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Man who played leading role in Southport riot jailed

A man armed with a bicycle who was bitten by a police dog and a demonstrator who stole an officer's riot shield during the riots are among the latest offenders to be jailed.

Jenas 'deeply sorry' for 'inappropriate messages'

As more women complain about conduct of TV presenter

Storm Lilian causes chaos with rain and high winds

Storm Lilian swept across large parts of the UK yesterday causing power cuts, cancelled flights, train delays and disruption at music festivals.

Steelworks to shutter early putting 2,500 jobs at risk

Thousands of steelworkers are set to be laid off just before Christmas after British Steel brought forward plans to close its blast furnaces in Scunthorpe.

Met ends investigation into election gambling scandal

The Metropolitan Police has dropped its investigation into betting on the date of the general election, saying the bar for misconduct in public office had not been met.

Badenoch would defeat all leadership rivals, poll finds

Kemi Badenoch has been handed a boost in the race to take over from Rishi Sunak as leader of the Conservatives, after a new poll of party members indicated she would beat all five of the other contenders if she reaches the final two.

Labour's muddled pecking order must be hastily solved

When Keir Starmer's team drew up its \"first 100 days\" in power plan when a July election was called, after an initial policy blitz, they planned to use the normally quiet political month of August to complete the transition to government by fine-tuning the new machine.

Body of tycoon's daughter recovered from superyacht

Tributes have been paid to the 18-year-old daughter of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch after her body was recovered from the sunken yacht Bayesian.

Why MPs might be denied a vote on fuel payment cuts

More than half of the members of the House of Commons are newly elected, and may be surprised to discover they may not be given the chance to vote on the controversial decision by chancellor Rachel Reeves to withdraw winter fuel payments from pensioners who are not on pension credit. This will provide them with an early crash course in some of the basics of how parliament passes legislation.

Energy bills to rise by £150 after Ofgem raises price cap

Households in Britain will face higher energy bills this winter after the regulator raised the price cap by 10 per cent.

Increased post-Brexit red tape could paralyse Dover

Port boss warns travel hub set to be at a standstill by Easter

Niewiadoma on the agony and ecstasy of her Tour win

Kasia Niewiadoma still can't believe she won the Tour de France.

'If a ref stopped me over a bit of blood. I'd be gutted'

After battling Fabio Wardley to a draw in an instant classic, British heavyweight Frazer Clarke talks to Alex Pattle about their October rematch and proving himself on the big stage

Invincible Leverkusen set to defend Bundesliga title

Xabi Alonso will have to fight off a vengeful Bayern Munich

Hull conquers the wind to lead Women's Open by one

St Andrews’ Old Course provided a supreme test of links golf skills in round one and England’s Charley Hull came out top

Starbucks boss under fire for 1,000-mile jet commute

Starbucks’ incoming chief executive is under fire over the company’s offer for him to commute around 1,000 miles (1,600km) by private jet.

The 'curse' of The Crow

After its star died in an on-set accident, the 1994 film earned asad infamy. With a reboot out now, Geoffrey Macnab finds out if the influential franchise was ever able to take flight

Adults drinking breast milk: health benefits or otherwise

After influencer Joe Wicks posted a video of himself enjoying drinking his wife’s breast milk, Ellie Muir asks experts about the nutritional value of consuming what is meant for infants

Partner's grief as one of gay penguin power couple dies

Sphen, a gentoo penguin who became famous as part of a samesex \"power couple\" with his partner Magic, has died at the age of 11 in Australia.

Russian glide bomb airfield ablaze after Ukraine strike

Putin seeks arrest of UK journalist covering Kursk offensive

Pro-Harris group quits over lack of Gaza voice at DNC

The group Muslim Women for Harris-Walz has announced that it is disbanding in uproar after a request to give a Palestinian speaker a slot at the Democratic National Convention was denied.

The young crowd sparking the Democrats back to life

‘We were expecting a funeral we got a Taylor Swift show instead, a campaign staffer tells Andrew Feinberg as our reporter soaks up the vibe shift at the Chicago convention

A Minnesota 'man's man' who is breaking the mould.

There’s no way to argue that Minnesota governor Tim Walz isn’t a man’s man. The 60-year-old teacher-turned-politician, who vice-president Kamala Harris tapped as her running mate less than three weeks ago, exudes a certain rural sensibility that pervades midwestern states.

Coach Walz gives rousing pep talk to the Democrats

Minnesota governor and ex-teacher accepts VP nomination with a call to build an America where workers come first’

'That's my dad': Walz's son sobs as family come to fore

Emotion follows Democrat’s candid discussion on infertility

Bank holiday getaway train misery as intercity lines hit

Three key intercity rail lines will be interrupted over the August bank holiday weekend for Network Rail engineering projects.

Customer loyalty card deals are rip-offs, warns Which?

Loyalty card tactics used at big supermarket chains have been criticised as a “rip-off\" by Which? - as the consumer watchdog revealed surprising before-and-after prices that shine a light on the practice.

Lynch is confirmed dead as search for daughter goes on

Technology tycoon’s superyacht sank off the coast of Italy

Jenas sacked by BBC after complaints about behaviour

Presenter and former England footballer Jermaine Jenas has been sacked by the BBC following allegations of inappropriate workplace behaviour.

What have Tory leadership candidates been up to?

There is frenetic activity in two corners of the political forest during this normally quiet time of August.