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UK house prices edge up 0.2% in June as mortgage rates soften
UK house prices climbed 0.2% in June, ending a four-month period of consecutive monthly declines, with the typical property now valued at £299,330 according to the Lloyds house price index. However, current valuations re
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Palestinian medics’ resilience in Gaza captured in Daniele Rugo documentary
Daniele Rugo’s documentary Life Support offers a medics’ perspective on the war in Gaza, drawing on interviews with foreign doctors who have carried out medical missions there since October 2023. With Israel barring foreign reporters from entering Gaza except under military escort, the film positions these doctors as valuable independent witnesses, and their restrained yet…
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Toxic silver-cheeked pufferfish spreading across Mediterranean holiday coastlines alarms swimmers
Holidaymakers travelling to the Mediterranean this summer have been warned about the spread of the silver-cheeked pufferfish, a toxic species that has migrated into the sea through the Suez Canal. The fish carries a potent neurotoxin and has an exceptionally powerful bite, and its rapid expansion across popular tourist coastlines has prompted growing concern among…
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UK house prices edge up in June as Iran war ends
UK house prices rose in June for the first time since before the onset of the Iran war, according to the latest Lloyds house price index (previously the Halifax HPI). The typical property cost £299,330, a 0.2% monthly increase that reversed May’s 0.2% fall, though values remain narrowly below where they stood at the start…
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British English growth slump under Chalmers
Treasurer Jim Chalmers can blame the Middle East all he likes, but the latest economic warnings aren’t just about oil shocks and global jitters.
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Iran stages mass Tehran funeral for assassinated supreme leader Khamenei
Iran concluded three days of public mourning in Tehran with a large, carefully choreographed funeral procession for its assassinated supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and four family members killed in Israeli-American air strikes on 28 February. The event, drawing millions of mourners along a 10km route, was staged by the country’s new leadership as a…
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Israel reopens 45 military bases in Jordan Valley to tighten border security
IDF Division 96 has thwarted more than 20 smuggling attempts this year as Israel reactivates 45 military bases along the Jordan Valley border.
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Ex-Syrian intelligence chief convicted of torture and sexual abuse in Austria
Two former Syrian officials went on trial in Vienna, Austria, accused of crimes against opponents of former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad
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Iran stages tightly controlled displays for foreign media as Doucet reports from Tehran
Huge crowds have lined the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Palestinian women visiting Sheffield describe harsh reality and dangers of life
A group of Palestinian women have told Sheffield councillors about the hardships of their lives under Israeli occupation.