Who's in and who's out in the race to become the next occupant of 10 Downing Street - and who is the bookies' favourite?

Temperatures have never reached 40C in the UK but for the first time ever forecast computer models have shown it could be possible for mid-July.

Elon Musk has pulled out of a deal to take over Twitter for $44bn (£36.5bn).

Thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka have broken through police barricades and stormed the president's official residence.

Shinzo Abe's body has taken back to Japan's capital after the former prime minister was murdered during a campaign speech.

Beth McDonald remembers watching a clock on the wall, counting down the hours until she felt she would be able to escape her rapist.

Sopranos actor Tony Sirico has died at the age of 79, his family said.

In northern Italy, a helicopter team is on a grim mission.

The UK has started turning the first of thousands of Ukrainian recruits into frontline soldiers at four bases across England, safe from Russian missile fire, it can be revealed.

A serving Metropolitan Police special constable has been suspended after being charged with rape.