The Independent
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Lee Cain: We found 4,000 government comms staff we didn’t know existed
The former head of No 10 comms and Cummings ally on forgotten staff, the many ‘slow-moving car crashes’ of Covid, and Boris Johnson. Maja Anushka reports
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Frasers ups stake in Hugo Boss after bidding to buy entire brand
The retail giant behind Sports Direct and House of Fraser said it had increased its shareholding of the German fashion brand to nearly 48%.
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First bluefin tuna since 1939 caught and landed in the North Sea
Hollywood stars like Clark Gable and David Niven were drawn to the area for the chance to catch the enormous 'Tunny' fish
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Heavy rain brings flood threat as ‘shock’ temperature drop set to hit UK
The ‘first meaningful rain for a long time’ in parts of the UK could result in surface flooding
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Burnham announces disabled bus pass holders will get unlimited free travel
The £60m project will be funded by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Transport
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Grocery price inflation slows sharply as hot weather drives ‘picky bits’ sales
Supermarket prices rose by 2.1% in the four weeks to August 9, down significantly on the 2.6% the month before and the lowest rate since October 2024.
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Man charged with manslaughter over Wakefield dog bite death
The German Shepherd dog has been seized by police officers
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Iran live: Ship attacked in Strait of Hormuz after Trump threatens to bomb Oman
Iran said it reached an agreement with Oman over a plan for ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz
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Grave with 2,400-year-old silver coins likely belonged to Turkish wrestler
Finding considered one of the most important from time period between 5th and 4th century BC
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Water reserves ‘critically low’ fter thousands affected by outage
Supply had been restored to thousands of properties after a major outage
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Another picture postcard Swiss village could be buried under rubble
A landslide that could rival the disaster that destroyed nearby Blatten last year
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British couple on honeymoon and pilot killed in helicopter crash on Greek island
Police said the couple had been en route to Sifnos when the helicopter crashed and ignited a fireball
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Europe’s largest ice factory battles record demand during heatwaves
The cooler environment of the Ico Co warehouse has been a haven for some on the hottest days over the summer
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The Gaza zoo that found a way to keep going during attacks
There were a number of zoos in Gaza before the conflict between Israel and Hamas erupted
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‘Fox head’ bought for £50 at market uncovered as priceless ‘holy grail’ antique
The ‘extremely rare’ Tasmanian tiger head was first bought for £50 at an antiques market
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Ukraine war live: Kyiv launches one of biggest attacks yet on Moscow with 620 drones
MoD responds by saying Britain stands 'shoulder to shoulder' with Ukraine against Russian aggression
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UK job vacancies slip to five-year low in latest worrying sign for economy
The ONS said its survey found that small firms may not be recruiting because of increased labour costs and other business expenses
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Children’s commissioner warns young people are being ‘intoxicated by extremism’
Dame Rachel de Souza called for a stronger safeguarding response for children who are fixated with violence but have no clear extremist ideology
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Pub chain bans playing music or calls on phone speakers after customers driven ‘nuts’
Chairman and founder Sir Tim Martin labelled the pubs as ‘an oasis of tranquillity and contemplation’
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Indian-origin woman detained by ICE with ‘no warning’ after 27 years in US
The case against Venkata Vasamsetty was dismissed by an immigration judge on 19 May this year
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Green energy tycoon Dale Vince backs new North Sea drilling in shock U-turn
The green energy boss previously said the new North Sea drilling would be a ‘betrayal’ if given the green light by the government
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Human remains found 15 miles from missing Nancy Guthrie’s home ‘not connected’
Pima County Sheriff’s Department said that the remains had been at the desert location for an ‘extended period of time’
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Fear grips children after deadly earthquake in eastern Indonesia leaves thousands displaced
Thousands of people are still displaced on Indonesia’s Flores island, three days after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake killed at least 68 people, injured 213 and damaged more than 4,500 homes
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America’s busiest death chamber to see yet another execution
William Frances Silvia shot dead his former partner Patricia Silvia, and injured her mother, Betty Woodard
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Flight crews face greater cancer risk from radiation than nuclear scientists
Scientists call for occupational radiation protections for all aircrew members
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King Harald of Norway taken to hospital due to blood disease
Harald has been in and out of the hospital several times in recent years
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Young people ‘need nepotism’ to exit NEET ‘rejection loop’, says YouTube star
