Fires in the past burned more frequently in western Canada, but recent years have seen that trend migrate eastward, with large fires now burning in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic provinces, Prof Chasmer said, leading to more noticeable smoke in densely populated cities like Toronto and New York.

She added that this has strained firefighting efforts in Canada, whose primary focus is to ensure the flames don’t spread to nearby towns. Putting out the fires completely is “very difficult”, Prof Chasmer noted, due to their scope and intensity.

Responding to the criticism from US lawmakers, Carney said on Thursday that both countries have a responsibility to fight climate change.

He added his government is “in close communication” with provinces and local communities and is prepared to help.

Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford dismissed criticism of his government’s handling of the fires, noting that over 150 fire crews are on the ground battling the blaze.

“We will spend whatever it takes,” Ford said.

In addition to the hazardous smoke, the wildfires in northern Ontario have forced hundreds from local First Nations communities to evacuate, with videos showing some fleeing the remote area by boat.

Homes and buildings in the area have also been damaged extensively by the flames, said Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige in a statement.

A dramatic video on Wednesday showed a freight train in Ontario, Canada surrounded by wildfire flames, as workers requested an emergency rescue.

Canadian National Rail said in a statement that the workers who were trapped outside Armstrong were all safely rescued, and that operations have been temporarily suspended in the region.

The care home has had several monitoring inspections since a full inspection in February 2026 which found it to be ‘inadequate’

A child harmed herself at a care home where Ofsted continues to raise concerns. The watchdog carried out its latest monitoring visit at Clare Lodge care home in Lincoln Road, Glinton, on May 27.

The care home, which is overseen by Peterborough City Council, has continued to be monitored by Ofsted after it was rated inadequate at a full inspection in February.

During the monitoring visit, inspectors recognised that the home generally provides a “suitable environment for the secure care of vulnerable children”. It noted that some areas require “immediate attention”.

The report outlines an incident where a child was able to use a “fitting” at the home to harm themselves and Ofsted was notified. During the May inspection, inspectors identified “the same fitting had not been repaired effectively and remained a risk to children”.

The report added: “A child’s bedroom had the same failure that had not been identified or addressed. This bedroom was not occupied at the time, but senior staff could not tell inspectors if this failure had been evident before a child recently moved out of this room.”

Items and other fittings with a “potential risk to children” were also discovered by inspectors, which were immediately raised with staff. Inspectors were told that regular security and safety checks are carried out by staff, but these have “failed to identify and address these matters”, the report highlighted.

The report added: “Some areas were unkempt and not kept a good enough standard for the children. For example, the entrance corridor to the music room was dirty with cobwebs on the walls. An outside play area used regularly by children had a number of weeds growing that appeared to have been there for some time.

“Two mirrors, one in a lounge and one in a child’s bedroom, had graffiti left from a child who has moved out of the home. This lack of care of the environment impacts on children’s perceptions of how they are valued and on their life at the home.”

A spokesperson for Peterborough City Council said: “We acknowledge the findings of Ofsted’s latest monitoring visit at Clare Lodge. The latest monitoring visit reflects the progress being made in some important areas, but we are not complacent and fully recognise that further work is needed to deliver the consistently high standards our children and families deserve.

“We accept the findings and remain focused on strengthening practice, improving consistency and ensuring children receive the right help and protection at the right time.”

Clare Lodge cares for up to 16 girls between 10 and 17 years old. At the time of the May inspection, four children were living at the care home.

The six-time major champion endured a frustrating start to his round at Royal Birkdale due to some costly missed putts.

Rory McIlroy had commentators in awe as he drove a par four measuring over 400 yards in the opening round of the Open Championship.

The six-time major champion endured a frustrating start to his round at Royal Birkdale due to some costly missed putts.

After three opening pars, McIlroy bogeyed the par three fourth hole and missed a short putt on the par three seventh hole.

McIlroy looked set to pick up a shot on the eighth hole after a sublime second shot, only to miss a birdie putt from inside four feet.

The 2014 Open Champion then stepped onto the 415-yard par four ninth hole cutting a frustrated figure.

While the rest of the field were playing the hole as a two-shotter, McIlroy had other ideas, taking his driver out of the bag to cheers from the fans surrounding the tee box.

McIlroy then proceeded to unleash a monstrous drive that ended up rolling all the way onto the green.

It set up a two-putt birdie for McIlroy to make the turn in 35 strokes at one-over-par, which, at the time of writing, is six shots behind American Jackson Suber.

The new Sainsbury’s Local opened in Terminal 3 Arrivals on today (July 16), making Manchester the third UK airport to have a Sainsbury’s store after Edinburgh and London Luton.

