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Novak Djokovic reaches his eighth Wimbledon final

The top-seeded Djokovic beat No. 9 seed Cam Norrie of Britain 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals to run his winning streak at the All England Club to 27 matches in a row as he pursues a fourth straight championship there.

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Reckoning for Britain as Boris Johnson presses on with 'dormant leadership'

Britain is staring down the barrel of uncertainty as the Conservative party begins the laborious process of finding a new leader to replace Boris Johnson. He's staying on in a caretaker role until a suitable new prime minister is found. However that could take months leaving the country, and the…

Radio France Internationale

French FM hopes for 'new start' with UK after Johnson resignation

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said Friday she hoped for a "new start" to relations with Britain after Boris Johnson's resigned as Conservative Party leader.

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Don't worry Boris: They still love you in Ukraine

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have been shown the door in Britain, but he remains a popular figure in Ukraine, where he is widely admired for his uncompromising support for the country’s effort to defeat the Russian invasion

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson has left the UK economy in a parlous state

Analysis: If Johnsonomics stands for anything, it is a lack of plan or vision to address Britain’s economic woes

The Guardian - UK

Everything tainted by Johnson’s lies needs to be undone. That includes his Brexit

The prime minister’s exit not only disgraces him and his party – it indicts the fast-unravelling project that brought him to No 10, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Britain's Queen Elizabeth 'deeply saddened' by death of Japan's Abe

Britain's Queen Elizabeth said she was “deeply saddened” by the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday.

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Ex-counter-terrorism chief named new head of London's beleaguered police force

Mark Rowley, Britain's former counter-terrorism police chief who led investigations into a series of attacks in 2017, was on Friday named the new head of London's beleaguered police force, which is reeling from a series of shocking failings and revelations.

Reuters

Boris Johnson has vandalised the political architecture of Britain, Ireland and Europe

His political career has consisted of chucking rocks over the walls of the neighbours. The damage will last for years, says Irish Times columnist Fintan O’Toole

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson Is Out as Britain's Prime Minister. Who Will Replace Him?

Plus: Why one pitcher wants the MLB to stop COVID testing, how shipping industry protectionism is slowing aid to Ukraine, and more...

Reason

Digested week: while Americans lead in everything else, no one can match Britain for farce

Americans remind themselves that however bad their situation, they are free from the tyranny of a ruling class that looks in the mirror and sees Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

UK weather: How hot it will be in your area as Britain basks in longest heatwave in 4 years

Areas across the country will be treated to warm weather this weekend, with some towns and cities hitting temperatures of around 28C before things really hot up next week

Daily Mirror

The Ferguson Report: After saving Britain from Europe, Boris is saving it from Boris

Boris Johnson has exited his job as quickly as an Australian prime minister. Now, after saving England from Europe, Boris is saving Britain from Boris.

The New Daily

Cameron Norrie's nationality explained and why he switched allegiance to Great Britain

British tennis star Cameon Norrie, who is facing Novak Djokovic in today's Wimbledon semi-final, was born in one country, has parents from two different ones, grew up in another and went to university in a fifth

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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 Guardian - UK

Officially extinct butterfly ‘making a comeback’ in UK

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

Reuters

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

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.

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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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

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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.

Manchester Evening News

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

The Conversation

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…

Reuters

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

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