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British-Egyptian dissident Abd el-Fattah apologises for past tweets. UK government to review failures in handling his case. Controversy surrounding his…

A Palestinian family of six, granted legal permission to join a British relative, has taken the UK government to court, seeking a judicial order to compel the Foreign Office to facilitate their exit from Gaza.

The public inquiry has revealed that at least 13 postmasters may have taken their own lives due to wrongful accusations linked to the Horizon IT system, which the Post Office and Fujitsu knew could produce false data.

Britain is set to enter its third heatwave of the summer, with daytime temperatures expected to stretch beyond 30°C from Friday into the weekend.

Marcus Fakana, from Tottenham, 19, was sentenced in December to one year in Al-Aweer prison after having consensual sex with a 17-year-old British girl in Dubai, a minor under UAE law but legal in the UK.

Lots of events this week, with Wimbledon fully underway and Cameron Norrie Britain’s last hopeful at the home tournament. Grab your strawberries and cream and a glass of Pimms for a truly British week.

A new Covid-19 variant known as Stratus (XFG and XFG.3) is rapidly spreading in the UK. The UK Health Security Agency reports these subvariants account for around 30% of cases in England, rising sharply in recent weeks.

MP Josh Babarinde reveals he endured childhood abuse, aiming to raise awareness to prevent similar experiences for children today.

Almost all of Thursday’s UK newspaper front pages feature an image of Chancellor Rachel Reeves crying during Prime Minister’s Questions. The cause of the tears is the subject of much speculation this morning as some papers expect the chancellor to be sacked, whilst other front pages look at the reaction the markets had to the tearful episode. 

Thursday’s headlines are dominated by analysis over Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s tearful appearance at yesterday’s Prime Minister’s Questions. As the PM faced questions at the dispatch box, he was asked if the Chancellor would remain in post and appeared to avoid answering. The Chancellor was seen crying behind him. Starmer has since said he backs the chancellor completely and she will not be replaced.

The chancellor’s tears caused some panic in the market, leading to a multi-billion-pound sell-off. There is further analysis of Starmer’s grip on his party, as some Labour MPs want a cabinet reshuffle.

The prime minister will set out a 10-year plan for a “neighbourhood health service” in England this morning, in a move he’ll surely be hoping will deflect attention from his chancellor.

Four people have been charged by counter-terrorism police over a break-in at RAF Brize Norton last month, during which military planes were damaged. It comes as MPs voted to ban Palestine Action under anti-terror laws.

In sports news, Emma Raducanu is having a great time at Wimbledon, and the Lionesses and the Welsh women’s team are preparing for their opening Euro 2025 matches.