Former minister says Tories are ignoring heartland voters and risk losing ground to Reform in next election. The Conservatives are “not close to recognising” how badly they are positioned for the next election, the former cabinet minister David Gauke has said. Gauke, a former justice secretary who also worked in…

Russian hackers took control of a Norwegian dam this year, opening a floodgate and allowing water to flow unnoticed for four hours, Norway’s intelligence service has said. The admission, by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), marks the first time that Oslo has formally attributed the cyber-attack in April on…

Seven children reach shore as dozens of people intercepted on risky route, which authorities say is now used more often About 100 people, including several children, risked their lives by trying to swim from Morocco into Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta early on Saturday morning, as the territory’s authorities…

Duke of Sussex ‘absolutely committed’ to supporting children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana Prince Harry is considering establishing a new charity after a dispute that led to him leaving Sentebale, a spokesperson has said. It comes after the Duke of Sussex was criticised by the Charity Commission for…

“These are certainly the most difficult 24 hours of the firefighting season,” declared the president of the Union of Fire Officers. Greece has called on the EU civil protection mechanism to secure four additional water-bombing aircraft. Greece was battling around twenty wildfires on Wednesday, August 13, facing what fire service…