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British tourist vanishes from Airbnb in Brazil without passport or belongings
By CIARAN FOREMAN Published: 11:02 EDT, 15 June 2025 | Updated: 11:08 EDT, 15 June 2025 A British tourist holidaying in Brazil has vanished from his Airbnb without his passport or belongings. Denis Kopanev, 33, who works as a finance manager in...

Church of England commits to spending over $500 million in Gospel campaign
By Christian TodaySunday, June 15, 2025 Getty Images The Church of England has unveiled a three-year spending plan that includes an increase in clergy stipends and enhanced investment in local churches. The denomination's endowment fund, which...

Blood Brothers #170: Marriage therapy, Islamic psychology and British Muslims
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent British scholar, counsellor and chaplain, Imam Abdullah Hasan. Topics of discussion include: Muslim marriages, secular therapy and Islamic psychology. Common...

Exports to US fall as Donald Trump's tariffs bite: British firms believe volumes they ship to America will be hit
By EMILY HAWKINS Updated: 16:50 EDT, 15 June 2025 British manufacturers are turning their backs on exporting to the US after Donald Trump's tariffs. The President unleashed a barrage of tariffs earlier this year – and now a survey from...

UK issues travel advisory to Israel as death toll rises from Iran’s missile barrage
UK Warns Citizens to Leave Israel as Iranian Strikes Kill 10, Damage Spreads in Bat Yam Israel remains on high alert after Iran launched a wave of missile strikes across central and northern regions, killing at least 10 people and leaving a trail...

US Federal Reserve and Bank of England expected to leave rates on hold when they reveal latest policy decisions
By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 16:50 EDT, 15 June 2025 Central banks on both sides of the Atlantic will set the course for the direction of interest rates this week as Donald Trump's trade war looms over the global economy. Both the US Federal...

UK Deploys Royal Air Force Fighter Jets to Middle East Amid Israel-Iran Conflict
British Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer has deployed additional Royal Air Force (RAF) jets to the Middle East amidst the conflict between Iran and Israel, while urging for de-escalation. RAF Typhoon fighter jets and air-to-air refuelling planes...

Rooster RS Elite UK National Championship
by Magnus Wheatley & Debbie Jarvis 15 Jun 07:17 PDT 11-15 June 2025 Russell Peters, Zeb Elliott & Greg Wells win A brisk south-westerly breeze, with gusts above 20 knots at times, made for challenging top-end conditions for all the fleets on a...
Money Diaries: A finance manager on €60K living in Dublin
WELCOME TO HOW I Spend My Money, a series on The Journal that looks at how people in Ireland really handle their finances. We’re asking readers to keep a record of how much they earn, what they save if anything, and what they’re spending their...

Opinion: UK sanctions on Smotrich stir Hebron massacre's legacy
The recent British sanctions against Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, citing his alleged role in "undermining a future Palestinian state," have sparked a wave of controversy and criticism. For many in the Jewish community, these actions feel...

Energy consumers facing financial hardship are being left in the dark
Energy customers struggling to keep up with their bills face "major inconsistencies" in how retailers respond, leaving many missing out on support, a survey of financial counsellors has found. That's despite formal hardship frameworks being a...

Millions of UK households who use online banking urged to obey 'five golden rules'
Which? has warned millions of bank account holders in the UK to remember the "five golden rules to remember when using online banking". Which? warned in a social media clip being shared widely: "Never do your online banking with a mobile or laptop...

REVEALED: Nigel Farage 'UK Doge' unit descends on cash-wasting council after exposing net zero zealot's £44k salary
Nigel Farage's "UK Doge" unit is preparing to descend on a cash-wasting council after Zia Yusuf met with local Reform chiefs to discuss how taxpayers could claw back hundreds of thousands of pounds. Yusuf, who now heads up Reform's "Doge" unit...

Britain’s biggest pub company to slash jobs amid debt crunch
Britain’s biggest pub company is set to cut a raft of jobs as bosses seek to slim down the debt-laden firm following Rachel Reeves’s tax raid. Stonegate Group, which runs more than 4,000 pubs across the UK including the Slug & Lettuce and Craft...

EasyJet flight to UK makes emergency landing in Turkey after ‘smell of smoke’ in cabin
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Britons can gift 'any amount' to family without paying inheritance tax – but you need to prove these three things
Britons have the ability to gift unlimited amounts to their family members without incurring inheritance tax liability, provided they follow specific rules and exemptions. This comes as inheritance tax receipts reached £0.8 billion in April 2025,...

OPINION: Global Reshuffling: Investing Beyond American Exceptionalism
Investors once believed in the dollar, the stability of the US stock market, and the risk-free nature of Treasury bonds. But everything has changed – today’s investment environment is no longer defined by these principles. The second Trump...

UK to help Israel in conflict with Iran? Finance minister Rachel Reeves clarifies 'precautionary move'
British finance minister Rachel Reeves declared on Sunday that it might be sending additional military jets to the Middle East as a “precautionary move”, a decision that could potentially support Israel in its conflict with Iran, which has so far...

Britain will 'pay with blood of its people' if Labour fails to 'wake up', warns Penny Mordaunt as global conflict escalates
Britain will pay with the blood of its own people unless more money is provided to the UK's defence sector, warns Penny Mordaunt. The former defence secretary urges the Labour Government to "wake up" and fund the UK's security properly. Mordaunt,...

Britain signals possible support for Israel in Iran conflict
Britain could potentially support Israel in its conflict with Iran, but the decision to send additional military jets to the Middle East was made mainly to protect British bases and personnel, British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Sunday....