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Football star Benjamin Mendy pleads not guilty to further count of rape

The Manchester City defender appeared at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday for his trial.

Primark to reopen flagship store four years after it was destroyed by fire

Seven in 10 Homes for Ukraine hosts find support hindered by cost of living

Tui reveals £63m hit from airport travel chaos

The Snowman creator Raymond Briggs dies aged 88

Royal Mail warns of ‘negative commercial impact’ of postal worker strikes

Large explosions rock Russian air base in Crimea

Chimpanzee Lizzie celebrates milestone birthday at Belfast Zoo

Cast of Grease The Musical dedicates show run to Olivia Newton-John

‘Motive unclear’ as man charged with killing fellow Muslims in Albuquerque

Half of UK adults ‘don’t contact GP within six months of finding cancer symptom’

China reaffirms threat of military force to take control of Taiwan

‘Abusive’ father who evaded police for 12 years convicted of killing daughters

Suella Braverman: Schools do not need to comply with gender preference of pupils

Chancellor to hold crisis talks with gas and electricity bosses

What the papers say – August 10

New Samsung foldables expected to be unveiled

Dame Olivia Newton-John sent actress ‘beautiful letter’ after cancer diagnosis

Dolly Parton sad to have lost ‘my special friend’ Dame Olivia Newton-John

Missing mother and baby found ‘safe and well’

Areas in UK hit by water shortages and grass fires as temperatures start to rise

Defection played down as Tory leadership campaign teams trade words over economy

‘Concerning’ number of students being targeted by criminals

Singer Aled Jones remembers Snowman creator Raymond Briggs following his death

British children’s authors pay tribute to ‘fantastic’ Raymond Briggs

Donald Trump says he will give evidence in New York investigation

Snowman creator Raymond Briggs brought kindness and generosity to his work

All deliveries and collections will shut down during mail strike, union warns

Cornwall kayaker captures ‘thrilling’ footage of close encounter with 30ft whale

UK children ‘lack understanding and awareness of cyber bullying’

Inquest date set for boy, 14, who died at Dover funfair

London and Manchester mayors join forces to criticise reduction of train services

Beluga whale stranded in French river dies, authorities say

Girl killed in gas blast named as Sahara Salman

New O2 benefit will allow customers to switch phones whenever they want

Government ‘will knock some heads together’ in crisis talks with energy bosses

Workers at industrial sites stage unofficial strike action

Cost-of-living talks before Tory leadership concludes branded ‘bizarre’ by Truss

Man charged with killing two Muslim men in US city

Truss rejects ‘Gordon Brown economics’ as Tory candidates address cost of living

Taylor Swift says lyrics to Shake It Off were ‘written entirely by me’

Boy, 14, dies after getting into difficulty in lake

Chancellor to commit to delivering £400 energy bill discount in Northern Ireland

Police ‘increasingly concerned’ for missing mother and baby

Liz Truss apologises for attacking media during leadership hustings

Navy helicopter engineer dismantles car to rescue stray kitten trapped inside

Boris Johnson says his successor will have ‘fiscal firepower’ to help people

UK braced for extreme heat as millions more face hosepipe ban

‘Primary suspect’ held over killings of Muslim men in New Mexico

Grand jury declines to indict woman whose accusation set off lynching in 1955

NHS worker wins £1m shortly before getting cancer all-clear

The Pogues’ bass player Darryl Hunt dies aged 72

Giggs headbutted woman after she confronted him about love cheating, court told

Teenager stabbed to death in Islington named as Deshaun Tuitt