Brexit talks, moorland fire and England v Belgium build-up

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Time running out for Brexit negotiations, warns Irish PM

Theresa May’s going to Brussels for her last EU summit before October, the point when both sides in Brexit negotiations hope a deal will be concluded. But the Irish Republic’s prime minister, Leo Varadkar, has called progress so far “disappointing” and warned that “time is running out”.

Mrs May holds a series of one-to-one meetings with other EU leaders today, a major focus of which will be migration challenges. She’s expected to return by Friday morning – having watched at least some of the England-Belgium World Cup match in between discussing Brexit at a leaders’ dinner tonight.

England face World Cup test

Exactly a year to the day that I’d first been struck, a storm was brewing outside my house. I was at home because I still couldn’t work. My psychologist had encouraged me to face my fears and not hide indoors during bad weather. So, I plucked up the courage and stepped on to our porch.

Then… I felt it. That same flash of light, that same agonising burning. I was thrown back into the house, where my boyfriend David rushed to my side. Before I lost consciousness, I was sure I was going to die.

Sympathy for Germany, who crashed out of the World Cup with a defeat by South Korea on Wednesday, is in short supply. The Sun plasters the word “Schadenfreude” – a noun (from the German) describing the deriving of pleasure from another’s misfortune – across its front page. Metro shows deflated fans above the headline “Out Wiedersehen”. Meanwhile, the Daily Telegraph leads with comments from Theresa May’s former adviser Nick Timothy, who says the UK is heading for the “worst possible Brexit deal”. But the Guardian reports that the PM is saying talks are still “on track”.

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The Queen Taxpayer-funded costs up 13% in 2017-18, partly due to Buckingham Palace refurbishment

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18:35 The Prince of Wales hosts a reception for recipients of The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise at Buckingham Palace.

1991 Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher announces she will stand down as an MP at the next general election.