61 m. ago Britain's sweltering summer continues as THIRD heatwave starts today amid scorched earth and hosepipe ban

Officials at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have issued a yellow heat health alert for southern England and the Midlands from 10am this morning until next Tuesday.

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69 m. ago London travel news LIVE: Severe delays on Central line part sparking Tube rush

The Central line is experiencing severe delays, following an earlier signal failure at Stratford

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75 m. ago This column does not express support for Palestine Action – here’s why | Owen Jones

In Britain’s increasingly authoritarian society, any sort of protest can find itself at odds with the law. You might even go to jailThis piece must be carefully written to avoid my being imprisoned for up to 14 years. That’s a curious sentence to say as a newspaper columnist in Britain in 2025. But since the government voted to proscribe the direct action protest group Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act, any statement seen as expressing support could lead to arrest and prosecution.You may justifiably respond that Guardian journalists are not above the law. For example, if I penned a column in support of al-Qaida, you might be sympathetic to incarceration: it did, after all, kill nearly 3,000 people on 9/11, as well as perpetrate multiple terrorist atrocities such as the 2004 Madrid train bombings, and the 7 July London bombings two decades ago. Similarly, you may conclude that a polemic in favour of Islamic State should be met with a hefty prison sentence.Owen Jones is a Guard...

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1 hour ago Heatwaves likely caused 263 more deaths in London, scientists estimate

Stark estimate of heatwave deaths in London comes as week-long yellow heat health alert kicks in at 10am on Wednesday

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2 h. ago Exploding Rangers transfer updates on 6 ins and outs as rules change for £10m man amid weighty Igamane claim

We've got big updates on three potential wingers and there's also a major Jamie Vardy development

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2 h. ago London travel news LIVE: National Rail disruption during rush hour

Southern and Hull Trains services were experiencing disruption on Wednesday morning

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2 h. ago London’s nighttime economy is crumbling. Yet the show must go on

London’s nighttime economy is crumbling. Yet the show must go on  MSN

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2 h. ago Sadiq Khan vows policing blitz to tackle tide of crime in London’s 20 most blighted town centres

Theft epidemic estimated to cost retailers in the capital £16.8 million every month

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2 h. ago 'Fairytale' beach just 2 hours from London with hidden caves unveiled at low tide

Nestled on the east coast of Kent, this beach is often deemed one of the UK's most photogenic coastal spots

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2 h. ago France, Spain and Italy warning after 2,300 deaths in June and July

A report says there were 317 deaths in Madrid, 235 in Paris and 171 in London over 10 days

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3 h. ago More 999 alcohol calls for London in August than at Christmas

More 999 alcohol calls for London in August than at Christmas  BBC

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3 h. ago Fantasy v reality: Lena Dunham's Too Much is a new spin on the London romcom

Fantasy v reality: Lena Dunham's Too Much is a new spin on the London romcom  Sky News

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3 h. ago ‘We were on a flight to Mexico when the news came through: our surrogate was in early labour’

After six years of a challenging fertility journey, Georgia Harrison, a 46-year-old vice-president of a medical communications agency and a yoga and meditation teacher, finally had her baby with the help of a surrogate in Mexico. But the journey there involved more pain and unexpected heartbreak than she ever could have anticipated, she tells Charlotte Cripps

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3 h. ago London baseball honored with State Championship parade; autographs for fans

London baseball honored with State Championship parade; autographs for fans  KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi

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4 h. ago Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates

Scientists have linked last week’s European heat wave to human-caused climate change and estimate that climate change was responsible for 1,500 deaths

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4 h. ago Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.”

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4 h. ago Heatwave likely killed 263 people in London, study estimates

Heatwave likely killed 263 people in London, study estimates  Sky News

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4 h. ago European intelligence officials warn that a Russian sabotage campaign is escalating

European intelligence officials say they’re worried the risk of serious injury or even death is rising in a campaign of sabotage blamed on Russia as untrained saboteurs set fires, plant explosives or build bombs

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4 h. ago Looser bonus rules and tax breaks needed to save London stock market, says CBI

Industry lobby group draws up 20-point plan to stop London ‘drifting into irrelevance’Nils Pratley: London’s stock exchange needs a shot in the arm from the TreasuryThe London stock market risks “drifting into irrelevance” without government and regulatory reforms, ranging from tax breaks for stock market listings to looser bonus rules for directors, a lobbying group has said.The 20 recommendation put forward by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which lobbies on behalf of UK businesses, suggest financial incentives, marketing campaigns and boardroom pay are central to guaranteeing the future success of the London Stock Exchange, which has been losing stock market listings and floats to foreign rivals. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Climate change tripled deaths in European cities during recent heatwaves – study

Scientists warn heatwaves are ‘quietly devastating’ and show how dangerous climate change already is with 1.3C of global warming.

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