Rishi Sunak has vowed to scrap hundreds of remaining EU laws and regulations if he triumphs in the Tory leadership race, as Penny Mordaunt faces scrutiny for her views on trans rights.

Former Wales rugby captain Ryan Jones has revealed he is suffering from early-onset dementia at the age of 41.

The new health secretary has said new measures including extra working hours for ambulance crews are being put in place as the UK faces its first national heatwave emergency.

A cargo plane operated by a Ukrainian airline and reported to be carrying 12 tonnes of "dangerous materials" has crashed in northern Greece.

A British man has been found dead at a four-star hotel in Florence while his partner suffered serious injuries.

Wildfires are continuing to rage across Europe causing thousands of people to evacuate and claiming the life of a pilot of a firefighting plane.

An elderly woman who fell into a pond in Florida was killed after being grabbed by two alligators, authorities say.

A rare albino whale that washed up on a beach in Australia is not the world-famous white humpback Migaloo.

Love Island has said it takes its duty of care for contestants "extremely seriously" after star Jacques O'Neill told how appearing on the show was "the worst decision of my life" in an interview given after his shock early exit.

Every state school in England will have a defibrillator by the end of the next academic year, the government has announced.