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Home Secretary insists local reviews into grooming gangs will go ahead
The Home Secretary has insisted that local inquiries into grooming gangs in five towns will be going ahead despite accusations the plans were being watered down. Yvette Cooper blamed “party political ...
Four in 10 UK businesses hit by cyber attack or breach in the last year
The annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey found that 43% of businesses and 30% of charities had experienced a breach or attack in the last year, which for businesses was down from 50% last year.
US-Russian dual national jailed on treason charges released in prisoner swap
She was convicted of treason last year on charges stemming from a donation of about 52 dollars to a charity aiding Ukraine.
Three died from smoke inhalation in station house fire, inquest openings told
Emma Conn, 30, her daughter Mayci Fox, four, and Louie Thorn, 23, died in the blaze in Rushton, near Kettering, Northamptonshire, on March 28.
Hope of finding survivors fades in aftermath of Dominican club roof collapse
The disaster at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo has killed at least 184 people and injured more than 200 others.
FTSE 100 soars as relief rally washes over global markets after tariff pause
The UK’s FTSE 100 has surged higher as a relief rally washed over global stock markets, after Donald Trump announced a 90-day tariff pause for most countries. European stocks were also rocketing ...
Vigilance of Brixham returns to port with ashes of skipper
A classic sailing trawler has returned to Brixham for the first time since a million pound refit, carrying the ashes of a former skipper. Colin Mawbey, who was also chairman of trustees, sailed the ...
Local Tories could go into coalition with Reform, says Badenoch
The Tory leader said local Conservatives would have to stick to their principles and ‘do what is right for the people in their local area’.
EU-US negotiations ‘likely’ – Simon Harris
Negotiation with the US is “likely”, Ireland’s deputy premier has said, after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause in certain sweeping tariffs. Simon Harris met with US commerce secretary ...
Adventurer apologises over ‘first’ Baffin Island claim after Inuit backlash
The solo trek across Canada’s largest island took Ms Hempleman-Adams from Qikiqtarjuaq to Pangnirtung, through the unforgiving landscape of Auyuittuq National Park. Members of the native Inuit ...
Supermarket price war heats up as Tesco cites ‘very competitive market’
Chief executive Ken Murphy also refused to rule out fresh job cuts as the supermarket targets a further £500 million in savings this year.
Andrew Tate accused of pointing gun in woman’s face, court documents say
Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate is accused of holding a gun to a woman’s face before saying “you’re going to do as I say or there’ll be hell to pay”, according to court documents.