Heatwave: Fires blaze after UK passes 40C for first time

A jury rejects Hassan Sentamu’s defence of diminished responsibility over Elianne Andam’s stabbing.

Stormont ministers say Covid has “once again taken a firm grip” and urge home working if possible.

The Ukrainian president appeals for fresh UN help as Russians reportedly enter the city’s last holdout.

The barrage of Palestinian militant rockets and Israeli air strikes grows, in the worst violence in years.

The Swedish activist was speaking after thousands of climate protestors marched through Glasgow.