UK car registrations rose 7% in May 2026 to a post-Covid high, fuelled by Chinese EV brands BYD and Chery alongside a 45% Tesla surge.

The UN Security Council convenes an emergency session as violence escalates between Israeli forces and Hezbollah along Lebanon's Blue Line.

Amazon is rolling out its under-30-minute delivery service to Manchester and Birmingham while launching same-day fresh groceries in London.

Escalating conflicts across DRC, Darfur, Gaza, and Nicaragua continue to endanger civilians and obstruct critical humanitarian operations.

Trump invokes the Defense Production Act to direct $700M toward coal power plants in Alaska and West Virginia, calling it 'clean, beautiful coal'.

Despite a ceasefire, Lebanon's crisis continues to devastate women and girls. UNFPA warns of rising violence, displacement, and collapsed healthcare.

Disgraced financier Lex Greensill has been banned from directing UK companies for nine years following the 2021 collapse of Greensill Capital.

UN human rights office warns that Gaza's police and civil servants face deadly Israeli drone and airstrikes, threatening peace and reconstruction.

SpaceX targets a $75bn IPO on June 12, potentially giving it a $1.77tn valuation and making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire.

WHO Director-General says the DRC Ebola outbreak is showing signs of progress, but warns of ongoing challenges in testing, surveillance, and vaccine efforts.

A water company has been fined £1.8m after a parasite outbreak caused over 140 cases of illness and hospitalised four people in Devon.

Kyrgyzstan makes history by securing a seat on the UN Security Council alongside Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe.