, that’s grating,” one MP complained – adding that Starmer was often “namechecked on the door” as a reason not to vote for the party.
“It’s a lot harder campaigning from government than from opposition,” a minister wryly observed.
Opposition parties are more upbeat – not just the insurgent Reform UK and Greens, but also the Liberal Democrats and even the Conservatives who are hoping to take seats off Labour in some areas even while losing elsewhere to Reform and the Lib Dems.
A gleeful Tory reported: “You knock on people’s doors and they say ‘anyone but Labour’ – it used to be ‘anyone but Tory’!”
Labour is widely forecast to lose the majority of council seats it currently holds, with the Greens the biggest threat in big cities and Reform doing well in towns and rural areas.
Pollster Joe Twyman of Deltapoll said that even if the dire predictions hold true, there is still a chance that Starmer can find glimmers of hope which will allow him to argue that he has outperformed rock-bottom expectations.
He told The i Paper: “The thing about local elections is, because they are so difficult for the person in the street to get their head around, they look to cues from parties and from the media as to what the main stories are – and you can always tell a positive story. It may be that the management of expectations is sufficient to placate the wolves at the door – but equally, it may not and it depends on the detail of the results.”
‘Next week will be grim. We have to be much bolder’
The aftermath will present a challenge for Labour in any case, Twyman added, as the Prime Minister will have to decide whether to start prioritising voters in one type of seat at the expense of those elswehere.
He said: “Do you give up on the Reform voters and concentrate on getting back the progressives and the ‘one nation’ Tories? In which case, those MPs in the more Reform areas start to think ‘well I’m f***ed’.”
A few days after the elections, Starmer will present a King’s Speech containing more than two dozen proposed bills which he will argue are driving Britain in a more progressive direction. “Next week will be grim. We have to be much bolder,” a loyal Cabinet minister said. “And we will be bolder. I want to see more of the angry Keir, where he goes off script. That’s the Keir we know.”
King Charles in November 2023. Keir Starmer is hoping his next King’s speech will be a reset (Photo: Alastair Grant WPA Pool/Getty)
At some point before the end of May, however, the ghost of Mandelson will return to haunt the Prime Minister. Parliament’s intelligence and security committee has finished poring over thousands of documents relating to his ambassadorial appointment, and has advised the Government on which should be held back or censored – everything else will be published, pending a back-and-forth between the committee and Downing Street on any security-related details.
The expected double blow of a poor set of elections and further Mandelson revelations explains why the chances of a formal challenge to Starmer remain the talk of Westminster.
One option to try and shore up the Prime Minister’s authority would be a Cabinet reshuffle soon after the election results are out. Downing Street insiders have suggested Starmer is leaning away from this idea, but the very suggestion is causing parts of the Government to seize up.
‘Miliband is a real possibility’
One adviser to a current minister said they felt “in limbo” while their boss’s future hangs in the balance: “People keep trying to book meetings with them and I don’t know if they’ll even have a job by then.”
But regardless of how he tries to regain the initiative, the assumption remains that if a Labour big beast decides to lead a putsch against Starmer, then he is heading for the exit. Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are seen as the frontrunners to replace him – or Andy Burnham, the party’s most popular senior figure, though he is currently ineligible to take over as leader because he is not an MP.
“People just need to calm the f*** down,” a Cabinet minister said. “I’d point out that we’re not even halfway through the electoral cycle.”
Perhaps what is most likely to keep the Prime Minister in place over the coming months is a failure by the various contenders to win support beyond their own pre-existing ideological allies.
One MP warned while Streeting would struggle to win over Labour members, a Rayner victory would mean “Angela for 44 days” – suggesting the former deputy prime minister would crash out of Downing Street after a similarly short tenure to Liz Truss.
They also described it as “quite worrying” that Burnham was viewed as a panacea for Labour’s problems, questioning: “Is he that good? It’s quite easy being a mayor. Is that really what it’s come to?”
The upshot if all the front-runners prove too divisive could be Ed Miliband in No 10, despite his previous failed stint as Labour leader. “Colleagues need to be aware this is a real possibility,” the MP said. “Things can always get worse.”
When Jessica Gabrielson first started working in childcare, she knew she had found her passion. But 25 years later, she is now being forced to cut her hours because she can’t afford her own two-year-old son’s nursery fees.
