Europe hit by 'extreme heat stress' from record temperatures - report

Scorching weather has baked Europe in more days of \"extreme heat stress\" than its scientists have ever seen.

Surgeon accused of assaults on junior doctors is promoted

Managers at a hospital where police are investigating dozens of deaths promoted a consultant surgeon months after the surgeon allegedly assaulted junior doctors during surgery, the Guardian can reveal.

Menzies quits Tories after internal inquiry

The MP Mark Menzies is quitting the Conservative party and parliament after an internal inquiry found a \"pattern of behaviour\" that had fallen below the standard expected of MPs.

Rallying for Donald: Melania's back, but still not playing by political wife rules

Her biggest fashion statement as first lady was a green jacket emblazoned with the words, \"I really don't care, do u?\" More recently Melania Trump has given the impression that she doesn't care whether her husband, Donald, returns to the White House. That is about to change.

Ukraine aid Congress to vote amid Republican divisions

Republican divisions over military support for Ukraine were long simmering. Now, before today's extraordinary vote in Congress on a foreign aid package, they have erupted into open warfare.

'Intensive care on wheels' 24 hours with battlefield medics in Ukraine

It is around midnight in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, and the first emergency ambulance of the night is charging at 75mph down a single carriageway road from the frontline. Inside, under the care of two watchful medics, is Ihor, an unconscious soldier wounded from the battle of Chasiv Yar, with shrapnel, perhaps from a mine, in his abdomen.

Fashion forward So how does the cult £360 Acne football shirt feel on the pitch?

It may be nearly the end of the Premier League season but fashion has other plans: this month the Swedish luxury fashion label Acne Studios launched a £360 mock replica football shirt. Even though it makes Nike's £124 England tops seem like a bargain, it is close to sold out.

Theatre review Pitch perfect japes in tech bro romcom

This early Shakespeare comedy may be rich in verse but it is tricky to pull off for its strained Elizabethan-era wordplay, convoluted subplots and too inevitable downfall of four men who swear off women, only to crack when a female convoy arrives.

Artist evicted by London landlord saves on rent by commuting ... from Argentina

An artist who was made homeless after being evicted by his private landlord in London has started commuting from Argentina, where the rent is so much cheaper that it makes up for the cost of air fare.

Great friend, terrible foe? How Michael Ashcroft still steering the debate

If this week's tetchy exchanges between Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak at PMQs proved one thing, it was the ability of the veteran businessman, donor and publisher Michael Ashcroft to set the political agenda.

Labour woos influencers in effort to win younger voters through TikTok

Labour has hired a dedicated employee to work with influencers and seed positive messages about Keir Starmer's party on TikTok and Instagram, as the UK's political parties prepare to target \"microinfluencers\" during the general election campaign.

Play explores the mystery behind Scots writer's lost’ masterwork

Nan Shepherd, the Scottish poet and nature writer whose reflections on her treks through the Cairngorms brought posthumous acclaim, is celebrated in a play that aims to unravel the mystery of why her masterwork went unpublished for 30 years.

Poetic revenge Key lessons from Swift's surprise double album

It's a surprise double-album epic At 7am yesterday Swift announced the surprise release of the second half of the album she had released hours earlier with 15 more songs:

Iran attack Gulf states came to Israel's defence. Does this signal an unlikely alliance?

Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel had by the end of this week already become one of the most interpreted events in recent modern history. And then, in the early hours of yesterday morning, came Israel's riposte.

Analysis Both sides play with fire as old rules are torn up

While the details remain vague, and Iranian denials strong, it seems very likely, given past history and strong comments from US officials, that a limited Israeli drone strike was launched against the Iranian city of Isfahan yesterday morning.

Thousands to join Canary Islands protest demanding freeze on tourist numbers

Thousands of people will join protests across the Canary Islands today to call for an urgent rethink of the Spanish archipelago's tourism industry and a freeze on tourist numbers, arguing the decades-old model has made life unaffordable and environmentally unsustainable for local people.

Insiders say water firms are knowingly breaking sewage law

Water companies are knowingly failing to treat legally required amounts of sewage and some treatment works are manipulating wastewater systems to divert raw sewage from the works and into rivers and seas, say whistle-blowers.

Calls for calm after Israeli strikes hit Iran

World leaders urged calm yesterday after Israel conducted a pre-dawn strike on Iran following a cycle of tit-for-tat attacks which crossed an important red line that has for decades held the Middle East back from a major regional conflict.

'We have a superior product': Dukes maker asks Key to discuss ball

The maker of Dukes balls has entered the debate on the trial use of the Kookaburra ball in county cricket and invited Rob Key, the England and Wales Cricket Board's managing director of men's cricket, to talk to him about the type of ball he wants to see.

'I'm not swayed': Hamilton bats away criticism of Ferrari move

Lewis Hamilton has insisted his decision to join Ferrari in 2025 does not need any vindication, as he bemoaned the continued discussion over whether it is the right choice.

Customers failed by poor 'country of origin' labels, says Which?

\"Misleading\" and \"inconsistent\" labels make it hard for shoppers to know where their food comes from, the consumer organisation Which? has said. It found supermarket chains were selling products with \"meaningless\" statements on their packaging.

Russia's war in Ukraine a barrier to global growth, says IMF boss

Russia's war with Ukraine is stoking geopolitical tensions and damaging the recovery prospects of the global economy, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned yesterday.

India's 'most predictable' election begins with Modi accused of undermining rivals

Voting has begun in India's general election, as Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata party looks to increase its parliamentary majority amid allegations that the country's democracy has been undermined since it came to power 10 years ago.

Men were flown to UK to attack Iranian journalist, police believe

Three suspects wanted for the stabbing of an Iranian dissident journalist on a suburban London street were from eastern Europe and were hired and flown into Britain to carry out the attack, investigators believe.

'People are begging us for help' - Refugees in Egypt reliant on grassroots aid groups

The last thing Rania sold was her jewellery. In the weeks after her family first woke up to heavy shelling in northern Gaza, they lost everything as they journeyed south to escape the bombardment.

Israel still plans to launch Rafah ground assault, says Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu has told western diplomats that he will go ahead with a ground offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza, and suggested that Israel's anticipated reprisal against Iran for its missile and drone salvo will be aimed at Iranian interests rather than Tehran's proxies.

Let your grass grow long and boost sightings of butterflies

Good news for lazy gardeners: one labour-saving tweak could almost double the number of butterflies in your garden, according to a new scientific study - let the grass grow long.

Police to speak to Tory MP over 'cash used to pay off bad people'

Police said yesterday that they would contact a Conservative MP who was suspended by his party over allegations that campaign funds were misused to pay off \"bad people\".

German-Russian nationals arrested on suspicion of plotting sabotage attacks

Two German-Russian nationals have been arrested in southern Germany on suspicion of plotting sabotage attacks, including on US military facilities, in what officials called a serious effort to undermine military support for Ukraine.

Designers stay in lane and out of the culture wars with 'classic' Team GB kit

Bland, blue, and designed to avoid any brouhaha - or hoo haa. That is the formula for the official British kit for this summer's Paris Olympics and Paralympics, which was unveiled in Paris yesterday.