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Ukraine war latest: Team Trump 'risk being out of their depth' at Putin meeting - as Ukraine vows to hold on to land Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine will not give up land to Russia, after Donald Trump suggested the "swapping of territories" would take place. Our security and defence analyst warns that Trum...

Ukraine war latest: Team Trump 'risk being out of their depth' at Putin meeting - as Ukraine vows to hold on to land.

Trump had seemingly agreed to Russia's proposals for land swaps.

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India bans books and police raid bookstores in Kashmir crackdown Authorities threaten people with prison time for selling or owning works by authors like Booker winner Arundhati Roy and historian Victoria Schofield

India bans books and police raid bookstores in crackdown on ‘false narrative’ in Kashmir

Authorities threaten people with prison time for selling or owning works by authors like Booker winner Arundhati Roy and historian Victoria Schofield

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Revealed: The landlord MPs raking in £830k a year in rent The register of interests reveals that 83 MPs are also landlords, declaring at least £10,000 in rental income in the past year, while the Labour government pushes through its Renters’ Rights Bill

Revealed: The landlord MPs raking in £830k a year in rent

The register of interests reveals that 83 MPs are also landlords, declaring at least £10,000 in rental income in the past year, while the Labour government pushes through its Renters’ Rights Bill

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Suffolk man found prehistoric handaxe on tea break at Sizewell C Colin Cooley kicks his feet and finds a rare discovery dating back more than 36,000 years.

Man finds prehistoric handaxe on his tea break

Colin Cooley, 57, from Otley, Suffolk, works as a dumper driver on the Sizewell C excavation site. Toward the end of a tea break, he noticed a piece of rock that he believed looked like a handaxe.

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Large police response to hotel protest in Bristol city centre Police have been granted special dispersal powers

Anti-immigration protesters outnumbered in Bristol by counter-protesters singing 'refugees welcome here'

There is a large police presence in the centre of Bristol as the nationwide protests against the housing of asylum seekers in hotels reaches Bristol.

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‘Gross abuse of state power’: defiance grows over UK ban on Palestine protest group More than 200 have been arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – and hundreds more are expected to protest on Saturday

‘Gross abuse of state power’: defiance grows over UK ban on Palestine protest group

Deborah Hinton 81, a former British magistrate who was honoured by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the community, was arrested and detained on terrorism charges last month.

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World leader to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

"World leader to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize"

Cambodia’s Prime Minister has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. 🙄

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Israel and Pakistan have now all nominated him for the prize - complete and utter insanity.

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Also "Faith, family and fishing" sounds kind of similar to the way the Third Reich liked to use three word slogans such as - Kinder, Küche, Kirche (“Children, Kitchen, Church”).

Canadian who could not renew visa due to mental health crisis faces UK ban Academic Heather Scott has been told by Home Office that being ‘acutely ill’ is not an exceptional circumstance

"Canadian who could not renew visa due to mental health crisis faces UK ban"

Academic Heather Scott has been told by Home Office that being ‘acutely ill’ is not an exceptional circumstance

She overstayed her visa by 46 days.

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The unlikely bond between JD Vance and David Lammy The US vice president is beginning his UK holiday with a visit to the foreign secretary. Since when were they so close?

"Faith, family and fishing - the unlikely bond between JD Vance and David Lammy."

Lammy seems a bit suspect if he gets on so well with Vance especially when it comes to their religious background - considering Vance's interpretation of his faith.

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Pie chart with caption: UK Migration – just 4% of migrants to the UK are irregular entrants who arrived on small boats, 96% of migrants entered the UK on a valid visa, yet right wing media give the impression of a flood of migrants coming to the UK on small boats as if they are an army of invaders.

96% of migration to the UK is by those with valid visas, 4% are "irregular entrants" - these are migrants who come to the UK to claim asylum.

Yet the language of the media (particularly social media) makes many people think "illegal migration" is out of control and motivates them to angrily protes.

The Mirror "UK households urged to 'sleep downstairs' from Wednesday evening" Birmingham Live "All UK households told to 'sleep downstairs' from Wednesday onwards" Galway Beo "Irish households told to 'sleep downstairs' from Wednesday as Met Eireann offer heatwave update"

Nice to see individuality and variety in the media across the UK and Ireland.

3,000-year-old burial of elite teen unearthed in Iran, with gold jewelry and astonishing 'scorpion' cosmetics box The extraordinary burial of a teenager buried with gold jewelry and a snake- and scorpion-decorated cosmetics box has been unearthed in Iran — and it may date to more than 3,000 years ago.

3,000-year-old burial of elite teen unearthed in Iran, with gold jewelry and astonishing 'scorpion' cosmetics box

The extraordinary burial of a teenager buried with gold jewelry and a snake- and scorpion-decorated cosmetics box has been unearthed in Iran.

www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

Denmark to complete $3.4 billion of air defense purchases by year-end Governments across the continent are scrambling to either bolster what they already have or put in place the means to defend their skies.

