Such a close competition between Truss and Mordaunt means Mrs Badenoch, the former communities minister, could play a vital role in which of the two make the final cut.

New footage reveals how the outgoing Prime Minister took delight in his joy ride in the £75million RAF aircraft last week.

No10 has batted away calls to bring back pandemic-era curbs in response to the UK's soaring infections, which saw one in 20 people infected earlier this month.

The mercury is set to reach a sweltering 43C (109F) today, which is likely to see the previous temperature record of 38.7C (101.6F) broken.

An Army medical officer returned from a tour of war-torn Somalia to be greeted by a banner over his home which shamed him for an alleged affair.

Doctors fail to treat men and women equally and are too often dismissive of the latter's health problems, says Engage Britain, which is calling for urgent reforms so women are taken more seriously.

Concerns about erasing the words 'mother' and 'woman' from a new law on maternity leave were rejected by Penny Mordaunt, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries claimed yesterday.

Passengers on board a high speed train from Madrid to Ferrol were left terrified after getting caught in the midst of a wildfire around 9,30am today, with flames burning on both sides of the track.

Fares Maatou, 14, was riding an e-scooter along Barking Road in Canning Town, London, on Friday 23 April last year when he was confronted by two defendants, who were 14 and 15 at the time.

Unions have demanded above inflation pay rises but public sector workers face a real terms pay cut today as ministers try to get a grip on inflation prompting strike fears.

Myrie, 57, is said to have hurt his head when the vehicle 'overturned' while in Ukraine but was not seriously injured like the BBC cameraman who is still in hospital.

The Prime Minister, who is set to leave office on 6th September, is now expected to continue in his role for the next seven weeks until a new Conservative Party leader is chosen to replace him.

Files released by the National Archives at Kew in London reveal barbed exchanges between No 10 and Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Elizabeth Filkin over freebie.

The Duke of Sussex, arrived with his wife Meghan, and weighed in on American politics as he slammed the 'rolling back of constitutional rights' during his speech.

Alice Evans has shared text messages she claims were sent by her estranged husband Ioan  Gruffudd to their eldest daughter.

The Duchess of Sussex, 40, who shares Archie, three, and Lilibet, one, with the Duke of Sussex, 37, appeared alongside her husband as he featured as a keynote speaker at the UN General Assembly.

Liz Truss's supporters are optimistic she will pick up the bulk of Attorney General Suella Braverman's backers, after she was knocked out in the last round.

The Prince of Wales, 73, and the Duchess of Cornwall, 75, were presented with the sweet treat at a garden party at Boconnoc House in Lostwithiel, Cornwall.

Hit-and-run driver Abdisalan Ali (pictured), 24, who killed a married couple crossing the road while he was being chased by police has been jailed for just eight years.

Professor Mike Tipton, a physiologist at the University of Portsmouth said people will get sunburnt at the seaside and fill up emergency departments.

UK Twitter user Jordan Mead took to the platform to share a picture of the large breakfast, which he captioned: 'Name a better start to a Sunday than a full English!'

Pet owners from around the UK have shared snaps revealing how their furry friends are keeping cool, from a puppy who loves being misted with water to a dog enjoying ice cream.

Chelsey McDonald, 30, tested almost twice the alcohol limit when police stopped her moments after got out of her orange BMW 218 convertible to go a bar with friends in West Derby, Merseyside.

Alison, 47, was forced to apologise to viewers after Dermot, 49, passed the remark after she mocked his presenting skills.

Claire Thompson was made to move overweight patients on her own while pregnant as an employee of E-Zec Medical Transport Services, causing 'immense physical strain'.

Edinburgh Airport said it had a duty to 'protect staff' after a number of them quit their shifts early after being subjected to abuse.

Posting a picture from iconic game Super Mario Brothers, one Twitter wrote: 'Remember that level in Super Mario 3 where the sun is trying to kill you? That's today.'

TikToker and mother Jane Dowden did her best to make light of the heat situation with a sketch comparing 1990s light-touch parenting techniques to parents today.

Laurence Broderick, 87, the sculptor who created 'The Bull' in Birmingham has clashed in a £5m court fight with his sons after cutting them out of his will and leaving everything to the National Trust.

Robert Needham, 42, shot Kelly Fitzgibbons, 40, and his daughters, Ava, four, and Lexi, two, at their £600,000 home in Woodmancote, West Sussex, in March 2020 - a week into lockdown.

