London has so far seen three heatwaves this summer – and the Met Office says more "hot spells" are likely. However, heavy rain and lightning brought a sudden end to the sunny weather, with a number of thunderstorm warnings issued across England. more

Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, was the biggest professional wrestler of the '80s and '90s and helped bring it into the mainstream.more

The Home Office will share more data - including the location of asylum hotels - with Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats, in a bid to crackdown on illegal working.more

New rules for the internet have come into force - and may well change how you browse. Ofcom's Children's Codes, a set of regulations designed to protect young people online, mean sites hosting adult content like pornography will need to have "highly effective" age verification in place.more

Traveling across the Gulf is about to become far simpler. The GCC Grand Tours Visa—also referred to as the Unified Tourist Visa—has been officially approved, marking a significant shift in how short-term travel works across Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. more

Former British Labour Party leader and independent MP Jeremy Corbyn confirmed yesterday the formation of a new political party. He pledged to "build a democratic movement that will stand up to the rich and powerful." The party does not yet have a name and has not yet been registered with the Electoral Commission.more

Temperature stations in central Norway recorded 13 consecutive days of temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius. This broke the previous record set in southern Norway in 1982 by one day. Fire alerts were issued for almost half the country.more

Resident doctors from the British Medical Association (BMA) began a five-day strike across medical facilities in England this morning, demanding a 29.2 percent pay increase. The government disagrees and is prepared to increase their pay by 5.4 percent from August.more

Magdalena Fręch defeated 45-year-old American tennis star Venus Williams 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 hard-court tournament in Washington, D.C. She will face Yelena Rybakina of Kazakhstan for a place in the semifinals tonight.more

Police in Novi Pazar in southern Serbia yesterday detained two men suspected of seriously assaulting a Polish man, who was taken to a local hospital, the Beta news agency reported.more

Lashed by cold winds and overlooking choppy, steel-gray North Sea waters, the breathtaking sand dunes of Scotland’s northeastern coast rank among Donald Trump ‘s favorite spots on earth.more

In Roosendaal, in the south of the Netherlands, thousands of illegally accommodated workers from Central and Eastern Europe live in extremely poor conditions, according to the daily newspaper ‘de Volkskrant’ . Tenants pay hundreds of euros for a place on a mattress, often without access to electricity, heating or water.more

Home health tests bought by people seeking answers about their conditions could give inaccurate and misleading results and require much greater regulation to ensure they are safe, reliable, and effective, researchers have warned.more

In 2025, the Polish passport ranks seventh on the list of the world's most powerful passports. The American passport is in danger of falling out of the top ten, according to CBS News.more

Barcelona and Germany goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen will undergo back surgery and will be out for about three months, the player announced on Instagram.more

A west London borough has seen the steepest rise in private market rents across the capital over the past five years, further fuelling the local housing crisis.more

Immigration and deprivation are among the main factors causing public disenchantment with politicians and the government which has led to social unrest and rioting, Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, has warned.more

Barcelona will not play the friendly match against Japanese team Vissel Kobe scheduled for Sunday due to a conflict with the promoter, announced the club, whose players include Robert Lewandowski and Wojciech Szczęsny. It is not known whether the friendly matches in South Korea will take place.more

British car and van manufacturing slumped in the first half of the year to its lowest since 1953 outside the Covid pandemic, as Donald Trump’s US tariffs caused global industry chaos. UK vehicle manufacturing declined by 12% to 417,200 units in the first six months of the year, figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), a lobby group, show.more

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a trade agreement with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. According to analysts, this is the most important trade agreement since the UK left the European Union, as well as India's first free trade agreement with a partner outside Asia.more

More than 30 former British ambassadors and 20 former senior diplomats at the United Nations have called on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to recognise the Palestinian state in light of the growing political and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.more

The Union Flag has been thrust into the national spotlight this week after a 12 year old schoolgirl was put into isolation for wearing a Union Flag dress to celebrate being British at her school's culture day. There are a number of rules that must be followed if you want to fly the Union Flag from your home and if you violate any guidelines it could lead to a fine of up to £2,500. more

Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski is already in Poland. Today, a few minutes after 11:00 a.m., a special plane with the Polish astronaut on board landed at Chopin Airport in Warsaw. During a press conference after his arrival in Warsaw, he said that he was looking forward to seeing his family.more

