World
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Bonnie Tyler's home of Mumbles prepares for emotional funeral
The Total Eclipse of the Heart star went global, but villagers felt they all knew her personally.
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Pop-Tarts and marriage: Marco Rubio podcast interview goes viral
Joined by his wife Jeanette, the US Secretary of State spoke about family life, music, marriage and his eating habits in a wide-ranging podcast interview.
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Pocock and crossbenchers call Labor’s NDIS overhaul ‘too far, too fast’ in scathing Senate inquiry report
Greens say Labor’s reform set to ‘rip life-changing supports away from disabled people instead of raising additional revenue through taxing gas exports’
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Little rain on the horizon as England and Wales experience driest July on record
England received only 10% of its average July rainfall and some areas may just get the odd shower for rest of August
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Asian shares mostly fall and US futures are little changed after US inflation data improves
Shares are mostly lower in Asia and U.S. futures are little changed after U.S. inflation data showed an improvement in July
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Canadian Open final: Iga Swiatek beats Elena Rybakina to win first WTA title of season
Iga Swiatek secures her first WTA title of the season with a straight-set victory over Elena Rybakina in the final of the Canadian Open.
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US Government hunts vandal after Washington World War II Memorial filled with bubbles
Uniformed police and National Guard troops were sent to the scene
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Cambridge Uni to review ‘relevant processes’ alongside Arday probe
An investigation into Professor Arday’s employment will be carried out ‘independently by senior academics from within and beyond Cambridge’
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Russian drones kill a woman and 9-year-old son at home as Ukrainian civilian casualties rise
Russian jet-powered drones have struck a home in northern Ukraine, killing a 29-year-old woman and her 9-year-old son
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‘They do look majestic’: tears and pride as first white storks set free in Cornwall
Twenty-one birds released on Bodmin Moor where it is hoped they will one day return to produce their own young
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Standards watchdog resumes investigation into Nigel Farage over financial gifts
Reform UK leader’s return to Clacton restarts inquiry into £5m gift from cyrpto-billionaire and support from fraudster
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‘This is hell’: British widow ‘sick’ with worry over threat of being removed from Sweden
Joyce Thomas, 78, faces being forced to leave country after losing appeal against deportation
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US pushes back on mental health crisis reports on USS Abraham Lincoln
The USS George Washington aircraft carrier is reportedly now set to take over from the Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East.
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One million people sign petition to block PC Harper’s killers from early release
Police federation chiefs condemned the government’s decision not to block the killers as ‘outrageous’
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Teachers demand more scrutiny of Catholic school funding amid allegations of ‘sham arrangement’ with NSW Liberal group
Independent Education Union ‘deeply concerned … public funding for Catholic schools may have been wrongfully spent on Liberal party matters’
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Watch: Stourbridge homes destroyed by wildfires
Multiple fires tore through the West Midlands on Thursday, with firefighters still working to control the blazes.
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US missionary kidnapped in Niger is released after 9 months in captivity, his organization says
An American missionary kidnapped in Niger in October has been released
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Clacton results in full: Farage retains seat – but Count Binface sees record support
Only two of the 34 candidates secured enough votes to take back their deposit
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Israeli officials shocked by the speed of Iran’s military recovery, report says
US officials said in May that Iran appeared to be rapidly rebuilding its drone capacity, before the conflict reignited
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Aviva earnings jump by 24% amid swift progress on Direct Line turnaround
The group reported a better-than-expected 24% surge in operating profits to £1.33 billion for the six months to June 30.
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Russian Navy officer who defected from Ukraine killed by hidden bin bomb in Crimea
Russian official says suspect was acting ‘on instructions from Ukrainian intelligence agencies’. Kyiv has not publicly commented on the attack
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A-level results wait as Jersey swimmer Nowacki wins gold
Filip Nowacki delays opening his results as to not distract from the final - which he then won.
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Trump orders Navy to return to steam catapults in obsession that could cost billions
Trump's obsession with the new technology goes back to at least 2017
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Afghanistan marks 5 years under the Taliban: safer streets but pleas for jobs and education
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are marking five years since regaining power
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US says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump's tariffs
A new US report said China had moved goods through nations with lower tariffs to dodge higher levies.
