NewsTrump’s border czar defends increasing number of arrests of non-violent migrants: ‘We’re gonna enforce law’
Despite the president’s pledge to aggressively pursue “the worst of the worst,” among immigrants in detention now, 47 percent have no criminal record whatsoever, and fewer than 30 percent have been convicted of crimes
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The Independent
PoliticsTrump says US will resume weapon shipments to Ukraine days after pause
A top Pentagon official had ordered a halt to weapons shipments just days earlier
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PoliticsIsrael’s Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize amid hopes for Gaza ceasefire
Netanyahu has visited the White House two other times since Trump returned to office in January
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ScienceNew species of flying reptile that lived among dinosaurs 200 million years ago discovered
Scientists uncovered the the fossilised jawbone of the creature in Arizona
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News‘Mouldy or full of rats’: Children in England face almost-Dickensian levels of poverty
A report from the Children’s Commissioner noted a range of concerns, including living in cramped and poor conditions
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News‘We don’t have any access’: Iran’s president backs Trump’s claims of damage caused by U.S. strikes in interview
Iranian nuclear facilities ‘severely damaged’ and technicians unable to review extent of damage two weeks later, president claims
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News100ml liquids limit scrapped at Birmingham and Edinburgh airport security
Passengers warned ‘to check situation at their return airport’ as cabin baggage rules diverge
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PoliticsElon Musk may not be the president, but he still has cards to play against Trump
ANALYSIS: In his feud with Donald Trump, the world’s richest person has the distinct disadvantage of not possessing nukes. But that doesn’t mean he has no cards to play, writes Io Dodds
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NewsShelter fights to keep dog brothers together after NYPD cop owner dies from cancer
The dogs are each 3-years-old and are a bonded pair
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PoliticsTrump’s moving goalposts on tariffs show how hard it will be to win his trade war
ANALYSIS: It turns out getting 90 deals in 90 days is harder than making almost every Republican bend the knee, Eric Garcia writes
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CelebrityGrimes calls ex Elon Musk’s platform X ‘poison’ and ‘a prison’ in scathing takedown
The musician posted the criticism on the same social media site, which was formerly known as Twitter
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PoliticsFrustrated judge blasts Trump team over deportation plans for Kilmar Abrego Garcia: ‘Like trying to nail Jell-O to a wall’
ICE plans to arrest and deport the Salvadoran dad, again, if he’s released from pretrial detention in criminal case
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PoliticsTrump plans to delay tariff start to August 1 as he announces 25% levy for Japan and South Korea
Bizarre letters cite ‘unsustainable’ trade deficits with two of America’s most important allies and trading partners
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NewsLabour billionaire donor ‘nervous’ about Starmer and ‘hits out at winter fuel payments fiasco’
Phones 4u founder John Caudwell raises concerns about Labour after switching allegiance from Conservatives last year
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NewsIsraeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity’
Military ordered to turn ruins of Rafah into ‘humanitarian city’ but experts call the plan an internment camp for all Palestinians in Gaza
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The Guardian
News£7000 payout for homeless London mother and three children who had to live in B&B for almost 18 months
Ombudsman investigation finds family were living in the bed and breakfast accommodation for a total of 75 weeks - far beyond the legal limit of 6 weeks
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Evening Standard
PoliticsDemocratic voters are demanding reps fight dirty against Trump and MAGA: ‘There needs to be blood’
‘Some of them have suggested ... what we really need to do is be willing to get shot’ one anonymous lawmaker told Axios
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NewsMan kidnapped by Argentina’s military regime as baby is reunited with relatives
Forty-nine-year-old is 140th child found by Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, who search for people ‘disappeared’ under 1976-83 dictatorship
3 min readThe Guardian
NewsShocking CCTV footage shown to jury of 'violent assault' on police officers at Manchester Airport
Footage shows ‘high level of violence’ used by the defendants towards the officers, prosecutors tell court
3 min readEvening Standard
NewsFormer Tory minister defects to Reform
David Jones, the former Conservative cabinet minister, has defected to Reform UK, declaring the party is the only one in British politics with “urgency”.
