Torchbearer Jason Arday carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Sutton and Merton, in London, July 23, 2012.

Jason Arday found dead after Cambridge plagiarism row

Police say 41-year-old’s unexpected death in London not being treated as suspicious

France strikes down social media ban for under-15s

Macron tasks PM with working on a new ‘legally robust draft’ of the legislation

The Constitutional Council of France has found that Article 1 of the legislation “constitutes an infringement that is neither appropriate, necessary, nor proportionate” to the freedom of expression and communication of those under 15.

European countries battle multiple wildfires

Record heat grips continent as flames burn inside charred walls

Firefighters battle the flames as a wildfire rages through the Landes forest in Luglon, southwestern France, in the early hours of August 14, 2026.

Farage has won Clacton. What happens next?

UK Reform leader returns to Parliament as an investigation into his finances resumes

Britain's Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage arrives at a polling station in Walton on the Naze, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 to cast his vote for the Clacton on Sea by-election.

Farage beats Count Binface to win UK by-election

Nigel Farage retains constituency in low-turnout by-election dominated by fringe rivals

Count Binface finishes strong second as joke candidates crowd Clacton ballot

UK economy shows resilience amid Mid-East war, unrest

Growth cools but stays positive as services, World Cup spending prop up GDP

Members of the crowd sporting "bald caps" gather in the sunshine ahead of a concert by US rapper and singer Pitbull in Hyde Park, London, on July 10, 2026.

Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome

Videos shared on social media showed a fire at the factory followed by a massive explosion

Smoke rising at an ammunition factory near Colleferro a town about 40 kilometres southeast of Rome.

Two seriously injured as train derails in England

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the accident involved a train from Southern Rail

Two people sustained "serious injuries" and nine more were hurt as a busy commuter train from London derailed on Thursday near the southeast English town of Lewes, emergency services said.

One dead in Rotterdam port refinery blast

Several ambulances and a medical helicopter were deployed shortly after the explosion

Police officers walk to a refinery and fuel terminal run by Gunvor Energy after an explosion at the Dutch port of Rotterdam which killed at least one person and injured several others according to police, in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Carrying baseball bat in Manchester can lead to arrest

Man carrying a baseball bat that was still sealed arrested and then released

Beware! Carrying a baseball bat in Manchester could lead to arrest

Photos: Lava spectacle draws crowds to erupting Etna

Volcano’s lava show lures thousands in flip-flops, prompting calls for controls

Visitors standing next to lava flowing from Mount Etna volcano during an eruption, in Catania, in the Mediterranean island of Sicily.

Russia pummels Ukraine gas stations

Petrol stations become front-line hazards as Russia hits civilian logistics

Cars drive past a petrol station destroyed in an air attack in the town of Izium, in the eastern Kharkiv region, on July 27, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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