Drax claimed record £999m in subsidies for burning trees in 2025, thinktank says

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Company has received about £8.7bn in renewable energy subsidies since 2012, despite claims wood pellets are not sourced sustainably

The owner of the Drax power plant in North Yorkshire received record subsidies of almost £1bn for burning trees to generate electricity in 2025, a climate thinktank has calculated.

The company was paid £999m last year for generating about 4.5% of Great Britain’s electricity from its biomass plant, costing each household £13 a year, according to analysts at Ember.

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Sudan Enters Fourth Year of War Amid World’s Most Severe Humanitarian Crisis – The New York Times

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  1. Sudan Enters Fourth Year of War Amid World’s Most Severe Humanitarian Crisis  The New York Times
  2. After three years of conflict, Sudan faces a deeper health crisis  World Health Organization (WHO)
  3. ‘Sudan is an atrocities laboratory’, UN aid chief tells Berlin conference  UN News
  4. After three years of war, Sudan army and RSF locked in military impasse  Al Jazeera
  5. Sudan enters a fourth year of war as officials lament an 'abandoned crisis'  NBC News
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Done and Dusted? Trump’s Portrayal of the War in Iran Collides With Reality. – The New York Times

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  1. Done and Dusted? Trump’s Portrayal of the War in Iran Collides With Reality.  The New York Times
  2. Opinion | Trump’s credibility problem is now America’s  MS NOW
  3. Tactical Success, Strategic Failure? Washington Walks the Path to Defeat in Iran  War on the Rocks
  4. Seven Myths About the Iran War  Tablet Magazine
  5. How the Iran War Confirmed, Contradicted, and Complicated U.S. Policy  Council on Foreign Relations
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Ukraine deploys new combat model, commander says Russian-held areas recaptured – Reuters

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  1. Ukraine deploys new combat model, commander says Russian-held areas recaptured  Reuters
  2. Robots captured Russian army positions for first time in history, Zelenskyy says  politico.eu
  3. New drones are giving Ukraine a battlefield advantage and ravaging Russia’s oil industry  Fortune
  4. Ukrainian robots capture enemy position without troops in historic first, Zelenskyy says  Euractiv
  5. Ukraine’s drone revolution is transforming the landscape of the ground war - analysis  The Jerusalem Post
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France seeks release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE

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Agents detained Marie-Therese Ross in Alabama on 1 April after she overstayed her 90-day visa, according to DHS

The French government is pressing the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody after she was detained earlier this month.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained Marie-Therese Ross in Alabama on 1 April after she overstayed her 90-day visa, according to DHS. Ross is now being held at a federal immigration detention facility in Louisiana.

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Hormuz workarounds and arms deals: Gulf states seek to ‘Iran-proof’ their future – The Christian Science Monitor

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  1. Hormuz workarounds and arms deals: Gulf states seek to ‘Iran-proof’ their future  The Christian Science Monitor
  2. The Gulf war has settled into an uneasy limbo  The Economist
  3. The End of Managed Escalation in the Gulf  War on the Rocks
  4. The Debate - Will the Gulf ever be the same? Trump, Iran and the Arabian Peninsula  France 24
  5. Trump’s Iran war has left Gulf leaders keen to see the back of the US president  The Independent
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New Zealand’s Finance Minister Says Iran War has Made ‘Whole World Poorer’ – Bloomberg.com

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  1. New Zealand’s Finance Minister Says Iran War has Made ‘Whole World Poorer’  Bloomberg.com
  2. 11 finance ministers, stung by Iran war’s economic damage, call for full ceasefire  The Times of Israel
  3. G7 finance chiefs warn of economic damage if Iran conflict extends  nhk.or.jp
  4. Joint Statement from Finance Ministers on the Middle East: 15 April 2026  GOV.UK
  5. ‘I’ll be very candid’ – Willis to tell the White House about NZ pain  NZ Herald
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Airbus Space Likely Provided Satellite Imagery of U.S. Military Assets to China Before Operation Epic Fury – Select Committee on the CCP | (.gov)

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  1. Airbus Space Likely Provided Satellite Imagery of U.S. Military Assets to China Before Operation Epic Fury  Select Committee on the CCP | (.gov)
  2. Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases  Financial Times
  3. Iran Reportedly Used Chinese Satellite To Target U.S. Bases—Here’s How China And Russia Could Help Iran  Forbes
  4. How China and Russia are becoming Iran’s eyes in the sky  The Telegraph
  5. Iran Bought Chinese Satellite In Orbit, Then Used It To Target US Bases: Report  NDTV
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Child victims of online sexual abuse in UK inadequately protected, review finds

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Lack of funding leaving police forces failing to keep pace with two-thirds annual increase in referrals, says report

Child victims of online sexual abuse are being inadequately protected from further harm because police forces are struggling to cope with an increase in this crime, his majesty’s chief inspector of constabulary has warned.

Michelle Skeer said: “Without investment and coordination, the situation will worsen and children could be put at further risk.”

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