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16.06.2025 โ€” The Day Starmer Released the Casey Report

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 16.06.2025.

It displays 97 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

16.06.2025 โ‡ข The Day Starmer Released the Casey Report
โŒจThe Casey Report into grooming gangs dominated coverage, revealing what authorities called "clear evidence" linking Pakistani men to child abuse networks. The report found children were blamed for crimes committed against them, while flawed data was repeatedly used to dismiss claims about Asian grooming gangs. Home Secretary Cooper announced ethnicity of suspects would now be logged after years of authorities "dodging" the truth. Conservative leader Badenoch attacked Starmer's previous dismissal of inquiry calls as "extraordinary failure of leadership."

The Iran-Israel conflict continued its fourth day with Iranian state television bombed during a live broadcast, forcing anchors to flee as debris fell in the studio. Israeli forces issued evacuation warnings for parts of Tehran while claiming full control over Iranian airspace. By evening, Trump announced a completed US-UK trade deal at the G7, though footage showed Starmer picking up papers Trump had dropped.

The Air India crash investigation progressed with new footage showing the British survivor walking away while the plane exploded behind him.
16.06.2025
00:46
03:23
BBC

Man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers is in custody, police say

Police have been searching for Vance Luther Boelter, the suspect in the shooting of two Democratic state politicians from Minnesota.
03:23
03:40
BBC

Man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers arrested, police say

Police have been searching for Vance Luther Boelter, the suspect in the shooting of two Democratic state politicians from Minnesota.
03:40

03:42โ‡ขAir India 787 Loses Power

โŒจThe newspapers report Iran has launched fresh rocket barrages against Israel as casualties mount on both sides, with Iran claiming 224 dead including children while Israel warns it won't halt missile attacks "until threat removed" (The Independent, Sky News). Meanwhile, a major Air India Boeing 787 crash has killed 241 passengers after the aircraft lost power and ploughed into a residential area, with new video evidence emerging of the power failure (Daily Mail, Metro). The first British victim, a mother-of-two, has been released to her family as investigations continue into the disaster (Metro). Separately, US violence has crossed into politics with the arrest of a suspect who shot two Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota (BBC News).
06:45
06:53
The Guardian

Why a professor of fascism left America

06:53
07:11
08:46

08:48โ‡ขStarmer Opens 800 Grooming Cases

โŒจThe newspapers report Prime Minister Starmer has reversed his position and ordered the reopening of over 800 historic child grooming gang cases alongside launching a national inquiry (Breitbart London). The Iran-Israel conflict continues with Iranian missiles damaging the US embassy in Tel Aviv as fighting enters its fourth day (The Independent, Sky News). New video footage from the Air India crash reveals potential evidence of an emergency device activating before the disaster that killed 270 people (Metro, The Sun). A Minnesota shooting suspect has been arrested after allegedly killing Democratic lawmakers Melissa Hortman and her husband (BBC News).
10:14
An analysis of over 35,000 broadcast segments and articles found that the BBC referenced the 7 October attacks in at least 40% of its coverage โ€“ but only 0.5% of articles referenced Israelโ€™s decades of occupation and violence against Palestinians. Harriet Williamson reports.
10:14
10:22
11:24
The Guardian

Trump and Coโ€™s extraordinary conflicts of interest

11:24
11:41

12:52โ‡ขThree-Quarters Fear Political Violence

โŒจThe newspapers report growing concerns about political violence and societal breakdown in Britain, with three-quarters of Britons worried about political violence and a majority believing the country is "broken" and in "decline" (Breitbart London). A Labour MP warns the political space is increasingly "poisoned" and calls for more compassion in politics (HuffPost UK). The Iran-Israel conflict continues escalating, with Israel claiming full control of Tehran's skies after Iranian missile strikes killed eight, while Iran prepares to leave the nuclear treaty (The Independent, Sky News). Coverage focuses on Air India crash survivors, with new footage showing a British survivor calmly walking away as the plane explodes behind him, while the pilot is being hailed as a hero for saving hundreds in his final moments (Daily Mail, Metro).
12:59
13:25
BBC

Israel says it has full control over Tehran's skies as both sides continue strikes

Iranian media report new Israeli attacks on the west of the country on Monday, after Iranian strikes broke through Israel's Iron Dome defences overnight.
13:25
13:34
13:51
BBC

Israeli strikes reported in Iranian capital as IDF warns people in parts of Tehran to evacuate

The Israeli military issues an "urgent warning" to people in Tehran's District 3 that air strikes will hit "military infrastructure" in the area.
13:51
15:36
BBC

Debris falls in studio during live Iranian state TV broadcast after Israeli strikes on Tehran

The Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, part of Iran's state TV broadcaster, was forced off air briefly.
15:36

15:38โ‡ขIranian State TV Goes Dark

โŒจThe newspapers report Iran's state television was forced off air after debris fell during a live broadcast following Israeli strikes on Tehran, while the death toll from Iranian missile attacks in Israel has risen to 24 as the conflict enters its fourth day (BBC News, Channel 4 News). Iran's leadership shows signs of instability with radiation warnings at bombed nuclear plants and crowds fleeing Tehran (Daily Mail). Separately, a damning report on grooming gangs finds children and teenage girls were blamed for crimes committed against them, with Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announcing that ethnicity of suspects will now be logged after authorities "dodged" the truth about Asian grooming gangs for years (The Independent, Sky News, The Sun).
15:45
15:53
HuffPost UK
Labour Releases Grooming Gang Report
15:53
16:19
BBC

Debris falls in Iranian TV studio during live broadcast as Israel strikes state media

The Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, part of Iran's state TV broadcaster, was forced off air briefly.
16:19
16:20
16:37
17:12
The Guardian

โ€˜The best thing Iโ€™ve seen in my lifeโ€™

17:12
18:38
The Guardian

Why Spotlight is my feelgood movie

18:38
19:21

19:23โ‡ขCasey Report Released

โŒจThe newspapers report publication of the Casey Report into grooming gangs, which found "clear evidence" linking Pakistani men to child abuse of predominantly working-class white girls (Breitbart London, HuffPost UK, New Statesman, Sky News, The Spectator, Spiked). The inquiry revealed that flawed data was repeatedly used to dismiss "Asian grooming gangs" claims, while children and teenage girls were blamed for crimes committed against them (Sky News, The Independent). Home Secretary Yvette Cooper released the "damning" report after what sources describe as 15 years of national failure by authorities who "dodged" the truth (New Statesman, HuffPost UK). Meanwhile, Iranian state television was bombed during a live broadcast, forcing the network briefly off air as Israel strikes continue across Iran (BBC News, Daily Mail, Channel 4 News).
21:57
BBC

Israel 'working to intercept threat' after Iran launches new wave of missiles

Reports of the latest missile attacks on Israel circulated on Iranian state media hours after Israel said it had attacked a media building in Tehran.
21:57
23:15
BBC

Explosions heard in Tehran as US says it is deploying 'additional capabilities' to region

Reports of the latest missile attacks on Israel circulated on Iranian state media hours after Israel said it had attacked a media building in Tehran.
23:15
23:24
BBC

Explosions heard in Tehran after Trump tells 'everyone' to evacuate Iranian capital immediately

Reports of the latest missile attacks on Israel circulated on Iranian state media hours after Israel said it had attacked a media building in Tehran.
23:24
23:32
BBC

Explosions heard in Tehran as Trump tells 'everyone' to evacuate Iranian capital immediately

Reports of the latest missile attacks on Israel circulated on Iranian state media hours after Israel said it had attacked a media building in Tehran.
23:32