BBC News – UK
- US conducts strikes on Iran after attack on cargo ship 26 June 2026US Central Command says it has struck missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar positions.
- James injury concerns grow but Rice returns 26 June 2026Declan Rice returns to training but Reece James will miss England's final World Cup Group L match against Panama and could also be sidelined for a potential last-32 game with a hamstring injury.
- Conservatives offer tax incentive as part of 50,000 reservist pledge 26 June 2026Labour accused the Conservatives of trying to "rewrite history" after making defence cuts while in power.
- UK search team joins Venezuela earthquake rescue effort 26 June 2026The 68-strong team left Brize Norton airbase on Friday onboard an RAF plane carrying aid supplies.
- 'I started running' - how fitter Duckett got back to his best 26 June 2026Ben Duckett has lost "five or six" kilograms since the Ashes - this is how he reaped the rewards with a century for England in the third Test against New Zealand.
- Hottest June day record broken for third day in row as temperature hits 37.3C 26 June 2026Suffolk saw the highest temperature on Friday - but many will feel the heatwave begin to ease over the weekend.
- Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement after US-brokered talks 26 June 2026Previous ceasefires between Israel and Hezbollah have still seen near-daily cross-border strikes
- Watch: Lightning strikes seen across UK 26 June 2026Lightning strikes lit up the sky across the UK during the early hours of Friday as thunderstorms were triggered by the intense heat.
- David Miliband says he is optimistic about potential Burnham government 26 June 2026The former foreign secretary says Burnham has "this openness and energy that I think is very attractive and positive".
- Debris falls after plane hits Beijing's tallest building 26 June 2026Social media footage showed the moment debris from a small aircraft fell to the ground after a crash into Beijing's tallest skyscraper.
Technology
- The abundant but expensive energy source that's under your feet 26 June 2026Start-ups are taking fresh approaches to geothermal energy, but will the economics work?
- Teens who hacked TfL were known to police years before cyber-attack 25 June 2026Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were convicted for their roles in the attack, which led to large costs for Transport for London.
- Apple hikes some prices by nearly 20% while Xbox raises console cost 25 June 2026Apple said it had "never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly".
- IBM hails new 'block of flats' design breakthrough for ultra tiny chips 25 June 2026IBM says it has created the world's first known chip tech below 1 nanometre - but it will be some time before it's ready for production.
- GTA 6 - all you need to know about Rockstar's blockbuster game 25 June 2026Rockstar's sixth game in the franchise is set to be the biggest game release of the year.
- GTA 6 will cost £70 - and physical edition will not contain a disc 24 June 2026Rockstar has said physical copies of the game will contain a code for a digital download for the game.
- Scientist publishes fresh doubts over Microsoft's quantum claims 24 June 2026The tech giant has consistently stood by its Majorana chip research despite scepticism from some experts in the field.
- Google's YouTube settles social media addiction case with teen 23 June 2026The 15-year-old plaintiff's case against three other tech giants begins next month.
- Tech Life 23 June 2026We're at one of Europe's biggest tech events.
- Meta halts worker tracking for AI training due to privacy fears 23 June 2026The company had started just two months ago tracking workers’ computer usage for AI training data.