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Britain sweats again in 'killer' heatwave: No respite in sight as mercury could hit 36C TODAY - while fights break out at beaches as tempers flare in sweltering temperatures
Daily Mail
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July 1, 2025
An intense heatwave gripping Britain will peak today with what could be the hottest day in three years as an amber heat health alert was extended into tomorrow. Tempers have flared on Bournemouth beach as two police officers were injured in a...
Law firms can streamline SRA D&A reporting with Access Legal survey tool
Legal Futures
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July 1, 2025
By Legal Futures Associate Access Legal To help legal professionals effectively manage their diversity and inclusion data, Access Legal, a leading provider of software and services to the UK legal market, has launched a fresh update to its...
UK government faces key test in welfare reform bill vote
Al Jazeera
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July 1, 2025
Keir Starmer faces crunch vote on welfare spending after watering down planned cuts to disability benefits. The United Kingdom’s Labour government hopes to limit a rebellion over welfare reform from its own politicians in a key vote in Parliament,...
Britain’s Wayward F-35 Is Still in India—and Racking Up a Huge Hotel Bill
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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July 1, 2025
The Royal Navy F-35B Lightning aircraft that remains grounded at an airport in India will finally move to a hangar, as engineering teams with “specialized equipment” to repair the jet have been dispatched from the United Kingdom. The fighter has...
UK govt faces major rebellion in welfare vote
RTL Today
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced the most serious internal rebellion of his year-long premiership on Tuesday with MPs set for a close vote on welfare reforms that have already forced a damaging climbdown. The government backed down Friday on...
Brit teen ‘drug mule’ Bella Culley ‘TORTURED into trafficking £200k-worth of cannabis’ as she shows shock wound in court
The Sun
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July 1, 2025
BRITISH drug mule suspect Bella Culley was tortured into trafficking £200,000-worth of cannabis by evil crimelords, a court heard today. Bella, 18, said a brutal Thai trafficker held her arm under a jet of steam to force her to fly with 31lb of...
UK Court Bans Trans Women From Women's Football Teams, Sparks Debate
News18
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July 1, 2025
Last Updated:July 01, 2025, 16:08 IST Natalie Washington, a trans footballer, faces uncertainty after a UK court ruled "woman" and "man" refer to biological sex, banning trans players in women's teams. Transgender footballer Natalie Washington....
UK condemns crackdown on dissent in Georgia, warns authorities of consequences
JAMnews
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July 1, 2025
The UK Foreign Ministry protested Georgian Dream The UK Foreign Office summoned Georgia’s chargé d’affaires in London, Giorgi Saganelidze, to protest the Georgian government’s “increasingly harmful trajectory”, “crackdown on civil society,...
England: Court challenge to ‘secret soundings’ in judicial appointments
Irish Legal News
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The English courts are to hear a challenge to the judicial appointments process on the basis that it still involves “secret soundings” which act as a barrier to diversity on the bench. A member of the GMB trade union’s dedicated branch for members...
UK Financial Insights from Katten | Issue 23
JD Supra - California
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July 1, 2025
UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe. To read more issues of UK Financial Insights from Katten, please click here....
UK PM Starmer Faces Major Parliamentary Rebellion By His Own Labour MPs Over Welfare Reform Today
Breitbart
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July 1, 2025
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer marks a year in office this week, fighting a rebellion from his own party in a vote Tuesday on welfare reform and reckoning with a sluggish economy and rock-bottom approval ratings. It´s a long way...
UK's Lindsey oil refinery insolvent, 420 jobs at risk
ETHRWorld
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July 1, 2025
Prax, led by Chairman and CEO Sanjeev Kumar Soosaipillai, could not immediately be reached for commentBy Shadia Nasralla LONDON: Britain's Lindsey oil refinery has begun insolvency proceedings, putting hundreds of jobs at risk and potentially...
Political heiress: Suspended Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Macau Business
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July 1, 2025
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is heiress to one of the kingdom’s most enduring political dynasties, but has been suspended by a Constitutional Court after less than a year in office. The 38-year-old accepted King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s...
Brit teen 'drug mule' Bella Culley cries in court saying she was ‘forced by torture’
Radio X
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1 July 2025, 13:43 Brit teen 'drug mule' Bella Culley cries in court saying she was ‘forced by torture’. Picture: Facebook A British teen "drug mule" broke down in tears during her court appearance in Georgia, as she claims she was "forced by...
Brit teen 'drug mule' Bella Culley sobs in court saying she was 'forced by torture'
Daily Star
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July 1, 2025
Simon Murphy Senior News Reporter, Kelly Williams Assistant News Editor (Live) and Maradia Tsaava in Georgia 14:17, 01 Jul 2025 Bella Culley, a suspected British drug mule, broke down in tears today in a Georgian court, claiming she was "forced by...
Britain: Israel needs to allow UN to save Gaza's lives
Yemen News Agency SABA
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July 1, 2025
[Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:56:55 +0300] New York - Saba: Britain called on Israel to allow the United Nations to save lives in Gaza, while Tel Aviv continues its attacks on starving Palestinians queuing daily for humanitarian aid in the Strip. This came...
UK migrant arrivals on small boats hit new record
Cyprus Mail
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July 1, 2025
Nearly 20,000 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain on small boats so far in 2025, a record high for the first six months of the year, adding pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the government works to reduce the numbers. Data from...
Law Firm Turns Up Pressure On UK Government Over Inheritance Tax Changes
Wealth Briefing
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The legal action is not against the specific changes to inheritance tax but, instead, to the alleged move by the UK government to hold only a narrow, technical consultation on the change, and not a broader one. The UK Treasury is tight-lipped on...
UK announces sweeping immigration reforms: What changes on 16 July 2025 mean for residents and employers
Stornoway Gazette
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July 1, 2025
The UK government has announced a series of major updates to its immigration rules, set to take effect from 16 July 2025. The changes, which touch on long-standing issues within the EU Settlement Scheme, humanitarian protections, and long...
Political Currency podcast maker Persephonica triples in value
City A.M.
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July 1, 2025
Tuesday 01 July 2025 12:20 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Ed Balls and George Osborne pose during The Political Currency Podcast panel discussion on...