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• Keir Starmer resigns, as Andy Burnham confirms he will run to replace him as Labour leader and PM - BBC22 June 2026, 1:46 pm
  Keir Starmer resigns, as Andy Burnham confirms he will run to replace him as Labour leader and PM  BBCPolitics latest: Starmer resigns as prime minister - Streeting backs Burnham  Sky NewsSir Keir Starmer's premiership in six charts  BBCStarmer resigns as prime minister as Streeting backs Burnham for leadership - UK politics live  The GuardianStarmer is ready to resign, say allies  The Telegraph
  
• Stokes saga humiliated McCullum and exposed England’s captaincy succession crisis - The Guardian22 June 2026, 1:17 pm
  Stokes saga humiliated McCullum and exposed England’s captaincy succession crisis  The GuardianBen Stokes: England captain and Gus Atkinson cleared of charges by Cricket Regulator after investigation into nightclub incident  Sky SportsBen Stokes: Brendon McCullum prepared to work with returning England Test captain going forward  BBCEngland cricketers Stokes and Atkinson 'not to blame for violent conduct' during nightclub incident  Sky NewsStokes and Atkinson to join England Men's Test squad for Trent Bridge  England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
  
• Schools in the West close early as Met Office issues rare red extreme heat weather warning - BBC22 June 2026, 1:16 pm
  Schools in the West close early as Met Office issues rare red extreme heat weather warning  BBCHot weather and heatwaves: guidance for schools and other education settings  GOV.UK blogsSchools in the West of England to close early amid extreme heat weather warning  BBCWill schools close as temperatures hit 38C in the June heatwave?  The IndependentI’m a teacher. This is my biggest fear about heatwaves in schools  The i Paper
  
• Johnny Marr to auction off dozens of guitars heard on Smiths classics such as This Charming Man - The Guardian22 June 2026, 12:31 pm
  Johnny Marr to auction off dozens of guitars heard on Smiths classics such as This Charming Man  The GuardianJohnny Marr to auction guitars he played with The Smiths and Billie Eilish  BBC“I couldn’t imagine them being put away and left unplayed”: Johnny Marr to sell nearly 100 pieces of gear at auction – including prized Smiths-era guitars  Guitar WorldMarr's Guitars The Johnny Marr Collection  Christie's - Press centerJohnny Marr to sell iconic The Smiths guitars in special auction  The Independent
  
• Europe suffers under record heatwave as temperatures forecast to reach 44C | Extreme heat - The Guardian22 June 2026, 12:29 pm
  Europe suffers under record heatwave as temperatures forecast to reach 44C | Extreme heat  The GuardianSchools close as more than half of France under red heat alerts  BBCFrance introduces alcohol ban as heatwave grips Europe  The TelegraphEurope swelters under a ‘heat-dome driven furnace’ for the second time in two months  CNNWhat to Know About Heat in Europe This Week  The New York Times
  
• Toddler in stable condition after crocodile attack at Cambridgeshire zoo - Sky News22 June 2026, 12:23 pm
  Toddler in stable condition after crocodile attack at Cambridgeshire zoo  Sky NewsBoy, 3, no longer critical after crocodile attack  BBCPolice study CCTV of crocodile attack on boy, 3, in critical condition  The TimesEthnicity of man arrested after child attacked by crocodile confirmed  edp24.co.ukWoman who saved boy at Cambridgeshire crocodile zoo is praised  BBC
  
• Alan Greenspan, architect of the modern American economy, dies aged 100 - BBC22 June 2026, 11:55 am
  Alan Greenspan, architect of the modern American economy, dies aged 100  BBCU.S.- Iran roadmap, Greenspan dies at 100, Starmer resigns and more in Morning Squawk  CNBCAlan Greenspan, Fed Chairman Through Prosperity and Crisis, Dies at 100  The New York TimesAlan Greenspan, economist and longtime head of the Federal Reserve, dies at 100  NBC NewsAlan Greenspan obituary: one of the giants of financial history  The Times
  
