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UK Smashes Its Hottest-Day Record – Temperatures in the UK breached 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) for the first time on Tuesday, making it the country’s hottest day on record. [cnn]

‘Brutal’ 40C Day Leaves UK Reeling After Surge Of Fires Rips Through Homes – A ring of fires in and around London saw a major incident declared in the capital, with people being evacuated and many taken to hospital. [sky]

Methanol Poisoning Investigated As A Possible Cause Of Tavern Deaths – Preliminary toxicology reports are pointing to methanol poisoning as a possible cause of the deaths of 21 young people in the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy, the Eastern Cape government said. [dmav]

Twitter-Musk Takeover Dispute Heading For October Trial – On Tuesday, a judge in the state of Delaware agreed with the company and said a delay to the trial would cast a “cloud of uncertainty”. [bbc]

Hlaudi Motsoeneng Fails In Bid To Reverse Court Order To Repay R11.5m ‘Success Fee’ – On Friday, the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg dismissed, with costs, Motsoeneng’s leave to appeal the ruling from December last year. [news24]

Spared Kid: Parkland Shooter Told Me ‘Something Bad’ Was Coming – Surviving students and a teacher testified Tuesday against Nikolas Cruz, fighting back tears as they recalled the massacre. [dbeast]

Trump’s ‘Fake Electors’ In Georgia Are In Deep Trouble – Eleven key allies of former President Donald Trump just revealed they’ve been named as targets in a criminal probe in Georgia. [vice]

Stop Looking At It On Twitter And Download Webb’s Iconic ‘Cosmic Cliffs’ Image In 123 Megapixel Resolution – Webb’s image shows pillars of gas that look like they’ve been sculpted, jets and a weird-looking arch. [forbes]

The 10 Most Expensive Whiskies You Can Buy Online Right Now – If you follow expensive whiskey, it’s no surprise that this top ten list is dominated by The Macallan, which is known for releasing some of the highest priced single malt scotch that you can find. [robbrep]

Netflix Loses Fewer Subscribers Than Expected And Says Cheaper Ad Tier Coming In Early 2023 – Netflix only lost around 970,000 subscribers during the second quarter, a smaller loss than the 2 million it had projected last quarter. [cnbc]

Uber Will Pay Over R34m To Disabled Riders After Charging Them With Waiting Fees – It will also credit the accounts of 65,000 people, which could cost it millions more. [businsider]

The Skincare Superhero You Can Easily Include In Your Daily Routine – Free radicals – present in air pollutants, chemicals, and cigarette smoke – latch onto your skin’s precious collagen. Fighting back is easier than ever. [here]

Lucky Briton Wins Record £195m EuroMillions Jackpot – The holder will be able to buy 11 Boeing 747 jets, 23 Pisces-VI Submarines, Southampton Football Club or a townhouse in London’s Mayfair, complete with steam-room and plunge pool. [tele]

Van der Dussen Hits 133 As Proteas Beat England On Stokes’ ODI Farewell – Van der Dussen was the anchor for SA’s innings as he read the conditions perfectly on a wicket that became harder to bat on as sun baked it. [timeslive]

A Company Called Meta Is Suing Meta For Naming Itself Meta – Much of the case hinges on Facebook’s many privacy scandals, which Meta.is argues has made it impossible to share the name. [verge]

What’s The Deal With ‘Tape Bikinis?’ – The Black Tape Project debuted its latest collection of bikinis, literally made out of tape, at this year’s Miami Swim Week. [jezebel]

Chrissy Teigen Marks One Year Sober With Frank Instagram Post – “I drank to end crazy anxiety that later mostly went away when I – get this – quit drinking! Sigh.” [iol]

Emily Ratajkowski, 31, steps out with her baby son in NYC – After splitting from ‘serial cheater’ husband, 41, as it’s revealed they sold their LA home for $2.4m LAST MONTH. [dmail]

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