The convenience store is expected to create 24 jobs and will stock a range of everyday essentials, including meal deals, snacks, drinks, groceries and household items for passengers and airport staff.

Inside the new store (Image: Manchester Airport)

Customers will also be able to collect online orders from Argos and Habitat at the store, giving travellers the option to pick up purchases before departing or after returning from a trip.

The opening comes as Manchester Airport continues a major transformation of Terminal 3.

The terminal has expanded following the closure of Terminal 1 earlier this year, with part of the former terminal incorporated into T3.

A new 400-seat sports bar has already opened in the departure lounge, while Italian restaurant Terracotta is due to open later this year.

(Image: Manchester Airport)

Richard Jackson, Retail Director at Manchester Airport, said: “It’s wonderful to see such an iconic name joining the line-up of places to eat, drink and shop in Terminal 3.

“We know when passengers arrive back into the country after a trip abroad, they value the convenience of being able to pick up the essentials they need to restock their fridges or kitchen cupboards right here.

“This is a great addition to our retail options in T3 Arrivals and I’m sure it’ll prove very popular.

“The added bonus of being able to collect your Argos or Habitat orders from this store means you can order something while on holiday and pick it up as soon as you arrive back at the airport – or order essentials for your trip and pick them up before you check in for your flight.”

David Pilbeam, Sainsbury’s Director of Acquisitions, Capital Projects and Engineering, said the company was pleased to expand its presence in UK transport hubs.

He said: “We’re delighted to have opened our brand-new Sainsbury’s Local in Manchester Airport today, where we’re excited to play a key role in the ongoing regeneration of Terminal 3.

“We’re passionate about bringing more delicious Sainsbury’s food to more customers in more locations throughout the UK.

“Part of this includes our continued expansion into key transport hubs like UK train stations and, more recently, airports.

“I’m looking forward to seeing our third airport store build on the success of our first two as we bring some of the best of Sainsbury’s convenience offer to the busy passengers and colleagues in Manchester Airport, 24 hours a day.”

A mother has been found guilty of killing her baby daughter due to heat from a hairdryer.

Courtney Gartshore, 28, denied culpable homicide of her three-month-old daughter Dahlia-Rose who was in her care in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, in September 2023.

The jury took just over an hour to return a guilty verdict on the seventh day of the trial.

Gartshore, who sobbed as she was led to the cells, will be sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on 14 August.

She was found guilty of of culpably and recklessly causing Dahlia-Rose to be subjected to heat from the appliance while the child was in her sole care.

The charge stated that Dahlia-Rose’s injuries were so severe that she died as a result.

It was claimed Gartshore had consumed alcohol beforehand.

Other charges she had originally faced were dropped by the Crown.

Kirkham Henry Performing Arts, based in Malton, is hosting Showcase ’26, as part of the first Ryedale Gateway Festival.

Held at Norton College, the event will include musical theatre, jazz, tap, contemporary, ballet, and commercial dance, performed by the centre’s youth choirs and ballet company.

Director Angela Kirkham said: “Since 1989, Kirkham Henry Performing Arts has been dedicated to providing outstanding dance and performing arts training in a nurturing, inclusive environment.

“Whether your ambition is a career in the performing arts or simply to dance for the joy of it, the choice is yours. Every student receives the same exceptional tuition, expert guidance and encouragement to become the very best version of themselves.

“We are incredibly proud that ever so many of our students have progressed into professional careers in dance, musical theatre and the performing arts. They achieved their dreams because they were given the opportunity, the choice and the highest standard of training from experienced, passionate teachers.

At Kirkham Henry, success isn’t measured only by the professional stage. It’s measured by confidence gained, friendships made, skills developed and a lifelong love of dance.

“We welcome Tiny Tots, children, teenagers and adults of all abilities. Whether you’re taking your very first dance class or working towards professional aspirations, there’s a place for you at Kirkham Henry.

“Come along to Showcase ‘26 and see for yourself.”

Showcase ’26 is at Norton College on Saturday, July 18 at 7pm and Sunday, July 19 at 2.30 and 6pm.

For tickets go to https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/115580

Rather than spaceships or race cars the latest Lego set for adults is the biggest entry yet in their Art Masterpiece line, featuring the work of Gustav Klimt.

The modern popularity of Lego is not due to it just appealing to kids or even to adults obsessed with pop culture franchises like Star Wars and Harry Potter. In recent years it’s been because Lego make sets based on all kinds of things, from the Botanicals range to footballers.

One of their more unexpected themes has been recreations of famous art, including iconic works such as Keith Haring’s Dancing Figures, the Mona Lisa, Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers, and Claude Monet’s Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies.

