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Cleverly declares intention to run for Tory leadership
The Independent

Cleverly declares intention to run for Tory leadership

James Cleverly will become the first Tory to throw their hat in the ring and replace Rishi Sunak in what promises to be a fierce leadership battle.

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July 24, 2024
Starmer suspends seven MPs over child benefit vote
The Independent

Starmer suspends seven MPs over child benefit vote

Keir Starmer yesterday suspended seven Labour MPs, including the former shadow chancellor John McDonnell, after they voted, against the government, to scrap the two-child benefit cap.

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July 24, 2024
Cancelling leg of HS2 will cost £100m, watchdog says
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Cancelling leg of HS2 will cost £100m, watchdog says

The decision to scrap the second phase of HS2 will cost up to £100m and could take three years to complete, an official report has revealed.

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July 24, 2024
Migrant barge contract will not be renewed by Labour
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Migrant barge contract will not be renewed by Labour

Closure follows audit on wasted billions under Tory rule

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July 24, 2024
McLaren must learn lessons fast after Piastri's win was marred by Norris radio row
The Independent

McLaren must learn lessons fast after Piastri's win was marred by Norris radio row

As the laps remaining tumbled down at the end of the Hungarian Grand Prix, there was one topic on everyone's lips as a papaya storm brewed at the front. Will Lando Norris Formula One’s Mr Popular – follow the instructions of his team? Or, in a shock twist, won’t he?

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July 23, 2024
The British boxers looking to bring home Olympic gold
The Independent

The British boxers looking to bring home Olympic gold

After three Olympic boxing qualifiers during a year of pain, a dozen broken hearts, bad decisions, tears, sweat and blood, the first bell for the British boxers at Paris 2024 is finally close.

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July 23, 2024
'I'll always have fire as long as the list isn't complete'
The Independent

'I'll always have fire as long as the list isn't complete'

Team GB weightlifter Emily Campbell is focused on gold

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July 23, 2024
'Golden girls' could inspire new era of Team GB glory
The Independent

'Golden girls' could inspire new era of Team GB glory

UK athletics has not been so expectant since London 2012, with stars like Keely Hodgkinson destined to excel in Paris

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July 23, 2024
Nimbys beware: there's just one way to stop rent rises
The Independent

Nimbys beware: there's just one way to stop rent rises

Britain is suffering from a housing crisis and the PM must act by building affordable homes where many won’t like them

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July 23, 2024
Ex-chancellor Zahawi 'plans takeover bid for Telegraph'
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Ex-chancellor Zahawi 'plans takeover bid for Telegraph'

Former Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi is plotting a £600m bid to take over The Daily Telegraph, according to reports.

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July 23, 2024
Ukraine targets Russian oil plant in mass drone strike
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Ukraine targets Russian oil plant in mass drone strike

Ukraine has launched dozens of drones in a mass strike across Russia and around the Black Sea, including a major oil refinery.

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July 23, 2024
Gazans forced to flee 'safe zone' for Israeli operation
The Independent

Gazans forced to flee 'safe zone' for Israeli operation

In stifling temperatures that stop air conditioners from working and make tap water scalding hot, Stuti Mishra is forced to live with India's new reality of extreme heat

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July 23, 2024
Secret Service director on Trump shooting: 'We failed'
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Secret Service director on Trump shooting: 'We failed'

Kimberly Cheatle says she takes full responsibility for any Secunily lapse’ that allowed assassination attempt to happen th TTT VEapL easy Vep, TCeaTT Ur eaTTy aT GaN TN IU ONT NU Ne en

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July 23, 2024
"This summer in 50C Delhi is unlike any other I've had'
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"This summer in 50C Delhi is unlike any other I've had'

In stifling temperatures that stop air conditioners from working and make tap water scalding hot, Stuti Mishra is forced to live with India's new reality of extreme heat

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July 23, 2024
Unsung heroes helping to combat the climate crisis
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Unsung heroes helping to combat the climate crisis

