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UK heatwave: Flash floods and lightning strikes batter London as thunderstorms hit

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The Independent UK · Jun 23

George Washington letter sealing Britain’s defeat in America on show in London

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The Independent UK · Jun 23

Heatwave dangers: Why Londoners are more at risk in hot weather than rest of UK

Other factors making Londoners more at risk in high temperatures could include the high cost of living in the capital, housing overcrowding and poverty

Evening Standard · Jun 23

My London: Restaurateur Martin Williams

The hospitality guru will tell you where to go for memorable meals and flamboyant jackets — just as long as you behave on the Tube

Evening Standard · Jun 23

‘I feel entirely vindicated’: three Guardian columnists debate Brexit and its legacy

Ten years on, our writers met to reflect on whether leaving the EU has made the UK richer or more racist – and how the union is doing without us

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23

Scotland’s foreign investment attractiveness at record high, new study finds

SCOTLAND's foreign direct investment (FDI) “attractiveness” is at a record high, according to a new study ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 23

Letter signed by George Washington accepting British surrender goes on display in London

The letter which marked the beginning of the end of the American Revolutionary War is on display at the National Archives in Kew

Evening Standard · Jun 22

Live facial recognition cameras to be installed in West End and Soho

A six-month pilot in Croydon, south London, led to 173 arrests, including one woman sought for over two decades

Evening Standard · Jun 22

Schools set to close amid impending rare red warnings for extreme heat

Temperatures could reach 38C to 40C in some parts of England and Wales, overtaking the 35.6C set in 1976 by several degrees.

Evening Standard · Jun 22

Met to expand use of live facial recognition into central London by Christmas

Technology to be used in six more areas next year as critics say tens of thousands of people will be forced into ‘digital police lineup’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22