July 2026
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Crete fires: Thousands evacuated as Europe wildfires continue to rage
Strong winds have fanned the flames in the Rethymno region as wildfires continue to ravage the Greek island.
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UK on track for record heat-related deaths this summer, official data shows
UKHSA estimates 2,877 fatalities during heatwaves in May and June, almost twice same period for 2025
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Blanche’s attorney-general nomination stalls over Trump’s IRS lawsuit – US politics live
Lawmakers scrap planned committee vote and seek further assurances that president’s ‘anti-weaponization fund’ is dead
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Tusk says ‘no reason to think’ Poland was the target of Russian missiles that violated airspace – Europe live
Polish PM confirms the missile that crashed in Poland was a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile and says he is in touch with EU and US leaders
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The latest privacy storm has made me vow to take my smart TV offline for good — here's how you can do the same and still keep your TV updated
Do I need my TV online? No, I don't — here's how I'm finally pulling the plug on any spying or snooping fears, while still keeping my smart TV updated.
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‘What he did, I can never repay’: Dad hails teen who plunged into surf to save son
The father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured on video says he is beyond grateful to the teenage lifeguard who saved his son
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Plans submitted to transform derelict sports pavilion into community hub
Plans have been submitted to renovate a long-vacant sports pavilion in Carlton Park in Barnsley to create a new community sports and wellbeing hub.
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Three firefighters killed in Crete and mainland Greece as wildfires ravage Europe
“Unbelievable” winds have fuelled the fires now spreading across pockets of Greece, after devastating parts of France and Spain.
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Long-awaited Todmorden rail station lifts work set to start in November
Work on long-awaited – and much-delayed – lifts for Todmorden Rail Station is set to start in November.
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Djed Spence: Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi tells England defender to stay at club
Tottenham manager Roberto de Zerbi says he wants to convince England defender Djed Spence to stay at the club.
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York Art Gallery extends popular Japanese woodblock print exhibition
York Art Gallery's Making Waves: The Art of Japanese Woodblock Print exhibition will remain open for two extra days in August.
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New study finds taking antihistamines for eczema may actually make it worse
Experts say the findings address ‘longstanding uncertainty’ over the role of antihistamines in treating the skin condition
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'I can't spake' - Legendary rugby commentary immortalised in lift voiceover
The voice behind a legendary piece of rugby league commentary, described as ‘the most famous and most quoted in history’, will now greet visitors using the lift at Xscape Yorkshire.
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York bar closes as refurbishment works underway
The refurbishment of a York bar is underway as plans for works have been approved.
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China complains to New Zealand over ‘go back to your own country’ jibe
China's ambassador made a rare intervention after New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters refused to back down over remarks he made in parliament to Chinese-born MP Lawrence Xu-Nan.
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Magic mushrooms put veterans’ PTSD into remission, according to breakthrough study
Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder who got no relief from conventional treatments went into remission following treatment with psilocybin
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Olivia Dean nominated and Lily Allen snubbed in Mercury Prize list
This year's best album shortlist includes several returning nominees - but Lily Allen misses out.
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Fossil hunter discovers rare 'sea dragon' at Lavernock Point
Matthew Myerscough swapped mountains for fossil-laden beaches after becoming trapped in snow on Yr Wyddfa.
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New partnership aims to boost opportunities for young musicians in Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Music Future Fund has teamed up with Future Talent to expand its reach and create more opportunities for aspiring musicians.
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North Yorkshire man’s plan for extra parking space refused over ‘unacceptable’ impact
A North Yorkshire man has been told he cannot create an additional parking space outside his property due to the unacceptable impact the plans would…
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Land Rover allegedly driven at stewards at popular country show
A MOTORIST allegedly drove at stewards in a 'road rage' incident at a popular country show in North Yorkshire earlier this week.
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Met Office weather forecast suggests when it could finally rain across UK
Temperatures rocketed above 35C on Wednesday but the Met Office says some fresher weather is on the way
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BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce reap rewards from higher global defence spending
The FTSE 100 firms upgraded full-year guidance after strong first-half results.
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Firm that uses AI to locate ancient lost shipwrecks is hiring a literal pirate to salvage sunken treasure, paying up to $500,000 a year — AI mines 500 years of Spanish colonial records spanning 80 million pages to find undiscovered wrecks and lost cargo
You'll have to provide your own bottles of rum, though.
