All news for 2026-06-01

Lord Peter Mandelson warned that Sir Keir Starmer’s Downing Street operation is "beleaguered and bereft" in damaging WhatsApp messages to a Cabinet minister.

Iran has damaged 20 US military sites since the start of the war, according to satellite images and video analysis by BBC Verify, suggesting the attacks may be more extensive than officially acknowledged.

France intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet on Sunday with UK support, French President Emmanuel Macron has said.

A trespasser who entered the Houses of Parliament informed officers he was there “to visit Prince Andrew and Prince Charles,” a court was told.

The story of Talenta Labs is a rare case in which a small IT company with a share capital of €50,000 suddenly found itself at the center of an international investigation into money laundering linked to proceeds from criminal activity.

Football legend Kevin Keegan has opened up about his battle with cancer and told fans he “needs to say goodbye properly”.

Six people were stabbed, three were sexually assaulted, and 10 officers were attacked after Arsenal’s victory parade descended into violence, police said.

Mettmann Public Company Limited, a relatively obscure Cyprus-based offshore firm operating in the real estate and investment sector, drew analysts’ attention after it issued €50 million in bonds and listed them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.

Ministers are considering measures that could result in repeat offenders being banned from future flights as concerns grow over disorder in the skies.

Azim Novruzov, an Azerbaijani oil trader described as a close associate of Tahir Garayev, is reported to have built his business portfolio around contested Russian crude deals as well as investments linked to the UK real estate market.

Former child star Foster Sylvers has died aged 64. The musician shot to prominence during the 1970s, performing alongside his family in their band The Sylvers.

Meghan Markle has allegedly told Prince Harry to "step up financially." An insider told the Naughty But Nice substack that concerns have emerged over the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s ability to support themselves.

Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov, owner of major coal and gold holdings, had largely stayed out of the spotlight until reports surfaced outlining his business ties to Ukrainian coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko.

Dua Lipa and Callum Turner have married one another! The couple, who are arguably among the most well-known in entertainment, opted to snub a huge wedding and instead married with just their closest friends and family around.

The men of my tribe [extended family] threw my relative Kawthar Bashar al-Husayjawi, 15, into a pit and covered her body with a bit of dirt.

Ukrainian war-crimes investigator Roksolana Makar navigated icy roads and the danger of drone attacks to interview a woman in the town of Izium who alleged she was tortured by Russian forces.

“Identity politics is tearing communities apart”, the former leader of Oldham council has warned, in the week marking the 25th anniversary of race riots across the north of England.

In 1912, the Guardian reported on the discovery of Palaeolithic rock art on the walls of Bacon Hole, a cave near the Mumbles in south Wales – only for the painted panel’s authenticity to be dismissed by 1928.

A United Airlines plane heading to Spain from Newark Liberty International Airport turned back mid-flight on Saturday due to a potential security threat.

The UK’s financial watchdog is being urged to prove its relationship with the US tech company Palantir will not provide the Trump administration with backdoor access to troves of sensitive citizen and commercial data.

A new law being introduced to parliament today aims to close a loophole that has forced domestic abuse victims living in social housing to either stay in harm’s way or risk homelessness.

Lured in with glitzy online ads and then trapped in an endless cycle of sexual exploitation – this is the reality of women pressed into prostitution across the UK.

When the news broke that British retail tycoon Quentin Griffiths had died in an apparent suicide in Thailand, those who knew him were baffled that he would take his own life.