More than 40 more buildings have been added to the list of those testing positive for a life-threatening bacteria causing an outbreak.
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Police are searching for a 34-year-old man wanted in connection with a theft.
Health chiefs have issued fresh safety warnings over the popular anti-wrinkle injection Botox , after a spate of life-threatening reactions caused by counterfeit jabs.
Universal Studios will have high hopes for the film at the box office, after Oppenheimer took $975m (£723m) globally.
However, Oppenheimer enjoyed a huge audience boost from the Barbenheimer phenomenon, the 2023 viral trend that prompted movie fans to buy tickets to see Barbie and Oppenheimer on the same day.
The Odyssey is a film with “thrilling ambition, boldness, seriousness, generosity and flair”, wrote the Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw, external, awarding five stars
“There are some broad-brush moments in the dialogue, yes, but even these are applied with a muscular flourish,” he added.
The Odyssey is “the definition of epic”, according to Empire’s John Nugent,, external in another five-star review.
“The scale and scope here is, frankly, jaw-detaching,” he said. “It is filmmaking at a magnitude few modern directors could ever realistically imagine, demand, or execute.”
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has approved the first-ever treatment for early-stage dementia and mild cognitive impairment that can be given at home.
Cabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden has delivered an update
Millions on sickness and disability benefits have been put on notice by the DWP that the government cannot base its policies on simply handing out cash.
Secretary of State Pat McFadden used a visit to a jobcentre in south London to signal that ministers are gearing up for a fresh assault on the welfare bill, insisting the state “owes people more” than a monthly payment. His remarks, reported by the Guardian, were delivered as Whitehall braces for two reports into the benefits system, will fuel fears among campaigners that another wave of cuts and tightened eligibility rules is on the way.
Mr McFadden made clear he did not believe the Government fulfilled its duty by simply cutting a cheque, though he stressed those genuinely unable to ever work would still be supported. For everyone else, he said, ministers had a responsibility to help them change their circumstances.
Significantly, he said: “”I don’t believe government fulfils its responsibilities simply by writing a cheque.”
The comments come as officials await the final findings of two landmark reviews commissioned by Mr McFadden himself: Alan Milburn’s inquiry into youth worklessness and Sir Stephen Timms’ probe into disability benefits.
The interim verdict from the Timms review, published only last week, delivered a damning assessment of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) – claimed by almost four million people across England and Wales – branding the system as failing and in need of radical surgery.
Meanwhile the Milburn review, whose first phase landed in May, called for a “whole system reset” spanning welfare, schools and employers after the number of young people left without jobs or education ballooned past one million.
Mr McFadden revealed that work on the Government’s formal response was already under way behind the scenes, months before either review reports in full this autumn, with talks already taking place with the Department for Education and health officials.
He said his task now was to draw up a plan that reframed the entire purpose of the benefits system – shifting the question away from what claimants are entitled to, and towards how the state can help them build a fuller life. It comes after Labour’s welfare reform agenda descended into chaos earlier this year, when a backbench revolt forced ministers into a humiliating partial retreat over planned cuts worth billions.
The Treasury remains under severe strain, with the health and disability benefits bill spiralling even as defence spending demands grow, piling further pressure on the party to find savings.
The intervention lands just days before Andy Burnham is expected to take over as Prime Minister, with speculation rife over who will fill the top jobs in his new Cabinet. Some Labour MPs have floated Mr McFadden himself as a potential Chancellor, seen by some as a steadier alternative to Ed Miliband amid nerves in the financial markets. Others in the party are demanding a bolder, more radical approach as Labour continues to languish in the polls with an election drawing closer.
Despite the speculation, Mr McFadden insisted his focus remained on his current brief – and suggested welfare reform would remain central to Mr Burnham’s agenda too, describing it as “an agenda for all seasons”.
Separately, the Department for Work and Pensions confirmed that 100,000 people on the highest tier of health-related benefits are now being supported through the Pathways to Work scheme, designed to help claimants build the confidence to re-enter the jobs market without penalty for doing so.
Speaking to work coaches and claimants who had been through the scheme, Mr McFadden argued it proved the case for investing in support rather than simply signing people off. He said claimants who had previously been “written off” had often ended up feeling isolated and unwell as a result – and that better backing, not benefit cheques alone, was the way to turn that around.
Police and the council attended the scene after receiving the unusual report
The car which was spotted on the cliff path(Image: Ethan Hanbury)
A holidaymaker drove along a narrow cliff footpath only built for walkers after taking a wrong turn during their seaside break.
They turned onto a coastal path, which had been relaid to help wheelchair users and families, in an area of Gower.
It is understood the white car turned off after a tyre blew out.
The lost driver was stopped by stunned walkers who helped change their tyre and guide them back to the road on the Gower Peninsula on Monday.
The route between Limeslade and Rotherslade was relaid at a cost of £80,000 less than a year ago. Never miss a Swansea story by signing up to our newsletter here.
