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Carlos Alcaraz excited for the next chapter of his rivalry with Jannik Sinner

Carlos Alcaraz expects another blockbuster final against Jannik Sinner when they bring their gripping rivalry to Wimbledon.

Temperatures set to peak on Saturday as country bakes in summers third heatwave

The third heatwave of the summer is set to peak on Saturday, forecasters said, with highs of more than 34C possible in parts of the UK.

Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Blair dies aged 72

Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Blair, who was in charge of the force during the July 7 bombings, has died at the age of 72.

Two elderly residents dead after stolen car crashed into Sunderland care home

Two elderly residents have died after a stolen BMW which was being pursued by police crashed into a care home, a force has said.

The Thistle A Win or a Waste

It’s been six months since Glasgow’s safer drug consumption room – known as The Thistle – opened its doors in the East End.

Amber heat health alerts and hosepipe bans across parts of England amid heatwave

Amber heat health alerts have been issued across parts of England, as hosepipe bans come into force in various locations amid the third heatwave of the summer.

Blow to Chancellor as UK economy shrank unexpectedly in May

The UK economy contracted unexpectedly in May, marking the second month in a row of falling output and heaping further pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

France migrant return scheme numbers not fixed says Home Secretary

Yvette Cooper has declined to say how many migrants would be returned under a new deal with France aimed at stopping small boat crossings in the Channel.

Workers still struggling to make ends meet research suggests

Workers are still struggling to make ends meet, with many struggling to pay bills, according to research.

Exercising throughout adulthood lowers risk of early death by up to 40

Exercising throughout adulthood slashes the risk of early death by 30% to 40% – but any activity is better than none, a study has found.

RAFs most advanced jet a disappointing return on 11 billion cost

The £71 billion programme for Britain’s most advanced warplane has been hit by delays, shortages of equipment and a lack of pilots and engineers

Almost 17m children in households caught up in two child benefit cap

Campaigners have made renewed calls to scrap the two-child benefit limit after the latest figures showed the number of children in affected households is approaching 1.7 million across Great Britain.

School suspensions and exclusions in England reach record high

Suspensions and exclusions from schools in England have risen to a record high for recent times, Government figures show.

Abandon strikes or risk fragile NHS recovery Streeting warns resident doctors

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has called for resident doctors to “abandon their unreasonable rush to strike” after warning NHS recovery is “fragile”.

Four people arrested after cyber attacks on MS Co op and Harrods

Four young people have been arrested for their suspected involvement in the damaging cyber attacks against Marks and Spencer, the Co-op and Harrods.

Physical threat from Iran has increased significantly

The threat of physical attacks by Iran on people living in the UK has increased “significantly” since 2022, Parliament’s intelligence watchdog has warned.

Starmer and Macron to hammer out migrants deal in crunch summit

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron will engage in crunch talks to hammer out a migration deal

More than one pub a day set to close this year industry body warns

The equivalent of more than one pub a day is set to close this year across Great Britain, an industry body has warned.

Second class Saturday post scrapped from July 28

Royal Mail have been given permission by OFCOM

UK and France agree Entente Technologique to help protect infrastructure

Britain and France have signed a raft of agreements to work more closely on protecting critical infrastructure and on AI, dubbed the “Entente Technologique”.