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Heat health alert for parts of UK as country braces for fresh heatwave

Temperatures are set to soar to 30C in London and parts of the south east later this week

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025

City Hall pay rises take Sadiq Khan's top aides above £150,000 (but no decision on mayor's new salary)

Exclusive: the annual increases received by mayor’s inner circle

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025

Poland’s border clampdown highlights EU tensions as leaders gather in London

Poland has reinstated border controls with Germany and Lithuania, marking a significant shift in the region’s approach to free movement within the Schengen Area. The decision, announced by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, comes amid growing concerns over illegal migration and follows similar measures introduced by Germany earlier this year. The…

Radio France Internationale · Jul 8, 2025

‘They feel cleansed, they cry … some really don’t like it!’ The 12-hour psychedelic theatre-rave Trance

Inspired by club culture and reincarnation, Tianzhuo Chen and Asian Dope Boys have devised a mesmerising show that unfolds in six two-hour chapters. Prepare to enter hell and then be healed

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2025

Stars attend the Cabaret 1,500th Gala Performance at The Kit Kat Club

Hannah Bagshawe and Eddie Redmayne were among the stars at London’s Kit Kat Club

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025

Carlisle to Bosnia: Tyler Burey on an unlikely path to the Champions League

The London-born winger tells Will Unwin how he is rediscovering his love of the game with an unlikely move to Zrinjski Mostar

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2025

‘People want to hear music that’s real’: Why salsa is back in the spotlight

IN FOCUS: From US No 1 albums by Bad Bunny to viral DJ sets by Gia Fu, the 1970s Latin party genre is having a moment. Kate Hutchinson speaks to Fu, Nathy Peluso and more about how salsa has bubbled up from the club underground and into the charts

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025

Fight against Wimbledon's £200million expansion reaches the High Court

Campaign group Save Wimbledon Park is challenging the Greater London Authority’s decision to approve plans to almost triple the size of Wimbledon

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025

Eddie Redmayne feeling ‘such pride’ as Cabaret marks 1,500th show in London

The actor led the West End revival of the show, alongside Irish actress Jessie Buckley, in 2021.

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2025

£7,000 payout for homeless London mother and three children who had to live in B&B for almost 18 months

Ombudsman investigation finds family were living in the bed and breakfast accommodation for a total of 75 weeks - far beyond the legal limit of 6 weeks

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2025