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Wayve Uber wins first minicab licence for autonomous cabs from TfL but vehicles will have a safety driver (at first)The taxi app company Uber and the autonomous technology developer Wayve have been granted the first minicab licences in London, allowing them to offer self-driving taxi rides to paying customers – but with a human safety driver in place, for now.The companies said they would start trips in the UK “later this summer” before the full public launch. Continue reading...

• Chaos erupted in the Lok Sabha during the 2026 Parliament monsoon session as Opposition members sloganeered over a new anti-paper leak bill. • Rahul Gandhi appealed to the Speaker to restore order following a ruckus sparked by a remark calling someone an "idiot." • In the Rajya Sabha, Congress MP Praveen Chakravarthy moved a notice under Rule 267 to suspend business over a "misleading reply" from the Ministry of Jal Shakti regarding the Cauvery water dispute.

Rowan Williams and Mark Kermode join campaign against proposed cuts for arts and social sciencesLeading writers, broadcasters, academics and theologians have thrown their weight behind a campaign to save 150 jobs at the University of Exeter, amid growing outrage at a sector-wide hollowing out of the humanities.In excess of 21,000 people – and counting – have signed a petition railing against the proposed redundancies at Exeter, which are expected to disproportionately fall on the humanities, arts and social sciences for which the highly ranked Russell Group university is famed. Continue reading...

• Bloomberg Opinion columnist Andreas Kluth argues that the "America First" policy is rapidly evolving into "America Alone." • The commentary highlights how President Donald Trump is accelerating the process of alienating international allies and isolating the United States. • This shift matters as it signals a departure from traditional U.S. diplomacy and global leadership in favor of a more insular national strategy.

Crocodile Dundee was held up by the One Nation leader as an exemplar of ‘Australian monoculture’. Hoges had other ideasGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn one swift rhetorical blow, Crocodile Dundee has disarmed Pauline Hanson’s latest attack on multiculturalism.But his weapon of choice has left some scratching their heads. Continue reading...

A pair of debenture tickets changed hands this week for a sum far beyond the means of ordinary tennis fansLike many of us, Marcos Ortega enters the Wimbledon public ticket ballot every year in the hope of seeing some championship tennis. In seven straight years of trying, however, he has never got lucky. So he was delighted – initially, at least – to learn there was a way to secure a ticket for every game played on Centre Court.But Ortega’s hopeful delight quickly turned to anger when he discovered that it would cost him £293,000. Continue reading...

• Presenter Jeremy Clarkson has issued a public plea for people to get checked for cancer, sharing his own health struggles to raise awareness. • Clarkson's diagnosis follows a series of health issues, including a heart procedure involving two stents and a bout of pneumonia that led him to quit smoking. • To further the cause, he has met with public figures, including former Prime Minister David Cameron, to discuss and share their personal experiences with the disease.