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Stoke’s Brexit promise fades as Hanley waits for levelling up that never came
It’s a bleak, cold weekday afternoon in Hanley, one of the six towns that make up Stoke-on-Trent in the Midlands.
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Illegal settlement homes advertised at London Israeli property event despite UK pressure
Properties from seven illegal settlements were advertised at the Great Israeli Real Estate Event on Sunday in London, days after more than 100 MPs and groups urged the UK government to ban it.
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Kendall admits under-16 social media ban is no "silver bullet" as tech backlash grows
The social media ban for under-16s is not a “silver bullet”, the Technology Secretary acknowledged as she faced a backlash from firms which will be hit by the restriction.
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UK government wins appeal to keep Palestine Action ban in force
The UK government has won its appeal to maintain the ban on Palestine Action. In response, the group’s co-founder, Huda Ammori, vowed to fight the proscription all the way to the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights, calling the ban an extreme attack on free speech and protest.
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EPPO raids Czech firms over €268,000 EU training funds fraud probe
On 10-11 June 2026, Czech authorities conducted searches as part of an EPPO investigation into a suspected EU National Recovery Plan fraud involving employee training funds.
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Epstein assistant claims he bribed jail guard with cash and Disneyland tickets
Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime personal assistant claims the convicted sex offender was able to secure preferential treatment in jail because he secretly paid off one of the guards with cash and gifts, including tickets to Disneyland.
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The Cook Report journalist Roger Cook dies aged 83 after fearless TV career
Investigative journalist Roger Cook, best known for the current affairs programme The Cook Report, has died at the age of 83 after a short illness.
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Operation Beaconport reopens eight closed grooming gang cases after missed inquiry fears
The first eight closed grooming gang cases have been referred back to police forces for reinvestigation as part of a mammoth national review of hundreds of files where lines of inquiry may have been missed.
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Tories vow to abolish immigration tribunals and strip judges of asylum powers
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp has vowed to abolish immigration tribunals as part of plans to be announced by the Conservatives.
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Wimbledon crash driver faces court over deaths of schoolgirls Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau
The driver of a 4×4 that crashed into a south-east London primary school will appear in court charged with causing death by dangerous driving after two eight-year-old girls were killed.
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Captain of Russian shadow fleet tanker charged after UK commandos seize Smyrtos
The captain of a Russian shadow fleet vessel which was intercepted by British troops in the English Channel will appear in court charged with breaching sanctions.
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Hampshire police face IOPC probe over rape failures before Bruno Sala attacked again
Bruno Sala, 39, was jailed in November 2025 after grooming his victims though online dating apps before raping them and inviting other men to attack the women.
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FBI warns Silent Ransom Group is targeting US law firms with fake IT support scams
A cyber extortion group is targeting U.S. law firms by impersonating IT workers, stealing sensitive files, and threatening to publish the data if the firms do not pay, the FBI warned in a recent alert.
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B-52 bomber crashes after takeoff in California, killing all eight aboard
A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff in Southern California’s Mojave Desert and burst into flames.
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Oxfam warns deadly Ebola strain is spreading as clean water crisis grips DRC
The ‘first line of defence’ against a deadly strain of Ebola has collapsed, Oxfam has said.
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Ukrainian drones breach Moscow defences and hit refinery 10 miles from Kremlin
Ukrainian drones have breached newly strengthened air defences in Moscow and seriously damaged an oil refinery just 10 miles from the Kremlin in Russia.
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Ant McPartlin buys £10m Surrey eco-mansion from Chelsea legend Cesar Azpilicueta
Telly favourite Ant McPartlin has snapped up a £10million mansion in “Britain’s Beverly Hills” from former Chelsea skipper Cesar Azpilicueta.
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Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas still had pulse after fatal bungee fall, nurse says
A bungee jumper was still alive when she was found after being thrown 130ft off a bridge by staff who allegedly forgot to attach a rope to her.
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William and Kate face backlash over "measly" $390,525 rent for Windsor mansion
Prince William and Princess Catherine are facing criticism after it emerged they pay what some observers describe as a “measly” $390,525 a year in rent for their Windsor home, reigniting debate over royal property arrangements and public accountability.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces first total Garter Day exile in 20 years
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is experiencing his first total exclusion from Garter Day festivities in 20 years, six months after he officially lost his Knight of the Garter title.
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Z szarej strefy węglowej do agroimperium: jak Dmytro Kovalenko wyprał miliony z MelTEK przez offshore Afex Investments
Dmytro Kovalenko, przedsiębiorca z Dniepru działający w sektorze rolnym, w ostatnim czasie coraz mocniej zaznacza swoją obecność na rynku. Postanowiliśmy przyjrzeć się bliżej jego działalności oraz drodze, która doprowadziła do jej rozwoju.
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Farage’s £1.4m Surrey home revamped after £5m gift from crypto billionaire
Nigel Farage revamped his grade II-listed woodland home – after pocketing a crypto billionaire’s £5million.
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Big Tech warns Starmer’s under-16 social media ban will drive teens to riskier platforms
Britain’s plans to ban social media for under-16s will push teenagers towards more harmful platforms, the world’s biggest technology companies have said as ministers push to enact the new restrictions by next spring.
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Israeli exporters accused of hiding settlement produce to secure unlawful Europe tax breaks
Israeli exporters to Europe regularly hide the origin of produce grown in occupied Palestine to qualify for unlawful tax breaks that bolster the settler economy, a rights group investigation has found.
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Love Island USA executive producer James Barker dies during filming in Fiji
A member of the production crew for Peacock’s Love Island USA has died while filming for the reality dating show in Fiji.