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Its going to be a dramatic day. The new prime minister will take the keys to No 10, at the same time thunder, lightning, and even a hailstorm will rain down on Westminster and other parts of the country. The forces of nature may also see Liz Truss bend from tradition and deliver her first speech as leader of the nation from within Downing Street instead of outside it. Drama also broke out late on Monday night, as Nadine Dorries and Priti Patel both quit the front bench. How will today unfold, and whats first on the Truss governments agenda? Well peek out from the covers to examine it after the headlines.

Thousands of Europeans living in the UK are still unable to work, travel or send their children to school due to the backlog in processing post-Brexit visa applications. Tens of thousands of people have been waiting longer than a year for the Home Office to make a decision on their application, with campaigners warning that the delays are threatening the livelihoods of those affected. The problem has been blamed on staff shortages by the Home Office.

A man deliberately infected with HIV has been denied compensation because he once shouted at David Cameron. Stuart Rodger has not received the 22,000 that would have been awarded to him as a victim of the crime because of a previous public order offence committed against the former prime minister. He said: I feel deflated and humiliated. Ive fallen through a legal crevice.

Refugees sent to Rwanda face an authoritarian regime which tortures and murders its opponents, the High Court has heard. A legal challenge to the Governments controversial Rwanda policy is under way in the High Court, in what is likely to be one of the first headaches for incoming prime minister Liz Truss. Charities and asylum seekers bringing the case argue the policy is unlawful and immoral.

Comedians will be prevented from ambushing politicians on the BBCs flagship Sunday morning show, after Liz Trusss team were said to be incandescent that her interview with Laura Kuenssberg was hijacked by Joe Lycett. There was concern within the BBC that the edition, which reignited criticism of the BBCs impartiality among Conservative MPs, could have long-term consequences.

Meghan Markle used a speech in Manchester to criticise those turning a blind eye to wrongs around the world, in her most high-profile UK engagement she and Prince Harrys high-profile departure as working royals. At the same event, Bob Geldof gave a fiery speech criticising Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

The war in Ukraine is bound to last for several more years as neither side currently have the capability to perform a knock-out blow on the other, an expert has told i. The counteroffensive in Kherson is being used by Ukraine to demonstrate to the West it can use all the arms supplied amid concerns of support sapping as the winter approaches, he added.

Donald Trumps demand for a special master to oversee the case into his handling of classified materials has been granted by a judge, in what is being seen as a small win for the former US president. It means he will be allowed an independent lawyer who decides if any of the records seized in a search by the FBI are covered by attorney-client or executive privilege.

The Israeli army has concluded there is a high possibility that a Palestinian journalist who died while covering a raid in the occupied West Bank was killed by one of its soldiers. Shireen Abu Akleh was working for Al Jazeeras Arabic language channel when she was shot in the city of Jenin on 11 May.

One of the suspects in a mass stabbing spree that left 10 people dead and 19 injured in Canada has been found dead, police said, but his brother, the other suspect, remains at large. Damien Sanderson was found dead on Monday, with injuries that are not believed to be self-inflicted.

Antarcticas so-called doomsday glacier has the potential to rapidly retreat in the coming years, scientists say, raising concerns over an extreme sea level rise event. The Thwaites Glacier, capable of raising sea levels by several feet, is eroding along its underwater base as the planet warms, a new study says.

many speeches. Boris Johnson kicks it all off around 7.30am with his farewell speech, while Liz Truss will address the nation for the first time as prime minister at 4pm.

Support for Liz Truss is weak but the prospect of electoral annihilation will focus Tory minds, says Katy Balls. Nothing scares MPs more than seeing the party sink in the polls and looking at what it means for their seat.

My old editor Charlie Wilson was wonderfully politically incorrect and workplaces need more people like him, argues Simon Kelner.

You dont have to live on an 80-acre estate to grow your own vegetables, writes Clodagh McKenna. A pack of seeds costs about 2. Shouldnt we all be doing this?

Dont Worry Darling: Harry Styles can act, but something went wrong in editing, writes Matthew Turner. Florence Pugh delivers a compelling, sympathetic turn thats probably better than the film deserves.

Boris Johnsons green legacy has major flaws its up to the next prime minister to rescue net zero, explains Madeleine Cuff. Mr Johnson likes to portray himself as a champion of climate action, but he leaves his successor with a net zero mountain to climb.

VAR has never worked and never will, its time to scrap it for the good of football, writes Daniel Storey. Another weekend on which refereeing and VAR came under fire after controversial decisions affected results.

Cockroaches are generally not met with squeals of delight, but even those suffering from the most severe form of katsaridaphobia would agree this latest invention could be a good one. Remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches, which are part insect and part machine, have been created by scientists hoping the innovation could be used to inspect radioactive sites. One of the scientists involved said: Keeping the battery adequately charged is fundamental nobody wants a suddenly out-of-control team of cyborg cockroaches roaming around.

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