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Chicken shops drive fast food sector recovery as pubs decline despite World Cup
Data from Meaningful Vision showed that fast food operators managed to avoid the downturn affecting large parts of the hospitality sector.
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Don’t use electricity during solar eclipse, urges Britain’s biggest energy supplier
A shutdown in solar energy generation will coincide with a usual surge in electricity demand in the UK
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PM urged not to change scheme to stop PC Andrew Harper killers’ early release
Manslaughter exemption would mean more releases would be needed within 18 months, Prison Service officials say
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Jason Arday: Ex-Cambridge professor cancels live event after plagiarism row
One talk by Arday is "cancelled at the request of the speaker" and others are removed from listings.
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Asylum seeker who posed as teen on Snapchat to groom and rape 13-year-old girl jailed
Abdul Khan is facing deportation to Afghanistan once he has served two thirds of his term
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British defence startup with MoD contracts hits £2.5bn valuation
Cambridge Aerospace develops interceptor systems to use against drones
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Video. Firefighters battle wildfire in eastern Spain's Castellón
Video. More than 300 firefighters and 21 aircraft are battling a wildfire in Tírig, eastern Spain, which has burned 810 hectares since breaking out on Friday.
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Planes driven from Trump’s New Jersey golf club after airspace breach
President Donald Trump was spending his weekend at New Jersey course when three civilian aircraft breached temporary flight restrictions, forcing F-16 fighter jets to be dispatched to escort them clear
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Saudi factory fire kills 16 Bangladeshis, Dhaka announces
Bangladesh's foreign ministry reported "the tragic deaths of 16 Bangladeshi nationals in a fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Riyadh" in its Monday statement.
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Woman, 23, found dead in north London as six arrested on suspicion of murder
Enquiries are ongoing to trace the woman’s next-of kin
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Asylum seeker who groomed and raped girl, 13, jailed
Abdul Khan attacked the girl at a nature reserve after pretending to be 14 on Snapchat.
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British girl killed in ‘terrible accident’ on holiday as siblings ‘badly injured’
Abbie Lainton was awaiting her GCSE results when the tragic incident took place, friends of the family have said
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‘Shoved the tube so hard it tore my nose’: Kurdish film-maker recounts ‘inhumane’ ICE force-feeding
Gabar Choli tells of how, for months, he was shackled, pinned and forcibly fed – and the physical and emotional scars the ordeal has left
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Albanese gives ground on gambling inducements as Labor and Coalition inch towards deal
Prime minister and opposition leader meet in Canberra to advance agreement on gambling advertising
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Ukraine launches drone attack on Russian oil refining facilities – Europe live
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that strikes on such facilities were directly linked with putting more pressure on Moscow
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Police search for missing school girls, 11 and 12, after 4am sighting in Rugby
Both girls are believed to connections to Cornwall
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Victorian Liberals promise weekly red bin garbage collections for all, calling fortnightly system ‘disgusting’
If opposition wins November’s state election, leader Jess Wilson vows households will not pay more under the change
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Ukraine war live: Putin told he ‘must stop’ Russian strike destroys WHO warehouse
WHO chief says 'even wars have rules' as warehouse packed with essential medical supplies is destroyed in Dnipro
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Urgent call for PM to end the hidden injustice in British prisons
Exclusive: As judges begin to overturn indefinite jail terms handed to children and young people – and hundreds more cases are being reviewed – Vera Baird, chair of the miscarriages of justice watchdog, demands that Andy Burnham take ‘wholesale’ action to address the scandal. Amy-Clare Martin reports
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‘Rip-off’ subscription traps to be banned sooner in Andy Burnham crackdown
The PM will accelerate plans to force companies to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and provide more information about costs up-front rather than quietly auto-renewing them at a higher price
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Western Europe sets new temperature record after summer of heatwaves
The extreme heat has led to major wildfires, prolonged drought and thousands of projected heat-related deaths
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Two workers temporarily stood down after near-miss collision at Sydney airport
Transport minister says improved staff rostering will be in place from next month after ‘unacceptable’ delays and incident involving Qatar Airways and Jetstar planes
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Trump drags former FBI director James Comey into Reflecting Pool debacle
President Donald Trump says Lincoln Memorial vandals ‘probably’ took inspiration for graffiti from ex-FBI director’s ‘86 47’ seashell picture, which the Department of Justice has alleged was meant as an assassination threat
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Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’
Power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beach
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Victim attacked in room after Travelodge staff gave abuser room key
Travelodge said they have since made immediate changes to its room access security policy
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Record 230 migrants cross Channel in single ‘mega-dinghy’
People smugglers have been increasing the number of migrants crammed into boats in recent months
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Just a week of meditation causes striking changes in the brain
Researchers say meditation may produce some brain changes associated with psychedelic experiences
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Firefighters battle major healthland blaze sparked by vehicle fire
Flames engulfed the vehicle before spreading to the central reservation and nearby heathland
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Prediction markets launch helps drive Plus500 revenues to three-year high
Plus500 launched its sports prediction markets offering at the end of June amid the World Cup football frenzy.
