Mother of Plymouth gunman named among five victims of mass shooting

The mother of Plymouth gunman Jake Davison has been named as one of the five victims of the mass shooting.

British hiker ‘fell 100ft to her death after slipping in worn shoes’

British hiker Esther Dingley reportedly fell 100ft to her death after she slipped in worn shoes.

July was hottest month ever recorded on Earth, US data shows

July 2021 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, according to data released by the US .

UK reports another 32,700 COVID cases and 100 deaths

Another 32,700 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK and there have been 100 more deaths, according to the latest government figures.

Revealed: ExxonMobil, Shell and BP among oil companies paying negative tax in UK on some North Sea operations

Some of the world’s biggest oil companies are currently paying negative tax on their fossil fuel extraction and production operations in the North Sea.

Three-year-old child and police officer found dead at address in Worcestershire

A three-year-old child and a serving police officer have been found dead at an address in Worcestershire, West Mercia Police said.

Two people killed in ‘tragic’ light aircraft crash in Somerset

Two people have died in a light aircraft crash in Somerset, police have said.

PM to hold emergency Cobra meeting over worsening situation in Afghanistan

Boris Johnson is to convene an emergency Cobra meeting this afternoon over the worsening situation in Afghanistan.