Pig on a water slide and cyclists’ naked protest: photos of the weekend

England defeated by Australia in netball bronze-medal match

Commonwealth Games - Australia 68-50 England: Roses suffer comprehensive defeat to Diamonds in netball bronze-medal match Australia inflict comprehensive 68-50 defeat on England in the Commonwealth Games bronze-medal match; a 19-10 Diamonds lead after the first quarter was unassailable; England leave the Games without a medal as Australia make it seven straight Commonwealth Games campaigns with a medal Sunday 2 August 2026 11:11, UK England will leave the Commonwealth Games without a medal...

July set to be driest on record for England and Wales after relentless heatwaves

Climate scientist urges better planning as southern England had just 1% of long-term average rainfall last monthHalf of England and the whole of Wales are officially in drought and July is set to be the driest month on record as extreme heat intensified by the climate crisis continues to grip the UK and Europe this summer. The announcements this week by England’s Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales mark the third such event over the past five years, and come in the wake of four...

July set to be driest on record for England and Wales after relentless heatwaves

Climate scientist urges better planning as southern England had just 1% of long-term average rainfall last monthHalf of England and the whole of Wales are officially in drought and July is set to be the driest month on record as extreme heat intensified by the climate crisis continues to grip the UK and Europe this summer. The announcements this week by England’s Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales mark the third such event over the past five years, and come in the wake of four...

At least five dead and 41 missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire