The news media would have it that VE Day is the most important news of the day.<\/p>\n
They might offer the prospect of a US trade deal as an alternative.<\/p>\n
Some will be obsessed with the election of a new Pope.<\/p>\n
The truth is, though, that the most important news of the day is buried deep in the pages of the FT<\/a>, where it has been reported that:<\/p>\n Scientists\u2019 fears of a breach of the 1.5C warming level set down in the Paris accord escalated, after the latest data showing the monthly average global temperature had topped the threshold for 21 out of the past 22 months.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n They added:<\/p>\n The second hottest April ever was recorded at 14.96C \u2014 or 1.51C above the estimated 1850-1900 average and just 0.07C cooler than the record April of 2024, the European earth service Copernicus said.<\/p>\n The global average temperature over the 12-month period to the end of April was 1.58C above the pre-industrial level.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n That is easily the most important news of the day.<\/p>\n We are at risk. It is an existential risk. That is the most important news of the day. And no one is paying attention, and none of our politicians are taking the need to do anything about it seriously anymore.<\/p>\n