A combination of factors is making this heatwave more uncomfortable than some we have had in the past, as Simon King explains.

A jury at Bristol Crown Court finds a 16-year-old not guilty of murder and manslaughter.

Mr Justice Rooney told the jury that their verdict must be based on the evidence they have heard at the inquest and nothing else.

In the Borders, gritters have been deployed to spread sand over roads to try and reflect heat and cool the surface

Cardiff broke the record for the UK's hottest June temperature overnight, as schools across Wales close.