HOSEPIPE bans may last all the way until October as no "meaningful rainfall" is predicted to fall as a "level three" heat wave sweeps the country.

POLICE have locked down an area of Liverpool after reports of a shooting late on Monday night.

A 'DEVASTATING' fire has engulfed a 138-year-old Scottish landmark in Dumfries, with a fireball and thick smoke clouds erupting into the sky.

BORIS JOHNSON did mislead Parliament over the partygate scandal, former Downing Street members of staff are set to tell the investigation looking into his possible contempt of the House of Commons.

BBC Radio 5 caller Suzanne was branded "brilliant" by presenter Naga Munchetty for thinking on her feet and preventing a scammer from stealing her money from her bank account.

A CLIFF in Devon has dramatically collapsed into the beach below with photos showing dust and rock thrown into the air.

HOLIDAY homes in Cornwall have been blamed for driving out Cornish residents leading to demands for a cop on property.

A FORMER Cabinet Minister in Margaret Thatcher's Government has slammed the Bank of England for hiking interest rates and claimed Threadneedle Street's decision will "hit the poorest".

A RESCUE SHELTER has introduced a special treat for its dogs to help cool them down in the scorching heat.

LONDON'S KING'S CROSS ST PANCRAS Underground station has been evacuated as police and fire services rushed to the scene.