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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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, […]
Network Rail says to avoid trains unless absolutely necessary, with much of country covered by extreme heat alert The UK’s first ever red warning for exceptional heat came into force at midnight, with temperatures expected to climb up to 41C (105.8F) over the next two days, breaking the country’s heat […]
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 […]
Lopez and Affleck, affectionately nicknamed Bennifer, married in a small ceremony on weekend, culminating a relationship that has stretched over two decades and two engagements Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got married in a Las Vegas drive-through chapel late on Saturday night, culminating a relationship that stretched over two decades […]