Health and fire warnings have been issued in countries across southern Europe, with temperatures expected to exceed 40C in some places over the weekend. Italy, Greece, France, Spain and Portugal are among the countries affected – with the Spanish city of Seville forecast to hit 42C. Hot air from North Africa, which is spreading across […]

The British and Irish Lions eased away to a comfortable, eight-try 54-7 victory against the Western Force in their first game of their tour on Australian soil. Captain Dan Sheehan, Tomos Williams and Elliot Daly scored in a first half largely dominated by the profligate hosts in terms of territory, but not on the scoreboard.

Emma Hallett BBC News, Glastonbury Festival BBC Lucinda said Strummer would have loved the area set up in his honour Tucked away at the top of Glastonbury Festival is the only stage actually dedicated to a rock legend. Strummerville overlooks a sea of tipis and is named in memory of Joe Strummer, The Clash’s lead

“She will likely come off the bench – we can manage that a bit. “She showed up in the training sessions really well. She could cope with loads and recover from loads. “Her performance has been really good. She’s ready; we’re just still growing into minutes. This is the first time in a while that

Getty Images The prime minister spoke at a Welsh Labour conference one day after his government’s U-turn on welfare reform Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK’s benefits system is broken and fixing it is a “moral imperative”, a day after a backbench Labour revolt saw him forced into a U-turn on welfare cuts. The

He was replaced by Mexican reserve Luis Carrera for the remainder of the round, with their combined score counting towards their team Smash GC’s score. LIV said Koepka can return for the second and third rounds but his score would contribute only to his team’s. Players compete individually and for teams at LIV events. They

Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat Getty Images Damson Idris stars alongside Brad Pitt in F1 The Movie, which was released on Wednesday Getting ready for a role in a blockbuster film always has its challenges, but for Damson Idris, there was one thing he couldn’t prepare for. “How do I look cute when the wind is

Reuters Carrie Johnson, wife of former prime minister Boris Johnson, gave birth to her fourth child in May Carrie Johnson has warned mums who breastfeed to make sure they eat and drink enough in the summer heat, after telling her social media followers that she was admitted to hospital for severe dehydration. The wife of

Vandals smeared a children’s playground with mud, dug several holes and carved an offensive message into a nearby area of grass, a council in Cumbria has said. Wigton Town Council said its staff had now filled in a 6ft (1.8m) deep hole that appeared last weekend at Wigton Park’s BMX track. An abusive message aimed

Helen Burchell BBC News Essex Border Force The cocaine haul was one of the largest of the past decade Cocaine with a street value of almost £100m has been seized by Border Force officers in “one of the largest drugs busts of the past decade”. The shipment was intercepted earlier this month on a container