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Housebuilding makes ‘solid return’ to pre-pandemic levels – industry body

The National House Building Council said it is not seeing evidence that the cost-of-living crisis or risks of recession are affecting consumer demand.

Reports: Famed Japanese designer Issey Miyake dies aged 84

New dire price cap warning as bills look set to hit £4,200 in January

Jane Seymour hails close friend Olivia Newton-John for ‘changing the world’

Three dead and dozens injured after arrest operation by Israeli troops

Heat health alert to begin as UK prepares to swelter

Nagasaki mayor warns of ‘present nuclear crisis’ on anniversary of US bombing

Voting under way in Kenya’s presidential election

NHS backlog of two-year waits shrinks from 22,500 to below 200

Eight dead in Seoul after torrential rain turns streets into rivers

WhatsApp unveils new privacy features to boost user security

Raab: Emergency budget plans from Truss risk being Tory electoral suicide note

John Travolta leads tributes to Dame Olivia Newton-John following her death

Grease The Musical star: It was surreal to break Dame Olivia’s death to audience

Anne Heche in a coma after LA car crash, representative confirms

Snapchat introduces Family Centre tool to boost child safety

What the papers say – August 9

Tory peer: Boris Johnson said foreign secretary job like being in ‘steel condom’

Anne Heche ‘in a coma’ following following LA vehicle collision

Kylie Minogue and Peter Andre among those to remember Dame Olivia Newton-John

Dancer in the Dark director Lars von Trier diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease

Pass rate down from last year as more than 100,000 pupils receive exam results

Mass gatherings of spider crabs ‘not dangerous to humans’

Trump’s home in Florida searched by FBI ‘in White House records probe’

Number of people waiting longer than two years for routine operations drops

More than 100,000 pupils due to receive exam results across Scotland

Former president Donald Trump says FBI conducting search of Mar-a-Lago estate

Four-day amber warning for extreme temperatures issued as new heatwave looms

Ancient oaks and a mystical ‘portal’ rowan on shortlist for UK Tree of the Year

Holyrood minister urges students to consider college as first-choice destination

Rise in Covid-19 death registrations shows signs of slowing

First national help service set up for east and south-east Asian victims of hate

Beatles’ Royal Variety Performance autographs to go on sale

Rising number of self-generated child sexual abuse images online reported

Nurses to start voting next month on whether to strike over pay

Health researchers must do more to gain trust of Muslims, new report finds

Hot summer weather buoys retail sales as inflation pressure continues

Nurses to start voting next month on whether to strike over pay

Residents want answers after girl killed in gas explosion

Ozzy Osbourne makes surprise appearance at Commonwealth Games closing ceremony

Truss to make tackling anti-social behaviour ‘key priority’

How Olivia Newton-John’s cancer campaigning inspired millions

English-born star Olivia Newton-John was immortalised in Grease

Father and son get life sentences for hate crime over black jogger’s murder

Grease star Dame Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73

Grease star Dame Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73

Grease star Dame Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73

In Pictures: Drought takes its toll on countryside as England changes colour

People in driest places in England tell of challenges amid rain shortage

Angela Rayner: I’m against us going ‘anywhere near’ a Scottish independence vote

Rishi Sunak campaign video criticised as ‘pointless posturing’ and mocked online

Russia and Ukraine trade claims over shelling of nuclear power station again

About 50 properties damaged after flooding in north London

France faces worst drought on record as fourth heatwave of the year spreads