Edward Short, 52, is selling Chesil Cliff House, in Devon, after spending a decade on the project which saw him transform his family's 1950s home into a lighthouse.

Stockbroker James Linton, 24, was recorded travelling at a dangerous speed of 141mph on the A27 in Hangleton, West Sussex, on April 7, one month after he had received a warning about his driving.

A burst water main has flooded streets in south-west London as temperatures soared across the UK - causing chaos for families.

The shootings took place in the early hours of this morning at Opium Beach Club, a club popular with British tourists in the Spanish holiday hotspot.

Network Rail has revealed how abnormally high temperatures across the UK can cause steel rails across the network to buckle.

Sammy Taylor, 28,from Bromsgrove woke up after surgery in 2019 when half of her face was frozen. Now the blonde beauty is thriving and has launched her own blog and business after re-learning to walk.

Outgoing Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Michael Saunders said that further rate rises would be better for tackling inflation that not acting now - after the body raised rates to 1.25 per cent in April.

Britain will not run of flu jabs Government officials insist amid claims from pharmacy and GP groups that policy flip-flopping means they have underordered the number of vaccines needed.

BREAKING: The 54-year-old man, who was pronounced dead after being rushed to Heraklion University Hospital, was discovered around 8pm on Saturday night by bathers at Stalida beach (pictured)

Speaking on the Mirror's Pod Save the Queen podcast, Ingrid Seward said the Duke of Sussex, 37, 'does not hold much warmth' for the Duchess of Cornwall, 75.

Mohammed Farah, 39, was born into poverty like Sir Mo, in Mogadishu and is now studying at Istanbul Aydin University, which runs science and tech courses.

A mother-of-two was mauled to death in Rotherham by her pet American Bully XL dog after it 'turned mad in the extreme heat'.

School closures in the heatwave are irresponsible one education provider says as head teachers across Britain hit the panic button and close their doors amid a potentially record breaking heatwave.

FEMAIL reveals the airconditioned buildings where you can escape the heat as temperatures soar to 41C in parts of the UK, from the cinema to the supermarket.

The outgoing Prime Minister urged action to mitigate 'the carbon tea cosy that is heating our planet to destruction' as Britain braced for its hottest summer day in recorded history.

Robert Carpenter, 66, was able to mix with dementia residents at Raleigh Court, run by the Humberside Independent Care Association, despite previous convictions dating back to 1968.

TMZ reports the couple obtained a marriage license in Clark County, Nevada. The license was taken out on July 16 and is in their legal names, Benjamin Gaza Affleck and Jennifer Lynn Lopez.

Health chiefs fear the NHS will be overwhelmed by a number of heat-related casualties if the mercury does indeed rise to levels only usually seen in Death Valley in California, the world's hottest place.

DOMINIC LAWSON: As for the claim by her prominent backer, the Conservative MP George Freeman, that Mordaunt had 'fought in the Navy', that was simply untrue.

Part of the reason behind the hot weather is that a pressure system called the Azores High, which usually sits off Spain , has grown larger and is being pushed northwards, meteorologists say.

Human traffickers are matching children with strangers to create fake families and giving Channel migrants deadly 'life jackets', MPs reveal today.

One man diagnosed late with penile cancer is Gavin Brooks, 44, from Crewe, who began to experience symptoms in July 2021. The Army officer noticed the skin around his foreskin had begun to swell.

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MAILONLINE LIVEBLOG: Follow weather and travel updates as trains are cancelled out of King's Cross - as temperatures hit 28C already as of 8am.

PCs Jack Grainger, Jessica Hamblett and Richard Hayes can be seen tackling gunman Mohammed Shabaz Rafiq on the streets of Harpurhey.

Britons are set to melt on the hottest UK day on record today as temperatures soar past 40C (104F) amid growing travel chaos as scores of schools close again.

Record breaking temperatures has brought Britain's travel network to a halt, with Network Rail issuing a 'do not travel' warning, hundreds of trains cancelled, and delays at Luton Airport after its runway melted.

Official figures show that accounting for inflation total pay was down 0.9 per cent and regular pay tumbled 2.8 per cent - the worst ever.

Bondi Junction Veterinary Clinic has launched a desperate appeal to find Tara, a tortoiseshell moggy cat, who went missing in Sydney's eastern suburbs after she was mistakenly released by the staff.

