BISON: “.. So the Iran war is back on, and it's like we're in March - except a TACO has already been tried and failed, and SPRs and commercial inventories are depleted.” www.bisoninsights.info

The prosecution of these malignant actors should be quite interesting. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“The mounting level of US government debt, on track for $40 trillion courtesy of this summer’s “big beautiful bill,” risks a tectonic crash for the US economy” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Rolling the pitch and scapegoating, www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Upton Lovell G2a: Ancient DNA analysis reveals Wiltshire’s Upton Lovell Shaman was a woman. Full details (and the correct barrow this time) on our page. This early Bronze Age bowl barrow, now levelled produced one of the most remarkable prehistoric burials in Wessex.

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Investors facing losses might need to reflect on the integrity of Wall Street actors that hyped SpaceX in the run up to the IPO. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo have reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, in what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record. Contact tracing remains a challenge, with coverage of those exposed still at 67%.

Oligarchy

A very unstable dotard. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Summer 2026 has been an extraordinary summer so far, with three distinct heatwaves, frequent temperatures into the mid-30s and its contrasts from north to south. But what are the consequences of these concurrent heatwaves? Find out more with Aidan in the Deep Dive

Brent above $85. European gas back over €50/MWh as Hormuz escalates again. A reminder: A fifth of global oil and LNG passes through that strait. Every heat pump, EV and electrified factory shrinks this exposure. Electrons made at home cannot be blockaded in a shipping lane.

This is a desperately poor look.

More winning for US Oil & Gas www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...

At a press conference on Thursday, the head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing, Laurence Taylor, said the threat from extreme-right wing terrorism was rising and had been a key driver of the decision to raise the national terror threat level from substantial to “severe” in May

High probability that future military, geopolitical & economic historians will devote no little text to the fiasco of #epicfury www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Amazing Ice Age art! The ‘Lady of Brassempouy’ is one of the earliest realistic representations of a human face! A tiny portrait head of a Paleolithic woman, skilfully sculpted from mammoth ivory some 28,0000 years ago! 📷 Musée d'Archéologie Nationale St Germain-en-Laye, Paris #Archaeology

NEW: Iran is refusing any arrangement that undermines Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz and is using force to maintain its control. (1/5) Iran Update Special Report, July 12, 2026: isw.pub/IranUpdate07...

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The Iranian regime are playing hardball. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More winning www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This might not be fantastic news for SpaceX investors. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The USA is in a really dark place.

Commendable effort by community volunteers to save and redistribute a staggering tonnage food leftover from an event. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

NEW: Iran is threatening the resumption of large-scale conflict by striking civilian vessels and the Gulf states to try to achieve permanent control over the Strait of Hormuz. More: isw.pub/IranUpdate07... Other Key Takeaways:

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Trump's capacity to undermine US endeavours is very impressive. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Heat stress, drought, flooding, wildfire emissions, along with air pollution, can affect health across Europe. A new Copernicus Health Hub article, based on the European State of the Climate 2025 report, explores how climate information can support public health preparedness. ⬇️

This is not good.

Wow, these ancient Egyptian linen tunics are 3,400 years-old! They belonged to Kha, who was the ‘director of works’ responsible for the design and construction of royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. 📷 Museo Egizio, Turin collezioni.museoegizio.it/en-GB/materi... #Archaeology

Your regular reminder that cryptocurrency does in fact have a use case and that use case is crime

American Dream update:

Russian desperation is approaching peak Orwellian output.

Something beautiful for the weekend! An extraordinary Acheulean handaxe knapped around a fossil shell c. 500,000-300,000 years ago! From West Tofts, Norfolk 📷 MAA Cambridge University collections.maa.cam.ac.uk/objects/4509... #Archaeology

It is no wonder governments have cut ties with Palantir. edition.cnn.com/2026/07/02/u...

Quelle surprise!

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Iran Update Special Report, July 1, 2026: Iran is pushing the United States to unfreeze a significant amount of Iranian financial assets and acknowledge Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz as part of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding. (1/3) Read the full report: isw.pub/IranUpdate07...

Global ocean temperatures reached a new record for this time of year. On 21 June, data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) & Copernicus Marine Service (CMEMS) showed daily sea surface temperatures above previous 2023 and 2024 levels. 🔗 climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-m... @ecmwf.int

👀 '$635m in royalties from a Trump meme coin that has plunged in value since he launched it days before taking office.' '$500m in income from World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency firm founded by his own sons and the children of his special envoy, Steve Witkoff.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

An antidote to feckless consumerism. #FIRE #financiallyindependentretireearly www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Grim www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Excavations produced the famous 'Szegvar idol' (also called the 'God of Szegvar' - pictured) - a seated clay figure holding a sickle, interpreted as a harvest deity or ancestral figure, now in the Mora Ferenc Museum in Szeged. 📷 Anne T More: http://www.megalithi...

A maritime body overseen by the U.S. Navy said a route through the Strait of Hormuz near Oman's shores is expanding to allow for both inbound and outbound traffic.

Today has been another record breaking day, with a new provisional June temperature record of 37.3°C recorded at Santon Downham this afternoon