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Britain’s Ellie Aldridge became the first ever Olympic gold medallist in kitesurfing with a brilliant performance in Marseille. The discipline, which sees competitors fly above the water at up to 40 knots powered by huge kites, is making its Games debut And 27-year-old Aldridge, from Dorset, powered her way to gold by winning two races in the final series on Thursday. The success salvages what had been a hugely disappointing […]

A “short but quite intense” spell of hot weather is set to hit the UK this weekend, with temperatures forecast to reach 33C in parts of the country. Warm air will move up from Europe on Saturday and through Sunday and Monday, before temperatures dip again on Tuesday to average levels for this time of year. England and Wales are expected to see temperatures hit the high 20s and low […]

A Banksy artwork has been removed from an area in south London less than an hour after it was unveiled by the street artist. On Thursday afternoon the Bristol-based artist, whose identity is unknown but widely speculated on, posted a photo of the artwork, a silhouette of a wolf howling on a satellite dish, to his Instagram. The wolf artwork, located on the roof of a shop in Peckham, south-east […]

The Prime Minister will chair another Cobra meeting with law enforcement officials on Thursday afternoon, as police brace for 20 potential further gatherings. Sir Keir Starmer will hold the third high-level gathering of its kind in the last week, after threats of further disorder largely failed to materialise on Wednesday evening. The meeting comes as 20 potential gatherings and three counter-protests are planned for Thursday evening, according to the National […]

Hundreds of people in England with a life-limiting blood disorder are set to benefit from a world-first gene-editing therapy after it was given the green light for NHS use. Health bosses hailed the decision by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) as a “historic moment” for patients with the condition. Exagamglogene autotemcel, or exa-cel, is sold as Casgevy and made by Vertex. The treatment is the first […]

The Prime Minister will chair another Cobra meeting with law enforcement officials on Thursday afternoon to “reflect on last night” and plan for the coming days. Sir Keir Starmer will hold the third high-level gathering of its kind in the last week, after threats of further disorder largely failed to materialise on Wednesday evening. Police had expected more than 100 events on Wednesday night, with 30 counter-demonstrations planned. Shops were […]

Another infant has died after contracting whooping cough, bringing the total number of deaths from the disease in the current outbreak in England to 10. Health officials have urged pregnant women to get vaccinated after new data showed the number of confirmed laboratory cases of whooping cough in England passed 10,000 in the year to June. While most cases were in those aged 15 years or older, more than 300 […]

Organisers of three Taylor Swift concerts in Austria later this week have called them off after officials announced arrests over an apparent plot to launch an attack on an event in the Vienna area such as the concerts. Swift was scheduled to play at the Austrian capital’s Ernst Happel Stadium on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Event organiser Barracuda Music said in a post on its Instagram channel late on Wednesday […]

Katie Price has been arrested at Heathrow Airport after failing to appear at court. Price, 46, from Surrey, was arrested at the airport on her return to the UK. The former glamour model has been remanded in custody at a west London police station to appear at the Royal Courts Of Justice on Friday. The Metropolitan Police said: “A 46-year-old woman from Surrey was arrested at Heathrow Airport at 19:45hrs […]