In a challenge to hard Brexiteers, the Irish prime minister says he does not want an “economic border” with the UK; it may have been overcast across much of Britain this week but tourists are being told to beware a heatwave across Europe; the full transcript of President Trump’s phone calls to the leaders of Australia and Mexico; Isis issues a call to arms to potential fighters as their territory in Iraq and Syria continues to shrink; the politician and former cricketer Imran Khan is accused of sending inappropriate text messages to a young female MP; and Paris St Germain prepare to welcome Neymar, their world record signing with a £199 million price tag.
Plus, Giles Coren on how endangered crafts like cricket ball-making are giving way to new ones like jean-ripping and Trump-bashing; Michael Ward, managing director of Harrods, on how living past 40 is his main success; Caitlin Moran says the BBC is seen as a modern-day Pravda by people on both left and right; the life and career of the actor Hywel Bennett; how to beat rising energy price rises; and late holiday deals for August and September.