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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 23.06.2025.
It displays 112 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
23.06.2025 ⇢ The Day Trump Declared Ceasefire
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Following Trump's overnight bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities, Tehran escalated with threats to kill 50,000 American soldiers and return them "in coffins." By morning, Iran's Supreme Leader had requested Putin's assistance at a Kremlin meeting, while Russia condemned Trump for opening "Pandora's box."
The conflict spread regionally by afternoon when Iran fired missiles at US airbases in Qatar and Iraq, forcing Qatar to close its airspace and prompting warnings for British nationals to shelter in place. Trump initially dismissed Iran's retaliation as "very weak" and thanked Tehran for advance notice of the attacks.
In an unexpected reversal by late evening, Trump announced a "complete and total ceasefire" between Israel and Iran would begin within hours, claiming both sides had "fully agreed" to end hostilities. This dramatic shift came after a day that saw the UK government designate Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation and Starmer pledge billions in additional defence spending.
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The interior ministry says a man affiliated with IS entered a church and opened fire before blowing himself up.
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The Independent
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Russian missiles and drones hit residential areas and hospitals in Ukraine's capital, the interior minister says.
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The NHS’s puberty-blockers trial threatens to do irreversible damage to vulnerable youngsters.
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Breaking | Live
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The Spectator
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DON'S 'MIGA' CALL | World News
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The Guardian
On Girls, nepo babies and momfluencers
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HuffPost UK
Reform Leader Slammed Over Tax Break For Super-Rich
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New Statesman
Attacked from above and below, Iran’s surpreme leader may not survive.
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Breaking | Live
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Russian missiles and drones hit residential areas and hospitals in Ukraine's Kyiv region, the interior minister says.
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07:41⇢Trump Calls for Iran Regime Change
⌨The newspapers report Trump has called for regime change in Iran, declaring he wants to "make Iran great again" following his strikes on nuclear facilities (Daily Mail, The Independent, The Mirror, The Sun). Iran threatens a "decisive response" and warns of activating sleeper cells in the US (Sky News, The Mirror). Russia warns Trump has opened "Pandora's box" with the Iranian strikes and holds talks with Tehran, raising UK fears of terror backlash (Daily Mail). Meanwhile, Russia launched fresh aerial attacks on Kyiv, killing seven people in strikes on residential areas and hospitals (BBC News). Domestically, Farage faces criticism over Reform UK's proposed tax breaks for billionaires (HuffPost UK).
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World | Gergana Krasteva
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Sky News
Breaking | Live
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Breaking | Live
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Members of the Western NATO military alliance reportedly agreed to increasing defence spending to five per cent of GDP within the next decade in a major victory for U.S. President Donald Trump, who has long demanded that America’s allies pay more for their defence.
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Breaking | Live
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Sky News
Breaking | Live
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World | Gergana Krasteva
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New Statesman
Polls show the public think more like Neville Chamberlain than Donald Trump when it comes to conflict.
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12:18⇢Iran Vows 50,000 American Deaths
⌨The newspapers report Iran has issued dramatic revenge threats against the US following Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and Republican Guard headquarters. Multiple sources cite Iran's vow to kill 50,000 American soldiers and return them "in coffins" (Daily Mail, Metro, The Mirror). Iran's supreme leader has reportedly asked Putin for assistance while threatening a "decisive response" to the attacks (The Independent, Sky News). The strikes allegedly wiped out hundreds of elite Iranian troops and intelligence operatives at the Republican Guard headquarters (Daily Mail). NATO members have agreed to increase defence spending to five percent of GDP within a decade, marking a major victory for Trump's demands on alliance burden-sharing (Breitbart London). British media question how the UK will respond to the escalating conflict, with analysis suggesting the British public opposes involvement in Israel's war (HuffPost UK, New Statesman).
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The Spectator
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Breaking | Live
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BBC newsreader Martine Croxall has given ‘trans-inclusive’ language the disrespect it deserves.
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Russian missiles and drones hit residential areas and hospitals in Ukraine's Kyiv region, the interior minister says.
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Russian missiles and drones hit residential areas and hospitals in Ukraine's Kyiv region, the interior minister says.
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Russian missiles and drones hit residential areas and hospitals in Ukraine's Kyiv region, the interior minister says.