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Cuba tourism crisis: An industry brought to ‘almost total paralysis’
Cuba’s tourism industry has been hit hard by US sanctions and fuel shortages, with nearly three-quarters of hotels now closed on the island.
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Roadside signs urge visitors to help prevent North Yorkshire wildfires
New roadside signs are warning people of the threat of wildfires across the North Yorkshire countryside.
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Three people die attempting to cross English channel on migrant ‘taxi-boat’
The incident occurred near the French port of Dunkirk, according to local authorities
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Video. France migrants board overloaded boat for UK Channel crossing
Video. Migrants including families with children board an overloaded boat in Gravelines, northern France, attempting to cross the English Channel to the UK.
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‘We want people to reflect’ says York Mosque founder after ‘shot fired’ outside
A founder of York Mosque has called for people to reflect on the city’s wider relationship with the place of worship after a shot was reportedly…
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Premier League preview: Is it the most open title race in years?
Three of the Premier League's "big six" have new managers, the champions have a key injury issue and Tottenham and Chelsea are breaking transfer records - and that might mean a very open title race.
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Twelve North Yorkshire campsites named among UK's best family holiday sites
A dozen North Yorkshire campsites have been named among the UK’s top family holiday destinations, according to Campsites.co.uk.
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Republican disenfranchisement bid drives Black voters to polls, study finds
Black voters in south motivated to turn out by Republican push to redraw maps after supreme court ruling
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LinkedIn Won’t Be Expanding Its Data Centers in the Next Year
Despite the ongoing AI boom, LinkedIn is holding the line on compute spending. Instead, it’s challenging engineers to make every GPU count.
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'It's empty' - Calls for review of controversial Otley Chevin parking charges
Fears have been raised that parking charges at an iconic beauty spot are preventing people from visiting.
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Lioness season 3 episode 1 release date and time — when will it launch on Paramount+?
Poor Joe... she's never going to have an easy day at work. But, when does Lioness season 3 episode 1 land on Paramount+?
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A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?
Drone warfare is making the skies more dangerous, even for airplanes far from the battlefield.
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Drone hits US LNG vessel at Damietta in first attack on Egyptian soil
Preliminary investigations showed a drone strike caused a fire to break out on two ships at Damietta port on the Mediterranean on Wednesday, authorities in Cairo said. No side has taken responsibility at this time.
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Trump releases $600 million in vaccine funding after RFK Jr. wins key concession
The Trump administration said on Wednesday it will immediately release $600 million in congressionally appropriated funds for vaccines for the world's poorest countries
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Quantum computers are starting to become useful as scientific tools | New Scientist
Three problems that are out of reach for conventional computers have been cracked by quantum computers and show how important the machines could become for scientific research
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Flat head syndrome discovered in Iron Age skeletons | New Scientist
Certain sleeping positions can lead to babies developing flattened heads, and an analysis of ancient skulls from Italy reveals that this condition affected people in the 9th century BC
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Signature issue halts decision on controversial plan to build 230 homes on greenbelt land
Debate about controversial plans to build up to 230 houses at a Greetland site was halted with a question mark over the legal standing of a key planning application form signature.
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Harrogate MP warns of 'systematic failure' over rogue builders
More than £21 million has been lost to rogue builders by homeowners in Harrogate and Knaresborough, according to new research.
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Hundreds evacuated as fires sweep Turkey's western and southern coasts
Active fires in Antalya's Kaş district and Muğla province forced evacuations and highway closures as extreme heat fanned blazes across six provinces.
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Chelsea sign Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix in £52m deal
Chelsea sign France World Cup defender Maxence Lacroix from Crystal Palace for £52m.
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Greggs sales surge as iced matcha lattes and salads prove a heatwave hit
Greggs’ sales and profits was also boosted by the opening of 34 new stores
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Gamers compress 80TB map of Minecraft's oldest anarchy server down to a 15TB download — custom .zvcr compression format and 28 bots map 1 million blocks on infamous 2b2t server
Preserving 80TB of digital anarchy into 15TB of compressed data
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‘Exasperated’ Trump battles with White House officials ‘over Iran strategy’
President Donald Trump accused of blowing up at national security advisers last week, although his spokesperson denies ‘eruption’ took place and insists his team remains united
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Nearly 3,000 heat-related deaths during summer heatwaves, UKHSA estimates
The agency said its preliminary date suggests "it is likely that 2026 could see the highest number of heat-associated deaths on record", following weeks of high temperatures.
