A temperature of 29.7C was recorded at Kew Gardens, setting a provisional record for the hottest start to the tennis championships.

The court heard Stephen Ireland had arranged for the then 12-year-old boy to meet him at his flat after messaging on dating app Grindr.

The Government’s U-turn on welfare cuts will cost taxpayers around £2.5 billion by 2030, the Work and Pensions Secretary has told MPs as she laid out concessions to Labour rebels. Liz Kendall said the ...