The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels has risen by 8% under Labour on the same point last year, according to newly published data.

Comedian and actor Munya Chawawa has said British TV is dying, not because of online platforms like TikTok, but “because it’s lost its willingness to take risks”.

Russian forces launched more than 600 drones and missiles overnight, striking an American electronics factory in the west of Ukraine.

Ethel Caterham, who lives in Surrey, became the oldest living person in April after the death of Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canbarro Lucas at 116.

The former childminder, from Northampton, was ordered to serve 40 of her 31-month sentence in prison before being released on licence.

Conservative-led councils in Hertfordshire, Surrey and London are considering taking legal action against hoteliers, he said.

The Copa Sudamericana game between Independiente and Universidad of Chile in Buenos Aires was halted with the score at 1-1.

The Office for National Statistics said the borrowing of £1.1 billion is the lowest July figure for three years.

The former Brazilian president’s intention to flee was revealed in documents found on his phone, federal police said.

The 44-turbine farm in the south of Scotland is set to deliver more than £800 million in local investment over its 40-year operational life.

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Kirsty Armitstead from Yatton and her dog Cuba win the Kennel Club Agility Stakes quarter-final at the International Agility Festival.