Week 12, 2026 Review: Cost of Living, Global Affairs and UK Politics

UK insists Britain is safe from Iranian missiles as Israel accused of exaggerating threat Independent • International Newcastle's Barnes set to replace Eze in England squad BBC • Health & Safety Legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg slams notion of overseas Super Bowl: 'Convention of Americana' Fox News • Tech Entertainment The economy has a Strait of Hormuz deadline for Trump: Two weeks CNBC • Tech Entertainment Israel Orders Military to Intensify Demolitions in Southern Lebanon NY Times • International This Corvette’s a Hybrid, but It’s Built for Raw Power, Not Efficiency NY Times Business • Other ICE officers set to deploy to airports as delays mount, border czar Homan confirms NPR • Business Comic Relief helps fund free school uniform charity BBC Business • Other Manchester City stun Arsenal to win Carabao Cup final Sky News • Other Joe Kent says he wants Trump to hear MAGA opposition to Iran war Washington Post • Business UK inflation steady but experts warn of cost-of-living ‘twist’ in months ahead Independent Business • Economy Campaign groups rail against Palantir, but the UK contracts keep coming Guardian Business • Business CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era NPR Business • Breaking News Morgan McSweeney’s missing phone prompts accusations of a ‘cover-up’ over Mandelson probe Independent • UK Politics Meningitis cases reduced in Kent outbreak BBC • UK Crime NHL writer, 3 children die in Minnesota house fire, officials say Fox News • Weather & Disasters ICE agents will be deployed to U.S. airports on Monday: Homan CNBC • Business ICE to Help TSA at Airports Amid Partial Shutdown, Trump’s Border Czar Says NY Times • Immigration As War Disrupts India’s Gulf Ties, Economy Faces ‘New Broadside’ NY Times Business • Other This lab that's determined to discover new drugs isn't where you might expect NPR • Tech Entertainment 'Without food charity, we might not eat' BBC Business • Other Starmer to chair COBRA meeting over Iran war's impact on the economy, Sky News understands Sky News • UK Politics The CDC’s next chief will face thorny vaccine politics. Here are 3 potential picks. Washington Post • Business Household energy bills to jump by £332 a year in July, latest forecasts show Independent Business • UK Politics Child labor violations rise in US – as Republicans still roll back protections Guardian Business • Cost of Living Federal Reserve holds benchmark interest rate steady amid wartime uncertainty NPR Business • Economy Northern Lights to appear in UK tonight: When and where to watch Independent • Other No assessment Iran could strike London, UK minister says BBC • International Schumer knocks Trump on Iran, plan to send ICE to airports: 'Asking for trouble' Fox News • US Politics Companies are doing more with less in AI era. Workers can take advantage CNBC • Tech Entertainment Italy’s Leader Wants to Change the Constitution. Italians Don’t Get It. NY Times • Health & Safety A Window Into the Lives of New York City Renters NY Times Business • Breaking News An orthopedic surgeon explains the hand injury that has many MLB players on the bench NPR • Health & Safety Hargreaves Lansdown says IT issues which affected thousands are over BBC Business • Other Pub bans children, claiming 'entitled parents' don't know how to look after them Sky News • Cost of Living Trump continues to target Robert Mueller after his death Washington Post • International Stocks end week in red as Brent price retreats Independent Business • Business Iran says it will ‘irreversibly destroy’ Middle East infrastructure if US attacks energy sites Guardian Business • International What the release of 150 million barrels of oil means for reserve sites in Texas NPR Business • Other Woman, 27, charged with murder after man found unresponsive in park Independent • Crime & Justice 'Impossible for him to stay' - what next for Tudor and Tottenham? BBC • UK Politics Brooks Koepka runs to comfort young girl hit by golf cart during his Valspar Championship Fox News • Other When it comes to private credit, 'some caution is reasonable,' advisor says. What to know CNBC • Other The Supreme Court Could Make it Harder to Vote by Mail in the Midterms NY Times • US Politics Should I Tell My Employee I Think He Has ADHD? NY Times Business • Tech Entertainment She cared for her mother for 14 years. She says she'd do it all over again NPR • Health & Safety Trump-backed television merger moves forward BBC Business • Business Teacher who repeatedly told pupil 'I love you' struck off Sky News • Business Senate rejects Trump-backed measure to ban trans athletes in female sports Washington Post • US Politics UK inflation steady pre-Iran war but cost-of-living ‘hump’ on horizon Independent Business • Economy