The UK is on track to break its record for the hottest day of the year for two days running with temperatures forecast to soar up to 33C on Friday. Hot and dry conditions are expected to continue with the weather on track to reach the low 30s in many areas, but it could surpass...
Lucy Williamson Middle East correspondent Reporting fromReporting from Beersheba AFP The Soroka hospital in Beersheba was hit by an Iranian strike on Thursday, although Iran denies targeting it Black smoke was still billowing from the middle of the Soroka Medical Center when we arrived, several hours after Iran’s attack on the building. Pieces of twisted...
A hospital in the Israeli town of Beersheba has been hit by an Iranian missile on the seventh day of the conflict between the two countries. Iran said the strike had targeted a military site close to the hospital, not the facility itself. At least 89 people were injured in the overnight attacks – which...
Chocolate prices in the UK rose at the fastest pace on record in May as the overall cost of food continued to climb, official figures suggest. The main rate of inflation remained at 3.4% in the year to May. However, food prices grew for the third month in a row, as some economists speculated that...
Susannah Meadows had a rough childhood. I never knew this, nor did I care to know. I’m sorry she did, of course. Children are vulnerable and need all the care they can get, and childhood experiences permanently scar some people. I’m not sure why The New York Times felt the need to share with the...
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The first heat-health alerts of the year will come into effect later, with Met Office warnings for thunderstorms also in place over the next few days. The yellow heat alerts, issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), cover the east of England, London, East Midlands and south-east England from 21:00 BST on Thursday until...
A minibus carrying schoolchildren has been swept away by heavy flooding in South Africa, a spokesperson for the Eastern Cape provincial government has told the BBC. Khuselwa Rantjie said it was unclear how many children were on the bus, but three had so far been found alive. Rescue efforts had been suspended as night had...
An Australian foreign correspondent was hit by what was understood to be a rubber bullet while reporting from Los Angeles. Channel Nine’s Lauren Tomasi is seen jumping in pain after the incident in which she was struck in the leg on Sunday. A law enforcement officer can be seen turning towards news cameras and firing...
Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd smash five sixes off Adil Rashid’s final over to propel West Indies to 180-5 in the second T20 International against England in Bristol. Read full article at source...
Middlesbrough’s Tommy Conway and Ipswich Town’s George Hirst are two of the other strikers in the squad who will be desperate for an opportunity. Hirst scored five goals in an injury-hit spell in the Premier League and was often an impact player behind new Chelsea signing Liam Delap in the pecking order at relegated Ipswich....
Watch: How Trump and Musk’s fall out played out in real time Investors sold off shares in Tesla on Thursday, as tensions erupted between boss Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump. Shares in the electric car company dropped 14%, wiping out roughly $150bn in market value in one of the worst days in months....
Eight passengers were injured on a Ryanair flight that diverted to an airport in southern Germany after experiencing “severe turbulence” due to bad weather, police said. Among those injured on Wednesday night was a two-year-old who suffered bruising and a woman with a head injury, according to Bavarian police. Three people were taken to a...
Edwards’ decision to reinstate Jones at the top of the order initially raised a few eyebrows, but it has proved to be a masterstroke. She whacked two fours in the opening over off Zaida James and did not look back. The roles were reversed from their previous partnership, with Jones hitting the accelerator throughout while...
England’s Adil Rashid dismisses Justin Greaves and Roston Chase before being smashed for six to miss out on a hat-trick against the West Indies, leaving them on 127-6 in the third One Day International at The Oval. FOLLOW LIVE: England v West Indies – Third One Day International Available to UK users only. Read full...