QaShontae Short was suing Richard Jordan in Flint, Michigan for intentional infliction of emotional distress in the court of Judge Herman Marable Jr, according to TMZ .

ANZ on Monday announced the proposed purchase of smaller rival bank Suncorp for $4.9billion - marking it the country's biggest banking deal in 14 years.

The 51-year-old, who lives in the prestigious New York district renowned for its affluent residents, seemed 'eager' to be a part of the volunteer squad but reportedly 'baulked' at the time investment

Elspeth Moore (pictured), five, told doctors at at Southampton General Hospital her tummy 'felt like it was on fire', but Dr Faye Hawkins discharged her and told her parents she had a viral infection.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps warned that an inflation-busting increase could leave the UK 'permanently poorer', sparking a confrontation across a swathe of vital industries.

Conservative MPs will whittle the numbers down to three this afternoon, with Rishi Sunak seemingly guaranteed a spot in the final run-off ballot of party members.

Japanese firms are installing new 'nap boxes' in offices to allow exhausted white collar workers to sleep - while standing up.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: This is the moment an heroic man trying to stop a wildfire in northern Spain from reaching his village barely escaped with his life as flames rapidly advanced.

A two-year-old from rural South Australia has died after contracting  meningococcal - with 15 other people ordered to take antibiotics. 

Steve Barclay, who replaced Sajid Javid earlier this month, said that Covid boosters are more effective for keeping the virus at bay in the UK.

The airport's chairman Lord Deighton has rushed to chief executive John Holland-Kaye's defence after airline chiefs blasted Heathrow for failing to prepare for the summer period.

The Russian leader will meet President Raisi and Ayatollah Khamenei, the Islamic Republic's supreme leader, during the talks aimed at boosting ties between the regimes.

While the ACT government announced plans to ban petrol-powered cars and 'light' diesel trucks by 2035 the reality is Canberrans can still drive whatever they want until they are ready to switch.

The identity of the teen who died in a tragic e-scooter crash has been revealed as family and friends remember a 'beautiful boy' with a kind heart.

RICHARD KAY: Until a couple of weeks ago, almost no one outside Government circles and her Essex constituency had heard of Kemi Badenoch.

Janet James, 47, was discovered on a fire trail near Cliff Oval, a sporting ground in North Wahroonga, at 12.40pm last Thursday by a local rugby coach taking junior players on a hike.

Jemma, 33, and her children Christopher, 11, Julian, nine, Maddison, seven and Stephen, three, were last seen in the Merthyr Tydfil area on Monday, according to police.

Britons melted in their beds across the country last night during the warmest night on record in the UK as London remained a balmy 25.6C while the mercury hit 24C in Southampton last night

A GoFundMe for boat crash victim Kobi Bennett raised almost $10,000 in just five hours on Tuesday. Mr Bennett, 19, was hospitalised for serious injuries following a boat crash in Pittwater.

The late Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori had regarded Brett Evans as part of her family, but the art dealer was ripping her off along with several other painters.

Emergency services rushed to the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe on Saturday after reports that a female worker had fallen from height but she was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.

Beautiful white beaches, desert oases under the stars, a touch of Tinseltown glamor, or a mecca of cool bars, trend shops and an eclectic oceanfront boardwalk.

Ex-president Donald Trump lashed out at the Pulitzer Prize Board after it refused to rescind the 2018 prizes it awarded to The New York Times and the Washington Post for their Russiagate coverage

Sesame Street has been slammed as racist after video surfaced of a character actor seemingly ignoring two young black girls wanting to say hello. Their mom says the actor then hugged a white child.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spent their Monday evening dining with friends at Tribeca hotspot Locanda Verde - where one can easily run up a tab of $85 a person.

Sacramento has a little over 5,000 homeless in the city limits living in vehicles and tents. That's slightly higher than the 4,400 in San Francisco.

Musk's legal team wants the Delaware Court of Chancery grant them extra time and ability to put together a case regarding fake accounts and 'bots' on Twitter, according to the New York Post .

The former PM has left out any mention of his visit to the Pentecostal church of controversial tennis star Margaret Court in Perth on Sunday, on his social media - despite posting frequently on Facebook.

A Sydney family may never have their dream home after the firm contracted to build their house folded with outstanding debts amounting to $2.4million.

