At present, the winner's whereabouts are still unknown as the winning lottery ticket was bought online.

UK inflation hits new 40-year high as food prices rocket

Torrential rains hit New Zealand's South Island on Wednesday, flooding rivers, houses and roads and forcing roughly 200 households to evacuate, media reported.

Jihadists spread from the Sahel to coastal West Africa

French healthcare company Sanofi said it would stop further work on amcenestrant, once seen to have large potential against breast cancer, after a second trial failure dealt a major blow to its drug development prospects.

Apple is reportedly prepping to launch a new entry-level iPad and an iPad Pro with the M2 chip under the hood in October.

Water may have been brought to Earth by asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system, scientists said.

Coupled with dry, baked soils which are particularly vulnerable to creating fast runoff, the heavy, localised downpours that accompany thunderstorms can cause flash flooding.

A spike in wholesale energy prices has fed into retail charges for businesses and households.

The London Metal Exchange's (LME) global warehousing network is shrinking rapidly.