Day: July 1, 2026
Teenager drowns during Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition
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Father killed baby by shaking him in moment of ‘pure violence’, court hears
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Mid-caps shine but AB Foods holds back FTSE 100
July 1, 2026Stocks ended mixed in London on Wednesday with US rate hike worries and a decline in Primark owner Associated British Foods hitting blue-chips, while mid-caps prospered. The FTSE 100 closed down 18.78 points, 0.2%, at 10,478.34. The FTSE 250 ended up 316.62 points, 1.4%, at 23,330.07, and the AIM All-Share rose 3.88 points, 0.5%, at […]
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In Mideast and around the world, everyone’s talking ‘ceasefire.’ But what does it really mean?
July 1, 2026A ceasefire sounds straightforward: Fighting stops. Negotiations ensue. Ordinary citizens get a break from fighting — and some time to rebuild. That’s not what’s happening in the volatile Mideast, where ongoing fighting still resembles a war long after ceasefire agreements were announced and President Donald Trump declared victory. Israel is lately carrying out daily attacks […]
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Starmer salutes ‘extraordinary courage’ of Jeffrey Donaldson victims
July 1, 2026Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to the “extraordinary courage” of the two victims of sexual abuse who gave evidence against Jeffrey Donaldson. The former DUP leader was convicted last week by a jury at Newry Crown Court of 18 sex offences, including one count of rape, against the two women when they […]
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England fans book Mexico flights despite needing to beat DR Congo to get there
July 1, 2026The Three Lions play the African nation in Atlanta on Wednesday.
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Former MSP to face trial accused of causing crashes while drink-driving
July 1, 2026A former Labour MSP will stand trial in November over allegations he caused multiple crashes in central Edinburgh while over the drink-drive limit. Colin Smyth, 53, is alleged to have driven dangerously on the city’s High Street and elsewhere on November 2 last year, while at more than double the legal alcohol limit. It is […]
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Badenoch torpedoes Starmer at PMQs: ‘Generals can count, the Kremlin can count, his defence plan doesn’t add up’
July 1, 2026Sir Keir Starmer went into battle against Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister’s Questions like a tank with depleted armour and wonky tracks. He looked largely isolated, deserted by his Labour troops as Tory drones hovered overhead. Could he call up desperately needed back-up? Probably not as the cheers from the Labour backbenches in support of […]
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King bestows top honour on senior engineer Sir Jim McDonald
July 1, 2026The King has installed one of Scotland’s most distinguished engineers as a Knight of the Order of the Thistle during a ceremony of pomp and pageantry. Sir Jim McDonald formally became a member of Scotland’s most prestigious order of chivalry during the event at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh where the Thistle knights processed past […]
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Duke of York’s theatre to be renamed after Tom Stoppard
July 1, 2026The Duke of York’s theatre in the West End is to become the Tom Stoppard theatre in honour of the playwright who died in November. The theatre is currently presenting Carrie Cracknell’s revival of Stoppard’s 1993 masterpiece Arcadia and the same play was produced there in 2009. The playwright’s wife, Sabrina Guinness, said: “Tom was […]
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