Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US prepares to resume blockade of Iran ports
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:54:46 GMT
Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran's hold on the waterway.
UK wasted £10bn on PPE that left NHS staff poorly protected, Covid inquiry finds
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:12:53 GMT
Healthcare staff were unable to properly protect themselves, or those in their care, from dangerous infections, says the latest inquiry report.
Scott Mills was highest-paid BBC star before sacking
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:19:47 GMT
The former Radio 2 breakfast host earned about £745,000 from the BBC in the last financial year.
Wildfires burn in parts of UK as fire chiefs warn of extreme pressure
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:15:00 GMT
Major incidents were declared in North Wales and in Glossop, Derbyshire in the Peak District on Sunday.
Tyrannosaurus rex most expensive dinosaur ever sold
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:37:52 GMT
The dinosaur skeleton, which roamed the planet 67 million years ago, was sold by Sotheby's in New York.
Southport victim's dad accuses ambulance staff of breaching trust
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:17:10 GMT
North West Ambulance Service is investigating whether staff inappropriately accessed medical records.
Writer E Jean Carroll receives $5m in damages from Trump over sexual abuse and defamation case
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:07:42 GMT
The president had sought to delay the payment as he tried to persuade the Supreme Court to overturn the judgement.
'If we die, we die together': Wife of man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane speaks of ordeal
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:49:42 GMT
Svetlana Grković told Serbian media that her husband is "seriously injured and in shock".
Public to be told how to prepare for cyber-attack and weather emergencies
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:30:23 GMT
The government provides an update on its national resilience plans "should the worst ever happen".
MPs expected to approve long-delayed Hillsborough Law
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:56:48 GMT
The legislation has returned to the Commons in Sir Keir Starmer's final days as prime minister.
