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The UK’s prison system is in the spotlight this week after a terror suspect managed a “jaw-dropping” escape from Wandsworth prison in south London.

The Week

Drug dealer arrested in Germany eight months after absconding from UK prison

Dean Woods used a passport in the name of Simon Corner to board a ferry from Liverpool.

The Independent UK

Seven of the best walks in the Yorkshire Dales: Routes to roam and places to stay, from Wensleydale to Hawes

Here are some of the best tracks to tread in North Yorkshire, from Malhan Tarn to the famous Three Peaks

The Independent UK

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Scotland's renewable future 'at risk' after 'monumental failure' from Westminster

NO new offshore wind farms have been commissioned in a key auction, dealing a blow to the UK Government’s hopes of decarbonising electricity…

The National (Scotland)

Getir value ‘drops to $2.5bn’ as shoppers move away from convenience

Value of fast-track grocery delivery service believed to be quarter of the $11.8bn it was worth 18 months ago

The Guardian - UK

Sunak pledges to ‘put pressure’ on Moscow as he arrives in India for summit

The Prime Minister received a colourful welcome as he arrived in India to attend the G20 leaders’ summit.

The Independent UK

How India welcomed ‘son-in-law’ Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty: ‘Both are Desi!’

Sunak earlier spoke how ‘special’ it was to return to a country that is ‘very near and dear’ to him

The Independent UK

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UK decides not to call for release of Briton held in India on terror charges

Public demand for Jagtar Singh Johal to be set free is ‘not in his best interests’, says Asia minister

The Guardian - UK

‘Cancer made me grow up very quickly’: how a 12-year-old and his family faced a serious illness

Taylor Kershaw wasn’t even in his teens when he was told he had Hodgkin lymphoma but, thanks to a groundbreaking clinical trial, he went into remission without having to go through radiotherapy

The Guardian - UK

Germany backs tariff delay on electric vehicle sales between UK and EU

Manufacturers face 10% levies under post-Brexit trade deal but German government supports postponement

The Guardian - UK

House prices fall at fastest pace since 2009 – and more pain expected

High interest rates and the customary summer slump have been blamed after UK house prices suffered their sharpest annual drop in 14 years.

The Week

Latest Covid variant spreading in UK, health data suggests

BA.2.86, nicknamed Pirola, causing concern among scientists because of fear it could be more transmissible

The Guardian - UK

Crewman distracted by video chat before fatal ship collision, report finds

Two people died when the UK-bound Scot Carrier and the Karin Hoj collided off the coast of Sweden in December 2021.

The Independent UK

Five million single-use vapes discarded each week, research finds

The study also showed that just 17 per cent of vapers dispose of their vapes in the correct way

Evening Standard

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The National (Scotland)

Alister Jack snubs THIRD Holyrood committee – this time over Deposit Return Scheme

ALISTER Jack has refused to appear at a Scottish Parliament committee to give evidence on the delayed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS).

The Guardian - UK

UK interest rates now expected to peak at 5.5%; offshore wind power auction flops – as it happened

Government criticised as Britain’s latest subsidy auction to help support new renewable energy projects awarded no contracts for offshore wind projects

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: death of Prigozhin shows Putin is weak, says Zelenskiy – as it happened

Ukrainian president said death of former mercenary leader was a window into the mind of his Russian counterpart

The Guardian - AU

Ryan’s rule: the Australian right to a second medical opinion that may soon be saving lives in England

Protocol entitling relatives to ask for a senior clinician if they are unhappy with hospital treatment emerged from tragedy and has been invoked thousands of times

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The National (Scotland)

UK's longest-lasting snow patch melts for 10th time in 300 years

THE UK's longest-lasting snow patch has melted away - for only the tenth time in 300 years.

Evening Standard

UK offshore wind auction fails to attract investors in blow to net zero

No companies have bid for the UK’s latest round of offshore wind farms in a step seen as a serious setback for the Government’s climate change ambitions, after months of warnings from industry players.

The Guardian - UK

Heathrow will have to cut passenger charges by about 20% in 2024

Airport, which had hoped to raise fees, loses appeal to UK competition watchdog in provisional ruling

The Independent UK

Care home outbreak suggests Covid variant has impact in close-contact settings

Some 22 residents at a single care home were found to have BA.2.86 variant.

The Hindu

Horizon project: Which EU science schemes has Britain joined?

Britain on Thursday said it would join the European Union’s flagship Horizon science research programme and its Copernicus earth observation programme, but not the Euratom nuclear research initiative

The Times of India

G20 summit: China digs in on Ukraine, climate even in Xi Jinping's absence

China is emerging as a block on negotiations in the run-up to a meeting of Group of 20 leaders, with the UK accusing Beijing of obstructing measures to tackle climate change and refusing to back language condemning Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of Afghans who applied for sanctuary in UK waiting over two years for decision

Exclusive: Some 745 Afghans, who have applied for sanctuary based on their work with the British Army, said they were being ‘destroyed’ by the wait

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