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• Mahmood announces new refugee sponsorship route into UK
  Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:56:49 GMT
  The home secretary says "capped safe and legal" routes would help to restore confidence in the asylum system.
• Hundreds of Heathrow and Gatwick flights delayed due to thunderstorms
  Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:28:54 GMT
  More than 600 flights have been delayed at Heathrow and Gatwick, many due to stormy weather south of the UK.
• Are we in for a summer of serial heatwaves?
  Sat, 27 Jun 2026 03:16:46 GMT
  Forecasters have suggested that summer is likely to be warmer than average with an increased chance of more heatwaves, as Simon King explains.
• US strikes Iran after attack on cargo ship
  Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:40:38 GMT
  Iran accuses the US of violating their deal and says it struck targets linked to American forces in response.
• Meloni and Trump: A very public fall-out that is proving very hard to fix
  Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:01:50 GMT
  Italy's PM was not long ago being called the "Trump whisperer", but their relationship has gone from public attacks to personal insults.
• Is Andy Burnham Labour's saviour, or just its best bet?
  Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:43:41 GMT
  Labour insiders give Laura Kuenssberg their take on the man tipped to replace Keir Starmer as PM.
• How Cape Verde stunned World Cup to set up Argentina tie
  Sat, 27 Jun 2026 03:41:58 GMT
  How has a group of islands with just 525,000 inhabitants made it to the knockout rounds of the World Cup?
• How completing the World Cup sticker book is like having a second job
  Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:27:54 GMT
  From car park meet ups to Facebook groups, how families try to complete the set on a budget.
• Scotland's World Cup hopes at 0.07% - these are results they need
  Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:38:01 GMT
  Defeat against Brazil left Scotland in a precarious position, but little has gone their way since either.
• Madonna was 'jealous of Kylie' - and more things we learned in her Graham Norton interview
  Sat, 27 Jun 2026 01:41:28 GMT
  All the revelations from Madonna's chat with Graham Norton, including a big hint about Glastonbury.
• See it, say it, not sorted. I was let down when I reported my train sexual assault
  Sat, 27 Jun 2026 01:33:36 GMT
  After reporting an incident on a train, Esme Rice waited 13 hours for a response from the British Transport Police.
• Two years ago, she was delivering parcels - now KWN is an R&B star
  Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:04:36 GMT
  The R&B singer broke out with the single Worst Behaviour, which she sold on a custom-built website.
• They quit the West for Russia's traditional values. It wasn't what they expected
  Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:02:05 GMT
  The BBC asks Westerners who moved to Russia if life there lives up to expectations.
• Going to a festival as a neurodivergent person can be tough - but there are ways to recharge
  Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:03:16 GMT
  Some festivals are rolling out calm spaces and noise-cancelling headphones, but there are calls to go further.
• Body found in search for teenage swimmer in lake
  Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:23:57 GMT
  The boy, 15, was reported missing after last being seen swimming in Testwood Lakes on Wednesday.
• Why GTA 6 will launch without a disc and what it means for gamers
  Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:03:04 GMT
  Music and films are now largely digital-only - does the lack of a disc for GTA 6 mean gaming is going the same way?
• Could you handle a 20-plus hour flight? This airline is banking on it
  Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:02:15 GMT
  Some analysts say the first non-stop London to Sydney flight is a major milestone - but would you buy a ticket?
• Child attack crocodile enclosure reopens to public
  Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:11:45 GMT
  The Cambridgeshire zoo had closed its Tropical House after the incident.
• Unwanted items from Alan Carr's castle head to auction
  Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:14:55 GMT
  The sale includes dozens of items from a "concrete menagerie" of animals, figures and rural scenes.
• We host strangers for dinner every month - now we have 60 new friends
  Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:44:13 GMT
  After 2 years in Belfast, Nidhi Pal and Vik Parashar found a creative way to make new friends - a monthly dinner party with strangers.