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France links rise in drownings to heatwaves
France has recorded 301 drownings since 19 June, a 14% increase on the same period last year, which the government has linked to prolonged heatwaves affecting the country. Sports and Youth Minister Marina Ferrari described the toll as “tragic”, noting that many fatal incidents have occurred as people take risks to cool off in unauthorised…
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Onshore Windfarm Applications Hit Decade High Following Labour’s Renewable Energy Policy Shift
England’s onshore windfarm sector is experiencing a significant expansion, with applications reaching their highest levels in over a decade following the Labour government’s reversal of the Conservative-era de facto ban
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Rush to vaccinate penguins amid fears bird flu could decimate their numbers
Australian authorities have launched a large-scale programme to vaccinate penguins on Phillip Island against bird flu, after the country recorded its first case of the H5 strain in a mammal. A long-nosed fur seal found dead at Beachport, South Australia, tested positive for the virus, which experts believe it contracted from wild birds. Officials say…
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Onshore windfarms surge as North Sea oil woes and bus strikes hit Britain
Windfarm applications hit a ten-year high while North Sea decline tests the PM, Arriva bus drivers plan a strike, First Bus curbs under-16 travel, Nevada’s Hawk Fire prompts a state of emergency, and Lincoln City lose on their Championship return.
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GOP congressman’s hot pink stiletto workout leaks as allies hammer Democrat over drag queen pic
Pennsylvania Republican congressman Rob Bresnahan is facing scrutiny after a 2023 video resurfaced showing him trying on hot-pink stiletto heels for a charity race, just as his campaign faces backlash over an attack advert targeting his Democratic rival. The footage, taken ahead of the Paint Pittston Pink Gentlemen’s Dash, a fundraiser for cancer research in…
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Iran’s president says country faces ‘many problems’ as US ramps up sanctions
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has publicly acknowledged that the country faces “many problems,” including inflation and unemployment, as the United States prepares to intensify economic sanctions it describes as unprecedented in severity. The admission is notable given Iran’s history of mass protests over economic hardship, including unrest at the end of last year that authorities…
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Trump attacks Canada after trade talks collapse amid tariffs
The US-Canada trade dispute has settled into an active tariff war after negotiations collapsed in Washington, with President Trump accusing Canada of wanting “the benefits of being a State, without being one” and rejecting further concessions on farm tariffs. The breakdown, which both sides blame on the other, has seen the US impose 50% tariffs…
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Jumpy bond markets make it clear: Trump risks driving US into debt crisis | Heather Stewart
Bond markets are growing increasingly nervous about the trajectory of US government debt, with Treasury secretary Scott Bessent forced into interventions that critics say betray weakness rather than confidence. Bessent recently pledged to double the rate at which the US Treasury buys up long-dated bonds in an effort to push down yields, following an earlier…
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Rows evacuated, backbenchers, royal drama, GTA6 leak and Mourinho’s Madrid return dominate
Labour MPs warn Burnham off a snap election, Mountbatten-Windsor’s lawyers face a new royal drama, and heat sparks school-term rethink calls; abroad, a Florida beach plane crash, a Rockstar GTA6 leak hunt, National Treasure 3’s green light, and Mourinho’s winning Real Madrid return.
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National Treasure 3 Officially in Development at Disney With Approved Script
Director Jon Turteltaub has publicly confirmed that a third National Treasure film is now in active development at Disney, with a completed script that has received his approval. The announcement was made during a live t