BBC News says The Met Office has extended an extreme heat weather warning for England and Wales until Tuesday, with temperatures expected to build across the UK.
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France24 says Italy’s 5-Star Movement will not take part in a parliamentary confidence vote on Thursday, party leader Giuseppe Conte said, in a move that looked likely to trigger the collapse of Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government.
Euronews says A Belarusian court has sentenced a journalist to more than eight years in prison for reporting on mass opposition protests in 2020.
Aljazeera LIVE says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had repeatedly assured the speaker of parliament that he would step down on Wednesday.
TRT World says US inflation has surged to a new four-decade high in June because of rising prices for gas, food and rent, squeezing household budgets.
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The race to No 10 is heating up as today will see the first round of Conservative leadership hopefuls battle to secure their colleague’s votes.
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Covid and heatwave push NHS to ‘tipping point’ – that’s the lead on the front page of The Independent.
Britain on red alert – that’s the headline on the front page of the Metro which reports on the heatwave.
Our recycling … dumped abroad – that’s the headline for the Daily Mirror which leads with its own investigation.
The Guardian – Leadership battle leaves eight Tory rivals scrapping for votes
Boris Becker gets new job – that’s the headline for the front page of the Sun which leads with Boris Becker’s job in prison.
Boris loyalist backing Truss to stop Rishi – that’s the headline on the front page of the Daily Express.
The Metro says Sajid Javid has dropped out the leadership race to become the new leader of the Conservative party.
The Independent says Rishi Sunak has been accused of setting the UK on course for “a recession” and of “dirty tricks” after cementing his status as the frontrunner to succeed Boris Johnson.
The Guardian says Conservative divisions were laid bare on Tuesday as a wide-open field of eight MPs made it through to the first round of the fractious contest to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister.
The Conservative leadership race continues to dominate Wednesday’s front pages.
BBC News says Tory MPs are to cast their first votes in the contest to replace Boris Johnson as party leader – and prime minister.
Sky News says Heathrow Airport has been accused of trying to maximise profits during a difficult travel period at the expense of airlines.
France24 says Firefighters battled wildfires in Spain and Portugal Tuesday as Western Europe faced its second heatwave in weeks which threatened glaciers in the Alps and worsened drought conditions.