BRITAIN is set to swelter in 37C heat on the hottest July day EVER as schools break up for the first week of the holidays. Hayfever and asthma sufferers have been advised to stay indoors as the temperatures soar this week. Meanwhile the Met Office predicts Brits are in store for an absolute scorcher over the next four days. Forecaster […]

Almost a million teachers, soldiers and doctors get an above-inflation pay rise boost worth around a thousand pounds in boost for public sector workers Medics in hospitals will receive an extra £1,500 or 2.5 per cent Teachers get a 2.75 per cent increase that averages out at £1,000 per person Soldiers will get a 2.9 per cent raise equivalent to […]

The man accused of gunning down a Mafia kingpin on Staten Island wasn’t intending to kill a mob boss that day, his lawyer says. In his eyes, Anthony Comello was taking out “a prominent member of the deep state” — whom he allegedly tried to “arrest” at first. “He ardently believed that Francesco Cali, a boss in the Gambino crime […]

THE number of young people developing bowel cancer has soared by more than a fifth in little over a decade, according to new research. A study in the US found that among people under 50 the rate has risen from one in ten to more than one in eight – in just 11 years. The research also showed that this […]

BORIS Johnson will sack Jeremy Hunt as Foreign Secretary if he wins the Tory leadership on Tuesday by a big margin, allies believe. Two of his close confidantes have told The Sun the No10 frontrunner is still furious with his rival for launching a series of personal attacks on him during the race – including branding him a coward for […]

Bid to ban smoking OUTSIDE pubs and restaurants as well as in cars and at sports grounds is launched by health officials in Catalonia Bars and restaurants in Catalonia could soon be banned from allowing smoking Smokers not allowed to light up outside crowded establishments if law is passed Smoking at open-air sports facilities, inside cars and bus stops could […]

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia’s surprise resignation is a very bad sign for New York’s schools: SED’s oversight is already heavily political, at the children’s expense — and is now likely to get worse. Elia’s not leaving until the end of August, but two of her top deputies already left in recent weeks — and one of her proposed hires […]

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters kick off latest mass rally as they demand an inquiry into police tactics after weeks of unrest Protests began last month in opposition to a bill that would allow Hong Kong residents to stand trial in China Demonstrations have ballooned into calls for democracy reforms and an investigation into ‘police brutality’ Sunday’s rally […]

My ruined holiday and why Iranians will never trust us Britons: Former Foreign Secretary JACK STRAW outlines the reason behind the tension Jack Straw, pictured has written a book outlining the long-running animosity between Britain and Iran  In October 2015, my wife Alice and I were visiting Iran on holiday with friends. Rarely seen by Western tourists, the country offers […]

THIS IS the incredible moment a little girl heard her mum’s voice again after an undiagnosed condition robbed her hearing suddenly last week. Mila Coult, 3, was born with a rare genetic condition that stopped her earducts from developing fully. Her terrified parents had no idea until they dropped her off at a football camp with full hearing and picked […]