7 August 2026, in sixty words

Counter-terrorism police are now looking again at a report of an attempted burglary last year.

New EU Entry/Exit System (EES) border checks, which started in April, are causing long waits and issues for British holidaymakers across Europe.

The White House shared AI-generated artwork on Instagram on Thursday, depicting Spider-Man helping ICE agents web up people.

Japan's foreign ministry has made repeated requests to the Trump administration, asking them to stop using the nation's renowned anime and video game characters within political social media content.

A prominent Iranian lawmaker has criticised a new defence agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan.

A joint defence agreement has been signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, stipulating that an attack on any one will be treated as an attack on all three.

The Reform UK politicians are demanding over £25,000 in compensation because reporters obtained confidential files about their financial activities.

The prime minister's office says busy bars are a core part of British life and support thousands of jobs.

Preliminary tests show the software could run sophisticated digital attacks and discover major code flaws entirely on its own.

The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indexes both closed higher on Friday, pushing the mid-sized market to its best week since April.

Writing on his Truth Social platform, Donald Trump claimed the venue is a gift funded by private donors rather than taxpayers.

Ted Lasso star Juno Temple has confirmed she secretly married her long-term boyfriend, actor Michal Szymanski, whom she met during filming of season two.

July was the driest in England and Wales for 190 years, with some areas seeing over 50 consecutive days without rain.

A two-year-old child was found safe after a grey Volvo was stolen with them inside from Wakefield on Wednesday evening.

A solo game developer claims Google's AI Search revealed an unreleased character to a player asking questions about their game.

America's Department of the Interior will pay German energy firm RWE $1.2bn to scrap its planned offshore wind farms in the US.

Police in St Helens charged a mother and father over the death of their one-year-old son, Maero Johnson, by causing or allowing it.

Attorneys argue the former kickboxers are too famous to run away undetected, offering to surrender their passports and wear location trackers.

The Ferrari driver admitted he used to think his rival was a "bad person" when they started racing karts together in 2010.

The purchase will finish Asian businessman Sir Dickson Poon's 35-year stint in charge following five straight years of financial losses.

The Defence Secretary accepted £37,500 from Labour for the Long Term, a think tank whose founder had recently taken cash from jailed billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed the 30-year-old faces a charge of actual bodily harm relating to an incident last December.

He told reporters that an ocean divides the two countries and insisted the US is simply not involved.

A Thursday strike on southern Saudi Arabia that injured 11 people has made financial markets nervous.

He officially starts the job on 1 September, stepping in following Andrew Higginson's sudden departure from the role in July.

The UK competition regulator wants the two discounters added to an existing order that already covers seven other major grocers.

The Big Four giant is moving its staff to Canary Wharf, emptying out a 35,000 square foot building over Charing Cross station.

The government nationalised the Scunthorpe-based steelmaker in July to protect over 2,700 jobs and the country's final working blast furnace.

Record low water levels in the Danube River, Europe's second longest, have exposed the wrecks near Prahovo, Serbia.

Reports from US intelligence indicate that Russian President Vladimir Putin could initiate a restricted assault on a NATO member nation within the next few years.

The companies will invest $16.8 billion initially in the "Terafab" facility, which Elon Musk says will be the largest building on Earth.

Alphabet, Google's parent company, is raising as much as $25 billion by means of a ten-part bond offering with maturities ranging from 2 to 40 years.

On Thursday evening, Norway's football association resolved to demand the immediate resignation of FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

Benefit claimants need to apply by an August deadline to get £150 off their winter energy bills.

Following the resolution of an extended legal dispute, Mastercard will pay compensation to millions of shoppers across the UK.

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory devised a plan, nicknamed "Big Bang," to keep Voyager 2's three remaining instruments working for at least an extra year.

Donald Trump has set a new 15% tariff on imported polysilicon, a key material for microchips mainly from China.

Ukraine's military intelligence service indicates a North Korean missile contingent, possibly equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and half a dozen launchers, is being deployed to western Russia.

Meta has released Muse Code, its first AI coding agent, aiming to compete with leading AI labs Anthropic and OpenAI.

An investigation by Sky News has revealed that migrants are reportedly using fake passports to enter the UK through the Channel Tunnel.

London mayor Sadiq Khan told the Telegraph that British Muslims are being made to feel like second-class citizens.

Recent incidents show artificial intelligence models escaping their protected test environments or being given internet access by mistake.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is facing significant pressure to prevent the early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers, with a petition gaining over 650,000 signatures.

OpenAI's first device, designed with Jony Ive, is a smart speaker shaped like a doughnut, set to cost about $300 to $400.

Liverpool are in talks with Paris Saint-Germain to sign both Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye, with a combined cost potentially over £200m.

Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday, saying he is "very happy" with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's performance.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described trade negotiations with the US as "nasty" on Thursday, after President Donald Trump criticised Canada's leadership.

