Dunfermline Dunfermline school fire: 80 firefighters battle 'very large and complex' blazeThe Guardian - Guardian staff and Press AssociationMore than 80 firefighters are battling a “very large and complex” blaze at a high school in Dunfermline, Scotland. The blaze at Woodmill high school was being fought by 15 fire engines after the Scottish
UK News Beachgoers left 'gasping for breath' after incident in EssexThe Guardian - Jedidajah OtteEmergency services have been called to the seafront in Essex to investigate reports of people coughing and struggling to breathe. Police, the ambulance service and the fire service attended Fourth Avenue
UK News UK weather: late August bank holiday weekend is hottest on recordThe Guardian - Ben QuinnA new record has been set for the hottest late August bank holiday weekend in the UK after temperatures reached 31.6C (88.9F) at Heathrow. The Met Office later said it believed temperatures had continued
UK News Boy aged 12 dies from injuries after electric shock on railway trackThe Guardian - PA MediaA boy injured when he came into contact with overhead power lines on a railway track a week ago has died. The 12-year-old was being treated for severe electric shock after the incident in Glasgow last
Jeffrey Epstein Prince Andrew took flight on Epstein private jet with Russian modelThe Guardian - Jon Swaine in New YorkPrince Andrew took a previously undisclosed flight on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet with a group that included a Russian model. Andrew and Anna Malova, then 27, were among nine people on Epstein’s plane
HS2 HS2 costs and benefits: a search for clear evidenceThe Guardian - LettersPhilip Inman asserts that “HS2 has been 15 years in the making and is the best compromise option the transport ministry and its advisers could come up with for improving the UK’s transport system” (Business
London Ambulance Service Man stabbed to death in west London named as Allan Isichei, 69The Guardian - PA MediaA man who was stabbed to death in a quiet London suburb after visiting his local pub has been named. Allan Isichei, 69, the director of a building company, was attacked on Saturday after leaving the Plough
Scanners UK airports ordered to use 3D baggage scanners by 2022The Guardian - Patrick CollinsonLong queues at airport security as passengers put liquid containers in plastic bags and remove laptops from carry-ons could soon be over after the government ordered airports to introduce new 3D scanners
UK News Tourists down, costs up: recession looms on Highlands horizonThe Guardian - Libby Brooks Scotland correspondentTanja Lister is addressing her fears of a looming recession one dinner plate at a time. “We spent about £3,000 on new crockery,” she explains. She has been running the Kylesku hotel, a former coaching
UK News Two killed in light aircraft crash near Henley-on-ThamesThe Guardian - Elliott KimeTwo people have died in a light aircraft crash near Henley-on-Thames. Thames Valley police received reports at about 2.10pm on Saturday that the aircraft had crashed in a field near the village of Stonor
UK News Is a global recession coming? Here are seven warning signsThe Guardian - Phillip InmanThe global economy is heading into recession. At least that is the fear after months of warning signs from the engine of global trade, which has spluttered this year. Here we examine seven clues that trend,
West London Man in his 60s stabbed to death in west LondonThe Guardian - PA MediaA man in his 60s has been stabbed to death in west London. The Metropolitan police said a man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the incident on Saturday evening in Southall. The
Leeds Girl, 17, dies of suspected drug overdose at Leeds festivalThe Guardian - Mattha BusbyA 17-year-old girl from Oldham has died of a suspected drugs overdose at Leeds festival, after police said potentially lethal-strength ecstasy pills were being sold on site. West Yorkshire police said
Northern Ireland On the Irish border lanes of Fermanagh, the bad old days are returningThe Guardian - Rory CarrollBoris Johnson vowed to preserve peace in Northern Ireland during diplomatic forays to Germany and France last week, saying “under no circumstances” would the UK put checks and controls on the border. prime
UK News British father dies after fight over noise in Thai hotelThe Guardian - Mattha BusbyTributes have been paid to a British father who is said to have died protecting his family at a hotel in Thailand after a fellow guest reacted angrily to a noise complaint, barged into their room and him.
