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Financial Times
Trump warns US will soon hit Iran ‘hard’ again
President’s remarks come after countries exchange fire following downing of American helicopter
Financial Times
Iran says 20,000 people left without water after US hits reservoir tanks
Washington says its jets targeted air defence and radar sites after Iranian forces downed American helicopter
Financial Times
Oil tankers increase ‘dark’ transits through Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump says US launched ‘secret mission’ to help move crude through the waterway
Financial Times
Is the UK enjoying a productivity rebound?
One way to find out would be to test if faster growth and lower unemployment are possible without inflation
BBC News
'I'll never get over watching my home burn': Belfast residents reel after night of unrest
A night of disorder in Belfast saw people forced to flee their homes, in protests that followed a knife attack in the north of...
BBC News
Essex Police given new information on West Ham co-owner David Sullivan
Police have been contacted with new information about the West Ham co-owner following a BBC Panorama and Times investigation.
BBC News
Trump says US will hit Iran 'hard' again today
The US president warns Iran "will have to pay the price" for taking too long to agree a deal, after Tehran vows retaliation to...
BBC News
Changing visa rules for care workers is wrong, says Rayner
The former deputy prime minister says changing visa rules for migrants already living in the UK would be "un-British".
BBC News
Vets advise ban on over the counter flea treatment for pets
Pet owners have historically been advised they should treat cats and dogs as a preventative measure every month.
The Economist
Wall Street’s undignified SpaceX mania
NYT Europe
Senior Russian Military Official Is Killed in Car Explosion Near Moscow
The death of the officer appeared to add to a string of targeted assassinations of high-profile opponents of Ukraine inside Russia.
NYT Europe
Violence in Belfast After Brutal Stabbing Attack: What to Know
There was unrest in Belfast and elsewhere after video of a brutal stabbing circulated online, amplified by far-right activists.
The Telegraph
The hunger crisis experts warned about is here – and it’s about to get worse
UN says its worst fears are materialising as report finds that 45 million additional people now face ‘critical’ levels of food...
The Telegraph
How South Korea cracked its blood pressure crisis – and what other countries can learn
As blood pressure spikes globally, the East Asian nation is leading the way on how to buck the trend
Wales
BBC Wales
Ban on overnight parking in national park paused after 'anti-social behaviour got worse'
Eryri National Park Authority has restricted overnight parking at car parks since 1 April.
BBC Wales
Hundreds of twitchers flock to see African bird in UK for first time
Bird lovers flock to North Wales to see Western reef heron
BBC Wales
Reddit users vote Welsh church in village home to legendary hound 'best place on Earth'
St Mary's Church in Beddgelert was the last place standing in a challenge that started with a world map.
BBC Wales
Cafe owner says allegation he raped teenager in alleyway is mind-boggling, court hears
Mohamed Usman Arshad is one of four men facing charges of child sexual exploitation and trafficking.
Sport
BBC Sport · Cricket
'In emergency, break glass' - England seek stability in Root
BBC cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt explains why England turned to Joe Root to replace Ben Stokes as interim Test captain.
BBC Sport · Football
US official claims banned referee had links with 'terror organisations'
Somali referee Omar Artan was denied entry to the United States because of his "association with suspected members of terror...
BBC Sport · Football
Manager McKenna leaves promoted Ipswich
Ipswich Town announce that Kieran McKenna has decided to resign, before the club's Premier League campaign.
BBC Sport · Tennis
Williams' Queen's campaign in doubt after Mboko injury
Serena Williams' doubles campaign at Queen's is in doubt after Victoria Mboko suffers a knee injury in her singles match...
The Race · F1
F1 agrees multi-step plan for engine rule changes
Formula 1 will introduce a two-step regulation change across 2027 and 2028 to reduce the role of electrical power in F1 engines
The Race · F1
How Monaco stays commercially relevant in F1's US boom
Has Monaco been toppled in commercial importance by F1's US race boom? You might be surprised by Darren Cox's answer
The Race · F1
Renault's intervention over sale of Alpine F1 team
Renault intervened to end talks over the sale of co-owner Otro Capital's share in its Formula 1 team because it was not...
