The European Commission will present a proposal to limit children's access to social media platforms after the summer, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.

The United States struck Iran today for a second day running, drawing Tehran's reprisals against US allies in the Gulf as the foes battle over the status of the Strait of Hormuz.

Meteorologist Rebecca Cantwell said that "the good weather just keeps on coming, high pressure is sticking around right through this week".

Actor Sam Neill, 78, best known for his roles in the Jurassic Park movies and TV series Peaky Blinders has died, his family has said.

Firefighting aircraft battled to contain a wildfire raging in a forest south of Paris for a second day today, with the blaze forcing some residents from their homes as the region baked in a latest heatwave.