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Number and ages of child asylum seekers in hotels unknown

The government is unable to say how many of the children who have come to the UK to seek safety it has placed in temporary hotel accommodation, or give the age of the youngest, because it has not kept a sufficiently accurate count, ministers have admitted.

Week of green rethinking - How Uxbridge shifted the dial for Tories and Labour

Since the Conservatives narrowly won a surprise byelection victory by campaigning against the low-emissions zone in London, there has Ulez been a week of turmoil for climate policy in the UK.

Trump: I'll still run for president even if convicted in criminal cases

Donald Trump said yesterday that he would not drop out of the 2024 presidential race even if he was convicted and sentenced in one of the legal cases hanging over him.

'The purest voice we'll hear' - David Holmes on producing Sinéad O'Connor's last album

In 2018, David Holmes was invited to Shane MacGowan's 60th birthday concert bash. The Pogues, Bono, Nick Cave, Bobby Gillespie and more were performing songs in MacGowan's honour. \"Everyone was there to celebrate the genius of Shane but she stood out by a country mile,\" says Holmes.

Contaminated blood scandal victims in dark over damages

Jeremy Hunt has said no decisions have been made about how much compensation will be paid to victims of the contaminated blood scandal, with bereaved children and families still in the dark about whether they will receive any financial support.

Don't abandon clean air policies, warn scientists

Leading doctors and scientists have warned politicians against watering down plans to expand city-wide schemes aimed at reducing traffic pollution levels linked to thousands of deaths each year.

Bauernfeind breaks for brutal stage-five victory

Ricarda Bauernfeind of the Canyon-Sram team took a solo win on stage five of the Tour de France Femmes, from Onet-Le-Château to Albi.

Russell calls for 'risky' race to be pulled if rain persists

George Russell has called for the FIA to show bold decision making amid serious safety concerns at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.

Bayern executives fly in for Kane talks with Spurs while PSG maintain interest

Bayern Munich are poised to make their next push to sign Harry Kane, with two of their top executives flying to London today for talks with the Tottenham chairman, Daniel Levy. The situation is complicated for the German club by the fact Paris Saint Germain are still there for Kane and willing to outbid anybody for him.

Amazon urged to stop streaming film said to trivialise Holocaust

A Bollywood film-maker has been accused of trivialising and demeaning the deaths of millions of Jews in the Holocaust by using Auschwitz as a metaphor for relationship problems.

Harsher jail regime feared as satellites find more lighting in Tibet's detention camps

Evidence of increased night-time lighting at jails and detention camps in Tibet suggests imprisonments may have become harsher, according to a study of satellite images.

Brazilian slave descendants win recognition in official census

More than 1.3 million Brazilians who identify as descendants of Africans who escaped slavery have finally gained recognition in official statistics, in a victory for this historically excluded population.

Grain Putin says six African countries will get free supplies

Vladimir Putin has promised free grain to six African nations as Moscow seeks to capitalise on the collapse of the Black Sea grain deal.

Fans criticise Henderson's Saudi move after LGBTQ+ support

The former Liverpool captain, Jordan Henderson, has been criticised for joining the Saudi Arabian club AlEttifaq, having spoken out as an ally of the LGBTQ+ community.

Child murderer Pitchfork's prison release put on hold pending review

The double child killer Colin Pitchfork has had his release from prison put on hold after a judge decided the decision to free him should be reviewed.

Gove accuses social housing landlord L&Q of failing its tenants

Michael Gove has told Britain's second biggest social housing landlord: \"You have failed your residents.\"

Man who shot Met officer while in custody gets whole-life term

A man was sentenced to a whole-life order yesterday, meaning he will spend the rest of his life in prison, for the murder of Sgt Matt Ratana, whom he shot with a gun he had smuggled into a custody centre while handcuffed.

Operator of Croydon tram and TfL fined £14m over 2016 crash

Transport for London and the operator of the Croydon tram have been fined a total of £14m for safety failings leading up to the 2016 crash in which seven people died.

Wildfires Southern Europe begins to count the cost-again

After more than a week of fierce wildfires, southern Europe is again counting the heavy costs to livelihoods and the environment as the extreme heat recedes and temperatures drop by up to 10C.

Windfall tax Miliband says PM must close holes in policy

Rishi Sunak has been urged to close the holes in his \"Swiss cheese\" of a windfall tax on energy companies after Shell and British Gas reported significant profits, with Labour calling the government's stance \"perverse\".

Dorries urged to quit now by council in her constituency

A council in Nadine Dorries's constituency is demanding that she immediately resign as an MP, saying \"residents desperately need effective representation now\".

High court judge allows Harry to take publishers of the Sun to trial

The Duke of Sussex's claim for damages over allegations of unlawful information gathering against the publisher of the Sun will go to trial, a high court judge has ruled.

Don't send people to barge without proper fire risk assessment, Home Office warned

Ministers are planning to send the first 50 people to a controversial barge used for housing asylum seekers next Tuesday, but there have been fresh calls for a delay over safety concerns.

Medieval seal that offered 'fast track to heaven' to go on display

A seal matrix used to authenticate medieval \"indulgences\" - pardons offering a fast track to heaven - is to go on display at a Hampshire priory after spending 500 years buried in a field.

Muslims who have been 'debanked' call out hypocrisy

The furore over the closure of Nigel Farage's bank accounts held with Coutts has led to the resignation of two chief executives and an intervention by Downing Street.

£1bn hit for NatWest as Coutts boss is ousted

The head of the private bank Coutts has been ousted over the controversial closure of Nigel Farage's bank accounts, in a desperate attempt by NatWest to contain a crisis that has wiped £1bn off its share price.

Track turmoil: Athletes' fury with UKA over 'stealing' world invitations

Furious British athletes have accused the national federation of \"stealing\" their chance to compete at the world championships next month, with UK Athletics set to rip up their invitations.

Spurs billionaire Joe Lewis pleads not guilty to charges of US insider trading

The British billionaire Joe Lewis has pleaded not guilty to insider trading charges at a US hearing yesterday.

War in Ukraine and exit from grain deal loom over Putin's summit with African leaders

Andrew Roth Pjotr Sauer The war in Ukraine and Moscow's exit from a UN-brokered grain deal will loom over this week's Russia-Africa summit, as Vladimir Putin tries to woo a diminished cast of African leaders who have made the journey to St Petersburg seeking economic relief and signs that he is ready to address peace talks with Kyiv.