Europe sizzled in its first major heatwave of the summer on Tuesday, as Barcelona recorded its hottest June in more than a century and the summit of Paris’ famous Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors.

Labour faces renewed speculation over its tax plans after concessions to the party’s welfare rebels left a £4.8 billion hole in Rachel Reeves’s spending plans. The concessions, including the ...

The number of NHS operations carried out in private hospitals or clinics has hit a record high, according to new analysis. Data from the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) show that ...

Water firms will be forced to pay households in England up to £2,000 for service failures as part of efforts to reform the sector, the Government has announced. Compensation payments will increase up ...

Childhood obesity has risen to “alarming” levels, academics have said as they called for action to prevent unhealthy lifestyles setting in among babies and toddlers. Experts said that a child’s ...

Jack Draper backed Jack Pinnington Jones to become Britain’s latest top-100 player after both progressed to the second round of Wimbledon. While Draper’s victory over Sebastian Baez, sealed ...

Nat Sciver-Brunt stressed it is “not the end” for England after they slipped to a second T20 defeat against India with a 24-run loss in Bristol.

Baez has not won a tour-level match on grass for two years and he did not play an official warm-up event, so this was a kind draw even though the Argentinian was not far off being seeded at 38th in ...

Evans win his battle of Britain against fellow wild card Jay Clarke to set up a meeting with the seven-time champion.

It concluded that staff and students who harass researchers who have questioned the gender-identity theory should face consequences.

Five-time major winner Iga Swiatek overcame Polina Kudermetova 7-5 6-1 and 18-year-old seventh seed Mirra Andreeva defeated Mayar Sherif 6-3 6-3. But Queen’s champion Tatjana Maria lost in three sets ...

Angela Rayner is set to announce plans to build 180,000 new social homes in the next decade as the Government seeks to “turn the tide on the housing crisis”. The figure would be six times the number ...