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• Labour set to announce crackdown on social media for children within weeks - The Guardian26 May 2026, 7:43 pm
  Labour set to announce crackdown on social media for children within weeks  The GuardianStarmer considers social media ban tougher than Australia  The TelegraphSocial media is the new smoking, say medical leaders  The Times'We need social media to survive' - teens oppose ban  BBCSocial media: bereaved parents tell Starmer ‘put children before big tech’  Channel 4
  
• Disorder erupts on Bournemouth beach as officers assaulted and arrests made - Bournemouth Echo26 May 2026, 6:55 pm
  Disorder erupts on Bournemouth beach as officers assaulted and arrests made  Bournemouth EchoUK beach pier shut down after police officers 'attacked' in mass heatwave brawl  Daily StarLIVE - Huge police presence and helicopter up after Bournemouth beach incident  Daily EchoCops assaulted at popular beach after crowd gets disorderly as arrests made  The SunPolice attacked as mass brawl breaks out on Bournemouth beach in heatwave  The Mirror
  
• Oil price rises back above 0 a barrel as energy market may be past ‘point of no return’ - The Guardian26 May 2026, 6:16 pm
  Oil price rises back above 0 a barrel as energy market may be past ‘point of no return’  The GuardianOil prices slide on hopes of US-Iran peace deal  BBCBrent crude jumps 4% as US strikes in Iran fuel Hormuz shipping fears  ReutersBrent oil jumps more than 3% after Iran vows to retaliate for U.S. strikes  CNBCThe energy shock is not over yet  Financial Times
  
• BP removes chairman Albert Manifold over allegations of bullying - The Times26 May 2026, 6:09 pm
  BP removes chairman Albert Manifold over allegations of bullying  The Times'Bullying' and 'overbearing' behaviour behind abrupt BP chairman removal  BBCBP is once again gripped by ‘embarrassing’ boardroom drama  The TelegraphBP ousts Chair Albert Manifold citing governance and conduct issues  ReutersBP shares plunge after chairman ousted  Sky News
  
• Alexia Putellas leaving Barca as London City Lionesses in pursuit - BBC26 May 2026, 5:47 pm
  Alexia Putellas leaving Barca as London City Lionesses in pursuit  BBCAlexia Putellas: Ballon d'Or-winning midfielder to leave Barcelona as London City Lionesses hold 'positive talks'  Sky SportsAlexia Putellas leaves Barcelona after 14 years amid link to London City Lionesses  The GuardianAlexia Putellas to leave Barcelona at the end of the season  The New York TimesAlexia Putellas linked with London City Lionesses as Barcelona exit announced  The Independent
  
• Hottest May day record broken again as temperature hits 35.1C in London - BBC26 May 2026, 5:47 pm
  Hottest May day record broken again as temperature hits 35.1C in London  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• SNP accused of ‘embezzling’ voters over Peter Murrell’s theft of party funds - The Guardian26 May 2026, 5:43 pm
  SNP accused of ‘embezzling’ voters over Peter Murrell’s theft of party funds  The GuardianPeter Murrell sentence: How long could former SNP chief executive spend in prison?  BBCQuestions for Nicola Sturgeon over Peter Murrell’s criminal activities  The TelegraphHow the SNP survived scandal to keep ruling Scotland  Financial TimesSturgeon showed 'remarkable lack of curiosity' over SNP finances, Cherry says  BBC
  
• Sonny Rollins, colossus of jazz saxophone, dies aged 95 - The Guardian26 May 2026, 5:42 pm
  Sonny Rollins, colossus of jazz saxophone, dies aged 95  The GuardianMagic, mastery and magisterial power: 10 of Sonny Rollins’ greatest recordings  The GuardianJazz legend Sonny Rollins dies aged 95  BBCSonny Rollins, saxophonist, 1930-2026  Financial TimesSonny Rollins obituary: jazz legend dubbed the ‘Saxophone Colossus’  The Times
  
