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BMW sounds the alarm as China squeezes Europe’s carmakers
Chinese manufacturers have grown their market share in Europe while gaining share at home
Assisted dying bill is shoddy and riddled with defects
Selected from The Times as an argument-led read.
Times letters: Human cost of inaction over defence funding
Selected from The Times as an argument-led read.
Trump and Netanyahu Have Really Stepped in It Now
America and Israel have snatched defeat from victory.
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Financial Times
US and Iran sign deal as Trump vows to release frozen funds and ease sanctions
President says Iranians will receive incentives when they ‘behave’ and acknowledges Tehran will keep ballistic missiles
Financial Times
How Brexit still divides British voters
In the Makerfield by-election, Andy Burnham is trying to win over an area that voted heavily for Leave
Financial Times
What brings Modi and Netanyahu together
As Israel’s isolation deepens, ties with New Delhi are growing — from drones to statues
BBC News
What's in the US-Iran agreement?
The 14-paragraph memo includes an end to fighting, an agreement that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and a $300bn...
BBC News
This was an England we haven't seen for years - and it was fun
Fun to watch and full of intent - this was an England we have not seen for years, writes Phil McNulty.
BBC News
Young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab
A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.
BBC News
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
The structure consisted of two posts that lined up with the solstices 5,000 years ago.
BBC News
Amber heat health alerts issued with UK temperatures set to soar above 30C
Very warm weather is set to return to parts of the UK with temperatures of 30C plus expected, as Europe experiences a 'heat dome'.
The Economist
Tournament of losers
NYT Europe
Ukraine Strikes Moscow Refinery in Large-Scale Drone Attack
The attack, which shut down the city’s airports for several hours, appeared to be the biggest wave of drone strikes on...
NYT Europe
At Art Basel, a Nervy, Make-or-Break Mood
The auction market is buoyant, but business feels precarious for dealers at the world’s premier contemporary art fair.
The Telegraph
England the entertainers lay down a World Cup marker
England the entertainers lay down a World Cup marker
The Telegraph
Roberto Martinez ‘too scared’ to replace Cristiano Ronaldo
Roberto Martinez ‘too scared’ to replace Cristiano Ronaldo
Wales
BBC Wales
Train crash that killed one man and injured four others could have been avoided
One person described being knocked unconscious before hearing people shouting and seeing people on the floor.
BBC Wales
Why one Gen Z Londoner is allowed to graze sheep on land in the Welsh valleys
Caleb Tutt travelled from Lambeth to a hilltop in Llantrisant to claim his ancient birthright.
BBC Wales
Walkout in Senedd as Reform politician accused of racism sparks second row
Speech by Reform MS mocking Welsh students for being unable to read sparks Welsh Parliament walkout.
BBC Wales
'Scared to go to work': Shop assistant tells of customer abuse
Finnola Tzagorakis shared her story as MPs debated tackling abuse against people in customer facing roles.
Sport
BBC Sport · Football
This was an England we haven't seen for years - and it was fun
Fun to watch and full of intent - this was an England we have not seen for years, writes Phil McNulty.
BBC Sport · Football
From one to 48 - every World Cup team ranked after first game
All 48 teams at the World Cup have now played once. BBC Sport's experts have ranked them all, from best to worst. Who is top?...
BBC Sport · Football
England hit four in World Cup opener against Croatia
England make a winning start to their World Cup 2026 campaign, beating Croatia 4-2 in a thrilling match in Dallas.
BBC Sport · Football
'The team needs to score, not you' - Ronaldo struggles as rivals sparkle
Three superstars delivered for their countries at the World Cup on Tuesday. But Cristiano Ronaldo could not follow suit on...
The Race
Gary Anderson on Ferrari's race-winning 2026 upgrade
Ferrari started the 2026 F1 season with a relatively basic aero package. But the same can't be said of what it has now
The Race
Mercedes gets hearing date over Monaco penalty U-turn
A date has been set for Mercedes’ right of review petition over the controversial overturning of Pierre Gasly’s two penalties...
The Race · F1
How Ferrari's mastering F1's new hidden development war
There was more to Ferrari's first win of F1 2026 than meets the eye - as it appears to have got the jump on its rivals in a...
The Race · F1
Equivalent of 100,000 flights cut from F1's carbon footprint
F1 has cut its carbon footprint by 35% since 2018 - equivalent to 100,000 transatlantic flights, it says - as it attempts to...
