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All the places JD Vance is going on his UK tour

Here’s everything we know about the vice president’s UK tour:

Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025

“Interviewers were telling me that I started the whole glam rock, hair metal scene. I said, ‘What? Don’t blame me for that!’” Drugs, guitars, triumph and tragedy – the inside story of Hanoi Rocks

40 years ago – after moving to London to invent the movement that would inspire a million L.A. bands – Finnish upstarts Hanoi Rocks self-destructed. This is their story

Guitar World · Aug 12, 2025

Trump says he will discuss ‘land swapping’ with Putin at Ukraine war summit

The US President has previously criticised Zelensky for refusing to give occupied land to Moscow as part of a peace deal

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Security services descend on UK’s poshest farm shop as JD Vance visits with family

British armed counterterrorism officers debating who gets the chocolate-flavoured ice cream among unusual sights seen in sleepy Cotswolds village

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Voices: Heatwave Britain could learn from Scandinavia about how to keep cool

COMMENT: Like the UK, Nordic countries have been hit by unusually high temperatures this summer – so how do they survive sweltering heat without air-conditioning? Here's how, explains Helen Russell, author of ‘A Year of Living Danishly’

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Urgent warning over ‘dangerous’ fake Labubu dolls being sold in UK

Labubus have swept the internet in recent weeks, with the fuzzy plush toys dividing the public

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Will Trump's Ukraine Map Redraw New Borders for Peace? Diplomacy Sparks Summit Benefits

Zelenskyy and Europe resist ceding land. Talks risk reshaping borders, with £2.3bn diplomatic push at stake. Will Ukraine's voice be heard

International Business Times UK · Aug 12, 2025

Rising job losses and cooling wage growth pose a challenge for Rachel Reeves

The rise in NICs, Trump’s tariffs and weak consumer spending have hit firms but there are crumbs of comfort for the chancellor

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025

What is changing for British travellers to Europe this year?

These are the key dates you need to know for the entry-exit system and Etias

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Paloma Faith, Lola Young and The Cure urge Starmer to block Rosebank development

The letter urges the Government to follow the science and states ‘any new application to exploit Rosebank’s reserves must be refused’.

Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025