3 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz gets a pizza the action with fans as defending Wimbledon champion dines out in London ahead of men's final clash at SW19

The 22-year-old Spanish star tucked into a hefty gluten-free, cheese-topped pizza in an Italian restaurant in south-west London on Friday night.

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32 h. ago Wildfires force evacuations at two national parks in the US west

Visitors and staff at Arizona’s Grand Canyon and Colorado’s Black Canyon national park were evacuated Visitors and staff at two national parks in the US west have been evacuated because of wildfires.Black Canyon of the Gunnison national park, about 260 miles (418km ) south-west of Denver, closed Thursday morning after lighting sparked blazes on both rims, the park said. The wildfire on the South Rim has burned 2.5 sq miles (6.5 sq km), with no containment of the perimeter. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Amber heatwave health alert issued as England has driest start to year since 1976

Yellow alerts issued across England until Monday before they were upgraded to amber on Friday for the East and West Midlands, London, the East of England, and the South East and South West

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37 h. ago Oasis send heatwave warning to fans as 32C amber alert issued over 'potential deaths'

UK Heatwave sees Yellow alerts issued across England until Monday before they were upgraded to amber on Friday for the East and West Midlands, London, the East of England, and the South East and South West

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39 h. ago Here comes the heat! Amber alert warning in the south of England as 'killer' heatwave peaks at 32C and second hosepipe ban to hit one million Brits

Temperatures are set to rocket to 32C in parts of central and southern England on Friday with the East and West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West under amber alert.

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39 h. ago Amber heat health alerts and hosepipe bans across parts of England amid heatwave

The warnings and restrictions come as hot and dry weather scorches England, with temperatures set to rise further over the weekend.

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63 h. ago Inside the Salt Path controversy: ‘Scandal has stalked memoir since the genre was invented’

Raynor Winn’s bestselling book is far from the first time a true story has been called into question after publication. But how does it happen? And should readers really feel betrayed?“The Salt Path is an unflinchingly honest, inspiring and life-affirming true story,” reads the description of Raynor Winn’s bestselling memoir on its publisher Penguin Random House’s website.Which is unfortunate wording if accusations made at the weekend turn out to be true: an investigation by the Observer alleged that the 2018 book – which has recently been adapted into a film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs – is not all that it seems. Winn writes in The Salt Path that she and her husband, Moth, had their home repossessed due to an investment in a friend’s company that went on to fail. With nowhere to live, as she tells it, the couple decided to walk the length of the South West Coast Path, wild camping along the way and relying on the kindness of strangers. The Observer piece suggests Win...

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66 h. ago South West Water agrees to pay £24m after watchdog finds wastewater leaks

Ofwat said its investigation found a ‘range of failures’ in how the water company managed its wastewater treatment works and sewer network.

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3 d. ago ‘Historic moment’ as reintroduced pine martens produce young on Dartmoor

Kits scampering through woodlands caught on camera traps after 15 pine martens were released last September.

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3 d. ago The Salt Path author defends memoir against fabrication allegations

Raynor Winn describes enduring ‘hardest days’ and publishes clinic letters saying her husband, Moth, has been treated for CBD/S for many yearsRaynor Winn, the author of The Salt Path, has described enduring some of the “hardest days” of her life as she defended her memoir against allegations that parts of it were fabricated.The bestselling 2018 book, which was adapted into a film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs, tells how she and her husband, Moth, walked the 630-mile trek along the south-west coast path after losing their home. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago New campaign promotes cycling in London, but are streets safe enough?

New campaign promotes cycling in London, but are streets safe enough?  South West Londoner

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3 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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4 d. ago Met Office weather maps reveal exactly when UK will reach 33C as another heatwave forecast

Due to the extreme temperatures forecast by the Met Office, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a yellow heat-health alert affecting six UK regions including East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, and South East

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4 d. ago Fifa opens office in Trump Tower, deepening ties with US president

Announcement follows Infantino appearances with TrumpLocation will be Fifa’s second US officeFifa’s relationship with US president Donald Trump now has a physically tangible marker, with soccer’s world governing body announcing that it has opened an office at Trump Tower in New York City.The announcement of the new office opening came on Monday evening, after Fifa placed the Club World Cup trophy on display in the lobby of the skyscraper on the south-west corner of Central Park in an event attended by several Fifa dignitaries including its president Gianni Infantino, the Brazilian great Ronaldo and Eric Trump, the son of the US president and executive vice-president of the Trump Organization. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Whatever the truth of The Salt Path, I know why people wanted to believe it | Gaby Hinsliff

As questions are asked about the bestselling memoir, is the demand for hope-over-hardship stories outstripping reality?Was the story always, in hindsight, just a little too good to be true? A middle-aged couple, brutally down on their luck after bankruptcy and a terminal diagnosis, escape their troubles on an epic walk round the South West Coast Path, finding comfort along the way in the kindness of strangers. Billed as an “honest and life-affirming” story of prevailing against the odds, The Salt Path became first a bestseller and then a blockbuster film, starring a windswept Gillian Anderson. Though it was never really my thing, I knew plenty of people for whom The Salt Path genuinely resonated, with its romantic central theme of being (as the film’s director, Marianne Elliott, put it) “reformed by the elements” of a blustery English seascape.If it seemed a bit unlikely that a dying man could be rejuvenated by a strenuous trek involving wild camping in all weathers – well, getting ...

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4 d. ago Who's in the Royal Box at Wimbledon? Sienna Miller and Sir Ian McKellen among stars at Centre Court on day nine

The unpredictable British summer took a turn for the better in south-west London for day nine of the championships and the stars didn’t miss their chance to attend

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5 d. ago Palestinians fear razing of villages in West Bank, as settlers circle their homes

An Israeli directive gives a green light for demolitions in Masafer Yatta, where residents keep watch at night for attackers in the darknessAli Awad is tired. The 27-year-old resident of Tuba, one of the dozen or so villages that make up Masafer Yatta in the arid south Hebron hills of the occupied West Bank, had been up all night watching as a masked Israeli settler on horseback circled his family home.“When we saw the masked settler, we knew he wanted violence,” said Awad, his eyes bloodshot. They were lucky this time: the settler disappeared into the darkness before police could show up. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Strictly’s Johannes Radebe to make West End debut as Kinky Boots’ drag queen

The South African dancer will play drag queen Lola in the award-winning musical at London Coliseum next year.

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6 d. ago Queensland zoo employee suffers ‘significant’ arm injury after being mauled by animal

Woman, in her 50s, reportedly cleaning an enclosure at Darling Downs zoo, south of Toowoomba, when attackedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has suffered significant injuries after being bitten by an animal at a Queensland zoo.The woman, in her 50s, was attacked at Darling Downs zoo, in Pilton, about 50km south of Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, at about 8.32am on Sunday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Woman suffers ‘significant’ injury to arm after being mauled by animal at Queensland zoo

Woman in her 50s was reportedly watching keepers at work in an enclosure at Darling Downs zoo, south of Toowoomba, when attackedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has suffered significant injuries after being bitten by an animal at a Queensland zoo.The woman, in her 50s, was attacked at Darling Downs zoo, in Pilton, about 50km south of Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, at about 8.32am on Sunday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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