"Denmark to complete $3.4 billion of air defence purchases by year-end"

Denmark plans to boost its air defences seem largely driven by the war in Ukraine and the devastation wrought by Russian aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities.

www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

5 years after protests in Belarus: Have things changed? – DW – 08/08/2025 In August 2020, mass protests rocked Belarus — but the regime clamped down hard. What's changed since then? And could things have turned out differently?

5 years after protests in Belarus: Have things changed?

In August 2020, mass protests rocked Belarus — but the regime clamped down hard. What's changed since then? And could things have turned out differently?

www.dw.com/en/5-years-a...

Nepal’s LDC Graduation Masks Deep Economic Fragility The Himalayan country will move up to developing country status from its current status as a Least Developed Country in November 2026.

Nepal’s LDC Graduation Masks Deep Economic Fragility

The Himalayan country will move up to developing country status from its current status as a Least Developed Country in November 2026.

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"Rising river levels wash away section of Karakoram Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan"

It took 24,000 Chinese and Pakistani workers twenty years to build the highway with about 1,000 fatalities - now #ClimateChange poses a threat to this route.

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Drains were 'overwhelmed' not blocked says Island Roads after flash floods Some businesses and residents raised concerns over blockages.

Isle of Wight flooding: Drains were not blocked says Island Roads

Contrary to what many had thought, drains on the island were not blocked but simply overwhelmed by the amount of water that had fallen in the downpours.

#ClimateChange

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Measles warning for parents in East Sussex East Sussex parents are urged to check whether their children are up to date with vaccinations.

"Measles warning for parents in East Sussex"

Throughout the UK there seems to be increasing concerns by medical professionals that measles outbreaks could occur at any time due to falling vaccination levels.

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I think this is more a case of something that needed more international focus, a few nations took part in the military campaign against ISIS but left Kurdish forces with the job of maintaining people in camps which I think is quite unfair - it seems like a recipe of future problems.

China's response to new virus triggers memories of Covid nightmare

A woman found out that in the middle of night, while she was working a night shift to support her two children, the authorities had come into her home, woken her kids and drawn blood from them.

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Young British girl returns to UK from IS detention camp in Syria, authorities say The girl, who is thought to be around nine years old, was found at the Al Hol camp in northeast Syria, which houses the wives and children of IS fighters and supporters of the terror group.

"Young British girl returns to UK from IS detention camp in Syria, authorities say"

These camps shouldn't exist - after ISIS was defeated there should have been a thorough deradicalisation programme - not ISIS ghetto camps that can create future problems.

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Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.

📰 DEFRA avian influenza update on 08 Aug 2025 #IDEpi #OneHealth 🧪

🐔 HPAI H5N1 confirmed in commercial poultry at two premises in Devon

📊 76 confirmed HPAI H5N1 cases in poultry & other captive birds in UK from 04 Nov 2024.
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England: 67
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland: 3
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales: 2
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland: 4

Rupert Lowe MP managed to mistake rowers in Great Yarmouth for migrants and rushed to Musk's X platform to fearmonger and rile his supporters.

He made no apologies when proven wrong - and it's quite obvious to most people that the area is not even on the migrant sea route.

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UK weather: Yellow heat health alert issued - with temperatures set to hit 30C The UKHSA said the alert means significant impacts are possible across health and social care services due to the high temperatures.

UK weather: Yellow heat health alert issued - with temperatures set to hit 30C

The UKHSA said the alert means significant impacts are possible across health and social care services due to the high temperatures.

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Boy, 4, dies after being hit by bus outside Margate hospital The father of four-year-old Zaahir Jan pays tribute to his

"Boy, 4, dies after being hit by bus as he walked out of hospital."

The issue is still under investigation but it seems like the entrance to A&E was rather congested and probably not the sort of place that a heavy passenger bus should have on its bus route.

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Police declare dispersal zone in Bristol ahead of protests The police have also been granted special powers to stop people wearing face coverings

Bristol protest warning as police declare dispersal zone to deter 'disorder'

The police have also been granted special powers to stop people wearing face coverings and "not tolerate any hate crime or disorder."

The far-right are in town tomorrow.

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Ghana: Two ministers among eight killed in helicopter crash – DW – 08/06/2025 Ghana's defense and environment ministers died in a helicopter crash that killed all eight people on board.

Ghana: Two ministers among eight killed in helicopter crash

The defence and environment ministers of Ghana died in the helicopter crash that killed all eight people on board.

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German court: Yezidi family deported to Iraq must not be repatriated A Yezidi family deported to Iraq has no possibility of returning to Germany following a court decision. In summary proceedings, the Potsdam Administrative Court on Thursday refused to oblige Germany t...

German court: Yezidi family deported to Iraq must not be allowed to return.

The family, which includes four children and had been living in Germany for several years, in 2023 Germany recognised the Yezidi genocide in Iraq yet the refugee family have been deported.

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