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A wildfire is nearing Marseille, prompting the mayor to advise residents to remain confined as firefighters continue to battle the blaze near Les Pennes-Mirabeau.

Alonso Frustrated with Strategy Missteps at British GP Fernando Alonso let lose and expressed anger over Aston Martin’s strategic decisions…

The public inquiry has revealed that at least 13 postmasters may have taken their own lives due to wrongful accusations linked to the Horizon IT system, which the Post Office and Fujitsu knew could produce false data.

(Friday 11 July 2025) – At the start of the week, much of the global news was dominated by the flash floods in Texas. Israel’s Netanyahu suggested Trump should win a Nobel Peace Prize this week, just ahead of his arrival in Washington for a meeting aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza.

Israel’s defence minister says he has instructed its military to prepare a plan to move all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp in the south of the territory, according to reports from Israeli media. It comes as reports emerge of more Israeli attacks on Palestinians waiting for food.


In Europe, the ongoing heatwave leads the news, with wildfires and health warnings sweeping the continent. The UK is set for its third heatwave of the summer from this weekend.

French President Macron is on a three-day state visit to the UK, marking the first from an EU leader since Brexit. He is set to meet with politicians and the royals.

New World Bank data shows India’s Gini Index, a key measure of income inequality, improved from 28.8 in 2011–12 to 25.5 in 2022–23, ranking India fourth globally for income equality, ahead of the US and China.

China has strongly denounced President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs of up to 70 per cent on imports from key East Asian nations, including Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia.

On Sunday, Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier, the Magic Seas, in the Red Sea using grenade fire and bomb-carrying drones, forcing its crew to abandon ship.

Camp Mystic, a prestigious summer camp in Texas, has hosted daughters of political and business elites for nearly a century, including members of the Johnson family and First Lady Laura Bush.

Tuesday’s newspapers offer a variety of stories with no one story dominating all the front pages. A handful of papers cover French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Britain, marking the first EU leader’s state visit since Brexit. There’s a handful of other UK political stories on the front pages.

A few other papers focus on Jeffrey Epstein and the FBI confirming that there was no Epstein client list, and their investigation into Prince Andrew’s links to Epstein being closed.

Erin Patterson is splashed across some of the UK front pages as the Australian woman was found guilty of murdering her in-laws by poisoning them with death cap mushrooms during a family meal. She will be sentenced next week, bringing closure to a case that has gripped millions around the world.

The front pages have further coverage of the Texas flooding as the death toll hits more than 100, and many remain missing, and new weather warnings are issued. More rain is expected, set to make rescue operations even more difficult.

Tuesday’s headlines feature a variety of domestic and international news, with French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the UK leading the way. It marks the first time an EU leader has had a full state visit to the UK since Brexit. Macron and his wife Brigitte will be welcomed by the King and Camilla for a state banquet. The three-day state visit will see discussions regarding illegal crossings of the channel.

The public inquiry into the Southport murders is set to begin, with the families of the three murdered schoolgirls demanding “real change”.

Tuesday will also mark a major milestone in the long road to justice for the victims of the Post Office IT scandal following a far-reaching inquiry. Part of a final report is set to be published and will focus on compensation and the human impact of the scandal.

There’s good news for local Premier League fans, as MPs could be set to vote on a plan to make at least 10 Premier League matches available on free-to-air television each season.

It’s heating up across the UK again this Tuesday, with temperatures creeping up to the 30s by the end of the week, with a third UK heatwave of the summer on the way.