Month: July 2025
Birmingham bin strike talks break down as council reaches ‘absolute limit’ in pay offer
Rubbish is piled up high on streets in Birmingham after nearly six months of a bin strike
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Israel insists on keeping troops in Gaza. That complicates truce talks with Hamas
As Israel and Hamas move closer to a ceasefire agreement, Israel says it wants to maintain troops in a southern corridor of the Gaza Strip — a condition that could derail the talks
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Police investigating mass brawl on Bournemouth beach release CCTV
Dorset Police says a girl and a number of officers were injured in the incident
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X on the hunt for a new CEO after Linda Yaccarino steps down two years after taking top job at Musk’s platform
Linda Yaccarino took the position of CEO when Musk acquired Twitter two years ago
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Infected blood victims facing ‘new layer of psychological pain’ amid compensation failings, damning report finds
Brian Langstaff concluded the government’s apology would be meaningless if victims are not involved in the compensation process
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Doctor who treated Erin Patterson’s death cap mushroom victims reveals alarming details
Intensive care doctor says murder convict’s lunch guests were ‘certainly the sickest patients in the whole state’
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Another day, another US presidential fallout: Trump takes aim at Putin
This week Trump has set his sights on Putin after publicly knocking Iran and Israel’s heads together, but it remains to be seen if he will lose patience with Netanyahu during his trip to the US, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew
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Nearly a third of US teens have prediabetes, CDC finds
Prediabetes raises the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, as well as heart disease and stroke
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Boy, 12, dies in south London flat fire
Emergency services were called to the fire late last night
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Watch: Macron’s state visit to UK begins with royal welcome
Watch as Emmanuel Macron began a state visit to the UK on Tuesday, 8 July, with the French president meeting Sir Keir Starmer and King Charles III as part of his three-day trip.
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