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Major incident declared in London as fires surge amid record heatwave

Emergency services face ‘unprecedented’ challenges as 40C heat caused chaos across UK on hottest ever day

Politics

Race for Tory leadership heats up as rivals close in on Sunak

Final two will be decided in vote on Wednesday after Kemi Badenoch was knocked out in latest ballot

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Thousands of people evacuated as wildfires continue to burn across Europe

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Thousands of people evacuated as wildfires continue to burn across Europe

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Is the UK heatwave a cause for concern?

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How hot is it on the tube?

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Johnson defends his leadership at final Cabinet meeting

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Tobias Ellwood Stripped Of Tory Whip After Abstaining In No Confidence Vote

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The best party pads to stay in near London

From designer manor houses to private beaches, Juliana Piskorz selects the season’s chicest retreats

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‘Terrifying’, ‘desperate’ and getting worse — London’s rental crisis

As average rents skyrocket, tenants are being asked to pay huge sums in advance. Moya Crockett investigates a system on the brink

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How to survive 40 degrees in London

The capital isn’t ready for these inferno-like temperatures – but there are some quick fixes. So, pull down your black-out blinds, crank up your ice-maker and let Martin Robinson cool you down

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Theatre

Director Milli Bhatia on raving, activism and her new Young Vic show

One of London’s most exciting directors on her new show, how she seeks to leave audiences thrilled and shaken, and why now is an exciting moment for South Asian stories on stage

TV

The Weeknd’s HBO series The Idol teases sex, drugs and debauchery

The show is produced by The Weeknd, Euphoria’s Sam Levinson and HBO

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Jordan Peele’s Nope: What do you need to know?

From alien abductions to celebrity stars, there’s a whole lot going on in this summer horror flick

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How to survive 40 degrees in London

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So, would you spend £10,000 on a psychedelic retreat?

Psychedelic tourism is experiencing a boom with retreats around the world offering to help us reset our mental health and realign with our higher purpose — for a price. But are they effective or even safe?

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The best restaurants for a pre- and post-theatre meal in London

Here’s where to find food worthy of a standing ovation

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Nick Jones: ‘Soho House? We’re the inclusive members club’

As he opens new branches of his private members empire in Balham and Brighton — and even celebrates the launch of a new skincare line, Nick Jones talks global expansion, the dilemma of diluting the brand and why the devil is always in the detail. By David Ellis

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How can we stop electric vehicles being just ‘middle-class cars’?

We caught up with Connected Kerb CEO Chris Pateman-Jones to find out how his start-up is looking to solve London’s charge inequality problem

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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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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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Is it really time to say goodbye to hangovers?

A much-hyped (natural, vegan) pill, Myrkl, has been 30 years in the making and claims to eradicate the morning after blues entirely. Five members of team ES see if it’s too good to be true

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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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Gaming

How to try PlayStation Plus for free as Sony offers a week trial

Sony is offering a seven day trial of PS Plus Premium and Extra.

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Best DIY and interiors influencers to follow on Instagram

From barbiecore to coastal grandmother, these design gurus have all the inspo and home styling hacks for that big reno you’re dreaming of

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How Uber drivers are sparking the electric car revolution

Three years ago Uber launched a Clean Air Plan to help drivers switch to electric vehicles. Here Rebecca Jeffery explains what Uber is doing to help reduce air pollution in London

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Best outfits from Love Island 2022 and where to buy

The stand-out fashion pieces direct from the villa

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Best linen shirts for men in summer 2022

Breeze through summer in an easy linen shirt

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Face the future: the hot new tweakments to book in 2022

Do you have Resting Stress Face? Tech neck? Or just miss your glow? Chloe Street shares her little black book of the innovative new tweakments to book now