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Indian-origin prodigies Bodhana Sivanandan, Shreyas Royal make British chess history

Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal made chess history winning the British Chess Championships. Bodhana became Britain's youngest Women's chess champion after a playoff. Shreyas Royal secured the overall British title, finishing ahead of grandmasters. Royal, who moved from India, was allowed to stay in the UK. This event was the…

The Economic Times

What Is Special About El Salvador's Mega Prison? Farage Begins Talks of Sending Foreign Lags to the Facility

Nigel Farage and Reform UK are considering deporting 10,000 foreign inmates to El Salvador's mega prison to address UK prison overcrowding, amidst controversy over the facility's conditions.

International Business Times UK

UK minister pledges to build ‘more ambitious’ relationship with EU

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Canals cool down cities during heatwaves – new research

Canals in Great Britain and Ireland cool city neighbourhoods up to 50 metres from their banks, particularly during heatwaves. That’s the key finding of our new research which modelled the impact of canals on urban temperatures – quantifying their importance for the millions of people who live and work nearby.

The Conversation

Jeremy Clarkson on the impact UK heatwave has had on Diddly Squat farm

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The Independent UK

UK's Revolut wins French banking licence in fresh push across Europe

Fintech firm Revolut has obtained a French banking license. This move signifies a major step in its European expansion plans. The company intends to establish Paris as its Western Europe headquarters. Revolut will shift customers away from its Lithuanian entity. It plans to hire over six hundred people across Western…

The Economic Times

How to watch European Athletics Championships 2026: live stream for FREE from anywhere – Day 6 timetable

How to watch European Athletics Championships 2026 live streams around the world. Free coverage, medal timetable, events, preview for Birmingham 2026.

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Amnesty International says Farage putting ‘hate and inhumanity’ over leadership with El Salvador prison plan – as it happened

A spokesperson for the human rights group likened the proposal to ‘financial brutality with British taxpayers’ money’

The Guardian - UK

Willmott's wins wrap up Mini Challenge Clubsport season at Donington Park

Champion ends his year in style with a hat-trick, while reigning TCR UK conqueror Shepherd enjoys a triumphant return to the series

Autosport

UK Solar Eclipse 2026: Will You Be Able to See It? Met Office Forecast Explained

The Met Office forecast suggests southern England could have some of the clearest skies during the eclipse.

International Business Times UK

Mapped: UK to be hotter than Athens as fifth heatwave will bring 37C temperatures

Heat health alert covers all England as health chiefs warn of rise in deaths among vulnerable people

The Independent UK

Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’

Power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beach

The Guardian - UK

Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain's wackiest election

Count Binface, a comedian dressed as a garbage can, is challenging Nigel Farage. The candidate is running in a special election in Clacton-on-Sea. Binface offers a unique platform with absurd and local policy proposals. He aims to provide a fresh alternative to established politicians. The candidate does not expect to…

The Economic Times

Jeremy Clarkson shares worrying Diddly Squat update after UK heatwave

It’s yet another obstacle faced by TV personality

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UK wants deeper post-Brexit relationship with EU under Burnham, says minister

Hamish Falconer has pledged to create a ‘more ambitious relationship’ with the bloc

The Economic Times

MP family gets response from UK debt office on Rs 35,000 loan given to British Empire during WWI in 1917; how much is it worth today, 109 years later?

MP Man UK War Loan Claim: A 109-year-old war loan certificate has prompted an Indian family's renewed inquiry into a 1917 loan. The UK's Debt Management Office has reportedly requested documents related to the loan. The family claims that the Rs 35,000 loan was never repaid and hopes historical records…

The Independent UK

Ferrari worth £3.7million among supercars seized in London weekend crackdown

Cars taken included a Ferrari Monza SP2, which had only been in the UK for a day

The Guardian - UK

It’s not just the Odyssey effect: poetry is booming because it’s the only language for these times of violence and chaos

From Homer’s epic to conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, we can see how poetry fills the gap when ordinary ways of writing or speaking aren’t enough, says Guardian chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

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Oil prices rise as Iran tempers optimism around strait of Hormuz reopening - as it happened

European shares mixed; UK employment market shows ‘rays of light’ for jobseekers with upturn in pay, study says

The Independent UK

Russian missile strike destroys WHO warehouse in Ukraine

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Evening Standard

Supercars worth more than £8million seized by police in crackdown on London streets

They include a limited-edition Ferrari worth £3.7 million which had only been in the UK for a day

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: How the new phase of confrontation at al-Aqsa signals a challenge to the status quo

In today’s newsletter: Jerusalem’s most volatile site has again become a flashpoint, with Arab states and former Israeli officials sounding the alarm over Benjamin Netanyahu’s complicity

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky mocks Putin’s reliance on North Korea after deadly strike deep inside Russia

Ukrainian drone attack hits targets over 600 miles deep inside Russia, killing 13 people

The Guardian - UK

UK manufacturers face rising hacking risk as survey shows 30% were hit last year

Big companies describe being under constant threat but only half have a plan in place to respond to an attack

The Guardian - UK

Starwatch: Deep partial solar eclipse in UK to precede the Perseids

The eclipse will begin just after 6pm on 12 August, reaching its maximum just over an hour later

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