2 h. ago Met Office urges Brits to follow 4 rules in extreme heat this week

Heatwave thresholds are set to be met this week with millions of Brits urged to follow four strict rules to stay safe in the boiling mercury

Society

2 h. ago Car salesman, 24, who killed colleague and suffered brain injury in 100mph BMW crash is ordered to get mental health treatment

Ivan Zailac, 24, ploughed into a 26-tonne truck at well over double the speed limit killing passenger Stephanie Nye-Diroyan, 21, in Enfield, north London.

Events

2 h. ago From pancreatitis to hair loss and premature ageing... top doctors reveal all the startling health risks of Mounjaro and other weight loss jabs

More than 1.5 million people in the UK now use the new weight-loss jabs, according to latest estimates - with benefits for their physical and mental wellbeing.

Society

3 h. ago Major UK tunnel on the verge of tolls to plug huge £820k funding gap

Debate has broken out following proposals to charge UK motorists for driving through a 61-year-old tunnel that attracts 25 million drivers, cyclists and pedestrians every year

Economics

3 h. ago Why bungling cabin crew could have been reason behind terrifying evacuation of Ryanair jet in Majorca that left passengers with broken bones as they jumped from wing

Several people ended up in hospital after getting seriously injured when panic spread onboard the jet from Palma in Majorca to Manchester on Saturday night.

Events

3 h. ago ITV's 'most expensive flop in years' fronted by David Tennant facing the axe after getting fewer viewers than niche nature documentary

ITV's 'most expensive flop in years' is facing the axe after drawing in fewer viewers than a BBC documentary about pangolins. The Genius Game cost £2.5 million to make.

Culture

4 h. ago New species of flying reptile that lived among dinosaurs 200 million years ago discovered

Scientists uncovered the the fossilised jawbone of the creature in Arizona

Politics

4 h. ago Ministers in talks with City over climate finance for disaster

The Foreign Secretary has pledged £12 million from the Government’s tightened aid budget in a bid to enable faster payouts,

Politics

5 h. ago Texas flooding death toll exceeds 100 as 5 million remain under flood watch – latest updates

At least 84 bodies recovered in Kerr County, according to officials; Donald Trump will travel to Texas later this weekTexas floods kill more than 100 people as more victims expectedTexas flood survivors question planning and responseResidents of Kerr County began clearing mud and salvaging what they could from their demolished properties as they recounted harrowing escapes from rapidly rising floodwaters late Friday.Reagan Brown said his parents, in their 80s, managed to escape uphill as water inundated their home in the town of Hunt. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago Exact date next 'Armageddon alert' will go off on millions of UK phones confirmed

The emergency alert system will be tested for the second time in the UK on Sunday, September 7 with the loud siren and vibration going off for around 10 seconds

Economics

6 h. ago Date set for millions of phones across UK to receive emergency alert test

The Emergency Alert System will be tested at 3.00pm on 7 September

Events

6 h. ago Exact date next emergency alert will go off on millions of phones confirmed

The next emergency alert test will happen on September 7, the Government has confirmed - with a loud siren coming from phones for around 10 seconds

Economics

7 h. ago Texas flooding kills more than 90 people as 5 million remain under flood watch – latest updates

Donald Trump will travel to Texas later this week as Texas senator Ted Cruz defends response to floodingCamp Mystic confirms 27 children and counsellors died in floodsTexas flood survivors question planning and responseResidents of Kerr County began clearing mud and salvaging what they could from their demolished properties as they recounted harrowing escapes from rapidly rising floodwaters late Friday.Reagan Brown said his parents, in their 80s, managed to escape uphill as water inundated their home in the town of Hunt. Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago Dirty habit millions admit to daily linked to 'silent' liver disease that can kill with no warning signs

Long believed to have minimal long-term side effects, cannabis has been found to increase the risk of damage to a vital organ.

Events

9 h. ago Trump has promised $5m ‘gold card’ visas. Experts say they’re unlikely to ever happen

A fast track to legal status is likely illegal without Congress, and it’s unclear if interest in the idea translates to applications

Politics

9 h. ago This is who's really paying for Greater Manchester's publicly

City region officials have defended the system after a Tory MP said it was "£226 million in the red" in its first year

Politics

10 h. ago Number of first time home buyers hits record low as rentals take over US housing market

The number of renter households in the U.S. has ballooned to a record 46 million

Society

10 h. ago Trump claims he struck side deal with Skydance for additional $16 million in ‘60 Minutes’ settlement

‘We did a deal for about $16 million plus $16 million, or maybe more than that, in advertising... It's like $32 to maybe $35 million,’ the president said over the weekend.

Economics

11 h. ago Jessie J shares 'in tears' as she update fans after health diagnosis and surgery

Singer Jessie J has shared an update on her breast cancer diagnosis after having surgery earlier this month, as she said she has "no cancer spread" following the operation

Science

11 h. ago This common bacteria could be the culprit behind ‘millions’ of stomach cancer cases

H. pylori is a type of bacteria that infects the lining of the stomach

Science