Healey’s profiteering warning on food and fuel risks row with retailers
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Healey’s profiteering warning on food and fuel risks row with retailers

Chancellor says the government wants to prevent shoppers being ‘taken for a ride’ at the pump or tillThe chancellor, John Healey, has said the government is standing by to prevent the public from “being taken for a ride at the pump or the till” as the Iran war continues to hit prices.While he said there had been “no significant evidence of so-called price gouging” during the crisis, he used a week...

Healey’s profiteering warning on food and fuel sparks retailer anger
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Healey’s profiteering warning on food and fuel sparks retailer anger

Chancellor says the government wants to prevent shoppers being ‘taken for a ride’ at the pump or tillThe chancellor, John Healey, has said the government is standing by to prevent the public “being taken for a ride at the pump or the till” as the Iran war continues to hit prices.While there had been “no significant evidence of so-called price gouging” during the crisis, he used a weekend column to...

Two helicopters collide outside Athens as Greece battles to control wildfires
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Two helicopters collide outside Athens as Greece battles to control wildfires

Search and rescue operation under way for crew member whose aircraft went down in gale-force winds west of capitalTwo firefighting helicopters have collided west of Athens, prompting a search and rescue operation, as efforts to control a massive wildfire barrelling towards the outskirts of the Greek capital intensified.Gale-force winds that have pushed flames towards settlements on Athens’ western...

Cleveland police failed to arrest man who later killed two-year-old girl

Cleveland police failed to arrest man who later killed two-year-old girl

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Paedophile breached non-molestation order before killing and sexually assaulting girlfriend’s daughterCleveland police failed to arrest a paedophile for breaching a non-molestation order, 18 months before he murdered and sexually assaulted his girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter, Teesside crown court has heard.Isabelle Welsh died on 14 September 2025 after what police described as a “campaign of vi...

Lorena Wiebes takes second win at Women's Tour de France

Lorena Wiebes takes second win at Women's Tour de France

France 24 •

Lorena Wiebes again sprinted to victory in the second stage of the Women’s Tour de France on Sunday. The Dutch rider won the flat 147.9km stage from Aigle to Geneva, the second on Swiss territory, in 3 hours, 42 minutes, 8 seconds.

At least 14 dead in suicide bomb attack at anti-militant rally in Pakistan

At least 14 dead in suicide bomb attack at anti-militant rally in Pakistan

SCMP •

A suicide bomber targeted protesters at an anti-militant rally in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 14 people, including police officers, and wounding more than two dozen others, officials said. The attack happened in Kabal, a town in Swat Valley in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where demonstrators had gathered near a police station, chanting anti-militant slogans and demanding ...

Hungary shut its only nuclear plant for the first time in 44 years

Hungary shut its only nuclear plant for the first time in 44 years

Times of India •

Hungary's sole nuclear facility has been offline due to unprecedentedly low levels of the Danube River. This shutdown exacerbates power shortages amid a fierce summer heatwave, prompting the government to urge both households and businesses to conserve energy. Consequently, Hungary must depend on costly electricity imports from neighboring countries, highlighting the fragility of energy systems in...

Trump backs down on Iran strikes in expectation of ‘rapidly’ reaching a deal

Trump backs down on Iran strikes in expectation of ‘rapidly’ reaching a deal

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US president claims delay is also in response to requests from Iran and other countries in the regionDonald Trump has said he cancelled planned military strikes against Iran on the basis of “rapidly” reaching a deal on its nuclear programme and the full reopening of the strait of Hormuz.The US president paused the strikes in expectation of a breakthrough and in response to requests from Iran and o...

At least 14 dead as Ukraine and Russia exchange strikes

At least 14 dead as Ukraine and Russia exchange strikes

France 24 •

Ukrainian attacks killed at least nine people across Russia on Sunday, while Russian strikes left at least five dead in Ukraine, officials said. Both sides intensified long-range attacks despite stalled efforts to negotiate an end to the war.

Britain could face food shortages as drought continues, farmers warn

Britain could face food shortages as drought continues, farmers warn

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Wheat is half normal height, while England is seeing earliest ever harvest as farmers battle to salvage what they can of their cropsBritain could face shortages of certain foods after parts of England faced a punishing drought, the president of the National Farmers’ Union has warned.Farms across the country faced floods over the winter, making planting extremely difficult, and now they do not have...