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UK Government knew of Mitterrand’s secret health woes years before French public

Previously classified files reveal the UK ambassador in Paris suspected the French president was ill – something only revealed following his death.

The Independent UK

Nearly £25bn of consumer spending could be ‘lost’ this financial year

The ‘cut-back economy’ could mean nearly nine in 10 people reducing their discretionary spending, according to Grant Thornton and Retail Economics.

The Independent UK

UN law meant UK was ‘attractive destination for asylum seekers’, New Labour told

Internal memos from the first years of Tony Blair’s premiership show how keen the government was to tackle immigration.

The Independent UK

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Blair begged Kuwait for arms deal as thank you for Gulf War help, papers suggest

Labour prime minister Tony Blair was in the Middle Eastern nation in 1999 to talk up the AS90 artillery weapon.

The Independent UK

Russia orders forces to strike Ukraine’s long-range weapons

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered part of his forces to focus on destroying Ukraine’s long-range missile and artillery systems during a visit to troops in occupied territory.

Tribune News Service

The last flight that was able to take off before the airport suspended departures was at 3.07 pm

Irish Mirror

Paul Gascoigne set for first UK TV show in 20 years as his mental strength will be tested

Football legend Paul Gascoigne has reportedly signed up to his first UK TV show which poses a huge challenge and will test his mental strength

Daily Mirror

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World's deadliest sharks could head to UK shores due to global warming, experts fear

Would-be swimmers have been warned some of the world's most dangerous sharks may be heading to waters around Britain as temperatures rise, including deadly great whites

Daily Mirror

'I battled the UK's hottest public transport and I wasn't the only thing melting'

The Mirror's Lydia Veljanovski experienced the full force of the temperatures, taking in the sweaty London Underground, before heading to Cambridge as the mercury topped off at 37.5C

Daily Mirror

UK Government LOSES first major indyref battle in Supreme Court showdown

THE UK Government’s effort to have the Supreme Court case for a Scottish independence referendum thrown out without even receiving evidence on…

The National (Scotland)

Woman's face 'doubles in size' after spending just an hour in UK heatwave

Eva Jones shared a video on TikTok, which has been seen more than 700,000 times, and shows her how her face 'doub;ed in size' after sitting out for an hour

Daily Mirror

Hottest UK day ever predicted as London bakes in heatwave

Temperatures could hit 41C on Tuesday after third hottest day on record on Monday

Evening Standard

Searching for relief from a ‘heat apocalypse’ – and expecting the worst

Meteorologists here in southwest France are predicting we will have some mid-night relief from this unbearable "canicule" (that's French for way too bloody hot).

The New Daily

What proof is there that climate change is responsible for our record-breaking temperatures?

'The science is absolutely clear that climate change has its fingerprints all over this current hot spell'

Wales Online

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Daily Record

100 rare baby names in the UK as experts warn they could go extinct

Cloud, Cheryl, Fifi, Lion, Drake and Esteban are some of the names which could soon cease to exist.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh easyJet flights delayed as 'runway melts' at Luton Airport amid heatwave

Luton airport have been forced to suspend and divert all flights after their runway was melted due to the UK heatwave on Monday, July 18, with multiple Edinburgh departures included

ABC News

Foot-and-mouth outbreak in UK resulted in 6 million animals being euthanased

An Australian vet recalls his time working in the United Kingdom during a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak more than 20 years ago, when 6 million animals were euthanased.

Wales Online

'Please don't devolve any more powers to Wales'

Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies has called on whoever becomes his party's next leader not to devolve further powers to Wales in an opinion piece for The Sunday Times. Here's his opinion piece in full:

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Daily Mirror

Tories defeated in High Court over Net Zero climate plan as dangerous heatwave sweeps UK

Groups including Friends of the Earth hailed a “landmark” victory over the way the government's Net Zero emissions by 2050 plans were drawn up

Chronicle Live

Outraged police smash car window to free trapped dog on hottest day of the year

Officers left furious over the 'unbelievable' scene of the pet dog stuck inside the vehicle as the UK sweltered

The Guardian - UK

From transport to zoos: how UK services coped in the sweltering heat

Train services were cut and some schools closed, while water firms experienced ‘unprecedented demanded’ as Britain tried to stay cool

ABC News

Long COVID cases set to grow as more people fall through the cracks of support

Up to 100,000 people could be suffering severe long COVID within the next three months. Another 300,000 people could have some limitations on their daily activities.

The Guardian - UK

UK drops guarantees from £400m of Greensill loans to Gupta-linked firms

State-owned British Business Bank makes decision after investigation of lending practices

The Independent UK

Brexit: Boris Johnson suggests Keir Starmer and ‘deep state’ plotting to take UK back into EU

PM uses conspiracy theorists’ phrase, as he claims Labour leader will overturn Brexit at ‘drop of a hat’

The Independent UK

In Pictures: One of the hottest days ever as heatwave set to intensify further

The current UK temperature record looks almost certain to fall on Tuesday.

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