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By Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst 26 July 2018 Related TopicsUK heatwave Image copyright Science Photo Library The current heatwave could become the new normal for UK summers by 2040 because of climate change, MPs say. The Environm…

Trump: US and EU agree to work towards lower trade barriers 25 July 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Donald Trump and Jean-Claude Juncker in the Rose Garden …

Jewish newspapers unite again Labour 'threat' 25 July 2018 Image copyright Victoria King The UK's three main Jewish newspapers have published the same front page, warning that a Jeremy Corbyn-led government would pose an "existential threat to Jewish lif…

Jewish newspapers unite again Labour 'threat' 25 July 2018 Image copyright Victoria King The UK's three main Jewish newspapers have published the same front page, warning that a Jeremy Corbyn-led government would pose an "existential threat to Jewish lif…

Syria war: More than 200 dead in suicide attacks 25 July 2018 Related TopicsSyrian civil war Image copyright AFP Image caption Images of the aftermath of the attacks were broadcast by state media…

Tini Owens loses Supreme Court divorce fight 25 July 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption Tini Owens has been refused a divorce by the family court and Court of Appeal …

Pakistan's Imran Khan vies for power as country heads to polls 25 July 2018 Related TopicsPakistan election 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Campaigning came to an end on Monday …

Worcester 'acid attack': Five men are charged 25 July 2018 Image copyright SWNS Image caption The attack happened at a branch of Home Bargains in Worcester …

Firms failing to tackle sexual harassment, says MPs 25 July 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Businesses, government and regulators are failing to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace, say MPs. The Parliamentary Women and Equalities Committee has p…

Firms failing to tackle sexual harassment, says MPs 25 July 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Businesses, government and regulators are failing to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace, say MPs. The Parliamentary Women and Equalities Committee has p…

19 July 2018 Image copyright PA Only 9% of crimes end with suspects being charged or summonsed in England and Wales, Home Office figures suggest. In the 12 months to March, 443,000 crimes resulted in a charge or summons out of 4.6 million offences - the lowest detection rate since 2015. Data also shows police closed nearly half (48%) of all cases b…

Islamic State 'Beatles' duo: UK 'will not block death penalty' 23 July 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Alexanda Kotey (left) and El Shafee Elsheikh were captured by Syrian Kurdish force…

Home News Man charged in connection with Heathrow egg seizure Return to News 24 July 2018 A man has been charged with attempting to smuggle eggs containing rare and endangered bird of prey species. Jeffery Paul Lendrum, an Irish national who had been living in Johannesburg, South Africa, was arrested by Border Force at Heathrow Airport on 26 June. Nineteen eggs were recovered, two of which had already hatched. The investigation in…

Laos dam collapse: Hundreds missing after flash floods hit villages 24 July 2018 Image copyright EPA Image caption The dam burst submerged homes and forced villagers to seek safety on the roof …

UK heatwave: Temperatures set to rise as alert continues 24 July 2018 Related TopicsUK heatwave Image copyright PA Image caption The Queen's Guard have been suffering in the heat …