Yesterday, the British government presented a detailed plan to reduce foreign aid, including significant cuts to support for children's education and medical assistance for women in Ethiopia, South Sudan and Somalia. The UK had already announced plans to reduce spending on this area by 40 per cent.more

Marcus Rashford has been loaned from Manchester United for the entire 2025/26 season to Barcelona, whose players include Wojciech Szczęsny and Robert Lewandowski. The 27-year-old Englishman is expected to strengthen the left wing of the Catalan capital's team, which, according to reports, will have an option to buy him for €30 million.more

The Barcelona authorities have decided to close two of the seven cruise ship terminals in the local port. In this way, they want to limit the massive influx of tourists to one of the most popular destinations in the world, the capital of Catalonia.more

London’s status as a global financial hub has been left “fragile” by Brexit, the boss of Goldman Sachs has warned. David Solomon, chairman and chief executive of the bank, said it is diverting staff away from London to rival cities such as Paris, Frankfurt and Munich.more

Poland is preparing a manual on how to cope in case of war or natural disaster, an interior ministry official says. The 40-page pamphlet - titled "Safety guide" - aims to strengthen national resilience amid heightened regional uncertainty, including conflict in neighbouring Ukraine.more

A woman and two children were killed in a shooting yesterday morning in the village of Maguiresbridge in Northern Ireland, local police said. A seriously injured man is in hospital. Police have launched a murder investigation.more

For several weeks now, hungry birds have been attacking tourists dining in outdoor restaurant areas in central Porto. Seagulls, as seen in online videos, are leading the charge.more

Frenchman Hugo Ekitike has moved from Eintracht Frankfurt to Liverpool, the English champions announced. According to media reports, the transfer fee was around €80 million.more

Irlam's Beach, on the north-east coast of the UK, is a hidden gem nestled along the Essex coastline - and much of the time it doesn't even show up on satellite navigation. "At one stage I thought I was at one of the secret locations we visited in Lanzarote" states a review of Irlam's Beach.more

Tens of thousands of homes fitted with wall insulation installed under a popular scheme could cause owners serious health issues as the government warns of “systemic” installation failures. Solid wall insulation was made available under two government-backed schemes over the past few years, allowing homeowners to make their homes more energy efficient for free.more

Lech Poznań defeated Breidablik Kopavogur 7-1 (5-1) at home in the first leg of their Champions League second qualifying round tie. The return leg will be played in Iceland on July 30.more

UK travellers have been waiting almost 20 years for airports to scrap the 'temporary' hand luggage limit on liquids – a procedure that can cause long delays at security. New CT scanners have now been installed at many major UK airports, meaning there’s likely no need to remove electrical items or LAGs (liquids, aerosols and gels) at these airports.more

Campaigners have called for Keir Starmer to tell parliament whether US nuclear weapons have returned to British soil after a distinctive US air force transport flight was spotted landing at RAF Lakenheath on Friday morning.more

Dr. Tomasz Gajownik from the University of Warmia and Mazury (UWM) believes that Prime Minister Donald Tusk's proposed ministerial changes are a "propaganda and PR" move. He believes the cabinet reshuffle is a signal to the president-elect that "the government is preparing for a confrontation with the Grand Palace."more

Growing numbers of women in the UK are dying during pregnancy or soon after giving birth, even though fewer babies are being born, official figures show. While 209 maternal deaths occurred in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland during 2015-17, that rose to 254 during 2021-23, data compiled by the House of Commons library shows.more

Astronauts' blood tests show similar indicators to those found in people who spend long periods of time at polar stations and in submarines, explains Alessandro Alcibiade, a doctor on the IGNIS mission who is taking care of the health of Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski.more

Two people have died and two people have been seriously injured in a shooting incident in County Fermanagh. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said it received a call at 08:21 BST on Wednesday and sent three vehicles and the air ambulance to the scene in Maguiresbridge.more

The renowned Venus Williams will face Magdalena Fręch in the second round of the WTA 500 hard-court tennis tournament in Washington, D.C. The 45-year-old American, who played in the event as a wild card, defeated compatriot Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 in her opening match.more