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UK's 'no-deal' Brexit plans warn of credit card fees

>Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has set out what he called "practical and proportionate" advice in case the UK leaves the EU without a deal

>the guidance includes instructions for businesses who could face extra paperwork at borders and contingency plans to avoid medicine shortages

>Britons visiting the EU could also face extra credit card charges

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45274972

Ban diesel cars from cities, say half of UK drivers in poll

>more than half of UK motorists think diesel cars should be banned from urban areas due to air pollution concerns, according to a new opinion poll

>the proportion backing a ban rose to 80% when drivers were asked if diesel cars should be excluded from areas around schools and hospitals. Nearly a third said diesels should be banned from all roads

>concern about the harm caused by air pollution was high, with 70% of drivers believing that exhaust fumes in their area were damaging their health. The poll was conducted online with 2,000 people by Censuswide for Slater and Gordon, a law firm that is representing 45,000 motorists in a group-action lawsuit against Volkswagen over the emissions scandal

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/23/ban-diesel-cars-from-cities-say-half-of-uk-drivers-in-poll

UK government seeks to soothe City’s no-deal Brexit fears

>UK ministers have reiterated a commitment to ensuring European firms in the City of London can operate as normal for three years in the event of a no-deal Brexit

>the guidance — published on Thursday in one of a number of sector-specific documents — comes with politicians, regulators and major City insPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

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Crash at London’s Parliament treated as terrorist incident – Met police

https://www.rt.com/uk/435895-london-car-crash-terrorist-incident/

Jeremy Corbyn 'wreath laying' attacked by Israeli PM

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45170622

Labour MP Fiona Onasanya accused of lying about speeding to face trial

https://news.sky.com/story/labour-mp-fiona-onasanya-to-face-trial-for-lying-about-speeding-11471970

Migrant rescue ship Aquarius to be stripped of Gibraltar registration

https://news.sky.com/story/italy-demands-britain-takes-in-141-migrants-on-gibraltan-rescue-boat-11471694

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The Beginning of the End Of WWI: Amiens, 1918

>“Keep your mouth shut!”; that was the less-than-subtle notice pasted into the pay books of British soldiers in the run-up to the offensive near the French town of Amiens that would start on 8th August, 1918

>the main architect of the Amiens assault, Fourth Army Commander General Sir Henry Rawlinson, was aiming to create a diversion, dispatching two Canadian battalions north to Mount Kemmel, in Flanders, the main stomping ground for the BEF the previous year

>in all, there were around 30 Allied divisions, two-thirds of them British Empire and one-third French, going up against about half as many German units

https://www.forces.net/news/army/beginning-end-wwi-amiens-1918

3000 people gather to mark the centenary of the Battle of Amiens

>His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge and the Prime Minister joined 3,000 guests to mark the centenary of the Battle of Amiens

>two thousand guests watched the service from inside the Cathedral, including hundreds of descendants of those who fought; a further 1,200 members of the public watched from the Cathedral square

>in a speech, HRH The Duke of Cambridge paid tribute to those who served in the battle one hundred years ago and the cooperation between the Allied nations

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/3000-people-gather-to-mark-the-centenary-of-the-battle-of-amiens

WW1 centenary: William and PM mark Battle of Amiens

>the Duke of Cambridge and the prime minister have attended commemorations in northern France to mark the centenary of the Battle of Amiens - the beginning of the end of World War One

>in a reading, the duke said he was "delighted" to mark the centenary in tPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

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Delingpole: Tommy RoThe Poster Formerly Known As Binson Is Free

https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/01/delingpole-tommy-roThe Poster Formerly Known As Binson-is-free/

Tommy RoThe Poster Formerly Known As Binson is free.

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>Not most readers here, I suspect. Like me, you’ll be feeling nothing but joy that this brave, decent, principled man is free once more to be with his wife and kids after months in prison.

>But for others, the Court of Appeal’s decision to release RoThe Poster Formerly Known As Binson on bail immediately will come as a grave disappointment.

Appeaser Theresa to Beg France’s Macron to Accept Soft Brexit Plan

https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/01/appeaser-theresa-beg-frances-macron-accept-soft-brexit-plan/

The Prime Minister is to cut short her holiday to meet the French President and plead with him to back her Chequers Brexit plan, amid warnings the French will play tough and try to profit from the UK’s exit from the bloc.

