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Summer of 2026 was UK’s hottest on record, Met Office says

Meteorologists say mean average temperature of 16.5C was made 130 times more likely by climate crisis

Pippa Neill Environment reporter1 Sept

Raise the Colours member denies murder of man in Staffordshire

Billy Allison, 36, pleads not guilty to charge over Matthew O’Gara’s death after incident outside Lichfield bar

Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent1 Sept

Shaun the Sheep hailed on latest list of storm names

Meteorologists release list of monikers for potential storms this season after 40,000 suggestions from public

Jamie Grierson1 Sept

Police appeal after unidentified woman’s body found in Liverpool park

Body of victim thought to be in her 70s found in bin bag in walled garden area of Stanley Park on Friday

Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent31 Aug

How to tackle the climate impact of datacentres

Letters: Datacentres should generate their own power and control their emissions, writes Richard Lamming, while Michael McClelland says we should reduce our digital communication. Plus a letter from Malcolm Fraser

31 Aug

British family pleads with French authorities to release body of relative who died in Channel

Jasmeet Wadhwa, who fled Taliban persecution in Afghanistan, lost his life while trying to reach UK in April

Diane Taylor31 Aug

Uber driver takes TfL to court over ‘pain‘ caused by licence renewal delay

Julius Mugabo launches landmark case as union says thousands in capital lost incomes due to ‘broken system’

Diane Taylor31 Aug

Man killed by falling sign at Christian festival named as church pays tribute

Robert Guanco, 41, a pastor at Jesus Living Water church in Eastbourne, described as having ‘touched many lives’

Harry Cockburn30 Aug

Jason Arday accuser given three-month teaching ban but can continue research

Nathan Cofnas told by Ghent University to work remotely as US ambassador claims credit for lifting of suspension

Chris Osuh30 Aug

Prosecutors consider charges against officers involved in spycops scandal

More than 100 undercover officers spied on tens of thousands of mainly leftwing activists over decades

Rob Evans30 Aug

Train drivers secure 3.6% pay rise after threat of strikes on busy UK routes

Deal agreed between Avanti West Coast and Aslef is first to be approved by Burnham government

Raphael Boyd30 Aug

Researchers find Britain’s 11th-century ‘Conquest Man’ was Scandinavian – but did he land with the Norman army?

It’s ‘plausible’, though more likely the Humberside resident was one of many immigrants to Viking-controlled Danelaw

Nicola Davis Science correspondent30 Aug

Royal Navy spent three days tracking Russian vessels in UK waters

Three vessels and a helicopter deployed to monitor four ships travelling through the North Sea to the Channel

Geraldine McKelvie29 Aug

Sarah Ferguson to return to UK after relocating amid Epstein revelations

Former Duchess of York moved to Swiss chalet during fallout over her friendship with convicted child sex offender

Sammy Gecsoyler29 Aug

Man, 41, dies after large sign falls at Christian festival in West Sussex

Six more people hospitalised after incident at Big Church festival near Steyning

Nadeem Badshah29 Aug

Tax promises, defence targets and Iran: Andy Burnham’s budget headaches

As economic circumstances worsen, the PM’s commitments have left him and the chancellor in a tight spot

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor29 Aug

Ireland will be united, says Gordon Brown

Former PM believes Northern Ireland will leave UK in the long term – but remains opposed to Scottish independence

Peter Walker and Charlotte Edwardes29 Aug

The battle over RAF Barnham: how ominous anti-asylum protests engulfed a small Norfolk town

Thetford has a welcoming history. So why have there been so many demonstrations this summer over plans to house asylum seekers at a nearby military base – as well as nights of violent disorder?

Tim Burrows29 Aug

Large fire near Wembley Stadium disrupts tube and rail services

About 125 firefighters tackle blaze at Neasden waste facility as nearby Amazon warehouse is evacuated

Nadeem Badshah and agencies28 Aug

Drumcree ruling raises fears of sectarian confrontation in Northern Ireland

High court quashes latest restriction on Orange Order march, reigniting political row over Garvaghy Road

Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent28 Aug

‘This place might look bad but it’s not’: fear and hope in Middlesbrough community after week of violence

Nine people have died in events police had linked to organised crime in an area shaped by deprivation and fading opportunities, but there is light, say residents

Mark Brown North of England correspondent28 Aug

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