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• Keir Starmer faces fresh blow after resignations by Al Carns and John Healey over defence spending - live updates - BBC12 June 2026, 7:15 am
  Keir Starmer faces fresh blow after resignations by Al Carns and John Healey over defence spending - live updates  BBCChris Mason: Dissent fizzes again at the top of the Labour Party  BBCStarmer has chosen welfare over defence, and Britain will pay a terrible price  The TelegraphUK defence funding crisis has been a long time coming  The GuardianArmed forces minister quits after Healey exit as defence funding row deepens  BBC
  
• South Korea get off to winning start after rallying from goal down to beat Czechia - The Guardian12 June 2026, 6:41 am
  South Korea get off to winning start after rallying from goal down to beat Czechia  The GuardianWorld Cup 2026: South Korea 2-1 Czech Republic - In-Beom Hwang inspires comeback win after Ladislav Krejci goal  Sky SportsSouth Korea 2-1 Czechia (12 Jun, 2026) Game Analysis  ESPNWorld Cup 2026 live: Hwang In-Beom levels for South Korea after Ladislav Krejci headed Czechia in front  The IndependentWorld Cup latest: South Korea come from behind to beat Czech Republic - after Mexico win eventful opener  Sky News
  
• SpaceX to list on US stock market today after raising bn in largest IPO ever – business live - The Guardian12 June 2026, 6:29 am
  SpaceX to list on US stock market today after raising bn in largest IPO ever – business live  The GuardianElon Musk's SpaceX raises bn ahead of world's biggest stock market launch  BBCCountdown to SpaceX IPO – how you can invest, and is it worth it?  The TelegraphSpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire  ReutersSpaceX IPO Draws More Than 0 Billion in Retail Orders  Bloomberg.com
  
• UK economy shrank by 0.1% in April - BBC12 June 2026, 6:14 am
  UK economy shrank by 0.1% in April  BBCUK economy shrank by 0.1% in April as Iran war held back growth  The GuardianUK economy shrank 0.1% in April as Iran conflict weighed on growth  CNBCEconomy shrinks after Iran war energy shock  The TelegraphUK economy contracted 0.1% in April  The Times
  
• 'I found my purpose after ADHD diagnosis at 39' - BBC12 June 2026, 6:00 am
  'I found my purpose after ADHD diagnosis at 39'  BBC
  
• How the greatest migration experiment since Brexit could transform Europe - The Telegraph12 June 2026, 5:00 am
  How the greatest migration experiment since Brexit could transform Europe  The TelegraphIs Switzerland tired of prosperity? I can think of no other reason for our next foolish referendum | Joseph de Weck  The GuardianSwiss voters weigh world’s first population cap  Financial TimesSwitzerland’s Radical Proposal on Immigration: Cap the Population  WSJWhat to Know as the Swiss Prepare to Vote on a 10 Million Population Cap  Bloomberg.com
  
• The small-town voters deciding the UK’s future are demanding change, our focus group found - Politico12 June 2026, 4:01 am
  The small-town voters deciding the UK’s future are demanding change, our focus group found  PoliticoFacing a seismic by-election, the people of Makerfield tell us what matters to them  BBCLeft, right and centre – I see all strands of the Labour tribe pulling together in Makerfield. This is bigger than Burnham  The GuardianThe House | Andy Burnham: The Makerfield Campaign, The Aftermath And His Prep For Government  Politics HomeThe ‘King of the North’ seeks a path to becoming Britain’s next leader in a special election  AP News
  
• Britain’s favourite butterfly revealed – and it’s a familiar backyard beauty - The Guardian12 June 2026, 4:00 am
  Britain’s favourite butterfly revealed – and it’s a familiar backyard beauty  The GuardianPeacock butterfly voted nation's favourite in UK poll  BBC‘Showstopper’ peacock voted Britain's favourite butterfly  ITVXNation’s favourite butterfly revealed  The TelegraphPeacock Crowned Britain's Favourite Butterfly Amid Alarming Population Declines  streamlinefeed.co.ke
  
• Up to 90% of Ireland’s asylum seekers may have entered from Northern Ireland, data shows - The Guardian12 June 2026, 4:00 am
  Up to 90% of Ireland’s asylum seekers may have entered from Northern Ireland, data shows  The GuardianNorthern Ireland: UK to 'intensify' crackdown on illegal migration  BBCBritain can’t trust Ireland to manage its borders  The TelegraphWhat is the Common Travel Area? Why the Ireland-UK border arrangement isn’t a ‘loophole’ for migrants  The ConversationCommon Travel Area in focus in wake of Belfast attack  RTE.ie
  
• Matt Lucas and Richard Ayoade are both coming to Taskmaster - AV Club12 June 2026, 3:45 am
  Matt Lucas and Richard Ayoade are both coming to Taskmaster  AV ClubTaskmaster announces series 22 line-up  Channel 4Matt Lucas, Richard Ayoade join new season of Taskmaster  RTE.ieTaskmaster viewers all say the same thing as series winner is crowned  Digital SpyTaskmaster season 22 line-up officially confirmed – including Doctor Who and Peep Show stars  Radio Times
  
• 'I've never been this good' – revolutionary immune reset puts lupus in remission - BBC12 June 2026, 2:02 am
  'I've never been this good' – revolutionary immune reset puts lupus in remission  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Ariana Grande calls White House clip featuring her song 'barbaric' - BBC12 June 2026, 1:53 am
  Ariana Grande calls White House clip featuring her song 'barbaric'  BBCAriana Grande to White House: Don't use my music for 'heinous nonsense'  ReutersAriana Grande Slams Trump’s White House for Using Her Song to Promote ICE Deportations: ‘Barbaric, Inhumane, Heinous Nonsense’  VarietyAriana Grande slams Trump White House for using her music in ‘barbaric’ ICE promotion video  The IndependentDon't use my music for barbaric, heinous nonsense: Grande to WH | White House responded to her | Inshorts  Inshorts
  
• Police were warned for months about addresses targeted in Belfast riots - The Guardian12 June 2026, 1:30 am
  Police were warned for months about addresses targeted in Belfast riots  The GuardianProtests pass off without major incident after two nights of unrest  BBC‘We’ve lost £4k from a cancelled coach group as a result of this’: How racist riots are impacting businesses  Belfast Telegraph‘My kids are crying’: list of targeted addresses stokes fears across Belfast  The GuardianBelfast knife attack latest: 12 police officers injured in latest disorder after - follow live  BBC
  
• UK school leavers and new students to be offered meningitis B vaccine - The Guardian12 June 2026, 1:30 am
  UK school leavers and new students to be offered meningitis B vaccine  The GuardianMeningitis B vaccine to be offered to a million young people  BBCWho is eligible for the new one-off MenB vaccine programme?  GOV.UK blogsMeningitis B jab to be offered to one million young people  Sky NewsThousands of young people to be offered two-dose MenB vaccine  GOV.UK
  
• Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies aged 47 after years in a coma - The Guardian12 June 2026, 1:04 am
  Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies aged 47 after years in a coma  The GuardianThai Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies after more than three years in coma  BBCThailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies aged 47  Sky NewsThai Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies at 47 after three years in coma  Al JazeeraPrincess Bha, Seen by Some as Heir to Thai Throne, Dies at 47  The New York Times