Month: July 2025
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
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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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Warning over ‘contaminated’ tomatoes sold across UK
Seven outbreaks of Salmonella were reported to national surveillance in 2024
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Urgent ‘do not eat’ warning issued as viral Dubai-style chocolate bar recalled
Food standards chiefs warn incomplete list of ingredients mean bars pose ‘serious’ allergy risk
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Trump promised to be a ‘peacemaker’ president. He launched nearly as many airstrikes in five months as Biden did in four years
The administration has carried out more than 500 bombings so far, according to analysis from data watchdog
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EXCLUSIVE: Husband in ‘failed murder-for-hire plot involving fentanyl-laced chocolate’ reveals hitman warned him about ex’s scheme
Exclusive: Pamela Jean Stanley’s former spouse told The Independent that she hatched a plan to poison him with candy containing fentanyl after her initial plot fell apart
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Husband in ‘failed murder-for-hire plot involving fentanyl-laced chocolate’ reveals hitman warned him about ex’s scheme
Exclusive: Pamela Jean Stanley’s former spouse told The Independent that she hatched a plan to poison him with candy containing fentanyl after her initial plot fell apart
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘pure terrorism’ after two killed in drone attack on Kyiv
At least 16 injured in Kyiv as Ukrainian capital faces relentless drone strikes
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