Officials are banning some ‘compressed hikes’ which involve walkers tackling demanding routes in short timeframesMalaysia’s government is tightening hiking rules nationwide after a social media trend left increasing numbers of adventurers needing to be rescued when they became lost or stranded in remote…

Drones attack warehouse of Russian retailer as at least 14 killed in latest cross-border exchanges; EU force boards Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker. What we know on day 1,622Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least nine people in Russia on Sunday, with targets again including retail giant Wildberries, while Russian…

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige hails ‘phenomenal’ opening, which followed box office already buoyed by The Odyssey and Toy Story 5Spider-Man: Brand New ⁠Day brought in a blockbuster $927m ⁠in worldwide ticket sales to deliver the second most lucrative opening weekend of all time both domestically and…

The new London and South East University Group will be UK’s third largest higher education institutionThe UK’s first “super-university”, which will merge the universities of Greenwich and Kent, is set to launch in September.The new London and South East University Group, to be known as the LASEUG, will have…

A immersive show made with the British artist before he died is headed to Sydney, at the same time as a Hockney portraiture exhibition at Canberra’s National GalleryTwo blockbuster exhibitions dedicated to the late David Hockney are opening in Australia later this year, months after the British artist’s death at…

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Authorities issue alert saying indoor spaces without airconditioning are ‘dangerous’ as temperatures pass 40C for fifth straight day South Korea has registered its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago, as authorities warned people to “immediately” stop all outdoor activities in…

Wildfires in and around Spokane have stretched ability of federal and local agencies to fight blazesWildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures, authorities said on Sunday.The fires in and around…

Singer was due to reunite with Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey in London production of Sunday in the Park With GeorgeAriana Grande has announced plans to take a break from public-facing work after her tour ends due to “endless, ongoing public scrutiny”. She is pulling out of the upcoming London revival of Sunday in…

New Order and Simon Armitage among more than 100 signatories to criticise ‘foolish and shortsighted’ cutsMore than 100 artists, writers and scientists have called for the UK government to save the “world’s clearest eyes on the sky”, after funding for thenetwork of radio telescopes at Jodrell Bank Observatory…