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Financial Times
Four ministers resign as Starmer vows to fight on
PM challenges rivals to launch formal leadership contest
Financial Times
UK borrowing costs surge as Starmer leadership crisis rattles bond markets
Thirty-year gilt yield at highest this century as cabinet ministers pressure PM to consider his position
Financial Times
A short history of Labour Party coups
Failure to oust past leaders suggests that internal rules are stacked against challengers
Financial Times
Starmer’s premiership in charts
Prime minister’s term has been marked by falling approval ratings and bond market jitters
BBC News
The potential challengers to Keir Starmer
Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are all potential candidates for the top job.
BBC News
Read all the ministers' resignation letters in full
Ministers including Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips have resigned over Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.
BBC News
All the Labour MPs who have come out against Starmer, and the ones who want him to stay
A growing number of Labour MPs are coming out against the prime minister.
BBC News
Watch: Reporters shout questions at ministers leaving No 10
Several ministers were met with a barrage of questions about the PM's future after leaving a cabinet meeting.
BBC News
'Crisis in Great Britain!' How global media is reporting Starmer's fight for survival
Sir Keir Starmer's fight for survival after a dismal set of elections last week is receiving coverage across the globe.
The Economist
Sir Keir Starmer is on the way out
NYT Europe
How to See Rare Books in London
Here’s a guide to illuminated manuscripts, antique tomes and first editions around the British capital.
The Telegraph
The best adults-only hotels in Greece
These smart Greek properties, from beachfront retreats to luxury cliffside hideouts, all deliver a grown-up escape
The Telegraph
Marlborough racing tips and best bets for today’s races
Welcome to our racing tips and best bets service provided by Telegraph Sport’s champion tipster – updated here every day
Wales
BBC Wales
My dad's abuse was uncovered after a burglar stole his laptop and found indecent images
Lizzie Jones started being abused by her father, David Terrence Pethig, when she was four years old.
BBC Wales
Bonnie Tyler 'stable' in Portuguese hospital
The Welsh star had undergone emergency intestinal surgery in Portugal last week.
BBC Wales
Drama about Worboys an important story to tell, says actress
Believe Me tells the story of the victims of one of the most prolific sex attackers in Britain.
BBC Wales
'Feelings running high' as men in court charged with murder after crash
In a short hearing, defendants Terell Case and Joshua Williams spoke only to confirm their name, address and date of birth.
Sport
BBC Sport · Football
Disallowing West Ham's goal the right decision - Webb
Disallowing West Ham's last-ditch equaliser against Arsenal on Sunday was the right decision, referees' chief Howard Webb says.
BBC Sport · Football
Mourinho in final negotiations to become Real manager
Jose Mourinho is in final negotiations to become Real Madrid's next head coach, 13 years after his first spell at the Bernabeu.
BBC Sport · Golf
Relaxed enough to rip off a toenail - McIlroy's unusual US PGA preparation
Rory McIlroy is a different man compared with the tetchy figure who shunned the media for much of last year's PGA...
BBC Sport · Football
White out for season and set to miss World Cup
Arsenal and England defender Ben White is set to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
The Race
Gary Anderson on Hamilton's claim Ferrari is missing a trick
Lewis Hamilton recently referenced one area where Ferrari's 2026 F1 car is drastically different to its rivals'. Gary Anderson...
The Race
Williams's race one upgrade was two months late
Williams has been left with a backlog of upgrades that mean its planned Australian GP package has only just made it onto its F1 car
The Race · F1
The strange nature of Audi's early F1 problems
Though Audi's showing pace in its first F1 season, it's struggling not just to finish races but to even start them
The Race · F1
What new Sky mega-deal means for F1's Apple plans
Apple clearly has global broadcasting ambitions for F1 - but that didn't prevent major extensions with Sky Sports across...
Formula 1 Official
McNish on stepping into the hot seat at Audi
When Audi were in need of a replacement for Team Principal Jonathan Wheatley, they didn't have to look very far. Allan McNish,...
Formula 1 Official
Autumn Fisher confirmed as Montreal Wild Card
Autumn Fisher is set to line up on the F1 ACADEMY grid in Montreal as Standard Chartered’s Wild Card entry.
