A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Leading the week Monday (April 28): Parliamentary elections in Canada; Trial begins for men charged over Sycamore Gap tree felling; Hearings resume in Essex mental health services inquiry. Tuesday (April 29): Donald Trump holds rally to mark his 100th day in office; Prince and Princess of Wales visit the Isle of Mull to mark their 14th anniversary; Arsenal play PSG in Champions league semifinal first leg. Wednesday (April 30): CCC report on progress in adapting to climate change; Remaining stages of Sentencing Guidelines Bill; US Q1 GDP. Thursday (May 1): UK local and mayoral elections, Mike Amesbury constituency by-election; Fresh talks aimed at ending Birmingham bin strike; Donald Trump delivers commencement address at the University of Alabama. Friday (May 2): UK local elections results; First court hearing for Russell Brand on rape charges. Saturday (May 3): Federal elections in Australia. Sunday (May 4): Re-run of Romanian presidential election; F1 Miami Grand Prix. Also look out for… Arbitration ruling possible in UK-EU sandeel dispute Public hearings in ICJ case on Israeli obligations to assist Palestinians Trial begins for twelve charged over 2016 Kim Kardashian robbery in Paris Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour begins City Minister addresses Innovate Finance Global Summit Channel 4 local elections debate BP results French foreign minister chairs UN Security Council debate on the Middle East David Lammy grilled by Lords International Relations and Defence committee EP Group takeover of Royal Mail expected to complete Meta and Microsoft results Barcelona play Inter Milan in Champions league semifinal first leg Disability Minister delivers speech on economic activity Amazon and Apple results UEFA Europa League and Europa Conference League semifinals first legs Tony Awards nominations announced Shell and ExxonMobil results Alec Baldwin’s Rust film released Princess Charlotte turns 10 English Football League seasons end Army v Navy rugby match Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting World Press Freedom Day Mike Pence awarded JFK Profile in Courage Award Milken Institute Global Conference Jannik Sinner’s tennis ban ends Key statistics, reports and results SIPRI report on military expenditure CBI monthly survey of distributive trades Amnesty International State of the World’s Human Rights report BRC-Nielsen shop price index US consumer confidence index Spain Q1 GDP Results from: BP, General Motors, ASM, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Associated British Foods, Mondelez, Spotify, AstraZeneca, Adidas, Lufthansa CPJ report on press freedom under the Trump administration ONS UK Health Accounts for 2023 and 2024 CBI surveys on services and growth Nationwide house price index US personal income & outlays (including PCE price index) China manufacturing PMI OECD report on taxing wages Flash estimate EU GDP Results from: Meta, Microsoft, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Aston Martin, TotalEnergies, Barclays, Iberdrola, Santander, UBS, Credit Agricole, Société Générale, Airbus, Next Sickness absence in the UK labour market Defra statistics on rural England UK manufacturing PMI Japan interest rate decision Results from: Amazon, Apple, Lloyds, Whitbread, Drax, Eli Lilly, McDonald’s, Reach Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index BRC economic monitor FAO food price index Euro area inflation Hong Kong Q1 GDP Results from: Shell, ExxonMobil, Standard Chartered, NatWest, BASF The news diary is provided in association with Foresight News. The post News diary 28 April – 4 May: UK local elections, first Russell Brand court hearing appeared first on Press Gazette. Source link