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An amber weather warning is in place for the Strathclyde region amidst a huge heatwave across the UK. The mercury is expected to hit highs of 28 degrees in Glasgow today.

After 6:30 a.m. Chicago time, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. After that, the moon moves from Pisces into Aries.

As the mercury rises, so too do the stakes in this Conservative leadership contest. Television debates will add a frisson of live drama, as outsider candidates prepare to have their breakthrough moment while the favourites hope not to make any unforced errors.

Faced with escalating energy bills, Stacey Victoria has figured out how to cut her budget for food by figuring out where to get the best deals and leaping at any reduced items

Brits sweltering under very high temperatures will only have to endure the heat until July 20 when the mercury will return to around average - but not vicious thunderstorms

Cabinet Office Minister Kit Malthouse convenes the summit of health officials and ministers at noon as the mercury is set to climb

Scorching temperatures in Spain, France and Portugal are caused by powerful Atlantic anticyclone which is centred close to the British Isles

The world’s oldest Martian meteorite has been traced to the precise crater where it originated.

Aerial Powers explodes for 35-point career high in win for Minnesota Lynx over the Phoenix Mercury