Unprecedented wildfires raging in California’s wine country leave enormous devastation as fire agency says situation still ‘very serious’ Wildfire death toll rises as evacuees return to a wastelandThe death toll has climbed to 24 as wildfires continue to blaze almost completely out of control in California’s wine country and firefighters Read more
Rome academic wins landmark court case where she argued that two days taken as leave to care for dog should be allowableAn Italian woman has won her battle to be granted sick pay for days she took off to look after her poorly dog, in a first for the pet-loving Read more
Canada’s prime minister writes article for Marie Claire saying boys ‘have the power and the responsibility to change our culture of sexism’Boys need to be raised to be feminists as much as girls because “our sons have the power and the responsibility to change our culture of sexism”, Justin Trudeau, Read more
Maria Cristina Udeda Tuero-O'Donnell and Stuart Ross say officials would not accept that she was working as a Spanish language teacher Via: Couple accuse Home Office of treating them 'like criminals' in deportation ordeal
Jones, known as ‘the white widow’, thought killed in June along with her 12-year-old son Jojo, but US officials have been unable to confirmThe British member of Islamic State Sally Jones is believed to have been killed, along with her 12-year-old son Jojo, in a US airstrike.Although there is confidence Read more
Changes brought forward following rise in attacks on UK soil Via: Terrorists to be hit with tougher jail sentences under new guidelines
Number of men on remand for, or convicted of, sex offences had trebled to just over 300 at time of inspection Via: Prison bosses flooded violent jail with sex offenders in bid to stabilise it, inspector's report says
Significant reduction in EU nurses joining UK register since Brexit referendum and changes to language testing requirements are key reasons for the fall, according to the King's Fund Via: Number of NHS nurses falls for first time since 2013 after 'significant drop' in EU staff
Rise linked to household issues, such as poverty, poor housing and substance misuse, which experts say have been exacerbated by cuts to local services intended to tackle them Via: Record number of children in care as social services reach 'tipping point'
A 12-year-old boy died and his 17-year-old brother had to be rescued after an accident at a Georgia waterfall.Monroe County Emergency… Via: Boy dies, brother rescued after accident at Georgia park