Parts of Hampshire saw 67mm of rainfall in less than 24 hours.

Tories lose Amersham and Chesham to Liberal Democrats at by-election

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Arrests included for public order offences, assaults on police and drug offences

Plastic bags and bottles discarded on street in hours leading up to kickoff

Charity reportedly tells members it must ‘cease sales to customers in countries in the EU’

Tartan Army ignored Covid warnings and took over streets of West End

Emails sent by Paul Ritchie included references to murdered politician Jo Cox

Former Tory peer says theatre industry has been treated as an ‘afterthought’

Police make arrests over drunk and disorderly behaviour and assault on an officer

Migrants to be released from prison but kept in immigration detention after Border Force targeted them with drones

Ben Nunn says he wants to “go forward and do something different” after six years with party leader

‘I am innocent,’ says MP over 2008 assault accusation

‘This is our comfort, this is where we like to be, out in the rain’

Prime minister told ‘30 or 40 seats’ in south are vulnerable - ‘then the political map does begin to change’

Exclusive: ‘Many survivors cannot report these crimes immediately,’ says Yvette Cooper

Lawyers argue government should have considered potential trafficking before removing British citizenship

He ‘genuinely fears that he could be killed’, friend says

Condemnation of ‘government power grab’ - as minister claims prosecutions of alleged lawbreaking ‘waste public money’

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‘It is difficult for an individual to reduce their exposure to pollutants – people often don’t have the luxury of choosing where they live or what job they do,’ says expert

Excitement at fever pitch ahead of Wembley Group D clash as raucous Tartan Army revel in rain

More than 30 batches of pills used to treat high blood pressure have been contaminated by an impurity that can increase the risk of cancer

Towards Equality: The UK stopped taxing period products from 2021 but campaigners think there is further to go to eradicate period poverty and taboos around menstruation

Warren Higgs’ kidneys have grown to five times their original size and could be the heaviest in the world

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Sarah Green wins by margin of more than 8,000 votes

The small-flowered tongue-orchid has not been recorded in the UK since 1989

Chesham and Amersham ‘pretty sophisticated electorate,’ Dominic Grieve says

Mayor says he took cut due to impact Covid had on GLA’s finances

‘There’s some misunderstanding about the planning reforms – even some wilful misunderstanding’, prime minister says

Wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy is suing former friend for libel over claims she sold ‘false stories’ to tabloid

Although one can still catch coronavirus after one jab, one dose of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine substantially reduces the risk of hospitalisation

‘We are, once again, facing a serious public health situation,’ says Wales first minister

Edwin Poots has been forced out after just 20 days – leaving power-sharing arrangements in disarray

Sir Ed Davey claims ‘dozens’ of Tory seats up for grabs after shock win in Chesham and Amersham

Towards Equality: ‘The exclusion of women from decisions that affect their lives is bad corporate governance and we should not allow it,’ says UN Women leader

‘It’s a source of deep regret and shame that the numbers have dropped so significantly’

Argument for designated areas is ‘finely balanced’ FM says

‘This has been an incredibly difficult decision to make’

Anger over top-down planning shake-up seen as key reason for overturning of 16,000 majority in true-blue Chesham and Amersham

Uefa says it remains ‘confident’ that the final week of the tournament will be held in London