Commuters cooked in 97F heat inside crammed Tube carriages tonight on their way home from work. They wiped sweat from their brows and undone their shirts ahead of the sticky, stuffy journey.

Incredible thermal images captured today show the tropical heat commuters are braving on the London underground. London Underground staff said temperatures could soar past 104F.

A tiny dog abandoned on the tube in soaring heatwave temperatures is now looking for a loving new home. The poor Chihuahua cross - now named George Michael - was scared and confused.

The pictures show temperatures as high as 100F (38.2C) on the 220 bus from Willesden to Wandsworth and 97F (36C) on the Northern Line today.

Transport for London (TfL) said the app-based ride-hailing firm must meet new conditions to 'ensure passenger safety'. It could have granted Uber a new five-year licence.

Showcasing their weekend of fun on Instagram,Prince Harry's friend Alex Gilkes and his tennis ace girlfriend Maria Sharapova marked his 40th birthday with a flamenco-themed bash in Andalusia, Spain.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason's new album, his second for Decca, is a real curate's egg.

Shostakovich's 11th Symphony here receives a performance of exceptional eloquence from the Manchester-based BBC Philharmonic under their chief guest conductor, the Finn John Storgårds.

Hillary Clinton is the most unpopular she's ever been, disliked by six out of ten voters, a poll showed - and there could be worse to come as the impact of the FBI's email news becomes clearer.

Things couldn't be tighter in 'Florida, Florida, Florida,' as the late Tim Russert coined it in 2000, with the Sunshine State looking to be the make-or-break it state for Republican Donald Trump.

In an apparent attempt to intimidate voters, at least a dozen trucks and other vehicles were caught on video parading around early polling stations in Florida waving Confederate flags on Monday.

Republican Marco Rubio secured a key Senate seat in Florida, delivering a crushing blow to Democrats failed to wrest control of the chamber.

Republican Senator Mark Kirk has lost his Illinois seat to Bangkok-born Democratic opponent Tammy Duckworth (pictured) who he racially abused during a debate.

Canada's immigration website, which details information on how to move to the country, crashed - presumably because of a high volume of traffic - as the U.S. election results came in.

Americans are not confident in Donald Trump's ability to stay scandal-free, as less than half surveyed by Gallup told pollsters they believed the incoming president could stand clear.

Professor Will Jennings at the University of Southampton and Professor Christopher Wlezien, from the University of Texas at Austin, examined more than 30,000 national polls.

Let us talk our way though the first episode of COBRA , Sky's new political drama about Britain during a time of national emergency.

PATRICK JEPHSON: Three little letters. H. R. H. Their absence as a prefix to Duke and Duchess will pass unnoticed in most of the world, but be in no doubt: To Harry personally, they will sting.

Supermarket Tesco have released a teaser of their upcoming Christmas advert, which stars a time travelling delivery driver meeting Winston Churchill on Downing St and Jim Bowen on Bullseye

The UK's largest supermarket has kept its festive advert closely under wraps and sent social media into a frenzy when a Tesco van was spotted on top of a house in Cheshire two days ago.

Maisey Roberts, 19, and her one-year-old boy Leighton Jones have not been seen since Tuesday, when they were spotted by the Tesco on Hawthorne Road in Litherland.

Christina Thygesen, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire told how she bought a £3.50 baby bathrobe from Tesco for her pooch in a bid to stop him rubbing his wet fur against her newly painted walls.

The chase was filmed by magician Shaun Ames, 37, as he took his daily walk past Marble Arch, outside Hyde Park. It is thought the animals may have been fighting in order to protect their young.

A man vented his fury at staff workers in a Sainsbury's store after they told him he could not shop with his boyfriend due to social distancing rules.

The nation will come together today to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, and remember those who fought and died in the Second World War.

The songbird performed classic anthems including We'll Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover for 30 minutes behind closed doors for the first time in the venue's 150-year history.

She was recently seen storming the runway as she displayed her modelling prowess during Milan Fashion Week just a few days ago.

The DKNY model shared a selfie from her Paris hotel room where her body was front and center as she posed in a living room area. She said, 'Feeling myself in the Parisian light.'

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said Australians should be encouraged to 'contribute to a restoration fund' to revive the 12th century Gothic structure in Paris.

Joanna, who suffers from alopecia, is getting set to tie the knot with her accountant fiance, Dan Shand.

A eyewitness said they saw Abdelhamid Abaaoud standing in a doorway shouting down his phone for around an hour on November 13 - the night 90 people were slaughtered in Paris's Bataclan theatre.

Six more people have been detained over an alleged plot to strike Brussels. Two other men have already been formally charged with terrorism-related offences.

Apple and other tech companies have been accused of not doing enough to help French security services access two phones which belonged to suicide bombers from the Paris attacks.

Business Secretary Sajid Javid, pictured wiuth his wife Laura, and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi have been named as targets in the terror group's glossy propaganda magazine Dabiq.

A government committee has heard that policemen on the scene of the attacks last November vomited after witnessing victims of horrendous torture lying dead on the second floor of the Paris nightclub.

The changes are the latest in a flurry of rate rises across easy access and fixed rate cash Isas as banks and building societies jostle to secure people's savings.

Revellers were pictured scuffling, urinating and collapsing on the street in cities including Newcastle, Cardiff, Liverpool, Swansea, Manchester and London, on the last Friday before Christmas.

The video filmed after the injury time winner shows one fan in Plymouth, Devon, cling onto the bonnet as the car speeds up and brakes suddenly, sending him flying through the air.

From scary ghosts, clowns, vampires, and witches to funny sheikhs and Harry Potters - city centres and pubs across England were packed out with pleasure seekers.

Walk In The Mill, who is as short as 14-1 second favourite with some layers for the Grand National in April, will continue his preparation at Chepstow on Friday.

What a bizarre book this is: three parts funny to one part stark, staring horror

The Home Secretary apparently set out on Tuesday that there will be no so-called 'carve outs' under Boris Johnson's Australian-style points-based immigration system.

The Migration Advisory Committee said post-Brexit arrangements to replace EU freedom of movement could slow the growth in the UK population and make people slightly better off.

The clip shows Jennifer Lopez, 50, giving her team a pep-talk and holding hands with them in prayer before they take to the stage for Sunday's half-time performance at Super Bowl LIV in Miami.

Members of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Border Patrol Tactical Unit will be among the officers deployed to cities to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

Sir Keir Starmer insisted he does not believe in 'a numbers game' as he was repeatedly challenged on his views on immigration.

Pauline Hanson has called on the government to 'tighten up' immigration laws after a new report revealed 50,000 migrants who were denied asylum in Australia remain in the country. 

Australian workers are failing to get a decent pay rise, whether they work in the public service or on a construction site. CommSec said high population growth was keeping a lid on wages.

DAVID GOODHART: The post-Brexit shake-up to Britain's immigration system, unveiled today by Priti Patel, should be welcomed on the grounds of politics, economics - and general fairness.

The 47-year-old, who was born in London to Ugandan Asian parents of Gujarati descent, admitted they would not have made the cut were the system in place in the 1960s when they arrived.