The 2025 Paris Air Show highlighted Europe’s urgent push to advance its drone technology amid lessons from the Ukraine conflict.
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During his first visit to Cyprus in over two decades, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides signed a declaration to significantly deepen defence, maritime, and cybersecurity collaboration.
Yellow heat health alerts have been issued for much of England, with temperatures potentially reaching 33C (91F) this weekend, highlighting risks for vulnerable populations.
Baroness Louise Casey’s rapid audit has found that a “culture of blindness, ignorance and prejudice” allowed grooming gangs to operate for decades in the UK, with authorities repeatedly failing vulnerable victims as young as 10.
At the G7 summit in Canada, UK PM Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump inked a bilateral trade deal covering the aerospace and automotive sectors.
Cliff Notes India has successfully evacuated an unspecified number of students from Tehran, while urging citizens to leave Iran via available transport options. Other nations, including Japan and Poland, are initiating evacuation plans for their citizens amid rising tensions in the region. Countries like Slovakia and the Czech Republic have begun receiving evacuees from Israel, while the UK advises its citizens to shelter and follow local guidance. Israel-Iran live: Israel ‘attacking Tehran’ after Iran claims…
Israel warns Iranians to flee as deadly air raids continue The Guardian leads with news that Israeli forces have issued an evacuation order to residents of a large part of Tehran, warning them of the imminent bombing of “military infrastructure” in the area in a social media post very similar to those regularly directed at Palestinians in Gaza over the past 20 months. Ethnicity of grooming gangs shied away from, the front page reports. Read…
Grooming gangs report: betrayed by the state The Sun says GROOMING gang victims were failed by cops and public officials more bothered about dodging claims of racism. A devastating report laid bare how the State was in “denial” over the rape and abuse of white girls. An Eastenders character is returning to the soap after more than 20 years! And there’s coverage of Royal Ascot. Read a full breakdown of today’s UK newspapers
Grooming gangs scandal …. Never again The Daily Mirror says “never again” leading on Yvette Cooper’s pledge that “there will be no hiding place from justice” for perpetrators. More than 1,000 cases will be reviewed after “years of failure” by authorities. Princess Kate is pictured on the front splash! Read a full breakdown of today’s UK newspapers
Conspiracy of silence over race doomed thousands of girls to abuse The Daily Mail says a “conspiracy of silence over race doomed thousands of girls to abuse”. It reports that public bodies “covered up” evidence “for fear of appearing racist”. The conclusions sparked a dramatic volte-face from the PM over the weekend. He previously suggested those calling for a national probe into the rape and sexual abuse of thousands of girls by gangs of mainly…
ASIAN GROOMING GANG VICTIMS FAILED BY… Blindness, Ignorance, Prejudice and Defensiveness The Metro says the victims of the grooming gangs were failed by “blindness, ignorance, prejudice, defensiveness.” The paper front splash reports the home secretary has apologised to victims. Baroness Louise Casey’s 197-page audit looking into the institutional failures that led to thousands of children being sexually exploited by gangs across the UK was released this afternoon. Read a full breakdown of today’s UK newspapers
Israel pushes Iran to the brink with state TV blackout The Daily Telegraph highlights the Grooming Gangs report as saying asylum seekers and foreign nationals are involved in a “significant proportion”. Israel is pushing Iran to the brink, according to the paper, as it bombs Iranian state media live on TV. Princess Kate is pictured on the front page. Read a full breakdown of today’s UK newspapers
Tuesday’s UK newspaper front pages heavily focus on the release of the report into grooming gangs. An audit by Baroness Louise Casey revealed shocking details that included officials ‘covering up the race of the perpetrators due to fears of flaming tensions – despite evidence showing an overwhelming number of perpetrators were from a Pakistani/ Asian background.
Cliff Notes An Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London was cancelled without an official explanation, but reports suggest "technical issues" as a possible reason. This cancellation follows a recent catastrophic crash of an Air India flight shortly after take-off, which resulted in 241 fatalities, including several British nationals. The cancelled flight was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, the same model involved in the recent tragedy, raising concerns about the airline’s operational safety. Air India flight…
Tuesday’s newspaper front pages report on the Middle East crisis – there have been plenty of overnight updates since the newspapers went to print, but the front page news remains relevant.
Tuesday’s newspaper front pages are dominated by the newly released audit led by Baroness Louise Casey into grooming gangs. The papers react to the details within the report especially focusing on the fact that authorities “shied away from the ethnicity” of the perpetrators over fears of raising racial tensions.
The front pages leave space to report on the G7 summit, including the UK and US signing a trade deal and Donald Trump leaving the G7 early as the Middle East crisis escalates and commentators speculate if the US military is about to enter the crisis.
Tuesday’s UK headlines are dominated by the ongoing backlash after a report into grooming gangs in the UK was released. The media is reading through the 197-page audit, and reacting to the details. The UK government has announced a full national inquiry to begin soon.
Global news takes centre-stage in the UK this morning, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed the UK-US trade deal with Donald Trump at the G7 summit in Canada. The agreement removes tariffs on UK aerospace exports and cuts tariffs on British cars from 25% to 10%. The US president said the UK is ‘protected’ because he likes them.
There’s good news for British Steel which has secured a five-year contract worth £500m to supply train tracks for Network Rail.
MPs are debating on a law change aimed at decriminalising abortion in the House of Commons today. MPs are usually given a free vote on abortion, meaning they do not have to follow any party line on the subject.
Donald Trump has left the G7 summit early as the cross-border attacks between Israel and Iran continue to escalate. Israel is targeting Iran’s energy sector, which Iran says is a war crime. Trump leaving the Middle East so abruptly has global commentators suggesting that US troops could be preparing to enter the war.
Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv killed 14 individuals, including a 62-year-old US citizen, and injured at least 44 others, resulting in significant destruction of residential buildings.
Israeli airstrikes are entering their fifth day, after targeting military and nuclear sites across Iran—including Tehran—while simultaneously striking Iran’s oil and gas facilities and even its state broadcaster, which Tehran condemned as a “war crime”.
Baroness Louise Casey’s 197-page audit has exposed “blindness, ignorance and prejudice” in institutional responses to UK grooming gangs, revealing a shocking pattern of failing to protect vulnerable children—some as young as 10—over the past 15–20 years.
At the G7 summit in Canada, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump formally approved a UK‑US trade deal targeting aerospace and automotive sectors.
Israeli strikes have targeted key Iranian energy infrastructure, including the pivotal South Pars gas field, amidst escalating conflict.
Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat has resigned amid an investigation into the death of blogger Albert Ojwang, who was found dead in police custody following his arrest for allegations against Lagat.
Angela Rayner supports Sir Sadiq Khan’s plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street, which previously faced opposition from Westminster City Council.
US President Donald Trump announced the signing of the UK-US trade deal, highlighting its potential to create jobs and boost income in both nations.