A young mum shopping online copped a slap in the face when an an employee at a Darwin baby shop sent her a terse, crude response to a query about a pram being in stock

A 55-year-old man was lying dead for an hour and half in Parramatta in western Sydney before he was discovered, an inquiry into NSW homelessness heard.

An investment banker handicapping the future of the stock market on CNBC got photobombed Monday by a man walking through the background of her interview in nothing but his underwear

A former addict has called for change after a shocking new report from Alliance for Gambling Reform revealed Victorians alone have lost an estimated $66billion to pokies in the last 30 years.

A woman suffering an incomplete miscarriage was turned away by her local ER as they enforced Wisconsin's 1849 abortion ban. She was finally treated by gynecologist Carley Zeal (pictured)

A government lawyer has hit back at suggestions top public servant Jenny West was offered a plum trade job at the parliamentary inquiry into John Barilaro's appointment to the New York role.

Adhnon Marrtab, 24, admitted rape and sexual assault after he stalked a woman on her way home from hospital before attacking her in a church yard near Golders Green station in London.

Australia's chief medical officer Professor Paul Kelly said the advice from health experts comes as Australia experiences a 'significant increase' in cases of the new BA.4 and BA.5 variants.

Australia's first fixed drug-testing site opens in Canberra on Thursday. The six-month pilot will enable people to test drugs and pills free of charge at a CBD location.

Tossing and turning while a fan blares loudly in our ears isn't exactly the rhythmic lullaby that helps us drift off into a restful slumber - but there are lots of ways to aid your sleep cycle.

A controversial Tory activist who claimed Boris Johnson had become too 'woke' has been working on Penny Mordaunt's leadership campaign.

Penny Mordaunt backed war crimes probe against British soldiers, The Iraq Historic Allegations Team, which cost taxpayers £34million and saw veterans hounded over abuse claims.

In 2012, then-mayor of Ipswich Paul Pisasale, who was later jailed for seven years, took the taxpayer-funded trip of a lifetime with his council colleagues around Europe and the UAE.

Doctors can earn up to $2,700 per day due to staff shortages in the popular West Australian town of Broome. Earlier this year the holiday destination was also seeking baristas on $92,000 a year.

A New Zealand white caucasian woman has claimed that she's been the victim of racism as she was 'beaten up' in school because she was the 'minority race'.  

The group had been invited to the Capitol by congressional aides to record interviews for a comedy segment for The Late Show on June 16.

Meghan McCain blasted Harry for 'not offering any solutions' to the US issues. Protesters also stood outside also held up a sign which said 'why are they here'.

Fines worth millions of dollars for Covid public health order breaches could be overturned if a landmark test case in the New South Wales Supreme Court is successful.

The explicit footage was shared to the profile of Victoria's shadow health minister Georgie Crozier on July 1.

A 37-year-old man charged over allegedly stalking a teen and exposing himself at a Brisbane train station will appear at Brisbane Magistrates Court after he was arrested by police.

The mysterious disappearance of grandmother Colleen South in a remote part of country Victoria shares shocking similarities to a mum who vanished years ago. 

Masks are worn everywhere in Singapore and Kiwis are forced to wear masks in public including shopping malls. But both have higher Covid cases per million than Australia.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has provisionally approved the Moderna vaccine for children aged six months to six years old.

Workers forced to isolate with Covid have been told they must use their sick leave before collecting the $750 pandemic payment, as Bill Shorten reveals how your bank balance will affect your eligibility.

Fugitive hit-and-run killer Puneet Puneet has been granted bail as Bill Shorten reveals the government has been in contact with officials in India about bringing him back to Australia to 'face justice'.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Profitable times for Annabel Elliot, interior designer sister of the Duchess of Cornwall. A client she can always rely on is her brother-in-law, Prince Charles.

Greens Leader Adam Bandt has been blasted for claiming Australian student repayment loans would rise by $2.7billion because of recent interest rate rises.

Kamala Harris compared on Monday the overturn of Roe v. Wade last month to slavery during a speech to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) convention.

Independent broadcasters agreed to ban any publicity for Philby, who defected in 1963, but the BBC rejected No 10-sanctioned suggestions it was 'improper' to show the film, papers show.

A monster wave crashed an outdoor wedding reception in Hawaii, leaving the guests including- the bride and groom - dripping wet and running for cover

Half of people polled in 33 constituencies rejected the idea that a 'trans woman is just as much a woman as a woman who was born biologically female', with just 24 per cent agreeing.

