Investigative journalist and broadcaster Roger Cook dies aged 83 15. June 2026 (11:23) In a career spanning five decades, he was best known for the ITV current affairs programme The Cook Report The investigative journalist Roger Cook, best known for the current affairs programme The Cook Report, has died aged 83, his family said in a statement.A statement from ITV on Monday said: “In a career spanning an incredible five decades, Roger Cook’s ground-breaking approach to investigative journalism made him one of broadcasting’s most trusted and respected figures. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Indian outrage over US killing of sailors mounts as leaders attend G7 summit 15. June 2026 (11:00) Relations at lowest ebb in years after Washington refuses to apologise for deaths in strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – live updatesFury has continued to mount in India over the US’s refusal to apologise for the deaths of Indian sailors killed in strikes in the strait of Hormuz, further straining relations between the two countries as their leaders meet at the G7 summit in France this week.Last week, three Indian seafarers, who were working on board commercial oil tankers, were killed when the US launched missile strikes on the vessel as it sailed through the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Weather tracker: Saharan heat to send temperatures soaring across Europe 15. June 2026 (10:34) Heatwave conditions build over much of continent, while mild start to winter continues in parts of AustraliaHot weather is expected across Europe this week as heatwave conditions build over large swathes of the continent.A mass of hot air from the Sahara has settled over the Iberian peninsula and spread into southern and western France, pushing temperatures widely into the low- and mid-30s celsius. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Andrew Hastie compares AI to cold-war nuclear arms race and warns Australia may fall behind 15. June 2026 (10:30) Liberal MP says Australia risks sovereignty and strategic independence being ‘constrained by the AI superpowers reshaping the global order’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberal MP Andrew Hastie says Australia should dramatically scale up investment in artificial intelligence to preserve strategic independence and warns the country risks being “a supplicant state” tethered to the US in an era of possible hot conflict with China.In a major address to Liberal members in Sydney on Monday night, the shadow minister for industry and sovereign capability likened the development of AI to the nuclear arms race of the cold-war era and proposed Australia position itself as a technology hub in the southern hemisphere. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Mike Ashley’s Frasers follows Hugo Boss bid with offer for Australia’s Accent 15. June 2026 (10:02) UK billionaire’s fashion group offers £166m for takeover of 77.1% of shares in shoe firm it does not already ownBusiness live – latest updatesThe retail billionaire Mike Ashley has launched his second takeover bid in a week, attempting to snap up Australian footwear business Accent Group, days after announcing a tilt at Hugo Boss.Ashley’s Frasers Group, which already owns the biggest single stake in Accent at 22.9%, said it will offer 65 Australian cents (34p) a share for the remainder of the business, at the same level as its closing price on Friday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Social media to be banned in UK for under-16s, Starmer announces 15. June 2026 (09:48) UK prime minister says move will bring ‘real change for our children’ amid growing concerns over harmful online contentUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesAccess to social media will be banned in the UK for users under 16, Keir Starmer has announced, in what he described as “real change for our children and our future”.“Social media is making children unhappy, it’s making it easier for bullies to harass and abuse them, and it could even be harming their mental health,” he said, setting out plans briefed over the weekend, which will go further than a pioneering ban in Australia. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Son of Norway’s crown princess convicted of rape and sentenced to four years in prison 15. June 2026 (09:24) Marius Borg Høiby found guilty of two counts of rape, one count of domestic violence and other crimesMarius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s crown princess, has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of several offences, including two counts of rape. He was also sentenced to a two-year restraining order against one of his victims.The verdict was handed down by the Oslo district court on Monday morning, nearly three months since Høiby’s closely watched six-week trial. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia’s Sigma drops out of talks to buy UK’s Boots 15. June 2026 (08:52) End of discussions on takeover estimated at $10bn extends uncertainty for 177-year-old British chainBusiness live – latest updatesThe Australian pharmaceutical group Sigma Healthcare has dropped its pursuit of the UK retail chain Boots, abandoning a takeover estimated to be worth $10bn (£7bn).Sigma, a wholesaler and retailer, said on Monday that a deal to by the high street pharmacy business – which has 1,800 UK stores – would not meet its strategic and capital investment objectives. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Oil prices tumble amid hopes strait of Hormuz will soon reopen 15. June 2026 (08:33) Donald Trump posts ‘Let the oil flow’ as US-Iran peace deal sparks immediate drop for Brent crudeMiddle East crisis: live updatesPeace deal between US and Iran announced, with strait of Hormuz expected to reopenWhat do we know about the US-Iran peace deal – and what questions remain?Global oil prices have tumbled amid fresh hopes that a US-Iran peace deal may end the greatest energy supply crisis in the history of the market.The price of Brent crude dropped 4% to below $84 (£62) a barrel as the new trading week began in financial centres across Asia-Pacific, amid optimism that the strait of Hormuz could reopen shortly and bring a return of Gulf oil exports to the market. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Photographer Don McCullin to focus on Vietnam for his final book 15. June 2026 (08:00) Exclusive: The work will feature some of the photographer’s most powerful images from his 70-year careerAfter more than seven decades of covering conflicts around the world, Don McCullin will return to Vietnam and his best-known images for his final book.The photographer, who got his start aged 23 when his image of a gang in Finsbury Park was published in the Observer, has decided to revisit the war and his 12-day stint with US marines during the battle of Hue in 1968. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
