Day: July 16, 2025
Rachel Reeves inadvertently breached rules on declaring freebies, watchdog finds
The chancellor apologised for the error involving the declaration of theatre tickets for an adaptation of the classic children’s novel Ballet Shoes
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Dramatic flash flood hits NYC subway station as commuters watch in horror
Watch as a subway station in New York City becomes submerged by floodwater amid heavy rainfall.
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Trump says ‘only bad people’ want to keep ‘boring’ Epstein case going
Donald Trump has said that he doesn’t understand why people are so interested in the “boring” crimes of Jeffrey Epstein.
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Teenage boy admits dropping huge chair from 50ft balcony in Westfield shopping centre
The teenager told police ‘it’s not that deep’ after throwing the chair as part of an internet prank
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Hegseth raged at DOGE official who was accused of calling the police to the Pentagon, report says
Defense secretary allegedly questioned what gave the DOGE staffer the authority to evict someone from government property
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Voices: ‘We failed those who protected us’: Independent readers react to UK’s ‘shameful’ MoD data breach
Our community has reacted with anger, disbelief and deep concern to revelations that a catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach, which put tens of thousands of Afghans at risk, was kept hidden under a superinjunction for nearly two years, as the government quietly launched a covert evacuation programme
Read MoreVoices: ‘We failed those who protected us’: Independent readers react to UK’s ‘shameful’ MoD data breach
Our community has reacted with anger, disbelief and deep concern to revelations that a catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach, which put tens of thousands of Afghans at risk, was kept hidden under a superinjunction for nearly two years, as the government quietly launched a covert evacuation programme
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Calls for urgent regulation of weight loss surgery tourism after 28 Britons die from medical complications in Turkey
At least 28 British people had died between 2019 and March 2024, due to complications from elective medical procedures performed in Turkey
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Court rules against giving triple killer Nicholas Prosper a whole-life order
Nicholas Prosper is currently serving a minimum term of 49 years
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Mike Huckabee makes a surprise appearance at Netanyahu’s corruption trial but was quickly asked to leave
Huckabee said he ‘wanted to see what’s going on’ at Netanyahu’s corruption trial in Tel Aviv
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