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50,000 migrants have crossed Channel on small boats since Labour took power

There have been 27,029 arrivals so far this year, which is 47% higher than at the same point of 2024.

Evening Standard

Florida Judge To Weigh Request To Shut Down 'Alligator Alcatraz' After Suspension Of Operations

A Florida judge will hear a petition to permanently shut down the detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" over arguments that it could cause "irreparable" harm to the Everglades

Latin Times

Voice coaching with Sir Sean Connery was ‘surreal’, Nicola Sturgeon says

The former Scottish first minister recalled her meeting with the James Bond actor in 2004.

Evening Standard

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Students will want universities to ‘understand context’ over grades – Ucas chief

Fewer students who are receiving their post-16 results this summer met the entry requirements for A-level courses two years ago, Ucas’s boss suggests.

Evening Standard

London suffers worst unemployment rate in UK as Chancellor admits 'more to do' on jobs

Some 6% of Londoners are unemployed while one in five are classed as economically inactive, according to the latest statistics

Evening Standard

Gov. Abbott Says GOP May Seek To Escalate Redistricting Feud Further: 'Looking At All Options'

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said his administration could escalate its redistricting push even further as state Democrats continue blocking it

Latin Times

Sturgeon sought counselling after ‘breaking down’ at Covid inquiry

The former first minister said she had felt ‘very, very close to the edge’ in that moment.

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Northern Ireland ‘absolutely crucial’ for UK’s growth prospects – Chancellor

Rachel Reeves made her first trip to the province as Chancellor, visiting the filmmaking facilities at Studio Ulster in Belfast.

Evening Standard

Axing public notices will threaten local democracy, Cleverly tells Rayner

Sir James Cleverly has demanded the Government share its assessments of how the move would hit local newspapers.

Evening Standard

Salmond, independence strategy and sexism: what we’ve learned from Nicola Sturgeon’s book

Former Scottish first minister also reflects on gender recognition and the Covid crisis in new memoir

The Guardian - UK

‘Changing lives’: Black Trans Travel Fund pushes forward amid Trump’s anti-trans attacks

US organization has donated more than $730,000 to help trans women around the world travel safely and cover housing and medical costs since 2019

The Guardian - US

Government lines up insolvency firm in case of Thames Water collapse

Contingency plans could see Britain’s biggest water firm placed into a special administration regime.

Evening Standard

‘I knew these giants, Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Qreiqeh and Anas al-Sharif’

I met Mohammed and Anas during our coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, and we were all in awe of them.

Al Jazeera

Audience with late Queen more nerve-racking than FMQs, recalls Sturgeon

The former Scottish first minister also spoke of her ‘incredible respect’ for Queen Elizabeth II.

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Sunderland warn of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if homes built near stadium

The Premier League side is objecting to the city council’s proposal.

The Guardian - UK

NHS patients: have you seen or been the victim of violence during long waiting times in A&E?

We’d like to hear people’s experiences of attacks while waiting in a hospital A&E department

Evening Standard

Britain's ballooning benefits bill: Universal Credit claimants hit record high of eight million people

The capital, which has the highest rate of unemployment in the UK, has more than 364,000 people claiming benefits, a 2.8% rise in the past year

Evening Standard

Nicola Sturgeon hints she could debate JK Rowling over trans rights controversy

The former Scottish first minister said she did not know if the Harry Potter author would be willing to take part in a debate with her.

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Nicola Sturgeon says she could leave Scotland ‘for a wee while’

The former Scottish first minister said living elsewhere could help give her a ‘perspective shift’.

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Record 50,000 migrant Channel crossings since Labour came to power 'unacceptable', admits minister

Baroness Smith, a former home secretary, said the record numbers of people making the dangerous journey showed how embedded criminal gangs became under the previous government

Al Jazeera

Protests held worldwide over Israel’s murder of Al Jazeera Gaza journalists

Global protests target Israel and media outlets who have ‘made excuses’ after killing of four Al Jazeera staff in Gaza.

Evening Standard

Channel migrants reaching 50,000 under Labour ‘unacceptable’ – ex-home secretary

Baroness Jacqui Smith of Malvern, now an education minister, said criminal gangs were allowed to become entrenched under the Conservative government.

AAP

Cost-cutting, poor voter estimates behind poll problems

Ballot paper shortages and long voter queues at some polling booths during a state election were caused by cost-cutting and poor planning, an inquiry has found.

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Pressure grows on Starmer as Channel migrant figures pass 50,000 since Labour’s win – as it happened

Home Office data shows 474 migrants arrived yesterday in eight small boats bringing the total to over 50,000

Evening Standard

Nicola Sturgeon says she may move to London as she 'can't breathe freely' in Scotland

The former Scottish first minister spoke of her fondness for the capital in her latest interview to promote her long-awaited memoir

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