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Advance UK News Diary

April 13-19: Southport and Covid inquiry reports, Commons returns from recess, and IMF Spring Meetings in DC

by
Nicole Wilkins
April 10, 2026
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A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda, from the team at Foresight News. Delivered to your inbox on Fridays.

Leading the week 

Monday (April 13): Findings published from the first phase of the Southport Inquiry; BMA resident doctors’ strikes end; Commons returns from Easter recess. 

Tuesday (April 14): World Economic Outlook; Andrew Bailey speaks at Columbia University; Lionesses host Spain in World Cup qualifier and Liverpool take on PSG in Champions League quarterfinal. 

Wednesday (April 15): Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch face off at first PMQs after recess; G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meet in DC; Arsenal v Sporting in Champions League quarterfinal. 

Thursday (April 16): Covid Module 4 report; Monthly estimate of GDP; G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meet. 

Friday (April 17): Donald Trump addresses Turning Point USA event; Recep Tayyip Erdogan opens Antalya Diplomacy Forum; BMA resident doctors hold conference following latest strikes. 

Saturday (April 18): National housing demonstration in London; Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expected to deliver speech to mark National Army Day; All four UK nations in Women’s World Cup qualifiers. 

Sunday (April 19): Celebrations and marches to mark St George’s Day; 30-day sanctions waiver on Iranian oil at sea expires; Early elections in Bulgaria.Southport victims Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe


 

Also look out for...

April 13

Plea hearing for Thomas Partey on further rape charges 

Pope Leo begins week-long Africa tour with stops in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea 

IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings begin in DC 

By-elections in Canada could hand Mark Carney a majority government 

April 14

Lords debate on immigration changes 

Man in court charged over LNER train stabbings 

Inquest opens into the death of Ian Huntley 

Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) 

April 15

Andrew Bailey speaks at IIF Global Outlook Forum 

Welsh leaders participate in BBC election Q&A 

Ministerial conference on Sudan 

Pickleball Slam 4 feat. Andre Agassi 

April 16

Sentencing for nursery guilty over death of Noah Sibanda 

Maros Sefcovic and Nick Thomas-Symonds address EU-UK Forum 

IMF debate on the global economy 

Europa League quarterfinal second legs: Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest play 

April 17

Baroness Chapman delivers speech on UK aid cuts 

Hearing for Barry George charged with rape 

Howard Lutnick among speakers at Semafor World Economy Summit 

Sydney retreat for Megan Markle’s Her Best Life 

April 18

David Lammy at Global Progressive Mobilisation conference in Barcelona 

Scottish Cup semifinals 

NBA and NHL playoffs begin 

April 19

Day of Accession of Crimea, Taman and Kuban to the Russian Empire 

Key statistics, reports and results

April 13

Markets reopen following US-Iran talks in Islamabad 

OPEC monthly oil market report 

Results from: Goldman Sachs, LVMH 

April 14

IMF Global Financial Stability Report 

Provisional data on suicides in England (2025) 

Universal Credit stats 

BRC retail sales monitor 

China monthly trade data 

Results from: Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Blackrock, Johnson & Johnson 

April 15

IMF Fiscal Monitor 

TIME 100 

Results from: ASML, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley 

April 16

HMICFRS report on police response to online child sex abuse 

UK trade and index of production 

NHS key services stats 

China quarterly GDP 

EU inflation 

Results from: Netflix, Tesco, TSMC, Alcoa, Hays, Pepsi, US Bancorp, BNY Mellon, Entain 

April 17

Moody’s review of Scotland 

EU foreign trade 

Results from: Ericsson 

 


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