Iran war escalation could trigger global recession, IMF warns
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026

Growth forecasts cut for US and global economy, while UK suffers sharpest downgrade in G7

• Reeves arrives at IMF with little leeway to prove its UK downgrade wrong

A further escalation in the Iran war could trigger a global recession that would affect the UK more than any of the other G7 nations, the International Monetary Fund has warned.

Against an increasingly volatile backdrop, the Washington-based fund said the economic damage from the Middle East conflict was steadily rising as it cut its growth forecasts for 2026 based on the impact of the war so far.

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UK steel exports to EU at risk as bloc doubles tariffs and halves quotas
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026

Decision to reduce duty-free quotas by 47% aimed at curbing Chinese imports

The EU is to go ahead with plans to double tariffs and halve quotas on imports of steel from July, in a move designed to curb Chinese imports but which could damage UK exports to the bloc.

The decision by EU lawmakers and member states after late night talks on Monday, will reduce duty-free quotas by 47%. Exact country allocations have yet to be determined.

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South East Water chief executive to forgo his bonus over ‘unacceptable outages’
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026

David Hinton will receive only his £400,000 salary this year after thousands of customers were left without water

The chief executive of South East Water has said he will forgo his bonus in an act of penitence for “unacceptable outages” that left thousands of customers in Kent and Sussex without water.

David Hinton told MPs on the environment, food and rural affairs select committee that he had decided not to accept an additional “performance payment” this year. Instead, he will receive only his £400,000 salary.

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Run the dishwasher, plug in the car: how Great Britain plans to use record wind and solar power
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026

With a summer glut on cards, customers are being urged to use more energy when renewables are abundant

• Great Britain households to be urged to use more power this summer as renewables soar

Great Britain is on the brink of a record-breaking summer for renewable energy, which could lead to the first periods of zero-carbon electricity in the history of the power system.

These green milestones are an important step towards the government’s goal of creating a 95% gas-free grid by 2030 to power the electric vehicles, heat pumps and greener factories that will help the UK to reach its climate goals.

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Goldman Sachs chief ‘hyper-aware’ of risks from Anthropic’s Mythos AI
Posted on Monday April 13, 2026

US bank has the Claude model and is working closely with the tech firm to improve cyber protection

Goldman Sachs’s chief executive, David Solomon, has said he is “hyper-aware” of the capabilities of Anthropic’s Mythos AI model and is working “closely” with the tech firm after it issued warnings about the cybersecurity risk it poses.

The US bank had been monitoring the rapid advances in artificial intelligence, including large language models (LLMs), as part of wider efforts to protect itself from hackers.

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Bosses say AI boosts productivity – workers say they’re drowning in ‘workslop’
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026

Workslop refers to AI-generated work that seems polished but is flawed and in need of heavy corrections

Ken, a copywriter for a large, Miami-based cybersecurity firm, used to enjoy his job. But then the “workslop” started piling up.

Workslop is an unintended consequence of the AI boom. It’s what happens when employees use AI to quickly generate work that seems polished – at least superficially – but is in fact so flawed or inaccurate that it needs to be heavily corrected, cleaned upor even completely redone after it’s passed on to colleagues.

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Liverpool v Paris Saint-Germain: Champions League quarter-final, second leg – live
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026

⚽ Champions League latest, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg 0-2)
⚽ Atlético Madrid v Barcelona – updates | Live scoreboard

When Warren Zaïre-Emery ran the show as a 17-year-old in a 3-0 win against Milan, Thierry Henry said “the sky is the limit” for the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder. His stratospheric rise led him too close to the sun, though, and the crash back down to Earth was a rude one. But he has since dusted himself off.

Liverpool Van Dijk, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Jones.

Paris Saint-Germain Nuno Mendes, Kvaratskhelia.

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England 1-0 Spain: Women’s World Cup 2027 qualifying – live reaction
Posted on Tuesday April 14, 2026

⚽ Full time: England 1-0 Spain (Hemp 3’)
⚽ Moving the Goalposts | Follow on Bluesky | Mail Simon

1 min: And we’re off! Spain get the game started.

Right then, nothing between us and football but a few seconds and a whistle.

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