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The soon-to-be-appointed prime minister Liz Truss has promised to deal with surging energy costs and to cut taxes, as she officially takes office today. 

Heatwave: England has had its joint hottest summer on record, Met Office says The Independent says England has had its joint hottest summer since records began in 1884, according to the Met Office. Temperatures equalled those of 2018, with 17.1C the mean temperature recorded. Four of the five warmest summers on record for England have all occurred since 2003 as the climate crisis increases average global temperatures. The UK broke its highest temperature on record in July, when the mercury in thermometers in Coningsby, Lincolnshire reached 40.3C. Some areas of England have also seen less than half of their typical…

Woman survives 40ft plunge from third-floor balcony as man arrested after 2am fall The Independent says A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a woman fell around 40ft from the balcony of a flat in Manchester. The woman managed to survive with injuries described by police as serious but not life-threatening. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said officers were called to a block of apartments on Regent Road at around 2am on Friday. Emergency services attended and the woman was taken to hospital for treatment. Detectives opened an investigation and a 28-year-old was arrested on suspicion of section…

Don’t Worry Darling: Venice Film Festival ‘wouldn’t let’ reporter ask Olivia Wilde about Shia LaBeouf The Independent says The organisers of the Venice Film Festival allegedly “wouldn’t let” a reporter ask Olivia Wilde about Shia LaBeouf at the press conference for Don’t Worry Darling. The film, which premieres at the festival today (Monday 5 September), follows the story of a Fifties couple – played by Harry Styles and Florence Pugh – whose idyllic lives are overturned when Pugh’s character Alice uncovers her husband’s dark secret, after one of the neighbourhood housewives goes missing. Despite the frenetic buzz around Don’t Worry…

Nick Kyrgios stuns Daniil Medvedev to reach first US Open quarter-final The Independent says Nick Kyrgios stunned defending champion Daniil Medvedev to continue his brilliant summer by reaching a first US Open quarter-final. Reaching the Wimbledon final has wetted the Australian’s appetite for more success on the big stage and he produced a superb display of power and touch to win 7-6 (11) 3-6 6-3 6-2. Medvedev defeated Novak Djokovic to win his maiden grand slam title in New York 12 months ago but he was beaten by the better player under the lights on Arthur Ashe and will now…

Family of man who died in Thames during attempted arrest demand answers The Guardian says The family of a man who died after entering the River Thames while being arrested in south-west London have called for answers from the police, saying: “We just want closure.” Liam Allen, 23, entered the river by Kingston Bridge at about 10.30pm on 26 August and started swimming away after he was told he was being arrested, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said. What happened next is unclear but two hours later his body was found in the water and he was pronounced…

UK weather: more thunderstorms expected after 36,000 lightning strikes The Guardian says Heavy rain and thunderstorms are set to return on Monday after more than 36,000 lightning strikes were recorded across the UK in just 12 hours. Thunder and lightning were seen across large parts of the country on Sunday night, including over south-east England, south-west England, most of Northern Ireland, Wales, the east of England, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire. The yellow thunderstorm warning, which covered most of the country’s west coast, expired at 4am without any significant disruption. The BBC meteorologist Matt Taylor tweeted on Monday morning: “Over 36 thousand…

The Guardian says Spencer Elden, who appeared on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album Nevermind as a baby, has lost his lawsuit claiming that the image constituted child sexual abuse.

Canada stabbings: police say 10 killed and 15 hurt in Saskatchewan

WATCH – Belgium: Two people die following motorbike crash Belgium: Two people die following motorbike crash – VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED Two people died following a collision between a motorbike and bicycle on Sunday afternoon in Genk.