27 h. ago Is THIS Britain's strictest seaside council? Popular towns hit with 'unfair' clampdown after beach brawls... but locals say 'it's not our fault'

EXCLUSIVE: Locals at one of Britain's most popular seaside towns are furious at being slapped with an 'insane' and 'patronising' crackdown on swearing after a series of violent incidents.

Society

50 h. ago Britain hits back at Russia with biggest spy sanctions in history

In an unprecedented sanctions package to expose agents operating in the shadows, 18 spies and three Russian military intelligence agency (GRU) units have been named.

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69 h. ago Post Office systems go DOWN: Major outage hits customers at branches across Britain

People over the UK attempting to send out parcels this afternoon ran into trouble as systems crashed while they were in store.

Economics

7 d. ago Farmers are banned from watering their crops during Britain's sweltering heatwave as temperatures hit 33C

East Anglian growers (pictured, file photo) have been slapped with the 'abstraction ban' until further notice - even though no other kinds of water usage in the area have been forbidden.

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7 d. ago PETER HITCHENS: Britain has become France's Rwanda as we usher ashore the migrants they don't want

The old joke is that France is a monarchy pretending to be a republic, while Britain is the other way round. It's largely true.

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8 d. ago Britain on high alert for wildfires as sweltering heatwave hits 32C with more than six million homes banned from using hosepipes

The London Fire Brigade said that the risk of wildfires in the capital was 'severe', as firefighters managed to extinguish a grass fire in Wanstead Flats in the east of the city this afternoon.

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9 d. ago Good Morning Britain hit with further cuts as ITV axe major segment

Good Morning Britain is set to make a big change for the first time in its 11-year history amid ITV's Daytime programming cuts

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9 d. ago Good Morning Britain hit with further budget cuts as ITV show axe major segment

Good Morning Britain has removed a major section for the first time in the show's history as ITV announce further budget cuts

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9 d. ago GMB star slams 'egotistical' Queen Camilla's actions at Wimbledon in furious rant

Queen Camilla's appearance at Wimbledon on Wednesday has stirred up some controversy online as a Good Morning Britain star hit out at the royal

Politics

1 week ago Schools are blasted for 'raising a generation of wimps' after calls for 'hot play' sessions when heatwaves hit Britain

Teachers are opting to keep pupils inside for 'hot play' breaks when playgrounds are deemed to be too hot for the kids to use safely.

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1 week ago Don’t believe the myth: Britain’s services have been hit hard by Brexit

Export growth has been strong but not lived up to its potential

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2 w. ago Revealed: Widow of 7/7 suicide bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan has reinvented herself under a different name to build a brand new life

Hasina Khan, now 47, cut all ties to her former existence after her then husband masterminded the worst terror attack ever to hit Britain.

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2 w. ago Ukrainians run for cover as Russia strikes in biggest overnight attack of war

Ukrainian residents had to seek shelter in an underground metro station as Russia launched an onslaught of drones and missiles at Kyiv in the early hours of Friday (4 July).

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2 w. ago UK weather: Second heatwave forecast to hit Britain with 35C scorcher in just DAYS with scary maps

England is set to be sizzled by a second 35C heatwave in a matter of days, with the latest weather maps showing the exact date the blistering heat will blast the country

Society

2 w. ago More than 80% of UK farmers worried about climate crisis harming livelihood, study finds

Farmers warn of risk to Britain’s food supply as more than three-quarters take hit to income from extreme weatherMore than 80% of UK farmers are worried that the “devastating” effect of the climate crisis could damage their ability to make a living, a study has found.Farmers have warned that global heating risks Britain’s supplies of home-grown food amid wild swings in weather conditions, in new research carried out by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Fights break out on beaches and roads could MELT as 'killer' heatwave brings hottest day of the year in Britain

The Met Office said temperatures could hit 36C (97F) in southern England today after yesterday saw the hottest start to Wimbledon on record and a peak of 33.1C (91.6F) in London.

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2 w. ago Roads could MELT and fights break out on beaches as 'killer' heatwave brings hottest day of the year in Britain

The Met Office said temperatures could hit 36C (97F) in southern England today after yesterday saw the hottest start to Wimbledon on record and a peak of 33.1C (91.6F) in London.

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2 w. ago Britain sweats again in 'killer' heatwave: No respite in sight as mercury could hit 36C TODAY

The Met Office said temperatures could hit 36C (97F) in southern England today after yesterday saw the hottest start to Wimbledon on record and a peak of 33.1C (91.6F) in London.

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2 w. ago Britain sweats again in 'killer' heatwave: No respite in sight as temperatures set to hit 36C TODAY

The Met Office said temperatures could hit 36C (97F) in southern England today after yesterday saw the hottest start to Wimbledon on record and a peak of 33.1C (91.6F) in London.

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2 w. ago Britain sweats again in 'killer' heatwave: No respite in sight as temperatures set to hit 34C TODAY

Much of the UK is set to get even hotter today as temperatures could soar to a sweltering 34C with an amber health alert extended across England.

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