Rail strikes: Only 20% of rail services expected to run
Craig TaylorThe sixth one-day strike of the summer will see football fans and festival-goers make other travel plans. BBC News – UK
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Growing share of under-30s pay unaffordable rent
The proportion of under-30s spending a third of their pay on rent is at a five-year high, data suggests. BBC News – UK
UK inflation: Food costs push price rises to new 40-year high
Prices climb 10.1% in the year to July as the cost of food, household goods and holidays soars. BBC News – UK
UK weather: Warnings over flooding as torrential rain forecast
A yellow weather warning is in place for all of England and Wales on Tuesday ahead of torrential rain. BBC News – UK
UK heatwave: Final day of ‘extreme’ heat with thunder on way
Temperatures have exceeded 30C in much of England and Wales – but rain is forecast. BBC News – UK
Salman Rushdie: Author on ventilator and unable to speak, agent says
The Satanic Verses author was stabbed in the neck and abdomen at an event in New York state. BBC News – UK