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Advance UK News Diary

April 27-May 3: King Charles visits the US, Morgan McSweeney quizzed on Mandelson, and Big Tech results

April 24, 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 27):King Charles and Queen Camilla begin visit to the United States; Lord Robertson gives evidence to MPs on the National Security Strategy and societal resilience; Chris Brown faces GBH charges in UK court. 

Tuesday (April 28): King Charles addresses Congress and attends White House dinner hosted by Donald Trump; Foreign Affairs Committee questions Sir Philip Barton and Morgan McSweeney on Peter Mandelson appointment; Court of Appeal hearing on Palestine Action proscription. 

Wednesday (April 29): Royal visit to the US continues with events in New York City; Federal Reserve interest rate decision and Jay Powell’s final press conference; Champions League semifinal: Atletico Madrid v Arsenal. 

Thursday (April 30): Bank of England interest rate decision and monetary policy report; King Charles wraps up visit to the US with a stop in Virginia before heading to Bermuda. 

Friday (May 1): Ban on no-fault evictions takes effect under Renters’ Rights Act; King Charles begins engagements in Bermuda; The Devil Wears Prada 2 released. 

Saturday (May 2): Royal visit concludes with final events in Bermuda; Women’s Champions League semi-final second leg: Lyon v Arsenal. 

Sunday (May 3): Eight OPEC+ countries meet; F1 season resumes in Miami after Bahrain and Saudi GP cancellations. 

Protesters gather in support of Palestine Action outside of the High Court
Zeynep Demir Aslim / Shutterstock.com

 

Also look out for...

April 27

Trial begins for three charged with arson at Keir Starmer-linked locations 

Robert Jenrick and Andrew Griffith at CPS Margaret Thatcher Conference 

UN Security Council discusses maritime security amid Strait of Hormuz closure 

Jury selection begins in Elon Musk lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI 

April 28

Liz Kendall speech at RUSI on tech sovereignty 

BP publishes results 

Kosovo deadline to appoint new president or face snap elections 

Champions League semifinal: PSG v Bayern 

April 29

Prorogation of Parliament expected 

Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine appear before US House committee 

G7 development ministers meet in France 

Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft publish quarterly results 

April 30

Ex-Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson sentenced for rape 

Australian antisemitism commission publishes interim report following Bondi Beach attack 

Apple publishes results and holds first call since Tim Cook announced he will step down 

Europa League semifinal first leg: Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa

May 1

First review of EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement due 

NAHT conference begins 

May Day

May 2

Madrid Open women’s final 

Naoya Inoue v Junto Nakatani world title fight 

Princess Charlotte turns 11 

15 years ago: Osama bin Laden killed

May 3

IMF head and Chevron CEO among speakers at Milken Institute Global Conference 

Madrid Open men’s final 

World Press Freedom Day 

Key statistics, reports and results

April 27

CBI survey of distributive trades 

Results from: Verizon 

April 28

Scottish national population projections 

Japan interest rate decision 

Results from: BP, Barclays, Airbus, Tullow Oil, General Motors, Coca Cola, Spotify, Mondelez, Starbucks, UPS, Taylor Wimpey 

April 29

Copernicus State of the European Climate report 

UK Health Accounts 2024/25 

NIESR quarterly economic forecast 

CBI monthly growth indicator 

CBI service sector survey 

Canada and Brazil interest rate decisions 

Results from: Amazon, Alphabet (Google), Meta, Microsoft, Qualcomm, TotalEnergies, Lloyds, Santander, UBS, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Ford, Mercedes, Aston Martin, Deutsche Bank, Heathrow 

April 30

Press Freedom Index 

US, EU and Mexico Q1 GDP 

US personal income and outlays (incl PCE price index) 

Euro area inflation 

ECB interest rate decision

SMMT car production stats 

Results from: Apple, ConocoPhlilips, Standard Chartered, Credit Agricole, BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, Air France-KLM, BASF, Arcelor Mittal, Samsung, Reddit, Volkswagen, Repsol, Eli Lilly, Unilever, Persimmon 

May 1

UK manufacturing PMI 

Bank of England money and credit 

Results from: ExxonMobil, Chevron, Liberty Global, NatWest, Colgate-Palmolive, Moderna 

May 2

Berkshire Hathaway holds first annual meeting since Warren Buffett stepped down as CEO 

 


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