Hot topic: why is Burnham so reluctant to talk about the climate crisis?
Extreme heat is harming the wellbeing of the ordinary people the PM champions, yet he has ignored the subjectFrom the…
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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…
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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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Nigel Farage wins Clacton byelection in contest boycotted by every other major party
Reform UK leader beats nearest challenger, Count Binface, in byelection he caused amid deepening scandal over £5m…
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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 centreOrangutans…
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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…
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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…
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Oil slick from tanker carrying sanctioned Russian crude reaches Oman
An oil slick from the tanker the Caroline Bezengi has reached Oman’s coastline weeks after the vessel ran aground.
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Mali says 82 soldiers captured by armed groups have been freed
Malian army says the soldiers were held prisoner by Tuareg and al-Qaeda-linked armed groups in the northern region.
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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…
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Brazil begins exploring retaliatory options to new US tariffs
Brazil has not yet decided whether it will proceed with retaliatory measures, but commits to defending its position.
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Why Osun’s election matters for Nigeria’s 2027 vote
The result could offer an early signal of shifting alliances and voter sentiment before the presidential race.
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Nigel Farage says he won’t attend count in Clacton byelection against Count Binface - UK politics live
The Reform UK leader will not be present at vote count in byelection he has tried to frame as the ‘people versus the…
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Taiwan’s ‘White Wolf’ leads lonely crusade to ‘reunify’ with China
Taipei is seeking to dissolve the China Unification Promotion Party over its alleged ties to Beijing.
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AI escapes confinement
Over the course of two weeks, AI companies said that some of their AI models managed to hack systems.
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Feds probe 'mention markets' amid White House Kalshi controversy
Betting on what people say is becoming an increasingly popular category of prediction market sites. Now, federal…
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Talks between government and opposition mark a new chapter for Venezuela
The government of Delcy Rodriguez held its first talks with part of Venezuela's opposition. But what will they…
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Bodycam captures lightning striking metres from US police officers
Bodycam video captured the moment lightning struck just metres from South Dakota Highway Patrol officers.
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Could Trump actually run for a third term as president?
Donald Trump says the law stopping him from seeking a third presidential term is ‘very strong’.
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UN, Palestinian ministry condemn Israeli settler siege of West Bank homes
UN rights office and Palestine Foreign Ministry call days-long Israeli settler siege in Qusra 'criminal' and…
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Israel’s Katz hails settlers for ‘holding onto’ Palestinian land
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz praised radical Hilltop Youth settlers for ‘holding onto’ Palestinian land.
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Australia has been galvanised by ‘melon-gate’. So what is the luxury fruit at the centre of the PM’s controversy?
Shizuoka Crown melons are part of an important cultural gifting practice in Japan, where they are hand-patted by…
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Norway’s FM tells Al Jazeera the US war on Iran was not ‘smart’
Norway’s FM Espen Barth Eide says the Iran war failed to achieve its initial aims and strengthened hardliners in Tehran.
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The Papers: 'Houses burn and train derails on hottest day' and 'Britain on fire'
Many of today's papers lead coverage with the fires and train derailment under headlines about Thursday being the…