‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classrooms
The extreme heat that has hit the UK twice in the past few weeks has left teachers struggling to cope as temperatures in some classrooms climb above 40C, with pupils and staff suffering from heatstroke, nausea and headaches.
Pokémon Go Fest Global 2026 event guide and rotating habitat schedule
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Published Jul 11, 2026, 2:00 AM EDT
Here's everything you need to know for Pokémon Go Fest: Global 2026
Graphic: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Game Freak/Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Scopely ExplorePokémon Go's biggest flagship event of the year, Pokémon Go Fest: Global, is back for 2026. The event runs on both Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12 from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. in your local time. Though the perks are the same across the two days, there are rotating habitats that will differ from the two days, so you'll want to look ahead to see what you want to spend your precious time and raid passes on before you go all in.
Man arrested on suspicion of Ann Widdecombe’s murder is released
A 26-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of the murder of the former MP Ann Widdecombe has been released from custody and is no longer part of the investigation, Devon and Cornwall police said early on Saturday.
Losing our religion? Australia would no longer be majority religious if format of census question changed, survey finds
Australia would no longer be a majority religious country if the format of a question in the census was changed, according to a new survey.
The Essential Media poll tested the existing census format, where people choose from a list that includes the most common religions, “no religion” and “other”.
Argentina’s Scaloni: Messi will be the best as long as he wants to be
A muscle strain threatened to derail Messi’s tournament, but his coach says he’s still world’s best player.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said he is not surprised by Lionel Messi’s physical condition at 39, reiterating that he believes the captain will remain the best player in the world for as long as he chooses to keep playing.
AstraZeneca's trial flop raises a bigger question: Is its pipeline premium becoming more vulnerable?
AstraZeneca's failed late-stage trial for Wainua was never expected to have a major financial impact on the company.
Most analysts estimate the trial miss wiped just 2-4% from their valuation models. Yet the shares lost roughly twice that in a single session, suggesting the market reaction reflected more than just the loss of one drug, which was intended to treat a rare heart disease.
Spain battles to contain one of its deadliest wildfires as at least 12 killed
Firefighters battle flames as deadly wildfire rages in southern Spain
ByNick BeakeEurope correspondent in Andalusia and Chris Graham
Updated 55 minutes ago
Hundreds of firefighters in Spain are still battling to contain pockets of flames in the south east after one of the country's worst-ever wildfires.
Barbara Ling, Oscar-Winning Production Designer on ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ Dies at 73
Barbara Ling, the production designer who turned back time and won an Oscar for re-creating 1969 Los Angeles for Quentin Tarantino’s acclaimed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, has died. She was 73.
Haaland’s hometown hails ‘little boy who grew into a huge Viking’
Surrounded by red hats, No 9 shirts and Erling Haaland action toys at her fabric shop in the small Norwegian town of Bryne, Olinda Haaland – no relation but proud to share the now world-famous name – said everybody in the striker’s home town was a football fan these days.
People in 50s urged to complete bowel cancer screening
The NHS has urged people in their 50s to test for bowel cancer in response to "low numbers" taking part in screening.
Official figures from NHS England suggest a little over half of 54-year-olds completed at-home testing kits last year, compared to 74% of those aged 70 to 74.