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What is the summer solstice and why is it the longest day of the year?Tue 16th Jun 2026 08:03 BST
What is the summer solstice and why is it the longest day of the year?

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 youTue 16th Jun 2026 06:32 BST
Don't panic - sextortion scammers have no hold over you

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 WalesTue 16th Jun 2026 05:56 BST
I might have avoided ovarian cancer if I lived in England not Wales

Heather Morgan's postcode meant she was ineligible for a test that could have revealed her risk.

Murdered teen's father welcomes social media banTue 16th Jun 2026 16:45 BST
Murdered teen's father welcomes social media ban

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
Donaldson sex abuse allegations cannot be 'brushed under the carpet any longer', jury told

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
Two jailed for gangland firebombing 'ordered by boss in Dubai'

Richard Ordish and Kurtis Young admitted the attack which wrecked a semi-detached property in Edinburgh.

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