Mairead McGuinness demonstrated true resilience and strength across her career in journalism and politics. Her fierce competitiveness was often balanced by her intrinsic kindness and unwavering commitment to hard work and excellence.
India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, is visiting London to sign a landmark free trade agreement between his country and the UK, expected to cut tariffs and increase market access.
Strategic incoherence gnaws at Britain's global actions, with its historical role intersecting diminished circles of the Commonwealth, Europe, and the US now offering no coherent strategy.
When the queen, the pope, Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama were invited to address both houses of parliament, they were given Westminster Hall. Emmanuel Macron had to make do with the Royal Gallery.
"Bosses at Eurostar and London's St Pancras station have signed a deal to increase capacity for the Eurostar, potentially removing one of the biggest obstacles to increases in UK-France train services."
John Mac points out that the local industrial landscape has seen a significant decline, expressing concern over the loss of jobs in areas affected by deindustrialisation.
"America has spent the last 70 years trying to build relationships with other countries - and we benefit, and those other countries all benefit, and here we're throwing away a lot of that, which I can't explain."
While this particular hot spell may be breaking, it's obvious that it won't be the last one this year. Some of the solutions to stay cool might not be what you would expect.