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• Portugal’s third Covid wave ‘driven by UK variant’

  29-01-2021 13:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  The country has the world’s highest per capita seven-day averages for cases and deaths
  
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• Longest-serving US congresswoman hospitalized after car crash

  02-08-2026 21:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur, 80, is the longest-serving woman in the U.S. Congress
  
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• Top Republican squirms over whether Trump’s $1.8B ‘slush fund’ is dead or not

  02-08-2026 21:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jim Jordan expresses tacit support for fund that has many Senate Republicans in revolt against the White House
  
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• Rallies surround Fever-Lynx game after Sophie Cunningham's stance on transgender athletes

  02-08-2026 20:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  A crowd of supporters and critics of Indiana guard Sophie Cunningham’s stance on transgender participation in women’s sports gathered around and inside Target Center as the Fever faced the Lynx in Minnesota
  
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• Nearly three-quarters of MAGA voters would back candidate accused of domestic violence: poll

  02-08-2026 20:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Most MAGA voters would back a Republican candidate mired in any of 12 separate scandals, the poll found
  
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• Man arrested after Scottish woman found dead inside suitcase in Athens

  02-08-2026 20:29 via theguardian.com
  Greek police say 26-year-old Afghan national is believed to have left Elisabeth-Jane Ross’s body in derelict building Greek authorities have arrested an Afghan national in connection with the death of a Scottish woman whose body was found in a suitcase in an abandoned building in central Athens.Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38, a charity worker described as an “angel full of innocence and goodness” by friends, had been in Greece for almost three weeks when she is believed to have died.
  
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• RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak

  02-08-2026 20:28 via theguardian.com
  Health secretary, longtime vaccination skeptic, spent years boosting misinformation about vaccines including MMRRobert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, on Sunday told American parents that they should get their children vaccinated against measles, as the surge in infections has reached numbers not seen in the past 35 years.Kennedy, a leading vaccination skeptic who has spent years amplifying misinformation about vaccines, including the shot that protects against measles, mumps and rubella
  
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• Over 600 buildings destroyed as thousands are ordered to quickly evacuate Washington fires

  02-08-2026 20:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  No fatalities have been reported in the Spokane area, officials said
  
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• Burnham to be ‘relentless’ on small boat crossings after Ceuta crisis

  02-08-2026 20:16 via theguardian.com
  Prime minister says UK needs to ‘bring back that control’ and safe routes for refugees are necessary to tackle traffickingAndy Burnham has pledged to be “relentless” in tackling small boat crossings after tens of thousands of migrants entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta, and he said “safe routes” for refugees were necessary to tackle trafficking gangs.Speaking during a visit to Dover, the prime minister said he had been assured by the Spanish prime minister
  
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• Democrat vows to investigate Jeanine Pirro over Reflecting Pool fiasco: ‘Radical, unethical and unconscionable’

  02-08-2026 20:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Democratic lawmaker vowed to investigate how and why Trump appointee’s office charged a man with destruction of property before having all the information in the case
  
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• Republican calls for Max Miller to resign from Congress amid abuse allegations

  02-08-2026 20:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Senator Bernie Moreno says congressman and former son-in-law should step down after ex-wife’s allegationsRepublican senator Bernie Moreno on Sunday publicly called for Representative Max Miller, his ex son-in-law, to step down from Congress amid allegations of domestic and child abuse.As recently as Friday, the Ohio senator had avoided giving his opinion directly on accusations made by his daughter, Emily Moreno, against the congressman. Continue reading...
  
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• Greece crash latest: British national survives after two helicopters collide leaving two dead

  02-08-2026 20:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  It comes as wildfires continue to burn across France, Spain and Greece
  
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• Two helicopters collide outside Athens as Greece battles to control wildfires

  02-08-2026 19:36 via theguardian.com
  Fire department says two-person crew of one aircraft killed in incident during gale-force winds to west of capitalTwo firefighting helicopters have collided west of Athens, killing the two-person crew of one of the aircraft, as efforts to control a massive wildfire barrelling towards the outskirts of the Greek capital intensified.Gale-force winds that have pushed flames towards settlements on Athens’ western fringes were caught on video on Sunday downing one of the helicopters. Continue re
  
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• Healey’s profiteering warning on food and fuel risks row with retailers

  02-08-2026 19:21 via theguardian.com
  Chancellor says the government wants to prevent shoppers being ‘taken for a ride’ at the pump or tillThe chancellor, John Healey, has said the government is standing by to prevent the public from “being taken for a ride at the pump or the till” as the Iran war continues to hit prices.While he said there had been “no significant evidence of so-called price gouging” during the crisis, he used a weekend column to tell the big retailers that ministers were “
  
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• Capital One says it closed over 300 Trump Organization accounts after anti-money laundering probe

