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A government figure stated that the country was not ready to secure vital equipment, leaving frontline staff exposed and significantly damaging public trust. Police are continuing to question a 28-year-old man suspected of murdering former Conservative MP and Reform UK spokesperson Ann Widdecombe, who was found dead at her home in Devon; the suspect was first arrested on Saturday and has now been re-arrested on terror charges, and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has agreed to meet the Home Secretary and the body responsible for organising security for public figures. US forces have launched strikes on Iran for the third consecutive night, as both nations vie for control of the Strait of Hormuz, and a ceasefire between them broke down last week.

The written statement that former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon gave to police investigating the SNP's finances will not be released, her lawyer has said; Sturgeon sent the document after her arrest in 2023, no criminal proceedings were brought against her, but her former husband Peter Murrell was convicted of embezzlement. New police images have been released to mark the 25th anniversary of the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio; Bradley John Murdoch was convicted of the murder in 2001 but died in prison last year without revealing the location of Falconio's remains, and police hope the images could lead to them. Heatwave conditions continue across much of the UK, with temperatures exceeding 30 Celsius for nine consecutive days, large parts of England recording zero percent of expected July rainfall, and a high-temperature warning in place for most of Ireland.