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Hottest May day on record in UK as temperatures pass 34C

The UK has recorded its all-time highest May temperature as part of London reached 34.8C on Monday. That provisional figure, recorded in Kew Gardens, also surpassed the hottest bank holiday Monday on record – 33.3C on the August bank holiday in 2019. Wales has also experienced its hottest May day, reaching 32.2C at Hawarden Airport in Flintshire. “This heat would ...

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Starmer says case of girls raped by boys spared custody ‘appalling’

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has described a case in which three teenage boys were spared custodial sentences over the rape of two girls as “appalling”. He added that it was “right” that the sentences given by a judge at Southampton Crown Court were being reviewed by the attorney general. Two girls, then aged 15 and 14, were raped in ...

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UK net migration needs to fall further, says Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham has said UK net migration “needs to fall further”, after new government figures showed it had almost halved since 2024. Labour’s by-election candidate in Makerfield said people on the doorstep have “raised their concerns about immigration” with him. He added the latest figures on net migration – the difference between those entering and leaving the country – show ...

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Farage was issued with court judgement for £9,400 debt

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage failed to pay a debt of £9,400 and had a County Court judgment imposed against him in 2024. The judgment, which is publicly available on an official national database, shows that the County Court Online service made the finding against the Reform UK leader almost two years ago. The basic facts of the ruling do ...

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Barrister Mushtaq Ahmed is the new speaker of Tower Hamlets Council

Muhammed Shahed Rahman : Councillor Barrister Mushtaq Ahmed has been elected as the new Speaker of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council in the United Kingdom. At the same time, Lansbury Ward Councillor and former Cabinet member Iqbal Hossain has been elected as the Deputy Speaker . Working in a restaurant in the UK, returning to education at the ...

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Keir Starmer may resign as UK PM

Amid the political turmoil in the United Kingdom, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reportedly told his inner circle that he is ready to “stand down”. Citing a member of the cabinet, the Daily Mail UK reported that Starmer is ready to step down as prime minister but will “do it on his own terms.” ‘He realises the current chaos ...

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The ungovernable country? Why Britain keeps losing prime ministers

They were times in which prime ministers seemed to be on their way out as soon as they’d arrived. The big strategic decisions the country faced were ducked or postponed. The public finances repeatedly wobbled, yet efforts to rationalise the tax system faltered in the face of vested interests, including farmers. Reforms to social security were trumpeted before being diluted. ...

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Tens of thousands descend on London for rival protests

Tens of thousands of protesters have descended on London for two rival marches – the Unite the Kingdom rally, organised by far-right figure Tommy Robinson, and a pro-Palestinian demonstration. More than 4,000 police officers have been deployed to the capital, and they are managing a so-called “sterile zone” between the two marches. Officers are also using drones, police horses and ...

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