The personal details of spies and soldiers were included in a data leak that also named 19,000 Afghans.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 18.07.2025.
It displays 97 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
18.07.2025 โข The President's Legal Salvo
โจThe UK media's editorial focus on July 18th significantly evolved around two major themes, alongside an emerging domestic tragedy. The Afghan data breach continued to draw attention, with early reports naming British spies and special forces, and later discussions focusing on government attempts to suppress information and allegations of "bogus asylum seekers" in the resettlement scheme, building on previous days' revelations. Concurrently, a tragic school bus crash, resulting in one child's death, quickly became a prominent domestic story, with ongoing coverage throughout the day. However, the dominant narrative by afternoon and evening became Donald Trump's vehement denials regarding his connection to Jeffrey Epstein's files. What began as reports of a "bawdy birthday note" rapidly escalated into Trump threatening and then filing lawsuits against Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal, while the US Justice Department sought release of certain Epstein documents, marking a major legal development in a long-running story.
18.07.2025
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BBC
Israel levelling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions
Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show entire towns have been levelled in recent weeks.
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The Guardian
I am the world champion of โdoing nothingโ
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The Spectator
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BUS TRAGEDY | UK News
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06:08โขAfghan Leak Fallout
โจThe UK media continues to prioritize the Afghan data breach, with new reports confirming the exposure of British spies' and special forces' details (The Independent, The Spectator, Channel 4 News, The Times). Concurrently, a tragic school bus crash, resulting in one child's death, has drawn significant attention in domestic reporting (Metro, The Sun).
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BUS TRAGEDY | UK News
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The Guardian
Linkin Park on nu-metal and their frontwoman
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World | Barney Davis
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World | Barney Davis
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New Statesman
The Nazi demagogue still shapes our world. Can we ever move past him?
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A spokesman for the Taliban junta in Afghanistan claimed that no Afghan needs to fear persecution after a data breach at the UK Ministry of Defense leaked information about thousands of Afghans.
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World | Barney Davis
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BUS HORROR | UK News
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The Guardian
Linkin Park on nu-metal and their new frontwoman
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The Spectator
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VIRAL SCANDAL | World News
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09:37โขAfghan Leak: Truth and Denial
โจThe UK media continues its significant focus on the fallout from the Afghan data breach. New reports highlight government surprise and past attempts to suppress information regarding the leak (The Independent), alongside the Taliban's claim that exposed Afghan collaborators will not face harm (Breitbart London). Broader coverage still details the compromise of British intelligence details (Channel 4 News).
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The Independent
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The Jewish Chronicle
The comedian is expecting his first child and community magazine Kveller has reported that he plans to be a โJewish dadโ
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The Spectator
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The Jewish Chronicle
A renewed offensive by Bedouin fighters appears to have breached a US-backed ceasefire within 24 hours
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US | Sara Odeen-Isbister
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Sixteen and seventeen year olds will be able to vote in the next general election. Weโve spoken to experts about what it could mean for the outcome of future elections.
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The Guardian
Thereโs no Epstein list. Yours, Donald J Trump
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The Jewish Chronicle
The rabbi's daughter has claimed that police suggested they are treating the blaze as deliberate but that โno one wants to call it antisemiticโ
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The Sun
'I REMEMBER CLIMBING' | UK News
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Torrential downpours will bring a risk of flash flooding and travel disruption this weekend.
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Breaking | Live
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13:30โขEpstein Files: Trump's Denial
โจUK media is currently focusing on Donald Trump's strong denials regarding any incriminating "smoking gun" connecting him to the Jeffrey Epstein files (The Guardian, The Independent, Sky News). Domestically, ongoing concerns include the aftermath of a tragic school bus crash (The Sun) and an amber warning for flash floods in southeast England (Channel 4 News). The sensitive Afghan data leak also continues to feature in reporting (Breitbart London).
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Only a small fraction of the Afghans on the leaked Ministry of Defence document had any grounds to be bought to Britain, report claims.
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Agents said to have sought to destabilise Europe and โthreaten safety of British citizensโ include men who targeted emails of Sergei Skripalโs daughter
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BBC
Trump denies he wrote lewd birthday note for Epstein as he asks for release of court papers
The US president threatens to sue media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and his "garbage" newspaper which published the allegations.
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Breaking | Live
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'I REMEMBER CLIMBING' | UK News
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The Jewish Chronicle
The student claims the Free University of Berlin has failed to deal with antisemitism
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The Unite boss on Labour, Angela Rayner, Corbyn-Sultana and dissafilation.
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The Jewish Chronicle
โNo matter what, I will always be a Jewโ, the Piano Man tells HBO documentary
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The Guardian
The Russians found living in an Indian cave
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BBC
Trump threatens to sue Murdoch and denies 'smoking gun' in Epstein controversy
The president says newspaper allegations that his name appeared on a "bawdy" 2003 birthday card to the sex offender are "fake".
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Plus: Sandie Peggieโs battle for womenโs rights and the MasterChef witch-hunt.
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'QUEEN BEE' JAILED | UK News
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HuffPost UK
Starmer Told Cabinet To Stay Positive โ Then Cracked The Whip On Rebels
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The Unite boss on Labour, Angela Rayner, Corbyn-Sultana and dissafilation.
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17:07โขTrump's Epstein Legal Stand
โจThe UK media continues to highlight Donald Trump's vehement denials and lawsuit threats concerning alleged links to Jeffrey Epstein (BBC News, The Independent, Sky News). Concurrently, reports on the Afghan data leak claim most airlifted Afghans were bogus asylum seekers, raising questions about the scheme and a potential cover-up (Breitbart London, Spiked). Labour's internal party discipline and trade union affiliations also feature in coverage (HuffPost UK, New Statesman, The Spectator).
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Breitbart UK
Days of clashes triggered by an alleged sex assault by an asylum seeker erupted into violence in Epping, Essex with Police promising arrests.
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Agents said to have sought to destabilise Europe and โtargeted the UKโ include men who targeted emails of Sergei Skripalโs daughter
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Donald Trump has denied sending a crude birthday letter to the dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than 20 years agoย โ and threatened to sue Rupert Murdoch, whose Wall Street Journal first made the allegations.
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UK | Sam Corbishley
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MONSTER'S SICK TAUNT | UK News
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Breaking | Live
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Sky News
Breaking | Live
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BBC
Trump files lawsuit against Murdoch and Wall Street Journal reporters
The president says the newspaper's report that his name appeared on a "bawdy" 2003 card to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are "fake".
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BBC
US justice department asks court to release certain Epstein files as Trump sues Murdoch
US Attorney General Pam Bondi has asked a New York court to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the financier sex offender.
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21:51โขTrump Sues Murdoch Over Epstein Links
โจThe UK media prominently covers Donald Trump's legal actions, as he sues Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal over reports linking him to Jeffrey Epstein's birthday letter, while the US Justice Department seeks to release certain Epstein files (BBC News, Channel 4 News, The Independent, Sky News). Domestically, ongoing royal discussions center on Prince Harry's potential banishment from the UK and Harry and Meghan's reported reluctance to return (Daily Mail, The Mirror).
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