ESPN Cricinfo
Shan Masood on Mirpur defeat: Our batters should have reassessed after tea
The Pakistan captain said the whole team would have to take responsibility for a third successive Test defeat to Bangladesh
ESPN Cricinfo
Chatterji rescues Surrey to halt Essex winning run
Hosts slip to 150 for 7 chasing 228 before matchwinning eighth-wicket stand
Science
New Scientist
Can cloud seeding save us from water bankruptcy?
We’ve long tried to control the weather by engineering rainfall. Now such cloud-seeding efforts are escalating, creating...
New Scientist
Carbon credits are flawed, but they can still help save forests
Carbon credits bought by companies to offset their emissions really have reduced deforestation, but not by as much as credit...
New Scientist
PCOS has been officially renamed PMOS, and it’s a momentous move
PCOS will now be known as PMOS (polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome), and for Alice Klein, who has the conditon, it's...
New Scientist
A new tectonic plate boundary could be forming in southern Africa
Gases collected from boiling mineral springs in Zambia contain the chemical signature of having come directly from the Earth’s...
Nature
Author Correction: Predictive coding of reward in the hippocampus
Nature, Published online: 12 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10615-3 Author Correction: Predictive coding of reward in the hippocampus
Nature
Author Correction: A mechanical ratchet drives unilateral cytokinesis
Nature, Published online: 12 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10618-0 Author Correction: A mechanical ratchet drives...
Nature
Cruise-ship hantavirus cluster exposes a wider preparedness gap
Nature, Published online: 12 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01518-4 Cruise-ship hantavirus cluster exposes a wider preparedness gap
Nature
Charles Darwin reports a squirrel surprise
Nature, Published online: 12 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01334-w An unexpected creature munches on cherry blossom...
Technology
The Verge
Sam Altman says Elon Musk’s mind games were damaging OpenAI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Elon Musk did "huge damage" to the culture of the AI startup. During testimony as part of Musk's...
The Verge
Android Auto is now one (screen) size fits all
This week at I/O, Google rolled out a series of major updates for Android Auto that include better sizing for unconventionally...
The Verge
Google announces its Chromebook successor: the Googlebook
Google is announcing a new line of laptops coming in the fall called Googlebooks. Details are sparse for now, as the tease is...
The Verge
The 9 biggest new features in Android 17
Would it shock you to hear that Android 17 is filled with new AI-enabled features, like improved dictation and vibe-coded...
Techcrunch
Former Tesla exec and Heron Power CEO Drew Baglino has founded a heat pump startup
Sadi Thermal Machines is Drew Baglino's second startup since leaving Tesla in 2024.
Techcrunch
Musk mulled handing OpenAI to his children, Altman testifies
OpenAI's CEO recalls a "particularly hair-raising" conversation with the SpaceX founder.
Techcrunch
Anthropic warns investors against secondary platforms offering access to its shares
The company named Open Doors Partners, Unicorns Exchange, Pachamama Capital, Lionheart Ventures, Hiive, Forge Global, Sydecar...
Techcrunch
Potholes cost cities millions: This company is using AI and trucks to fix them
Fleet management company Samsara has developed an AI model to detect different kinds of potholes and gauge how fast they're...
Wired
The Top New Features in Google’s Android 17—and Gemini Intelligence—Coming This Summer
You’ll soon be able to generate your own widgets or ask Gemini to finish a booking in Chrome on Android.
Wired
Googlebook Is Google’s New AI-Powered Laptop Platform Built on Android
They won’t replace Chromebooks, but Googlebooks have an Android-centered operating system, AI-first features like the Magic...
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Rendering the Sky, Sunsets, and Planets
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Why senior developers fail to communicate their expertise
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Instructure pays ransom to Canvas hackers
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Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract
Papers
Computer science
Evaluating Prompt Injection Defenses for Educational LLM Tutors: Security-Usability-Latency Trade-offs
Computer science
GraphDC: A Divide-and-Conquer Multi-Agent System for Scalable Graph Algorithm Reasoning
Congenital Heart Block