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The Home Office says the UK won’t pay France if the site doesn’t open, under a deal to curb migrant crossings.
Migrants jailed and charged after bank holiday crossings ⊖
It comes after nearly 1,000 people arrived in the UK on small boats between Friday and Monday.
Nearly half a million Russians killed in Ukraine war, UK spy chief says ⊖⊖
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Anne Keast-Butler says Russian forces are ‘going backwards on the battlefield’ for first time since late 2022
Nearly half a million Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since the start of Vlad…
Forget limoncello! How Lillet became the fruity, floral drink of the summer ⊕
In 2008, only 70,000 cases of this classic French aromatised wine were sold. In 2024, that boomed to 1.3m. What accounts for its sudden enormous resurgence?
I’m a sucker for a spritz. So when I saw a …
UK will get no special treatment from EU, European ministers say ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
There will be ‘no cherrypicking’ of policies, EU says, after Starmer says he hopes to negotiate single market for goods
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The UK will get no special treatment in its future e…
Peter Mandelson's ties to Chinese minister, Russian oligarch and Israeli ex-general 'among concerns raised when he failed vetting' ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The UK's vetting agency is reported to have flagged the peer's associations with a series of individuals when it concluded he should be denied clearance.
Extreme heat in Europe ‘a brutal reminder’ of climate crisis, UN chief says ⊖⊖
Simon Stiell said burning fossil fuels was driving intense heatwaves as UK and France broke temperature records on consecutive days
The UN climate chief has said an extreme early heat event sweeping p…
Muslims gather to attend prayers in parks across the UK to celebrate Eid al Adha ⊕⊕
Hundreds of Muslim faithful attended prayers in fields across the UK to celebrate the second day of Eid al-Adha this year, which began on Tuesday evening and will last three days until Saturday.
Revealed: Mandelson vetting warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and Israel ⊖
Exclusive: Vetting officials also flagged £1m loan when recommending he should be denied security clearance
Key questions: did ‘mitigations’ cover links to China and Russia?
Peter Mandelson’s associati…
Eurocrats 'could climb down' over Brussels red tape on car-makers in boost for UK firms, raising fresh questions about what Sir Keir Starmer has 'surrendered' in return ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
France has been militantly pushing for British car-makers to be banned from qualifying for new 'Made in Europe' regulations.