Month: July 2025
Police raid office of French far-right party in fraud probe
Prosecutors are investigating claims of illegal financing of Marine Le Pen’s campaign
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DOGE bros are at war with the White House on the agency’s future amid Trump-Musk feud, report says
Elon Musk’s influence over the cost-cutting department continues to be felt
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London heatwave killed 263 people – with climate crisis to blame for most, study says
Study finds around 1,500 of the 2,300 estimated heat deaths in Europe during recent weeks were the result of the climate crisis
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Jewellery shop worker, 60, loses case over claim boss called him an ‘old git’
Judge rules Ashok Ahir failed to prove boss made ‘belittling’ comment during meal with colleagues
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Which tax rises could the government introduce to fill the black hole in Britain’s finances?
Labour’s pledge not to raise taxes on ‘working people’ leaves the chancellor with a limited number of workable options to fill the £5bn hole in the public finances left by last week’s welfare climbdown
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Doctors announce five-day strike over pay dispute
Previous strikes by resident doctors and other staff groups saw some 1.5 million appointments, procedures, and operations postponed
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Meta opens Cambridge lab as part of AI glasses expansion
It comes amid reports the Facebook and Instagram owner has purchased a minority stake in Oakley and Ray-Ban owner EssilorLuxottica SA.
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Country singer Pat Green confirms ‘multiple family members’ died in Texas flooding
In Kerr County alone, 94 victims, roughly a third of whom are children, have been recovered as of Tuesday – at least 161 people remain unaccounted for, say officials
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Jeffrey Epstein’s brother has his say on Trump admin’s claims about sex offender’s suicide
Mark Epstein says he ‘laughed at how stupid’ the FBI’s verdict on his late brother’s suicide was
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