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'I thought he was going to hit me,' OpenAI co-founder says of Musk

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 07:10
OpenAI president Greg Brockman spoke during the second week of a month-long trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman.

Catherine to return to overseas visits with Italy trip

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 06:49
The Princess of Wales will go to Italy next week on her first official overseas engagement for more than three years.

Child protection workers stood down after alleged murder of Australian girl

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 06:48
The 5-year-old was found dead five days after she went missing from an Aboriginal town camp in Alice Springs.

Watch: The Lebanese neighbourhoods shattered by Israel's ten minute bombing raid

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 06:39
The BBC’s Nawal Al-Maghafi has been piecing together what happened on 8 April 2026, after one of the deadliest chapters in the country’s recent history.

Watch: BBC traces how huge wave of Israeli strikes brought chaos to Lebanon

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 06:39
The BBC’s Nawal Al-Maghafi has been piecing together what happened on 8 April 2026, after one of the deadliest chapters in the country’s recent history.

Bryson DeChambeau to focus on YouTube if LIV Golf fails

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 06:22
Bryson DeChambeau says he will focus on growing his YouTube channel and only "play tournaments that want me" if LIV Golf does not survive.

DeChambeau to focus on YouTube if LIV Golf fails

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 06:22
Bryson DeChambeau says he will focus on growing his YouTube channel and only "play tournaments that want me" if LIV Golf does not survive.

How Ipswich Town's promotion to Premier League could help club and county

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 05:54
The Blues' promotion to the Premier League could boost the team's chances and Suffolk's prosperity.

Chelsea owners face moment of reckoning amid fan backlash

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 05:49
The moment of reckoning has arrived for Chelsea's BlueCo ownership, which is now the target of an increasingly angry fanbase.

Four-acre traveller site 'illegally built at weekend'

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 05:42
Residents describe how a field in their village was rapidly concreted over within four days.

Smaller balls for women's rugby 'worst decision ever'

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 05:36
England fly-half Zoe Harrison says the introduction of smaller balls for this autumn's WXV Global Series is "the worst decision someone has ever made".

Where do Bayern's prolific trio rank in greatest front threes ever?

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 05:19
Bayern Munich's attack of Harry Kane, Luis Diaz and Michael Olise has hit 100 goals this season. With the second leg of the Champions League semi-final with PSG coming up, BBC Sport compares the two front threes.

Removing 30% of my penis saved my life – this is why I let the surgery be filmed

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 05:17
Alastair Munro's surgery features on the series Surgeons: At the Edge of Life on BBC Two on Wednesday.

Widow of footballer Joe Thompson pregnant with his child after IVF

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 05:10
Chantelle Thompson, who already has two children with the late footballer, says it is "bittersweet but beautiful news".

To stay or risk the 'Road of Death' - Ukrainian civilians trapped in frontline city

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 04:53
People in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky say they have been cut off from fresh supplies of food or medicine for months.

Oil prices ease as US pauses Project Freedom to seek deal with Iran

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 03:05
President Donald Trump raised hopes of an agreement between the US and Iran after days of escalation.

What we know about Trump's 'Project Freedom' in Strait of Hormuz

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 02:23
What does the operation entail and could it lead to a resumption of hostilities?

IS families in Syria have booked tickets home to Australia, minister says

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 01:47
The four women and nine children with links to Islamic State have spent years in a Syrian camp.

Oil prices ease as US pauses Project Freedom to seek deal with Iran

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 01:47
President Donald Trump raised hopes of an agreement between the US and Iran after days of escalation.

Campaigning sprint finish ahead of elections around Britain tomorrow

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 00:15
A mesmerising mix of results are expected after candidates make their final pitches, our political editor writes.

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