Unions warn many workers will quit teaching, nursing and social care rather than take real-terms pay cut Public sector unions raised the prospect of widespread strikes in schools and hospitals after being told millions of their workers are to receive below-inflation pay rises. Ministers announced the pay rises on Tuesday, […]

As UK reaches 40C and fires blaze, scientists warn of such temperatures every three years if emissions are not lowered Hundreds of firefighters battled blazes across England on Tuesday as temperatures surged to a historic high of 40.3C, capping two days of extreme heat that scientists warn is “a wake […]

Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss now look to be fighting each other to take on Rishi Sunak in membership vote Politics live: latest updates Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss are locked in a tight race for a chance to become prime minister, alongside Rishi Sunak, as polling seen by the […]

A Buckingham Palace guard suffering in the sun gets the picture editors’ attention, along with the prospect of more such heatwaves in the future A picture of a Queen’s Guard sentry being given a sip of water outside Buckingham Palace is the defining image on Tuesday’s front pages, as the […]

Airport runways close and 999 calls surge while Boris Johnson is accused of ‘checking out’ by attending airshow but not Cobra meeting Airport runways have been closed and 999 calls have surged as Britain endured some of the hottest temperatures on record, which are forecast to rise again on Tuesday […]

Train services were cut and some schools closed, while water firms experienced ‘unprecedented demanded’ as Britain tried to stay cool Extreme UK weather: latest updates Train services have been cut, flights have been grounded and schools closed as temperatures soared into the high 30s in a heatwave stretching across England […]

Pressure still on foreign secretary in leadership race as she gains just seven new backers in latest round Tory leadership election: full results after round three Who’s still standing and what are they promising? Supporters of Liz Truss have said her key rival, Penny Mordaunt, has “topped out” of backers, […]

A strong winter storm in the South Pacific produced the swell which headed for the islands, bringing waves more than 20ft high Towering waves on Hawaii’s south shores crashed into homes and businesses, spilled across highways and upended weddings over the weekend. The large waves, some more than 20ft (6m) […]

Home Office has ‘worrying’ habit of announcing untested ideas to stop Channel crossings, says analysis Politics live – latest updates Headline grabbing policies such as sending asylum seekers to Rwanda to have their claims processed are failing to halt Channel crossings, which could double by the end of this year, […]

Truss says Sunak will choke economic growth by raising taxes while he accuses her of not being conservative Rishi Sunak accused his rival Conservative leadership candidates of promoting “socialism” by promising unfunded tax cuts, as the deep divisions in the party over economic policy were exposed in a bad-tempered televised […]