Month: June 2025

Week 24 kicks off with spending review speculations, the NHS issuing an urgent call for blood donors and reaction to the weekend’s Nations League action.

We’re only halfway through the week but much has happened across the continent so far: Israel has continued to attack aid centres as Greta Thunberg – and other activists – have been deported. Over in Italy, the public took to the polls to vote on changes in labour laws and citizenship – barely anyone turned up! Meanwhile, Poland’s election count has stirred up drama, with officials now checking whether someone swapped numbers as well as ballots.

Brussels has proposed new sanctions targeting Russia, whilst the UK has announced sanctions on two Israeli ministers.

The Dutch have announced they will hold elections in October following Geert Wilders’ party walking out of the coalition.

The aftermath of the Appleby Horse Fair left fields littered with rubbish, including plastic bags, furniture, and cardboard, raising concerns over cleanliness.

President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban, which took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on 9 June, blocks citizens from 12 countries — including Iran, Libya, and Yemen — from entering the US.

Cliff Notes A father and his nine-year-old daughter died following a house fire in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire; the fire was…

An aid boat carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg and other European activists was intercepted en route to Gaza

Cliff Notes – Stephen Mulhern makes major TV mistake for first time in 10 years Stephen Mulhern inadvertently revealed the…

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage pledged to restore blast furnace operations in Port Talbot, calling it a matter of “national sovereignty and industrial pride.”

Cliff Notes – India’s Tests against West Indies and South Africa swapped between Delhi and Kolkata The second Test between…

Tens of thousands took to the streets of Rome over the weekend, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Israeli military operations.