Magyar says his government will work for a ‘free, European’ Hungary in break with Orbán era – Europe live 13. April 2026 (11:36) Tisza leader thanks voters in Facebook post and says his administration will be ‘well-functioning and compassionate’Stanley Wade Shelton UGAF professor of international affairs at the University of Georgia, and author of The Far Right TodayHungary’s election is a reminder that much of the public discourse wildly overstates the strength of authoritarianism and the weakness of democracy. Orbán’s acceptance of the result also again drives home how exceptional Donald Trump is in refusing to recognise his election defeat in 2020. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pronoun row nurse wins settlement from NHS trust 13. April 2026 (11:21) Jennifer Melle said she was racially abused by a transgender patient at St Helier Hospital in Carshalton after she referred to them as ‘Mr’.(London News)
Britney Spears enters rehab after March DUI arrest 13. April 2026 (11:01) Singer voluntarily enters facility after erratic driving incident, where she was found to have drugs and alcohol in her systemBritney Spears has entered a rehab facility after her arrest in March for driving under the influence.The pop singer was stopped by police in Ventura county, California, after driving erratically, and was found to have drugs and alcohol in her system. She was briefly detained, and her manager called Spears’ actions “completely inexcusable. Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
AI to predict how bowel cancer patients will respond to new NHS drug 13. April 2026 (11:00) PhenMap tool could spare thousands of patients from treatment that would be ineffective for themA new AI-driven way of identifying how patients with advanced bowel cancer will respond to a drug that was recently introduced by the NHS has been announced.Researchers at London’s Institute of Cancer Research and the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dublin have developed the method with the goal of sparing potentially thousands of patients from being given drugs that would be ineffective in fighting their cancers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
