Smoke from more than 800 blazes has affected cities from Toronto to New York, as well as the US Midwest.

The US says its attacks aim to "further degrade Iranian military capabilities", as fighting continued for the sixth day in a row.

In a speech on Friday, he will begin to set out his vision for government, before becoming prime minister next week.

All UK nations have experienced recent heatwave conditions but in southern England, the heatwave has now continued for 13 days. Sarah Keith-Lucas looks at how unusual this spell of heat is, and when we might see it easing.

An NHS trial over 10 years followed nearly 3,500 men who received focal therapy, a less invasive treatment.

The UK government said taking the firm into public hands would safeguard "a vital national capability".

Media reports say Laos will press charges of up to one year in jail against those allegedly responsible.

China Daily posted a video of a monkey being forced to sing its claims to the South China Sea.