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CEUTA BORDER DEATH TOLL HITS 100 – Mayor says at least 100 people died following mass migrant rush at Spain’s border enclave  At least 100 people died during the massive border rush last week in Spain’s Ceuta, the enclave city’s leader Juan Jesus Vivas said on Thursday (August 6) during an EU parliamentary meeting. Of the roughly 72,000 migrants who entered Ceuta last week, between 3,000 and 5,000 were still in the Spanish enclave, Vivas said. He added that reception centres for adult and minor migrants were “overwhelmed” and “reached a state of collapse”, causing a “humanitarian emergency of enormous…

STREETING FACES DONATION QUESTIONS – Defence Secretary linked to contributions tied to alleged ‘Crypto King’ fraudster  Britain’s Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting, is facing scrutiny after political donations linked to an alleged “Crypto King” fraudster were revealed. The donations were reportedly channelled through individuals connected to the businessman, who is accused of running a large-scale cryptocurrency investment fraud. The allegations have renewed questions over political fundraising and donor vetting.  Mr Streeting, who is now the Defence Secretary, accepted £37,500 in donations from Labour for the Long Term (LLT) over 2022 and 2023 despite significant concerns among some senior figures in the…

BRITAIN TOPS EUROPE’S SPY LEAGUE TABLE – MI6 ranked Europe’s most powerful intelligence agency ahead of French and German rivals  Britain’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, has been ranked as Europe’s most powerful intelligence agency – but shush, don’t tell anyone! Apparently, MI6 outperformed its French and German counterparts in a new international assessment. The report placed MI6 at the top of the European rankings, citing its global reach, extensive intelligence-sharing partnerships and close integration with the United States through the Five Eyes alliance. Experts said Britain’s long-standing investment in human intelligence, cyber capabilities and international operations has enabled MI6 to…

BRITAIN’S NATIONAL DEBT RISES ABOVE £3tn – The TaxPayers’ Alliance said it believed the public debt had tipped over the landmark  Britain’s national debt has risen above £3tn for the first time, campaigners have claimed. The TaxPayers’ Alliance said it believed the public debt had tipped over the landmark in recent days based on the trajectory of spending. The pressure group’s calculations are based on the fact that the Government borrowed £2.7bn more than expected in the first three months of the current financial year as a result of higher debt interest payments and welfare spending. Labour is now borrowing…

NATO SURVEILLANCE PLANE IN LATVIA – The aircraft is part of a U.S.-led remotely piloted surveillance capability A NATO surveillance aircraft and its support detachment arrived in Latvia on Friday, landing at a Baltic air base as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen regional situational awareness and operational readiness, officials said. The aircraft—part of a U.S.-led remotely piloted surveillance capability—touched down at Lielvārde Air Base, where NATO allies have previously coordinated intelligence training and airspace arrangements for remotely piloted aircraft operations. The arrival marks a fresh phase of activity intended to test deployment readiness and interoperability among partner forces.…

PETROL PRICES HIT HIGH – Fuel costs rise as Iran war pushes up oil prices   UK petrol prices have climbed to their highest level since the start of the Iran conflict, with the average cost of unleaded reaching 160 pence per litre, according to the RAC. The increase follows renewed instability in the Middle East, which has driven up global oil prices after the collapse of peace talks between the United States and Iran. Analysts say higher crude oil prices are feeding through to motorists, with every 10-dollar increase in the price of a barrel of oil adding around 7…

OPEC+ CONTINUES TO RAISE OIL PRODUCTION – The decision marks the 6th consecutive month for the OPEC+ to ramp up its productio Seven OPEC+ countries agreed on to raise the oil production cap in September by 188,000 barrels per day (bpd) from August levels, according to a statement published after a virtual meeting of OPEC+. The decision was announced following the meeting attended by Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman, which reviewed global market conditions and outlook. OPEC+ countries consist of members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies. In their collective…

STRUCTURE PLACED FOR RUSSIA-CHINA BORDER-The entire project is scheduled to be completed before the end of 2026  The main structure of the first cross-border ropeway linking China and Russia has been completed, bringing closer the prospect of more efficient people-to-people exchanges between the two countries. Construction of the passenger ropeway connecting Heihe City in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province and Russia’s Blagoveshchensk across the Heilongjiang River began in July 2019. The entire project is scheduled to be completed before the end of this year, said Zhang Qijun, deputy director of the management committee of the China Pilot Free Trade Zone’s Heihe…

UK’S ‘SUPER-UNIVERSITY’ LAUNCHES IN SEPTEMBER-The new London and South East University Group is UK’s 3rd largest higher education institution  The UK’s first “super-university”, which will merge the universities of Greenwich and Kent, is set to launch in September. The new London and South East University Group, to be known as the LASEUG, will have more than 50,000 students on four campuses across London, Medway and Kent, making it the third largest higher education institution in the UK. The university will officially launch on 7 September, exactly one year after the plans were first announced and months after the Department for…

IAG CUTS GROWTH OUTLOOK – British Airways owner hit by fuel costs and weaker demand  British Airways owner IAG has cut its growth outlook for next year after reporting a 16% fall in second-quarter profits, blaming higher fuel costs and weaker travel demand linked to the conflict in the Middle East. The airline group now expects capacity to remain flat in 2026, down from its previous forecast of growth of up to three percent. Shares fell in early trading following the announcement before recovering some of the losses. IAG says rising oil prices have pushed up operating costs, while uncertainty…