2026

Four-day heat warning begins as UK temperatures could reach 38C / Image – file The UK is preparing for one of its most intense June heatwaves on record after the Met Office extended its amber extreme heat warning to four days, with temperatures expected to climb as high as 38C in parts of England this…

Total Ebola cases reached 1,003 since it was declared on May 15. Photo credit: AP Confirmed Ebola cases in the latest outbreak in eastern Congo have surpassed 1,000, with 254 deaths recorded so far, according to a statement issued by the country’s health authorities late on Sunday.The outbreak, centred in Ituri province, has recorded 1,003…

A UK lawyer and environmental campaigner who spent days helping volunteers clean a neglected river is now facing the possibility of prosecution. Paul Powlesland, founder of the River Roding Trust, led a 10-day effort to remove more than 200 bags of rubbish, weeds and silt from Alders Brook, a tributary of the River Roding in…

21-month-old girl of Pakistan-born died in UK. A 21-month-old girl of Pakistani-born living in the UK died from severe anaemia caused by a predominantly milk-based diet after she was unable to eat enough solid food to meet her iron needs, an inquest has heard, as cited by The Mirror.Anaya Khaanan died at Royal Blackburn Hospital…