Sudden cardiac arrest kills at least 12 seemingly healthy people aged 35 and under each week in the UK. Experts say it is a major, preventable public health emergency, yet awareness and funding lag.
Donald Trump claimed without evidence that vandalism caused algae problems at Washington DC's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after a $14.2m renovation. He said arrests were made, while paint peeled in the water.
H5N1 bird flu arrives in Australia, declared a genuine wildlife emergency. Fuel excise cut to be halved. Albanese supports Starmer amid leadership challenge.
Public health resources fail to keep pace with rapid growth of online gambling and prediction markets, experts warn, as Trump endorses the industry.
Four months after the US strike on a Minab school killed at least 175, mostly children, critics fear the Pentagon will suppress the investigation, as Trump and Hegseth avoid accountability.
Los Angeles declares a state of emergency as firefighters battle a warehouse blaze in Boyle Heights, with toxic smoke and ammonia risks affecting residents.
UN's WFP and FAO issue first joint appeal for $202m to help 8.8 million people with drought-resistant seeds, flood defences, and cash transfers before El Niño triggers global hunger crisis.
The Met Office has expanded extreme heat warnings, predicting record-breaking June temperatures of up to 38C from Monday to Thursday, with health alerts for vulnerable people.
France places over a third of the country under red heat alert, cancels outdoor sports and restricts alcohol at Fête de la Musique amid a brutal heatwave with temperatures expected to reach 42°C.
Worcester's jumps meeting on Wednesday moved to 10:30am start after amber extreme heat warning, with temperatures forecast up to 38C, to reduce heat stress risk for horses and humans.
The Met Office has extended amber extreme heat warnings from Monday to Thursday, with temperatures exceeding 35C and potentially reaching 38C, breaking June records.
South Carolina's Heirs' Property Tax Relief Act helps Gullah Geechee families keep ancestral land by preventing tax increases when clearing titles.
Study finds 80% of England's high-risk flood homes are in urban areas, with social housing tenants most vulnerable.
Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years, sending ash to Yemen and other countries.
WaterNSW stopped environmental flows to NSW wetlands, causing deaths of turtles, birds, frogs and sheep. Researchers and activists urge resumption.
UN chief Guterres calls failure to meet 1.5C target a 'moral failure' at Cop30 summit in Brazil, warns of catastrophic tipping points.
Visitors to Hampstead Heath are urged to behave responsibly after fights and illegal swimming incidents during May's heatwave. Additional security has been deployed.
Experts warn Trump's cuts to Fema and Noaa have eroded US disaster preparedness, with record costs and delayed responses in 2025.
The Met Office has issued amber heat warnings for 71 UK areas from Monday, urging households to gather torches and batteries as temperatures could reach 35C and power cuts may occur.
The Met Office has expanded an extreme heat warning as the UK faces a heatwave with potential highs of 38C, possibly breaking the June record of 35.6C set in 1976.
A five-day heatwave is set to hit the North East, with a 108-hour heat health alert upgraded to a risk score of 10. The region could be hotter than Lanzarote, and officials warn of a potential rise in deaths.
Daffodils bloom across UK in unseasonably mild December, with temperatures up to 10°C above average and odds on warmest Christmas shortened.
A mother whose son drowned in 2020 urges safety as UK faces 38C heatwave. Forecasters predict hottest June day ever with amber warnings across southern England.
An amber extreme heat warning has been expanded from Monday to Thursday as the UK could see record-breaking temperatures up to 38C, with health alerts issued for most of England.
Plant Heritage urges public to grow unusual plants to safeguard diversity of UK blooms, as over half of cultivated plants are no longer sold.
Ukraine launched a massive overnight attack on fuel and port infrastructure along the Kerch Strait, sparking large fires at oil terminals in occupied Crimea and Russia's Krasnodar region.
The Met Office predicts a heatwave with highs of 36C. Amber heat health alerts are in place. Experts advise keeping windows, curtains, and blinds closed between 9am and 8pm to keep homes cool.
The Berlin Tennis Open grounds were evacuated due to severe weather, damaging infrastructure. Organisers apologised for inappropriate staff behaviour during the evacuation. Play postponed until at least 4pm.
Ten years after Brexit, farmers and fishermen in Boston and Brixham express fury over unfulfilled promises of prosperity, facing bureaucracy, labour shortages, and quota consolidation.
Study suggests Stonehenge's altar stone may have been carried by glacier from Scotland to Doggerland, then moved by humans to Salisbury Plain.