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The Telegraph
NewsTed Cruz denies National Weather Service cuts contributed to loss of life in Texas floods
Sen. Ted Cruz has denied that cuts to the National Weather Service have contributed to the Texas floods death toll, which so far stands at 89 people. Speaking to reporters on Monday (7 July), the Republican said that whilst in time he believes it would be “reasonable to engage on what could have been done better”, he slammed the “cynical” claims that cuts to the weather service under the Trump administration are to blame.
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NewsCCTV footage of alleged assault on police at Manchester Airport shown to jury
CCTV footage of the alleged assault of three police officers at Manchester Airport has been played to jurors. Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, and his brother, Muhammad Amaad, 26, are said to have struck out after police were called to respond to an incident at the Starbucks cafe in Terminal 2 arrivals on 23 July last year, when Amaaz is alleged to have headbutted a customer. Minutes later, three officers – PC Zachary Marsden and PC Ellie Cook, who were both armed, and unarmed PC Lydia Ward – approached the defendants at the paystation in T2’s car park.
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NewsIsrael bombs British ship seized by Houthis
Israel has bombed a British-owned ship captured by the Houthis as part of a wave of air strikes against the Yemen-based terror group.
2 min readThe Telegraph
NewsWelfare bill will now lift 50,000 out of poverty after U-turns, assessment finds
Revised bill passed after UK government rowed back on cuts will mean fewer rather than more people in relative poverty in 2030
2 min readThe Guardian
NewsManhunt launched after violent burglar flees prison
Cheshire Police say they are urgently seeking any information as to the whereabouts of the prisoner
2 min readThe Independent
NewsUrsula von der Leyen: Puppet masters in Russia trying to bring me down
Russia puppet masters are trying to bring down the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday as she came out swinging against a no-confidence vote on her leadership.
2 min readThe Telegraph
NewsBlunkett urges ministers to use ‘incredible sensitivity’ when changing Send system in England
Former home secretary tells government to reassure parents there will be a ‘meaningful replacement’ for EHCPs
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NewsEleven killed in Kenya as protesters clash with police
Eleven people have been killed in Kenya after clashing with police at the latest anti-government protests, the East African nation's police said. A further 29 people were injured, the state-funded Kenya National Commission said. Authorities today blocked major roads leading to the capital, Nairobi, in the strictest measures yet to contain the unrest, which saw protesters light bonfires and throw stones at police.
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Sky News
NewsBillionaire Labour backer John Caudwell ‘nervous’ about Starmer
Exclusive: Phones 4u founder, who switched from the Tories, says wealth tax would be very destructive to growth
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NewsPost Office scandal: Daughter has had 'panic attacks' since mum was accused of stealing
The daughter of a Post Office victim has told Sky News she suffered "dark thoughts of suicide" in the years after her mother was accused of stealing. Kate Burrows was 14 years old when her mother, Elaine Hood, was prosecuted and subsequently convicted in 2003. The first public inquiry report on the Post Office - examining redress and the "human impact" of the scandal - is due to be published today.
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NewsTrade war: Trump reveals first nations to pay delayed 'liberation day' tariffs
Donald Trump has revealed hefty trade tariffs against at least seven countries, to be applied from 1 August. The initial announcement, via his Truth Social platform, concerned Japan and South Korea. Malaysia and Kazakhstan were later added to the list, while South Africa was told it faced a 30% rate.
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NewsTeachers strike after Jamaican staff 'targeted' at south London school
Teachers at a school in Beckenham have complained about being ‘severely overworked to the point of exhaustion’
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NewsRussia’s former transport minister dies from gunshot hours after sacking
News of Roman Starovoit’s death made public shortly after that of his sacking by Putin, but timeline is unconfirmed
3 min readThe Guardian
NewsDriver charged over electric Jaguar that ‘went rogue’ on motorway
The driver of an £80,000 electric car that had to be rammed off the road by police after it “went rogue” at 100mph has been charged with a motoring offence and fraud.
