34 m. ago New mum suddenly dies from common condition as patients sent urgent warning before 30C heatwave

On one of the hottest days of the year in 2017, Dominique Hornsey suddenly collapsed and died after struggling to breathe in the boiling heat. Now her sister is sharing her story to warn others this heatwave

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59 m. ago Looking to cool off during summer heatwave? Heatmap reveals London’s hottest and coolest boroughs as temperatures hit 32C

It comes after the capital recorded the hottest day of the year so far and an amber heat health alert was issued for England

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72 m. ago Pupils in England face lost learning from flooding and extreme heat, study finds

School leaders call for action on adaptation measures as DfE research warns of potential impact of climate crisisChildren in England face prolonged “lost learning” caused by extreme heat and flooding at school, according to research on the potential impact of the climate crisis on education.School leaders and teachers said the scenarios published by the Department for Education made for grim reading and urged ministers to move quickly to improve school resilience. Continue reading...

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75 m. ago Trump says talks with Iran could happen ‘in the near future’

US president’s comments come a day before British, French and German foreign ministers set to meet Iranian counterpart

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76 m. ago Royal Ascot provides free water but keeps dress code unchanged on hottest day of year

A crowd of 65,718 baked in temperatures near 30C which led the UK Health Security Agency to raise the heat-health alert level to amber

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99 m. ago UK set for 'uncomfortable heat' as 34C scorcher leads to 'intense thunderstorms'

The Met Office has warned that despite the cooler temperatures compared to southern areas, intense thunderstorms could be developing across portions of north Wales, northern England and southern Scotland

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1 hour ago 'Must have bled everywhere': 'Mastermind behind murder of man who was 'tortured to death' in his own home joked about killing in series of text messages, court hears

John Belfield, 31, 'fled' to South America after Thomas Campbell's bloodied body was found, dressed in only a pair of socks, leaving his alleged 'right-hand man' to stand trial for murder.

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1 hour ago EastEnders to air double bills as soap faces another major schedule shake

EastEnders fans have dealt with a number of schedule changes over the past few weeks - and things are about to change once again - with fans set for double bills of the BBC soap

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2 h. ago Rhetoric heats up and modern missiles evade defences as the conditions are set for yet more violence in the Middle East

Israel’s rhetoric has gone up into the use of the N (azi) word as the battlespace is being shaped for more bloodletting, World affairs editor Sam Kiley reports from Tel Aviv

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2 h. ago Trump brushing off MAGA base on Iran for this new power trio of GOP hawks who won his ear

President is increasingly turning to a handful of Iran hardliners and brushing off the MAGA isolationists that got him elected to a second term

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2 h. ago Man jailed after cops uncover Scotland's biggest cannabis farm worth £6.3 million

Petrit Gjuraj was jailed for being concerned in the production of the controlled drug.

Economics

2 h. ago Liverpool set price as Erik ten Hag eyes Liverpool swoop to replace Bayern Munich star

Liverpool are closing in on a deal for Bayer Leverkusen playmaker Florian Wirtz after signing Jeremie Frimpong but their business with the German side might not be over yet

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2 h. ago Liverpool set price as Erik ten Hag eyes Reds swoop to replace Bayern Munich star

Liverpool are closing in on a deal for Bayer Leverkusen playmaker Florian Wirtz after signing Jeremie Frimpong but their business with the German side might not be over yet

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2 h. ago Dyson purifier hot + cool formaldehyde: The £700 air purifier that tackles heatwaves and hay fever

Heat, pollutants and bacteria circulate the air we breathe – Dyson’s clever device aims to combat them

Society

2 h. ago Now militant doctors demand the right to walkout on 'heat strike' as temperatures soar

Members of the British Medical Association (BMA) are calling on the union to demand that the NHS adopts a 'national maximum workplace temperature'.

Society

2 h. ago Best cooling mattress toppers, tried and tested in a heatwave

Beat the heat with tested toppers from Woolroom, Simba and Panda

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2 h. ago Inter Miami v Porto live: Lionel Messi set to start Club World Cup clash in wide open Group A

Lionel Messi is in action as Inter Miami and Porto vie to take control of Group A at the Club World Cup

Society

2 h. ago New Celtic signing 'checks in at Lennoxtown' as bargain £10m transfer frenzy ready to kick off

The first domino is set to fall with a string of signings set to be announced at Parkhead

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2 h. ago Rachel Reeves made us a promise last week, but we still don't know what it means

The Chancellor said the government will 'take forward' Northern Powerhouse Rail - but she's not set out exactly what that means

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2 h. ago Netanyahu stuns Israelis by describing ‘personal cost’ of postponing son’s wedding

Israeli prime minister prompts furious backlash for remarks in front of missile-struck hospital at height of Iran conflict Middle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has evoked the spirit of London during the blitz, and pointed to his own family’s sacrifice amid the blood, toil, tears and sweat of his nation: the second postponement of his son’s wedding.The Israeli prime minister’s remarks, solemnly delivered to the cameras against the backdrop of a missile-struck hospital building in the southern city of Be’er Sheva, set off a howl of derision that echoed around the Hebrew-language internet, at the height of a war that Netanyahu unleashed on Friday. Continue reading...

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