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Residential heat pump sales in 12 European countries reached 1.16 million in the first half of 2026, up from 1.05 million a year earlier. The European Heat Pump Association linked the increase to energy prices and electricity-tax changes.
Residential heat pumps sold in 12 European countries in the first half of 2026
At Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, Chancellor John Healey pledged fiscal discipline while supporting jobs and growth. He announced a local apprenticeship service, £6bn of shipyard contracts and a focus on finding work for almost 1 million young people not in education, employment or training.
The contracts announced for British shipyards were worth GBP 6000000000.
Iran proposed a seven-day pause in fighting and reopening the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for relief from the US naval blockade and access to billions in frozen funds. Trump rejected it; oil flows averaged about 13 million barrels per day last week, below prewar levels.
Iran’s proposal estimated its frozen assets at no less than $12 billion.
Three people, including a child, died and dozens were injured after an inflatable dinghy carrying 105 people reportedly overturned off Wissant while attempting to cross the Channel to the UK. Authorities said all passengers were taken into care and the dinghy had not sunk.
Three people died in the Channel crossing incident, according to French authorities.
UN leaders and delegates renewed calls to combat racism at a high-level meeting marking 25 years since the Durban Declaration. A new declaration is due to be submitted to the General Assembly for formal adoption.
Years since the Durban Declaration was adopted
Years since South Sudan’s independence
Sudan’s foreign minister rejected external solutions and intervention in the country’s conflict while accusing the Rapid Support Forces of atrocities. He called for an end to weapons flows and proposed reforms to the UN Security Council.
The period of international sanctions on Sudan that the minister criticised
About 160000 Palestinians from the West Bank worked for Israeli employers before the war on Gaza began.