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5m The Snowman author Raymond Briggs dies, aged 88

13m Chancellor to hold crisis talks with gas and electricity bosses

10h Thames Water to announce hosepipe ban ‘in the coming weeks’

1h Russian men being offered cash bonuses to fight in Ukraine

2h Braverman: Schools don’t need to comply with pupils’ gender preference

15m Beluga whale lifted from River Seine amid rescue attempt

The number of babies born to mothers who are unmarried or not in a civil partnership has overtaken the number being born to mothers in such relationships for the first time on record, birth registration data shows (Jacek Sopotnicki/Alamy/PA)

More babies born to unmarried mothers ‘for first time on record’

By Jemma Crew

All Royal Mail collections and deliveries will be shut down during four days of strike action, the CWU said (Rui Vera/PA)

All deliveries and collections will shut down during mail strike, union warns

Postal workers in Scotland will walk out later this month in a dispute over pay with customers experiencing disruption, a union has warned.

By Lauren Gilmour

The Snowman author Raymond Briggs dies, aged 88

By Sarah Harvey

Comedy

13m

Edinburgh Fringe 2022: Zach Zucker leaves us laughing against the odds

After having to rewrite his show due to a tragedy in his hometown, the American comedian still keeps his humour high-octane

By Bruce Dessau

26m

Chimpanzee Lizzie celebrates milestone birthday at Belfast Zoo

Lizzie was born at the zoo in 1972.

By Jonathan McCambridge

28m

Cast of Grease The Musical dedicates show run to Olivia Newton-John

The performers said it was a ‘huge honour to follow in Olivia’s footsteps each night’.

By Mike Bedigan

42m

When are GCSE results day and A-Level results day in 2022?

Everything you need to know about GCSE and A-Level results days 2022

By Lowenna Waters

47m

Inquest date set for boy, 14, who died at Dover funfair

The death is not being treated as suspicious

By Katie Boyden

54m

School ‘so proud’ of champion diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix

Headteacher praises ‘really remarkable’ 17-year-old after Commonwealth Games diving triumph

By Anna Davis

58m

Tui reveals £63m hit from airport travel chaos

By Holly Williams

Royal Mail warns of ‘negative commercial impact’ of postal worker strikes

By Alan Jones

Liz Truss apologises for attacking media during leadership hustings

By David Lynch

Marriage on BBC One review: Nicola Walker and Sean Bean are a pleasure

By Nick Curtis

Half of UK adults ‘don’t contact GP within six months of finding cancer symptom’

By Nina Massey

Braverman: Schools don’t need to comply with pupils’ gender preference

Her comments come in advance of a speech to the Policy Exchange on Wednesday addressing equalities and rights

By Evening Standard Reporter

Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham join forces to criticise train cuts

By Maighna Nanu

What the papers say – August 10

Revelations from the Ryan Giggs court case feature among the front page stories.

By Pa Reporter

New Samsung foldables expected to be unveiled

By Martyn Landi

Dame Olivia Newton-John sent actress ‘beautiful letter’ after cancer diagnosis

By Mike Bedigan

Dolly Parton sad to have lost ‘my special friend’ Dame Olivia Newton-John

By Mike Bedigan

Missing mother and baby found ‘safe and well’

By John Besley

Areas in UK hit by water shortages and grass fires as temperatures start to rise

By Rebecca Speare-Cole

Cost-of-living talks before Tory leadership concludes branded ‘bizarre’ by Truss

The two Tory leadership candidates have clashed over further support for rising energy costs

By David Lynch

Inflation could wipe out billions pledged for public services, warn experts

The Government’s spending plans are ‘considerably less generous’ than originally intended last autumn, a think tank has warned.

By Amy Gibbons

Ad for Father’s Day promotion featuring picture of Fred West banned

The email for a live dissection event called The Vivit Experience was titled ‘She’s Under The Patio’ and included a picture of the serial killer.

By Josie Clarke

Consumer confidence rose in July to end seven-month stretch of decline: survey

The increase possibly coincided with the arrival of the Government’s first cost-of-living payments.

