Shahin Ahmed’s seven-year-old son remains in a critical condition after being pulled from the water.
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‘Antisemitism felt relentless’ – Jewish students on life at UK universities
Some students said they are having to hide their Jewish identity, fearing physical and verbal abuse.
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Badenoch says PM must rule out tax rises to fund social care reform
In a letter to the PM, the Conservative leader offers to work with him on adult social care reform.
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Teen charged over record crossing on ‘mega dinghy’
Chan Mathok Atak, 19, is accused of endangering another during a journey by sea to the UK.
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Iran’s ‘sabre-rattling’ should not intimidate UK, Wes Streeting says
The defence secretary warns Britain “stands ready to respond to any attacks Iran wishes to wage against this country or our allies”.
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Andy Burnham rules out early election in exclusive BBC interview
The new prime minister told Laura Kuenssberg that people “voted for a manifesto” that he would honour, when pressed on whether there will be an early general election.
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Burnham says he is prepared to call out Trump ‘if right for Britain’
Speaking exclusively to the BBC, the prime minister says he had a good first conversation with the US president and insists “you have to defend your own national interest”.
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Burnham to address social care, youth unemployment and devolution
A No 10 source says it is an attempt by the prime minister to show he is “hitting the ground running”.
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Police investigate donations by Tice company to Reform UK
Britain Means Business, owned by the party’s deputy leader Richard Tice, made two donations of £250,000 in the run-up to the 2024 general election.
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Tourists describe their escape from France wildfires
Families visiting France have told the BBC how their holidays have become evacuation missions.
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Twenty firefighters taken to hospital after explosion in Essex
Essex’s chief fire officer praises crews’ courage after a blaze spreads to a fertiliser store.
