Over 2,700 dead in England and Wales from record heatwaves in this year, study reveals
At least 2,700 people are estimated to have died from heat-related causes in England and Wales during May and June's record heatwaves, researchers say, as UK health officials prepare their official assessment in coming weeks
Four, including two minors, charged over rape of woman held captive at Somerset, UK home
Two teenagers aged 17 are among four males remanded in custody and due before Taunton Magistrates' Court, after the Crown Prosecution Service authorised a dozen rape charges over an attack on a woman at a property in Weston-super-Mare last month; Tommy Campbell, 19, faces six counts of rape alongside sexual assault, false imprisonment and actual bodily harm, with Rio Welling, 18, and the two youths facing further counts
Farage resigns as MP and says he will fight by-election to clear his name
Farage said the vote would give his constituents the chance to judge him directly, following growing scrutiny over his financial affairs and his links to political donors
