Month: June 2025
Britain must ‘actively prepare’ for a war on home soil, major government review warns
The new National Security Strategy has been published with a grim warning as international turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine continues
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Reform council leader quits within weeks — leaving 18-year-old in charge
Reform’s 18-year-old George Finch, will take over as interim leader of Warwickshire County Council
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Commuter ferries held up as humpback whales migrate
The whales migrate from feeding grounds in Antarctica to breeding areas off Australia’s coast in the winter
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Trump shows concern for worried BBC Ukraine reporter during Nato press conference
Donald Trump appeared concerned for a BBC Ukrainian reporter during his Nato press conference.
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First-time buyers and retirees set to gain from possible mortgage rule changes
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a discussion paper
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Mushroom murder jury to decide Erin Patterson’s fate as judge outlines her ‘incriminating conduct’
Judge summarises evidence heard in marathon trial including Patterson lying about using dried mushrooms from an Asian grocery and handing police a secondary phone
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The Elon Musk effect continues as Europe’s Tesla sales drop for fifth month in a row
Tesla’s stock price fell by more than 4 per cent in early afternoon trading
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Drone hunters in Ukraine find new sophisticated technology feared to be from Iran
Drone debris found in Ukraine indicates Russia is using new technology from Iran
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US officials forced to share bald JD Vance meme by denying tourist’s claim he was denied entry over photo
DHS does not deny strong-arming tourist into letting them into his phone, only that agents sent him home because of a meme
Read MoreVoices: ‘We haven’t learned anything’: Readers despair over UK’s Covid response in 2025
Many of the protections and behaviours that helped us during the pandemic — like staying home when sick, wearing masks, and improving ventilation – have quietly disappeared, say Independent readers
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