BBC News:
| What is the summer solstice and why is it the longest day of the year? | Tue 16th Jun 2026 08:03 BST |
This year the summer solstice takes place on 21 June, marking the start of the season on the astronomical calendar. | |
| Don't panic - sextortion scammers have no hold over you | Tue 16th Jun 2026 06:32 BST |
Alan Irwin fell victim to an attempted sextortion scam after a man he met through a dating app threatened to send an intimate video of him to his friends and family. | |
| I might have avoided ovarian cancer if I lived in England not Wales | Tue 16th Jun 2026 05:56 BST |
Heather Morgan's postcode meant she was ineligible for a test that could have revealed her risk. | |
| Murdered teen's father welcomes social media ban | Tue 16th Jun 2026 16:45 BST |
Stuart Stephens says his son, Olly, would still be alive if a social media ban had been in place sooner. | |
| Donaldson sex abuse allegations cannot be 'brushed under the carpet any longer', jury told | Tue 16th Jun 2026 17:05 BST |
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former Democratic Unionist Party leader, is on trial for 18 sex abuse charges, including one count of rape, all of which he denies. | |
| Two jailed for gangland firebombing 'ordered by boss in Dubai' | Tue 16th Jun 2026 14:09 BST |
Richard Ordish and Kurtis Young admitted the attack which wrecked a semi-detached property in Edinburgh. | |


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