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Britain has endured its fair share of doomed prestige projects, said Larry Elliott in The Guardian, but “as white elephants go, HS2 is in a class of its own”. Since the high-speed rail link got the formal parliamentary go-ahead in 2012, it has become a byword for bureaucratic incompetence and…

The Week

‘Lucy Letby tried to kill our twins - and became angry when she failed’

One of Britain’s worst criminals, Letby has been convicted of killing seven newborn babies and trying to murder six more

The Independent UK

World Athletics Championships: Zharnel Hughes leads race for gold as downsizing Brits hope to profit

Great Britain are sending their smallest team for 15 years to Budapest as UK Athletics hope streamlined selection will pay off

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Lucy Letby joins grim list of Britain’s most notorious serial killers

As Letby, 33, is convicted of murder of seven babies, we take a look at some of the country’s most shocking murderers

The Guardian - UK

Five bizarre historic leisure activities to try with friends – from gurning to stereoscopy

Leisure activities flourished in 19th-century Britain, as legislation was passed limiting the length of the working day and working week, giving people more free time. If you’re struggling to know how to spend your own free time this summer, take a leaf out of the Victorians’ book with these strangely…

The Conversation

Carers who kill: Lucy Letby joins a gruesome list of medical monsters, from Harold Shipman to Beverley Allitt

As Letby is convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others, we look at other examples of killers who exploited a position of trust

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby joins gruesome list of Britain’s medical monsters - OLD

GP Harold Shipman tops the list, after being exposed as one of Britain’s most prolific serial killers.

The Independent UK

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Last time Britain was this sick, drastic action was taken. This time, politicians don’t seem to care

With record numbers out of work, we need a solution as bold as the creation of the NHS in the 1940s, says Prof Dame Sally Davies, former chief medical officer for England

The Guardian - UK

Edwardian local press invented the 'middlebrow' with a lively mix of local news, reviews and fiction

As the provincial press has declined in Britain, so too has local arts and cultural criticism. In the 19th and early 20th century, regional newspapers regularly published reviews of theatre productions and a wide variety of books including history, science, travel writing, poetry and fiction.

The Conversation

Britain's Alex Yee goes in Seine to win Olympic triathlon test event

Britain's Alex Yee braved the waters of the Seine to win the men's triathlon test event for the Paris Olympics on Friday, on a course identical to the one set to be used for next year's event.

Radio France Internationale

Train drivers to strike in September, Aslef says; Ofgem price cap forecast to fall to £1,823 – as it happened

Regulator prepares to lower its cap on energy prices and will make announcement next week

The Guardian - UK

The 1973 coup against democratic socialism in Chile still matters – there, in Britain and beyond

It happened 50 years ago, changed the course of world history – and revealed just how authoritarian conservatives are, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

UK’s Sunak, Saudi crown prince to meet ‘at the earliest opportunity’

Mohammed bin Salman has not visited Britain since March 2018 before the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Al Jazeera

UK prime minister plans to meet with Saudi crown prince to discuss trade, defense cooperation

Britain’s prime minister says that he plans to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the “earliest opportunity,’’ after a U.K. newspaper reported that officials from both countries hoped to schedule a meeting between the two leaders before the end of the year in London

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Teen survivor of migrant boat sinking among four arrested over disaster in English Channel

Sudanese boy accused of ‘actively participating’ in crossing in exchange for reduced rate

Zenger

This Pub Is Literally Crooked

It's a bittersweet moment to know we might be Britain's wonkiest pub now.

The Independent UK

Renowned British talk show host Michael Parkinson dies at age 88

Michael Parkinson, a renowned broadcaster widely considered Britain’s talk show king, has died at age 88

The Guardian - UK

Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking

First, Sharron’s car was impounded. But what followed shows how the poor are punished for their poverty

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The Guardian - UK

Reece Prescod quits GB relay team before World Athletics Championships

Reece Prescod has walked out on Britain’s 4x100m men’s relay team, leaving them in the lurch just days before the start of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest

The Independent UK

‘We live on Britain’s grimmest streets where rubbish can be seen from space’

‘The council does have a duty to help because it’s a huge health and safety hazard. You can see it on Google Earth so you can see it from space’

The National (Scotland)

How Cyprus has continued to thrive despite persistent divides

CYPRUS – officially known as the Republic of Cyprus - was granted independence from Britain on this date 63 years ago.

The Guardian - UK

Russia turning to sleeper cells and unofficial agents

Moscow has turned to riskier methods of espionage after expulsion of spies it had placed under diplomatic cover in Europe

The Independent UK

The ‘Russian spies’ next door: Neighbours reveal suburban lives of trio charged in police probe

Trio lived in suburban Britain for years and ‘were caught with fake uniforms, passports and press cards’ for ‘improper intention’

The Independent UK

US-focused Opera News, to cease publication in November after 87 years

Opera News will print its final issue in November and be incorporated into Britain-based Opera magazine

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s ‘house of food’ sits on shaky foundations. To fix it, curb the big supermarkets

As major retailers rake in huge profits, they are slashing jobs, squeezing suppliers and hollowing out our food industry, writes campaigner and author Andrew Simms

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