More than two-thirds of England now in drought
Posted on Monday August 10, 2026

The East Midlands, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, Kent and East Sussex, and Solent and the South Downs have moved into drought status.

New Forest firefighting to continue overnight as cars abandoned
Posted on Monday August 10, 2026

One woman says she thought her family's car might go up in flames as the fire took hold on Sunday.

Councils to get more powers to stop vape and betting shops, PM announces
Posted on Monday August 10, 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said town centres had been "hollowed out" by decades of decline.

At least 111 killed in Colombia's largest earthquake in years
Posted on Monday August 10, 2026

The magnitude 7.4 quake had its epicentre in Chocó province, near the Pacific Coast, but could be felt in cities hundreds of kilometres away.

Trump signs order to limit childhood vaccines and split MMR shots
Posted on Monday August 10, 2026

The Trump administration recommends separating the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three different shots administered in separate visits.