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As the third heatwave of the summer continues to grip, parts of the UK are facing an "exceptional" risk of wildfires over the next few days.

A man in his 40s has died after falling from an Eleventh Night bonfire in Belfast, police said.

Katie Price has reportedly been dealt another major blow after her husband, Lee Andrews, was allegedly arrested again in Dubai just weeks after being released from prison.

An 18-year-old boy has died after being found unresponsive in a reservoir in Greater Manchester on Friday, police have said.

New rules barring unregulated psychologists from family court cases in England and Wales will come into force this month, sparking hope that the “days of bogus experts are over”.

A Welsh hospital ward has been forced to close following an outbreak of a rare and highly contagious form of scabies.

Surgeons are breaking off operations midway after becoming overwhelmed by Britain’s heatwaves, medical leaders have claimed.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates was photographed arriving at the notoriously secretive Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference in Idaho on Thursday.

The Princes Street building which has been destroyed by a major fire was due to be part of a new hotel and pod-hotel in the former Debenhams store.

Texas-born influencer and bodybuilder Connor Murphy died on Tuesday night after jumping into a lake near where he lived in Samut Prakan, a province just south of Bangkok.

Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk has secured a 20-year extension to its operational lifespan, allowing it to continue generating electricity for the UK until 2055.

Across the UK, the Muslim population is getting younger. The Muslim Council of Britain estimates that by 2031 there will be around 552,000 Muslim teenagers in Britain — a demographic that will play a growing role in shaping the country’s cities, schools and civic life.

The health secretary has admitted he remains ’uneasy’ about a controversial NHS puberty blockers trial as MPs criticised the limited support available to patients who detransition.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has given the green light for the construction of the UK’s second largest solar farm, set to be built on the border between Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.

A judge has warned of the risks of using AI in court hearings after documents from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) contained references to “non-existent” legal cases.

President Donald Trump has left Turkey on an older VC-25A Air Force One jet. The U.S. Air Force’s new VC-25B Bridge aircraft had brought Trump to that country yesterday for the NATO Summit, but left without him on board earlier today.

Manchester is destined to expand dramatically over the next two decades through a 15-year vision.

Legendary Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler has died aged 75 – weeks after undergoing emergency surgery and being placed in a coma.

Staff at thousands of charities across England and Wales are believed to have been threatened and intimidated in person, according to troubling new research.

The first ship of the planned joint Anglo-Dutch amphibious fleet is intended to enter service in the 2030s, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard has told the House of Commons.

Education minister Olivia Bailey said private schools are “responsible for ensuring their long-term viability” and “free to make their own business decisions”, but she was “shocked” at Galaxy Global Education’s (GGE) behaviour.

SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland has announced a "launch window" for a possible rocket test flight.

Lord Mackay, a former cabinet minister under Margaret Thatcher and John Major, has died aged 99.

A 63-year-old man has died following a four-vehicle crash on the A82 near Glen Gloy in Lochaber on Monday.