15 m. ago New footage shows IDF striking Iran's 'nuclear programme HQ' as Israeli death toll rises to 13 amid escalating tit

New footage shows the IDF striking Iran's 'nuclear programme headquarters', as it was revealed that children are among the 13 people who have died in Israel following escalating strikes 

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16 m. ago UK warns against all travel to Israel as it moves jets to Middle East

Foreign Office issues guidance as Keir Starmer refuses to rule out use of RAF jets to help defend Israel

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26 m. ago Foreign Office issues urgent travel warning for Israel as airstrikes continue

The UK Foreign Office has updates its travel advice for Israel and the Palestinian Territories as fighting continues for a third day

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31 m. ago Iranian missiles kill at least 10 in Israel as IDF claims to have hit Isfahan nuclear facility – live updates

Scores of people injured after strikes on Tel Aviv and Tamra; Donald Trump warns of ‘full strength’ response if Tehran attacks USIsraeli forces have opened fire on people at several aid distribution sites in Gaza, killing at least five civilians, according to Palestinian media.The news agency Wafa reports three people were killed and others injured at the former Netzarim corridor in central Gaza, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses. Continue reading...

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37 m. ago Starmer resists recognising unilateral Palestinian state as Labour split deepens

Exclusive: The Independent has seen a communique between the TUC and the French and Canadian union umbrella bodies demanding their governments recognise Palestine as a state immediately with Labour on the brink of a civil war over the issue

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39 m. ago Darren Jones refuses to apologise for suggesting most Channel migrants are women and children... after 'clarifying' that he was only talking about passengers on TWO boats

Treasury Chief Secretary Darren Jones insisted there is no need for him to say sorry despite anger at his comments on the BBC's Question Time last week.

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40 m. ago Policymakers who think AI can help rescue flagging UK economy should take heed | Heather Stewart

Healthy scepticism is needed because flaw is that large language models remain prone to casually making things upFrom helping consultants diagnose cancer, to aiding teachers in drawing up lesson plans – and flooding social media with derivative slop – generative artificial intelligence is being adopted across the economy at breakneck speed.Yet a growing number of voices are starting to question how much of an asset the technology can be to the UK’s sluggish economy. Not least because there is no escaping a persistent flaw: large language models (LLMs) remain prone to casually making things up. Continue reading...

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40 m. ago I was disappeared under Argentina’s dictatorship. I know how autocracy begins | Miriam Lewin

Foreigners treated as enemies, judges under attack: the signs are everywhere in the US. But there are still reasons to hopeLike so many others, I watched the video of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish student at Tufts University, as she was surrounded by men dressed in black, some wearing masks. They carried guns. One grabbed her by the collar. The men surrounded her, and one handcuffed her. You can hear her short shrieks of fear.She must have been terrified. I know I was when, as a 19-year-old student, I was kidnapped off the streets of Buenos Aires by members of an irregular taskforce. I know what it feels like and I know what it portends.Miriam Lewin is a leading Argentine journalist and survivor of the dictatorship. She is the author of six books, including Iosi, the Remorseful Spy forthcoming in English in July 2025 (Seven Stories Press). A seven episode podcast about Miriam Lewin’s experience as a prisoner of the state and her fight for justice is titled The Burden: Avenger Continue r...

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40 m. ago ‘No way to invest in a career here’: US academics flee overseas to avoid Trump crackdown

Budding scholars pursue overseas jobs amid attacks on education and research, prompting fears of an American brain drainEric Schuster was over the moon when he landed a lab assistant position in a coral reef biology lab at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO). The 23-year-old had recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in nanoengineering from the University of California, San Diego, into a fiercely competitive job market. He felt like he’d struck gold.But the relentless cuts to scientific research and attacks on higher education by the Trump administration have turned what felt like a promising academic future into unstable ground. Continue reading...

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40 m. ago Why nuclear war, not the climate crisis, is humanity’s biggest threat, according to one author

Mark Lynas has spent decades pushing for action on climate emissions but now says nuclear war is even greater threat Climate breakdown is usually held up as the biggest, most urgent threat humans pose to the future of the planet today.But what if there was another, greater, human-made threat that could snuff out not only human civilisation, but practically the entire biosphere, in the blink of an eye? Continue reading...

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42 m. ago Lucy Letby chief witness says campaigner 'turned on' by killer nurse in uniform

Chief expert witness Dr Dewi Evans has dismissed an attempt by a pro-Letby campaigner to challenge his evidence - by claiming his interest in the case was purely sexual

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98 m. ago Mapped: Where Iran and Israel’s missiles have struck as Middle East tensions escalate

Escalating tensions as Israel launches largest bombardment on Iran in decades early on Friday

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1 hour ago Elderly man challenges riot police on his mobility scooter while wearing a Roman helmet in Ballymena

A video has gone viral showing a mobility scooter rider in Ballymena challenging riot police.

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1 hour ago Native American tribe steps up to protect Florida lands for wildlife

Miccosukee Tribe partners with Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation to safeguard lands as part of ‘moral obligation’Almost two centuries ago, Native American tribe members sought the protection of Florida’s Everglades during the Seminole wars as they hid from government forces seeking to banish them to Indian territories that later became Oklahoma.Now, as the Trump administration continues its wholesale slashing of federal funding from conservation projects, the Miccosukee Tribe is stepping up to fulfill what it sees as a “moral obligation” to return the favor. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Expert reveals the phone lock screen which could mean that you're a self

Choosing what to use as the background of your phone screen is a small but important decision, as it could say a lot more about you than you think - as the US president learned last week.

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2 h. ago Watch: Rescuers search through Bat Yam rubble after Iran’s deadly attack

Rescue workers sifted through wreckage in Bat Yam, Israel, in the early hours of Sunday (15 June) following massive destruction caused by Iranian missiles in the city.

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2 h. ago ‘People didn’t like women in space’: how Sally Ride made history and paid the price

Ride was the first US woman in space – but a National Geographic documentary looks at how she was forced to hide her queerness to succeedA week before Sally – a documentary about the first American woman to fly into space – landed at the Sundance film festival in January, Nasa employees received emails informing them how Donald Trump’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) rollbacks would take effect.Contracts and offices associated with DEI programs were to be terminated. Staff were given Orwellian instruction to inform the government of any attempt to disguise inclusion efforts in “coded or imprecise language”. In the weeks to follow, Nasa would take back its promise to send the first woman and person of color to the moon’s surface. Meanwhile, employees are reported to be hiding their rainbow flags and any other expressions of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community, allegedly because they were instructed to do so though Nasa denies those claims. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Melania's true feelings about Donald Trump parade – as he 'falls asleep' on camera

Body language expert Judi James has revealed what the First Lady was really thinking during her husband's birthday parade over the weekend

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2 h. ago Melania's true thoughts about Donald Trump parade – as he 'falls asleep' on camera

Body language expert Judi James has revealed what the First Lady was really thinking during her husband's birthday parade over the weekend

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2 h. ago Victoria Beckham's pointed message to Brooklyn in cryptic Father's Day post

Victoria Beckham took to Instagram to share a sweet video montage to mark Father's Day, but it seems she may have included a pointed message to her estranged son Brooklyn

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