Three safe ways to view a solar eclipse without glasses
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, A colander can be used to view the eclipse, as well as a pinhole viewer or a pinhole projector With most online orders not able to arrive in time and shops running out of stock, it may be too late to buy eclipse glasses for Wednesday evening. But you
UK summer 2026 set to be hottest on record, Met Office says
Image source, PA Wire By Rachel Foley BBC Weather and Mark Poynting Climate and Science reporter This summer is on course to be the UK's hottest since records began, according to the Met Office. Only average conditions are needed for the remainder of August to surpass the record set just last year. Provisional Met Office
About 230 people cross Channel in single small boat
Image source, SNSM Image caption, The large inflatable boat was pictured off the coast of France packed with people By Daniel Sexton Simon Jones Jacob Panons South East and Daniel Sandford UK correspondent A small boat has crossed the English Channel carrying 230 people, the largest number to make the journey in a single vessel.
Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s 15-Point Gaza Plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US President Donald Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, stating that no military pull-out will happen until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed. Trump's Board of Peace said last month it had reached an agreement for the "complete disarmament" of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. But Hamas said handing
Victims urged to come forward after Levy case failures
Figure caption, Watch footage from a Levy sexual assault victim that was passed to police Police have urged more victims of Simon Levy to come forward, as London's victims' commissioner said a "litany of failures" had allowed him to kill two women and rape a third. Andrea Simon called for a review on the "failure
How police failures let a sex offender kill women
Warning: Contains graphic details of sexual offences A convicted sex offender murdered two women, raped a third, and sexually assaulted others on public transport, after police, prosecutors and courts made a series of disastrous decisions that left him free to roam the streets. A jury at the Old Bailey has now found Simon Levy guilty
Burnham orders urgent review of grooming-related early releases
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ordered an "urgent" review to identify any grooming gang members who may be eligible to be freed from jail under the government's early release scheme. The announcement comes after Tory leader Kemi Badenoch raised concerns that child sex offenders could leave jail well before the end of their sentences. She
Former neo‑Nazi withdraws as Conservative council candidate
A former neo-Nazi selected by the Conservatives to fight a council election next year has pulled out after a backlash against his candidacy. Joshua Bonehill-Paine was convicted of racially harassing Jewish former Labour MP Luciana Berger in 2016, while already serving a separate jail sentence for sharing antisemitic posts. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch had defended
Over 150 Migrants Rescued After Channel Boat Fire
More than 150 migrants have been rescued after the boat they were using to cross the Channel caught fire on Tuesday morning, French authorities have said. The boat was attempting to cross to the UK when its engine caught fire, according to the French maritime prefecture of the Channel and North Sea. It said 157
FA to Withdraw Support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino
The English Football Association is set to write to Fifa president Gianni Infantino withdrawing its support for him amid the fallout from his scrapped plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions to private investors. It comes as Uefa threatens legal action over the proposals and Wales publicly withdraw backing for Infantino's bid to continue