Met Office figures due on Tuesday are likely to show that the previous record, set in 2025, has been broken after an unprecedented summer of persistent heat.

Tuesday 1 September marks the start of the UK storm season and a new list of storm names have been released including Austen, Chloe and Evelyn.

More than 100 Indians are missing at a vital Nepal-China trade crossing after devastating Himalayan floods.

Jit Bahadur Chaudhary was working at the hydropower site when the flood hit on Wednesday.

Almost everyone is now accounted for after dozens of hikers were airlifted to safety, an official says.

About 30 million people have been placed under hosepipe bans due to higher demand and low rainfall.

The UK had a spring and summer of persistent heat with five widespread heatwaves and 40 days of temperatures above 30C (86F), smashing the previous record of 34 days.

Officials in British Columbia say the floating island drifted towards the shoreline of a local lake. But its origins remain a mystery.