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The first person has received a new experimental Ebola vaccine.

July 26, 2026July 26, 2026Britbox Reporter0

A 37-year-old man from the UK has become the first person in the world to receive an experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus. Ed Hunt was given the vaccine in Oxford as the first of 50 healthy volunteers aged 18 to 55 taking part in an early-stage clinical trial. Hunt said he was inspired to […]

Gatwick Airport hit by major water outage, leaving terminals without running water.

July 26, 2026July 26, 2026Britbox Reporter0

Passengers travelling through Gatwick Airport endured lengthy queues for toilets and found restaurants and bars closed after a major outage left both terminals without running water. The disruption began on Sunday morning when a power failure at SES Water’s Bough Beech treatment works, which supplies the airport and surrounding areas, cut the water supply. The […]

Palestinians Say Israeli Settlers Torch Mosques, Cars and Farmland in West Bank

July 26, 2026Britbox Reporter0

Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques, along with cars and agricultural land in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said, in the latest violence to grip the territory. The attacks came two days after clashes near the village of Tal that left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead. Each side blamed the other for […]

Iran Conflict Spreads to Red Sea and Caspian as US Holds Off on Gulf Strikes

July 26, 2026Britbox Reporter0

The Iran war broadened over the weekend despite a pause in U.S. strikes, as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi oil facilities on the Red Sea coast and Tehran accused Ukraine of striking one of its commercial vessels in the Caspian Sea. The U.S. military said on Saturday that its naval blockade of Iran “remains in […]

US Vice-President JD Vance and CIA Director John Ratcliffe (Caine if referring to another official) privately raised concerns about the risk of an escalating war with Iran, sources say, as the United States halted its consecutive nightly strikes.

July 26, 2026Britbox Reporter0

Vice President JD Vance and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine privately warned President Donald Trump about the risks of escalating the conflict with Iran during a White House meeting on Friday, according to a source familiar with the discussions and a US official. Their concerns emerged as the United States […]

What We Know So Far About the Berlin Pride Vehicle-Ramming Attack

July 26, 2026Britbox Reporter0

One dead and 16 injured after car driven into crowd at Berlin Pride event One woman has been killed and 16 other people injured after a car was driven into a crowd at a Berlin Pride event on Saturday night. Police have launched a large-scale manhunt across the German capital for the suspect, who remains […]

Burnham says he won’t hesitate to call out Trump if he believes it’s right for Britain.

July 26, 2026July 26, 2026Britbox Reporter0

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he would be prepared to publicly challenge Donald Trump if doing so was in Britain’s national interest, insisting his priority would always be to defend the UK. In his first major interview as prime minister, Burnham told the BBC he had enjoyed a positive first conversation with the US […]