Water company blames increased demand in extreme heat, but customers want answers about lack of storage reservoirs

“Spitting, fuming, angry and powerless” is how Pat Prestage describes her emotions after a water outage that has affected thousands of homes in Kent during the heatwave.

On Wednesday, 8,000 South East Water customers in Whitstable lost water, with 14,000 more in Tankerton, Ashford, and its surrounding areas facing an intermittent supply or low pressure. South East Water’s incident manager, Matthew Dean, said on Thursday that 22,000 people had had water supply problems.

The Last One Laughing and Taskmaster star’s supremely daft mockumentary is so hilarious it deserves to be paraded around the streets. Hopefully it can run and run

This is a punt, but I’d be prepared to bet money that Sam Campbell knows Birdemic: Shock and Terror inside out. Birdemic is, of course, one of the worst movies ever made; a comprehensively inept labour of love about a bird attack, made for pennies over the course of four years. It’s one of those films that is so fascinatingly bad from every angle that it ends up becoming a glorious piece of outsider art. It is the sort of film that Campbell’s new sitcom Make That Movie absolutely worships.

You probably know Campbell from Taskmaster and Last One Laughing, two different entertainment formats that he managed to destroy and rebuild in his image, by respectively performing a genuinely unhinged song about female comedians and dressing up as a giant bird. There is something of the alien about the man. About as far from an everyman as you are likely to find, Campbell’s stock in trade is essentially looking a bit like Paul McCartney would if you froze him in time a millisecond after bopping him on the nose.

Make That Movie is on Channel 4

The new and excoriating account of the dire prospects for UK young people is a call to action. It could be the Beveridge report for our time

The diagnosis is dire. Alan Milburn has published the first part of his forensic report on the lives and chances of young people, their fate after leaving school or college, the inadequacy of their health, education and pastoral care, and the reluctance of employers to hire them. This is a “moral crisis”, he says. There are now more than a million young people not in work, education or training (Neets), and Milburn expects that number to rise to 1.25 million without radical change. The government needs a “big idea”, he tells me. This should be it, “the spine, the purpose”.

Perhaps he was expected only to solve the particular problem of left-behind and lost Neets. What he has delivered instead is an excoriating overview of how badly this young generation is treated altogether. A sense of shock reverberates through every well-written page. Why have children and young people had such a low priority in resources and political concern, especially since 2010? There has been institutional neglect, loss of youth and careers services, chaotic non-communication or data exchange between dislocated silos, small schemes coming and going. Milburn describes a catastrophic failure: it needs a whole “system reset” and no more “tinkering”.

Whether you want a stick, a spray or a tinted cream, our expert’s favourite formulas can provide year-round sun protection

• The best face moisturisers for every budget

There’s nothing quite like the warmth of the sun on your face after a long, dreary winter. But before you bask in it, you should always apply an SPF. That’s especially true if you use vitamin C and retinol serums, which can increase your vulnerability to sun damage. If you’re not wearing an SPF every day, you might as well toss the rest of your skincare out of the window.

As well as the risk of sunburn, UV rays cause longer-lasting, deeper skin damage, resulting in age spots, pigmentation and premature ageing. But if the thought of slathering sticky sunscreens on your face every day makes you want to spend your life in perpetual shade, you’ve come to the right place.

Best face SPF overall:
Beauty of Joseon relief sun rice + probiotics

Best budget face SPF:
E45 Sensitive Sun face cream

Some Newcastle fans are pleased to cash in, but the winger’s pedigree in the Champions League is unquestionable

José Mourinho was a man on a mission. Once the final whistle blew, he made a beeline for Anthony Gordon and not only embraced the England winger, but whispered four words in his ear. “You are too much,” was the message from Benfica’s manager after his side lost a Champions League match 3-0 at Newcastle last October.

Gordon had scored one goal, created another and terrorised Benfica’s defence in the course of the sort of performance that explains why Barcelona are paying £70m for his turbo-charged talent.

Teaching body positivity is one thing. Helping a child navigate social pressure – while preserving agency – is another

Hi Ugly,

My nine-year-old daughter has become aware that she has a moustache. (I’m a hairy Italian, this is her birthright.) It’s more noticeable than anything her friends have, and visible in pictures.

Why is this column called ‘Ask Ugly’?

How do I respond to my friends when they criticize their own weight and looks?

How should I be styling my pubic hair?

How do I deal with imperfection?

Alan Milburn’s landmark report says unemployment among young costs UK £125bn a year and warns of ‘lost generation’

• ‘A record of failure’: what’s in first part of Milburn report?

• Tell us: we would like to hear from young people in the UK about their job hunting experience

Labour is poised for a fresh attempt at changing the welfare system after a major government-backed report said youth unemployment was costing Britain more than £125bn a year.

As official figures revealed the number of young people not working or studying had surpassed a million for the first time in more than a decade, Alan Milburn said the government had a responsibility to the next generation to take action.

Speaking in West Bank settlement, Israeli PM, who is fighting for political survival before elections, says ‘we are squeezing Hamas’

• Middle East crisis – live updates

Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has given orders to the Israeli army to seize control of 70% of the Gaza Strip in a move that threatens to torpedo an already fragile ceasefire and create catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the already devastated territory.

Under the US-brokered ceasefire in October, the Israeli army withdrew to a demarcation line which gave Israel direct control of 53% of the occupied territory. Since then, Israeli forces have steadily advanced their positions westward into the Hamas-controlled half of the strip, and declared an ever-expanded no man’s land west of that, within which they claim the right to decide who can enter and open fire on anyone perceived as a threat.

Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate understood to have changed stance on no recourse to public funds policy

• UK politics live – latest updates

Andy Burnham has rolled back from his previous calls for ministers to scrap a restriction on immigrants claiming benefits as the Makerfield byelection places greater scrutiny on his policy positions.

As Greater Manchester mayor, Burnham has called several times for an end to the rule known as no recourse to public funds (NRPF), which since 1999 has prevented people moving to the UK getting access to benefits or public housing before they are granted settled status.

Murrell has been remanded in custody after pleading guilty to embezzling more than £400,00 from SNP

Nicola Sturgeon said she was “deceived, betrayed and lied to” by her estranged husband, Peter Murrell, as he embezzled hundreds of thousands of pounds from the SNP.

The former first minister told an audience in Ireland at her first public appearance since Murrell pleaded guilty that she was coming to terms with being married to someone she “did not know at all”, and acknowledged people would have questions.