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  1. Financial Times US launches fresh wave of strikes on Iran
  2. Financial Times Iran says 20,000 people left without water after US hits reservoir tanks
  3. BBC News Essex Police given new information on West Ham co-owner David Sullivan
  4. BBC News Fireworks illuminate Barcelona's Sagrada Família during Pope visit
  5. The Economist Donald Trump’s least bad option in Iran
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Financial Times

US launches fresh wave of strikes on Iran

Second day of attacks put fragile ceasefire under new strain, pushing up oil prices
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

US inflation jumped to 4.2% in May amid Middle East energy shock

Figure marks new three-year high
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
BBC News

US launches new strikes on Iran after Trump vows to 'hit them hard'

US Central Comand said its latest airstrikes were responding to "unwarranted and continued aggression" from Iran.
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

Fireworks illuminate Barcelona's Sagrada Família during Pope visit

Pope Leo XIV says Barcelona's iconic Sagrada Família is a masterpiece of "stones, colours and light" during his visit to Spain.
BBC News

Mike Ashley's Frasers offers £1.73bn to buy all of Hugo Boss

The retail group already owns just over a quarter of the German fashion brand but wants to buy the rest of it.
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".
NYT Europe

FIFA President Tells World Cup Critics to ‘Chill’ About Concerns

With the World Cup facing growing crises, Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, struck a defiant tone on the eve of the...
NYT Europe

Britain Is Weighing a Social Media Ban for Children. How Did It Get Here?

Months after Australia banned social media for everyone under 16, the British government is considering new policies to keep...
The Telegraph

The hunger crisis experts warned of is here – and it’s likely 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

Farmer who went from triple bypass to winning Britain's Got Talent urges others to see a GP

Hugh Thomas, 75, says farmers are "not keen" on going to the doctors and some leave it "too late".
BBC Wales

Bride who went ahead with wedding after being left at altar gets engaged

Rather than cancel the £12,000 big day, Kayley went ahead with it, posting videos and photos online.
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

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.
Sport
BBC Sport · Football

Infantino could have stood up for the World Cup - but he said 'chill, relax'

Gianni Infantino faced the media for the first time in three years, but he did little to convince that Fifa has lost its grip...
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.
The Race · F1

F1's 2027 engine rule compromise revealed

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

Mohammad Saleem added to Afghanistan squad for India ODIs

Rashid Khan will link up with the ODI squad directly in Dharamsala, while Mohammad Nabi, with the squad already, is unwell
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
Science
New Scientist

Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time

A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully...
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...
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

Nearly a million passports and photo IDs were left unprotected on the public internet

Typing a few letters and numbers into my web browser, I find myself gaping at the identity documents of complete strangers....
The Verge

Xbox warns of a ‘reset’ as it prepares for layoffs

Microsoft's Xbox division will be hit with significant layoffs next month, according to people familiar with Microsoft's...
The Verge

Apple, Google add support for Thread 1.4

Apple and Google are updating their smart home streaming devices to Thread 1.4. As first spotted by Matter Alpha and 9to5...
The Verge

Kalshi adds required employment verification for some prediction market bets

The CFTC is considering its first regulation for prediction markets, as arrests over "insider trading" on everything from...
Techcrunch

xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims

A former xAI engineer is suing the company and SpaceX, alleging he was fired for raising AI safety concerns about Grok days...
Techcrunch

Why Andrew Yang is building instead of waiting for Washington

Andrew Yang’s 2020 presidential campaign was based on a warning that automation and AI would hollow out the labor market and...
Techcrunch

Cybercriminals claim breach of Oracle PeopleSoft servers at 100-plus organizations

The ShinyHunters hacking gang claims to have compromised the Oracle PeopleSoft servers of more than 100 organizations,...
Techcrunch

Everyone wants a piece of Tesla’s battery business

Electricity demand from AI data centers is pushing everyone — including automakers like GM and Ford — into the energy storage business.
Wired

CISA Tells US Agencies to Fix Security Bugs in as Little as 3 Days Thanks to AI Threats

“Defenders cannot afford to take weeks to patch,” one Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency official warned on Wednesday.
Wired

Trump Risks Key Surveillance Authority Over ‘Unqualified’ Spy-Chief Pick

US lawmakers are alarmed that Bill Pulte, a housing official with no intelligence experience, is poised to take charge of one...
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