Tory rivals clashed over tax

New polling finds former chancellor is overwhelming choice of voters in seats Tories must retain to keep grip on power

New polling finds former chancellor is overwhelming choice of voters in seats Tories must retain to keep grip on power

Feted for saving the jobs of millions during Covid, the ex-chancellor has be denounced for bringing down Boris Johnson.

Network Rail has put speed restrictions in place between 1pm and 8pm on Monday as temperatures look set to break records in Scotland.

Boris Johnson was at Chequers over the weekend where he hosted friends for a party.

Just 4 per cent of Tories put issue in their top three priorities for the next party leader

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If the government is defeated it would almost certainly trigger a general election

ITV hosted a second television debate with the contenders to succeed Boris Johnson as the country’s next prime minister.

If the government is defeated, it would almost certainly trigger a general election

The wedding took place 18 years after the couple were first engaged.

Trade minister astonishes rivals by claiming polling shows she is ‘only one that can beat Starmer’

UK saw 15 consecutive days of temperatures above 32C as public packed beaches and plunged into pools, ponds and fountains to try to stay cool

UK saw 15 consecutive days of temperatures above 32C as public packed beaches and plunged into pools, ponds and fountains to try to stay cool

Truss says raising taxes will ‘choke off economic growth’

Fears over ‘meltdown Monday’ lead today’s papers as the UK braces for its first national heatwave emergency.

The former Rangers and Scotland goalkeeper died after a short battle with cancer.

MPs called on the Government to prove the deal will deter crossings and to disclose ‘detailed costings’.

Agreement will clear parliament on Wednesday under obscure behind-closed-doors process – with no debate, despite a pledge

Thousands have suffered sexual abuse, isolation from friends and family and modern slavery at the hands of UK cults

Ministers must stop trying to find ‘magical solutions’ like the Rwanda deal and fix administrative problems, report finds

After a bad-tempered TV debate, Conservative MPs will cast their votes in the third ballot in the contest to find a new leader.

The Met Office has forecast the capital could see highs of 38C when the heatwave sweeps across England.

Body of 50-year-old man recovered from the water

Buddy Box originally started off as a cardboard box and then became a virtual, cloud-based learning tool.

The airline said it had recruited 350 new customer service staff.

Attainment gaps in England and Wales have barely changed for a decade.

Highlights include pieces by Salvador Dali and Dior.

The series will explore his rise to power, becoming mayor of London and achieving his dream job of Prime Minister.

Amazon Fresh will start its Tesco Clubcard Price Match campaign on Monday, matching and freezing hundreds of prices.

Ten MPs from three different Ukrainian parties were supporting the international trade minister, her campaign team said.

In a joint letter the three ministers said that action is needed to support households and businesses ahead of another increase in energy prices.

The Government plans to launch a review of the BBC’s funding model.

A report said around 29% of pub visits and 37% of restaurant visits now involve no alcohol.

Tom Tugendat narrowly behind, while only 12% of viewers believe Kemi Badenoch performed best

The debate was aired from 7-8pm on ITV.

Shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy will say promises made by Boris Johnson are being forgotten in the race to offer tax cuts.

Truss accuses ex-chancellor of leading Britain towards recession in furious TV row

Some of the crunch soundbites from the second televised debate.

ChessFest claims to be the UK’s largest one-day chess event.

Millions more litres of water are expected to be used on Monday.

London is predicted to hit 40C on Tuesday.

The 15-year-old boy has been charged with a terrorism offence and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Secret proposal put forward by No 10 aide’s consultancy group – to ram through controversial Brexit legislation

Cancellations and reduced services are being put in place on Monday and Tuesday.

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The UK Health Security Agency has described the heatwave as a ‘national emergency’

Police warn public of dangers of open water swimming

‘I need to carry on living for him and take him with me wherever I go’

Only five candidates remain in the race to be new PM

Sunak-backer Dominic Raab rubbishes argument – amid criticism of campaign for undermining UK’s ‘net zero’ commitment

Albie Speakman suffered fatal injuries on farmland.

A woman, believed to be his partner, was taken to hospital to be treated for her serious injuries

Conservative MPs are supporting different candidates for leader across a broad field

Remaining candidates face three clashes in five days as contest heats up

Attorney General Suella Braverman has repeated her attack on Penny Mordaunt over trans rights

‘Someone asked me ‘what would your mum or dad make of everything that you’re doing?’ I think they would think I was completely bonkers.’

Temperatures could reach as high as 32C in some areas on Monday.

Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace posted photos and messages to the Duchess of Cornwall.

Tracy Nicholls said the “ferocious heat” predicted over the next few days could have a detrimental effect on Britons.

Prime minister ‘missing in action’ again – after skipping vital Cobra gatherings on Covid at start of premiership

Tory leadership contender wants Navy ships in Mediterranean to ‘close down roots’ of trafficking – but says hardline policy should be given ‘a bit more time’

Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives

Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives

The Tory leadership hopeful denied leaked documents show she pursued a policy of self-ID for people seeking to legally change gender.

The Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral said Russia is the ‘biggest threat’ to the UK but dismissed speculation President Putin could be ‘toppled’.

The Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral said Russia is the ‘biggest threat’ to the UK but dismissed speculation President Putin could be ‘toppled’.

Tory leadership contender accused of ignoring ‘actual facts’ – but insists veto would have been worthless

Nine people died and 130 were injured in a series of bombs planted across Belfast on July 21, 1972 by the Provisional IRA.

The actor is set to perform readings from Samuel Beckett in a graveyard, as well as on a boat on Lough Erne.