Digested week: Another PM bites the dust and it’s surprisingly moving | John Crace
Plus, World Cup fever, EU referendum 10th anniversary, feeling the heat in Westminster and cancerHard to believe, but in my 12 and a half years as the...
‘Chock full of incredible animals’: marine expedition uncovers 31 new species in two weeks
International experts able to work in ocean midwater off Brazil at near-record speeds thanks to cutting-edge techA marine biology expedition in intern...
Radio 2 DJ Trevor Nelson taking break from broadcasting over health issues
BBC presenter, 62, ‘concentrating on getting better, being back to 100% me and getting back behind the mic’Trevor Nelson has announced he is taking a ...
Great Britain’s grid operator warns again over power supplies in heatwave
Neso asks generators to provide extra electricity on Friday evening to meet demand from fans and air conditioningBusiness live – latest updatesGreat B...
Outrage as woman jailed for three years after criticising Somali government online
Sentencing of 27-year-old Sadia Moalim Ali condemned by former president and prime ministers as well as rights groupsA rickshaw driver in Somalia has ...
First hydropower projects in Great Britain in 40 years given go-ahead
Three pumped storage hydroelectric power station sites in Scotland on list of 16 long-duration electricity storage plansThe energy regulator has given...
Minister says he ‘won’t be intimidated’ by home secretary as public row escalates
Shabana Mahmood has demanded Mike Tapp be sacked over call for care worker exemption to migration rulesUK politics live – latest updatesAn extraordina...
Weather tracker: Heatwave on course to tip temperatures over 40C in Germany and Poland
Extreme heat continues to impact daily life – and sporting events – across Europe. Plus, a tornado in RussiaTemperatures are forecast to rise dramatic...
MoJ to examine case of British woman strangled by US fighter pilot, UK justice minister says
Sarah Steele had ‘distressing and degrading’ experience under US military justice system after assault by airman in CambridgeA UK justice minister has...
Heathrow expects fall in passengers and profits this year because of Iran war
Airport has also been ‘engaging closely’ with regulator to discuss cost of plan to build third runwayBusiness live – latest updatesHeathrow has said t...
Venezuela earthquakes: frantic search for survivors continues, with 235 confirmed dead so far – latest updates
“We hope to rescue as many living people as possible’, says the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, but authorities fear the death toll will be in the ...
Mexico’s new UK ambassador from ‘party of poor’ has 10 houses and £1m of jewellery
Alejandro Gertz Manero’s cars and properties contrast starkly with Morena party’s long association with austerityWith his million-dollar jewellery col...
Cambridge hospital staff investigated over accessing records of boy hurt in crocodile pit
About 40 members of staff looked at information of boy, three, who ended up in zoo enclosureAbout 40 members of hospital staff accessed the medical re...
Park to protect 12,000 koalas to go ahead via contentious carbon credit deal by Albanese government
Minns government waiting on federal approval of carbon credit scheme before proceeding with long-awaited great koala national parkFollow our Australia...
Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached ‘alarming’ levels since aid cuts, survey finds
Fears hard-won gains in reducing child mortality over 20 years are at risk after end of USAID funding for nutrition programmesChild malnutrition in Ne...
‘Slough is like an experiment’: Europe’s largest datacentre hub leaves town sweltering
Emerging research suggests datacentres create a heat island effect, pushing up temperatures in the immediate vicinity by as much as 9C The community l...
Red warning for south-east England after record June heat, as France braces for more stifling temperatures – Europe heatwave live
First time red warnings issued in UK for three consecutive days; Paris to ban drinking alcohol in public as hospitals reach ‘saturation point’European...
South Korea to train half a million military personnel to become ‘drone warriors’
All branches of the military will be taught how to use technology that has become a ‘game changer on the battlefield’, says defence ministerAll of Sou...
Vital Blue Mountains highway to be closed for another year as NSW reveals bridge plans
New structure to be built above 194-year-old Mitchells Causeway as residents face months of delays to reopening of Victoria Pass section of highwayFol...
Australians to pay at least 20% more for iPads and Macbooks after Apple hikes prices citing AI
Apple Macbook 13-inch prices jumps from $1,799 to $2,099 while the cost of iPads surge by 25%Australians woke up on Friday to higher prices for Macboo...
Porsche magnate puts historic Salzburg villa up for sale after row over private ‘tunnel for one’
Plans by Wolfgang Porsche to bore private 500-metre road link through Austrian hill caused anger among localsWolfgang Porsche, the Austrian-German aut...
Migrating swifts loyally return every year to nests in buildings, study finds
Conservationists emphasise importance of protecting nesting sites used by ‘strongly faithful’ red-listed speciesMigratory swifts loyally return every ...
Too hot for work: why extreme heat is a threat to Europe’s productivity
High temperatures make some workplaces dangerous, with economists warning disruption will dent growthMonique Mosley is used to sweltering conditions a...
Boy, 14, charged with murder over death of teenager Lilly in Wales
Gwent police say accused will face court in Newport following arrest over discovery of teenage girl’s body in Duffryn Park area of BlainaA 14-year-old...
This week marked 10 years since the UK chose to leave the EU. In a series of interviews with key players from both sides, Kiran Stacey looks back on t...
Russia preparing possible ‘provocation’ in Baltic states or Poland, sources say
Kremlin may attempt to test Nato cohesion as Russia comes under growing pressure from Ukraine, according to sources from two countriesTwo countries on...
Trump forced to drain the reflecting pool swamp – podcast
The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington DC will have to be drained again. Donald Trump has blamed vandalism for the failure to keep the wat...
European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say
Study also finds high humidity means people in hundreds of cities are enduring their worst ever heat stressThe heatwave scorching western Europe is th...
‘Kind of miracle solution’: How Paris is harnessing the Seine to replace air-con
City plans to triple system of underground pipes that distribute chilled river water, reducing need for individual cooling unitsAs heatwaves intensify...
Woman arrested after her 84-year-old mother found dead in Sydney aged care home
Police allege the Rooty Hill care home resident was administered an unknown substance by her daughterFollow our Australia news live blog for latest up...
