France has closed the Eiffel Tower summit and shuttered almost 2,000 schools as a brutal heatwave breaks temperature records ...

The record-high temperature of 46C was reported in the town of El Granado in southern Spain on Saturday, according to Spain ...

Russian president Vladimir Putin had a "substantial" phone call with French president Emmanuel Macron on the Iran-Israel ...

Sea surface more than 5C above average, says Copernicus – endangering marine life as Europe swelters under record early ...

Households in England will be paid up to £2,000 in compensation for water service failures as part of new efforts to reform ...

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PM suffers largest rebellion of his premiership despite a climbdown in which he abandoned a key pillar of the reforms ...

A leading Labour rebel has said there are “so many more” MPs prepared to vote down Sir Keir Starmer’s benefit cuts than those ...

The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial is set to resume deliberations Wednesday after reaching a ...

Wimbledon will be broadcast live on the BBC in the UK throughout the fortnight with TNT Sports airing highlights ...

US president Donald Trump claimed Israel had agreed to a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and urged Hamas to accept the deal, warning ...

George Russell took pole position for last year’s British Grand Prix. Here, ahead of his home race, the Mercedes driver takes ...