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Judge Says Prince Harry Can Sue UK Govt over Security Plan

Prince Harry can take the British government to court over his security arrangements in the UK, a judge in London ruled Friday. Harry and his wife Meghan lost publicly funded UK police protection when they stepped down as senior working royals and moved to North America in 2020. The prince…

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‘There’s nothing else to give them’: Liverpool food banks confront rising hunger

Volunteers say they have never seen such acute need as inflation, soaring energy costs and cuts to benefits force growing numbers into dire poverty

The Guardian - UK

EU sues Britain again as N. Ireland bill undermines trust

The European Commission launched four new legal procedures against Britain on Friday after the British parliament's lower house cleared a bill to scrap some of the rules governing post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland.

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Why are there food shortages across the UK as Brits warned of curry and chips crisis

Two of Britain's favourite takeaways face meltdown with food price hikes and shortages. We take a look at the reasons behind the crisis, from heatwave to Russia invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Digested week: UK heatwave reaction suggests climate inaction is transatlantic

The nature of our collective response to the climate crisis suggests what’s needed are psychologists as well as scientists

The Guardian - UK

Children among 7 Killed in Alleged Russian Strike in Syria

Russian air strikes on a rural swath of northwest Syria on Friday killed at least seven people including four children, a war monitoring group and rescuers said, following months of relative calm in the area. Four strikes by aircraft identified as Russian by ground spotters hit the countryside in Idlib,…

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Amnesty: UK-Israel Trade Should Not Incentivize Israeli Apartheid against Palestinians

Amnesty International United Kingdom warned that the new trade deal between Britain and Israel could allow the latter to consolidate its settler-colonialism and apartheid in the occupied Palestinian territories. It stressed in a statement on Thursday that the new UK trade deal with Israel “must not be a betrayal of…

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Jamaica’s Jackson Wins 200 Worlds with 2nd-Fastest Time Ever

Shericka Jackson gave the Jamaican women another gold medal in the sprints Thursday night, capturing the 200-meter title at the world championships in the second-fastest time in history, 21.45 seconds. Jackson crossed 0.16 seconds ahead of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who won the 100 four nights earlier. Defending champion Dina Asher-Smith brought…

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Dina Asher-Smith wins world bronze as Shericka Jackson runs second fastest 200m in history

Dina Asher-Smith took Britain’s medal tally to three at the World Athletics Championships with a bronze medal in the second quickest 200metres race of all time.

Evening Standard

Explainer-Luton Airport runway meltdown shows airports vulnerable to climate change

The temporary disruption at London's Luton Airport on Monday when soaring temperatures caused a small section of the asphalt to lift is an example of the challenges airports face in making their infrastructure resilient to climate change, experts say.

Reuters

Who Stole Tamara Ecclestone’s Diamonds? review – like Ocean’s Eleven meets Only Fools and Horses

This madcap documentary about Britain’s most lucrative burglary spree introduces us to a Romanian escort and Transylvania’s answer to Del Boy who definitely didn’t steal the jewels

The Guardian - UK

UK’s Moore Doubts Iran Supreme Leader Will Back Nuclear Deal

Britain's spy chief voiced doubt Thursday on reviving a landmark 2015 nuclear accord with Iran, saying Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei remained opposed despite marathon diplomacy with the United States. "If we can get a deal it's probably the best means still available to constrain the Iranian nuclear program. I'm not…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How Thatcherite are Tory leadership contenders Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss?

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are fighting it out to become the next Prime Minister in a six-week challenge to secure the backing of the Conservative party membership

Daily Mirror

This heatwave highlights how complacent we’ve been

Letters: Roddy Urquhart and Margaret Vandecasteele say the poor design of Britain’s housing stock leaves it unable to cope with extreme temperatures. Plus Peter Afford, John Phillips, Rose Harvie and David Harper on keeping cool and fighting the climate crisis

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Russia about to 'run out of steam' in Ukraine, British spy chief says

Russia's military is likely to start an operational pause of some kind in Ukraine in the coming weeks, giving Kyiv a key opportunity to strike back, Britain's spy chief said on Thursday.

Reuters

Iran doesn't appear to want a nuclear deal, British spy chief says

Britain's spy chief said on Thursday he was skeptical that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei actually wants to revive a nuclear deal with world powers but he added that Tehran won't want to end the talks either.

Reuters

'Londongrad' losing its allure for corrupt elites, police say

London is losing its allure as a destination for corrupt Russian elites and other kleptocrats with the aid of new powers and a crackdown on "enablers" who help them channel their illicit money into Britain, British police said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Report: UK clearly overwhelmed by surge in migrant crossings

An independent inspection has found that Britain’s response to the increase in migrants crossing the English Channel on small boats is poor and officials are clearly overwhelmed

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Europe's power system feels the heat as cooling demand soars

Just as Europe is racing to store enough gas to see it through winter, its power system is being strained by sweltering summer temperatures, forcing air conditioners into action and drying up rivers needed to cool nuclear plants.

Reuters

Analysis-Race for Downing Street drives tax policy split into UK Conservatives

Differences over how to revive Britain's slow-growth, high-inflation economy could hardly be starker within the ruling Conservative Party as the two remaining contenders to become its new leader, and thereby prime minister, clash over tax.

The Independent UK

Fuel protests to block rush-hour traffic on major roads across UK on Friday

Police are urging drivers to make alternative plans for travel

Daily Mirror

Glam mum becomes one of Britain's youngest grans after her daughter fell pregnant at 14

Young nan Haley Tricker is enjoying being a 'glam-ma' - and there is only a six-year age gap between her youngest and her grandson

Reuters

BBC agrees 'substantial damages' to ex-royal nanny over Diana interview

The BBC said on Thursday it had agreed to pay "substantial damages" to the former nanny of Britain's Prince William and Prince Harry over the broadcaster's now much-criticised 1995 interview with their mother, the late Princess Diana.

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Heat on Leclerc to Deliver Ferrari Hat-trick in France

Charles Leclerc will seek to complete Ferrari's first hat-trick since 2019 by fending off world champion Max Verstappen and a likely threat from reinvigorated Lewis Hamilton at this weekend's French Grand Prix. The 24-year-old Leclerc, who battled to victory in Austria last time out after team-mate Carlos Sainz triumphed in…

Reuters

UK boosts arms supply to Ukraine with more anti-tank weapons

Britain will send scores of artillery guns and more than 1,600 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine in the latest supply of Western arms to help bolster the country's defence against Russia, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday.

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