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I would rather lose than win on a false promise: Rishi Sunak

LONDON: Britain's prime ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak has insisted that he would rather lose the Conservative Party leadership race to replace Boris Johnson than win on a false promise on how he plans to tackle the economic crisis.

The Times of India

Islamic State 'Beatle' appears in London court charged with terrorism offences

A 38-year-old man who is accused of being a member of an Islamic State cell dubbed The Beatles and who was deported from Turkey this week appeared in a London court on Thursday after police charged him with terrorism offences.

Reuters

Last person living in ‘Britain’s loneliest street’ is refusing to move

‘It’s like a ghost town – it’s so quiet and strange here now,’ says 66-year-old

The Independent UK

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The Guardian view on water companies: nationalise a flawed private system

Editorial: Time to fix Britain’s broken private utility model, whereby natural monopolies are able to dupe weak regulators

The Guardian - UK

The best British beaches, chosen by the travel desk

As temperatures of 30C scorch the UK, The Independent’s travel desk pick the best beaches Britain has to offer

The Independent UK

Britain’s crises have one thing in common: a failure to invest

Obsession with efficiency means infrastructure has been run into the ground rather than upgraded

The Guardian - UK

Killer Asian hornets invade Britain in record numbers as beekeepers fight back

Beekeepers are undergoing special training to keep the record number of venomous hornets at bay in the Channel Islands and prevent them from spreading to mainland Britain

Daily Mirror

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Drought alert: Terrifying charts reveal where in UK is maximum rating 'extremely dry'

Alarming charts show the full extent of Britain's desert-like summer with huge patches of "extremely dry" areas and no sign of any significant rainfall in coming weeks

Daily Mirror

Mesmerising video shows Britain's most scenic delivery route through leafy mountains

Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District is stunning - and the video has emerged after a study revealed two in five would like to become a delivery driver

Daily Mirror

Great Britain’s Olympic skiers launch emergency appeal after funding cut

Beijing 2022 flag-bearer Dave Ryding is among the affected athletes

The Independent UK

The Standard View: Victor in the race for No 10 faces an in-tray that few would envy

With voting underway to determine the next Tory party leader — and Britain’s new Prime Minister — both candidates will know the winner faces enormous challenges, perhaps the greatest for a new occupant of No 10 in decades.

Evening Standard

Man Utd fans make plea to Britain's richest man after takeover bid launched

Manchester United supporters have reached out to Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in the hope that the United fan will help end the Glazer family's 17-year ownership of the club

Daily Mirror

Only resident left on 'lonely' estate of 128 flats facing demolition REFUSES to leave

Nick Wisniewski claims North Lanarkshire Council's offer to buy him out would not be enough to find somewhere else and he is refusing to go with the bulldozers on standby

Daily Mirror

Kids under-10 to be offered polio jab as paralysed patient linked to suspected outbreak

Polio booster vaccines will now be offered to all children under-10 in London to prevent the first community outbreak of the virus in Britain since the 1970s

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The Independent UK

What was Britain’s notorious heatwave of 1976 like?

The hottest day of the year proved to be 3 July, when the mercury hit an alarming 35.9C in Cheltenham

Reuters

Denmark to train Ukrainian soldiers in Britain, Denmark - report

Denmark will send military instructors to Britain to train Ukrainian soldiers and also aims to train Ukrainian officers in Denmark, the Danish defence minister said in an interview with the Jyllands-Posten newspaper published on Wednesday.

Reuters

China, UK agree to resume direct passenger flights - British embassy

China and Britain have agreed to resume direct passenger flights between them, the British embassy in China said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russia establishes new ground forces formation to support Ukraine operation, UK says

Russia has "almost certainly" established a major new ground forces formation to support its operations in Ukraine, Britain said on Tuesday.

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Wales Online

Sport England chief backs Birmingham to benefit from 'meaningful legacy' following Commonwealth Games

Birmingham has lived up to its reputation as one of Britain’s youngest and most diverse cities and Tim Hollingsworth believes National Lottery funding will be key to ensuring a legacy is felt

Asharq Al-Awsat

PIF Invests in Egypt, Has Eyes on Heathrow

The Saudi Egyptian Investment Co., a newly launched investment firm of the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund, has agreed to buy 25 percent shares of Misr Fertilizer Production Co., Egyptian sources said Tuesday. Meanwhile, Spain's Ferrovial is looking at options for its 25% stake in London's Heathrow, two sources told Reuters,…

Belfast Live

Chancellor 'absolutely committed' to £400 energy bill discount for Northern Ireland

An "equivalent" to the scheme being rolled out in Great Britain to ease cost-of-living pressures will be delivered "as soon as possible"

The Conversation

Britain's notoriously wet and cold climate is changing – you won't like what replaces it

The UK had the driest start to a year since the 1970s in 2022, with large parts of southern England receiving less than 50% of their normal winter rainfall. On top of that, southern England recently received just 17% of its average rainfall for July, in what was the country’s…

The Guardian - UK

Britain isn’t just facing a cost of living crisis: it’s facing a bonanza of corporate greed

Our politicians have opted to protect profits instead of people. Even my own party isn’t doing enough, says MP Zarah Sultana

The Independent UK

What will be the legacy of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games?

Organised at relatively short notice after initial host Durban was forced to pull out, Birmingham has lived up to its reputation as one of Britain’s most diverse cities

Reuters

UK issues new 'extreme heat' warning for England and Wales

Britain's weather service on Tuesday issued an amber "Extreme Heat" warning for parts of England and Wales, with no respite in sight from hot dry conditions that have sparked fires, broken temperature records and strained the nation's infrastructure.

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