arduous

He hasn't founded yet.

'We will not lose hope,' says Michael Mosley's wife
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ddpwwrp3no

Words
advocate
terrain sounds like train
sniffer - a sniffer dog
arduous[quote]why the missing presenter would try to make a long, potentially arduous journey in such heat[unquote]
Hay Festival

I want to listen to The One Show, but it's too gossipy.

On the coastal path near where Michael Mosley was last seen
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cv22dz0w7k2o
rugged coastline

The route Michael Mosley is thought to have taken
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c3gg78wn434o
unforgiving hillsides / unforgiving landscape
scouring all these rocky facings
working theories
we've seen drones up

it's exceedingly hot
it's sweltering
it's incredibly hot
it's unrelentingly hot

It's not mentioned in the article or footages, but I saw some articles which said it was 37.5 or 40 degrees. It's exceedingly hot, indeed.
He used an umbrella, but he might get heat stroke...

dismay

A short reading, but I learnt not only history but also good expressions.

‘Never again’: D:Ream ban Labour from using Things Can Only Get Better
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/01/things-can-only-get-better-group-ban-labour-from-using-song

ring out
rain-sodden [Collins]-sodden combines with words such as ' rain' to form adjectives which describe someone or something that has become extremely wet as a result of the thing that is mentioned
dismay [Collins](formal)If you are dismayed by something, it makes you feel afraid, worried, or sad.
sea change [Collins] A sea change in someone's attitudes or behaviour is a complete change.
intrinsically [Oxford]in a way that belongs to or is part of the real nature of somebody/something
< intrinsic

Peter Cunnah is an artist.
[quote]But after the war, I became politically homeless.[unquote]
[quote]I’ve learned the hard way.[..]It’s just a change of guard, someone handing the baton on[unquote]

Tony might have ended the band.
[quote]The original D:Ream line-up also included now-professor Brian Cox, but the group split up shortly after New Labour’s victory in 1997.[unquote]

hot spot

It's not difficult to grasp the outline of the article by skimming, but it takes time to look up words in dictionary.

Fly-tippers to get points on driving licence, Tories promise
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedd9l00leyo

words - a lot of B2 phrasal verbs

[quote] people are being let off scot-free up and down the country[unquote]
scot-free [Collins]If you say that someone got away scot-free, you are emphasizing that they escaped punishment for something that you believe they should have been punished for.
let off [Collins](B2)If you let someone off, you give them a lighter punishment than they expect or no punishment at all.
up and down [Collins](B2)If you move up and down somewhere, you move there repeatedly in one direction and then in the opposite direction.

[quote]The Conservatives have had years to get tough on fly-tippers and litterers but have failed at every turn.[unquote]
get through [Collins](B2)If you get through a task or an amount of work, especially when it is difficult, you complete it.
at every turn [Collins]If you say that something happens at every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want.

[quote] a Labour government would put 13,000 more neighbourhood police and PCSOs back on the beat, crack down on "those who cause havoc on our high streets"[unquote]
put back[Collins](B2)To put something back means to delay it or arrange for it to happen later than you previously planned.
PCSO - Police Community Support Officer
on the beat [Collins]A police officer on the beat is on duty, walking around the area for which he or she is responsible.
crack down on

hot-spot/hot spot/hotspot
[Collins]You can refer to an area where there is fighting, serious political trouble, or an outbreak of a disease as a hot spot.

frequently appearing
disruptive
prosperity
nuisance
erosion
appalling
rampant
vandal > vandalism

Tory government doesn't spend money for local communities.

epitome

At first sight, the article is an easy short reading, but it contains interesting words.

No D-Day flights for WW2 planes after fatal crash
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv22vjyrj54o

Sqn abbreviation for squadron
Ldr abbreviation for leader
Mayday [quote]It is understood he issued a Mayday call soon after take off and the spitfire was seen turning just before it plunged toward the ground[unquote]
plunge
unwavering
epitome (pronunciation) ep-I-to-mee / the epitome of
personified < personify

I mixed up Mayday and May Day.
May Day always reminds me this incredibly intriguing video. It's awful 80's pop music, though.
The Safety Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p_BvaHsgGg
The video is very England, but the musicians are Canadian. I found the wiki is interesting.

The article is about a death of a pilot, but I couldn't stop thinking about the dancing video.
[quote]His family described how he "lived his life with an unwavering passion with laughter, love and dedication".[unquote]
passion with laughter... He seemed a humorous guy. R.I.P.