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UK air traffic control technical failure causes flight cancellations and delays across Europe
A technical breakdown in Britain's flight processing system caused delays and cancellations at Heathrow, Gatwick and regional airports on Tuesday, with disruptions extending into Irish and European airspace.
- Aug 27
Rangers exit Conference League after 4-3 penalty shootout loss to Jablonec
Rangers suffered a 4-3 penalty shootout defeat against Czech club Jablonec at Stadion Strelnice after a 1-1 aggregate draw in the Conference League play-offs.
- Aug 23
Wyndham Clark wins BMW Championship by three strokes after late birdies at Bellerive
Wyndham Clark closed with three consecutive birdies to finish at 17-under par and secure a $3.6 million prize in St. Louis, holding off Patrick Cantlay and Rory McIlroy.
- Aug 20
Aide Natalie Harp draws scrutiny after leaked letters and secret flight transfer
Donald Trump's 35-year-old assistant Natalie Harp has moved to the center of political debate following leaked letters, security protocols in Turkey, and public criticism from Senator Jon Ossoff.
- Aug 15
Mother jailed for six years for killing baby daughter with hairdryer heat in Peterhead, Scotland
Courtney Gartshore, 28, was jailed for six years at the High Court in Edinburgh on 14 August 2026 for the culpable homicide of her three-month-old daughter Dahlia-Rose, whom she killed with sustained hairdryer heat in Peterhead, Scotland, in September 2023.
- Jul 25
Police declare major incident and evacuate Nethy Bridge as Cairngorms wildfire enters 10th day
Police declared a major incident and evacuated the village of Nethy Bridge on 24 July after a wind change pushed the 10-day-old wildfire towards the community, with smoke visible from Aberdeen 59 miles away.
- Jul 17
Burnham pushes for written constitution as Labour's Bev Craig wins Manchester mayoral race
Prime minister says decentralisation programme strengthens argument for codified rules, as Labour's Bev Craig wins Manchester mayoral contest.
- Jul 2
Andy Burnham poised to enter No 10 as 322 Labour MPs anoint him next leader in uncontested race
With all rivals mathematically blocked, the former Manchester mayor will be formally elected next Friday and must flesh out an agenda allies say remains obscure just 10 days before he walks through the Downing Street door.
- Jun 29
Andy Burnham pledges to rewire UK with devolution and public ownership in first speech as PM-in-waiting
In his first speech since returning to Westminster, the Labour MP promised a 'new direction' for Britain, including an outpost of 10 Downing Street in Manchester and greater local control over essential services.
- Jun 28
Heat dome locks in scorching temperatures from Texas to Maine through July Fourth weekend
A persistent heat dome is bringing days of high temperatures and humidity to much of the central and eastern United States, with heat indices reaching 115°F and dangerously warm nights offering little cooling ahead of the Independence Day holiday.
- Jun 24
Record-breaking European heatwave kills dozens, forces hospital alerts as heat dome advances east
A historic June heatwave has shattered temperature records across Western Europe, killing at least 55 people in France and overwhelming health services, with the heat dome now pushing east towards Germany, Poland and the Balkans.
- Jun 19
Scottish Conservatives win Aberdeen South by-election, first Westminster gain since 1967
The Scottish Conservatives have won the Aberdeen South by-election, overturning a 3,758-vote SNP majority on a backlash against restrictions on North Sea oil and gas drilling. It is the party's first Westminster by-election gain in Scotland in more than 50 years.
