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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is 22 percentage points ahead of her rival Rishi Sunak in the contest to become the country's next prime minister, a poll of Conservative Party members by Opinium Research showed on Saturday. Among a sample of 450 party members who had decided how they would vote in the ongoing leadership election put Truss, who other polls have also shown to be the clear frontrunner, on 61%, with former finance minister Sunak on 39%, Opinium said.
Bristol Balloon Fiesta: Dozens of hot air balloons fill sky as they take flight.Source: James Acres, Twitter
A system of subsidies would cut carbon, boost farmers income and would increase wild bird populations by 50% by 2050, Green Alliance says.
COVID cases are surging on the Marshall Islands as the Pacific nation grapples with its first community outbreak of the pandemic. Prior to the current wave of cases, there had been no transmissions within the island group, which is located around 2,500 miles southwest of Hawaii and 3,000 miles east of the Philippines. In a recent post on his Facebook account, health minister Jack Niedenthal said that 75% of people getting tested on the main island of Majuro were returning a positive result.
The Carry on and EastEnders star campaigned to raise awareness after being diagnosed with the disease.
A Lancashire man fell victim to an online scam after finding a holiday home in Bulgaria on Ebay.
A system of subsidies would cut carbon, boost farmers income and would increase wild bird populations by 50% by 2050, Green Alliance says.
The 17‑year‑old British gymnast Jessica Gadirova overcame moments of self-doubt to retain her European floor title
New vaccine is a ‘sharpened tool in our armoury’ to fight against Covid, says Dr June Raine, chief for the UK medicines regulator
VISITORS to Indirock were climbing high and feeling free as they enjoyed the first Queer Climb session.
The Indian-born British author sustained injuries to his eye, arm and liver in the attack on Friday.
The Met Office has warned of torrential downpours and possible flooding over the next few days
Author died of a heart attack, his agent has confirmed
Most couples with young children dream of upsizing to give their growing brood more space to spread their wings.
Britain should designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation following the brutal attack on Sir Salman Rushdie, Rishi Sunak has said, as he warned that the stabbing should be a “wake up call for the West”.
Nicholas Brian Oakland hurtled at 122mph along a major road through weekday afternoon traffic, York Crown Court heard.
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The Tory frontrunner has stoked outrage with claims of ‘creeping antisemitism’ inside government. Adam Forrest looks at whether the controvesy is a sign of things to come
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer calls for a windfall tax on energy company profits while insisting his party has a fully costed plan for tackling soaring energy bills.
At least 41 people were killed when a fire broke out at a church in the Giza neighborhood of Imbaba on August 14, the Coptic Orthodox Church reported citing health officials.The fire broke out at the Abu Sefein church around 9 am local time, the country’s interior ministry reported. The cause of the fire was an electrical fault in an air conditioner in the building, the ministry said. At least two policemen and three members of the civil protection forces were injured in the response to the fire, according to the ministry.These images were published by the country’s Ministry of Social Solidarity. According to the ministry, the images show people injured in the fire being treated at Agouza Hospital. Credit: Ministry of Social Solidarity via Storyful