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Met apologises for exposing 143 email addresses of Mohamed Al Fayed victims
The Metropolitan police have apologised for accidentally exposing the email addresses of more than 140 victims of Mohamed Al Fayed.
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Ukraine strikes Russian space centre linked to Rassvet satellite network
Unable to match Western and Chinese spacepower, Russia is pursuing a path of asymmetric orbital deterrence.
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US presses Apple to avoid Chinese memory chips amid shortage - WSJ reports
Apple is reportedly evaluating memory chips produced by Chinese manufacturer CXMT for potential use in its devices, including iPhones and MacBooks, according to reports covered by Fox Business. The move comes as the com…
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UK’s biggest EV battery gigafactory shelves expansion as Jaguar Land Rover talks stall
The UK’s biggest gigafactory has shelved plans to expand production in Sunderland because of stalled talks on a deal to supply electric car batteries to Jaguar Land Rover.
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‘I don’t even drink whisky’: Scotland reels in visitors as much of Europe swelters
For the tourist industry, 2026 has been a rocky year, with war, EU border delays, climate and economic woes gnawing away at holiday plans. But while much of Britain is feeling the loss of visitors from the Middle East a…
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Secondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk orders
Secondhand booksellers in the UK and Ireland are reporting a flurry of bulk orders from mystery buyers, amid speculation AI companies are acquiring the tomes for their data.
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‘A tax on being thin’: only high earners make overall savings on food bills from weight-loss drugs
The high cost of weight-loss medication is a “regressive tax on being thin” because the outlay outweighs any saving on food costs for all but the highest earners.
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Burnham announces £65m for drought-hit farmers after Labour pressure
Farmers must not carry the risks of the climate crisis alone, Andy Burnham has said, as he announced £65m of funding to help them manage the devastating drought.
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SEC Charges Boiler Room Operator and Three Entities with Defrauding Retail Investors in $74 Million Pre-IPO Investment Scam
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York resident Andrew Spaventa and three entities he owned and controlled with fraud and other violations in connection with unregistered securities offerings of p…
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Train derails near Essex town of Wickford
A train has derailed in Essex, less than 24 hours after two people were seriously injured in a similar incident in East Sussex.
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Thames Water plans to restart desalination plant – after drought has ended
Thames Water is preparing the UK’s only desalination plant to restart operations later this year – but it will not be ready until the winter, long after the current drought is likely to have passed.
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Andy Burnham moves to cut new EV sales targets
Andy Burnham’s government has said it will look at cutting electric vehicle sales targets, in proposals that could add millions of tonnes a year to the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions.
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CEO banned for false and misleading statements made in attempt to buy bank and football club
Paul Taylor, former CEO of Blue Horizon Asset Management (BHAM) has been fined £489,000 and banned from working in financial services by the FCA.
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Milk, wine, salad: how your food will be affected by the summer of heat
As parts of the UK swelter through a fifth successive climate crisis-driven heatwave and nearly three-quarters of England remains in drought, how are six homegrown products faring?
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BP to develop offshore gasfield in Venezuela with firms linked to Trump administration
BP has answered Donald Trump’s call for oil companies to help rebuild Venezuela’s fossil fuel industry with new plans to develop a large offshore gasfield.
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Eurozone economy estimated to have grown by 0.4% in second quarter - Eurostat
Spain grew at 0.7% in the second quarter of 2026 — three and a half times the rate of Germany, France, and Italy combined — and the gap has a structural explanation: Spain generates more than half its electricity from w…
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Ship attempting to exit Strait of Hormuz struck by drone, UKMTO says
WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan coalition in the US Senate is working to keep momentum behind a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russia and Iran, with lawmakers from both parties arguing that the legislation would send a…
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US firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrived
Exclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t
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Engine parts shattered Ryanair window that passenger was partly sucked out of, report says
Preliminary findings show fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on 10 July flight from Greece to Germany
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Tougher crops and beaver dams: how UK farmers are tackling drought
Hit by heatwaves and low rainfall, food producers are finding novel solutions to help crops and cattle survive
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Builders, bakers and cheeseburger-makers: the UK workers struggling in extreme heat
In the sweltering kitchen of the Plimsoll pub in north London, the head chef, Joshua Swinney, has a frozen tea towel wrapped around his neck to combat the heat.
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Searches for UK homes with air conditioning more than double
Most owners would consider installing aircon as heatwaves lead buyers to focus on ability to stay cool, Rightmove says
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Standards watchdog resumes investigation into Nigel Farage over financial gifts
Reform UK leader’s return to Clacton restarts inquiry into £5m gift from cyrpto-billionaire and support from fraudster
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Unemployed young people to join AI boot camps to get job-ready
Young people out of work or at risk of unemployment in the UK are to join “AI boot camps” where they harness the technology to get a foothold in the workplace.