1 August 2026, in sixty words

Ninety percent of the Sun will vanish over London on 12 August, the most coverage Britain has seen since 1999's total eclipse, the Royal Observatory Greenwich said.

Paying customers receive real-time posts from the platform's top accounts.

Royal Mail says more than 80 areas across the country won't get their post on time this weekend.

On Thursday, an agreement was reached between the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the rocket and artificial-intelligence company owned by Elon Musk.

SpaceX will release its first financial results as a public firm next week after launching an initial public offering.

Network Rail shut the line between Cardiff Central and Newport after a fire broke out near Lighthouse Road at 3.30pm on Saturday.

Scientists traced the ancient space rock using rare ruthenium isotopes found in impact debris across Europe.

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Real Madrid has handed Vinicius Junior three distinct choices regarding his career while Arsenal closely monitor the situation.

Richarlison scored in stoppage time as 10-man Tottenham beat Chelsea in Sydney.

Investigators are still probing why a blast at Taff's Well quarry flooded homes in Gwaelod-y-Garth near Cardiff on Thursday.

Nearly all of Italy reaches the top heat alert by Monday, after officials placed 19 major cities on red alert Saturday.

Microsoft is unlikely to include disc drives in its next console despite Sony stopping physical game production by January 2028.

Inter Milan had a third offer for Curtis Jones turned down because an €8 million valuation gap remains.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated that household electricity bills will be exempt from VAT for a half-year period beginning in October.

Friday night's 4.7-magnitude earthquake near Naples in the Campi Flegrei region resulted in a minimum of 26 injuries.

Jake Paul wants Nate Diaz to be his first opponent when he moves into mixed martial arts.

More than two thirds of the squad left after three trophy-free seasons at the Catalan club.

Jose Mourinho begins his second spell in the dugout facing Fiorentina in Austria, having succeeded Alvaro Arbeloa during the summer.

Edinburgh's King's Theatre reopened on Saturday after a four year refurbishment costing 41 million pounds.

Liverpool want about £72m for Cody Gakpo because the club are reshaping their attack.

Sevilla agreed to pay about 3 million euros for half the rights of the 21-year-old goalkeeper on Saturday.

Amazon finished sending the last of a fifty billion dollar investment to OpenAI after starting the funding package in February.

Michael Carrick watched his side fight back in Stockholm to lift the Snapdragon Cup on Wednesday.

An internal test version of the upcoming model solved ten open problems stumped mathematicians for at least a decade.

A 750g box already costs £12.11 on average, jumping from £11.55 twelve months ago according to official figures.

The planned strikes could start this weekend, potentially hitting locations like Pickaxe Mountain where Israeli spies claim uranium centrifuges are hidden.

He was reportedly caught carrying a large hunting blade at a military site weeks before joining the Conservative leader's protection detail.

The proposed mutual model aims to keep huge industry debts completely off the government's own financial balance sheet.

Over 11,000 visitors at a Royal Horticultural Society garden picked their top shades, with nearly 27% choosing purple and about 25% opting for red.

Thomas Beschorner, a business ethics professor, argues the sport's governing body has too much concentrated power and lacks effective moral checks.

The country's state media claims these air and sea exercises are a direct response to unnamed nations disrupting regional peace.

The UK head of the crypto exchange Coinbase says new regulations from the Financial Conduct Authority, the City watchdog, will force out dodgy companies.

Dialysis patients and other sick Gazans now lack medicine after Israeli strikes destroyed two storage warehouses at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital on Saturday, health officials said.

Bournemouth completed the signing of Portugal defender Antonio Silva from Benfica on Saturday, in a deal worth up to £25.7m including add-ons.

Stephen Grzyb, 22, escaped police custody outside Liverpool Magistrates Court on Saturday morning, shortly after 10am, while facing a domestic burglary charge.

Labour has seen a rise in the polls since Andy Burnham became leader, now in the mid-20s, up from 19% in late June.

The new Okehampton interchange offers an extra stop on the Dartmoor Line between Okehampton and Crediton.

An explosion shattered windows on Princes Street in Ipswich on Monday, prompting a police response shortly before 8:45 pm.

