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'Harry Potter' star Emma Watson caught speeding in UK, banned from driving for 6 months
ABC7 News - California
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July 17, 2025
Former "Harry Potter" star Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding. The 35-year-old British actress and activist was clocked driving her blue Audi at 38 miles per hour in a 30-mph zone in Oxford,...
Britain’s Immigration Scandal, Budget Cuts in France, Druze Youth Attacked in Southern Syria
theTrumpet
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Is Britain preparing to share nuclear bombs with Germany? That’s the question I examine in today’s main story. Of course, if you read my Morning Brief last week, you know the answer already. But the article goes into more detail of Germany’s...
UK Considers Sanctions on Israeli Defense Minister Katz Over Gaza “Detention Camp” Plan
Watan
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July 16, 2025
Watan-British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he is considering sanctions against Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz, in response to Katz’s controversial proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza into a “humanitarian city” in Rafah, which...
The 10 best bets to win this year’s British Open
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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We’re down to the final major championship of the golf season, this week’s British Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. This is always the trickiest major to forecast, considering the fickle British Isles weather that can doom anyone with...
Muslim women in media: Breaking barriers, bearing the burden
Islam Channel
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July 16, 2025
A new report reveals patterns of Islamophobia, professional exclusion, and mental health impacts affecting Muslim women in the media. Visibly Muslim female journalists are especially subject to microaggressions, stereotyping, and pay disparities....
Why the long silence over Iran’s menace to Britain?
The Conservative Woman
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July 17, 2025
IRAN HAS reached its ‘greatest level of threat’ to Britain, comparable to the threat posed by Russia, the Home Office’s Homeland Security Group testified to Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee last year. The committee revealed this...
Disbelief over rising ‘kiss and fly’ charges at UK airports
The Independent
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July 16, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Lionesses Diary - Day 14: Calm before the storm as England prepare for Sweden quarter-final
Football London
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July 16, 2025
It is the calm before the storm as the Lionesses ready themselves for a heavyweight quarter-final clash against Sweden. Battle plans are being drawn as all eyes turn toward Thursday, with England's 23-strong squad putting in the hard yards and...
British chefs cook up world's largest scotch egg
United Press International (UPI)
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July 16 (UPI) -- Two British social media chefs teamed up to cook the world's largest scotch egg, which weighed in at a whopping 17 pounds and 3.48 ounces. Phoenix Ross and Oli Paterson came together in Enfield, England, to attempt to break the...
Wales keeper Hennessey hangs up his gloves
Nation.Cymru
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July 16, 2025
Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey makes a save during the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifier play-off final match against Ukraine. Photo David Davies / PA Images Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey has retired from playing at the age of 38. Hennessey won...
A Rising Star Of UK Cinema: Tyler Winchcombe Builds Momentum, Starring Alongside Jon Rhys-Davies In Upcoming Horror Bonekeeper
MENAFN
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) London, UK - From fashion magazines to feature films, UK-based actor Tyler Winchcombe is steadily becoming a name to watch in British cinema. Best known for his breakthrough performances in independent thrillers and high-profile...
Who will hit the 2025 British Open's first tee shot? The only two-time winner in the field
Yahoo Sports
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There are 16 past champions playing in the 2025 British Open Championship at Royal Portrush. Only one of them is a two-time winner of the Claret Jug. Padriag Harrington won the Claret Jug in back-to-back years (2007, 2008) and he's the most recent...
British holidaymakers warned that popular islands 'are not paradise anymore' amid anti-tourism protests
GB News
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July 16, 2025
British holidaymakers planning trips to the Canary Islands are facing warnings that the popular Spanish archipelago "is not a paradise anymore" as anti-tourism protests intensify across the islands. According to reports, 18 million tourists are...
British Teen Accuses Man of Rape in Corfu
To Vima
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July 16, 2025
Police have taken a 19-year-old Italian male into custody after a British tourist, 18, accused him of attempting to rape her on the island of Kerkyra (Corfu). The complaint by the alleged victim was filed in the early hours of Sunday, with police...
UK to lift ban on Pakistani airlines after years of restrictions
The Independent
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July 16, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
UK beach scene 'terrifies' Brits as tourist says 'genuinely my worst nightmare'
Birmingham Live
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July 16, 2025
A mum has shared her shock after finding out why a Weston-Super-Mare beach was left deserted one one of the hottest days of the heatwave. Lauren Whitman said she had taken a trip to the seaside with her family in the hopes of enjoying the warm...
Britons to have vehicles towed for driving offences amid plans to launch seasonal charges in tourist hotspot
GB News
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July 16, 2025
Drivers have been warned they could have their vehicles towed away for parking in a popular tourist area under new proposals. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has started consulting on proposals to introduce paid-for parking on seafront...
‘Appalled’ by killings of civilians trying to access aid in Gaza, UK premier urges ‘full investigations’
Middle East Monitor
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July 16, 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday said he is “appalled” by reports of more civilians being killed in Gaza while trying to access aid, calling for full and transparent investigations into each incident, and for accountability where...
British Summer Time: Stevie Wonder – Festival Review
Louder Than War
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July 16, 2025
Stevie Wonder © Bethan Millerco British Summer Time: Stevie Wonder Hyde Park, London 12th July 2025 There are very few living legends whose name alone triggers instant reverence, but that dwindling list has to include Stevie Wonder. Tom Parry was...
UK-Iraq deportation deal nears final stages as migration spikes
The New Arab
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July 16, 2025
Recently, Kurdish security forces in Raparin arrested several human traffickers and confiscated the passports of over 70 young people who had planned to migrate to Libya. [Getty] Yvette Cooper, the UK Home Secretary, is reportedly in the "final...