The project was as part of an upgrade of the Wales Coastal Path.
South Wales Police said a PCSO had attended the scene but by the time they arrived the car had gone.
Swansea Council said its countryside access team visited the path the following day and found no damage.
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Teddy Picton, now 20, from Sully in the Vale of Glamorgan, was sentenced to seven years in youth custody at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting to causing death by dangerous driving.
The crash – in May 2025 – claimed the life of 72-year-old Brad Craven, who was riding his bike near the kerb.
The collision occurred in the Grangetown area of Cardiff while Mr Craven was out for his usual morning ride with his brother.
Dan Jones, prosecuting, told the court: “Mr Craven was 72 years of age and was described as a deeply caring and generous person who used to work as a hospital social worker.
“His wife Janet, who he had been married to for 40 years, passed away a short time earlier.
“Her funeral had yet to take place and was in the process of being planned by Mr Craven.”
The brothers, who were experienced cyclists, had met at 8.15am and were cycling in the Bay area.
Mr Craven was clearly visible according to the prosecutor, who said he was wearing a fluorescent orange high-vis jacket. He also had lights on the front and back of his bike.
Mr Craven died in hospital five weeks after the crash.
Picton had consumed alcohol and cocaine the night before getting behind the wheel of his girlfriend’s Fiat 500.
The court heard that Picton only had a provisional licence and had failed his test weeks earlier.
He agreed to drive because his girlfriend was still ‘intoxicated’ that morning.
Mr Craven’s family described him as a ‘very thoughtful and caring man’ who ‘always put the welfare of others before his own.’
Judge Paul Hobson said: “He was someone who loved cycling, DIY projects, trains, going to gigs with his brother, and had a professional background as a social worker.
“These are just some of the details I have heard about the life of a decent man, which your actions ended.”
Picton was also banned from driving for nine years and eight months.
The Daily Mail’s interactive map shows the areas which have had the highest and lowest rates of bowel cancer diagnoses per 100,000 people across the country.
England risks constructing a new generation of “death trap” buildings that can fatally overheat unless the government tightens standards and prioritises climate safeguards, planning experts have said.
Fears are growing about the plight of vulnerable people in heatwaves, with research this week suggesting that 2,700 people had died in the May and June heatwaves in England and Wales. Yet only about half of local plans being drawn up by councils and local authorities require new buildings to have a cooling or ventilation strategy to prevent overheating, according to findings from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA).
While nearly all English councils say they intend to include green infrastructure in new housing developments – such as trees that can cool streets or provision of access to waterways – only about a quarter of them use a recognised tool that would ensure this.
“This is a matter of life and death,” said Celia Davis, interim director of operations at the TCPA. “We need to avoid building death traps.”
She warned that although many local authorities had high aims for dealing with heat, this was not always borne out in practice. “There is a gap between what they say they want and what they achieve,” she said.
The RTPI report, entitled Local Plans and the Climate Crisis, used AI to assess local plans from English councils, including those already adopted and those still under consideration. While the authors acknowledged that the use of AI was “experimental” in such a report and had the potential to result in some inaccuracies, the RTPI said it was confident that the method gave a broadly reliable picture.
Earlier this year, ministers unveiled the “future homes standard”, a new set of regulations that will govern how houses are built from 2028, and which includes provisions for keeping homes warmer in winter and cooler in summer. But the standard will not apply to buildings such as schools, hospitals and care homes. The rules, which do not require new homes to have the louvres and shutters recommended by experts to block out heat, may also be insufficient to stop overheating, planning experts told the Guardian.
“The future homes standard is not enough because you also have to consider the surrounding area,” said Dan Slade, head of research and practice at the RTPI. “If there are not enough trees or shading or green space, that will affect the heat these homes experience.”
Slade also pointed out that “permitted development rights” also allowed for dwellings to be built from converted offices without the regulations that apply to other homes. “Many of these are glass boxes that can easily overheat,” he said. A survey in London found 14% of such homes, of which there are about 120,000 already, had no windows that could be opened.
The Woodland Trust charity, in a separate report published on Tuesday, also called for more trees to be grown near housing in the UK for their cooling effect. It found more than 11 million people in the UK are living in areas where less than 10% of land gets shade from trees, with people on low incomes worst affected. England has one of the lowest tree canopy levels in Europe, according to the report, with the average tree cover at 17.5%. Only a third of people in English towns and cities enjoy tree cover at the minimum recommended levels.
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The RTPI report did not consider whether air conditioning should be provided. It found that while 99% of local plans included green infrastructure, only 27% used a “green space factor”. This is a tool, regarded by RTPI as best practice, that planners can use to ensure building developments include enough green space and use it correctly.
A government spokesperson said: “Our national building regulations and planning policy mean all newly built homes and their surroundings must minimise unwanted heat, regardless of local plans – the future homes standard is designed to address energy efficiency.
“We are reviewing the relevant building regulation to assess whether we can apply overheating rules to homes converted from commercial buildings.”