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Voices: ‘This project has always been the wrong way round’: Readers split on future of HS2

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Independent readers are split on the future of HS2. While some argued, ‘if you were only going to build half, you’d build the other half’ in the North, others said the project should be scrapped before more money is wasted

The Independent UK

Huge medieval hospital accidentally discovered during sinkhole repairs

Remnants of what is believed to be one of the largest medieval hospitals in the north of England have been found

The Independent UK

Blues get bullied by Kangaroos in horror show for Michael Voss

North Melbourne fall over the line to give heart to longsuffering fans. But Carlton have endured an even longer premiership drought

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It’s the first day of summer. Here’s what happens on the longest day of the year

The term ‘solstice’ derives from the Latin words ‘sol’ for sun and ‘stitium’, meaning ‘pause’

The Independent UK

Londoners face council tax rises of more than 5% in £2bn funding shift benefiting North and Midlands

Leading economists warn suburban boroughs such as Kingston, Richmond, Bromley and Barnet could be hit hard, as well as Westminster and Wandsworth

Evening Standard

‘I was never so happy to be so wrong’: Rory McIlroy’s biographer on the moment Augusta fell

A new book chronicles the golfer’s journey to completing a career grand slam, as well as the roots in Northern Ireland that helped define him

The Guardian - US

Gen Z Ditches 'Overpriced' Hotspots: Airbnb Offers £500 to Explore the UK's Best-Kept Travel Secrets

For Gen Z travellers fed up with overpriced, overcrowded destinations, Airbnb now offers £500 stays to help them discover the north of UK's hidden travel gems.

International Business Times UK

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Senior council leader ‘confident’ of more spending review support for the poor

The head of a group of authorities in deprived areas across the North and the Midlands also called for capital investment in ‘left behind’ places.

Evening Standard

North missed £140bn of transport investment during last government – research

Independent analysis by think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research looked at Treasury figures between 2009/10 and 2022/23.

The Independent UK

Reeves to rip up 'pro-London' Treasury rules as she announces £15billion for transport outside South-East

Announcing a £15.6billion investment package, Rachel Reeves argued that Britain ‘cannot rely on a handful of places forging ahead of the rest of the country’

Evening Standard

Reeves to announce £15bn for transport outside London ahead of spending review

The package for mayoral authorities is expected to include funding to extend the metros in Tyne and Wear, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands.

The Independent UK

Severe G4 geomagnetic storm sparks northern lights across US and beyond (photos)

The speedy solar storm arrived in style, sparking stunning aurora displays as far south as California and New Mexico.

Space

The North review – old friends’ trek through the Highlands might be the ultimate hiking film

Patiently following the progress of two pals’ reunion across Scotland, director Bart Schrijver achieves a majestic drama that never forces its epiphanies

The Guardian - UK

Travel time to be slashed between major northern cities as new train line planned

The route would ‘punch well above its weight’ say regional mayors

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Buy-to-let hotspots revealed as landlords look north

Nearly 39% of buy-to-let properties purchased in Britain during the first four months of 2025 were located in these regions

The Independent UK

North Korea fires volley of ballistic missiles in major new tests

South Korea analysing if North Korean mobile launcher mimicked Russia’s powerful missile system

The Conversation

Measles could again become widespread as cases surge worldwide

Globally, measles is on the rise across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America and parts of Europe. In 2025, North and South America saw 11 times more cases than during the same period last year. In Europe, measles rates are at their highest point in 25 years.

The Independent UK

Density of new start-ups soars across north of England, says research

GoDaddy UK and Ireland analysis shows that 40% of the areas with the fastest growth in the density of start-ups and small business were in the North.

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Evening Standard

Lib Dems now ‘party of middle England’, says Davey as party makes gains

As the Tories faced a Reform UK surge in the North and parts of the Midlands, the Lib Dems put the squeeze on their vote further south.

International Business Times

Bunker-cafe On Korean Border Paints Image Of Peace

Reclining on sofas at a South Korean cafe, customers sip iced americanos as they gaze past barbed wire fences and watchtowers at the mountains of North Korea.

Evening Standard

Marginal rise for London house prices while North-South growth gap widens

Affordability constraints and increased supply mean the average London home value has increased by 0.7 per cent to £534,200

LiveScience

The North Pole could wander nearly 90 feet west by the end of the century

As climate change melts ice sheets and glaciers, water is being redistributed across the globe — and could end up moving the point of Earth's axis of rotation.

Marie Claire

What to Know About the 'North of North' Cast

The new comedy follows a modern Inuk woman determined to transform her life.

The Guardian - UK

Van der Poel fends off Pogacar and bottle thrown at face to win Paris-Roubaix

The Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel won a third straight ‘Hell of the North’ despite having to contend with a bottle thrown at his face and a puncture

Euronews

North Korean commando involved in plot to kill South Korean president dies at 82

Kim Shin-jo, who later reinvented himself as a Christian pastor, took part in the failed 1968 attempt to assassinate Park Chung-hee.

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