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The IndependentTuesday, 22 September 2026
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Burnham agrees UK military help for Saudi Arabia
PM confirms air-to-air refuelling assistance in fight against Iran-backed Houthis ‘to secure interests of Britain and wider region’ as he prepares to meet Trump at UN in New York
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White House presses Zelensky to curb strikes on Russian oil refineries
An attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia yesterday – but the US wants Kyiv to stop hitting Putin’s fuel depots
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Why are pubs adding a service charge for pouring a pint?
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