China is alleged to have hacked the mobile phones of senior officials in Downing Street over several years, according to claims that have prompted renewed scrutiny of the UK’s security posture towards Beijing. The Daily Telegraph reported that the alleged operation ran between 2021 and 2024 and targeted the phones of close aides to former […]
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The United Kingdom may trail the United States in passenger numbers, flights and airport size, but it leads the world in one controversial area: airport drop-off fees. New analysis has found that every major UK airport now charges drivers at least £5 simply to stop briefly outside terminal buildings for so-called “kiss and fly” drop-offs
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Artificial intelligence is eliminating more jobs than it is creating in the UK, raising concerns that the country is falling behind in the global race to capitalise on emerging technologies. Research by Morgan Stanley has found that the adoption of AI led to a net 8 per cent reduction in roles across UK businesses over
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Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested after forcing their way onto the grounds of HMP Wormwood Scrubs during a demonstration in support of a Palestine Action activist on hunger strike. The Metropolitan Police said 86 people were arrested for aggravated trespass after protesters entered a lobby area at the west London prison on Saturday
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A British woman has been stabbed to death at her home in southern Spain while her three young children were inside the property, sparking shock and grief in the local expatriate community. Victoria Hart, 33, a hairdresser living in the Andalusian town of Alhaurín el Grande, was found fatally wounded beside a knife on Saturday
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Britain has quietly repatriated several women and children linked to the Islamic State group who were detained in Syria alongside Shamima Begum, according to an official at the camp where they were held. Six women and nine children have been returned to the UK from detention facilities run by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),
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The number of unemployed graduates claiming benefits has climbed sharply since the Covid pandemic, reaching 707,000, according to a new analysis by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ). The figure represents a 46 per cent increase since 2019, raising fresh concerns about the state of the graduate labour market and the long-term prospects of young
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A former Conservative councillor has pleaded guilty to drugging and raping his former wife over a period spanning more than a decade. Philip Young, 49, admitted to 48 serious sexual offences committed against Joanne Young between 2010 and 2024. Ms Young, who has waived her legal right to anonymity, was present in court as her
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Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, contacted UK police after witnessing what he believed to be an assault on a friend in London during a video call, a court has heard. The 19-year-old was in the United States when he allegedly saw the incident unfold on 18 January 2025. Unable to call emergency services directly,
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More than a year after 37-year-old Mikhail Ackrim was found dead on the floor of a Glasgow flat, his family say they are still no closer to understanding how or why he died. Mikhail was discovered semi-naked and face down in a bedroom at a first-floor flat in Parkhead in August 2024. Police believe he
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