The first photo has emerged of little Charlie, 6, who died as an alleged victim of criminal neglect. The six-year-old girl was found unresponsive at her Munno Para home north of Adelaide on Friday.

The chiropractor who left a 28-year-old Georgia woman paralyzed after a neck adjustment went wrong has not reached out to her family or apologized, DailyMail.com can reveal.

The missing teen is known to frequent the Kellyville, Rouse Hill Town Centre and Castle Towers areas in Sydney's north-west.

Subway has gifted an Australian woman a box full of merchandise and a $2,664 gift card after she was fined for failing to declare her foot-long while on the way home from Singapore to Perth.

Jie William Smith, 31, was found not guilty by a jury of murdering his then partner's six-month-old son, but was instead convicted of manslaughter.

Police are asking for help to find a 10-year-old girl after she vanished from her home.

Jonathan Sapirman, 20, is the gunman responsible for yesterday's attack at the Greenwood Park Mall in Indiana. He had recently been evicted from his apartment, according to his family.

Senator Dick Durbin (right) fumed to CNN that Joe Manchin (left) let 'this thing drag out for six or seven months of this year' before voicing his opposition to the bill's climate proposals.

ANZ head of Australian economics David Plank is now expecting the Reserve Bank will raise rates by 0.5 percentage points in August, September, October and November.

Sunset Grill owner Leslie Whitney said she thought 'long and hard' before charging guests a  3.5% inflation fee in order to cope with widespread economic pain.

Former President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania have been spotted returning to New York City ahead of Ivana Trump's funeral service, exclusive DailyMail.com photos show. 

NSW Police officers stopped the man about 1.20pm on Monday and found hi-tech gun with an under barrel laser sight in the waistband of his pants.

Trump and Pence will be competing for Arizona Republicans' attention on Friday, where both are scheduled to make appearances on behalf of their candidates.

A whopping 62 percent of respondents to the new CNN/SSRS survey said they disapprove of Biden's job in office so far - the highest so far since CNN began asking the question in March 2021.

A family of six have been rushed to hpspital with carbon monoxide poisoning after attempting to heat their home in Sydney's west with a charcoal BBQ.

A 17-year-old girl is fighting for her life in hospital after she was allegedly stabbed several times by a woman known to her at a home in Dysart, in central Queensland.

Victorian students over the age of eight will be asked to wear a mask indoors and in classrooms until the end of winter amid a spike in new Covid-19 cases as Bill Shorten throws his support behind the move.

With 50,000 Russian troops believed dead, wounded or captured since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, the Kremlin has contracted the Wagner Group to supply soldiers.

Bamber has maintained his innocence after he was jailed for life in 1986 after being found guilty of murdering his parents, sister and her two twins at the family home in Essex.

Jesse Vella wrote a poem in tribute to his late father Gino before reading it to hundreds of mourners gathered for his funeral in Sydney on January 31.

The newly released file does not say why Sir William Walton was being prescribed Ritalin but it reveals he was 'very dependent' on it in his later life.

Comedian Joe Rogan speculated that former president Donald Trump boosted his attention span and his energy level with Adderall and called him a 'man baby' for his inability to handle bad news

Harold Wilson cooked up claims that a coup was planned to replace him as Prime Minister with the Queen's cousin Lord Mountbatten, newly revealed documents allege.

Margaret Thatcher was mistakenly elevated to 'Her Royal Highness' during a private visit to Kuwait in 1998, a file reveals.

The devastating State of the Environment report is a five-yearly health check on the natural ecosystems that underpin every aspect of life in Australia - and the news is resoundingly bad.

The ACT Government announced it will ban all new petrol and diesel cars from 2035. Radio 2GB host Ben Fordham said the move was an impossible goal for NSW to replicate.

The 85-year-old had been walking across Bell Street in Coburg, in Melbourne 's north on Tuesday morning at about 7am when he was hit by a Hyundai.

Sir Reginald Hibbert, UK ambassador to France, said the then newly elected French president was hiding the truth about his health in a letter to the head of the Diplomatic Service in 1981.

The NHS breast screening programme is less likely to overdiagnose cancer than previously thought, a major study suggests.

Wastewater is going to be used to power thousands of homes in Sydney with renewable gas in an Australian first biomethane trial that is equivalent to removing almost 2000 cars off the road.

The UK is storing three billion pieces of personal protective equipment in China, it has emerged.