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.
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 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.
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.
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 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 Guardian
Britain's grid operator issues another heatwave alert, asking generators for extra juice as Europe sizzles and French nuclear reactors get too hot to handle.
BBC Business
New crash tests reveal that minor EV prangs can lead to £4,000 repair bills and write-offs, thanks to glued-together components and expensive batteries - but manufacturers are slowly learning to make them fixable.
The Guardian
Europe's heatwave kills toddlers and causes drownings, school closures, and festival cancellations - because climate change is the gift that keeps on giving.
BBC Business
Oil prices have fallen back to pre-war levels after the US and Iran signed a framework deal, but drivers shouldn't pop the champagne just yet - prices are still higher than before the conflict, and the Strait of Hormuz isn't exactly a superhighway…
ZDNet
A tech writer uses a $16 solar panel to keep a security camera charged indefinitely, proving the sun is still a reliable energy source despite its lack of marketing budget.
The Guardian Europe
Labour hints at taxing billionaires, because watching Elon Musk's fortune rocket skyward while the rest of us pay higher rates is getting old.
The Guardian
A four-year study of 62,000 criminal incidents in England finds that drug diversion schemes cut reoffending by a third compared to prosecution, but police still prefer the old-fashioned way of doing nothing useful.
BBC Business
UK household debt to utilities tops £7bn, but most struggling customers are blissfully unaware of available support, because regulators have mastered the art of silent assistance.
The Good Times
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