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Peak performance: Land artist Saype uses Swiss Alps for giant frescoes
The latest works in a series of experimental and ephemeral paintings by French land artist Saype are currently on display on the high slopes of Swiss alpine resort Villars-sur-Ollon, however the works are starting to slowly disappear. #Art
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‘Unprecedented’ rain kills four in Japan as thousands stranded at airport
Evacuation orders issued for 400,000 as torrential rains hit Chiba prefecture as flooding risks remain high despite rainfall easing
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Ukraine war latest: Nato jets shoot down drone after it enters Latvian airspace
Finland, another Nato member, also temporarily restricts airspace
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A look at the history and beliefs behind Japan’s controversial shrine to the war dead
Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo honors more than 2.4 million people who died serving Japan but remains one of the country’s most divisive memorial sites
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Trump orders Navy to return to older system of launching jets
According to a directive issued Thursday, the new mandate would likely cost billions of dollars and revert the Navy’s most advanced ships to a system that takes more sailors to operate and is more difficult to maintain.
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Nigel Farage wins Clacton byelection in contest boycotted by every other major party
Reform UK leader does not appear for the result, despite beating nearest challenger, Count Binface, in byelection he caused amid deepening scandal over £5m gift
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How a major oil slick started washing up on Iran's beaches
Experts tell BBC Verify pollution has spread from a ship attacked on 3 August and threatens vulnerable wildlife.
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Builders, bakers and cheeseburger-makers: the UK workers struggling in extreme heat
From chefs to paramedics, workers tell the Guardian how they are coping and unions outline the changes needed in the workplace
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World War II Memorial in DC vandalized with bubbles, graffiti
The World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., has been vandalized, with bubbles filling a fountain and “Clean hands dirty $” written in red paint
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The hot weather is changing what UK house buyers want
‘This summer’s heatwaves appear to be influencing how people think about their homes,’ a property expert at Rightmove said
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Farage wins UK by-election to return to parliament
British politician Nigel Farage retains his seat in parliament after resigning last month over an investigation into his finances that triggered a by-election.
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How Enzo Maresca's Man City are shaping up compared with Pep Guardiola
Enzo Maresca has the difficult task of following Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. BBC Sport analyses the new manager's style and tactics from the pre-season games so far.
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NHS Blood and Transplant investigate data breach due to pager use
The medical data of transplant patients from across the UK was sent over an unencrypted pager network.
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Farage may have won the battle for Clacton, but he’s losing the country
Reform leader forced a by-election to try to escape a political crisis but may simply have postponed, and even intensified, the inevitable, writes Kate Devlin
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Iran war live: Hegseth says US can keep up naval blockade ‘indefinitely’
Iran rejects Donald Trump’s claims that the US has ‘total control’ over the Strait of Hormuz
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Hot topic: why is Burnham so reluctant to talk about the climate crisis?
Extreme heat is harming wellbeing of ordinary people the PM champions, yet little has been said on the topic
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US says it’s losing $19B-$26B in revenue as countries dodge tariffs
Peter Navarro, the White House trade adviser, told reporters on a conference call that China is laundering its exports through more than 40 countries.
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Indonesia wildfires threaten orangutans rescued from animal traffickers
Blaze fuelled by hot, dry and windy conditions comes within metres of West Kalimantan rehabilitation centre
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Farage's by-election victory won't stop questions about finances
Nigel Farage triggered the Clacton by-election and the result was predictable - so what did he achieve?
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National Code Talker day to bring 101-year-old veteran to Phoenix
Navajo Code Talkers are being honored in a longstanding national day of recognition
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Searches for UK homes with air conditioning more than double
Most owners would consider installing aircon as heatwaves lead buyers to focus on ability to stay cool, Rightmove says
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Morrison-era GST deal with WA a multi-billion dollar mistake that should be reversed, Productivity Commission finds
Interim report calls for carve-up deal that has only benefited Western Australia to be ‘reshaped’ as it has achieved almost none of its objectives
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Sydney airport incident involving Virgin and Qantas flights didn’t have to be reported, Airservices Australia says
Airservices boss says planes remained 1km apart so runway incursion ‘didn’t meet mandatory reporting requirements’ but safety bureau is ‘concerned’
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Clacton byelection: Farage beats Count Binface but skips result announcement – UK politics live
The Reform UK leader said he would not be present at vote count in byelection he tried to frame as the ‘people versus the establishment’
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Ukraine’s drones hit a major Russian oil refinery 800 miles from the border
Ukrainian drones have struck a major refinery deep inside Russia, marking the fourth attack in three days
