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Sunak campaign picks up momentum as Health Secretary announces backing
Steve Barclay said he was ‘convinced’ Sunak had ‘all the right attributes’
London
Trafalgar Square fire: Basement of pub damaged after intense blaze
Fire crews battled ‘arduous’ conditions
London
Heathrow tells airlines to stop selling summer tickets
Capacity cap means that airlines operating out of Heathrow are being told to stop selling summer tickets
UK
Met Office extends extreme heat warning into next week amid 40C threat
The weather agency said its warning would now last through Monday amid suggestions London could see 40C
By Daniel Keane
UK
Bigger and brighter supermoon to delight stargazers across the UK
July’s full moon is known as the Buck Moon because male deer shed and regrow their antlers around this time of year.
World
Three men charged over stolen lyrics for Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’
The valuable documents included lyrics from the band’s famous Hotel California album
By Mike Bedigan
World
Ukraine: Massive blast at Russian arms depot ‘targeted by US rockets’
Video on social media showed a massive explosion at the ammunition depot in Russian-held Nova Kakhovka
Showbiz
BBC rich list reveals its biggest earners as gender pay gap widens
BBC saves on wage bill after losing Dan Walker… but gender pay gap widens
By Robert Dex
Business
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UK GDP rises by 0.5 per cent in May
Increase in output was bigger than expected in the City
Politics
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Isolated Putin travelling to Iran to shore up support for Ukraine war
The Russian president will visit Tehran next Tuesday to attend a meeting with the leaders of Iran and Turkey, the Kremlin said
UK
Why do flying ants appear and when is flying ant day?
The phenomenon occurs each year, but many wonder how and why
UK
The race to No 10: Who has cleared the first hurdle?
The Tory contenders are lining up to replace Boris Johnson as premier.
By David Hughes
UK
What the papers say – July 13
Political hopes and weather concerns feature among Wednesday’s front pages.
By Pa Reporter
UK
Cost-of-living payments will hit bank accounts from Thursday
People may be entitled to receive £650 in two lump sums if they receive certain support.
By Vicky Shaw
UK
Four arrested in NCA operation targeting smuggling of migrants to UK by lorry
The arrests are linked to two separate events in 2019.
By John Besley
UK
Common sense Thatcherism needed for UK economy, says Sunak
The former chancellor told the Telegraph newspaper that his economic vision amounted to ‘common sense Thatcherism’.
UK
Britain braced for disruption as heatwave could bring record temperatures
Temperatures could break a record of 38.7C as the heatwave continues.
UK
Who is backing who in leadership race as Tory MPs prepare to vote
Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss still lead the way.
By Max McLean
UK
Economic ‘chop and change’ is damaging investment, warn MPs
The Commons Treasury Committee warned of the lack of ‘long-termism’ in Government policymaking.
By Gavin Cordon
UK
UK families ‘nearly £9,000 worse off than in comparable countries’
A report by the Resolution Foundation and LSE found the incomes of the poorest UK households are 40% behind counterparts in similar economies.
UK
Scottish Tory MPs challenged to back vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer announced the vote of no confidence which is expected to be held on Wednesday.
By Craig Paton
UK
Low-cost 3D imaging device could diagnose glaucoma and eye cancer – scientists
Researchers at the University of Strathclyde believe the new machine could revolutionise eye tests.
UK
Consumer confidence falls for seventh month in a row – YouGov/Cebr
Confidence fell to its lowest point last month since August 2020, according to analysis by YouGov and the Centre for Economic and Business Research.
By Josie Clarke
UK
New V&A exhibit to explore rise of South Korean popular culture
The exhibition Hallyu! The Korean Wave will run from September 24 to June 25 2023.
By Naomi Clarke
UK
Sir Mo Farah ‘relieved’ that UK Home Office will take no action against him
The four-time Olympic champion, 39, said there were a lot of people he ‘owed my life to’ and that had given him the ‘strength’ to talk about his past.
By Mike Bedigan
UK
Firefighters battle Trafalgar Square pub blaze
Fire crews were called to a blaze in the basement of a pub that sent dark plumes of smoke across the central London landmark.
UK
Obesity and later motherhood pose threat to falling rates of death in pregnancy
Researchers said age, being overweight and complications all increased risks for pregnant women.
UK
Charles ‘interested’ in Tory leadership contest, Business Secretary says
Kwasi Kwarteng said he spoke to the Prince of Wales about the leadership election when they met at Buckingham Palace.
UK
Record-breaking £191m EuroMillions jackpot rolls over to Friday
No-one won the top prize on Tuesday.
By Pa Reporter
Politics
Tory MPs to kick-off voting in race to be PM amid ‘dirty tricks’ row
Jeremy Hunt denied speculation that Sunak's campaign engineered MPs’ votes to help him clear the first hurdle of the contest
UK
Scottish Secretary not declaring support for candidate in Tory leadership race
Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack will not be revealing his support for a candidate in the race to succeed Boris Johnson.
UK
MPs call for quicker action to repair Parliament amid warnings of fires
MPs have approved a motion to abolish the restoration and renewal project’s sponsor body and bring the governance ‘in-house’.
UK
Return of full Twelfth demonstrations in NI hailed as ‘tremendous success’
Thousands of people took part in parades across Northern Ireland to mark the Twelfth of July.
UK
Government abandoned migrant pushback tactic after trial, MPs hear
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey told the Defence Committee that the Ministry of Defence initially recommended against the tactic.
UK
Bin collections fall victim to heat as London set to top 35C on Monday
The Royal Borough of Greenwich announced delays to waste collection this week as many Londoners struggle to cope with the hot weather
Politics
The race to No 10: Who has cleared the first hurdle?
Here are the candidates left in the race to succeed Boris Johnson
By David Hughes
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Eight Tories go into first ballot of MPs to replace Boris Johnson
They are Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Tom Tugendhat, Penny Mordaunt, Kemi Badenoch, Nadhim Zahawi, Jeremy Hunt and Suella Braverman
UK
Labour fury as Government blocks ‘no confidence’ vote
The opposition said it was ‘unprecedented’ for ministers not to allow parliamentary time for a vote to take place.
By Gavin Cordon
UK
Network Rail makes new offer in bid to break deadlock over pay and conditions
Talks have been held between the company and unions since the RMT staged three 24-hour strikes last month, which crippled services.
By Alan Jones
UK
Eight Tories go into first ballot of MPs to replace Boris Johnson
Prominent Boris Johnson loyalists back Liz Truss in move to prevent Rishi Sunak entering No 10.
By Gavin Cordon
UK
‘It’s a whole lifetime in one town’ – Jack Nicklaus honoured at St Andrews
The 82-year-old international golf champion is now one of only three US citizens to be made an Honorary Citizen of St Andrews.
UK
Heathrow orders airlines to stop selling summer flight tickets
No more than 100,000 daily departing passengers are permitted from Tuesday until September 11, the west London airport announced.
UK
Rehman Chishti’s unlikely Tory leadership bid ends with zero backers
The newly appointed Foreign Office minister’s withdrawal from the race did not come as a surprise.
Showbiz
Cheryl felt helpless after Sarah Harding revealed cancer was terminal
The Fight For This Love singer will be taking part in charity run Race For Life for Sarah on July 24
UK
Group of galaxies and ‘baby stars’ among new images released by Nasa
Boss Bill Nelson said the James Webb Space Telescope represented ‘the best of Nasa’.
By Maighna Nanu
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