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Train strikes: Aslef drivers announce new date Train drivers will strike again on Friday 1 September and refuse to work overtime on Saturday 2 September, according to train union Aslef.  It’s the latest strike action over pay. The overtime ban will coincide with a strike by other rail workers such as guards and station staff in the RMT union, in a separate despite. The RMT also has a strike on Saturday, 26 August. Aslef’s latest action follows a series of six-day overtime bans this summer, which have caused reductions in services and cancellations. The companies affected are: Aslef’s general secretary…

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Stephen Nolan ‘deeply sorry’ after explicit image allegations Steven Nolan has apologised after a newspaper published allegations he sent sexually explicit images of a potential guest.  The Irish News listed claims concerning BBC presenter Nolan including an allegation he sent images of Stephen Bear to his television production team in 2016.  On Friday, Nolan said an image had been widely available on the internet and he had been “talking to a long-term friend and peer outside of work.” He said that he was “deeply sorry”. The paper alleged that in 2016, while the production team on Nolan Live were attempting to…

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UK weather: Met Office shares update on how long rain will last The Independent says More than half a month’s rain could fall across the south of England on Friday, prompting concerns of flooding as the weather takes a turn to unsettled conditions once again after last few days of sunshine. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the south of England which could see 30mm to 40mm of rain in some spots in just six hours, much higher than the usual 63mm of rain that falls across the south-east of England over the entire month of…

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Thick black smoke can be seen from miles away

A huge fire has broken out at a building in the City of London earlier today, forcing the closure of a Tube station.

Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters have been deployed to the scene in Moorgate.

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Women’s World Cup 2023: England v Australia watched by 7m on BBC TV BBC says England’s Fifa Women’s World Cup semi-final win over Australia was watched by more than seven million on BBC TV. Wednesday’s historic match was the most watched of the tournament so far, with a peak audience of 7.3m and an additional 3.8m streams across BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport Online. There were also 2.7m requests on digital platforms for highlights and clips from the game. Sunday’s final against Spain in Sydney at 11:00 BST will be shown on BBC One. Coverage will begin at 10:00 with…

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Top A-levels fall to pre-Covid levels, with fall steepest in England Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are receiving their A-level results today and grades are down.  The proportion of A or A* grades is 27.2% – down from a peak of 44.8% during the pandemic. The steepest fall was in England where 26.5% of exams got the top grade, whilst in Wales, the figure was 34%, with 37.5% in Northern Ireland getting the top grades. Across the UK, 79% of those receiving results gained a place at their first-choice university, UCAS say. The proportion of A-levels marked at…

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Saudi crown prince invited to visit UK, government source says A government source has said the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been invited to visit the UK. Whilst No 10 said they would only confirm the PM’s engagements in the usual way, with nothing in the diary yet, a government source s claiming there was no reason to think a visit would not happen. It would be the first visit since the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. Khashoggi was a critic of Saudi Arabia’s government and his murder was condemned by…

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