More than 100 firefighters tackle railway embankment blaze in east London
Fire in Walthamstow producing a ‘significant amount of smoke’, says London fire brigadeMore than 100 firefighters are tackling a fire at a railway emb...
Police: speculation during Widdecombe murder investigation is ‘unhelpful and distressing’
Politicians should not comment before facts are established, says former chief constable, after Farage describes killing as ‘premeditated murder’Senio...
Two men die after going into sea to rescue children at County Durham beach
Youngsters confirmed safe but men pronounced dead after being brought out of water at Seaton Carew, HartlepoolTwo men have died after going into the w...
Martha Lillard, last known US polio survivor using iron lung, dies aged 78
Lillard, of Oklahoma, contracted polio when she was five and slept inside cylindrical metal device to help her breatheThe last known US person living ...
Reform would have kept just a fraction of £26.7m it raised under a £100,000 donations cap, analysis shows
Exclusive: Party’s average registered donation was £137, 496 last year, almost six times that of Labour or ToriesReform UK would have held just 15% of...
Former Spanish PM accused of racism in remarks about French football team
Political leaders in both countries rebuke Mariano Rajoy after he writes team ‘does not have any French players’The former Spanish conservative prime ...
Bull bison tosses Yellowstone tourist 8ft in air, with run-in caught on video
Man reportedly seriously injured by the bison, described as ‘agitated’ and ‘charging anything’ by photographerAn enraged, 2,000lb (900kg) bull bison h...
Labrador rescued after ‘eating discarded cannabis’ on Ben Nevis hike
Owner Christina Bluhme feared the worst after Tokyo began to lose consciousness while climbing the UK’s tallest mountainA dog has been rescued from Be...
Scrapping early release for sex offenders could leave no capacity in jails, says David Lammy
Exclusive: Deputy PM says opponents have ‘no solutions’ to possible collapse of justice system in England and WalesDrugs, drones and heat: Amber Rudd ...
Georgia teen to appear in plea hearing over 2024 school shooting that killed four people
Colt Gray, now 16, expected to change plea after pleading not guilty to 55 criminal counts in Apalachee shootingThe teenager accused of killing two st...
Starmer to use last week in power to push through Hillsborough law
Stalled legislation aims to prevent cover-ups and help families seek justice after major disastersKeir Starmer is expected to use his final week in of...
Dorothy’s aged care home charged $52 a day for Foxtel, wine and newspapers that were no use to her. She wasn’t alone
Exclusive: Many aged care residents in Australia are charged for services they can’t use or understand, prompting an investigation from the regulatorG...
Australia to ditch paper arrrival cards for incoming travellers
Digital customs declaration to be phased in at all international airports and seaports after successful Qantas trialGet our breaking news email, free ...
One Nation’s rise puts the next election in ‘unknown territory’ – but does Pauline Hanson really have a path to government?
Data shows the rightwing party faces an obstacle in the form of urban seats – and the effect of preference flows is harder to predictGet our breaking ...
Back to the noughties for young fashion-conscious England fans
For many watching their team beat Norway at a south London nightclub the look was as important as the gameThe Carpet Shop nightclub in Peckham, south ...
Germany records nearly 100 drowning deaths, many of them young men, in June heatwave
Authorities confirm worst toll in more than 20 years as new extreme temperatures force early closure of Eiffel TowerNearly 100 people, the largest pro...
UK couple found burned and semi-conscious in Almería amid Spanish wildfires
Pair airlifted to hospital in two-hour rescue operation after Guardia Civil searched area for survivorsA British couple have been found badly burned a...
Ukrainian drone strikes force Russia to suspend shipping in Sea of Azov
Vital maritime corridor closes after 90 vessels – including shadow fleet oil tankers – are attacked in under a weekRussia has been forced to suspend s...
Man arrested after 24-year-old woman killed in stabbing in west London
Man in 20s also found with stab injuries after incident over which 44-year-old is being held on suspicion of murderA man has been arrested after a 24-...
Britain’s biggest community solar farm forced to shut over grid overload fears
Timing of Devon switchoff ‘could not be worse’, says board, as members face an estimated £2m in lost revenue Britain’s biggest community solar project...
US politicians and foreign leaders pay tribute to Lindsey Graham
Trump says Graham was ‘a true American patriot’ while Zelenskyy says he’s ‘deeply saddened’ by deathWashington woke up to the unexpected death of Repu...
Flash flooding in Missouri leaves one person dead as 200 campers are rescued
Woman dies after her home is swept away as heavy rainfall batters parts of state, forcing rescues and evacuationsA woman was found dead in Missouri on...
Green MP Hannah Spencer aims to pass law on maximum workplace temperatures
Byelection winner says heatwaves are causing ‘absolute chaos’ and workers need protection from unsafe conditionsHannah Spencer is to introduce a bill ...
‘We plant belonging’: how nature charities and asylum seekers work together in UK countryside
Environmental and refugee groups have joined forces to benefit lives and wildlife in Wales and elsewhereShielding his eyes from the blinding midday su...
Zohran Mamdani riding high despite New York Post’s daily demonization
The media-savvy mayor’s popularity has only grown as the Murdoch-owned tabloid has thrown everything at himThe rightwing New York Post has attacked Zo...
France and UK to increase staffing at border controls in effort to stave off travel chaos
Disruption at Channel crossings expected to rise amid new fingerprinting and facial recognition checksFrance and the UK have agreed to increase staffi...
Lindsey Graham dies aged 71 after sudden illness, his office says – live
Graham’s abrupt death will send shock waves through Washington and the Republican partyLindsey Graham, a longtime US senator and key ally of Donald Tr...
New anti-racism standard will force Australian universities to use definitions of antisemitism and Islamophobia
Higher education chiefs, academics and students to give evidence this week at royal commission Australian universities will be required to adopt defin...
Outcry after Atlanta tosses unhoused people’s belongings near World Cup spot
City official says staffers were performing ‘routine park maintenance’ where 15 people have gathered for monthsCity employees in Atlanta, Georgia, rec...
Experts warn of ways screwworm could spread in the US and new difficulties in keeping it at bay
Scientists worry that current eradication efforts won’t be able to contain parasitic infestation pushing into USWhen conservationists set up cameras i...
