HMS Dragon departs UK for eastern Mediterranean
The Type 45 destroyer's main role will be protecting RAF Akrotiri, which was hit with an Iranian-made drone.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0k1yyg475ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Calls grow for Reeves to ditch fuel tax hike over Iran
Reform UK has set out further detail of how it would cover the cost of scrapping September's planned rise.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjmk030vzro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Reciting Hamlet helped stroke recovery, says ex-MP
Jonathan Ashworth reflects on his stroke recovery as he is made a CBE at Windsor Castle.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk8vyv8n0zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Starmer said ministers can go against wishes of Wales and Scotland in leaked memo
The memo was obtained by Plaid Cymru, which has accused Labour of turning its back on devolution.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czj18zpr1lzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Relaunched digital ID will make it easier to access services, minister says
Darren Jones says the scheme - originally aimed at curbing illegal working - is now about improving services.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62d1ql5w0vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Maternity inquiry chair named in government U-turn
Donna Ockenden is appointed to lead the maternity services inquiry at Leeds hospitals.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9v0xmngy9jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

'What is the height of the London Eye?' minister asked
Migration minister Mike Tapp is unable to answer one of the questions on the UK citizenship test.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c89k2z8vy93o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

'My heating oil costs have more than doubled since Iran war started'
BBC Your Voice hears from someone facing higher bills, as the chancellor says there is "price gouging" in the market.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07jyd0rrz2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Rape victims to get specialised legal advice in courts
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy says the changes are part of "rebalancing the system to put victims first".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d1y87d8yzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Youngest council leader faces no confidence vote
Warwickshire County Council's George Finch is accused of bringing the authority "into disrepute".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c043yre6l2ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Legal costs in asylum seeker hotel case hit £566k
The council that took action against The Bell Hotel says court costs were "completely unfair".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqlgglnqqpro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Thousands of lawyers oppose jury restriction plan
Lawyers including top barristers and retired judges urge the government to drop a plan to abolish some jury trials.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2x01yne13o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

MPs reject call for under-16s social media ban, backing more flexible powers
The House of Lords had backed a move to ban under-16s in the UK from social media platforms in January.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqj91egkelko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Chris Mason: The cost of living is catapulted centre stage yet again
Labour faces pressure to stem the Middle East's impact on energy bills, writes the BBC's political editor.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gqyp8q594o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Update to 145.0.7632.159 CVE-2026-3536: Integer overflow in ANGLE CVE-2026-3537: Object lifecycle issue in PowerVR CVE-2026-3538: Integer overflow in Skia CVE-2026-3539: Object lifecycle issue in DevTools

Source: Fedora 42 Chromium Update FEDORA-2026-06657d1811 Integer Overflow

Update to 1.3.2.

Source: OpenSUSE Leap 16.3 gcc-compiler Major Memory Leak Patch 2027-fb92dc34b0

Net::CIDR versions before 0.24 for Perl mishandle leading zeros in IP CIDR addresses, which may have unspecified impact. The functions addr2cidr and cidrlookup may return leading zeros in a CIDR string, which may in turn be parsed as octal numbers by subsequent users. Current versions of the module strip leading zeros from octets.

Source: Fedora 42 perl-Net-CIDR Critical Leading Zeros Issue 2026-baf8782c7a

Update to 145.0.7632.159 CVE-2026-3536: Integer overflow in ANGLE CVE-2026-3537: Object lifecycle issue in PowerVR CVE-2026-3538: Integer overflow in Skia CVE-2026-3539: Object lifecycle issue in DevTools

Source: Fedora 43 Chromium Integer Overflow Issues DevTools 2026-f62db6b372

backport of upstream commits 9dca831, 4e67dde

Source: Fedora 43 polkit Security Advisory FEDORA-2026-0e9ef494fc

Update matrix-synapse to v1.147.1

Source: Fedora 43 rust-pythonize Critical Update DoS Threat FEDORA-2026-151bfcc2af

Update matrix-synapse to v1.147.1

Source: Fedora 43 matrix-synapse Important Update CVE-2026-24044

Update to 1.3.2.

Source: Fedora 43 mingw-zlib Critical Buffer Overflow Fix FEDORA-2026-0aee6ab474

First V-level subjects announced with aim to 'prepare for future jobs'
Ministers say "bold reforms" for post-16 students will end snobbery and prepare students for work.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz6e7004dj9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Update to 145.0.7632.159 CVE-2026-3536: Integer overflow in ANGLE CVE-2026-3537: Object lifecycle issue in PowerVR CVE-2026-3538: Integer overflow in Skia CVE-2026-3539: Object lifecycle issue in DevTools

Source: Fedora 44 Chromium Update 145.0.7632.159 CVE-2026-3536 Integer Overflow

Anti-Muslim hatred definition safeguards free speech, says Reed
Concerns have been raised that an "anti-Muslim hostility" definition could create a "chilling effect".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewzqxg17yzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss