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Low levels uncover the remains of the buildings, which were once part of the village of Nether Hambleton.

Cat Razzell, who was 13 when her mother was murdered, has spoken out against her father's release from prison.

Eclipse to be witnessed by tens of millions across western Europe as enthusiasts gather along path of totality Nordic correspondent In Iceland, people have flocked by air, land and sea to watch the total solar eclipse – the country’s first in 72 years. Continue reading...

Event expected to hit solar power just as fifth heatwave of summer increases use of air conditioning and fans Great Britain faces a shortfall of electricity supplies on Wednesday evening as the near total solar eclipse is expected to wipe out solar power generation. The government’s electricity grid operator raised an official alarm that there is currently not enough power generation expected as the moon blocks up to 95% of the sun over parts of the country, the most dramatic eclipse visible in Great Britain since 1999.

When the University of Cambridge appoints a new professor, it doesn’t usually make global headlines. But Jason Arday was different.

Robert Gilman, who was arrested in 2022 for kicking a police officer while drunk, had reportedly been in a catatonic-like state.

John Eryl Parry was diagnosed with cancer after he fell off a ladder and was taken to hospital.

The amber alerts will be in place until Friday evening to cover high and even extreme temperatures expected through this week.

Rooms in Icelandic capital Reykjavík cost double usual rate, with Spain also enjoying strong bookings Europe’s total solar eclipse: the best place to see it Hotel prices have surged in key European cities, as hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to see the first total eclipse visible from the continent this century. Iceland’s capital Reykjavík has seen one of the biggest jumps in hotel room prices, being one of the few accessible locations to see the full eclipse before evening light descends on Wednesday.

Moon is due to pass directly between Earth and sun on Wednesday 12 August. Here’s all you need to know On Wednesday evening, millions of Europeans will experience a celestial treat: a solar eclipse.

Some online shoppers may have left it too late to order – but you can view partial eclipse indirectly without specs A frantic rush is on across the UK to find the right kind of protective eyewear ahead of Wednesday’s partial solar eclipse. High street stores are running out of eclipse glasses and online shoppers who track down a pair are being told they may not reach them until the end of the week.

Firm urges customers to avoid running washing machines and dishwashers between 6pm and 8pm on Wednesday Where in the UK will get the best view of the solar eclipse? Business live – latest updates Great Britain’s biggest household energy supplier is calling on its customers to use less electricity this week during the deepest solar eclipse in almost 30 years.

The people were abducted while travelling through the country's north-western Zamfara state on Saturday.

Exclusive: Report warns of ‘ticking timebomb’ as cost of higher education ‘falls overwhelmingly on the individual’ The government is piling mountains of debt and higher tax rates on young people heading to university, according to analysis into the “ticking timebomb” of costs faced by future students. Hundreds of thousands of sixth formers will receive their A-level results on Thursday, with many expecting to continue on to higher education courses.

Twelve people were rescued from the water after a large search and rescue operation, police say.

Italy's culture minister says it is one of the most important underwater archaeological finds in years.

Rukhsar Ahmed was recently elected an MP in Pakistan while on bail over alleged child rape in 1990s Manchester A grooming gang suspect released on bail in the UK and then re-elected as an MP in Pakistan has reportedly declined to say when he would return to face rape charges. The Guardian disclosed that Rukhsar Ahmed, a former Pakistan state minister, was arrested at Manchester airport in July 2024 on suspicion of raping and trafficking at least two underage girls from care homes in the city’s Rusholme area during the 1990s.

Skye Mountain Rescue Team described the period from 07:00 to 20:00 on Friday as "one of the busiest days the team can remember".

Val discovers her childhood toys in an attic and decides to put them on display.

Exclusive: Lack of funds left British museums unable pay eight-figure sum for collection, which went to Abu Dhabi institution One of the most important collections of UK Jurassic fossils ever compiled has been sold to a museum in Abu Dhabi, the Guardian can reveal, in what British experts have described as a loss for the nation. The collection, which was amassed by a private fossil collector, consisted of 318 specimens, including ichthyosaurs, fish and crustaceans among other creatures, some of which could be new species.

When, where and how to get the optimal view of the first solar eclipse to be visible across the country this century For the first time this century, people across the UK will be able to see an almost total solar eclipse in the evening sky on Wednesday. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the sun and the Earth, blocking the sun’s light either partially or fully.

Scotland’s former first minister says she will not visit Murrell in prison, where he is serving five-year sentence for embezzling SNP funds Nicola Surgeon has said she will not visit her estranged husband, Peter Murrell, in prison, has stopped speaking to him and views herself as a “mug” for worrying about his wellbeing and mental health earlier this year. During a podcast recording at the Edinburgh festival fringe, Scotland’s former first minister said Murrell had lied to her until the day he pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the Scottish National party.

In a wide-ranging BBC interview, the former president's son denied having any interest in running for office and spoke frankly on his father's declining health.

Exclusive: Seven in 10 survey respondents expect services to be reduced or shut, while more than half anticipate job losses Millions of adults and children in England face being forced to wait longer for mental health care, with more than two-thirds of NHS providers planning to cut services and half expected to axe jobs, the Guardian can reveal. With mental health services already under extraordinary pressure amid soaring demand for support, experts warned the proposed cuts – drawn up by trusts to plug holes in their finances – would also have “significant” consequences for the wider NHS, the economy and public services.

BBC Türkçe reports: Sokak hayvanları düzenlemesinin ikinci yılı: Sahada neler yaşandı, taraflar ne diyor?. Hayvanları Koruma Kanunu hakkında yapılan ve bazı hayvanseverler tarafından "katliam yasası" olarak anılan düzenlemenin yürürlüğe girmesi üzerinden iki yıl geçti. BBC Türkçe sahadaki durumu araştırdı, aktivistlerle ve belediyelerle konuştu.

Jason Arday’s appointment as Cambridge’s youngest black professor made global headlines. Then questions about his meteoric rise began to snowball.

The show engages with the uncomfortable truths about settler squatting on Osage land that Wilder grappled with. (Eric Zachanowich/Netflix) This article contains spoilers for the Netflix series ‘Little House on the Prairie’ and references to racist historical depictions of Indigenous people and African Americans.

The health minister says all the passengers are being screened as a precautionary measure.

Homes of people believed to be asylum seekers allegedly attacked during two nights of violence in Thetford Two men have been arrested after police were injured as they intervened to protect men believed to be asylum seekers from angry mobs trying to break into their homes. The arrests followed two nights of unrest in Thetford, Norfolk, involving more than 100 people protesting against plans to house asylum seekers in former military barracks near the market town.

Two men convicted of PC Andrew Harper's manslaughter could still be released from prison next year.

Umit, a female Amur tiger, has been released as part of a programme to restore the animal's population, which was wiped out in central Asia a century ago.

The singer, who last released a full album in 2016, is in the studio and "cooking", her partner said.

GMB says that as a top-rated ethical company, UK’s largest energy firm should welcome involvement of unions Workers are pushing for union recognition at the UK’s largest energy company, Octopus Energy, known as a progressive organisation with a focus on renewable energy. The GMB union is planning to submit a formal proposal for voluntary recognition at the London-based company and says Octopus, as a top rated ethical business, should welcome the involvement of trade unions.

As another summer of extreme heat rumbles on, warnings about excess deaths, ageing infrastructure and potential food shortages are growing louder. So how well prepared is the UK to cope, both now and in the years ahead?

Programme aiming to stop people turning to terrorism sees 39% rise in referrals in year to September 2025 – the highest number on record A record number of people have been referred to the government’s anti-terror programme, with a 39% rise over the last year, including a 20% rise in referrals for extreme rightwing ideology, according to official data released on Thursday. A total of 10,293 referrals – up from 7,408 – were made to the Prevent programme in the year to September 2025, which is the highest number since records began 11 years ago.

Ex-Tesco boss known as ‘Drastic Dave’ for his cost-cutting zeal pledges more of the same at flagging Guinness owner Shares in Diageo have bounced after the Guinness owner’s chief executive, “Drastic Dave” Lewis, passed the first big test of his plan to revive the flagging fortunes of the UK-based drinks company. Lewis, a former Tesco boss known in the City for his cost-cutting zeal, promised to deliver $1bn of savings over two years through a “significant” restructuring aimed at making the company more agile.

Reform say employers would be held responsible even if they were unaware of the worker’s immigration status Health secretary Yvette Cooper has urged the Conservatives to “think again” after Kemi Badenoch appointed a former antisemite as a party adviser. It came after Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who had been selected by the Tories to contest a council election next year, withdrew his candidacy.

Government plans network of nearly 200 specialist services to help those facing mental health crises.

Thames Valley chief says he may join Police Federation in court if Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers are freed from prison The chief constable of Thames Valley police has said he will consider joining legal action against the government if it fails to block the early release of two of PC Andrew Harper’s killers. The Police Federation is contemplating going to court in its attempts to keep Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers in prison.

Ryan Briggs spent 23 years in the Royal Air Rorce, before joining the health service during Covid.

Southampton woman Lauren has health anxiety that gets worse during the hot weather.

All 14 people on board the Indian-flagged vessel were safely rescued, India's ministry of external affairs says.

Exclusive: New health secretary promises root-and-branch reform after damning maternity scandals Women should not feel pressurised into experiencing an “ideal birth”, the new health secretary, Yvette Cooper, has said, promising a root-and-branch reform of standards after several damning maternity scandals. Cooper, who returns to the department 27 years after she was the minister for public health under Tony Blair, said maternity and child health would be a major focus in the role, where she will also be expected to implement significant reforms to social care.

