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Scoop: A British couple detained in Iran went missing for weeks as their terrified family feared they were in one of the country’s most notorious prisons when it was bombed by Israel.

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British couple held in Iran are alive, officials say — but no one has seen them
Lindsay and Craig Foreman’s family feared they were being held in Iran’s Evin prison when it was bombed by Israel
www.independent.co.uk
July 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
From Bluesky radicals to slick PR professionals, @the-independent.com reports on the British groups trying to take down Elon Musk.

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Who is behind the anti-Elon Musk protests targeting Tesla in London?
From Bluesky radicals to slick PR professionals, Alexander Butler reports on the Britons trying to take down Elon Musk
www.independent.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A sad day for London. The London Fire Brigade said books kept in these mini-libraries posed a "combustible material" fire safety risk.

London Underground book exchanges forced to close after 20 years due to fire safety issues

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London Underground book exchanges forced to close over fire safety issues
Transport for London said it was forced to close the beloved book-swaps across every London Underground station
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March 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Exclusive: Former BNP activist trains children to ‘fight back’ against British state with explosive arrowheads
Former BNP activist trains children to ‘fight’ British state with explosive arrows
Exclusive: Former BNP activist Matt Single also taught children to fire gas-powered air pistol pellets at a screen labelled ‘BBC’
www.independent.co.uk
March 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The United States has joined North Korea, Russia and Belarus in refusing to blame Vladimir Putin for starting the Ukraine war.

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US joins North Korea in refusing to blame Putin for Ukraine war
US president Donald Trump also refused to call Russian president Vladimir Putin a dictator
www.independent.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Built over 100 years ago for Oscar Wilde’s theatre producer, Grade II-listed grand country home The Court once stood proudly at the heart of Chorleywood. (Copyright: Savills).
February 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
China’s new AI app DeepSeek is trying to erase our genocide from history, Uyghurs warn
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China’s AI app DeepSeek is trying to erase our genocide from history, Uyghurs warn
As DeepSeek takes the world by storm, Alexander Butler speaks to Uyghurs worried about the app’s ‘dangerous’ erasure of their alleged genocide
www.independent.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM