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Parents booking air-conditioned hotels to keep babies safe in UK heatwave8:40 Hotels report increase in last-minute bookings, including from families attempting to escape hot homes Families, including parents with newborn babies, are booking air-conditioned rooms in hotels to escape the UK heatwave, with companies reporting a surge in demand. Data from the accommodation reservation website Booking.com shows that since 1 June, the share of searches using the “air-conditioni… Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s crackdown7:35 As a host of countries move to rein in social media use by children, could this be technology’s big tobacco moment? Continue reading... Venice protest planned for US ambassador’s superyacht visit7:35 Activists aim to repeat disruption of Jeff Bezos’s wedding when billionaire Tilman Fertitta drops anchor Protesters in Venice are planning to disrupt a visit by the billionaire US ambassador to Italy in his 117-metre superyacht, which they fear he plans to dock in the lagoon city. “We ruined the party for Jeff Bezos’s wedding last year – this year let’s ruin the ambassador’s tour!” said Stella Fa… Prosecutors in England and Wales expect rise in domestic abuse during World Cup7:35 CPS urges victims to go to police, saying they will be taken seriously and it ‘won’t hesitate’ to bring abusers to justice Prosecutors in England and Wales are expecting incidents of domestic abuse to increase during the men’s World Cup, and have urged victims to come forward, saying those responsible “will be held accountable”. “We often see more domestic abuse cases around major football tourna… Two tickets for Wimbledon Centre Court? That’ll be £586,000 please7:35 A pair of debenture tickets changed hands this week for a sum far beyond the means of ordinary tennis fans Like many of us, Marcos Ortega enters the Wimbledon public ticket ballot every year in the hope of seeing some championship tennis. In seven straight years of trying, however, he has never got lucky. So he was delighted – initially, at least – to learn there was a way to secure a ticket for … ‘You’re history itself!’: how Arab World Cup commentators fuel fans’ passions6:30 Arabic’s rich history of poetry lends itself well to ‘beautiful commentary that … sounds like a love letter to football’ Even before Cristiano Ronaldo’s close-range shot had hit the back of net, the commentator had begun shouting. “Allllllllaaaaaaah!!!!” exclaimed Amer al-Khudhiri, an Omani football announcer for BeIN Sports, as the Portugal star scored his first goal of the 2026 World Cup agains… Hikers lost in Kosciuszko national park rescued within five hours by AI drone5:26 Fire and Rescue NSW uses thermal imaging and a mobile phone red light to quickly locate men who veered off walking track near Jindabyne Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Two hikers who veered off a walking track in Kosciuszko national park have been found within five hours using a drone powered by artificial intelligence, a first-of-its-kind mission, Fire and Rescue NSW… Snow and ice on Swiss glaciers melting at alarming rate amid heatwave, expert says5:26 Accumulation on Switzerland’s glaciers from last winter expected to all be gone by Monday amid ‘enormous’ melt rates across Alps Swiss glaciers are set to lose an enormous amount of ice due to the heatwave battering Europe, according to the head of Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (Glamos). The snow and ice accumulated last winter by Switzerland’s glaciers is expected to have all melted away by … Polygamous sect leader guilty of abuse after girls found in trailer on highway3:15 Self-proclaimed prophet Samuel Bateman already serving 50-year prison sentence over child sexual abuse A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was convicted Friday on state child abuse charges after girls were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through Arizona . Someone alerted authorities about the trailer i… Gavin Newsom urges a national 'billionaires' tax' while fighting one in California1:36 California governor calls for national tax on super-wealthy and suggests the US should own a stake in AI companies US politics live – latest updates California’s governor, Gavin Newsom , called for a national “billionaires tax” on Friday as he fights a ballot measure targeting the ultra-wealthy in his home state. Newsom, who is expected to run for president in 2028, published his proposal the day after California officials certified a ballot measure to levy a one-time 5% tax on residents worth … Utah governor orders ban on fireworks as wildfires rage across state1:36 Fireworks prohibition comes alongside state of emergency as wildfires prompt evacuations and red-flag warnings Utah governor Spencer Cox has announced a state of emergency and accompanying temporary prohibition on the use of personal fireworks until 5 July. The announcement comes as the state experiences an unprecedented wildfire season with blazes that have prompted evacuations in Eureka, a smal… Trump attacks Democrats as ‘godless communists’ in test of midterms message1:36 President seizes on wins by Mamdani-backed candidates to warn darkly of threat to ‘traditional American way of life’ Donald Trump has previewed a Republican strategy for the midterm elections, seizing on a progressive sweep in New York to portray Democrats as “godless communists” who pose an existential threat to the nation. The US president, who was a child during the “red scare”, seized on wins… US says it struck Iran targets after attack on cargo ship on the strait of Hormuz23:23 Strike was in response to drone attack a day earlier on a commercial vessel The US military conducted strikes against Iran on Friday, Central Command said in a statement, adding that US aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites after Tehran’s attack on a commercial ship in the strait of Hormuz. The US strike was in response to a drone atta… Trump blames Iran for drone strike on cargo ship in strait of Hormuz21:41 US president calls it ‘foolish violation’ of ceasefire agreement after drone damaged ship’s upper deck US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for carrying out a drone strike on a cargo ship in the strait of Hormuz, calling it a “foolish violation” of the ceasefire agreement with the US. One drone damaged the upper deck of the ship but the ship was able to proceed, th… Mahmood outlines safe immigration routes plan to win over Labour left20:32 Home secretary speeds up major part of bill governing asylum and refugees as new prime minister set to take over Shabana Mahmood will seek to shore up support for her controversial immigration bill on the progressive left of Labour, as she sets out plans to speed up the opening of new safe and legal routes that will permit thousands of refugees to come to the UK. The home secretary, who is the le… |