Month: July 2025
Seven missing after huge fireworks warehouse explosion in California
The blast in Yolo, outside of Sacramento, comes just days before fireworks celebrations on July 4
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Mystery over ‘unusually large’ Roman shoes unearthed in Northumberland
The size 14 Roman shoes were unearthed at Magna Roman Fort, Northumberland, earlier this year
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Police force investigating more than 1,000 grooming gang suspects
Watchdog says Greater Manchester Police has made ‘significant improvements’ following years of failure.
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Crete wildfires mapped: Mass evacuations as fires burn on south coast of holiday island
A wildfire is raging in Crete while large parts of Greece remain under an orange fire warning
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Yellow weather warning for rain issued by Met Office into cooler weekend
A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued for parts of Scotland
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Police accused of ‘assault on right to protest’ after less than 3% of nuisance arrests result in charges
Greenpeace UK’s director accused police of ‘routinely dragging protesters off the streets for a crime they almost always fail to charge them with’
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Voices: Can Labour’s 10-year plan finally fix the NHS? Join The Independent Debate
Labour’s newly published 10-year plan for the health service raises questions about whether the party can deliver meaningful reform, or if it risks repeating past promises without the funding or detail to succeed
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Why Starmer finally came out to give his full backing to his tearful chancellor
After Rachel Reeves’ tears and a complete failure by the prime minister to appreciate the gravity of his situation in PMQs, Sir Keir Starmer had to intervene quickly prevent the markets being spooked further, says David Maddox
Read MoreGreater Manchester Police investigating 1,000 grooming gang suspects, watchdog says
Andy Burnham said ‘never again will any child here be labelled or dismissed’ after a report found significant improvements in the force’s response to grooming gangs
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Starmer admits to ‘tough’ few days as prime minister addresses Reeves crying
Sir Keir Starmer has admitted the past few days have been “tough” as he discusses Rachel Reeves crying during parliament on Wednesday (2 July).
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