2 min readThe Telegraph
NewsEx-forecasters at National Weather Service defend Texas meteorologists and say warnings were as timely as they should have been
At least 82 people have been killed and more than 40 remain missing after flash floods ravage central Texas
4 min readThe Independent
NewsChildren with special needs will 'always' have 'legal right' to support, education secretary says
The education secretary has said children with special needs will "always" have a legal right to additional support as she sought to quell a looming row over potential cuts. The government is facing a potential repeat of the debacle over welfare reform due to suggestions it could scrap tailored plans for children and young people with special needs in the classroom. Speaking in the Commons on Monday, Bridget Phillipson failed to rule out abolishing education, health and care plans (EHCPs) - legally-binding plans to ensure children and young people receive bespoke support in either mainstream or specialist schools.
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NewsWildfires are ‘disaster waiting to happen’, farmers warn
Farmers have warned that wildfires are a “disaster waiting to happen” as a third heatwave looms.
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NewsBolsonaro wanted to exterminate us, claims Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire
Kayapó chief tells in memoir of seeing former president in his dreams and of warning Lula not to repeat past mistakes
3 min readThe Guardian
NewsDozens missing after flash floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh
Hundreds of homes, bridges and roads washed away in north Indian state after unusually heavy rainfall
2 min readThe Guardian
NewsTrump plans to visit Texas later in the week after devastating floods have killed at least 82
Search and recovery efforts are still underway in Texas
3 min readThe Independent
NewsAirport liquids rule lifted ... depending on where you fly from
The 100ml liquid rule has been lifted at two airports ahead of the summer holidays.
2 min readThe Telegraph
LifestyleBig food companies must be held to account in obesity crisis
Letters: Let’s change the way the food industry operates so people have access to healthy food, says Barbara Crowther, while Eithne Dodwell says her local food bank users tend to shun healthier choices
2 min readThe Guardian
NewsDemise of Healthwatch England will do NHS patients a disservice
Letter: Sharon Grant says the agency, which advocates for patients, will go the same way as previous community engagement bodies, to the detriment of health service users
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NewsBritain has abandoned Afghans yet again
Brief letters: No resettlement for Afghans | Cool or cold? | Inspired delivery | Harking back
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NewsWhat are EHCPs and why is Labour bracing for a backlash over its overhaul plans?
Special educational needs or disabilities system in England is in crisis but many fear changes could make things worse
3 min readThe Guardian
NewsProtests against overtourism in Mexico City turn violent against visitors
Hundreds of protesters in Mexico City harassed tourists in the city’s hub
2 min readThe Independent
NewsWealth tax may not be fully formed proposal - but could be put in the mix
Referred to as 'lobby', the sessions are the main chance for reporters to grill the prime minister's official spokesperson about the big political issues of the day. Now, occasionally the spokesperson comes to these sessions with a clear and obvious update that will 'create news'. Take this first answer from the PM's spokesperson when asked if Sir Keir Starmer backed a wealth tax.
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NewsThousands of petals fall to remember 7 July victims 20 years on
Fifty-two thousand petals fell in St Paul's Cathedral as families and survivors remembered those who died in the 7 July terrorist attacks in London 20 years ago. The daughter of a woman who died near King's Cross broke down as she read out her mother's name during the memorial service. Saba Edwards's voice cracked as she started reading the names of those who died, and when she got to her mother Behnaz Mozakka's name, she began to sob and had to briefly pause.
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NewsStarmer in race against time to secure Trump tariff carve-out as deadline looms
Downing Street refused to say whether the government was confident that a deal to eliminate US tariffs on UK steel would be struck ahead of the deadline
3 min readThe Independent
LifestyleDid you solve it? The world’s most fascinating number – revealed!
The solutions to today’s questions
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