A new range of Dennis the Menace-themed coins will be minted, marking 75 years of the iconic comic prankster. A collaboration between the Royal Mint and Beano will see Dennis and his dog Gnasher feature on collectable 50p coins. Vibrant colour printing is available, meaning the cartoon character’s famous red and black jumper pops next […]
Drones being flown into North Korea by civilians are harming inter-Korean relations, a South Korean minister has said. Chung Dong-young claimed three civilians had sent drones to the secretive state on four occasions since Lee Jae Myung became South Korea‘s president last June. The suspects flew the aircraft between September 2025 and January this year,
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Annual energy bills will fall by £117 from April due to government changes, forecasters have predicted. Measures announced in the budget will mean a drop to £1,641 a year for a typical dual‑fuel household, according to research firm Cornwall Insight. That would represent a 7% fall from the £1,758 being paid until the end of
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Women and the middle classes are dominating take-up of weight loss jabs, research suggests. Almost 80% of private prescriptions are for female patients, according to a survey by The Health Foundation, while the highest uptake by age group across both genders are those aged 30 to 49. It also showed people in the most deprived
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Police are arresting 1,000 suspected paedophiles every month as the threat of child sex abuse worsens, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned. Rob Jones, the NCA’s director of general operations, said online groups had resulted in offenders’ behaviour being “rationalised”, as “like-minded” abusers are brought together by algorithms. While they are collaborating on the
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Real Madrid’s Champions League game against Benfica was stopped for several minutes after a racist slur was allegedly directed at Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior by an opposition player. The match in Lisbon, Portugal, was halted five minutes into the second half, shortly after Vinicius gave the away side a 1-0 lead in the first leg
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Ten staff members at a mental health hospital have been arrested and bailed on a number of charges, including wilful neglect. A number of investigations have been launched into alleged incidents at St Andrew’s Hospital, Northampton, which provides private mental health support for hundreds of patients. The largest of the investigations surrounds allegations of assault
Essex Police are assessing information around private flights to and from Stansted Airport following the release of the Epstein files. Former prime minister Gordon Brown last week called for UK police to “urgently” re-examine claims women or girls were trafficked to the country aboard flights. In an article for the New Statesman, Mr Brown said
The victims in the shooting at an ice rink in Rhode Island are the attacker’s ex-wife and son, police have said. The shooting happened at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, near Providence, Rhode Island, at around 2.30pm local time on Monday, where a youth hockey game was due to take place. Robert Dorgan,
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Strikes have been launched by US forces on three alleged drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean, killing 11 people. US Southern Command posted a video on X of Monday’s operation, along with a statement that “intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes and were engaged in narco-trafficking operations”.
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