The Race · F1
Herta's debut and more: Every F1 practice rookie at Barcelona
Most F1 teams are fielding a rookie during Barcelona Grand Prix practice
Formula 1 Official
How Doohan supports Haas as reserve driver
After a seven-round stint in F1 with Alpine, Jack Doohan is now settling into life with Haas as the team's reserve driver.
Formula 1 Official · F1
Agreement reached on proposed F1 regulatory changes
A package of changes to the F1 Technical, Sporting and Financial Regulations for 2027 and 2028 have been agreed.
ESPN Cricinfo
England trump Richa's heroics; Henry injured as WI lose to Australia
Sciver-Brunt, Jones scored fifties for England; Voll scored 77* in Australia's chase of 132
ESPN Cricinfo
Ashwin sees 'no reason' why Kohli and Rohit shouldn't play 2027 ODI World Cup
"Till you have experienced cricketers like Virat and Rohit, going for an away World Cup, you should extract as much experience...
Science
New Scientist
Wolves seen hunting European bison in rare camera-trap recording
Europe’s largest land animal, the bison, is thought to be relatively unthreatened by predators, but footage from Białowieża...
New Scientist
Millions of fossil whale bones found in deep-ocean ‘necropolis’
Researchers diving 7 kilometres deep in a crewed submersible have discovered a vast collection of whale bones, including...
New Scientist
Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system's violent history
The outer solar system once seemed like a quiet backwater. But a glut of tiny, strange moons with unruly orbits are coming...
New Scientist
A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could destroy the ozone layer
Climate models suggest a small nuclear war in the tropics would do even more damage to the ozone layer than a larger nuclear...
Nature
Giant crustacean of the deep sea steals a trick from bacteria
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01832-x Organisms called bathynomids boast a bacterial gene...
Nature
Newly discovered whale graveyard dates back millions of years
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01864-3 Submarine dives reveal complex deep-sea ecosystems...
Nature
Structural basis for chaperone-guided assembly of RNA-induced silencing complex
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10640-2 Structures of the AGO maturation complex reveal how...
Nature
SIRT7 regulates dosage compensation and safeguards the female X chromosome
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10645-x SIRT7 safeguards X-chromosome integrity and dosage...
Technology
The Verge
Claude Fable won’t answer basic biology questions
Anthropic just released Claude Fable 5, calling it the most powerful AI model it has ever made widely available and praising...
The Verge
Microsoft, like, totally gets why students are booing AI-pilled graduation speakers
New college graduates around the country have been booing and heckling commencement speakers who hype up AI. Microsoft would...
The Verge
The future of AI regulation is courting the strangest, most anxious bedfellows
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about tech politics, tech influence, and tech shenanigans...
The Verge
Google won’t just admit it’s feeding YouTube creators to its music AI
If you've uploaded a song to YouTube, Google almost certainly considers your video fair game for training its Lyria music AI,...
Techcrunch
Netflix expands revamped mobile app across Asia and doubles down on kids’ gaming
The media giant is pushing to expand its mobile and gaming business.
Techcrunch
‘AI-pilled’ firms spend $7,500 per employee each month on AI
The most AI-obsessed firms are spending roughly $7,500 monthly per employee on AI, per Ramp AI Index. That's not more than an...
Techcrunch
The Indian government got cold feet on Starlink just before SpaceX’s IPO
Problems with Starlink's India expansion could challenge SpaceX's IPO growth story.
Techcrunch
How memory tools can make AI models worse
New research suggests that AI memory systems can degrade model performance and encourage sycophantic tendencies.
Wired
The Best USB-C Cables (2026): for Smartphones, Tablets, and Laptops
Unravel the tangled world of cords and find the ones you need to charge your gadgets and transfer data.
Wired
Donald Trump Is Ready for Fight Night. So Are Donors
The UFC event on the White House’s South Lawn is the president’s birthday gift to himself. Sources expect it to be a lobbying...
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