WORLDThe Papers: 'Labour risking 'lost generation' and 'Britain's gone balmy!'Several of Thursday's front pages lead with a new report about unemployment among young people and rising heating bills.BBC News·May 28, 2026
WORLDGoogle engineer charged with insider trading after making $1.2M on PolymarketAccording to the complaint, a Google engineer risked over $2.7 million on wagers related to Google's 2025 Year in Search campaign.TechCrunch·May 28, 2026
WORLDUganda closes border with DRC in an effort to contain Ebola outbreakUganda has closed its border with neighbouring DR Congo for four weeks in an effort to contain an Ebola outbreak.Al Jazeera·May 28, 2026
WORLDUS returns Palestinian rights expert Francesca Albanese to sanctions listTrump administration has sought to pressure international officials who scrutinise reported abuses by Israeli forces.Al Jazeera·May 28, 2026
WORLDIran war live: US strikes Iranian site; Kuwait targeted by missiles, dronesKuwait's military says air defences are battling 'hostile' missiles and drones, as alarms sound across the country.Al Jazeera·May 28, 2026
WORLDBirmingham City Council fines itself £472,000 for Clean Air Zone breachesOne in eight of the council's fleet vehicles still break its own Clean Air Zone requirements.BBC News·May 27, 2026
WORLDFormer CIA chief Petraeus says drone swarms are the next danger — and growth opportunityUnmanned systems will be one of the biggest security threats and structural growth opportunities in defense over the next decade: David PetraeusCNBC·May 27, 2026
WORLDAn unhealthy focus on sex - Married at First Sight UK insiders on show's 'toxic' cultureFresh revelations come after two women told the BBC they had been raped on the Channel 4 reality show.BBC News·May 27, 2026
WORLDUK's rudest chalk figure gets a glow-up to stop it fading in the rainNational Trust staff and volunteers will apply 17 tonnes of fresh chalk to the outline of the famous figure.BBC News·May 27, 2026
WORLDConference League win caps 12 glorious months for Crystal Palace boss GlasnerCrystal Palace's Conference League victory comes at the end of a remarkable 12-month period of success under departing boss Oliver Glasner.BBC News·May 27, 2026
WORLDA Google employee allegedly used inside information to win $1.2 million on PolymarketFederal prosecutors charged a Google employee with fraud after he allegedly made $1.2 million on Polymarket bets related to Search-related trends in 2025, as reported earlier by ABC News. In their now-unsealed complaint, prosecutors allege that Michele Spagnuolo "knew the outcome of these wagers befThe Verge·May 27, 2026
WORLDGirl tells BBC she is 'scared to go out' after teenage rapists spared jail timeShe told BBC Newsnight she was living in fear after the attack by teenage boys, whose sentences are being reviewed.BBC News·May 27, 2026
