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Farage says he is resigning but will stand in ‘people v establishment’ byelection – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-07T14:07:17+00:00

The Reform UK leader says he will stand again in Clacton, saying the people of the constituency ‘should be the judges of my actions’Q: Do you think the parliamentary commissioner for standards should investigate Nigel Farage’s gifts from George Cottrell?Badenoch said that was a matter for the commissioner.[Farage is] hinting at press regulation. For all of the criticism and the attacks, and I would even say abuse that I’ve got from the press, I’ve never once recommended curbing our free press. I think this is one of the amazing things about this country.I would be very worried about a Reform g

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Nigel Farage, fragilisé par des affaires de dons non déclarés, annonce qu’il démissionne du Parlement britannique et qu’il se battra pour se faire réélire

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-07T14:06:18+00:00

« Je vais démissionner de mon mandat de député (…), ce qui provoquera une élection partielle (…) et je me présenterai à ce scrutin partiel », a déclaré le chef du parti anti-immigration Reform UK, rattrapé par des affaires de dons non déclarés.

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Lake Powell, a vital reservoir, plunges toward unprecidented low levels as water crisis deepens in US west

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-07T14:00:03+00:00

Experts say the critical reservoir system is careening toward a breaking point as the US west’s climate warms and driesLake Powell, US’s second-largest reservoir, threatens to plunge to unprecedentedly low levels this year after a historically bleak snowpack failed to raise its water level, scientists and water experts have said, adding renewed urgency to stalled talks over how to conserve a water source depended on by tens of millions of people in the US south-west.The 185-mile Colorado River reservoir currently stands at about 23% of its capacity, or roughly 5.6m acre-feet. Lake Powell fell

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Lake Powell, a vital reservoir, plunges toward unprecedented low levels as water crisis deepens in US west

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-07T14:00:03+00:00

Experts say the critical reservoir system is careening toward a breaking point as the US west’s climate warms and driesLake Powell, US’s second-largest reservoir, threatens to plunge to unprecedentedly low levels this year after a historically bleak snowpack failed to raise its water level, scientists and water experts have said, adding renewed urgency to stalled talks over how to conserve a water source depended on by tens of millions of people in the US south-west.The 185-mile Colorado River reservoir currently stands at about 23% of its capacity, or roughly 5.6m acre-feet. Lake Powell fell

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Curry, bagels … and AI? Londoners fight plan for huge datacentre in Brick Lane

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-07T14:00:02+00:00

Residents and council say creating affordable housing is more urgent than ‘high-frequency trading’ in nearby CityCampaigners in east London are opposing plans for a datacentre in Brick Lane that they say will worsen the area’s housing crisis and drive long-term residents away.The road, famed for its curry houses and 24-hour bagel shops, is the latest flashpoint in the rapid rollout of datacentres across the UK that aims to meet demand created by artificial intelligence. Continue reading...

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Adani's Mumbai airport shops sold nicotine pouches in breach of law

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-07T13:57:53+00:00

India banned e-cigarettes and approved certain nicotine replacements like patches and chewing gums following a registration process under the Drugs and Cosmetics ‌Act

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iD Fresh broadens portfolio with foray into packaged snacks

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-07T13:57:25+00:00

businessline has learnt that the company has launched a range of snacks, comprising around seven SKUs made using ragi and oats

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Burnham urged to ditch ‘dangerous’ UK-US NHS drug deal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-07T13:56:20+00:00

Exclusive: health groups call on expected next prime minister to rip up agreement, which analysis suggests could lead to 229,000 excess deaths by 2036UK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham is being urged to scrap the UK-US trade deal on medicines as health organisations and doctors’ groups warn it is dangerous and prioritises pharmaceutical company profits over the lives of NHS patients.Ministers have defended the agreement, signed last December, as a way of helping British drug exports to the US avoid tariffs and giving patients access to potentially life-extending drugs that would oth

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Beyond One-Asset Investing

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-07T13:55:37+00:00
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CBI files chargesheet in Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd bank fraud case

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-07T13:50:36+00:00

The CBI has so far arrested Amitabh Jhunjhunwala, former Vice Charman of Reliance Capital Ltd, Devang Pravin Mody, former CEO of RCFL, and Amit Bapna, former Chief Financial Officer of Reliance Capital Ltd

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Hical Technologies expands footprint in TN

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-07T13:44:52+00:00

Breaks ground on 160,000 sq ft aerospace & defence manufacturing facility in Hosur

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Mail hails verdict in Prince Harry case and says it will seek to recover costs – latest updates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-07T13:43:13+00:00

Judge says group – including Elton John and Liz Hurley – failed to prove allegations of unlawful information gathering against Associated Newspapers Limited In his 436-page written judgment, Mr Justice Nicklin said the claimants failed to prove the allegations of unlawful information gathering (UIG).As a reminder, the claimants were Prince Harry, Elton John and husband David Furnish, actors Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost, campaigner Doreen Lawrence, and former Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes. The judge wrote in his summary:The court rejected the attempt to prove the claims by broad inference wher

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VB-G RAM G: Reading the fine print

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-07T13:42:43+00:00

The scheme represents less a strengthening of India’s rural jobs guarantee than a restructuring of who bears its cost and who controls its design

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