Why we’re talking about . . .

An unpublished London Underground report identified 85 Tube stations as being at ‘high risk’ of flooding

Entertainment, experiences and homes are earmarked to replace vacant retail sites

Organisers of this year’s event in England now have a huge decision to make

Inflation has been spooking markets, but the surging Delta variant poses a much greater risk

New report recommends that harmful online behaviour be criminalised under Sexual Offences Act

Duke of Sussex says he’s ‘excited’ for public to read account of his life ‘that’s accurate and wholly truthful’

The right-wing pundit was due to star in Australia’s Big Brother VIP

Ministers must decide whether to risk alienating older voters by ending guaranteed pension rises

Lunar cycles may mean an increase in floods across coastal cities, first-of-its-kind study finds

Review proposes new levy but there are concerns food prices will increase

Almost all social distancing rules are being scrapped but self-isolations stay

Ministers face football racism row after failing to back England players taking the knee

A vote of confidence in Britain? Or an unsavoury scramble by ‘private equity vultures’?

British tennis fans celebrated their new star on ‘Raducanu Ridge’

Gap offered nostalgia and dated denim, but failed to keep up with the times

Award-winning underworld reporter in serious condition after Amsterdam attack

Boris Johnson warns the public not to get ‘demob happy’ as restrictions look set to be lifted

Approach to face coverings after Freedom Day will ‘cause the greatest confusion’

The global chip crunch is hurting industry and consumers. How can it be fixed?

Lawyer who posted bail for former partner of Andrew Ashcroft says the socialite has been ‘emotionally abused’

At midnight tonight the tax-free threshold drops from £500,000 to £250,000

The Home Office is receiving up to 120,000 new applications a day for the scheme, say reports

The scheme could generate £250-£300m for the arts, say backers

Amazon and Google are under investigation by UK watchdog

Labour calls for investigations into social distancing breach and Gina Coladangelo’s employment

Surveys suggest a large majority have enjoyed remote working, but others say it is not conducive to an innovative, collaborative culture

Part-time commuters can start using the new flexi tickets from 28 June 

Inquiry into terror attack that claimed 22 lives reveals litany of security failings

London has become the latest UK city to launch a trial of e-scooters on public roads

‘Excellence Not Empire’ campaign calls for gongs to be distanced from colonial past

Insiders say Boris Johnson is asking ‘what the f*** is the Home Office doing’ about increase in arriving asylum seekers

Health secretary says he can ‘face the mirror each morning’ after trying to save lives

Watchdog says that most girls and half of boys have been sent explicit pictures

Minister advises holidaymakers to make most of the ‘great places’ in Britain