Extreme weather has started to cause major disruption to the travel network as scores of schools have announced they will close for the next few days with temperatures expected to hit record highs..

Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the SNP who embezzled more than £400,000 from the party, has been jailed for more than five years..

Nadhir Benobuali and Amine Gouiri scored in the 2-1 win for Algeria.

Britain has more than enough electricity supply to meet demand through the winter months, despite households facing higher bills following the Iran war, according to the energy system operator..

Tom Rutland, who represents East Worthing and Shoreham, resigned as a government aide on Monday and publicly declared that the Prime Minister has "lost authority" and should set out a timetable for his departure.

Traffic is moving slowly on the A259 next to Brighton Palace Pier on the seafront, possibly connected to Pool Valley roadworks.

A young child in difficulty in the water on May 11 at St Leonards, Hastings, prompted a multi-agency emergency response, coastguard said.

UK tourists travelling to a popular holiday hotspot will be fast-tracked as airports face disruption.