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Claire’s collapse into administration renews high street fears

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The British operations of Claire’s, the accessories retailer, have collapsed into administration just four months after their last brush with insolvency, putting more than 1,000 high street jobs at risk. Sky News understands that insolvency practitioners from Kroll were formally appointed as administrators to Claire’s UK and Ireland earlier on Monday. It comes three weeks […]

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UK loses measles elimination status, warns WHO

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The UK has lost its measles elimination status from the World Health Organisation (WHO) after vaccination coverage plateaued and cases surged. From 2021 to 2023, the country was considered to have “eliminated” the disease, but global health officials say measles transmission was re-established in the UK in 2024. Vaccination coverage has flatlined in recent years,

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Former prison officer who had sexual relationship with inmate is jailed

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A former prison officer who had a sexual relationship with an inmate has been jailed for three years. Alicia Novas, 20, was an officer at HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, and had “failed to consider the seriousness” of her actions. Judge Rebecca Crane said two videos of Novas “having sexual intercourse in her prison

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Man stabbed Lilia Valutyte, 9, through the heart while she played with hula hoop, court hears

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A schizophrenic man stabbed a nine-year-old girl through the heart while she was playing in the street, a murder trial has heard. A jury heard that Deividas Skebas killed Lilia Valutyte as she played close to where her mother was working in Boston, Lincolnshire, on 28 July, 2022. Skebas, 26, denied murdering Lilia but admitted

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More than 500 report sexual abuse during military medical examinations

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Dectectives are encouraging anyone with information about sexual abuse during military medical examinations to come forward after receiving more than 500 reports. Wiltshire Police launched an investigation after recruits alleged they had been abused during medical examinations to join the army. The force said more than 500 people had now made contact to report incidents

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How Ukrainians are coping with brutal winter as Russia brings war into people’s homes

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The sound of deep, slow breaths echoes up a frozen staircase, followed by footsteps. Tatiana, 70, has learnt to control her breathing to reduce the strain on her heart as she slowly zigzags her way to the ninth floor of a large apartment block in Kyiv, where she lives. Power cuts mean the lifts are

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Facial recognition technology to be rolled out nationally and police to also get AI support

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Facial recognition technology is to be rolled out to every police force in the country, under sweeping reforms announced by the home secretary. Under Shabana Mahmood’s proposals, the biggest shake-up in policing in decades, the current number of 10 live facial recognition vans will rise to 50, to catch criminals on police watchlists, and will

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Xi’s purge of top general paints a fascinating picture of power and control within a ruthless and unforgiving system

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In a bombshell announcement, China’s Ministry of Defence has said it is investigating General Zhang Youxia, China’s most senior general and a man who was second only to Xi Jinping himself on China’s top military decision-making body. His removal marks the most senior scalp taken in a spate of high-level military purges, and it’s sparked

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Shabana Mahmood to announce police overhaul – with 999 response targets and cuts to ‘red tape’

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Shabana Mahmood will set out her overhaul of policing today, aiming to tackle “unpunished” everyday crime and get officers from their desks to the streets. The home secretary is expected to make a statement to MPs this afternoon on her proposals, including the previously announced creation of a new National Police Service (NPS) to tackle

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