First-time buyers turn from rural areas to Britain’s regional cities

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Number looking to move to urban centres up 16% in first five months of 2025 compared with same period in 2015

With the rise of home working and surging house prices in many urban areas, one might have assumed that British cities had lost some of their appeal to homebuyers over the past decade, but it turns out the opposite is the case.

An analysis of the first five months of this year shows the number of would-be first-time buyers in Great Britain looking to move to cities is up by 16% on average compared with the same period in 2015.

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F-35B: The curious case of the Royal Navy jet stuck in India – BBC

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  1. F-35B: The curious case of the Royal Navy jet stuck in India  BBC
  2. Stranded UK F-35 jet becomes unexpected star in Indian tourism campaign  CNN
  3. Why Kerala Tourism’s new ‘poster boy’ is raising questions about pricey F-35B  Times of India
  4. UK F-35B fighter jet stranded in Kerala can't be repaired, likely to be dismantled: Report  Hindustan Times
  5. How Stranded F-35B Jet Will Be Dismantled And Why It's A Big Headache  NDTV
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Countries must protect human right to a stable climate, court rules – The Guardian

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  1. Countries must protect human right to a stable climate, court rules  The Guardian
  2. Latin America court calls for unified climate action as legal fights mount  Reuters
  3. International court says countries must protect human right to clean climate  Courthouse News
  4. Nations Must Act to Face Climate Crisis, Top Regional Court Says  Inside Climate News
  5. Human rights court will decide sweeping climate case today  E&E News by POLITICO
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Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly to be made permanent and granted decision-making powers under treaty bill

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Body will be able to advise ministers on issues directly affecting Aboriginal people in the state

Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly will manage the rollout of community infrastructure grants and have a direct line to ministers and the power to make appointments to government boards under legislation to be introduced to parliament this year.

As first reported by Guardian Australia this week, the Victorian government and the First Peoples’ Assembly have confirmed that the statewide treaty bill will establish the assembly as a representative body to provide advice to government.

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Teenage Aviator Detained After Landing in Antarctica, Chile Says – The New York Times

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  1. Teenage Aviator Detained After Landing in Antarctica, Chile Says  The New York Times
  2. American teen pilot detained on small island in Antarctica  BBC
  3. American teen detained in Antarctica while attempting solo flight to 7 continents  CBS News
  4. ‘Ghosted by FEMA,’ teen pilot in trouble, grilling tips: Catch up on the day’s stories  CNN
  5. US teen Ethan Guo detained in Antarctica for landing without permission while venturing on solo flight to 7 continents  New York Post
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MP Zarah Sultana says she will ‘co-lead’ new party as she quits Labour for Corbyn group

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Coventry South MP, who lost whip last year, surprises some in Corbyn’s Independent Alliance with news of formal plans

MP Zarah Sultana, suspended from Labour, has announced she is resigning from the party to join Jeremy Corbyn’s Independent Alliance.

Sultana declared she will “co-lead the founding of a new party” – even though, while there was an agreement in principle to form one, the timing and leadership had not been settled, the Guardian understands.

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Countries must protect human right to a stable climate, court rules

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Costa Rica-based inter-American court of human rights says states have obligation to respond to climate change

There is a human right to a stable climate and states have a duty to protect it, a top court has ruled.

Announcing the publication of a crucial advisory opinion on climate change on Thursday, Nancy Hernández López, president of the inter-American court of human rights (IACHR), said climate change carries “extraordinary risks” that are felt particularly keenly by people who are already vulnerable.

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US supreme court clears way for deportation of migrants to South Sudan

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Court halts ruling that allowed migrants to challenge removal to countries where they could be in danger

The supreme court has allowed the Trump administration to deport the eight men who have been held for weeks at an American military base in Djibouti to war-torn South Sudan, a country where almost none of them have ties.

Most of the men are from countries including Vietnam, South Korea, Mexico, Laos, Cuba and Myanmar. Just one is from South Sudan.

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Twisted arms and late-night deals: how Trump’s sweeping policy bill was passed

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With narrow majorities and intra-party splits, Republicans faced a battle to give Trump his bill to sign – but they did it

Just a few months ago, analysts predicted that Republicans in Congress – with their narrow majorities and fractured internal dynamics – would not be able to pass Donald Trump’s landmark legislation.

