FLYING ANT DAY has hit parts of Britain as the country prepares to swelter in 40C heat.

CHAOS is reported on the M25 in Kent as the road is blocked after a serious collision, with delays reaching up to 90 minutes.

LIFEGUARDS have urged people to evacuate the sea at a popular Dorset beach after an "unidentified sharp object" was discovered.

THE BBC has been forced to apologies following an interview with a transgender athlete who boasted about knocking women out.

UK staycationers are set to boost local economies by £15.5billion this summer with 26 million Britons planning at least one staycation.

SUPERMARKET giant Marks & Spencer is scrapping "best before" dates from more than 300 fruit and veg products to help cut food waste.

JUST one train ran between Hull and London yesterday as rail drivers went on a 24-hour strike, signaling a summer of discontent.

A SUSPECTED paedophile has been removed from a Travelodge used by families with children after the Sunday Express alerted the company.

POLICE and prosecutors are streamlining rape investigations to get suspects in the dock more quickly after the number of prosecutions hit a record low.

A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY has been confirmed to have died after going swimming with his friends at the start of the heatwave, police have confirmed.