6 h. ago Two baseball players taken ill in the heat as sweltering weather intensifies across the US

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz and Seattle Mariners reliever Trent Thornton both became sick while playing Saturday

Sport

8 h. ago Watch: Delivery rider throws water to trapped train passengers

Watch: Delivery rider throws water to trapped train passengers  BBC

Politics

8 h. ago Moment Just Eat rider throws food delivery onto train on track above after it was stranded in sweltering heat

The video, captured yesterday, showed the food delivery rider come to the rescue of desperate passengers stuck on a Thameslink service heading for Brighton.

Society

14 h. ago Just Eat delivery man branded 'hero' after 'rescuing' stranded train passengers

Train passengers hoping to spend the day at the beach got stuck on a bridge and were left sweltering in yesterday's heat – but fortunately, respite came in an unlikely form.

Events

20 h. ago Man, 20, found dead in river Tees on hottest weekend of the year as tributes pour in

The last few days have seen Brits hit with sweltering heat blasts with some parts of the UK hitting 33C- but a dip in a river to cool off turned into tragedy for 20-year-old Jacob Rutkowski

Events

33 h. ago Thameslink passengers evacuated after being 'trapped on train with no air con' in scorching heat

Nearly 1,800 passengers had to be freed after a train became stuck at Loughborough Junction

Society

34 h. ago Major evacuation as 1,500 passengers ‘trapped on train for 2 hours with no air con’ in sweltering heat...

Major evacuation as 1,500 passengers ‘trapped on train for 2 hours with no air con’ in sweltering heat...  The Sun

Society

37 h. ago Riot police cordon off Edinburgh street as residents evacuated from homes in major incident

Around eight emergency vehicles and multiple officers, as well as police dogs, were spotted on scene.

Events

52 h. ago Millions of people across central and eastern US under ‘heat dome’ warning

Temperatures at or above 100F expected as extreme hot air and humidity are trapped in atmosphereScores of millions of people across the central and eastern US will swelter under the summer’s first “heat dome” beginning this weekend and extending through the end of next week as extreme hot air and humidity get trapped in the atmosphere.The arrival of the heatwave coincides with Friday’s first day of summer and will bring temperatures at or above 100F (37.7C) to numerous cities as it moves to the east of the US in the coming days, forecasters say. Continue reading...

Events

57 h. ago UK heatwave: Wildfire, health and drought warnings explained in six key maps

Thursday saw the mercury hit 32C in west London as the country sweltered under an amber heat-health alert

Events

60 h. ago Why a police helicopter was flying over Swansea until midnight

The police helicopter was in the air for more than an hour

Events

63 h. ago UK heatwave: Wildfire, health and drought warnings explained in five key maps

Thursday saw the mercury hit 32C in west London as the country sweltered under an amber heat-health alert

Events

3 d. ago Footballer pays 'best hotel fees' to shelter Iranians from bombs as Israel conflict escalates

Former Roma and Bayer Leverkusen star Sardar Azmoun has stepped forward to help fellow Iranians who have been urged to evacuate the country's major cities amid the conflict with Israel

Events

3 d. ago Wildfire warning issued for London as temperatures soar across UK

London Fire Brigade’s fire chief warned Londoners against using disposable barbecues in the sweltering heat

Events

3 d. ago Zara Tindall and Princess Beatrice steal the show at Royal Ascot after Kate 'error'

As day three of Royal Ascot kicks off, the royal ladies stunned in their glamorous dresses and race day best, despite the sweltering heat at the Berkshire racecourse

Politics

3 d. ago London swelters in hottest day of the year amid amber heat health alert

London swelters in hottest day of the year amid amber heat health alert  London Evening Standard

Society

3 d. ago London weather: Amber heat health alert warning of 'rise in deaths' as capital to swelter in 32C as heatwave kicks in

Health warning issued for all residents as Met Office upgrades temperature forecast for London leaving millions facing uncomfortably warm nights

Events

3 d. ago 'Horrendous' queues at Spanish airport as tourists 'stuck in stairwell'

Tourists at a well-used Spanish airport have complained of lengthy queues and 'chaos' at security and waiting to board, with some even claiming they had to wait in a stairwell in sweltering heat

Society

4 d. ago Tucker Carlson confronts Ted Cruz on Iran as Maga rift erupts into public view

Public spat reflects fracture among Trump’s coalition over whether US should join Israel’s escalating conflict with IranUS politics live – latest updatesTed Cruz, the US senator from Texas, and conservative media personality Tucker Carlson have clashed over US military involvement in the Middle East, with the latter shouting: “You don’t know anything about Iran!” in a heated interview that exposes a sharp division within Donald Trump’s coalition as the president considers joining Israel in attacking Iran.In the confrontation, a short excerpt released ahead of an approximately two-hour interview set to air today, Carlson – an acolyte of the Maga movement which generally argues for American isolationism from foreign wars – challenged Cruz’s knowledge of Iran, which the Republican hawk has advocated attacking. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago The Platform Trap: Mallorca makes life miserable for the unsuspecting rail passenger

Train Talk: the island needs to encourage more holidaymakers to use the excellent metro system

Politics