NHS to reward people who walk 30 minutes a day
Posted on Thursday July 02, 2026

The "marathon a month" scheme, developed with former Olympic medallist Sir Brendan Foster, will launch early next year.

On the Strait of Hormuz, BBC finds seized ships and shark fishermen as uneasy calm returns
Posted on Thursday July 02, 2026

The BBC travels to the city of Bandar Abbas - the first international journalists to visit the Iranian side of the strait.

Burnham says there is some room for movement on tax
Posted on Friday July 03, 2026

But the likely next PM says he will stick to Labour's pledges to not raise VAT, income tax or national insurance.

France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather
Posted on Friday July 03, 2026

Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days.

Taylor Swift's rumoured wedding celebrations begin with star-studded New York event
Posted on Friday July 03, 2026

Actress Lena Dunham, model Gigi Hadid and longtime music collaborator Jack Antonoff were spotted in formal attire near Madison Square Garden.