A woman’s body was discovered as Harvey’s floodwaters started dropping, while Texas says more than 48,700 homes have been affectedLatest news: hundreds feared cut off by floods as Harvey pushes east‘We ain’t doing no damn good’: volunteer rescuers struggle in HoustonGet involved: how to help people affected by Harvey 2.57am Read more…
Updates from 87 first and second-round matchesDolgopolov hits back over match-fixing allegations after beating StruffEmail bryan.graham@theguardian.com or tweet @BryanAGraham 2.53am BST Britain’s Kyle Edmund is into the round of 32 after a 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (4) win over Stevie Johnson of the United States on Armstrong. Ten other matches in Read more…
Hundreds dead in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, while millions have been forced from their homes and 18,000 schools shut down across the regionHeavy monsoon rains have brought Mumbai to a halt for a second day as the worst floods to strike south Asia in years continued to exact a deadly Read more…
Local artist who lost friends in blaze says community is 'angry' Via: Grenfell Tower survivors outraged after mural for fire victims 'painted over'
Lawyer argues nitrous oxide is exempt under the law because it is used as a medicinal product Via: Laughing gas ban: Judge rules 'hippy crack' still legal despite law which bans psychoactive substances
Officials vow that no exhibitionism will be tolerated at a section of Bois de Vincennes that is being reserved for naked peopleParisian nudists will finally have a spot to take it all off – for the next few weeks at least – at a secluded zone in the Bois de Read more…
Novartis medication marketed as Kymriah treats most common type of childhood cancer, but some fear it could spur wave of highly expensive drugsUS regulators approved the first cancer drug that uses a patient’s own cells to fight cancer. But the drug is priced at $475,000. Oncologists described the drug, made Read more…
The 'Report, Remove, Rinse' advice urges those hit by corrosive substances to contact the police, take off any splashed clothing and run burnt skin under cold water Via: Acid attacks: NHS England publishes guidelines on how to help victims following spike in incidents
A third of MS sufferers who previously received the highest rate of Disability Living Allowance have had their payments downgraded since 2013 Via: People with MS lose more than £6m of benefits a year after PIP is introduced, show figures
Only 10 per cent of the 101 English politicians surveyed believe the UK is equipped to cater to an ageing population Via: Social care system 'not fit for purpose', say nine out of 10 MPs