All of the sets are made using ordinary Lego pieces and that means they all have a 3D effect too, where the image sticks some way out from the (brick-built) canvas. It feels like it shouldn’t work but they all look surprisingly good and this new one, featuring Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss, might be the best yet.

The Kiss, originally called The Lovers, is an oil-on-canvas painting with gold leaf, silver, and platinum that was painted sometime around 1907, by Austrian Symbolist Gustav Klimt.

It features a man and a woman (possibly Orpheus and Eurydice from Greek myth) embracing, while wearing expensive-looking robes inspired by the Art Nouveau movement.

The painting is one of the most famous of the 20th century and really not the sort of thing you’d expect to see made out of Lego, especially not with all the gold and other precious metals.

As a result, it’s the biggest Art set so far and made up of 4,000 individual pieces. Inevitably, it’s the most expensive too, at £269.99, but it is kind of shocking how realistic it looks – especially from a distance.

Look closer and you can see how the effect was pulled off, with things like gold coloured coiled whips used for some of the circular shapes and a complex mix of rectangles and very small squares and quarter-circles.

The set was created in conjunction with the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, where the original painting is permanently displayed, and there’s a special podcast featuring the Lego designer and museum curator Stephanie Auer that will be available from August 1 on Lego.com, Spotify, and YouTube.

The set (#31221) will be released on August 4, via the Lego website and retail stores, but if you’re a Lego Insider (which requires only a free sign-up) you can get it from August 1.

The complete model measures 60cm by 54cm when finished and is 4cm deep. Like most of the Art Masterpiece range you can also hang it from the wall, like a regular painting, via a special Lego piece on the back.

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From dilapidated entrance signs to faded facades, filthy carpets, dated curtains and a general air of neglect, some of Britain’s most elaborate buildings have long lost their allure as ‘grande dames’ of the hotel world.

While many towns and cities across the country previously played host to a variety of upmarket establishments, some have failed to maintain their often expensive exteriors and interiors.

A stay at some of these hotels is more likely to feel like a bargain break than a luxury escape – where you’ll find yourself inspecting each and every glass for fingerprints instead of truly relaxing.

Formerly iconic hotels and seaside resorts, from Blackpool to Bognor Regis, are among the worst in the country, exhibiting a real fall from grace.

Here are some of the worst offenders…

The Imperial Hotel, Blackpool

While the exterior of Blackpool’s Imperial Hotel may once have hinted at its upper-crust status, unfortunately nowadays it’s more ‘tacky’ than ‘timeless’.

‘The decline of the rooms and the standard of service was shocking. We booked a premier room. It was far from premier,’ one disgruntled visitor wrote of the hotel this summer.

‘Shoddy room with decor and furnishings badly requiring an upgrade. Watered down toiletries. Bathrobes missing, eventually supplied without a belt. Carpet was filthy. We could go on…’

It fits within the town’s overall decline, too. The Blackpool Tower, pier and coastline have provided the backdrop for many a British family holiday over the last few decades – but in recent years, the town has gone from dynamic destination to hopelessly gauche.

Indeed, when a town markets itself as ‘affordable’, all too often that goes along with another description – ‘tacky’.

The Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool

The Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool was once a celebrity enclave before its decline

The Britannia Adelphi Hotel is one of Liverpool’s most famous establishments, with visitors over the years including Sir Winston Churchill and the hotel featuring in the 1997 fly-on-the-wall BBC documentary series Hotel, narrated by Andrew Sachs. 

The first Adelphi Hotel on the present site was opened in 1826 by owner James Radley. 

But it’s faced a string of disastrous events in recent years. 

Its owner, Britannia Hotels, appeared in court to face 20 charges of breaching health and safety regulations after the death of Chloe Haynes in September 2022. 

The court heard the hotel was an ‘unsafe place’, after the 21-year-old died from a falling wardrobe and a three-year-old girl suffered head injuries from a cabinet.

The Grand Hotel, Scarborough

Today the Grand Hotel is not quite as grand, with a grubby exterior sign

The Grand Hotel opened in Scarborough in 1867, and at that time was the largest hotel in Europe.

It was a favourite among the aristocracy, with its glamorous entrance hall, gorgeous main staircase and well-adorned interiors.

However, a combination of factors such as its acquisition by Britannia Hotels in 2004, underinvestment, maintenance issues and customer complaints have culminated in it being dubbed the ‘shame of Scarborough’.

‘The lobby is given over to dark, faux leather armchairs, plastic ferns, slot machines and Find A Key games (‘winner every time!’). The air is perfumed by fry-ups,’ Mark Palmer wrote in the Daily Mail.

