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Prime numbers At 42, Rishi Sunak is Britain’s youngest PM since Lord Liverpool took office the day after his 42nd…
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Out to grass If Liz Truss is forced out of office (and doesn’t also resign her parliamentary seat as Tony…
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Dying of heat The former government chief scientific adviser Sir David King predicted that the heatwave in mid-July could cause…
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Out of office Could Liz Truss end up being Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister? She would have to remain in office…
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Fit for a king King Charles III, it has been reported, is reluctant to move into Buckingham Palace. Who was…
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The namesakes Some of history’s other Charles IIIs: – Charles III, King of Naples (1382-86): forced Pope Urban VI into…
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Sovereign’s states When she died, Elizabeth II was Queen of 14 nations other than the UK: Antigua and Barbuda; Australia;…
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In they come, out they go Liz Truss is the 15th prime minister to have served under Queen Elizabeth II,…
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Of mice and Moon What did Nasa achieve last time it visited the Moon? Apollo 17, in December 1972, involved…
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Finnish lines Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said she had taken a test for illegal drugs after being filmed at…
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Testing, testing When were A levels first sat? They can be traced back to the Oxford Local, an external examination…
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Tracing paper FBI agents raided Donald Trump’s estate in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, in search of papers he is accused of removing…
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An idea past its sell-by date Waitrose has announced the removal of ‘best before’ dates from many food products. –…
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The longest heatwave How did the recent heatwave compare with that of 1976? That year, the temperature peaked at 35.9˚C…
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Hot topic Last week’s Barometer detailed past UK temperature records. Those were broken by this week’s heatwave. On Monday a…
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Hot hot hot The Met Office said temperatures may hit 40˚C on Sunday, which would be the highest ever recorded…
