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Spain, Portugal, France and UK face spell of high temperatures, while Super Typhoon Bavi barrels through north-western Pacific Europe live – latest updates Another surge of heat spread across western Europe at the weekend, with Spain, Portugal and France already sweltering and southern parts of the UK joining them on Monday. Temperatures are once again forecast to climb to 10-15C above average, w…

Growth in charge points falls markedly despite surge in number of rapid-charging units Business live – latest updates The UK’s rollout of electric vehicle chargers has slowed amid challenging cost pressures and uncertainty over government sales targets. Charger companies installed 5,100 public charge points in the first half of 2026, pushing the total to 121,171, according to Zapmap, a data compa…

Online grocer says Tim Steiner will remain as CEO until December 2027 before taking on ‘founder role’ for a further year Business live – latest updates Ocado’s co-founder and chief executive, Tim Steiner, will stand down in 2028 after weeks of speculation over the online grocer’s leadership. Steiner, who co-founded Ocado in 2000 with two other former Goldman Sachs bankers, will continue to serve …

Reform UK leader claims he is victim of ‘hit job’ as parliamentary standards commissioner investigates £5m donation Good morning. Two weeks today (unless there is some news development in the totally unexpected category) Keir Starmer will formally resign as PM, and the king will appoint Andy Burnham to replace him. Starmer has been forced out in part because of the rise of Nigel Farage; Labour MP…

Ukraine’s president makes plea ahead of summit this week in Ankara after over 68 missiles and 350 drones hit capital city European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen backed Zelenskyy’s call for stronger air defence for Europe, saying this will be discussed at the Nato summit in Ankara this week and pledging that Europe will “keep increasing the pressure until Russia ends the bloodshed.” In…

Elbit Systems supplied Tzayad digital army programme to map people, vehicles and other objects in real time Israel identified about 1,000 potential targets a day during the first two years of the wars in Gaza and Lebanon with its command and control system, according to a presentation by the country’s largest arms supplier, Elbit Systems. A total of 850,000 targets were detected in real time by t…

Millions join funeral procession in capital of Tehran to mourn Khamenei who was kiled in US-Israel airstrikes in February Good morning, and welcome to the Middle East live blog. Today marks the start of a mass funeral procession for Iran’s former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. Continue reading...

Police charge woman with murder after boy’s body was found in a Central Coast home on Saturday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales department in charge of child protection received “a number of reports” about a four-year-old child before he was allegedly murdered by his mother, the minister reveale…

Campaign group calls on watchdog to investigate sector amid claims of anti-competitive practices elbowing out independents Big brewers are misleading drinkers about their products’ “craft” credentials and geographical origin, the ale enthusiasts’ club Camra has claimed, as it called on the consumer watchdog to investigate the beer market. Camra asked the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to l…

Australian government confirms it was informed by China of its intent to conduct the test on Monday China has conducted a long-range missile test in the Pacific, in a move the Australian government has condemned as “destabilising to the region”. A ⁠test missile topped with ‌a ‌dummy warhead landed ‌in “designated waters” of the Pacific, China’s state news agency Xinhua ‌reported on Monday. The mi…

Everything in Canberra is content now, from performative questions to calculated outbursts and comments about Kylie Minogue Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese probably didnt expect an interview with a comedian in her “Bush Barbie” character would have kickstarted the biggest firestorm of the week. Bu…

‘Over-enforcement poses significant risk to the communities that we try to protect,’ royal commission told A decision aimed at reducing “censorship” on major social media sites including Facebook and Instagram potentially led to greater levels of hate speech, the royal commission into antisemitism has heard. Meta announced in January 2025 , after the re-election of Donald Trump in the US, that it…

Broadway star, who is performing on the vessel, expresses shock after authorities ban Scarlet Lady from docking in Kuşadası A cruise ship carrying 2,000 LGBTQ+ passengers and the Broadway performer Patti LuPone has been blocked from entering Turkey after local authorities said their behaviour didn’t “align with the structure of our society and our moral values”. Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady set s…

Crowds grew as they moved through Tehran as mourners wore black and carried flags with the slogan ‘we will rise’ A millions strong crowd assembled on Monday to take part in the funeral procession of Iran’s assassinated supreme leader. The scale, and depth of the march, however engineered, is an extraordinary turn around for a country that only seven months ago was gripped by street protests that …

US telecom giant Comcast to snap up free-to-air TV channels and streaming platform to create UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster Sky has announced a long awaited £1.6bn deal to buy ITV’s broadcasting and streaming arm to create the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster. Sky, which is owned by the US telecoms company Comcast, will pay £1.2bn in cash initially for ITV’s media and entertainment busine…