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Starmer holds talks with Streeting as he clings to power
Prime minister meeting potential leadership rival ahead of King’s Speech
Financial Times
Who do gilt investors want to lead Britain?
Andy Burnham seen as biggest risk to UK government bonds
Financial Times
What could government policy look like after Starmer?
Three key groups of Labour MPs are setting out their alternative, more radical agendas
Financial Times
Trump’s plan to discuss Taiwan arms sales with Xi rattles Asian allies
Negotiations with Beijing on weapons exports to Taipei would break long US precedent
BBC News
PM prepares for King's Speech as he faces leadership crisis
King Charles III will attend Parliament to deliver the speech outlining the government's agenda.
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
Watch: Resignations, drama and defiance at Downing Street
Sir Keir Starmer will meet Wes Streeting for talks after a day that saw his leadership come under significant pressure.
BBC News
How would a Labour leadership contest work?
How could MPs who want to see Sir Keir Starmer replaced force a leadership contest?
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.
The Economist
Sir Keir Starmer is on the way out
NYT Europe
Britain Has Had 5 Leaders in a Decade. Is It About to Get Another?
The promise of Keir Starmer’s Labour Party in 2024 was renewed stability — but that now appears to be under threat.
NYT Europe
Catherine, Princess of Wales, to Visit Italy
Catherine will visit Reggio Emilia, an Italian city celebrated for its approach to early childhood education.
The Telegraph
Southampton reach play-off final – but may be thrown out
Southampton reach play-off final – but may be thrown out
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
Wales
BBC Wales
National identity 'undermined' by replacing Welsh with English names on maps
Councillor Einir Wiliams hits out at Ordnance Survey for using names with "no basis in tradition".
BBC Wales
My postpartum body should not be a talking point on social media
Mum-of-two Cat Jane says some social media followers have "bullied" her post-baby body.
BBC Wales
Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth to unveil ministers for new Welsh government
Ap Iorwerth said it was "the greatest privilege" after he became first minister of Wales on Tuesday.
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.
Sport
BBC Sport · Football
Will Middlesbrough-Southampton play-off have a decisive third act?
Despite a 2-1 win for Southampton, allegations of spying means the outcome of their play-off with Middlesbrough is still not decided.
BBC Sport · Basketball
NBA player Clarke dies aged 29
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at the age of 29, the NBA team confirms.
BBC Sport · Football
Ted Lasso actor Fernandez signs for US club
Ted Lasso actor Cristo Fernandez signs for American second-tier side El Paso Locomotive after a two-month trial.
BBC Sport · Golf
Troublesome toe forces McIlroy to halt US PGA practice
Rory McIlroy started Tuesday laughing about ripping off a troublesome toenail but the soreness forces him to halt a practice...
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
Chris Rogers signs two-year extension with Victoria chasing an elusive Shield title
Victoria coach re-signs until the end of the 2027-28 season after leading his former state to three Shield finals in five seasons
ESPN Cricinfo
Vettori: 'Every team is going to have small blips and ours was tonight'
"There were some exceptional bowling plans," Sanjay Bangar says of the Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers, who restricted Gujarat...
Science
New Scientist
Why do particle physicists like spending time in fields?
The concept of a field plays a key role in particle physics, but what exactly is it? From its origins in the study of...
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 condition, it's...
Nature
Author Correction: Predictive coding of reward in the hippocampus
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Nature
Author Correction: A mechanical ratchet drives unilateral cytokinesis
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Nature
Cruise-ship hantavirus cluster exposes a wider preparedness gap
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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
Sony’s new Xperia phone gets an overdue redesign
Sony's Xperia 1 flagships have looked more or less the same since 2020, but that's finally changing with the Xperia 1 VIII,...
The Verge
Sam Altman was winning on the stand, but it might not be enough
After two weeks of hearing from assorted witnesses that he was a lying snake, the jury finally heard from the lying snake...
The Verge
iOS 27 might add a lot more customization to the Camera app
Apple's next iOS update could include something phone photographers have been waiting for: a lot more control over the Camera...
The Verge
Meta won’t let you block its AI account on Threads
Meta announced on Tuesday that it's testing a Threads feature that lets users tag a Meta AI account to get answers to...
Techcrunch
Medicare’s new payment model is built for AI, and most of the tech world has no idea
There is no governmental mechanism to pay for an AI agent that monitors a patient between visits, calls to check in,...
Techcrunch
Kevin Hartz’s A* just closed its third fund with $450M
The firm takes a generalist approach, backing companies across categories such as AI applications, fintech, healthcare, and...
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
Altman said that Musk's focus on controlling the initial for-profit gave him pause because OpenAI was dedicated to keeping...
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