Labour will today table a motion in Parliament to hold a no confidence vote in the government, aiming to remove Boris Johnson from Number 10 and potentially trigger a general election.

Senior government officials have met to discuss plans for the first-ever heatwave emergency in a bid to deal with the rising temperatures.

England white-ball head coach Matthew Mott said he was pleased with how England's bowlers "held their nerve" to win the third T20 international against India at Trent Bridge after a "tough" couple of defeats.

Japan has said farewell to its country's its longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead at a campaign rally last week.

Retail sales volumes have fallen to a rate "not seen since the depths of the pandemic", according to industry data showing the third consecutive monthly decline as inflation eats away at household spending power.

More than 5,000lbs (2,200kg) of meth has been discovered hidden in a truck at the US-Mexico border in a "record-breaking" seizure, authorities have said.

Households across the UK throw away almost 100 billion pieces of plastic every year, a recent survey has found.

A long-awaited report into widespread grooming of children in Telford is due to be published.

There is a 30% chance that Sunday will be the hottest day the UK has ever seen - with yesterday's heat already having an impact.

To those of us who aren't astronomers, it's hard to see what the big deal is.