From Southern Europe to Mumbai, extreme weather is reshaping the day’s headlines, as wildfires tear across Portugal, Spain, Greece and parts of France, scorching more than 17,000 hectares and forcing health warnings over toxic smoke near Thessaloniki, while heavy rain in India delays the formal launch of tunnelling on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train even as work presses on. Away from the climate strain, sport delivered a steadier story: Padraig Harrington claimed the US Senior Open for a third time, closing with a four-under 66 to defend his title and join Miller Barber as the event’s only three-time winner. In entertainment, Gary Barlow struck a reflective note at the end of Take That’s revived Circus tour, telling fans he will not put himself through the demanding production again, effectively drawing a line under one of the band’s grandest live spectacles.