Wildfire now nine miles from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warns
Posted on Monday July 27, 2026

Thomas Cazenave says they are preparing if further evacuations are issued, as the mayor of a nearby town called the situation "catastrophic".

Devastating European wildfires in maps - and how they're being tackled
Posted on Monday July 27, 2026

A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ever.

Funeral director who left people unburied breached families' trust 'on industrial scale', court hears
Posted on Monday July 27, 2026

The sentencing hearing of Robert Bush hears how the funeral parlour was likened to a "horror scene".

Reform UK reports Zack Polanski to police over guillotine T-shirt post
Posted on Monday July 27, 2026

The post included a photo of a man wearing a top featuring the name "Nigel" alongside an image of a guillotine.

Man jailed for abduction and rape of girl, 15, in Edinburgh basement
Posted on Monday July 27, 2026

Aaron Strachan was told he may never be released from prison after abducting and raping the girl in Edinburgh last year.