‘Social media is awash with posts about how The Grand, part of the Britannia chain – and a Butlins at one time – is the worst hotel in the country.’

Riviera Hotel, Weymouth 

The abandoned Riviera Hotel in Bowleaze Cove is not what it once was

When you think of Art Deco hotels, you might picture high ceilings, impressive windows and glamorous designs.

Riviera Hotel in Weymouth might once have been this type of establishment – but less so right now.

One Facebook user wrote: ‘The “owner” does not care for it, everything that was done as part of the “refurbishment” back then was done on the cheap, as well as being ripped off by several building companies, hence its state now. 

‘Such a shame, it would need millions now to put it right and with listed building status.’

Fortunately, the hotel is set to undergo a refurb, so only time will tell whether it will redeem itself. It is closed for the time being.

The Metropole Hotel, Blackpool

The Metropole Hotel in Blackpool is now owned by Britannia Hotels

Built in 1776, The Metropole Hotel in Blackpool is the only hotel on the shoreline side of the promenade.

‘Wipe your feet on the way out!’ one visitor wrote. ‘I stayed there before it was acquired by the Home Office for use. The place was an absolute dump of a place. Avoid at all costs.’

Blackpool was at its best from the 1870s to the 1950s, when new railway links made it easily accessible, a win for those living in landlocked towns across the UK.

In the 1980s, it had a reputation for a vibrant nightlife – but unfortunately competition from increasingly easy-to-book Mediterranean holidays became far more appealing than, well, a weekend by the Irish Sea.

The Metropole Hotel is very much part of that decline.

Coylumbridge Resort Hotel, Aviemore

Coylumbridge Resort Hotel in Aviemore is next up on the list

If you look up Coylumbridge Resort Hotel in Aviemore, you’ll be met with images of the establishment during its heyday. 

On paper, it has a 65-acre woodland estate, dining options, a relaxing spa, an indoor pool, an adventure park and a soft play area. 

However, in reality, it’s far less glamorous than that, with dated carpets and poor service – and none of the facilities are quite as nice as they sound.

One undercover Daily Mail hotel inspector said: ‘The service at reception was the worst I could remember from any hotel.’ 

Royal Grosvenor Hotel, Weston-super-Mare

The imposing Royal Grosvenor Hotel stands (somewhat) proudly in Weston-super-Mare

Weston-super-Mare is among the UK’s formerly perfect seaside towns that fell into disrepair when Brits started heading abroad instead.

And few parts of the town demonstrate this quite like the Royal Grosvenor Hotel.

Described as ‘shockingly poor’ and with ‘terrible service’, many guests have discouraged others from booking a stay here.

Now, though, the hotel has been listed for a guide price of £1.5million – meaning it could be bought and refurbished in the future.

By ELIOT FORCE, US NEWS REPORTER

Published: 17:24 BST, 16 July 2026 | Updated: 17:57 BST, 16 July 2026

Distressing police body camera footage has captured the moment sheriff’s deputies rescued a grandmother who was trapped inside a hot Tesla for more than an hour. 

The close call took place a little after 5.15pm in Washington State‘s Kitsap County, which is just west of Seattle.

Bystanders called 911 after seeing an elderly woman trapped inside the electric vehicle because she seemed to be in distress. Deputies with the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office arrived and attempted to open the doors, but they were locked. 

It was later determined that the Tesla had been operating in ‘pet safe mode,’ a feature meant to keep the air conditioning on while the doors are locked from the inside to prevent pets from escaping. The air conditioning had not been functioning, however.

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When the deputies arrived, they attempted to communicate with the woman inside the vehicle, but she only spoke Spanish. At one point in the bodycam video, she can be seen waving her hand in front of her face, seemingly to show that she was hot.

The video also shows a deputy asking, ‘Are you okay?’ before the grandmother gestured in a way that showed she did not understand. He then asked her if she had a phone while pointing to his device, and she waved her finger no.

The deputy used an online translation tool to communicate with the woman, typing phrases and then placing his phone against the window so she could read them. 

The officers soon determined that the woman had been in the car for at least an hour while her granddaughter had gone into a building nearby to conduct business. 

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A grandmother in Washington State was rescued from a hot Tesla after she was trapped inside for more than an hour. She is pictured waving her hand in front of her face to show she was hot

The elderly woman only spoke Spanish, so a responding deputy used an online translation tool to communicate with her 

The deputy is pictured placing his translated phrase against the window so the woman could read it

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A deputy is pictured trying to open the locked Tesla’s doors. The vehicle was in ‘pet safe mode,’ which is meant to keep the air conditioning on while the doors are locked from inside

‘One hour,’ one of the deputies said in the video after he could be seen leaning towards the window communicating with the elderly woman. ‘That’s a long-a** time – one hour,’ he then said while turning back to look at the other deputy. 

