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<p>Penny Mordaunt has come under fire from rival camps after pulling ahead of Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in the first ballot in the Tory leadership contest </p>
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Penny Mordaunt defiant as she claims Tory leadership rivals fear her

Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt placed in the top two ahead of the TV debates

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London set to be hotter than Dubai on Monday as 41C predicted

BBC forecaster Matt Taylor has hit out at what he called the ‘it’s summer brigade’ with some stark facts about the heatwave

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Cultural Capital: In the Black Fantastic exhibition + The Railway Children Return review

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Ivana Trump, first wife of former US president Donald Trump, dies aged 73

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Festival coming up? Here are the seven golden rules for camping

With camping season firmly upon us, author Kit de Waal, co-founder of the Primadonna festival, talks us through how best to survive the pleasures and pitfalls of a few nights under canvas…

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The edible flowers, fruit and veg you can still grow at home this year

The freshest possible veg for a fraction of supermarkets prices? Here’s which seeds to sow now so you can still grow your own this year

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Lizzo - Special review: This is her world; we’re lucky to live in it

Lizzo’s fourth album feels like a party in your honour from the moment you press play

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Adele is making a tell-all documentary letting fans into her life

The intimate documentary will give fans a behind the scenes look into the singer’s life

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J-Hope - Jack in the Box review: Rap revival won’t finish BTS off

The first solo album released since K-Pop titans BTS announced a break feels more like a proof of concept

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BTS: J-Hope releases solo material with new album Jack in The Box

As the first member of the band to go solo, there was a lot of pressure on J-Hope to get it right

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Inside Todd Boehly’s revolutionary billion-dollar plans for Chelsea

In contrast to the secretive Roman Abramovich, Chelsea’s new co-owner is taking centre stage in everything from transfers to stadium revamps. Nizaar Kinsella analyses a reinvigorated club

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I still want a ‘beach body’ — does that make me a bad feminist?

The gospel of #bodypositivity is powerful - but, wonders Clementine Prendergast, are you a bad feminist if you still dream of having a pert bum and cinched in waist?

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Where to find the finest French food in London

From three-Michelin-starred temples of haute cuisine to neighbourhood bistros, Ben McCormack goes à la française

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Speedboat Bar: Luke Farrell to open new Thai restaurant

It’s the latest collaboration with JKS Restaurants after the success of Plaza Khao Gaeng

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Akwasi Brenya-Mensa on reflecting blackness at new restaurant Tatale

As he unveils his highly anticipated African restaurant, the Ghanaian-British chef talks culture, hype and his last-minute fundraising campaign

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The Arabian leopard roars into town

It was an evening of big cats and conservation at Maison Assouline as a new book about the endangered animal was launched to a VIP crowd

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For the love of the leopard

To mark the publication of an important new book about the Arabian leopard, we spoke to the people engaged in preserving this charismatic, endangered big cat

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Do androids dream of electric cars?

Hollywood sci-fi movies have featured some seriously cool electric vehicles ‒ but could we ever drive something similar? We pit fantasy against reality

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Here’s where Boris and Carrie may live when they leave Downing Street

The Johnsons will have to decide where to move to when they leave Number 10

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Campaign to turn concrete ex-water depot into new wild swimming oasis

A group of volunteers want to buy a government-owned site in the Lea Valley and turn it into a new park with ‘olympic sized’ swimming ponds

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What does current political uncertainty mean for London house prices?

Help with the cost-of-living crisis could be delayed due to the “changing of the guard” slowing the housing market

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NEED TO KNOW: What to do and see in London this week 15th - 21st July

From Lizzos’s new album to Milton Avery and Jean Paul Gaultier’s new show, there is something for everyone

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Beabadoobee: ‘A role model shouldn’t be a Disney princess’

Step forward Beabadoobee, the mushroom-taking, imaginary world-creating indie pop sensation doing things her way. Lisa Wright heads round to her home (that TikTok infamy built)

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I’m A Fan: Author Sheena Patel’s stunning debut

Sheena Patel’s skilful book, I’m A Fan, about the toxic seduction of social media has everyone talking. Susannah Butter meets the woman behind the explosive debut

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Nissan Ariya: new EV crossover hits the right notes

It’s been a long time coming but Nissan’s second fully electric car was worth the wait

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You want to switch to an electric vehicle but you are not quite ready. Here’s a new model which might be the answer

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