Amelia Dimoldenberg, star of Chicken Shop Date, said the YouTube series wouldn’t exist without a youth club that ‘now doesn’t exist due to austerity cuts by the Conservative government’
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‘We’re not scroungers – we need it’: PIP claimants slam Reform’s plan to axe benefits
Over half of the UK’s health benefit claimants would be stripped of their payments under the plans announced by Reform UK
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CEO who went viral for firing 900 on Zoom before Christmas is now mad he got fired
Vishal Garg, the CEO and founder of Better.com, was let go and replaced by a hedge fund manager who joined the company’s board only a week earlier, according to a report
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A top official leaves FIFA, deepening the fallout from Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan
FIFA's chief operating officer, Kevin Lamour, has reportedly left his role weeks after accusing president Gianni Infantino of deceiving staff with a World Cup sell-off plan
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US, Canada hold last-minute talks to stop 50% U.S. tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods
Tension between Washington and Ottawa is already high, stoked by trade disputes and President Donald Trump's inflammatory comments about making Canada the 51st U.S. state
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Hundreds of guinea pigs fill Massachusetts sanctuary with squeals, purrs and lots of love
Kimie Smothermon runs the Guinea Pig Sanctuary in Salisbury, Massachusetts, caring for nearly 400 guinea pigs
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Asia shares decline as worries about rising oil prices outweigh perks from strong earnings
Asian shares are declining, as rising oil prices and worries about inflation work as a dampener on some markets
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Shakira makes surprise visit to earthquake-damaged Colombian schools and says she will help rebuild
Colombian superstar Shakira pledged to help rebuild at least 10 schools in a remote region of her home country after a devastating earthquake struck last week, killing hundreds and affecting thousands of educational sites
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A physics graduate, a soccer player, a teen who couldn't swim: They died in the Ceuta migrant surge
In a tragic attempt to reach Europe, dozens of Moroccans died trying to cross into Spain
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This school teaches Senegal's brightest girls to push back against patriarchal norms
Senegal's first elite boarding school for girls shows how the largely Muslim West African nation has made progress in girls' education, but challenges remain
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A looming rock collapse threatens a Swiss village as thawing permafrost destabilizes the Alps
Residents of the Swiss village of Kandersteg face a looming threat from an unstable mountain rock formation called Spitze Stei
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Student shot a classmate to death then killed himself at school in southern Philippines, mayor says
Authorities say a high school student carrying two firearms shot to death a fellow student before killing himself in a high school in a university campus in the southern Philippines
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Where’s Melania? First lady is rarely seen at the White House
The first lady, who reportedly spends time in Florida and New York, has not been seen publicly in nearly a month, according to reports
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How one gardener's neighbors shared their land to help her start a flower business
Melissa Mender-Franklin wanted to grow flowers and own a flower shop, but she had no land to grow them on
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A Chinese animated film mocked as ‘terrible’ becomes a box-office hit
A Chinese animation with crude visuals has unexpectedly surged at the box office."
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Opening arguments set to begin in Meta's federal trial over child harms
A pivotal trial for Meta Platforms is set to kick off in a California federal court
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Ukraine war live: Kremlin threatens UK over Kyiv’s ‘use of British drones’ in attacks
The attack on the rocket fuel plant was part of what Moscow says was Kyiv’s largest drone attack of 2026
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Donor fatigue guts demining in Asia, as active conflicts draw away funding
Land mines and unexploded bombs from conflicts of the last century still plague parts of Southeast Asia, claiming lives and limbs each year
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Florida set to carry out 13th execution this year in nation's busiest death chamber
A Florida man convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law is set to be executed
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Communities that have ‘deflocked’ by shutting down cameras amid privacy backlash
Dozens of law enforcement officers have reportedly been charged with or accused of misusing the surveillance cameras
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Photos show Trump relying on cheat card for White House event
The card included photographs and biographical information of meeting participants
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Iran live: Trump casts doubt over peace deal as Tehran threatens ‘precise’ attack
Iran said it reached an agreement with Oman over a plan for ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz
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Make AI adoption Britain’s national economic priority, says CBI
The Confederation of British Industry has called on the Government to make the next 10 years Britain’s ‘adoption decade’.
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Pennsylvania cocaine trafficking case has ties to 2 fraternities
Authorities say they’ve charged 14 people over their ties to a cocaine-trafficking ring that involved two fraternities and students
