Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days. ...
Month: July 2026
Police criticise timing of decision on pubs staying open for England matchPolice criticise timing of decision on pubs staying open for England match
Police chiefs say the government’s “late announcement” means forces would have to take officers away from other duties. ...
Hossam Hassan and the blurring of lines between football and politics in EgyptHossam Hassan and the blurring of lines between football and politics in Egypt
Egypt face Australia in a historic World Cup game on Friday and the manager has been keen to highlight president Al-Sisi’s role in the achievement After Egypt’s 3-1 victory over New Zealand at the World Cup, the national team coach, Hossam Hassan, issued a statement of gratitude to the country’s ...
Kill zones and drone nets: a journey through Ukraine’s fortress beltKill zones and drone nets: a journey through Ukraine’s fortress belt
A strategic line of towns and cities are crucial to Ukraine’s defence – and where the war is at its most brutal A vast cobweb of spent fibre-optic cable is draped over the buildings in the small Ukrainian city of Lyman. Used to control the deadly drones deployed by both ...
NHS to reward people who walk 30 minutes a dayNHS to reward people who walk 30 minutes a day
The “marathon a month” scheme, developed with former Olympic medallist Sir Brendan Foster, will launch early next year. ...
Ali Khamenei’s six-day funeral expected to draw millions in IranAli Khamenei’s six-day funeral expected to draw millions in Iran
Huge scale of funeral for supreme leader across five cities is intended to relay message of resistance to rest of the world In the small hours of Friday the police roadblocks, stalls, posters and army vans were starting to appear across Tehran as millions of Iranians prepared to attend the ...
‘I feel both thrilled and ruined by this’: Olivia Wilde and Edward Norton on making sex comedy The Invite‘I feel both thrilled and ruined by this’: Olivia Wilde and Edward Norton on making sex comedy The Invite
Their movie about marital bed death is this summer’s buzziest, funniest film. Its director and her co-star talk self-loathing, psychosexuality and unexpected eruptions Earlier this week, Edward Norton took a night flight from Los Angeles to London and felt so dreadful the next day he decided to get a massage. ...
Experience: I’ve found a four-leaf clover every day for three yearsExperience: I’ve found a four-leaf clover every day for three years
Decades after my father’s death, I was still angry about losing him. Finding a good-luck symbol set me on a new path Sumter, South Carolina, where I grew up, was nicknamed “Murk City”. It’s not all bad, but it has a history of gun violence and crime. I’m a rapper, and ...
Talk is of newlywed Taylor Swift taking a break from music. Did I take a nap and wake up in the 1950s? | Laura SnapesTalk is of newlywed Taylor Swift taking a break from music. Did I take a nap and wake up in the 1950s? | Laura Snapes
After exchanging vows with Travis Kelce, the workaholic pop star probably won’t be staying home to admire the wedding silverware No speculation is too harebrained when it comes to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. Are they getting married at the gigantic Madison Square Garden arena? What initially sounded mad ...
Mother says new custodial sentences for daughter’s rapists ‘better’ but still ‘not enough’Mother says new custodial sentences for daughter’s rapists ‘better’ but still ‘not enough’
Two teenage boys convicted of rape had initially been given non-custodial sentences but have since been handed a four year detention. ...