European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say

‘Degrading’: Why did a US fighter pilot avoid British trial after strangling a woman in England?

Russia preparing possible ‘provocation’ in Baltic states or Poland, sources say

UN agency pauses ship evacuations through strait of Hormuz after vessel struck

King and Queen will not live at Buckingham Palace after £369m refit

Xi Jinping has hosted more than a dozen leaders this year, as ‘middle powers’ look beyond the US

‘Kind of miracle solution’: How Paris is harnessing the Seine to replace air-con

‘Elon Musk is dangerous and crazy. And I kind of used to like him’: Interpol on their political awakening – and making their masterpiece

Rik Mayall: Magnificent B’Stard review – Ade Edmondson is still visibly stricken about losing him

  Tarmac playgrounds and windows that don’t open: why hot spells turn UK schools into heat traps

Harry Paticas

  Tracing one delicious snack around the Mediterranean showed me that modern borders are absurd

Federico De Blasi

Manchester City agree £116m fee with Nottingham Forest for Anderson

Wimbledon’s big talking points: Serena’s return, Sinner’s recovery and Sabalenko’s slump

Polanski and unions warn Burnham against backsliding on climate

Unions urge teachers to strike as French school exams go ahead in up to 40C heat

Oil price falls to pre-Iran war levels as more tankers exit strait of Hormuz

Make pension tax relief only available to savers prepared to invest in UK, Andy Haldane says