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Japan swelters through rising heat – in pictures

For Japan, days where the mercury soars above 40C now have their own term – kokushobi (酷暑日), or…

Alleged rape victim ‘could have done a lot better’ if she had made up claims against well-connected Melbourne man, court told

Prosecutor tells court that ‘gaps or inconsistencies’ in the woman’s account ‘enhances her credibility’, but the defence maintains…

Meet the women breaking world records in lumberjack sports

The BBC finds out what is driving the sports' increasing popularity with women and what it takes to…

Iran’s Neighbors Long for a Deal, Any Deal, to End the War

Business owners in Pakistan are getting impatient for a chance to finally trade goods and oil along their…

Andy Burnham is playing the long game in an age of short attention spans | Rafael Behr

It is hard to make the case for a 10-year plan in our political culture of constant campaigning…

‘I don’t know where the kids will go’: beloved football cage in east London to be demolished

Hackney council will close Keith Miller sports pitch at end of year to build urgently needed social homesCampaigners…

Iran’s foreign minister describes moment of attack that killed Khamenei

Abbas Araghchi says he has kept on the move since being pulled from rubble after strike on first…

‘I fell in love with the art of coffee-making’: the female baristas shaking up Somalia’s booming cafe scene

As fear and fighting ease in Mogadishu, coffee shops have become catalysts for change, bringing jobs for women…

‘Risking blackouts’? How Great Britain’s grid operator was dragged into a political row

Neso denies allegations aired by Tory MP that staff took part in cover-up over decision-making in heatwaveIn a…

Lack of defibrillators could put 16m at risk of death by cardiac arrest in England and Wales

Exclusive: Research shows millions live more than a 1km round trip from 24/7 accessible deviceMore than 16 million…