Protracted heatwave continues as flames threaten populated areas, electricity installations and historic sites Thousands of people have fled wildfires that are burning out of control in Greece and Turkey, including a large blaze just north of Athens that left one person dead, as a protracted heatwave turned forests into tinderboxes […]

British-Iranian labour rights activist’s sentencing coincides with deteriorating relations between western allies and Iran The UK government has hit out at reports that a British-Iranian labour rights activist has been given a sentence of 10 years in Tehran for participating in an outlawed group. A Foreign Office spokesperson said in […]

Lesbian couple faced hate campaign after supermarket chain VkusVill called the promotion ‘a mistake’ A lesbian couple and their family, who were featured in an advert for a Russian supermarket chain that led to a national scandal have fled the country after facing online abuse and death threats. Mother Yuma, […]