UK heatwave breaks another record as temperatures hit 34C

Temperatures are expected to peak on Thursday and Friday for many parts of the UK

Eighteen of Sir Keir Starmer’s Cabinet have put their names behind Mr Burnham, including Ed Miliband, Chief Whip Jonathan Reynolds and Chief Secretary Darren Jones

Judge Mr Justice Nicklin said the claimants had failed to prove the allegations

Ms Lashley – known to friends as Pat or Jade – was 33 when she disappeared

Vickrum Digwa, his brother and his father plead not guilty to multiple weapons offences – including possessing 37 swords

The PM in waiting is ‘deeply grateful’ for their support

The BBC radio show superfan recorded her lines in secret

Miguel Delaney's Inside Football and Independent Money, written by business and money editor Karl Matchett, won best sport newsletter and best financial newsletter respectively at the 2026 Publisher Newsletter Awards

Sir Keir Starmer’s successor signals new sanctions on Israeli figures, saying ‘my party didn’t get it right’

David Brown was jailed for over six years after raping an 18-year-old woman in his taxi

The MP for Makerfield, who is expected to take over as prime minister next week, said the party needs to ‘do better’ under his leadership as he sought to win back voters who abandoned the party over its position on Gaza

There are 15 shortlisted towns, selected from nearly 400 applicants, who will receive £60,000 to develop full bids to win the award in 2028

President Trump called FIFA boss Gianni Infantino asking for a ‘review’ of Balogun’s dismissal

Chief ally Louise Haigh says the PM-in-waiting has been plotting for more than 12 months – as she calls out sexism against women at the top

US-based forum 4chan is refusing to pay more than £520,000 in fines to the UK regulator Ofcom over alleged breaches of the Online Safety Act. It’s argument? Simple - it isn’t the UK’s jurisdiction. Nicole Wootton-Cane takes a look at what action Ofcom could take, and what the case says about the challenges of policing a global internet

The illegal drugs supply operations were cracked when law enforcement agencies gained access in 2020 to the secure EncroChat messaging system

One patient was told their symptoms were down to poor fitness and was given dietary advice rather than treatment

Vickrum Digwa, his brother and father plead not guilty to multiple weapons offences – including possessing 37 swords

Leaseholders in smaller buildings have faced expensive bills to fix safety issues

Vickrum Digwa, his brother and father all pleaded not guilty to multiple weapons offences

Louise Haigh claims Starmer's government ‘deliberately mistreated women’ – and says PM-in-waiting had been planning for No 10 for at least a year

Nigel Farage admits surprise at by-election boycott as he insists election is ‘real’

As the main political parties refuse to take part in the Clacton by-election, only one candidate has stepped forward to challenge Farage – and he's dressed as an alien and dons a tin bin. Katie Rosseinsky takes a look at the man behind the mask

June 26 was the highest daily absence rate so far during the 2025/26 academic year

Labour has previously accused the Tories of having ‘stuffed’ the red benches while in power

It is the third time the National Energy System Operator has issued a plea for more power generation this year

Fraudsters impersonate a son or daughter claiming to suffer heat stress to con parents out of money

Maddy Cusack was found unresponsive at her home in September 2023

The 14-year-battle in Essex is coming to a very expensive end

Andy Burnham has nominated himself to replace Keir Starmer as Labour Leader