Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

Ariel launched the Atom 4RR on 9 April 2026: a hand-built 525 bhp, 2.0-litre turbo Honda-based Atom that reaches 62 mph in 2.4 seconds, priced from £208,000 plus taxes.

A three-judge Second Circuit panel heard Sean Combs's appeal arguing that his 50-month sentence improperly relied on conduct the jury acquitted him of, and reserved decision after a two-hour argument.

DC Water lowered the tunnel boring machine Mary into a 100-foot-deep shaft in West Potomac Park and started her north towards Georgetown University, the first 2.4 miles of a 5.5-mile combined sewer overflow tunnel. The $819 million tunnel is part of the Clean Rivers Project and will cut Potomac overflow events from 74 a year to four; a second Herrenknecht machine, Emily, bores south towards Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling.

On 10 April 2026 the EU's biometric Entry/Exit System became fully operational at all Schengen border crossings, replacing passport stamping for non-EU short-stay visitors.

The 25th Coachella filled the Empire Polo Club in Indio over two April weekends, headlined by Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G, the first Latina artist to top the bill, and Anyma.

Metal detectorists Vegard Sørlie and Rune Sætre found 19 silver coins near Rena on 10 April 2026; the excavation by the Museum of Cultural History ended with 4,772 coins buried around 1046-47.

Zeekr launched the updated 007 sedan and 007 GT shooting brake in China on 10 April 2026, both on a 900-volt architecture with 6C charging, from a limited-time RMB 193,900, alongside a 001 fifth-anniversary edition.

Thistly Cross Rum Cask Scottish craft cider won World's Best Flavoured Cider at the World Cider Awards 2026, aged for six months in ex-rum casks in East Lothian for rich notes of fruit and warm oak.

LVMH's first-quarter 2026 revenue fell 6% on a reported basis to €19.1 billion, though organic revenue still grew 1%, as the group said the conflict in the Middle East cut about a point off underlying growth.

After 21 hours of talks in Islamabad ended without a deal, US Central Command began blockading ships entering or leaving Iranian ports at 10 a.m. ET on 13 April 2026, while saying ships not using Iranian ports would not be impeded.

Brookhaven National Laboratory is building the Electron-Ion Collider inside its existing RHIC tunnel, a $1.7-2.8BN US physics megaproject to study the glue holding matter together.

European Commission officials made unannounced antitrust inspections at a chocolate maker's premises in two EU countries over possible restrictions on cross-border trade, and Ferrero confirmed it was the company.