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Sky News
Breaking | Live
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Fresh warning from Zelensky and Ukrainian military intelligence comes as gaze of the world again shifts from Europe to the Middle East.
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Breitbart UK
Britain’s top militant anti-Israel activist collective, Palestine Action, is set to be banned as a proscribed terrorist group after vandalising Royal Air Force planes last week.
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16:27⇢Palestine Action Banned as Terrorist Group
⌨The newspapers report that the UK government will ban Palestine Action as a proscribed terrorist organisation following the group's sabotage of RAF aircraft (Breitbart London, Metro). This represents a significant escalation in the government's response to anti-Israel activism. Meanwhile, the Middle East crisis continues with Russian missiles killing nine people in Kyiv's residential areas and hospitals (BBC News). Iran has requested Putin's assistance at a Kremlin meeting as tensions mount following Trump's nuclear facility strikes (Sky News, The Mirror). The White House states Trump is "simply raising a question" about Iranian regime change after Tehran's threats (The Independent). Separately, a Cambridge graduate died of cancer at 23 after reportedly refusing treatment due to her anti-vaccine mother's conspiracy theories, according to her brothers (Daily Mail).
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The Guardian
My ‘rat walk’ with New York City’s ‘rat tsar’
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The Spectator
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World | Gergana Krasteva
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Breaking | Live
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Iranians' freedom cannot be delivered by foreign jets.
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Breaking | Live
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The direct action group has closed factories, scuppered contracts and dented share prices. There’s no way Yvette Cooper could’ve allowed Palestine Action’s runaway success to continue, writes Rivkah Brown.
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Sky News
Breaking | Live
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Sky News
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18:25⇢Iran Strikes Qatar Base
⌨The newspapers report Iran has fired missiles at a US airbase in Qatar in retaliation for Trump's bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities (Daily Mail, The Independent, The Mirror, Sky News). British nationals in Qatar are being warned to shelter in place amid the Iranian revenge strikes (Metro). The attack marks the escalation UK media had anticipated following Iran's earlier threats of killing 50,000 Americans. Domestically, the government has moved to ban Palestine Action as a proscribed terrorist organisation, with debate emerging over the group's effectiveness in closing factories and damaging share prices (Novara Media, The Spectator, Breitbart London).
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Sky News
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New Statesman
Proscribing the group may only increase its popularity.
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The Guardian
Why it’s good to admit when you’re wrong
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World | Gergana Krasteva
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Breitbart UK
Minister of the British government said attacks by Iranian intelligence on the UK are already regularly ongoing and the threat may increase.
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REVENGE STRIKE | World News
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Three key nuclear sites were targeted overnight. Fordo, Iran’s most critical uranium enrichment plant, deep in the mountains south of Tehran, as well as Natanz and Isfahan.
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Iran said it would retaliate and tonight it did – launching missiles at US bases in Qatar – with air raid sirens also sounding in Bahrain – home to the US Fifth Fleet. The main US base in northeast Syria is also on full alert. Airspace over much of the region remains closed. The Al…
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TAKING US FOR A RIDE | Sun Club
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21:09⇢Iran Strikes Back in Qatar
⌨The newspapers report Iran has launched retaliatory missile strikes on a US airbase in Qatar following Trump's bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities, with Iran warning its retaliation is "not over" (Channel 4 News, Daily Mail, The Independent, Metro, The Mirror). Air raid sirens sounded in Bahrain and the US base in northeast Syria remains on full alert, while regional airspace stays closed. The UK government warns the domestic threat from Iranian agents and proxies is "significant" and may rise, with attacks by Iranian intelligence already regularly ongoing (Breitbart London). Domestically, debate continues over the government's decision to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, with analysis suggesting the proscription may only increase the group's popularity (New Statesman). The Sun reports small boat migrants are obtaining illegal delivery jobs within hours of arrival while taxpayers fund their hotel accommodation.
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TEHRAN'S THREAT | World News
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World | Gergana Krasteva
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'PEACE AND HARMONY' | World News
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'NO MORE HATE' | World News
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New Statesman
A symbolic attack on a US base in Qatar raises the prospect that Tehran might be looking for an off-ramp.
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Politics | Craig Munro
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Breaking | Live
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'NO MORE HATE' | World News
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Breaking | Live
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WAR IS OVER | World News
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