The Independent
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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 08.02.2025.
It displays 85 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
08.02.2025 โข Three Hostages Walk Through Media Stage
โจThe morning began with Hamas's theatrical release of three Israeli hostages - Eli Sharabi, Ohad ben Ami, and Or Levy - who were paraded on stage before cameras, prompting Netanyahu's denunciation of the "shocking" spectacle. Israel responded by releasing 183 Palestinian prisoners.
A British couple's murder in France, initially reported as a local crime, evolved into a potential organized crime case as the woman was identified as a Hollyoaks actor's mother. The story gained prominence throughout the day as details of prior threats emerged.
The evening brought extensive coverage of the Southport attack aftermath, with multiple outlets carrying parallel accounts from victims' parents describing the moment they learned of their daughters' deaths.
The day concluded with the dismissal of a Labour minister over leaked messages hoping for the death of non-Labour voting pensioners, while Harry and Meghan appeared at the Invictus Games opening ceremony.
A British couple's murder in France, initially reported as a local crime, evolved into a potential organized crime case as the woman was identified as a Hollyoaks actor's mother. The story gained prominence throughout the day as details of prior threats emerged.
The evening brought extensive coverage of the Southport attack aftermath, with multiple outlets carrying parallel accounts from victims' parents describing the moment they learned of their daughters' deaths.
The day concluded with the dismissal of a Labour minister over leaked messages hoping for the death of non-Labour voting pensioners, while Harry and Meghan appeared at the Invictus Games opening ceremony.
08.02.2025
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The Guardian
Trump hints Elon Musk โDogeโ team has free rein with Pentagon next in line for cuts
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01:03
The Guardian
Trump hints Musk โDogeโ team has free rein with Pentagon next in line for cuts
01:03
01:59
Only about 600 out of 10,000 employees would have kept working at the agency under the president's plan.
01:59
03:03
The three civilians will be exchanged for more Palestinian prisoners in the latest swap on Saturday.
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The three civilians will be exchanged for more Palestinian prisoners in the latest swap on Saturday.
05:11
05:13โขThree More Walk Free as Trump Strikes Back
โจThe newspapers report on Hamas announcing three more Israeli hostages for release in a prisoner exchange (BBC, Sky News), while Trump's recent actions include revoking Biden's security clearance and suggesting Pentagon reforms under Musk's influence (Guardian, Independent). A detailed report from El Salvador's mega-prison emerges (Daily Mail), and a historic burglar case resurfaces with new testimony from Tony Martin's victim (Mirror).
05:51
A last-minute lawsuit means Trump's efforts to dismantle the overseas aid agency have been put on hold.
05:51
06:23
BBC
Hamas prepares to release three more Israeli hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal
Eli Sharabi, Ohad ben Ami and Or Levy have been named as the three hostages due for release, with 183 Palestinian prisoners expected to be freed in exchange.
06:23
06:31
07:11
The Guardian
Hamas expected to release three Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners
07:11
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07:20
08:23
The Guardian
Hamas expected to release three Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and detainees
08:23
08:31
BBC
Hamas set to release three more Israeli hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal
Eli Sharabi, Ohad ben Ami and Or Levy have been named as the three hostages due for release, with 183 Palestinian prisoners expected to be freed in exchange.
08:31
09:12
New Statesman
Catholicism gave English literature something it needs to rediscover.
09:12
09:12
09:20
BBC
Hamas releasing three more Israeli hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal
Eli Sharabi, Ohad ben Ami and Or Levy are the three hostages being freed, with 183 Palestinian prisoners expected to be released in exchange.
09:20
09:28
BBC
Hamas free three more Israeli hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal
Eli Sharabi, Ohad ben Ami and Or Levy have been handed to the Red Cross, with Israel set to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange.
09:28
09:28
The Guardian
Hamas releases three Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and detainees
09:28
09:28
09:28
Spiked
Lucy Letbyโs supporters have not produced any compelling evidence for a miscarriage of justice.