Jessica, from Liverpool, qualifies for 30 hours of free childcare and tax-free childcare, but still pays £95 per week in nursery fees, which quickly eats into her £200 to £300 weekly income.
She is an agency worker who is put on placements in nurseries and sometimes primary schools. This means her pay and place of work are subject to change and she has to budget extra carefully to ensure she can afford food, bills and travel costs to get to and from work.
“My son was doing three days a week at nursery, but even with both free hours and tax-free childcare, I’m still paying hundreds of pounds a month and I can’t afford it any more. Going forward, I’m having to drop a day of work so he will only attend two days,” said Jessica, 42.
“It’s stressful because I need childcare to be able to work, but my pay doesn’t always cover the childcare costs. The nursery bill at the end of each month just strangles my finances, so I need to cut my working hours. It’s a sad state of affairs.”
Jessica had been planning to have a second child, but has decided she can’t afford to have another because of the cost of childcare.
“I’d love to have another baby, but financially it feels like too much of a risk. That’s probably the hardest part – feeling like something so important to me isn’t possible because of money.
“I didn’t expect it to feel this financially stressful after having a child. I’ve always loved working in childcare, but now there’s this constant financial pressure.”
Jessica is one of millions of parents who have had to cut their working hours because of the cost of childcare.
Working parents may be eligible for up to 30 hours of funded childcare for children aged between nine months and four years old, while tax-free childcare offers up to £2,000 per year per child.
But many parents are still finding they owe hundreds or even thousands of pounds a month, even after taking advantage of these schemes.
A recent survey by Working Families found that one in three working parents have reduced their hours due to childcare costs, while almost a third have requested flexible working hours to avoid paying extra fees.
A separate study by Junior Adventures Group, a care provider, found 50 per cent of parents feel the cost of care has impacted their ability to work in some capacity.
Tamsin Powell, consumer finance expert at Creditspring, said agency or frontline workers like Jessica often feel this pressure more acutely because their income and expenses can change at short notice.
“If you are dealing with shift-based travel, childcare overruns or higher day-to-day spending before payday, even a temporary gap [in income] can become difficult to manage,” she said.
James Caldwell, director at Clifton Private Finance, said this is a big problem if this it results in those parents cutting their hours, as they are often some of the most in-demand workers.
“What’s particularly concerning is that affordability is now influencing whether parents can stay in work at all. When childcare costs start to rival or even exceed take-home pay, reducing hours or leaving work altogether becomes a financial decision rather than a lifestyle choice,” he said.
Why is childcare still so expensive?
Despite a range of help on offer to reduce childcare costs, including government-funded nursery hours and tax-free childcare, many parents are still finding they’re facing big bills every month.
Mr Caldwell said this is because the support currently on offer “comes with limits” and there are often extra expenses that aren’t covered.
“One of the biggest misconceptions is that ‘free hours’ means free childcare. In practice, those hours are usually limited to term time, and parents are still paying for additional hours, wraparound care, and extras like meals or activities,” he explained.
“Many nurseries simply don’t receive enough from the government to cover their costs, which is why we’re seeing rising fees, fewer funded places, and long waiting lists, and that pressure is ultimately being passed directly onto parents.”
He also highlighted that while lower-income households or agency workers may be on a tighter budget, it is often the ‘squeezed middle’ who feel the biggest financial burden of childcare, as they lose government support and have to fund it all themselves.
“With support tapering off for higher earners and cutting out entirely above £100,000, many households still end up covering a substantial share of the costs themselves,” he said.
How to apply for childcare help
If your child is between nine months and four years and you work, you can typically get up to 30 hours of free childcare each week for 38 weeks per year.
You may be asked to pay for some extras like meals or nappies, but you should be able to provide your own instead if you can’t afford it.
You’ll be eligible if you earn at least £203.36 per week, if you’re over 21, and you or your partner earn less than £100,000 per year. Visit gov.uk/free-childcare-if-working/apply-for-free-childcare-if-youre-working to apply online.
You can also apply for tax-free childcare online. You’ll need your National Insurance number, the birth certificates of any children you are applying for, and the date you started work. You must also include your partner in your application if you are married or live together.
Teremos um dia agitado de corridas no sábado com ação de Doncaster, Hexham, Uttoxeter e Churchill Downs, ao vivo na Sky Sports activities Racing…
11h57 Churchill Downs – confronto entre Renegade e Commandment no Derby
A 152ª edição do Kentucky Derby vê Renegado e Mandamento encabeçar um campo fantástico em Churchill Downs.
