The Guardian Europe
Experts say the key to flood-proofing your home is self-closing airbricks, flood tape, and a deflated football - because nothing says 'climate resilience' like a toilet full of sports equipment.
BBC Politics
Argentina's president revives the Falklands claim with a history lesson, sanctions, and a hope that Trump's 'Don-roe Doctrine' outranks the 'Special Relationship'.
The Guardian
This summer's split-screen of European heatwaves and Nepalese floods shows climate chaos doesn't discriminate - only our disaster budgets do.
BBC Politics
Ofgem raises the energy price cap by 4% to a three-year high, because winter wasn't already expensive enough.
BBC Business
Iran-linked hackers reportedly shut down a UK power plant for four days, and the government is now advising power companies to maybe, perhaps, consider cybersecurity.
ScienceDaily
A food preservative is now implicated in a worrying spike in UK suicides, with young people and men hit hardest - because of course the internet had to be involved.
BBC Business
The UK government, bowing to car maker pressure, considers cutting EV sales targets - because who needs climate goals when you have jobs?
BBC Health
UK hospitals see a surge in child e-scooter injuries, with no laws to stop it - because turbo mode and zero helmet rules are a great combo.
The Verge
Microsoft's Xbox prices are getting a hefty workout, with EU and UK buyers facing up to €200 or £170 more, because AI's chip cravings have to be paid for somehow.
The Guardian Europe
Couples reveal their separate spending diaries, leading to shock, defensiveness, and the occasional '£5,800 on beauty? That's a lot of Botox.'
The Guardian
Great Britain's solar installations hit a 15-year high as households finally realize fossil fuels are pricey and bad; balcony panels next.
The Guardian Europe
UK regulators raid five companies accused of spamming 170m texts about car finance claims, seizing laptops and reminding the public they can complain for free.
The Guardian Europe
Andy Burnham's lifelong quest to be liked collides with his transformative ambitions - can the new PM charm his way through a divided nation?
TechCrunch
Vietnam proposes turning kids into social media lurkers, while a global wave of bans from Australia to the UK aims to protect youth by restricting access - because nothing says 'safe' like being seen and not heard.
The Guardian
Wildfires are getting so bad that firefighters now have to triage like ER doctors, and even the UK is learning what 'unprecedented' actually means.
BBC Business
The UK's competition regulator is investigating Euro Car Parks for fining drivers queuing at petrol stations, as part of a broader crackdown on parking ticket practices that have more than doubled in six years.
The Guardian
UK MPs propose banning fast food near schools and junk food ads, urging supermarkets to showcase produce and mandate health labels, all to combat a £74bn obesity crisis.
The Guardian
UK grid operator calls in lawyers after whistleblower claims staff were told to cover up blackout risks during a heatwave, because nothing says 'reliable energy' like hiding the evidence.
The Guardian
UK workers swelter while the government has rules for cold but not hot - Green MP Spencer aims to fix that, because apparently ovens in bakeries are a valid excuse.
The Guardian
England and Wales continue to bake as Met Office confirms heatwave will persist, because the weather has apparently decided to make a point about climate change.
The Good Times
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