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The debate has ripped open Conservative tensions about the direction of economic and environmental policy under whoever succeeds Johnson.

Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities on alert in parts of Europe.

Schools, churches and social services would direct pregnant young women to adoption agencies, often instructing their parents without consulting the women themselves.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will offer millions of public sector workers pay rises averaging 5% next week, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing unnamed government ministers.

British foreign minister Liz Truss clashed over tax policy with former finance minister Rishi Sunak on Friday, as the five remaining contenders to be Britain's next prime minister went head-to-head in the first of three televised debates.

A vet charity, The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, has honoured five dogs for their service to the British public over the last few years.

The United States, like many other parts of the world, is in the grip of a heatwave. In fact, it is so hot there that a man was able to make delicious burgers

The Polish striker is believed to be keen on joining FC Barcelona this summer.

The UK's Environment Agency has come down heavily on the bosses of nine water and sewerage companies in England.

The former couple announced their split several weeks ago amid rumours of cheating

A US woman has taken the internet by storm after she added "sex work" in the work experience section of her LinkedIn profile.

A disabled woman has been slapped with £1,000 in fines for using a disabled-parking space reserved for visitors outside her flat in Cardiff Bay.

Global rules are needed to regulate international crypto firms like Binance and "keep markets clean", Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Thursday.

Central bankers around the world are scrambling to adjust to stubbornly high inflation at risk of getting further out of hand and forcing stronger policy actions that increase the risk of a global recession.

Amazon also made an offer to end a second EU investigation on whether its hugely popular Prime service unfairly pushes buyers towards sellers using Amazon's logistics service.

Both Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko are participating virtually in the meeting.

Sunak, who supported Brexit during the 2016 referendum, earned millions in finance before politics, and his Indian wife Akshata Murty's father co-founded the IT giant Infosys.

Britain and Japan are close to an agreement to merge their next-generation Tempest and F-X fighter jet programmes, with the two countries aiming for a deal on a new joint project by year-end, three sources told Reuters.

Britain's biggest domestic lender Lloyds Banking Group contacted 2 million of its 26 million customers in May after identifying they could need extra support to cope with soaring food and energy prices and rising debt costs.

Britain is set to have the lowest economic growth of any Group of Seven country, projections show.

Barclays is seeking a Chinese banking partner to set up an asset management joint venture in the country, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as part of British lender's plans to expand its footprint in the world's second-largest economy.

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak cemented his lead over rivals to become Britain's next prime minister on Thursday in an increasingly bitter race to replace Boris Johnson.

A cannibalistic tribe in New Guinea is infamous for its grisly rituals that involves killing an enemy for a community feast of their head.

The ex-footballer's daughter may reach the "Meet the Parents" phase of the programme.

The Duke of Sussex will deliver a speech about poverty and climate change at the United Nations General Assembly.

There are concerns that the contents of the Duke of Sussex's memoir could damage the reputation of the monarchy.

The Duke of Sussex will give a speech about climate change and world hunger at the United Nations General Assembly.

Three unfinished sketches by celebrated 20th-century artist Amedeo Modigliani were found hidden in one of his paintings by curators.

The Duke of Sussex said he wrote his book not as the prince he was born but as the man he has become.