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UN Experts Urge United Kingdom Not To Misuse Terrorism Laws Against Protest Group Palestine Action
Scoop
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GENEVA (1 July 2025) – UN experts* today urged the United Kingdom not to ban the “direct action” group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000. “We are concerned at the unjustified labelling of a political protest...
Britain’s housing crisis won’t be fixed overnight – but this is the decade we change it, writes Angela Rayner
LBC
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1 July 2025, 22:30 | Updated: 1 July 2025, 22:39 Britain’s housing crisis won’t be fixed overnight – but this is the decade we change it. Picture: LBC/Alamy The housing crisis has been decades in the making and has held back countless lives and...
Art Farm Iowa to host festival over Fourth of July weekend with local, international artists
Albert Lea Tribune - Minnesota
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July 1, 2025
Published 5:33 pm Tuesday, July 1, 2025 1 of 3 British artist Lucy Sparrow makes full-scale felt sculpture exhibits and will be at Art Farm Iowa's Artfarmaganza celebration over the Fourth of July. Provided Iowa musician Dan Bern will hold two...
Brits ignore red alert heatwave warning with huge rush on last-minute sunshine breaks
The Mirror
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July 1, 2025
15:53, 01 Jul 2025Updated 15:58, 01 Jul 2025 This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Brits are ignoring 'red alert' health warnings and heading to the Continent en masse....
Brits cannot rest on wild-card laurels any more, says victorious Evans
The Times
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Dan Evans has urged his fellow British tennis players not to waste the windfall afforded by the generous allocation of Wimbledon wild cards. Fifteen British singles players were awarded wild cards this year, of whom Evans, Arthur Fery and Jack...
UK universities have been infiltrated by woke EDI culture that is stifling research into controversial issues like puberty blockers, major report warns
Daily Mail
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July 1, 2025
Universities have been infiltrated by a woke EDI culture that is stifling research into controversial issues like puberty blockers, a major report warns. The review, commissioned by the last Government, said academics are being ‘bullied, harassed...
British Media and Tour Companies Explore El Salvador as a Rising Travel Destination.
El Salvador in English
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July 1, 2025
El Salvador is gaining growing attention on the global tourism map, thanks to the efforts of President Nayib Bukele’s administration to position the country as a top international destination. As part of this strategy, a group of tour operators...
Artists hail A.I. bot blocker that could finally stop Silicon Valley giants 'stealing' their work
Daily Mail
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July 1, 2025
By RYAN HOOPER Published: 18:56 EDT, 1 July 2025 | Updated: 19:26 EDT, 1 July 2025 The UK’s world-leading creative industries have been given a fresh boost in their fight to stop Big Tech companies ‘stealing’ their work. US-based computer services...
British Grand Prix record to fall as F1 chief drops hint about future of Silverstone race
The Mirror
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July 1, 2025
Silverstone is set for another record-breaking year with HALF-A-MILLION fans expected at the British Grand Prix. That would smash the record four-day attendance set last year when 480,000 visitors went through the gates and witnessed Lewis...
UK content creators demand formal recognition from government
Sky News
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July 1, 2025
The UK's YouTubers, TikTok creators and Instagram influencers have been surveyed on mass for the first time ever, and are demanding formal recognition from the government. The creator economy in the UK is thought to employ around 45,000 people and...
UK-based Smarter Web Company acquires additional 230.05 bitcoins for $25 million
crypto.news
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July 1, 2025
Smarter Web Company is expanding its BTC treasury strategy as more and more London-listed firms join. London-listed companies are increasingly expanding their Bitcoin (BTC) treasury strategies. On Tuesday, July 1, the Smarter Web Company acquired...
Social media’s age verification crisis: Can platforms solve the technical and ethical puzzle?
Biometric Update
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July 1, 2025
The demand for robust, ethical, and privacy-first verification systems is growing rapidly, explains Liudas Kanapienis, CEO and co-founder of Ondato. Tools that meet these standards already exist, and companies are actively working with platforms...
UK Government guts key welfare reforms to win vote after internal rebellion
The New Zealand Herald
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July 1, 2025
That ensured the vote easily went the Government’s way, with 335 MPs backing the legislation compared to 260 voting against – a majority of 75. But the series of big concessions left the bill – which had aimed to save billions of pounds from the...
UK heatwave: From health to energy demand
Digital Journal
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July 1, 2025
London's Regent's Canal. Image by Tim Sandle Temperatures reached close to 35 degrees Celsius in England today and an amber heat health alert has been issued by the government. St James’s Park in London saw England’s top temperature of 34.7oC...
UK location that gets more UFO sightings than anywhere else on planet
The Mirror
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July 1, 2025
Andrew Gough and more discuss drones and Rosslyn ChapelMass sightings of mysterious drones lighting up the New Jersey skies in November 2024 triggered an online frenzy and had every conspiracy theorist leaving their bunker to claim we were being...
British pop star Lily Allen laughs about not being able to remember how many abortions she’s had
Fox News
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British pop star Lily Allen said she had trouble remembering the exact number of abortions she's had during Monday’s episode of her podcast. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! British pop star Lily Allen admitted during Monday’s episode...
UK Tech Firm Buys $24.7M Bitcoin, Total Holdings Hit 773 BTC
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) In a strategic expansion of its asset portfolio, UK-based renewable energy firm Smarter Web has invested an additional sum into Bitcoin , now boasting a total of 773 BTC in its holdings. This move underlines the growing...
Arts & Culture (07/02/25)
Business World
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July 1, 2025
Solidaridad Bookshop up for sale after 59 years THE iconic Solidaridad Bookshop in Ermita, Manila, founded by the late National Artist for Literature F. Sionil José, has announced that it is now for sale. In an interview with the student...
British tech start-up Nothing releases its most expensive Android smartphone to fight 'sea of sameness'
GB News
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July 1, 2025
Award-winning British start-up Nothing has unveiled its most ambitious smartphone yet at a glitzy event in East London. Enter, Nothing Phone (3). Nothing co-founder Carl Pei described the new feature-packed Android handset as the "clearest...
Art League of New Britain hosting Artists of Color Juried Exhibition
New Britain Herald - Connecticut
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NEW BRITAIN — Artists of color throughout the state are encouraged to participate in the second annual Artists of Color Juried Exhibit organized by the Art League of New Britain (ALNB) by registering and submitting up to three works of art. “From...