Amber heat-health alerts issued for most of England as temperatures could reach 36C or higher this week – latest updates

Amber alerts will be in place for Yorkshire and the Humber, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, South East, London, South West and North West regions from 9am on Tuesday 11 August to 9pm on Friday 14 August.…

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Londoners dive out of the way of ‘dust devil’ barreling through park

But in sun-baked London , the phenomenon can be seen in places bearing little resemblance to the deserts of California and Nevada. Punters enjoying a sunbathe in Greenwich Park over the weekend were surprised to see the…

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People run for their lives from shaking buildings after earthquake hits Colombia

Alarms blasted warnings in the capital Bogota today after the 7.4 magnitude quake, which has since been revised to 6.4 magnitudes. Dramatic footage shows people running for their lives as an entire building collapsed in…

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Harry Potter TV star says she 'strongly disagrees' with JK Rowling's views on gender

'But I love Harry Potter. I grew up with the books. I am from that first generation of readers and, again, I love magic and spookiness.' The new series, starring child actor Dominic McLaughlin as the titular character…

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Labour leads Reform in yet another poll days before Nigel Farage faces crucial Clacton by-election

The latest survey puts Andy Burnham’s party on 28 per cent, three points ahead of Reform on 25 per cent, Labour’s best position in an Ipsos poll for more than a year. It is the fourth national poll Labour has topped…

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The complicated truth about Prince Philip and Charles

“The headlines are bad enough.” We were in Tokyo where Diana was on tour. But the news was all about a massive brick of a biography about her estranged husband, Prince (now King) Charles. Now, more than 30 years later…

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Farage could still be PM. He’s laughing at us all

His insurgent party Reform UK thumped Labour and the Conservatives in the May local elections, gaining more than 1000 seats. An ebullient Farage began to think the unthinkable. “I’ve never wanted in my life, never aimed…

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Blind mystic Baba Vanga’s 2026 predictions resurface as ‘two come true’

Followers of the blind Bulgarian mystic, who died in 1996 aged 84, have claimed that two of her five prophecies for 2026 have already come true, leaving the remaining predictions to play out in the next few months.…

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British defence startup building missile interceptors hits £2.5bn valuation - just two years after launching

Defence secretary Wes Streeting called the multi-billion valuation “a great vote of confidence” in Britain that would continue to put the UK “at the forefront of defence innovation”. The most recent funding round for…

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Small boat record smashed again as 230 migrants smuggled into Britain on 'mega dinghy' - despite Labour claims its 'smash the gangs' policy is working

It is the largest number ever recorded in one small boat, with the previous record of 165 being set just 17 days earlier. The confirmed 230 arrivals is more than the typical capacity of a Boeing 737 jet. People…

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