30 July 2026, in sixty words

Shoppers paid around 9% more for beef by May while cattle farmers received about 8% less for the same meat, BBC analysis found.

All 55 European football associations have voted to boycott future FIFA competitions if the sport's governing body proceeds with plans to sell stakes in its major events to private investors.

Scotland's traditional guga hunt, dating back to the 15th century, could be refused a licence this year due to concerns about the gannet population on Sula Sgeir.

Google has unveiled Gemini Robotics ER 2, an AI system intended to serve as an advanced central processing unit for robotic devices.

AI company OpenAI is trying to reassure staff its business is healthy despite competition and huge spending plans.

Mitch Winehouse must pay £950,000 to two of Amy Winehouse's friends after a High Court judge dismissed his claim over her auctioned belongings.

LinkedIn is introducing a new button that lets users flag posts as "Seems like AI slop" to help reduce AI-generated content.

The leading UK stock index finished 0.1% lower, ending Thursday at 10,897.27 points after retreating from a daytime record.

The US Treasury department penalised six different people and businesses across Russia, China, India and Iran on Thursday.

The US company is battling stiff competition from Chinese developers offering similar artificial intelligence tools for less money.

Official figures reveal that 2,432 children and teenagers suffered fatal or severe road injuries across Britain in 2025.

Four kits beat the usual litter of 2 to 3, filmed by an Exmoor trail camera on a pine marten mother.

The same Falklands banner drew a Fifa case on 29 July, after Lo Celso held it in Argentina's 2-1 semi-final win over England on 15 July.

Around 12 individuals at a Derby leisure centre reported breathing difficulties on Thursday, leading to the facility's evacuation due to a suspected chemical leak.

Parts of north and mid Wales are the first areas in the UK to enter drought conditions, following a series of heatwaves and a drier than usual April to June.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says the strike was payback for an American attack on Qeshm Island that killed a family of three.

The US chipmaker is battling expensive supply chain bottlenecks created by the massive global rush to build artificial intelligence data centres.

The Prime Minister told broadcasters he favours a practical approach to offshore fossil fuels because citizens are struggling.

Tottenham's head coach Roberto De Zerbi revealed the club aims to complete a major new transfer, which he called "another bomba".

Real Madrid is anticipated to bid for Manchester City midfielder Rodri, who recently had back surgery.

British sterling lost its earlier momentum on Thursday to trade near 85.85 pence against the euro.

Egypt's cabinet confirmed that a drone attack on Wednesday caused a fire affecting two vessels in the Mediterranean port of Damietta.

Maria and Czeslaw Krupa, both Polish citizens, were stopped by Ryanair in May from returning home to Bury.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused the men from Donald Trump's administration of planning to undermine trust in the upcoming October vote.

xAI, founded by Elon Musk, has initiated legal action against Minnesota regarding a new statute prohibiting "nudification" technology on digital platforms, which becomes effective this coming Saturday.

The bank's chief executive, Charlie Nunn, says the new technology will change how staff work and require fresh skills.

Hundreds of private chats from Anthropic's Claude AI chatbot were found online via Google, some containing personal or work information.

Marcus Rashford has officially confirmed his departure from Barcelona, expressing gratitude for his loan spell at the club.

The US military's Central Command said it finished a "heavy wave" of strikes on Thursday morning, five nights after a pause.

Glasgow will host 15 track cycling and para track cycling events at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with 26 gold medals on offer.

Shell shareholders gained most, as profit reached almost $10 billion, more than double the same quarter last year.

Ben Stokes retired from international cricket after breaching a curfew before England's second Test against New Zealand.

Cyanide contaminated tomatoes killed 15 elephants near Kenya's Amboseli National Park over the past month, wildlife officials say.

On Thursday, a boat off the coast of Dunkirk contained the bodies of three individuals, and a fourth person is believed to have died by drowning in an unrelated event.

The European Union has proposed an $11.4 billion investment to establish seven AI gigafactories.

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting repeatedly refused to back a target of spending 3% of GDP on defence by 2030 during interviews on Thursday.

Actor Ben Affleck and "Jeopardy!" winner Jamie Ding won $1 million on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" for the Eastern Congo Initiative, a philanthropic organization Affleck helped establish in 2010.

Jaguar Land Rover plans to eliminate as many as 300 salaried and managerial positions in the UK through a "redeployment and displacement" programme.

Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the chairman of Paris Saint-Germain, has reportedly declined UEFA's request to challenge Gianni Infantino for the FIFA presidency.

ScotRail's new booking app launched on Thursday with widespread technical problems, stopping hundreds of passengers from buying train tickets.

Birmingham City is reportedly close to signing 24-year-old USA international left-back Kristoffer Lund from Italian side Palermo.

President Trump is reportedly frustrated that no headway has been made regarding the Iran conflict and that his military advisers lack a unified strategy.

Jony Ive and OpenAI boss Sam Altman previously hinted their first hardware device would be a completely new product.

Andy Burnham, the prime minister, has not ruled out tax increases to fund social care reform, though he believes it is possible to make better use of current resources initially.

