48 m. ago Britain melts in the heatwave: Isle of Wight festivalgoers try to stay cool and Brits struggle to sleep amid five

The UK could break its record for the warmest day of the year for the second day in a row today, with temperatures up to 33C (91F) forecast after a 2025 high of 32.2C (90.0F) in London yesterday.

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54 m. ago From LA to Paris, the populist right hates cities – and it’s fuelled by a sense of bitter defeat | Andy Beckett

LA was once a conservative stronghold; now the military is occupying it. Liberal cities have become targets for politicians looking to stir up their voters elsewhereFrom Los Angeles to London, Istanbul to Warsaw, cities are making rightwing populists angry. Their liberal elites, immigrants, net zero policies, leftwing activists, globalised businesses, expensive transport infrastructure and outspoken municipal leaders – all are provocations to populist politicians whose support often comes from more conservative, less privileged places.Three years ago the founders of national conservatism, the transatlantic ideology on which much of modern rightwing populism is based, published a statement of principles. One of these, surprisingly little noticed at the time, declared with some menace: “In those [places] in which law and justice have been manifestly corrupted, or in which lawlessness, immorality, and dissolution reign, national government must intervene energetically to restore order....

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59 m. ago RAF Brize Norton military planes damaged after activists on scooters break into base ahead of flights

Pro-Palestine activists have broken into the RAF Brize Norton air base and damaged two military aircrafts.

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1 hour ago Grenfell: Uncovered review – heartwrenching account of avoidable tragedy

Bleak, enraging documentary combines firsthand accounts of the disaster with appalling record of official negligenceThe 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London which caused 72 deaths is now the subject of Olaide Sadiq’s heartwrenching and enraging documentary, digging at the causes and movingly interviewing survivors and their families, whose testimony is all but unbearable. At the very least, the film will remind you that when politicians smugly announce they wish to make a bonfire of regulations, they should be taken, under police escort if necessary, and made to stand at the foot of the tower. As for the housing secretary at the time of the tower’s refurbishment, the abysmally arrogant Eric Pickles, he was made a life peer in 2018.With the very considerable help of the housing-issues journalist Peter Apps, the film shows how the horror was created by a perfect storm of incompetence, mendacity, greed, and (that heartsinking phrase) systemic failure. The local council were keen to spruc...

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2 h. ago RAF Brize Norton military planes damaged as activists break into base ahead of flights

This is a breaking news story. The group claimed to have broken into RAF Brize Norton overnight, where they say planes are flown into to Cyprus with weapons

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2 h. ago Deadly weekend heat in England ‘100 times more likely’ due to climate crisis

High temperatures likely to cause deaths and will worsen in future as global heating intensifies, scientists warnThe dangerous 32C heat that will be endured by people in the south-east of England on Saturday will have been made 100 times more likely by the climate crisis, scientists have calculated.Global heating, caused by the burning of fossil fuels, is making every heatwave more likely and more intense. The 32C (89.6F) day forecast on Saturday would have been expected only once every 2,500 years without the climate crisis, the researchers said, and June heatwaves are now about 2-4C (3.6-7.2F) hotter than in the past. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago The foodie French town that’s less than two hours from London and is perfect for a weekend break

Just 1 hour 22 minutes by train from London St Pancras, Rachel Mills discovers how Lille is an easy weekend getaway that combines flea markets and cultural goings on with an exciting food and craft beer scene

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3 h. ago UK weather: Exact date showers bring relief to Brits after sweltering 32C heatwave

After a warm week and weekend, temperatures are set to become cooler next week - and some parts of the country could even experience some rain, according to BBC Weather

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4 h. ago Beautiful Spanish city with £35 flights is cheaper than Barcelona and Madrid

It's cheaper than Barcelona and Madrid, but with all of the history and charm of the more better known cities. Immensely walkable, and full of delicious food and drink - I would argue Seville is Spain's best weekend city break.

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5 h. ago RSPCA shares four symptoms that signal your dog is seriously unwell this summer

The Met Office is warning of high temperatures this weekend, bringing with it a risk of heatstroke for not just people but animals too

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7 h. ago Cruel eczema makes my face swell up and covers my body in a raw rash. Then I discovered the game

You know how it goes. You look amazing when no one's around, but the second you need to leave the house, your skin has a meltdown. And in my case, I mean an eczema flare-up of epic proportions.

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7 h. ago 'I had never heard of Butlin's but the moment I turned up I knew it'd be wild'

Walking into Butlin's Bognor Regis, two things were crystal clear. One, I was the only child-free person for miles. And two, it was going to be an epic weekend.

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7 h. ago The hellhole London estate where film director was 'murdered for her Rolex': Families say area where 69

Jennifer Abbott, 69, was stabbed to death in her council flat in Camden on Friday just days after she was last seen by neighbours walking her pet corgi Prince.

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8 h. ago Families urged to avoid this popular sun cream after it failed safety tests

Research by consumer group Which? found two sun creams that failed its safety checks - plus others that others, including budget brands that passed with flying colours

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10 h. ago 'Hugely significant' evidence unearthed to help Mr Bates vs the Post Office victims

A previously unearthed report has been discovered which could clear the names of sub-postmasters previously accused of stealing thousands in a scandal that shocked the nation

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11 h. ago Revealed: The UK's best BBQ spots this summer... does your town make the cut?

The latest findings come as Britain's temperature is set to soar into the 30s this weekend, with an amber heat-health alert being issued earlier today.

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11 h. ago Widow of British soldier whose decomposing body was found in barracks after lying there for three weeks blasts 'unforgivable' delay in finding him

Father-of-three Lance Corporal Bernard Morgan was discovered on January 23 2020 in his bedroom at Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire.

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12 h. ago TUI flight evacuated in panic after 'bomb threat note' discovered in toilet

The TUI flight from Cardiff to the Canary Islands was evacuated by bomb squad officials after a threatening note was found on the aircraft in Spain.

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12 h. ago TUI flight erupts in panic after 'bomb threat note' discovered in toilet

Passengers aboard the plane - which was flying from Cardiff to the Canary Islands - were swept off the aircraft by bomb squads and investigators after a letter was recovered

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13 h. ago NTSB issues urgent warning about engines on some Boeing and Airbus planes

Recommendations stem from 2023 incident in which Southwest flight filled with ‘acrid white smoke’

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