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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

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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

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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

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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.

Reuters

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

Wales Online

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,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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"

Belfast Live

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 Conversation

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

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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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Study Shows Environmental Impact of 57,000 Products Sold in Supermarkets

Eating fruits and vegetables is better for the planet than eating meat and cheese, but a new study by scientists released Monday showed chips and sugary drinks also have a very low environmental impact. Scientists analyzed some 57,000 products sold in supermarkets in Britain and Ireland, in a large study…

Reuters

Russia continued to reinforce defence in southern Ukraine over weekend, UK says

Russia continued to focus on reinforcing its defences in southern Ukraine over the weekend, while also maintaining attacks on Kyiv's positions in the Donetsk region in the east, Britain said on Monday.

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The Guardian - UK

My life was turned into a romcom! How our arts writer became the lead character in a new play

Charlotte Higgins was thrilled that her history book about Roman Britain was being adapted for the stage – until she realised it was being reimagined – and she and her partner were the romantic leads

The Independent UK

Liz Truss U-turns: All the times her policies have been ‘misinterpreted’

The Tory frontrunner has performed many U-turns, big and small

The Independent UK

Ten Commonwealth Games stars set to shine at Paris 2024 Olympics

Will the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham be Britain’s springboard to glory in two years’ time?

The Guardian - UK

Truss and Sunak still haven’t grasped the magnitude of Britain’s cost of living crisis

Neither has an adequate plan – but a joint announcement of a generous package of help would boost confidence

Daily Mirror

Polio booster to be given to under-10s to prevent first UK outbreak in 50 years

The UK Health Security Agency has repeatedly detected the poliovirus in London’s sewage works and is now calling on parents to make sure their children are fully vaccinated

The Guardian - UK

Who are Britain’s longest-serving soap stars?

Following June Spencer’s retirement as Peggy Woolley, Ken Barlow and Ian Beale are characters who also appeared in their shows when they first aired

The Conversation

Was Philip Larkin stifled by his job as a librarian? New research suggests he was rather dedicated

Named Britain’s greatest postwar writer by the Times in 2008, Philip Larkin remains justly celebrated as a wry observer of life’s routines, banalities and quiet poignancies. He was a writer who once spoke of poetry as “enhancing the everyday”.

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