>“At least with the French you know what their game is with Brexit. It’s to make a quick buck,” a British official told The Telegraph in relation to Theresa May’s meeting with Emmanuel Macron.

>The meeting will take place on Friday, and Mrs May is expected to ask the President to drop his opposition to extensive security cooperation between the UK and European Union (EU) after Brexit and a comprehensive trade deal on financial services for the City of London.

>The French have already resisted the UK’s desire to remain part of the Galileo space satellite programme, which could benefit the French defence industry, and want to see financial services and jobs leave London for Paris.

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This Week

Heat to spark EXPLOSIVE rain and lightning in 48-hour storm DOWNPOUR

>BRITAIN is facing a two-day thunderstorm deluge with extreme heat set to trigger explosive downpours from this afternoon

>Torrential downpours, lightning, hailstones and strong winds threaten damage to buildings and travel chaos due to flash floods

https://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/994636/UK-weather-forecast-thunderstorm-heatwave-rain-lightning-today-forecast-Met-Office

Britain is hottest place in Europe as heatwave nearing all-time record of 38.5C

>With the country just one stage away from a national emergency being declared, the Met Office predicts the UK might experience its hottest day on record with temperatures possibly exceeding 38.5C (101F) on so-called Furnace Friday.

Century-old Cardiff post box 'a safety risk'

>A 120-year-old post box has been deemed a "health and safety risk" after being engulfed by a tree.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-44968321

Hungary GP: Who will star at Hungaroring before mid-season break?

>eleven races have come and gone and two drivers are still trying to out-fox each other in their bid to become a fifth-time world champion

>Hungary presents the chance for either Lewis Hamilton or Sebastian Vettel to gain the upper hand on the pack and skip into half-term top of the class

>Lewis Hamilton holds the record for the most wins in Hungary (five), although the Briton has never won a Hungarian Grand Prix and a world championship title in the same year

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44860067

Formula 1 cars are about to go through a big change, but is it good?

>F1 wants to significantly cut the cost and complexity of F1 engines as well as make them sound better; this would happen by dropping one of the two hybrid systems currently employed on an F1 car

>a more visible change to 2021's F1 cars will be to make the aerodynamics of the cars simpler; front wings will grow wider but with less of the complex flaps and vanes they currently sprout; the cooling ducts for the front brakes will become simpler, and the rear wings will also become wider, taller, and less complicated

>each time F1's rules change to reduce downforce, the teams spend tens of millions of dollars each season to negate those losses

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/07/formula-1-cars-are-about-to-go-through-a-big-change-but-is-it-good/

F1 officials to visit Assen for track inspection

>Formula 1 officials will visit Assen to inspect its track in the next few weeks, following the latest rounds of talks about the Dutch Grand Prix returning to the calendar

>Lee van Dam, CEO of the Dutch GP foundation that is tasked with putting aPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Brexit’s Final Frontier: Rocketing space industry means UK has nothing to fear outside EU

>the UK’s soaraway success in the space industry – and the fact that a QUARTER of all telecommunications satellites are built here – leaves us perfectly placed to capitalise after Brexit, regardless of whether the EU excludes us from Galileo, says science minister Sam Gyimah

>and his optimistic outlook has been backed up by a rosy report published by the Space Growth Partnership (SGP), which was launched in 2010 with the aim of raising the UK’s share of the global space market to 10% by 2030

>this week’s announcement of a £2.5million grant towards the costs of a vertical spaceport site in Sutherland, on the north coast of Scotland, signalled the Government’s commitment to both the space industry and the union

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/991477/brexit-news-uk-space-industry-eu-Sam-Gyimah-galileo-satellite

British government to promote space industry exports

>the British government announced a new effort to help space companies in the country win business outside of Europe amid concerns about the effects Brexit will have on the industry

>in a speech at the Farnborough International Airshow, Liam Fox, the minister for international trade, said the government would initiate a “Space Exports Campaign” with a particular focus on the United States and India

>Fox said the campaign would leverage the British space industry’s strengths, particularly in emerging fields like small satellites, to create new export opportunities for companies in the space sector

https://spacenews.com/british-government-to-promote-space-industry-exports/

Spire executive talks spaceports, Brexit, and the future of the UK space industryPost too long. Click here to view the full text.