Starbucks staff must work in the office four days a week
The coffees shop firm is offering one-time payments to staff who decide to leave rather than comply.
The Papers: ‘Killer aristocrat’ and Trump’s ‘warning to Putin’
Tuesday’s papers focus on Trump’s push to end the war in Ukraine and the conviction of Constance Marten.
World’s biggest human imaging project scans its 100,000th volunteer
UK Biobank scientists say the human body can be studied in greater detail than ever thanks to people like Steve.
New AI voice tool trained to copy British regional accents
A UK company says it is better at reproducing a range of accents compared with US or Chinese rivals.
Australia skittle Windies for 27 – lowest Test total for 70 years
Australia bowl out West Indies for just 27 – the second lowest score in Test history, and the worst since 1955 – to complete a 176-run win.
UK to start processing Syrian asylum claims again
Decisions were paused more than seven months ago, following the fall of the Assad regime.
John Torode says allegation he used racist language upheld in MasterChef report
The TV presenter said he had “no recollection” of any of it, adding: “I do not believe that it happened.”
Post Office could be owned by its postmasters, government says
The service could be turned into an employee-owned business, under options set out by the government.
Trump threatens Russia with tariffs while unveiling Ukraine weapons plan
Under the new plan, the US will sell weapons to Nato countries who will send them to Ukraine.
Reddit starts verifying ages of users in the UK
The platform will bring in the measures from 14 July to stop under-18s looking at “certain mature content”.