Cameroon's president has been absent for two months while his team denies rumours about his health.

Louise Haigh says taxpayer money must benefit local communities amid backlash from environmental groups Ministers will scrap the requirement for companies to prove their green and progressive values before they are awarded government contracts, and instead ask firms to prove they will help young people back into work. As part of a government push to reduce the number of people not in education, employment or training (Neets) in the UK and boost regional growth, public sector buyers will double the consideration they give to whether companies will get more people into jobs, rather than if they can show they are improving social and environmental wellbeing.

A Guardian investigation finds irrigation canals polluted with microplastics in Turkey, a major destination for UK waste • ‘Nobody cares’: Turkish farmers bear the burden of UK’s plastic waste problem High levels of microplastics and other plastic contamination have been discovered in a waterway close to a major recycling hub in Turkey supplied with plastic waste by British companies. The polluted waterway, which floods into agricultural fields after heavy rain, feeds into a larger canal used for irrigating crops on the Çukurova plain, in the city of Adana, in the south of the country.

Justice secretary says ministers would have liked to block more but doing so would cause prison system to ‘break’ UK politics live – latest updates About 1,000 fewer prisoners will be released early after Andy Burnham’s intervention to exclude those convicted of rape, serious child sexual offences and grooming from the scheme. The justice secretary, Alex Norris, said 5,000 prisoners would be released over 10 months from October in England and Wales, down from the government’s original plan for 6,000 from September.

The illness caused by parasitic infection that spreads through contaminated food or water is not generally life-threatening, health officials say.

Canva, Ono Kosuki/Pexels, Billion Photos/Canva, Josh Blake/Canva, The Conversation You’ve probably heard that hitting 10,000 steps a day is the key to health and longevity. This magic number feels like a medical rule, handed down by doctors across the globe.

Survey reveals medics were called ‘monkeys’ and ‘dirty foreigners’, and patients refused to be seen by black or Asian staff NHS radiographers are experiencing racist abuse by patients, who have called them “monkeys” and refused to be seen by black and Asian staff, according to a report. A survey of 381 members of the Society of Radiographers revealed a “noticeable” rise in instances of overt racism experienced and witnessed by radiographers across the health service over the past 18 months.

BBC Türkçe reports: Bağırsakları dışarıda olan bebek anne karnında ameliyatla tedavi edildi. Bir bebekteki doğum kusuru, ABD'de henüz anne karnındayken geçirdiği bir ameliyatla giderildi.

Photos newly released by Myanmar's military government show Suu Kyi meeting with an ICRC official.

Temperatures are expected to reach 34C in some areas of England.

Body providing care in east London and Bedfordshire accused of ‘unfathomable and unacceptable’ move An NHS mental health trust plans to cut a wide range of its services and axe hundreds of jobs to close a £25m hole in its finances. The move by the East London foundation trust (ELFT) and the scale of potential cuts involved have been called unfathomable given demand for NHS mental health support is rising rapidly.

The new London and South East University Group will be UK’s third largest higher education institution The UK’s first “super-university”, which will merge the universities of Greenwich and Kent, is set to launch in September. The new London and South East University Group, to be known as the LASEUG, will have more than 50,000 students on four campuses across London, Medway and Kent, making it the third largest higher education institution in the UK.

New Order and Simon Armitage among more than 100 signatories to criticise ‘foolish and shortsighted’ cuts More than 100 artists, writers and scientists have called for the UK government to save the “world’s clearest eyes on the sky”, after funding for thenetwork of radio telescopes at Jodrell Bank Observatory was slashed. New Order, the Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and the poet laureate, Simon Armitage, are among those calling on the new prime minister, Andy Burnham, to save the deep space observatory which includes the Grade I-listed Lovell telescope, prized by astronomers who study galaxies, star formation and planets beyond the solar system.

Farms and rooftop panels contribute 14. 4% to the grid – and figures reveal a surge in new installations Solar energy supplied more power to Great Britain’s grid in July than in any previous month as households turned to rooftop panels to cut their energy bills.

Review goes down to the wire after ministers speak with victims’ representatives and support services Andy Burnham is focused on preventing the release of child sexual abuse perpetrators as part of the government’s early release scheme, as urgent talks on which serious criminals could be exempted go down to the wire. Government ministers are understood to have 24 hours to assess which criminals can be released early to free up prison space, with every exemption weighed up against the threat of the criminal justice system’s collapse.

New education secretary says it is ‘false trade-off’ by critics to suggest schools cannot pursue academic excellence alongside technical skills Lucy Powell has said she wants to be an ambitious “tiger mum” for all young people, whatever their route through education, after the government was accused of dumbing down England’s schools with plans to create more vocational routes. The new education secretary said secondary pupils should be able to pursue academic excellence as well as high-quality vocational training, and it was a “false trade-off” to suggest schools could not provide both.