A large industrial fire started around 2.40am at Star Trading Estate in Caerleon, Newport, leading to evacuations and a public advisory to avoid the area.

Brighton anticipates a turnout of hundreds of thousands of people this weekend, as the city marks the 35th anniversary of Pride.

This year's extreme heat and drought mean that Spanish lettuce and broccoli are being purchased by pubs, restaurants, and supermarkets.

The Met Office forecasts persistent rain across parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England on Monday, with Dumfries and Galloway expected to see the heaviest downpours.

Firefighters have reduced the number of appliances tackling a wildfire at Dunwich Heath, which has caused "total devastation" to the landscape.

Weak age checks explain why most Australian teens kept using banned platforms three months after the law began, an eSafety Australia study of over 4,000 families found.

Typical for a new PM, says pollster Curtice, whose analysis shows Labour's four to five point lead over Reform matches every mid-term prime ministerial change, not an outlier.

Boxing Scotland has suspended official Jon-Paul Hynd from the Commonwealth Games over a complaint he struck a 15-year-old with his head in 2025.

EastEnders actor Shane Richie, 62, has been charged with drink-driving after Essex Police stopped him in Harlow on the night of 29 July.

Renowned Nepali-British mountaineer Nirmal "Nims" Purja has died after an avalanche struck an expedition on Broad Peak in Pakistan, according to his company, Elite Exped.

European football's governing body, UEFA, has said it no longer trusts FIFA's leadership, even after FIFA dropped its plan to sell shares in the World Cup.

Meghan Markle likely views her low popularity in the UK as a "lost cause" despite a recent visit, according to a royal expert.

The owner of a new queer venue in Soho says losing LGBTQ+ spaces is an emergency, with the area's identity fading.

A cardiologist with many social media followers warns that added sugar is the main ingredient silently harming hearts.

Experts suggest matching a hobby to how you're feeling now, with physical activity helping mood and nature improving focus.

Economic uncertainty and high interest rates made buyers cautious, slowing UK house price growth to just 0.1% in July.

Professor Christine Maggs' discovery ends a four-decade quest to identify the elusive seaweed.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has opened a new “No.

The number of fatalities among individuals attempting to enter the Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco has increased to 67.

Met Police officers found over £4 million in cash and a kilo of cocaine after stopping a suspicious vehicle in Catford on Wednesday.

England's reservoirs now hold 72 percent of capacity, ten percentage points below the seasonal average, Sky News reports.

Home visits and university tours divert UK teen hackers from prosecution towards careers, National Crime Agency figures show.

The US Space Force awarded SpaceX two task orders for 18 Falcon 9 missions from California through late 2027.

Google is using its Gemini AI model to scan Chrome's code for vulnerabilities, finding a sandbox escape bug undetected for over 13 years.

Chancellor John Healey and Prime Minister Andy Burnham told cabinet ministers in a joint letter on Friday that no extra money is available for new policy pledges.

Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv early on Saturday killed at least nine people and wounded 28 others, including four children.

Neil Amin-Smith, a former violinist from the Grammy-winning band Clean Bandit, has been appointed as a senior Special Adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

President Trump has again stated his belief that Greenland is vital for US national security and should be controlled by America.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been warned by a British commander to clarify defence spending commitments by autumn.

Petrol prices at UK forecourts have reached a new high of 160p a litre, just as many households are starting their summer holidays.

Google has paused its new AI tool for Google Earth less than 48 hours after launching it, following a BBC Verify report about potential misuse.

Clement Delangue, who leads Hugging Face, asserts that AI companies ought to be accountable when their products facilitate cyber attacks.

Snapchat's parent company, Snap, said on Friday it would prioritise human-made content in its Spotlight feed.

Children aged five to 15 can travel free on most local buses across England throughout August.

Small hedgehog populations of fewer than 15 animals could halve within two years if roadkill continues at rates researchers measured, Nottingham Trent University found.

A stolen master copy set off the $105m claim, filed in Los Angeles on 30 July over missing Nicolas Cage thriller Fortitude.

FIFA has dropped plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors following widespread backlash.