BBC News:
| England and Wales on course for driest July on record | Fri 31st Jul 2026 16:37 BST |
Met Office records indicate England and Wales are likely to have had their driest July since records began 190 years ago. | |
| Budget to be held in October, Healey announces | Fri 31st Jul 2026 16:58 BST |
The new chancellor pledged to move money and power out of Westminster, and into every postcode around Britain. | |
| Sainsbury's agrees to sell Argos for £120m | Fri 31st Jul 2026 13:42 BST |
Under the terms of the deal, Argos will still operate in Sainsbury's shops, sell Habitat products, and offer Nectar points. | |
| Passenger on British Airways mayday flight describes fear and shout of 'I don't want to die' | Fri 31st Jul 2026 13:19 BST |
Edward Killiwick was on the flight that issued a distress call, before it landed safely at Heathrow earlier this month. | |
| Thames Water boss says leakage targets 'not realistic' | Fri 31st Jul 2026 00:06 BST |
Chris Weston said Thames wanted "to do better" but some of its targets were not achievable. | |
| Residents hit by flooding call for quarry to shut after blast | Fri 31st Jul 2026 13:58 BST |
Residents were forced to evacuate their flooded homes after "a quarry incident" on Thursday. | |


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