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A British man whose wife and 12 friends and neighbours are feared to have been killed in the Spanish wildfires has told how he became separated from them as the flames raced towards his home. Malcolm Timbrell, 70, and his wife Annette Kilgore, 69, lived in the village of Bédar, …

A man suspected of murdering his wife and two children in the UK has appeared in court in South Africa, as their causes of death have been revealed. Police believe Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma bought a weapon in a township with the intention of taking his own life, but he was …

The UK has signed a new trade deal with Switzerland that will allow British travellers faster passage through airports by using e-gates for the first time. Described by Trade Secretary Peter Kyle as “the most significant services trade deal the UK has ever negotiated”, the agreement will also scrap mobile …

A former Spanish prime minister has come under fire for saying France’s World Cup team had “no French players”. Mariano Rajoy, a member of Spain’s conservative Popular Party, made the comment ahead of Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final between Spain and France. “They’ve won every match they’ve played at this World …

At least 51 people have died and more than a million affected by heavy rainfall in Bangladesh in recent days. Thousands have lost their homes as flash floods and landslides hit large parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka. More than half the deaths so far have occurred in …

A court in Germany has convicted an Iraqi couple of enslaving two Yazidi girls in Iraq. The Munich Higher Regional Court also found them guilty of membership of the Islamic State group (IS). The man, named only as Twana H.S. in line with German privacy rules, was sentenced to life …

Graham’s spokesperson said the death certificate would be pending until “all the toxicological and microscopic testing” was finalised. The senator had just returned from a trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday. Zelensky said he was “deeply saddened” by Graham’s death, writing on X: …

A new vaccine to combat a strain of Ebola spreading across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will soon be tested on adults in the UK, under plans announced today. Scientists at the University of Oxford have been working to develop a jab to protect against the Bundibugyo type of …

At least 27 people have died and 25 are critically injured after a fire tore through a bar in a popular Bangkok district. Footage shared on social media shows several people escaping as huge flames roar from the doorway behind them. Preliminary investigations by Bangkok’s disaster mitigation department suggest the …

Communities have been left stranded, vehicles swept away and roads under two metres of water as severe flooding hit parts of China. The extreme conditions came after Typhoon Bavi, the most powerful storm to strike mainland China this year, brought heavy rain and strong winds to eastern regions. Officials warned …

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A wildfire of “exceptional scale” has broken out in a forest near Paris, as the country battles it third heatwave of the summer. Two firefighting planes have been rushed to the region to tackle the blaze in the Fontainebleau forest, which sits around 60km (40 miles) southeast of the French …

Local officials have said previously they did not issue an alert on Thursday night because it may have reached people beyond the affected area and could have complicated evacuations. Authorities have also said police went door-to-door or telephoned residents with instructions on how to shelter or evacuate safely. The Andalusian …

SpaceX investors have swung from celebration to apparent concern in its first month as a publicly traded company. When shares in the firm, co-founded and led by Elon Musk, first became available for individuals to buy on the public stock market on 12 June, there was an investor frenzy. Although …

Two firefighting planes have been rushed to the Paris region to tackle a large wildfire south of the French capital. The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as “virulent” and of “exceptional scale”, partially closed the country’s main north-south highway, disrupting traffic during the first major weekend getaway of the …

The US launched a new attack on Iran on Sunday evening, continuing days of strikes between the two countries. Iranian state media reported that the strikes killed one person in southwestern Iran, while four were injured. Within hours of the fresh US strikes, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said …

US Senator Mitch McConnell says he will not be returning to the Senate “quite yet” after suffering from a fall and “a mild case of pneumonia”. It is the first statement from the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican after weeks of speculation about his health, following his admission to hospital in mid-June. …

Zhang’s alleged involvement in the drugs trade came to an abrupt end when he was arrested in Mexico on 31 October 2024. A judge took the controversial decision to place him under house arrest, but Zhang managed to slip out – reportedly through a hole in a wall – and …

Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko has stepped down as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy begins a reshuffle of Ukraine’s government. The Ukrainian president said that he was “grateful” to the outgoing PM – appointed last July – but that Kyiv will be “changing its political strategy” ahead of the winter. He also …

A British woman who was taken to hospital after a wildfire swept through southern Spain has become the 13th person to die in the tragedy, officials in the Andalusia region have said. The 93-year-old woman was among eight people admitted to hospital following the blaze, four of them with serious …