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Thirteen-year-old Maitham Ali saved his newborn brother, Mohammad-Jawad, from choking at their West London home. Drawing on first aid training as a St John Ambulance Cadet, Maitham advised his mother on back blows, successfully restoring the baby’s breathing before paramedics arrived.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will not join King Charles and the royal family at Balmoral due to concerns about feeling like an ‘outcast’. A friend stated that he feels abandoned and sees little benefit in attending the holiday amid ongoing scrutiny over his connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

Sainsbury’s has halted the use of live facial recognition technology at its East Dulwich store following a customer, Matt Arnold, being wrongly accused of theft. The supermarket confirmed the error stemmed from human judgement, not the technology, which maintains a high accuracy rate. An investigation is underway.

British academic Jason Arday, 41, was found dead on Friday in south London, following his resignation from Cambridge University amid allegations of plagiarism and racism claims. His death comes shortly after a high-profile investigation into these accusations was announced.

A Greater Anglia train partially derailed near Wickford in Essex, with the rear carriages coming off the tracks but remaining upright. Emergency services, including paramedics and fire crews, responded to the incident at 2.12pm. No injuries have been reported among the 40 to 45 passengers aboard.

Polls have closed in England’s Clacton by-election, featuring Nigel Farage against fringe candidate Count Binface. Farage triggered the vote by resigning amid a financial investigation. Analysts expect his victory, yet some locals regard the contest as a farce without mainstream party candidates.

The fifth heatwave of the season has begun, with temperatures set to reach 38°C in parts of the UK. The Met Office issued an amber warning, advising that extreme heat may impact health and transport. Train companies are urging passengers to travel only if essential due to potential service disruptions.

Spain experienced its first total solar eclipse in over a century on Wednesday, transforming day into night for a brief period. Crowds gathered across the country to witness the spectacle, as the lunar shadow journeyed from the northern coast to the Balearic Islands, captivating onlookers with the Sun’s shimmering corona.

Andy Burnham will lead a meeting of the Government’s Cobra committee on Wednesday to address extreme heat conditions causing widespread wildfires and drought across the UK. Temperatures are expected to reach 38C, with officials from relevant departments and the Environment Agency in attendance.

Border Force officers intercepted a nearly 3-tonne shipment of cocaine, valued at £200 million, concealed within banana boxes at London Gateway Port in Essex. Nine men were arrested and later released on bail. The National Crime Agency regards this seizure as a significant blow to organised crime.