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Hottest day of the year as temperatures reach 32C

Reuters Tuesday has become the hottest day of the year so far as a heatwave continues to affect large parts of the UK. Met Office measuring stations in both Heathrow and Kew Gardens, south-west London, reached 32C (90F) earlier – exceeding the 31.9C recorded in the centre of the city on 19 July. London, southern […]

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Harris says she’s tougher than Trump on the border : NPR

Vice President Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Atlanta on July 30, 2024. John Bazemore/AP hide caption toggle caption John Bazemore/AP ATLANTA — Vice President Harris used the biggest event of her campaign thus far to take on one of her biggest political liabilities: the reoccurring surges in migration at the southern U.S. border […]

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Theory says complex life on Earth may be much older than thought

A group of scientists say they have found new evidence to back up their theory that complex life on Earth may have begun 1.5 billion years earlier than thought. The team, working in Gabon, say they discovered evidence deep within rocks showing environmental conditions for animal life 2.1 billion years ago. But they say the […]

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Police van set alight as protest breaks out in Southport

PA Media Merseyside Police said officers were dealing with criminal behaviour and violence with bottles and wheelie bins being thrown at them A police van has been set on fire during a protest just hours after a vigil took place following a knife attack in which three children were killed. The protest, which police said […]

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We’ll have to increase taxes in the Budget

The chancellor has said the government will likely raise some taxes in October’s Budget after months of speculation about Labour’s stance on tax. “I think we will have to increase taxes in the Budget,” Rachel Reeves told the News Agents podcast. She was responding to a question about raising money following her claim on Monday […]

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Ditching of social care plan is a tragedy

PA Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s decision to scrap planned changes to the care system in England has been described as a “tragedy” by Sir Andrew Dilnot, the man who authored the proposals in 2011. Speaking to the BBC’s Today programme, Sir Andrew said: “We’ve failed another generation of families.” He said it was another example of […]

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How senators want to use online influencers to push policy initiatives

Social media influencer and wedding dress designer Hayley Paige is set to testify at a Senate hearing Tuesday about banning noncompete agreements, the latest example of how members of the Senate are using online influencers to push their policy initiatives and educate the public about their legislative efforts. Paige, who has over 1.1 million followers […]

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