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OPINION - Our wasteful culture has led us to Wet Wipe Island - it needs to change

Authorities are resorting to desperate measures to remove Wet Wipe Island near Hammersmith Bridge. It’s fallen to the Port of London Authority, which once ran London’s docks, to remove the equivalent of 15 double decker buses of waste from the Thames.

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Taylor Swift announces 12th studio album The Life Of A Showgirl

The US pop star has not confirmed the release date but pre-orders will be sent out by the middle of October.

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UK unemployment remains at four-year high with ‘fewer job opportunities’ in retail and hospitality

Job vacancies fell by 44,000 over the three months to July

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Amber health warnings in place as heatwave temperatures set to hit 34C

The UK Health Security Agency has amber warnings in place for the East Midlands, West Midlands, east of England, London and the South East.

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UK politics: Pressure grows on Starmer as Channel migrant figures pass 50,000 since Labour’s win – as it happened

Home Office data shows 474 migrants arrived yesterday in eight small boats bringing the total to over 50,000

The Guardian - UK

Politicians urged to end 'insidious currents' of hatred amid anti-migrant protests

UK party leaders have been urged to end “pernicious and insidious currents” of racism and hatred that have fuelled anti-migrant protests ...

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TV Spy — Peacemaker, Invasion, and all the US dramas you can watch on UK services: August 16-22

There are loads of great US dramas you can watch in the UK this week.

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Minister admits government hasn’t tackled small boats crisis as crossings set to hit 50,000

Baroness Jacqui Smith insisted the number of people crossing the Channel was not the current government’s fault

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UK job vacancies fall at a slower pace while wage growth holds steady

Payrolled employment decreased by 8,000 in July compared with June, the smallest decline since a modest rise in January.

Euronews

Business news live: UK unemployment at four-year high with firms ‘feeling the heat from raft of cost-pressures’

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The Independent UK

UK employers cut back on bonuses and hiring as economic slowdown hits jobs market

Unemployment remains steady but vacancy rates drop and pay growth slows

The Guardian - UK

Major DVLA Driving Licence Changes 2025: Thousands Will Be Affected - What You Need To Know

Over-70s face mandatory medical checks to renew, aiming to boost road safety amid 1,633 deaths in 2024

International Business Times UK

UK unemployment remains at four-year high as job vacancies shrink

UK job vacancies tumbled by 44,000 over the three months to July to 718,000 – the lowest number of job openings since April 2021.

The Independent UK

Unemployment in the UK at four-year high as number of job vacancies plummet

The country’s unemployment rate hit 4.7% in the three months to June, new figures reveal

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US inflation unexpectedly stays at 2.7%; UK ministers appoint advisers for Thames Water collapse ‘contingency plans’ – as it happened

US and China extend 90-day tariff truce; UK labour market slows as employers hold off hiring

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 12 August: Builders boosted by Bellway update, Entain lifts guidance

A 13% bounce for Spirax shares and a confidence boost for housebuilding stocks today provided the FTSE 100 cheer ahead of US inflation figures.

Evening Standard

London set for sweltering 34C heatwave today as experts warn of a water shortage

The capital will see some of the hottest temperatures in the UK amid its fourth heatwave of the summer

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Why England’s homes are built to bake – and what’s being done about it

In today’s newsletter: Hotter houses are likely to become the norm, with the dangerous health impacts facing society’s most vulnerable

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The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Deport now, appeal later’ is proof we haven’t learned from Windrush

COMMENT: Sending non-British criminals home before they can plead their case against removal sounds tough – but it will only lead to another deportation scandal, says immigration lawyer Jacqueline McKenzie

The Guardian - UK

Warm weather and England’s Euros success lifted UK retail sales in July

Sunnier picture clouded by warning that mooted higher taxes could lead to shop closures and job losses

The Guardian - UK

‘Do not buy these flats’: residents warn about unbearable heat inside London new-builds

Experts say many new homes being built in the UK not designed to withstand extreme summer temperatures

Evening Standard

Parts of UK forecast to hit 34C during fourth summer heatwave

The highest temperatures will be felt in southern parts of the UK.

Evening Standard

Starmer set to speak to Trump alongside European leaders ahead of Putin meeting

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer warned on Monday that peace ‘must be built with Ukraine, not imposed upon it’.

Evening Standard

Retail sales boost of 2.5% ‘barely touching the sides’ of costs, sector warns

The uptick in the UK’s total retail sales was against growth of 0.5% last July and the 12-month average growth of 1.9%, figures show.

Evening Standard

Egypt drops plans for halal certification on all UK dairy exports

Egypt’s decision to drop the changes followed talks with the UK Government at a time of heightened uncertainty over global trade agreements.

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