Wordle’s most recent effort left many players stumped (Picture: Getty Images) It’s hard to believe that it’s been only five years since Wordle first arrived on the scene,becoming a cultural phenom

Jul 18, 2026

Sports

British man jailed in Iran has ‘unjustifiable’ sentence extended by two years

'We didn’t think we could be any more shocked at their appalling treatment, but in this case we are absolutely flabbergasted.'

Jul 17, 2026

Sports

British landlady, 65, shot dead in front of husband on Caribbean holiday

Elaine McGowan,65,who ran The Castle Hotel in Hythe,Kent,was killed in front of her husband in Trinidad and Tobago (Picture: Facebook/Cover Images)

Jul 17, 2026

Sports

Flight to nowhere from London to US returns to Heathrow after circling for hours

The passenger plane made a sudden U-turn after flying for hours.

Jul 16, 2026

Travel

From Twitter to X: A history in tweets to mark 20 years of the platform

The platform has hosted a range of cultural moments

Jul 17, 2026

Travel

British pensioner, 86, gored at Spain’s San Fermin festival in Pampalona

You are never too old for new experiences

Jul 16, 2026

Travel

Australian police release new images of British backpacker Peter Falconio in bid to ‘find his remains’

Bradley John Murdoch was convicted in 2005 of murdering Mr Falconio in Australia's Northern Territory on July 14 2001..

Jul 16, 2026

Travel

Fake air conditioning units are being flogged online in heatwave

Some of the units are advertised as having been 'designed by former Nasa engineers'.

Jul 16, 2026

Economy

Russia accused of war crimes over bombs disguised as wet wipes and power banks

Wet wipes boxes and power banks have been used to hide explosives Russia has been dropping booby-trapped tissue boxes and power banks onto the streets of Ukraine in a new ‘war against civilians’.

Jul 17, 2026

US uses kamikaze drones to blow up Iranian naval bases for the first time

The United States has targeted Iranian naval facilities using kamikaze drones. The series of attacks over the weekend marked the first time the US military used uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) as stri

Jul 17, 2026

British tourist found dead on cruise ship off Greek island

The cruise ship stopped in Chania,Crete,after the emergency (Picture: Getty Images) A British holidaymaker has died on board a cruise ship near Crete after falling unresponsive.

Jul 17, 2026

‘My dad wouldn’t have been kidnapped if the IRGC were proscribed as terrorists sooner’

Anoosheh Ashoori,a former Iranian prisoner who spent five years in the notorious Evin jail (Picture: Anoosheh Ashoori/PA Wire)

Jul 16, 2026

Depth

Jul 18, 2026

Trump, Ryanair, The Odyssey… and the world’s forgotten people

Kitesurfers at Dakhla,in the heart of what international law recognises as the occupied Western Sahara (Picture: Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images)

British man jailed in Iran has ‘unjustifiable’ sentence extended by two years

US uses kamikaze drones to blow up Iranian naval bases for the first time

Flight to nowhere from London to US returns to Heathrow after circling for hours

Number of British people killed in Spain wildfires rises to five

‘I was captured by Hamas and watched their murder spree &#8211; the UK needs to hear my story’

Russia accused of war crimes over bombs disguised as wet wipes and power banks

Terrifying footage shows the inside of a train being engulfed by a wildfire

‘My dad wouldn’t have been kidnapped if the IRGC were proscribed as terrorists sooner’

Australian police release new images of British backpacker Peter Falconio in bid to ‘find his remains’

Energy

New species of monkey with orange lips discovered in rainforest

British warship accused of going into Argentinian waters after World Cup loss

Terrifying footage shows the inside of a train being engulfed by a wildfire

Wife of man sucked out of Ryanair jet window reveals battle to save him at 20,000ft

Wildlife

Major clue to the origin of life found in floating space sugar

Inside the Flamingo Revolution brewing against Ivanka Trump’s multi-billion dollar development

Meta U-turns on feature that lets users make AI images using other people’s snaps

INSDCDOCTOR Gains Market Trust in China Through Professional-Grade Quality

Sports

‘Hardest Wordle of all time’ ruins winning streaks — could you get it?

British man jailed in Iran has ‘unjustifiable’ sentence extended by two years

British landlady, 65, shot dead in front of husband on Caribbean holiday

Flight to nowhere from London to US returns to Heathrow after circling for hours

Travel

From Twitter to X: A history in tweets to mark 20 years of the platform

British pensioner, 86, gored at Spain’s San Fermin festival in Pampalona

Australian police release new images of British backpacker Peter Falconio in bid to ‘find his remains’

Fake air conditioning units are being flogged online in heatwave

Economy

Russia accused of war crimes over bombs disguised as wet wipes and power banks

US uses kamikaze drones to blow up Iranian naval bases for the first time

British tourist found dead on cruise ship off Greek island

‘My dad wouldn’t have been kidnapped if the IRGC were proscribed as terrorists sooner’

Depth

Trump, Ryanair, The Odyssey&#8230; and the world’s forgotten people

Schoolboy dies after vanishing on snorkelling trip in Malawi

Mysterious drones spotted flying over nuclear power plant

Tsunami warning and immediate evacuation order issued after earthquake in New Zealand

‘I was captured by Hamas and watched their murder spree &#8211; the UK needs to hear my story’

‘I was captured by Hamas and watched their murder spree – the UK needs to hear my story’

Trump, Ryanair, The Odyssey… and the world’s forgotten people

‘I was captured by Hamas and watched their murder spree – the UK needs to hear my story’