BBC News – UK
- Watch: The Open second round highlights 17 July 2026Second Round Highlights. How is the stellar field coping at Royal Birkdale?
- Stick with Tuchel unless Guardiola is available - Rooney 17 July 2026Wayne Rooney thinks the Football Association should stick with Thomas Tuchel as England head coach unless a move for Pep Guardiola is possible.
- One anti-war critic fined, another held as Russia clamps down on opponents 17 July 2026While Boris Nadezhdin is barred from running for parliament, blogger Ilya Remeslo is remanded in custody.
- Many Ukrainian soldiers outraged over removal of defence minister, troops tell BBC 17 July 2026Protests erupted in Ukraine on Thursday after Mykhailo Fedorov's removal - and now soldiers are also criticising the move.
- EU proposes slowing down cuts to carbon emissions for businesses 17 July 2026Under the proposals, the EU plans to relax its emissions trading system to give companies more time to reduce their carbon output.
- US denies Iranian claims it hit civilian infrastructure in latest strikes 17 July 2026The US military says its attacks were intended to "further degrade Iranian military capabilities".
- Do declassified files support Trump's election security claims? 17 July 2026BBC Verify has reviewed these documents, although some of them have been heavily redacted.
- Burnham finalising cabinet ahead of becoming PM on Monday 17 July 2026The new Labour leader says his government will deliver the biggest change in British politics for 40 years.
- Antonelli tops FP2 as Gasly crashes heavily at Spa 17 July 2026Alpine's Pierre causes a red flag with a heavy crash in Friday practice at the Belgian Grand Prix as Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli set out his stall for the weekend with fastest time.
- Mother of Henry Nowak killer jailed for removing knife from murder scene 17 July 2026Kiran Kaur is jailed after attempting to hide the knife used to kill student Henry Nowak.
Technology
- China's Moonshot AI claims Kimi K3 can rival OpenAI and Anthropic 17 July 2026The company has unveiled a massive new artificial intelligence model it says can take on top American firms.
- Trump Media to sell instant access to 'market-moving' social posts 17 July 2026Trump Media is launching a fast, paid feed to its most influential posts for Wall Street traders.
- TikTok faces Ofcom investigation over child age checks 16 July 2026It follows a review by the regulator in May that criticised the platform for not being "safe enough" for children.
- Teen hackers who live streamed cyber-attack on TfL jailed 16 July 2026Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were convicted for their roles in the attack, which led to large costs for Transport for London.
- SpaceX share price drops below stock market debut 15 July 2026Share trading in Elon Musk’s rocket company has been volatile since it went public a month ago.
- Midnight social media curfew proposed for UK teens aged 16 and 17 15 July 2026The government says it will improve teenagers' lives but campaigners call it a "missed opportunity".
- Tech Life 14 July 2026Surgeons remotely control two human-like robots in an operating theatre.
- 10 years of Pokémon Go and the millions still trying to catch 'em all 13 July 2026Michael Steranka, vice president at the mobile game's owner Scopely, says it has always been about bringing people together.
- Meta pulls new AI image feature after days of backlash 11 July 2026Meta's release this week of an AI feature that let people alter Instagram content drew swift blowback.
- Tech Now 11 July 2026Adrienne Murray has rare access to Microsoft's Quantum Lab in Denmark.