Formula 1 Official
Coulthard assesses Hamilton’s chances of 2026 title push
Former F1 driver turned television pundit David Coulthard believes that Lewis Hamilton is back to his best – and has a genuine...
Formula 1 Official
Who is 'Italian Bono' Carlo Santi and how is he helping Hamilton?
Lewis Hamilton finally stood on the top step of the podium for the first time in Ferrari colours last weekend after taking...
ESPN Cricinfo
Sooryavanshi to have parents with him on tour of Ireland and England
BCCI secretary said the decision would help the 15-year old cope with challenges on his maiden India tour
ESPN Cricinfo · Cricket
Roberta Moretti, Brazil's trailblazing women's cricketer, retires from internationals
"I feel the moment is right," the former Brazil captain and current board president said in an Instagram post
Science
New Scientist
The bigger the lizard, the bigger the Wiki page, discovers ecologist
Feedback is delighted to explore research digging into the relationship between a reptile's body mass and the length of its...
New Scientist
New Scientist recommends an excellent look at the future of work
Sarah O'Connor's We Are Not Machines explores how we are contorting ourselves to fit AI into our working lives – and what to...
New Scientist
Ancient monument may have been an early Stonehenge prototype
Archaeologists have discovered traces of a wooden structure built 5000 years ago, 5 kilometres from Stonehenge, which appears...
New Scientist
No young women have died of cervical cancer in England for years
We already know the vaccine against human papillomavirus, or HPV, greatly reduces infections and cases of cervical cancer, and...
Nature
Towards Conversational AI for Disease Management
Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10764-5 Towards Conversational AI for Disease Management
Nature
Fiery data hint that controlled forest fires benefit human health
Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01868-z Analysis of wildfire in California suggests a net...
Nature
The brain region that could provide a cognitive ‘reservoir’ in old age
Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01870-5 Having a greater tissue volume in some parts of the...
Nature
DNA from hunter-gatherer teeth reveals secrets of ancient plague
Nature, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01941-7 Analysis shows evidence of deadly outbreaks 5,500 years...
Technology
The Verge
Midjourney goes from generating cat images to full-body ultrasound scans
Midjourney CEO David Holz just showed off the company's first hardware product and plans to build a San Francisco spa, which...
The Verge
Tim Cook says RAM expenses are ‘unsustainable’ and Apple is going to raise prices
Apple is planning to raise prices in response to the ongoing memory shortage. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal,...
The Verge
VSCO launches Studio Pro mobile photo editing app and plans $500 per year subscription
VSCO is taking on Adobe with a new Studio Pro editing app rolling out today on iOS and coming to macOS later this year, as...
The Verge
Epic wants to let you bring your Fortnite skins to other games
Epic Games has been touting the potential of an interoperable metaverse for years, though that vision hasn't yet become a...
Techcrunch
NASA picks Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX
Relativity Space—a rocket maker acquired by former Google executive chair Eric Schmidt last year after stumbling on the path...
Techcrunch
How to turn off AI in your Google Docs
Here's what you need to do to get those pesky "write with Gemini" pop-ups to go away.
Techcrunch
AI is hurting Apple in more ways than one: it may force iPhone price increases
CEO Tim Cook said in a recent interview that the situation is "unsustainable."
Techcrunch
Chi-Hua Chien saw Facebook coming — now he says the real AI winners won’t be selling AI
Chi-Hua Chien has spent more than two decades as a venture capitalist, but he thinks like a cultural anthropologist.
Wired
The Sperm-Maxxing Bros Are Actually Onto Something
Wellness influencers have stumbled onto a huge issue when it comes male fertility, though not every solution they're pitching...
Wired
The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed
Internal Home Office tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors. It’s moving forward anyway.
Hacker News · 699 pts
Midjourney Medical
Hacker News · 120 pts
DeepSeek Introduces Vision
Hacker News · 88 pts
The Australian Government to Require SMS/MMS Sender ID Registraion
Hacker News · 196 pts
Local Qwen isn't a worse Opus, it's a different tool
Hacker News · 1131 pts
Lore – Open source version control system designed for scalability
Hacker News · 8 pts
I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle
Papers
Computer science
ATIM: An ACT-R-Based Task Interface Model for Predicting Operator Action Time in Digital Nuclear Control Rooms
Computer science
Human-Machine Bidirectional Trust-Aware Analysis and Design for Human-Led Truck Platooning
Congenital Heart Block