Parts of Spain could also see the mercury climb to 40C by the end of the week More than 20 towns in France have recorded their highest-ever May temperatures and the UK set a national heat record amid an extreme early-summer heat event that could see the mercury climb to 40C in parts of Spain by the end of the week. The UK’s Met Office said the country’s all-time temperature record for May was broken on Monday when a temperature of 33.5C was recorded at Heathrow near London, with highs of up to 3
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., on NBC News' "Meet the Press" on May 24, 2026.
Head of Early Years Alliance says additional charges paid by parents represent ‘cross-subsidy’ Parents of nursery children in England are being charged extra fees to cover for government underfunding of free childcare hours, with some paying thousands of pounds a year for consumables such as food, wipes and nappies, campaigners have said. The comments came as the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, asked the competition watchdog to investigate hidden extra charges that parents have encounte
Exclusive: Former health secretary’s intervention comes as government closes consultation on age limits for social media platforms Social media companies should be treated like the tobacco industry, Wes Streeting has argued, as he called for a ban on under-16s accessing certain platforms. Speaking publicly about the prospect of a ban for the first time since he left government, the former health secretary said one was needed because large technology companies were trying to dodge regulations. Co
An aerial of water being sprayed on large storage tanks at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, Calif. May 24, 2026.
BBC World News · Oct 8
Saudi Arabia says that is 11,000 more than the number of Muslims who travelled to the Gulf kingdom last year.
NPR News · Oct 8
CBS and Paramount backed away from copyright challenges to limit distribution of Stephen Colbert's appearance on a Michigan cable access show. He ended his run as host of "The Late Show" on Friday. (Image credit: Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Senior lawyers call on prime minister to request Indian prosecutors drop charges that would breach double jeopardy rule Four senior lawyers, including the former attorney general Dominic Grieve, have written to Keir Starmer urging him to request that Indian prosecutors drop charges against the British national Jagtar Singh Johal on the basis that continued prosecution would be in manifest breach of the double jeopardy rule which prevents someone being tried twice for the same offence. Johal has
NBC News · Oct 8
Workers in personal protective clothing carry boxes containing hazardous waste as they begin the process of disinfecting the cruise ship MV Hondius in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
NPR News · Oct 8
White House boasts Trump's "excellent health" as questions loom over the medical reality of the oldest inaugurated president. (Image credit: Alex Brandon)
