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Birmingham’s Commonwealth Games and the kick-off to the football season are among the events affected.

The UK’s biggest mortgage lender will sharply reduce rates as the market shows signs of slowing.

A remembrance service will be held at Canterbury Cathedral later as the UK observes a period of mourning.

Police are to investigate deaths at a trust in Nottingham, already the subject of a major review.

Londoner Sarah Everard, 33, has not been seen since she disappeared in Clapham a week ago.

The Southend West MP was stabbed more than 20 times during a constituency surgery in October 2021.