On Thursday, the president’s commanding influence over his party was apparent once again: the bill passed just in time for Trump’s Fourth of July deadline.

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‘A plea for connection’: Gaza musicians perform at Sydney Opera House as cultural institutions destroyed at home

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Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is ‘destroying heritage and history and culture’, says curator Ayşe Göknur Shanal. Her show is ‘trying to protect and preserve’

As long as you can hear a beat or someone singing, you can dabke.

“The official definition, if there is one for dabke, is when a group of people dance together, usually in a synchronised way,” Derek Halawa says.

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Labour’s 10-year health plan for the NHS is bold, radical – and familiar

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The health service transformation proposed for England faces daunting challenges that overwhelmed earlier attempts at reform

The government’s 10-year health plan to revive, modernise and future-proof the NHS in England has arrived as the service is facing a dual crisis. It has been unable for a decade now to provide the rapid access – to GPs, A&E care, surgery, ambulances and mental health support – which people need and used to get.

Normalisation of anxiety-inducing, frightening and sometimes fatal delay has produced a less tangible, but also dangerous, crisis: of public satisfaction, born of a profound loss of trust that the NHS will be there for them or their loved ones when they need it.

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US- and Israeli-Backed Gaza Aid Group Suing AP Over ‘Categorically False’ Story – freebeacon.com

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  1. US- and Israeli-Backed Gaza Aid Group Suing AP Over ‘Categorically False’ Story  freebeacon.com
  2. ‘Going hungry’: More than 700 Palestinians killed seeking aid in Gaza  Al Jazeera
  3. Exclusive: UBS, Goldman passed on opening bank accounts for U.S.-backed Gaza aid foundation, sources say  Reuters
  4. Middle East: UN says Gaza aid hub deaths 'unacceptable'  DW
  5. Gaza: Evidence points to Israel’s continued use of starvation to inflict genocide against Palestinians  Amnesty International
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Michael Madsen, star of Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill and Donnie Brasco, dies aged 67

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The actor, best known for his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, was found unresponsive in Los Angeles

The actor Michael Madsen has died aged 67 at his home in Malibu, according to authorities and his representatives. No foul play is suspected, the sheriff’s department confirmed, after deputies responded to the Los Angeles county home following a call to the emergency services on Thursday morning.

He was pronounced dead at 8.25am. In an email, Madsen’s manager, Ron Smith, confirmed his client had died from cardiac arrest.

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Former CBS anchor slams Paramount settlement with Trump: ‘It was a sellout’

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Dan Rather laments ‘sad day for journalism’ after company settles for $16m over 60 Minutes Kamala Harris interview

A former CBS News anchor and 60 minutes correspondent, Dan Rather, has blasted the $16m settlement between Paramount, the parent company of CBS News, and Donald Trump, calling it a “sad day for journalism”.

“It’s a sad day for 60 Minutes and CBS News,” Rather, a veteran journalist who was a CBS News anchor for over 20 years, told Variety in an interview published on Wednesday. “I hope people will read the details of this and understand what it was. It was distortion by the president and a kneeling down and saying, ‘yes, sir,’ by billionaire corporate owners.”

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Anger, protests, tears and courtesy as Netanyahu finally visits Nir Oz, worst-hit Oct. 7 kibbutz – The Times of Israel

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  1. Anger, protests, tears and courtesy as Netanyahu finally visits Nir Oz, worst-hit Oct. 7 kibbutz  The Times of Israel
  2. Netanyahu on first visit to Israeli kibbutz ravaged in Hamas attack  Reuters
  3. Live updates: Iran holds state funerals and Israeli protesters demand Gaza ceasefire  CNN
  4. Why Netanyahu Wants to Bring Only Half the Hostages Home From Gaza  Haaretz
  5. In Washington, Netanyahu must prioritize bringing home hostages before Iran - editorial  The Jerusalem Post
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U.K. High Court slams MI5 over informant deception and lack of transparency – NPR

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  1. U.K. High Court slams MI5 over informant deception and lack of transparency  NPR
  2. MI5 false evidence was a serious failing, Cooper says  BBC
  3. Senior UK judges order probe into false MI5 testimony  Financial Times
  4. MI5 apologises after spy gave false evidence about neo-Nazi informant  The Guardian
  5. High Court orders 'robust' probe into how MI5 gave false evidence in BBC case  BBC
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