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Rain and thunderstorm warnings issued for parts of UK ahead of weekend heatwave

June 30, 2026

A yellow rain warning is in effect for central Scotland from 2pm until 9pm on Tuesday, as the risk of temporary flooding is raised. Simultaneously, large parts of Northern Ireland face a yellow thunderstorm warning from midday until 6pm, with the Met Office forecasting hail, thunderstorms, and localised flooding. Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon noted […]

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New Seekers singer Eve Graham ‘humbled’ as she is made MBE

June 30, 2026

Pop star Eve Graham, who was a singer in the 1970s group the New Seekers, has said it is “amazing and humbling” to be made an MBE. The singer was at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh for the King’s investiture ceremony on Tuesday as part of Royal Week in Scotland. Other Scots to receive […]

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Key points from the defence investment plan

June 30, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer has set out the long-delayed defence investment plan (Dip), pledging billions of pounds to prepare Britain for war by 2030. Below are the key points from the Prime Minister’s speech and the Dip. – Defence spending will increase by £15 billion, funded by scrapping investments elsewhere Rachel Reeves said the Treasury had […]

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We rent in the UK’s most unaffordable city — and it’s not London

June 30, 2026

Bristol has overtaken London as the least affordable city for renters in the UK, with tenants now paying £1,883 per month on average. That might sound like a steal to some forking out upwards of £2,000 in the capital, but let’s not forget workers are entitled to London Weighting and the London Living Wage. Without […]

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Three in five voters think Burnham not ready for No10, poll finds

June 30, 2026

More than half of voters think Andy Burnham is not ready to be prime minister but are willing to give him “a hearing”, a poll has found. A survey by More in Common found 59% of Britons did not think the Makerfield MP was ready for power. But the public still sees him as more […]

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Energy and road projects axed to fund £15bn defence investment plan

June 30, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer said the UK had to be prepared for war to be able to deter potential enemies as he set out the £15 billion defence investment plan (Dip). The Prime Minister acknowledged some other areas of Government spending would be slashed in order to fund defence, with road and energy projects scrapped to […]

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A giant picnic with 500 cakes is taking place in London — with unlimited slices

June 30, 2026

Two years ago, Elisa Sunga woke up one morning craving cake.  ‘I wanted to lounge in the park and eat a lot of cake, but I didn’t want to bake it all myself,’ she tells Metro. ‘I had a full-time job at Google, so I couldn’t just get up and make a load of cakes, […]

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A marriage proposal and Bad Bunny steal attention from Novak Djokovic’s opening Wimbledon match

June 29, 2026

Novak Djokovic witnessed a marriage proposal in the crowd at Centre Court during his Wimbledon first-round match Monday and was quick to ask for an invitation to the wedding. After Djokovic won the first set against Wu Yibing of China, one man in the crowd took the opportunity to pop the question to his girlfriend. […]

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A rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica is found tucked away in a drawer

June 29, 2026

Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer. The bone comes from the tail of a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur called a titanosaur. Scientists haven’t yet identified the species it belongs to. It was discovered in 1985 during an expedition to Antarctica’s James Ross Island and collected […]

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Strikes to end as resident doctors accept pay deal

June 29, 2026

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