UN Agencies Warn of 'Looming Catastrophe' As World Hunger Continues to Rise
Al Jazeera reports that world hunger levels have continued to soar, threatening starvation and mass migration on an "unprecedented scale" in 2022.
The Wales secretary Sir Robert Buckland has switched his endorsement for the Tory leadership from Rishi Sunak to Liz Truss. A move that is branded "disappointing" in this interview with Tory MP Richard Holden.
Storms are now expected to hit across Scotland from 9am on Sunday, with the heavy rain continuing into Monday, the Met Office forecasts.
Manchester United suffered an embarrassing 4-0 thrashing by Brentford to sink to the bottom of the Premier League on Saturday, while Manchester City went top as the champions rolled over Bournemouth 4-0.
Ten people, including two children, were killed when a man went on a shooting rampage through the quiet streets of the western Montenegro city of Cetinje. The gunman used a hunting rifle to first shoot the two children, aged eight and 11, and their mother, who lived as tenants in his house. Montenegrin police chief Zoran Brdjanin said the attacker was a 34-year-old man identified only by his initials, VB.
Gregory Vooght was accused by the Metropolitan Police of flouting the pandemic restrictions, but told a court he was sitting at his desk working when officers arrived.
‘Small number’ of cases hospitalised in East Lothian
Most Conservative Party members still prefer Boris Johnson over either of the two candidates vying to take over as prime minister, a new poll shows. In a head-to-head vote, 63% of party members chose the prime minister compared with 22% for Liz Truss, Opinium found. When asked about Mr Johnson versus Rishi Sunak, 68% went for the PM, with 19% opting for his former chancellor.
Britain should designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation following the brutal attack on Sir Salman Rushdie, Rishi Sunak has said, as he warned that the stabbing should be a “wake up call for the West”.
THUNDERSTORMS are due to bring an end to the latest heatwave in Essex this week, with forecasters warning for the potential of torrential downpours.
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Molly Rainford won't be looking for love on 'Strictly Come Dancing' because she doesn't want to get "distracted".
Some UK universities had just a handful or no courses at all available through the clearing process a week ahead of results day.
NFU deputy president Tom Bradshaw said the situation was ‘hugely challenging’ for farmers.
A DRIVER has been spotted blocking a road in Oxford while an ambulance was trying to pass.
Four drivers and car owners are facing large bills after they failed to respond to court summons and were convicted in their absence.
Eight areas in the UK have been placed in drought conditions: Devon and Cornwall, Solent and South Downs, Kent and south London, Hertfordshire and north London, East Anglia, Thames, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, and the east Midlands
Firefighters from across Europe have joined their French counterparts to help battle several wildfires, including in the south-west of the country.
Residents of Heimaey, an island off the coast of Iceland, form puffin patrols to rescue chicks
Fire brigades have warned that recent dry conditions mean grassy areas are ‘like tinderboxes’.
The number of people suspected of having dementia who are undergoing assessments in order to get a diagnosis has halved since the pandemic, official figures show.