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Firefighters are braced for a sharp rise in temperatures on Wednesday, which could complicate the containment of wildfires.
The King will need a new private secretary, with Sir Clive Alderton stepping down next year.
Pharmaceuticals company is investing £400m in UK life sciences and moving scientists to new Cambridge R&D siteBusiness live – latest updatesThe British drugmaker GSK is to announce sweeping job cuts as part of a £1.9bn cost-cutting programme to pay for a £400m investment in UK life sciences over...
Viral video apparently shows a Saltburn 2nd XI fielder clicking his fingers to mimic a batter’s nickThe ball is bowled, the batter plays a shot and it’s caught by the wicketkeeper to cheers all round. The batter is clearly bemused. Did he hit it? Or … did a fielder click his fingers to mimic a nick?...
Authorities say the killings fit the definition of family annihilation, one of at least eight in the US this yearAuthorities in Michigan have identified a man they say fatally shot his wife and six children on Friday in a mass murder that fits the definition of a family annihilation.Citing autopsy r...
Laura Loomer, Trump ally, MAGA influencer, and former Ukraine critic was granted extensive access to the country.
Laura Loomer, Trump ally, MAGA influencer, and former Ukraine critic was granted extensive access to the country.
Elizabeth Strout, Douglas Stuart and Marlon James are among the 13 authors recognised this year.
Elizabeth Strout, Douglas Stuart and Marlon James are among the 13 authors recognised this year.
US states and federal government tracking cases as outbreak comes amid cuts to public health fundingAn outbreak of cyclosporiasis highlights how US states and the federal government work together to track foodborne illnesses – and where they diverge.Experts said the enormous number of cases, potenti...
The former Black Panther’s lawyers ask a UN panel to review his detention after US legal avenues were exhaustedAs he approaches the 45th anniversary of his incarceration in December, the Black radical writer and prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is taking his claim that he has been subjected to arbitrary imp...
Three years after Maui wildfires many still struggle with ‘biological, emotional and social consequences’, study saysA spate of ferocious wildfires across North America and Europe, worsened by the climate crisis, have incinerated homes and forests and forced thousands of people to flee. Previous fir...
Chair of judges Mary Beard said each of the 13 books in contention for the £50,000 award ‘takes the reader to new places’• Comment: This Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen to experimentDouglas Stuart and Marlon James, two previous winners of the Booker, have been named on t...
Prosecutors say Isabelle Welsh was subjected to a "wicked" campaign of abuse before her death.
The TV host is caught speeding twice in Herefordshire in the space of three weeks, magistrates hear.
The TV host is caught speeding twice in Herefordshire in the space of three weeks, magistrates hear.
The TV host is caught speeding twice in Herefordshire in the space of three weeks, magistrates hear.
Upper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’UK politics live – latest updatesA senior judge has accused the Home Office of relying on “AI hallucinated” information to refuse an asylum claim.The case relates to a Moroccan woman and her...
Chris Philp says patrol vessel may have been trying to stop him highlighting the small boats crisisUK politics live – latest updatesA Conservative MP has claimed a French warship fired warning shots near a boat he was on in the Channel in an attempt to stop him highlighting the small boats crisis.Ch...
The sentencing hearing of Robert Bush has heard from dozens of affected grieving families hears.
Prosecutors say Isabelle Welsh was subjected to a "wicked" campaign of abuse before her death.
Controversial move to classify Iran war as two separate campaigns criticised as attempt to minimise casualty figures. Plus, the man who started an animal shelter after a dog saved his lifeDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning. A controversial move by the Pentagon to r...
South Western Railway expected to join operators in east of England in reducing train speeds and changing timetablesBusiness live – latest updatesPersistent drought conditions caused by the climate crisis are expected to cause further disruption to trains across southern England, as the lack of rain...
Three fires in the Madrid region have caused special concerns, with a new heatwave expected to hit Spain from Wednesday.