Danai Nesta Kupemba BBC News Europe swelters as heatwave shows no sign of easing A heatwave continues to grip large parts of Europe, with authorities in many countries issuing health warnings amid searing temperatures. Southern Spain is the worst-affected region, with temperatures in the mid-40s Celsius recorded in Seville and neighbouring areas. A new heat […]

Federica Bedendo BBC News, North East and Cumbria Lisa O’Neil The O’Neil family went on a Santa themed holiday to Lapland, but most of the activities were cancelled A family have won a six-month fight for a refund on their £3,500 dream holiday to Lapland which was hit by a series of weather-related cancellations. Lisa

A deal to cut import tariffs between the US and UK has come into force, giving British car makers preferential access to the world’s biggest consumer market. It will allow UK motor manufacturers to sell up to 100,000 vehicles to the US at a tariff of 10% – a big advantage over international competitors –

Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate from parts of northern Gaza ahead of increased military action, as US President Donald Trump pushes for a ceasefire deal. People in neighbourhoods across Gaza City and Jabalia have been told to move south towards the coastal area of al-Mawasi as Israeli military operations “intensify and expand westward”. At

Messi showed he is still a man of moments in this US tournament, not least with his free-kick goal against Porto in the group stage. PSG eased up in the second half after netting four times in the first period and that allowed Messi several moments as Inter Miami saw a lot more of the

Norris race in Austria was founded on a quite brilliant pole position lap, with the biggest margin of the season. The gap was exaggerated by the fact that both Piastri and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen were unable to complete their final runs in qualifying because of a spin for Alpine’s Pierre Gasly at the final

Lili Sheppard, Andy Bennett & Mel Everett BBC News, Glastonbury Festival Nile Rodgers: ‘All killer and no filler’ Music legend Nile Rodgers has said playing Glastonbury Festival means “everything” to him. Thousands of people watched Nile Rodgers and Chic perform hit after hit on the Pyramid Stage earlier. Rodgers has written and produced songs for

Gráinne Connolly BBC News NI PSNI Sarah Montgomery was a 27-year-old mother of two and was pregnant at the time of her death A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a woman in Donaghadee, County Down. Sarah Montgomery, a 27-year-old mother of two, was pregnant at the time of her

Yogita Limaye BBC News, Kyiv Getty Images Ukrainian residents say the way Russia wants the world to see Mariupol is very different from the reality “What they’re showing on Russian TV are fairy tales for fools. Most of Mariupol still lies in ruins,” says John, a Ukrainian living in Russian-occupied Mariupol. We’ve changed his name

It is a cut-throat business laced with sporting romance. Poulter begins his 36-hole bid in the company of Tom Lewis, who shot 65, a record low score for an amateur, when he took the first-round lead as a qualifier at Royal St George’s in 2011. McDowell was thrilled to be at Portrush, the town of