09:28
09:44
The Guardian
Hamas releases three Israeli hostages with Palestinian prisoners and detainees to be freed
09:44
09:45
HOLIDAY HORROR | World News
09:45
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World | Sara Odeen-Isbister
09:52
09:55โขThree More Walk Free After Hamas Stage Show
โจThe newspapers report on Hamas releasing three Israeli hostages - Eli Sharabi, Ohad ben Ami, and Or Levy - as part of the ongoing prisoner exchange deal (BBC, Guardian, Metro, Sky News). Details emerge of the hostages being interviewed on stage by armed Hamas fighters before their release (Metro). In unrelated coverage, a British woman, mother of a Hollyoaks actor, was killed alongside her husband in France, with police investigating possible organized crime connections (Sun).
10:16
BBC
Hamas frees three more Israeli hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal
Eli Sharabi, Ohad ben Ami and Or Levy have been handed to the Red Cross, with Israel set to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange.
10:16
10:24
The Guardian
Netanyahu denounces โshockingโ images of freed hostages; Palestinian prisoners and detainees to be released
10:24
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10:48
UK | Sam Corbishley
10:48
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11:04
BBC
Palestinian prisoners released by Israel after Hamas frees hostages
More than 180 Palestinians are being freed as part of the ceasefire deal which saw three Israelis released from Gaza earlier.
11:04
11:04
11:12
The Guardian
Palestinian prisoners and detainees released as Netanyahu denounces โshockingโ images of freed Israeli hostages
11:12
11:20
A last-minute lawsuit means Trump's efforts to dismantle the overseas aid agency have been put on hold.
11:20
11:20
UK | Sam Corbishley
11:20
11:51
Breitbart UK
Hundreds of sabotaged cars in Germany may have actually been attacked by Russian agents in a plot to discredit Green politics, reports claim.
11:51
11:52
Eli Sharabiโs wife and daughters were killed in the October 7 attacks
11:52
12:23
Nineteen state attorneys general sued the Trump administration after the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) was given access.
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UK | Sam Corbishley
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12:58โขThree Walk Free as 183 Return
โจThe newspapers report on a new phase in the Hamas-Israel hostage exchange, with Hamas releasing three Israeli hostages while Israel frees 183 Palestinian prisoners (Guardian, Independent, Sky News, Times). German authorities suggest Russian involvement in car vandalism previously attributed to environmental activists (Breitbart). A murder case in France involving a British couple, parents of a Hollyoaks actor, gains widespread coverage (Daily Mail, Metro, Mirror, Sun).
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DUMPING GROUND | Sun Club
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Freed hostages emerge looking gaunt and emaciated
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13:44
The leftist Labour Party government is reportedly considering talks with Caribbean nations on the issue of reparations for the British Empireโs role in the slave trade.
13:44
14:38
Timandra Harkness joins us for the latest episode of Last Orders.
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14:51
The Guardian
Palestinian prisoners and detainees released in exchange for three Israeli hostages
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17:26
Breitbart UK
President Donald Trump has said that he will not personally step in to deport Britainโs woke and wayward Prince Harry from the United States, remarking that he has โenough problems with his wifeโ.
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UK | Sam Corbishley
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The Independent
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19:57
Israelโs health ministry says the three hostages released after 491 days in Hamas captivity are suffering from severe malnutrition โ calling the scenes of their release in Gaza โdifficult to watchโ.
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HuffPost UK
Andrew Gwynne Suspended By Party Over Offensive WhatsApp Messages
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19:57
The Guardian
Israel and Hamas complete fifth hostage-prisoner swap
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The parents of Bebe and Elsie want the world to know what they were like โ their joy, jokes and dreams โ as they relive that awful July day
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'I WENT COLD' | UK News
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20:06โขSouthport Parents Break Their Silence
โจThe newspapers report extensively on the Southport tragedy, with multiple sources carrying parents' testimonies about the moment they learned of their daughters' deaths (Mirror, Sky News, Sun, Times). In parallel, three Israeli hostages were released by Hamas in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners, with reports indicating severe malnutrition among the freed hostages (Channel 4, Guardian). A Labour minister was dismissed following the exposure of offensive messages about pensioners (Daily Mail, HuffPost).
20:06
Spiked
Lucy Letbyโs supporters have not produced any compelling evidence for a miscarriage of justice.
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HAUNTED FOREVER | UK News
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UK | Brooke Davies
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UK | Sam Corbishley
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UK | Brooke Davies
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23:59
The Guardian
Fifth ceasefire exchange sees gaunt hostages and prisoners emerge from Gaza and Israel
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