All news for 2025-06-18

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Clothing from M&S, Next and Asda found dumped in Ghana’s protected wetlands — Greenpeace
Fashion waste from UK brands including Next, Asda and M&S have been found in protected wetlands in Ghana, according to Greenpeace.
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Israel–Iran: UK stays on the sidelines but prepares for possible "big war" scenario
Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday to discuss the escalating security situation in the Middle East.
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British woman dies of rabies after puppy scratch in Morocco: first photo of the victim released
A British woman who died of rabies after contracting the disease by being scratched by a puppy on holiday has been pictured for the first time.
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"May have to go to war": Trump hints at possible US strike on Iran
President Donald Trump has admitted that the US ‘may have to fight’ in order to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
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Due to abortion ban: woman in Georgia kept on life support after death to deliver baby
In the U.S. state of Georgia, a child was born to Adriana Smith, a woman who had been declared brain-dead two months into her pregnancy.
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Former Snoras Bank owner Vladimir Antonov faked his disappearance to evade justice — found in France
In 2024, former Snoras Bank owner Vladimir Antonov was sentenced in absentia to 10.5 years in prison in Lithuania.
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UK evacuates diplomats’ families from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem amid threat of war with Iran
Families of staff at the British embassy in Tel Aviv and the consulate in Jerusalem have been “temporarily withdrawn as a precautionary measure”, the Foreign Office has said.
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UK may ban ’online brothels’: parliament to consider penalties for profiting from prostitution
Amendment to crime and policing bill would make it criminal offence to profit from selling sex online
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Harry Dunn’s mother slams former police chief: "A petty, vindictive liar"
Harry Dunn’s mother has delivered a blistering rebuke to former Northamptonshire Police Chief Constable Nick Adderley, calling him a “vindictive, lying little man” whose actions during the investigation into her son’s death deepened the family’s trauma.
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Emma Raducanu’s stalker tried to enter Wimbledon — security system exposed him
Stalker of Emma Raducanu apprehended while attempting to apply for Wimbledon tickets four months post-receiving a restraining order.