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Financial Times
US-Iran deal must be ‘material’ for Strait of Hormuz to reopen, tanker giant warns
Mitsui OSK Lines boss cautions that fleet owners need to build confidence after months of conflict
Financial Times
Trump administration considers $300bn fund for Iran if deal is upheld
Incentives would be tied to Tehran’s ‘performance’ including over opening of the Strait of Hormuz and nuclear talks
Financial Times
How the US-Iran deal came together
Mediators spent weeks working on a plan to bridge nearly half a century of hostility between Washington and Tehran
Financial Times
The reclusive heirs in line for billions when Europe’s top tankmaker lists
Unlikely cast of characters who own half of KNDS set for a windfall as Berlin prepares to buy in at an up to €20bn valuation
BBC News
Thames Water closer to nationalisation after government objects to rescue deal
The environment secretary says the deal does not do enough for consumers or the environment.
BBC News
Married at First Sight Australia allegations 'disturbing', says country's watchdog
The claims also prompted a response from UK media regulator Ofcom, who called them "deeply concerning".
BBC News
Woman left traumatised by swinging says website 'facilitated abuse'
She wants to warn others after her husband pressured her into sex she did not want, she says.
BBC News
Watch: California wildfires rage near passing vehicles
The fires in Riverside County cover over 2,000 acres, say authorities.
BBC News
What one country's experiment says about attempts to boost birth rates
Why did Hungary’s pronatalist approach deliver an early rise in births only then to fall back? And what lessons does it offer...
The Economist
The terrifying new air war in Ukraine
NYT Europe
Japan tries to put China’s aggressive trade policies on the G7 agenda.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wants the group to develop a coordinated response to Beijing’s effort to use export restrictions...
NYT Europe
France, Britain and Other Countries Say They’ll Send Ships to the Strait of Hormuz
For months, a coalition led by Britain and France has been preparing to send minesweepers and other ships to secure the strait...
The Telegraph
Royal Ascot tips: Our expert’s predictions for every race of the 2026 festival
Telegraph Sport’s lowdown on who to back during the five-day Royal meeting
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
Bonnie Tyler out of coma but 'very unwell' after emergency surgery
The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer was put in an induced coma after emergency intestinal surgery.
BBC Wales
'Little hero' rescued drowning friend from the sea by her hair
Tamika and Sofia-Ann were cut off by the tide and pulled under water by the waves at Abergele.
BBC Wales
I might have avoided ovarian cancer if I lived in England not Wales
Heather Morgan's postcode meant she was ineligible for a test that could have revealed her risk.
BBC Wales
Fewer Principality Stadium gigs 'a blip' say bosses as Take That perform in Cardiff
Take That fans flock to Cardiff on Tuesday as the band returns to recreate their Circus Live tour.
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BBC Sport · Football
What does the future hold for Rashford?
Barcelona decided not to trigger the option that would have allowed them to sign Marcus Rashford for £26m, so what does the...
BBC Sport · Football
Tunisia sack Lamouchi just one game into World Cup
Tunisia sack Sabri Lamouchi one game into their World Cup, with former Morocco and Saudi Arabia manager Herve Renard replacing him.
BBC Sport · Football
VAR official says hand gesture was 'involuntary, subconscious twitch'
Video assistant referee Shaun Evans has denied "intentionally" making a hand gesture "to communicate a message, affiliation,...
BBC Sport · Football
Iran v Iran in the stands as politics and football intertwine
The Iranian team may want to unite people but what the game with New Zealand revealed is just how divided many Iranians...
The Race · F1
New F1 track's standout corner explained + our verdict on it
The new Madring circuit will be marked out by one statement feature when it hosts F1's Spanish GP this September. We took a closer look
The Race · F1
How the biggest weekend of Herta's F1 mission really went
Colton Herta's first F1 FP1 outing coincided with his best F2 weekend yet - albeit with big caveats. How is his F1 bid really going?
