The Daily Brief — TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026

World

Former Nato chief warns UK security 'in peril' as he accuses Starmer of 'corrosive complacency'

Lord George Robertson, a former Labour defence secretary, will use a speech to accuse "non-military experts in the Treasury" of "vandalism".

Source: BBC News · 1 min read

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Technology

Inertia moves to commercialize one of the world’s most elaborate science experiments

Inertia has signed three agreements with the Lawrence Livermore National Lab, paving the way for the company to bring its pioneering fusion reactor to market.

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Households could get free electricity for doing washing on sunny weekends

Providers will be able to encourage people to use energy when "weather conditions result in excess supply".

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We will name police and social workers unless action taken, Southport families lawyer says

Chris Walker says he will name staff from five agencies unless suitable disciplinary action is taken.

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Business & Markets

Watchdog investigates 11 police officers over handling of Wimbledon school crash

The families of Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau, who died at an end-of-term tea party, say the initial investigation was flawed.

BBC News