37 m. ago Royal Ascot provides free water but keeps dress code unchanged on hottest day of year

A crowd of 65,718 baked in temperatures near 30C which led the UK Health Security Agency to raise the heat-health alert level to amber

Politics

45 m. ago Warning to instant coffee drinkers as 'significant' link to eye disease discovered

Chinese reserachers have said they discovered a statistically significant correlation between consumption of instant coffee and common degenerative disorder AMD

Events

3 h. ago TUI passenger 'kicked off' flight home from Greece after 'incident'

Holly Simons said that she was "having a panic attack" and requested that the TUI air hostess "get out of my face" but was removed from the return flight.

Politics

3 h. ago 'Shattered' family of two sisters who drowned in Snowdonia mountain pool call for clarity over 'conflicting' accounts of their deaths

Mother-of-two Hajra Zahid, 29, and younger sister Haleema Zahid, 25, were pulled from the water after a 'challenging' rescue attempt on a notorious path up Snowdon.

Events

4 h. ago Government will not be lenient with Thames Water creditors, suggests Reed

The company’s creditors have asked regulators to go easy over performance targets and fines for environmental failings.

Politics

4 h. ago Ice is cracking down on Trump’s own supporters. Will they change their minds? | Tayo Bero

As the president’s immigration policies take a toll on communities, some of his voters are shaken – but standing by himBy now, the cycle of Donald Trump supporters being slapped in the face by his policies is common enough that it shouldn’t warrant a response. What is noteworthy is the fact that his crusade of mass deportations seems to have taken the Maga crowd by surprise in a way that makes little sense if you’ve been paying attention to Trump, his campaign promises, his party and the people he surrounds himself with.Even as they witness friends and family members hurt by this administration’s immigration clamp-downs, some Trump supporters appear resistant to doing a full 180.Tayo Bero is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Relationship coach reveals common mistake that kills intimacy with your partner

Katarina Polonská, an Oxford-educated relationship coach, said that intimacy between two partners breaks down due to one particular behavior.

Events

5 h. ago The subtle change to your skin that could mean deadly blood cancer, according to doctor

The common problem can be an early sign of a deadly cancer and other often undiagnosed life-threatening conditions, warned a UK doctor.

Events

5 h. ago Shoppers save £210 on Braun epilator that delivers 'salon quality' results

Shoppers say it is a 'must-have for anyone seeking salon-quality hair removal' at home

Economics

5 h. ago Remove decisions on lone child asylum seekers from Home Office, report says

Call for root-and-branch reform of treatment of children, many of whom are wrongly classified as adults Decisions relating to lone child asylum seekers should be removed from Home Office officials because of fundamental problems with the way they treat this vulnerable group, a report has found.The report calls for root-and-branch reform of the treatment of thousands of children who have fled persecution in their home countries and made hazardous journeys in search of safety, often crossing the Channel in a dinghy or concealing themselves in the back of a lorry. Continue reading...

Society

6 h. ago Heatwave latest hit to farmers struggling with increasingly extreme weather

Farming leaders warning of the need to invest in water infrastructure to make food production more resilient to climate change.

Society

6 h. ago The Titanic gives up its forgotten treasures: Lost black glass necklace is recovered from the shipwreck after nearly a century underwater

The stunning necklace was extracted from the wreck by RMS Titanic Inc - the only entity legally permitted to remove items from the famous ship's remains.

Politics

7 h. ago Raised wooden planter at 'just the right height to avoid back pain' gets £40 price slash

'These vegetable raised beds are great, just the right height to not hurt your back when tendering to the produce being grown.'

Economics

7 h. ago Iran's Arak heavy water reactor, hit by an Israeli airstrike, was part of Tehran's nuclear deal

Much of the focus on Iran’s nuclear program has been on Tehran’s enrichment of uranium

Events

7 h. ago Dismay as Derbyshire council removes Pride flag after Christians complain

LGBTQ+ emblem disappears from above Matlock Christian bookshop as manager says they are ‘not happy with the gay rights situation’The spa town of Matlock in the Peak District is known for the joyful flags adorning its historical high street. The St George’s Cross, the union flag, the Derbyshire county flag and the Pride flag flutter brightly above the town’s many independent businesses.That was until a row erupted that has divided the town, after the mysterious disappearance of a Pride flag turned out to be the work of the very council that had installed it. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Dismay as council removes Pride flag in Derbyshire after Christians complain

LGBTQ+ emblem disappears from above Matlock Christian bookshop as manager says they are ‘not happy with the gay rights situation’The spa town of Matlock in the Peak District is known for the joyful flags adorning its historical high street. The St George’s Cross, the union flag, the Derbyshire county flag and the Pride flag flutter brightly above the town’s many independent businesses.That was until a row erupted that has divided the town, after the mysterious disappearance of a Pride flag turned out to be the work of the very council that had installed it. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago UK rebuffs Thames Water creditor demands as administration looms

Bondholders’ rescue plan for utility hinges on waivers from regulations and fines, documents show

Politics

8 h. ago Doctor's warning as man suffers terrifying poisoning death after drinking from popular type of water bottle

Medics have warned people with a popular type of water bottle to avoid this key mistake following the death of a Taiwanese man who started experiencing health problems a year before seeking help.

Events

8 h. ago Teenagers jailed following violent incident on Salford street

'It was an episode all too common of young men using knives to fight'

Events

8 h. ago Holiday horror as rats the size of cats filmed on popular Spanish beach

Locals say huge rats are common in the town and will run from shop to shop.

Events