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Former British prime minister Gordon Brown said on Monday that the Bank of England had been slow to raise interest rates but he said suggestions that the central bank could lose its independence would be "a very bad mistake." Brown was the finance minister who granted the BoE its operational independence over monetary policy in 1997. Liz Truss, the frontrunner in the race to become the next prime minister, has criticised the Bank and vowed to review its remit.
Bodycam footage shows Salt Lake City police failing to give first aid to black stabbing victim, whilst he bleeds out. Source: Fox13, Salt Lake City Police Department
This heroic pet pooch carried out an impressive rescue - saving his puppy best friend from drowning in a fish pond in Lopburi, Thailand on August 5.
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Households across England are being urged to refrain from lighting fires, and retailers have been asked to ban the sale of disposable barbecues, due to another impending heatwave. The Met Office said on Tuesday (9 August) that temperatures will build as the week goes on, reaching a peak in the mid 30s on Friday and Saturday.After the driest July in England since 1935, the continued lack of rain is raising the risk of more wildfires.Many households will face hosepipe bans in the south and southeast of the country. Source: PA
I am swimming with Amy-Jane Beer in the River Derwent in North Yorkshire’s Howardian Hills. The ruins of the Augustinian Kirkham Priory stand on the opposite bank and sand martins and house martins skim the surface of water the colour of stewed tea.
It is only when Viktoria Martsyniuk feels the soft, gloopy clay running through her fingers that she allows herself to think about what happened to her one awful night in March this year. The invading Russian soldiers had gone on the hunt for women to rape. She was one of their victims. “I like sculpting because it helps keep me calm,” she said. “It’s good to do things with my hands.”
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Sheikh Hasina government increased petrol prices by 51.2 per cent – highest since country’s independence in 1971
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Footage taken on Monday, August 8, in Gaza City showed civilian infrastructure reduced to rubble after three days of cross-border fighting between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad.On Sunday night, an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire took effect in Gaza. Prime Minister of Israel Yair Lapid said Israel would “respond strongly” if the ceasefire was violated.In a statement, US President Joe Biden welcomed the truce and called on all parties “to fully implement [it] and to ensure fuel and humanitarian supplies are flowing into Gaza” and urged reports of civilian casualties to be investigated in a timely manner.Video filmed on Monday by Mohammed Asad shows scenes in Gaza City in the aftermath of the airstrikes. Credit: Mohammed Asad via Storyful
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the second leg of his three-nation African tour that began in South Africa at the weekend, and is due to wrap in Rwanda this Wednesday.
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Heavy rainfall triggered flash flooding in Denver, Colorado, on Sunday, August 7, prompting multiple rescues in the area, local authorities said.According to local reports, at least 19 people were rescued as the National Weather Service warned drivers to avoid flooded streets in the area.Local media also reported heavy traffic delays due to the flooding.This footage, posted to Facebook by Jay G Savss, shows scenes in the East Colfax neighborhood of Denver on Sunday afternoon. Credit: Jay G Savss via Storyful
An elderly man from Burnley has been seriously injured during a crash yesterday afternoon
The BBC One celebrity dancing competition will return in the autumn.
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