High pressure systems, a dry spring, and a significant marine heatwave have all contributed to the persistent warm temperatures.

Evacuations were being ordered on islands along North Carolina’s outer banks as authorities warned that roads could be ...

A new watchdog for public appointments in Northern Ireland has been announced following a four-year vacancy. First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said Claire ...

Oslo state attorney Sturla Henriksbo said the 28-year-old could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, broadcaster NRK reported.

Patriotism “will always be an important thing” to Sir Keir Starmer, Downing Street has said, after St George’s Cross flags were removed from council properties by two local authorities. Flags have ...

Parents’ top school uniform hacks include colouring in their children’s scuffed shoes with markers and blow-drying damp uniforms ...

Health officials said at least 60 people were killed in the past 24 hours, bringing the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war to 62,004.

Monzo is considering offering its own mobile contract in a move which could see the digital bank take on the UK’s biggest phone networks. The 10-year-old lender confirmed it was in the “early stages” ...

A VIGIL has been held in memory of a Redditch man who was shot dead by police on what would have been his 40th birthday.

Kent Police said it was called to reports of a two-vehicle collision on the A227 overbridge, near Wrotham, shortly after 11.15am on Monday.

A lioness rescued from Ukraine is “thriving” a year after she was welcomed to her UK home. Three-year-old Yuna was rescued after living in a three by four-metre enclosure with a bare concrete floor.

The singer has threatened legal action against the Environment Agency over claims that abstraction from the waterway is devastating aquatic life.