France, Spain and Italy, have been hardest hit by the heatwave so far.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Karl Stefanovic podcast interview with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson removed from YouTube
Robinson says Pauline Hanson has ‘carried on fighting’ despite backlash in since-deleted episode of the Karl Stefanovic Show
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The Channel Nine TV presenter Karl Stefanovic has praised UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson’s “tenacity” and “courage” in his latest eponymous podcast episode, in which Robinson rails against “the media and the establishment”, Islam, multiculturalism and hate speech laws.
Stefanovic posted a clip on social media on Tuesday morning Australian time in which he is walking down a London street with his arm slung around Robinson, who has spearheaded recent nationalist demonstrations in the UK.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/23/karl-stefanovic-uk-far-right-tommy-robinson-podcast-video-ntwnfb
Monday, June 22, 2026
California drivers sue gas stations for allegedly using AI to inflate prices
Firms including BP and 7-Eleven accused of coordinating prices to ‘wring more money from pockets of consumers’
Gas station operators including BP, Circle K, Marathon, 7-Eleven, Walmart and Albertsons were sued on Monday by California drivers who accused them of using artificial intelligence to boost prices at the pump.
According to a proposed class action, the defendants violated California’s main antitrust law, the Cartwright Act, by using an AI-based tool that uses data from competing gas stations to “coordinate high prices and wring more money from the pockets of consumers”.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/22/california-gas-stations-ai-prices-lawsuit
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Planes were just 300ft apart in Boston airport near miss, expert says
FAA investigating incident involving Delta and American jets that forced Delta plane to abort landing attempt
A Delta jet was roughly 300ft (90 meters) from an American Airlines plane during a close call at Boston’s airport that forced the Delta aircraft to abort a weekend landing attempt, an aviation expert said on Sunday.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating the incident between two commercial flights that happened Saturday at Boston Logan international airport.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/21/boston-airport-planes-jets-close-call
Wowcher apologises for email referencing toddler crocodile attack
Company ‘extremely sorry’ for ‘unacceptable’ email urging customers to ‘Snap up these deals quicker than a croc can catch a kid!’
The discount voucher website Wowcher has apologised after appearing to make reference to a crocodile attack on a toddler at a zoo in an email promoting its offers.
A spokesperson for Wowcher said it was urgently reviewing its marketing content after the subject line of an email on Saturday urged customers to “Snap up these deals quicker than a croc can catch a kid!”
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/21/wowcher-apologises-for-email-referencing-toddler-crocodile-attack
Saturday, June 20, 2026
King Charles to publish personal tax bill in first for UK head of state
Buckingham Palace says move is intended to increase ‘clarity and accessibility’ of monarchy’s finances
King Charles will become the first head of state to reveal their personal tax bill in what the palace said was an attempt to enhance the transparency of royal finances.
Charles, 77, will publish his financial details as part of the royal household increasing the “clarity and accessibility” of the monarchy’s finances by producing a new report on the subject.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/20/king-charles-to-publish-personal-tax-bill-in-first-for-uk-head-of-state
Israeli strikes kill six people in Gaza including Al Jazeera cameraman, officials say
The Israeli military accused Ahmed Wishah of being a "Hamas sniper operative", without providing evidence.
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