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US and Mexico Heatwave as South Africa Battles Deadly Floods

Heat is expected to intensify across western parts of the US and Mexico this week as a ridge of high pressure pushes temperatures well above the seasonal norm. Daytime highs are forecast to reach 10-15C above average in some areas. The US National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for parts of California and Arizona

Starmer’s Position Weakens as Cabinet and MPs Revolt

9 hours ago Chris Mason Political editor Reuters Sir Keir at a Cabinet meeting earlier this year This morning, Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet is split on the most fundamental political question a government's top table of ministers can ever wrestle with: whether the prime minister should carry on. Clearly, a cabinet split on this is

US and Mexico Face Heatwave as South Africa Endures Flooding

Heat is expected to intensify across western parts of the US and Mexico this week as a ridge of high pressure pushes temperatures well above the seasonal norm. Daytime highs are forecast to reach 10-15C above average in some areas. The US National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for parts of California and Arizona

Starmer faces a critical test as he urges MPs to stand down

9 hours ago Chris Mason Political editor Reuters It feels like the prime minister has to give the speech of his life today. Those within the Labour Party who want to see him succeed acknowledge that you can't change everything in one speech. But it is clearly imperative for Sir Keir Starmer to try to

How Social Creators Are Reshaping Africa’s News Landscape

Last year Amahle-Imvelo Jaxa posted a TikTok video about South African peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She explained an argument that had erupted between the South African and Rwandan presidents, then listed roles different South African groups would play in a war with Rwanda: the Sotho strategists, the Xhosa negotiators, the Afrikaner

Is Starmer’s Leadership Really at Risk?

8 hours ago Chris Mason, Political editor and Iain Watson, Political correspondent PA Media Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing the first explicit threat of a leadership challenge from one of his MPs - but just how much of a threat does it pose to him? The former minister Catherine West's interview with Radio

Evacuated British hantavirus patients improving, WHO says

Two Britons who were medically evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship are improving, global health officials have said. A British passenger, understood to be a 69-year-old man, was taken to South Africa on 27 April and is receiving care at a private health facility in Sandton, Johannesburg. Another Briton, Martin Anstee, 56, an expedition guide
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