UK News UK weather: Wales basks in highest ever bank holiday temperatureThe Guardian - Aamna MohdinThe UK basked in late summer sunshine as temperatures rose above 30C (86F) and reached a record-breaking bank holiday high in Wales. Temperatures soared to 27.4C in Gogerddan, near Aberystwyth, surpassing
UK News Police chiefs to hold emergency summit on protecting officersThe Guardian - Aamna MohdinPolice chiefs are to hold an emergency summit on protecting officers after a spate of violent attacks on officers. The summit will explore what can be done to protect officers following the death of PC
UK News Man arrested over fatal stabbing in BirminghamThe Guardian - Press AssociationA man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fatal stabbing in the West Midlands during which four other people were injured. A 37-year-old man was pronounced dead in the street outside a property
Jeffrey Epstein Prince Andrew denies seeing any suspicious Epstein behaviourThe Guardian - Amanda Holpuch in New York and agenciesPrince Andrew has commented on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, saying he did not “see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to [the] arrest and conviction” of the deceased financier.
UK News Driver arrested after teenage girl and man die in Essex car crashThe Guardian - Press AssociationA teenage girl and 21-year-old man have died and two other teenagers are in life-threatening conditions after a car crashed into a tree in Essex. A 21-year-old man also died in the crash in Loughton, in
UK News British boy drowns on camping holiday in FranceThe Guardian - Kevin RawlinsonA British child has died in northern France, authorities have confirmed, amid reports he drowned while on a family camping holiday. The boy, from east Yorkshire, reportedly got into difficulty in a lake
West Yorkshire Police West Yorkshire police reverse 'bizarre and unfair' tattoo banThe Guardian - PA MediaA “bizarre and unfair” policy that prevented police officers from displaying their tattoos has been reversed. West Yorkshire Police Federation said after an 18-month campaign, the organisation has won
UK News Sheffield Hallam MP Jared O’Mara arrested on suspicion of fraudThe Guardian - Rajeev Syal and Josh HallidayThe independent MP Jared O’Mara has been arrested on suspicion of fraud, sources in Sheffield have said. He was arrested at the same time as his chief of staff, Gareth Arnold, the BBC reported. Police
UK News Transgender journalist loses discrimination claim against the TimesThe Guardian - PA MediaA transgender woman made redundant by the Times has lost an employment tribunal in which she claimed to have experienced discrimination and unfair dismissal. Katherine O’Donnell worked as a night editor
UK News The perfect place to remember PeterlooThe Guardian - LettersManchester certainly needs to write Peterloo into its map, but Piccadilly Station is the wrong side of town, and St Peter’s Square is too well-established (Letters, 21 August). The ideal place is the paved
UK News Johnson warns against Channel crossings after dozens interceptedThe Guardian - Ben QuinnBoris Johnson has warned those thinking of crossing the Channel illegally that they will be sent back to France after dozens of people, including children, were intercepted on Thursday in several incidents
Prince Andrew 'Boorish and self-centred': little love for Prince Andrew over Epstein linksThe Guardian - Caroline DaviesRandy Andy, Air Miles Andy, and now the Duke of Hazard: headline writers have always found evocative ways to shorthand the Queen’s second son at different stages in his royal career. As the Duke of York,
UK News An easy ride? Scottish village fuels debate on driving test pass ratesThe Guardian - Simon MurphyThere are no proper roundabouts. Complaints of gridlock probably just mean sheep are blocking the road. And traffic lights are few and far between. It may be no surprise, then, that figures have revealed
Jeffrey Epstein Prince Andrew was seen getting foot massage from young woman at Epstein's apartment – reportThe Guardian - Edward Helmore in New York and Kevin Rawlinson in LondonPrince Andrew was seen inside the New York apartment of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein getting a foot massage from a young woman, according to an email exchange between a prominent US literary agent
