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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe back in prison after ‘torture’ of mental health ward
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been kept in solitary confinement and chained to hospital bed, according to her husband Richard Ratcliffe.
Paris expected to surpass 40 degrees Celsius as belief in namesake climate deal sinks
It comes as June 2019 became the hottest June on record for the globe and the second month in a row that balmy temperatures caused Antarctic sea ice coverage to reach a record low.
Tories turn on government for defence cuts and ‘dropping the ball’ on Iran’s seizure of British-flagged tanker
“There is no doubt that the size of the Navy since 2005 – reduced from 31 frigates and destroyers to now 19 – has had an impact on our ability to protect our interests around the globe.”
Tory MP charged with sexually assaulting two women
The Dover MP will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in September
Health warning as summer holiday heatwave sweeps UK from today
The mercury is expected to hit 34C (95F) in London on Wednesday.
Power restored in some areas amid New York heatwave
Thousands of people in Brooklyn were left without power amid high temperatures.
‘Disgusting’ fly-tippers dumped this mountain of rubbish 50 FEET long overnight
The enormous mound of waste, which stands 12ft high, appeared in the early hours of Friday morning
These tiny critically endangered four-eyed turtles have been hatched in a US aquarium
The Beal's four-eyed turtle native to north Vietnam and southern China is a freshwater turtle that lives in streams.
Four million pounds worth of gold has been seized at Heathrow by officers investigating a south American drugs cartel
The seizure was made under the proceeds of crime act as it was being transported from the Cayman Islands to Switzerland, via Venezuela.