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Storm Floris to hit UK on Monday
Unseasonably strong and potentially damaging winds will sweep across the UK early next week.
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Global markets fall as new wave of Trump tariffs hit 90 countries
Stock markets have fallen around the world after Donald Trump announced his new wave of tariffs – while top Democrats pointed to weak job figures as a sign that Mr Trump’s trade war was “bleeding the economy”.
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Trump’s ‘logic is flawed’ – economics professor
We spoke to Nazak Nikakhtar, who served as assistant secretary at the Department of Commerce during Donald Trump’s first presidency and Moshe Lander, who’s a senior lecturer in Economics at Concordia University in Montreal, and an expert in international trade policy.
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US special envoy Steve Witkoff visits Gaza aid ‘death traps’
Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has been taken to see one of the US and Israeli-backed GHF food distribution sites in the Gazan city of Rafah – saying he had spent more than five hours in the territory to “help craft a plan” to deliver food and medical supplies.
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‘Irreversible’ – Gaza nurse on damage caused by starvation
We spoke to David Anderson, a nurse currently working in Gaza with the humanitarian medical aid charity UK-Med.
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Netanyahu ‘unphased’ by Palestine recognition – former diplomat
We spoke to Alon Pinkas, a former Israeli diplomat, who served as an advisor to two former Israeli prime ministers.
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Millions of drivers miss out on compensation after Supreme Court ruling
Millions of drivers will miss out on compensation – after the Supreme Court said lenders were not liable for secret commission payments hidden inside car finance deals.
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‘Substantial numbers’ of people still due payouts: Martin Lewis
Personal finance expert Martin Lewis has already been giving advice to motorists on what to do next.
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UK’s largest bioethanol plant under threat after trade deal with the US
The UK’s bioethanol industry has been hit hard by the trade and tariff deal with the United States.
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Ukrainian soldiers teaching Brits drone warfare
Jet propelled drones as fast as cruise missiles. Robot drones which can rescue an injured soldier.
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An Estonian theatre reimagines ‘Romeo and Juliet’ as a demolition derby
It’s Shakespeare, but not as you know it. Estonia is the latest place to stage an unorthodox version of Romeo and Juliet.
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Liam Dutton
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FactCheck: Will doctors and nurses strike again? NHS pay disputes – explained
FactCheck takes a look at the pay disputes – and if more strikes will take place.
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Trump’s trade war: new tariffs for over 90 countries
Donald Trump has slapped new tariffs on over 90 countries, solidifying his love for what he calls the most beautiful word in the dictionary – tariffs.
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FactCheck: Aid seekers make up quarter of all killed in Gaza since GHF operation began
Data from the non-profit ACLED shows over 1100 civilians killed seeking aid in recent weeks
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FactCheck: Only 14 per cent of aid needed has entered Gaza since May, Israeli data shows
UN agencies say two in five Gazans are now going days without food.
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NHS must better heed parents’ concerns after boy’s death – report
The NHS should be given guidelines into how to take parents’ concerns about their children seriously, after the death of a five-year-old boy days after he was sent home from a hospital emergency department.
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NCA tells police to make prison drones a national priority
The National Crime Agency has directed law enforcement authorities in England and Wales to tackle the use of drones to bring illicit goods into prisons as a “national priority”. Violence and self-harm in prisons also remain a critical issue.
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A Palestinian teenager’s journey to the UK for urgent medical treatment (Dubbed)
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has promised that Britain will do more to help Palestinian children who need urgent medical treatment in the UK.
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A Palestinian teenager’s journey to the UK for urgent medical treatment
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has promised that Britain will do more to help Palestinian children who need urgent medical treatment in the UK.
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Hotel tycoon submits rival plans for cheaper Heathrow expansion
Heathrow Airport has insisted it can build a third runway within a decade, at a cost of £21 billion.
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Russia bombardment of Kyiv kills 15 and injures 135, including many children
At least 15 people have been killed, including a 6-year-old child, and 135 were injured after Russia bombarded the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with missiles and drones.
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Man arrested on suspicion of administering poison to children at summer camp
A 76-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison to children at a summer camp in Leicestershire.
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Debate: will recognising a Palestinian state make a difference?
We spoke to crossbench peer, Baroness Deech, and former Supreme Court Justice, Lord Sumption, about recognising a Palestinian state.
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‘Israel has no interest in shooting innocent civilians’ – Israeli politician
We spoke to Ruth Wasserman Lande, former member of the Israeli Knesset.
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Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Trump’s special envoy meets Netanyahu
The White House has said that US special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit food distribution sites in Gaza, along with the American ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee. They said a new US plan to deliver humanitarian aid more quickly would be presented tomorrow.
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Green party members elect new leader: who are the candidates?
Whichever candidate emerges at the helm of the Greens will have a defining influence on the shape of any future left-wing alliance.
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Trump threatens trade deal after Canada plans to recognise Palestine
Canada has announced that they will be recognising the state of Palestine under certain conditions, following the UK and France.