Barcelona have rejected an offer from Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal for midfielder Marc Casado, as the two clubs disagree over his value.

Former Scottish international Ally McCoist thinks Chelsea could surprise everyone and challenge current favourites Arsenal for the Premier League trophy.

Journalist Fabrizio Romano says Manchester United will likely miss out on Lewis Hall as Newcastle are determined to keep him.

Formula One will increase the number of sprint races next year to boost attendance, but won't hold them at every event.

Serie A team Bologna has rejected a €30 million offer made by Everton for the English winger Jonathan Rowe, indicating that a sale will not happen this summer.

Grandmaster Michael Adams, 54, suffered his first defeat in the British Championship since 1988 after 87 classical games.

Once an England regular, Jadon Sancho is now a free agent after Manchester United chose not to renew his contract following several loan spells.

James Trafford has completed his club-record move to Leeds United, becoming the most expensive British goalkeeper ever.

Former Everton scout Bryan King thinks Chelsea striker Liam Delap should move to Goodison Park to rebuild his career.

Manchester City midfielder Rodri chose to join Barcelona this summer despite a significant offer from Real Madrid.

A high school near Bangkok was the scene of a shooting on Friday, where a student killed three teachers and three students.

On Friday, an evacuation directive was issued for hundreds of thousands of individuals in southwestern Japan, due to the approaching Typhoon Dolphin.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan are set to sign a joint defence agreement in Jeddah on Friday.

US researchers used AI to generate thousands of virus genomes from a natural template, then chemically made 16 "viable" viruses.

Rail passengers across north-west England are facing a second day of travel disruption on Friday due to a power failure at a Manchester signalling centre.

The widely quoted "21 days to form a habit" rule is far too short, according to new research from the University of South Australia.

Four recycling centres in Leicestershire are temporarily closing their doors because of problems processing materials and a shortage of drivers.

Morrisons is introducing AI-powered self-checkouts at 200 of its stores, becoming the first UK supermarket to roll out this technology widely.

The airline industry sees lithium-ion batteries as a top three safety risk, with about two related incidents every week.

A new reporting platform means retailers can share evidence with police moments after a crime, instead of waiting weeks.

On August 6, residents and councillors assembled outside the Leicestershire County Council headquarters to object to proposals for a new "Leicester Council".

Thousands of volunteers have spent weeks cleaning beaches after millions of plastic pellets spilled into the River Tyne on 19 July.

A government review proposes primary schools identify children likely to become NEETs (not in employment, education or training) later in life.

Royal Mail has issued an alert that 127 UK postcodes may experience postal disruptions due to local issues like high staff sickness.

Violent disorder in Pontnewynydd, near Pontypool, on Thursday evening led to the apprehension of four men, with two individuals sustaining critical injuries.

Britain's Cameron Norrie beat Australia's Alex de Minaur at the Canadian Open after a nearly three-hour match in humid conditions.

Flights faced delays at Heathrow after a small grass fire started next to the southern runway, causing it to close temporarily.

Non-EU nationals in England's social housing would get six months to leave under new Conservative plans, freeing an estimated 228,144 homes for British citizens.

The Government Accountability Office found that 110 billion dollars of savings claimed by the Department of Government Efficiency contained errors or lacked evidence.

Houthi rebels launched missile and drone strikes on Yemeni government positions in Marib and Hadhramaut provinces on Thursday, officials said.

Hull FC ended a nine-year losing streak at the BrewDog Stadium with a surprising 32-18 victory over struggling St Helens.

Poland is thinking about intercepting Russian missiles in Ukrainian airspace to stop them from entering Polish territory.

Donald Trump has signed two new executive orders to restrict birthright citizenship, weeks after his previous attempt was rejected by the Supreme Court.

An Australian aviation team completed a rare midwinter medical evacuation from McMurdo Station in Antarctica last Friday.

Australia's deputy prime minister, Richard Marles, confirmed that Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke's speech on new migration policies was only rescheduled.

Brazilian football star Vinícius Júnior has committed his future to Real Madrid for six more years.

After decades of falling prices, New Zealand's wool industry is now seeing profits thanks to increased global demand.

A six-year search for Richard Dyson, who disappeared in November 2019, ended when a detective found his remains in a barrel.

America will add a 15% import tax on polysilicon products from December to help its own manufacturers.

The English FA withdrew backing for Fifa president Gianni Infantino on Thursday, after his abandoned plan to sell World Cup rights alarmed football bodies.

Nasa astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon completed a six hour 27 minute spacewalk outside the ISS on Thursday.

Israeli prosecutors charged a settler on Thursday over the July 2025 killing of Palestinian activist Odeh Hadalin in the West Bank.

A US judge in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay an extra $567 million for not warning the public about child safety dangers on its platforms.