UK #1 for the week ending 12 June. Taylor's seventh UK number one, this track from the Toy Story 5 soundtrack marks a return to her country roots. Written with Jack Antonoff and inspired by Jessie the cowgirl, it's already Apple Music's biggest country single of 2026. 🧢🤠
A Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch a batch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg's SLC-4E between 14:00–18:00 UTC today. This follows last week's historic IPO-day launch from Cape Canaveral (12 June), where SpaceX publicly traded on the Nasdaq for the first time.
NASA announced the Artemis III crew last week, targeting a 2027 lunar landing. This will be the first crewed Moon landing since Apollo 17.
New research suggests Venus' unusual retrograde spin was triggered by a high-velocity, Moon-sized impactor early in its history.
Anthropic has "abruptly disabled" its most advanced AI models — Fable 5 and Mythos 5 — for all users after a US government directive ordered it to suspend access for foreign nationals over national security concerns. The IPO-bound company said the order cited a potential jailbreak risk and that it's working to restore access. The Pentagon backed the move, calling national security "more important than pre-IPO valuation."
Olivia Rodrigo's latest single "stupid song" from her album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love (released 12 June) is currently trending as the song of the day across streaming platforms.
The June 2026 edition of FarmingUK Magazine highlights a new £30M wildlife habitat fund that farmers will help deliver, alongside the ongoing debate over whether food security should now take priority over net zero targets.
Improved Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) options have been announced in Parliament, designed to reward farmers for environmental land management while maintaining food production. MPs also debated the personal allowance for state pensioners today.
Poultry exhibitors are making a welcome return to agricultural shows after years of disruption from bird flu outbreaks.
Roy Hattersley, who served as Labour's deputy leader under Neil Kinnock and as a cabinet minister under Jim Callaghan and Harold Wilson, died on Sunday aged 93. Sir Keir Starmer called him "a giant of the Labour movement." Hattersley was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964 to 1997 and was made a life peer in 1993.
The pivotal Makerfield by-election on 18 June will see Andy Burnham (Labour), the "King of the North," attempting to return to Parliament. Burnham is favourite (1/5 with bookies), but Reform UK posters outnumber his 2:1 on the ground and voters express deep frustration with Labour. The result could trigger a Labour leadership challenge against Keir Starmer.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is in the UK for talks at Downing Street with top European allies as the war continues.
A new WHO report (4 June) highlights that unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths every year, with young children at highest risk. The report urges stronger food safety systems globally.
Malvan, a new Goan restaurant, and Forno d'Oro, serving pedigree Neapolitan pizza, headline the latest New York restaurant openings.
Joe said, "Know what, Charlie? I killed 5 flies yesterday — 3 males and 2 females."
"How could you tell them apart, Joe?" asked Charlie.
"Easy — three were on a beer bottle, two were on the phone." 🪰🍺📞
The 52nd G7 summit kicks off today in the French Alpine resort of Évian, chaired by Emmanuel Macron. Trump departed Sunday night to attend amid ongoing tensions over tariffs and Iran. Brazil and Kenya are invited as guest nations, and Syria will participate for the first time since the group's founding in 1975.
Major agreements have been reached and the Strait of Hormuz has reopened, according to reports, signalling a potential de-escalation in regional tensions affecting global energy markets.
President Trump signed the Secure America Act on Friday 12 June, a major piece of legislation from the White House.
🗳️ 18 June — Makerfield by-election: Andy Burnham's bid to return to Parliament
🌍 15–17 June — G7 Summit in Évian, France
🌙 17 June — Moon occults Venus in daytime for North America
🏉 FIFA World Cup 2026 continues
🎮 17–20 June — VivaTech Innovation Conference, Paris