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Stephen Fry says reading about Oscar Wilde made him fear ‘a cursed life’ as a gay man in Britain

Broadcaster and writer was influenced by learning about the homophobia the 19th-century Irish poet faced

The Independent UK

West Midlands mayor calls for Crooked House pub to be rebuilt ‘brick by brick’

Andy Street issues plea after Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ reduced to rubble after being gutted by fire

The Guardian - UK

What the papers say – August 8

A variety of stories feature on the front pages of Britain’s newspapers.

The Independent UK

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Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ reduced to rubble after being gutted by mystery fire

Police are reviewing all the evidence after the destruction of The Crooked House near Dudley, West Midlands shortly after sale

The Guardian - UK

Track Worlds Day 5: Great Britain capture gold medals in women's Madison, men's Elimination

Harrie Lavreysen wins fifth consecutive Sprint world title

Cycling News

Elinor Barker and Neah Evans win world championship Madison gold for Britain

Britain’s Ethan Vernon, in the elimination race, and Kieran Reilly, in BMX freestyle, also won gold

The Guardian - UK

Why do Britain’s MPs hang on to their second jobs? Because our tinpot democracy lets them

Analysis on MPs’ second jobs reveals a wealth of vested interests – when their only interest should be their constituents, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian view on the Bibby Stockholm: a gesture of self-defeating cruelty

Editorial: The Home Office is doomed to failure for as long as it insists on treating refugees like criminals

The Guardian - UK

Ivy, dandelions and other common wildflowers are often seen as weeds – but they're a crucial resource for pollinating insects

Since the end of the second world war, factors such as more intensive farming and urbanisation have reduced the abundance of wildflowers in Britain. In fact, the past 90 years have seen the loss of over 97% of the UK’s wildflower meadows.

The Conversation

The Great Train Robbery of 1963: Who was in the gang with Ronnie Biggs and how much was stolen?

New details have emerged 60 years on from one of Britain’s most infamous heists

Evening Standard

Watch: Shocking footage released after Met officer jailed over fatal Brixton crash

PC Nadeem Patel, 28, was responding to an emergency when his police car struck and killed Shante Daniel-Folkes, 25, as she crossed Stockwell Road

Evening Standard

‘It’s tough out there’: cracks in UK housebuilding sector grow by the day

Insolvencies rocket as army of small firms – seen as backbone of the sector – struggle with falling demand, rising interest rates and higher costs

The Guardian - UK

Contentious barge docked on UK coast begins hosting first migrants

Britain on Monday began housing migrants on board a barge docked off the southwest English coast, in its latest controversial immigration policy that has drawn heavy criticism from locals and rights campaigners.

Radio France Internationale

London pulls away from rest of Britain in competitiveness index

Capital and south-east become more attractive to investors as other areas fall behind, academic study finds

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The Independent UK

What the papers say – August 7

A wide variety of stories feature in the newspapers across Britain on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer says Sunak’s lack of investment in wind power is ‘gift to Putin’

Labour leader claims Conservatives’ onshore turbine ban costs families £180 each and makes UK reliant on gas imports

The National (Scotland)

Katie Archibald honours late partner Rab Wardell with World team pursuit gold

Archibald, Elinor Barker, Josie Knight and Anna Morris beat New Zealand in Saturday’s final in Glasgow.

The Guardian - UK

Fire engulfs historic pub famed for being wonkiest in Britain

Firefighters called to tackle blaze at the Crooked House in Himley, West Midlands

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The Guardian - UK

Scientists seek out source of dark matter in Yorkshire

Britain has a chance to solve the universe’s ultimate mystery – if it can get global support for a project 3,000ft below ground in the UK

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view: Britain’s brutal and overcrowded prisons pose a risk to us all

Nothing will change until politicians of all parties acknowledge that too many people are in prison

The Guardian - UK

Sand, sea and sewage, not this summer but in 1990

Smelly pollution is nothing new on Britain’s beaches. By Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK

Wrongly convicted in Britain no longer forced to pay ‘saved living costs’ in prison

The government has scrapped controversial guidance over deductions to compensation in miscarriage of justice cases

The Independent UK

Katie Archibald honours late partner Rab Wardell with emotional World Championship gold

Archibald, Elinor Barker, Josie Knight and Anna Morris took team pursuit victory in Glasgow

Cycling Weekly

Great Britain claim first women's team pursuit gold in nine years at World Championships

British quartet win by over four seconds in final, as Danes take back crown in men's event

The Independent UK

Emotional gold for Katie Archibald and GB women’s pursuit team in Glasgow

Five-time world champion Archibald is racing in Scotland to honour her late partner Rab Wardell.

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