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Good evening. Heat health alerts have been upgraded from yellow to amber across most of England.
Elsewhere, Gillian Keegan has revealed that a number of schools have not responded to a Government survey on crumbling concrete.
Temperatures could soar to 33C in areas of England
Heat health alerts have been upgraded from yellow to amber across most of England while the UK Health Security Agency has warned the NHS will likely experience “significant impacts” across its services. Experts added people could be affected by overheating in their workplaces and travel delays are likely.
Saffron Alexander advises what to eat and drink – and what to avoid – during a summer heatwave while Greg Dickinson suggests 10 ways to make the most of the Indian Summer.
Get off your backsides and answer our questions
Gillian Keegan has revealed that a number of schools have not responded to a Government survey on crumbling concrete. In theme with her sweary outburst yesterday she has told schools “get off their backsides” and respond. Her comments come amid every hospital in England being ordered to review buildings for crumbling concrete.
Your View | Should the Government be doing more to tackle the concrete crisis? Send a short comment and your name, with Front Page as the subject, to yourstory@telegraph.co.uk and you might feature in an article later this week.
Ukrainian drone downed near Putin residence
The Russian defence ministry said air defences had brought down the unmanned aerial vehicle in the Tver region, northwest of Moscow. Mash, a Russian media outlet, said the drone was destroyed in Zavidovo, a settlement home to a hunting residence belonging to the Russian president. Watch footage of a British Challenger 2 tank destroyed in the Ukrainian advance.
Evening Briefing: Today’s essential headlines
Birmingham | City Council effectively declares itself bankrupt saying it will stop all but essential spending after equal pay claims.
- Adam Peaty | Swimmer bloodied after fight with Team GB team-mate
- Airbnb | Owners have less than a month to install fire doors
- Mysterious | Warning issued as ‘Christmas gnomes’ appear in gardens
- Pembrokeshire | Major incident declared after 52-seater bus crash in Wales
- The favourite | Kemi Badenoch takes top spot in ConservativeHome poll
Comment and analysis
- Tom Harris | Gillian Keegan is a victim of double standards
- Tim Stanley | We have an Education Secretary who not only understands teens but talks like one too
- Suzanne Moore | Even private chats can get you cancelled by gender ideologues
- Michael Deacon | Sex with three women a day must have been hell for Danny Cipriani
- Robert Taylor | I’m never trusting ‘experts’ again
World news: Builders demolish section of Great Wall of China
A section of the Great Wall of China has been destroyed by construction workers who used an excavator to carve out a shortcut to their work site. The police say two people have been detained and remain under investigation after they received a report on Aug 24 that a “big gap” had been dug out of a section of the “32nd Great Wall”.
Feature of the day
‘Our child died because doctors didn’t listen – Martha’s rule will ensure patients are heard’
Merope Mills knew her daughter was gravely ill but her concerns were ignored; now, she’s campaigning to stop others feeling that heartbreak
Business news: Shoplifting no longer seen as a crime, says Asda chairman
Lord Stuart Rose, who previously headed up Marks & Spencer, has thrown his weight behind calls for more to be done to stem the surge in shoplifting which has been blighting retailers.
Live markets news: Drivers face fuel price rises as oil tops $90 a barrel
Editor’s choice
Technology | Forget iPads – this box-shaped child’s toy is every middle-class parent’s best friend
Overgrown | Here’s how Brighton’s streets look after the Greens banned weed killer
Smash Mouth | The curse of All Star, the internet’s favourite song
Sport briefing: Today’s essential headlines
- Rugby World Cup | Every shirt ranked – from toothpaste to seagulls
- Nick Evans | I expected England’s attack to be further down the road
- Rugby | Our experts pick their England XVs to face Argentina in Rugby World Cup opener
- Jordan Henderson | I will not wear Rainbow Laces in Saudi Arabia if it disrespects their beliefs
- Football | Spain sack Jorge Vilda and issue grovelling apology for Luis Rubiales scandal
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Three things for you
- Prince Harry | Did the Beckhams give him the cold shoulder?
- Career Swap | ‘I took an office job when I was dumped – and more than doubled my salary’
- Rule, Britannia! | Royal wedding cellist would prefer ‘folk tunes’ at the Proms
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