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Climate wars have not been a feature of British politics. That’s about to change

Labour is widely expected to win next year’s election. But Rishi Sunak is not going to die wondering and is playing the carbon card.

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Fire crews at the blaze in Wennington.

‘What the hell just happened’: Fires force UK to face climate change future

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service Deputy Chief Fire Officer Dave Walton says the blazes were a game changer for the country.

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Londoners celebrate the end of restrictions at The Piano Works in Farringdon on Monday morning.

Partygoers celebrate England’s ‘Freedom Day’ amid warnings of a nasty hangover

Clubbers have flocked back to rule-free live music events, dancing through the night and rejoicing in human interaction as England lifted most COVID restrictions at midnight.

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Re-elected mayor of London Sadiq Khan after the result declaration at City Hall, London.

Consolation for Labour as Sadiq Khan re-elected London mayor

Sadiq Khan has been re-elected London mayor as had been widely expected, providing some joy to the opposition Labour Party which has suffered a series of disappointing results in other local elections.

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A woman reacts in Clapham Common, as people gather despite the Reclaim These Streets vigil for Sarah Everard being officially cancelled, in London.

London police criticised for clashes at vigil for murdered woman

London police have faced criticism and calls for investigations after clashing with crowds at a memorial for murder victim Sarah Everard, whose death has sparked widespread anger and fear about women’s safety.

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The British government has ramped up its warning as the infection rate soars in London.

Crackdown planned in Britain as deaths hit record high

One in 15 people are now estimated to be infected in some parts of London and police announced they would be stepping up their enforcement of the lockdown.

  • Lucy Fisher
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A nurse works in a COVID-19 unit at Mission Hospital in California.

US tops 4000 daily COVID-19 deaths; London declares major incident

The US topped 4000 coronavirus deaths in a single day for the first time, breaking a record set just one day earlier, while London warned that its hospitals were at risk of being overwhelmed.

Ella Kissi-Debrah is the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of death.

In legal first, coroner finds Ella's death was caused by air pollution

Nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah lived just 25 metres from one of London's busiest roads in the years before her death.

  • Bevan Shields
People are out socialising in the Liverpool city centre on Saturday, ahead of new lockdown measures expected to be announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday.

Millions ordered to stay local under new British COVID restrictions

Millions will be ordered not to leave local areas and pubs and bars are expected to close in hotspots.

  • Edward Malnick and Steve Bird
A protective barrier around the statue of Winston Churchill on Parliament Square.

'Absurd and shameful': Winston Churchill statue sealed in steel ahead of protests

Boris Johnson has lashed out at threats to Britain's statues and warned Black Lives Matter protests have been "hijacked" by extremists.

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