The Race
Hamilton's real Barcelona pace advantage explained
How big a role did the VSC really play in Lewis Hamilton's Barcelona victory? Jon Noble crunches the numbers
The Race · F1
What Barcelona exposed about every F1 team's car
A brutal Barcelona circuit exposed at least one circuit with each 2026 F1 car
Formula 1 Official
Barcelona GP a 'reality check' for Red Bull, admits Mekies
Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies admits that the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix was a "reality check" for the team, as...
Formula 1 Official
INSIGHT: Hamilton’s transformation from ‘useless’ to Ferrari winner
Lewis Hamilton well and truly banished the demons of 2025 by charging to victory in Sunday’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix,...
ESPN Cricinfo
Melbourne Stars, Renegades to exist for another Big Bash season
While some progress has been made in the privatisation process there remains significant uncertainty over the timeline
ESPN Cricinfo
Marsh boost for Australia as T20I rebuild begins in Bangladesh
Bangladesh have retained the pace attack that caused problems in the ODIs but face a tricky selection call
Science
New Scientist
Has the answer to life's origins been hiding in our cells all along?
The surprising discovery of mysterious blobs inside our cells is revolutionising our understanding of how life works, and how...
New Scientist
Sperm have been made magnetic to allow IVF inside the body
IVF could be done inside the body using sperm that have been magnetised, allowing them to be directed to an egg while getting...
New Scientist
The social media ban is an experiment – here’s how it will be studied
Scientists have long grappled with how to measure the effect of social media on children. Now, the UK government has announced...
New Scientist
Inside the start-up aiming for a giant leap in robot intelligence
Physical Intelligence is drawing on the broad knowledge of large language models to help robots understand instructions and...
Nature
Terms of endearment? Bias in first-name eponyms for species named after people
Nature, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01916-8 Terms of endearment? Bias in first-name eponyms for...
Nature
The Haber–Bosch fertilizer production process should be taught through a social-ecological lens
Nature, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01914-w The Haber–Bosch fertilizer production process should be...
Nature
El Niño in a thermally saturated world
Nature, Published online: 16 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01915-9 El Niño in a thermally saturated world
Nature
Nanocrystal-tailored recombination for all-perovskite tandem solar modules
Nature, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10768-1 Nanocrystal-tailored recombination for all-perovskite...
Technology
The Verge
After resurrecting an iconic PC brand, Commodore is getting into flip phones
When Christian Simpson, a retro gaming YouTuber also known as Peri Fractic, bought the remains of an early PC company called...
The Verge
Inside the fight over Claude Mythos 5
As the rest of the country celebrated the USA's first World Cup win and the New York Knicks championship, Anthropic spent its...
The Verge
Facebook’s new AI Mode search gets its info from public posts
Your public Facebook posts could help inform AI-generated results in Meta's new AI Mode. When you search on Facebook, the "AI...
The Verge
Xbox is closing down Hellblade creator Ninja Theory
Xbox is closing down Ninja Theory, the studio behind the Hellblade series, a source tells The Verge. Staffers were told on a...
Techcrunch
Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions
Respond.io, one of Malaysia startups to watch, uses AI agents to handle high volumes of customer inquiries and charges per...
Techcrunch
Sundar Pichai faces boos, walkout at Stanford graduation ceremony over Google’s Israel, ICE ties
AI is once again at the heart of a college graduation protest — this time for the technology's use in Google's defense contracts.
Techcrunch
The US government’s Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak
The Trump administration's decision that forced Anthropic to pull its latest cybersecurity models could be reactionary,...
Techcrunch
Meta’s new ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms
Meta announced Monday that it's rolling out a wave of new AI features on Facebook, the latest sign of the company's effort to...
Wired
Streamer IShowSpeed Is Gen Z’s ESPN
At 21, Speed has pushed the limits of streaming by transforming a distinctly solo format into a global group chat. His song...
Wired
‘Pretty Crazy’ Token Usage Is Testing Bosses’ Bet on AI
A Silicon Valley software maker and an ecommerce company reveal to WIRED how they are navigating the emerging challenge of...
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