The Independent will be launching a list of 100 people contributing to the frontline fight against global warming we need your suggestions for those who deserve recognition

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July 23, 2024
Four members of the same family killed in horror crash
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Four members of the same family killed in horror crash

Two motorcyclists also died in 'truly horrendous' collision on West Yorkshire road that has left an 11-year-old girl orphaned

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July 23, 2024
Violence against women soars 40% as police chief calls it 'national emergency'
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Violence against women soars 40% as police chief calls it 'national emergency'

Crimes involving violence against women and girls have surged by almost 40 per cent in England and Wales in recent years, according to a new report.

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July 23, 2024
Labour consider scrapping 'cruel' two-child benefit cap
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Labour consider scrapping 'cruel' two-child benefit cap

The new Labour government will consider scrapping the twochild benefit cap as Sir Keir Starmer comes under growing pressure to ditch the cruel” policy.

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July 23, 2024
Tories to choose leader to replace Sunak on 2 Nov
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Tories to choose leader to replace Sunak on 2 Nov

The next Conservative leader will be announced on 2 November, the party has said.

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July 23, 2024
Could anything stop Harris from being the nominee?
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Could anything stop Harris from being the nominee?

When Joe Biden announced that he was abandoning his campaign for a second presidential term, he endorsed vicepresident Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic nominee.

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July 23, 2024
Biden was bad news but Harris is not a unifying figure for the Democrats
The Independent

Biden was bad news but Harris is not a unifying figure for the Democrats

If this isn't a contradiction, the news that Joe Biden is pulling out is simultaneously shocking but not in the least surprising. America seems to specialise in this.

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July 23, 2024
Biden says he will 'work like hell' to get Harris elected
The Independent

Biden says he will 'work like hell' to get Harris elected

President speaks at vice-president’s campaign launch

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July 23, 2024
Cooper reveals Tories spent £700m on Rwanda scheme
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Cooper reveals Tories spent £700m on Rwanda scheme

New home secretary calls asylum backlog ‘Hotel California'

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July 23, 2024
Norris outraged as McLaren allows Piastri to pass for win
The Independent

Norris outraged as McLaren allows Piastri to pass for win

Oscar Piastri claimed his first F1 victory in Hungary yesterday after a dramatic ending as Lando Norris eventually succumbed to McLaren's team orders.

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July 22, 2024
Bashir takes five as England clinch series in quick time
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Bashir takes five as England clinch series in quick time

Shoaib Bashir helped himself to a flurry of West Indian wickets after hundreds from Joe Root and Harry Brook set up England’s series-clinching 241-run win at Trent Bridge.

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July 22, 2024
Pogacar seals sensational third Tour de France win
The Independent

Pogacar seals sensational third Tour de France win

They say the hallmark of a champion is to perform when it matters most, when the pressure is highest, so what does that make Tadej Pogacar?

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July 22, 2024
DINE LIKE A KING
The Independent

DINE LIKE A KING

Britain’s greatest restaurateur Jeremy King he of The Ivy and Le Caprice fame is back with three new eateries, as he tells Richard Godwin how to create the perfect dining vibe

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July 22, 2024
Bangladesh axes job quotas after dozens die in protests
The Independent

Bangladesh axes job quotas after dozens die in protests

The Supreme Court in Bangladesh has scrapped most of the quotas for government jobs that led to mass student protests and saw more than 114 people killed in the country's worst unrest for a decade.

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July 22, 2024
'Democracy and rule of law has a hard road in Moldova'
The Independent

'Democracy and rule of law has a hard road in Moldova'

The Russian mafia once targeted Andrei Nastase for exposing corruption. Now he wants to bring his country into the EU

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July 22, 2024
Israel downs Houthi missile after attacking Yemeni port
The Independent

Israel downs Houthi missile after attacking Yemeni port

The Israeli military has said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, hours after Israeli warplanes struck several Houthi targets in the country.

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July 22, 2024