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Here’s when the UK can expect the third heatwave of the summer

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/06/20/18/APTOPIX_Britain_Weather_44099.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground…

Thousands of petals fall in cathedral as 52 victims of July 7 remembered

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/07/13/7705fac25f48132ec5d78ec1d5eff7bdY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzUxOTc0MTc4-2.80920272.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 Fifty-two thousand petals fell in St Paul’s Cathedral as tribute was paid to those who…

Mapped: Latest house prices in your area after new data reveals average cost

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/07/10/48/UK-house-price-map.jpeg?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0 House prices across the country have flattened out month-on-month in June following a small dip…

Comedian Reginald D Hunter appears in court over social media posts

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/07/12/74689d9255b71b3fe2ac14119158c7aaY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzUxOTc0MzE3-2.80919568.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 Comedian Reginald D Hunter has appeared in court over alleged antisemitic social media posts. The…

Update in case of Rivals actor arrested on set on assault charge

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/07/11/07104126-7b3a2f32-6aa3-4619-9c9f-0868923248fb.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 An actor who was arrested while filming on the set of the TV show Rivals…

Wimbledon grounds hit by lightning amid ‘challenging’ weather

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/07/12/4fad52e237bd0f264bcf285ee412db85Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzUxOTcwMTk5-2.80918682.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 A lightning strike hit the Wimbledon grounds on Sunday as the head of the tennis…

70 firefighters tackling fire on south London’s Electric Avenue

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/07/10/11/download.jpeg?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0 Some 70 firefighters have been called to a south London fire as a large plume…

Explosion tears roof off Domino’s Pizza after car crashes into restaurant

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/07/10/56/Explosion-tears-roof-off-Dominos-Pizza-after-car-crashes-into-restaurant.jpeg?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=0%2C100%2C0%2C100 This is the moment a car crashed into a Domino’s Pizza in Utah on Saturday…

Jury retires to consider verdict in retrial of Constance Marten and partner over baby death

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/06/11/12/a93df4a82e3b7c439f961c3895e719e7Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzQ5NzI4MDkw-2.79378322.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the retrial of aristocrat Constance Marten…

Nigel Farage says he ‘can’t apologise’ for lack of MP vetting in general election

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/07/12/4d7f3ce86d86626ffe8db0a2846e7c6fY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzUxOTcxNTAz-2.80919296.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 Nigel Farage has told Reform UK councillors “how we behave matters” and says he “can’t…