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UK records hottest day of the year so far as temperatures hit 38.1°C

The new high is the second time this year the country has seen temperatures reach 38°C, and it surpasses the previous hottest day of 2026 when 38°C was recorded in the late June heatwave as the UK struggled under a rare…

Two severely injured after derailed train near East Sussex station traps passengers

Emergency services were called to the scene at around 3.55pm, with the public warned to avoid the area. According to reports, passengers were left trapped in overturned carriages, with approximately 150 believed to be on…

Person fined after using foghorn to wake sleeping polar bear

The incident happened earlier this month after someone sounded the horn from aboard a vessel that had been sailing in a fjord in north-western Svalbard - about 1,000km (620 miles) from the North Pole. On Thursday, a…

'Britain's most eligible bachelor' Earl of Wessex, 18, gets A-level grades he needs to study at Royal Agricultural University after working as a farmhand over summer

James, son of Prince Edward and Sophie, will study rural land and property management at the university in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, this autumn. The Palace did not confirm what grades he achieved but to be accepted…

Dad to stand trial accused of murdering daughter Minnie Merriman

Prosecutors allege Christopher Rice, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, killed Minnie Merriman, who died in Dundee's Ninewells Hospital on 3 August. The 35-year-old, who was remanded in custody, made no plea during a second…

The tiny Oxfordshire village where asylum seekers could outnumber locals

This week, as the Oxfordshire community baked in the heatwave , the predominant atmosphere was more one of quiet indignation in the wake of a call from the Prime Minister for “wealthier areas” in Britain to house more…

XL bully dog which fatally bit man was not type to savage anyone, defendant says

Her partner's father, Keven Jones, 62, from Chester, died from severe blood loss after being bitten on the leg. The court heard he had been in poor health and had been taking methadone and blood thinning medication, and…

We asked some of them to share their photographs and experiences of this celestial treat. Here are some of their responses. 'A few minutes of glory' A few minutes of glory with my husband's welding visors in cloudy Loch…

DRC’s fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province

The current outbreak has killed more than 2,100 people out of more than 4,500 cases, according to the latest government figures released on Tuesday. At the same point in the 2014-16 outbreak in west Africa , the previous…

Northern Ireland is now in its fourth heatwave of the summer

The Met Office has issued a thunderstorm warning for Northern Ireland - and another heatwave has been confirmed on Thursday - the fourth this year so far. The thunderstorm warning came into force from 11:00 BST and runs…