• Here's what The Cure played as they closed Isle Of Wight Festival 2026 with epic, career-spanning set - NME22 June 2026, 10:41 am
  Here's what The Cure played as they closed Isle Of Wight Festival 2026 with epic, career-spanning set  NMEIn pictures: Sun-soaked Isle of Wight Festival closes  BBCThe Cure discover their sunny side at the Isle of Wight Festival  The TelegraphHow to watch The Cure's headline set from the 2026 Isle Of Wight Festival  LouderIsle of Wight Festival 2026: set times, full lineup, weather forecast and everything you need to know  Time Out Worldwide
  
• Late singer Oliver Tree's body returned to US after helicopter crash - BBC22 June 2026, 10:19 am
  Late singer Oliver Tree's body returned to US after helicopter crash  BBCUS musician Oliver Tree dies in helicopter collision in Brazil  BBCHelicopter with singer Oliver Tree on passenger list collides with another in Brazil, killing 6  AP NewsUS musician Oliver Tree, 32, killed in helicopter crash in Brazil  The GuardianOliver Tree’s mom breaks silence after late singer vowed not to share wealth with family  Page Six
  
• Record cocaine haul seized from under fake floors - The Telegraph22 June 2026, 10:19 am
  Record cocaine haul seized from under fake floors  The TelegraphLargest ever cocaine bust in Australia after police raid underground bunker  BBCAlmost three tonnes of cocaine found buried under Sydney property in Australia’s biggest ever seizure, police say  The Guardian2.7 tonnes of cocaine found in elaborate bunker system at Sydney property  Australian Broadcasting CorporationPolice seize 2 million cocaine in Australia's biggest haul  Reuters
  
• Red Extreme Heat Warning issued with June temperature records forecast to break - Met Office22 June 2026, 10:18 am
  Red Extreme Heat Warning issued with June temperature records forecast to break  Met OfficeUK weather updates: Rare red warning for extreme heat in parts of England and Wales later this week  BBCHeatwave latest: Rare red warning for extreme heat for parts of UK - as three die in France  Sky NewsExtreme heat in England including Oxfordshire  Oxfordshire County CouncilFirst red warning for extreme heat for Wales as temperatures could hit 38C  BBC
  
• Brexit: how it has hit your wallet at the supermarket and on holiday - The Guardian22 June 2026, 9:48 am
  Brexit: how it has hit your wallet at the supermarket and on holiday  The GuardianOpinion | Ten Years After Brexit, the Dismal Verdict Is In  The New York TimesThe Brexit Debates: 10 years after the EU referendum, has Brexit been a success?  The IndependentTen years on, Britain counts the cost of Brexit  CNNWe need to talk about Brexit  Financial Times
  
• Two men arrested over hospital mortuary practices - BBC22 June 2026, 9:26 am
  Two men arrested over hospital mortuary practices  BBCArrests made in connection with hospital mortuary services  Nottinghamshire PoliceArrests made at maternity inquiry trust  HSJ | Health Service JournalMen arrested over hospital morgue ‘operating practices’  The TelegraphTwo men arrested in relation to hospital mortuary practices in Nottingham  The Guardian
  
• Boy, 14, charged with murder over stabbing - BBC22 June 2026, 9:19 am
  Boy, 14, charged with murder over stabbing  BBCGirl and two boys arrested on suspicion of murdering teenager - as victim named  Sky NewsThree teenagers arrested after 17-year-old stabbed to death  The TelegraphGirl and two boys arrested on suspicion of teenager’s murder  ITVXGirl and two boys held over teen's fatal stabbing  BBC
  
• Magician, 26, mysteriously vanishes without trace as car found abandoned & soldiers join search of remote bushland - The Sun22 June 2026, 9:16 am
  Magician, 26, mysteriously vanishes without trace as car found abandoned & soldiers join search of remote bushland  The SunConcern grows for missing Gold Coast magician Daniel Hidden after car and caravan found  7NEWSAustralian Magician Daniel Hidden Vanishes With Mysterious Message, Police Seek Public Help  NDTVNew update in search for missing magician  News.com.auReserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent  hottomato.com.au