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Brace Yourself For 30C Heatwave!

THE first summer heatwave will hit this week as temperatures soar to 30C (86F).

Sunak Urged To Drop Candidates As Betting Investigation Widens

Senior Tories join calls for action against those under investigation

Sunak Welcomes Johnson's Aid

BORIS Johnson’s endorsement of Conservative candidates has been co-ordinated by the party’s General Election campaign and “will make a difference”, the Prime Minister has said.

Starmer's Tax Pledges

SIR Keir Starmer would not rule out changes to council tax rates in his plans for a Labour government, as the Conservatives stepped up their demands yesterday for Labour to rule out tax rises.

Parents Buying Homes Near Grandparents To Ease Cost Of Childcare

Families 'trapped' by needing free help

Scientists Target Weak Spots In Russia's 'Secret' Weapons

BRITISH scientists are pulling apart "top secret" Russian weapons systems to find out how to destroy them, a former Armed Forces minister revealed.

Murray Celebrates 1,000th Career Match With Rare Win

Was it relief? Or was it simply pure joy? Whatever it was, Andy Murray’s reaction to a first tour victory since March was one of those trademark roars towards his box, a huge rush of adrenaline at a sensation he has not experienced much in 2024: winning.

Ronaldo Upstaged By Subs As Portugal Find Way To Win

Cristiano Ronaldo spans the generations. He in effect replaced Sergio Conceicao in the Portugal squad two decades ago.

Lineker 'Breaks BBC Rules' By Wearing Kit He Advertises

GARY Lineker appears to have fallen foul of BBC rules again by wearing clothes from his range for Next while covering the Euros.

Oscar-Nominated French Actor Aimée Dies Aged 92

Oscar-nominated French actor Anouk Aimée has died aged 92.

Sunak Pins Faith On Johnson To Help Tories Escape Mire

PM dashes to South West to try to shore up Tory seats as Osborne warns Sunak he is 'fighting the wrong campaign'

PM: Labour Will Tax Your Years Of Savings In Weeks

'With inflation under control we can focus on cutting taxes'

UK In Cancer Survival Crisis

Charity blast over 25-year lag behind EU countries

Migrant Deaths At Morocco-EU Border Caused By Police 'Trap', Survivors Claim

Moroccan authorities took a series of fateful decisions that led to the deaths of dozens of asylum seekers attempting to scale the border fence into the Spanish north African territory of Melilla two years ago, survivors and an investigation by an NGO have claimed.

McKellen Expected To Make Full Recovery After Fall From Stage During Performance

Ian McKellen was "in good spirits" and expected to make "a speedy and full recovery" after a fall during Monday evening's performance of Player Kings, a spokesperson for the Noël Coward theatre in London has said.

Sarwar Starts Holyrood Campaign With Pledge Not To Raise Income Tax

Anas Sarwar has effectively fired the starting gun on the 2026 Holyrood election campaign as he pledged not to raise income tax if he became Scotland's first minister.

Putin Lands In North Korea As US Warns Against Military Pact

Vladimir Putin has arrived in North Korea for a summit with Kim Jong un, amid US warnings against any agreement that could add to military pressure on Ukraine and raise tensions on the Korean peninsula.

UK Children Shorter And Sicker Due To Poor Diet

Children across Britain are getting shorter, fatter and sicker in the face of an epidemic of poor diets, food insecurity and poverty, according to a report warning that millions are now facing a "timebomb" of avoidable health conditions.

NHS Will Buy Beds In Care Homes To Cut Hospital Waits, Says Labour

NHS money will be used to buy thousands of beds in care homes to reduce overcrowding in hospitals, long waits in A&E and the number of patients becoming trapped in ambulances, under Labour plans.

Labour Wants A New Brexit Deal... But Brussels Doesn't

That shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has finally chosen to talk about Europe – about breaking down EU trade barriers, regulatory alignment with the continent, and negotiating a better deal than Boris Johnson managed – is a clear indication that Labour thinks it is all but home and hosed as far as the general election is concerned.

Netanyahu dissolves Israeli war cabinet after Gantz exit

PM will hold Gaza war council with ministers from his party

Unsafe E Coli Levels In More Than 10% Of UK Top Beaches

One Essex location is found to be seven times over safe limit

Does Tactical Voting Spell More Trouble For The Tories?

As the first postal ballots are cast, there seems little doubt that, if the polls are correct and remain roughly where they are until polling day, the Labour Party will command a majority in the new House of Commons.

Sunak Top Of Tactical Voting Hit List To Wipe Out Tories

A tactical voting hit list has been produced by campaign group Best for Britain, which has placed removing Rishi Sunak from his Richmond and Northallerton seat in Yorkshire as its top priority.

Israeli Crisis Amid Rift Over Pauses For Aid

BENJAMIN Netanyahu dissolved Israel's six-member war cabinet yesterday as political tensions grew.

Plants Have The Answers

Brainy blooms battle bugs

Ronaldo's Retreat Still A Huge Draw And An Asset To Call On But Others Will Now Carry Portugal's Fight

After all the years of propping up Portugal, there is no more of Cristiano Ronaldo putting the national team on his back.

Paris Loses Out To London As Europe's Largest Equity Market

Paris has lost its spot as Europe's largest equity market to London, as investors react to political turmoil in France in the week since the president, Emmanuel Macron, called a shock snap election.

India Fears Modi Will Become 'More Aggressive' Despite Loss Of Majority

As Narendra Modi traversed India during recent months, campaigning for a third term in power, he repeated the same refrain.

Hezbollah US Envoy Attempts To Avert Escalation Between Israel And Lebanese Militants

A senior envoy from the Biden administration has met Benjamin Netanyahu for talks aimed at averting a deepening conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, after Israel warned over the weekend that it was on the brink of a "wider escalation".