By Josie Clarke

Government cuts student loan interest rates again amid rising inflation

Rates will be cut to 6.3% from September, having already been cut to 7.3% from 12% in June.

By Aine Fo

Fears of deliberate grass fires over summer holidays grow after Feltham blaze

London Fire Brigade issued the warning on Wednesday after dozens of firefighters tackled the fire last week.

By Rebecca Speare-Cole

Taylor Swift says lyrics to Shake It Off were ‘written entirely by me’

The pop megastar has hit back at complainants in a US copyright lawsuit over her hit song.

By Mike Bedigan

Boy, 14, dies after getting into difficulty in lake

Hertfordshire Constabulary said a body was recovered on Monday night.

By Isobel Frodsham

Chancellor to commit to delivering £400 energy bill discount in Northern Ireland

Nadhim Zahawi will visit Belfast on Wednesday where he is set to take part in a number of meetings.

By Rebecca Black

Police ‘increasingly concerned’ for missing mother and baby

Mother Sascha and six-month-old Clay were first noticed to be missing from their home in Blackley, Manchester, on Saturday.

By Lucas Cumiskey

Truss rejects ‘Gordon Brown economics’ as Tory candidates address cost of living

Liz Truss was speaking at a hustings debate where Rishi Sunak said he would target pensioners and the most vulnerable for support with fuel bills.

By David Lynch

Navy helicopter engineer dismantles car to rescue stray kitten trapped inside

The eight-week-old kitten was discovered inside a tiny hole between the wheel arch and liner of a Volkswagen Golf.

By Lottie Kilraine

Boris Johnson says his successor will have ‘fiscal firepower’ to help people

Prime Minister Boris Johnson talked about the ‘difficult financial times’ ahead as he hosted a reception of volunteers at Downing Street.

By Lucas Cumiskey

UK braced for extreme heat as millions more face hosepipe ban

Thames Water has said it plans to announce a hosepipe ban ‘in the coming weeks’ as the hot, dry summer continues.

By Emily Beament

Harry Hill joins artists to have interactive works displayed across London

The comedian has unveiled a trail of small green figures in a piece, titled Harry Hill’s Alien Art Adventure.

By Mike Bedigan

The Pogues’ bass player Darryl Hunt dies aged 72

The punk band said they were ‘saddened beyond words’ to share the news.

By Naomi Clarke

Giggs headbutted woman after she confronted him about love cheating, court told

PR executive Kate Greville said the ex-footballer had had ‘full-on relationships’ with eight women, jurors heard.

By Kim Pilling

Controversial plans to move asylum seekers to Yorkshire village scrapped

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said he had ‘obligations to do something else’ with the disused RAF base near York.

By Katie Dickinson

Police officer to appear in court to face assault charge

Constable Charlie Thompson, of Essex Police, is due to attend Basildon Crown Court on Thursday.

By Sam Russell

Teenager stabbed to death in Islington named as Deshaun Tuitt

A post-mortem examination found his cause of death was a stab wound, shock and haemorrhage.

By Lucas Cumiskey

More people evacuated after fatal gas explosion

A girl, believed to be four, died and three others were injured after a terraced house collapsed following the blast in Thornton Heath, south London.

By Laura Parnaby

Royal Mail workers to stage 4 strikes in coming weeks in pay dispute

By Daniel Keane

Royal Albert Hall chief Craig Hassall to step down next year

By Naomi Clarke

Tony’s Law: What is it, and how did it come into effect?

By Esra Arahu

Rivers face ‘horror story’ as country heads for drought, say campaigners

River Action has urged the Government to act as low water levels mean more concentrated pollution in Britain’s rivers.

By Christopher McKeon

115,000 postal workers to strike in call for ‘dignified, proper pay rise’

Strikes will be held over four days in August and September.

By Alan Jones

Sunak suggests he could offer hundreds of pounds extra in cost-of-living support

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak says he is ‘confident’ he can find the cash to help from across government.

By Gavin Cordon

Death of 11-year-old girl at water park treated as non-suspicious, police says

The girl was rushed to Wexham Hospital on Saturday afternoon where she died.

By Rebecca Speare-Cole

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