Summer 2026 on course to be UK's hottest on record, says Met Office
Posted on Tuesday August 11, 2026

Only average conditions are needed for the remainder of August to break the record, which was set just last year.

Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say
Posted on Tuesday August 11, 2026

The US president was reportedly part of a ruse where reporters were falsely told he was with them on Air Force One leaving a Nato summit in Turkey.

Eclipse chasers scramble for glasses as stocks run low
Posted on Tuesday August 11, 2026

Specialist glasses are all but sold out online ahead of the UK's most significant eclipse since 1999.

Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
Posted on Tuesday August 11, 2026

Ukraine's president says strikes in Zaporizhzhia - which killed at least six and injured 19 - involved ballistic missiles from Russia's ally.

Watch: Family narrowly escapes home during Colombia earthquake
Posted on Tuesday August 11, 2026

At least 169 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.