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UK weather: Why heatwaves hit women harder
Experts are calling for better awareness of the heat-related risks to women and more targeted efforts to protect them.
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Ann Widdecombe murder probe: What we know so far
Police say they are searching for a suspect in connection with the former MP's death at her home on Dartmoor.
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Watch live: Civil rights leaders and family of Nolan Xavier Wells call for investigation into death of student-athlete | CNN
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Anthony Littler: How undercover police helped solve 1984 murder case
Two brothers are sentenced for murdering civil servant Anthony Littler 42 years ago.
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Bonnie Tyler superfan asked for an autograph then spent Christmas at her Mumbles home
Rob Marshall's friendship with Tyler began when he knocked on her door to ask her to sign a tape.
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Israel bans Jerusalem’s grand mufti from Al-Aqsa Mosque for one week
The incident is the latest in a pattern of Israeli measures in the occupied territory since the Gaza genocide began.
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Watch live: Day 5 of hearing in case against accused Charlie Kirk shooter | CNN
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Spain vs Belgium LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal
Live coverage and text updates as Lamine Yamal’s Spain face Belgium for the right to meet France in the semifinals.
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Trump refuses to sign US housing bill over voting act standoff
The housing legislation will become US law at midnight with or without President Donald Trump’s signature.
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UK police launch murder investigation following death of former minister Widdecombe
British police said they had launched a murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former government minister whose death was announced earlier on Friday.
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Ex-Banker With ‘Boring’ AI Startup Pleads Guilty in Insider Case
Arya Bolurfrushan left Wall Street in 2008 to go to Harvard Business School. A decade after graduating the university, where he published a paper on private equity in the Middle East, he founded his own startup, AppliedAI, based in Abu Dhabi.
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Top Boy actor Micheal Ward not guilty of rape after sex with woman in car
Micheal Ward told the jury the encounter with his accuser was "wholly consensual".
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Turkey Central Bank Sees July Inflation as Key for Rate Outlook
Turkey’s central bank wants to see more evidence of slowing inflation and clarity on the Iran conflict before resuming monetary easing, Governor Fatih Karahan has told investors.
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Carmakers Defeat Most Allegations in UK Dieselgate Class Action
Car manufacturers including Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Ford Motor Co. and Renault SA largely won a case over allegations they manipulated vehicles to cheat on emissions tests, after a London court rejected most of the claims in the closely-watched class action c…
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The search for Gaza’s missing brings heartbreak and closure for loved ones
Thousands of bodies remain trapped under the rubble of their homes in Gaza, with retrieval a long and difficult task.
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Look of the Week: Zendaya’s nailing her ‘Odyssey’ press tour looks. Is anyone surprised?
If this week’s global press tour for the upcoming Christopher Nolan epic “The Odyssey” proves anything, it’s that the actor and all-around fashion muse is fully committed to glamour.
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Israeli drones strike Lebanon despite US-brokered framework deal
The latest strikes reportedly injure two, as Amnesty urges probe into earlier Israeli attacks which killed 24 civilians.
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Anthony Hopkins, 88, launches composing career with release of first single
Film star Anthony Hopkins is set to release his first recording as a composer in August as part of a new deal with record label Decca Classics.
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Patricia Greene: Longest-serving Archers star dies aged 95
She was best known for playing Jill Archer in the BBC Radio 4 soap for nearly 70 years.
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Hungary Unveils Agency to Recover Lost Orban-Era Assets
Hungary’s government unveiled plans for a new investigative authority with the power to prosecute suspects and recover misappropriated public assets, fulfilling one of Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s key anti-corruption pledges.
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Andy Burnham apology for Labour stance on Gaza: Is UK’s position shifting?
Likely incoming UK PM hints at policy shifts towards Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. But analysts are wary.
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Trump Won’t Sign Housing Bill But Will Allow It to Become Law
President Donald Trump said he would not sign a bipartisan housing bill in protest over lawmakers declining to approve a separate voter-ID bill he has prioritized.
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Guns Gifted to NATO Leaders Cause Travel Faux Pas After Summit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s parting gift to the NATO leaders he hosted this week was a revolver, and an accidental expose of squeamish European attitudes to firearms.
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Prediction Market Bets Surge on World Cup Mania
Rabid interest in the World Cup has helped to drive more than $3 billion of wagers on a prediction market backed by Robinhood Markets Inc. and Susquehanna International Group, which launched just a few months ago.
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Qatar Blocks Defense Joint Venture Between VW and Israeli Firm
The Qatar Investment Authority has vetoed plans for a cooperation between Volkswagen AG and Israeli defense company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems that was meant to save hundreds of jobs at one of the German car manufacturer’s sites, according to people fami…
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Retail Traders Chase Shiny Objects But Refuse to Bet on S&P 500
Retail traders, some of the staunchest supporters of the stock market this decade, are showing signs of waning conviction.
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Norway vs England: World Cup quarterfinal – Haaland, Kane, prediction, news
Erling Haaland’s Norway will be out to chase more FIFA World Cup history when they face Harry Kane’s England in Miami.
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'Cool in 90 seconds' - the fake portable air conditioners sweeping the internet
The ASA says adverts claiming small devices can rapidly cool rooms were too good to be true.
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AlphaQuest Founder Lost Control at Quant Fund, Investor Alleges
AlphaQuest founder Nigol Koulajian admitted losing control of trading at his $2 billion quantitative hedge fund before announcing plans to shut it down, an institutional investor claimed in a lawsuit.
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Passenger 'nearly sucked out of window mid-air' on Ryanair plane
Ryanair confirm a passenger was given medical treatment after an incident on a Malta Air flight, which is owned by Ryanair.
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US-Iran war: Will peace talks resume, and when?
While Trump said the MoU with Iran is ‘over’, US officials have reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to continue talks.
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'People don't realise how at risk they are': A day with an ambulance service in a heatwave
The BBC join a crew based in Exeter as the UK sizzles in one of its longest-running heatwaves.
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Traveling back to Ancient Greece, but in Scotland | CNN
Why did Christopher Nolan bring The Odyssey to the wilds of Scotland? CNN producer Sandy Thin heads north to track down the film’s remote locations — from vast beaches and towering dunes to a castle clinging to the cliffs — and discovers what it takes to shoo…
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Trump grants Kyiv Patriots licences: What’s next in the Russia-Ukraine war?
Kyiv will rush to produce the systems domestically as Russia struggles to defend itself against some Ukrainian attacks.
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McConnell was loaded into ambulance on a stretcher, according to eyewitness and new video
Emergency responders took Sen. Mitch McConnell to an ambulance on a stretcher after being called to his home last month for a report of an unconscious person, according to new video of the incident and an eyewitness account.
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Hegseth pushes for action after sailors appear to flout his beard policy
As the US-Iran war risked reigniting in recent weeks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boarded a Navy ship for what was supposed to be a routine visit with sailors.
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Bayeux Tapestry delivered to British Museum in dead of night
The famous artefact depicting events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England will go on display in September.
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Iran war live: New attacks on Iran as US says talks still on
Washington official says US not behind the latest strikes and that technical talks with Iran continue.
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Nolan Wells’ body was found after a July 4 boat trip. His death has fueled speculation, grief and racial tension
On July 4, Nolan Wells set out to celebrate Independence Day on a popular barrier island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. He never made it back.
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