U.S. and Iran exchange intense new attacks after Trump says ceasefire is ‘over’
The United States and Iran traded a new round of attacks overnight into Thursday, intensifying an exchange that has threatened the collapse of their agreement
19 Mitch McConnell rumors we’ve investigated
The Kentucky senator faced renewed concerns over his health in the summer of 2026.
HubSpot tried to feed its AI with customer data. The revolt took four days
HubSpot has scrapped a plan to use its customers’ data for a new AI feature, just four days after announcing it. The CRM firm changed
Squeezed on land, Samsung wants to put data centres out to sea
As data centres run into unhappy neighbours and water limits on land, Samsung wants to float them offshore. Samsung Heavy Industries plans to launch its
Flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak kills 39 in southern China
About 130,000 people have been evacuated from the Guangxi region while thousands of rescuers have been deployed.
Photos: Israeli attacks kill nine people, including two children, in Gaza
Israeli air attacks and gunfire kill nine Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire, medics say.
Lord’s Cricket Ground set for first-ever women’s Test as England host India
England host India in a women’s Test at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground – the first of such a kind at the venue.
Democrat Graham Platner suspends campaign for key US Senate race after assault allegation
The decision came days after a woman accused him of sexual assault, an accusation he says is “categorically false”.
Watch: We’re a step closer to finding out if bees have feelings, here’s why
New research found bumblebees showed “emotion-like behaviours” previously only seen in mammals.
It was ‘love at first sight’ with their adopted baby. Then they were told he may have been trafficked
When they adopted Marcus, David and Ally’s dream of having a child was complete – but now they could lose him.
Wealthy AI workers send San Francisco house prices soaring
The median cost of a home in the city is now $1.7m, a record high, according to the latest figures.
Professors sue Texas Tech for censoring lessons on LGBTQ+ & Black communities
A coalition of pro-LGBTQ+, educational, and free-speech advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit today against the Texas Tech University system for violating their rights to
Disability benefit not fit for purpose, minister leading review says
Sir Stephen Timms says personal independence payments (Pip) in England and Wales need changing.
Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50%
Ivy League college students are, by definition, intelligent. They don’t need to use generative AI to cheat on exams; they could just learn the material.