4 h. ago Keep fit Brits beg Dubai to export viral ice gym as UK swelters in yet another heatwave

Dubai is used to dealing with record-breaking temperatures with the mercury regularly rising above 45c - prompting leisure facilities and services to innovate to cope with the heat

Politics

5 h. ago Ferries Scotland: Island committee to stage protest against state of Oban to Mull ferry service

The Mull and Iona Ferry Committee criticised a Scottish Government decision as “bizarre” and “unfair”.

Events

6 h. ago ‘It’s a strength’: female business leaders back Reeves’ tearful moment

Displaying emotion is part of ‘our humanity’ says CBI chief

Politics

8 h. ago Man Utd transfer news: Marcus Rashford handed exit route as Viktor Gyokeres makes shock decision

Ruben Amorim has been frustrated by slow progress on transfer deals at Manchester United after seeing just one signing - Matheus Cunha from Wolves - arriving through the door at Old Trafford

Events

10 h. ago The lady who vanished: One day in May 2009, Andrea, 54, disappeared from her Margate flat... 13 years later the door was broken down and what was inside raised perplexing questions

The handsome apartment occupies one corner of an ornate Victorian mansion block overlooking the seafront in Margate, Kent.

Events

11 h. ago Time for an emergency budget? Rachel Reeves facing fresh turmoil after GDP falls again

Sparking further warnings of a tax raid this autumn, the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) said gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.1 per cent.

Economics

11 h. ago Chancellor to open ‘front door’ for investors in UK with concierge service

Rachel Reeves will use Mansion House speech next week to launch growth plan for financial services sector

Economics

11 h. ago Reeves to open ‘front door’ for investors in UK with concierge service

Chancellor will use Mansion House speech next week to launch growth plan for financial services sector

Economics

11 h. ago Photos 'show moment alleged Russian spy dropped off USB stick in plot to leak sensitive details about ex

Phillips wanted to 'offer services' to Russian intelligence but the two handlers he corresponded with were British undercover security services agents, jurors have been told.

Culture

12 h. ago Man shot in head walked into shop after climbing out of grave

The 23-year-old man arrived in a service station covered in mud from his own grave and begged workers not to call an ambulance even though he had clearly been shot in the head

Politics

12 h. ago Effigies of Kneecap, Irish flags and sectarian slogans top loyalist bonfires

The bonfires are set to be lit late on Friday night.

Events

13 h. ago Trump defends response to deadly Texas flooding after touring disaster area – live updates

President and Texas governor praise handling of flooding that has killed at least 120 people; Trump calls reporter ‘evil’ for asking about lack of warningsThe US state department is firing more than 1,300 employees in line with the Trump administration’s reorganization plan initiated earlier this year. The department is sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments in the US, a senior state department official told the Associated Press. Foreign service officers affected will be placed immediately on administrative leave for 120 days, after which they will formally lose their jobs, according to an internal notice obtained by the AP. For most affected civil servants, the separation period is 60 days, it said. “In connection with the departmental reorganization the department is streamlining domestic operations to focus on diplomatic priorities,” the notice says. “Headcount reductions have been carefully tailored to affect non...

Events

14 h. ago Village GP is struck off after sending barrage of abuse to female colleague in drunken late

Paul Scott, 59, a GP on the Shetland Islands, was also accused of initimidating another female colleague by kicking the door of a consultation room before shouting at her.

Events

15 h. ago The National Trust to axe 550 jobs after Rachel Reeves' tax raid budget added £10million to charity's annual wage bill

The conservation charity said rising costs were outstripping growth in visitors and donations and it needed to reduce the pay bill as well as finding savings worth £26 million

Economics

16 h. ago Welsh singer Iris Williams who sang for a US president dies aged 79

Iris received an OBE for services to music 21 years ago

Politics

16 h. ago Huge wildfire 'visible from M90' rages on hill near Perth as emergency services rush to scene

Emergency crews were alerted to the fire at around 3.45pm on Friday.

Events

16 h. ago Rachel Reeves’s growth mission is struggling to get off the ground

Editorial: The chancellor is said to be ‘disappointed’ after the UK economy unexpectedly shrank for the second month in a row in May, as well she might be

Events

17 h. ago Flash floods once again hit Vermont, damaging homes and roads

Communities in rural Vermont face damaged homes and washed-out roads after heavy rainfall caused flash flooding

Events

17 h. ago Celtic starlet reveals his Parkhead 'dream' as forgotten man edges towards exit door

The Celtic youngster has opened up on his future at Parkhead.

Events

18 h. ago Cash ISA limit update as 'decision made' ahead of Rachel Reeves speech

Speculation had been mounting that the annual tax-free allowance would be cut

Politics