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In Pictures: UK basks in heatwave ahead of more dangerous temperatures

In Pictures: UK basks in heatwave ahead of more dangerous temperatures

In Pictures: UK basks in heatwave ahead of more dangerous temperatures

11 July 2022

It was a bright start to the week for many parts of the country, with the mercury predicted to climb all week.


Train drivers at eight rail companies vote overwhelmingly to strike over pay

Train drivers at eight rail companies vote overwhelmingly to strike over pay

Train drivers at eight rail companies vote overwhelmingly to strike over pay

11 July 2022

Members of the drivers union Aslef at eight companies backed campaigns of industrial action, increasing the threat of huge disruption this summer.


Ardbeg Islay donates £1m to local community after world record cask sale

Ardbeg Islay donates £1m to local community after world record cask sale

Ardbeg Islay donates £1m to local community after world record cask sale

11 July 2022

A cask of Ardbeg Islay single malt was sold at auction for £16 million to a mystery collector in Asia.


Online Safety Bill amendment will ‘help Russian disinformation’, experts warn

Online Safety Bill amendment will ‘help Russian disinformation’, experts warn

Online Safety Bill amendment will ‘help Russian disinformation’, experts warn

11 July 2022

A group of campaigners have written to the Culture Secretary to urge a rethink over an amendment around press freedom.


Safety concerns for Parliament as leak rains water down on Commons chamber

Safety concerns for Parliament as leak rains water down on Commons chamber

Safety concerns for Parliament as leak rains water down on Commons chamber

11 July 2022

MPs were turned away from the chamber and the sitting was delayed for 60 minutes as buckets caught drips raining in through the ceiling.


Sir Mo Farah: The truth is I’m not who you think I am

Sir Mo Farah: The truth is I’m not who you think I am

Sir Mo Farah: The truth is I’m not who you think I am

11 July 2022

The Olympic champion said his children motivated him to tell the truth about his real identity and how he entered the UK.


Tory MP disqualified and fined after late-night crash dressed as a woman

Tory MP disqualified and fined after late-night crash dressed as a woman

Tory MP disqualified and fined after late-night crash dressed as a woman

11 July 2022

Jamie Wallis said he ran away from the scene because of his PTSD, which was diagnosed after being raped.


Warning over net zero goal as Tory leadership hopefuls line up

Warning over net zero goal as Tory leadership hopefuls line up

Warning over net zero goal as Tory leadership hopefuls line up

11 July 2022

Conservative MP Chris Skidmore warns his party has ‘two weeks’ to save the target.


Council launches investigation into fatal bonfire fall

Council launches investigation into fatal bonfire fall

Council launches investigation into fatal bonfire fall

11 July 2022

John Steele was killed when he fell off a pyre built on land owned by Mid and East Antrim council in Northern Ireland.


Braverman plans to cut spending by tackling waste and ‘stubborn’ shirkers

Braverman plans to cut spending by tackling waste and ‘stubborn’ shirkers

Braverman plans to cut spending by tackling waste and ‘stubborn’ shirkers

11 July 2022

Suella Braverman promised to cut taxes and reduce government spending as part of her Tory leadership pitch.


Nadhim Zahawi pledges to slash energy bills and taxes if elected PM

Nadhim Zahawi pledges to slash energy bills and taxes if elected PM

Nadhim Zahawi pledges to slash energy bills and taxes if elected PM

11 July 2022

The Chancellor set out a package of measures to ease the cost-of-living crisis.


Mother of boy at centre of treatment fight urges judge to let him die naturally

Mother of boy at centre of treatment fight urges judge to let him die naturally

Mother of boy at centre of treatment fight urges judge to let him die naturally

11 July 2022

Hollie Dance told Mr Justice Hayden that 12-year-old Archie Battersbee was a fighter and would want treatment to continue.


Jeremy Hunt pledges defence spending hike to 3% of GDP

Jeremy Hunt pledges defence spending hike to 3% of GDP

Jeremy Hunt pledges defence spending hike to 3% of GDP

11 July 2022

The Tory leadership hopeful said cuts to the Army are ‘unthinkable’ as he promised to cancel them in the face of Russian aggression.


Relief after dog rescued from waterfall in Co Antrim

Relief after dog rescued from waterfall in Co Antrim

Relief after dog rescued from waterfall in Co Antrim

11 July 2022

German shepherd Koba went missing at around 10pm on Sunday in the Magheramorne area, close to Larne.


Bond theme composer Monty Norman dies aged 94

Bond theme composer Monty Norman dies aged 94

Bond theme composer Monty Norman dies aged 94

11 July 2022

He wrote songs for West End musicals and early rock and roll stars but became embroiled in a legal battle over his biggest hit.


Aslef members vote to accept improved pay offer from ScotRail

Aslef members vote to accept improved pay offer from ScotRail

Aslef members vote to accept improved pay offer from ScotRail

11 July 2022

The move paves the way for weeks of train disruption to come to an end.


Who is backing who? Tories nail colours to the mast in leadership contest

Who is backing who? Tories nail colours to the mast in leadership contest

Who is backing who? Tories nail colours to the mast in leadership contest

11 July 2022

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss are among the candidates leading the way.


Tory contenders to succeed Boris Johnson warned against ‘unfunded tax cuts’

Tory contenders to succeed Boris Johnson warned against ‘unfunded tax cuts’

Tory contenders to succeed Boris Johnson warned against ‘unfunded tax cuts’

11 July 2022

The hopefuls to be next prime minister appeared to be in a bidding war as they tried to win the backing of Conservative MPs.


Mother of murdered schoolgirl calls for better education on knife crime

Mother of murdered schoolgirl calls for better education on knife crime

Mother of murdered schoolgirl calls for better education on knife crime

11 July 2022

A 15-year-old boy was sentenced to a minimum of 13 years for the murder of 12-year-old Ava White in Liverpool.


UK homes binning 100 billion pieces of plastic a year, survey finds

UK homes binning 100 billion pieces of plastic a year, survey finds

UK homes binning 100 billion pieces of plastic a year, survey finds

11 July 2022

The results of the Big Plastic Count revealed every household is throwing away an average of 66 items of single-use plastic a week.


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