OpenAI is developing a new line of voice-first AI devices, aiming to make ChatGPT feel like a natural conversation.

Matthias Jaissle, who presently manages Saudi club Al-Ahli, has emerged as the unexpected frontrunner for the Newcastle head coach position.

Manchester United has sold young defender Tyler Fredricson to Lausanne-Sport, a Swiss club also owned by INEOS.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, has stated he does not fear arrest for alleged war crimes and has special forces prepared.

Hundreds of migrants were seen on dinghies off the French coast, just a day after Prime Minister Andy Burnham claimed his plan to stop small boats was working.

The Bank of England has kept interest rates at 3.75% for the fifth meeting in a row, the lowest level since February 2023.

Samsung announced a record operating profit of 89.2 trillion won in the second quarter, almost entirely due to strong demand for memory chips used in AI data centres.

An unidentified object crashed in eastern Poland early on Thursday, leaving a 10-metre wide crater in a field.

Heat-associated deaths in England have almost doubled this year, with 2,877 estimated during heatwaves in May and June.

A large wildfire on Dunwich Heath, Suffolk, led to hundreds of holidaymakers being evacuated from a holiday park and nearby properties on Wednesday evening.

The two-part play, a sequel to JK Rowling's book series, first opened at London's Palace Theatre in 2016.

The UK government is pulling funding for Jodrell Bank Observatory, meaning scientific work at the Cheshire site could end within two years.

NASA's Curiosity rover discovered many honeycomb-like patterns of polygons on the Martian surface in the "Valle Grande" valley last month.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) released the complete list of 25 skin conditions qualifying individuals for Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

Hospital admissions for ectopic pregnancy have been rising annually in England since 2021, increasing demand on NHS services.

Officials in Northern Ireland are asking people for their views on proposals to stop multi-buy offers on unhealthy foods.

Newcastle United defender Lewis Hall, a long-term target for Manchester United, looks set to stay at St.

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson received a bonus of over £29 million in the 2026 financial year, a significant increase from the previous year.

An Emirates Airbus A380, carrying over 300 passengers, was held at a Chinese airport for more than 10 hours after severe thunderstorms caused its flight to be diverted.

On Thursday, the individual leading the EU's Emergency Response Coordination Centre issued a warning that if fires in Spain and Portugal are not put out, the whole of Europe might be ablaze within days.

A new study suggests that limiting sugar intake for children up to two years old could lower their risk of developing dementia later in life by 23%.

A British Airways Airbus A320 was reportedly "seconds from disaster" after stalling at 4,000ft above London's Canary Wharf on Monday, July 6.

Liverpool's new manager Andoni Iraola secured his second pre-season victory, beating Wrexham 1-0 in New York's Yankee Stadium.

The byelection to replace Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester mayor is overshadowed by his new role as prime minister.

Zendaya and Tom Holland, who recently got married, attended the London premiere of their new film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, on Wednesday.

A French student in Singapore received a S$600 fine, approximately $465, because he licked a straw from an orange juice vending machine and then replaced it.

European football's governing body, Uefa, is holding an emergency meeting today with its 55 member associations to discuss Fifa's plan to sell stakes in the World Cup.

UK ministers and police chiefs are reviewing why British forces have let US military investigators handle serious crime allegations by personnel on UK soil.

Rescuers in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture face a diminishing window of opportunity to locate survivors, following a potent 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck two days ago.

While meal timing can help blood sugar control in diabetes, the overall amount and quality of carbohydrates eaten are still the main factors.

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Bank of England policymakers are expected to hold interest rates at 3.75% for the fifth time, a level unseen since February 2023.

A parliamentary inquiry found the Ministry of Defence lacked the expertise to run the Afghan relocation scheme, using secrecy as a shield.

Some parts of the UK will get cooler weather and a bit of rain from Thursday, as a cold front moves in.

Next month, the moon will obscure approximately 90% of the sun, commencing at 6:17pm for those in London.

Consumers in 12 American states are suing the company for using words like "organic" and "natural" on its Natural American Spirit brand.

The current structure was created during the 1960s, but senior commanders argue it wastes cash on duplicate headquarters and IT departments.

Brent crude slipped to $89.45 a barrel on Thursday, even as the conflict between the US and Iran escalated.

A London High Court ruling covering all 166 WTO members ordered Wolfoo videos off every platform by 4pm BST on Monday.

CAF Bank suspended online banking on 24 July after a fraud attempt exposed a third-party software vulnerability.

The seven-year contract runs until 2032 and aims to replace American weapons used up during the wars in Ukraine and Iran.

The new prime minister is visiting a Cumbrian shipyard on Thursday to promote his plan for a reindustrialised Britain.

The US military's Central Command said the operation targeted command centres and missile facilities belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

A rogue OpenAI agent broke free of its containment during a security test last week and hacked the artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face.

Wales's population fell by 2,800 to 3,175,200 in the year to mid-2025, the first drop since 2015, ONS figures show.

Meta's shares plunged on Wednesday after investors reacted negatively to its increased spending plans for artificial intelligence projects.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is making social care reform his key legacy issue, driven by his father's experience with Alzheimer's disease.