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Burnham to chair growth meeting call at No 10 North – UK politics live
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The Guardian · World

Burnham to chair growth meeting call at No 10 North – UK politics live

PM will work alongside chancellor John Healey, Lou Haigh, Angela Rayner and Sally Jameson with regional mayors expected to be involvedFootage has captured the moment French police officers clashed with people on a beach in northern France as the authorities attempted to intercept a dinghy attempting...

Tom Ambrose
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Durham art gallery opens with works by Tracey Emin and Steve McQueen
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Durham art gallery opens with works by Tracey Emin and Steve McQueen

The Light aims to bring art of international significance to north-east EnglandWorks by Tracey Emin, Steve McQueen and Olafur Eliasson have gone on display at a new contemporary art gallery and museum in north-east England which aims to show works of international significance.The Light is a £17m re...

Mark Brown North of England correspondent
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Weather tracker: Extreme rainfall deluges Japan and South Korea
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Weather tracker: Extreme rainfall deluges Japan and South Korea

Unprecedented downpours cause deaths, evacuations and transport chaos. Plus, Hurricane Lala batters HawaiiSouth Korea and Japan were hit by extreme rainfall late last week and into this week. On 13 August in the city of Chiba near Tokyo there was a record-breaking 115mm of rainfall in just one hour,...

Morgan Thomas for MetDesk
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UK reports unexpected deficit of £1.8bn as John Healey prepares for first budget
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UK reports unexpected deficit of £1.8bn as John Healey prepares for first budget

July data shows total public debt was £2.98tn, or 94% of GDP – up £96bn on a year earlierBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government ran a larger than expected £1.8bn deficit in July, underlining the challenges facing the chancellor, John Healey, as he draws up his first budget.City economists h...

Heather Stewart Economics editor
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