Voters in England and Wales will elect councillors, mayors, London Assembly members and police and crime commissioners.

In the latest episode of Trendy, Sir John Curtice (What UK Thinks: EU) and Rachel Wolf look at what these elections tell us about the next general election?

Eurostar predicts bumper passenger numbers this summer, aiming to carry nearly two million people to Paris for the Olympics.

The figures have bounced back from Covid, in no small part thanks to last year’s finalised merger with mainland operator Thalys.

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On 24 April, join us for a live recording of The News Meeting.

Three journalists will pitch the stories they think matter most that week and a Tortoise editor will decide the running order.

Come along and share the stories you think our editors should be talking about.

Jimmy Lai, a British citizen, has been behind bars in Hong Kong for over 1,000 days.

This week, we explore what the pro-democracy activist’s treatment tells us about what the British government does, and doesn’t do, for its citizens overseas.

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Calling all thinkers and essay writers!

Submissions are now open for the Fern Academy Prize for non-fiction with Fern Press & @HowToAcademy – the winner will receive a cash prize, publication with @Tortoise & literary representation. Open until 30 April: shorturl.at/bktW6

Great to chat to Mark Bergen about the downfall of StabilityAI for today's episode of the Tortoise Sensemaker
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StabilityAI was once one of the world’s most-hyped startups. But now, former employees say it’s in a “death spiral”.

What does the company’s apparent downfall tell us about the current state of AI?

Patricia Clarke | Tomini Babs

Listen: pod.fo/e/22ff55

Voters in England and Wales will elect councillors, mayors, London Assembly members and police and crime commissioners.

In the latest episode of Trendy, Sir John Curtice (What UK Thinks: EU) and Rachel Wolf look at what these elections tell us about the next general election?

In an age of division and disinformation, it can feel like we live powerlessly.

On 17 April, join us live in the newsroom in conversation with award-winning British-Turkish writer Elif Shafak as we consider the power of words as resistance.

Book now: torto.se/3PsJic5

📝 In today's Sensemaker...

Marjorie Taylor Greene, a far-right congresswoman, is putting out demonstrably false statements about Ukraine as she resists a bill to supply Kyiv with $60 billion in military aid.

The fate of Ukraine may depend on that aid.
tortoisemedia.com/2024/04/11/ukr…

StabilityAI was once one of the world’s most-hyped startups. But now, former employees say it’s in a “death spiral”.

What does the company’s apparent downfall tell us about the current state of AI?

Patricia Clarke | Tomini Babs

Listen: pod.fo/e/22ff55

At his height Jimmy Lai was a newspaper owner and tycoon.

Lai is a British citizen, and he’s been behind bars in Hong Kong for over 1,000 days.

In this week’s Slow Newscast, we tell the story of his efforts to take on the Chinese state.

🎧 lnk.to/oCwPWq

Jimmy Lai, a British citizen, has been behind bars in Hong Kong for over 1,000 days.

This week, we explore what the pro-democracy activist’s treatment tells us about what the British government does, and doesn’t do, for its citizens overseas.

🎧lnk.to/oCwPWq

For months, Republican lawmakers like Marjorie Taylor Greene have blocked a $60bn aid package for Ukraine.

Why do they oppose it and what does it mean for Ukraine?

Listen: pod.fo/e/22f7ed

In an age of division and disinformation, it can feel like we live powerlessly.

On 17 April, join us live in the newsroom in conversation with award-winning British-Turkish writer Elif Shafak as we consider the power of words as resistance.

Book now: torto.se/3PsJic5

The fate of Stability AI, a billion-dollar AI start-up, is in the balance after a year of breakneck spending and the chaotic departure of its founder Emad Mostaque.

✍️ Patricia Clarke

🔗 Read more: torto.se/3PWoHx2

A landmark report says children have been let down by a lack of research and 'remarkably weak' evidence on medical interventions in gender care.

In 2022, we explored the now-closed Gender Identity Development Service for children and young people.

🎧 lnk.to/TavistockGIDS

For months, Republican lawmakers like Marjorie Taylor Greene have blocked a $60bn aid package for Ukraine.

Why do they oppose it and what does it mean for Ukraine?

Listen: pod.fo/e/22f7ed

NEW ✍️: The 'death spiral' of StabilityAI suggests a reckoning may be due for generative AI, a sector increasingly defined by unsustainable amounts of cash, computing power, energy and lots (and lots) of hype
tortoisemedia.com/2024/04/10/the…

At his height Jimmy Lai was a newspaper owner and tycoon.

Lai is a British citizen, and he’s been behind bars in Hong Kong for over 1,000 days.

In this week’s Slow Newscast, we tell the story of his efforts to take on the Chinese state.

🎧 lnk.to/oCwPWq