• Controversial electric Ferrari outrages transport minister (and the rest of Italy) - politico.eu26 May 2026, 5:23 pm
  Controversial electric Ferrari outrages transport minister (and the rest of Italy)  politico.euFerrari shares fall after launch of first EV as Jony Ive design proves divisive  The GuardianFerrari’s first EV sparks investor and social media backlash  Financial TimesJony Ive’s Ferrari looks nothing like a Ferrari  The Verge‘The market has spoken’: Ferrari shares fall after carmaker unveils first fully electric vehicle  CNBC
  
• Pattie Boyd: No one from Beatles biopic spoke to me - The Telegraph26 May 2026, 5:17 pm
  Pattie Boyd: No one from Beatles biopic spoke to me  The TelegraphSam Mendes's Beatles movies have 'nothing to do with the truth', says Pattie Boyd – and no one's contacted her  Radio TimesPattie Boyd Reveals She Wasn't Consulted for Beatles Biopic Featuring Aimee Lou Wood  Yahoo News UKOne Person Is Less Than Thrilled About Upcoming Beatles Biopics  Wide Open CountryPattie Boyd hits out at Beatles biopics: "People don’t care"  Far Out Magazine
  
• Rangers Announce Signing of Lawrence Shankland - Rangers Football Club26 May 2026, 5:04 pm
  Rangers Announce Signing of Lawrence Shankland  Rangers Football Club'Long time coming' as Shankland joins Rangers from Hearts  BBCLawrence Shankland transfer news: Rangers sign striker from Hearts ahead of Scotland World Cup duty  Sky SportsScottish Premiership: Rangers on the verge of sealing surprise deal to sign Hearts talisman Lawrence Shankland  Belfast TelegraphShankland to leave Hearts  Hearts FC
  
• People in Kent and Sussex asked to use water only for essentials after outages - The Guardian26 May 2026, 4:45 pm
  People in Kent and Sussex asked to use water only for essentials after outages  The GuardianSouth East Water say water has returned to three Kent villages  BBCSouth East Water under fire after taps run dry during heatwave  The TelegraphHomes across Kent, Sussex and Leicestershire without water during heatwave  Sky NewsSouth East Water customers face bank holiday issues for third day  BBC
  
• US strikes Iran missile sites and mine laying vessels as Trump’s promised peace deal remains elusive - The Guardian26 May 2026, 4:37 pm
  US strikes Iran missile sites and mine laying vessels as Trump’s promised peace deal remains elusive  The GuardianIran war latest: Tehran makes new internet claim - after 'longest nationwide shutdown in modern history'  Sky NewsIran accuses US of ‘flagrant’ ceasefire violations as back-channel talks continue  Financial TimesLive updates: Iran war news; Iran’s IRGC threatens to retaliate after US strikes on launch sites and boats  CNNUS strikes Iran again: What we know, and is the ceasefire over?  Al Jazeera
  
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu: streaming, strikes and Baby Yoda – discuss with spoilers - The Guardian26 May 2026, 4:13 pm
  Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu: streaming, strikes and Baby Yoda – discuss with spoilers  The GuardianSummer box office reflects a new media reality  Axios'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is Disney's lowest-ever Star Wars film opening  CNBCThe critics are wrong: The Mandalorian and Grogu is secretly a success for Star Wars  The IndependentMemorial Day Weekend Box Office: ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Opens to 0 Million Domestically, 3 Million Globally  Variety
  
• Enzo Maresca to Man City: Talks continue over hiring former Chelsea boss as Pep Guardiola's replacement - but legal issue hangs over deal - Sky Sports26 May 2026, 4:09 pm
  Enzo Maresca to Man City: Talks continue over hiring former Chelsea boss as Pep Guardiola's replacement - but legal issue hangs over deal  Sky SportsJordan leads star names at Guardiola leaving party  BBCEnzo Maresca to Man City: Talks continue over hiring former Chelsea boss as Pep Guardiola's replacement  Sky SportsFive backroom staff members to leave City this summer  mancity.comRanking Guardiola's 18 seasons at Barcelona, Bayern, Man City  ESPN