News 23/06/26

Sir Keir Starmer met Andy Burnham for talks on Tuesday to ensure an orderly transition of power after announcing he is standing down as prime minister.

It is the first time they have met since Burnham won last week’s Makerfield by election. Sir Keir has authorised access talks with civil servants for prospective leadership candidates. Burnham remains the only candidate to emerge so far.

Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready for peace talks with Ukraine after strikes on infrastructure led to fuel shortages.

Attacks on oil refineries have doubled since the start of 2026, including a major strike hitting a Moscow refinery last week. Mr Putin described the strikes as a ploy to destabilise society, but says Russia is ready for peace talks based on previous meetings in Istanbul.

Nineteen people have been injured after a bus overturned following a crash in south west Wales.

Emergency services were called to the A484 near Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire at around twenty past twelve on Tuesday. Thirteen casualties were discharged at the scene, and a further six people were taken to hospital. None of the injuries are believed to be life threatening.

An area of Kidwells Park in Maidenhead has been closed off by police following reports of a sudden death.

Officers were called to the Berkshire park today after a report from a member of the public. Police remain at the scene, but the death is not being treated as suspicious, and a file is being prepared for the coroner.

Britain’s biggest train operator has warned passengers not to travel tomorrow or Thursday unless it is absolutely necessary.

Govia Thameslink Railway, which was recently nationalised, will run fewer services due to safety speed restrictions and warns of short-notice cancellations. There will be no Gatwick Express from early afternoon on both days, though passengers can still reach the airport using alternative Southern and Thameslink services.

The head of Europe’s airports trade body says concerns over the region’s new digital border control system are keeping industry bosses awake at night.

The Entry-Exit System requires travellers from outside the European Union to register biometric information upon entry. Although working well in some countries, the system has been blamed for causing significant delays at numerous airports, leaving some passengers missing flights entirely.

A murder investigation has been launched after a fourteen year old girl was found dead in South Wales.

Named by police only as Lily, her body was discovered in the Duffryn Park area of Blaina on Monday night. She had been reported missing and was last seen wearing a long black dress on the high street at around ten to seven on Saturday evening.

The former chief executive of the Scottish National Party has been jailed for five years and three months for embezzling more than £400,000 of party funds.

Peter Murrell purchased a variety of personal items with the illicit finances, ranging from a motorhome to a luxury fountain pen and video games. The 61 year old pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh.

A class action lawsuit which could entitle millions in the United Kingdom to a share of a three billion pound claim against Apple is set to proceed to trial.

Consumer group Which? accuses the tech giant of trapping users into its cloud service. Around forty million iCloud customers could be entitled to roughly £77 each if successful. Apple has called the claims completely unfounded and plans to appeal.

The Competition and Markets Authority has ordered ticket resale site StubHub to pay out over hidden fees.

The platform must refund more than 50,000 customers a total of £590,000 , with the average payout amounting to £10 per transaction. StubHub has also been fined close to £900,000  for failing to display mandatory fees at the start of the sales process.

At least two senior Labour MPs are considering leadership bids to prevent Andy Burnham from becoming prime minister without a formal contest.

Former defence minister Al Carns and Chief Secretary Darren Jones are both weighing up challenges. Many MPs believe Burnham could take power by mid-July, following Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation on Monday, though others are uncomfortable with an untested candidate.

The first drug that can delay the onset of type one diabetes is being made available on the NHS in England and Wales.

Teplizumab, a form of immunotherapy, can give people three extra years before they develop symptoms and need lifelong insulin. The NHS medicines body described the decision as genuinely exciting, with hundreds of young people benefiting.

A ransom note sent after the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the eighty-four year old mother of US presenter Savannah Guthrie, claimed she had died.

The note, sent to news media days after the January kidnapping, included an apology from the suspects. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department stated that the active investigation into the incident remains ongoing.