Wildfires have ravaged much of the UK and Europe this week,and southern Italy is no exception. But authorities are now investigating whether the flames may have been spread deliberately – and in a ra

Jul 24, 2026

Toddler dies after being ‘forgotten’ inside sweltering minibus ‘for seven hours’

Jul 24, 2026

‘Russia’s Amazon’ warehouses obliterated in large-scale drone blitz

Jul 23, 2026

Ryanair passenger speaks for the first time about being sucked out of plane window

Jul 23, 2026

Facebook and Instagram go down for the second time in 72 hours

Jul 23, 2026

British father of boy, 2, who ‘fell from banker’s arms to his death at Cyprus hotel’ charged

Jul 22, 2026

Woman who tried to flee without paying £2,100 bill arrested at airport

Jul 21, 2026

International Business

Air taxis promise to get you back from Heathrow in 8 minutes

Tech boss whose company was hacked by rogue OpenAI bot warns ‘game has changed’

Nineteen members of child trafficking ring jailed over illegal adoptions

At least 60 in hospital with toxic gas poisoning from Costa del Sol hotel

‘We use a fridge built in the 1930s – it still works after 90 years’

Three teenagers taken to hospital after car driven at crowd

The seven Greek islands that have declared drought emergencies this summer

Trump, Ryanair, The Odyssey… and the world’s forgotten people

Military Affairs

Music platform hit with 90,000 AI-generated tracks every day – can you spot them?

'With only a few words you can prompt a whole song.'

Jul 23, 2026

Rogue leopard bursts into off licence before lunging at two men inside

Two men have escaped a rogue leopard attack after the animal burst into a tiny liquor store on Sunday morning.

Jul 22, 2026

Two tourists stabbed at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece

The Acropolis,where the attack took place,attracts millions of tourists every year (Picture: Dimitris Aspiotis/Shutterstock)

Jul 21, 2026

Meteorite that crashed into home in New York ‘shows signs of how life came to Earth’

A meteorite that lit up the skies above New York City before crash-landing through someone's roof contains evidence of how life was originally brought to Earth from alien worlds.

Jul 21, 2026

Human Interests

Theme park cable car plunges to the ground and narrowly avoids people below

The accident happened at a fair in Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico, on Friday night during the event's second day of activities.

Jul 21, 2026

Olympian, 50, dies after bike crash during race

'He was very serious and had a solid way of thinking.'

Jul 20, 2026

We’ve just realised our understanding of the universe might be wrong

'Without doubt there is something funny going.'

Jul 20, 2026

Tsunami warning and immediate evacuation order issued after earthquake in New Zealand

People have been told to get to higher ground.

Jul 17, 2026

Events

Two firefighters killed fighting inferno at Bordeaux airport

Jul 22, 2026

Music platform hit with 90,000 AI-generated tracks every day &#8211; can you spot them?

Facebook and Instagram go down for the second time in 72 hours

Nineteen members of child trafficking ring jailed over illegal adoptions

At least 60 in hospital with toxic gas poisoning from Costa del Sol hotel

‘Neil Armstrong’s mum gave me lemonade while her son was blasting off to the moon’

Fisherman survives nine days lost in the wilderness

Quantum computing &#8211; what is the thing that’ll be way bigger and smarter than AI?

Russia accused of war crimes over bombs disguised as wet wipes and power banks

Terrifying footage shows the inside of a train being engulfed by a wildfire

Governor fired for wearing tight cycling shorts that were ‘too snug’

When Wumer Met Wukong: A Digital Silk Road Encounter at the Wuzhen Summit

Wreckage of crashed plane missing for decades is finally found

Ryanair passenger speaks for the first time about being sucked out of plane window