More than 30,000 lightning strikes were recorded overnight as powerful thunderstorms swept across the UK. The Met Office said the “vast majority” of the lightning struck over the sea, but torrential ...

Victoria Leedham, head of volunteering at Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, said: "These volunteers have now devoted an entire decade of their lives to our charity, which is absolutely staggering – and ...

Calls from Sir Keir Starmer and other world leaders for calm amid the mounting conflict appeared to fall on deaf ears.