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‘I was shocked with the potential dangers and risks’ - Fears raised over energy-related plans
The Inverness Courier
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July 27, 2025
YOUR VIEWS is a collection of comments from our audience. If you want to provide your opinion on a newsworthy item or send a ‘letter to the editor’ email newsdesk@hnmedia.co.uk Fears raised over energy-related plans After nearly 25 years work with...
'I was homeless and playing for England at the Euros - it was always difficult financially'
The Mirror
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July 27, 2025
Fara Williams believes England's Lionesses "saved her life" after she spent seven years homeless while playing top-flight football. The ex-Lioness, who is now a popular pundit on BBC and Sky Sports, began her footballing career at the tender age...
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Shoppers Say This $10 Growth Oil Works “Like a Hair Transplant” for Thinning Strands
InStyle
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If you’re tired of losing hair, then you’re not alone. Hair loss is a common problem, and even though we can’t totally stop hair from falling out, there are a handful of products that will bring back your full head of hair. While some may opt for...
UK Metals Expo 2025
Aluminium International Today
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UK Metals Expo returns on 10 and 11 September 2025 at the NEC Birmingham, uniting the entire metals supply chain with the manufacturing and engineering community. Launched in 2022, UK Metals Expo is the essential meeting place for fabricators,...
UK national (in)security? More NSIA notifications, increased ministerial focus on growth and inward investment, and a consultation on what is in scope
JD Supra - California
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July 25, 2025
[co-author: Denise Hotham-Kellner] In what was a busy week for the centre of Government in the UK, the Cabinet Office launched a consultation on proposed changes to the scope of the sectors subject to mandatory notification under the National...
Wales full-back Woodham leaves Seattle Reign
BBC
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July 25, 2025
Wales defender Lily Woodham has left National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) side Seattle Reign by mutual consent. Woodham, a member of Wales' Euro 2025 squad, joined Seattle in 2024 after six years at Reading and made a total of eight appearances....
UK heatwave forecast as temperatures set to soar above sweltering 30C
Birmingham Live
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July 25, 2025
WXCharts has detailed new weather maps that show the UK is about to be plunged into 30C temperatures that could see the nation welcome the summer's fourth heatwave. From as early as August 6, southern and south-eastern England could experience...
Original Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Mario Day dies aged 69
The Guardian
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July 30, 2025
Paul Mario Day, the original vocalist for Iron Maiden, has died aged 69 after living with cancer. His bandmates in his subsequent band, More, shared the news, acknowledging Day as “a huge part of the new wave of British heavy metal” and “a...
Is this Britain's SMUGGEST high street? Locals in market town boast everyone 'wishes' they had shops like theirs and claim it is 'creative capital of England'
Daily Mail
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July 27, 2025
The weather would be a trade-killer for many an embattled town centre – cloudy, drizzly and unseasonably chilly. But this is Totnes, self-declared 'creative capital' of England, scourge of the chain store and home of what one independent retailer...
Taiwo Afolabi’s SIFAX Launches Direct UK Export Service
This Day
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July 27, 2025
If Lagos were a poem, being a businessman with a taste for motion, precision, and the fine print of possibility, Taiwo Afolabi would be one of its most lyrical lines. Now, with the stroke of strategic foresight, his SIFAX Group has unveiled...
Why it costs the UK 10x more to build railways than other European countries
MyLondon
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July 27, 2025
Extortionate fares, frequent delays and cramped conditions are just some of the common gripes with travelling by train in the UK. But even the amount of money spent on building the railways themselves costs the Government a staggering 10x that of...
Brian O'Driscoll 'wounded' by brutal message after getting tap on shoulder by Rob Howley
Wales Online
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July 30, 2025
Ireland legend Brian O'Driscoll has opened up on the darkest moment of his rugby career, when he was dropped by Warren Gatland for the third Test of the British & Irish Lions' last tour of Australia in 2013. After captain Sam Warburton was injured...
Why the India-UK free trade pact is a calculated embrace
India Today
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July 26, 2025
On a rain-slicked July afternoon in London, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Keir Starmer stood shoulder to shoulder at 10 Downing Street, clasping a thick black-bound document that marked the culmination of a decade-long...
UK chooses winners of Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 6
Offshore Energy
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July 25, 2025
The UK government has selected winners that will receive a total of £30 million (about €34.4 million) in funding to decarbonize shipping and power up local economies. Courtesy of GT Wings Announced during Maritime Minister Mike Kane’s visit to...
UK woos researchers fed up with Trump’s attacks on science
University World News
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UNITED KINGDOM The United Kingdom has joined the race to attract international research talent disillusioned by the Trump administration’s attack on science and universities in the United States. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the...
England fans issued warning over £2,500 fine for flying St George's Cross
Birmingham Live
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July 25, 2025
The Women's Euros final is set for Sunday evening, with the Lionesses facing off against Spain, but England fans have been warned against flying the St George's Cross. This is because a little-known local council is planning law that could...
Trump agrees trade deal with EU president on day two of Scotland visit
STV News
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July 27, 2025
Donald Trump agreed a trade deal with the EU Commission president on day two of his private visit to Scotland. The US President said on Sunday night that he struck a trade deal with the European Union following meetings with the European...
UPSC Key: India-UK FTA, Chola emperor Rajendra I and Genetically modified agricultural products
The Indian Express
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July 27, 2025
Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Story...
Michael McGrath says EU is 'ready with countermeasures' as Trump and von der Leyen to meet
The Journal
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July 27, 2025
LAST UPDATE | 57 mins ago US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are meeting today in Scotland in a high-stakes attempt to end a months-long transatlantic trade dispute, with Trump putting the odds of a...
North East agricultural show to host new best herd competition
The Scottish Farmer
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July 30, 2025
The Glendale Agricultural Society has introduced a new feature for its 2025 Show — the GAS Herd Competition. This inaugural event celebrates the excellence of beef cattle farming in one of the UK’s best-known livestock-producing regions, spanning...