tisdag 7 juli 2026

Prince Harry lost to Daily Mail

Published 15.16

Prins Harry. Arkivbild. — Prince Harry. Archive photo. Photo: Nick Didlick/AP/TT

Prince Harry and a number of other famous people have lost the case against ANL, which publishes the Daily Mail newspaper.

The High Court in London says the lawsuit is dismissed, because the seven plaintiffs have failed to prove their allegations, reports the BBC.

Harry, Liz Hurley and Elton John are among the group that, among other things, claimed that ANL hired private investigators to illegally snoop on their private lives for two decades.

The resulting publications intruded on Harry's life in his youth and made him "incredibly paranoid," he has said in court.

This case is just the latest in several in which Harry and other celebrities have sued British media. Previously, the prince has settled with News Corp (NGN), which publishes The Sun, and received "a large financial compensation."

New heat wave in France

Published 11.12

Närmare 700 brandmän bekämpar en skogsbrand i sydvästra Frankrike. — Nearly 700 firefighters are fighting a forest fire in southwestern France. Photo: Thibault Camus /AP/TT

Temperatures are expected to rise again in France as a new heat wave sweeps across the country.

In large parts of the country, temperatures are well above thirty degrees and are expected to rise further in the coming days. In several places, including in southwestern France, the thermometer passed the 40-degree mark on Tuesday. Météo-France warns that a “new, strong and prolonged heat wave” is sweeping across the country.

“The intense heat will increase further on Tuesday and spread north and east,” writes Météo-France

Nearly 75 percent of the country is covered by an orange heat warning, which is the second highest level.

The fire risk is assessed as “very high” in several departments. On Monday, nearly 12,000 residents were evacuated in southwestern France, where an ongoing forest fire has already burned down nearly 5,000 hectares.

China: 900 snakes escape deadly torrential rain

Published 13.24

En bild från statliga nyhetsbyrån Nya Kina (Xinhua) visar översvämmade byar i Hengzhou i regionen Guangxi på måndagen. — A picture from the state-run Xinhua News Agency shows flooded villages in Hengzhou in the Guangxi region on Monday. Photo: Cao Yiming/Xinhua Via AP/TT

Landslides, floods and tornadoes have claimed at least 15 lives in China. In addition, up to 900 snakes have escaped when a snake farm was washed away.

Extremely heavy rains have caused several rivers in southern China's Guangxi to overflow. Well over 100 warnings for torrential rain have been issued, reports the South China Morning Post.

Videos on social media show how muddy brown water overflows river banks and ordinary streets, dragging cars and people with it. In addition to the deaths, hundreds have been injured and tens of thousands evacuated, according to state-run Chinese media.

Social media is also filled with images of up to 900 snakes – some venomous – that escaped when a facility in Hengzhou collapsed in the rain. In one video, people are seen in waist-deep water trying to catch the snakes with bamboo sticks.

According to the state-run The Global Times, several people have been bitten by snakes.