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Ozzy Osbourne makes surprise appearance at Commonwealth Games closing ceremony

The Aston-born musician, 73, was joined onstage by members of his rock band Black Sabbath for the explosive performance.

Truss to make tackling anti-social behaviour ‘key priority’

How Olivia Newton-John’s cancer campaigning inspired millions

English-born star Olivia Newton-John was immortalised in Grease

Father and son get life sentences for hate crime over black jogger’s murder

Grease star Dame Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73

Grease star Dame Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73

Grease star Dame Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73

In Pictures: Drought takes its toll on countryside as England changes colour

People in driest places in England tell of challenges amid rain shortage

Angela Rayner: I’m against us going ‘anywhere near’ a Scottish independence vote

Rishi Sunak campaign video criticised as ‘pointless posturing’ and mocked online

Russia and Ukraine trade claims over shelling of nuclear power station again

About 50 properties damaged after flooding in north London

France faces worst drought on record as fourth heatwave of the year spreads

Gaza power plant restarts as Israel-Palestinian truce holds

Pensioner on trial over death of baby in pram ‘had undiagnosed Alzheimer’s’

Identifying a baby’s cry of pain is not an innate ability, study suggests

Ship carrying grain from Ukraine arrives in Istanbul

Business leaders join calls for emergency cost-of-living support

Fire warning as new heatwave builds in tinder-dry conditions

Small fashion firm wins tribunal against Zara over ‘identical brand’ claims

Van manufacturers have ‘mountain to climb’ on switch to electric

Camber Sands holiday park victim named as seventh person is arrested

South-east England clocks up most days with little or no rain since 1976

Artist unveils suitcase sculpture to highlight plight of refugees

Avanti West Coast slashes timetable due to ‘unofficial strike’

Gordon Brown: Cobra should meet to consider how to solve cost-of-living crisis

Hungary fines Ryanair for raising ticket prices to cope with Covid recovery tax

Bank holiday train services to be disrupted because of engineering work

Three people rescued from collapsed house after explosion in Croydon

Ryan Giggs arrives at court for assault trial

Britain braced for another heatwave with highs of 35C and ‘prolonged’ dryness

Ceasefire between Israel and Gaza militants holds overnight

China extends military exercises against Taiwan

Japan tech giant SoftBank posts 23 billion dollar quarterly loss

Sunak and Truss in new clash over cost-of-living crisis

Hong Kong cuts Covid hotel quarantine for arrivals to three days

Japanese sailor attacked at Solomon Islands memorial service

Colombia’s first leftist president declares ‘the war on drugs has failed’

What the papers say – August 8

Giggs to face trial accused of assaulting and controlling ex-girlfriend

Steve Barclay: Government in ‘real sprint’ to avoid NHS winter crisis

Truss and Sunak under pressure over plans to help households pay soaring bills

Grease star Dame Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73

Grease star Dame Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73

In Pictures: Birmingham bids farewell to Commonwealth Games

Russia halts US inspections of its nuclear arsenals

Grease star Dame Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73

Grease star Dame Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73

Nicola Sturgeon calls for urgent meeting with PM over cost-of-living crisis

‘Four-year-old girl’ killed in house collapse following gas explosion

Ryan Giggs’ private life ‘involved a litany of abuse’, court told

Water companies issue warnings to customers amid drought concerns