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Two flights declare mid-air emergencies within a minute at major UK airport
Birmingham Live
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July 17, 2025
A major UK airport has seen TWO flights have mid-air emergencies within A MINUTE. A British Airways Boeing 777 200 declared a dramatic "full emergency" due to "toxic fumes" in the cabin and was forced to land at 3.29pm. And an easyJet flight...
Leading UK Publishers Partner with Utiq to Drive New Era of Scaled, Deterministic, Privacy-First Addressability
MarTech Series
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July 17, 2025
Collaborations with Bauer Media, Immediate, and Netmums underline Utiq’s commitment to enable better marketing performance and ROI in the premium open internet. Utiq, the European AdTech company offering Telco-powered infrastructure rooted in...
How 2022 UK govt data leak spurred secret resettlement program for Afghan refugees
The Indian Express
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July 17, 2025
The British government on Tuesday (July 15) admitted to an accidental data leak of the identities of up to 100,000 Afghan nationals in 2022, which incited the risk of Taliban reprisal, and spurred a government program to provide asylum to...
Sports News | British Open at Portrush Starts with an Irish Cheer, That's How the Last One Ended
Latestly
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July 17, 2025
Portrush (Northern Ireland), Jul 17 (AP) The British Open at Royal Portrush started Thursday the way the last one ended: A packed grandstand and throaty cheers for an Irish golfer. Padraig Harrington, a two-time Open champion, hit the opening shot...
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...
Defence secretary revealed sensitive Afghan data breach details – but media still banned from reporting it
The Independent
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July 17, 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...
PAF to display air power at UK airshow
The Express Tribune
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July 17, 2025
Listen to article A contingent of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), featuring its advanced JF-17 Thunder Block-III fighter jets and a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, landed on Thursday at the Royal Air Force Base Fairford in the United Kingdom to...
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...
Tributes paid to ‘brilliant’ scientist whose death in Scotland is being treated as murder
The Voice
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July 17, 2025
MOVING TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘brilliant’ scientist whose death in Scotland is being treated as murder. Dr Fortune Gomo, 39, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene of the incident on South Road in Dundee, at about 4.25pm on Saturday 5 July....
Back in the Saddle? The British Bike Business in 2025
BikeBiz
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July 17, 2025
“Is the bike market rollercoaster we’ve all been on since Covid over?” This question, or variations of it – and possibly one still requiring some group therapy for many of us in the cycle industry – is the one I get asked most often. It’s not been...
Ask the Expert: Social Media
Business Cornwall
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July 17, 2025
"How do you use social media in a professional way to develop brand and attract business?" There’s a wave of change happening in the way professional services are offered and selected; ignore it at your peril, says Lisa Haywood, owner of boutique...
Muslim Women Journalists Face Deep Discrimination in UK Media, New Report Reveals
Watan
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July 17, 2025
Watan-A new study has revealed entrenched discrimination against Muslim women journalists in the British media industry, uncovering toxic workplace cultures, limited career progression, and emotional strain when covering conflicts like the Israeli...
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...
‘Legend of Zelda’ goes live-action with British stars for 2027 release
Malay Mail
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July 17, 2025
TOKYO, July 17 — Two British actors will play the lead roles in the hotly anticipated live-action film adaptation of the “Legend of Zelda” video game franchise, Japan’s Nintendo announced. The film’s release is set for May 2027, joining a stream...
Warning to Brit tourists over ‘hidden’ charge that could cost you £300 before even stepping out of airport
The Scottish Sun
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July 17, 2025
BRITISH holidaymakers are being warned of a ‘hidden’ roaming charge that could leave you up to £300 out of pocket. Corfu, in the northwestern corner of Greece, lies just 48km from the Albanian coast. 3 Corfu sits close to the Albanian coast –...
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...
SNP high tax regime is costing Scotland 16,000 jobs while John Swinney boasts about 'courage' in taking more cash from Scots
Scottish Daily Express
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July 17, 2025
The SNP's high tax regime is impacting Scottish businesses and costing the country 16,000 jobs, according to new research. It was published a day after John Swinney boasted about his party's "courageous" move to hike up income tax and called on...
Sion working on major TV drama being filmed in North Wales
FE News
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July 17, 2025
Coleg Llandrillo student Sion Thomas has landed a role on the crew of a major television show less than a year into his media course. The 25-year-old from Newborough has spent the last five weeks working on a huge HBO / Warner Bros drama currently...
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...
Watch live: UK and Germany sign treaty on migrant smuggling crackdown
The Independent
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July 17, 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...