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Protesters vow to disrupt JD Vance’s Cotswolds holiday The Stop Trump Coalition says US vice president JD Vance is ‘every bit as unwelcome’ in the UK as Donald Trump

Protesters warn JD Vance ‘resistance will be waiting’ as he prepares for Cotswolds family holiday

Workers retiring in 2050 ‘to be £800 a year worse off’ than today’s pensioners Those set to retire in 2050 will receive £800 less per year than current pensioners, experts warned

Workers retiring in 2050 ‘to be £800 a year worse off’ than today’s pensioners

Two London boroughs record among highest measles cases in UK The borough of Hackney has the second highest rate of measles in the country

Earlier this month, a child in Liverpool died of the virus. Health secretary Wes Streeting called for the nation to “redouble its efforts” to vaccinate more children

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Two dead as Moscow targets sheltering Kyiv civilians UK and Germany are set to chair talks this morning discussing Trump's plan for Nato allies to supply weapons to Ukraine

🔴 Ukraine-Russia latest

▪️ Two dead as Moscow targets sheltering Kyiv civilians with 450 drones and missiles
▪️ Russian strikes 'targeted kindergarten'
▪️ UK and Germany to chair talks discussing Trump's plan for Nato allies to supply weapons to Ukraine
▪️ Kremlin says Putin is ready to discuss peace

As unemployment rises, the AI era of universal basic income has just got closer There was a significant uptick in the jobless figures this week, and while many are pointing to the changes to national insurance, there is a more pressing problem facing the government, writes Chris ...

INSIDE BUSINESS | Many are pointing to national insurance changes to explain the uptick in jobless figures this week - but there is a more pressing problem at hand, writes Chris Blackhurst

JD Vance to spend summer vacation in the UK’s answer to the Hamptons: report J.D. Vance’s family trip revealed weeks after his Disneyland family getaway was met by protestors

JD Vance to spend summer vacation in UK countryside spot after protestors disrupt Disneyland getaway

Ofwat to be abolished, minister confirms in overhaul of UK’s ‘broken’ water industry Water regulator Ofwat will be abolished as part of an overhaul of a "broken'' regulatory system, the environment secretary has confirmed.

BREAKING | Water regulator Ofwat to be abolished, minister confirms

Have your say: How can the UK’s broken water industry be fixed? Should the UK's water system be rescued by a new super-regulator – or is it time to take it fully back into public hands?

Should the UK's water system be rescued by a new super-regulator – or is it time to take it fully back into public hands?

Revealed: starting date for EU entry-exit system, and Etias permit price hike Exclusive: EES now set to begin on 12 October 2025 with completion by 9 April, and Etias fee has risen from €7 to €20

EU finally set start date for UK travellers’ entry-exit system as Etias visa price trebled

The vanishing of Daniel Day-Lewis: How a great actor lost the will to go on As the three-time Oscar winner’s breakthrough film, ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’, is re-released in cinemas, Xan Brooks looks at the career and apparent retirement of the totemic actor – and the project ...

INSIDE FILM | The vanishing of Daniel Day-Lewis: How a great actor lost the will to go on

Trump ‘named twice’ to FBI by Epstein accuser as he peddles Obama conspiracy: Live Donald Trump shares AI-generated video of Obama being detained in the Oval Office by FBI agents as president accused of trying ‘to change subject’

🔴 LATEST UPDATES

▪️ Trump ‘named twice’ to FBI by Epstein accuser
▪️ Trump 'hosted party for young women' where Epstein was 'only guest'
▪️ Trump accused of trying to deflect attention by sharing AI-generated video of Obama being detained in the Oval Office

Six arrested after bottles and flares thrown during protest outside Essex hotel More than 100 protesters gathered outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on Sunday evening

Six arrested after bottles and flares thrown during another protest outside Essex hotel

London Waterloo disruption live: ‘Do not travel’ warning issued by SWR Disruption expected for the rest of the day after major signal failure

🔴 Major signalling failure at London Waterloo causes commuter chaos
🔴 ‘Do not travel’ warning issued by SWR
🔴 Disruption is expected to continue for the rest of the day
🔴 Customers furious over “total shambles”

Thai school apologises after student’s ‘punishment haircut’ sparks outcry The haircut has reignited debate over outdated grooming punishments still used in Thai schools despite a court ruling

Thai school apologises after student’s ‘punishment haircut’ sparks outcry

How Keir Starmer’s crackdown on his own MPs could backfire The prime minister’s summer parting shot has sparked a mutinous mood in Westminster, warns Andrew Grice

INSIDE WESTMINSTER | How Keir Starmer’s crackdown on his own MPs could backfire – and even help Jeremy Corbyn

Trump once hosted party for ‘young women’ where Epstein was only guest, says report President under pressure to release all files related to his former friend Epstein

Trump once hosted party for ‘young women’ where Epstein was the only guest, says report

Review calls for Ofwat to be scrapped as water bills set to soar 30% in five years Sir Jon Cunliffe’s review recommended scrapping Ofwat

BREAKING | Major review calls for Ofwat to be scrapped as water bills set to soar 30% in next five years

Trump sues WSJ over Epstein birthday card expose The president has filed a libel lawsuit in Florida against the right-wing media mogul and journalists who wrote the story

Trump files lawsuit against Murdoch, WSJ and NewsCorp over Epstein birthday card expose
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Poll of the day: Should 16 and 17-year-olds be allowed to vote? Have your say: The government’s plan to give 16-year-olds the vote has been hailed as a democratic milestone by Labour

Have your say: The government’s plan to give 16-year-olds the vote has been hailed as a democratic milestone by Labour

Trump claims he never ‘wrote a picture.’ His sketchy Epstein lie has now been exposed

Trump claims he never ‘wrote a picture.’ His sketchy Epstein lie has now been exposed

‘Why take the risk?’ Readers push back on Reeves’s savings shake-up Rachel Reeves’s plan to nudge savers towards investing has met fierce resistance from readers, especially older ones, who say they already earn strong returns from cash ISAs and don’t want to risk losing money

Rachel Reeves’s plan to nudge savers towards investing has met fierce resistance from readers, especially older ones, who say they already earn strong returns from cash ISAs and don’t want to risk losing money

Giant cloud of smoke seen over Madrid as wildfires rage in Spain

Giant cloud of smoke seen over Madrid as wildfires rage in central Spain

Record 8,000 US students apply to UK universities amid Trump’s college crackdown

Record 8,000 US students have applied to UK universities amid Trump’s college crackdown

Rep. Jim Jordan may be deposed over OSU sex abuse scandal

Rep. Jim Jordan may be deposed over OSU sex abuse scandal

Trump says he’ll sue over report of his bawdy birthday card to Epstein

Trump says he’ll sue over report of birthday card to Epstein: ‘The letter was a FAKE’

Only a quarter of Americans say Trump’s policies have helped them, new poll finds

Only a quarter of Americans say Trump’s policies have helped them, new poll finds

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end next year

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end next year

Moderate Democrats’ Mamdani conundrum: ‘It’s hard to distance yourself from cool’

The Zohran Mamdani conundrum for moderate Democrats: ‘It’s hard to distance yourself from cool’

Trial date set for alleged Palestine Action members accused of damaging aircraft

Trial date set for alleged Palestine Action members accused of damaging planes at RAF base

Trump slams Epstein ‘hoax’ as most Americans doubt official account: Latest updates

LATEST | Trump directs ‘pertinent’ Epstein files released after his threats to sue over bombshell report