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Wet weather dampens retail sales in Great Britain The Guardian says Wet weather has been blamed for a worse-than-expected fall in retail sales last month, with households in Great Britain shunning the high street and pulling back on clothes purchases. Official figures showed that the quantity of goods bought fell 1.2% month on month in July, worse than average analyst forecasts of a 0.5% drop in sales volumes. It follows a 0.6% rise in June. Non-food retailers reported a 1.7% drop, after a 0.6% rise in June. “Retailers reported that the fall over the month was because of poor weather…

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…

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Friday’s front pages report on the death of Sir Michael Parkinson following his death at the age of 88. Sir Michael’s TV career spanned seven decades, and he interviewed the world’s biggest stars on his long-running chat show – including boxer Muhammad Ali, Sir David Attenborough and Sir Paul McCartney. Sir Michael Parkinson dies The Daily Mirror reports: “Our greatest.” The Sun uses the same description and has an eight-page tribute pull-out. The Daily Express reports on Parkinson’s friend Dickie Bird, who said: “There will never be another Parky.” The Guardian remembers the broadcaster…

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Buildings could be damaged by flooding and lightning strikes while homes could also lose power ‘for a short time’, forecasters said.

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