5 Things posted May 1, 2024 @ 08:00am by Iain Burns

5 things you need to know this morning: May 1, 2024

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. MLB game delayed by swarm of bees

A Major League Baseball game was delayed last night due to the presence of a swarm of bees. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers had to wait almost two hours to get going after the pollinators descended on the Phoenix stadium.

To be the best, you have to best the bees. pic.twitter.com/f2huVcpS0A

— MLB (@MLB) May 1, 2024

2. Russians put captured Western tanks on display

Western tanks captured in Ukraine have been put on display in a park dedicated to the Soviet Union's victory over Germany in the Second World War. The exhibition in Victory Park features an American Abrams, German Leopard and other vehicles.

Russia flaunts Western military hardware captured in war in Ukraine https://t.co/xqQe8pAxBu
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 1, 2024

3. Teenager killed and several others hurt in London sword attack

A teenage boy has been killed and four others wounded after a sword attack in London, England. The quiet suburban area of Hainault was thrust into panic after a man was seen walking the streets armed with the weapon.

BREAKING: The 14-year-old boy killed in a sword attack in London yesterday was a pupil at the same school attended by Nottingham stabbing victim Grace O'Malley-Kumar, Sky News understands

⬇️ Read morehttps://t.co/uX3WWfwhF6
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 1, 2024

4. Tesla fires entire Supercharger team

Tesla has reportedly fired its entire Supercharger division. One senior figure formerly with the company posted on social media that it had been a "wild ride."

Elon Musk laid off hundreds of employees who were responsible for building Supercharger stations, raising doubts about the future expansion of the largest and most reliable U.S. charging network for electric vehicles. https://t.co/0kH932wyi5
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 1, 2024

5. Japan now has over 9 million empty homes amid population decline

The entire population of Australia could live three-to-a-house in Japan's growing supply of empty homes, according to newly released government figures. The country – whose birthrate is so low that the population does not replace itself – has more than nine million vacant homes.