Oil prices have shot up further after US and Iran attacks over the weekend, in a move putting unwelcome pressure on energy and fuel costs. Benchmark Brent crude rose 4% to 79 US dollars a barrel amid confusion over the...
Over a dozen Israeli public figures are calling on the UK and European Union to ban all trade with settlements in the occupied West Bank, which are illegal under international law, warning that Israel was expanding them...
For half a century, a monumental human endeavour has unfolded across China ’s northern deserts, as millions of workers meticulously insert forearm-length sticks into shifting sands. Arranged first in rows, then...
A multimillionaire tax accountant - who signed everything he had over to his wife to dodge paying debts - could now lose his "chocolate box" country home after a £600,000-plus defeat in court. Tax specialist John Dixon,...
Millions of UK water customers have been banned from using hosepipes over the coming days and weeks as the third heatwave of the year causes drought fears to grow. The heat continues to break records, with the country...
A new study suggests that a structured programme of regular exercise and a brain-healthy diet could improve memory and thinking in older people at risk of dementia. The trial, conducted across 12 countries in Latin...
Heathrow airport suffered a 1.8% fall in passenger numbers last month. The west London airport said 7.2 million passengers passed through its four terminals in June. That is compared with 7.4 million during the same...
Recruiter PageGroup has said the jobs market remains “tough but stable” in the UK as it continues to slash costs to offset difficult trading. The firm saw UK gross profit drop 5.3% in the three months to the end of...
The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services' watchdog says it generated $5.56 billion in expected recoveries and projected savings over six months and barred 1,212 individuals and companies from federal healthcare...
A Vermont man who was 17 when he helped kill two Dartmouth College professors more than two decades ago is asking a New Hampshire judge to reduce his life sentence, arguing he should become eligible for parole after...
A Labrador who was rescued from Ben Nevis after eating discarded cannabis has fully recovered, according to the organisation that came to the pet’s aid. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team said it was called to help Tokyo, “a...
What do Nigel Farage’s Clacton constituents think about his resignation? Six in ten voters believe that Nigel Farage has acted incorrectly over undeclared gifts from benefactors, while only half of Reform voters back...
A plant hiding in plain sight in northeastern New South Wales in Australia for over a century has now been identified as a new species upon closer inspection. The bright pink flowering shrub has until now been thought...
The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran apparently responded with strikes targeting Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The new...
Florida is preparing to execute two of its oldest death row inmates this month, following the recent execution of a 74-year-old man, the state’s oldest in modern history. This series of impending executions underscores...
Emergency restoration work under way in Ukraine's Sumy after latest Russian airstrikes At least three people were killed and five injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region, governor Andrei Vorobyov said...
A 93-year-old British woman has died in the devastating wildfires that swept through parts of Spain. The woman was taken to hospital on Friday after suffering burns to about 20% of her body. Her death was confirmed on...
US releases video of forces carrying out another wave of strikes on Iran Iran ’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said they attacked Gulf states overnight and targeted US military bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan as...
Share markets slipped in Asia on Monday as fighting intensified in the Gulf and Iran claimed to have closed the vital Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices surging and rekindling inflation risks globally. Brent crude...
A 74-year-old man in Florida was arrested after he allegedly drove his SUV at another man during a fight over a Publix grocery store parking space. The alleged victim fired a single shot from a handgun at the man in...
Officials in Atlanta, a World Cup host city, threw away tents, medication, identification, and other items belonging to homeless people without any warning, according to a report. The items were collected from a public...
More than 2,700 people are estimated to have died as a result of record breaking temperatures during the May and June heatwaves, a study has suggested. Of those deaths, it is thought just over 40 per cent died as a...
The Government could meet nearly half of its target to build 1.5 million homes by bringing old buildings back into use, a cross-party group of MPs has said. Using heritage buildings to meet Britain’s housing need is “no...
The government has announced a £250 million investment to significantly boost policing in Jewish communities, aiming to ensure they "can live and celebrate their faith free from fear" after a spate of violent...
Hundreds of thousands of students across England preparing for university this autumn are now eligible to book vital meningitis B vaccine appointments at pharmacies. The one-off vaccination programme targets Year 13...
Marks & Spencer has finally opened its flagship store on Oxford Street following a years-long dispute over planning permission that resulted in legal action against the government. The retail giant hopes the new...
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham ’s cause of death has been revealed. The 71-year-old Republican died from an aortic rupture caused by hardened arteries, the Medical Examiner of the District of Columbia concluded...
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham’s sudden death has sent shockwaves through Washington. The passing of the Trump ally from South Carolina means that the Senate Republican conference will be down one lawmaker at a time...
Senator Mitch McConnell was hospitalized after a fall and later developed a case of mild pneumonia, he revealed in his first statement since being admitted. McConnell, 84, gave the update on his health in an email...
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a staple of Washington for more than three decades who went from being a vocal critic of Donald Trump to his most enthusiastic backer in the Senate, died Saturday evening at the age of...
Prince William joined his wife Kate and two of their children for the men's final at Wimbledon on Sunday in a star-studded Royal Box that also included actors Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman and Ben Stiller. Kate is the...
A conman known by the nickname “ Fat Leonard” has told how he managed not only to embroil the U. S. Navy in a bribery and fraud scandal, but also elude federal law enforcement for more than a year. “It wasn’t rocket...
The death toll from two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela last month has tragically risen to 4,490, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez confirmed on Sunday. The official count of injured remains...
Residents across several Philadelphia neighborhoods and surrounding counties spent Sunday grappling with the aftermath of severe, short-lived thunderstorms that unleashed widespread destruction. The intense weather...
Two men have died after going into the water at Seaton Carew beach in Hartlepool to try to help two children who had got into difficulty, Cleveland Police said. Police, RNLI, Coastguard and North East Ambulance Service...
At a seminar on building cooling strategies in the late 1990s, I vividly remember hearing that “in 30 years' time, the climate of London will feel like Marseille ’s today”. That warning stuck with me. Back then, it...