Todd Pletcher venceu esta corrida pela última vez em 2017 e parece ter um adversário sério este ano, pois Renegado propostas para outro sucesso de primeiro grau sob Irad Ortiz Jr. O filho de Into Mischief venceu o Arkansas Derby em Oaklawn Park há 35 dias e concedeu mais melhorias, ele deveria estar na mistura.
Brad Cox sela dois corredores com Mandamento detentores das credenciais mais óbvias. Vencedor de suas últimas quatro partidas, ele venceu por pouco o Fountain Of Youth no Gulfstream em fevereiro, antes de seguir de forma corajosa ao reivindicar o Grade One Florida Derby e parece feito sob medida para este teste.
Mercado Emergente e Danon Bourbon veja a escolha dos preços maiores.
2.35 Uttoxeter – Calimystic e Joyeux Machin sonhados para o sucesso do Plate
Calimística e Joyeaux Machin será common em uma renovação profunda deste recurso Prato Staffordshire em Uttoxeter.
Dan Skelton conquistou esta corrida no ano passado com Coco Mademoiselle e Joyeux Machin parece preparado para disputar uma grande corrida sob o comando de Harry Skelton. Um pouco decepcionante com notas melhores, ele voltou à forma com um sucesso enfático em Bangor em março e uma penalidade de cinco libras pode não impedi-lo de voltar.
Calimísticoé um dois de dois perfeitos por cima das cercas depois de vitórias em Newbury e Sandown e este garoto de sete anos parece ter espaço para avançar novamente sob o comando de Nico de Boinville. Uma penalidade de seis libras pode subestimá-lo e ele merece muito respeito ao liderar a aula.
Vários têm reivindicações em ambos os sentidos, incluindo o vencedor da última vez Vibrações de festaenquanto Limiar do Rei tem bochechas pela primeira vez para Emma Lavelle.
6.27 Doncaster – Rose Of Honor invicta busca o hat-trick
Invicto Rosa de Honra lidera um campo de seis para um recurso competitivo Sky Sports activities Racing Virgin 512 Handicap na cidade Mouro.
O garoto de quatro anos treinado por Jame Tate acertou em cheio na estreia em Kempton, em setembro, antes de justificar as probabilidades reduzidas em Southwell. Ele faz sua estreia com handicap com uma marca de 88 e pode ser difícil de vencer ao mudar para a grama.
Selas David O’Meara Trovão Acadiano que liderará os pesos sob o comando de Danny Tudhope. Vencedor por quatro vezes, ele fez uma boa corrida quando foi vice-campeão em sua primeira corrida da temporada e é um candidato ao vivo em uma pista adequada.
Vencedor do percurso e distância Cavaleiro Territorial tem um pouco para encontrar Trovão Acadiano mas deveria se despir para seu reaparecimento, enquanto Encore estimulante é outra nota para Ruth Carr.
O melhor do resto
5.38 Churchill Downs Grau Um Roca onde Esplendor, Maneiras e meios e Usha título.
6.12 Churchill Downs – Segunda série Meu menino príncipe busca um hat-trick.
7.38 Churchill Downs – Segunda série onde Duração do portfólio recursos para Chad Brown.
8.23 Churchill Downs – Segunda série para crianças de três anos. inglês e Velocidade Bruta chamar a atenção.
9.06 Churchill Downs Grau Um Relva Americana onde Contraste complete e Lembre-se da Mamba choque.
9h50 Churchill Downs – Grau Um Estacas de Churchill Downs onde Knightsbridge lidera o mercado.
10h39 Churchill Downs Grau Um Antigo Bourbon Turf Clássico com Faça-me rei representando Hamad Al Jehani e Wathnan.
5.10 Doncaster – Novato decente com a invencibilidade de Ed Bethell Estrela de Noelan entre sete corredores.
5h50 Doncaster – Leão O é um novato notável para Amo. Nota para si mesmo para os Gosdens também.
6.15 Hexão – Excelente perseguição de handicap para novatos da classe três com Sonigino e Bola de borracha declarado.
6h45 Hexham – Obstrução e Príncipe Marhaba tentar vencer novamente.
3,50 Utoxeter – 12 anos O que há com você lidera os pesos de Pauling e do reivindicador de sete libras Elliott England.