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Primary schools to ban cars parking at the school gates
The scheme will begin from the start of the new school year
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Global stars, cosplay and creativity at Comic Con Astana 2026
Comic Con Astana, Central Asia's biggest pop culture festival, has celebrated its fifth anniversary with international film stars, elaborate cosplay, gaming tournaments and one of the region's largest cosplay competitions, drawing thousands of visitors to Kazakhstan's capital.
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UK wants deeper post-Brexit relationship with EU under Burnham, says minister
Hamish Falconer has pledged to create a ‘more ambitious relationship’ with the bloc
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Prado Museum reimagines masterpieces in solar eclipse light
The Prado Museum unveils "El Prado in the Light of the Eclipse", an audiovisual work using AI and digital art to show how an eclipse reshapes its iconic paintings.
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New rules leave Chinese users mourning AI boyfriends and girlfriends
ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have pulled their AI companion apps after Beijing introduced rules aimed at protecting users' mental health and preventing emotional manipulation, particularly among children and teenagers.
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Thousands evacuated as wildfires burn across western US and Canada
More than 20,000 people were forced to abandon communities along British Columbia's Okanagan Lake
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Met Office issues rare extreme heat warning update as 36C forecast
Parts of the UK are set to see their fifth heatwave of the summer
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The US is set to invest $400 million into a tiny Australian town. Here’s why
The town of Fifield has found itself at the center of a major strategic play by the United States government
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From Zermatt to Les Arcs: Europe's top 10 ski resorts for 2026
Trip.com’s ranking of Europe’s best ski resorts for 2026 include picks in Switzerland, France and Austria, each offering experiences on and off the slopes and sweeping alpine views. #Destinations
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Labour says Farage has ‘no serious answers’ to prisons crisis – UK politics live
Reform says it will free up space in jails in England and Wales by rapidly deporting all foreign offenders
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Australian police close case after ‘body’ found in suitcase turns out to be doll
Australian police said the doll had markings that resembled bruises and grazes
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Man dies after being pulled from the sea at Camber Sands beach
Emergency services were called to the popular beach on Sunday evening
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Ukrainian drone attack kills 13 in Russia's Tatarstan, officials say
It is one of the deadliest Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia since the start of Moscow's war on Ukraine.
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Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief
Campaign group says firm is ‘taking the mickey’ by paying fee and Andy Burnham should nationalise it
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Healthy drinks brand founded by rugby player snapped up by Vimto
London-listed Nichols described the acquisition as a ‘strategic milestone’ for the group
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Mapped: Where drought has been declared in the UK as another heatwave looms
Parts of England already struggling with prolonged dry weather could be plunged into drought
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The Invisible Primary: Inside the Democratic Party's Shadow Campaign for 2028
Officially, the Democratic Party in the US has no presidential candidates for 2028. There are no campaign logos, no debate stages, and no formal announcements. But beneath the surface, the race to succeed—or reclaim—the White House has already begun.
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Thames Water gave finance chief a £1m signing-on fee
The seven-figure payment was given to Steve Buck as part of package to persuade him to join the troubled utility company.
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Monday briefing: How the new phase of confrontation at al-Aqsa signals a challenge to the status quo
In today’s newsletter: Jerusalem’s most volatile site has again become a flashpoint, with Arab states and former Israeli officials sounding the alarm over Benjamin Netanyahu’s complicity
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Postcode Lottery results: Check if your area has won today’s jackpot
Postcodes in Manchester, Newcastle, South London are some of 20 streets that have won
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Burnham promises action for consumers to help ease cost-of-living squeeze
The Prime Minister said the cost of living ‘continues to weigh heavily on so many people’s lives’.
