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The best microwaves in the UK for every kitchen and budget – tested
The Guardian’s consumer technology reviewer tested 10 microwave ovens from leading brands across various price points, evaluating them on everyday tasks such as reheating drinks, cooking jacket potatoes, defrosting and popping popcorn. The review aims to help shoppers pick a model suited to how they actually use a microwave, noting the appliances’ speed and lower…
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Extreme heat: why our cities can’t cope | Opinion
A Guardian Opinion video, presented by deputy opinion editor Kirsty Major, examines why UK and European cities are struggling to cope with extreme heat as the climate crisis intensifies. It highlights the scale of the problem through the lens of urban playgrounds, which can become dangerously hot, and questions whether authorities are doing enough to…
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SUFC News: Blades in line for bonus cash windfall as transfer edges closer – thestar.co.uk
Sheffield United are set for a modest financial boost after learning they hold a residual stake in Ben Whiteman’s impending £3 million transfer from Preston North End to Wrexham. The Blades had already collected the bulk of their sell-on fee when the midfielder left Bramall Lane for Preston in 2021, but sources at the club…
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Restore Britain by-election candidate speaks on run-down roads and “lack of facilities” for SEND children
“It’s like there’s better roads in Beirut.”
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Sheff Wed eyeing swoop for ex-Pompey loanee amid summer interest in Colby Bishop – portsmouth.co.uk
Sheffield Wednesday have reportedly shifted their striker search away from Portsmouth’s Colby Bishop and are instead targeting Mark O’Mahony, a 21-year-old Brighton forward who previously spent a loan spell at Fratton Park. The switch appears to be driven by Wednesday’s constrained finances, with chairman David Storch having said any income from player sales can only…
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British pilot, 48, ‘miraculously’ escaped fireball crash that killed two after helicopters battling Greece’s wildfires collided mid-air
A British helicopter pilot, 48, survived what he described as a “miraculous” escape after two firefighting helicopters collided mid-air while battling wildfires in Greece, in a crash that killed two other people. The incident highlights the dangers faced by aircrews tackling the country’s severe summer wildfires, which have repeatedly stretched emergency services in recent years.…
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Court of appeal clears way for Gatwick’s second runway
Gatwick airport has cleared its final legal hurdle to build a second runway, after the court of appeal dismissed a challenge from local campaigners against an earlier high court ruling backing the scheme. The £2.2bn project, approved by transport secretary Heidi Alexander in September 2025, brings to an end an eight-year planning and legal process…
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Van Morrison confirms ten-date UK tour
Van Morrison has announced a ten-date UK tour, extending beyond his previously confirmed residency at London’s British Airways ARC venue in September. The expansion comes in response to overwhelming demand for tickets, marking the 80-year-old Northern Irish musician’s first proper run of UK shows outside the capital in several years and adding to a busy…
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‘It was like the gates of hell’: British couple and 16-year-old family friend tell how they suffered burns after running into Turkish wildfire in their flip-flops to help firefighters
A British couple and a 16-year-old family friend suffered burns after they ran towards a wildfire in Turkey wearing only flip-flops in an attempt to help firefighters battling the blaze. They described the scene as resembling “the gates of hell” as they tried to assist emergency crews struggling to contain the fast-moving flames. The trio…
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Dressed to run the country? PM’s de facto deputy ‘Red Lou’ Haigh turns up for work (in scuffed-up trainers) as she’s left as most senior minister in UK while Burnham takes a family holiday
Louise Haigh, nicknamed “Red Lou,” has been left as the UK’s most senior minister after Prime Minister Andy Burnham departed for a family holiday abroad only two weeks into his premiership. Haigh was pictured arriving for work in scuffed trainers, and the timing of Burnham’s trip has drawn criticism, with the break being dubbed “Bunk…