Labour leader Andy Burnham has become the United Kingdom's new Prime Minister after meeting King Charles III, promising economic reform, lower living costs and stronger public services.

More than 500 Zimbabweans are reportedly sheltering at the consulate and in surrounding areas while awaiting government-assisted repatriation to Zimbabwe. With limited space at the diplomatic mission, many have been forced to sleep outdoors as they wait for transport home.

BERLIN – As Europe endures an intense heatwave, Berlin police have taken the unusual step of deploying water cannons normally reserved for crowd control to help residents and tourists cool down amid soaring temperatures. The two police water cannon vehicles toured the German capital on Saturday, spraying water over people gathered at some of Berlin's busiest landmarks, including the Brandenburg Gate, Potsdamer Platz, and the Reichstag, home of Germany's parliament.

The death toll from the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela has climbed to more than 900, while at least 3,360 people have been injured as rescue teams race against time to locate survivors trapped beneath collapsed buildings. Government officials said the twin earthquakes, which struck within seconds of each other on Wednesday, caused widespread destruction across northern Venezuela, with the coastal state of La Guaira and the capital, Caracas, suffering the worst

A pair of twin sisters in Nottingham have made medical history after discovering they have different fathers, a phenomenon experts say is exceptionally rare. Michelle Osbourne and Lavinia Osbourne, both 49, uncovered the truth through DNA testing decades after their birth in 1976. Although conceived naturally, carried in the same womb, and born minutes apart, the sisters are technically half-siblings rather than biological twins.