Whey protein, a key infant formula ingredient, is in growing demand, partly linked to rising use of weight-loss drugs The rise of “proteinmaxxing” – a trend in which consumers try to eat as much protein as possible – could lead to higher prices for infant formula, experts warn. Whey protein, a key ingredient in infant formula, has surged in popularity over the past year as health professionals emphasise the benefits of protein.

BBC Türkçe reports: MEB'in son yönetmeliğiyle okul öncesi eğitimde ve ilkokullarda neler değişecek?. Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı'nın Okul Öncesi Eğitim ve İlköğretim Kurumları Yönetmeliği'nde yaptığı değişiklikler 28 Temmuz'da Resmi Gazete'de yayımlanarak yürürlüğe girdi.

Research finds that jazz musicians use different parts of their brain when improvising, compared with playing something they know. pasha999/iStock via Getty Images Research shows that improvisation and creativity are good for the brain.

Laughter, disbelief and outrage over video appearing to show Saltburn player tricking umpire into giving batters out At the Saltburn over-60s ukulele club there was a unanimous reaction to news that the town’s cricket club were being compared to the Argentina football team: laughter. Then a spirited rendition of I Love to Boogie.

Eight passengers have so far been rescued after the vessel capsized between Georgetown and Port Kaituma.

More people are freed from custody, as police investigate an alleged extreme right-wing threat.

BBC Türkçe reports: Çözülememiş cinayetleri aydınlatan kadın: 'Ölen herkes adının bilinmesini hak eder'. Margaret Press, cinayet kurbanlarını tespit etmek için DNA teknolojisi ve soyağacını birleştirme fikrini ortaya attı. Gönüllülerden oluşan ekibi o zamandan beri 150'den fazla vakayı çözdü.

Defectors tell the BBC that despite restrictions, K-pop has cut through in the stifling dictatorship.

Donna Ockenden says there were "recurring examples of failure to protect the dignity of the deceased".

It's a small but growing problem in the property market - here's how to protect yourself.

The 70m-long 11th Century embroidery is to go on display at the British Museum, after it arrived in from France last week.

Scunthorpe responds to the government's decision to nationalise British Steel.

Delivery riders in Milan, Bologna and Florence want to protect their health and their wages.

BBC Türkçe reports: 'Milli şuur ve vatandaşlık bilinci': 15 Temmuz okullarda nasıl anlatılıyor?. 15 Temmuz 2016'daki darbe girişimi anaokulu seviyesi dahil okul müfredatlarında yer alıyor. Peki o gece yaşananlar kitaplarda nasıl anlatılıyor?

BBC Türkçe reports: İnsan plasentası: Tıbbi atık mı yoksa mucizevi tedavi mi?. Pakistan'da yürütülen bir soruşturmada bir çete, yaşlanma karşıtı tedavilerde kullanmak üzere hastanelerden insan plasentası kaçırmakla suçlanıyor. Ancak bu olay, çok daha büyük bir hikâyeyi gözler önüne seriyor: Doğumdan sonra atılan geçici organ etrafında kurulan, hızla büyüyen küresel bir pazar.

The former first minister exercised her right to give a "no comment" police interview, later sending a written statement to officers.

Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.

Health Foundation paper argues health is an economic asset and improving it could generate £72bn for public finances Restoring the deteriorating health of the UK’s population to the level of 2014 would boost GDP by 2% and generate a £72bn dividend for the public finances, research suggests. A paper by the Health Foundation thinktank, published on Sunday, argues the nation’s health should be valued by policymakers as an economic asset.

Move dealt ‘severe blow to Chinese companies’ confidence in investing in the UK’, says Ministry of Commerce China’s government has said it is “strongly dissatisfied” with the decision to nationalise British Steel this week, 15 months after the UK government stepped in to prevent the closure of its steelworks in Scunthorpe and the loss of 4,000 jobs. On Thursday, British Steel was brought under public ownership to protect “the future of steel production”, the government announced.

Researchers find dance reduced depressive symptoms and social anxiety in young people in eight-week trial Salsa is one of the most popular dance forms, with hundreds of millions of followers worldwide. A mix of Caribbean, Spanish and African musical styles and rhythms, it is believed to offer many cognitive and physical benefits, such as improving cardiovascular health, muscle tone and posture.

About 100,000 children across the country drink the high-caffeine beverages daily High-caffeine energy drinks “have no place in children’s hands” and will be banned from sale to under-16s in England from April next year under new laws designed to improve health outcomes in young people. About 100,000 children across the country currently drink high-caffeine energy drinks daily, with those in more deprived areas and households more likely to consume them, according to the government.