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Britain could have the hottest day of the year mid-week as the country continues to bask in the ongoing heatwave. There will be plenty of dry weather, with the sunniest and hottest conditions expected in London and South East where temperatures could reach 33C (91.4F) or 34C (93.2F).Some showery rain is possible – mainly in the North and West – but Wednesday and Thursday have the potential to break records.Porthmadog in Wales is currently the record holder for the year – where the mercury reached 33C on 28 June.”Wednesday will be warm but Thursday is more likely to reach 33C…

Around 800 White Helmet rescue workers and their families have been evacuated from Syria by Israel “due to an immediate threat to their lives”. The humanitarian operation came amid an offensive by the Russian-backed Damascus regime to retake rebel-held areas in the south of the country.The Israeli military said the evacuation came at the request of the US and a number of European countries.The group have been taken to Jordan where they have been given temporary asylum. Fantastic news that we – UK and friends – have secured evacuation of White Helmets and their families – thank you Israel and…

Alibaba Group and Tencent‎ Holdings, the two biggest names in China’s technology industry, are in talks to buy a stake in the $2.5bn (£1.9bn) Chinese operations of WPP Group. Sky News can exclusively reveal that Alibaba, Tencent and China Media Capital Holdings (CMC) are in early-stage discussions about buying roughly 20% of WPP China.Sources said the negotiations, which could take several months to conclude, were expected to value the business at between $2bn (£1.52bn) and $2.5bn.Under the deal, WPP – which is hunting a successor to Sir Martin Sorrell, the 33-year company veteran ‎who stepped down in April following an…

The president responds to reports he has been taped discussing payments to a Playboy model, who says she had an affair with him. 14:07, UK, Saturday 21 July 2018 Image: Mr Trump insists the American people’s ‘favourite’ president has done nothing wrong Donald Trump has questioned whether his former lawyer was acting illegally when he secretly recorded him. The US president was responding to reports he had been recorded by Michael Cohen discussing payments to a Playboy model, who said she had an affair with Mr Trump.He tweeted: “Inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyer’s office (early in the…

Teams of specialist officers are continuing their forensic search for traces of novichok at Queen Elizabeth Gardens in Salisbury. Wearing protective suits to avoid being contaminated by hazardous materials, the officers have also put on gas masks.They started their search of public toilets yesterday and resumed the investigation earlier today. Image: Dawn Sturgess died after coming into contact with the nerve agent The toilets are cordoned off with protective screens, and swabs have also been taken from a park bench.Sky News’ Lisa Dowd, who is at the scene, said: “This is believed to be one of the areas where Charlie…

Smart meters will cut energy bills by just £11 a year – and more than half “go dumb” and stop working when switching suppliers – politicians have warned. In a highly critical report, a group of MPs and peers say the £11bn roll-out of the devices is at risk of going over budget and past its deadline, and must be reviewed immediately.The project to place 53 million smart meters in homes and small businesses by 2020 has been “plagued by repeated delays and cost increases”, the British Infrastructure Group of Parliamentarians (BIG) said.Its report found the expected saving on an…

A boy who appeared in court after being separated from his father when they illegally crossed the US border has been reunited with his parents. Johan Bueso Montecinos – 15 months old – became a symbol of President Trump’s controversial immigration policy when he appeared in front of an immigration judge, wearing a nappy and sipping milk from a bottle.He had been separated from his father in Texas, who had took him across the border in search of a better life after paying people-smugglers $6,000 (£4,568). Image: The boy’s father says he tried to get into the US to give…

Donald Trump said he is “ready to go” with tariffs on an additional $500bn of imports from China.  “We are being taken advantage of and I don’t like it,” Trump said in an interview with CNBC. “We’re down a tremendous amount.”He added: “I’m ready to go to 500.”China exported goods worth $505.5bn to the US in 2007, compared to $129.9bn of American goods sent to China.Earlier this month, the US imposed 25% tariffs on $34bn of Chinese imports. China hit back with its own levies.The Trump administration is threatening to impose fresh tariffs of 10% on another $200bn of Chinese goods,…

Moscow is open to a possible visit by Vladimir Putin to Washington after a surprise invitation from Donald Trump, Russia’s US envoy has said. Ambassador Anatoly Antonov said the Kremlin was ready to discuss the offer made by the US president, amid continuing domestic criticism of his first meeting with the Russian leader in Helsinki. 0:28 Video: ‘Did I hear you?’ Intel chief reacts to Putin invite Mr Trump faced a backlash after contradicting his own intelligence chiefs at a joint post-summit news conference with Mr Putin by doubting Russian interference in the 2016 US election.It prompted angry rebukes from…

Police have released the first photo of a mother and her four-week-old daughter since they were reunited after the baby was taken during a carjacking. An injured Claire O’Neill was pictured with young Eliza following what West Midlands Police described as a “terrifying ordeal” in Acocks Green, Birmingham.Dozens of officers were deployed to search for the stolen grey Audi A3 S-line on Thursday afternoon, with the infant still in her car seat when it was taken. Image: The car was taken in Marie Drive, Acocks Green Police initially feared she would be abandoned by the carjackers, urging members of the…