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What science says about the best ways to cool down

We spend most of the year complaining that Britain is too cold and wet but gripe with just as much enthusiasm about the heat.

The Conversation

Officially extinct butterfly ‘making a comeback’ in UK

Large tortoiseshells breeding at Knepp, Sussex, after being officially extinct in Britain for half a century

The Guardian - UK

Russian envoy: UK has made little effort to free men sentenced to death in eastern Ukraine

Russia's ambassador to Britain said he was surprised London has not made more of an effort to secure the release of two British citizens sentenced to death for fighting in eastern Ukraine.

Reuters

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UK's Boris Johnson moves wedding party planned for official residence

Britain's Boris Johnson and his wife, Carrie, are changing the location of a planned wedding party, an ally of the prime minister said on Friday, denying allegations that he was staying on in a caretaker role because of it.

Reuters

New UK finance minister expresses shock over Abe death, after earlier tweet error

Britain's new finance minister Nadhim Zahawi sent his condolences to Japan on Friday following the death of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, saying he had lost his life in pursuit of a noble aim to make the world a better place.

Reuters

JD Sports Picks Retail Veteran Higginson as New Chairperson

Britain's largest sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion (JD.L) on Friday named Andrew Higginson, former chair of supermarkets group Morrisons, as its new chairperson, replacing Peter Cowgill who was ousted in May. Higginson, who was the chairman of Morrisons when it was taken over by private-equity firm CD&R last year, has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

PM Johnson says Britain stands with Japan after Abe's death

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that Britain stood with Japan at this dark time following the "incredibly sad news" about the death of former premier Shinzo Abe in a shooting.

Reuters

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Health warning as UK to bake in longest heatwave for four years - temperatures could hit 27C in Greater Manchester

Britain will be hotter than the Caribbean mid-July as temperatures are expected to reach a sweltering 35C in the next few weeks

Manchester Evening News

Could post-war drive for a more equal society help with today's cost of living crisis?

In response to the cost of living crisis, the UK government has announced a number of measures – including a non-repayable rebate on energy bills for some households – to relieve the pressure from rising prices. While these are to be welcomed, they do nothing to tackle a much deeper…

The Conversation

Contest to replace Boris Johnson begins, opponents demand he goes now

As many as a dozen candidates were on Friday eyeing up replacing Boris Johnson as British prime minister after he was forced to quit by his own party, with opponents saying they want him out of Downing Street immediately.

Reuters

Britain Refutes Iranian Media Reports on British Diplomat Arrest

Britain’s Foreign Office has refuted reports on the arrest of a British diplomat in Iran. “Reports of the arrest of a British diplomat in Iran are completely false,” a foreign ministry spokesman said in London. On Wednesday, Iran’s Fars news agency and state television had reported that the Iranian Revolutionary…

Asharq Al-Awsat

British Navy Says it Seized Smuggled Iranian Missiles Early this Year

Britain's Royal Navy said on Thursday one of its warships had seized Iranian weapons, including surface-to-air-missiles and engines for cruise missiles, from smugglers in international waters south of Iran early this year. A helicopter from the frigate HMS Montrose spotted speedboats moving away from the Iranian coast on Jan. 28…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How Boris Johnson helped Ukraine with its weapons shopping

Ninety minutes after resigning as British prime minister on Thursday, Boris Johnson called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. He told the Ukrainian leader his people had the UK's unwavering support in its fight against Russia, and said Britain would continue to supply vital defensive aid for as long as needed. "You're…

Reuters

Collapsing public support suggests Brexit is anything but done

Most people think Brexit has gone badly, a UK survey finds, and Johnson has left behind a mess of problems for a new PM

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Six charts that show how the UK economy is in crisis

From inflation to tax, labour shortages to R&D, ministers will need to confront these key issues and fast

Newsroom.co.nz

Boris is gone, but a new Johnson may emerge

Boris Johnson's reign of trashing Britain's democratic institutions may have come to an end, but the conditions that enabled him remain, writes Aeron Davis.

Daily Mirror

Queen guitarist Brian May 'rejoices' in 'shamefully inept' Boris Johnson's resignation

Queen guitarist Brian May has taken to Instagram to issue a damning assessment of 'shamefully inept' Boris Johnson's three years in office as Prime Minister

The Independent UK

Tory members will have final say on Boris Johnson’s replacement – here’s what they believe

Get acquainted with the small but powerful electorate that has Britain’s future in its hands... again

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Daily Mirror

Health warning as Brits to bake in longest heatwave in 4 years from tomorrow

Britain will be hotter than the Caribbean mid-July as temperatures are expected to reach a sweltering 35C in the next few weeks - bringing the longest running heatwave the UK has seen

The Independent UK

Britain’s Neal Skupski and American Desirae Krawczyk retain mixed doubles title

Skupski and Krawczyk are the first pair for 25 years to win back-to-back mixed titles at SW19.

Daily Mirror

'Boris Johnson is finally resigning - Britain needs a fresh start and a new government'

Boris Johnson was handed the precious keys to power and, bolstered by the largest Commons majority achieved by a Tory leader for more than 30 years, embarked on a spree of economic and moral vandalism

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson left Britain broke and government paralysed as people face economic crisis

Boris Johnson's premiership blew up today in the bonfire of his vanity and lies, leaving government paralysed at a time of grave economic and other emergencies

The Independent UK

Man charged with terror offences after being stopped at Luton Airport

‘The terrorist threat level remains at substantial,’ says police chief

Reuters

Russian ambassador: Johnson's fall is just reward for 'belligerent' policy on Ukraine

Russia's ambassador to Britain said on Thursday that Boris Johnson's fall was a just reward for a "belligerent" anti-Russian policy of support for Ukraine while ignoring the economic needs of the British people.

Reuters

UK navy says it seized smuggled Iranian missiles

Britain's Royal Navy said on Thursday one of its warships seized Iranian weapons, including surface-to-air-missiles and engines for cruise missiles, from smugglers in international waters south Iran earlier this year.

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