29 August 2026, in sixty words

The cash will go to British developers who sold apps to Android users from August 2018 onwards.

The Conservative politician has set his sights on taking down Sir Sadiq Khan and gaining control of the capital.

A helicopter and three British warships followed the convoy as it sailed from the North Sea down to Dover last week.

The former Duchess of York has been staying at a Swiss chalet since losing her royal titles last October.

Iceland is conducting a referendum to determine whether to restart talks concerning its accession to the European Union, following a 13-year hiatus.

Google's AI search summaries are now automatically expanding for certain queries, which means users must scroll further to locate conventional links.

Food companies have spent years re-engineering snacks like Ritz crackers and BelVita bakes to meet strict UK government limits on fat, sugar and salt.

America's Trump administration is reportedly considering withdrawing its backing for Britain's claim to the Falkland Islands.

The number of people missing in the Nepal-Tibet floods has risen to nearly 3,000, with 669 confirmed dead in Nepal alone.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham returns to parliament on Tuesday, with his first Autumn Budget due on 28 October.

A poll by the trade union Unite found at least a third of staff have become ill over dirty conditions at the site.

The British driver didn't even speak to other teams before extending his deal, calling it an incredibly simple choice.

The supreme leader wants his government to tackle this financial hardship, while military commanders claim they still control the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route.

Three out of every four drinks Starbucks sells are now cold, showing a shift away from traditional hot coffee.

Senior telecoms executives warn the UK's slow 5G mobile network upgrades could make it an AI laggard globally.

Households across the UK can cut annual energy expenditure by as much as £173 by opting for a fixed-rate tariff.

Dolly Parton, who died aged 80, launched her Imagination Library in 1995 to honour her father, who never learned to read.

Three 14-year-old students were hurt in a stabbing at Americas High School in El Paso, Texas, on Friday morning.

A large study found people with high levels of xylitol in their blood were 57% more likely to have a stroke or heart attack within six years.

Tennessee's governor plans to rename Nashville International Airport after Dolly Parton, who died this week aged 80.

Haiti saw nearly 200,000 individuals forcibly repatriated during the initial eight months of this year, an increase of 20,000 compared to the corresponding period last year.

The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and Sweden are pushing the EU to restart talks on using Russia's frozen assets to help Ukraine.

Nepal has declined offers from nations including India and China for specialised search-and-rescue teams.

The former prime minister believes Ireland will eventually unite, though he stressed it would be a long process needing mutual agreement.

Flash floods along the Nepal-China border have killed 579 people, according to Nepal's disaster-management authority on Friday.

Tottenham's head coach Roberto De Zerbi is very happy with the summer transfer spending, which saw the club bring in eight first-team players.

Manchester United has not dismissed the possibility of England forward Marcus Rashford departing, as Arsenal and Barcelona are observing his circumstances.

Leeds Rhinos secured a significant away win against St Helens, taking them back to the top of the Super League on points difference.

Wrexham's poor start to the season now stretches to four games across all competitions after their defeat at the Racecourse Ground.

Hundreds of easyJet passengers flying from Manchester to Antalya faced long delays and ended up stranded in Milan.

Middlesbrough's Teesside Crematorium requires £1m of work on its gas cleaning system to avoid disrupting future funerals.

Cases of mouth cancer, including on the tongue, have risen by over 33% in the last decade, with 9,000 new diagnoses each year.

Donald Trump’s son, Barron, is reportedly maintaining a low profile, with sources indicating he "doesn't go out." This follows reports that Iran allegedly placed a $10 million bounty on him and that a friend, Charlie Kirk, was killed.

Box breathing, with equal four-second inhales, holds, and exhales, can help balance your nervous system.

A 29-year-old financial consultant in China developed a serious muscle condition after her boss made her do 200 squats.

Liverpool are not expected to easily beat Nottingham Forest when they play them at Anfield on Saturday, in their first home game of the season.

Western officials believe Russia wants to avoid direct military conflict with Nato despite its increasingly hostile talk towards allies.

Around 125 firefighters were sent to a waste facility in Neasden on Wednesday morning as thick smoke filled the air.

The world-famous Red Arrows will fly over Greater Manchester this Sunday around 5.15pm on their way home from the Southport Airshow.

Liverpool's new head coach, Andoni Iraola, says he expects his attacking players to give their all and be substituted when tired.

A Home Office-backed campaign will provide guidance to thousands of music fans on how to address violence targeting women and girls.

Senior TV executives confirm Meghan's potential return to acting did not prompt the Sussexes' recent relocation to the UK.

Holly Ratchford, who managed the San Diego apartment complex where two 9/11 hijackers lived, has spoken publicly for the first time.

A growing backlog of broken fridges and freezers is building at waste centres across England and Wales, according to the Local Government Association.

Piracy near Somalia has seen its biggest escalation in over a decade.

Four men have admitted their guilt in relation to an arson attack in north-west London that destroyed four Jewish community ambulances and caused £1 million of damage.

Dramatic footage of a torrent of water sweeping through Gyirong Port, a main border crossing, has spread globally but is heavily censored in China.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham will not vote on the assisted dying bill next month, aiming to prevent his participation from swaying discussions.

British right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was detained by US immigration officials on Friday afternoon in Louisiana.

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has told his military to increase long-range drone strikes against Russia from about 300 to 1,000 every day.

Western officials indicate Russia's monthly troop losses in Ukraine, approximately 6,000, exceed its recruitment capacity.

The Trump administration is reportedly not extending an agreement that gives security assistance to the Peshmerga, Iraq's Kurdish security force.

Charli XCX performed a dynamic headline show at Reading Festival on Friday evening, presenting hits from her entire music career.

England could run out of water by 2055, with a daily shortfall of five billion litres, due to heatwaves, less rain, and increased demand.

Space weather, mainly from solar activity like flares, can seriously affect GPS, power grids, and satellites on Earth.

Manchester City's Rayan Cherki scored two goals and created chances for others as his team beat Crystal Palace.

Donald Trump announced on Friday that the US has secured majority control of over 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil, calling it "THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY".