Author: News Desk

Dame Deborah James funeral will take place today, Wednesday (20 July).

Kemi Badenoch knocked out and Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss are locked in a tight race for a chance to become prime minister, alongside Rishi Sunak, as polling seen by the Guardian suggests Labour could beat any of the three at a general election.

Italy begs Mario Draghi to stay as president Sergio Mattarella rejects the prime minister’s resignation while pro-Draghi sentiment grows

Sri Lanka president vote, the former PM Ranil Wickeremesinghe, has been elected as president to replace ousted Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a result that is likely to provoke turmoil among protesters who have been calling for weeks for him to resign.

Two dead after plane crashes at airport, as eyewitnesses said they saw thick plumes of black smoke coming from the scene after the incident at around 8.20pm last night.

Cost of living rises by nearly 10% after the latest increase in inflation, new figures have confirmed.

London Fire Brigade made yesterday the busiest day for London’s firefighters since World War Two, after devastating wildfires destroyed people’s homes.

The day Britain burned – that’s the headline on the front page of the Independent which leads with the heatwave.

‘A wake up call’ UK hits highest temperature ever – that’s the headline on the front page of the Guardian.

CLINT EASTWOOD and Harrison Ford are two of Hollywood’s biggest legends today and one of them could have starred in one of the most popular and successful action movie franchises of modern times – but they were beaten to the post.