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Hottest day of the year so far as Cambridge tops 34C

The UK has seen its hottest day of the year so far after a temperature of 34.8C was recorded in Cambridge yesterday.

Johnson courted for job as Zahawi plots Telegraph bid

Former prime minister Boris Johnson is reportedly being courted for an executive role at The Daily Telegraph, meaning he could be reunited with former cabinet colleague Nadhim Zahawi if his bid to buy the newspaper is successful.

How can we turn the tide of cross-Channel casualties?

In what has become an all-too-common tragedy, two more people died trying to cross the English Channel on Sunday.

Guard disarms knifeman after he stabs girl, 11, and woman in Leicester Square

A security guard jumped on a knifeman and successfully disarmed him during chaotic scenes in London’s Leicester Square, with an 11-year-old girl and 34-year-old woman stabbed in the tourist hotspot.

Two boys aged 12 youngest to be convicted for the riots

Two 12-year-old boys have become the youngest people to be convicted in connection with the nationwide public disorder.

Hospital's 'systemic' failings years before patient freed to launch random killing spree

Failures by the NHS trust responsible for treating Nottingham knife killer Valdo Calocane have been laid bare by the health watchdog – but The Independent can also reveal the hospital was repeatedly warned about poor care and experienced a steep rise in patient deaths over the past decade.

Campbell clinches bronze with record-breaking lift

Having blazed a trail to two Olympic medals, Emily Campbell hopes that her days as a lone figurehead for weightlifting are numbered.

Penalty taker and stopper is still City's number one guy

Manchester City have amassed a squad brimming with technique and talent.

Hat-trick hero! Finucane makes history with bronze

When Chris Hoy and Laura Kenny picked out a British cyclist to watch ahead of the Olympics in Paris, it was worth sitting up and taking notice.

Woodstock revisited: the demise of the hippy dream

Mark Beaumont asks if the legendary music festival was a 'blueprint for a new society' or as 'shambolic, profit-driven and violence-marred' as the attempt to do it all again in 1999

TWIST AND SHOUT?

Drinking from a bottle has suddenly become maddening, due to lids that remain attached. But the development is rooted in the battle against plastic waste

Telegram radicalised me...but I managed to break free

The app is in the news for its role in the riots. Ex-users tell Zoë Beaty how they fell down the rabbit hole, then woke up

Another Indian summer of Olympic underachievement

Why did the world's most populous nation and fifth largest economy finish 71st in the medal table? Namita Singh talks to experts and former Olympians to uncover the root causes

Why young adults need more protection from revenge porn

The online landscape is constantly evolving.

Phew, the Games are over: I can't take any more expertise

Well, it’s all over.

Faster, higher, fruitier': why we need the Wine Olympics

Like most things in life, the Olympics have got me thinking about wine – specifically, whether the medal-winning wines we see on the shelves of supermarkets and wine shops are really deserving of those accolades.

When it comes to budgeting, only one hack' really works

“Talia, what’s the best budgeting app?” It’s a question I’m often asked, especially this summer as people try to make their money stretch to cover the holiday period.

We need to talk about how climate affects immigration

Last year, Antonio Guterres, the cautious speaking UN secretary general, warned that rising sea levels threaten “a mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale”.

Eight cancer doctors among dead in Brazil plane crash

At least eight cancer doctors who were heading to an oncology conference were among dozens killed in a plane crash in Brazil, an official has said.

Why Trump is still trying to make 'the laugh' a problem

Friends of Kamala Harris recognise an old nervous tic - and explain why Donald Trump hates it so much

Biden's 'defeat Trump' plea after leaving election race

Joe Biden talked about the pressure from his fellow Democrats to leave the White House race as he sat down for his first interview since becoming the first sitting president in over 50 years not to seek re-election.

Fear as nuclear plant set ‘alight by Russian forces'

President Volodymyr Zelensky confirms no radiation leak detected as local Ukrainian official blames Moscow for fire

Row erupts over payment to women donating their eggs

Furious accusations of exploitation have been made concerning the issue of how much women should be paid for donating their eggs.

South to bake in 34C heat

Temperatures in the south of England are set to hit 34C this week while other regions face thunderstorms, the Met Office has warned.

Exposed: the huge scale of the prisons crisis in Britain

Moj figures reveal rapid increases in drug use and violence

Hundreds line streets for funeral of Southport victim

Hundreds of mourners lined the streets of Southport yesterday for the funeral of Alice da Silva Aguiar, one of three young girls killed in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift dance class.

Should X be turned into an 'ex' for Labour politicians?

It is hard to remember nowadays, but there used to be a time when politicians tried to resist Twitter, as Elon Musk’s X used to be known.

No early release for rioters, promises cabinet minister

Rioters will not be freed early despite the chronic overcrowding in the UK’s prisons, a cabinet minister has said.

Medics are left free to work in NHS despite rape claims

Hundreds of doctors and nurses have been left free to practise unchecked despite being accused of serious sexual assault and rape in the last six years, The Independent can reveal.

Children 'taught racism' by extremist family members

'By the time they are five or six, sadly, they are pretty much indoctrinated into being against different ethnicities'