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• Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump - The Guardian26 May 2026, 10:54 pm
  Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump  The GuardianLabour has 'no coherent plan' for country, says Blair  BBCBlair: Starmer has no plan for Britain  The TelegraphLabour risks relegating Britain from Premier League of nations  The TimesEx-UK Premier Tony Blair Lambastes Labour’s Leadership Woes  Bloomberg.com
  
• Green jobs contributing £10.2bn to Scotland's economy, says CBI - BBC26 May 2026, 9:44 pm
  Green jobs contributing £10.2bn to Scotland's economy, says CBI  BBC
  
• Four teens drown over Bank Holiday weekend amid record-breaking May heat - ITVX26 May 2026, 9:41 pm
  Four teens drown over Bank Holiday weekend amid record-breaking May heat  ITVXThree teens dead after being in water at beauty spots  BBCChildren warned against open-water swimming after heatwave deaths  The TelegraphTragedy as teenager dies at reservoir in Halifax  Halifax CourierBoy dies after being pulled from water at West Yorkshire reservoir on Bank Holiday Monday  The Independent
  
• Arteta wins Premier League Manager of the Season - Arsenal.com26 May 2026, 9:38 pm
  Arteta wins Premier League Manager of the Season  Arsenal.com'He showed why good managers need time' - who are this season's over-achievers?  BBCMikel Arteta: Arsenal boss named Premier League Manager of the Season after leading Gunners to first title in 22 years  Sky SportsArteta named 2025/26 Barclays Manager of the Season  Premier LeaguePremier League 2025-26 review: managers of the season  The Guardian
  
• Nasa selects Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions - The Guardian26 May 2026, 9:19 pm
  Nasa selects Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions  The GuardianNasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base  BBCNASA moon mission latest: Space agency unveils massive plan to settle on moon - with eyes on Mars next  Sky NewsNASA to Provide Update on Moon Base Strategy, Missions  NASA (.gov)NASA Provides Update on Moon Base Rovers, Landers, Missions  NASA (.gov)
  
• Man arrested over Manchester synagogue attack - BBC26 May 2026, 8:58 pm
  Man arrested over Manchester synagogue attack  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Iran condemns US strikes as show of 'bad faith' and warns of consequences | ITV News - ITVX26 May 2026, 7:59 pm
  Iran condemns US strikes as show of 'bad faith' and warns of consequences | ITV News  ITVXUS launches new strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats  BBCLive updates: Iran war news; Iran’s IRGC threatens to retaliate after US strikes on launch sites and boats  CNNIran accuses US of ‘flagrant’ ceasefire violations as back-channel talks continue  Financial TimesUS strikes Iran again: What we know, and is the ceasefire over?  Al Jazeera
  
• Four people killed in Belgium in train and school bus collision - The Guardian26 May 2026, 7:20 pm
  Four people killed in Belgium in train and school bus collision  The GuardianFour killed as school minibus collides with train in Belgium  BBCBelgian train hits school minivan, killing four including pupils  ReutersFour killed as Belgian school bus hit by train after appearing to plow through barrier  CNNTwo children among four dead after train hits school bus in Belgium  RTE.ie
  
• Woman shot dead outside Sheffield bar was innocent bystander, police say - The Guardian26 May 2026, 6:57 pm
  Woman shot dead outside Sheffield bar was innocent bystander, police say  The GuardianWoman shot outside Sheffield bar was 'innocent bystander', police say  BBCThree arrests over death of woman shot outside Sheffield bar  The TimesWoman shot dead in Sheffield city centre on Bank Holiday Monday  Sky NewsThree arrested over shooting outside Sheffield's One Four One bar  BBC
  
• 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 removes chair Albert Manifold after claims of bullying  Financial TimesBP removes chair Albert Manifold over ‘serious’ governance and conduct concerns  The GuardianBP’s latest scandal exposes serious mismanagement at heart of energy giant: ‘It’s total chaos’  The Independent
  
• Reform UK’s Makerfield candidate appeared to doubt seriousness of Covid on X - The Guardian26 May 2026, 6:08 pm
  Reform UK’s Makerfield candidate appeared to doubt seriousness of Covid on X  The GuardianCarol Vorderman demands apology from Reform candidate over ‘disgusting comments’  The GuardianCarol Vorderman demands apology for Makerfield candidate's social media posts | ITV News  ITVXUnearthed posts suggest Reform candidate didn’t vote for Brexit  The TimesVorderman demands Reform by-election candidate apologise for ‘online abuse’  The Telegraph
  
• UK's hottest May day record broken for second day in a row - BBC26 May 2026, 5:40 pm
  UK's hottest May day record broken for second day in a row  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Magic, mastery and magisterial power: 10 of Sonny Rollins’ greatest recordings - The Guardian26 May 2026, 5:28 pm
  Magic, 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 TimesSonny Rollins, Acclaimed as a Virtuoso Jazz Improviser, Dies at 95  WSJ
  
• Rangers Announce Signing of Lawrence Shankland - Rangers Football Club26 May 2026, 5:04 pm
  Rangers Announce Signing of Lawrence Shankland  Rangers Football ClubLawrence Shankland: Have Rangers just signed Scotland's World Cup number nine?  BBCShankland to leave Hearts  Hearts FCLawrence Shankland transfer news: Rangers agree deal to sign Hearts captain  Sky SportsHearts captain Lawrence Shankland completes ‘dream’ move to boyhood club Rangers  The Independent
  
• US to pull jets, destroyers and submarines from NATO as part of European drawdown - politico.eu26 May 2026, 4:26 pm
  US to pull jets, destroyers and submarines from NATO as part of European drawdown  politico.euReport: US to cut strategic bombers and warships available to NATO in a crisis  Defense NewsExclusive: US plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises, sources say  ReutersUS plans to slash bombers and warships available to Nato in a crisis, report claims  The IndependentEurope’s secret Plan B to replace NATO  The Economist