The UK is braced for temperatures as high as 41C today with increased travel chaos - after night-time record temperatures of 26C were provisionally reported in parts of West Yorkshire and London.

Vladimir Putin visits Iran today for his first trip outside the former Soviet Union since the invasion of Ukraine.

A grizzly bear which mauled a woman to death in a rare predatory attack in Montana had become "food-conditioned".

Precious gems and jewellery worth up to $100m (£84m) have been stolen in a heist on an armoured van in California.

Annual grocery bills have risen by £454, according to closely-watched industry data tracking the cost of thousands of everyday products.

While Scott and Charlene were everyone's favourite Neighbours couple back in the late 1980s, Jason Donovan's character did also have a deep bond with another Ramsay Street resident.

An internal review has been launched into the inaction of dozens of police officers who failed to intervene as a gunman murdered 19 children and two teachers at a Texas primary school.

Details of an alleged government coup attempt and a prime minister's desperate bid for an arms deal have been revealed in a slew of freshly declassified documents.

High-dose vitamin B6 tablets have been shown to reduce feelings of depression and anxiety, according to new research.

Regular pay has seen the biggest plunge in more than 20 years when rising prices are taken into account, the Office for National Statistics has said.