On what was the hottest day in Britain since records began in 1066, council jobsworths have been ordering homeowners to rip out air conditioning to - wait for it - combat global warming.

Tarek Miah, 20, insisted he was engaging in 'typical experimentation' for someone his age when he began meeting up with his first victim - an autistic child.

An imminent 'Super El Niño' could send the mercury even higher later this year, experts have warned.

The Three Lions endured a frustrating first period against the African side, as they failed to break down a resolute defence on the back of an impressive win over Croatia in game one last week.

Instead of taking multiple cold showers a day like those with opposable thumbs, sweltering animals are being hosed down by zookeepers to stay cool in the blistering 'heat dome'.

For 15 consecutive days in 1976 the sun beat down on Britain and the temperature hovered at 32C (89.6F).

Harry Kane and his squad struggled to land a decisive blow on their African opponents, who are ranked 65th in the world.

Bill Gates told Congress he had three extramarital affairs, naming medical entrepreneur Alice Jacobs Nesselrodt and Russian nuclear scientist Karima Nigmatulina. He said he told his wife Melinda.

President Donald Trump, 80, fixated on negative coverage of his swollen 'cankles' during an explosive White House moment, as his staff whisper about his 'old' age, a new book reveals.

Senior figures from the world of business joined forces with even Burnham-backing Labour MPs to warn that the Energy Secretary would wreak havoc if he was put in charge of the economy.

Adam Peaty sent his estranged mother 'a very formal text' telling her he was expecting a baby with his new wife - as she shared the joyful event to the world on her social media.

Sentencing him at the High Court in Edinburgh, Judge Lord Young told Murrell he had committed a 'calculated crime of dishonesty', with a 'large number of fraudulent acts over a 12-year period'.

The crash occurred on the A484 near a roundabout in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, at around 12.20pm on Tuesday.

Isabelle Rose Welsh had been 'violently assaulted' for weeks in the run-up to her death in September last year, Teesside Crown Court was told.

Brazen Peter Murrell refused to comment as detectives grilled him about his embezzlement - and what he would say to party members who were victims of his theft.

Emergency services are dealing with a 'major incident' in Carmarthenshire after reports of a bus crash, Dyfed Powys Police said.

Brazen Peter Murrell refused to comment as detectives grilled him about his embezzlement - and what he would say to party members who were victims of his theft.

Lilly, 14, was reported missing by her worried family before police discovered a body late on Monday night in the Duffryn Park area of Blaina, near Ebbw Vale, South Wales.

Emergency services are dealing with a 'major incident' in Carmarthenshire after reports of a bus crash, Dyfed Powys Police said.

The Channel 5 presenter, 49, who is vocal about his Christianity, spoke for the first time about his 'terrible' three years and his desire to now 'move on' with his life.

The brothers, aged just four and two, were found unresponsive by their mother on Monday afternoon in the French town of Carpentras in a car parked outside their grandmother's house.

Mr Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah and five others perished after the Bayesian went down close to the fishing village of Porticello, Sicily, in August 2024.

Former home secretary Alan Johnson warned the ex-mayor of Greater Manchester against making the same 'mistake' as Gordon Brown when he took over from Tony Blair in 2007.

President Donald Trump named the 'two things' he believed tanked the tenure of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, while also hammering the leader over the Iran war.

Boston's residents have been left fearing that the arrival of England fans could dent the high spirits raised by the Tartan Army, as Three Lions supporters have begun arriving in New England.

A British mother has revealed the 'terrifying' moment her Caribbean holiday turned into 'chaos' as she watched the hotel, where she had been staying with her son, be destroyed in a huge blaze.

The Olympian asserted that he did nothing wrong and told the Daily Mail that the Trump administration is trying to pin the blame of the Reflecting Pool's condition on vandals.

More than 240 people were arrested, two people stabbed, and others raped, as France's biggest open air music festival descended into intense violence.

Around 100 people were injured and the train's driver, Shaun Burton, 60, was killed following the collision on Friday afternoon.

Two children have tragically been found dead in a car in France as Europe is roasted by a heat dome that is pushing parts of the continent to 45C. 

The Met Office has issued a red 'danger to life' extreme heat warning for 'significant disruption to daily life' as the UK faces major delays to road, rail and air travel.

A glum-looking Chancellor was pushed into the background as a triumphant Andy Burnham posed for a selfie with Labour MPs on his return to Parliament today.

When a senior Westminster figure finally succumbs to political mortality there is a long-standing parliamentary convention not to speak ill of the dead.

The Met Office has issued a red 'danger to life' extreme heat warning for 'significant disruption to daily life' as the UK faces major delays to road, rail and air travel.

As he heads for Westminster to be officially sworn in as an MP, Andy Burnham was grilled on his previous calls for a national poll when Tory leaders were replaced.