Summer 2026 on course to be UK's hottest on record, says Met Office
Posted on Tuesday August 11, 2026

Only average conditions are needed for the remainder of August to break the record, which was set just last year.

Burnham 'confident' early release of PC Harper's killers can be halted
Posted on Tuesday August 11, 2026

The PM says the justice secretary will present a plan in September to prevent more early releases.

Eclipse chasers scramble for glasses as stocks run low
Posted on Tuesday August 11, 2026

Specialist glasses are all but sold out online ahead of the UK's most significant eclipse since 1999.

Watch: Was Trump smuggled out of Air Force One in a catering truck?
Posted on Tuesday August 11, 2026

US media reports say the president secretly left via a catering truck to avoid a threat to his life from Iran.

Rescuers scramble for survivors with 180 dead in Colombia earthquake
Posted on Tuesday August 11, 2026

Colombia experienced a number of aftershocks on Tuesday, as efforts continued to free survivors trapped in rubble and buildings.