People will have to go without food and be unable to heat their homes by October if the government doesn't take urgent action on the cost of living crisis, Gordon Brown has warned.

Another heatwave is heading to the UK - exacerbating dry conditions that have already led to hosepipe bans in some parts of the country.

Newcastle has become the latest city to throw its hat into the ring as the UK searches for a host city for next year's Eurovision Song Contest.

China is extending threatening military exercises around Taiwan that have already disrupted shipping and air traffic, further fuelling concerns about potential conflict in the region.

The family of a teenager with leukaemia have urged people to sign up to the stem cell register, as a transplant is his only chance of survival.

England's women missed out on a 4x400m Commonwealth relay gold which ended with a dramatic photo finish.

Qantas executives are being asked to volunteer for crucial roles such as baggage handling as the airline tries to fight the chaos that has dogged many of its competitors worldwide.

A controlled explosion has been carried out on a Second World War bomb uncovered during a drought on Italy's River Po.

The US Senate has approved a sweeping package that supporters say will slash climate heating carbon emissions, lower drug prices for the elderly and demand higher taxes from corporations and the wealthy.

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are coming under growing pressure to explain how they would help British families with the cost of living crisis this autumn.