Government says it is not suggesting migrants pose a threat after creating post of ‘clandestine Channel threat commander’ Via: Channel crossings: Ministers accused of 'stoking tension and division' with comments about migrants
Scottish train derails amid heavy downpours and flooding as Met Office issues yellow storm warning Via: UK weather: Temperature tops 34C for sixth day in a row for first time in six decades
Some 255 new cases were diagnosed in Oldham in the week ending August 8 compared with 137 the week before. The Manchester town could face full lockdown ‘within days’, the council said. Via: Oldham could be next in line for full local lockdown amid sudden spike in new coronavirus cases
The 49-year-old multi-millionaire has been granted retrospective planning permission on a run down old garage that he transformed into a games room at his Cambridgeshire mansion. Via: £148m EuroMillions winner can keep games room at £6.5m home
An interactive map has made it easier to find the locations of the 72,000 UK pubs, cafes or restaurants taking part in Eat Out to Help Out, which was used more than 10.5million times in its first week. Via: Eat Out to Help Out: Map shows restaurants in scheme
The train came off the tracks on the Dundee-Aberdeen line at about 10am this morning close to old Carmont railway station, near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire. Via: Scotland train derailment: driver dies as carriage catches fire
Prince Harry and Meghan had help from Prince Charles to buy their £8million family home in Santa Barbara, after ditching Tyler Perry’s 12-bedroom Beverly Hills mansion for more privacy Via: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's £8m home 'funded by Charles'
Democrats hail Kamala Harris as VP pickIlhan Omar sees victory in Democratic primaryQAnon supporter denounced for racism wins Republican primaryFlorida sheriff bans deputies from wearing masksSign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.59pm BST Joe Biden’s nomination of California senator Kamala Harris marked the second major announcement to drop Tuesday Read more
School leaders say plan to allow pupils in England to use mock results fails to address issuesTeachers and school leaders in England have reacted with anger to the government’s 11th-hour decision to allow mock exams as a route of appealing against A-level and GCSE grades, describing developments as “a rolling Read more
Screenwriter caught in Twitter spat after party leader praises his series The Plot Against AmericaWhen David Simon wrote The Wire he delved deep into Baltimore street slang, but even that didn’t prepare him for the intricacies of Spanish argot, where what sounds like fighting talk is just as likely to Read more