Good Afternoon Sensibles,
Another great week has come to an end. Here is your news dump for this week
Edinburgh Festival: Biggest arts festival in the world begins // Thousands of performers from across the world are in Edinburgh for the start of the world's biggest arts festival which starts this week.
Batgirl: Directors shocked at film's cancellation // The directors of Batgirl have said they are upset their film was axed months before its planned release, by Warner Bros Discovery.
Lucy Porter: TikTok won't kill stand-up comedy but petrol prices and train fares will // Porter fears the current cost of living crisis could make it even more difficult for comedians to go on the road.
China unleashes wave of military drills around Taiwan after Nancy Pelosi’s trip // Naval and air exercises on unprecedented scale aimed at punishing Taipei for US House Speaker’s visit
London Zoo's crocodile skin handbag display goes viral // Head to its reptile house in search of the endangered Siamese crocodile and you will find something that looks much too inanimate to be drawing a crowd of zoo visitors to watch it "in action". It's a handbag that has been made from the skin of one such crocodile.
Sir Keir Starmer breached MPs' code of conduct eight times // Sir Keir Starmer has been found to have breached the MPs' code of conduct by failing to register eight interests on time, including gifts from football teams and the sale of a plot of land.
UK Parliament closes TikTok account after China data warning // The UK Parliament has closed down its TikTok account after MPs raised concerns about the risk of data being passed to the Chinese government.
Euro 2022 final: Match-winner Chloe Kelly says England in dreamland after beating Germany 2-1// England's triumphant Euro 2022 winners celebrated wildly after they defeated Germany at Wembley to win a first major trophy.
Johnny Famechon: Former world champion dies aged 77// The Australian claimed the world title when he beat Cuban Jose Legra on points at the Albert Hall in London in 1969.
Premier League introduces mandatory sexual consent training for all players // The Premier League has introduced mandatory sexual consent training for players and staff. It comes after recent high-profile police action in England involving top-flight footballers.
Denver Broncos: Lewis Hamilton joins incoming ownership group of NFL team // Britain's seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has joined the incoming ownership group of three-time Super Bowl winners the Denver Broncos..
South-west England may face water restrictions, says water firm// Water restrictions could be introduced in south-west England this summer, a utility company has said.
Interest rates – live: Bank of England confirms rise to 1.75% as inflation to hit 13% // The cost-of-living crisis will continue throughout next year and only begin to ease in 2024, with the UK economy contracting for five consecutive quarters, according to the Bank’s latest forecasts
Bank of England governor defends rate hike ahead of looming recession // The governor of the Bank of England has defended its decision to raise interest rates, saying there is a "real risk" of soaring prices becoming "embedded".
Shell staff get profit bonus as energy bills soar// Energy giant Shell is to give its workers a one-off 8% bonus after the company reported record profits from high oil and gas prices.