UK - The Independent

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1. Girl, 13, dies after being rescued from River Wharfe in Yorkshire

   A 13-year-old girl has died in hospital after being reported missing in a river in North Yorkshire.

2. How super-strength cocaine is causing record deaths linked to the drug

3. This luxury hotel in Queensland is near one of the world’s only everglades

   Elysium hotel is a stylish coastal retreat that’s won over locals and tourists alike to become a Noosa establishment, finds Daisy Lester

4. Iran-US war latest: Trump tells Americans to ‘sit back and relax’ as sides exchange fresh strikes

   Oil prices rise more than 2 per cent in early trading after Israel ordered troops to move further into Lebanon

5. EasyJet says takeover tilt from US firm would be ‘highly opportunistic’

   The Luton-based airline said it has not yet held discussions with, or had any takeover proposal, from Castlelake.

6. UK and France intercept suspected Russian oil tanker in Atlantic, Macron says

   The French president said a new tanker was intercepted by France with the support of several partners

7. Mandelson latest: Second tranche of files to be released today will include messages between Labour peer and ministers

   Text messages between the Labour peer and Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney are said to be included

8. Former Fed chair Jerome Powell issues stark warning as he’s honored for standing up to Trump

   Speaking at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston, Powell underscored the critical role of universities, courts, Congress, and the Federal Reserve, describing them as "the foundation and the embodiment of our democracy”

9. Surge in oil prices amid latest strikes between US and Iran

10. Duran Duran 2026 UK arena tour: How to get tickets