  02-08-2026 19:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Capital One first notified the Trump Organization of its intention to close more than 300 affiliated bank accounts in March 2021
  
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• Britain could face food shortages as drought continues, farmers warn

  02-08-2026 18:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Farmers battle to salvage what they can of their crops as heatwave set to continueBritain could face shortages of certain foods after punishing drought in parts of England, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has warned as a heatwave was forecast to continue into next week.The UK’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued heat health alerts for eight regions of England, with temperatures set to rise above 30C in parts of the country. UKHSA said rising temperatures may increase health
  
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• Cleveland police failed to arrest man who later killed two-year-old girl

  02-08-2026 18:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Harrison Simpson was subject of arrest warrant for breach of court order 18 months before killing girlfriend’s daughterCleveland police failed to arrest a paedophile for breaching a non-molestation order, 18 months before he sexually assaulted and murdered and his girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter, a court heard.Isabelle Welsh died on 14 September 2025 after what police described as a “campaign of violence” against her. The two-year-old collapsed at her home in Teesside
  
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• Surfing pups take a ride at the World Dog Surfing Championship in California

  02-08-2026 18:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  The event helps raise money for local charities
  
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• Burnham to focus on keeping child rapists in prison as release scheme talks enter final day

  02-08-2026 18:27 via theguardian.com
  Review goes down to the wire after ministers speak with victims’ representatives and support services Andy Burnham is focused on preventing the release of child sexual abuse perpetrators as part of the government’s early release scheme, as urgent talks on which serious criminals could be exempted go down to the wire.Government ministers are understood to have 24 hours to assess which criminals can be released early to free up prison space, with every exemption weighed up against the
  
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• Greece crash latest: Two dead after helicopters collide while fighting wildfires

  02-08-2026 18:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  It comes as wildfires continue to burn across France, Spain and Greece
  
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• Aliens, Greenland, Elvis and the triumphal arch: Trump spends another weekend indulging his fixations on social media

  02-08-2026 18:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Among the content posted over the weekend, the president shared an AI-generated image of his team arresting an extraterrestrial
  
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• Trump backs down on Iran strikes in expectation of ‘rapidly’ reaching a deal

  02-08-2026 18:06 via theguardian.com
  US president claims delay is also in response to requests from Iran and other countries in the regionDonald Trump has said he cancelled planned military strikes against Iran on the basis of “rapidly” reaching a deal on its nuclear programme and the full reopening of the strait of Hormuz.The US president paused the strikes in expectation of a breakthrough and in response to requests from Iran and other countries in the region, he claimed on his Truth Social platform on Saturday. Conti
  
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• Senator demands ‘dangerous’ former son-in-law quit as congressman over abuse claims saying he fears for granddaughter

  02-08-2026 18:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Miller has denied claims from ex-wife that he threatened her with a gun and injured their daughter
  
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• Residents flee fast-moving Washington wildfire as officials investigate what started it

  02-08-2026 17:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  While some structures were lost, officials could not provide a definitive count
  
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• Alan Jones trial on indecent assault and sexual touching charges begins in Sydney

  02-08-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  The 85-year-old former broadcaster faces 22 charges from six different complainants in what is expected to be a four-month trialGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe high-profile trial of former broadcaster Alan Jones for indecent assault and sexual touching charges begins on Monday in Sydney’s Downing Centre local court and is expected to run for four months and hear from 76 witnesses.Judge Glenn Walsh will hear from six complainants who were allegedly indecently
  
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• A record number of First Nations people died in NSW prison custody last year. Advocates fear this year will be worse

  02-08-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Karlene Whitton says her son Matthew Roberts took his own life three months into his jail term. ‘I keep picturing it every night’Warning: This article contains images and names of Indigenous Australians who have diedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFirst Nations advocates warn that prisons in New South Wales could exceed the record number of Indigenous deaths in custody set last year, after two men died this month.Matthew Roberts, a 27-year-old Bu
  
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• Man arrested after Scottish woman’s body found in suitcase in Athens

  02-08-2026 16:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 38-year-old’s body was discovered inside a suitcase in the Kypseli area of Athens on July 18
  
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• Greece crash latest: Two helicopters collide while fighting wildfires as search and rescue underway

  02-08-2026 16:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  It comes as wildfires continue to burn across France, Spain and Greece
  
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• Donald Trump to visit Dublin and Clare during trip to Ireland next month

  02-08-2026 16:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  The last visit of a sitting US President to Ireland was by Joe Biden in 2023
  
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• RFK Jr loses temper in angry clash with CNN host over measles and Covid: ‘You want to sit here and attack me?’

  02-08-2026 16:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Heated RFK Jr. angrily accuses Dr. Anthony Fauci of ‘lying about everything’ and CNN of ‘punishing’ people during Covid in contentious interview
  
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