23 h. ago Met Office predicts hottest day of year as 35C heatwave maps turn deep red

Blazing sunshine and widespread heat will cover almost the entire country, the Met Office says - with mostly dry, cloudless skies dominating the forecast this weekend

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40 h. ago Trump defends response to deadly Texas flooding after touring disaster area – live updates

President and Texas governor praise handling of flooding that has killed at least 120 people; Trump calls reporter ‘evil’ for asking about lack of warningsThe US state department is firing more than 1,300 employees in line with the Trump administration’s reorganization plan initiated earlier this year. The department is sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments in the US, a senior state department official told the Associated Press. Foreign service officers affected will be placed immediately on administrative leave for 120 days, after which they will formally lose their jobs, according to an internal notice obtained by the AP. For most affected civil servants, the separation period is 60 days, it said. “In connection with the departmental reorganization the department is streamlining domestic operations to focus on diplomatic priorities,” the notice says. “Headcount reductions have been carefully tailored to affect non...

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42 h. ago Trump aide waited months to unload his TruthSocial stock. Then he sold hours before ‘Liberation Day’ tanked the markets

Dan Scavino sold the day before President Donald Trump officially announced reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners

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48 h. ago Trump to visit Texas to survey damage from deadly flooding – live updates

While the Trump administration isn’t backing away from its pledges to shutter Fema, it has lessened its focus on the topic since the July 4 disasterThe US state department is firing more than 1,300 employees in line with the Trump administration’s reorganization plan initiated earlier this year. The department is sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments in the US, a senior State Department official told the Associated Press. Foreign service officers affected will be placed immediately on administrative leave for 120 days, after which they will formally lose their jobs, according to an internal notice obtained by the AP. For most affected civil servants, the separation period is 60 days, it said. “In connection with the departmental reorganization the department is streamlining domestic operations to focus on diplomatic priorities,” the notice says. “Headcount reductions have been carefully tailored to affect non-core f...

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53 h. ago Holidaymakers face summer travel chaos as Glasgow Airport strikes confirmed this month

Ambassadors, airside support officers, engineers and managers are set to walk out for two days later this month.

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65 h. ago UK to roast in 34C heatwave for days on end as Met Office urges country to 'prepare'

The Met Office said the UK heatwave will see temperatures rise as high as 34C. But the RAC is warning there'll be a “very high” number of car breakdowns on the roads as the hot weather takes hold

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3 d. ago Why NOT to buy a Nespresso coffee machine this Amazon Prime Day

Amazon's Prime Day sale is officially back for another year - and this time it's bigger than ever. Unfortunately, not every deal is a winner, which is why we've rounded up the coffee machine deals.

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3 d. ago Pret A Manger unveils £13 supersized salad targeted at hybrid workers who 'want to treat themselves the days they are in the office'

The range 'starts from' £9.95 - rising to £12.95 for the top-of-the-range miso salmon salad starts from £12.95 - and will be higher in some locations and if eaten in-store.

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3 d. ago Tour de France 2025: Evenepoel wins stage five time trial as Pogacar takes yellow jersey – live reaction

Remco Evenepoel justified his red hot favouritism and Tadej Pogacar took the oiverall race lead on a bad day at the office for Jonas VingegaardAn intriguing sub-plot: Still eligible for the best young rider (under-25) category, Remco Evenepoel is the odds-on favourite to win today’s stage but should the Belgian endure a rare bad day at the ITT office, there’s a decent chance Scotland’s very own Oscar Onley could take the white jersey.Riding in only his second Tour de France, the 22-year-old from Perth is a highly commendable seventh overall on General Classification but is only 29 seconds behind Kevin Vauquelin, who is currently in possession of the garment and will have plenty of support as he rides today’s ITT on his home roads of Normandy. It’s a tall order but a big performance from Oscar (and a poor one from Remco) could see the Picnic PostNL rider wrestle the white jersey from the Frenchman’s shoulders. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Brumbies vs British and Irish Lions live: Result and reaction as tourists prevail in hard

Brumbies 24-36 Lions: Another patchy performance leaves improvements needed ahead of the first Test next week

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4 d. ago Tour de France 2025: stage five updates from the time trial from Caen – live

Updates from the first time trial of this year’s TourStage-by-stage guide | Mail Barry with your thoughtsAn intriguing sub-plot: Still eligible for the best young rider (under-25) category, Remco Evenepoel is the odds-on favourite to win today’s stage but should the Belgian endure a rare bad day at the ITT office, there’s a decent chance Scotland’s very own Oscar Onley could take the white jersey.Riding in only his second Tour de France, the 22-year-old from Perth is a highly commendable seventh overall on General Classification but is only 29 seconds behind Kevin Vauquelin, who is currently in possession of the garment and will have plenty of support as he rides today’s ITT on his home roads of Normandy. It’s a tall order but a big performance from Oscar (and a poor one from Remco) could see the Picnic PostNL rider wrestle the white jersey from the Frenchman’s shoulders. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Temperatures to rise ‘day by day’ through the week, say Met Office

Highs of 26C to 28C can be expected in some of the hotter spots across central parts of the UK from Wednesday, according to the forecaster.

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5 d. ago Trump promises to send Ukraine 10 Patriot missiles after weapons U

Ukrainian officials say they are grateful but number is ‘minuscule’, as defence ministry seeks details on policyDonald Trump has promised to send 10 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, after announcing on Monday that US weapons deliveries would resume days after they were halted by the Pentagon, according to an official familiar with the matter.Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday they were grateful for the US president’s U-turn but described the number of Patriots being supplied to Kyiv as “minuscule”. Ukraine’s defence ministry said it was seeking to clarify the details. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump criticises Putin and promises to send Ukraine 10 Patriot missiles

US president says ‘a lot of bullshit is thrown at us’ by Putin, as Ukrainian officials say number of missiles is ‘minuscule’Donald Trump has voiced his frustration with Vladimir Putin and promised to send 10 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, after announcing on Monday that US weapons deliveries would resume days after they were halted by the Pentagon, according to an official familiar with the matter.Speaking at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump said he was getting increasingly frustrated with the Russian leader. “We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth. He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless,” he said. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump says US will resume weapon shipments to Ukraine days after pause

A top Pentagon official had ordered a halt to weapons shipments just days earlier

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5 d. ago Apple Mac mini M4 drops to £499 in stunning Prime Day deal — my home office upgrade of the year

This compact powerhouse transformed my home office — and it’s now even cheaper thanks to Amazon Prime Day.

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5 d. ago Met Office verdict on exactly when Manchester will hit heatwave threshold this week

Temperatures have to be above 25C for three consecutive days for an official heatwave to be declared

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6 d. ago Wimbledon umpire left off match list after 'stolen' point on Centre Court

Umpire Nico Helwerth was not given a match to officiate on day three of Wimbledon after his controversial moment on Centre Court.

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7 d. ago Will the French keep slashing boats of people smugglers? Non! Starmer left 'humiliated' after continental cops revealed that they will not routinely use tactic to stop people smugglers

Only two days ago, No 10 hailed footage showing French officers ripping open a dinghy in shallow waters as a 'significant moment' in the bid to smash the people-smuggling gangs.

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7 d. ago French police deploy their latest weapon in the fight against small boat smugglers... days after gendarmes began slashing dinghies with knives

The new tactic comes just days after footage emerged of French officers using a knife to slash a dinghy packed with migrants before dragging the deflated vessel back to dry land.

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