Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory National Service (www.bbc.co.uk)
Water firms ask for bill rises of between 24% and 91% (www.bbc.co.uk)
Rishi Sunak announces 4 July general election (www.bbc.co.uk)
Plan to ban sex education for children under nine (www.bbc.co.uk)
Rishi Sunak announces UK general election for Thursday 4 July (www.bbc.co.uk)
Diane Abbott readmitted as Labour MP after race row probe (www.bbc.co.uk)
Israeli tank fire kills five IDF soldiers in north Gaza (www.bbc.co.uk)
The reported friendly-fire incident in Jabalia is one of the deadliest since the war began....
This aggression will not stand, man. (www.bbc.co.uk)
Steve Buscemi punched while walking street in New York....
Nigel Farage to run as Reform UK candidate in Clacton (www.bbc.co.uk)
Nigel Farage has announced he will run as Reform UK’s candidate in Clacton, after previously saying he would not stand in July’s general election....
Pope clears way for 'God's influencer' to become a saint (www.bbc.co.uk)
Corbyn confirms he will stand against Labour (www.bbc.co.uk)
VAR: Premier League clubs to vote on whether to scrap video assistant referees - BBC Sport (www.bbc.co.uk)
Oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please… 🤞🤞🤞
Would a 1.40pm Friday finish stop teachers quitting? - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
They really wanna do everything except pay them properly. Teachers, doctors and nurses should be getting paid like bankers.
David McBride: Australian army whistleblower jailed for leaking documents (www.bbc.co.uk)
David McBride is the first Australian to be jailed over the war crimes allegations his disclosure helped expose....
Joost Klein: Dutch contestant disqualified from Eurovision Song Contest (www.bbc.co.uk)
The singer, Joost Klein, had been among the favourites to win the contest in Malmö, Sweden....
General election: Tories announce 'Triple Lock Plus' pension allowance (www.bbc.co.uk)
UK ban on selling arms to Israel would strengthen Hamas, says Cameron - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
This rhetoric is exhausting.
Snow in June on Scotland's mountains as Arctic air sweeps in (www.bbc.co.uk)
What happens when councils take control of buses? (www.bbc.co.uk)
Homeless sent out of Edinburgh to make room for Taylor Swift fans (www.bbc.co.uk)
Pilot dies after Spitfire crash in Lincolnshire field (www.bbc.co.uk)
Baltimore bridge blown up in controlled demolition (www.bbc.co.uk)
An explosion blasted away debris trapping a cargo ship in the Patapsco River....
Long Covid course is ‘exploiting people’, says ex-GB rower (www.bbc.co.uk)
For mainstream news about long covid and ME see here
Mothers of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA allege 'abuse' (www.bbc.co.uk)
The two spoke out in an interview on behalf of their daughters, whom they say are silenced by NDAs....