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Officials Expected To Declare Drought

Drought could be declared for some parts of England today, as the country bakes in another heatwave.

Thousands Vow Not To Pay Autumn Energy Bills

Like millions of people across Britain, Josina, a teacher from Sheffield, is being pushed into poverty by rising energy prices.

Taliban: 'We Didn't Know al-Zawahiri Was Living In Our Capital'

The Taliban leadership said they did not know that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri had moved to the Afghan capital, Kabul, where the US president, Joe Biden, said he had been killed by a drone strike last month.

Putin Is Banking On A Failure Of Political Will In The Weak West

The Russo-Ukrainian war is coming down to a race between the weakening political will of western democracies and the deteriorating military means of Vladimir Putin's dictatorship.

Former PM Calls For Emergency Budget

Gordon Brown warns of 'financial timebomb' as Labour plans intervention to help low-income housesholds

New Type Of Office For Hybrid Workers

Block, With Bar And Cafe, Opens At Yard

Call For Monkeypox Jab Rollout

People Before Profit have called for the start of a jabs programme against monkeypox.

Johnson Urges Energy Firms To Act... As He Refuses To Act

PM will leave 'significant financial decisions' to successor

ISIS ‘Beatle' On Terror Charges

Brit accused of having firearm and helping to fund militants in Syria

Indians Forced To Buy National Flag In Return For Food, Says Opposition

India’s opposition leader, Rahul Gandhi, has accused the government of forcing people entitled to free food at government ration shops to buy flags in return for provisions, in the run-up to Independence Day celebrations next week.

‘Data Void': Google Search To Stop Giving Answers To Silly Questions

Google will stop giving snappy answers to stupid questions, the company has announced, as it seeks to improve its search engine’s “featured snippets” service.

Fears For NHS Patient Data After Cyber-Attack

NHS supplier cyber-attack raises fears for patient data

Rishi's New Pool...As Town's To Shut

Would-be Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has come under fire for installing a huge swimming pool in his back garden as the local baths face closure.

Drought Alert: New Rules On Way As Climate Crisis Bites

Ministers set to impose restrictions in England today to cut water use

Recession Would Be An ‘Utter Human Disaster' Warns Duncan Smith

LIZ Truss supporter Sir Iain Duncan Smith has warned it would be an “utter human disaster” to allow a recession on top of a cost-of-living crisis.

Alexa, Could You Change My Name?

COMMAND The Alexa device

LEO: There's Plan In Place To Avoid Winter Blackout

Irish electricity supply placed on amber alert two days in row

'Major' Volunteer Force Built Up By Russians, Says MoD

Moscow is struggling to recruit enough soldiers, according to British intelligence

Eager Beavers Could Help Tackle Impact Of Heatwaves

The return of beavers to the UK is helping to protect the environment from the impacts of hot, dry weather, the National Trust says.

Just 5,000 Monkeypox Jabs Left As Vaccine Set To Run Out

More doses are set to arrive in September with the NHS looking to up its rollout

Cyberattack Leaves Doctors Unable To View Patient Notes

A cyberattack that has caused a major outage of NHS IT systems is expected to last for more than three weeks, leaving doctors unable to see patients’ notes, The Independent has learnt.

Brown Calls For Emergency Budget And End Of Price Cap

Former Labour PM Gordon Brown says 'several urgently needed decisions' need to be taken

Soaring Energy Bills Are Sign Of Failure To Exploit UK Supplies

Having just emerged from the Covid pandemic, Britain appears to be hurtling towards another national crisis. If the dire predictions about soaring energy bills are proved correct, then the public will experience a bigger shock to living standards than anything endured in modern times.

‘War Will End In Crimea'

Zelensky hints at offensive to retake occupied peninsula

Let-Off For Hundreds In Sham Marriages To Stay In Britain

Hundreds of illegal migrants who used sham marriages to flout post-Brexit immigration rules have avoided prosecution and deportation, it emerged yesterday.

There's A First! Trump Stays Silent In Business Probe

FURIOUS Donald Trump stayed legally silent yesterday, as he appeared before lawyers in a civil probe into his business.

Government Downplays Talk Of Extending Energy Windfall Tax

Ministers are rowing back from threatening energy companies with a bigger windfall tax after Liz Truss and her ally Kwasi Kwarteng made plain they would not support this option.

Rising Prices Six Ways Government Could Help Soften Impact Of Crisis

There are a number of measures that the government could take to alleviate the impact of soaring energy prices.

No10 Officials Will Say That Johnson Lied To Parliament

Ex-staffers claim ‘PM knew’ about parties

Public Services Face Cuts As Inflation Set To Drain £26bn

Healthcare and other sectors face a real-terms fall in funding, IFS warns.