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Liz Truss 22 points ahead in race to be Britain's next PM -poll

Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is 22 percentage points ahead of her rival Rishi Sunak in the contest to become the country's next prime minister, a poll of Conservative Party members by Opinium Research showed on Saturday.

Reuters

Secret war baby would put bleach on her face when other kids called her names

Both Mary Smith and John Stockley experienced racism growing up in rural communities, and are going in search of their family with help from Good Morning Britain presenter Sean Fletcher

Daily Mirror

Labour Calls For Cobra Meeting As Temperatures Surge

Labour has called for a COBRA meeting to discuss the impact of the prolonged heatwave on water supplies across the country.Speaking on Saturday, deputy leader, Angela Rayner has called on the Government to act amid fears drought conditions may last until next year.With drought conditions declared across eight regions, Ms…

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Drought creating 'dust bowl Britain' warns Labour as it calls for urgent COBRA response

The UK faces its second heatwave in a matter of weeks this weekend with hundreds of homes having lost water supply this morning, as Deputy Labour Leader Angela Rayner calls on the Prime Minister to act

Daily Mirror

There’s a gaping hole at the centre of British politics where ideas used to be

Ideas once animated politics. Now our political class is rudderless at a time of crisis, says writer William Davies

The Guardian - UK

Millionaire who refused to tear down 'UK’s biggest man cave' JAILED after legal battle

Graham Wildin, 70, faces six weeks in prison following an eight-year long planning battle with his local council after he built one of Britain's biggest man caves without permission

Daily Mirror

Russian state TV airs unhinged rant saying UK 'is right size' for nuclear strike

In prime time shows laden with hyperbole and hysteria, Russian state TV has launched a rant against the UK for helping Ukraine in the war and called for a nuclear strike against Britain

Daily Mirror

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Source of Britain's River Thames driest ever as drought nears

(This August 11 story corrects spelling of last name of engagement officer in paragraphs 5 and 7)

Reuters

'Tories are pandering to small group of wealthy members as country faces disaster'

Neither Rishi Sunak nor Liz Truss offer any solutions to the problems facing Britain and are instead focusing on pandering to a small and wealthy group of Tory members

Daily Mirror

UK leadership candidate Sunak says scrapping BoE independence would be a massive mistake

Rishi Sunak, the underdog in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, said scrapping the Bank of England's independence would be a mistake that would scare off international investors.

Reuters

Britain's dry summer set to trigger drought declarations

Parts of England are likely to declare a drought on Friday, local media reported ahead of a meeting between the government, its environment agency and water companies to discuss a long period of dry weather.

Reuters

The Guardian view on police priorities: doing the wrong things badly

Editorial: Charging rates for thefts and burglaries are dire. This reflects a flawed view of how Britain’s police should do their jobs

The Guardian - UK

Police failures, soaring waiting lists, pool closures: one day’s news in Tory Britain

Look at the condition of Britain’s public services and despair – this is where the ‘small state’ gets you, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Energy crisis has pushed families to the brink

Letters: Prof Mike Stein and Peter Riddle on Labour’s policy void as Britain grapples with rising costs and inflation. Plus a stark warning by Dr Thomas Richardson on the heavy price people will pay in terms of mental health problems

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Britain is sliding towards an energy precipice. So where are its leaders?

Gordon Brown’s solutions highlight a vacuum that extends beyond the Tories and to the party he once led

Asharq Al-Awsat

Western Nations Pledge More Military Support for Ukraine

Western countries agreed Thursday to continue long-term funding to help Ukraine’s military keep fighting nearly five and a half months after Russia invaded its neighbor, saying 1.5 billion euros ($1.5 billion) has been pledged so far and more is coming. The money is for enhancing armaments production, including artillery and…

Daily Mirror

Britain's sassiest restaurant's brutal replies to Tripadvisor reviews under five stars

The owner of The Pig & Whistle Restaurant has gone out of their way to brutally tear down almost all of the sub-four star review for their eatery on TripAdvisor

The Independent UK

Tories ‘have put the smoke alarm on snooze’ as Britain faces wildfire risk

Labour claims the Government has been ‘asleep at the wheel’ in response to the extreme weather.

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Britain has no government – and multiple crises

Britain doesn’t really have a government at the moment. In summers past, this wouldn’t be much of a problem. But the crises are congealing. And waiting until a new prime minister is warmly ensconced in Number 10 is a disaster waiting to happen.

Edinburgh Live

Martin Lewis's warning for anyone who pays energy bills by direct debit

The money saving expert appeared on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday to voice his concerns over the lack of additional support available to offset Ofgem’s price cap

Reuters

Explainer-Britain and regulators square up over post-Brexit financial reform

Britain's government proposed a far-reaching financial services law last month to exploit "freedoms" to write its own capital market rules since leaving the European Union.

The Guardian - UK

Tell us: how do you remember the electricity blackouts in Britain in the 1970s?

We’re interested in people’s memories of the power cuts in the UK during the early 1970s

Reuters

UK to send more rocket launcher systems to Ukraine

Britain will supply Ukraine with more multiple-launch rocket systems that can strike targets up to 80 km (50 miles) away.

Daily Mirror

David Bowie named Britain’s most influential artist of the last 50 years

Space Oddity singer David Bowie who sadly passed away in January 2016, landed the number one spot in a list that also features Banksy, the Spice Girls and screenwriter and actress Michaela Coel

The Independent UK

Britain says sanctions also impact Russia's defense sector

The European Union’s full ban on Russian coal imports kicks in at a time when British defense intelligence says that Western sanctions are increasingly having an impact

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