Hot spring air is predicted to elevate fire warnings on the central east coast before a rain dump hits northeast New South Wales this week.

Many places in Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire saw more than 100mm of rain in the last 48 hours.

A disturbance in the Caribbean Sea is expected to strengthen into a hurricane that will take aim at Florida midweek.

While this year’s monsoon has brought abundant rainfall, the late withdrawal poses risks to maturing crops and inflation.

Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes in southern and eastern Lebanon, killing more than 356 people, including 24 ...