The granddaughter appears to have left the car in ‘pet safe mode’ so her grandma would be comfortable, but the feature appeared to have malfunctioned, turning the vehicle into a rapidly heating prison.

The deputies searched nearby businesses to find the woman’s granddaughter and located her about 15 minutes after arriving at the scene, according to the timestamp on the body camera footage.

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‘Do you have a white Tesla?’ a deputy can be heard asking a woman who was sitting on a bench inside a courtyard of one of the buildings. 

‘Yes? Is it parked right over here?’ the deputy continued. ‘Okay, is that your grandmother in there? I need you to come with me right now.’ 

The deputy escorted the granddaughter to the Tesla, and she was able to unlock its doors. The elderly woman was then finally able to climb out and cool off. 

The responding officers estimated that the temperature inside the vehicle was about 100F by the time the grandmother was able to exit. 

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Temperatures in the area reached a high of 86F on Tuesday, according to the Weather Channel. 

The deputies soon located the elderly woman’s granddaughter, who had left her in the car to conduct business in a nearby building

A deputy escorted the granddaughter to the Tesla, and she was able to unlock it, allowing the grandmother to climb out and cool off

According to the National Weather Service, ‘The temperature inside a vehicle can rise 20 degrees in as little as 10 minutes, and 50 degrees in an hour- even when outside air temperatures are in the 70s.’

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The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office deputies documented the worrying incident and forwarded the information to Adult Protective Services for review. 

Daily Mail approached Tesla for comment. 

By JOSEPH LUKE PALMER

Published: 16:47 BST, 16 July 2026 | Updated: 17:41 BST, 16 July 2026

On a special episode of the Daily Mail’s Deep Dive podcast, Middle East Correspondent Natalie Lisbona and Chief Foreign Correspondent Andy Jehring exchange stories from inside a teetering Islamic Republic.

Lisbona and Jehring collaborated on a recent investigation for the Daily Mail, which shared correspondences each had with regular people living in Iran.

These brave men and women, who were anonymised in the piece for their safety, painted a picture of a society governed by ‘complete repression’, Lisbona said, where public executions, sexual violence and state surveillance are a daily occurrence.

The regime’s repression has only worsened since mass protests swept the country in late December and January. During the bloodiest 48 hours of the crackdown, on January 8 and 9, more than 30,000 protest-related deaths were reportedly registered in civilian hospitals.

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The regime’s repression has only worsened since mass protests swept the country in late December and January

‘They’re talking about a country in which you’re constantly watched,’ Lisbona said, describing what her sources told her about life six months on from the massacre.

‘You’re not allowed to convert to Christianity. There are executions in public. One Iranian dissident told me that when they watched The Handmaid’s Tale, they felt it was based on Iran.

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‘I have heard so many stories of sexual violence perpetrated by the Basij [the regime’s militia].

‘The government controls everything. The authorities can simply shut down the internet whenever they want. Many don’t know where their families are.’

Reporting on these horrors is made even harder, Jehring said, by another prong of the regime’s repression: disinformation.

The Islamic Republic has weaponised artificial intelligence, he explained, deploying it to confuse the world’s media and terrify its own people.

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He said: ‘There have been some very stressful moments in trying to ensure we weren’t repeating regime propaganda… it’s so interesting and disturbing how it works.

‘They actually put out AI generated images of people who are not actually on death row, as a kind of fear tactic.’

Elsewhere in the podcast, Lisbona said some of the Iranians she spoke to felt ‘very disappointed’ that Washington chose to strike a deal with the Islamic Republic rather than see its stated aim of regime change through.

President Donald Trump had promised protesters back in January that ‘help is on its way’. When Operation Epic Fury was launched in February, Lisbona said her sources were ‘jumping for joy’.

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Lisbona said some of the Iranians she spoke to felt ‘very disappointed’ that Washington chose to strike a deal with the Islamic Republic

But with a chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes, serving as a bargaining chip, it seems likely the Islamic Republic will survive the conflict.

‘[The Iranians] felt really left alone,’ Lisbona said.

‘But they’re very determined. They do say: ‘That’s not going to stop us.’

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‘Across the board from everyone I’ve spoken to… they say something is definitely going to happen. It’s just a matter of time because people are so angry.’

Listen to the full episode by searching for Deep Dive now, wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes are released every Thursday.